Originally, the line was "A fella could have a pretty good weekend in Dallas with all that stuff" But after the Kennedy assasination, Dr. Strangelove was pushed back for obvious reasons, and the line was overdubbed, however the scene was not reshot. As a result, Slim Pickens' mouth says "Dallas," but his voice says "Vegas"
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt-shaker half-full of cocain, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... also a quart of rum, quart of tequila, a case of budweiser, and a pint of raw ether." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
I was pretty sick of hearing about how games were corrupting people, so I wrote the following letter to the editor. It ran in the Bergen Rocord a few weeks ago.
"I'm 18 years old, I'm going to college in the fall, I volunteer twice a week, and I play a lot of computer games. I hold in my hands a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which I received as a present before the pornographic content debacle. In the past few weeks there has been much attention paid to games and their content by the media, and as one who plays a lot of games, I'd just like to share my thoughts on the matter of content and the rating system.
A woman is suing Rockstar Games (the publisher of San Andreas) for misleading her into thinking that the game was an appropriate present for her 14 year-old grandson. I have the game right here, let's see how she was deceived. On the front there is a big black "M" and it says "Mature 17+." On the back, next to another big black "M" there is a more detailed explanation which reads, "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs" That seems pretty honest and unambiguous to me, not deceptive at all.
According to an article in Computer Gaming World, the Entertainment Software Review Board, ESRB for short, does not actually play the games it rates. ESRB is given videos of a games most extreme content and bases its rating on that. Knowing this, it's easy to see how something like San Andreas' pornographic content slipped by, and how other objectionable content could be slipped by. ESRB needs to start playing games. Until they do, things will slip through, if for no other reason than some people want to push the envelope and test the system - it's the class clown mentality. ESRB needs to play games, and they need to play them more than once. They need to release detailed reports on the content of every game they rate. Until they do things will slip, people will be mad, and they will call for Congress to hold hearings on how the gaming industry is corrupting children.
I think that rating games is a good idea, even if the current system is flawed. I think being able to look at a box and see what kind of content is in a game is a good idea, I think that before parents allow their kids to play games, they need to know what's in the game. If you think that your child is too young to be handle a game's content, don't let them play it. Get involved, teach your kids what's right and what's wrong, what's educational and what's just entertainment. That's what my parents did, and while I play games that turn the stomachs of Joe Lieberman, Jack Thompson, and Hillary Clinton, I've never gotten so much as a parking ticket.
People are outraged, absolutely. But we don't need Congressional hearings over whether games are corrupting our youth. We need parents to teach their kids values and the difference between reality and entertainment, and ESRB needs to be more comprehensive in its ratings. My final thought is this: Without following instructions posted on the Internet, San Andreas still has graphic violence, gangs, drug use, corrupt cops, and crime galore. We knew about that, it's right there on the box. What does it say about our priorities and our values when we allow all that, but are incensed and call for Congressional hearings when we find out somebody hid a little sex in there?"
I was at a friend's house yesterday looking at an old Dell desktop, trying to figure out how old it was. The "Built for Windows 95" sticker should have been a dead giveaway. She doesn't know anything about computers, except that that particular one is dead as Dillinger.
I read the article and according to the author, the first episode of Red Vs. Blue was ten minutes. Wrong, it was two minutes. I don't think a single episode in season one was more than seven minutes. Also they have a story board one episode in which they quote RvB incorrectly, probably because of profanity.
Give Thompson the finger, then refer him to my constitutional right to say whatever the hell I want, then nod proudly when he calls me a "First Amendment Absolutist," because I am.
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upcoming releases on the PS2 as previewed by one of the major video game sites.
StarCraft: Ghost
Please don't remind me that Starcraft: Ghost is only coming out for console.
Why control weather? I, for one, welcome our new hurricane overlords.
I don't know if I want this, where I'm from channel 9 is UPN.
... they'll discover a 5000 year-old hangover cure.
I can power all of that with either batteries of AC, no need to walk.
Ballmer throws another chair.
At the bottom of the page there's a button for "Microsoft Alerts"
Do I really need to say it?
Can you say "Union Aerospace Corporation"?
Yes, but will there be frickin' sharks?
... if we just uprgade to Service Pack 2, right?
Originally, the line was "A fella could have a pretty good weekend in Dallas with all that stuff" But after the Kennedy assasination, Dr. Strangelove was pushed back for obvious reasons, and the line was overdubbed, however the scene was not reshot. As a result, Slim Pickens' mouth says "Dallas," but his voice says "Vegas"
I'm sorry, I just have to.
"We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt-shaker half-full of cocain, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... also a quart of rum, quart of tequila, a case of budweiser, and a pint of raw ether." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
I was pretty sick of hearing about how games were corrupting people, so I wrote the following letter to the editor. It ran in the Bergen Rocord a few weeks ago.
"I'm 18 years old, I'm going to college in the fall, I volunteer twice a week, and I play a lot of computer games. I hold in my hands a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which I received as a present before the pornographic content debacle. In the past few weeks there has been much attention paid to games and their content by the media, and as one who plays a lot of games, I'd just like to share my thoughts on the matter of content and the rating system.
A woman is suing Rockstar Games (the publisher of San Andreas) for misleading her into thinking that the game was an appropriate present for her 14 year-old grandson. I have the game right here, let's see how she was deceived. On the front there is a big black "M" and it says "Mature 17+." On the back, next to another big black "M" there is a more detailed explanation which reads, "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs" That seems pretty honest and unambiguous to me, not deceptive at all.
According to an article in Computer Gaming World, the Entertainment Software Review Board, ESRB for short, does not actually play the games it rates. ESRB is given videos of a games most extreme content and bases its rating on that. Knowing this, it's easy to see how something like San Andreas' pornographic content slipped by, and how other objectionable content could be slipped by. ESRB needs to start playing games. Until they do, things will slip through, if for no other reason than some people want to push the envelope and test the system - it's the class clown mentality. ESRB needs to play games, and they need to play them more than once. They need to release detailed reports on the content of every game they rate. Until they do things will slip, people will be mad, and they will call for Congress to hold hearings on how the gaming industry is corrupting children.
I think that rating games is a good idea, even if the current system is flawed. I think being able to look at a box and see what kind of content is in a game is a good idea, I think that before parents allow their kids to play games, they need to know what's in the game. If you think that your child is too young to be handle a game's content, don't let them play it. Get involved, teach your kids what's right and what's wrong, what's educational and what's just entertainment. That's what my parents did, and while I play games that turn the stomachs of Joe Lieberman, Jack Thompson, and Hillary Clinton, I've never gotten so much as a parking ticket.
People are outraged, absolutely. But we don't need Congressional hearings over whether games are corrupting our youth. We need parents to teach their kids values and the difference between reality and entertainment, and ESRB needs to be more comprehensive in its ratings. My final thought is this: Without following instructions posted on the Internet, San Andreas still has graphic violence, gangs, drug use, corrupt cops, and crime galore. We knew about that, it's right there on the box. What does it say about our priorities and our values when we allow all that, but are incensed and call for Congressional hearings when we find out somebody hid a little sex in there?"
Balmer sometimes acts like a cocaine addict
This explains...so much.
...somebody tell John Bobbit
The Internet is not your personal stump to beat up people.
It isn't?
I was at a friend's house yesterday looking at an old Dell desktop, trying to figure out how old it was. The "Built for Windows 95" sticker should have been a dead giveaway. She doesn't know anything about computers, except that that particular one is dead as Dillinger.
I read the article and according to the author, the first episode of Red Vs. Blue was ten minutes. Wrong, it was two minutes. I don't think a single episode in season one was more than seven minutes. Also they have a story board one episode in which they quote RvB incorrectly, probably because of profanity.
How is this not a violation of free association?
Give Thompson the finger, then refer him to my constitutional right to say whatever the hell I want, then nod proudly when he calls me a "First Amendment Absolutist," because I am.
"to our youth"
It's rated M people, as in not intended for people under 17.
Also, the game feature graphic violence, gangs, corrupt police, drug use, criminal activity, and people are mad because there's sex?
Cardinal Glick: Hook 'em while they're young.
Lady: Just like tobacco.
Cardinal Glick: Christ, if only we had their numbers.
Put all your login names and passwords in a text file, and password protect the file.
Oh, wait...
... when pigs fly
Didn't Bill Gates say that open source people were communists?