I count four times now where I have seen the video game store clerks at the local EB explain the content of the GTA games to parents buying it for their little kid standing there. They explained the content accurately and pointed out the ESRB rating. And each and every time, the parent still bought the game.
By this rationale, Grand Theft Auto gets a 0%. You don't have to be violent. You could just walk around Liberty City and admire the sights, or perform stunt jumps, or many other things, and never participate in any violence at all.
Is it the games fault that this Kevin Haninger felt compelled to act violently against the innocent citizens of Libery City?
You know, some parents raise their kids in a religion that I don't agree with. They let them read books I don't agree with. Or even discuss political topics I don't agree with. Do we have a right to be subjected to those children who are not raised the way I think they should be raised, or can we do something about it!
There is really no difference between what I wrote above and what you wrote. You are essentially saying that you want the government to protect you and your family from children raised a way you don't agree with. Sorry bud, but some parents have been raising screwed up kids since day one. It is part of living in a world full of people. I am sure you can find a parent who thinks you are screwing up your kids in one way or another because of the way you are raising them. Are you more right than they are? For your kids, yes, you are right. For their kids, no, they are. Just like you don't want people telling you how to raise your kids, do you think they want people telling them how to raise theirs?
So you wouldn't mind a camera installed in every room in your house, monitored by LE, to be sure that you don't commit any crimes? A crime committed out of site of LE is still a crime! How about a camera mounted above your desk at work? All your internet activity logged and widely distributed?
You are making the assumption that the ramifications of being put on this list is only some hassle at the airport. But these people are being put on more than just a "no-fly" list or "inspect more" list, they are being put on a "suspected terrorist" list. For now, that means more hassle at the airport. Five, ten years from now it could mean much much more.
If neocons don't want to be "dirty words" then perhaps they ought to stop associating themselves with ideologies more akin to facist/totalitarian thinking. Being facist on the inside yet dressing yourself up as a "compassionate conservative" isn't fooling anyone.
At the rist of godwinning myself as well, I am sure the guards in the concentration camps used a similar argument to justify their actions to themselves and others.
You are agreeing to their persecution of their fellow citizens for MONEY? What kind of morally bankrupt POS are you?
But those incarcerted are more likely to be in for drug crimes. Drug crimes that are also victimless crimes. So we are doing a great job catching pot smokers and methheads, but ignore the others. Heck, most drug defendents get more time than violent criminals. Look up the mandatory minimum sentencing for things like LSD possesion.
Construction building inspectors are employees of the individual cities they work in, not the State government. So there can't be a quota in California unless all the cities in California agree, and agree to keep in "unofficial" Knowing California, that would be impossible. It might occur in some cities, but a unified "unofficial" statewide conspiracy? Get real.
I am not familiar with New Jersey in particular, but isn't a large part of the state covered with buildings? Put the solar panels on top of the buildings, and presto, you have a large part of New Jersey covered with solar panels, and no land lost.
Granted New Jersey probably isn't the best place for using solar, but there are plenty of places that are. There isn't one unified green solution for everyone, everywhere. But every little bit helps.
Why not use it in places where it is practical? Just because solar is not a solution for New Jersey means we should ignore it in Arizona, Nevada or California?
"Hate to blow your rant but the PS3 is shipping with Linux installed."
Hate to blow your rant, but the PS3 is not shipping with anything. In fact, it is not shipping at all. The whole damn thing is vaporware until you can actually purchase one.
All these Sony fanboys just crack me up with these authoritative statements about what the PS3 can and cannot do, what it will ship with, etc. All bullshit. Sony has lied to us on numerous occasions, why wouldn't they lie now? No one knows what the PS3 will have or what it can do, until there is one sitting on the shelf for purchase. Nothing is finalized until then.
As many people have mentioned above, the 30 second skip (or any length skip you desire) has never been taken out of Tivos, and is still there.
Might want to check up on these things before spouting lies. What do you have against Tivo that you feel it is necessary to come on the slashdot and lie about them?
All you did is list some things you perceive about American culture that you don't like. And you claim that your examples are factual? Again, I ask what facts? Americans don't like options? Your opinion. American culture is dumbed down? Again, your opinion. We won't like EVE because it is too difficult? Your opinion. You are an arrogant, self-righteous fucktard? Everyone else's opinion.
And then, when you are confronted with the fact that your post was idiotic drivel with no basis in reality, you respond with some bullshit about how people respond negatively to posts they know nothing about. Guess what buddy, that response was more reasoned and articulate than your mindless anti-American drivel.
How can we respond with a determination of whether or not your proposition is right or wrong when you didn't back up any of your arguments, they were simply statements of your opinion. So it is entirely applicable to respond to a list of your opinions with an opinion of his own, ie that you are an idiot.
"The story of U.S. involvement with Saddam Hussein in the years before his 1990 attack on Kuwait -- which included large-scale intelligence sharing, supply of cluster bombs through a Chilean front company, and facilitating Iraq's acquisition of chemical and biological precursors"
"The administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush authorized the sale to Iraq of numerous items that had both military and civilian applications, including poisonous chemicals and deadly biological viruses, such as anthrax and bubonic plague."
"We would be dooming ourselves to spending the rest of eternity in a state of constant war for absolutely no reason"
Maybe this state of constant war is the whole point? Rule by Fear. Look at the expanded presidential powers Bush is claiming because he is a "war time president." This way, those expanded presidential powers will remain forever, or at least as long as the "War on Terror" lasts. It should end shortly after the previously declared "War on Drugs" and the "War on Poverty" are won.
"At what point is removing a government noted world-wide for using chemical weapons on it's own citizens a war on those citizens?"
When we (USA) supplied them with both the chemical weapons and the delivery system for those chemical weapons. By supplying that material to Saddam, we declared war on Iraq's citizens.
"At what point is trying to help the citizens rebuild their country a war on those citizens?"
When we (USA) were the ones that destroyed their country and infrastructure in the first place. If we didn't destroy it, they wouldn't have to rebuild it.
"At what point is trying to help the citizenry learn to defend themselves, and trying to get them to take responsibility for doing so a war on those civilians?"
When we (USA) created the situation that requires the citizenry to now learn how to defend themselves.
So when will I know that we are in the "2nd generation" of the MacBooks? Will Apple advertise them as Revision 2 or Generation 2? Will they announce changes? I would love a MacBook, but all this talk of 1st gen vs 2nd gen has me wanting to wait. When will I know the waiting is over?
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I count four times now where I have seen the video game store clerks at the local EB explain the content of the GTA games to parents buying it for their little kid standing there. They explained the content accurately and pointed out the ESRB rating. And each and every time, the parent still bought the game.
Where did all the murders, serial killers, and other violent criminals come from before video games and movies?
By this rationale, Grand Theft Auto gets a 0%. You don't have to be violent. You could just walk around Liberty City and admire the sights, or perform stunt jumps, or many other things, and never participate in any violence at all.
Is it the games fault that this Kevin Haninger felt compelled to act violently against the innocent citizens of Libery City?
Save the Children!
You know, some parents raise their kids in a religion that I don't agree with. They let them read books I don't agree with. Or even discuss political topics I don't agree with. Do we have a right to be subjected to those children who are not raised the way I think they should be raised, or can we do something about it!
There is really no difference between what I wrote above and what you wrote. You are essentially saying that you want the government to protect you and your family from children raised a way you don't agree with. Sorry bud, but some parents have been raising screwed up kids since day one. It is part of living in a world full of people. I am sure you can find a parent who thinks you are screwing up your kids in one way or another because of the way you are raising them. Are you more right than they are? For your kids, yes, you are right. For their kids, no, they are. Just like you don't want people telling you how to raise your kids, do you think they want people telling them how to raise theirs?
So, you don't let your kids play Pac-man?
So you wouldn't mind a camera installed in every room in your house, monitored by LE, to be sure that you don't commit any crimes? A crime committed out of site of LE is still a crime! How about a camera mounted above your desk at work? All your internet activity logged and widely distributed?
You are making the assumption that the ramifications of being put on this list is only some hassle at the airport. But these people are being put on more than just a "no-fly" list or "inspect more" list, they are being put on a "suspected terrorist" list. For now, that means more hassle at the airport. Five, ten years from now it could mean much much more.
To the conservatives, this is a right-left issue. To them, everything is a right-left issue.
If neocons don't want to be "dirty words" then perhaps they ought to stop associating themselves with ideologies more akin to facist/totalitarian thinking. Being facist on the inside yet dressing yourself up as a "compassionate conservative" isn't fooling anyone.
At the rist of godwinning myself as well, I am sure the guards in the concentration camps used a similar argument to justify their actions to themselves and others. You are agreeing to their persecution of their fellow citizens for MONEY? What kind of morally bankrupt POS are you?
God I hope you are trying to be funny.
Attitudes like that are the reason we are rapidly sliding down this slippery slope to totalitarianism. Enjoy your safety, coward.
"Hopefully it's another step towards the populace finally taking a stand against overly authoritarian government and saying 'no more'."
Dream on. This is America you are talking about. Take away their American Idol, and there will be rioting in the streets. Otherwise, forget it.
But those incarcerted are more likely to be in for drug crimes. Drug crimes that are also victimless crimes. So we are doing a great job catching pot smokers and methheads, but ignore the others. Heck, most drug defendents get more time than violent criminals. Look up the mandatory minimum sentencing for things like LSD possesion.
Why the hell is this modded up?
Construction building inspectors are employees of the individual cities they work in, not the State government. So there can't be a quota in California unless all the cities in California agree, and agree to keep in "unofficial" Knowing California, that would be impossible. It might occur in some cities, but a unified "unofficial" statewide conspiracy? Get real.
All the GameStops and EB Games but one in my area (probably 8 total in a 15 min drive radius) have stopped selling PC games entirely.
I am not familiar with New Jersey in particular, but isn't a large part of the state covered with buildings? Put the solar panels on top of the buildings, and presto, you have a large part of New Jersey covered with solar panels, and no land lost.
Granted New Jersey probably isn't the best place for using solar, but there are plenty of places that are. There isn't one unified green solution for everyone, everywhere. But every little bit helps.
Why not use it in places where it is practical? Just because solar is not a solution for New Jersey means we should ignore it in Arizona, Nevada or California?
"Hate to blow your rant but the PS3 is shipping with Linux installed."
Hate to blow your rant, but the PS3 is not shipping with anything. In fact, it is not shipping at all. The whole damn thing is vaporware until you can actually purchase one.
All these Sony fanboys just crack me up with these authoritative statements about what the PS3 can and cannot do, what it will ship with, etc. All bullshit. Sony has lied to us on numerous occasions, why wouldn't they lie now? No one knows what the PS3 will have or what it can do, until there is one sitting on the shelf for purchase. Nothing is finalized until then.
As many people have mentioned above, the 30 second skip (or any length skip you desire) has never been taken out of Tivos, and is still there.
Might want to check up on these things before spouting lies. What do you have against Tivo that you feel it is necessary to come on the slashdot and lie about them?
Heck, the backdoor for the Tivo allows any duration skip. I personally use a 28 second skip.
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What facts?
All you did is list some things you perceive about American culture that you don't like. And you claim that your examples are factual? Again, I ask what facts? Americans don't like options? Your opinion. American culture is dumbed down? Again, your opinion. We won't like EVE because it is too difficult? Your opinion. You are an arrogant, self-righteous fucktard? Everyone else's opinion.
And then, when you are confronted with the fact that your post was idiotic drivel with no basis in reality, you respond with some bullshit about how people respond negatively to posts they know nothing about. Guess what buddy, that response was more reasoned and articulate than your mindless anti-American drivel.
How can we respond with a determination of whether or not your proposition is right or wrong when you didn't back up any of your arguments, they were simply statements of your opinion. So it is entirely applicable to respond to a list of your opinions with an opinion of his own, ie that you are an idiot.
Just a quick Google search came up with this:
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename
Some excerpts:
"The story of U.S. involvement with Saddam Hussein in the years before his 1990 attack on Kuwait -- which included large-scale intelligence sharing, supply of cluster bombs through a Chilean front company, and facilitating Iraq's acquisition of chemical and biological precursors"
"The administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush authorized the sale to Iraq of numerous items that had both military and civilian applications, including poisonous chemicals and deadly biological viruses, such as anthrax and bubonic plague."
"We would be dooming ourselves to spending the rest of eternity in a state of constant war for absolutely no reason"
Maybe this state of constant war is the whole point? Rule by Fear. Look at the expanded presidential powers Bush is claiming because he is a "war time president." This way, those expanded presidential powers will remain forever, or at least as long as the "War on Terror" lasts. It should end shortly after the previously declared "War on Drugs" and the "War on Poverty" are won.
"At what point is removing a government noted world-wide for using chemical weapons on it's own citizens a war on those citizens?"
When we (USA) supplied them with both the chemical weapons and the delivery system for those chemical weapons. By supplying that material to Saddam, we declared war on Iraq's citizens.
"At what point is trying to help the citizens rebuild their country a war on those citizens?"
When we (USA) were the ones that destroyed their country and infrastructure in the first place. If we didn't destroy it, they wouldn't have to rebuild it.
"At what point is trying to help the citizenry learn to defend themselves, and trying to get them to take responsibility for doing so a war on those civilians?"
When we (USA) created the situation that requires the citizenry to now learn how to defend themselves.
20 million? That's it? That is like about half the population of California. Why do we care again?
"Most people i know IRL are not planning on a Wii for their first next gen system. Most are getting/already have a 360 and are waiting on the PS3."
Well, most people I know IRL are not even considering a PS3, might consider a 360, and will definitely buy a Wii. My anecdote trumps your anecdote!
So when will I know that we are in the "2nd generation" of the MacBooks? Will Apple advertise them as Revision 2 or Generation 2? Will they announce changes? I would love a MacBook, but all this talk of 1st gen vs 2nd gen has me wanting to wait. When will I know the waiting is over?