"but chances are if 1/2 of the pop. was armed, would you try to rob a bank if you knew half of the people there would be extremely upset if you mess up there rutine? so you'd have about 20 people holding YOU up, even grannies"
That was pretty much how things were in the good ol'days of Far West, when men were men and guns were guns...
Still, for some reason, some people tend to think that civilization might be somewhat better than Good Old Far West.
Somewhat strange, isn't it ?
Thomas somewhat Miconi
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The evolution of labelling laws in the USA are somewhat funny.
When we first saw american LPs with this "Parental advisory : explicit lyrics" label sticked on them, many of us little eurokids believed it was just a joke - or something the company would display as some new (and rather innovative) marketing tool.
And who doubts many companies use it as such ? "See, I'm forbidden for children under the age of X, that means I'm really aggressive and violent - and therefore, cool !"
The same thing will probably happen with those games : this label won't stop kids from playing them (if software laws were enforced, we should all pay for all the games we use...:o), it will simply make them more popular among those kids !
"Whooooaaaw, a NC17 game ! Cooool ! I want one ! I'll ask my computer-freak mate to make me a copy, and I'll try it as soon as possible !"
Thomas PS : A movie that is labelled "not suitable for children under N" in the US and in the UK is usually depicted as "not suitable for children under N-5" in France and in Germany. It might be interesting to see what will happen with computer games...
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And designed upon the basis of a test with points and a defined ISO norm for evaluating them !....
Uuuuuuuuuggghhh !!
On a slightly less epidermic tune, the very concept is simply disgusting for me - and, I guess, for most continental Europeans ("continental" because Britain seems to have decided it belongs to the American continent..)
First because many of us tend to think that primary school should learn waaaay more than simply answering tests.
Second, because it appears that 90% of "International" standards are little more than American standards with a different stamp on the paper. No choice. The US set the trend, just as Microsoft before the advent of Alt. OSes : like it or not, you're gonna do it our way, simply because we're the biggest and the most powerful, and if you don't play by our rules you'll have to play alone, while all the others play together with us...
Still, for some reason, it seems that many Europeans would be rather reluctant to give up their educational system and set some american-inspired system instead. We happen to be very attached to our schools, however costly they are.
You may think it's strange. You may think it's arrogant. You may think whatever you want indeed. But please just leave us little eurokids alone. Please !
Thank you. (Zis was anozer comment fromme ze pricky-arrogant-Froggies-dept.)
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You write :
"but chances are if 1/2 of the pop. was armed,
would you try to rob a bank if you knew half of
the people there would be extremely upset if
you mess up there rutine? so you'd have about 20
people holding YOU up, even grannies"
That was pretty much how things were in the good ol'days of Far West, when men were men and guns were guns...
Still, for some reason, some people tend to think that civilization might be somewhat better than Good Old Far West.
Somewhat strange, isn't it ?
Thomas somewhat Miconi
"You are currently being Slashdotted - please wait until karma readjustment completes..."
The evolution of labelling laws in the USA are somewhat funny.
:o), it will simply make them more popular among those kids !
When we first saw american LPs with this "Parental advisory : explicit lyrics" label sticked on them, many of us little eurokids believed it was just a joke - or something the company would display as some new (and rather innovative) marketing tool.
And who doubts many companies use it as such ? "See, I'm forbidden for children under the age of X, that means I'm really aggressive and violent - and therefore, cool !"
The same thing will probably happen with those games : this label won't stop kids from playing them (if software laws were enforced, we should all pay for all the games we use...
"Whooooaaaw, a NC17 game ! Cooool ! I want one ! I'll ask my computer-freak mate to make me a copy, and I'll try it as soon as possible !"
Thomas
PS : A movie that is labelled "not suitable for children under N" in the US and in the UK is usually depicted as "not suitable for children under N-5" in France and in Germany. It might be interesting to see what will happen with computer games...
"You are currently being Slashdotted - please wait until karma readjustment completes..."
An international standard for education...
And designed upon the basis of a test with points and a defined ISO norm for evaluating them !....
Uuuuuuuuuggghhh !!
On a slightly less epidermic tune, the very concept is simply disgusting for me - and, I guess, for most continental Europeans ("continental" because Britain seems to have decided it belongs to the American continent..)
First because many of us tend to think that primary school should learn waaaay more than simply answering tests.
Second, because it appears that 90% of "International" standards are little more than American standards with a different stamp on the paper. No choice. The US set the trend, just as Microsoft before the advent of Alt. OSes : like it or not, you're gonna do it our way, simply because we're the biggest and the most powerful, and if you don't play by our rules you'll have to play alone, while all the others play together with us...
Still, for some reason, it seems that many Europeans would be rather reluctant to give up their educational system and set some american-inspired system instead. We happen to be very attached to our schools, however costly they are.
You may think it's strange. You may think it's arrogant. You may think whatever you want indeed. But please just leave us little eurokids alone. Please !
Thank you.
(Zis was anozer comment fromme ze pricky-arrogant-Froggies-dept.)