Pardon me, but the parent post is off topic. The author's point was not that bias (which has absolutely nothing to do with political correctness) was bad in video games, but that since games inherently had bias, they should be considered to be forms of speech, that is, the expression of the views of the game designers*#. Thus it should be protected as freedom of speech.
*#Oversimplification, more accurately, the game itself is expressing an opinion, notice the distinction the author makes between the view of Sid Meyer (which is unknown) and the determinism of the game, Civilization.
Don't forget that the Michelson Morley experiments were not interpreted that the speed of light was independent of the observer, they were interpreted at the time to support the ether drag theory (the earth pulls the ether along with the earth as it moves through space, so experiments done on the earth look like they are in the ether rest frame).
2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch.
Damn. It's going to be scary when they start prosecuting people for telling time.
WIAA: "It's theft people! They're stealing looks from watches! This time theft is simply unacceptable!"
Sir, may I politely remind you that the acts of some within the military not condemn each person within the military. It is quite concievable that more violent people would end up in the military, but this does not mean that everyone in the military joined up because they are more violent. I know at least one, good, honest person currently serving, so please remember not to generalize to an entire group of people because of the actions of a subset of that group.
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Pardon me, but the parent post is off topic. The author's point was not that bias (which has absolutely nothing to do with political correctness) was bad in video games, but that since games inherently had bias, they should be considered to be forms of speech, that is, the expression of the views of the game designers*#. Thus it should be protected as freedom of speech. *#Oversimplification, more accurately, the game itself is expressing an opinion, notice the distinction the author makes between the view of Sid Meyer (which is unknown) and the determinism of the game, Civilization.
Don't forget that the Michelson Morley experiments were not interpreted that the speed of light was independent of the observer, they were interpreted at the time to support the ether drag theory (the earth pulls the ether along with the earth as it moves through space, so experiments done on the earth look like they are in the ether rest frame).
Special relativity isn't going to help you in violating causality. Unless your claiming that your wit is faster than light.
Libraries? Free? Huh? http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us/library_news.html#FAQ
2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. Damn. It's going to be scary when they start prosecuting people for telling time. WIAA: "It's theft people! They're stealing looks from watches! This time theft is simply unacceptable!"
This seems like an honest question, why was it modded down?
Sir, may I politely remind you that the acts of some within the military not condemn each person within the military. It is quite concievable that more violent people would end up in the military, but this does not mean that everyone in the military joined up because they are more violent. I know at least one, good, honest person currently serving, so please remember not to generalize to an entire group of people because of the actions of a subset of that group.