A nuke is just one egg in a basket. Biochemical weapons do have their advantages, i.e. you can't expose some potential "refugees" with radiation and then have them "escape" from your side of the border to freedom. Give refugees something nasty like small pox though, and hypothetically, that'd be a lot cheaper and possibly more effective than a nuke.
'Additionally, Counter-Strike rivals many of the current top ten watched shows on American televisions. For instance, a top ranked, one hour, weekly program garners 20 million viewers and results in approximately 4.8 billion viewer minutes per month. Conversely, Counter-Strike generates over 5 billion player minutes in the same period of time. And, nobody fast-forwards through any part of Counter-Strike,' added Lombardi."
Video Games =! Television shows
Not one of those "top ranked, one hour, weekly program[s]" costs the end user $50+, and when it does, the user gets it commercial free, or at least before the DVD menus load.
Sales, management, shops, money making, corporate relationships and so on. Somehow actual games get lost in this all.
That's a good reflection of the state of the industry as a whole. I sure hope things get better this next generation, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
I dunno. Do politicians count as having human behavior? I don't see Washington overwriting one tax with another instead of just adding a whole new "energy" tax to go with the income tax.
Maybe the implication is that America itself is a big brother? The wire-tapping crap alone that's been going on lately sure makes it seem like that could be the case.
Isn't most of the "anti-gaming legislation" being passed in regards to keeping "violent" games out of the hands of the precious children? People who can't already be bothered to vote aren't likely to start doing so in the interests of others, and quite frankly I don't think most 18-29 yr. olds give a shit as nobody is passing laws saying they can't buy games.
I vote, and I understand that being quiet can end up getting me burned in the long run, but not everyone sees it that way. This move just seems like a bad carrot on a stick in front a well-fed horse that sees no reason to act.
Fight Announcer: [interviews C7-D] It was chaos. C7-D, you went the distance. You went the 15 rounds. How do you feel?
C7-D: All right!
Fight Announcer: What were you thinking about when that buzzer sounded?
C7-D: [yelling] Clean Computing!
Fight Announcer: What were you thinking when the 15th...
C7-D: What? Clean Computing!
Clean Computing: C7-D? C7-D?
Fight Announcer 2: [taking the mic] Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention, please.
Clean Computing: C7-D? C7-D!
Fight Announcer 2: Tonight, we have had the privilege of witnessing the greatest exhibition of guts and stamina in the history of the ring!
C7-D: Clean Computing!
Clean Computing: C7-D. C7-D!
Fight Announcer 2 : [reads the results] Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a split decision.
[Fight Announcer 2 continues; indistinct]
C7-D: CLEAN COMPUTING!
Clean Computing: C7-D!
Fight Announcer 2:...for Global Warming!
Yeah, it's really disheartening. There have been so many great examples of how sole reliance on the government for anything can be disastrous, be it protection from the big bad terrorists or natural occurrences, to border control. The idea that anyone would put their children's welfare in the like hands of the people who run the IRS and FEMA is just absurd.
From TA:
"Protecting kids' privacy online is a top priority for America's parents, and for the FTC," FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras said in a statement.
Apparently it's not enough of a priority to the parents with underage children signing up on Xanga, or these parents would be stepping in themselves.
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A nuke is just one egg in a basket. Biochemical weapons do have their advantages, i.e. you can't expose some potential "refugees" with radiation and then have them "escape" from your side of the border to freedom. Give refugees something nasty like small pox though, and hypothetically, that'd be a lot cheaper and possibly more effective than a nuke.
'Additionally, Counter-Strike rivals many of the current top ten watched shows on American televisions. For instance, a top ranked, one hour, weekly program garners 20 million viewers and results in approximately 4.8 billion viewer minutes per month. Conversely, Counter-Strike generates over 5 billion player minutes in the same period of time. And, nobody fast-forwards through any part of Counter-Strike,' added Lombardi."
Video Games =! Television shows
Not one of those "top ranked, one hour, weekly program[s]" costs the end user $50+, and when it does, the user gets it commercial free, or at least before the DVD menus load.
For example, start up Vista's Minesweeper, connect your 360 controller, and enjoy a subtle rumble each time you slip up.
Lo-ooh-sing never felt so go-ooh-od!
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it's 3 not 0
Sales, management, shops, money making, corporate relationships and so on. Somehow actual games get lost in this all. That's a good reflection of the state of the industry as a whole. I sure hope things get better this next generation, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
When's the Hot Holy Water mod coming out???
No, when NASA wants to show us man on Mars, it'll be a better production than DOOM was ;)
How did the machines know what tuna tasted like?
No changes to human behaviour required.
I dunno. Do politicians count as having human behavior? I don't see Washington overwriting one tax with another instead of just adding a whole new "energy" tax to go with the income tax.
I dunno... step 4 seems pretty unlikely to succeed.
The boy, who was playing video games in the basement at the time
A video game player at the scene of the crime!? Where's Jack Thompson when you need him?
a host of musicians (over 4,500 of them[...])
That poor host... that's a lot of parasites... Quick! Call Guinness!
...that improv actors can make better Best Buy employees than most people on their pay-roll, I can't say I'm surprised.
Can't say that I have - I always take a second to make sure the business end of a can of silly string is pointing away from me.
where the fuck is our War on Candy Bars and Whoppers, huh?
It's already here.
Maybe the implication is that America itself is a big brother? The wire-tapping crap alone that's been going on lately sure makes it seem like that could be the case.
Isn't most of the "anti-gaming legislation" being passed in regards to keeping "violent" games out of the hands of the precious children? People who can't already be bothered to vote aren't likely to start doing so in the interests of others, and quite frankly I don't think most 18-29 yr. olds give a shit as nobody is passing laws saying they can't buy games. I vote, and I understand that being quiet can end up getting me burned in the long run, but not everyone sees it that way. This move just seems like a bad carrot on a stick in front a well-fed horse that sees no reason to act.
Fight Announcer: [interviews C7-D] It was chaos. C7-D, you went the distance. You went the 15 rounds. How do you feel? ...for Global Warming!
C7-D: All right!
Fight Announcer: What were you thinking about when that buzzer sounded?
C7-D: [yelling] Clean Computing!
Fight Announcer: What were you thinking when the 15th...
C7-D: What? Clean Computing!
Clean Computing: C7-D? C7-D?
Fight Announcer 2: [taking the mic] Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention, please.
Clean Computing: C7-D? C7-D!
Fight Announcer 2: Tonight, we have had the privilege of witnessing the greatest exhibition of guts and stamina in the history of the ring!
C7-D: Clean Computing!
Clean Computing: C7-D. C7-D!
Fight Announcer 2 : [reads the results] Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a split decision.
[Fight Announcer 2 continues; indistinct]
C7-D: CLEAN COMPUTING!
Clean Computing: C7-D!
Fight Announcer 2:
It doesn't need to, it's got a genuine original article Xbox360 power supply!
And it uses the original Xbox power cord too!
The smallest word obviously being tiny :)
Yeah, it's really disheartening. There have been so many great examples of how sole reliance on the government for anything can be disastrous, be it protection from the big bad terrorists or natural occurrences, to border control. The idea that anyone would put their children's welfare in the like hands of the people who run the IRS and FEMA is just absurd.
From TA: "Protecting kids' privacy online is a top priority for America's parents, and for the FTC," FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras said in a statement. Apparently it's not enough of a priority to the parents with underage children signing up on Xanga, or these parents would be stepping in themselves.
You know what they told me? "Don't ask."