true, I'm no longer a die-hard FPS hack and slash fan, but back in the good ol' days of Golden Eye they were my favorite. I still enjoy Halo and Halo 2. I played a lot of Unreal Tournament when I was in college too. I think that the fact that if I died I'd re-spawn in a few seconds is what kept me from getting angry at the game, it wasn't as if I was going to have to start all over again, or at least from my last save point, if I died. With other games if I didn't remember to save after I got that last item, I'd have to go in and do it all over again, and that's whats frustrating.
And I totally agree, these games heighten aggressive tendencies momentarily. I'm not still angry in half an hour, and by the next day I barely remember I was upset at all. I'm not saying that violent games or even the games that get me all frustrated and angry cause any kind of long term anger/violence problems. I believe one must be predisposed to that kind of behavior for video games to have any kind of effect in the long term.
Yeah, but the same thing goes for movies about driving fast, hell, after I watched the Italian Job I wanted to go out and buy a mini and drive it fast, but I didn't. I did notice that on the way home I was driving faster than I normally would have. And the Italian Job isn't even really about driving fast!
When I play Zelda or Paper Mario and and I get stuck on a level because my timing is just a little off I get pissed around the 4th time I try and fail and I start cussing and throwing the controller down But I don't go and punch my Husband or kick the cat! I get more aggravated by games like Zelda than games like Counter Strike. I'm more likely to be violent towards others when I'm frustrated than if I've been playing a FPS or a Hack and Slash.
how about this, it's copyright infringement. He is using the intellectual property of another for profit without permission and without giving the original creator credit or monetary reimbursement.
exactly! It's not that Girls are incapable of programing and it's not that the programing courses in college need to be dumbed down, it's that they need to be encouraged more, that's all. If a young girl shows promise with computers encourage that, don't try to redirect her into a "feminine" field. The problem of having so few women in CS is not a problem that should be solved at a college level, it should start in Jr. High and High School, even before. By college you've pretty much made up your mind if you are going into CS or not, you may switch to IT if you find the programing too difficult and that's probably for the best for both men and women who can't fully grasp programing.
and may I say I'm totally jealous that you got to have programing class in Jr. High. Our High school didn't even offer it.
in my freshman year SOOOOOO many people dropped out because of the 12 kids who had been programing in 3 different languages for the last 6 years. they made it this huge pissing contest and those of us who were learning it for the first time felt so inferior because of them. It's not that we didn't have the potential to be excellent Computer Programmers, it was just that we didn't have the experience yet. It's like being a freshman in high school and being thrown into the Senior basketball team. It's not that you aren't good at basket ball, you just haven't played as long as every one around you. In 4 years you will be able to keep up with them, but you have to stick with it.
girls in my high school were always discouraged from taking computer classes in favor of takeing psychology or business. I asked if I could take classes at the local college for computer science (not an uncommon practice amongst my male friends) I was told that I could not, despite the fact that I had enough credits to graduate a semester early. I was repeatedly told to take a business class because that would be more "useful". I had one ally in the whole faculty and she couldn't help me because she wasn't my assigned counselor.
In a society where everyone is encouraged to go in to a tech field and (surprise surprise) there are more equal numbers entering the field, doesn't it strike you that if we encouraged people to follow their passions they would follow them? In the US people are encouraged to go into business, hence, a fairly equal number of male and female business majors. I was discouraged from going into CS, there were other girls interested and they all bailed and became teachers and nurses(noble professions to be sure), but they had originally wanted to go into CS and if they had been encouraged to follow through with that, there would be a few more women in CS instead of a few more women who are nurses and teachers because that was what they were told good little girls became.
well as a chick in IT I have to say I'm moderately offended. Did you ever have any girls in any of your CS classes? most of us just don't care. Honestly, we've been surrounded with guys most of our career, we're used to it.
And would it kill all men everywhere to watch language? don't call all women bitches and hos and were all good. and I'm sure some men would rather the cussing be kept to a minimum. Honestly, as long as you don't refer to me as *insert derogatory term for a woman here* I could care less.
Try working in an environment that's all women! Dear God it's terrible. Everyone is catty to each other calling other women Cunts behind their backs, it's just as bad with all women as it is with all men!! that's why it's good to mix it up, we are all on better behavior when the other sex is present. Why do you think that's a bad thing????
I agree that women who pull the layer card give all of us a bad name. But sometimes they are justified, don't make sexual suggestions to her, don't touch her inappropriately, don't offer to share porn with her. it's mostly just common sense stuff guys! CS girls are notoriously cool about all the stupid shit that goes on in a CS/IT office filled with guys, at least all the one's I know.
My Friend's Father recently suffered a head trauma and is having problems with his balance and is a little slow to react. They are thinking about getting a Wii so he can work on his balance and his reaction time with the Wii Sports. It's a fun way to achieve those things, he is already using my friend's DS and Brain age to try and speed up his reaction time.
I think that using the Wii as a Physical Therapy tool may be unorthodox, but honestly I think it might help him.
My husband smacked our cat right between the eyes while he was Wii bowling. He think he made her stupid, I think she is just terrified of him and wii-motes now.
My highest was 263 and I average around 200 but my husband got a 299 once, he was pissed that he missed getting the perfect 300 right at the end. I still think it's damned impressive
I can see by your response that you are in favor of government censorship. That's your right and I am happy to agree to disagree on this point. Censorship shouldn't be totally abolished, I understand that a certain amount of censorship is necessary. I know many gamers who are appalled that some states don't want to sell M rated games to just anyone (ie kids under the recommended age). I wouldn't be opposed to having to show an ID to buy an M rated game, I remember having to show my ID to get in to an R rated movie, and I'm still carded when I go to the Bar, it's not THAT big of a hassle. But I don't think that Banning things outright is the way to go about this. I grew up in the South side of Chicago, I saw a lot of violence, and I'm not a violent person. My husband grew up in Detroit. He saw a lot of violence too, also, not a violent person. He does, however, have an addictive personality, not because of his environment, but because of genetics. He was addicted to video games when he was younger, not sleeping for days just to play games. He played a lot of violent games, lived in a violent environment, had an alcoholic father and a distant mother. He's got problems, who doesn't? But one problem he doesn't have is a problem with violence.
I personally believe that it is wrong for the government to "Ban" a whole genre of tv, movie, theater, games, and books just because a few people have a problem. They don't ban porn, cigarettes, or alcohol and they cause much greater problems. There are limits set, and I can understand wanting those limits to be enforced more fervently, but banning is not an answer.
The mirror neuron, scientists tell us, takes things that we see others do and makes us feel like we're doing it ourselves. It's why we like watching things like TV and dancing. It's how we learn to imitate.
Given your logic, we should also ban all violent TV, Movies, and Theater. kids watch violent TV all the time, and if mirror neuron responses are shown when we watch TV.... you get the idea.
The trick is to not let kids who are too young to play Mature games play Mature games. Same thing with TV, don't let your kid watch M rated TV, don't let your kid go to R rated films. Your 7 year old should be playing Mario Kart not Grand Theft Auto.
And honestly, it wouldn't matter how many times I watched some one dance or ice skate or do gymnastics, I would never be able to imitate it. It's just not who I am. Same with Violence, it doesn't matter how many times I see some one shoot another person, I could never imitate it. I'm sure I could figure out how to shoot a gun, but knowing the mechanics of something is different than doing it. I understand the mechanics of driving a stick shift but I still can't drive one.
It comes right down to, are the ones playing the video games able to distinguish fantasy from reality. If you can't figure that out, you probably shouldn't be playing video games, watching TV, reading books, or watching movies; also, you are either a small child or a very socially handicapped person.
The study found over the next five years women see themselves increasing their activities in six tech areas: digital cameras, cell phones, e-mail, camera phones, text messaging and instant messaging.
ok, am I the only woman insulted by this? if we get right down to it they are saying women will be more interested in Communication and Photography. If they were talking about women between the ages of 50 and 70 I'd be impressed, those are things my mother is just starting to get in to, but she is 57. I've been IMing on and off since I was 12, I'm just simply not impressed.
I'm 23 and in the next 5 years I see MYSELF increasing MY activities in Databases, Networking and Network Security, Linux, and Mac Troubleshooting. Granted, I'm Tech, but my non Tech friends are looking to increase their activities in Web design, and Computer Building.
BTW, Most girls, don't consider Text Messaging, e-mail, Instant Messaging, or any kind of phone a "technology"; I'll give them digital camera, but in 5 years it will be considered old hat just like the rest.
More inline with the subject of the article. I would prefer tech to diamonds, mostly because, well, when am I going to need diamonds? I will need that new hard drive, and I'll use that ipod, pay for my WOW subscription for the month or two and you'll be my hero. I have one piece of jewelry with diamonds in it and that's my engagement ring, I didn't want any on my wedding band, I don't want any earring, necklaces, or bracelets with diamonds on them, I'd much rather have fuses or RAM(http://www.thinkgeek.com/apparel/jewelry/). No, really, I would.
As a female in the IT/CS world, it's not that there aren't women and it's not that GNOME excluded women; they just didn't reach women with their advertising for the positions. That's all, they just need to talk to their marketing department and say "hey, we need to reach out to this untapped talent" and then it's done. And it sounds like that's what they are doing.
As for the nursing issue, I think we don't know much about their outreach to men because, well, none of us are really interested in becoming nurses. I don't know about the rest of you, but I became an IT person because I prefer Computers to people. Not a good trait in a nurse.
As a fellow female in the CS/IS industry I have to agree, while I'd love to have more girls in my field, I don't feel discriminated against. I took a gender studies class in College, as a girl in a male dominated field I was the center of attention, "Do you get treated differently?", "Are you the only girl in some of your classes?", "Don't you get tired of their male chauvinism?" When in reality the place I felt the least judged or discriminated against was in the computer lab. everyone was just CS/IS in there, in fact, we would all gather together and stare at the math majors who HAD to take one programming class and we would whisper about how they didn't belong. Guys would ask to see my code if they were stuck, I would ask to see theirs.
I was discriminated against in other places; in the Library I'd offer to help some one with their power point and I'd be given the "don't worry honey, I'll figure it out" *pity smile*. I volunteered to do slides for a church and the pastor actually said to me "It's ok sweetheart, we want someone who knows what they are doing, there are plenty of boys in the church who can do it" I was so taken aback by the comment I didn't even know what to say.
The place I felt the most accepted and the most appreciated was in the CS/IS department. Guys normally appreciate a girl who can talk about code and processors, plus it gives them some contact with the allusive sex, they even asked my advice several times on girlfriends/engagement rings/dating.
Maybe this is just because I'm a girl and I see things through different lenses, but, when I think of the Laura Croft Character in the games I think of a strong independent woman who kicks ass, but I also think about how her breasts are twice as big as her head and how that is totally unnecessary. And I'm sure that with solid game mechanics if she had normal sized bosoms, people would still play the game.
I'm more inclined to blame the designers than the guys who play it. The guys who play the game may be ogling her but the designers are the ones that made her the way she is, they could have given her A cups but they decided to go with double J's instead. (And it's TOTALLY unrealistic for her to do ANYTHING she does with those hooters)
It's nice to have a female character to play as. As a girl gamer I've gotten kind of tired of always having to be a guy, I like to see my sex represented in games but I think I'd prefer it if the girls were a little more realistic. Before anyone freaks out, I understand that men are not realistically represented in games all the time. But they don't have a bulge the size of their fore arm in their pants either.
Hey, I don't watch any of the channels for women either, I think they suck. I would rather watch Star Trek: NG, DS9, and MXE on Spike than anything on the "women" channels. But then again I am a tech girl and we tend to not like sappy movies and tragic love stories. I much prefer to watch crazy Japanese people in red helmets!
Well, that sucks. The whole reason I liked watching G4 was the Tech stuff. When they added Star Trek, I didn't mind. I like Star Trek, and if you stretch your logic it is kind of about technology as well. But the Man Show, Street Furry, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, none of those are really about tech. I guess you could make an argument about Street Furry being about Car technology, but I digress.
There are in fact women who watch G4, and they are totally leaving us out. We don't want to watch the Man Show (for obvious reasons), I want to watch shows that focus on Technology and Gaming. I want to have guests that all Geeks can enjoy, male or female, young or old. I want Icons to tell me about Tech/Geek icons, not male icons.
Wasn't Spike TV supposed to be the Chanel for men?
Why wouldn't you want to marry a Trekkie? I'm a Trekkie, my friends are Trekkeis, my husband's a Trekkie, my Father is a Trekkie. all of us managed to find love, some have even reproduced. I've yet to have someone come to my home while I had Star Trek on (NG or DS9) and said anything negative about it. infact, normaly it's something to the effect of "Oh, I remember this episode!!"
Trekkies just aren't really all that rare anymore.
My friend was going to get rid of his computer because he didn't think it was running right. I told him to let me look at it first. I ran some virus software and some spyware/adware software on it. I found upwards of 100 viruses and over 400 peices of spyware/adware. His computer runs like a dream now.
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true, I'm no longer a die-hard FPS hack and slash fan, but back in the good ol' days of Golden Eye they were my favorite. I still enjoy Halo and Halo 2. I played a lot of Unreal Tournament when I was in college too. I think that the fact that if I died I'd re-spawn in a few seconds is what kept me from getting angry at the game, it wasn't as if I was going to have to start all over again, or at least from my last save point, if I died. With other games if I didn't remember to save after I got that last item, I'd have to go in and do it all over again, and that's whats frustrating.
And I totally agree, these games heighten aggressive tendencies momentarily. I'm not still angry in half an hour, and by the next day I barely remember I was upset at all. I'm not saying that violent games or even the games that get me all frustrated and angry cause any kind of long term anger/violence problems. I believe one must be predisposed to that kind of behavior for video games to have any kind of effect in the long term.
Yeah, but the same thing goes for movies about driving fast, hell, after I watched the Italian Job I wanted to go out and buy a mini and drive it fast, but I didn't. I did notice that on the way home I was driving faster than I normally would have. And the Italian Job isn't even really about driving fast!
When I play Zelda or Paper Mario and and I get stuck on a level because my timing is just a little off I get pissed around the 4th time I try and fail and I start cussing and throwing the controller down But I don't go and punch my Husband or kick the cat! I get more aggravated by games like Zelda than games like Counter Strike. I'm more likely to be violent towards others when I'm frustrated than if I've been playing a FPS or a Hack and Slash.
how about this, it's copyright infringement. He is using the intellectual property of another for profit without permission and without giving the original creator credit or monetary reimbursement.
So it's not "theft" but it's still a crime
exactly! It's not that Girls are incapable of programing and it's not that the programing courses in college need to be dumbed down, it's that they need to be encouraged more, that's all. If a young girl shows promise with computers encourage that, don't try to redirect her into a "feminine" field. The problem of having so few women in CS is not a problem that should be solved at a college level, it should start in Jr. High and High School, even before. By college you've pretty much made up your mind if you are going into CS or not, you may switch to IT if you find the programing too difficult and that's probably for the best for both men and women who can't fully grasp programing.
and may I say I'm totally jealous that you got to have programing class in Jr. High. Our High school didn't even offer it.
THANK YOU!!!!!
in my freshman year SOOOOOO many people dropped out because of the 12 kids who had been programing in 3 different languages for the last 6 years. they made it this huge pissing contest and those of us who were learning it for the first time felt so inferior because of them. It's not that we didn't have the potential to be excellent Computer Programmers, it was just that we didn't have the experience yet. It's like being a freshman in high school and being thrown into the Senior basketball team. It's not that you aren't good at basket ball, you just haven't played as long as every one around you. In 4 years you will be able to keep up with them, but you have to stick with it.
so, you're a guy, good to know.
girls in my high school were always discouraged from taking computer classes in favor of takeing psychology or business. I asked if I could take classes at the local college for computer science (not an uncommon practice amongst my male friends) I was told that I could not, despite the fact that I had enough credits to graduate a semester early. I was repeatedly told to take a business class because that would be more "useful". I had one ally in the whole faculty and she couldn't help me because she wasn't my assigned counselor.
In a society where everyone is encouraged to go in to a tech field and (surprise surprise) there are more equal numbers entering the field, doesn't it strike you that if we encouraged people to follow their passions they would follow them? In the US people are encouraged to go into business, hence, a fairly equal number of male and female business majors. I was discouraged from going into CS, there were other girls interested and they all bailed and became teachers and nurses(noble professions to be sure), but they had originally wanted to go into CS and if they had been encouraged to follow through with that, there would be a few more women in CS instead of a few more women who are nurses and teachers because that was what they were told good little girls became.
well as a chick in IT I have to say I'm moderately offended. Did you ever have any girls in any of your CS classes? most of us just don't care. Honestly, we've been surrounded with guys most of our career, we're used to it.
And would it kill all men everywhere to watch language? don't call all women bitches and hos and were all good. and I'm sure some men would rather the cussing be kept to a minimum. Honestly, as long as you don't refer to me as *insert derogatory term for a woman here* I could care less.
Try working in an environment that's all women! Dear God it's terrible. Everyone is catty to each other calling other women Cunts behind their backs, it's just as bad with all women as it is with all men!! that's why it's good to mix it up, we are all on better behavior when the other sex is present. Why do you think that's a bad thing????
I agree that women who pull the layer card give all of us a bad name. But sometimes they are justified, don't make sexual suggestions to her, don't touch her inappropriately, don't offer to share porn with her. it's mostly just common sense stuff guys! CS girls are notoriously cool about all the stupid shit that goes on in a CS/IT office filled with guys, at least all the one's I know.
My Friend's Father recently suffered a head trauma and is having problems with his balance and is a little slow to react. They are thinking about getting a Wii so he can work on his balance and his reaction time with the Wii Sports. It's a fun way to achieve those things, he is already using my friend's DS and Brain age to try and speed up his reaction time.
I think that using the Wii as a Physical Therapy tool may be unorthodox, but honestly I think it might help him.
My husband smacked our cat right between the eyes while he was Wii bowling. He think he made her stupid, I think she is just terrified of him and wii-motes now.
My highest was 263 and I average around 200 but my husband got a 299 once, he was pissed that he missed getting the perfect 300 right at the end. I still think it's damned impressive
I, for one, will do everything in my power to see that, that happens
I can see by your response that you are in favor of government censorship. That's your right and I am happy to agree to disagree on this point. Censorship shouldn't be totally abolished, I understand that a certain amount of censorship is necessary. I know many gamers who are appalled that some states don't want to sell M rated games to just anyone (ie kids under the recommended age). I wouldn't be opposed to having to show an ID to buy an M rated game, I remember having to show my ID to get in to an R rated movie, and I'm still carded when I go to the Bar, it's not THAT big of a hassle. But I don't think that Banning things outright is the way to go about this. I grew up in the South side of Chicago, I saw a lot of violence, and I'm not a violent person. My husband grew up in Detroit. He saw a lot of violence too, also, not a violent person. He does, however, have an addictive personality, not because of his environment, but because of genetics. He was addicted to video games when he was younger, not sleeping for days just to play games. He played a lot of violent games, lived in a violent environment, had an alcoholic father and a distant mother. He's got problems, who doesn't? But one problem he doesn't have is a problem with violence.
I personally believe that it is wrong for the government to "Ban" a whole genre of tv, movie, theater, games, and books just because a few people have a problem. They don't ban porn, cigarettes, or alcohol and they cause much greater problems. There are limits set, and I can understand wanting those limits to be enforced more fervently, but banning is not an answer.
Given your logic, we should also ban all violent TV, Movies, and Theater. kids watch violent TV all the time, and if mirror neuron responses are shown when we watch TV.... you get the idea.
The trick is to not let kids who are too young to play Mature games play Mature games. Same thing with TV, don't let your kid watch M rated TV, don't let your kid go to R rated films. Your 7 year old should be playing Mario Kart not Grand Theft Auto.
And honestly, it wouldn't matter how many times I watched some one dance or ice skate or do gymnastics, I would never be able to imitate it. It's just not who I am. Same with Violence, it doesn't matter how many times I see some one shoot another person, I could never imitate it. I'm sure I could figure out how to shoot a gun, but knowing the mechanics of something is different than doing it. I understand the mechanics of driving a stick shift but I still can't drive one.
It comes right down to, are the ones playing the video games able to distinguish fantasy from reality. If you can't figure that out, you probably shouldn't be playing video games, watching TV, reading books, or watching movies; also, you are either a small child or a very socially handicapped person.
The study found over the next five years women see themselves increasing their activities in six tech areas: digital cameras, cell phones, e-mail, camera phones, text messaging and instant messaging.
ok, am I the only woman insulted by this? if we get right down to it they are saying women will be more interested in Communication and Photography. If they were talking about women between the ages of 50 and 70 I'd be impressed, those are things my mother is just starting to get in to, but she is 57. I've been IMing on and off since I was 12, I'm just simply not impressed.
I'm 23 and in the next 5 years I see MYSELF increasing MY activities in Databases, Networking and Network Security, Linux, and Mac Troubleshooting. Granted, I'm Tech, but my non Tech friends are looking to increase their activities in Web design, and Computer Building.
BTW, Most girls, don't consider Text Messaging, e-mail, Instant Messaging, or any kind of phone a "technology"; I'll give them digital camera, but in 5 years it will be considered old hat just like the rest.
More inline with the subject of the article. I would prefer tech to diamonds, mostly because, well, when am I going to need diamonds? I will need that new hard drive, and I'll use that ipod, pay for my WOW subscription for the month or two and you'll be my hero. I have one piece of jewelry with diamonds in it and that's my engagement ring, I didn't want any on my wedding band, I don't want any earring, necklaces, or bracelets with diamonds on them, I'd much rather have fuses or RAM(http://www.thinkgeek.com/apparel/jewelry/). No, really, I would.
As a female in the IT/CS world, it's not that there aren't women and it's not that GNOME excluded women; they just didn't reach women with their advertising for the positions. That's all, they just need to talk to their marketing department and say "hey, we need to reach out to this untapped talent" and then it's done. And it sounds like that's what they are doing.
As for the nursing issue, I think we don't know much about their outreach to men because, well, none of us are really interested in becoming nurses. I don't know about the rest of you, but I became an IT person because I prefer Computers to people. Not a good trait in a nurse.
As a fellow female in the CS/IS industry I have to agree, while I'd love to have more girls in my field, I don't feel discriminated against. I took a gender studies class in College, as a girl in a male dominated field I was the center of attention, "Do you get treated differently?", "Are you the only girl in some of your classes?", "Don't you get tired of their male chauvinism?" When in reality the place I felt the least judged or discriminated against was in the computer lab. everyone was just CS/IS in there, in fact, we would all gather together and stare at the math majors who HAD to take one programming class and we would whisper about how they didn't belong. Guys would ask to see my code if they were stuck, I would ask to see theirs.
I was discriminated against in other places; in the Library I'd offer to help some one with their power point and I'd be given the "don't worry honey, I'll figure it out" *pity smile*. I volunteered to do slides for a church and the pastor actually said to me "It's ok sweetheart, we want someone who knows what they are doing, there are plenty of boys in the church who can do it" I was so taken aback by the comment I didn't even know what to say.
The place I felt the most accepted and the most appreciated was in the CS/IS department. Guys normally appreciate a girl who can talk about code and processors, plus it gives them some contact with the allusive sex, they even asked my advice several times on girlfriends/engagement rings/dating.
Maybe this is just because I'm a girl and I see things through different lenses, but, when I think of the Laura Croft Character in the games I think of a strong independent woman who kicks ass, but I also think about how her breasts are twice as big as her head and how that is totally unnecessary. And I'm sure that with solid game mechanics if she had normal sized bosoms, people would still play the game.
I'm more inclined to blame the designers than the guys who play it. The guys who play the game may be ogling her but the designers are the ones that made her the way she is, they could have given her A cups but they decided to go with double J's instead. (And it's TOTALLY unrealistic for her to do ANYTHING she does with those hooters)
It's nice to have a female character to play as. As a girl gamer I've gotten kind of tired of always having to be a guy, I like to see my sex represented in games but I think I'd prefer it if the girls were a little more realistic. Before anyone freaks out, I understand that men are not realistically represented in games all the time. But they don't have a bulge the size of their fore arm in their pants either.
"Profile the geeky side of celebrities"
Vin Diesel has been an avid Dn'D player for around 20 years. That is the kind of thing I wish G4 would talk about!
Hey, I don't watch any of the channels for women either, I think they suck. I would rather watch Star Trek: NG, DS9, and MXE on Spike than anything on the "women" channels. But then again I am a tech girl and we tend to not like sappy movies and tragic love stories. I much prefer to watch crazy Japanese people in red helmets!
that was Cinematech, here is the Schedule http://www.g4tv.com/cinematech/schedule/index.html
Well, that sucks. The whole reason I liked watching G4 was the Tech stuff. When they added Star Trek, I didn't mind. I like Star Trek, and if you stretch your logic it is kind of about technology as well. But the Man Show, Street Furry, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, none of those are really about tech. I guess you could make an argument about Street Furry being about Car technology, but I digress.
There are in fact women who watch G4, and they are totally leaving us out. We don't want to watch the Man Show (for obvious reasons), I want to watch shows that focus on Technology and Gaming. I want to have guests that all Geeks can enjoy, male or female, young or old. I want Icons to tell me about Tech/Geek icons, not male icons.
Wasn't Spike TV supposed to be the Chanel for men?
I'm gonna have to cry Bullsh!t too. did anyone else notice it was from the Inquirer? I just don't know, it seems suspicious to me
Why wouldn't you want to marry a Trekkie? I'm a Trekkie, my friends are Trekkeis, my husband's a Trekkie, my Father is a Trekkie. all of us managed to find love, some have even reproduced. I've yet to have someone come to my home while I had Star Trek on (NG or DS9) and said anything negative about it. infact, normaly it's something to the effect of "Oh, I remember this episode!!"
Trekkies just aren't really all that rare anymore.
Did anyone else see that episode of Deep Space Nine when they used a solar sail space ship? Obviously NASA did.
My friend was going to get rid of his computer because he didn't think it was running right. I told him to let me look at it first. I ran some virus software and some spyware/adware software on it. I found upwards of 100 viruses and over 400 peices of spyware/adware. His computer runs like a dream now.
Englands average of 20 does not impress me!