I should probably point this out--I'm an idiot. I probably shouldn't even be using a Linux system. But someone like me got Slackware Linux up and running and using all my devices. Wasn't hard at all. And now I have no reason to use Windows except to run certain games.
Now, doesn't that sound nice? I bet if a lot of knowledgeable people volunteered to do stuff like this, the critical mass of teenage hax0r wannabes would switch. So would adults. Pretty soon, a lot of people are using it.
Hmm, privacy concern: Hey, Agent Bob, where is the suspect? Oh, he escaped in car X. Lemme look it up.... ok, ping node #14341431......he's in Reno. Get the bastard.
Perhaps as a business model Tivo could pay an extra 1 or 2-hour memory "bonus" that THEY get to choose programming for. As a way to pay for the service. Or not...
I honestly don't get that. I'm Catholic, I'm Brazilian, in fact. Most Brazilians are, by far. It's the country with the most catholics in the WORLD. And we don't have that many kids. So what's up with the joke?
The problem is not with violent video games, but violent people!
It's not guns that kill people, it's.....
Age-old debate. There is only one answer: self-regulation by a perfect society. It won't happen. So the government limits it to an EXTENT. Where the line is drawn, however, is the source of debate.
18 is the common DRIVING age around the world, and Americans can drive, at most, with 16 years of age. In some states it's 14. That kids CAN drive doesn't mean that they should. For example, I'm from Brazil, where the driving age is 18. This means that driving is an extremely adult thing. It's not taken lightly. People don't drink and drive as much. The culture is different.
This leads to less problems like reckless driving. Rebellious attitudes fade. Maturity is attained, but putting it higher induce the old alcohol problem; 21 is too limiting. Just as one should be able to drive at 18, he should be able to drink at the same age.
I have the kind of money to walk into Target and buy a violent game. I am monitored by my parents. In fact, I wrote a K5 Diary about this, and how my mom wouldn't buy Half-Life: Blue Shift since Target wouldn't.
But, like why-it-is said, a counter-example doesn't necessarily disprove something like this. Case in point: Friend of mine got his liscence, smart guy, extremely responsible, got an old Volvo. Girl near me, once asked me where Britain is (true story) got a brand new Mustang for her birthday.
There ARE irresponsible parents out there. But not all are.
Ok, before I comment, I'm 16 too. (we younguns appear to be all logged on today, huh?)
What they will say, (not my opinion) is that it isn't US that's the problem; It's the ones who can't handle playing doom that are. It's like blaming fast cars for accidents, but, well, this is a debate that will go on forever.
Can you sue them for firing you in that circumstance? I mean, they cut half your paycheck. Can you sue them for firing you for being unhappy with those circumstances?
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Now, doesn't that sound nice? I bet if a lot of knowledgeable people volunteered to do stuff like this, the critical mass of teenage hax0r wannabes would switch. So would adults. Pretty soon, a lot of people are using it.
Oh, dear.
Hmm, privacy concern: Hey, Agent Bob, where is the suspect? Oh, he escaped in car X. Lemme look it up.... ok, ping node #14341431......he's in Reno. Get the bastard.
Perhaps as a business model Tivo could pay an extra 1 or 2-hour memory "bonus" that THEY get to choose programming for. As a way to pay for the service. Or not...
Crazy Americans!
Thanks for the explanation, though.
I honestly don't get that. I'm Catholic, I'm Brazilian, in fact. Most Brazilians are, by far. It's the country with the most catholics in the WORLD. And we don't have that many kids. So what's up with the joke?
Your password is the weakest link.
Goodbye.
I guess that's why they call him the master.
I prefer "Cletus! Get back in your cage, boy!"
I don't know.... better than to leave it as it is, I suppose. If they're gonna lose, might as well lose with style.
For the Supreme Court, I mean?
A-ma-zing. 2000 people: that's the same as 9/11. Not in huge New York, but in Halifax. You gotta wonder how they came through.
Besides, If your kid can circumvent a netnanny sort of thing, he's probably mature enough!
I live in San Ramon/Danville. My mom felt it, my brother woke up, my dad felt it too. I was in the shower. Didn't really notice.
(Or the Hobgoblin, for that matter.)
Oh, yeah, cause right between the adulterers and the murderers we have a spot for anti-trust violators.
Take it easy, slashdot. Breathe.
Wallace and Grommet for the uninitiated: here.
It's not guns that kill people, it's.....
Age-old debate. There is only one answer: self-regulation by a perfect society. It won't happen. So the government limits it to an EXTENT. Where the line is drawn, however, is the source of debate.
18 is the common DRIVING age around the world, and Americans can drive, at most, with 16 years of age. In some states it's 14. That kids CAN drive doesn't mean that they should. For example, I'm from Brazil, where the driving age is 18. This means that driving is an extremely adult thing. It's not taken lightly. People don't drink and drive as much. The culture is different.
This leads to less problems like reckless driving. Rebellious attitudes fade. Maturity is attained, but putting it higher induce the old alcohol problem; 21 is too limiting. Just as one should be able to drive at 18, he should be able to drink at the same age.
But, like why-it-is said, a counter-example doesn't necessarily disprove something like this. Case in point: Friend of mine got his liscence, smart guy, extremely responsible, got an old Volvo. Girl near me, once asked me where Britain is (true story) got a brand new Mustang for her birthday.
There ARE irresponsible parents out there. But not all are.
What they will say, (not my opinion) is that it isn't US that's the problem; It's the ones who can't handle playing doom that are. It's like blaming fast cars for accidents, but, well, this is a debate that will go on forever.
I'm not quite sure if it's physics, or even beautiful, but it's sure elegant.
Can you sue them for firing you in that circumstance? I mean, they cut half your paycheck. Can you sue them for firing you for being unhappy with those circumstances?
I never encountered any show-stoppers for myself, though.