Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. I would contend that this kind of data sharing without consent of the user is a problem. That the possible negative outcomes of such unilateral sharing have to be speculated is a valid point, but in the context of user privacy it's still an issue. Most app developers may indeed use the data in benign ways, or not at all, but the malware problem still exists in a very real way.
"again, is this yet another reference to Swartz ?"
Go straight to hell, you disgusting piece of shit. The fact that you could so cynically joke about the tragedy of a young man killing himself shows that you should sincerely follow his lead and do the same....
As is the entire city of Chicago, interestingly enough. Apparently there should be much more concern about Canadians swimming Lake Michigan than there is. Personally, I'd rather militarize the Wisconsin border to keep those folks out....
"Ah, it's that time of year when every writer who doesn't like football feels compelled to make self-righteous comments about anyone who does. Must be Superbowl time."
As a rabid Bears fan, this is the funniest comment I've read in a long time. Your response proves that football in America is religion, since only religion sparks such responses....
Plus, then you couldn't name the 3 Raven mascots "Edgar", "Allan" and "Poe", and that really is possibly the most creative thing about any NFL franchise ever....
Re: People of Pakistan have suffered enough humiliation from your American companies.
"People of Pakistan have suffered enough humiliation from American companies. We are enemies in your games. The prophet Muhammad(PBUH)ridiculed in your media and your internet. We do no have to tolerate your disrespect."
A couple of questions:
1. How is one small sect of a nation's federal police force being portrayed as an enemy in a fictional game qualify as "humiliation"? I would suggest that it in fact does not.
2. You are not enemies in all, or even most of our games. Your hyperbole will win you no converts.
3. "The prophet Muhammad(PBUH)ridiculed in your media and your internet." Now this is just silly. America has bent over backwards to be as inoffensive as possible to your religion in particular, despite what that says about us as a free speaking nation. Your religion's intolerance for free speech in non-Muslim world's however, has some rather unfortunate trouble spots in its history. For example, see Salmon Rushdie. That said, it would be inappropriate to paint the entire religion with that extremist bunch, so I suggest you not do likewise with us if you want there to be tolerance between us.
4. "We do no have to tolerate your disrespect." Of course you don't. But I don't have to tolerate your intolerance, either. That's how this whole free speech thing works. If your ideas had merit, they wouldn't need boycotts and censorship to find a foothold. Sadly....
Er, I'm about to be 31. Even so, I was raised to firmly believe that rock and roll and most music died in 1979. Probably why as an adult I tend towards mashup music, electronic music, and particularly video game compositions.
Well, that and any jazz from the 40's to the 60's, of course...
"Honestly, I don't have a problem with asking an online critic to discuss things in person."
REALLY?!?!?!? Why not just discuss in the forum of the conversation? If Richard Marx showed up in the comments and wanted to explain why he thought this wasn't strange behavior, or perhaps some details of the story that were previously untold, I'd sure as shit listen. I have a hard time thinking anything would sway me to believe zipping around to random bars because of internet words is a good idea, but I'd listen. What does being "in person" have to do w/anything?
"Claiming that BoA practices lead to our country's economic downturn and somehow suggesting that EA's practices are comparable in that respect is pure sensationalism"
Either that, or the absurdity of the comparison was meant to be funny. Though, to be fair to you, I guess you'd have to have a sense of humor to get it....
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"Mass Effect 3 was garbage."
Ok...WHAT!?!?!? There were certain aspects of ME3 that were bad (slightly different video as a reward for all those gained assets?!?!?), and the ending sure as hell could have been done better, but to say the game was garbage as a whole is just silly. It was a hell of a game right up to the last ten minutes. Admittedly that's disappointing, but it's only disappointing because everything up until that point was so GOOD.
ME1 has it's flaws too. Too many vehicle missions for starters. Vehicles that blow for seconds. An aiming system that felt horribly inaccurate. And ME2 had flaws, like a boringly stupid mineral collection mini-"game", an extreme lack of Ashley (no one can tell me she shouldn't have been a playable character in all 3 games), and the introduction of one of the most terribly named characters in the history of SciFi (The "Illusive Man"? Fuck, just call him Scary McPowerPants or something....).
I'd say of the 3 games, ME1 is the worst of them, in fact....
Actually, part of the problem is that PROSECUTORS tend to ignore the sentencing guidelines and talk a great deal about maximum charges. That's the entire point: that they threaten what would be beyond justice...
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Re: Re: Sounds more like FUD to me...
Or there could be a middle ground option, such as how Apple handles things...
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Re: Sounds more like FUD to me...
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Go straight to hell, you disgusting piece of shit. The fact that you could so cynically joke about the tragedy of a young man killing himself shows that you should sincerely follow his lead and do the same....
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Re: Still hot
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As a rabid Bears fan, this is the funniest comment I've read in a long time. Your response proves that football in America is religion, since only religion sparks such responses....
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She will be mine. Oh yes, she will be mine :)
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HEEEERE I COME (NO PUN INTENDED!), TO SAVE THE DAAAAAAAY!
You know, I've tried to tell Cush to leave the penis jokes to us pros, but sometimes he goes off all half-cocked...............get it?
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That statement is exactly five words too long....
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Re: People of Pakistan have suffered enough humiliation from your American companies.
A couple of questions:
1. How is one small sect of a nation's federal police force being portrayed as an enemy in a fictional game qualify as "humiliation"? I would suggest that it in fact does not.
2. You are not enemies in all, or even most of our games. Your hyperbole will win you no converts.
3. "The prophet Muhammad(PBUH)ridiculed in your media and your internet." Now this is just silly. America has bent over backwards to be as inoffensive as possible to your religion in particular, despite what that says about us as a free speaking nation. Your religion's intolerance for free speech in non-Muslim world's however, has some rather unfortunate trouble spots in its history. For example, see Salmon Rushdie. That said, it would be inappropriate to paint the entire religion with that extremist bunch, so I suggest you not do likewise with us if you want there to be tolerance between us.
4. "We do no have to tolerate your disrespect." Of course you don't. But I don't have to tolerate your intolerance, either. That's how this whole free speech thing works. If your ideas had merit, they wouldn't need boycotts and censorship to find a foothold. Sadly....
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Re: Re: Richard Marx?? Never heard of him.
Pride? When did I say anything about being proud? I've just never heard of the guy, is all....
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Re: How old *are* you?
Well, that and any jazz from the 40's to the 60's, of course...
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Er...Hawaiian, I think?
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REALLY?!?!?!? Why not just discuss in the forum of the conversation? If Richard Marx showed up in the comments and wanted to explain why he thought this wasn't strange behavior, or perhaps some details of the story that were previously untold, I'd sure as shit listen. I have a hard time thinking anything would sway me to believe zipping around to random bars because of internet words is a good idea, but I'd listen. What does being "in person" have to do w/anything?
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Re: Too Sensational
Either that, or the absurdity of the comparison was meant to be funny. Though, to be fair to you, I guess you'd have to have a sense of humor to get it....
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Ok...WHAT!?!?!? There were certain aspects of ME3 that were bad (slightly different video as a reward for all those gained assets?!?!?), and the ending sure as hell could have been done better, but to say the game was garbage as a whole is just silly. It was a hell of a game right up to the last ten minutes. Admittedly that's disappointing, but it's only disappointing because everything up until that point was so GOOD.
ME1 has it's flaws too. Too many vehicle missions for starters. Vehicles that blow for seconds. An aiming system that felt horribly inaccurate. And ME2 had flaws, like a boringly stupid mineral collection mini-"game", an extreme lack of Ashley (no one can tell me she shouldn't have been a playable character in all 3 games), and the introduction of one of the most terribly named characters in the history of SciFi (The "Illusive Man"? Fuck, just call him Scary McPowerPants or something....).
I'd say of the 3 games, ME1 is the worst of them, in fact....
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