Learn what? Learning first means you must admit you are ignorant on a specific thing or perhaps you were mistaken, I doubt they consider either concept in this. Their goal seems to be a police state, after all.
If it was safety, wouldn't immigration issues - particularly potential terroristic issues at the borders take precedence over seizing computers?
Let's not worry about immigration issues now, "ICE", lol...
We all know that protecting corporate profits is much more important. Of course, maybe that's why nothing is done about immigrations either - after all, labor is cheap when you don't have to worry about workman's comp, insurance, or heck - even paying them sometimes.
What they are really doing is learning how to build a better lie...
I kinda had that thought too. Who's going to govern what the rules are on the filtering? Probably whoever's paying for it, which makes perfect sense.
This may convert opinions and reviews into conceptual paid content from the company who hosts them. Immediately this brings the question of bias into the picture.
Consumers will see it as 'controlled' and as factual as any paid advertisement... might be. Then we get to company reputation - and many are lacking sorely there. It seems the concept now is if they all suck - then consumers have no choice.
Just the fact they WANT people to do this makes me suspect of their motives right off the bat.
I don't normally donate to the 'save a pet' things, because other 'organizations' that supposedly 'save pets' have put a REAL foul taste in my mouth for donating to these types, but even if I were inclined to donate - it wouldn't be to a company that forces it's volunteers to sign a form like that, lol.
Mostly these organizations are political and don't really care much about pets; this only further gives that impression.
Gamefly? they are offering PC download rentals soon in addition to the console games mail delivery. Although i think its funny that you are ranting about online DRM and talking about signing up for an online games service.
Well, there are some good games out on Steam. I won't deny that - and I give it to Steam - they do allow an 'offline mode'. Kudos for that, but it's still worthless when your internet goes down when you don't expect it.
Each of my teenagers, myself and my wife have Steam accounts with at least 3 games on each account.
See - I do in fact pay for it - and sure, I'll still buy some games if they really catch my interest with DRM - but then, like 'The Sims 3' - I get so pissed off at maintaining the game that I just say screw it and give up.
I bought every expansion for the Sims 3 up to the night-life one (I forget the name) and then I install it, it pukes all over about a version mis-match or some crap and I have to yank the entire game, and re-install all freakin' 6 DVDs - takes about an hour, at best.
6 codes to enter. Have to re-patch the custom stuff, meaning skin replacements and all that jazz - some will just work ok, other stuff I have to re-install.
Turning it into a 2 hour ordeal.
....
Is it worth it to play a game for 2-4 hours? Naaa. Just wasn't.
I mean, sure - it'll work after that, but then I almost dread buying a new expansion for it.
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Hmmm.. guess they are doing something wrong.
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Hey Gamestop; you happen to know if this is out on Amazon now?
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In this current fascist police state they are running - no, they do not.
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If it was safety, wouldn't immigration issues - particularly potential terroristic issues at the borders take precedence over seizing computers?
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We all know that protecting corporate profits is much more important. Of course, maybe that's why nothing is done about immigrations either - after all, labor is cheap when you don't have to worry about workman's comp, insurance, or heck - even paying them sometimes.
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I kinda had that thought too. Who's going to govern what the rules are on the filtering? Probably whoever's paying for it, which makes perfect sense.
This may convert opinions and reviews into conceptual paid content from the company who hosts them. Immediately this brings the question of bias into the picture.
Consumers will see it as 'controlled' and as factual as any paid advertisement... might be. Then we get to company reputation - and many are lacking sorely there. It seems the concept now is if they all suck - then consumers have no choice.
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**If you are a tyrannical government.
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Yep, and obviously patents would fix all their problems. They'd be corporate owned in a week then!
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I don't normally donate to the 'save a pet' things, because other 'organizations' that supposedly 'save pets' have put a REAL foul taste in my mouth for donating to these types, but even if I were inclined to donate - it wouldn't be to a company that forces it's volunteers to sign a form like that, lol.
Mostly these organizations are political and don't really care much about pets; this only further gives that impression.
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Well, there are some good games out on Steam. I won't deny that - and I give it to Steam - they do allow an 'offline mode'. Kudos for that, but it's still worthless when your internet goes down when you don't expect it.
Each of my teenagers, myself and my wife have Steam accounts with at least 3 games on each account.
See - I do in fact pay for it - and sure, I'll still buy some games if they really catch my interest with DRM - but then, like 'The Sims 3' - I get so pissed off at maintaining the game that I just say screw it and give up.
I bought every expansion for the Sims 3 up to the night-life one (I forget the name) and then I install it, it pukes all over about a version mis-match or some crap and I have to yank the entire game, and re-install all freakin' 6 DVDs - takes about an hour, at best.
6 codes to enter. Have to re-patch the custom stuff, meaning skin replacements and all that jazz - some will just work ok, other stuff I have to re-install.
Turning it into a 2 hour ordeal.
....
Is it worth it to play a game for 2-4 hours? Naaa. Just wasn't.
I mean, sure - it'll work after that, but then I almost dread buying a new expansion for it.
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i kid, i kid
Not New Vegas... and sure - I have a no CD crack on my Fallout 3, I think.. maybe it's just the script loader that lets it run without the DVD.
But I don't so much mind a DVD check to be honest.
My fallout 3 works nicely :)
I fully support people paying for content. I also fully support not giving paying customers a headache when it's supposed to be 'entertainment'.
Almost makes one want to console game... (yeah, I'm a die-hard PC-Gamer, I do admit)
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