Re: Ya ever heard of shareware? Same idea. Not new.
"and more importantly so long as the moral force of copyright (of rewarding the producers) remains in effect this notion can work fine."
Yeah, not even close. This is an example of someone circumventing copyright entirely. Nice try, though....
"Won't work if everyone doesn't pay."
Also wrong. It won't work unless ENOUGH people pay. That's the entire point of viewing pirates as a promotional tool for the wider market. WHOOSH!
"Need a cheaply duplicable item people want, priced low. Video game for kids who don't work to pay for it is perfect. Does not apply to real products."
So entertainment isn't a product now? Interesting. I now fully trust you in the realm of economics!
"The moral suasion of copyright must remain as is."
Summary: Hi! I didn't read the post again, or maybe I didn't understand it. Who can tell, what with all this drool on my chin?
"As number of freetards with the above opinion increase, this fails, rapidly gets unsustainable even for cheap games."
Strange, since this hasn't happened yet. Freetards sure are taking their time destroying all that is right and holy in the world. They're probably lazy. Yeah, that must be it....
Yeah, that's probably fair, but generally it seems like it shouldn't be terribly difficult for any serious researcher who wouldn't start off knowing what conclusion he/she was going to reach (obviously a pointless request in this case) to purposefully go overboard on the sample size just to make sure they didn't have to face the criticism.
It strikes me that it's possible some of these biased researchers specifically choose a smaller sample size betting on a greater chance to reach whatever conclusion they wish....
...the entire argument about the proximity to moral disengagement and the game playing seems completely out of place. The ultimate conclusion would be that, fine, the games only make children more likely to be aggressive/violent/deviant/whatever in the short aftermath of game playing, likely compounded by the number of hours played effecting how much "cool down" time is needed. That's a dangerous logical game to play if you want to argue, as do I, that playing games does not effect behavior in normal children or adults.
The better attack on this study appears to be the sample size, which is laughably small and completely incapable of effectively weeding out other behavior and personality variables for the admittedly silly measures on morality. 172 kids split in half for each part of the study isn't NEARLY enough to be accurate.
I'm not sure why you didn't just point at the number, laugh, and proceed....
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"As Pope Francis said, it's certainly possible for atheists to enter into Heaven. Jesus' Mercy is available to all."
Okay, honest question, and I'm not trying to be antagonistic: how can the above statement be made by someone who can then go on and claim to be a Catholic or Christian by any understood definition? Either the way to heaven lies through Christ or it doesn't. If we're going to reduce admittance to heaven of a one true God who had one true son to humanism, then let's just go with humanism and be done with the rest of it....
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"The Bible makes it clear that homosexual acts are sinful."
Correct, but it also makes it clear that genocide, if ordered by God, is not only perfectly moral but compulsory for the believer. You cannot, for example, claim to be Catholic AND claim that you would not kill any Amalekite you should meet on the street. God ordered their destruction as a people, so you would have to destroy any Amalekite stragglers should you find them. That is, to those of us that recognize the bible has problems and is not the moral compass it portends, an immoral request.
So let me ask you, TRM, would you kill an Amalekite if God ordered it? Would you kill in the name of your God if he requested it, as yours has in the past?
"Christians living under Communism are oppressed, spied on, tortured, forced into slavery and murdered, therefore it's obvious that communism is inherently anti-Christian."
Well, you're right, but it is more correctly stated that communism is anti-RELIGION, rather than being anti-Christian, and even that is only a half-truth in application. Stalin certainly made use of the Russian church, after all. All that being said, communism /= atheism, so I'm not sure what point you think you're making. You do realize that there are many non-theistic advocates of democracy and republics, right? Such as all those involved in creating our own nation?
So I see, once again, that my idea for a "Lunch With Dark Helmet's Parents To Figure Out What The Hell Went Wrong" SKU was dismissed for yet another year. You know, Mrs. Geigner just wants a little company during the holiday season, and her cooking is top notch (in so far as cooking can be from an Irish woman).
Other ideas I had that were dismissed, just so Techdirt-ers know what they're missing out on:
1. Tour of Dark Helmet's palatial 2 bedroom apartment (won't take long)
2. Lunch with Dark Helmet....at the strip club
3. Dark Helmet records your voicemail greeting in his best Christopher Walken having a seizure impression voice
Then you're a moron. If you want children to be prepared to be responsible and knowledgeable about the responsibilities and consequences of puberty and sex, you teach them about it. If you want to make sure you have as many STDs and teen pregnancies as possible, you don't teach them about sex and let them learn it on their own, from pornography, from TV, from music, and from when they have cauliflower on their dicks and children in their wombs.
"So GeneralEmergency guy is absolutely right - this IS inappropriate subject for young children. Yep, discussion about almost any sexual subject is inappropriate."
Say goodbye to Sex Ed and say hello to teen pregnancy and STDs, because that's all your stupid prudishness is going to get you....
"It's precisely this kind of liberal mindset that's responsible for the sexualization of children. No, they shouldn't be taught about sex until moving into adulthood."
So you would outlaw sexual education in schools altogether? None in health class, no Robert Crown Center, nothing, until COLLEGE?!??! Despite every last piece of evidence indicating that doing so will lead to a massive INCREASE in teen pregnancy and STDs? Talk about working at cross purposes....
"You're just looking for any and every excuse to corrupt our youth and thus advance the immoral agenda of making them more susceptible to sexual activity and pedophiliacs from a younger age."
What the shit ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? We're talking about discussing a law that these children live under. If the law exists, kids should be able to discuss it. You're not really suggesting that we keep our children from talking about our government, are you!?!?
"Children are highly impressionable and most parents would be opposed."
Children are highly resilient and thoughtful if you raise them that way. As for most parents being opposed to teaching about the law: citation please. The teachers at this particular school have experienced the exact opposite.
"Fortunately they're not YOUR property to thrust your perversions upon."
For someone so worried about pedophiles and perverts, you sure talk about thrusting stuff on children a lot....
" in every single incident, the perpetrator has always been revealed to have been taking prescribed psychotropic drugs."
Er, my understanding is that Adam Lanza was specifically NOT taking the drugs that would normally have been prescribed, which is why many people are blaming his mother....
""This was a site specifically designed for and catered to married individuals wanting to have an affair.
Ok, where does it say that again ?"
.........you mean other than in the god damn headline? How about the entire 2nd paragraph?
"And, if you're a married person looking to cheat, you can go to a dating site dedicated to cheaters, because surely that will work out well for everyone involved. But here's something you may have never expected: a skeevy site promising to help you cheat on your spouse might just be bullshitting their own profiles."
Re: Re: Re: Where DO you find this trivia? And HOW do you evade coming to a point?
Dude, just sign in. You debated me by name on Twitter, you can do so on Techdirt. If you love calling American Indians niggers so much, just do so with your name attached.
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Re: Ya ever heard of shareware? Same idea. Not new.
Yeah, not even close. This is an example of someone circumventing copyright entirely. Nice try, though....
"Won't work if everyone doesn't pay."
Also wrong. It won't work unless ENOUGH people pay. That's the entire point of viewing pirates as a promotional tool for the wider market. WHOOSH!
"Need a cheaply duplicable item people want, priced low. Video game for kids who don't work to pay for it is perfect. Does not apply to real products."
So entertainment isn't a product now? Interesting. I now fully trust you in the realm of economics!
"The moral suasion of copyright must remain as is."
Summary: Hi! I didn't read the post again, or maybe I didn't understand it. Who can tell, what with all this drool on my chin?
"As number of freetards with the above opinion increase, this fails, rapidly gets unsustainable even for cheap games."
Strange, since this hasn't happened yet. Freetards sure are taking their time destroying all that is right and holy in the world. They're probably lazy. Yeah, that must be it....
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Shit...
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Re: Re: Hate to be a critic but...
It strikes me that it's possible some of these biased researchers specifically choose a smaller sample size betting on a greater chance to reach whatever conclusion they wish....
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Hate to be a critic but...
The better attack on this study appears to be the sample size, which is laughably small and completely incapable of effectively weeding out other behavior and personality variables for the admittedly silly measures on morality. 172 kids split in half for each part of the study isn't NEARLY enough to be accurate.
I'm not sure why you didn't just point at the number, laugh, and proceed....
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I do actually, but are you suggesting that there is a reason for which genocide would be considered moral?
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Okay, honest question, and I'm not trying to be antagonistic: how can the above statement be made by someone who can then go on and claim to be a Catholic or Christian by any understood definition? Either the way to heaven lies through Christ or it doesn't. If we're going to reduce admittance to heaven of a one true God who had one true son to humanism, then let's just go with humanism and be done with the rest of it....
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Re:
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Correct, but it also makes it clear that genocide, if ordered by God, is not only perfectly moral but compulsory for the believer. You cannot, for example, claim to be Catholic AND claim that you would not kill any Amalekite you should meet on the street. God ordered their destruction as a people, so you would have to destroy any Amalekite stragglers should you find them. That is, to those of us that recognize the bible has problems and is not the moral compass it portends, an immoral request.
So let me ask you, TRM, would you kill an Amalekite if God ordered it? Would you kill in the name of your God if he requested it, as yours has in the past?
"Christians living under Communism are oppressed, spied on, tortured, forced into slavery and murdered, therefore it's obvious that communism is inherently anti-Christian."
Well, you're right, but it is more correctly stated that communism is anti-RELIGION, rather than being anti-Christian, and even that is only a half-truth in application. Stalin certainly made use of the Russian church, after all. All that being said, communism /= atheism, so I'm not sure what point you think you're making. You do realize that there are many non-theistic advocates of democracy and republics, right? Such as all those involved in creating our own nation?
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Wrongo, Mr. Geigner...
Then, and I never thought I'd actually be able to say this in my lifetime, I wish you'd act more like the Pope....
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Happy holidays, jerks!
Other ideas I had that were dismissed, just so Techdirt-ers know what they're missing out on:
1. Tour of Dark Helmet's palatial 2 bedroom apartment (won't take long)
2. Lunch with Dark Helmet....at the strip club
3. Dark Helmet records your voicemail greeting in his best Christopher Walken having a seizure impression voice
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Wrongo, Mr. Geigner...
Then you're a moron. If you want children to be prepared to be responsible and knowledgeable about the responsibilities and consequences of puberty and sex, you teach them about it. If you want to make sure you have as many STDs and teen pregnancies as possible, you don't teach them about sex and let them learn it on their own, from pornography, from TV, from music, and from when they have cauliflower on their dicks and children in their wombs.
You, again, are working at cross purposes...
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Re: Re: Re: Wrongo, Mr. Geigner...
Say goodbye to Sex Ed and say hello to teen pregnancy and STDs, because that's all your stupid prudishness is going to get you....
On the post: School Firewalls And Their Blocks On 'Gay/Lesbian Issues'
Re: Re: Re: Wrongo, Mr. Geigner...
So you would outlaw sexual education in schools altogether? None in health class, no Robert Crown Center, nothing, until COLLEGE?!??! Despite every last piece of evidence indicating that doing so will lead to a massive INCREASE in teen pregnancy and STDs? Talk about working at cross purposes....
"You're just looking for any and every excuse to corrupt our youth and thus advance the immoral agenda of making them more susceptible to sexual activity and pedophiliacs from a younger age."
What the shit ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? We're talking about discussing a law that these children live under. If the law exists, kids should be able to discuss it. You're not really suggesting that we keep our children from talking about our government, are you!?!?
"Children are highly impressionable and most parents would be opposed."
Children are highly resilient and thoughtful if you raise them that way. As for most parents being opposed to teaching about the law: citation please. The teachers at this particular school have experienced the exact opposite.
"Fortunately they're not YOUR property to thrust your perversions upon."
For someone so worried about pedophiles and perverts, you sure talk about thrusting stuff on children a lot....
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Re: The Common Thread
Er, my understanding is that Adam Lanza was specifically NOT taking the drugs that would normally have been prescribed, which is why many people are blaming his mother....
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Re: Re:
Thank you for chiming in here. I read the article that I linked to (obviously) and rather assumed the commenters would as well. Guess I was wrong....
On the post: Study Of 11K Children: Video Games Probably Don't Alter Behavior
Re: Re: Yes, "probably" is "resounding affirmation" for the brain-damaged.
I can't think of a more perfectly useless way to spend one's time than waiting for OOTB to acknowledge he's been proven false....
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Re: Re: Re: Would never happen on TD
Ok, where does it say that again ?"
.........you mean other than in the god damn headline? How about the entire 2nd paragraph?
"And, if you're a married person looking to cheat, you can go to a dating site dedicated to cheaters, because surely that will work out well for everyone involved. But here's something you may have never expected: a skeevy site promising to help you cheat on your spouse might just be bullshitting their own profiles."
Seriously, you're a bit off today....
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Re: Re: Re: Would never happen on TD
Sure, I think that one is fine.
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Re: Re: Re: Where DO you find this trivia? And HOW do you evade coming to a point?
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Re: Re: Would never happen on TD
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