Alright, peeps... I got in an argument with someone last night about women and stereotypes on gaming. Mostly about Red vs. Blue and how they treat their female cast compared to their male cast and how much I hated the treatment and the chars coming from that. So I got curious: Do you think there's a vast majority of people who put women in stereotypes for playing games/online games? Do you think that there should be this stuff happening in the media and in general especially with males? Personally, I am a female gamer, I have played Halo. I'm not the best player, granted, but I am a good player. I also have played games all my life, from the Sega Master System and Nintendo to today with the 360 and PS3. I definitely think there are some stereotypes for women out there who play a lot of games, hell, look at a lot of the gaming websites and the ratio of men to women who work on them. I don't know the ratio here, sorry peeps. :P The world is changing and I still hate the stereotypes thrown out there.
I kinda disagree, Billy at least seemed like the type for a long time rode on his daughters career and depended heavily on it. As he was in her tv show as her father and did his own publicity through it. Justin Bieber, I don't know much about, but when I hear: "27 Million dollar mansion" in my mind, alarm bells ring. Especially his behavior recently, though he might be no longer looked at by his parents anymore. I just think kids should be kids and then make their own choices. Force it early, and you can end up with a train wreck very quickly. There are some kids stars that turned out, but there's a lot more who really ended screwed up. Look at the Jackson family alone, all of them had terrible childhoods under being stars and only one turned out okay out of all of them.
You should've seen the look on Will Smith's family... Boy, if a picture is a thousand words... I still get a kick thinking about it. And the fact they let their teenage son watch her. I remember on the news that they predicted in 2008 that Miley Cyrus's career would hit the lowest in 2013. They're prophets. I never honestly liked the tween crazes, even when I was one. I thought it was stupid and not really into music. The most I listen to is Linkin Park, but that's because I enjoy their music. I knew at some point the kiddies would grow up, it happens to every tween phase. Justin Bieber is hitting the same phase right now and he's trying to keep it going. But Miley is just trying to cling to what she has left and at the same time trying to make herself appear "as an adult" because she's in the phase where she needs to appeal to the adults. Granted, most adults except mostly males will be watching the performance, and not for the right reasons, but she's trying. I think in a few years, Bieber and Cyrus will be like the rest of the tween stars: Faded into obscurity and desperately shaving their heads to keep the fans going. This is the reason why I don't approve of child stars in any sense or form. It never really works, the Olson twins, Brittany Spears (fun fact: She was one of the original Mickey Mouse Club), Micheal Jackson, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and even One Direction at some point. It's sad, but a part of life.
There's something called: "The Good Sumaritan Law" which basically means if you witness a crime and don't do anything to stop it and/or don't report it to the police, you're considered as guilty as the party who did it. It's in a few states, I don't know if it's where the kids are, but I think it's a good example to set to throw some heavy penalty on them for not doing anything and witnessing it IF they didn't do the murder. As for the being bored, I sadly see it a lot now. Kids, (especially rich ones, not being judgmental, but it seems a tendency.) Who are bored think mostly: "Well, if I do this, I can have daddy bail me out." There was a kid who tortured and slaughtered 20 family cats in two weeks at Miami. He came from a well-off family who were dentists who were going through a divorce, he talked, ON TAPE, about how much he enjoyed killing those cats and the media attention. He said: "Well, my parents are going through a divorce, that's why I did this." That's inexcusable to do what he did, it's inexcusable to kill someone because you're bored. They need to be in jail, if you are killing animals and people at a young age, most likely it's going to carry on for your whole life.
I hate to bring it up... But Obama was the one who brought it up, at least his administration from what I hear. :/ And I support his policies usually, but I'm 100% against this one and will bring it to my grave that way.
Agreed a 100%, Ars... It would still affect a lot of sites. I know Critics when the first SOPA came out were saying if it passed they would close instantly because they wouldn't want to be arrested. Including Channel Awesome and That Guy With The Glasses. I chose games based on streams and reviews recently because my budget is too tight to NOT check it out or rent it. Which I have a feeling is going to come up at some point. Japan for a long time, might be even now, has banned all renting of video games. One guy brought up a point of a little kid singing his favorite song from the radio and his parents posting it on Youtube and being arrested for it. Extreme, yes, but it brings up a good point when you have one chance and get chucked in jail. If this passes, we can see maybe more laws being passed in the future that make more restrictions. Youtube would be a ghost town most likely with streams banned.
I heard Australia's refusing to bring a lot of people to the U.S. now, or are refusing American citizens, one of the two and not totally sure. I can't blame them, I'd be angry too on what happened. I do believe life in prison is for the best, though it's unfortunate. I don't want the kids to be set as an example and warning. At the same time, I don't want this happen again. And sadly, I can see it happening again.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ma-administration-wants-to-revive-part-of-it/ Well, part of it... The part that says all copyright streams are illegal. I have to flat-out say no. Two reasons: One, I watch online streams because I don't have that much money. If I have the money and I like a game, yes, I'll buy it. But for me, it's great to see how a game looks and feels to me before buying one. Two: This will bring back all the other laws they tried to make over time. I am against SOPA, I'm against a huge part of the economy and yes, there is a huge economy behind streaming videos/making reviews/playing games and making shows. There's a ton of money that goes to people online who support their whole lives behind it. Being destroyed because people who sit on their money all day whine about the Internet stealing more money can't stand the fact they can't buy their next jetplane. While some reviewers can't afford their rent or food without their shows. I didn't like SOPA, never supported it, and never will.[DOUBLEPOST=1377223601][/DOUBLEPOST]https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-2013/LMzMVrQF Petition to stop it.
The Last of Us, Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy VI, Heavy Rain.
Yeah, I really respect the staff the way they're doing it now. I don't have any worries they don't do what I do. :P Maybe I was more of a...
Yeah, it was pretty hectic back then, it has settled a helluva lot more. Also, I played a massive role in running the forum with the staff with...
I was taking a walk on the beach when I found a really obedient German Shepherd wandering a short distance from his owner. The owner was calling him and I heard a loud yelp come from the dog a minute later. I thought the dog was playing too roughly or something and I ignored it. I was coming the other way and spotted the owner, I spent a few moments petting the dog and speaking to him and noticed two collars. I asked him and he said it was a shock collar. He said he rarely used it and just used it a few minutes ago to get his attention and only uses it for that purpose. A few minutes later I walked on, but the question rolled around my head for a bit, so I decided to ask: What is your opinion on e-collars, a device used to give electric shocks to dogs via collars used by owners as a training aid to correct dogs over things over other training methods? Do you think it is the best training out there, better than even the collar on allowing dogs to walk freely, do you think it's abuse, or do you think owners use it to cut corners to not train their dogs properly? I honestly think it's part abuse, part quick fix. People want results now, they don't want to wait weeks, they don't want to wait months. They want a perfect pet as soon as they start out. They also have this belief that it will prevent the dog from choking to death with a collar and stop the cruelty of a gentle lead and/or harness using such a device because a few shocks and the dog will walk next to you nice and obediently. I don't like the e-collar. I have seen dogs perfectly trained where all you need is hand signals and a soft voice and the dog will listen perfectly. Yes, it takes longer time, but if you're going to have a dog, you need that time put in anyway. I have seen dogs on beaches walk right next to their owner without any leash or voice command with no devices and nothing else other than the trust for their owner. My cat comes mostly when called because he knows I'll pet him as a reward and he sometimes gets food. i never used any other training methods and neither did my family on training our pets except voice commands and gestures. We've never had any problem with our animals.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105...aves-family-in-errant-car-credits-mario-kart/ I think this is frigging adorable, and I tip my hat to the kid on figuring out what to do and not panicking. It reminds me of a four year old once who called 911 because her mother had a deadly seizure and was so calm, the operator didn't believe it was happening, but sent a dispatch just in case and saved the mom's life. Kid deserves a medal and several gaming systems. Smart thinking, kid.
I work at a law firm office, and I know for a fact that it can get horrendously backlogged in my state. And we're one of the smallest states when it comes to lawsuits because of our economy. I've never heard it going back ten years, but that's just me. Also, as far as I know, the Statute of this type of **** only goes about seven. Maybe it's different, god knows. But it's ridiculous, especially since it was a life-threatening emergency. The kid had a brain tumor, it wasn't like he was going out back to smoke weed or something during classtime, it would've killed him to keep it in there. They should drop the fine and apologize. I feel really terrible for the family and pray it gets straightened out.
Sorry, I can't fully remember all the members. :( It's been a long time. T_T
Uh.... Nope, sorry. :(
I wouldn't be surprised if people make a living off suing companies for ridiculous things. Remember the woman who sued McDonald's because she put hot coffee between her legs while driving and suffered severe burns because it spilled? Between that suit and the rest getting media attention, of course people are suing. The same reason people are doing ridiculous things now, sometimes even suicidal, because it gets you on tv and most likely on the news, which brings ANOTHER ton of money. There are valid cases out there sometimes, I do note there are mistakes. I could mention one right now, but it turns my stomach thinking about it. I actually have a good Gamestop in my area. At least, in the rare instances I go there. But I've heard thousands of complaints about Gamestop and how they run stores. So I'm not surprised there's still problems, but I have heard that they usually put something in there saying the content has already probably been used. Maybe they don't or they don't anymore. I don't know.
Actually, Fallout original you can do that. Hell, the final boss, you can choose between nukes, convincing him to kill himself, or kicking the door down and killing everyone on sight. This is given as an option through the whole game depending on your stats, and you can even raise the stats as time goes on even though the main traits: Intelligence, strength, charisma, etc... Doesn't change. I always wanted to do one where I had a 1 Intelligence and a 10 Charisma and very high speech to see what would happen. Fallout has consequences for being "evil". but doesn't outright punish you except refuse access to certain areas for your actions. The endings change depending on your decisions made in the game. But I digress, we have different opinions on old and new games. =3 The original Fallout will always be a classic for me, especially the ending.
For this week, we're going to a really interesting game that defines nuclear wasteland: Fallout. So, what do you enjoy? The old games that were more of a point and click, relying more on your stats that leaned way more heavily on a rpg aspect than your skills with aiming, with off the wall humor, and the ability to make the smartest person on the planet or the dumbest depending on how you want to play, with a boss who at the end either was brutally hard or a piece of cake depending on how you used your stats? Or the new ones, where it is a First-Person shooter, less of the off the wall humor, much more expanded storyline, easier shooting stats, but has less of an rpg element, less effect with your stats where you are still the same with most stats, easier final bosses no matter which route, and a less personal stake without hundreds of people depending on you that you know? I actually enjoyed Fallout 3, but there's something about Fallout the original that calls me back constantly. It's one of the most frustrating games I ever played, but the most addicting. I love the challenge and different ways of playing the game even without the stats being different. The decision making is much deeper in my opinion than the other games, and it affects a lot more people. I love Fallout 3, but the original ones win this round.
I'm just curious, what did you peeps do as a kid that wasn't "bad" but an incident that was unforgettable and really annoying at the same time that made your parents flip out/cost them a ton of cash because of stupidity or a dare. One time I went to a trip to a big city three hours away. I messed up the time I was supposed to meet with the group and after a half an hour of waiting, I called my mom collect when my teacher came two minutes after she picked up the phone. My brother also found his way at the top of a mountain while skiing because he took the wrong chair lift. He also called collect to my mom in a blind panic. I think he got down via ski patrol. She still wonders which one out of us was worse when it came to ending up calling collect because of a moment of panic. Oh yeah, my brother also bought two Siberian Husky puppies, at separate times, without asking and/or realizing he didn't have the time for them, and we didn't have the space for them.
