Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
The always delusional Mariah Carey has placed the blame of Glitter failing miserably on September 11.
“I released it around September 11, 2001,” the singer told Swiss newspaper Sonntags Zeitung as translated on fan site MariahDaily. “The talk shows needed something to distract from 9/11. I became a punching bag. I was so successful that they tore me down because my album was at number 2 instead of number 1. The media was laughing at me and attacked me.” Additionally, Mariah also said that the movie was just too cutting-edge for it’s own good. “‘Glitter’ was ahead of its time,” she explained. “Today it’s ‘in’ to make 80’s music.”
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“I released it around September 11, 2001,” the singer told Swiss newspaper Sonntags Zeitung as translated on fan site MariahDaily. “The talk shows needed something to distract from 9/11. I became a punching bag. I was so successful that they tore me down because my album was at number 2 instead of number 1. The media was laughing at me and attacked me.” Additionally, Mariah also said that the movie was just too cutting-edge for it’s own good. “‘Glitter’ was ahead of its time,” she explained. “Today it’s ‘in’ to make 80’s music.”
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
"Game-modder rips into anti-modder US politicos
A game-modder has published a stirring broadside about the public outcry over the pornographic sequences that could be viewed in Grand Theft Auto: San Adreas using the Hot Coffee mod. From the title ("The Founding Fathers roll over in their graves as a new witch-hunt against the First Amendment is launched") on, it's a rip-snortin' read:
The primary difference between the retail version of the game and that of the modded version is that the above content has simply been rearranged and intensified by the consumers. By using the logic that this content was illegally "hidden", one could just as easily claim that any R rated movie has covertly crossed the limits of decency because the end-user could very well pause their DVD player on a scene containing nudity, thus exceeding the length of such scenes by which the MPAA decides whether a film is to be classified as R or NC-17. The same could be said of even a PG-13 rated movie which contains brief nudity.
Perhaps what is most absurd about the accusations against both Rockstar Games and the gaming industry, is that those making the allegations seem to have no idea how the technology they're condemning works. Had they done even a moment's worth of research, they would discover that the online mod community for GTA:SA (and many other PC games) is not only capable of recycling various fragments of game code and art to create new scenes for the game, but we do it all the time. If Senator Hillary Clinton, Leeland Yee, Dr. David Walsh, et al, were to give even a cursory glance at the websites which published the Hot Coffee mod, they would see that it is but one of thousands of modifications made by users which create new game play scenarios using the existing assets. Given the very nature of the interactive digital medium, an industrious "modder" could within minutes create things far "worse" than Hot Coffee if they so desired simply by swapping a few items and lines of code about. Then, on top of just shifting around pre-existing assets, it is also quite easy and common for players to create entirely new content from scratch."
A game-modder has published a stirring broadside about the public outcry over the pornographic sequences that could be viewed in Grand Theft Auto: San Adreas using the Hot Coffee mod. From the title ("The Founding Fathers roll over in their graves as a new witch-hunt against the First Amendment is launched") on, it's a rip-snortin' read:
The primary difference between the retail version of the game and that of the modded version is that the above content has simply been rearranged and intensified by the consumers. By using the logic that this content was illegally "hidden", one could just as easily claim that any R rated movie has covertly crossed the limits of decency because the end-user could very well pause their DVD player on a scene containing nudity, thus exceeding the length of such scenes by which the MPAA decides whether a film is to be classified as R or NC-17. The same could be said of even a PG-13 rated movie which contains brief nudity.
Perhaps what is most absurd about the accusations against both Rockstar Games and the gaming industry, is that those making the allegations seem to have no idea how the technology they're condemning works. Had they done even a moment's worth of research, they would discover that the online mod community for GTA:SA (and many other PC games) is not only capable of recycling various fragments of game code and art to create new scenes for the game, but we do it all the time. If Senator Hillary Clinton, Leeland Yee, Dr. David Walsh, et al, were to give even a cursory glance at the websites which published the Hot Coffee mod, they would see that it is but one of thousands of modifications made by users which create new game play scenarios using the existing assets. Given the very nature of the interactive digital medium, an industrious "modder" could within minutes create things far "worse" than Hot Coffee if they so desired simply by swapping a few items and lines of code about. Then, on top of just shifting around pre-existing assets, it is also quite easy and common for players to create entirely new content from scratch."
"I wish they were wearing more clothes," says Teich, a lifelong game enthusiast who now helps create games. Why, she asks, must women in video games always look like Las Vegas show girls?"
Tara Teichm, a video game designer, here is complaining about the look of women in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Why must they look like Las Vegas Showgirls? Well...San Andreas DOES take place 3/4 of the time in "Las Venturas," Rockstar's version of Las Vegas lol. Don't like the game? Don't play it. While there has been an increase of female gamers in recent years, more young males play then females, hence the target demographic. I find it funny how certain games are becoming scapegoats however for any reason feasible!
Tara Teichm, a video game designer, here is complaining about the look of women in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Why must they look like Las Vegas Showgirls? Well...San Andreas DOES take place 3/4 of the time in "Las Venturas," Rockstar's version of Las Vegas lol. Don't like the game? Don't play it. While there has been an increase of female gamers in recent years, more young males play then females, hence the target demographic. I find it funny how certain games are becoming scapegoats however for any reason feasible!
Monday, July 25, 2005
Excellent weekend! Niece and nephew came up on Friday night and we went to Fuddrucker's, hit up miniature golf, (where my nephew proceeded to hole in one on the very first hole and my niece's first hit was a chip into the [Tiger] woods. I hole in one'd 2 and so did Jess! We watched the Sandlot after since the kids had never seen it. Saturday we got some Pitch 'n Putt in finally. Not one of my better days but hey that's golf. Saturday night was off to Rebecca and Amy's in PA for an impromptu "our parents are away" party. Fun times :)
Family Guy episode last night was great and I'm excited the new season starts so soon-September 11! Hope they don't do any 9/11 themed jokes...I'm surprised the censors are letting as much as they are in the recent eps. Another workweek here and another workweek I'll beat down as we march closer and closer to the FFO rollout which has consumed my weekdays for the past 5 months.
And now some amusing links to end on an up-note :D
Man arrested for spraypaint-can huffing.
Mario with EVERYTHING removed.
And the best for last:
Third annual Paul Reubens' (Pee-Wee Herman) Day Sat., July 23 in San Francisco
Family Guy episode last night was great and I'm excited the new season starts so soon-September 11! Hope they don't do any 9/11 themed jokes...I'm surprised the censors are letting as much as they are in the recent eps. Another workweek here and another workweek I'll beat down as we march closer and closer to the FFO rollout which has consumed my weekdays for the past 5 months.
And now some amusing links to end on an up-note :D
Man arrested for spraypaint-can huffing.
Mario with EVERYTHING removed.
And the best for last:
Third annual Paul Reubens' (Pee-Wee Herman) Day Sat., July 23 in San Francisco
