Muffins

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New law would make ESRB ratings legally binding.

I always find it funny when people say video games make kids violent, but nothing is ever said about TV, which frequently shows war and murder (not that I believe there is any association between RW violence and video games). I’ll admit that a lot of this is just a sort of paranoia. People had similar reactions when rock music first came out, and there was a time when people believed listening to metal backwards caused suicide. However, as Verbose pointed out, you play an active role in games. And TV...

New law would make ESRB ratings legally binding.

As you mentioned, both the Xbox and PS3 have parental controls in place to prevent that sort of thing. However, I’d say it’s up to Microsoft and Sony to make sure those controls are easily found and implemented. Beyond that, it’s the parents decision as to whether or not it’s used.

New law would make ESRB ratings legally binding.

Personally, I’m quite OK with this. I agree that parents should be the ones to decide what children their games can or can’t play, but the way I see it the bill does exactly that. It keeps children from buying games behind their parent’s back. However, this is pretty much is in effect already. A study by the FTC showed that most retailers already don’t sell M-rated games to people without proof their 17 or older. And I can say that from experience too. @Video game market suffering I sincerely doubt there...

Anime General: Proud to be made before Penis Length General

Unfortunately, I’m very poorly versed in anime. The only anime I’ve seen is the entirety of FMA (the regular), a couple of Cowboy Bebop episodes, and the first season of Death Note (and a good bit of Naruto, but let’s forget about that). While I didn’t enjoy the more upbeat moments of FMA, I really liked the darker moments of the series. And I thoroughly liked Death Note, but I got a virus from the website I was watching it on, so I stopped. I can’t really comment on CB since I’ve seen so little of it,...

Connecticut, US Elementary School Shooting

To add on to the gun control discussion, Connecticut is one of the more stricter states when it comes to gun control. It’s a mystery how the guy even obtained an M4 in the first place (or rather, how his mother obtained it). Anyways, I agree that though gun control isn’t the premium route, I don’t really think the “help the psychologically insecure” route is the best either. The only thing most mass-shooters have in common is that they are usually very socially inadept, so that’s all we really get in...

KYM Pony General VI: Return of the Poni

Personally, I thought the episode was average. It’s execution was certainly flawed, and I don’t like how the rest of the Mane 6 were just sort of there, but it’s what I expect from a run-of-the-mill MLP episode, and there were at least a few things that made me smile a bit. So, 6.5/10 stars. And I’m in agreement with Giga here. I really don’t see why people are fussing over RD so much. However, I’m not going to rant about it (just yet, anyways) because I have more important things to do and I just don’t...

Connecticut, US Elementary School Shooting

Hopefully, the affected families can be left to mourn in peace. The last thing I’d want is for them to be harassed for information by the media, as it is oft to do in these situations. These matters require privacy.

Vocabulary Booster General

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian – Of or pertaining to extremely long words. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (noun)- fear of very long words Floccinaucinihilipilification (noun)- estimation of something as worthless (mainly used as an example of a really large word). And some words you might actually use: Armamentarium (noun)- the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one’s duties. Facsimile (noun)- an exact copy. Applies mainly to books and paintings and...

If I had...

I would show those punks at school who the real king of the parking lot is. If I had common sense…..

Pro versus Anti Brony: the Acountancing

I would consider myself to be mostly “pro”, though I’m also with Pyro and many others here. I still consider myself a bit of a brony in that I thoroughly enjoy the show and the fan content, but I’m really sick of this whole thing. Both sides don’t care to hear what the other has to say and so they keep throwing the same insults and argument at each other time and time again. The main thing that really keeps me from calling myself a “real” brony, however, is the internal dispute and elitism that...

KYM Pony General VI: Return of the Poni

Verbose wrote:Notice in the midst of this “Worst Pone” tangent, we have pretty much neglected a couple of Pones. I would say that Pinkie and Twilight are exempt from any sort of real hate because their “bad episodes” are considered to be the best in the show. While Rarity has Sweet and Elite and maybe Sisterhooves Social, Fluttershy has Putting Your Hoof Down (and a lack of development as some people might point out), Rainbow Dash has this one (and her brash attitude), and Applejack is still Applejack....

KYM Driving General (A.K.A Top Gear: Internet)

This was my first car after an accident and before it got scrapped for parts. I took a photo of a photo (yo dawg) because my scanner doesn’t work. I was driving in Dover (a nearby town) looking for some address when a car magically appeared out of nowhere at an intersection and hit me. His car (and everyone involved) was fine, but my car was broken beyond repair. At least it’s scarred license plate makes some nice decor for my room.- This is the car I currently use: My Dad got a new car, so I’m using his...

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