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Out of the Blue
[Oct 10, 2002, 05:26 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

I've been continuing my recent rediscovery of the joys of DOOM by way of DooM Legacy. I had a deathmatch last night with my pal RedAnt and also rediscovered the joys of "the claw," the effect when hands that have been pounding keys too hard or clenching a mouse too tightly go numb or start generating sharp pains. If I had to guess why I suffer this more while playing DOOM than other shooter titles, I'd have to say the insanely fast pace of gameplay is the most logical difference to suspect, but in any event, I need to re-learn how to exert a little less clench on the controllers, or learn to type with my knuckles (which come to think of it, might be an improvement over my miserable typing anyway).

Link of the Day:	Sphincterine. Thanks bEtA. Contains pictures, descriptions, and accounts of asses.
Stories of the Day:	Front-page blunder teaches hard lessons Web-site joke gets WSU newspaper in trouble. Thanks Chris Johnson. Man Burned Trying to Kill Head Lice with Alcohol In Wisconsin. Thanks Frottage. Post-modern evolution. Penis Puppeteers Told to Zip It Thanks theAntiELVIS. Worth it just for the headline.
Wild Science:	Actuality Systems Volumetric 3-D Display. Thanks RedAnt. Chess champ trounces Deep Fritz computer. Thanks Mike Martinez.
Weird Science:	Sex with a Twist ... Lemons Provide Protection. Thanks Mentat.
Media of the Day:	Grok (Flash required). Thanks Sharon.
Follow-up:	Famed hacker hawking historic laptops. Thanks Drew Chambers. An Auction of the Day (story).

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Re: Penis Puppeteers...
Oct 10, 2002, 10:13

Bronco

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Re: Penis Puppeteers... Oct 10, 2002, 10:13

Oct 10, 2002, 10:13

Bronco

My question (since this seems to have sparked a whole load of anti-regulation opinions) is "Should the media be regulate at all?"

I believe you need to ask yourself another question first: Who owns the medium that transmits the signal? I believe that the frequencies are owned by no one or everyone for that matter. Because of this someone needs to regulate the industry. Otherewise you'd have large businesses attempting to blow out each others signal with larger and larger signals.

I don't want (for instance) hard-core porn on free to air daytime TV where kids can see it.

My kids see roughly 2 hours of tv a day. After I get home from work the TV gets turned off until they go to bed. Now my kids are young, but old enough that I really don't want them watching 99% of the programs that come on after dinner. I spend a lot of time setting the timer on my VCR.

It seems to me that if we say Yes to my question then we have a more sensible discussion about what should and shouldn't be censored. At this point the arguments about shows such as "Puppetry of the Penis" becomes a better exchange of opinion.

Agreed, in the US sex is the big hang up. You can show people being blown up. You can even show people in bed together during day time TV (soaps). But don't you dare show the naked form (esp. the male form). I would guess that this goes back to the fact that this country was settled by a pretty up tight group of religious people.

Actually there is a supplemental question, which is "Does the govt fund Network TV in the US?" in which case - just as with the Pay stations - surely those who fund the shows (taxpayers) should determine content, presumably thru a representative body of some description (either by apointment or election).

I don't know if the federal governement funds network TV. I do know that the government makes big money from leasing the frequencies for cell phones, etc.

I also know that the FCC is run by appointment. It is not a representative body. Currently the FCC is run by Colin Powells son. Nepotism at its best

-TPFKAS2S