Recent content by Textbook Bobcat

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    The only thing they can't do is watch you sleep - for now. The Government's eye is on you.

    If only it was... My cynicism has reached new heights here. I've never thought something could be paraphrased as "choice of the people" when all you vote on is a face, 75% of MPs remain the same at change of house anyway. Not if it's gradual. Add 1xN (N being day number) grain(s) of salt...
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    The only thing they can't do is watch you sleep - for now. The Government's eye is on you.

    Because anything the government is done so after massive considerations. I keep things from my inferiors all the time, and I'm comparitively unimportant and so is my business (I'm a pensions actuary), so what makes you think the highest seat of power will reveal all their intentions? It was...
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    The only thing they can't do is watch you sleep - for now. The Government's eye is on you.

    It'll be stored automatically, much like an tele communications based company will automatically store telephone records for a period of time. They might not necessarily review it, but it will be there. As said previously, knowing what your citizens think is invaluable, and this data will be...
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    The only thing they can't do is watch you sleep - for now. The Government's eye is on you.

    A snowball starts small but once set rolling gains great momentum. ... This is exactly why things like this come to pass, because the majority are too institutionalised (I want a better word but this is all that comes to mind for now) to do anything different than acquiesce. As long as I...
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    The only thing they can't do is watch you sleep - for now. The Government's eye is on you.

    America is already subject to actions of this nature. That then alleviates eerything objectionable about this doesn't it? I wish to put a camera in your house, there's nothing interesting you do, but it's perfectly acceptable for that reason. And it is good government spending. Knowing...
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    The only thing they can't do is watch you sleep - for now. The Government's eye is on you.

    Today, in the UK, a law was passed that allows the government to monitor (we know they did this anyway) and store for a year all electric transactions you participate in. By this I mean, text messaging, e-mailing, even me; posting on this forum, is now to be collected and stored to "protect" me...
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    Have You Played A Repeatitive game... and liked it?

    Aren't all games repetitive by default?
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    "Shocking" Modern Warfare 2 to be Raised in U.K. Parliament

    A part of the point. I think the main point is exactly what's happening - media takeover = even more sales. Even my Dad wants to play this game now. Films have gone through most of their "bridges too far". We need the gaming equivalent of the Exorcist, which Dante's Inferno might be...
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    "Shocking" Modern Warfare 2 to be Raised in U.K. Parliament

    Imagine if there was a 0 point secret achievement for "you know what" part. Imagine the fallout for that. I have a strong mind (for want of a better way of putting it), and that sequence made even me feel uncomfortable. This will be alive for a long time.
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    could sainsburys single handledly kill the games shops?

    They still get the same money by selling it to Sainsbury's, it's more of a "fuck you" to all games retailers. Clever technique, gets people in the store, therefore increasing the likelihood they do their weekly shopping - that day and more to come.
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    What is the worst entry of your favorite game series?

    Final Fantasy 7. Not the actual game itself, but because of the mindless hordes that saw it as God's Magnum Opus - and by extension the hysteria surrounding something that was for all intents and purposes cookie cutter drama.
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    Brütal Legend DLC Coming in November

    Checking the file size of the download makes it evident it is a key unlock, meaning it's already on the disc, meaning him stating he "needs more maps" is a bit misleading in that he's party to withholding the maps in the first place. Yes, we all know publishers require a certain amount of DLC...
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    Poll: Rolling Stone's Top 10 "Best Video Games Right Now"

    What I find comical is the lack of application of open mindedness here. All any publication ever is; is an opinion. DJ Hero is at the top of the list because somebody believed it in their opinion to be good enough to be there. Saying that their opinion is worthless while lording your own...
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    Bobcat: "Hardcores" and "Casuals": The Whole Damn Melting Pot.

    It did indeed, whilst the only market available was the "nerd". Now there is an entirely new market out there, the "Time poor, cash rich" market. Why lock your customers into year long battle royales when you can churn out ten hour wonders? Sure rentals will increase, but so will turnover...