[UPDATE] Sega Knows How to Stop SOPA

[The Wooster]

[UPDATE] Sega Knows How to Stop SOPA

Apparently issues like SOPA are "generally caused by bad installs or junk data that's stuck in the system memory."

While many publishers are keeping their lips tightly shut when it comes to the SOPA issue, Sega seems to be taking a more ... practical stance.

When one Hot Blooded Gaming reader sent Sega Customer Service an email containing a passionate pre-written letter from The Escapist contributor and Destructoid editor, Jim Sterling [http://www.destructoid.com/hate-sopa-tell-the-esa-and-its-members--218936.phtml], Sega emailed him back with the following sage advice:

"Generally these issues are caused by bad installs or junk data that's stuck in the system's memory," replied Sega. "The first suggestion would be to perform a hard reset on the device. It's best to attempt this any time you experience performance problems with your device or have an app crash. If that doesn't work, it's suggested you uninstall the app, perform a hard reset, reinstall and then perform one more hard reset before launching the game.

"If you're [sic] problems continue, please let us know."

So, if I'm reading this correctly, all we have to do is perform a hard reset, then "reinstall" the United States Government. I'll break out my AK-47 and let you know how that works out, Sega.

While this is obviously a, humorously inappropriate, automated response, it's a stark reminder that Sega hasn't come out for, or against, the controversial bill. But by remaining a member of the ESA, and not speaking out against SOPA, Sega is putting itself very much in the 'for' camp.

Update: Sega has responded with an amusing video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zMt_nnjpuI&feature=youtu.be] that contains an apology for the confusion.

Source: Hot Blooded Gaming [http://www.hotbloodedgaming.com/2012/01/12/segas-reply-to-concerned-gamer-over-sopa-is-complete-garbage/]


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[RedEyesBlackGamer]

I want to think that this was intentional and good natured joking on Sega's part. Applying this to Congress seems oddly fitting.

 

[Varya]

SEGA actually responded to Sterling via twitter with this link
youtu.be/-zMt_nnjpuI
Hilarious

 

[praetor_alpha]

Apparently issues like SOPA are "generally caused by bad installs or junk data that's stuck in the system memory."

Damn incumbents.

 

[Charli]

Hard Resetting the Government, tch Sega your wisdom once again is years ahead of us all.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Well, if the US government went through a "full reinstall", as in every upper level member got booted out of office and new ones instated, we might actually get something done for the economy. And to get our asses out of debt. For the love of God, why is the concept of "spend less than you make" such a difficult one to understand? Even while Bill Clinton was totally not getting his whacker licked in office, he managed to keep us out of debt.

Stimulus packages are an effective way to boost an ailing economy. The philosophy of "do nothing but make cuts to programs" is really bad at getting an economy back on its feet. Traditionally, the government has met these drops in the economy by increasing spending and lowering taxes.
Edit: I know you probably don't want to get dragged into a debate on this, I was just trying to dispel the notion that spending, especially during a recession, is a bad idea.

 

[DarkRyter]

And this is why I kept my dreamcast.

 

[gigastar]

Hard Reset on the US government?

Well, it could certainly solve more problems than it would cause, but what are we going to do about reinstall?

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

So, if I'm reading this correctly, all we have to do is perform a hard reset, then "reinstall" the United States Government. I'll break out my AK-47 and let you know how that works out, Sega.

I'm forwarding this to Ted Nugent and the NRA. It's time for a re-install!

And to be clear to anyone who may misinterpret this, I'm of course joking.

OT: This put a smile on my face. Thank you, Sega.

 

[Terminate421]

Sega are without a doubt gaining my Respect back. The next step is to make me want to play sonic yet again.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Hard Resetting the Government, tch Sega your wisdom once again is years ahead of us all.

i know right o.o;; it would fix SO many more problems then just SOPA

 

[Something Amyss]

Genesis does what Ninten-don't.

Spark a revolution, that is.

Sega are without a doubt gaining my Respect back. The next step is to make me want to play sonic yet again.

Please. Sega aren't miracle workers.

 

[Something Amyss]

Hard Reset on the US government?

Well, it could certainly solve more problems than it would cause, but what are we going to do about reinstall?

Well, we still have the original install file (The Constitution). It's the 200+ years of patches that could prove to be a problem.

 

[Hal10k]

Well, if the US government went through a "full reinstall", as in every upper level member got booted out of office and new ones instated, we might actually get something done for the economy. And to get our asses out of debt. For the love of God, why is the concept of "spend less than you make" such a difficult one to understand? Even while Bill Clinton was totally not getting his whacker licked in office, he managed to keep us out of debt.

Stimulus packages are an effective way to boost an ailing economy. The philosophy of "do nothing but make cuts to programs" is really bad at getting an economy back on its feet. Traditionally, the government has met these drops in the economy by increasing spending and lowering taxes.
Edit: I know you probably don't want to get dragged into a debate on this, I was just trying to dispel the notion that spending, especially during a recession, is a bad idea.

I know I shouldn't have brought it up in the first place. Economics melt my brain, anyway - how would anyone even think that spending when you've got things to pay off, even if you make as much money as the US government, is a good idea? Makes no sense to me, and doesn't seem to be making any cents for a lot of people either.

The aim of increased government spending is to improve the economy to a point where paying off the debt actually becomes viable. It's easier to pay off the debt with a sub-par economy than with one that's completely in the crapper.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Sega are without a doubt gaining my Respect back. The next step is to make me want to play sonic yet again.

Please. Sega aren't miracle workers.

Well, have you played Sonic Generations?

It was actually... good.

Most of the time, anyway.

OT: Well, many things in Congress need a hard reset...

...

Spoiler: VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

 

[AstylahAthrys]

Oh, Sega, you're so silly and insightful.

 

[Atmos Duality]

I know I shouldn't have brought it up in the first place. Economics melt my brain, anyway - how would anyone even think that spending when you've got things to pay off, even if you make as much money as the US government, is a good idea? Makes no sense to me, and doesn't seem to be making any cents for a lot of people either.

Short Version: It ties into the concept of market confidence, which in turn spurs market growth, which in turn ties into tax revenue to pay for the package.

Spoiler: Long Version

When people spend money, it shows that there is business to be had, and potential profits to be reaped. This in turn, spurs investors to create supply, and thus, jobs.
That in turn, will eventually generate tax revenue that pays for the initial cost of the package.

The idea of stimulus packages is not just getting people to spend, but to encourage them to even look at the market so that they will spend further, rather than retreating from the market entirely.

However, stimulus packages only work as long as there are people with disposable income around who just needed encouragement.

For the most part, that isn't the case.
The US economy is rightly fucked: between the great Gasoline Squeeze the implosion of the housing market, and the continued loss of legitimate/middle class/career jobs means it's only going to compound the debt problem.

Stimulus packages are a total gamble, but they can be effective in smoothing over the rough spots.

It's similar in a way to when the old USSR collapsed, economically. They couldn't compete with then-rising star China after we implemented NAFTA/TAFTA, (which has ultimately damned the US economy by statistical law, as we're seeing right now) so they had to withdraw considerably from the global market, and rebuild their domestics.

The difference now being, that because the US collapsed, it has caused a chain reaction for everyone else in the market (except where all the money and jobs are going, naturally: India and China), so we're all in one big boat, and now our economies are held hostage by two new super-powers which have accomplished what the old USSR TRIED to do, but couldn't because of conflicting ideologies: Bury the rest of the world market in cheap goods and services.

If there ever was a common problem that could tie (most of) Europe and North America together, it's this.

The only "good news", (far more bittersweet and bitter), is that if either super power comes to collect their debt, we all default and go bankrupt, which means no more easy money for either of them (due to wild shifts in the value of money, and the end of what was effectively mass price-gouging a wealthy populace).

This in turn, will FORCE the American and European markets to "reboot" and spend more wisely, while India and China will have to end their Robber Economy (turning on each other first, perhaps; they are direct competitors), or face a sudden dead stop in their growth, which in turn will result in a rude awakening from their lower and (new) middle classes, who are now getting a taste of being a first class, modern country.

Wow this was a lot longer than I thought it would be....but that's my "wild pitch" prediction. For all I know, we could just all get bought out and put under new global management/government as part of some contrived "debt forgiveness program".

On topic: Heh, for once, I can't fault Sega's line of thinking here.
I've been hoping to uproot most fat-cat incumbents for over a decade now, who have rode the Party System for an easy paycheck for far too long.

 

[chuckey]

I think we are about to witness the birth of a meme here. Let government screw up pics with the words "HARD RESET" be shooped!