"The vendors hoped that 3D would be the compelling new technology driving upgrade purchases, but that doesn't seem to have happened."

He's saying car dealers would claim that they're "losing money" on the car they sell you, and that they "make up for it in volume," in order to make you think they're giving you a great deal.

If they do the same thing, then why bother forcing cigarette companies to use the pictures? A warning label informs you. A picture of rotten teeth just grosses you out and repulses you. Companies shouldn't be forced to put disgusting pictures all over their products.

I guess I don't remember how much we heard about it from teachers in elementary school... but we certainly had those DARE officers come in and talk to us about tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. Middle school health class is where they really pound it into your head. That might not be true everywhere, and if it isn't, then…

I'm saying they already show these pictures to every elementary school student in America. Hell, they'll probably just think the guy smoking through his throat looks cool.

I've always noticed that with Bethesda games. The NPCs are all very stiff, and aren't very responsive to getting shot, or hit with an axe. It especially bothered me in Fallout 3, being used to animations in first person shooters.

Well that's why children aren't allowed to buy cigarettes... and that's why we have an education system that informs children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol at an early age. (Not that there aren't problems with the severity of the information provided in classes like those as well.)

A warning label provides information. A picture of a black, dried out, cancerous lung incites a strong emotional response. A warning label is meant to honestly express the dangers facing potential consumers. A picture like that is meant to scare them away.

My point was not that people decide to smoke with the intention of becoming addicted. My point was that people make the decision to smoke knowing full well of its addictive potential, and that, even then, actual addiction requires repeated use. Addiction doesn't just happen when, in a state of inebriation, you decide…

It really bothers me when people use the phrase "on line" to describe waiting in a row of people. You stand IN LINE. IN A LINE, NOT ON A LINE. UNLESS THERE IS A LINE OF TAPE ON THE GROUND ON WHICH YOU ARE ASSEMBLING, YOU ARE NOT ON TOP OF A LINE.

CALL IN THE BACK HOES

A company should not be forced to advertise against its own product. Warning labels should be required. Company's should have to inform consumers of the potential risks of using their products. Forcing them to put 'disgusting images' on their own packaging is pretty ridiculous.

1up still has archives of all the old podcasts. There's a little arrow toward the bottom of the page that displays them.

What about Shawn Elliot!!!???

The British Soldiers of the Boston massacre fired their weapons because they were surrounded by 300 angry Bostonians, screaming at them, throwing rock hard balls of ice at them, and urging them to "shoot!" The mod was growing more and more aggressive, and one of the soldiers panicked, after which the others were both…

U mad bro?

Did you ever listen to the RadiOPM podcast? I've listened to the last episode something like 15 times now. So much nostalgia... that was my first podcast.

Anyone ever picked up an issue of EDGE magazine? I did a while back, and I was extremely impressed. Nice, quality matte cover? Thick, glossy pages? THOUGHTFUL PAGE DESIGN!? Well-written articles, both about games themselves, and larger issues within the gaming industry? Uses a numerical rating system, but displays it…

This is nothing new, regardless of medium. Americans have been in love with the concept of military adventurism for decades... at least since WWII. Ever heard of GI Joe? Young men glorify warfare. Good luck turning that around.

We call them patriots. Ever heard of the Boston Massacre?