@ninja_togo: I've considered it, but I haven't invested in my PC gaming rig in years as I've moved to the 360/PS3 for shooters.

@ZINO: Being that for a monitor I sit fairly close to my the screen (around 1 foot); I assume I would get a much better coverage (and 3D effect) with a 24" monitor then even a 50" HDTV.

Having spent over $2k+ on a HDTV in the last year, I have absolutely no inclination to buy a 3DTV.

"It sounds a lot like the Xbox Live Gold vs. Silver distinction."

This would be incredibly useful if I didn't already have cable.

What's going to happen is we are going to start seeing over-intrusive nanny DSCs for fear that some magazine is going to do some actual oversteering and present it as 'danger'.

@Arctic_Visionary: As mentioned above, a legal argument is very different from what you or I would agree upon.

@Arctic_Visionary: Actually you are the one that hasn't read the law, moreover, you are getting into unenforceable rhetoricals.

@badasscat:

In court, which is very different from the real world or the common sense of normal individuals, this won't hold up.

At the very least it shows that Sony had a legitimate reason to remove Linux. Since this firmware does show that the vulnerability in their hypervisor can lead to a hacked firmware (which logically could also lead to piracy).

Woz will not be able to fit on this...

@TheTonyShow: You are aware that the current fines exist at its current levels because of the coverup during the Ford-Firestone incident?

When this car was first released, I wasn't a big fan of it.

@TheTonyShow: First off, I'm not saying Toyota didn't have problems, I'm saying that the panic and Toyota-bashing that followed it certainly was politically driven.

In fairness, Kotaku does play off of some of these negative-Japanese stereotypes as well sometimes. Particularly in relation to otaku and hentai culture.

@Vecha: The Toyota example is probably the perfect example of Japan-bashing.

The problem with the CNN report was that it was out-dated. As reported at Kotaku, rape games have already been banned in Japan for quite some time:

@SaanZ: It not about reporting.

@Witzbold: "Gokudou"(極道) is the philosophy that the Yakuza follow.