Nightwchtr
join:2001-09-10
Falls Church, VA | reply to DHRacer
Re: Wow
Agreed I smell lawsuit  |
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DHRacer
Fire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
 ·Charter Pipeline
 ·Verizon west (ex G..
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I continue to watch because I just want some idea of what's going on in the world. I want to hear about the EVENTS. The "analysis" part of newscasts I just tune out.
Also, I pick my newscasts carefully. For example, I won't watch CNN, Fox, MSNBC and I try to avoid the other big three (CBS, NBC, ABC). Unfortunately, SeeBS just bought the independent channel I was enjoying for news.
I like Google News online, but it doesn't cover much local stuff.
I think the news should be limited to the FACTS and small words, and that sensationalist reporting be outlawed. Not to mention, any news reporter with an opinion ought to keep it to themselves because I'd like to make up my own mind, not listen to theirs.
There is this one channel in L.A. called Channel 5, and the one newscast guy does a good job. He reports the news (FACTS), and then later has a "Commentary" section where he gives his opinion of the news, and they are very clear it's a Commentary because they announce it as such. Too bad its only one station that does this.
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
Premium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs: | reply to brianiscool
Getting popular Wii for porn DS for picking up kids  |
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Dr Demento
I Vant Blud
join:2002-01-02
Denville, NJ
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said by DHRacer  :Well, the news media has certainly gone from: "We report the facts." to "We make up the facts in the absence of same because there's nothing else to report.". Another reason why I take my 8:00 news with a 5 pound block of salt, and don't beleive a word they say. Then why do you continue to watch. The best way to stop someone is stupid banter if you do not have the power to physically stop is just to not listen to the point of not even re-iterating it to others.
Do you want make the major media outlets smarter so they can come up with more sophisticated ways to lie?  |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to Battousai1
Feet, yeah sorry...my bad. That was my though too -- kids probably got bored with Pictochat on day two.... |
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Battousai1
join:2006-02-16
Nashville, TN
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300 feet actually  . They were in a pretty open area for testing though, through walls or moving cars I imagine it'd be cut down from that.
Pictochat doesn't use the friend code system from what I understand, but even then it's a 1-in-a-million shot that a pedophile happens to have a DS, kid(s) have a ds with pictochat open (not playing a game), and they're in range.
I highly doubt most of the kids that have a DS even care about pictochat. Their comment about a pedo seeing a kid from their moving car and typing to them is stupid as well, how are you supposed to drive and do that at the same time? |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to Chiyo
DS has to be on, Pictochat has to be open, evil pedophile has to be within 300 yards, and then I think there's some degree of the kid having to authorize him as a buddy.... |
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DHRacer
Fire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
·Charter Pipeline
·Verizon west (ex G..
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Well, the news media has certainly gone from: "We report the facts." to "We make up the facts in the absence of same because there's nothing else to report.".
Another reason why I take my 8:00 news with a 5 pound block of salt, and don't beleive a word they say.
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"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now, go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them." (R&D Supervisor, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing /3M Corp.) |
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Chiyo
Save Me Konata-Chan
Premium
join:2003-02-20
Minneapolis, MN
clubs:
·Comcast
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Yeah everyone just rolls around with picto chat open, don't you have to have the DS open and in pic to chat to "chat"? sems dumb like the rest of the stories that have blown the wifi thing out of proportion.
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
Premium
join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX | reply to brianiscool
It's sweeps month. What did you expect? |
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brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL
1 edit | Those are some imaginative scare tactics. |
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