It's very interesting to observe the Pavlovian response of the American audience. Once ideology gets involved, all rationality goes out the window. I find it fascinating that a country ruled by religious elites, under heavy embargo, with networks under constant attack and scientist with bounties on their heads is able to develop a space program.

What exactly don't you understand? Nobody cares that it is commonly used in the community. They legally lost it to corporate greed or whatever fits your worldview. Choosing a side based on feelings instead of facts is called prejudice.

I work in marketing so I have a pretty good idea how trademarks are registered. "Gaymer" is not a commonly used word.

This is the world that western civilization has created for itself. Don't hate the player, hate the game. "Ignorantia juris non excusat" - ignorance for the law is not an excuse.

As I already said, if they liked the name, they should have registered it. Unfortunately "...they have for years" is totally meaningless in court. First come, first serve (legally speaking). I couldn't care less about how you feel about anything. You are "allowed" to print my comment and wipe your behind with it if it makes you happy.

Where exactly did you see fraudulent trademark filings? Was the brand free? Yes it was. I don't see a problem.

I'm not confused at all. These people are having ridiculous, laughable demands, ergo I take the opportunity to mock and laugh at them. "Gaymer" is not an actual dictionary word, therefore can not be part of the public domain. If they liked the name so much, they should have registered it as a trademark.

Bigot! Everyone has the right to be loud and obnoxious, to demand special treatment and exclusive rights.

How do you call gamers that love cheese? There must be a word for that.

"...anything but jogging" Ricky Gervais

One of my favorite quotes of all time - "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.". I'm quite misanthropic, so no, the examples you are giving do not make my heart warm. They are the achievements of few exceptional individuals, despite the rest of humanity, not thanks to the rest of humanity. The majority of us simply take credit for belonging to the same species and want to feel included. Whether our existence would be of interest to hypothetical intelligent extraterrestrial life is a philosophical question with many aspects so I'd refrain myself from making any assumptions.

That's exactly what I'm saying. :)

Not my life. My existence is meaningless. My conscience forms an idea as to what is meaningful - find cure for cancer, smoke weed all day, kill all the Jews, etc. and then it it motivates me to act accordingly. Meaning is a human construct.

IMHO "meaning" is a human concept. We simply exist and that's it. Everything else attached to it is simply ego trippin. When you are dead does it matter that you have known?

Exactly my point. If the planet dies tomorrow in a fiery explosion, the Universe will not be a bit different. Noone will notice and noone will care. I think that sending a plaque with (pathetic and preachy) pictures in orbit is arrogant and self centered. I don't even want to raise the question about space junk and how would "aliens" differentiate between debris and inspirational plaques.