Comment Re:Object-sex-oriented? (Score 1) 117
Much more complicated than that, but not a bad way of explaining it in simple terms
Comment Gender Expression != Sexual Orientation (Score 1) 348
Just saying.
Of course, I haven't bothered to read any of the linked to pages.
Comment Re:Wait, what? (Score 1) 65
MySpace still exists?
Comment Re:So claim to be a... (Score 1) 348
<insert joke about how 'getting in her pants' could be interpreted as cross-dressing here>
Comment Re:So claim to be a... (Score 1) 348
I claim to be a transgender lesbian
Xbox Live Now Allows Gender Expression 348
Last year we discussed news that an Xbox Live gamer was banned for identifying herself as a lesbian on her profile. Microsoft said at the time that nothing sexual in nature could appear in Gamertags or profiles. Now, they seem to have reconsidered their stance, and they've updated their Code of Conduct accordingly. Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten wrote:
"[The update] will allow our members to more freely express their race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles. Under our previous policy, some of these expressions of self-identification were not allowed in Gamertags or profiles to prevent the use of these terms as insults or slurs. However we have since heard feedback from our customers that while the spirit of this approach was genuine, it inadvertently excluded a part of our Xbox LIVE community. This update also comes hand-in-hand with increased stringency and enforcement to prevent the misuse of these terms."
Comment Re:Completely ineffective privacy protection (Score 1) 821
Any my personal favourite:
"Hey, Bob! This one's a tranny!"
Thankfully I don't expect to need to fly from Heathrow or Manchester.
Comment Re:yes (Score 1) 1049
they don't insert ads.
That's not even true. Gmail pages have plenty of text advertisements.
What you are saying is true, but jthill is correct in saying that Google do not insert ads in your emails.
Have you ever received an email from somebody with a Hotmail account? They always seem to end with something like:
New! Receive and respond to mail from other email accounts from within Hotmail Find out how.
THAT is the advert to which jthill was referring. Hotmail inserts these adverts into your emails. You have no control over them. Gmail does not do this.
Comment Gay Disney (Score 1) 23
"Since Disney just got around to featuring its first African-American princess this year, it's no shock that we may have to wait a while for a gay heroine."
Erm... when you consider the fact that many interpret Mulan as a film about a transsexual man... I don't think we're too far away from having gay Disney.
Comment Still haven't watched the film. (Score 1) 222
Thank Codd I've already downloaded it!
Comment Re:My Hope (Score 1) 820
My hope is that this technology will be scrapped in favour of some sort of genetically modified animal capable of providing us with bacon, ham AND pork!
Comment and obligatory response (Score 1) 820
long pork is long
Comment Re:That's not really the issue here. (Score 1) 705
Don't think it's that exceptional, tbh. I've seen my 4 year old half-brother do that on his laptop. Yes. HIS laptop.
Comment Re:To be more specific (Score 1) 673
Why has nobody thought of this before?
Personally, I think that some combination of the two would be best. Using child protection filters on your bookmarks and history, along with private mode to train your browser as to what sort of thing you think is private. Even better would be to include a little icon in the address bar to show you whether the browser considers the website you're on to be private or not.
Comment GLaDOS? (Score 1) 527
I kinda expected GLaDOS to be hotter than that. And less... male.
