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Meshugger

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  1. Why is Ron Paul so unelectable in the eyes of the republicans? He is the only sensible person of the whole lot
  2. I care of course, that's why i asked the questions. These design changes gives me the same vibes that i got from DA2 before release. Emptiness, shallowness and zero integrity,
  3. I just checked some previews and it would be nice if someone could answer the following: - EDI now has a sexy robot husk to use, why? - They changed the look of the Protheans from Cthulhu-esque tall aliens to samurai collectors, why? - Why the excessive pandering? See below I would buy it if it the argument was that the design was done with humerous undertones, but there is none. Everything was presented in a serious matter, why?
  4. It has a "Made in China" sticker on the back Does it matter when it comes to cultural ideal? After all, it sounds more like the chinese being under american influence than anything. It's a gradual process - as American wares flowed to Europe post WW1 so did American movies, music, food and general culture - same will happen with China.. Your culture does not become the dominant the instant your economy is the biggest. In Europe we are just used to exporting culture at gun point because that's what we did for the last 500 years. I haven't even seen any indication of this happening. Remember the Japanese tiger? All that we got was some japenese influence, but a far cry from the total domination. We are talking about change of langua franca in business, music and general culture. So unless China seriously flexes its muscles, it's not going to happen. So did America at first - in fact they were pretty dead set on staying isolated and minding their own business, both figurative and literally. Not comparable such easily though. The US assumed control after the power vacuum after WW1 where the british empire, their closest allies, started to crumble. The US also had a pretty nice head start with it sharing the same language and similar (Anglo-saxon) culture. China has none of these. It has a tremendous languagebarrier that is not only a completely different alphabet, but it is also not even phonetic. Point being, China still has a pretty steep uphill battle to face in order to replace the US as the dominant superpower in the world.
  5. I do not think that China will behave like a cultural juggernaut like USA is even if it become the biggest economy. It also lacks the ambition required for world domination. Finally, while there is an "American dream", there is no "Chinese dream".
  6. Oh come on, try a bit harder will ya? I saw no argument based on reason or anything that was linked. For example, men and women are not only biologically different externally speaking, but also on hormonal level as well, which in turn have an impact on behaviour, thought process and emotional states. That doesn't exactly go hand in hand with a genderless society. Well, unless ofcourse you happen to be a transhumanist.
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    This needs a repost: The man was punk before the punk movement occured and more punk than they ever were.
  8. The only one of those republicans that any shed of integrity is Ron Paul. The rest of them are either frauds, tricksters or bullies. Just to put it into perspective, a great republican president from the past:
  9. The problem is that the law is stupid.
  10. Lets not kid ourselves. The only reason to try to regulate the internet is an excuse to consolidate the power of information from the hands of the many to the hands of the few.
  11. So with a genderless society you will not feel helpless desire for the feminine body? Or the need of a man's warm and comforting arms in a heat of passion? It is just an it? Sounds like this theory was made by people to people who haven't experienced any real passion in their lifetimes.
  12. Man, look at that smirk. They really nailed the "wise-guy" theme The gaming world needs more Bill Murrays.
  13. Looks like it would be worth a demo. Linky anyone?
  14. Doesn't that include pretty much every game made? Pretty much. A great collection of arm chair developers who seem to claim they have all the answers yet few if any have written one line of code or written a story. Eh, what's that got to do with a review? We might as well ignore almost every single review that's out there by that premise. In any form of media.
  15. It's pretty obviously a joke (and they're probably changing the site a little bit). Will be very surprised if it turns out to be true considered that, as others commented in the topic where it first came out, it's basically the letter GOG used for their publicity stunt. Exactly. The nature of the message and obvious reference to GoG was icing on the cake.
  16. I think that he meant the korean peninsula. Both the chinese, mongols and the japanese have been on that piece of land through history.
  17. Christmas is the best time of the year. All the family gathered, eating great food, a whole lot of presents and ofcourse the snow. The holiday season also brings the out the nostalgia in you. I'll be taking a christmas vacation starting tomorrow until januari the third to catch up with all my games of the past and watch my favourite movies from my childhood. Die Hard, Gremlins, Ghostbusters and Superman I is a must. Merry Christmas everyone! P.S. Hat's of to you Guard Dog. What you did was exceptional. You might think that you're alone on christmas, but rest assured you made several kids very happy.
  18. Looks great. Already a "must-see" in my book.
  19. Judging by the background scenery, i can't help wonder if the cat survived the fall or not
  20. Finished Witcher 2 and will try out Deus Ex: HR later tonight.
  21. It will be interesting if his kid will try to modernize the country though.
  22. Was that satire or were they actually serious as cancer? When they say rhythm is a dancer? Those folks would forbid Snap from performing. That's no laughing matter
  23. Was that satire or were they actually serious as cancer?
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