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I think that these kinds of games, such as this one, where nothing is really bad or really good, is really his worst enemy. There's nothing in these games that tap into his rage or praise.

...and rainbows, unicorns and birds will suddenly appear and honey will flow everywhere by tomorrow Or, it will be a rainy day on my way to work, the coffeemachine will be out of order, and the intranet have gone into smoke, leaving me to spend the rest of the day discussing the election with people whose english sounds like a bad copy of Apu from Simpsons (Yeah, i work in a multinational company.)

What are you americans doing in this thread? Shoo, shoo! to the voting both with you.

I didn't realize that bestiality and polygamy was running in such amok that our very lives are affected to such a degree that our society is on the brink of collapse. I mean bestiality falls directly under animal abuse and polygamy will not be implemented since there are no influencal groups advocating it, and ofcourse the whole legal mess it would make, makes it practically impossible. The only time for polygamy to become legal would be if the government abolished the definition of marriage all together.

Dayym, I agree on every point there. Too bad that your options are as possible to happen as world peace would happen tomorrow. *sigh*

A little ideology every now and then isn't such a bad thing. Otherwise You guys would now have His Majesty King Washington XVIII on your coins instead of (whatever you guys currently have on your coins) A good question really, did the french revolution and the american independence uprising have to do with facts&logic, or activist ideology?

Obviously not seen it yet, but i definately looking forward to Eastwood's Gran Torino. Hopefully it will go down the same path as Death Wish 3.

Wait what? How the hell did i miss that? In any case, whoppee!

Just to follow suit, he will give a slight positive review of Fallout 3.

I disagree here. Saints Row 2 certainly isn't anything close to highbrow, or trying to achieve some sort of artistic integrity. It seems like it has the same celibration for "stupidly awesome" as the 80's action movies, which is perfectly understandable.

Heh, very emotional post, but I thought you understood realpolitik. In every war there's at least one side which doesn't fight in self-defense, guaranteed. Because, by definition, there needs to be an aggressor. And that aggressor always has its reasons, good or bad. In this case, the reason was a mix of resources and politics. Wars have been fought over far less. For good or ill, war in one form or another is an integral and fundamentally defining part of most cultures, if only because those cultures for which it's not tend to be destroyed. It may look like we're trivialising the issue, and we probably are, as most folks here haven't experienced war first-hand. But there's no escaping one truth: the world is an ugly, nasty place - and to think the human race has (or should have) advanced enough to put war behind us completely, if such a thing is even possible is self-deceit. To what lengths are we willing to go, how much are we willing to compromise to avoid war? Is war really the worst choice, in all circumstances? The answer to that is neither simple nor unique. When it comes to realpolitik, i understand it, but it is very hard to keep emotional detachment from it as well, since it is the aspect that brings out the worst of humanity. Of course you have to keep your "cool", or so to say, but without realizing repercussions of their ideas is even a worse sin in my book. It is true as you say about it is our nature to wage war, but i am just perplexed at the whole "well, whatever"-mantra that shows its ugly face in this discussion.

Meh, this whole Iraqi-freedom charade is up again with its regurgitating arguments. Lowering Hitler to the same level of a petty dictator in a country that no one would give a rats ass about in a region only being interesting due to its natural resources. A bunch of goatherders lead by a rich spoiled kid with spiritual issues, all from places that look like biblical times, manages to scare up a generation into bombing the crap out of anything that might be suspicious, locking their doors, and arming themselves up to their teeth. Coming from a family of war veterans that have actually experienced war in its ugliest form, i find some opinions here despicable, as these matters should be handled with the greatest restraint and respect, and without the whole who-ra wardummin'. In these times of coca-cola warfare and 'embedded journalism', war is marketed with their latest reports suitable for a 30 minute segment in reality-tv shows on the Discovery channel, all with commercial brakes. All of these given to salivating armchair-generals, who think that one can discuss the merits of REAL torture and warfare with the same tone and style of wit as one would discuss the advantages of having rogue instead of a wizard in your party, or whether the changes from one RPG-system to an other is justifiable for a new generation of gamers. A generation of people actually surviving a war might build something better for their children, as their country has been bombed into oblivion and back, but with a generation of cynics boosting that "war isn't pretty, boo-feckin-hoo", as it was as trivial as getting late for school, only serve to create further conflicts and misery for the incoming generation. Although i have served in the military and even fired assaultrifles and rocketpropelled granade launchers with live ammunition, i have never experienced the horror of all horrors, as my grandfather described it. I haven't experienced what it is like when a neighbouring, and most of all overpowering, country attacks and wishes to destroy the very soil that generations have lived on. I haven't experienced what it is like to defend that very soil with every aching muscle in your body. I haven't experienced when you have bad or little equipment, you aren't expected to survive this moment, even less this winter. But you have to, since there is no where to go to. There is no safe haven across the big sea where your family lives. I haven't experienced what it is like to see hordes of people from the enemy's side charging against you, overpowering you 10-1 atleast. I haven't experienced the very fear of getting killed, or being sent to a prisoncamp. I haven't experienced what it is like to have the vision of having thousands upon thousands of people being under Stalin's wrath. I haven't experienced what it is like to have 20 of your friends since childhood, from the very same small village, being blown to pieces, getting their head punctuated, dying in agony in front of you, or even go insane with 'battlefever', starting to kill everyone, no matter side you were on; leaving you to shoot against them and hope that they will survive and maybe, just maybe, snap out of it. But i know this, that people who lived through this terror and are still living with the memories of it to this very day, that their opinions and judgement should be respected and revered. I also know from their wisdom gained by these experiences is something to learn from, and not to be cast aside. Taken all of this in consideration, i have a hard time understanding operation Iraqi freedom. Were the risks that grave? Would you send soldiers into a country that is a mousefart compared to you in power and equipment? Is it worth to attack other countries that haven't declared war on you? Would you send these boys and girls, who all volunteered to protect their country, into a war where that were declared on YOUR part? It very hard for me to even try to imagine to justify all that without having every inch of your own existence at stake. It seems more like a good 'ole case of stalinistic cynicism, where the soldiers are more like pawns in your real-life game of risk. Now, if you excuse me, i am in a bad mood at the moment, and i have a deadline that needs to be met.

Meh, i remember reading PC Gamer UK back in the day. The reviewers were sometimes really nasty but witty at the same time. But they were brave as well, there was even one issue heavily critizing on how much publishers got and how little the seller and most importantly, the developers got for each sold copy. But there was one issue that stood out from the rest though. It was about their highest rated 20 games during 1991-1995(the time of the issue was published). Only the top 4 had gotten over 90% out of 100, with Ultima Underworld II at the top with 93%. Imagine that. What strikes me as sad, is when people like Yahtzee are considered as fringe in today's gaming journalism, while a decade ago, he would've been considered as the norm.

Yeah, it always starts off well, until the husband comes home drunk with a woman, and he desperately tries to rationalise why the woman is topless. "Oh, settle down, it's nothing. All the women do this in Germany, and you know what Germans are like, they won't conform for nobody!" "Then why is she talking with a British accent?" "That's what happens to you when you eat sauerkraut." "I ate sauerkraut for dinner last night. I didn't sound British." "It's a German thing, you idiot." I have simpler excuse: "Honey, do you believe me or your lying eyes?!"

This is just stupid

A part of me dreams about a division of soldiers made out of Colonel Kurtz' vision, then the war on 'terror' would've been won within a month. There wouldn't been a 'need' to go to Iraq, no need to harass the Iranian or the Syrians. Just a minor tour to Afghanistan, and then out. Done. No judgement and no moral restraint, just acting according to what needs to be done. Then i wake up and realize that i am a human being after all.

It's their choice, and whether it is a smart one is a whole other issue. Since there's officially no money involved, i wouldn't personally choose to keep the project close for the following reasons: 1) I generally dislike keeping things esoteric for the sake of being esoteric 2) It's completely dependent on the members own drive to fix things, which will usually suffer the longer it takes 3) Nepotism is indirectly created with having a closed beta, which is never a good thing

I stumbled upon I personally saw them opening with the same number back in 1998, it's probably the most aggressive audiovisual experience that i have ever attended to.

The restaurant at the CN Tower was nice. And the hamburgers at the Blue Jays stadium were awesome as well. Apparantly, they have Michael Jackson's shoes from the 'Moonwalker'-video there in glasscabinet. But that was in 1991, so a couple things might've changed.

Interesting statement. So, my fellow board members, how your civic freedom today?

I watched the third party candidates-debate today between Nader and Baldwin. To no ones suprise, they had more interesting things to say, and kept it very civil, despite their differences. If they would've been included in the debate with Obama and McCain, things would've been far more interesting, since they would actually attack the very basis of the war on terror, patriot act, and the evident corruption in Washington DC.

Does it fit with Trask then? Didn't he escape a thousand years before the events in KotOR to the unknown regions and never to be heard from again?

*sigh*

Maybe STOR will be start of a new MMO-bubble, that will burst and only leave the profitable ones left.

There are no emoticons out there to justify my reaction.