Meshugger

no, it is his defined job: to interpret and enforce the laws of the land, including the constitution. should an infringement occur, the case can be taken to SCOTUS for review. this idea that congress somehow has domain over the AG is a joke, and THAT is the abuse of power which should be raising the eyebrows. taks Again we're viewing the issue from complete different angles. I see it for any human being in an armed conflict, which is not up to interpretation. Illegal combatant just sounds silly.

I don't think that we're communicating well today. My point is that we need such a document as a standard. Your point is that it is irrelevant. In realpolitik this is true, but we shouldn't lower our standards either to the lower denominator. Is he a champion of human and individual rights then? I know that i an pushing your buttons, but you have to convince me in a better way than that That's wasn't my point on how well they are treated compared to other countries. They aren't treated as POWs as described in the Geneva convention, which is in my case, the basic treatment of any human being. But i understand your point though, there are several at guantanamo that are refusing to leave, since they fear *real* torture awaits them in their home-countries.

Phew taks, you're one stubborn fella. And not only that, you now have a guard dog barking when you're gone Everyone who has a relative that has been or is currently at a war, understands that the fine line between sanity and a lord of flies-scenario isn't that far apart. However, standards should be applied, like the Geneva convention. What made me very skeptic about Gonzalez was the clear intention of his statement, that the more power to the state and less to the individual. Especially in this 'war against terror' (what aren't your government war against?) these kinds of statements should be met with great skepticism, since they leave a lot of room to be abused, if they turn into law. Granted, we don't live in a world where states are at war with each other in the classical sense. But that doesn't excuse us from deny basic human rights to one another, and here as Walsingham stated, a piece of paper, a code of conduct is essential. Having a lawyer cherry-pick who and to whom this applies to their own needs is abuse. And looking at the current American administration previous intentions and doings with individual and human rights, Gonzalez statements should definitely raise some eyebrows.

YES! My collector's edition arrived with the mail today. Sadly, i don't have time to play it. But tomorrow....

My mom and dad watched the movie back in the summer of '77. They thought it was trite garbage and believed that it would be forgotten within a year. Nerds around the world proved them wrong.

College. Time to engage in decadent sexual activities, consume some narcotics and pulling pranks like in National Lampoons'-movies. And reading some books as well. Quite a lot of them, now that i come think of it.

it is, actually. i mean, exactly who out there do we engage that abides by even reasonable rules of war anymore? taks Call me idealistic and naive. Hell, my 90-year old grandfather have tales from WWII when questionable acts occurred at the front lines (He doesn't imply that it is useless, just hard to follow). But i see it as an ideal that any country who calls itself civilized should strive for

Predicted frame-rate on my rig: 10-15fps with medium details @1280x1024. //EDIT: Is the releasedate a coincidence? I think not.

For someone that said that the Geneva agreement "obselete", especially in his position, i am glad that he's gone.

Heh, i almost feel proud of only seen Alien and Aliens. Of some reason, i never got myself to see the newer ones.

We all know that it is the remnants of the galaxy, that was annihilated when the foolish mortals started to think silly things such as evolution and got interested in sodomy. We're actually the 33rd experiment, and according to the divine plan we have 5 years left if we don't repent. An angel told me this during delirium.

Meh, i wanted Obi-Wan

Who is Jim? And is he a Mac user?

...or he has become old and more detached from reality. It happens to every one of us, sooner or later

Lulz, this was posted by a disgruntled fan at the 2k-boards, in response to the whole DRM/rootkit-fiasco that surrounds the PC-version.

That's a pro in my book! Yup. The sense of desperation vital for a "-shock" game.

I just got a mail form my resellers: "We would gladly report that your order has been dispatched from our warehouse in Sweden (wait, what?!)". Atleast it seems like the rumors of 31st release for europe were unfounded.

The whole of Europe has been shafted now? Just great. If it weren't for the extra goodies that the CE offers, then i would buy it from steam this instant.

Oh, ffs. There's a rumor floating around that the Collector's edition (could be all versions) of Bioshock on both platforms is being delayed until the 31st of August, in Scandinavia atleast. So me, mkreku, kirottu, Xard, Rosbjerg, Kaftan and Musopticon are left in the dark. Possibly.

Towel that bitch. Use three for better chance of success. Or so i've heard.

+1 Especially for those that don't get the game until friday the earliest.

...and before we know it, artificial intelligence will create these "lifeforms" to sustain their own needs. Then things will get interesting.

[guess] It will be a very little connection to the previous ones, probably set 100 years after the events of DX2. But anyhoo, Warren Spector is not involved, so it will probably be sucky in any case. [/guess]

I am not going to spoil myself either The performance from what i've heard, is a bit so-so, but Ati and nVidia have promised to release some hotfixes when the demo is "officially" out (= when Fileplanet's counter has gone to zero).

+ Ahmadinejad doesn't really have the power to declare war by himself. He has people above him, that don't want war (The council of Mullah's, or whatever they are calling themselves.)