LadyCrimson

I take a bit of umbrage on this statement. A few highly publicized incidents doesn't = "your cops are pretty ---- up." Not that I think our police system doesn't need work. More accurate would be "those specific cops at that scene did a ---- up thing." On the issue, I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, from the video only, I would condemn the way it was used (those really long, spraying bursts on people who were sitting peaceably). That definitely doesn't seem right at all, in this specific instance. And the cop in question looks like a tool to begin with (he has some minor history of other stuff supposedly) On the other hand, I've also seen (highly publicized) videos where cops tell protestors they have to move, the protestors refuse, the cops try to manhandle them off the grounds, the protestors struggle mightily against it/resist (vs peaceably walking away with the cops), which starts to look cruel as the cops struggle with them, and then things start to physically get out of hand from there & suddenly you have a mini-riot going on. Or (highly publicized) videos of cops using rubber bullets (or whatever they are) on the more unruly crowds which goes awry because someone gets hurt from it (they may be rubber/soft material, but they can still hurt). Point being, I always end up with mixed feelings about "what is a police force supposed to do, then?" about breaking up protests/crowds, if the crowd is either getting rowdy, or if the cops are under orders to do so, maybe because they're illegally blocking road/other access or whatever? It doesn't seem to matter the method...if there's injury, foul is cried. What are they supposed to do? Ask nicely and if the crowd doesn't obey, say "ok, we weren't really serious anyway" and go home? If that article is correct, however, that mace is actually less risky because of less breathing issues etc risk, then they should use it for crowd control. Or the water hoses. I dunno. It's a rock and a hard place thing sometimes.

Yeah, that's what I need to look into. ATT says they have it in the area now, and they'd come and install the stuff in your house, but I'm not sure/convinced yet if what they'd be connecting to outside of the house is actually fiber optic, if you know what I mean.

How big is your room? Isn't that some floor space to the left of your desk? I mean, it's not like you actually need anything but a tiny walking path from desk to door.

I hate the price, but I still love having cable TV there when I want it, even if I don't watch a lot of TV. Hubs is actually the one who watches lots of TV, heh. Netflix/Hulu is mostly for watching now & then on my computer, not the big screen TV (I've gotten used to it, but hubs still doesn't like Netflix/internet quality either). I would like something other than Comcast tho, with their crappy HD selection. AT&T fiber optic maybe. I keep forgetting to check into that.

No. New Vegas was alright because they received all the assets and engine of Failout 3 from Bethesda, so they could focus on their strengths rather than creating everything from scratch. If Obsidian had to make Skyrim from scratch, it would be completely doomed. Beth should let Obsidian work in collaboration with Beth's tech people on all their games. Beth has always been (imo) terrible at quests/dialogue. They serve their purpose, but not much more. Beth just rocks at creating open-world/sandbox.

When I tried using it, I kinda liked that lump on the bottom because it gave my unused fingers something to rest/push against.

You can try to create the larger, hidden .ini file and muck around with that. But you need to be careful with it, of course. I remember doing this in FNV, tho I never tried to alter the stuff in it since for that game I already had the editor. I probably won't muck with this one either, unless they get the vanity-cam to not work...tho getting rid of those logo loads would be nice, heh. Thread: http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topi...ntresting-read/ Edit: I don't know if anything about Perks is actually in it, either....you'd have to find out yourself.

That happened to me once with FNV. I'm hoping for a couple weeks. But I'm not holding my breath.

Either Beth or Steam (no one's quite sure yet it seems) released a tiny patch that updates the .exe file so it can no longer be run by clicking directly on the .exe (thus bypassing Steam). Ppl were doing that to bypass launcher crashes and tweak-y stuff like make the game use more RAM or something. Anyway, since then some say they have unplayable CTD's and launcher breakage etc....don't know if that's the majority or a minority, but...yeah, if you're having problems, could be related to that. If you can get to it, try a verify game cache routine?

I played Anno 1404 a bit. It was pretty fun. Does 2070 still have that always-on 'net connection requirement? At the moment...playing nothing. Liked Skyrim a lot but then got distracted by health and pc issues so I've been taking a break from gaming. Should be ready to dive back in (at least a little bit) soon. Might wait for that first Skyrim patch tho....it'd be nice if it'd address some pc performance issues (not bugs, performance/optimization). I haven't been too impressed w/Skyrim in that regard.

Hubby uses that same wireless xbox controller so he can lie on the recliner couch. The cats sit in his lap of course.

Fighting constant fatigue. Wrestling with PC storage solutions & low batteries & other such annoying tech stuff. Rolling around on the floor with kitties, tossing sticks and crinkly balls and getting wet nose kisses. I didn't miss the cat litter or the cat hair, but I sure did miss the kitty hugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV_KpO8khOI

I keep getting locked in the house (yes, locked in) because the front doorknob thingie refuses to turn to unlock. So hubs leaves for work and turns that thing as he goes, then I try to leave later and I can't unlock it. You can still key-open it from the outside, but bah. I leave via the garage door, open the backgate, unlock the front door, walk back through the house and re-lock the gate/garage door. Maybe hubs is trying to make sure I don't run away. Haha. Time to fix 'em tho. Need new door locks all over anyway.

I can't stand curry. My whole family loves it...which is probably one reason I stopped going to most of the family dinners etc. They all started making/eating all these dishes I dislike. But I do love kimchi...and sauerkraut. The Korean exchange my parents had many years ago used to make kimchi, and when she visited the States now and then over the years, she'd make/bring over a huge glass jar of it. She likes using root vegies vs. cabbage sometimes, not sure what it is, kind of radish like. It's good too.

Harry Potter, the last one. It was .... ok. A bit anti-climatic imo. Mostly I ordered it because I've seen all the others and can't not see the last one, right? The wand-saber duels are old hat by now, but Ralph Fiennes hamming it up always makes me smile.

There is in my game. It's down at the bottom left of the screen when you're in the controls menu. Altho, it might be tied to the default Sprint key, because it changed to match what I remapped 'Sprint' to be. If it's not showing up for you, must be a bug from remapping Sprint to something it didn't like I guess.

Lvl 10 now. I like how you don't have to spend the Perk points right away, so if you can't decide now you can decide later. I'm finding it interesting how "easy" most of the combat is, until you reach the last guy in a ruin or something - I guess they're like the mini-bosses in other games. But I'm cruising through thinking "this ruin is a piece of cake" and suddenly the last room has some dude that makes me feel as if my sword or battle axe has suddenly turned into a rubber needle. Those are some long (and oft re-loaded) fights, at least if I don't want to leave and come back later.

@Bokishi - hey, you got it working now. Looks good! Can't Run From Me Deer in the woods, morning. (click for fullsize etc)

Seeing as the trend has gone towards shorter and shorter, I'm just happy that some studios are going in the opposite direction. I don't think Baldur's Gate would've been as epic had it only been 20 hours long. Oh I agree in principle. You just have to understand that my playstyle is very slow. All the ppl these days who say "Rage/Borderlands/Diablo/pick a game name" is a 20 hour game, I have to double or even triple that time (for the first run thru at least). I spent maybe a total of 600+ hours on FNV, but that was two complete runs and many many many partial runs. .... I have a feeling if I did that with Skyrim, my hours would stack up to maybe 2000 and that's too much for me. But I know many love that.

This is pretty much how I'm feeling at the moment. Love the explore, love the 1st-time seeing/doing, but not getting any sense of wanting to roll 6 characters or whatever to replay it over and over with different builds. For me tho, I just think games like these become almost too big, so after I've done it once I don't want to do it all over again. There has to more incentive than "try a pure thief instead of a mage" for me to replay something of this scope/time investment, and I'm not feeling it. But this doesn't detract from it's core value, either, since even a once-thru is going to take a long time, and I'm enjoying it. I'm one of those that doesn't mind the overall UI all that much, but ... yes, all of that is very true. Thing I'm disliking the most at the moment is no indication of what buffs I have on/how much longer they'll last while in-game itself. I know there's the "Effects" menu, but I want to know while in combat that I'm about out of time on my resist fire potion, not have to repeatedly pause the game and check some menu. Is there a way to do that that I'm missing?

There's almost no damage resistance in FNV...it's all that "damage threshold" instead. So they have a DT of about 15 IIRC. They just have a lot of hit points (500+). I don't recall them having any specific resistance buffs, their "perks" just upped their damage and perception I think. Maybe their high Perception enables them to avoid some trap damage or something? Never used traps much, not sure. And yeah, there's some cliffside points where you can snipe them from afar.

I know someone who finished the main plot at lvl 21. But in terms of the whole game...yeah...it's like these games are designed to never be finished. heh Btw, there seems to be a bug for some people where their save games suddenly vanish. I remember a bug like that in FNV too. So might be a good idea to back up saves now and then.

Who said anything about making the dough? I either order the pizza or if I want to make pizza thingies at home I'll use sourdough bread slices. Quick & easy & tastes good. But since ordering out doesn't fit the topic, if I understand right, I'll add this: That's about as "recipe" as I get...and even that came from just winging it with stuff that was in the cupboard, combined with the memory of my mother doing something similar with red snapper. All that liquid piles up in the pan & the chicken comes out mildly flavored & juicy. And chicken is still cheap if you're not buying the pre-boned, pre-skinned convenience packs. Rice & broccoli on the side. Mostly tho, I'll just go with a big cross rib beef roast because I can toss it in the oven for 6-8 hours & not have to think about it until it's done. Not the cheapest I know but eh...still loads cheaper than eating out a lot.

Path of Exile's new beta changes equal a much improved arpg game. I like it quite a bit better. Still has issues of course, but much better. The skill tree is still very intimidating. lol So I'm bouncing between PoE & Skyrim a bit. Still not much in the mood for long gaming sessions so it's going slow for both. But I'm having fun.