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There is no need. Women have breasts. Thank you for reminding me. Seriously. Awesome.

Um... Krez, mate. They have a veto power so they don't have to express their physical power by shooting. Morals have **** all to do with it. Ignore that power, and your drive towards high mindedness will be blown away like cobweb.

'Apple Bonjour' sounds like something you'd punch immediately, if you were having a good enough day.

Is there a female equivalent of Einstein?

What makes you think Raithe is a man?

Probably. Here's the first hint: I can't accept that, I can't relate to that type of music (rap/hip-hop) rap was around and popular when I was younger but it just doesn't fit me or my life. I think that's fair enough, tbh. I used to like it, but right now it just seems like some kind of extended sales video for sports drinks or shoes or being a total funt.

That sort of area. Maybe a bit steampunky, even. Steam would be good post-apocalyptical.

I was thinking this morning that the key to Fallout is the styling. What could be more stylish than Europe a la 1940s? Europe is supposed to be at war with the Mideast, right? Over resources. So you have the game start with - I don't know - two warring US agglomerates looking for European allies. Action moves between the entirely subterranean London-Paris axis (which has hidden conflicts), and the Hungarian-Serbian-Italian coastal empire.

It occurs to me that in a business sense one ought to make a 3rd way. Keep tabs on good moddersm, and cream off the best and most popular into subcontracted mini studios. You obvioulsy rape them on the rights in exchange for revenue and the use of the less inspiring parts of the process like QA.

I predict a musical version of Das Boot. In 3D.

Yes. Two words: couch tarantulas.

Why is it terrifying? Studios want to make money occasionally. While the taffy-headed proles enjoy his movies. What's there to object to?

I'ev already banged on about my favourite tunes enough on here. But I'm interested to hear what everyone else's are.

I do like the beartrap thing. I was attempting to do the crossover (details by PM for spoilers), and tore both arms off an individual, flinging them in the same motion up and over a stanchion. My companion (bugged, possibly in connection to the crossover) strolled casually past and said "Hi, how're you doing?" to the dead guy! LOL

I also had a crash on returning. I guess it was something to do with the collossal amount of kit being returned to me. It did lower the tone, tho. I'm also completely unable to resolve one of the crossover threads from the DLC into the main campaign. Which I think is to do with how late I triggered it. On the other hand, I found it very hard to complete even with a lvl 30 character. I'm not complaining, I thought it was outstanding in this respect by transferring difficulty to my command of my character rather than the character per se.

Finished it in the wee small hours last night. Absolutely gokkstandingly fething brilliant. Before returning in the final act I went... hang on. Spoilers. Dammit. Suffice to say I found it hard to let go. The dead money jumpsuit is now on display in my abode, as a reminder of the value of perseverance, humanity, and (to a lesser but still important extent) not getting knocked unconscious. [i also only had four crashes to desktop during play] If it was possible to pre-order the next DLC right now then I would.

Sorry if I'm being thick, but surely you take the public network out of your preferred list? Open it up and there will be a list of signals. You simply delete it. I know it's probably more complex than that, but I don't know enough to suggest what else might be wrong.

I have to agree with Orogun. Failing repeatedly at the five yard line does not a winner make.

"Calm" as no riotpolice doing their daily killing along 100 000 - 1 000 000 demonstrators on Bagdad main square. Indeed. I can see the calming element in the Iraqi police's genial service whereby they would spare the demonstrator the tiresome necessity of assembling before killing them. I'd like to ask, because I'm genuinely fascinated: how the hell have you absorbed the notion that what has been happening for the last couple of weeks is more violent than the Ba'ath party's every day behaviour of its last twenty years? Saddam Hussein followed a largely Stalinist model of control, predicated on ongoing random acts of violence intended to induce a psychologically numbed and supine country. If, and indeed when, the people gathered as they have tried in other regimes, they would simply have been slaughtered entirely. Not the odd handful here and there. ENTIRELY. So if there was a degree of calm it was the calm of the hostage. I feel entitled to a little rage on this point. By failing to grasp this you are disrespecting the memory of an entirely people being murdered in their many hundreds of thousands. And that, sir, is ****ing angry-making. You ought to be ashamed.

Yes, Raithe. And that could be because one of those two nations was fethed into a ****ed hat at the time.

I believe that ought to be an official component of screening candidates for doing a PhD.

Ros, just picking your first point, as I'm quite tired. 1. Iraq had internationally observed free elections. A fact which kinda went unsung because it contradicted all the people who said it couldn't happen. But it took a massive effort - not least of all by the people who went out and voted despite being told they'd be murdered if they did. 2. Afghan has yet to have free elections. It has had elections, but even official sources say that Karzai basically funted them. Neither of which has very much bearing on the assessment that Tunisia and Egypt are going through the same process. I'm no expert on Tunisia and Egypt but I've read enough about them to know they aren't even remotely similar to Iraq of Afghanistan. Unless you're suggesting some sort of brotherhood of being brown.

Tigs, as sound as you are, I tell you this: if you choose your PhD based on your desire for a gaming rig I will infallibly punch you in the crotch.

I'm fast beginning to wonder if my emmory is going, or I come from another planet. Iraq wasn't in a state of unrest? Saddam wasn't slaughtering his people? No. I'm going to have to sit and stare at that one later with a mug of tea.

I see a novelty casserole, followed by tranquil silence.