alanschu

Ah. So not a PR guy?

If it was truly genetic though, then wouldn't the children of homosexuals have a much greater chance of being homosexual themselves?

I though John Morgan was a programmer. It's "official" in that it came from Obsidian. It's "unofficial" in that it's announcement was never anything more than a forum post saying that they were working on a game. I don't even think you could have really learned about it outside of these forums.

It's possible. I remember reading up about it one time. Social ostracization seems to be a relatively significant contributor as well, though I wouldn't be surprised if there has been some homosexuals that came from low population areas, and had positive social interactions. Having said that, I certainly don't discount physiology. I read the paper about 6 years ago now, so it's a bit fuzzier as a result. I vaguely remember that the idea wasn't even a strong disproportion of men to women, but rather just overpopulation and crowding in general. The culture of China is also very different than ours, and I'm not familiar enough with it to analyze any differences.

That's what I was thinking. My internship lasts 16 months, so it adds an extra year to school. But I get paid, and get credit...as well as the invaluable experience.

The environmental factors aren't really "encouragement" of homosexual acts. But things such as types of social interactions, as well as overpopulation and other wierd stuff strongly correlated with homosexuality.

Is it that extreme of an idea that some people (including women) consider abortions to be a willful act of terminating a life? You seemed to be confused at the very idea that someone would think they have the right to "dictate" what a woman does to her own body? If she has a life growing inside of her, is she only doing stuff to her own body?

You make a good case but Im not sure I agree with the bolded part. Lest say you met identical twins, one male, one female. They look exactly alike except for maybe hair length and boobs (same face, height, weight, body type, etc...). You feel the only thing attracting you to one sex or the other is your upbringing? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is it possible to have identical twins that are of different sex?

I was going to chime in with drinking as well. Nice work LC

Interesting. This game was pretty much on the must-buy list when it was announced, so here's hoping it rocks on!

I haven't really followed up on it too much. I assumed there'd be something similar to SS2 and Deus Ex for getting points to improve your abilities. Mind you, both of those characters were cyborgs that let you make stuff like that possible.

Meh. Half-Life knocked my pants off, and so did Half-Life 2. I didn't mind the story in either one of them, and I certainly didn't mind the atmosphere and environments.

The System Shock games were some of the coolest stories I have ever experienced in a video game. I have high hopes that Bioshock will deliver in that regard. Though I'm sure Bioshock will have stats as well Morgoth And you play through the game (much like Deus Ex, SS2) based on the choices you have made with said stats. There was a cool article about it in the latest PC Gamer too.

It was promsing? In what way?

Wait a minute...you're still a teenager? How old are you? EDIT: I see you're 15. It might be a bit early to claim you truly are asexual. Especially if you're starting to have some sexual curiosity.

I have the Radeon X1900 XTX and it's been very good for me. And it has 3 X's in it....that's like the eXtreme eXtreme XTREEEM edition.

Get the Emperor! ^_^

That helps kill everyone around you... So? People driving like maniacs help kill people around them as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's why driving like a maniac is illegal...at least in the US. Those taxi's in Mexico are another story. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To an extent yes. But you can get away with an awful lot, while still being within the confines of the law. Heck, do you see the police cracking down on tailgating, which is actually a pretty significant cause of traffic accidents? I'm sure most drivers all obey the two-second rule where you live. I wouldn't consider a maniac driver as being someone that is breaking road laws. Heck, every time you change lanes you increase the chances of an accident happening. Or perhaps you could look at the act of driving cars period. There are people that find gas emissions exceptionally irritating. I'm betting that hanging around cities that have frequent smog warnings is as bad for one's health as second hand smoke is (especially if you already suffer from breathing conditions). Any motions to outlaw fossil fuel emissions in the near future?

It's not baiting. It's taking Hades' application to working and seeing how it applies to reality.

That helps kill everyone around you... So? People driving like maniacs help kill people around them as well.

You essentially said that it's an attempt by men to control the reproductive organs of women. How does this explain the women that want abortion made illegal? This all started because you are curious why people think that they can tell someone what they can and cannot do to their own body. Is it so fantastic to think that just maybe some of these people feel it includes more than the woman's body. As for a case by case basis, there are many "pro-lifers" that understand that there may be situations that call for an abortion. A great many of them are willing to allow abortions in these situations. Why do you think it should be handled on a case by case basis. Your argument seems to be indicating that you should allow it, no questions asked. What's the point of looking at it on a case by case basis, when you seem quite adamant that it's the woman's body and what she wants to do with it she can. I don't understand the need for a case by case basis.

Who said it crashes? By Hades' definition though, virtually no piece of software is working.

I'd put linearity way down on a list of what makes a story lame.

Go play System Shock 2.

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