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I see reincarnation as a distant possibility. A doubtful one. I don't see its possibility as spiritual, but the result of the possibility that the universe is a closed system. If the universe lasts infinitely in cycles of big bang - big crunch, it is possible, just as a million monkeys typing on typewriters could possibly write Shakespeare, that I could be born again. I'm mostly a non-believer on it, all that said.

I've heard this line of reasoning before, not in reference to Bioshock but other games, and it's redonkulous. Unless you can upgrade them all RIGHT AWAY, the ability to eventually upgrade them all does not negate the choices of what to upgrade first. If that was the only problem surrounding the significance of chocie in the game then I woudl agree with what you are saying. The problem is that NONE of the small choices that are in the game really matter, so you get a lot of little issues adding up to one big issue. Even your plasmids and tonics are infinitely swappable. I don't have to make any decisions that I have to live with for the rest of the game. Even rescuing the little sisters instead of harvesting them doesn't really "hurt" your adam collection since you get the little present from Tenebaum for every three sisters you rescue, which is way more than enough ADAM to do whatever you want. Isn't that true of all FPS games? Crysis, which you go on to praise, doesn't even have a pretense of temporary choices. You can choose to make your suit this or that, but then switch right back on the fly. You can choose how to set up your gun then switch it right back on the fly. What decisions do you have to make in that game that you live with for the rest of the game? At least in Bioshock you have to live with your choices right now, unlike Crysis where you live with your choices never.

I've heard this line of reasoning before, not in reference to Bioshock but other games, and it's redonkulous. Unless you can upgrade them all RIGHT AWAY, the ability to eventually upgrade them all does not negate the choices of what to upgrade first. Overal though, "tactical choice" isn't the only thing that makes games fun. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it makes game intellectual, which is different from fun. When I want "tactical choice," I play Puzzle Quest. When I want action, I play a shooter.

The purchase server is telling me it's at capacity. :'(

Nel's a she. Oh boy is Nel a she.

Nel's a HE?!

After reading it, Wikipedia.org's responses sounded very plausable. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt. However, I wish I had somewhere to read up more on it. hah

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/12/07/1434221.shtml http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/06/wi..._and_overstock/ I'm reading through the article and it's an interesting premise. I haven't gotten to the meat past the accusation, but hope it's juicy! I've touted the usefulness of Wikipedia.org, but I'd always hoped that they would be a bit impartial. If true, then I may need to find another place to cyberslack. Edit: Interesting that the fellows this relates to are put forth as conspiracy nuts. Usually if I wanted to look into the issue deeper and try to educate myself to make a decision on the validity of their claims, I'd check Wikipedia.org first.

Illithids make terrific pets.

I'm drawing up plans for a steam powered computer.

You strike me less as a person to worry about someone else snapping and more as someone who I would be worried is about to snap.

Actually, guns are not part of the human anatomy. [/End Free Lesson] People kill people, a gun is nothing more than a tool like a hammer or a knife. Yes, but we can't ignore the fact that it's far more efficient. Otherwise the standard weapon issued to soldiers would be hammers and knives. They're a lot cheaper than M16s and M4s.

WOOH! Wild Arms is on the PC Playstation Store. I'm going to download that and Beats when I get home!

As far as I've heard, Time of Troubles wasn't a module so much as an explanation for the change over to the 2e ruleset. I doubt WotC wants games made to promote old editions.

The further you go back, the less likely they are to have it listed. Not to say that there hasn't been an increase, but the list is not to be considered comprehensive. Edited to avoid trying to make claims that I'll actually have to back up at some point.

I'm dissapointed that nobody has subbed Galaxy Railways II past episode 14. 26 episodes and it ended back in March. It's mostly dissapointing because there's no US licenser, so I won't be able to buy it like I did with Galaxy Railways I.

Same, I had to try very hard to stifle it since I'm at work.

I've decided that I'm going to start playing with Amazon.com sellers. The next time I rate a seller, I will claim, in his rating, that he accidentally shipped me a pony.

http://xkcd.com/231/ This guy is my new idol.

Some days, like today, I want to get back into programming. I have a shelf filled with books on Visual C++, Java, and even webdev books. I miss writing out code on my lunch breaks like I did in High School. And dreaming in code. On the flip side, I also want to learn more theoretical physics. Especially the kind with complex math.

I wouldn't be surprised if it could be linked to the media exposure more than anything else. Take a look at this guy, he wanted to be famous. I've heard that after the reports of Marilyn Munroe's suicide, suicide rates went up. People hear about it on TV and it becomes a romantic notion, they want to do it too. What is relatedly sad is that after saying that I feel the need to qualify what I'm saying. I'm not saying to ban television, media, or the spread of information on horrifying or culturally unpleasant activity. Though many will take it as though I am. People are amazingly defensive. I'm also not blaming media for violence. Nor am I blaming Marilyn Munroe for suicide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman 41 years ago (definitely more than 15), this man shot and killed 14 and wounded 31 others at the University of Texas at Austin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_related_attacks 1st entry 116 years ago (also definitely more than 15), a man fired a shotgun into students at a playground