Orogun01

"I'm not crazy, I'm eccentrically creative." .... Also, I wouldn't say Vin Diesel is "hot", but he does have a certain appeal, especially in his "serious" eye gaze. But then, I tend to have a thing for bald men. If he had/kept a full head of hair, his appeal-factor would plummet drastically. I'm bald.

Actually it would be a soldier turned super-spy. You actually can do that in AP, any change in career will also reflect on the conversations.

I swear to god that guy is keeping the beard just to annoy the viewer. Looks like Fidel Castro's stunt double.

No. NO, NO, NO! The correct format is, "you will suffer 2d4 hotness damage", dammit! You just did too.

You should get the L.U.R.K. mod, it revamps playing the game.

There is cultural relativity, some people are just different from what you'd expect a civilized person to be. Not to say that they aren't civilized, they simply aren't of the same mind. China for example has a long history of it's people losing their way and being brought back by a strong figure.

Who's the new girl on the "lover not a fighter" trailer?

Please no, he is forever cursed by Uwe Boll.

IIRC, the biological study of hereditary changes.

I'll give you a sixth one:that article. 5th cause actually makes sense, but stereotypes are hard to shake off and you shouldn't let them bother you if you sure of yourself 4th cause had me thinking the writer was an ugly feminist chick, until I saw that it was a dude that doesn't like boobs because "they insult his intelligence" Third, games are not storytelling mediums. No matter how much story goes into them they still need gameplay, they shouldn't try to be thespian pieces of art. The second and first just feel like fillers, things that are there to take up space and not make an actual point. Overall it was a one-sided report (rant) about why he doesn't like to call himself a gamer.

They did, the spartan shield was the highest kill weapon. It actually had dual points as a shield and as a weapon. Calax, do you even watch the show?

Our understanding of the genome is still quite limited as i have said before. We don't know exactly which gene codes for every trait, but there is still a fair amount of understanding genetic disorders and hereditary causes. While they may not be exactly blueprints that description isn't far from the truth, with enough knowledge of genetics and the means one could create a human from scratch.

Take up with the deadliest warrior Although the show that blanaces things around the ability for something to kill people. Can a man hit 5/5 targets on a shooting range? Yes? and the other guy didn't? First one is bettar! First one is better! Is not their fault that the mafia put the pineapple grenade as their long range weapon.

Whilst there is a relation between genes and metabolism, IIRC there is no direct relation between genes and beer belly. Causes are most likely a combination of a slowdown of metabolism after age 40 and alcohol causing more consumption of food. That's not what the article says, if I understand it correctly. You do, but the article fails. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_gut#Slang_terms

I live in Florida, temp. going from the 103 Fahrenheit to the 103 Fahrenheit. Ever tried doing landscaping under the scorching sun? Now stop complaining about your weather and now that somewhere out there a kid is standing in the middle of the desert looking for water with his family.

Take up with the deadliest warrior Although

Whilst there is a relation between genes and metabolism, IIRC there is no direct relation between genes and beer belly. Causes are most likely a combination of a slowdown of metabolism after age 40 and alcohol causing more consumption of food.

You right, but since we are talking about immortality here simply elongating the sequence won't do. We are speculating here about the ultimate consequences of this technology, in case that the whole sci fi dystopia wasn't a big clue I don't necessarily think that genetic modification will cause mutations but we have no research whatsoever on adverse effects. Genetic modification may not cause mutations, but ultraviolet light and oxygen sure will! To truly have immortality you need either: a cure for cancer, or true AI (or to be specific, the ability to download a human brain and optionally and ideally transfer it into a new living host e.g. clone) Otherwise no amount of senescence prevention will prevent death. Actually downloading AI depends on how much of the actual consciousness is preserved. Plus the host may not take to the invasion, but these options are complete fantasy and off the point. Let's just stick to the genetic aspect.

Couldn't just port fable 2 too?

Depending on the results of the U.N meeting and whether Kim Jong took his pills that day, we may have a peaceful solution that won't trigger war. Although I feel that we are just postponing the inevitable.

You right, but since we are talking about immortality here simply elongating the sequence won't do. We are speculating here about the ultimate consequences of this technology, in case that the whole sci fi dystopia wasn't a big clue I don't necessarily think that genetic modification will cause mutations but we have no research whatsoever on adverse effects.

Not really, what you describe is the result of "true" immortality and not augmented lifespan. The cause for such behavior I would describe as being a overlong sense of stagnation since is mortality that allows for transcendence. Although seeing that we are discussing it I'm not sure that it would be possible to become immortal merely by removing the telemeters on DNA, just unable to age. This seem like something that could be the result of future military research, before it reaches the public. As such it would be part of many military application research developed from this technology and would see combat on such future. IMO, the power struggle caused by such advancement would global to societal, within such a chaotic society the scenario you describe could be true. Yet it all hinges on 1) this technology being the holy grail of genetic manipulation 2) a lack of ethical research and 3) external and internal factors that would make an individual pursue that course of action.

I'd say North Korea is just about the smartest country in the world. Without any real economy to speak of, armed with outdated WWII era military hardware and despised by just about every nation on this planet, it managed to make the world greatest powers (U.S, China, Japan, Russia) dance to its crazy tune. Had any other country in human history been able to pull off such feat? Cuban missile crisis.

Such behavior comes from an already disturbed mind, the elite hurt the lower castes by their disregard for the consequences that do not affect them. But to deliberately hurt someone seems like something out of their way. If they indeed they are so filled with ennui and insanity it would had manifested on our present. But seriously, how do you connect longer lifespan to insanity? After a certain age most people mellow out, they don't become psychotic at worst they are senile.

It is, because the elite is not going to bother with killing all the folks. The two social classes are worlds apart and the elite only bothers with two things: making money and keeping their never ending vacation.