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Funny enough I have heard that logic before but I don't think it really works for most people because we tend to believe in something and enjoy our time on earth.. we can't really meaningfully convince ourselves that life is pointless?

You probably already know this but I always say my presentations out loud to someone or to no one before I present to customers, normally a day or two before if time allows. I find this reduces the nerves and improves confidence as you are comfortable with the content

But that means you will have ample space for any guests you may entertain

Or "fools seldom differ" ......

Walsie I missed the reasons for your latest and horrendous bout of insomnia, is this due to your back pain or is it psychological ..like stress related?

. I just don't understand why people want to play a character addicted to them. Cause they feel gooooooooood But also I'm saying you don't have to be addicted to them, this only happens through sustained and heavy use in the game. Another consideration is if you were involved in some epic quest where death lies behind every corner and fate of the world rests on your shoulders I'm when sure when you went to towns or could rest hedonism and an excessive lifestyle would be common. You would probably do this as form of relaxation and to get your mind off the reality and responsibility that faces you...well it could be one avenue to take your mind off things ?

You've raised some good ideas, nice one

Well, you failed at the first part of your post, but that is SOP for you. Malc you getting naughty again, I don't want to send you to your room without dessert !!! Its okay in life to acknowledge someone spent time on a thought provoking and insightful post or posts, just because you don't agree with what a person says its fine to recognise the effort. You should try it sometime

Perhaps you should read something about it. Intel is only supporting DDR4 at the end of the year for servers because of the lower voltage. DDR4 will be released at 2133 MT/s, which is also the speed of the highest DDR3 standard modules, manufacturers sell DDR3 at 2400 MT/s. In the future DDR4 will be faster, but for a while it won't be. Mmmm....I don't think that's right Ocelot, the number 4 comes after the number 3....its a greater number. That's an unquestionable truth therefore DDR4 must be faster than DDR3. There we go, the debate is over

Your admitted trolling? Okay. You got me. I need to stop feeding the troll. You can have the last say. You allowing someone to have the last say .....this I gotta see

My dear misguided Nonek, it's a common knowledge that green tea is superior in every way to the ovestated earl grey. And please, don't even start with it's being suitable for a refined gentleman - I heard that already and the fact I'm foreigner (thus supposedly accustomed to the bland tastes of green tea) doesn't make your unreasonable opinion any more valid Diclamer for those unfortunate enough (as I bet Nonek understood the joke): GO PLAY ARCANUM :D And I love earl grey. Coincidentally I'm sipping one at the very moment. Hmmm... I doubt he gets it, he is English and you NEVER joke about tea with them You Jonny Foreigners and your attempts to undermine the British by luring them away from the Proper Drink that is Tea! You know that the strength of the British comes from the increased Moral Fibre gained by drinking tea mixed with cow's milk and have attempted to lure patriotic citizens away with your pansy drinks, we all know the British Empire would never have fallen had so many of us not been lured by the foul elixirs such as coffee! Fortification of Moral Fibre by tea has been shown to increase combat effectiveness by 20% as you will all find out when the new British Space Empire (BSE) arises and the planet of Didcot is founded!!! The Tea Must Flow!!! You funny

"Boy, did he multiquoted the heck out of us"

Guys I don't mean to sound sycophantic but I really encourage people to read what Alan has written in his last 2 posts as he took the time to respond to many comments. But read it without emotion, try to be open minded. As I mentioned he uses almost irrefutable logic and is brilliant at making a point in a way that I fail to see how anyone can dispute what he is saying. This is not about being right or wrong, this is about a different perspective. I genuinely learnt new things about this debate from his input

My dear misguided Nonek, it's a common knowledge that green tea is superior in every way to the ovestated earl grey. And please, don't even start with it's being suitable for a refined gentleman - I heard that already and the fact I'm foreigner (thus supposedly accustomed to the bland tastes of green tea) doesn't make your unreasonable opinion any more valid Diclamer for those unfortunate enough (as I bet Nonek understood the joke): GO PLAY ARCANUM :D And I love earl grey. Coincidentally I'm sipping one at the very moment. Hmmm... I doubt he gets it, he is English and you NEVER joke about tea with them

Orog part of this discussion is about equality, please don't discriminate against rock creatures. They have feelings and rights the same as every other minority group

Wow what a trip, nice one I would love to do something like that, I wouldn't go for that long and I would use hotels or chalets for some of the trip but I would definitely hike and make sure I see as much scenery as possible. Make sure you take photos so we see what you are experiencing

That's does sound interesting and unusual, you must go a hike to see Ice Caves. What is the reason you are going?

Wow Labadal you have lots of money to waste on unimportant things, think about all the starving children in Africa who could have benefitted from that money....

Yes, because we are talking about oversized labias and especially clitori and the wet pants that female game characters have. "sign" ....its a called an analogy. I was demonstrating what for most men would be the objectification of themselves in games No, the whole point is trying to equalise to different things. Big breasts in video games are analogous to massive arms, pecs and sixpack abs on (almost all) male characters. And Mario... Yes, because we are talking about oversized labias and especially clitori and the wet pants that female game characters have. "sign" ....its a called an analogy. I was demonstrating what for most men would be the objectification of themselves in games No, the whole point is trying to equalise to different things. Big breasts in video games are analogous to massive arms, pecs and sixpack abs on (almost all) male characters. And Mario... I hear you but I still think that massive breast's has a sexual objectification that is not quite the same as good arms or pecs for a man. But we can agree to disagree on this one I have to comment on this one... I have few female friends which consider sixpacks and big muscles as much bigger sexual objectifications of men, than most of men on these boards are thinking about big boobs as objectification of women And one question. My current assistant at work, which plays videogames has bigger boobs, than most of the female characters I have ever seen in videogames... Should she feel outraged too, that she cannot play a female characters which fully represent her body type? And to Alan... Mario is japanese character. Japanese developers shown in the past much more flexibility than their western counterparts, when it goes about depicting various body types and character types or trying to keep away from typical stereotypes. As an example for all could be used Drakensang series... Come now, don't be silly. I have no issue with big boobs. I have an issue with the representation of women in some games and if you assistant is fine with the status quo then this not an issue for her but it doesn't change the fact its an issue for many others

When I was 10 I created a dungeon with an elephant in it. It wasn't the only thing in it and in my defense I was 10. Oh yeah and the Elephant had fallen through the ceiling and had half-hit points because of it. But did the players care about my finely crafted dungeon? Noooo....but then they wouldn't let me run them through TOMB OF HORRORS either...and quit my Star Frontiers game too...a sign perhaps? The quest hook was "there's loot in a dungeon, if you like loot go there." Morale of the story: Not everyone is equipped to be a good DM. Or don't let 10 year-olds create adventures in an RPG no matter how much they pester everyone. Something like that. Anyhow, does seem a really big plot railroad there. That's a cute story I commend your 10 year old effort

Is that MMO still going? What's the population like?

I have to say I'm loving Dishonored, its a really cleverly designed game. I am enjoying many of the features like finding the runes and charms, the narrative and using the heart to read the secrets of people. Its early days for me in the game, I'm about to go into the Golden Cat but what a load of fun

It's not a laudable decision when it's the result of caving in to the demands of a special interest group. Since when? A lot of people seem to enjoy comics, too, and cartoony body proportions certainly exist there. In fact, i'd posit they were imported from there. I could write a diatribe about the absurd neovictorian cryptopatriarchalism put forward by the whole argument of the necessity of protecting weak females from the exaggerated and overt sexuality of female video characters... But I won't. "special interest group" ....that's the 50 % of female gamers right Nep and the sizable section of male gamers who also have an issue with it and that includes people like me and others and websites like RPS. So what do you consider a large enough number to actually warrant making changes to games? 70%...80 % ? Now I can see the response from some people, "you don't know that all female gamers have an issue with the representation of females in games" Yes that's true but you also don't know if they do. What I will say is that presented with certain feminist\equality arguments I fail to see how any women would have any issues with changes to some games and the way women are portrayed 90% of statistics are made up on the spot... See my point about cryptopatriarchality above, you are taking it upon yourself to speak for "the poor ignored women" who, according to your imagination, are offended by the lack of bulging penii in games. Seriously, women are a) individuals b) very capable of fighting their own battles, c) without men or other women telling them what to do. Bs like this is what stands in the way of true equality. Nep you misunderstand me. I'm a liberal who tries to espouse liberal values, is against discrimination and believes in equality for all. But don't think for second this is something I do because either people appreciate it or need me to do it on there behalf. For example I have gay friends who don't care about homophobia, female friends who think rape jokes are funny and family members who are still racist, or pretend not to be, as they were raised in apartheid. In fact I would argue its more difficulty to believe in the social justice issues I believe in than to be indifferent and apathetic. Being indifferent is easy, you only worry about what concerns you directly. I believe in what I do because I've travelled the world and lived in a country where discrimination was institutionalized and I've seen the suffering and unhappiness that bigotry causes and also how some people are forced to live due to "acceptable" social norms I stand by my liberal views because its the right thing to do, not because other people need me to do it

It's not a laudable decision when it's the result of caving in to the demands of a special interest group. Since when? A lot of people seem to enjoy comics, too, and cartoony body proportions certainly exist there. In fact, i'd posit they were imported from there. I could write a diatribe about the absurd neovictorian cryptopatriarchalism put forward by the whole argument of the necessity of protecting weak females from the exaggerated and overt sexuality of female video characters... But I won't. "special interest group" ....that's the 50 % of female gamers right Nep and the sizable section of male gamers who also have an issue with it and that includes people like me and others and websites like RPS. So what do you consider a large enough number to actually warrant making changes to games? 70%...80 % ? Now I can see the response from some people, "you don't know that all female gamers have an issue with the representation of females in games" Yes that's true but you also don't know if they do. What I will say is that presented with certain feminist\equality arguments I fail to see how any women would have any issues with changes to some games and the way women are portrayed

Tonight I'm having Pork Chops and Mash with my homemade honey barbeque sauce.