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But how have you been sleeping, not well I assume?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fzRSE_p1Ys Looks like him. Him being schizophrenic is probably a host of BS to cover his ass and try to get some sympathy. Also as for him attacking people.. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mandela-fake-interpreter-thamsanqa-jantjie-i-was-hallucinating-1.2460912 I tend to agree, I don't think he suffered a schizophrenic attack at all. His story has dramatically changed as the day has gone on and he is getting more and more attention and criticism. If I had to guess someone advised him to say " tell everyone you had a schizophrenic attack, that will at least get you some sympathy around this calamitous situation" The best way to settle this is to do an assessment in the next few days to see if he can sign at all. If he can't he is a charlatan and should be prosecuted. If he can sign then the question of his medication and his treatment needs to be addressed. This is not the first time he has signed incorrectly, but this is the first time its been done in such a public arena I have just heard on the radio that the police arrived at his house to escort him to a psychiatric hospital for a medical review. Lets see what transpires

I have one, I just loathe electronic or any other kind of paperwork. I didn't like the idea that I was forced to use PayPal, so I never pledged. Also, they take up too much screen real estate. Maybe squeeze them in side by side or something. Mmmm...you boys are sounding guilty about not pledging and seem to be justifying why you didn't pledge But I don't think anyone should really care why a person did or didn't pledge. Its a personal choice and it doesn't mean your contribution on the forums isn't as relevant or interesting compared to someone who did pledge. I'm confidant you will purchase the game when its released and that's equally as important from a revenue generating perspective for Obsidian To be honest I didn't want a specific backers site or these special forums badges. I think it can be a little divisive, I can guarantee you we will get a situation later on during some heated debate around some gameplay component in PoE that someone will say something like " you didn't even back this project so your opinion means nothing" I prefer a website where everyone is seen as equal and they are all fans of RPGs and Obsidian

Fixed that for you. I like it

I don't get this lawyer talk Nep What is it called if a decision by a supreme court gets nullified by the sitting government?

Alan don't you think you are egregiously underestimating the influence these forums have on the direction that development companies take with there games. I am sure at Bioware the first thing they consider when it comes to any new game is " what do the people at the Obsidian forum think of this idea and if they don't like it we don't include it !!!! " Come on, you know I'm right ?

As someone related to a schizophrenic I have to say your post is extremely ill-educated. Instead of making a point with no substance maybe you can elaborate a little more? Firstly this is not an attack by any means on mentally ill people and I also have several family members who suffer from one of more mental ailment, but that's not the point. The reality is this. The interpreter now admits he had a schizophrenic attack on stage. This happens, I'm not sure if he was taking his medication. But during an interview this morning on the radio he was asked "so looking back at your interpretation what do you think?" He basically stated that " he didn't see anything wrong" We know for a fact that he wasn't signing at all, basically it was gibberish. If he still thinks what he did was sign language then he is delusional at the moment and needs immediate psychiatric help. This is irrefutable and I fail to see how anyone can argue anything different. Also the question of the security of the various important delegates is something we need to consider. What do you think would have happened if during Obamas speech he had been attacked on stage in front of the whole world by the interpreter during his schizophrenic episode that he admits he had ?

That is interesting. As I mentioned before what is also important to note about this Indian development is this legal decision is not the view of the Indian government but rather judges in the supreme court. So I'm hopeful that this will be overturned, its the only humane and reasonable thing to do

I have just heard an interview with this controversial interpretor on the radio. Firstly he says he has been the interpretor at various events and if his ability to sign was in question why did no one raise it before. But he also admits he is getting treatment for schizophrenia So if I had to predict the outcome its going to be determined that he can't sign at all and he has imagined all these events that he has worked at. That's the only logical outcome. So watch this space for details

So the latest on this false interpretor. So apparently he has translated in various other political events, but that hasn't been confirmed. Also he is suffering from schizophrenia so some people are actually defending him on a prominent talk show that I listen to. I don't see how you can defend him because if the issue is because he is mentally unbalanced that is even worse, he could have attacked any of the distinguished guests that he was translating for !!!!

Guys one more important point from me on this topic. I agree with the sentiment from some that they won't actually enforce this law or be able to police it but that's not the point. This law will lead to discrimination against the gay community in India from homophobic people as a certain perspective has now been legalised that "your lifestyle is unnatural". That's the biggest risk. We really need all societies in our modern world to respect the rights and dignity of all minority groups What disappointments me the most is the lack of empathy from groups of people that were victims of historical discrimination and are now quite happy to pass laws that discriminate against other minority groups. We also see this in certain African countries that have criminalised homosexuality

That is clever. What is the most interesting thing about this is it shows how much your kids must like and respect you if they are prepared to spend personal time researching you. Its credit to you and the positive influence you have on there lives and something to be proud of, so nice one

Having the same issue. I think I'm going to try to say Hi to my Grandfather. We have a common interest in CRPGs, although he's migrated to WoW pretty exclusively lately. He did quite like the IE games, so I'm hoping that a spiritual successor can pull him back. (If I had been willing to go the full 1K to design a character, it would've been him.) I've been slowly testing the waters with my boss with regard to casual banter and nerd-culture fluency. Today I dropped some joking 1337SP34K into an email reply. No response yet. That's awesome that your grandfather plays RPG's

Tale for president !!! Tale for president !!!

I've got to ponder on how to refer to myself for the in-credits thanks as well. Forum name, real name, some quirky amusing thing or what... A sagacious sorcerer who suffers not from somnolence ?

I think that would be cute

That was very clever and an absolutely astute observation, nice one

Wow that was a good post, it really made me laugh But you've raised some relevant points. All I can say to make you feel better is lets wait till the first demo of combat for Torment and then comment? It will be more constructive that way

....that was good

Nice, there can't be a few things more frustrating than a long trip to and from work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25329065 Seriously WTF The Indian supreme court has now passed a law that criminalizes consensual same sex. They have based it on a 150 year old colonial law that states " a same-sex relationship is an "unnatural offence" and punishable by a 10-year jail term" I hope the Indian parliament overturns this as I think this an egregious violation of the humans rights and dignity of India's gay population. The Indian supreme court should be embarrassed and ashamed by this ruling IMO it demonstrates more Homophobia than what the Russians did recently with there anti-homophobic laws

Well thanks for contributing towards the conversation, that's more important than not being aware a topic has been discussed IMO

Eh, I worry about work because it's the only life I've had for the past 2-3 years. This place hasn't been conducive to changing that aspect of my life, which is why I'm looking at getting back to an actual city instead of an old market square with a couple of buildings around it. I hear what Walsie is saying and I get what he means but I don't think you can understate the importance of a healthy work environment, especially when we spend a lot of time working. Personally I love my job and since work is one of the things in life that I do believe defines us if you aren't happy at work then you need to fix that and take it seriously Also Nep you are in a fortunate position due to your education and experience where I assume you can get work in other cities, many people are stuck in a job they hate and they can't get another decent job even if they wanted to

Yes we have been discussing this on this very thread But thanks for the additional information

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312101528.html http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2013/12/mugabe-cheered-zuma-booed-in-soweto.html http://ethiopianewsforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67817#p412315 Looks like these people IRL not so easy can be fooled by colonizators as International media try represent. I think everything is only began in SA, real fight begin in future. Its irrelevant the raucous applause Mugabe received. He is one of the last of a dying breed of African dictators. His only legacy will be the fact that he destroyed the Zim economy. His policies won't be followed in other African countries as they are tantamount to economic suicide