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  1. It can be defeated, just not by conventional warfare, alone. Basically there are two options: full scale genocide or excellent counter intelligence work. The British used to be very good at the second option.
  2. Recent history doesnt seem to bear this out. Every example I provided had the "complete support of the general population" (who wants to be conquered?) yet they all got their asses handed to them. The North and South American Indians outnumbered their conquerers millions to one, had home field advantage, had logistical and supply advantage and still lost. Why did they lose? Because they were out gunned. That and a little problem with smallpox. The wars between American Indians and European colonizers were conventional warfare, not irregular warfare.
  3. Actually, if you're fighting an irregular war you need, at least, to take out ten of their numbers for every 1 of yours who dies, to have a decent chance of winning the war. Although, if the irregulars have the complete support of the general population, you might as well call it quits and throw in the towel right at the start. Whether they are well armed or not doesn't really matter. They can do all the damage they need with home made bombs, AK47s and RPGs. 20th century irregular warfare is hell for conventional armies.
  4. Of course he does. Nobody ever said he didn't. Actually, acording to the Gospel of St. John, God is the Logos so I'd argue that God can't exist outside of logic.
  5. If you're not sure, run memtest, instead like Purkake suggested.
  6. Test it with different RAM sticks.
  7. Everything was green, the texture work was pretty bad, faces were atrocious, animations were atrocious. Basically, it showed it was based on Oblivion's engine, which, visually was pretty bad even if it benefited from having new tech at the time it was released.
  8. He is 83.
  9. How hard would it be to make it optional?
  10. This is all talk about history you know. Obviously I have no problem with individual Englishmen. Also, be aware that in Portugal everyone is taught in school how we and the English have been the best of friends forever and ever without many details. Never mentioned are the dowry of huge strategical value in an idiotic royal marriage, or the completely unbalanced trade agreements of wine for cotton. Or the Port wine monopoly production practically offered to the English. Or the completely disregard of any respect for their Portuguese friends in the scramble for Africa. Again, though, Portuguese leadership has almost always been composed of incompetent twits. The last proper leader the Portuguese had was almost 300 years ago.
  11. I really, really wanted to give this a go but the Windows 7 requirement blocked that desire.
  12. Democracy? Optimal performance? Hah!
  13. Considering that UK has screwed around with many nations I only think its fair that it gets screwed over from time to time. With love from the nation UK is pushing towards bankruptcy. I'm not clear where you are writing from? Kampuchea? Admittedly, he could be writing from about any former British colony in the world. Or from Portugal. Portugal has a treaty with England which is actually the oldest standing international agreement in the world. The problem is that the treaty is actually a one way street where Portugal has been consistently getting shafted by the British for 800 years. The only mitigating factor is that the Portuguese are blundering idiots.
  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEOnbiiRHUs The zenith of the music video art.
  15. I'm not saying I'm ok with it. Evidently, I'm not a democracy.
  16. In a democracy, if the majority says so, yes.
  17. The theory of evolution and the Big Bang, like all science, say nothing about the existence or inexistence of God.
  18. Way of the Samurai sounds sweet.
  19. The Enhanced Edition had relatively competent voice acting. The original version, not so much.
  20. You only found out Shutter Island's twist at the end? They announced the twist like ten minutes into the movie.
  21. The Witcher felt pretty damn long. Longer than any PC RPG since BG2. Admittedly, a lot of that was due to grinding and commuting.
  22. Are you trying to get the role of a seer in a bad post apocalyptic movie?
  23. A life of debating on the internets with strangers?
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