Slammy1

So out of my admittedly lengthy post that's what you ask? There's a point of diminishing returns on involvement. The vast majority of people who buy games aren't looking for a precise modelling of real life.

I just finished KOTOR and I have mixed feelings. I wasn

Well, Alienware is rather high end, and if you wanted to go that route I'd say Falcon Northwest which has a better reputation for price/performance (if you live in the states). I wouldn't go Dell unless you get one of those stupid cheap deals you read about on FatWallet I really couldn't tell you who to buy from, your best bet's to put it together yourself. As mentioned, you'll get cheaped out somewhere pretty much no matter who you buy from. It really is pretty simple to put a system together, there are boards set up to explain how with a bunch of guys wanting to demonstrate their l33t knowledge on the subject. If you're looking for a gaming rig, AMD is the better price/performance. For office and multimedia, Intel hands down. The important changes that are occurring right now are not CPU related, but are video and PCI. Athlon just released their 64-bit CPU, and Intel just released the Prescott. It's definitely worth waiting for a few months. Consider what it'd take to get your current system to last longer. Usually a new video card would be the answer to rejuvinate a system, but like I said it's not the best time for that.

Well it all goes back to the temple prostitutes, which was considered a pagan ritual. The prohibition against homosexuality was against the temple prostitutes (priests and priestesses who slept with parishioners, which was a good way to drum up business for the church). Translations tended to reinforce the idea against homosexuality, though the act described was both men and women "doing it". Of course, I am an atheist and I do not butter my bread on that side, so the whole point is academic.

So is this one of those threads where we pat ourselves on the back for being advanced social beings and welcoming the gay community into our bosoms? Nothing against anyone and their sexual preferences, it's just that's how these threads tend to turn out.