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Not one word of his post had anything to do with the forward progress of time and everything to do with the division of powers. It doesnt matter whats "changed" in society over the last 200 years, it matters whos governing, state vs federal.

Something piqued my interest in that bio and if someone could 'splain I would appreciate it: How did an entire planets location become "lost" in the first place?

I would use the picardfacepalm.jpg but Ive retired its use in honor of Hades passing. That same trillion dollar savings is going right back out the door, most likely x3, for UHC over a decade. Wheres the savings? That same 100 billion per year could buy us 9 new aircraft carriers PER YEAR, which would at least produce something tangible instead of creating a money hole. Not to worry though, "the rich" will be taxed into paying for it all.

Sure, NOW you tell me when the price has doubled. Thanks for the feedback though.

x32 or x64? How hard was it to get it running? The KOTOR II forum below is like a years-long problem fest so I assumed the original KOTOR would be even more of a pain to get up and running.

Pfft, 100 billion is nothing. Thats what, one years operating cost for our necessary () UHC?

I was thiiiis close to buying KOTOR since a lot of people seem to love it but then I noticed this: and realized my Win7 x64 would never run it and I just cant handle having to fiddle with the software to get it to run. Honestly, if it doesnt work right out of the box for me then it becomes a coaster/object of my eternal rage.

But is it a waste? We were that capable precisely because of the R&D we did 40 years ago. You dont just pull the next generation platform out of thin are, it takes years of work. I hope we wont need the F-22 in 20 years. We dont have to arm for another war in Europe. The next big showdown will be with China. Great point.

Agreed. I dont know about that. The M-1 was developed in the 1970's (yep, its really that old) to fight the Soviet T-72/T-80. In the beginning of each Gulf War it was instrumental in crushing Iraqi ground forces and its absense would have dramatically increased the duration of that phase. Sure, NOW they seem a bit overkill when everything switches to house-to-house fighting but for destroying Iraq's standing army? It cant be beat. Literally. Luckily for us, we are willing to spend a huge percentage of GDP on our military so for the time being we dont have to trade one thing to accomplish another. I also think you may be underestimating the effect that being able to transport a carrier force that outguns most nations has on bad guys. AFAIK, there are currently no new fighters or tanks on the drawing boards, but I get your point.

1) The F-22 program was cancelled. 2) The US maintains a commanding lead in kickassery precisely because we continue to develop advanced weapons systems, whether we need them "right now" or not. 3) The "military industial complex" brings billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to civilians.

No, thats totally normal. Carry on.

Still playing Torchlight and now that Ive gotten further I take back the stuff I said earlier, there is enough diversity in dungeon layout and critters. Thank god for the dog/pack mule. With the Monty Haul this game puts out Im sending him back to town at least once per level.

My condolences Meshugger. Sounds like he had a good run though.

Why does your birthday depress you v_o? The whole "one day closer to the grave" thing?

Ive gotten a little further into Torchlight now (lvl 12) and its a mixed bag. Its a mindless clickity-click fest (which I dont have a problem with) and its fun to play for a few hours here and there. Unfortunately, unless there is a lot more to come, it seems a little redundant. I fight the same skeletal archers, zombies, spiders and oozes and all they do is scale to my level. I was hoping to see a lot more beastiary and the occasional "named" one every two levels doesnt count. The dungeons seem pretty much the same too as Im already seeeing a lot of recycled layouts. They claim to have randomized dungeons and monsters but Im not seeing it yet. Maybe it gets more diverse in the later levels?

Was buying a Harley ridiculously expensive in the UK?

Downloaded the demo and played Torchlight. Loved it and immediately bought the full game.

Lol, she was right on:

Thats one magnificent moustache!

Why do you torture yourself so?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. That good sir is a space battleship, not a space submarine. Ill not have you besmirching the good name of my favorite childhood cartoon, Star Blazers. Not to quote myself but holy crap, buying the DVD sets is expensive! /derail

Whoa, whoa, whoa. That good sir is a space battleship, not a space submarine. Ill not have you besmirching the good name of my favorite childhood cartoon, Star Blazers.

Torchlight looks pretty cool, I think Ill download the demo tonight. At FOUR TIMES the cost of Space Siege it better be good!

Bummer. Thanks for the input though.