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How sad. RIP.

My daughter turned 10 yesterday so we had a big party at our house. Cooked up some burgers, dogs, brauts, Italian sausage, etc... and a great time was had by all. It made my heart swell to see her so happy. They grow up so fast, it feels like just yesterday I was carrying her home from the hospital and now shes 10! Wow, how time flies.

Wow, that rocked.

Heh, that reminds me of a picture Slowtrain once posted of his desk. I swear to god there was a piece of sandwich jammed in his keyboard. Im on the other end of the spectrum. Very minimalistic and everything at perfect right angles, lol.

I dunno, probably, but by default I can move my wrist much faster than I can move a cursor with my thumb. I have the same issues with touchpads, hate those things.

Im not a fan although Ive only used a trackball sparingly. Cant imagine having to use one while gaming, just doesnt provide a fast enough mouse movement.

I am referring to Universal Health Care but I dont understand your question.

Sure. Im just countering Aram's point of "if we can affort to give Isreal money, we can afford UHC" which obviously isnt the same case at all. Hell, we have 12 states with a higher population then all of Isreal. California alone has five times the population. Pointing to some tiny country and saying "if they can do it, we can do it" is just disingenuous.

Huh? Weve been able to prop up Isreal over those 59 years for the same cost as ONE year of UHC. They can afford it because there is only 7.5 million people there, unlike our 300+ million.

Well, this table shows the US have given $114 Billion to Isreal since its inception in 1949 thru 2008, so roughly 1/10 of the proposed TRILLION dollar cost of UHC over 10 years. Funny indeed.

Screenshots on GameBanshee. Just go to their article and then the link, since it seems that linking from this forum (like funcroc did) doesn't work. Check the bottom of the blog for in-game screenshots. Cool, thanks guys. Oddly, those last four pics didnt show when I clicked funcroc's link.

Did I miss a link? Where can I see the signs?

Duh. Why would you bother to link it if nobody can access it?

"Mature content filter on"...."Forbidden entry" and so on and so forth.

I read that as the preorder just starts you out with four repair kits vs starting with zero repair kits. I cant imagine that would be the only four reapir kits in the entire game.

I respect your dedication into researching your craft.

Sherlock Holmes Great flick and I really enjoyed it, even if it was slightly too long. Watson was outstanding.

So how does Steam work? Is it always "on", running in the background even when your not playing whatever game that required it? Or is it an on/off service that is activated when you play the game in question but then turns off when you exit the game?

Wait, the hounds are the ones that kill the foxes? Huh, I thought they just cornered the foxes then the guys on horseback came and shot them. Instead they are ripped to shreds by dogs? Nasty. Doesnt even sound like hunting, more sitting around drinking while your dog hunts for you. Obviously its not for the "sport" since the humans dont have anything to do with it.

Thanks for the answers Taviow and WUE, that doesnt sound too bad. @Enoch: Wasnt that only for the DLC?

So obviously that indicates the need for an always-on connection, right? It cant track you if it isnt on. Meh, this combined with the still present bad taste in my mouth from my bug riddled NWN II experience (which already had my sitting on the fence regarding this game) is almost a deal breaker for me. Guess Ill wait to see how it pans out. EDIT: Just saw your edit. Double meh. EDIT2: It doesnt address whether or not you will always have to be online to track achievements but there isnt any other way is there?

Its not the DRM thats an issue, I really dont care about that, I just dont want unnecessary bloat on my PC. If it was simply the disk calling home upon the first install I would be cool with that but I dont need some third party crap monitoring my every move while playing. You know, so they can track my achievement for me.

Does that mean even if I buy it from a store I will be forced to sign up for Steam? That sucks, Id rather not have that crap on my shiny new rig.

Isnt there also one in BG II that will continue to spawn enemies until you reach the end of the tunnel?