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I guess my anger at this case is mainly at the stupidity of the crime and the loss of a man who contributed so much to the community. Kaftan is right - 18 years is a long time. I'm not sure 6 years more would change anything. 18 years is certainly deterrent enough and if he's rehabilitated now, another 6 years would likely help nothing. As far as I can tell, this guy didn't personally shoot Victor, he was just a goon. But it still doesn't feel right to release him. Especially not to simply deport him back to Malaysia, where he will effectively be a free man (whereas here, his parole would be closely monitored). It looks like the public outcry here has forced the state government to intervene to try and prevent the parole: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=450198 Walsingham, you believe in protecting society. Rehabilitation is one way to do that, but only if the rehabilitation is effective. Do you think it should be the main goal of gaol-time? And if so, how do you reconcile that with a desire to see a man like this serve a longer sentence if he appears to be rehabilitated? I ask because I'm torn myself.

Your point simply doesn't follow. Why would Wal-Mart's failings relate to a successful digital distribution services that ONLY caters to gamers? If anything, it's the opposite: Steam is a world-wide digital retailer. The pressures of a single market or demographic are significantly lessened. I'm not even sure that such a juvenile app is in any way comparable to a genuine adults only game (like, say, Fallout). But supposing it were, it's no surprise: Apple has always tried to maintain a certain image and it has treated apps like that from the very beginning (before the iPhone was a big hit), banning things like swearing, porn, etc from its store. These decisions by companies like Apple or Wal-Mart follow a deliberate decision about the company's brand image (a decision taken without really even thinking about the gaming market, not least of all because gamers are minority customers for these businesses compared to your generic mums and dads out there - these are family oriented businesses). Steam has no such issue with its brand image - it's explicitly for gamers.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...5006784,00.html It angers me that the bastard didn't serve the full 24 years. For those who don't know, Victor Chang was a pioneer of heart transplants and artificial hearts whose murder was absolutely pointless and unfair to the world. Thankfully his research didn't end with his life.

I assume I can be loyal to the worldwide revolution, yes? Otherwise, comrade Rorie, I may not end up purchasing this game. You should not buy it at all comrade. Since it's just going to feed the capitalist machine that is the video game industry. Contribute to the revolution and stay bored. I have corrected your sentence.

But if digital distribution grows bigger, they may find themselves under the same public scrutiny as retailers. How so? Digital distribution doesn't need shelf space. You don't risk losing money if you stock copies of a game that don't sell.

Nope, that's just my old underwear. The washing machine is broken.

But you don't get the point - why the heck is the street release date here even different to America in the first place? What possible benefit could it serve besides annoying your international fanbase (which is larger than your American one)?

But it's already ****ing out in the retail stores here! Jesus Christ.

From a complex systems point of view, there's nothing espeically amazing about creating life (besides that it's... complex). From the the perspective of a curious human however, it's pretty neat. Why would it be immoral? It's a bacteria. It's no more immoral than coding a genetic algorithm.

WTF. Steam just pushed the realase date back another 3 days. FFS why? It's digital distribution. Why the **** would you delay it in certain parts of the world (Europe and Australia)?

It's not designed for that, though. It's free (based on advertisements) and it's based on an old game already released which DOES have that capability. An open-sourced game, to boot! Edit: And, it should be noted, it runs in your browser.

Got the GCF's off a mate today (8gb). Will try it after I get off work but don't think I'll play it today. Way too messed up from lack of sleep and having to wake up at 7am for work.

So about 20 of my friends have it now. Sorry Mkreku, no room for you.

Did you find Diablo 2 repetitive? Did you find Left 4 Dead repetitive? If there answer to either of those is 'no', you'll probably like it.

http://xkcd.com/ lol

I assume I can be loyal to the worldwide revolution, yes? Otherwise, comrade Rorie, I may not end up purchasing this game. I am America, and so can you!

Obstinate Pig-headed Like a terrier with a child's face Stubborn, Obsessive, Bullheaded... whats the name of those dictionaries that show similar meaning words? Being down to my last pair of pants and one and a half t-shirt without holes in it, I had to go shopping for new clothes. I hate shopping for clothes this weekend. Hopefully this will last me for another decade That post made no sense, but I agree. 2 pairs of pants left after I lost a pair when I was drunk. Of the two remaining, one has a hole in the bum and a cut in the knee. Definitely clothes shopping time!

I endorse Tigranes for Benevolent Forum Dictator.

I really shouldn't post when I'm drunk ;P Nah do it. It's fun mate. Nothing more thrilling to do than drunkenly laugh at your posts at 4am when every other bastard sod has long since turned in for the night.

Fairly meh. It's designed for MP play, like Diablo 2 was.

I read the first line only to avoid spoilers. Anyway you've made me want to play it. NWN2 OC didn't impress that much.

Well it is, for most folks... That's really only true in North America where gamers are mostly lazy ****s.

All I really care about in this issue is Australian companies, and here the problem seems smaller:

I like the fact that Australian demographers are predicting that the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, etc will become so large (and rural areas so small) by 2050 that the states will become powerless and Australia well be governed by a handful of powerful capital city councils. Already 90% of Australians live in big cities on the coast. I concede this has nothing to do with how queer the Motherland is. Sorry chaps.