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If Caville wanted revenge on humans for what they did to his people, then why did he proceed to lobotomise his own people (raiders, toasters) and kill the rest? You could put if down to him being a mad man, but the other Cylons seemed quite happy to go along with it for a good while. I mean the only reason he was created was because 'his people' agreed to it in exchange for a ceasefire. He then goes and lobotomises them? This show is so frakking full of plot holes.

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Wrong forum. You should post this thread again here if you think it's important.

Re Kara: interesting speculation.

That's the worst thing about working late like that. You always need a few hours to unwind before bed which basically rules out sleep before midnight.

Oh, and on a lighter note, girl managed to save her puppy:

A lot of the pictures coming out of the Victorian bushfires last weekend were absolutely amazing. Firestorms the size of 5 storey buildings, cars that had been melted into the ground with their tyre axles dribbling out from the car like wax on a candle, blood-red suns, landscapes that look like what you'd see during a full moon at night because all colour had been burnt to white-grey ash leaving only tree skeleteons. Here's an amazing NASA image of the surface temperature deviation of Australia on February the 7th 2009, based on the average temperature for this period in the years 2000 to 2008. While Victoria (the south) was hit with a 45+ Celsius inferno-fueling heatwave, about 80% of Queensland (the north) was suffering from flash floods triggered cyclones. A car: The army is called in for logistics support: Some building. You can see the silver ling coming from the car. That's melted metal. Looks like a pine plantation: Some flattened houses: Some of these firestorms travelled between 100 to 200 km/h, meaning many people died in their cars trying to escape, and that towns like Marysville (which no longer exists) didn't even get an evacuation warning. And they had a 'lethal radius' (zone where no oxygen exists, nevermind the heat) of 200meters, which is 4 times normal. The sun in the middle of the day: Farmland (NOT black and white): It was about 40 degrees here on the day (a week ago). Now it's 10 degrees and we've been receiving flood warnings. Apparently the amount of energy released on Saturday was roughly equivalent to about 500 Hiroshima nukes.

Whoa, thanks guys! I wasn't quite expecting this response. I can hardly reply to every post, but know that I did read them all. But some points: - I've been adjusting my sleep patterns over the course of the week and I am now getting up before 10am each day and going to bed before 2am. I think it's started helping. - I switched ADHD medications (from dexamphetamine to Ritalin) as an experiment and it's horrible so I'll go back to my doctor to switch back soon, and when I do I'll discuss my underlying 'emotional discomfort' with him if it persists. - I start O-week (and move on campus) in 1 day. Already this proximity is starting to cheer me up, as I start focusing on packing, etc. - I think all the people telling me I'll feel better when I get into study again, mix with people, etc are spot on. I can't wait to be back, and yes I'm a little nervous about the fact that I'm 'old' (as much as 20 can be considered old), and a little concerned I still won't be able to concentrate on study. - Hurlshot: I used to do cross-country running and orienteering at my old uni, but I stopped when I left. Exercise would probably be a really good idea and I plan to start again when I move in. - I'm eating slightly more healthily. Recently my diet has consisted mainly of fat and protein and I think the lack of carbs has been hitting me in the form of mild hypoglycemia throughout the day (i.e. basically low energy levels). Thankfully I'll be moving into a catered residence. - Thanks for your replies Calax and slug. It is helpful to hear other people empathise through their own situations. - Re volunteering: I'd love to but I don't know where to start. At my old uni I was a maths tutor and that was a wonderful feeling - helping kids understand maths and such. I wanted to go to East Timor this year to do aid work, but the charities require a uni degree and I can't fund myself there. Obviously something closer to home is necessary now. Hopefully I can find something on club day (a day in O week were societies and stuff strut their stuff). And my final point is: after writing up this big thread, it was like lifting a weight off my shoulders and I basically began to feel better afterwards. It's funny how the mind works. Again, thanks for all the advice guys. P.S. Although I was more than a little saddened to see Gearbox and Obsidian are on the rocks.

I don't want AvP3 (well I do, but), I want the Aliens RPG and FPS! God damn frakking frak frak frak.

Hmmm: "On December 5th 2008 Sigourney Weaver hinted in an interview with MTV that she and Ridley Scott are working on an Alien spinoff film which will focus on the chronicles of Ellen Ripley rather than the Aliens."

I do consider 3 games released within a year of each other all based on (basically) the same IP to be betting the house! Not that I'm against it. At least 2 of these 3 games (and probably all 3) will succeed wildly, each proping up the other, and no doubt all benefiting from the upcoming movie (because you don't do something like this without a movie far behind). I know I plan to buy all 3 simply because each one is appealing by itself.

How would that NOT be awesome? Inthe magical land of copyright infringement. I am pretty sure Gears of War doesn't (and can't) hold a copyright on the concept of a chainsaw bayonet.

How many special abilities did weapons in Deus Ex have? I wouldn't judge a game only by the number of spells/abilities et.c. Hint: Deus Ex had about 4 times as many weapons and 4 times as many abilities (augs). So I think that in this case (only 4 weapons, each quite specialised), I think there's ample reason to judge based on the number of abilities. WILL is right. Even if it were just 2 per weapon that'd be infinitely better (and less boring and more replayable) than 1 per weapon.

Even though you were being silly, that's actually a far better idea.

Neither do we. Crazy Americans... I'm pretty sure that the jury is part of the ancient Greek concept of democracy.

So I just realised I'm depressed. For about a month or more now I've just been finding it harder and harder to smile, laugh, find joy in things. I've become increasingly cynical, apathetic, and lonely, and my sleep patterns are getting more and more ****ed up. I also no longer see myself as having direction in life, and I'm starting just not give a damn what the hell happens. Food doesn't really taste good anymore and the only time I really feel anything is when I'm drunk. It's also not a good sign when you start empathising with anecdotes of suicides. I'm also increasingly picking fights with people over trivial things that aren't even worth it, and then feeling somewhat at fault afterwards because I dislike confrontation (normally I'd just fire off a quip, smile knowingly, and move on). I'm not really any more unmotivated than usual, though, which is odd. Nor would I consider myself 'sad' as such. I hope it's just loneliness. I've pretty much been entirely isolated for a year now - no job, a very basic enrollment in study, living by myself. I am going back to uni this year which I really really hope alleviates things a bit. O-week (orientation) is in 4 days. It's getting painful counting down the days. I'll be living on campus among 250 other people in my residential hall alone, and eat catered meals with about 1,000 other residents. Maybe the sheer volume of people will cheer me up. It felt horrible leaving my previous residential hall and all my friends at my old uni at the end of 2007 only to be alone in another town with nothing to do. I don't know why I'm pouring my heart out on here. It just feels a bit cathartic I guess. I'll regret it tomorrow.

So he was the "project manager" of a 3-year vapourware project with an end product he doesn't want to use himself, despite making the type of game the engine was made for. I think what we'll see is another Project FIFE. No offense dude but one great programmer is worth 10 project managers (100 of the kind who can't manage a project). You know, you really are sounding like a bitter jackarse with your unfounded accusations of doom, Lare. If you really, really, really think that despite the odds and the fact that this project is already half done in terms of the engines (whether GemRB or FIFE), then why not simply ignore it and irrationally presume it failed to satisfy your predictions? Everybody wins: we don't have to listen to you moan, and you get to feel smug.

Oh dear.

You can get the Internet through a TV cable? Wow.

Seems like it. Don't get me wrong, HL2 was OK, but only Ravenholm and Episode 1 came close to matching HL1's motivation/adventurousness and atmosphere.

Nah, Sony denied that rumour a few days ago man. They called it "The greatest fiction story since Lord of the Rings.", which is a bit different to a simple "No, and we don't speculate on rumours."

Actually I did not. Re-read my post. That doesn't really make sense based on the figures or appeal of Steam (nor for example it's mandated use in many mainstream games). A more interesting focus might be the shift to success of light-weight consoles in recent times. Compare the sales of the DS and Wii vs Xbox and PS3. If that trend continues it flies squarely in the face of MW's earlier claims about performance w.r.t. to consoles and PCs.

It most certainly does for the purposes of calculating time left in the series.

According to IMDB, there's 6 left. Episode 14 was when Gaeta and Zarek were shot. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/episodes#season-4 Yeah, so there's actually 7 episodes left because the last one (Daybreak Part 2) is double-length.

Actually, Fahrenheit is a pretty silly system and choosing it because it's not logical is an even sillier reason. There's a reason America is basically the only country in the world still using it (and even then only for non-technical use).