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Doesn't seem all that insane. Good programmers and artists can command a premium because they have a special skillset that takes years to develop. They don't really need to unionize. Voice actors, on the other hand, can pretty much be pulled off the street. But yeah, I don't have a problem with an actor lobbying for bonuses based on the game's performance. It sounds pretty reasonable.

Jagr rocks. My first helmet was a Joffa because that was what Jagr wore. I am a bit more excited about the Sharks this season than I have been in the past. Still think they need to ditch Wilson as a GM, but hopefully I can just enjoy watching Thornton play the game.

Very sad about Yogi Berra, he was quite a character. The Giants have a .4% chance of making the postseason, but isn't stopping them from making it exciting. The Dodgers have lost 4 in a row and the Giants are winning games with a bunch of minor league call ups.

I think I remember this being a big issue about a decade back. I think it had something to do with SAG credit. I'm on the fence. Not really against unions, per se, but I also think your programmers and graphic artists are more important to the industry. Many of my favorite games don't even have voice acting, and it has rarely stood out to me.

Quest for Glory II was pretty awesome as a mage.

Can we maybe post more funny stuff instead of unreadable gibberish? I'm pretty sure the ethics in game journalism thread is where all the weird stuff belongs. For example, a guy walks into a bar. He says ouch.

So my twitter account was hacked. Considering I never really use it, it seems like a waste of time for whoever did it. I just deactivated it.

I couldn't get into it, but it's worth a spin. Some people really enjoyed it.

I heard someone on the radio postulate that Trump only plans to get far enough along that he can say he would have won, and then drop out for bragging rights. I mean, realistically why would he even want the job?

Is that a dig at my age?

The benefits package is not a advertised, such a shocker.

Simon the Sorcerer, of course.

Ah, very edgy, bagging on a 1300 year old religious icon. Let's throw in some carpenter jokes as well.

I did shell out some money to change my haircut in the game the other day.

It doesn't really matter what type of person Mohammad was, it matters how the vast majority of Muslims see him. They do not see him as a violent warlord. You could just watch "The Message" if you want an idea of how the more moderate Muslim sees his faith and the Prophet. Despite its age, it is still a pretty relevant film.

Raiders had a super exciting game today, nice to see Carr lead them down the field for the game winning drive.

Huh, it doesn't look anything like a negative.

John McCain is pretty elderly and not necessarily the picture of perfect health. Who knows how his health would respond to the rigors of the presidency? (That's actually an interesting thing to think about with Hilary Clinton, given her health scare as Secretary of State.) But yeah, the VP may not be worth a bucket o' warm spit, but it is one step away from being extremely important. And Sarah Palin is soooooooo bad. In terms of 2012, I actually didn't vote for Obama. I voted for that Libertarian candidate. Not sure how much that helped, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Well I do believe that Islam as a whole needs to undergo a reformation. The current divisions, both political and cultural, are simply unsustainable. In a lot of ways, this whole refugee crisis is a very clear sign that the current incarnation of Islam is coming apart at the seams. It's not like we don't have a historical roadmap to look at for this. The parallels to Christianity are pretty clear.

Get him!

What are the actual numbers here though? Like what percentage of the population in Germany is going to be Muslim, how many Lutheran churches are there compared to the new number of Mosques, etc.? edit: Darn Ros beat me to it.

Carson backtracks a bit at the end, coming across with a much better answer when it comes to Muslims in Congress, but the premise fascinated me. First off, we aren't exactly close to having a viable Muslim candidate. The US is around 70% Christian, while Muslims represent about 1% of the country. So yeah, it's not even an issue. But really, would we elect any candidate that said he would place the Bible above the constitution and the law of the land? How is the Qu'ran any different? Also, we have precedent here. JFK went through the same questions as the first Catholic President.

I've never understood the appeal of Bill Maher. True story, I once got in trouble when I was 12 for carving my initials into a chair at school. They had an administrator talk to me, then they had an on-campus police officer talk to me. I was suspended. At no point was I put into handcuffs. I was not interrogated for an hour and a half. Honestly it's like there was a complete lack of common sense among all the administrators and officers involved. You can expect a 14-year old to lack some common sense. Bringing a briefcase clock to school wasn't a great idea, it looked suspicious, and if I was his teacher I probably would have told him to let me keep it in my class and have him pick it up at the end of the day. I've had students bring worse things to school. But the adults involved in this situation all showed a remarkable lack of empathy. It's a 14-year old kid.

Yeah the whole outrage over Trump not saying anything is really just a smokescreen. There are plenty of policy issues to nail him on instead. I do love the McCain response though. It's clearly a different situation, given he is really face to face with that woman, but it shows what a stand up guy he is. He had my vote until he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. What a terrible turn that was.

There is a surprising amount of people who think Obama is a Muslim. It's like the plot of some crazy movie where Obama is going to laugh maniacally and roll out Shariah law across the land for those people. Pretty funny stuff, but you can see why they are terrified I guess.