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Flags are pretty important symbols. This kid basically worshiped that flag, and the nation in large part is now turning its back on that symbol. We can't bring back the dead, but we can make it clear that the country is united against this type of terrorism. Because again, flags are important.

We aren't taking a big RV trip this summer, but I am packing up for a short two night trip to San Francisco. We will be taking a ferry over to the Giant's game tomorrow and will walk around the city afterwards. Near the end of July we are also going to Portland for a week (and a wedding) so that will be good. My plan is to go to New York in the RV next summer.

The only people who consented to the flag being up at the South Carolina State House are a bunch of legislators from the 1960's. Other than that, of course I agree with you.

Bo and Luke have already been shopping for a new car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Vngk047bQ

I'm certainly not talking about banning the flag, or limiting the rights of rednecks to put their flag wherever they want. Having it fly above the state house is an entirely different thing. Will bringing it down solve racism in the south? Certainly not. But it will fix a stupid piece of legislature.

I assumed it was. But as I said, right now they are banned from removing the flag. There should not be a legal mandate saying they have to fly the flag above the state house. It should have been easy for the governor to say "You know what? This is not the best time to have this flag up."

Not knowing Rocky doesnt mean you are out of touch with pop culture. It just means you are out of touch. It is an iconic piece of film. There is a statue up of it in Philly.

Without looking it up, I would imagine it is some sort of connection to ferous, and maybe mettle.

a really bad comparisonBG was a complete game and the expansion came later as a bonus. they never said "there will be an island and a tower but you will have to buy them separatelly" battlefront 2 had space battles, old and new trilogy era battles and much more from day 1 battefront 3 is half a game in comparison to 2 and it is already set in stone that the other half will be added later But Battlefield 4 didnt have imperial walkers or speeder bikes!

I have no idea who the kid is. But I liked Garfield.

Incredible Burt Wonderstone - My quest for more Vegas flicks led me here. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest, and for most of the movie that expectation was met. It started off different than expected, two young boys who are bullied form a friendship over magic tricks. That was a good start, but then it spun into stupid humor with Steve Carell being oblivious. That went on for too long and I actually gave up on it, but then the next night I went back after a couple beers and the story changed a bit. Alan Arkin really changed the tone of the film, and it become a more endearing bit about a magician recapturing his enjoyment. The end was actually pretty great, I laughed more at the final scene than anywhere else, and so I felt that the payoff was worth the watch. Also, Jim Carrey really just exists on the sidelines. He is somewhat entertaining, but the payoff for his character is also pretty funny. Really, it was anot a bad watch with a couple of beers in you. edit: dangit, this isn't the movie thread!

They were clearly holding back all the good writing so they could charge us for a full blown sequel!

Except they aren't banning it. They are currently mandated by law to fly it. They have no choice.

For the historically interested, the flag in question was General Lee's "battle flag" and represented the struggle for a confederacy of independent states without a strong central government in Washington. For some Americans, it still represents that. It's a bit ironic that it takes a special election and a 2/3 vote by the state senate to remove a symbol of independence.

I felt the same way when I played Baldur's Gate. I was like, where is the big trap filled tower and the island full of werewolves? It was a punch in the gut when they tried to charge me for that content later on.

Are they Kanadian? Roofles! Volo, they are stealing your schtick. Sue them!

I can't believe they are still working on bringing down the confederate flag in South Carolina. Talk about too much bureaucracy. It should be pretty simple to take down the flag. It doesn't represent the state or the US. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. The people elect a governor, it should be as simple as the governor telling a custodian to take it down.

Was curios how TOR is doing financially, and came up with this: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2014/07/22/star-wars-the-old-republic-makes-more-than/1 Geez, WoW is raking in a billion in profit every year. That's crazy. I was also surprised that LotRO is still bringing in 100 million. I'm not quite sure how far to trust these numbers, and they are a year old, but it gives you an interesting perspective on MMO's if they are true.

I am also pretty sure that even the most unoriginal and boring AAA title is still made by people working their tails off on art and programming. The people phoning it in are most likely in management.

If selling well is not your priority as a game developer, you might as well consider it a hobby.

If only there was some sort of place where we could educate young people about nutrition and physical exercise, so they can break free from the cycle. Maybe even dedicate an entire class to such a thing.

It's weird to me that people that guys that struggle with other addictions are treated so differently. He was a classic compulsive gambler. He was also way too competitive to ever gamble against himself. Now if he ever bet against his own team, or did anything like points shaving, I'd be quicker to condemn him.

What?!

Looks awesome, I'm excited for it.

Did you think I was arguing with you? I was pretty supportive of the idea that we have major issues with our criminal justice system in general. However I still don't see society being worse off than it was 50 years ago, not even close, and I don't see the point in looking back with rose tinted glasses. I find the whole idea that we are headed towards some Sodom and Gomorrah scenario fairly absurd, which is what Meshugger was putting forward. I'd rather focus on solving our societal problems, like prison system, than trying to restore a vague concept of social values.