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They actually do a bunch of psych evaluations for cops. But like most tests, passing just means you were prepared for the test, not that you are actually competent. edit: The police departments in my area are constantly training. Something like half of their on duty time is spent in training. Edit 2: Looked it, up, my local PD does 60 mandatory hours a year, and then a bunch of optional training depending on task forces.

You need to read up on Lincoln if you think Obama is bad about the law. Here is what a lot of the sites you read today would look like if Lincoln were in power: http://www.libertyforlife.com/constitution/politicians/dishonest_abe.htm Here is a less inflammatory version: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/mar/10/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-says-barack-obama-first-president-who-thi/

I think many of you will enjoy a jaunt through ESO, it doesn't depart from the single player experience much when it comes to exploring and questing. Like every ES game, I eventually lost interest, but for awhile I really dug it. Also, one of the better crafting systems I've seen.

So, exercise is good and stuff. Keep up the healthy living.

I think some of you that work in offices should take all the pictures from those threads and put them up on the walls of your cubicles. Don't let the corporate world repress you!

Ok, so then it wasn't something of little impact then. What is the issue with the GG thread though, other than images of dumb Twitter postings. The GG one is personal preference. It hurts my head to read it. It's really not that reasonable to go to Obsidian Entertainment's forum to look at pictures of pretty woman. So I don't know why anyone here is surprised that it is shut down. WoT by definition is really not a reasonable part of the forums. They could just shut the whole thing down if they feel it is too controversial. Why is this such a big deal for you guys? You have sooooo many other places devoted to pretty women.

Huh? I mean, I read most of the topics on WoT, I just click on the ones that are highlighted as unread and move up or down. So yeah, I have to pause and make sure I don't click on that one and the GG one. I have a legitimate reason for this, if I'm at work and students are milling about, and I bring up pictures of scantily clad women, that is going to cause major issues for me. It's also possible for network administrators to see my browsing history. Sure, a gaming forum may already be questionable, but threads about movies or communism hardly raise the same problems as one with women.

So I already said it was simply a thread I avoided (at least until late at night when I could furtively sneak a peak ) Hence the reason I never bothered to report it. But I'm certainly not surprised or disappointed that it is gone. It has very little impact on my forum experience here.

I'll try to relate to the disappointment here. Obsidian took away the boobs! Have I met the proper maturity level now?

It doesn't really matter how modest they are, a thread devoted to the way women look isn't appropriate on a forum for a gaming company. We can argue that nothing is WoT is really appropriate, hence being off topic, but that is the line that has been drawn and it shouldn't be difficult to accept. You have plenty of other places to look at lady parts, if you so desire.

I think one Hinterlands type area was all they needed. They should have made the other areas smaller and more focused, like that one swamp region. I did everything in the Hinterlands, and then I did everything on the Sword Coast, and by the time I went to the next big area I was exhausted.

I didn't lodge any reports (I'll happily admit when I do) but I am not surprised at all that it was shut down. Having discussions about guns and violence is much different than putting up images, I think they would be quick to censor violent images as well. Honestly that is a big reason I come to this community. If I want to skim the forums at work, or when I am with my kids, I can do so in comfort. That was a thread I had to actively avoid a lot of the time. It's nice to have a PG forum, there are plenty of places we can all go for a less restrictive environment. That doesn't mean we can't discuss mature issues, honestly I think it often encourages it when you can't fall back on vulgarities and pics of hot chicks.

As Gromnir already pointed out, there was nothing passive in Enoch's response, it was pretty standard aggression.

Yeah this is why I never complain about a game being too short. Bioware clearly felt they needed to make a 100+hour game here, despite the fact they've been doing 40+ hour games for years now. And really it just meant we got 60+ hours of boring crap. I haven't even finished it, I've stalled out. Maybe I'll get around to it sometime, but I can't even think about trying a new character because of all the grinding. I'm not going to complain too loudly though. Some parts were a real blast, and I definitely got my moneys worth.

Maybe when the humbly self professed "sensible folks" can drop the passive aggressive attitude? well, enoch didn't seem all that passive, and lord knows that our scorn for all things gamer's gate is open and notorious. HA! Good Fun! Yep, nothing passive about this. I have stayed away from that Gamergate thread for good reason, no reason to spread that insanity.

It's basically how the second term was won. Mitt Romney was simply the mormon John Kerry, neither really had the charisma to upset an incumbent, even one rocking super low approval ratings.

I second Gromnir in the who left what? But thanks for the update KP.

It's also really just important that you check your credit card accounts regularly and flag them if you see anything suspicious. I'd be more concerned if most credit cards didn't have such excellent liability protection.

It's not like the President is going to get up and focus on the negatives. But honestly you can't gauge how effective Obama has been at this point, it really takes at least a decade to get enough context and perspective to evaluate a President. My gut reaction is he has been remarkably average, missing more opportunities than he has grasped. His biggest success has been repairing foreign relations, which is why a lot of international members here view him favorably. Heck, he took the first steps with Cuba, which could turn into something interesting, likely depending on the next administration. His biggest miss for me is the Patriot Act crap.

This summer I visited the newly completed Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. It was the most emotionally powerful place I have even been. Yesterday I went through the pictures with my daughter and we talked about the experience for a bit.

I'm super excited, I hear they are taking a lot of inspiration from Twilight.

/so my new laptop, all of 5 days old, stopped recognizing the graphics card. I tried a few fixes, then called MSI, and they told me to send it to them. I decided not to bother with that and took it back to Best Buy. The geek squad guy fiddled with it a bit, rebooting the BIOS which I didn't want to do because of the warranty, and decided to give me a refund. I am going to order an ASUS, I was nervous about MSI and now I know why. So another week or two without a good PC.

Street Kings is a really good Keanu Action flick, if you haven't seen that. He has a limited range, sure, but he's pretty much nailed that one type of character and it is hard to think of many that are better at it.

John Wick was a blast, very entertaining.

Ouch Keyrock, I hope it gets better.