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    That Fallout 3 lunchbox was fantastic. I still have my kids use it on occassion.
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    Hey, that was the last physical game I bought as well! After my son broke our Mario Kart 8 copy, I briefly thought about throwing in the towel with physical console games, but I think the benefit of getting a few trade in bucks outweighs the risk of breaking or losing a physical copy. The only physical PC games I buy are special ones like PoE. They are simply too hard to find in stores most of the time, and I hate to pre-order. I think Mass Effect 3 was the last PC game I got physically.
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    What crimes have they been charged with by the FBI, the courts, or the US Government? They are on an unindicted contact list for a charity that is linked to Hamas, that's hardly a smoking gun. But hey, maybe they are just a front for the big bad wolf. So what on their website is meant to corrupt the youth (or whatever their seedy agenda is)? It's funny that you accuse me of being politically correct when you seem very quick to jump on the anti-muslim bandwagon without hesitation. Attacking Islam and the 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide is a much more popular choice in the US than engaging different cultures and having an open dialogue about differences.
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    Given that they faced adversity for much of the second part of the season, it will be interesting to see if the A's can turn that around and finally get a decent playoff run. But honestly I don't consider anybody a playoff team until they have more than one game guaranteed. I do like my Giant's chances of beating the Pirates, Wednesday will be exciting.
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    It did not look like it was going to turn out well at the start. I guess the key is to be behind in the second half, not ahead.
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    Do you really think a website called jihadwatch is interested in presenting a reasonably moderate and impartial view of Islam? He's got an agenda he is pushing, he has books to sell, etc. I don't think he is a conspiracy theorist, I think people who buy into everything he is saying are. Every one of your sources is making a profit off inciting fear. I don't fault them for that, free press is a beautiful part of our society, but it is a one-sided news source. Keep an open mind, listen to alternative opinions, and weigh evidence against common sense. tl;dr - yes, your sources are garbage.
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    Why do you type like that? It is unreadable.
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    Wonderful, cherry pick paragraphs that fit your opinion on the matter. Leave out the ones like this: See that's really the whole problem with your conspiracy theory. It's a conspiracy theory. It isn't fact, the evidence is lacking, and CAIR certainly hasn't been charged with any crimes. I know it's against conspiracy theorists nature to take things at face value, so I'll give up now.
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    Wait, so a large organization with chapters spread throughout North America possibly has ties to shady characters? *gasp* That sounds like every large organization ever to exist anywhere. As I said, my local chapter has done a great job of building ties in the community. Also, every one of your sources is pushing an agenda. Try reading a legitimate news source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-king-hearings-is-cair-a-terrorist-organization/2011/03/10/AB3AdTQ_blog.html or http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/politics/12muslims.html?_r=0 They don't clear CAIR of anything, they simply present facts in a reasonable manner and try to avoid hyperbole. You know, what good journalists are supposed to do. Also you shouldn't talk to the FBI without a lawyer present. Any Lawyer in the world will tell you that, and CAIR is, above all else, a legal advocacy group. edit: Read the NY Times article at least, it's very well written.
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    Amen to that. It's the same if you reverse the genders too. These people should not be allowed anywhere near a classroom.
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    Video games should do whatever the hell they want. I disagree. This is a business, they are trying to sell a product. They should do whatever their consumers want. Indie developers have a lot more leeway, but they still have to think is terms of marketability at some point. Otherwise making games is just a hobby.
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    Significant Other. Ah, much cleaner than what I was thinking.
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    Longknife, do you really feel that coercion is the proper word here? Even after reading the definition? Because if so, I'd imagine we are at an impasse and it's best to agree to disagree.
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    I'm still trying to puzzle out what SO means. Also my daughter carved a heart into my wife's car. It's a bit of a debacle.
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    So what's the buzzword for people that overuse terms like SJW and straw man?
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    Nobody in this thread has a problem with criticism. But coercion is something different. Heh, when you say coercion I think of how the mafia spread its influence across America in the previous century. I think about political lobbyists. Video games and coercion, not so much.
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    This is the cost of living in a digital world. We have so much information and media at our fingertips, it's amazing. We get so much immediately. But we also have to deal with the immediacy of criticism and blowback. You can't have one without the other, this platform goes both ways. Also, Spider-Woman looked ridiculous and I thought it was awesome how quickly they had to backpedal on her cover art. Again, we get so much entertainment from this digital world!
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    Thanks Monte, I figured you were just in a mood. Even my unicorn-dancing-on-a-rainbow rear gets a bit pissy from time to time. More so as I get older and more cranky! I keep hearing about things like Gamergate, and this Zoe Quinn, and this Anita character, and every once in awhile I try to read through the threads about them, but I have a hard time getting any of it. Are these issues in the real world? I do get that video game journalism sucks. But that's hardly newsworthy. It's also not any worse than entertainment news and sports reporting is barely any better. Maybe I just need to go back to the other threads.
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    How are developer's supposed to know that the tired trope of the knight saving the princess in the castle is tired if people don't voice their criticisms? Also is SJW the new White Knight label? I try to ignore these silly internet memes that come and go.
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    And there you go. A perfect example of a liberal / relativist switcheroo in action. The kids see marriage all around them. Heaven forfend, some of their parents might even be married! At that point in time gay marriage was (a) rare and (b) not even legal in many countries. Of course the status quo is political (and as Marx insists) everything is political. And so you can safely compare marriage to a plunger or a goldfish. All that is solid melts into air. And you are trusted with tender minds? What a weird response, and how mature that you question my career as an educator. I'll restate, this is a kids game, why does it need an adult concept like marriage in it at all? My 4-year old plans on marrying his sister right now. Instead of being concerned about some some of incestuous intent, I recognize that he is young, and his concepts of marriage are not all that developed. So if you are going to take a goofy kids game and implement marriage, why not make it goofy? Now I do understand the percentage argument, the majority will choose a boy/girl relationship over same sex, and so why waste resources implementing something that a small percentage of the population may find appealing. At that point it should be a pretty easy response for a developer to say they were unaware of the demand for such options, and they will take that into account when feature-planning for future installments. That's how you keep it non-political. You weigh customer interest against your resources.
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    I was on my phone, and quoting on a phone is a pain. I was actually referring to a post of yours on the previous page. My apologies for the lack of clarity. When the media can all coordinate reviews to reflect negatively on a product because they didn't have an appropriate female character you start precedence for it in the future. Speaking of which, wasn't there some huge backlash on Tomodachi Life for not including gay marriages? I found that EXCEEDINGLY odd considering it's Nintendo and they, yknow, typically have kid customers, so including such a feature is potentially going against what their consumer base would want. Likewise as a game mechanic, how the hell would you determine which Miis are gay? When I heard that one I just found it to be the weirdest **** ever. Targeting the Sims or something for not including it, sure, but Tomodachi Life....? It's a goofy game made for goofy fun, not for a political message.... But looking back on it now, it makes sense WHY it got targeted for that. I bet we could look up articles on the subject right now and find the typical "offenders" aka the people in that group and those that coordinate info. I think the better question is why does a kid's game need to include an adult concept like marriage in the first place? And if they are going to include it as a goofy concept, then why have a boy/girl limitations on it? That sounds more political than just letting your mii's marry whatever they want, be it another boy, a goldfish, or a plunger.
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    There are a lot of new folks around, but some of us crotchety vets are still grumbling about. Nice to see you Kaftan.
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    Hence my favorite book, "Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov.
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    Make photo of your workplace and post here. All different posts are offtop. Ah, so here is a picture of me at my workplace:
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    Wait, a dachshund? I take back what a said, she sounds like a wanker. Also not the dog I pictured Malcador with.
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