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They aren't truly pyramid schemes, because you can actually turn a profit simply by selling the products. They are called multi-level marketing companies. My wife sells Mary Kay. She made a bit of money the first year because she was actively throwing parties, but the last couple of years she has taken a small loss. However that loss is pretty much covered by the amount of product she uses, so I figure we break even.

Gromnir definitely predates the character, and he was a prolific poster on the BIS forums, so it's not hard to believe that Gaider, who was also very active back then, would use him in the game. It's also important to note that you are dealing with smaller communities back in the day. Heck, Calax has a cameo in FO:NV. And we know that Hades will be featured in P:E.

His Obsidian forum persona is based on the half-Orc Gromnir, a character from Baldur's Gate 2 who would refer to himself in third person. this is incorrect. is there Anything you has been correct about in this thread? maybe we will review. no doubt there is some stuff you got right, but... HA! Good Fun! Isn't it the reverse? A character was named after you? I can't remember, I'm getting old and my memory isn't what it used to be.

Whoa...Gromnir dropped his syntax a bit. Epic.

FDR isn't in my presidential wheelhouse, but he is ranked extremely highly in every major academic list, so I'm going to go ahead and disregard everything you are saying. Regarding Japanese Internment camps, which of course was a terrible time in our history, I actually just went to a wedding in a small town that was built by Japanese Americans after they were released. Not all of them returned to cities like San Jose and San Francisco, some stayed and became very successful farmers in the Central Valley. It's amazing to see Japanese Americans take a terrible situation and turn it into a positive legacy, and a real testament of their character.

In the future, all air ducts will be increased in size by 50% to accommodate obesity among air conditioning repairmen.

It doesn't look like bastard. I think he actually was quoted as saying 'what the hell'. That is possibly the .gif of the playoffs. I know it is early, but it will be tough to beat that.

You are operating from the mistaken impression the federal government gives a sh-t about the environment. The people in the government don't care about land they don't live near. They care about their money, their power, their continuation in office. If they have to run agricultural or other interests off that land to sell it to someone else so be it. And if they can cloak their business dealings in the pseudo-morality of helping the environment then that would just be the icing on the cake. The Bundy situation is pretty close to matching that description to a T. One of my favorite quotes is "Government is small minded people grasping for power under the guise of advancing high minded ideals". That kind of sounds like a campaign push for Al Gore

So...the Sharks look pretty good.

The EULA is probably better used to protect against a lawsuit than as something a company would use to go after someone. When a company bans a customer from using the product they paid for, they are taking on a legal risk, and the EULA is one of to tools they can use to mitigate that risk. It would be interesting to see a group of players try and put together a class action lawsuit, but I doubt you will find a legal firm interested in such a case. edit: I just realized I pretty much said what volo said. :D

Wikipedia is a great place to look for sources.

A complete rollback would be ridiculous. The vast majority of players have not exploited the game at all. I've put in a pretty big chunk of hours in the first few weeks, I'd probably walk away from the game if they did that. Not that they will.

While I agree with you for the most part, it is important to note that within those parties you have a pretty diverse group of politicians. John McCain doesn't really have much in common with your tea party candidates for example, and in California our Democratic governor is more of a fiscal conservative than quite a few Republicans.

Just to add a bit of a positive spin, the average citizen still has a lot of different ways to exert their influence on the US. Voting is one aspect, but corporations cannot afford to simply ignore the middle and lower classes. They still have to at least create the illusion that they are looking out for the best interests of the common people. Why do oil companies bother investing in alternative energy? Why does change.org ever manage to change anything? Why do civil rights continue to progress? Public pressure is still a very effective tool in this country.

Weird, I've been playing the game like crazy and I haven't heard anything about this. Although the guild banks have been down a lot over the last week.

I can do this.

I can see some criticisms of Dishonored, but I don't understand complaining about the graphics. I thought they did a great job of creating a unique style and capturing an industrialization age city.

Ok, looks like I've got a pretty solid 24 day RV trip planned for the summer. We are hitting Las Cruces, San Antonio, New Orleans, Memphis, Branson, Dodge City, and Santa Fe. It will definitely cross a lot of states off my list. I just spent a few hundred bucks replacing the engine battery and getting the RV ready for the trip, so I'm ready.

I'm trying to plan my summer trip, and I'm having some struggles with the route home regarding what cities I should stop in. My big struggles are: Oklahoma City versus Dodge City Should I stop in Amarillo Texas? Santa Fe versus Albuquerque

It's pretty shocking how there is a NorCal versus SoCal in both Hockey and Basketball, and they both are extremely well matched.

I dive through the Erin Brokovich town a few times a year. It is a modern day ghost town, very creepy.

Wow, way too much time went by without a post. First round predictions, a bit late: Boston over Detroit in 6 Tampa over Montreal in 7 Columbus over Pittsburgh in 6 New York over Philly in 5 Stars over Ducks in 7 San Jose over LA in 6 Minnesota over Colorado in 7 St. Louis over Chicago in 7 It looks like we've got some pretty solid matchups. I'm watching the Blue Jackets fight the Pens right now and I like what I see.

Up to level 21. The crafting system continues to impress, in fact I've struggled to stick to a couple disciplines and instead I'm pumping skill points into almost everything. It's just too cool. I've been making custom sets, upgrading them, and applying enchantments. It's powerful. The narrative is pretty solid as well, I'd put it a notch above everything since Morrowind. I think it benefits from the hub system, it's more focused whereas previous ES games were so open that it often made it easy to lose track of any story elements. The mage's guild basically continues the Shivering Isles story of the mad Daedric prince, and that was a very good choice. It's been the highlight for me so far.

I don't really have expectations for the Warriors without Bogut. I mean I'd love for them to get hot and move forward, but without his defensive presence, they are going to struggle. That might be for the best, actually, since I think expectations were too high for this young team in the 6th seed. They've got health issues with both of their big men, Curry is really only in his second healthy season, and Klay Thompson is an erratic scorer. Throw in the coaching issues, and I'd say it is healthy to just be happy that they made the playoffs.

In regards to WoD being cancelled, I can't say I'm surprised. It was announced a lifetime ago, and there was never any real progress shown. Plus isn't CCP working on some Eve MMO where you get out of your ships more?