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You are right, the odds to get robbed are so low we don't have to take precautions. According to this reasoning I probably should throw my fire extinguisher out of my window because the odds are tiny that I'll ever need it. Or stop using use seatbelts because the danger of having a deadly accident where a seatbelt could save my life is statistically really low. Or watching for trains when crossing tracks with my car. Yeah, no. And comparing the danger of getting robbed with getting struck with lightning is really....puh-leeze. Read the news, a bunch of people get robbed daily, and that in my little country. I'm not talking about getting hit by meteors. I say if you can make easy precautions that make sense AND make you feel better, what speaks against them? Better have it and not need it that need it and not have it. And when you need it, you NEED it. But there are also a lot of precautions you can take for home safety that don't require firearms. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with you having them if it works for you, but you are acting like it is the only solution. It's a good solution for people you are trained and comfortable in the use of firearms. For me, the risks of having them in a house with small children plus the costs of a gun safe, training, and the guns themselves are simply not worth it. I'm also confident in the quick response time of my local police, I'd think differently if I lived in a more rural area.

He talks about it near the end of his Deus Ex:HR Let's Play videos.

On the Jedi side, the consular has similar spells but they are more wind and earth based. I guess it is less evil to dig up boulders and throw them at people.

Just finished my base defense mission in Xcom, what a crazy fight that was. I managed to pull it out with only two casualties, although every single person is in the medbay at this point. The two I lost were base security guards, I was surprised they didn't show up on the memorial or anything. Plus I had two other guards survive and I wish they could become regular troops after what they did. Ah well, it was still a blast, thank goodness for my sniper's radar boosters and heavy explosives.

Kaep doesn't look good, but I don't think he can get all the blame. The offense as a whole is a mess for the Niners.

Playing two games of Xcom, one with gene mods and the other with mechs. I came to realize that I'm completely uncomfortable lopping off the limbs of my soldiers, so I'm going to drop the mech game and stick to the genetics.

Then better hope that you'll never be the target of a really dangerous burglar or burglars. I like being prepared though, totally beats hoping in my book. I'd be interested to see what the statistics are on how many people are victims of a home invasion and would have been able to prevent it if armed with a gun. I mean, sure, it may make you feel better, but if the odds are the same as getting hit by lightning, I'm not going to walk around wearing a large lightning deflection rod on my head just in case.

Man of Steel - Huh. It had some good parts. In fact the whole Krypton stuff at the beginning had me thinking this was going to be a great movie. At some point I got increasingly worried about the property damage. I wish they had spent more time with him wandering around aimlessly. I guess I'd rate it about 7/10 or something.

Actually I watched a bit with her, you might be right!

It's been a long week. My wife is working late tonight, so I picked up my kids, went to the store and got a pizza, The Croods movie for my daughter, a skylanders character for my son, and Man of Steel for myself. Now I'm going to kick back. Unfortunately all the good TV's are occupied so I'll play games and watch Superman when they go to bed.

To be fair, Prince of Persia is kind of ruined now that I picture Jake Gyllenhaal in the role.

There was a Julia Roberts version? I was talking about the Charlize Theron one, I think it was called The Huntsman or something.

I dunno, I think it has potential. Script by Paul Dini, directed by production designer Robert Stromberg who I think has a very good visual eye. Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning can both act so...potential there. People said the same thing about that Snow White remake, and that turned out better than expected.

I have a large vase that would be effective in combat.

Donno if we can even do it as freebies. I paid for a month, so maybe I can set it up and then invite everyone.

Prince of Persia wasn't enough for you?

You always seem to eat so healthily..its a little depressing at times for me I have my weaknesses, mostly candy and chocolate.

Anyone have any experience making a league?

I baked white potatoes in the oven yesterday with a drizzle of olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. Then I made some rice pilaf and boiled some carrots with tarragon and a bit of sugar. It was a good meal.

So let's vote on whether we want a hero or villain league. I vote hero.

That game always makes me feel better about life.

Batman really is the biggest name in superheroes though. Sure, Superman was a heavy hitter when Christopher Reeves was playing him, but now Batman has taken over the movies. He's also the only one getting decent video games made about him. Every day I see like 5 different people wearing Batman shirts.

Batman is the best super hero ever, so KP and Calax are crazy

I've always been more of a Marvel guy myself. The only DC character I've ever been into was Batman and his stable of villains. That changed a bit when I got into the Green Arrow TV show Archer, and now that I'm playing the game, I'm really surprised how much depth there is to the DC universe. It's actually kind of nice getting some details on all these characters I only had a cursory knowledge of.