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Can't see her winning the overall popular vote against Obama. Something crazy will have to happen for her to get that far, these types of candidates have trouble sustaining the campaign. They more flash than substance.

What a waste of time and money. This thing got killed at every level of the courts.

I don't see why I would need a union to defend my rights. aren't there courts to decide who's right and who's wrong? you don't like how you're being trated, you just have to point out what laws your employer is breaking, right? Courts don't decide right and wrong, they decide what is legal. While the government will protect you from flagrant offenses, they aren't going to get involved in every minor issue. They only need to make sure you get a minimum liveable wage and aren't discriminated against. For example, teacher's unions, while far from perfect, are extremely necessary. Education is not an industry that has clear profit and gains. An inexperienced young teacher makes considerably less than a veteran teacher. School districts have no real reason to pay veteran teachers, they don't necessarily bring in more money to the school. So a Union is the only protection that they have. Unions tend to be born out of necessity, so if the video game industry continues down this path, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.

Krezack was joking. Wals is correct.

I see the future! Brent Burns should be a good fit for the Sharks, it gives them some size and production from a guy not named Boyle. I would have liked a little more of a defensively sound guy, but I'm guessing he will be paired with Vlasic to cover that need. Anyways, it gives them a solid top four defenseman group, which they have lacked for a couple seasons. It is tough to lose Setoguchi, but the Sharks had seven guys trying to fit into the top two forward lines last season, so it makes sense that they move someone. Hopefully he does well in Minnesota.

Of course we do, you won't remember it anyways.

Don't forget Mrkreku, who literally has a mail order bride. That makes four. I think we should all pitch in to send one to Walsingham.

I'm pretty worried about Richards in LA, that makes them a more dangerous team. I'm wondering if the Sharks can pull a trade for Robyn Regehr. They want a center for him, but I'm not sure if the Sharks are willing to give up their plethora of them.

I disagree with that. Some games are designed around an extended playing time. DS3 is primarily a campaign game, you play through a story. Sure, you can play from all 4 characters and you can mix it up with co-op, but it isn't going to warrant the hours that an online shooter like Team Fortress 2 or an open world modder's dream like Oblivion. Which is great by me, I love a good story.

It's a bug from the patch, will probably be fixed by tomorrow. There is a workaround I believe, but I'd rather just wait for a fix.

RDR is a very complete experience and almost a must-have. LA Noire is worth picking up because it does some amazing things, but it has a fair share of flaws.

That's awesome. Good luck with the goat!

I had the WoW thing happen as well, even though I hadn't played in years. Gfted, they (the gold farmers) actually activate your account and then use it to do their dirty business. I'm not quite sure how they got the information, I sent a message to Blizzard about it and they said my yahoo email was compromised. I changed some stuff and everything stopped. I wonder if it was my smartphone that caused the leak? I had bought one fairly recently, it was the only big change I had. Ah well, at least it was just an MMO account and not my bank accounts!

Does Microsoft have its own music store? Steam seems a lot closer to iTunes than an internet browser.

I almost missed that. What kind of software developer has the time to play through a game 4 times in less than a week?

Exactly, this is a lot different than using a different browser.

The demo was the very beginning of the game. Of an Obsidian game. And there were sidequests and other stuff cut. It seems to be the norm with Obsidian games, Alpha Protocol and NWN2 had the same slow start for me before picking up steam. FO:NV is the only game that I felt really started off with a bang. But hey, way better than the alternative.

I started building a big castle in Minecraft, but then it started to feel like work, and I realized I could go fix things on my real house if that was really important to me. Sweet crib though

I don't know why they showed that picture, it was taken when he was 13 and he is now 19.

Was it 200 million? Ah, that does sound more likely, although it is still an insane number. It is going to be difficult to break even with that type of budget, I'd imagine.

I played DS1 when it came out, and while I thought the engine was somewhat impressive, I found it extremely boring. I was clicking on stuff and it was dying and then I clicked some more. I picked up some companions who had no personality and then I killed a bunch of stuff and I didn't know why. Then I tried DS2 because folks said it was better, but it wasn't. When Obsidian got the license for Dungeon Siege, I didn't get it. It was a generic action-RPG set in a generic fantasy world. I worried that they would not be able to infuse it with their magic. I was happily wrong, they've crafted a great story and introduced a solid cast of characters. They've created an engaging character leveling system and the combat has kept me on my toes. Well done!

Hey, did you play Dungeon Siege 3 yet?

Green Lantern - I loved it. I'm a huge fan of Ryan Reynolds, and this movie let him shine. I also really enjoyed the special effects, and for 300 million, that is expected. The otherworldly stuff was great, I loved all the different aliens. It was a very fun flick.

Playing DS3 as well. I agree with the control issue, but I play everything on easy, so it probably won't slow me down. I'm enjoying the lore, Obsidian continues to be great at writing and story.

The IT Crowd is just about the funniest thing I've ever seen. Here are a couple clips that made me laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N49fycoODR4