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Yeah, and that seems like a more messed up thing than the second-hand market. Maybe publishers should put the screws to Gamestop a bit. It really annoys me that I can go into Gamestop on a day that a game is released, and find zero copies available unless I pre-ordered it. They are a business, they are supposed to keep a stock of in demand items. There is no other industry that makes you go in and promise to buy a product before it is released so that you can get it when it is. I honestly try and go to Best Buy whenever possible for that reason, and the fact that Gamestop has abandoned the PC market.

Used movies are also being sold typically by rental companies like Blockbuster. Blockbuster buys a ton of new movies every year, and they offset some of that cost by selling them when they are no longer popular rentals. The question here is what does Gamestop do with all the extra games they order every year?

It seems as if he is responding to a question about online features. His argument is that if you buy second-hand, don't expect to get the same online features. That seems completely reasonable. His use of the term cheating is silly, but it sounds like this is purposefully being blown out of context.

I'm pretty sure if we read between the lines on WoD's posts we would get "Everything Islam is evil"

Uh, what? That isn't even what the article is about? You are just making up stuff now.

I tried to think of a protest against being a dwarf monk, but then I realized it fit me pretty well.

Ah, you must be a youngin' HoMM is not M&M, just a spin-off with a different genre.

Wizardry 8 is awesome, so I definitely would love to see that.

I'm pretty sure we have not had enough time between the last debate over immigration, so lets stick to arguing over Palin for president.

Palin has very little chance of ever coming near the presidency. She has become more of a celebrity than anything else, her ability to actually be taken seriously by voters seems severely limited. Rush Limbaugh would have a better shot at getting votes.

Either that, or your reading comprehension is not very good and you don't really understand the quotes. My options seem to be that either the US State Department if full of morons that do not understand what Rauf is saying, or WoD does not understand what Rauf is saying. Hrm...

In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum.

That is odd, the Cordoba Initiative's mission statement is:

Uh, those quotes don't say anything about war Volourn. About the only real point made in those small excerpts is that Muslim communities by and large do not separate church and state. Which is a very important point to remember when the US enacts foreign policy in Muslim countries. If the US goes into a country like Saudi Arabia and says "yo, you need to separate your religion from your government" then they are only going to exacerbate the differences between the two nations. The US needs a different approach in the Middle East, and with latest talks just starting up, hopefully they will find it. Hey, I'm a huge civil rights guy and I realize that most Muslim countries are horrific when it comes to that. But the US can't go in and topple every government in an attempt to change the Middle East. None of that really has anything to do with building a community center in Manhattan, though. Here is a pic of where it is supposed to be built: Here is a blurb about the center itself:

The Koran doesn't say anything about killing innocents in the name of Islam. Rauf has consistently denounced radical Islam and terrorism as well. Are you looking at his actual words when you make these determinations, or are you taking other people's interpretations as the truth? Because you are a smart guy, and if you are looking at the primary sources here, I have a hard time believing you would have those opinions of Rauf.

I got along with my roommate in college well enough, but we had little in common. I ended up joining a Fraternity and moving out by Spring Break. I know you are a bit older Calax, but don't write them off completely. There are all sorts of different Fraternities, and actually most of the guys in my house were in their mid-20's.

There is a very large difference between criticizing the US and criticizing US foreign policy. Just look at the history of Afghanistan, the US has created two problem for every one they have solved there. Look, I'm not saying any of this is intentional, I think the US typically has good intentions when it comes to foreign policy. But there is a major disconnect here. Since Osama was brought up, I think it is safe to say we all can agree he is an evil guy. But when did he become evil? Was it before or after he received US support in the Soviet Afghanistan war? What about the war in Kuwait? Could we have done something differently there? We need to answer these questions so we can try and prevent this from happening again. The US has made it easy to stoke fear in the hearts of less-educated Muslims. We had a diplomat from the State department speak in our classroom last year, and he said his biggest job is just correcting the misinformation that is spread about the US. Children in Iran are raised under the beliefs that Islam is illegal in the US, that someone caught praying will be stoned to death. It sounds crazy, but then you have the very real images of US forces rolling into Iraq and Afghanistan. It doesn't matter that the US intentions are good, what matters is how a radical can spin those images to create fear in others. Now we've got protests against a Muslim community center that has legally obtained funding and building permits. This is not a way to create bridges. It is a stupid protest that will only add fuel to the fire.

One of Rauf's major goals for the US is to reduce the threat of terrorism by altering its Middle Eastern foreign policy. Here is an example of a quote given when he was asked directly if the US deserved 9/11: "I wouldn

Yeah, that is all made up stuff. You see, what happens is rauf gives a speech, and then yahoos like Michael Savage take a sentence here or there with no context and run a smear campaign. It is called hate and fear mongering, and it is great for ratings but nowhere near the truth.

600 yards is a very long block! And Imam Rauf is a well respected religious leader who has always preached peace and tolerance. Where are you getting this information from, GD?

Brilliant!

Actually, yes. And there is. No president gets elected without an insane amount of their personal life going public. That is why this is laughable, Obama is not even close to being a Muslim. Happy Ramadan to everyone, by the way.

Well, we all know JFK was just a patsy for the Pope!

How does one make Jagged Alliance gameplay into a mmorpg? Each gamer controls their own merc? Each gamer has their own set of mercs and fights every one elses? A bunch of different merc armies fight the same AI? While I'm not sold on this being a good thing, I understand the concept. Did you ever play JA: Deadly Games? Basically you had your team, you had a certain time to move, and then the other player moved. It's like Chess with a clock. There are a couple different strategy MMO's that are somewhat successful, Company of Heroes Online is apparently pretty good. The idea that you can choose your team, train them up and equip them, and then pit them against other people does have some appeal to me. It sounds like it will be a pretty light game though, it is browser based. Who knows, I'll keep an eye on it.