Everything posted by Hurlshort
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Mass Effect 2 Discussion
I did feel pretty guilty whenever a planet hit the depleted mark. I'd feel better if these were resources that replenish over time or something. Ah well, it's not cheap to research new ammo carrying pockets on your armor, I guess. Realistically, you are probably just scraping the surface area resources with your probes. They probably still have plenty underground. That makes me sleep better. I drink your milkshake!
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Dragon Age discussion
That item spam thing is the reason I absolutely love the ME2 system. Graphically, I believe DA looks a bit obsolete because of the extended development cycle. It's just a guess, but I bet DA2 will look a lot cleaner. That's what seems to have happened with ME to ME2.
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Third Hand smoke
Did you read the article? 3rd hand smoke is simply the name they are giving the residue that is left behind. You know, that yellow stuff that stains everything.
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Third Hand smoke
Disclaimer: I'm really anti-smoking, by the way. I don't even like it when a smoker is driving in front of me and I catch a whiff, I find it more obnoxious than one of those big buses. It is definitely one of my pet peeves.
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Third Hand smoke
The problem with comparing smoking to cars or obesity is it does not work at all. I don't go outside and drive around in circles in my car to relax, I also don't drive my car into the house and just leave the engine running while my children are sleeping. The car gets me to work and serves a valuable purpose to society. We need food to survive, so again that is a lousy comparison. I do fully support schools teaching good nutrition and physical activity in order to combat bad eating habits that people are raised with, but children don't die just because their parents eat too much. I have asthma as well. I am one of three children. My mother smoked when she was pregnant with me, but not my two siblings. My siblings have never had an issue with asthma. It is super lame that I have to deal with an inhaler for the rest of my life because of a bad habit. My big problem is you still have a ton of people who start smoking every day. What is that about? It just seems like the drawbacks outweigh the benefits tremendously. I just don't get it.
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Mass Effect 2 Discussion
Grunt's was pretty fun, particularly how all the Krogan respond to him afterwards. I have no clue who Legion is.
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IGDA meeting @ Obsidian
I actually have that week off, and it is only a 6 hour drive or so.
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Third Hand smoke
Do you mean smoking is ridiculous?
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Third Hand smoke
http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthust...0209102313.html So basically the residue smokers leave behind is toxic. This really isn't surprising, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is significantly higher when there is a smoker in the household. It's fairly sickening.
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Age of Decadence
This company doesn't have a publisher paying the bills, so they are basically using their own money to fund the projects. Given that it is also not a genre that is considered commercially viable, there is very little chance they will attract a publisher anytime soon. So relying on donations seems pretty reasonable.
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Sikh question
Most of the time they check them in. Some also wear symbolic pendants or bracelets that fill the requirement. I just read that in California they can legally wear them to school if they are dulled and riveted into the sheath.
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Sikh question
I have quite a few Sikh students and I have asked them about the ceremonial dagger on occasion. Maybe they are just too Americanized, but none of them have an issue with not bringing it to school when the time comes for them to wear it. One of my students also said he has a wooden dagger to wear around the house and at community events, which seems like a pretty reasonable substitution.
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Quest for fire
Yes, forget story and character development, this is what makes a game good.
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Photo caption competition
When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sets out too long You must whip it When somethings goin' wrong You must whip it
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UK PC Gamer FO:NV Info
I'm taking credit for this. We better need to urinate, or it will be Fallout in NAME ONLY!
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What you did today
Yes, I'm glad I didn't get married when I was 10. I take occasional breaks from hockey. Like right now, I've been out for seven weeks with a broken leg.
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Mass Effect 2 Discussion
I think we all better do better. Volophilosophy at its finest.
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Photo caption competition
"In Today's News, Progressives are lauding the decision by Iran to allow Music Television back on the airways."
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Mass Effect 2 Discussion
*screams in denial* I'd say it's almost exactly like Star Trek. They just needed Kaiden to wear a red shirt and it would be a dead ringer. I do think Geth sounds better than Borg.
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NFL Season 2009
I think the only real difference between the two teams was the receivers. The Saint's really got it done with the ball, and that two point conversion was phenomenal. The Colts dropped a few big ones and it really made the difference.
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NFL Season 2009
Good game so far. The Halftime show was pretty rough. I'm a huge fan of The Who, but they looked really old. It wasn't quite as thrilling as watching Prince shred his guitar during a monsoon.
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What you did today
I think that happened with that Ender kid too. Congrats Krook, you going to play Ice Hockey in college?
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Knights of the Chalice
What happened to pictures and links, Llyr? You used to be so thorough.
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Avram Grant's wife reacts to Husband's brothel visit
I'm guessing Jags treats relationships like a battle, where the object is to win, and showing your weaknesses is a huge folly. I have my fair share of marital issues, but trust isn't one of them. I also don't know why I would choose to share my life with someone if I did not trust them when I was vulnerable. I didn't call her to confess about getting a boner, I called her because I needed someone to talk to after a very uncomfortable situation.
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Alienware laptop for 800 bucks
Is $800 really cheap though? It just seems like there are a few better options out there at that price range, and really you are only about $200 away from a good gaming laptop.