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I'm taking this question as a kind of "Would you risk your life for the right cause." For example, if a guy runs into a building and starts shooting, and you happen to be close, do you go for the tackle or do you run for your life? I hope I'd have the courage to try and take the gunman out. I'd rather die trying than live with the idea I could have saved someone's life.

I'm playing Gears of War. I played the campaign for a bit, and it seemed solid enough. I hope it's not too long, because I tend to lose interest in shooting stuff over and over and over again. I also played the MP for a bit, and that was a blast. It's a pretty quick game and there's a decent bit of strategy. I went 2-10, so I have a lot to learn. At least I got to chainsaw one guy.

I grade papers from 12 and 13 year olds for a living, so my definition of horrifying writing may be different than yours. I definitely can't think of a better 15-year old writer out there.

I just finished "The Bourne Identity" and I was really surprised how far away from the movie it was. It was a solid spy thriller and I'll probably pick up the rest of the trilogy. I'm also reading Eragon, on loan from my school library. Some people were trashing it in another thread and I gotta say, they aren't getting it. This book was written by a 15 year old, so of course it's not a work of art, but the amazing thing is that it's very readable. And it's readable for a pre-teen audience, which is harder to do than you may think. Writing at the JK Rowling/CS Lewis level is an art in itself. You have to keep vocabulary and complexities at a certain level, which can be very difficult for someone who's entire life is devoted to literature. This 15 year old kid did an amazing job of creating a readable story that isn't to far above or below young readers. That's quite an accomplishment.

I've warmed up to Clerks 2 since I watched it last week. I find myself reciting certain lines after watching it once, and that means it was a good movie. I watched Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby last night. It was decent, a few laughs here and there. I was shocked that Ali G aka Sascha Baron Cohen aka Borat was the villian. Surprisingly, I thought the funniest guy was the one from Boogie Nights, John C. Reilly. Will Farrell got a bit hard to watch after awhile. I think he's better as a support actor.

I think the harcore Fallout fans, the ones who still play the game today, can't deal with the idea that Bethesda ia going to change their beloved license. But the casual fans who enjoyed Fallout when it was released will happily grab this title. Bethesda isn't some rookie developer, and they will release a playable game at the very least. And those casual fans are the ones that meet the bottom line and make games profitable. The hardcore fans can whine all they want, they don't have the numbers to influence the industry.

Ah, I missed the Sharks beating the Ducks because of my Holiday Staff party. I'm voting for Rory, even though it may bump Scott Hannan off the roster.

Some of my first posts conjure excellent memories of the first season of LOST. That's also one of the oldest active topics on this board.

I'm confused how an insensitive guy on a forum equates to WoW being bad. It sounds like you dislike WoW. I don't know why you need to look for excuses like this to do so. This doesn't change my opinion of the game, and I've always known the forums were a breeding ground for whiners and jerk-offs. Again, the forums are not the game.

I've been thinking about trading my PSP for a DS. I figure it will cover a good chunk of the cost. The fact is I never play my PSP, and the movie and music capabilities never really panned out.

And Arcanum, Bloodlines, ect... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Uh, weren't you the Chosen one in Arcanum? And didn't a hobbit...err...gnome give you a ring to start your adventure? I loved Arcanum, but it wasn't exactly an original storyline, at least to start. The unique gameworld was the real selling point. And Torment had a hero with amnesia. I've seen that done soooo many times.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?p...07allstarvoting I'm looking at this list, and I see a lot of Sharks on it. In fact, there's quite a few write-in votes for Sharks. As it stands, there is a possibility that San Jose will have 6 players in the All-Star game. Now I'm a big Sharks fan, but I think this illustrates the problem with the current All-Star format. You vote online, as many times as you want. That's crazy, because of course a team based in SILICON VALLEY is going to dominate the online voting. Am I wrong about the selection method? Is the fan voting only part of the All-Star game?

Seriously? That seems like a ton of work, and I would never want it. I wouldn't even want to be president. Sure, there are some rewards that go along with it, but it's not worth the amount of work, service, and responsiblity that goes with the job.

Is it out on the 360 yet? It's pretty tough to put this on Bethesda, I doubt they rushed it in publishing. Oh yeah, I loved the original Sea Dogs by Akella, I don't know what went wrong after that.

Is it Word or World? The graphics look nice. What's the gameplay like? Turn based? 1st person?

I'm not sure why you would include bugs, framerate in a rating about the OC. If you are going to rate the OC alone, you should ignore any technical difficulties YOUR PC had. Those are not OC issues, those are stability issues. Now if you are rating NWN2 as a whole, of course those are important. Music and graphics directly affect the story, and interface is a bit of a gray area. I gave it a 9 based on the OC. I might drop to an 8.5 based on the camera and few bugs I encountered, but those don't affect the story telling in my eyes. The OC engaged me tremendously. For comparison, I give Fallout, Baldur's Gate, and KotOR 10's.

Ah, the PS3, right? How is everything? edit: erm...wait, maybe that's the Wii title...same question if it is.

Someday I hope to read one of these articles and actually see that they understand the difference between a teacher and an aide. There is a humongous difference.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3052074,00.html I actually agree with this line: "We have discovered that some of them are simply detached from reality," a security source told Ynet. " Heck, if you aren't smart enough to keep your D&D hobby quiet, you probably shouldn't be a high ranking officer.

Bondra is only 38, so he should be able to give the Blackhawks a bit of help. edit: I guess he put up 21 goals last year in Atlanta. I'm surprised it took so long for a team to pick him up.

Was that the "Alternate Reality" game that was supposed to be a great leap in gaming a few years back? A nice high concept, to be sure, but it worked better as a marketing tool for serial television than an end in and of itself. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm pretty sure you are thinking of "Majestic"

Act III seems a good deal harder than the previous acts. Or maybe I just became too reliant on Shandra.

Uh, the Wal-mart argument doesn't work because they aren't part of a union, and Wal-mart can just fire them if they bad mouth the company. It also doesn't really apply to the situation AT ALL because the NHL doesn't have a simple employer-employee relationship. It's a complex system of owners, players, and league officials whose job it is to make certain the NHL stays fair and profitable. Obviously that's a difficult job, as we've had lockouts and bankrupt teams over the years. When a player bad mouths the league officials, which refs are a part of, they are subject to a fine. But owners are held accountable as well, and there are times when they've been fined too. Edit: The league cannot fire a player. In fact the Bertuzzi incident shows how difficult it can be to carry out a punishment. It required a committee and all sorts of union work to finally decide to suspend Bertuzzi for one season, but plenty of people think that was too light. Players accept the fines because they are well protected by their union.

I wonder if Volourn knows that there is a player's union, and that fines are all part of the contract the player's union signed with the business owners. Now if you want to argue that union's are like the mafia, that's been done before. The fact is the player's have way more rights than they did in the past, and there is nothing illegal or crooked about a minor fine. If the player has an issue with it, he can appeal it through his union rep. edit: lollers, game over :crazy:

That makes a lot of sense. I love the Western frontier style, but I also grew up in the West and visited numerous towns as a child that had the frontier feel. It's always been of interest to me. I even dig the intro. song. It's got a folksy feel to it that makes me picture the open plains and rolling hills of the Western United States.