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The new system is a waste. There was nothing wrong with the old system that couldn't be fixed by good story tellers. It had the advantage of interesting back stories to build on. They have destroyed their own product so far as I can tell.

Really, where abouts? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Warren, Somerset County You?

NJ is one of the first places immigrants move to after arriving in the US through New York City. NJ has a substantial population of Italian-Americans (Americans with Italian heritage). NJ has a substantial population of Jewish-Americans. NJ has a substantial population of German-Americans. NJ has a substantial population of Irish-Americans. NJ has a substantial population of Arab-Americans. Etc. Etc. Etc. Lots of ethnic and mixed neighborhoods. The German American Bund and the Ku Klux Klan held a joint meeting in Andover NJ in 1940. Local Jews and others formed a group called the Minutemen in the late 1930s that protested and boycotted and also beat the crap out the Nazis and the KKK as much as possible in NJ and NY. The Mafia is said to have homes and estates in NJ. The countryside is beautiful. There are big parks and wildlife refuges. Rolling hills and many woods. Rustic towns. It's great! (w00t) I love NJ!

Yes. Now you feel the power of the dark side! Let it flow through you.

There are a couple of reasons that some folks like to joke about New Jersey. Here's some info: NJ is the most densly populated state in the USA. NJ has a very substantial chemical and pharmaceautical industry. NJ has great ocean beaches. NJ has casinos in Atlantic City, a beach town. Substantial parts of NJ are supporting cities and suburbs to NY City or Philadelphia. These areas include very low class and very high class neighborhoods. Much of the parts of NJ just outside NY City and Philadelphia are overrun with docks and truck and rail depots and warehouses and oil and gas storage tanks and garbage dumps and airports supporting these cities and surrounds. A large swamp like area called the Meadowlands is within sight of NY City and contains lots of inductrial support infrastructure. Because of the wetlands and the chemical industries that are there the place stinks. Other parts of NJ are very country and some areas are very high class. NJ has substantial ethnic populations but the education system is the fourth most segregated in the nation (not by conscious design - just because each town has it's own independent housing standards and school system). This is maintained by financing local governements and schools from local property taxes (although most NJ residents aren't aware that the segregation is evident or that the property tax support for schools is an enabler). More later.

It's not a question of sympathy so much as a question of right and wrong. You seem to be thinking of the situation in "us vs them" rather than "right vs wrong" terms. Crimes of mutilation are similar in character to crimes of sexual abuse. You shouldn't let yourself be drawn by anger and a yearning for vengence into supporting that type of behavior. (Edited to remove an uncalled for comment.)

It is wrong for people to take it upon themselves to maliciously mark/mutilate other people. It is not suprising that some prisoners would cut up and mark another prisoner or even worse if provided the opportunity. After all, they are in prison because society has determined they did something seriously wrong already. They had trouble in the past telling right from wrong. It is disappointing they were given the opportunity to commit such a time consuming crime while in prison. Those who support this are lucky to be out of jail themselves - saved perhaps by not having stumbled yet into the circumstances that seem likely to induce them to this kind of violence.

It looks like the intermediate blood sprays (those not associated with death animations) are for attacks of opportunity - which are otherwise not annimated. It might be better if they were toned down some, so they are more distinguishable and less dire looking. The more I watch it the more I see to like.

Agree 100% Wouldn't it make more sense for all the enemy to concetrate on one target? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You may be right. But it doesn't look realistic. Also, there may be a wizard or archer or theif about. Don't rear and flank attacks get bonuses? How does that impact the situation? I am not brushed up on my rules.

PWNed. Darn. I thought you might throw that up! LOL :D

Looked pretty good. I liked the combat overall. More impact and other combat sounds would be good. More combat taunts and other combat communications would be good too. I guess the fidgets are getting improved. That should be good. The characters look good. Annah was great! :D

USA, USA, USA! New Jersey :D

Good idea. I'm looking for Aristotles work on Comedy. Can you help me? :D

The real question is how many dimensions of art are encompased in a video game. A few are: *Visual art/design *Sound and Music arts *Language arts There are certainly others. What about interface art/design. Packaging art/design. There are also internal arts/crafts used to make the game visable to only a few - a well turned path finding algorithm will be a thing of beauty to some. (w00t) If the game is intended to teach values then that involves design but also moves the game away from a pure fine arts objective of just being fun more toward an applied arts/design objective of teaching while being fun enough to hold attention. In terms of RPG games I think the best approach to teaching values (assuming that you accept fiction) is to have designers who evidence committment to the desired values be the ones who make the game. I really think it is true that if you want to teach a lesson you should write a sermon or an editorial, but if you want to make an RPG write a character or two. If you are lucky maybe one of your characters will have inspiring experiences. The topic is way toooooo huuuuuge.

Seems right to me. By the way you often mention other people and the interesting things they say and do. That's nice. Thanks.

I personally think games should be made to be fun by the same kinds of people who play them. The article seems to be really about games made by and for a particular subset of Christians. Good idea. Of course, there are lots of different kinds of Christians. For example when the Christian game maker says "I was rather skeptical at first, but God kept opening doors for me [that] I didn't think would open." lots of other Christians might wonder to themselves what he says about God when things arn't going so well for him. Some might wonder whether he isn't too focused on himself and even perhaps thinking of God as a servant to his needs. Not such good values perhaps afterall. He might be suprised that he isn't Christian enough for some. :D (I am now going to say three Hail Marys and four Our Fathers and smack myself around some as pennance for my arrogance and pride among other faults.)

Someone having trouble getting into the mood for a signature needs to put on their Tevia clothes and boots and sing a rendition of: Tradition, Tradition, dum, dum, Tradition - from "Fiddler on the Roof".

A signature is not just a mark like a fingerprint it is also an artistic creation like a drawing. You could use a hanko - but if you used one in the west that would be considered strange by most and obnoxious by some. hanko - a seal The seal has the legal force of a signature in Japan. In fact, it is even said to have an occult force that can influence success in business and family life. For these reasons as well as aesthetic ones, people spend considerable sums on hand-carved seals made of boxwood, ivory or crystal, especially for the jitsuin, or registered seal used in important business transactions. For receiving packages or writing receipts, the mitomein, or ordinary seal, is sufficient.

Most people at banks and other institutions who really don't need to make personal judgements about you are indifferent to your signature so long as it is consistent - matches whatever they have on file. It could even be just artsy penwork and they would probably be satsfied. Most people who deal with you personally and especially those who make judgements about you will consider your signature to be a reflection of how you think of yourself and your aspirations for the future. If you make a wise ass FU signature everyone who sees it will likely understand it that way and they will act accordingly. If you make a signature in all tidy script lower case with fine writing and no embellishments people will see you as being small unassuming neat and simple or unpretentious. " The character styles you use can say something about your background also. If you are an American and use Greek or German or French or Hebrew or Arabic style letters for example. Most folks develop a distinctive signature with bold capital letters and perhaps a mild embellishment or two. (w00t) I would recommend that. :D I think your father is giving you good advice wrapped in an unpleasant package. Throw away the package. Keep the advice. You and he can work the other stuff out over time.

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Mike make more sense if we flip them! :D

For TV cartoons, I have soft spots for The Tick and Dexter - "Today is a good day for science!" (w00t) .

My original favorite was the Phantom cartoon strip. "The Phantom is a comic strip created by Lee Falk (also creator of Mandrake the Magician), recounting the adventures of a costumed crime-fighter called the Phantom. The series began with a daily newspaper strip on February 17, 1936, which was joined by a colour Sunday strip in May of 1939; both are still running as of 2006, although Lee Falk has passed away, and the newspaper comics are now written by Tony DePaul and drawn by Paul Ryan (daily strip) and Graham Nolan (Sunday strip). Previous artists on the newspaper strip include Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Bill Lignante, Sy Barry, George Olesen, Keith Williams and Fred Fredericks. The Phantom is credited as being the first "costumed superhero", i.e. the first crimefighter to wear the skintight costume attributed to comic book superheroes. Previous fictional crime fighters, such as Zorro and Doc Savage, were not designed especially for newspaper comic strips or comic books."