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Easy enough *Draws line in sand and points at it* Edit to add: Hey, where did you think Olympic Games and Marathon came from? Does the word Gymnast ring a bell?

That was a reaction to the myth that it only affects yourself. Very few people live in such complete isolation from the rest of their world, that their actions doesn't impact it. As for the sports injury strawman, I looked at a few numbers. In New Zealand the annual cost was $70 million in 2007 (Rugby being unsurprisingly the biggest culprit) and an example for Australia (2003) numbers lists $1.5 billion which is the gross figure, not adjusted for the cost to the tax payer and how much is covered by private health insurance for the specific purpose. Nor does it balance it against any cost saving by reduced expenses on cardiovascular conditions. In summary, "insignificant" in the big picture. How do you put a dollar value on the human cost? The "I am entitled to fun, the consequences and bill paying be damned" mentality smacks of lack of responsibility and accountability. C.f. Greece for the mentality applied on a nationwide scale.

Looks sweet, thanks. Turns out some other online friends are all playing, I might be able to get a friend invite from one of them faster than the company deciding to choose me. We'll see/I'll hope! What?! Ok, then I expect an invite from YOU in the near future for giving such excellent gaming suggestions! *ahem* I believe I created the thread. Spoiler: Having a lot of fun playing FO:NV, now that I finally got around to dedicate some time to it on a regular basis. Playing it without DLC's the first time through, will probably get the bundle once they all become available together. Caught myself laughing out loud at the little story in the Repconn building where an employee discovered a shipment of stealth boys from Robco, just to be dismissed shortly after for sexual harassment (sneaking around in the ladies room).

The problem with that position is, when does the impact stop at affecting your body and when does it affect other people. Not talking second hand smoke here, but less obvious things like put a strain on the healthcare system, lack of productivity, social isolation, insert a few more. How much should other people suffer for your indulgence and you would consider them "fascists" (waiting for Godwyns law to be invoked) for telling you to knock it off? After all, you only notice the immediate short term effect on your own body, not giving a damn about other people having to support you when it blows up in your face.

I still don't understand why people think AP was buggy. Some questionable design decisions, sure, but buggy (yes, I know some people had mouse problems)? Kotor2 on the other hand couldn't be saved by anything short of a remake Personally rather unexcited about patches for TW2, as I've yet to bother picking up the game again and finish the prologue I started. It's almost as boring as the Dragon Age 2 demo

More than you would think, especially the last 12 months. Piracy is no joking matter

If you bought it retail, you probably can't. If you bought it online from Atari, Steam or similar, you would have to contact customer support there.

Tune in on channel 7 on your sarcasm detector

If the fight is such a visceral, immersive experience, why wouldn't you want it to last as long as possible?

German inventor Werner Jacobi first patented an integrated circuit in 1949. It might have been plausible to expand on his 5 transistor circuit over the next decade to become usable in a Fallout setting. Early history Edit to add: Come to think of it, just remembering that the game is full of hackable computers. Must have some kind of logic circuitry in there.

Ireland is bankrupt anyway, isn't it? Might be for sale cheap. Turn it into a subsidiary and have joint elections for president of both

The sacrifices you have to make... Life's generally good and problems and stress are of my own making. I could have settled for less in life. Doesn't want to sound too cheerful around here, as it might upset peoples misery. Then there are those with genuine problems (my thoughts go out to Enoch and Tarna) and I realise what a lucky bastard I am and should be grateful for what I've been given in life.

Deleted a post... Lets see if we can walk the fine line between artful criticism and turning criticism into an art

Nice thought, wrong audience Any and all things Star Wars is the property of Lucas' companies and only they can commission new products, franchises whatever that uses the Star Wars intellectual property. It's not a question of not wanting to (I think the Obsidian big cheese said as much in an interview years ago), but that Lucas doesn't seem to be particularly interested in anything interfering with their upcoming MMO (The Old Republic).

Virtual monkeys write Shakespeare Somebody decided to take the Infinite Monkey Theorem to the test. Turns out that this cloud computing thing is good for something after all. Also, gives new meaning to the term "Code Monkey"

Hell, why wouldn't they? The world is filled with idiots; present company excluded of course. Maybe they expect a lot of bugs?

The things you do to get your own Amulet of Yendor

I've probably neglected my speech skill somewhat, as I put points in Energy Weapons. Sort of playing one of the characters I enjoyed in FO and FO2 (the "geek", focusing on energy weapons, science and doctor). I noticed when playing FO3 though, that Doctor is somewhat limited in its usefulness, so I didn't put anything in that and split it between lockpick and repair.

I actually find a couple of the guys (Nathaniel, Alvin and others) have been doing a decent job in keeping the "miscreants" company in the DSIII forum and J.E. Sawyer is still talking to people in the FO3:NV threads the last time I looked

So, pretty much the way I could fix the robot to become the new sheriff (either high skill or less skill and more spare parts) Might give that a try when I get home from work tonight.

I sort of have a "base" in my Novac motel room, but that is probably not the one you are referring to. The powers that be knows that the safe in there is filled up with my collected wasteland junk. Need more survival skill and exotic ingredients to use the bulk of it.

I don't think their new Chinese overlords would let them. Bad for Chinese export markets MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES

My repair skill is fairly decent now (a natural 55 I think). Where do you find ED-E in Primm? Edit to add: I've got Boone in my little party of two now, but i have a suspicion he is going to be trouble next time i visit a Legion outpost. Can you "park" companions or swap them out when taking new onboard?

No idea what the long term consequences are going to be, but I made the robot the new sheriff of Primm. The disappointment in "deputy" Beagle's voice was worth it. Saw the ghouls off into space (or wherever they are going to impact). Still to find anybody who wants to join my party (I've met Cass and Boone so far)