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It can't really be argued IMO that he wouldn't have plead guilty if he'd known what sentence he'd have gotten because we actually don't know what sentence he'd have gotten, since he never got his final sentence. He fled the country rather than face that. Just because the judge mentioned that something was possible doesn't mean that it would have actually happened (and arguably he'd have had ground to appeal, depending on what had been brokered in the deal).

There's been a lot said about the mother and Polanski; according to the girls testimony though Polanski asked her and her mom if it was okay for Polanski to use her as a model for Polanski's photography; later they arranged a time for him to do so where the incident in question happened. "Cheating into confessing"? He plea bargained to a lesser charge. Whether he did this simply to avoid jail time as he claims, there's no indication that his plea was coerced; the problem from Polanski's perspective has always been the sentencing (this was in fact what the Swiss court wanted to investigate and when they didn't get records from the US Justice Dept they let him go; Polanski claims that his original sentence was to 90 days psychiatric evaluation; he didn't serve all of it at which point the judge suggested that having him serve the rest of the time in jail and an agreement that Polanski would leave the country as opposed to transferring the evaluation time to time served on his sentence along with some probation time. Instead of attending the final sentencing, Polanski fled the country).

What would they rather had? More bobbleheads? Bubblegum cards? Tragic the Garnering decks? Stuffed marsupials?

The victim was 13 and given champagne and quaaludes prior to Polanski's sexual activities; I'm personally not comfortable not calling that rape.

the smurfs predate blue meanies by about a decade... possibly the young beatles were disturbed by the evil little belgian faeries... kinda likes how some kids is 'fraid o' clowns? *shrug* never made the connection. There's a lot of conflicting information about the Blue Meanies in Yellow Submarine - including some indication that they were originally not intended to be just blue. But I think their design was down to Heinz Edleman (who would have been in his last year at the D

Oh god, I'm having flashbacks to trying to explain the "Monty Hall problem" back on BIS...

No problem, glad to help.

Never read it, but the internet tells me it was a guy having a relationship since they were young with his twin sister. This continued even after the sister married (and all the kids during the marriage were actually fathered by her brother, she terminated the one from her husband)

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*cough* A song of ice and fire *cough* Yeah, that was actually referenced in the Bio thread.

It reminds me a bit when a movie trailer hits the screens (or net) and people complain about the CGI while not bothering to realize that the CGI in movies is usually finished weeks (if not days) before the release and whatever is in the trailer - which is compiled months beforehand - is (baring a total lack of funding) not what is going to be in the final product. They are early screenshots. I'd be a lot more concerned (not really, but its the best word I can come up with) if those were new screenshots and it was being released today.

He could via the mouse and cut & paste...

I love playing games over, but I also like my fair share of games that I doubt I'll ever finish again (heck, I only ever beat Baldur's Gate once). Worth - for me at least - is an upfront thing, ie does it interest me enough to pay for and play it at all. Re-playability doesn't typically factor into it for me.

Grace's reaction was pretty amusing too.

Its weird, but so far I've always adapted to the changing game market. I've always found something I've liked. Maybe there have been years where I only bought 1 or 2 games, but there's always been something. Not sure how I'd feel if it got to the point where I didn't (but them maybe my wallet would be happy...).

Or just looks stylized and clawy.

I hate this argument. Why on earth are you comparing games to movies? Hey, try it with a book! A book costs like $20 and it lasts for up to 100+ hours. Gee, suddenly the deal isn't looking so good, is it? It's so pointless to try to compare different media this way. Is 10 hours of entertainment worth $50 for you? That's the only question you need to answer. My point was that the market supports specific price points because there is some kind of value there as determined by the market (what the company and customer can afford from their respective perspectives). And that value for the customer is what they're willing to pay for it as you say. However, the price/value for the company might be viewed very differently. I'd think (and perhaps be wrong, I admit) that the companies would look at pricing in a way that compares it to movies, which is why I brought the comparison up (in that I don't think gaming companies will go to a pricing system that places their product as more expensive per time invested by the customer than movies or DVDs and that they probably see their competitors in those arenas and not in books, comic books, radio, etc.). Or something. Wasn't trying to start an argument but look at the customer-company business relationship; perhaps I could have been clearer?

Did it had great one liners like the original? Somehow I don't think so. The delivery of lines by Topher Grace and Walter Goggins was pretty fantastic.

That price range seems to be what price most people will accept from a game. And honestly at $50 game with 20 hours of gameplay is a better investment cost vs entertainment time compared to most other entertainments (heck in most places $50 for 10 hours is still better than movies and I say this as someone who loves going to the movies) from a purely practical point of view (the value for the individual will, of course, vary).

Why does the dude on the cover look like the guy from District 9 with one prawn arm? Looks like he's got one arm in armor and the other not to me.

A lot of businesses are built upon what price the market (ie customers) can sustain, not anything to do with what it costs to make or distribute.

Same problem hits indy games and indy movies - very little distribution room. Also competitive practices tend to ensure lack of screens/retail space for smaller product.

Did it had great one liners like the original? Somehow I don't think so. Well I did say "almost" as good as the original film...

I saw Predators and really liked it. Thought it was almost as good as the original film.

I'll be in suckage, as it'll force me to try and get an internet connection that can download something on it in less than three days... (mind you I don't have a computer to download it to, at the moment, so...)