I had the same reaction in Dragon Age: Awakening when I thought I'd caused the destruction of my keep and everyone I'd left in it. Personally, I like it. Mindless hack 'n' slash has its place, but it takes some real work to provoke real reactions in games. Fallout and Fallout 2 had that ability.
That's why I'm kind of looking forward to their MMO- I usually don't get into them much, but if Bioware puts this kind of element into it, I think I'd really like it.
We have "scientific studies" that show vaccinating your kids causes autism.
We have "scientific studies" that say eating a high-fat, no-carb diet is healthy.
We had "scientific studies" that said smoking actually causes rainbows and happy puppies.
We also have scientific studies that show dangerous climate change. And the scientists wonder why no one believes them.
I'm not saying the association is accurate, rational, or healthy. But it shouldn't be surprising, either.
Not at all. The issue at hand is my device getting read without a court order. Unless, of course, your tinfoil hat is screwed on tight enough that you believe that the local police have a direct line to the NSA and can break right through all kinds of encryption, CSI-style.
As the issue is a simple traffic stop and device reading without a court order, then yes- encryption is the answer in this scenario
My ACT standardized test would have been flagged as the result of cheating. In the math part, my score got progressively higher as the topics got harder. The reason was pretty simple- it had been a couple of years since my algebra classes, and I was a bit rusty on some concepts. however, I was in the middle of studying for my calculus final, and was pretty damn sure of myself on those questions.
It's worth pointing out that neither side is interested in the 'Net as it is now.
One side wants appears to want to make sure that the internet is a massive profit center, regardless of the outcome.
The other appears to be okay with the internet, so long as you can only read/access government approved content.
The real question is why we're picking sides and flaming the other side.
I first said this a few years back, and it's even more true now. We're told not to hate people because of race, religion, or gender, but we're expected to hate people because of political affiliation.
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I had the same reaction in Dragon Age: Awakening when I thought I'd caused the destruction of my keep and everyone I'd left in it. Personally, I like it. Mindless hack 'n' slash has its place, but it takes some real work to provoke real reactions in games. Fallout and Fallout 2 had that ability. That's why I'm kind of looking forward to their MMO- I usually don't get into them much, but if Bioware puts this kind of element into it, I think I'd really like it.
We have "scientific studies" that show vaccinating your kids causes autism. We have "scientific studies" that say eating a high-fat, no-carb diet is healthy. We had "scientific studies" that said smoking actually causes rainbows and happy puppies. We also have scientific studies that show dangerous climate change. And the scientists wonder why no one believes them. I'm not saying the association is accurate, rational, or healthy. But it shouldn't be surprising, either.
Not at all. The issue at hand is my device getting read without a court order. Unless, of course, your tinfoil hat is screwed on tight enough that you believe that the local police have a direct line to the NSA and can break right through all kinds of encryption, CSI-style. As the issue is a simple traffic stop and device reading without a court order, then yes- encryption is the answer in this scenario
And this is why I use a BlackBerry. Full "disk" encryption, including media cards.
My ACT standardized test would have been flagged as the result of cheating. In the math part, my score got progressively higher as the topics got harder. The reason was pretty simple- it had been a couple of years since my algebra classes, and I was a bit rusty on some concepts. however, I was in the middle of studying for my calculus final, and was pretty damn sure of myself on those questions.
It's worth pointing out that neither side is interested in the 'Net as it is now. One side wants appears to want to make sure that the internet is a massive profit center, regardless of the outcome. The other appears to be okay with the internet, so long as you can only read/access government approved content. The real question is why we're picking sides and flaming the other side. I first said this a few years back, and it's even more true now. We're told not to hate people because of race, religion, or gender, but we're expected to hate people because of political affiliation.
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