But really, his problem was mostly not being able to separate in-character decisions and feelings and out-of-character considerations
Yeah, that seems to happen a lot. Awhile back, someone I know was on trial in-game, and he was really hamming things up, and people were griping because he was making a mockery of the trial. Eventually he quit the trial because some people were getting angry for real, which disappointed me, because I was ROTFL-ing like crazy!
Our "glorious leader" claims that this IS a war for survival. But his actions don't match his words. In a REAL war for survival, we'd have conscription and divert civilian resources towards the war effort. In this war, we're merely sending our troops through a meat grinder while we shop at Walmart.
It's bad enough that Israel has nuclear weapons, the last thing we need is for two countries in the region to have them. The solution to nuclear proliferation isn't more nuclear proliferation!
Agreed! And Israel vs Iran would be very different from USA vs USSR. In the Middle East, you have religious fanatics who WOULD set off nukes, even at the cost of their own lives. And the proximity of the two nations means no margin for error. The cuban missle crisis would be a friendly picnic in comparisson!
So now, dude's wife dies and they shake him down for 22 hours and try to nail him for terrorism. Seems to me that he's got a lot more ammo for a lawsuit.
Just let people role play however they want. I presume the motivation behind this banning is men tired of flirting with women that turn out to be men. Maybe it is time for guys to learn that anonymity is not an excuse to flirt with anyone that claims to be a woman.
Interestingly, one of the "women" in a game I play has suddenly started playing a man. I had assumed that s/he was female IRL, but now I'm not sure, and s/he won't give a straight answer. It doesn't really make much difference, since I wasn't flirting (it's no secret that I have a GF IRL), but it is a bit jarring to look at that ugly mug and realize that s/he used to be an attractive female.
I've known it to work the other way too. I know a guy who's considered an "elder statesman" in a game I play because he's been in the game for years and knows the ins and outs. IRL, he recently turned 15 and has frequently lead groups with several adults.
A very small minority of people (I'm talking humans, not slashdotters) would know what to do with source. They ARE either at the mercy of the vendor or of 3rd parties who DO know how to disable the feature.
Shortly after Vista came out, my GF's sister asked me about a craptop with similar specs with Vista, and the first word out of my mouth was "Don't!" Frankly, I was surprised that vendors were putting Vista on such machines, and told her my opinion that any vendor who put Vista on 512M boxes should be shot.
XP was a mixed bag. It had the same glitches with hardware/software compatibility that Vista does, but it also offered a lot to Windows users, most of whom were using Win9X or (god forbid) WinME!
IMO, Vista isn't as big a steaming pile as many people here say, but there is no real reason to "upgrade" to it. It offers very little for XP users.
I have no big complaints with Vista (at least relative to XP). All of my hardware worked, and most of my software. It's not too slow on powerful hardware, and UAC seldom bothers me on day-to-day stuff.
I see no reason to run out and buy it, but it doesn't totally suck (again, relative to XP).
The obvious solution is, don't buy the damn things. Why should Apple treat its customers right when it can treat them wrong and they STILL buy their overhyped phones?
Do you remember that guy in 6th grade who farted in all-school assembly? I sure do. That has been a long time. You don't forget it when somebody--a person or an organization--does something really stupid.
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Yeah, that seems to happen a lot. Awhile back, someone I know was on trial in-game, and he was really hamming things up, and people were griping because he was making a mockery of the trial. Eventually he quit the trial because some people were getting angry for real, which disappointed me, because I was ROTFL-ing like crazy!
Our "glorious leader" claims that this IS a war for survival. But his actions don't match his words. In a REAL war for survival, we'd have conscription and divert civilian resources towards the war effort. In this war, we're merely sending our troops through a meat grinder while we shop at Walmart.
What was the kill-to-death ratio in Vietnam?
Agreed! And Israel vs Iran would be very different from USA vs USSR. In the Middle East, you have religious fanatics who WOULD set off nukes, even at the cost of their own lives. And the proximity of the two nations means no margin for error. The cuban missle crisis would be a friendly picnic in comparisson!
So now, dude's wife dies and they shake him down for 22 hours and try to nail him for terrorism. Seems to me that he's got a lot more ammo for a lawsuit.
But were they REALLY women?
Yeah, yeah! Rub it in, you insensitive clod!
Yeah! If I choose to play a troll, does that mean IRL I'm a, er, nevermind.
Easier pronounciation?
Interestingly, one of the "women" in a game I play has suddenly started playing a man. I had assumed that s/he was female IRL, but now I'm not sure, and s/he won't give a straight answer. It doesn't really make much difference, since I wasn't flirting (it's no secret that I have a GF IRL), but it is a bit jarring to look at that ugly mug and realize that s/he used to be an attractive female.
I've known it to work the other way too. I know a guy who's considered an "elder statesman" in a game I play because he's been in the game for years and knows the ins and outs. IRL, he recently turned 15 and has frequently lead groups with several adults.
Yes, they should, because it's true. Why lie to the poor tykes?
How many people NEED to read the tickets/the source? All it takes is one with a big mouth, and it's all over the net.
Which can be a problem if the bad leader has an AK47.
A very small minority of people (I'm talking humans, not slashdotters) would know what to do with source. They ARE either at the mercy of the vendor or of 3rd parties who DO know how to disable the feature.
Hey, this is Slashdot. You expected NEW info?
Shortly after Vista came out, my GF's sister asked me about a craptop with similar specs with Vista, and the first word out of my mouth was "Don't!" Frankly, I was surprised that vendors were putting Vista on such machines, and told her my opinion that any vendor who put Vista on 512M boxes should be shot.
XP was a mixed bag. It had the same glitches with hardware/software compatibility that Vista does, but it also offered a lot to Windows users, most of whom were using Win9X or (god forbid) WinME!
IMO, Vista isn't as big a steaming pile as many people here say, but there is no real reason to "upgrade" to it. It offers very little for XP users.
I have no big complaints with Vista (at least relative to XP). All of my hardware worked, and most of my software. It's not too slow on powerful hardware, and UAC seldom bothers me on day-to-day stuff.
I see no reason to run out and buy it, but it doesn't totally suck (again, relative to XP).
Actually, here's how I would list the Microsoft line:
Home users: DOS -> Win3X -> Win9X (ending with WinME) -> Win XP -> Vista
Business users: DOS -> Win3X -> WinNT -> Win XP -> Vista
XP & Vista are based on NT, but all the home user knows is that he upgraded from Win9X (which was DOS-based).
The obvious solution is, don't buy the damn things. Why should Apple treat its customers right when it can treat them wrong and they STILL buy their overhyped phones?
Yeah, I know.
My email of 5 years ago is dead,dead,dead. They'd have to phone me to remind me to renew my DNC.
I've had mine for nearly 20 years!