I wish I knew more female nerds and geeks, especially locally where it's rather lonely both sides of the gender divide. It's been over a year since I even had a second person touch any of my consoles, let alone argued over ST v SW. :-(

Interesting, hadn't realised Giger worked on it, though I've seen it 3 times. Should have clicked, nobody does weird as well as he did.

Not a fan of Docs myself, the work boots I prefer to wear are called Mongrels, solid toe and durable as hell, and for me anyway comfortable (not so much for other people but I've got a wider foot than average even for my boot size).

There's a lot of stuff on FB that pops into your notifications now that directs to viruses and other malware. So the risk is just increasing.

Not I. I've better things to do than waste a day cleaning viruses off a machine I sent out with upto date functional free protection software they then went and disabled because it kept telling them their favourite porno site was a high risk infection source (confirmed frequently).

Or my favourite, think that noscript is adequate to replace a frigging anti malware tool to prevent infections. One of my favourite bits of malware until I fixed the issue with the slipstream disc so the hotfix was included as well as the service pack (bizarrely not IN the SP though it was newer than the hotfix) for…

As usual people just looking for something to blame for their deterioration though. There's too many factors involved with aging and eye sight degradation due to pre existing conditions (got diabetes? it can lead to blindness) to turn around and point the finger at any one bad behaviour consistently.

Backstory had him as captured after a drop. I can't recall whether he was shot down as a pilot or proceeding to an existing ground mission (haven't played since 93) which would suggest he was a ranger at that time. But yes he's even as I recall shouted at as "Amerikaner" by one enemy, very American though of Polish…

Not even close, it's a Polish surname, nothing about race or religion involved beyond personal opinion.

I'm ash blonde, and have ginger streaks naturally occurring, until I was 6 I was platinum blonde. Your colour can change as you age.

Heh after Naughty Dog told the publishers to keep their hands off the cover of the game because having Ellie didn't test well with their focus groups? And the fact the sequence playing as her in the winter is easily the best part of the game (the DLC also on that note), there's little of the DiD about Ellie beyond…

Nah Lightning falls into the trope of "super sexy killer that blows the sexist stereotype out of the water". You really can't win that one basically women in video games will either be considered in the DiD camp, or the ones who are all eye candy and killer moves such as Lightning, Chun-Li, Ayami, etc...

Well both his wives (one of which was purely intended for cover rather than being sought after) on screen died in attempts on his life. There's definite remorse at both deaths, and the death of the first girl in Goldfinger as well (which arguably was his fault as well), so I'd argue the revenge was motivated by…

You could argue his obsession with success is due to his relationship with his elder brother Mycroft, whom he admitted in the original stories was his superior in intellect. Having a notably more successful sibling can lead to a subconscious level need to prove yourself their equal even if you can't admit it to…

I think you nailed that one, a lot of psychological and neurological disorders exhibit an inability to comprehend normal social mores, morality or the lack there of was one of the key traits in the diagnosis of ADD and considered a trait of Autistic Spectrum Disorders at one point (this may have changed though, we've…

Over a century now. Even in his own time you and I both know Doyle was astounded by the backlash from the community after the "death" of Sherlock, so much so he had to invent a plausible reveal for the fact Holmes hadn't died in the struggle at the falls.

Misses several actually. He makes friends (who he doesn't manipulate), feels guilt, and honestly loved his wife (On Her Majesty's Secret Service). A big part of the continuing appearance of Blofeld as a nemesis was due to the latter pair, oh and a real desire for revenge for #3.

Actually more like Spock himself (who is only half Vulcan), trying to suppress emotion in favour of logic and reason.

I would say most people haven't truly read the majority of ACD's original stories so lack a real grounding in what the individuals portray, only seeing the external persona which is often overplayed in movies. I doubt even the original Moriarty would fit the full sociopath definition, and he's closer to the TV normal…

I would have to say you're very much correct. Sherlock and Mycroft have highly developed intellects which is a large part of why Sherlock turns to drugs between cases, they help ease the boredom that inflicts him during his inactivity. He's not even really obsessive compulsive which would make sense with such a high…