I think you're missing the part of the article that mentions it was Ubisoft Montreal that is making the game. So... finding a black francophone wouldn't be hard. About 8% of the city's population is black. Montreal is a major television hub, as the country is bilingual and by law their broadcasts have to be 60%…

I'd say it's a good one for newbies. They've made a reasonable effort to make all the classes self reliant (with some mixed results - a few of the personal story quests are brutally hard for certain classes), so you don't necessarily need others to play with if you want to just explore the world. Combat is…

Most of the static, reputation quests have multiple ways to finish - and so far, most of them are very localized. No running halfway across the map to grab Grandma's locket.

They've already said that unless guild/party/private chat is reported, they won't crack down on it. You can say what you want to your friends. You can curse about things is area chat ("that fucking bear came out of nowhere!"). Just don't be an asshat in the public chat.

Yuuup. Can you imagine the field day FOX news would have if they DID child-friendly-fy the DNC with activities, coloring books, and such? "Is this appropriate? Our nation is at war and unemployment is high, how DARE they hold a sing-a-long! DEMOCRATS ARE INDOCTRINATING YOUR CHILDREN!"

Yeah, I was aware that women's care costs more. But I'm pretty sure famoustrip was making the claim that men's care was less likely to be covered, based on previous comments.

If you're buying individual insurance, maternity coverage is a separate fee.

How are you less likely to have your care covered? I'm seriously curious, because I've never heard of anyone making that claim.

The suicide statement misleading. Women are more likely to attempt suicide than men - far more likely. But at least here in the US, there's a serious difference in the methods chosen. Men pick guns more often, women pick poison. Not surprisingly, the ER has an easier time treating an overdose than a bullet to the…

Yes, progress, lack of progress, whatever. But there are more important things to debate! Such as: girl in the background of that stock photo. Doing the Thriller or auditioning for Cats?

Dude. It's the THIRD day of Hempfest. Maybe it was a draw between the fishy odors at the aquarium and the potheads on Friday, but today you'd be waaay better off going to the aquarium.

Then again, the fact that we have three times as many words as any other language makes English beastly the master for native speakers, nevermind non-native. The spelling issue will always be an issue unless we get rid of our love of irregular verbs - ie, past tense of "buy" is "bought" instead of "buyed."

Just don't do it Day After Tomorrow style, where you sit in a wood-paneled room full of wood furniture and debate the merits of burning various books to stay warm.

Depending on how soon you're looking to have kids, the laptop thing will probably be out of your hands. Fiance's younger sister went to a private school, where they were required to buy a specific brand of laptop so the school could ensure that all students would have access to certain programs and applications. I…

Bwaha. I told this story in another thread, but a few years ago (2007-ish) when I lived in Bellingham, I drove up to Vancouver to do some shopping. When the clerk at Jacob saw my ID, she blurted out, "You're from the US?! Why are you shopping here?! You have Bellis Fair! And AMERICAN EAGLE!"

A good dose of grass is always greener on the other side of the fence?

To be fair, unless you live in larger communities in the US you don't really have access to Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma, or Abercrombie either beyond web orders and catalogs.

Missouri. So... she won't actually see most of that. The state caps punitive damage payouts at $500,000, plus attorney fees. On top of that she'll get $120,000 in lost wages.

Eh. It's a catch-22. The videogame community cries when Roger Ebert declares games "not art." This writer critically analyzes her response to what many consider a fluffy game, and suddenly it's "just a game."

Same with the rifle events. Margaret Thompson Murdock was in a dead tie for Gold in 1976, though the judges declared her male teammate the winner. After that, they split the event.