I wasn't talking about those that like steam in that comment. As I said, the only ones that suffer from the DRM are those that do not want it but are forced to install it to play a game, not pirates. My beef with steam is not the service they provide but the useless DRM they attach to games and the way they try to get…

It's not bad for pirates at all. It's terribly easy for them to bypass steam. The only one that suffers is the paying customer who do not want to install and register to some random company's service they want nothing to do with. I heard Skyrim even had you downloading the installer from steam after you bought the…

Steam games are terribly easy to pirate, that's besides the point.

It is forced on people. Even some AAA games like Skyrim that you buy a physical copy of make you install and register to steam to play. Validate it all you want, these kind of practices supported by Steam are purely done for DRM, not as some kind of service to their customers.

No but I am trapped in a strange parallel world where we celebrate the birthday of a form of DRM.

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a phone that can charge itself via the fat stored in your body? That way you can lose weight, eat more, look great and never need to worry about your phone dying ever again! Think of the possibilities. The battery itself wouldn't need to be anywhere near as big allowing for a more…

Lol this has become a war between those that dream and those that know.

Yea I remember, I'm still waiting for it to stop sucking.

If by some amazing technological miracle you get this working, the phone will always lag far behind the regular smartphone market on all fronts no matter what parts you tack on. They could get 10 million supporters on thunderclap, this isn't gonna happen in the foreseeable future and if ever they try to make this,…

Metroidvania... Seriously? Are we gonna keep calling it that?

...What? Alcohol is known to be a social lubricant, it has nothing to do with me personally. And no not every time you hear about someone being drunk, it is followed by something awful. If awful things happened to you almost every time you got drunk, it would not be so popular.

I don't drink and I certainly don't work for a beer company. I've only ever drank on a few special occasions usually at the relentless requests of friends.

I don't think that line exists with many women such as this one. The reasoning behind why you're helping will almost always be to them because of their gender.

How is he supposed to see her outside the office. That's called stalking. You have to have her number or ask her out in the first place which requires you to talk to her IN THE OFFICE. For him, this may require alcohol or may make him so nervous he stutters like a drunk. Calling someone creepy isn't some loophole that…

Err... Where exactly do you want him to talk to her? They have an office relationship. It's the only place he can talk to her. Also every white knight thinks he's guy number 2 in that equation, that's what makes him feel special.

That's crap, alcohol is known to be a social lubricant. It's used for this purpose by billions of people (not billions of rapists) around the world. And late night is obiously the better time to drink a bit and talk to a girl than earlier in the day when everyone is busy at work. You're turning basic logic into some…

No, I'm saying booze sometimes helps guys talk to girls they LIKE. It's not that rare for people in this field to not have perfect social skills especially when it comes to the opposite sex. Assuming probable rapist is clearly jumping the gun though. If you want to be cautious, you can carry pepper spray or learn self…

Well I'd like to say I agree with you but being scared to say something because a certain someone may get offended sounds like a hostile work environment for everyone. Some people get ridiculously easily offended and you really don't want those sue happy people in your company.

Mah man Rance! Great shout out and thanks for the tidbits on the development of that awesome series. Coincidentally, the game is being translated by fans at the moment and the lead translator (or at least the one getting things done) is a woman as well.

It's a trap. Attempting to help will also help her feel isolated according to the article. The victim has come prepared to protect her victim status.