also there are examples of bacteria that dont meet that rule despite still being considered lifeforms.

well to be fair there is some debate as to whether viruses are a form of life. they fit most our definitions. it could be argued that the view viruses aren't alive is too restrictive in its definition.

expanded? the film never really stated the relationship between the space jokey and the xenomorphs. it seemed to have been killed by one but how did that happen? the are eggs but maybe they were found somewhere else, if they were did the space jokey know what they were? maybe the xenomorphs are an example of a…

yeah. i remember every time id drive past the theater id always ask "what the hell is John Carter?" its a generic name. i assumed it was a sports movie. one of my friends told me she thought it was a sports movie.

i imagine roadkill always going something like this

or we can just replace them with robotic copies. it was a big part of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

while it may seem like a nitpick (especially since i agree with you, i think it is an important distinction to make. humans just related to apes, we are apes. apes (or really hominids) simply share a large number of important traits (lack of tails, use of tools, a long peroid after birth where children are completely…

there is a flaw with that logic. companies must expand into new areas to survive. markets change or even become obsolete. imagine if Valve had focused on what made them one of the best game developers out there. we wouldnt have a service half as great as Steam and their success and relevance as a developer would…

yeah theres a lot more it than is immediately obvious from the video. it does make it seem more like a normal run to the end of the level and kill everything that moves FPS. its a very strange game and its a bit hard to put into words without doing it a disservice. the game is built around getting a high score which…

i would add this one. it definitely is both different and fun.

well to be fair in many cases your vote really doesnt count especially for certain offices. gerrymandering has become so effective and widespread it has made appealing to the average voter a waste of time. politicians instead focus on the few spots on the map whose voters might go either way and when they do they…

yeah. the thing that really confuses me is hes making it a comic series... i mean dont get me wrong i dont hate comics. but the guy writes novels and Fight Club was written as a novel. making it a comic takes out much of his writing style. and instead of painting a world with his words in our imaginations with a…

and i wonder happens when you put a copy of Simulator Simulator and play it within Simulator Simulator.

me either. as a fan of Palahniuk and Fincher im sure i will probably enjoy it. but lots of things make me doubt this will meet most peoples expectations. its been too long. it really didnt need a sequel and they are never as good. why make it a comic book instead of a novel? most of Palahniuk's writing hasnt…

Bear Simulator? pshaw. im holding out for the inevitable Simulator Simulator.

my favorite quote on the issue is, "I must tell you, that we have no wish to conquer space at all. We want to extent earth to its utmost limits. We don't know what to do with other worlds, we don't need other worlds. We need a mirror."

well i have one observation that may ease some of your concerns. its entirely likely evolution on other worlds would not result in large populations of intelligent creatures in the first place. we tend to think intelligence is the best evolutionary to have. an intelligent species can be outclassed by an unintelligent…

while i agree mr Schafer is getting too much flak on this, this could/should have been avoided. Double Fine is a seasoned company. they know the ins and outs of making games. they have had to deal with publishers on these very things many times. they should be able to budget better and to not overpromise features on…

and back then the load times on HL2 were already excruciatingly long without having to deal with the Steam client.

yeah im not sure about this one. i loved playing the original Gauntlet games back in the day. i just think this might be one of those cases where the modern versions of the game improved so much that this feels like a major step back.