Yeah. Take the system away and return it and it'll only keep them in line for so long (kids' memories are short, after all), but if you turn it into a carrot to dangle over their heads you get a motivating tool for months to come.

And you don't think the two separate psych screenings would have picked up on that sociopathy? Carried out by people whose job it is to look for problems like sociopathy, and who trained for years to do just that?

"Except registered dietitians do know what they are talking about."

"Dieticians and Naturopaths are licensed."

"Frankly if I wanted dietary advice I'd try to find a decent naturopath or consult a nutritionist."

"[Disgusted Noise]"

Autism can very much indeed be more serious than acne, though. If all the hypothetical DNA test or what have you could tell you is that the embryo had autism, but not how severe it would be, then the entire spectrum of the disorder should be considered.

Well, it's that same attitude that's ensured that no new antibiotics have been discovered in the last 30+ years. There's no profit in it for pharmaceuticals - you take antibiotics for a few weeks, you get better. End of. No chronic lifetime subscription to pain meds or decade of cancer treatment, just a (relatively)…

Given that he was attacked at the end of the video, I would suspect that he recorded it as proof in case the situation with his parents blew up and allegations of abuse had to be investigated. He didn't post the video himself, it should also be noted, a friend did that. That same friend also set up the Gofundme…

Nostalgia, convenience and the utterly irrational attachment Canadians have to anything Canadian. Seriously. We'll complain about our crappy homebrewed companies incessantly amongst ourselves, but the moment they get threatened by Outsiders - particularly Americans - that's when the pitchforks, torches and…

I remember reading somewhere (I'll see if I can find the article) that this casting list is made up of roles that are all open casting - they're actively accepting applications for them and don't have any actors in mind yet. It sounded like the major roles for the season (the Greyjoys, Arianne, maybe a few of the…

I wasn't singling the Nazis out per se, but moreso the tendency towards substituting hyperrealism for plot or character development. The Usual Suspects in the shooter genre are most prominent in this regard, like Call of Duty or Battlefield. And Fallout doesn't really take itself all that seriously. It has strong…

You know, when this game was first announced I was a bit cynical about it - just another grimdark modern shooter with Nazis in it. But watching these last few trailers you get the feeling like the game doesn't take itself too, too seriously, which is nice. Too many games on the market these days mistake hyperrealism…

Coming from someone who evidently can't add up to '100%' properly, that's rich.

I dunno. One would think that Amazon would want to attract people towards buying the console over another Kindle, so they'd want to keep it exclusive to the console. If people could just download it onto their Kindles they'd be removing a big, expensive impetus towards buying the system.

Interesting. Considering that Amazon is putting both its deep pockets and development power behind that new console, they very well might be able to develop a competitive console. IMO, if they can pull off a couple of very good exclusives a la Journey, they might be able to get a fair bit of momentum.

"2.) Any packs of packs of feral dogs you may see are *not* part of the ceremonies. If you see any feral, rabid or otherwise mutated animals circling you or other spectators, please inform your personal FSB minder. Just speak aloud - someone will be listening. A black-panelled van will be along to collect you and…

That was one of the theories that I read about this case (it might have even been here). It was immediately obvious to everyone upon the media peering into the case that the kid was a product of his environment, and that his parents definitely fed into his behaviour and, by proxy, allowed this eventuality to occur.…

Pfft. Monuments that stand for things? What modern nonsense! Monuments are supposed to be a testament to the ego and power of men! They're supposed to be giant stone obelisks and marble colossi meant to immortalize the rulers of man and the immortal gods above! We need a lot less of this touchy-feel-y liberal nonsense…

According to yonder official features page, the following are going to be added;