That write-up is magnificent.

I'm in a similar situation, rocking an overclocked Intel Q6600 with 8GB DDR2 that's held up rather nicely with just an upgrade to a Radeon HD 7870. I've been playing Shadow of Mordor at near 60 FPS on reasonably high settings.

I think this could be really compelling as an app on a tablet that allows matchmaking on local WiFi. Playing mind games against a faceless opponent is one thing; playing mind games with your friend sitting across the table is something else!

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This option already exists! You can set both a global default, and a per-game setting.

And a unicycle.

+1 for Tasker.

And I take it you just came up for air after playing for nine days straight?

I love the Brave New World expansion. It adds a whole lot of depth to the late game that was missing in the vanilla release. As for the DLC, well, having some extra civilizations to stomp on... er, play against... is always nice.

Speculation about a duck's money was conducted by a website called Billfold? I smell insider trading.

I'm tagging all my comments #brianwesterfield from now on.

There is no reason to have this challenge. This guy already won it: [www.gilt.com]

It doesn't play my CDs. I don't want it.

Wait a minute. The FDA is concerned about whether Wicked Lasers' manufacturing process has flaws that make the product unsafe? Shouldn't they be more concerned with the fact that Wicked Lasers is selling a product that is unsafe as it was designed? It really boggles my mind that a product that can cause instantaneous…

Milli Vanilli: undeniabli silli.

I watched someone on the subway yesterday trying to play it on her phone. I don't know which phone it was, but it was running at a mind-numbingly slow 5 fps or so (if that many).

I like the part where his face comes out the back of his head.

Rapiscan.

@OGHowie: I believe it sold for a decent amount of money, almost all of which Derek Sivers used to turn into a trust to benefit music education. See this: [sivers.org]

@lamagnumrt: I can't believe I've never seen that before. Just stunning.