When I was in a raiding guild, many wipes were “called” due to random factors that the guild as a whole just couldn’t foresee; the dps guy accidentally pulls more mobs than intended? Call it. Dps is not up to minimum damage by the 1 minute mark? Call it. Tank not getting healed effectively by phase 2? Call it. Wipe.…

Once Adobe devotes proper programming resources in order to fix flash and its security holes, I will return to defend and love it. But until that time (and according to folks I know who work at Adobe), Flash is a joke. If the people who bought the technology don’t want to support it by keeping it up to date against…

Your mom sounds like someone I’d absolutely love to dine with (and you too— I love brussel sprouts). The pepper game has got to be a riot with new people to the table!

A buddy of mine is dating a girl who absolutely refuses to eat anything remotely raw. When we went to Bouchon in Vegas last year, we ended up splitting her medium rare steak because she refused to touch it (no complaints there!). Her boyfriend convinced her to taste a teeeny bit of it, to which she said it tasted…

I think the problem is that people who can sing are humble enough to think that they cannot. I used to work with someone who was classically trained in opera. She could belt out an aria like one of god’s own angels but rarely did so, because she thought that she “wasn’t nearly as good as professional singers.” It’s a…

No offense, but the ridges on her forehead make me think “Klingon” when I see that picture. I’m sure she’s very attractive in person, but the pic... I’m not that much of a trekkie, sorry. =P

Just move to somewhere near a shrimp farm, and you’re golden. Oahu, Hawaii has a few and makes for quite a good move/upgrade. On my last trip we picked up about four pounds of the little buggers and ate like kings!

Recognize and respect her actions, but do not belittle her act by the words coming out of her mouth. While I identify as atheist, her actions did many a supreme justice. Honor her that.

Currently experimenting with the effects of “raising one’s charisma” while pregnant.

Before the advent of the iphone some buddies and I founded a small game company to create cell phone games— J2ME, 24 bit graphics, that kind of thing. We made about four games before we had to quit— the net income wasn’t enough to justify the business (I think, after the split, we each came away with a bottle of top…

My Vault is dedicated to improvement. I’m currently rotating citizens to improve all stats to a minimum of 3, with those citizens with higher values taking up spots in their appropriate production rooms. Endurance especially seems to help with emergency situations (they tend to last longer in fistfights with…

I’m boggled that the creators of the Transformer series just don’t go with the obvious in regards to what might be implied by a female robot— namely, that it might be able to create more (baby) transformers.

I’ve been playing it safe. 8 hours, but he was a L21 character from a lunchbox. I recalled him because he recovered about 4 weapons and I only had two back in the vault. Seemed like a good idea to arm up my dwellers, then send him back out again. Second foray is only 4 hours and counting, but he’s still at full health…

I am truly sorry for what happened to you. No one should go through having their trust betrayed, especially in the circumstances for your situation. I have no words of solace, no argument to counter. I truly wish that your soon to be ex-marriage is resolved soon and cleanly.

That said, I should clarify that I’m not…

Very well said!

I’m not saying to give them all the benefit of the doubt— and you have every right to be skeptical of any given individual who approaches you. My point is that we cannot blame them as a whole and direct prejudice toward individuals. My fear is that something like this will happen again.

Sure we need to be angry in…

That’s a good question; I would imagine that individuals working in the police force would be pariahs if they brought a righteously angry voice to the discussion. However, I do believe that they would attempt to change it from the inside so as not to antagonize their peers.

While yes, people have every right to be…

I apologize for putting that last line in there.

I do realize the distinction, but I went “that far” in my comment because it seemed to be where the other commenter was going with the extremity of police action.

Yes, some police resort to “violence, violence, violence”, but not all do. The point being that there is a…

Because I’m concerned that spreading an paranoid distrust of all police will have a negative effect on individuals who are trying to do their neighborhoods justice.

Look, I understand that you’re skeptical— being a skeptic is a good thing. But adding in a level of paranoia concerning all cops is not.

You mention that…

Very well said.