The new Kinect being mandatory might be a deal breaker for me, but I'll wait until further info comes out before making a final decision. The lighting in my theatre plays hell with the current Kinect sensor and I am NOT renovating the room to play nice with a console. If the new IR sensor doesn't alleviate this it is…

I also have the same problem... tv and projection screen is at the front of my room and all my gear is in an in-wall rackmount enclosure at the back of the room. I kind of solved the problem with a 30ft active USB extension cable, but it still has issues...primarily it makes the xbox take twice as long to boot up and…

I doubt anyone who already has the balls to break into my car is going to be put off by a trigger lock. Considering the size, portability, and overall value of a handgun I would think most thieves are going to take it anyway so they can work on that trigger lock later at their convenience. At best it's only going to…

I considered this for a while, but in the end I just didn't feel comfortable leaving a weapon in a location I couldn't secure at all times. It would be bad enough if someone broke into my car and took my stereo equipment, but someone stealing one of my handguns would be a disaster.

You may not be able to buy Mass Effect, but you are free to buy countless competing video games or to create your own competing game if you feel that the market is really being underserved. It's not being forced upon you...if you truly want Mass Effect you have the ability to decide if the pro's of owning the game…

Thank you for the well considered and articulate reply, it is much appreciated. I disagree with some of what you wrote but I can respect your approach and your logic.

I didn't say you had to like the business model. I understand that you just want to play a game, but want and need are two different things. You can rage against the machine if you like, but video games are a luxury product and are regulated by the free market. A company has the privilege to charge what it thinks the…

If you choose to pay for the product and are unhappy with the business model the company didn't fuck you. You fucked yourself. Caveat emptor!

I comprehend just fine. His basic premise IS flawed. For profit companies in a capitalist society are created for specifically that purpose....to generate profits. Whether it's a good reason or a bad reason is irrelevant....it's the ONLY reason. I'm not an apologist for any of these megacorporations, this is simply…

I think you need to brush up on your economics. The point of a profit driven business in a capitalist society is to turn a PROFIT. The product or service they provide is the means by which that company has chosen to reach that end. There is nothing altruistic about basic commerce.

Whoa. That is an extremely broad brush you're painting with there. I didn't even know you could get them in that size!

Wow what an idiot. Anyone who carries mexican style deserves to shoot himself in the junk. This is natural selection in action folks.

If Obama's measures somehow manage to pass in full (they won't) it'll be...interesting... to see the public response when another incident happens. Because I see very little here that will make an actual real world difference. It's a small band-aid on a much larger problem.

You are comparing apples and oranges. The "world" is a public setting where people may need to accommodate each other, but your bedroom is the very definition of a private space. A college dorm may be a unique situation where circumstances dictate that in most cases you have to play nice with a stranger, but there are…

Nope. First thing I thought when I saw the lead picture was that it looked like a 370 with a body kit.

Believe it or not in this situation you're actually in better shape than I am...a Z doesn't even have the benefit of a back deck. Them's the breaks I guess.

I just don't find this nearly as infectious as Eduard Khil. That shit worms it's way into my brain and stays there for days.

What is fashionable and trendy doesn't necessarily follow common sense.

If you stop and think about it those games were not chosen just because of the the level of violence in the game. They were chosen because they have extremely provocative names that will resonate with people not familiar with FPS's or the game industry in general.

I have red hair and when I was a kid I spent a lot of time outdoors so it was SUPER FLAMING RED. I was teased mercilessly and would have given anything to have a different hair color. As I grew older and spent less time in the sun it turned a copper color and I get compliments on it regularly, though it still kind of…