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Presumably the biometric scan data would be encrypted. I'm not certain, because I've never bothered to use those features - if you want drive security, just use full HDD encryption with a long, strong passphrase (free solutions like TrueCrypt work well). The biometric scanner is basically just a pas...

- Seriously, Bill Compton? YOU, of all people, did not teach your daughter what fairies smell like? FAIL Maker. I'm beginning to understand Eric's distaste for him, especially given how seriously we see he takes his progeny. Although it's interesting that Jessica never smelled Sookie that way befor...

Plot also gives us the (Pam!) line of the season so far - "I am wearin' a Walmart sweatsuit for y'all! And if that isn't team spirit, I don't know what is!". I'm pretty sure I mention this at the beginning of every season - but, never change, Pam. That's not her best line, her best line w...

The "ship him on to the Gitmo" paranoia is really amusing. Not only would it be illegal to ship him to the US without approval from the UK but he would have an immunity period against extradition requests for a period should he be released. In case you haven't noticed, the US government h...

I actually believe that Assange raped those two women, Why? Because he has confirmed parts of the circumstances before he realised they were prosecutable? Because other people who knows him and has worked with him confirms that he is an asshole when it comes to women under similar circumstances. Th...

I actually believe that Assange raped those two women, Why? I'm genuinely curious, as I have only a peripheral knowledge of the accusations, and the brief statements in the article posted are basically what I know of them. I know of no evidence beyond accusation (though granted rape can be extremel...

I once heard a radio interview with a crackpot who believed that, unless we changed to a 28-day, 13-month calendar, disaster would befall humanity. He said that the was because we were forcing ourselves into a cycle that is not harmonious with nature's own cycles. He couldn't say when disaster would...

I never realized that all gay people were caucasian...or that disallowing gay marriage would result in more caicasians having heterosexual sex.

I'm really, really not a fan of celebrating any death. Commemorating the anniversary of a murder/execution/assassination/whatever just strikes me as petty, vindictive, and devaluing of human life. What bin Laden helped organize was inhuman and reprehensible. It very well may be that killing him was ...

No love for arcade shooters? Too many Death Star stimulator runs out there but they were cheap thrills, and as campy adventures, were star wars. There was this classic in the nineties where you played as an X-wing pilot(ANH), Snowspeeder and ground trooper at Hoth base(TESB), an interlude with Boba...

No love for arcade shooters? Too many Death Star stimulator runs out there but they were cheap thrills, and as campy adventures, were star wars. There was this classic in the nineties where you played as an X-wing pilot(ANH), Snowspeeder and ground trooper at Hoth base(TESB), an interlude with Boba...

Another episode this week, and now we know where the curse originally came from. And we also have a major continuity error: if all magic ceases to function in this world, then how does Queenie's magical heart-deposit-box room still work? She killed the Huntsman with magic, by crushing his magically...

I know the X-Wing/TIE Fighter games had their flaws, and it's entirely possible that this is just nostalgia influencing me, but I would immediately throw down money for a modern update of X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. And buy a new joystick, because I haven't owned one since like 2001. The console Star War...

Sociopathy is inherently parasitic, and it breeds serial killings, genocides, and all the other ills of mankind. ...you do realize that the vast majority of sociopaths do not in fact go on serial-killer rampages or initiate genocide, right? You do also realize that some people who are not sociopath...

You'll be able to show off to all the nine people who buy it. :v Seriously I watched some trailers and it looks like Tribes. Tribes has a lot of problems and has never really sold well. I guess someone needs third-tier gimmick shooters? At first I was going to write an actual response to this. But ...

Except 90 percent of the time, the unlockable weapons aren't a tradeoff... they're flat out BETTER. By a LOT. there's a few useless exceptions (phase rifle), but mostly it holds. Light Spinfusor -> Boltlauncher? The Bolt Launcher is a larger projectile for direct hit purposes, does way more damage,...

She has to consent or she cannot have the abortion, which itself is a form of coercion. Agreed. But it's not rape. You agree that the procedure involves coercion. The procedure involves penetration of the genitals. Is coerced penetration of the genitals not rape? The trans-vaginal probe may not be ...

The bolded bit is basically blackmail or coercion because there is NO medical reason for it to be done as a mandated procedure. Sure, if the qualified medical professional says "we're worried about X, Y or Z and a T-V ultrasound is the best way to confirm", it's on full faith. But mandati...

I don't particularly care about his motivation. If his participation helps save lives, that's all that matters to me. Why feel the need to be suspicious at all, when his inner motives bear no relevance to the actual consequences of his actions? If the road to hell can be paved with good intentions a...

Yep. Criminalizing a nicely-taxed billion dollar industry whose products are consumed by the vast majority of Americans without proven harm is totally a good idea. He's still just pissed off about the new meaning of his name :P He's a great comedy candidate, though. Wish it was likely for him to win...

Yes those individuals are dangerous. However, the criteria for targeting someone isn't simply that they are dangerous. It is that they are dangerous and due to circumstances their capture is not considered viable. When those drug lords and gang leaders hole up some place with weapons they are many ...

The problem is you can't extradite someone who isn't in custody. The whole point is that these are dangerous men whose capture is not feasible. Allegedly dangerous men. That's kind of the point. I can allege that you are a "dangerous man." Is that sufficient due process to have you killed...

As a followup to this thread... The Tribes: Ascend open beta is now live. The game is fully playable, and my experience has been bug-free so far. Tribes and Tribes 2 were always my favorite FPS games, and Ascend very much picks up where they left off. The game will be\is free to play, and while you ...

Meh. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Still, progress, I guess. I'm amused as hell when people react to the fact that people with heinous opinions turn out to have other, completely different opinions which are the same as theirs. It's almost as if people expect their ideological enemies t...

Phantasee wrote:I'm greatly saddened by this news. I wish I had the chance to vote for a man like Dennis Kucinich.

Agreed. I was extremely disappointed when he dropped out of the Presidential primaries.