BTGBullseye

Democracy 3. Played one game, and got assassinated before getting re-elected, then played again and got this... I have a national surplus of 10 trillion dollars, no negative effects, two positive effects, a perfect GDP, no unemployment, perfect health, perfect education, no crime, minimal poverty, a maxed out military, it's a fully stable government with all the liberals hating me, (52% of the total population) and I have 94.6% of the population's support. (peak at 98.45%) Interestingly, I only did things I would do IRL if I were living in/running a country. (many of the policies are the way I have voiced them on here, and somehow this game fully agrees with them!) The in-game compass shows the policies as being 56.15% capitalist, and 7.44% liberal. 2 games total, and I have made a perfect government at 100% difficulty... Next up, making one at maximum difficulty.

This random isn't a paranoid mind reader, you're just being Freeman.

Banned for hating on ice cream filled hot air balloons.

Yeah, try Photobucket, Tinypic, or something like one of those.

Drinking a banana milkshake, and deciding what I want to do next.

My own personal blend banana milkshakes.

You apparently don't know much about torrenting. It really doesn't matter how big it is, as long as you have enough HDD space, and are willing to wait for the download to finish. (even if it takes a few months, with lots of breaks in-between downloading sessions)

Yes, much activity liking is good.

That was a minor war, and none of it was actually fought on our soil. It may have started with the twin tower's destruction, but it never went beyond the one incident as far as I have been able to determine. Even the people who came up with the Patriot Act have said that it was never designed to allow the violation of the constitution, even though certain government organizations are using it as an excuse to do so. War fought on US soil is something that hasn't been seen in 150 years, and unless it's another civil war, things will be much different than anything previously seen. You'll find that people that get kicked off their asses by an invasion will not stop when the invaders are defeated, but will also get pissed at a government that won't leave them be. The war would remove the complacency of the populace, even if only for a short time, and result in these violations of freedom by the government being removed, by force if necessary.

The glitches, from my experience, have something to do with it writing to the HDD... Not sure if an SSD would correct the issue, but it would make sense if that truly is what's causing the glitches.

The internment camps are based on the issue of security or freedom. They tried to give as much freedom to as many people as possible without compromising necessary security. And that is why everyone uses it as an example against freedom, except that it was not solely against, but also for freedom. There is a much larger picture that people are ignoring. Modern times, they are just watching everything you do digitally, and even sometimes through many cameras, 99% of it is in violation of the 4th Amendment. A large war that ends up hitting our soil would force the government to redirect their gaze away from the people, and towards an actual enemy.

Alive?

Tell him he owes you $100 for assembly... That's the going price when you have a discount. OT:

Maintainence. (for a car)

It's definitely a compliment.

Banned for thinking that me being even more awesome is a 'dire consequence'.

Welcome, and do comment in the Serious Topics and Civilization Problems forums. Just be sure not to start flaming. Keep it civil, and you're good.

The sound of my Mom in the shower upstairs.

Getting ready for church.

Smart.

You're looking at a few examples that contradict, but are ignoring the rest of what happened. First, lets delve into the rations aspect... Until recently (the last 100 or so years) rationing was necessary all the time, or you wouldn't have enough food to last through the winter. Just because we no longer ration, doesn't mean it's a violation of freedom to end up having to ration again. Next, the drafting... There is no draft anymore. That part of the argument is invalid in modern times until they reinstate the draft. (which is not likely to happen unless there is a sudden lack of willing personnel, but that would mean well over 2 million civilians would have to die first) And now, the economic redirection... Throwing money at healthcare doesn't make for better care, it just makes richer doctors and companies. Just look at modern pharmaceutical companies to see what throwing money at a situation does. You get lots of sub-par drugs with massive side effects, and doctor subsidies for prescribing them to patients over other medicines. Education on the other hand never really changed much. The military sends you through college for free when you go for officer, and makes sure you're high school equivalent for all others. The civilian institutes aren't affected at all. Lastly, the WWII internment camps. Those were directed at a specific demographic, and were in place because the freedoms that were enjoyed. It was either security against attack at the cost of freedom, freedom at the cost of security, or lock up one specific demographic for the duration. Not saying that it was good or right, but it was logical. When the government is focused on other things, (like war) they simply don't have the ability to focus on violating your own personal freedoms... It just isn't important at that point.

Please.

1200fps converted to 30 is nice, but try 60fps to see a bit more realistic to what your eyes see normally.

Would've blown past the statute of limitations if it really was that long.