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BTGBullseye

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  1. Because they are as close to no DRM as it gets without actually going to no DRM. They don't embed stuff that requires a constant internet connection for single player gameplay, they provide personal connectivity, they encourage modding stuff, they are the only company trying to port over previously Windows-only games to Linux, they don't ban you when you replace the executable of the game you're playing with one that takes away the need for Steam to run the game, and they are just generally really cool guys. (or girls, whatever the case may be)

     

    Pizza or lasagna?

  2. There is a big difference between keeping a shotgun at home if you live in a remote area and having to carry a hand gun with you at all times.

    How?

     

    The former is a reasonable precaution while the latter is a clear sign of a totally disfunctional society.

    And this is news since when? Cuba went for 49 years of tyranny under Castro because the rest of the world wasn't affected enough to do anything about it... There are countries in the world who are being systematically dismantled by their leadership without the country even knowing. (Greece is a good example)

     

    As I said earlier, I personally think that private gun ownership is not a bad thing per se but you must be very careful in who you give the guns to.

    Background checks in the USA to get guns are more thorough than the background checks to become royal guards in England.

     

    that was funny but not convincing. It clearly is an opinion shared by a lot of people in your country but I saw no cogent arguments substantiating it. And, unfortunately, the main argument - that you need guns to keep your government in check - is demonstrably weak.

    Unfortunately the US government has found a way to get around our rights many times, but people are lazy right now... They want safety, but don't want to give up the freedoms required for that safety. (disclaimer: I don't want the safety, I would be perfectly happy in the wild west or the Frontier) The lack of freedom is what the government wants, so they have the media subverted to help show them in the best light, and to help spread fear. (you might want to watch the movie V for Vendetta to see an extrapolation of what the people in power will do once they have fear on their side, or just look at the PATRIOT act that passed without opposition because people were afraid of another attack on the US)

     

    You already have so many guns yet you, Americans, always complain how your government is f*cking you over all the time. Guns didn't seem to have helped at all...

    Guns don't keep the government in check when people are unwilling to fight for their rights because they're afraid of something that the government is supposedly protecting them from. And I do mean supposedly, I can put a small explosive device in every civilian plane in the country without being noticed, and detonate them without ever being caught. (I just need a good reason and the explosives themselves, neither of which will ever occur) Security overseas is an even bigger joke since I know how (haven't done it, and probly won't) to move nuclear weapons, and other banned weaponry through their airports without being caught.

     

    You feel safe without a gun... Give me your address, and I'll come over and break your legs without using a gun, and won't have any fear of you using a gun to defend yourself. (it's about the only thing I can think of that would be able to stop me)

  3. There is none. First I'd have to be a girl, then I'd have to become far less inhibited sexually, then have to actually like a "feminine" song.

     

    "Glass half full" or "glass half empty"?

  4. Can't wait to get back my -200 or more... Might also want to take a look at updating the YouTube embedding code since it won't do widescreen, or pop-out to full-screen even when you hit the button. (this is the only site I've seen in the last 5 years that has that problem, I think your code is way out of date)

  5. The Syrian government listing Israel as a retaliation country is nothing, they're already at war... Difference is that the Opposition (for the most part) doesn't really give a shit what goes on outside their country's border, so long as it doesn't negatively affect them. (the current government wants to actively pursue war with Israel, and everything they stand for) The likelihood that the next government (if this one falls) will be a significant change from the current one is remarkably small, but just the possibility that it will change for the better is enough to warrant action.

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