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Not to mention it doesn't have byproducts that are useful in weapons production. I am REAL curious why this technology never took off.

Yep, it's legit, and you will have to wait till their bandwidth cap resets to be able to see it. Google may have it cached?

The government doesn't want them searching for truth any more. They might discover that we have been lied to for decades, and upset some people.

Anyone assigning labels to someone else's behavior is going to be doing so from their own bias. I think the whole idea of 'hate crimes' is just another way for the government/court system to extract more money in the form of fines, and restitution.

Beth discovered with Morrowind, that NOTHING adds to the longevity of a game, like the ability to mod it, and a decent tool to do it with. Morrowind is still going along quite well, and Beth is still making money from sales. (steam, gog, etc. I haven't seen a disc version in the stores for quite some time though.) Nothing like still making money from a game, 14 years after its release. :D

Tidus is absolutely correct. There is no 'responsibility' in the media. Look at some of the 'stories' that get shoved down our throats.... Consider how many times the press has just been flat out wrong, or even blatantly lied. I don't watch broadcast television any more. It simply isn't worth watching.

In this instance, I agree with the Russians...... Paying to get hostages back just ensures that more hostages will be taken, and you end up financing those you are fighting. Sending in special forces to try and free them is a much better idea. Failing that, killing everyone around, you would think would discourage the hostage takers a bit. Now, that said...... While our government states "we don't negotiate with terrorists", that's really a lie. They have done so on a fairly regular basis. The 'prisoner exchange' for the Bowe Bergdahl guy for instance. Or, how about paying some of the warlords in afghanistan to NOT attack our convoys? Right, let's pay the folks we are fighting, not to fight us in one spot, so they can use the money to buy weapons, etc, to fight us somewhere else. That makes perfect sense...... No, wait...... I have given up expecting anything even remotely resembling 'intelligence', from those within the beltway.

A fair bit of the issues of low turnout in '14, is because the american public, in general, are simply fed up with washingtons outright stupidity. Why vote when it really doesn't matter who you vote for, as nothing is going to change.

No, its not 72 virgins, its 72 VIRGINIANS!

Violence WOULD be dramatically reduced, as you would significantly reduce the motivation for 'turf wars' and such. (look at what's happening in mexico, should the US legalize drugs, 99% of that would go away, as there would no longer be any reason for it.) And yes, some of the drug users would indeed die. May seem a tad harsh, but, I just don't have a problem with that. Folks die from drugs everyday anyway. If drugs were legal, and taxed, some of the proceeds would go to fund Rehab centers, and those that actually WANTED help, could get it. (which is not the case today.) Those that didn't? Well, that problem would eventually take care of itself.

A 5400 RPM internal drive? Really? Why? If you try and run games off that, you aren't going to like the performance.....

http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/01/police-emptying-kegs-P.jpeg You are just not old enough..... :teehee: I don't have a problem with that. :D

Really?? Maybe cause they ain't gettin busted? Maybe they supply a product that the government regulated product can't match? Again, answer my question,,,,why does the black market exist? To supply a product that is either over-regulated, or simply illegal, in the location where it is sold. Basically, folks making money supplying what folks want, not necessarily at a lower cost. Gotta get paid for the risk factor involved with doing something inherently illegal. I don't remember EVER seeing an article about a 'massive alcohol bust'....... Why do you think that is?

Bit of both I should think. The government likes it when the media grabs a bone, and shakes it to death. All the while, they are drawing attention away from some of the stupidity our government perpetrates.

Sorry, don't follow your logic there. If the black market can supply a product cheaper than the legal version, why do we not see huge quantities of black market alcohol on the streets? Why do we not hear about "thousands of gallons" of illegal booze being seized? One would think that simple market dynamics would have the black market replacing the legit market.

Nah. Too much work to get bent out of shape about how stupid the media has become. it's more about ratings than telling the REAL story any more. Look what happened to Tom Brokaw..... and then there are the idiots that bought into the made-up names for the pilots of the Air Asia plan that had a 'short' landing. I mean, seriously, "we tu low", Sum Ting Wong..... That didn't ring any alarm bells for any of the editors or proof readers??? They don't call it the "media circus" for nothing.......

Please show me a politician that has any integrity left. :) Bet ya can't. :D

Disallowing proxies altogether would make it even more interesting. :D

If your FPS is higher than your refresh rate, you can run into problems like this. Try using ENB to limit framerate. See if that doesn't help.

No. Not ever. Not even talk to them about it, other than to say: "We will treat our prisoners of war, the same as you treat yours." If they behead a prisoner, we should shoot one. No payments of ransom. No exchanges. No nothing. If you start down that road, all you are doing is letting them know that capturing folks can get you something you want, and the whole idea here is to NOT give them what they want. Certainly not money.... that's flat out stupid. (here, let me hand you a fat wad of bills, so you can go out and buy weapons, and use them to capture yet more folks you can hold for ransom......) I think Obama is going to find that his 'negotiations' to get Bowe Berghdal released is really going to bit him in the ass when Bowe is charged with desertion, and possibly treason.......

Bad for you. Good for me if I can make money off of it........ Yep, typical. :D

A lot of that is markup for insurance purposes..... With "medical" marijuana, it seems that gouging the insurance companies is standard. (just like most other health care costs....) Most of the folks I know that actually use MM, get it for free.....

Reagan at least had some political experience as Governor of California....... (though it amazes me that folks elected a friggin ACTOR to public office..... no accounting for the stupidity of people I guess.)

Government regulation DOES have it's good points..... (and I will now go and wash my mouth out with soap.......) It has prevented a fair few hazardous products from making it to market, (or, removed them from the market.... lead-based paint, for instance.) Having the drug market regulated would pretty much assure a 'standard' for the quality/potency of said product. This in itself would reduce overdoses of various drugs. (as on the black market, you never know how many times a product has been cut.) As for the black market, and tax thing, your example really doesn't dissuade me in the least, as you are talking about a product that is currently legal.... yet shows up on the black market due to local conditions. That's nothing new either. I would point out, however, that the alcohol, and tobacco industries still pay billions in taxes every year..... (from corporate profits, to various sales taxes.) Something the government is NOT getting off of recreational drugs. Quite the opposite, they are SPENDING billions on prohibition, when they know for a fact that it simply does not work. But then, our government is notorious for doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.......

Why would anyone take someone that plays various roles in movies and such seriously? They don't have any training in the various 'causes' that they support. Take a look at who is writing the checks to them for their 'opinions'. It explains a lot. Personally, I don't pay any attention to what the various Hollywood 'celebs' have to say. I am not sure if there is a single one that has the faintest idea of what they are talking about, regardless of the subject matter.