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This thread is what kinda did me in. Some of the accusations there, and the 'solutions'...... were just so unexpected, that it kinda poisoned me on even wanting to participate at all. Another reason behind my lack of participation was to see if by NOT participating here, if we would see an increase in folks that DID participate, as was put forth as a theory by a few posters in the above mentioned thread. From what I can see, it didn't work out that way..... But, I find this place rather addictive....... So, here I am. :)

A voters personal opinion doesn't matter either because they gave consent for a 3rd party to speak for them. Giving your voice away so some idiot can speak for you is the way of it though it seems. How that works, the Electoral College, is the people go vote in a sector. The majority winner is what that person is supposed to vote for. Then after all the sectors are done in a state, the person with the most Electoral votes gets all the electoral votes. In some states, it works differently, but thats how it is usually done. Not if the republican party has their way. They want to be able to cherry pick the folks that get sent to "represent" their areas......

So you would advocate the the 8 dollar an hour jobs the economy has been coming up with were instead 4 dollar an hour jobs? Or 4 dollars a day? Remove environmental protections so that corporate america can poison our environment? I will grant that some of the laws are over-the-top, but, just eliminating them indiscriminately would pretty much assure a return to the days when breathing in certain cities would be bad for your health..... I would be more inclined to advocate FAIR trade. Imports to this country would be taxed at the exact same rate as similar exports to the country of origin. (where similar products were available for comparison... otherwise... pick something close....) In all reality, american workers CAN'T compete in the global economy...... we got used to a reasonable standard of living, and the folks that sell products here got used to their pricing. Eliminate minimum wage, without also doing something about product pricing, and you will quickly have some serious civil unrest....

The rebuplicans are the major drivers behind the 'free trade' agreements.... and Obama has also followed that trend, signing up three new countries during his term in office. Oddly enough, those treaties were signed at night, with zero public fanfare, as Obama KNEW it was NOT in the best interests of our country. Romney, being a republican, filthy rich, and well aware of who donates to his campaign........ will not do anything that might cut into his donors pockets. The industrial might of america has already been exported to places like china, and india.... More american factories have been built there in the last ten years, than right here on american soil. The whole idea behind 'free trade'.... was to open up markets for american business to SELL their products.... It just worked out that it also offered them the opportunity to MOVE production to countries with less stringent environmental, and labor laws. (not to mention... no unions.....) The cost of shipping said products to the US pales in comparison to how much they profit from paying nothing wages, no benefits, and not having to worry about those pesky laws that require them to NOT be a MAJOR contributor to environment damage. The republicans actually put in place tax cuts for "creating jobs in developing nations".... Which translated, quite literally, to "Moving jobs to developing nations." Obama said he was going to get rid of those, but, along come the 'economists', predicting 'doom and gloom' should corporations suddenly finding themselves with most of their production in foreign countries, and now NOT getting to avoid paying millions in taxes on the profits to be had thereby. So, not only do the corporations get major tax relief because of these laws, but, federal tax revenue is dramatically decreased as well.... so, the deficit expands at an even greater rate. Then we have the republicans signing on with Norquist, and the whole "no raising taxes, at ALL", even if that is getting rid of a supposedly temporary 'tax break'..... Gee, and we wonder why we borrow 43 cents of every dollar of our national budget?? And Romney wants to EXPAND military spending....... where is he going to get the money for that? Medicare/Medicaid cuts........ I.E. on the backs of our senior citizens....... Nice. No, Romney is NOT going to be good for the average american. But of course, neither will Obama be......

Mitt Romney is a one percent-er, he won't be implementing ANY protectionist policies, as they directly go against the people that he ACTUALLY represents. He may talk a good game about 'helping the middle class', or, at least, whats left of it.... but, that is just election year rhetoric, attempting to appeal to the folks least likely to vote for him. Reading the Republican Manifesto, recently released from the RNC, he has all the same old tired policies, that have already been demonstrated to NOT work.... but, he seems to think that 'this time, it will be different'. Yeah, right. So sorry Mitt, but, continuing to do the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results, is the very definition of insanity...... You won't be getting my vote.... Obama..... An inexperienced politician, that has ALWAYS worked in the public sector, has always led a life of privilege. He has no more idea what it is like to HAVE to work to make ends meet, (barely) like most of the population does now..... than Romney does. His policies aren't any better than the republicans, and in some cases, are the SAME policies. I originally voted for Obama, as I was expecting him to actually live up to his campaign promises, and not just deliver warmed over continuations of republican economic, and foreign policy. Sure fooled me. Guess I should have known better. I won't be voting for Obama either. Who AM I going to vote for? Not a farking clue at this point. Gary Johnson has a certain amount of appeal, but, he has a couple policies that I vehemently disagree with, so, kinda nixes that option.... Maybe I will just write in Ron Paul, and be done with it....... Not that I agree with all of HIS policies either...... I really don't see a bright future for the US, regardless of who gets elected...... I see war with Iran, fuel prices skyrocketing, to the point that they will have a profound negative effect on the economy here, which will make our situation that much worse..... and eventually, probably within ten years, economic collapse, that will make the recession of 2008 look like a picnic in the park. Maybe THEN, americans can get some REAL change in washington, as I expect that is the only way we are going to see it, is at gunpoint.

Gotta love steam........ Will it work in offline mode?

I don't know of many 14 year olds that have any clue at all what they want to do for a living....... Finding one that actually does, and then PURSUES that goal, is a breath of fresh air.

More as mental exercise than anything else. There are some folks on here that are VERY good at getting their point across, and supporting their arguments, that I do not always agree with. I actually kind of enjoy it. A bit of mental fencing is good for the soul. I harbor no illusions that I am going to sway anyone to my way of thinking. :)

The planet is more than likely going to be here for the foreseeable future.... whether there will be any humans, or, life forms in general.... on it, is open to debate. Humans are very good at finding new, and better ways to kill each other.... unfortunately, some of those methods also take a terrible toll on the environment......

The folks televising the olympics are the only ones that are really making money...... all those advertising dollars.

What game version do you have, and do you have Shivering Isles installed?

I don't dispute that trolling can indeed get very bad, we see examples of it on a fairly regular basis. My major problem with trying to legislate away a problem is the points I have covered already, enforceability, and cross-jurisdictional complications. By and large, the trolls are seldom in the same country as the the victim. Prosecuting a successful suit of any flavor under such circumstances is going to be difficult, if not impossible for the average Joe/Jane. Even should both troll and victim be in the same country...... it ain't gonna be easy by any means. I also see a LOT of opportunity for exploitation of this law, by assorted politicians... I think this is a can of worms that needs some serious consideration before breaking out with the opener.

EEeYowww.... That truly sucks....... Terribly sorry to hear that. I will add you to the families prayer list.

The major concern here is enforceability. I would agree with the sentiment that his is mostly politicians doing something simply to give the appearance that they ARE doing something. You cannot legislate good behavior, and certainly not against folks that aren't even within the laws jurisdiction. Another thought may be, are the politicians setting this up, so that they can take some action against those that disagree with their views? After all, if posting an 'in poor taste' comment is cause for arrest...... wouldn't posting something toward/about some politician be 'offensive' to them??? How far do they want to take this?

Defamation of character? On the internet? Hhhhmmm....... Ever watch political ads? Of late, they have been nothing BUT attack ads, defaming or otherwise calling into question the character of some political figure or other.. So are we going to see a rash of politicians suing their opponents under such laws???

Two. Slim, and None. I really can't see congress voting into effect campaign finance reform laws that would cut off their gravy train.

Some flavor of legal recourse for trolls that actually cause more than a bit of ire at their insensitivity sure wouldn't hurt.... whether or not something that is workable on a media platform that spans multiple jurisdictions/countries/etc.... is going to be the fun part. Putting a law into place in the UK, isn't going to help if the perps are in the US, or Canda, or Mexico, or China.... etc. While the threat may have some effect, I don't expect it to really hold much water. In my previous post, I was more referring to the particular teen that got busted for making a comment in poor taste... and getting arrested for it. As I see it, the solution for HIM is actually quite simple, deny him access to the internet. End of problem.

Delete the Oblvion.ini found in My Games\Oblivion. Try the game again.

Missing master crash. Look at the little boxes that you check to enable them in Wrye Bash. A red one indicates a missing master. (although, "red" seems to be a matter of opinion.....)

Wow..... so, simply being offensive is enough to get you arrested now? Are they also going to start arresting obnoxious drunks that keep hitting on the same woman, even after she said no? I will grant, that the 'tweet' sent by the teen was out of line, but, seriously? Arrest him for it??? Wow. Have we all grown so thin-skinned, we need a law to protect us from punks on the internet??

Considering that trolls aren't even necessarily in the same COUNTRY as their victims...... I don't see how this is going to make any difference at all.

Might want to try posting your problem in the "official" OBSE thread on the beth forums..... To me, it appears that you are doing everything right... but, it simply doesn't want to work. I really don't know why....

I would dispute the premise that steam adds any value whatsoever to the gaming experience. That's all just a matter of perspective. Steam isn't DRM, in the sense of combating piracy, Steams sole purpose is to kill off the secondary market. Which it does just fine. We shall see how the recent ruling in Europe will affect that.

Foreign money should NEVER be used for a political campaign. Period. Influence peddling would be right at the top of my list for reasons why it shouldn't.

In some cases, it is darn near impossible to dump your 'old' citizenship..... Even going to their consulate, and telling them so doesn't always work. A selection of them have some truly strange and bizarre conditions to accept your renunciation of citizenship.... Others, won't let you get rid of it no matter what you do.... Then there are countries that simply make you a citizen after X amount of time, simply by dint of living there..... Used to be, that joining a foreign military, or holding public office in a foreign country, would automatically strip your US citizenship.... but then, the laws changed, and the court had to prove "intent to abrogate US citizenship"...... Yeah, like that's gonna happen...... Basically, the laws changed to accommodate some of our more pushy allies, so they can retain their dual citizenship, yet hold public office in both countries.... even when those positions are at loggerheads with each other. It is a really screwed up situation, and quite frankly, I wish I hadn't researched it quite so much, as all it tells me, is yet another fashion that my government is screwing me, to benefit some other countries citizens.