sorry you read it that way. not my intention at all it wasnt addressed 'at' girls in any way, and more importantly, it was meant as a joke addressed to all the current and former dorky teens (myself very much included) who yearned for a girlfriend amidst their social ineptitude. p.s. i question what 'benefit' joining gaming is for anyone really, beyond entertainment value (isnt that the point?). not exactly curing cancer. but it is fun.

in that case, i apologize for chastising (albeit in a tongue in cheek manner) fins in any way. sounds like its (unsurprisingly) about old moneyed men making rules to perpetuate the status quo and their wallets. glad to see people are realizing so many of these old ideas are stale

yearning to emulate sexist/exclusive behavior with no fundamental reason (eg, a valid physiological rationale) other than wanting to 'be recognized' by other sexist/exclusive groups is not something i support.

im old now and happily married.. but if i was still a teenager, i would really appreciate anything that could be done to encourage more girls (preferably hot ones) to pick up gaming.. (so they could come over to my house and play). these regulations are cock-blocking our dorky-teen brethren!!

maybe its that some already ego-threatened gamers can't stomach the idea of being beaten by a GURL? jeez... man up maybe it's a finnish inferiority complex..

FIFY

theyre just taking their cue from the us. every bully needs a lapdog.

its not crazy at all. if your endgame is to instill fear and maintain control, it's perfectly logical.

one of the allures for me (and i think a lot of people intrigued with cosmology) is how we can interpret the findings as a macrocosm for our own personal microcosm of awareness and being.

the fact that seemingly inherent in our physical universe is a doctrine of the futility of outward movement (vis a vis reaching a sense of completion or boundary), to me, points to the individual quest for seeking oneself by focusing internally.

dont forget cats and dogs getting along. they must get along before the utopia arrives.

can you imagine all the touchy-feeling-corpsey groping otherwise? dude...

far too little too late.. the problems/near-impossibilty of cleaning up at Fukushima so mind-bogglingly outstrip whatever theoretical benefit these prototypes suggest as to border on the absurd. never mind the geiger counter.. check out our cool gear! tokyo 2020! huzzah!

that was the headline on CNBC i saw yesterday, and it got me ticked off. id just like to point out that as is so often the case, the media is trying to steer the dialogue and mentality with a false-choice. The two words are not appropriate in my mind. He *is* a traitor, but to a lying deceptive system. But he is also a HERO for it. as far as patriot - that depends on what you believe the fundamental nature of our system is at it's core - right or wrong. Frankly, that to me is just semantics and jingoism. im more concerned with whether he acted in the interests of LIBERTY, which in this day and age, seem to have less and less to do with patriotism (and often appear at the other side of the table).

absolutely NOT. wow - and how long have you been employed by the fed I wonder - bringing out the 'magic of 1913'? is that you janet? modern currency as a fiat currency is not 'backed' by anything other than what it says on the bills - legal tender.. that the currency is acceptable as a means of payment in the eyes of the court system and hence, the structural society in which we live (with the implicit backing of the powers that be within that system). the fact that hard assets are used as collateral to make loans in a given currency in NO way means that said currency is then 'backed by those hard assets'. that is simply a line of recourse to a default on the CREDIT extended - nothing to do with the currency used as a medium of exchange. I could just as easily lend someone bitcoins using their car as collateral. jeez. and to say that debt-backed currency is even relatively immune to manipulation is incredible - especially when we are living in an age where it stares people in the face every day under the guise of 'quantitative easing', rate-rigging, and lawsuits involving currency manipulation. i'm not saying cryptocurrency is a solution, but damn. before you start throwing barbs under the guise of being the one who understands economics, you should make sure you know what you're talking about, and/or put down the propaganda talking points.

remember when the fbi dropped law enforcement as a primary mission a week or so ago? http://thecable.foreignpolicy.... so now they are enforcing copyright law? oh - silly me.. not about enforcement. about being the muscle for their corporate bosses.