Not really. My Slashdot name is a symbol of my existence in this simulation - it's imperfect, and I can't have everything that I want. If this were not the case I would feel bored very soon and loose interest in this life. It's the way it has to be.

You don't really have to stretch your sample size to encompass the entire universe. Our galaxy is big enough and contains enough stars to make the fermi paradox a viable thought experiment.

Intelligent life is not enough. You don't see dolphins or the hyperintelligent jellyfish that really do exist in the depths of the abyss building spaceships. You need some kind of limbs that are not completely useless too.

Nice theories. The real reason is of course, that this universe is a simulation designed for me, you're all figments of my imagination and whoever programmed this system simply didn't bother to include aliens.

Charlton Heston says monkeys will inherit the Earth. Again.

Charlton Heston says it's ok for humans to condescend on humanity.

My 486 DX2 had a turbo button which was really useful (turned off) to run all my old 286 games, which were not frame limited.

Riiiiiight! ;)

Obviously, I'm not a native English speaker myself.

It's really a bad stroke of luck for humanity that English is the de facto international language. The English language is pretty messed up in more ways than one. For example, in the English language it's often impossible to know how to properly spell a word without learning it through use and experience. Unlike for example the German language, where you can practically always tell how to spell a word by how it is written.

I think I would feel much safer driving on the Autobahn at 150 km/h surrounded by self-driving cars that I am feeling right now when driving on the Autobahn.

Also, let your car drive you to and from parties! Wohoo! Party on!

I for one am looking forward to our self-driving overlords. Over 100 years on, the automobile becomes even truer to it's name.

Indeed. It's also interesting how one of the most important parts of the force are the midichlorians, which is nothing short of amazing.

Correct and nicely posted. I already knew this, but somehow I was caught up in my rigid, western mindset during that post. Thanks for reminding me.

Then there is also Strike Vector, which is also descenty, but only multiplayer I believe.

I would assume that at the very least, it could give some potential candidates second thoughts abound joining the upper ranks.

I wouldn't exactly feel comfortable and secure as an Al-Quaeda leader.
On the other hand, I wouldn't feel very comfortable with blowing myself up in the middle of a crowded space either, so ho knows how the terrorist mindset ticks.

It's not really fair to the many good people working at Bethesda Softworks not to buy their games and thereby possibly put their livelyhood at risk, because some lawyers at their parent company happen to be pricks. It's not like they are responsible for this or have any say in it.