I thought the point of the story was that legitimate businesses are now commonly using a technique that was originally used exclusively for nefarious purposes. So I would say... two or three sentences ago?

Honestly, is there a script that tacks "Could this be used for nefarious purposes?" on the end of every entry or something?

Yes. #1: I have less time to play games, because now I have a job. #2: I can afford to buy new games before I've sucked every last drop of entertainment value from the last one, because now I have a job.

Yeah, let's base the precedent of accepting the use of this technology on its current state, because if there's one thing we all know about technology, it's that it never advances or improves.

I played through Mass Effect 2 on normal, and felt like a badass by the end, because in Mass Effect 2, you play a badass. You go up against impossible odds and save the human race.

Some of my friends played through Mass Effect 2 on Insane difficulty, and felt like badasses by the end, because they had done something hard.

Neither of these things actually makes you a badass, though. One is just pretending in a story, and one is just developing proficiency at a game. The difference is, I don't have any illusions about how badass I actually am.

No way. Please please please no. I tend to run with between 20 and 30 open tabs on Opera, and any time I approach that on a process-per-tab browser, everything slows to a crawl.

I would lean more toward, "If she really didn't want to be there, all she had to do was live in another country."

"Utilize means 'make use of something, or find a practical use for something' and so is more specific than use. Utilize is more common in technical contexts: The device utilizes a special plug-in connection. It can also refer to using things in unusual or unintended ways, as a more formal equivalent of 'make use of': When the fan belt broke they had to utilize a leather belt. In business jargon and in other contexts, utilize is often found when the meaning intended is simply 'use,' a use that should be avoided: Successful applicants will be able to use [not utilize] their skills and experience in this field." [bold added]

According to your own provided source, to "utilise" something can also mean to use it for something other than its intended purpose. It doesn't absolutely always mean that. It doesn't even usually mean that. It just can mean that.

You may not write laws, but you're expected to follow them, so you should absolutely have an opinion.

How would that be unfair to smart kids? God, that sounds fantastic. Being taught things you already know is probably the worst thing about school for smart kids.

It's not the most modern example, but Perfect Dark has the snap-to-target auto-aim you mention (as did Goldeneye before it). PD was recently ported to Xbox Live Arcade, and the auto-aim behavior is preserved.

One nice touch is that the model of your character's arm actually moves to point where the cross-hair is, which acts as a handy visual cue as to when you've acquired the target.

So your argument is that because there are a lot of people in the world, some day you'll meet someone with the same tattoo, and then feel lame?

It couldn't be that someone would get a tattoo of something they really like, and then in the (much more unlikely than you're allowing) event they DO meet someone with the same tattoo, they'll know right off the bat they have something in common?

Maybe the OP should just get a GUID tattooed on them. Those are fairly unique, right?

The interesting thing about this case is that before this particular petition, the state had found that these petitions did not fall under the Public records Act. So, the people who signed this petition had reason to believe that their identities would not become general knowledge.

Source, please. I live in Seattle and have been following this for a while, and everything I've seen has indicated that the request for the names was basically SOP, and the attempts to block it were the unprecedented part.

But do I still have to sing like a goddamn robot?

There has never been a good singing game.

You think that's bad, I lost my copy of the D&D Player's Handbook, and when I sent a letter to Wizards of the Coast, they wouldn't send me a free replacement copy!

The nerve of these companies, expecting us to take care of our shit after we pay for it!

So when the civilian video doesn't show the whole story, the police release their video that does. When the police video doesn't show the whole story, the civilians release their video that does.

Just because it's hard to get the whole story doesn't mean we shouldn't even be allowed to try. That's just an argument for more eyes, not fewer.