It's the federal government's procurement process. It has not evolved with technology, and therefore everything involved in all of their processes is antiquated, inefficient, and slow.

I dealt with this kind of thing for 8 years as a soldier, and am still dealing with it as a contractor. It's pretty ridiculous when you know how much more smoothly things could be running.

Papers, Please was created by 1 guy. It's not "infinite", but it is really damned good.

The quantity on the dev team is obviously not indicative of the quality of the finished product or the enjoyability of the game play. Otherwise, how could we explain the dismally disappointing nature of Diablo 3 or Call of Duty: Whateverthehellthey'recallingitnow?

So long as big, publicly-owned companies are churning out games they are generally only going to consider profit and perception by shareholders as the end goal.

Companies who create a good game for the sake of the game itself can often see profits as a result of their dedication -- the end goal is always putting out a game which is as good as that studio can feasibly put out. $$$ is welcome, but secondary. For this reason, I am an advocate for game developers to stay privately owned. If I hear about a producer/publisher's IPO I will absolutely scrutinize every reason to even consider their products from that point, forward. Can anyone name a publicly-traded gaming company who isn't all jacked up?

I have not purchased or pre-purchased a AAA-produced game since the awful release of Diablo 3. While it did turn out to be a fun game, Blizzard proved to me that they really don't have a clue as to what captured the essence of the first 2 games in the series, nor do they actually give a crap about the people who are ensuring their paychecks. If anything, I will wait for a Steam Summer Sale, Humble Bundle, GoG sale, or something comparably discounted. I end up missing out on the early days of fun where a whole bunch of friends and other players are online all at once, but I save a ton of money and I don't regret my $5 purchases...as opposed to those $50-60 mistakes.

Can you provide some evidence that they are qualified?

Don't worry. The NSA has it all filed away.

Incorrect. This is how they promote people.

Can we get rid of more establishment, statist douchebags? (R), (D), or anywhere in between...these career politicians are poison.

Well said.

Lots of non-scientists and scientists a like are jumping to conclusions, as if those are the definitive answers to the questions of climate change. The fact is that we don't know or understand enough about many of the forces affecting our climate to be able to absolutely say "Yep, that's the reason." Hypothesize, test, and keep on testing....but don't ever dismiss anything 100%. That's how science works.

We could have a full-blown ice age coming any day now...but we just don't know when that will happen. It's not a question of "if", but "when".

More important than climate change, IMHO, is the toxicity which we send into our rivers, oceans, and lakes in the form of industrial byproducts, coal ash, nuclear waste, etc. Not only will those chemicals, heavy metals, and isotopes affect the local ecosystem, they will also affect the health of humans within several degrees of separation.

Alamo shows very limited runs of niche films. It's not like this is a giant MPAA-related move, whatsoever. Just a relatively small chain trying to keep its business clean and without court appearances.

The anti-piracy thing is usually BS, but coming from this type of business I am less inclined to call them out on it.

Except in Iraq and Afghanistan our troops actually practiced these techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) properly and well.

These half-assed Joe Donut clowns are trying to use the same gear without maintaining the discipline and repetitive training the military possesses. A lot of military guys get out and go police/security forces due to the somewhat similar nature of the jobs, but I find those guys are often the ones who didn't do much on deployment anyway...they're just trying to be tacticool, and are using their DD-214 in order to gain a cushy job.

There is no reason, at all, which a police force needs a fucking MRAP. Except to subjugate the population. Maybe not now, maybe not in 5 or 10 years even...but the unique function of that hardware can have no clearer statement. "Sooner or later, this will be used against all of you."

The militarization of police forces around America is an astounding thing to watch.

Since when has it been OK to conduct a no-knock raid on white-collar crime suspects? Or to use pyrotechnics and concussion devices in homes where there are multiple children living in a home with tight quarters?

There was a time where police officers used ingenuity, charm, and patience to disarm situations. This is an actual quote from my friend:

I wonder how well that would have gone with an MRAP, instead?

What is the risk in waiting another year for this technology to be developed and released?

If they rush it, the best thing we can hope for is something equivalent (plus or minus) to the current controller technology. Honestly, we don't need another Dual Shock or Xbox controller -- the ones we have are great, and there is relatively little improvement to make upon them. They also already work with Steam, nearly flawlessly.

Let Valve take their time and get this right. They might actually start something new, and possibly even innovative, in this rehashed, mundane world of cookie cutter consoles.

Go ahead. Make the guns smarter...we'll keep making people dumber.

Not popular in the DC metro area yet. We have tons of good food, but not that...

I don't particularly have a problem, but I also know where to go. I've just noticed the trend of butchers' shops becoming more centralized. It's more difficult to find a small business or butcher who isn't located in a large grocery store than it was in the 80s or 90s. Granted, I can still go to Costco and get things cut any which way. Availability is there, just not as readily as it once was. Could merely be my perception.