That's what I do as well. It beats paying for the insurance (which, if you banked, could use to buy a new phone anyways.)

Just curious, if you refuse the modified EULA, does the game get deactivated and your account credited?

I haven't used Steam yet but will be gaming again (hopefully) soon.

I really don't know any Creationist that thinks the universe is 6000 years old. If it helps you keep your view of us low, you can rationalize it as we can't do the math required to get to that number.

I don't think you understand what Gish Gallop means (although it does seem to be the word of the day on slashdot.) He threw out one point.

How many of those employees have jobs now?

And the republicans were smart enough to realize it was crap and did not pass it when they controlled all three branches.

Sorry, but the blame lies solely with the democrats on this one.

Be honest... it will be something else holding you back once they have that.

It's a nice, moving, unattainable goalpost that people like to set up

That only works when he accepts credit for the shape the country is in since his election - and not since when he was swore the oath, but since the time he won the election.

People like to look at the months before Obama was sworn in and as an entire picture of Bush's presidency when in reality, it was businesses reacting to Obama winning

Or probably closer to the truth, you think that you are a moderate but are really a leftist. That would make anyone to the right look extreme to you. Most people, including myself, see themselves as center moderates regardless of what they actually are.

I prefer email to almost all types of communication. I was just trying to preempt the "pick up the phone and call" replies.

None of the schools my daughter went to had any where near that many kids per class. I think the largest class has 20 kids in it.

And I'm not saying that teachers don't have it tough. But teachers and schools are quick to take credit for kids doing well and quick to lay the blame at the parents for kids that fail.

While I agree with most of your points, I will add the problem is also the teachers and the schools.

The teachers make it as difficult as possible for working parents to communicate with them or be involved with their kid's school work. My daughter has been to 4 public schools and the only way we are able to get information from the school is to continue to hound the school.

At the school my kid is at now, my daughter's grade in math went from a 84 to a 33. When I asked my daughter to see her work, she said it was on on the school's computer. When I emailed the teacher (they don't answer the phone), she told me that parents are not able to help since all the work is done at the school on the computers and the next day my daughter's score changed to a 100.

The Church also forbids sex outside of marriage. If people chose not to follow the no sex rule, then why do you think Church rules would prevent someone from using a condom?

Maybe you mean husbands giving their faithful wives aids? If the man isn't using a condom with prostitutes, do you really think he would use one with his wife?

But have you ever seen an elephant fly?

Looks like half the military budget is for benefits. That makes it difficult to cut the budget.

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