You've missed the point.

I'm a gamer, and love shooters, but this is ridiculous, IMHO. I can blow off steam playing soccer, going to the gym, shooting pool, swimming, jumping rope, hitting a heavy bag, mountain biking, etc.

That's nice to know. Have you had counselling or therapy for that?

I always wonder whether people with this viewpoint are willingly blind and deaf, or if some dark force is blinding you. Do you think 9/11 (AND all the other terrorism enacted on Americans and others) is fake? Do you believe that is was the US govt? I don't understand. The suicide bombs, car bombs, etc. are on TV and all over the web for everyone to see. What don't you understand? Can anyone actually say that their freedoms have been encroached upon in a demonstrable way because of the Patriot act? My theory is this: people like you feel more intelligent by charging the govt with conspiratorial intentions. It makes you feel like you're ahead of the game, that nobody can get one over on you; yet, you will never provide proof of any of these insinuations. You need a "bad guy" to throw stones at, yet when there exists one that couldn't be more perfect to hate (radical islamists who hate us for our freedom, faith, or simply because they were brainwashed to, you still choose to point your finger at a govt that is trying to protect you from those that want to "chop your neck" because you have different beliefs and ways of life. Can anyone here provide an example of how the Patriot act has altered their way of life?

Has anyone googled "Kindle China"? This story is posted everywhere.

This is so funny! You just described my wife and I to a tee. I'm on my Windows 7 system playing COD and she's on the Vista Dell Inspiron reading Facepuke or watching Hulu. (We were contemplating getting a Wii a few months back, but your post just confirmed my convictions with the idea - thanks)

ESX is what an enterprise uses to have mass virtualization of many servers. For a home user, you only need Workstation and the hardware will determine the performance. Or you could just go with Microsoft's free virtualization software.

But, now that I'm old, working full time, and have a family, I just don't have any energy left to get into fights with my desktop OS just to get some Dora The Explorer video to play for my kids.

You mean downloading a codec?

FUNNY!!! Imagine the ridicule our government would get if they didn't use an obvious source of information like "look_at_me_im_important"book

Has anyone actually tested the "boiling a frog" concept? I know I'm curious.

You have the best sig I've seen on here!

While reading all the posts on here, I'm always curious to know the posters' backgrounds. Are you a MD? A university level professor? A plumber who dabbles in particle physics in his/her spare time, etc. I think everyone should finish their posts with their credentials : ) I have a BS in CISM and support regulatory software in Pharmaceutical companies. Not that anyone cares since this is non-informational, but I would have felt like a hypocrite if I didn't ; )

They sleep. I sat next to a commercial airline pilot on a plane. He told me that they set the auto pilot after take off and sleep.

Considering there aren't fiber optics inside the silicon, the speed of light shouldn't be relative. It's the speed of electricity, which is much different/slower than the speed of light. Unless I'm missing something? Please correct this if I'm wrong.

It's my opinion, sir, that only a fool would question God's ability to create the UNIVERSE (not just the earth) in 6 days.

But I'm an evangelical, so I'm a "loon".

If we're wrong, what do we lose? We "tried" to live our lives according to principals like love your enemies, love and respect your spouses, have integrity, put others ahead of ourselves, live selfless lives, take care of the poor and widows. Follow Jesus' examples. Be good stewards of what God has given us (including the earth).

If you're wrong, you spend eternity in hell, where there's grinding/gnashing of teeth, unquenchable fire, eternal separation from God.

I'll take my chances with God. I like the odds better. Keep in mind that it's NEVER too late to accept Him.

Just as an experiment, a lot of you should read proverbs. It's in any bible (version). It's all about wisdom.