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ghostwes - no problem, I tried to PM you, but it was obviously too late.

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Roleplaying completely aside, allow me to say this: What a spectacular bloodbath! I really don't know how this gonna end, but I am enjoying every turn!

For example, let's presume that I will run a SSL-encrypted torrent seed/peer. My ISP won't be able to decode what data are pouring in and out. What will they accuse me of? Excessive traffic? Suspicious number of TCP connections? Encryption usage? It's all just another "boo hoo" crap to scare people. Serious warez operators will start to use encryption. Some dumb people will get caught and "server as an example" at pompous trials, like it happened in the past. <p

To cut long story short - it's another crap from lawmakers' pens, paid behind the curtain by those with money - leeches like RSAA, RIAA, MAFIAAAAAAA, and similar scum. Now to elaborate - why is it crap? Because many problems come from compromised home computers - you can have a warez file storage on your kitchen computer and you don't have to be aware of it. As with spam floods, botnets and distributed attacks, innocent (and dumb) users will have problems. Second,

[quote who="James009D" reply="14" id="2963874"]I hold on to the fact that America will get everything fixed and we'll eventually see a return of space flight and NASA. I just hope it's in my lifetime.[/quote] Don't bet on it. America realized the greatest dreams when it was an oil-rich country. Now, dependent on imports of energy, it is cannibalizing it's former luxuries - space program, welfare, but also medical care for the population that is being hit

Jon Stuart on the topic: http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm/4480/Jon-Stewart-Vivisects-Energy-Independence

myfist0 An interesting description. If Argentine was not specifically mentioned, one might think it refers to the United States ;-)

DsRaider - To your contribution, I can say only this - you are absolutely, utterly ignorant of the practical problems of energy production. Why do you think nations wage bloody wars for every oil well that can be found? Because the most important matter, EROI and concentration of the resource, matter very much. A simple example for you: imagine you have a barrel of oil on an ocean shore. You have a concentrated, useful source of energy that can be used in many way. Now imagine y

[quote who="starkers" reply="51" id="2962181"]Throughout history there have been crossroads that mark the beginning and end of a certain era and/or lifestyle, etc. For example, when one tribe/nation depleted its own resources, it went to war to take those of another tribe/nation.... attrition reduced population numbers Nature has its own methods of attrition... plagues, famine, natural disasters, etc.... So yeah, the world as we know it is at another crossroad... mankin

StevenAus - not having any kids is a brave decision I wholeheartedly admire - all the more because I also wanted to keep it that way, but in the end, I did not want to lose my lifelong partner, so I finally compromised and agreed to having one child. Shame on me - but I am prone to depressions and I did not want to spend the last part on my life alone. My daughter seems quite hap

http://dieoff.org/synopsis.htm Once oil production starts the terminal decline, a huge population die-off is inevitable anyway. It's estimated that without fossil fuels, Earth cannot sustain more than 2 billions of people (probably less, considering how much we have already destroyed natural sources of food like fish, topsoil, etc.)

I recommend reading this excellent site, before starting the emotionally-ridden flamewars: http://www.vhemt.org/ I too think we, as a species, must use our reason to control our animal urges - otherwise, we will face the same fate as any over-populated animal - rapid die-off. The dramatic rise of population during the 20th century was made possible by the exploitation of fossil fuels and improvement in medical care - now, when the fo

[quote who="wonderloss" reply="546" id="2954712"]The giants claim to be civilized, but their lands are only used to grow people as cattle to satisfy their on perverted appetites. The humans in their territories are viewed simply viewed as food to be eaten for the pleasure of it. There is no beauty there, only horror. The world has grown so sick of their perversions that she gives life to the dead to eliminate the Hinnom infection. Her emissaries, the normally pea

Reluctantly, I have to add Dragon Age Origins to the list. It's true that the costumes and weapons are ridiculous (the worst of fantasy - huge armors, unusable super-large weapons), the combat is downright terrible mess of running around, the two-handed animation are laughable (go see Witcher how sword is used), however, the game has several strong areas that make it incredible - writing, rich lore, atmosphere, npc depth and architecture - Orzamar or those ruins in Bracilian forest are tr

I absolutely demand walls, catapults, balistae, mangonels, ladders, burning pitch. Do you hear me? I demand it!!!

... and shortly after the Pangaean invasion into our lands, the flames of war raged in full, leaving the lands south of the lake of Vastness scorched and scared by magical fire and lightning, crops trampled by hoofs and heavy military boots alike. People fled their homes and hid in the mountains, but many of them never returned, so it's entirely possible they met a fate far worse than death on the battlefield. <span style="color: #ffff00;

... we will have to get used to whole new levels of energy efficiency:

Take your time, have a nice, quiet dinner with your girl, watch the sunset in quiet solitude, take a walk by the shore maybe... but most importantly... say goodbye to your legions [e digicons]}:)[/e]

Excellent summary of the latest development: http://crudeoilpeak.info/save-baby-save-in-a-hurry

Okay, you're the boss anyway ;-)

I would not get too greedy...

[quote who="Gwenio1" reply="1" id="2958527"] 16 GB of RAM** and 1 GB of dedicated Video RAM should be considered a MINIMUM. [/quote] Sorry, but this is insane. Can you name ONE game that allocates more than 4GB of RAM? Hell, most still fit into 2GB limit, because it's a hard coded maximum for Windows XP. Buying heaps of RAM that will just sit idle there is not very cost effective - unless you want to run games from Ramdisk. I bought 8GB only bec

The whole thing with browser-packaged trusted certificates is fundamentally wrong anyway. YOU should be the person who decides who to trust, not some people who prepare the installation of your browser. Did you know that among trusted certificates are subjects like Sudan Telecom? Should you trust Sudan Telecom? Moreover, I have read a discussion among Firefox developers where a user asked about a specific certificate, and some dev replied: "Oh, it's one of AT&T's cer