Recent content by Markgraf

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    Major Mass Effect 3 Ending Content Cut out Kotor 2 style (spoilers)

    Easiest way to explain this situation is EA's stock price. Just look at especially that 3 month trend. They're trying to salvage a sinking ship by releasing incomplete games.
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    Poll: Should I get Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade?

    I'd say go for Mortal Kombat. It's a much more lenient and accessible game, with an extremely rich single-player experience to get you ready for online. Not to mention that the deluxe edition is coming out next month I think, and it includes all DLC and the original Mortal Kombat movie (with...
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    Your Avatar is your face

    In that case, I've got the looks of both a model and a badass space marine.
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    Poll: Should you live on campus

    It really depends on the school. If you're going to school in the city, I'd say you're good with off-campus housing; not so in schools in suburban/rural areas. In the more rural areas, the only social life you'd find as a student is within the campus itself, plus public transportation would...
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    Steve Jobs Has Died

    Now we know who's not getting the new iPhone...
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    Apple Bans Anti-Apple App

    Banning the product will be better for the company's message than just publishing the game itself. The ban will provoke outrage and questions towards Apple's business practices, in addition to increased public exposure. If the game weren't banned, it would be nothing more than a trite, obscure...
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    Poll: What is your favorite gamecube game?

    F-Zero: GX, to this day there has been nothing that has supplanted this game within its genre. It's just perfect.
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    History buffs to the front! Need some book recommendations.

    For French Revolution books, two of my favorites, which I would consider must-reads because of their historical and entertainment values, are: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama When the King took Flight by Timothy Tackett
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    Quick! Bully him, he's smart!

    It's pretty simple, biologically speaking, it's still a competition to prove who is the best. The bullying comes because they can't compete at a mental level and thusly decide to do so on the physical level.
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    Poll: Dragon Age 2 was it that bad?

    As a Dragon Age game, yes it was bad. As an RPG in general, enjoyable.
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    UPDATE! Kitten being overlooked for adoption because it looks like Hitler..

    Funny thing is, in a student residence near my place, there's a stray cat with such a spot and they DO call it Hitler, but they take care of it as a communal pet. Oh, and this is in Germany, where many representations and expressions of Nazism are expressly prohibited by the German Constitution.
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    Poll: So Escapist, Whats your morality?

    I'd rather stick to real world definitions of morality, and in that sense, my moral code is a mixture of Scholastic, Confucian, and Enlightenment ideas.
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    Poll: Randi Zuckerberg: Anonymity Online 'Has To Go Away'. Opinions ?

    Anonymity is the best vehicle through which an honest discourse can be approached. While I agree that it also fosters perversity, I believe the pros most definitely outweigh the cons in this case.
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    Poll: Anyone else think rise of the planet of the apes is just silly?

    It already happened, and God was it a terrible movie.
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    Poll: Do you like germany?

    Studying abroad here in Germany (the semester, sadly, hasn't ended for me yet) and I must say I love this country. Although the universities are a bit lax when compared to their American counterparts, and "independent thinking" is a bit of a controversial topic at the academic level.