Recent content by radio_babylon

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    Impossible (to beat) DRM

    imagine the cognitive dissonance thats going to occur when someone finally does implement an unbreakable DRM, and the game STILL sells like crap. youll hear the sounds of executive's head exploding all over the place. meanwhile, indie devs will just tool right along, selling their games without...
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    Stolen Pixels #139: BorderLAN

    i had the same problem with my brother... tried out gameranger last night, and it worked flawlessly... i recommend it for fairly seamless private borderlands play...
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    Stolen Pixels #41: Pick a Perk

    you know... it COULD be people dont WANT to play a spreadsheet. i know, thats crazy-talk, everyone knows spreadsheets are great fun. thats why excel is the best-selling pc game ever... but stick with me for a minute here... see, lots of people, they play those awesome spreadsheet games all day...
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    Sink The Pirates

    this is the most lol-worthy thing i think ive ever read on the internet... thank you for giving me a hearty laugh on an otherwise boring afternoon :)
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    Sink The Pirates

    im not much interested in social justice. and i dont much have a problem with the idea of "mindless fascism"... im a pragmatist, not an idealist. as far as "only strengthen their resolve" goes... seriously? i mean... come on. these arent people fulfilling a survival requirement (ie, stealing...
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    Sink The Pirates

    right and wrong doesnt enter into it. im not talking about morality, or ethics. im talking about social contracts. a social contract *can not exists* without punishments for breaches, and authority capable of administering those punishments. period. without either one, you dont have a social...
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    Sink The Pirates

    this is the root problem right here... i dont mean the violation of the social contract though, im refering specifically to "bashing each other's heads in with the bleached femurs of our enemies"... a social contract can only be maintained when there exists a suitable punishment for breaches...