Recent content by Saevus

This is why I like how Canadian law mandates ammunition must be stored in a locked container separately from a firearm (which must also be disabled, or locked in a safe). Seriously though, it may have been stupid but I can, to a degree, sympathise with kids that young overreacting. One can't...

And PC users. I'm pretty intensely pissed off about the exclusivity given that, bar the staggeringly bad third act, Fahrenheit was by far one of the better recent games I've played.

The EU, more or less originally the EEC, was responsible (along with the Marshal Plan) for restoring Western Europe to unparalleled prosperity after the cataclysmic destruction of WWII and has gone on to create a major economy competing effectively the US and Japan. EFTA, on the other hand...

I'm sorry, is that supposed to be a joke? Aside from the sweeping implication that this sort of sexuality is 'wrong', there have been plenty of unusual manifestations of sexuality in both men and women since ancient times. Go read Story of O if a little rape/BDSM fantasy scared you.

Picking favourites is rather pointless: tea is available in profound variety for the reason that there is a profound variety of ways and situations in which to drink tea. But, currently in my cupboard: Loose-leaf: Gunpowder tea - robust green tea, goes well with conservative amounts of...

I love these articles that draw upon field and scholarly research.

You and me both. Any teenagers who are sitting around thinking "Goddammit I deserve to be taken seriously", just relax, wait until you're 22, and then look back in abject horror over how inexperienced and immature you were. If you don't take yourself too seriously, it's actually rather amusing.

Public school was Canadian history from European discovery and colonisation up to the turn of the century; a generally Eurocentric approach was taken, focusing on mercantilism, the conflict between English and French, the War of 1812, the path to Dominion, and westward settlement. Pretty much no...

William Blake asked "How do you know but every Bird that cuts the airy way / Is an immense world of delight, closed by your senses five?" in the 1790s, never mind classical philosophy.

Seconded. Also, if this is true, it's the worst attempt at adding sex appeal ever. Ever.

I agree with your disagreement on the 'acceptable losses' hypothesis. While the blatant warning provided by radar was ignored, one must keep in mind that the Japanese had still not actually declared war - the only notification America had was the declaration of war intercepted and decoded long...

This is the only answer that should've been given. But yeah, this thread is generally correct. Japan developed a sort of manifest destiny and became determined to rule Asia. They began engaging in some serious aggression in Pacific regions which, in addition to creating serious moral offenses...

While I could easily lambast FO3 in horrible and verbally sensuous ways, it would be unfair to do so. The vast majority of games are, nowadays, short - even RPGs. Of course, that isn't to say you can't spend much time on it (unless you went and plowed through the storyline before sidequests...

I think someone in here asked why water, which is hydrogen and oxygen, doesn't burn like crazy. Short answer is because it's a stable molecule and fire doesn't cause electrolysis. This entire thread is silly, and I applaud whoever it was that just quoted from a bio textbook and slammed the...

What's that, Lassie? Another hasty, cash-grab PC port fucked up royally?