Recent content by Volkov

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    Would you want a relationship with a tomboy/tomgirl?

    No. But I could easily be friends with one. But relationship just about requires physical attraction, and I simply am not attracted to one.
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    Poll: Are you a feminist?

    No. I do support equality of sexes, but that does not make me a feminist. That said, very frequently my views are aligned with the more sensible parts of that movement. It's such a meaningless term though, that it doesn't make sense to use it without more precise definition. Same reason I...
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    Penny Arcade starts a Kickstarter for no good reason

    Kind of reminds me of Child's Play... a very powerful company effectively sucking money from those that need it more, be it legitimate medicine, shelter and life-or-death-related charities, or in this case, actual projects on Kickstarter. And of course they'll easily get this money, probably...
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    One Million Moms Fights Gay Superheroes

    Don't care about the conservative dumb bitches, but, as far as which superhero is gay - could it be ALL OF THEM???
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    Jimquisition: You Should Be Mad at Diablo III's Always Online DRM

    Jim is completely correct of course. But I don't think it will change Blizzard's position. Sadly enough, it may very well be the financially correct decision for the company, even if it DOES lose them some sales. Because sadly enough, making the servers do all the work (and contain almost all of...
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    So, Pirates are Playing Diablo 3

    :) Here's to knowing what you are talking about.
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    92 year old WWII vet bootlegs 300,000 DVDs and sends them to American soldiers in Afghanastan

    I agree with this, but unfortunately, in this country, you'll find that being a soldier does give you special treatment. The reasons given are horrendous, but faith does not arise from reasoning. We'll see what happens though. I'd prefer it if they DO let him go unpunished, because then that...
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    Mass Effect 3 Ending Controversy

    Just so you know, saying "I do not know what you base your points on, do not care to research, and yet am in a position to call you children" is laughably bad logic. But here is a list of verifiable lies told by BioWare staff prior to release...
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    Mass Effect 3 Review

    Yeah, I got that after watching the podcast (which was after reading the review and making my post). Not an ideal choice of words, honestly (probably an IMHO, but at least partially backed up by the fact that I am not alone in this interpretation), but not that significant. Here is what I got...
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    Mass Effect 3 Review

    I have this sneaking suspicion that when the reviewer wrote the phrase "the ending the series deserves" (s)he didn't actually see the ending.
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    Escape to the Movies: Act of Valor

    Well, bad review of a horrendous film. Not surprising. 1. What the fuck are you apologizing for? It IS as propaganda as propaganda gets. It's the textbook definition of propaganda. Why apologize for calling it out on it??? 2. Criticizing military is a hell of a lot more patriotic than...
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    Poll: Was Darth Maul a good character in a bad Starwars film? Or a mediocre character in a really bad film

    He was NOT a character at all. In an atrocious excuse for a movie. Now that said, the visual design was very pretty, and with: - Writing - Character development - Stylistic choice that would make choreographed fights not seem ridiculous ...he could have been a good character. As it is, he...
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    Poll: Are board games dead?

    The most significant issue is finding people to play with, I think. They are not dead, but finding partners is a difficult issue even in big cities, in more so away from them. That said, if you do find partners, there will be more than enough games out there to try out. So no, they are not dead.
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    Will there be an Atheist, Female, or Homosexual President in our lifetime?

    Maybe female. I'd love for atheist presidents to become the norm (and I am not an atheist), but I think the reality is that it will not happen. (Homosexual I would not mind either, but I don't think there would be a measurable improvement over heterosexual, vs. atheist I think WOULD be a...
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    What games from this generation do you think you'll still be replaying in 10 years?

    Obviously depends on what you mean by "this generation". But like, past 5 years - Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect (at least 1 and 2), probably Portal 2. Certainly none of the FPSs except maybe TF2, if it's still going. Maybe Arkham Asylum. The Witcher 2, definitely. StarCraft II, unless...