Recent content by Walden

Having not played Braid, I can't speak to the particular. But don't you think that if you make a work needlessly deep, then you risk losing the message you want to put there? Way I see it, you can either tell a story with a message (where your goal is to tell the message), or you can write a...

If I doubt, I cannot doubt that I doubt. If I doubt, I think. If I think, there must be something to do the thinking, therefore I exist.

I played a ton during high school, since a store near me ran sanctioned tournaments twice a week. Stopped when I got to college though, mostly because of the expense: a good deck could cost upwards of $120, and that money is now spent on more pressing needs, like food.

But feeling pain can be determined in other ways than simply saying "ow". You can use neurological equipment, for example.

Yes. Yes it is awful. Every thesis which Plato came up with was eventually disproved by his pupil Aristotle. Even if you don't buy Aristotle's arguments, consider this: The goal of The Republic is to set up a culture ruled by a supposedly benevolent dictator, whose rule itself is based on a...

I don't think life is a dream. If it were a dream, we couldn't know that it was unless someone presented evidence to the contrary. Since no one (that I know of) has done this, it's logical to conclude that life isn't a dream. I find it very strange that Descartes got so hung up on this issue...

Nice review! I couldn't agree more with your opinion of the Mako; perhaps BioWare will give us a space helicopter for the next game?

Probably Human Noble/Dwarf Noble Warrior for my first character. I usually choose a combat-oriented class when I start an RPG, since in my experience RPGs tend to be skewed toward that. I'll probably play through the game with all of the origin stories at some point; it looks so interesting that...

Mount & Blade, Sins of a Solar Empire, The Dark Knight on DVD, Lord of the Rings paperback edition, Obama baseball cap, whiskey, and money. And three pairs of wonderfully thick wool socks.

Very funny, reminds me a lot of the "abridged series" running around the internet. Definitely first in my opinion.

Ich kann Deutsch sprechen, obwohl ich kommen aus den Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. English also.

By fascist, I mean a party or person who: -is very nationalistic and militaristic -accepts violence in political conflicts -has an opposition to democracy, rule of law, pluralism (with reference to parties or diversity in organizations), parliaments, opposition, tolerance, and human and...

I'd recommend one of Michael Pollan's books: either "The Omnivore's Dilemma" or "In Defense of Food". Both of them deal with the energy crisis, obesity epidemic, and problems with the American economy. "In Defense of Food" is short (about 300 hardback pages), whereas "Dilemma" is about 600...

Depends on what you like, really. War: -Platoon -Full Metal Jacket -Apocalypse Now -Patton Comedy: -A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy -Mighty Aphrodite -Love and Death (I know those are all Woody Allen movies, but I do like the guy's work very much) Drama -The Lion in Winter (Peter...

Who would I like to see as president? Jerry White, presidential candidate of the Socialist Equality Party. But since a Socialist candidate doesn't have a chance in hell of being elected in America (at least while people still equate socialism with the ultimate evil) I'm voting for Obama. At...