Recent content by Del Spaig

It was Yahtzee and his trilby that originally brought me here, actually. And no worries - this place is still far smarter than most other forums - not that that's any great compliment in this day and age, but do try and take it as such. The somewhat anal-retentive approach to debate of certain...

Apologies, I was unclear. I'm saying that I had assumed those sentences to be so obviously true that they had nearly been carved in granite while a sepulchral voice nearby dictated the words. I've seen Escapists argue both sides, though it's the ones who argue against them that kind of baffle me.

Unless I missed my guess, this is what the OP is actually asking about. Of course his friend is a moron, that's obvious. Whether or not to consider a candidate's personal lives when choosing who to vote is kind of an interesting question. I'll use Newt Gingrich as an example, because he's...

- Piracy is copyright infringement, and also kind of a dick move. - ACTA is neither a bill nor SOPA, and never will be either. - Treating folks like crap because they're a different culture/religion/hat size/whatever to you is wrong. - If you liked playing a game/watching a movie/...

Thanks for the links - I'll give them a look.

I'd be interested to see where you found that out - I haven't been able to.

That's just it, though - protection against not having your stuff snooped through is Fourth Amendment stuff, not Fifth. The Fifth amendment case pretty much hinges on whether a password is more like a key, or more like something you'd testify to. The argument could be made either way, really -...

One time, my brother and I both bought Pokemon cards, and his pack had a Dragonite in it. To this day I wish I could go back and tell myself to get the other one. Silly child just lost the thing.. Why yes, this is a small, petty thing. It's been nagging me on and off for the better part...

It's certainly a tricky proposition - sort of the hybrid offspring of a fourth and fifth amendment problem. The locker comparison is really fairly apt; the password is a means of access to a storage medium which may or may not contain something incriminating. The tricky part is where it's not an...

If you meant me, then I can only agree. If you meant the OP's racist friend, then you have my sympathy.

While I personally try very hard not to judge people who I have not met, I do feel compelled to congratulate the OP on a rather stellar trolling maneuver. Six days, seven pages, more fire and hot air than an average balloonist convention - with but one post. Outstanding. *slowclap* That said...