Recent content by Liquidpaperx

I normally listen to what Chipman has to say in good faith because he, at least in my view, backs up his arguments with some sort of logical/evidentiary framework. It's not great, but it is better than most internet denizens. This is for movies and the like - I never really gave his arguments...

I'm just going to come out and say it: ME1 was the best ME. The combat was kind of weird at first, but, I liked the fact that you had to train in crap to be good at it - not every class was a crack shot, unless you put points into it. Also, there were so many skills, it made you want to play...

Redguard with heavy armor and greatsword. I actually use restoration a good deal, so I suppose I'm a paladin without the hammer? Seems like most people are going for the sneak route. I'd rather run around like a maniac impaling people on my 5 foot long greatsword. Not phallic at all...

How in the world did you just spend 600-700 on that? My system has similar specs, but mine cost about 1200, and I didn't have to buy hard drives or the PSU. I mean, the 2600k ALONE costs 300+ dollars. Did you find this stuff on sale?

Here is the thing OP, you can either go COMPLETELY INSANE and spend thousands of dollars on hardware you will never, ever use, you can go middle of the road and run every thing that exists at pretty much max settings, or you can go el cheapo and just run basic stuff. The nice thing is about...

I cannibalized one of my older PCs (PSU, Monitor, etc). But out the door I would estimate just the tower was about 1300. Mind you, it was all the highest end stuff (2600k, aftermarket cooler, full tower). The only thing I didnt go berserk on was the video card (settled for a gtx 570)...

Lawyer. Just started - I do construction litigation. I actually really enjoy it. The pay is okay, not great (and, no, I am not greedy, the world just changed in 2008 and new attorneys like me don't all get paid all that much anymore - or get jobs for that matter). A lot of the work is...

Maybe I came off wrong - I am not arguing that pirating is legal or morally acceptable. I'm just trying to elevate our thinking a bit on the subject. Yes, all (most) of us know that piracy is bad, but I think its important that we know exactly what it is and why it is that way, rather than...

I've seen this argument before, and I think we should clear a few things up about the legal status of piracy. Under the Copyright Act (Title 17), what is actually occurring here is unlawful reproduction, covered under section 106 of the Act, not theft. Theft involves the unlawful taking of a...