Recent content by Lonko

Alright, thanks for that. I'm looking forward to the reviews.

It's the only console in my house apart from my PC and DS, and has served me well ever since I got it.

No thanks, I'd rather these reviews be informative rather than rant after rant about how much the Japanese suck. What would be your policy on animes which have been officially dubbed but fansubbed? I'm thinking mostly cases like One Piece here and considering the vast gulf in quality between the...

So, what have they actually patented? As near as I can tell, it's not the gene itself, it's the right to do research pertaining to that gene. Now, I'm not familiar with patent laws, but since when were people allowed to patent a right? I'd also like to take this opportunity to display my...

The obvious question that arises from all this is: What was the personal pronoun used before I performed I's mighty deed? My view is that at some point the Welsh had their minds enslaved by some great and powerful alien known only as I. It was a sort of hivemind deal. As a result of...

I'm not sure why Phantom Hourglass gets so much hate. The sailing was nowhere near as monotonous as Wind Waker's sailing (although I do prefer Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass had absolutely none of the stuff that made Wind Waker's sailing annoying, like having to alter the wind five times for...

Agreed, completely. The collective reaction of The Escapist community in this regard sickens me to my stomach. These sex offenders have already served their sentence, and not only do you people think that we're perfectly justified in stripping them of what little dignity society allows them...

Am I the only one who doesn't think that would even work? There are no rules in D&D for momentum, last I checked. What you'd end up with is a pole being handed very quickly from one peasant to another, moving at supersonic speeds, and then reaching the last guy and getting thrown just as if he...

Sorry, but that argument fails because murder is a legal term, and execution is, legally, not murder. I know murder isn't just a legal term, but in this sense it should only be used as one, I think. I'm actually adamantly opposed to the death penalty on principle, for a whole number of...

I'm sure you did. My point is just that since she didn't get a "better" reason, speculation such as this is moot, that's all.

That may be so, but is irrelevant in this case, because they didn't even offer such an explanation. They've quite plainly stated that this was done because of her child. I'm with Max on this one.

They're all just shells designed to cash in on those lacking the imagination to pretend that it's a real thing. So yeah, lumps of plastic for the most part.

Almost every dystopian story I can think of. Lord of the Flies? Check. 1984? Check. Brave New World? Ayup. Blade Runner? Double Check. It almost seems as though it's impossible to make a good story out of a serious exploration of human themes and issues.

Completely? Hardly. All a newcomer with an interest in the subject has to do is ask that it be explained. It's not an American's fault for assuming that someone interested in American politics would have a basic knowledge of the jargon. The only people who would be completely left out of the...