Dr. Tyler; Captain America

It's not bad. The graphics are pretty cool, but the fight scene resembles the old MMORPG "Rock Paper Scissors" that was around back when "I KNOW YOU ARE BUT WHAT AM I" was a really cool cutdown. However, the animations during the fights sort of make up for that. It also suffers from a horrendously bad tutorial that shows you virtually nothing, and missions that tend to be tedious (which are needed to level you up, because, at least during the beta, the experience system is skewed so that it takes a metric ton of XP to level up and the bad guys barely give you any). Yeah, although for the beta testers, a bug changed EVERYONE to level 11 to begin with (which was a boon for guys like me who just started, but an annoyance for guys who were, say, Level 50), which allows you to do quite a few things. You have to either buy or craft abilities, however, which means it isn't automatic at all. As the abilities tree branches out, you can become one of three things essentially: coder, hacker, or operative. Coder = craftsman, hacker = mage, operative = warrior, essentially. Each one can get very specific towards the bottom of the tree, but I haven't found it yet. Not unless you're "the one". Apparently, that person is chosen at random, but I haven't seen it yet if it's even true.

Two questions. 1) Wanna know anything? 2) Anyone know any Swiss banks that will give me a numbered account so I can anonymously sell my information to gaming magazines.

I clicked "I AGREE" to the NDA before they'd let me install. This one's a lot more like an RPG. LOTS of client bugs, unfortunately.

1) Are you a communist? 2) Are you gay?

Yeah! It's pretty stupid, really, considering there's people like me who don't give much of a shit.

1) Yeah, at least 20,000 people. 2) Sort of. It's kinda neat when you get to hyper jump, though.

Bellychick is such a genius, he actually assassinated JFK and framed the CIA, who framed Oswald.

For those of you who think football players make too much money, read ESPN.com's series on Mike Webster. Here's the link to the first installment: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1972285 Of all the major sports, I have no problem with football players' salaries. Most will never be the same again after they're done playing, so give them their damned money.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/05/....dnc/index.html Through about two years of following the good doctor in the political realm, I've experienced nothing but setbacks, ridicule, and disappointment; however, as of right now, it looks like Governor Dean will finally win one. Simon Rosenberg, a guy who I thought was clearly the best alternative to Dean, dropped out yesterday along with the only other candidate with any pledged delegates, Donnie Fowler. That leaves Dean and Tim Roemer, but Roemer has done a spectacular job blundering his own chances by pissing off everyone with a vote. As of right now, with the vote a week away, there's little chance that anyone but Howard Dean will be the next DNC chairman. Most of you will say "OMG THIS IS JUAST WHUT THE DEMS NEED A CRAZEE PERSON LOL" without actually realizing what he brings to the table. In past years, as you may or may not know, local democratic parties have taken a turn for the worse in this country; they've been hung out to dry in this era of "red state/blue state" politics simply because it was politically expedient to only search out "competitive" districts and financially support them. This is a big, massive mistake; it leads to cascading failures in financial health for the state and local parties, and it leads to open seats galore for Republicans. As we've seen in Montana, it's folly to simply give up on an area because it's traditionally conservative. If you're not aware of the situation there, in a hugely red area, Democrats re-took the state legislatures and governorship in 2004. Dean has pledged to provide support for the state and local legislatures even in areas that are not typically "blue", which is a good start. He's pledged to help revitalize the state and local parties through organization, better communication, and empowerment within the party. In this age of declining political parties -- an age where more people identify themselves as independant than a member of your party -- this is the correct first step for any leader. Reconnecting with those that you have left and decentralizing the party operations is the correct move for this point in time.

...?!? Harry Reid is a moderate. Sure, he's an idiot, but he's a moderate.

There really isn't much of a far-left Democratic base, so to speak. Most of them have jumped ship to the Greens, as Mike has said. Some have stayed and tried to influence the party, but for the most part, you're seeing middle-of-the-road Democrats swelling support for Dean in this chairmanship race. I'm not convinced that the Oklahoma Democratic Committee is "far left", despite the fact that they were among the first to endorse Dean. BTW, Roemer dropped out, so it's a done deal for the most part.

What should my new avatar and sig be? Clearly, I was spoiled by the bet. So, what should it be NOW?!

Antrell Rolle?

?! Corey Dillon had like 70 yards rushing.

So, 49% of the United States should move out?

Fair enough, I didn't realize that at first. I just saw the link to a blog.

We're making it public this year, which is a good thing. Abbas seems to have given the vibe that he'd rather talk than fight, so maybe the time is right for a two month break from the fighting

The thing is, if it happened on a blog originally -- even if it's a popular blog -- chances are that big media isn't going to pick up on it. If I read it wrong and it was widely reported, then carry on.

You're not too balanced with it, skippy

You're welcome to leave. We were doing fine while you were gone.

I'm doing it either way, though I don't give a shit what Mike does, I just think it's hilarious how he stereotypes everyone.

I'm starting a delayed enlistment plan in the summer, getting my Masters' in Security Studies in the interim between my basic and job training. What about you?

I never insulted you.

omgz insulted by a civilian douchebag on a messageboard.

Hahahahahaha. Hey, Mike. Say that to me, okay?