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[quote] Next-gen consoles revealed. The next-gen consoles like the Xbox 360 are not so “next-gen” anymore, and this year we will get a peek at the next, “next-gen” consoles. We still won’t see the actual units ship until at least late 2010, but the hype machine won’t wait that long. Aside from the usual graphic improvements, blu-ray will once again be a big feature, along with more integration with home entertainment featur

Reply to What would be viable copy protection? in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

[quote]And not an employee or representative in sight. In the meantime, we chat with the CEO quite often here [e digicons]:)[/e] .[/quote] Yea but I'm rude and obnoxious. ;) Frogboy == Draginol.

Reply to Elemental Inspirations in Elemental Dev Journals JoeUser Forums

Not everyone died during the Cataclysm (obviously or there'd be no game! ). There were a lot more channelers before the cataclysm than now though.

Reply to Demigod User Manual: Introduction in Demigod Journals JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Nights Edge" reply="16" id="2000665"]I do see what the story is trying to achieve: dumping you into a world and revealing dribblings that you piece together yourself can work well, particularly if the world is an interesting one. At the moment my eye is just sliding right off it though.[/quote] Here is some backstory from Elementa: https://forums.joeuser.com/334864 Do you consider that more compelling or boring o

Reply to The Reluctant: Chapters 1-6 (Act I) in GalCiv Journals Sins Forums

There is more to it, I just haven't had time to put it to paper yet. :)

Reply to Elemental Inspirations in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="Wintersong" comment="4"] Praise be the Frogboy for giving us this post. I'm going to assume that we will get more background info about past times of the world inside old dungeons and places like that, right? At least in the campaign? It would be a very nice touch. [/quote] If I get my way, the campaign will be a lot richer, in terms of story, than what we've done in the past.

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[quote who="Darkodinplus" comment="3"] Huh, so we might see a similar such rift between the regular humans and the fallen humans similar to Galciv 2 with the Arnor and Dread Lords (or fallen Arnor one could say)? [/quote] The Fallen are ruined men.

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I'll point support to this thread. Hang on.

Reply to The government's "money" in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]I'm still failing to see how firing employees would keep your profit the same given a tax rise though. Lets say you cut plans to build an extension on the current building (or move to bigger premesis), and once doing that hiring more employees to fill the new place; that would decrease future jobs, but not lead to current firings. Meanwhile if you were to fire current employees, that would only keep your profit at the pre-tax-rise levels if those employees were loss making, which, in i

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[quote]In the first place, you're wrong on every count, Brad. I am almost 48 years old. I worked from the time I was 15. That's 33 years I paid into 'the system.' I've been on SS Disability for a little less than five years now--- and I pay taxes on that income. Secondly, my husband does not work for the government directly. He works for a company based in India (gotta love that outsourcing) who was contracted to do some work for the local g

Reply to The government's "money" in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]say brad, what about getting some people working from home, with video chat. This might allow you to expand further without need to build more taxable buildings.[/quote] We already do now. Much of our software, games, skins have components developed and created in places like England, Brazil, Italy, Australia, and various parts of the United States and Canada. But you can only do so much of that.

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[quote who="little-whip" comment="105"] Why dont you support balance over taking more money? I do, intellectually and morally. But I am also a realist, and a bitter pragmatist. Despite our outrage, the government continues to spend like there's no tomorrow, and short of a violent and blood soaked revolution, I see little hope of change. So...working within the status quo, I'm all for taxing the rich. It's better than taxing the middle class...again.<br

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[quote]Historically it's always been the middle class that pays for the tax breaks of those above and below them on the economic ladder, and I'd like to see that change. You're free to buy all the sob stories the uber-wealthy have to sell you, but that doesn't mean I have to buy them anymore.[/quote] This is only because you're incredibly ignorant on the subject. The middle class in the US pay very little of the income taxes in this country. &nb

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[quote]The middle-class has been squeezed just about dry, I think. It's time WE got a break. Everyone else gets breaks, the rich, the uber rich, the poor, the destitute, and even the merely 'low income.'[/quote] How exactly has the middle-class been squeezed just about dry? The middle class barely pay income taxes at this point. Go ahead, look at your last year's tax return and see just how much in federal income taxes you actually ended up paying in.

Reply to Fun with the US constitution in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Leauki" comment="2"] but all i can say is that im sure the founding fathers are rolling in their graves What better way is there to honour a revolutionary than refusing to move even an inch from his positions. [/quote] The founders provided a way for people to move inches or miles from their position. The amendment process of the constitution is very straight forward.

Reply to The trouble with our Economy in Current Events Stardock Forums

I think the next few years are going to be pretty rough for us. We are tapped out on credit at this point and with the baby boomers starting to retire, there will be a loss of investment resources too.

Fun with the US constitution in Politics JoeUser Forums

In the beginning... There were 13 colonies, each considered themselves a sovereign independent state (what we would call a nation today). Virginia and New York, for instance, considered themselves as sovereign as England and France. The peace treaty between Great Britain and the United States was between Britain and the 13 specifically named independent states. As a means to largely defend themselves from powerful colonial powers as well as to discourage warring betwee

Reply to The government's "money" in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]So you're not looking to maximise your profit then, but rather have inserted some charitable elements into it (hiring people who lose you money) if I'm reading that right? Just that I can't see any other way for you to maintain your salary at it's current level after a tax rise by firing people (all else equal), since the tax will be on a % of your profits, and hence firing someone who was making a profit before the tax rise would mean firing someone who was making a profit for you (ju

Reply to The single biggest difference between rich and middle class people in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]No, that would be the case if you believed that $1 was worth as much to the very poor as to the very rich. Since we are talking about what's best for society overall, as opposed to what would maximise total wealth for society, it is quite possible that what's best for society overall might be to have government performing some redistribution which would likely involve a larger government (both in size and tax intake).[/quote] Do the poor live in caves? If not, then they seem to

Reply to Guilt and Your Carbon Footprint in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's too cold in Michigan so I do my best to help get it warmer. I'm not a hero, but I'm trying. :)

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I love that skin. Where did you get it?

Reply to The government's "money" in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tova7" comment="61"] A clarification... I do believe some sort of national priority list for tax revenue should be established. It is ridiculous in this day and age that our infrastructure is crumbling...and getting worse. [/quote] I agree with you. Our roads here in Michigan are ridiculously bad. And yet, we seem to have the money to fund bizarre studies, pay for penis enlargement with Medicare and hand out billions to incompotent

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[quote]And Elie? The reason you've witnessed sim getting dogpiled so mercilessly is because some people (and I'm not naming names) have yet to learn the difference between ass-kissing and brown-nosing. (Depth perception.)[/quote] Oh please. He got pissed off and decided to personally attack me. Other people dogpiled on him because nothing annoys other people more than someone trying to hide their pettiness behind some sort of lame justification. Nobody cares wh

Reply to The government's "money" in Politics JoeUser Forums

The problem with guys like Sodaiho is that they hide their visciousness behind a fake vineer of "enlightenment". But I think it's obvious that Sodaiho isn't enlightened, it's just an act. I will debate an issue all day long. I don't mind people disagreeing with my opinions. But when people attack me personally, I have really no incentive to keep people like that around. Sodaiho literally expressed his hope that my business would fail. And for what? Because I have a different v

Reply to The government's "money" in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="stubbyfinger" reply="23" id="1993798"] As a company in the Detroit area who wants to hire more people but currently can't because there's not enough physical room in the building and needs to be built out Seems to me much of the work done in your business could be done from anywhere. I understand allowing non-employees to work on programing could be problematic but subbing out work like character creation and other digital art