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It has come to my attention that we may need to make a universal system of commandments for gamers. I've taken the liberty of starting this list and will add to it later, as I think of things.

Thou shalt not kill steal.
Thou shalt only teabag D-bags.
Thou shalt not trash talketh unless thou can backeth it up.
Thou shalt not hack.
If thou useth a modded controller, thou is an unskilled fucktard.
Thou shalt not punish the hardware for the sins of the operator.
Thou shalt not team kill.
Thou shalt… Continue

New Scientists had nothing interesting to read today. Unless you're into reading about how China's sex-specific abortions are starting to impact them as a country. They now have an overabundance of male citizens. I don't agree with abortion under any circumstance and not because of the moral consequences. I do believe that children (even potential ones) shouldn't be punished for their parent's mistakes or the random condom malfunction. It's not their fault that you forgot to take your pill or th… Continue

Random Thought of the Day: I really do wish I wasn't as attractive. I don't want to sound conceited, however, I realize that I run the risk of doing so. I just wish that I could find friends that don't worship me and agree with everything I say to keep me from getting angry with them. It'd be nice to have guy friends that don't fawn after me and then eventually get temperamental with me when the sentiment isn't returned. I don't want to have to wonder if guys like me for me, or because of how I… Continue

I read this article today (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127001.300-space-storm-alert-90-seconds-from-catastrophe.html?page=3) and I've summarized the important parts below.

"Over the last few decades, western civilizations have busily sown the seeds of their own destruction. Our modern way of life, with its reliance on technology, has unwittingly exposed us to an extraordinary danger: plasma balls spewed from the surface of the sun could wipe out our power grids, with catastrophic co… Continue

Have people been growing less well informed since the construction of the internet? It's rare for me to find anyone particularly educated or even interested in history, literature, philosophy, science, or scholarship in general. You would think, with as much information as we have at our fingertips, more people would make it a priority to know what was going on in the world they live in.

In the 60's, for example, everyone (housewives, students, grade school children, etc.) was interested and ke… Continue