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Messages - Sirus

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Again though, mirrors and blindspots. Those take a hell of a lot longer to properly check and often involve turning your gaze away from the road entirely. Especially when changing lanes on a busy stretch of road. You can argue all you like about doing away with speed limits, but you don't get to use the argument that checking your speedometer is a fatal distraction when a dozen more important tasks take longer.

Unless you think we should do away with mirrors and looking over your shoulder entirely, in which case I'd have to ask you to never drive any sort of vehicle ever again.

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Looking away for the microsecond it takes to ascertain your speed doesn't strike me as unsafe. If conditions changed that quickly, you likely wouldn't have been able to respond anyway. I spend more time checking my mirrors than I do my speed, but I doubt anyone advocates getting rid of those.

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Other Games / Re: Phantasy Star Online 2: Hunt monsters, get meseta
« on: July 06, 2012, 09:53:47 pm »
The card-battle system was PSO Episode III. Before that they had Episodes I and II on a single disk.

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Heroes. Oh god, I love this show.
That thing still on the air? I got bored after Sylar was killed-for-real for the third/fourth time.
Netflix.
Ah. That explains it.

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Heroes. Oh god, I love this show.
That thing still on the air? I got bored after Sylar was killed-for-real for the third/fourth time.

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Other Games / Re: The Secret World - Released at last
« on: July 06, 2012, 08:14:54 pm »
30 freaking gigs?!

Yeah, count me out. My 24 hours would be up before the game even finished downloading.

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Other Games / Re: The Secret World - Released at last
« on: July 06, 2012, 07:32:27 pm »
What sort of system requirements are we talking here?

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Other Games / Re: Eve Online
« on: July 06, 2012, 07:12:33 pm »
 8)
*removes glasses*
 :o
Mother of God...

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Huh...looking at a world map, it doesn't seem quite that big :o

I'm guessing it's because Alaska, the largest state by area, is separated from the rest of the states. Perception check fail.

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The US takes up about 1/16 of the entire Earth's land surface.
While it's true that the US is fairly large in comparison to some other countries, that seems a little big to me.

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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/14151849/virus-threatens-internet-blackoout/

Is it just me or does this look REALLY shady?
Shady how?
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Facebook users would get a message that says, “Your computer or network might be infected,” along with a link that users can click for more information.
That. The "Your computer may be affected" line is a pretty good sign that its a virus behind the link.
Could also be something that pops up for all users, just to be on the safe side. It could, for example, lead to a page that makes sure that users know what the proper URL looks like or something.

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Honey is amazing in all forms and if you disagree you are an immoral person.
Never claimed to be particularly moral :P

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Hey y'all, don't forget to use
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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There are times, however, when you should drive less than the speed limit, and I'm willing to forgive slow drivers in these circumstances, up to a point:

A) Beginning drivers; I was terrible when I started and hated driving. Now I love it, but back then...
B) If they have a heavy or bulky load. Big rigs often go slower than the limit, or have their own separate limits. Considering the stuff they might be carrying, a little extra safety is a good thing, so long as they aren't in the fast lanes.
C) Bad conditions. I consider myself a good driver and I constantly scan for danger. That said, if there's heavy fog or slippery roads, slow down! I remember driving home late one night through a heavy storm that left the sides of the highway flooded and had my wipers going full speed. I was going nearly 20 mph less than the limit, and even then I was passing most people. That shit is dangerous. Fun drive though.

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