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So would it be factually correct to say...

"The government put deliberate backdoors into encryption on the internet, so they can spy on people on the off-chance they join Al-Qaeda. Any ol' asshole could find and get into these backdoors, and that means stealing personal information on someone and/or their business, or just malicious attacks because they are assholes."
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Now that people know that these weaknesses exist, they will find them. I wouldn't be surprised if some have been found already. That means a patch or maybe even a decent reworking to your browser, and a LOT of websites. Correct me if I'm wrong on these points. As I said, I don't fully understand what the compromised encryption handles. If any of that is the case, it'll take time to fix. Plenty of time for people to suffer for it. And there's always those who just don't know and get left behind.

Hey, I was thinking of installing Company of Heroes on my laptop. My machine meets most of the system requirements easily, but not all. Namely the processor. It requires 2GHz but I only have 1.5GHz. I have more than 4 times the required RAM and Video RAM though, and so much more disc space than is required that it isn't even worth considering. I don't expect to run at max FPS, but I value a consistent framerate over a high framerate for RTS games anyway. Is it worth trying?

He probably means adventure mode merchants.

Never too late, my friend! Come back anytime.

I'm still optimistic enough to believe that things will change once all the backdoors and data collection start backfiring. The NSA will be in deep shit when some rogue hacker uses its equipment to undo banking systems.

I don't think I can be anymore, honestly. I'm not reaching for my pitchfork yet, but I think I may have given up on the whole thing going well for the public at large. Best I can do now is spread the word.

A war is definitely going to happen. The extent of that war remains to be seen, but I like to think Obama and Congress are smart enough to know a quagmire when they see one. This talk of limited action with specific objectives is a step in the right direction IMHO, but I would rather we not get involved militarily at all. The real question is whether or not congressmen are willing to take the hit to their reputation (or what's left of it) another war will probably cause. The answer appears to be yes.

Not as badass as some of the things here, but it was a milestone.

So I was running as a human hero axeman, and I'd made a name for myself killing a vampire and a family of night trolls. So a peasant sent me to the capital, which was a fortress for some reason, for a quest from the Lady there (a first for me.) She told me to go south, and slay a dwarf "Commander" who was making trouble in the area. So I went around to the villages and put together a posse of about 9 guys, mostly swordsmen. All was going well, until the first night off of the road.

The ambush was swift and brutal, two goblin axe squads, with at least two archers. An arrow hit me hard in the gut right from the get-go, lodging firmly in the would and ruining my lower spine. My companions fought hard all around me, but we were completely surrounded and outnumbered nearly three to one. One by one they fell, the battle slowly being pushed in my direction as they tightened the circle, or were broken off, surrounded and killed.

That was when I noticed my target, the sly bastard was in command of these goblins. He was hugely muscular with black hair and as tremendous and ridiculous a beard as any dwarf I've ever seen. He even had a few pieces of steel armor, but the clincher was his +<<-Silver War Hammer>>+. He came up to me, and gave a little speech. At this point I only had one other companion, a female spearman who'd been with me from the very beginning. She was up and fighting until a flying iron arrow got stuck in her in the leg and she collapsed. A goblin beheaded her shortly afterward, which honestly made me a little sad. Two ticks later, the commander was on me, and with one swing to the head...

*You have been struck down*

It has definitely rekindled my interest in adventure mode, to say the least.

Demand his own bedroom, dining room and office in light of his new celebrity status. He is atom smashed before the ink dries.

WWUD if he could send a single message that was as long as he liked to Toady?