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Originally written by Cryptozoology:

That's a pretty damned easy question. What are they teaching you kids in school these days?

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You know, Thuryl, some people just don't understand these things. The fact that you think it' easy, doesn't mean that others think it's easy.

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Originally written by Phasma Felis:

Is there a way to force it to 800x600 unstretched, with a border on either side?

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Is there a way to run Geneforge in a window? It would make taking notes and such easier.

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Originally written by Skrat:

What really would be interesting would be the ability to ride a horse. I don't know if Jeff could program that into the game, but it would add an interesting element.

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Originally written by The Mystic:

You do realize, of course, that you can't create save points in BoA.

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Originally written by Zephyr Tempest:

Anyway, this comic here pretty much presents a lot of what I think about this.

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—Alorael, who actually was completely unaware of any link between cancer and mitochondrial dysfunction. Classifying cancer as a metabolic disease would be a big paradigm shift.

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Originally posted by Robinator:
However, if the cause really does lie in the mitochondria, this is especially interesting since the organelles have their own DNA, unrelated to the genetic DNA of their owner. Hmmm...

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Oh, and a quick fact: since mitochondrial DNA isn't affected by reproduction like genetic DNA, there are only about 17 different sequences of mitochondrial DNA in all of humanity.

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Originally written by Semitanic:

—Alorael, who overlooked an even bigger mystery of advertising. Drug companies talking about how they help sick people get better are improving their images for unclear reasons. But what about the companies advertising specific prescription drugs? How many people successfully march into the doctor's office and demand X? Obviously enough to make advertising lucrative, but what does that say about doctors and ad viewers?

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Originally written by Semitanic:

Despite several recent advertising blitzes by pharmaceutical companies, I don't really understand what good public opinion does for pharma. The public doesn't get to choose to be consumers. That decision largely rests in the hands of doctors, and those doctors are making medical, not moral, decisions when they determine which therapies are most likely to be successful.

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—Alorael, who is more worried about the fates of drugs that are developed and approved but then not manufactured because the demand is so low that the company can't expect to profit. What should be done? Is the government obligated to purchase the patent, make the drug, and take the loss from taxpayers for the benefit of a few victims of rare diseases?

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Originally written by Dintiradan:

I wouldn't enjoy it, but the existence of save points wouldn't make or break a scenario for me. Stareye and Thuryl make good points. I also think that having save points would break the fourth wall more than the current system would.

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However, I can't think of a way to enforce saving at the right place. There's nothing stopping a player from hitting CTRL-S at any point in the game (I, like many others, do this compulsively and without thinking). The minute they do so, however, they write over their old save with an invalid one. I'm very curious about how you've solved this, Laz.

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Originally written by Zeviz:

Zyoar, an undiscovered 3rd level Fyoroid creation. (Fyora -> Cryoa -> Zyoar: The letter r moves two positions forward, wrapping around, while the first letter moves three positions back in the alphabet, also wrapping around.)

So Dikiyoar is similar to Dikiyora, but based on Zyoar.

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Originally written by I'll Steal Your Toast:

When I killed the sentinels, I turned off four power spires. The Titan went through two phases not three. Check to make sure that you turned off all the power spires.

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I have been suspicious of the pharmaceutical industry for years, convinced that innocent lives were intentionally being forfeited in the name of profits. I believe this is finally going to be proven in the coming months. The big drug companies do not want cures, they want R/X patients to be dependent on them for life, ensuring their own futures through profits. If it is found they intentionally avoided cures by steering research dollars away from 'sensitive' areas, there should be criminal charges and prosecutions. I can't help but wonder how many of our deceased loved ones should still be alive today if it weren't for the greed of the big pharms. Lastly, with the huge cost for cancer treatments, Health Canada should be mandating the follow-up and procurement of these DCA treatments. I recognize the economy of the country could be threatened by the collapse of the cancer 'industry' but how can human sacrifice be justified?

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Originally written by Serial 11532A-96M56E:

—Alorael, who has always wanted a chance to use decameters. They're still not quite a third of a foot, but they're better.

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Originally written by Kelandon:

"Dikiyoba the Dikiyora" is totally natural and perfect, but I'm trying to think of what "Dikiyoar" reminds me of. Something rather less elegant, methinks.

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