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Yahtzee's version of a positive review is actually a positive review. See his review of Psychonauts for example.
My Holiday in Beautiful Panau
There is a high correlation between "programmer" and "gamer". One of the first Area 51 sites we launched, based on community demand, was gaming.stackexchange.com. Despite my fundamental skepticism about gaming as a Q&A topic -- as expressed on episode 87 of Herding Code -- I have to admit it ha...
"But why should I care for monsters, rapists, mass murders, and other scum, you ask? Setting aside that many people in prison are innocent, ..."
More to the point, I think, even the guilty people in prison didn't stop being human beings when they were convicted. It's a poor system of morals that only extends compassion selectively.
(To be perfectly clear, I'm not suggesting Gary Farber thinks guilty people in prison aren't worthy of compassion. I have, however, met enough people online who do...usually self-proclaimed Christians, which is extra-special ironic...that I think the point is worth mentioning.)
No Escape
By guest poster Gary Farber. Prison rape jokes abound every time a heinous trial or crime is in the news. I don't need to repeat any: you've heard them. Heh, heh, I'm not going to feel sorry for that mass murderer/rapist/con artist/thief, and what's coming to him. Of course, few of us think we'...
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