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So I finally decided to download TF2 after I realized that I've been miss reading the "Space Needed" and "Space Required" numbers that it shows you before it downloads. I still don't know if my computer will be able to handle it however, (I've heard it's not that strenuous on most computers, but still, mine is pretty suckish) It still has about an hour estimated before the download finishes, guess we'll see if this ends up being either the great game I've heard it is, or if it's a worthless waste of disc space. Wish me luck!!! EDIT*** Just finished downloading it and it runs much better then I thought that it would. The graphics aren't amazing but they're much better then what I thought my computer was going to be able to handle. As long as I can get a good solid frame rate when I play then I don't really care about graphics unless they are really awful (by the time I got Oblivion running at a bearable frame rate it was all but unplayable because of how low I had it's graphic settings).

No, THIS is Eero's figurine, much more PirateKitty-esque

AHHH!!! Mine is scary

Sorta. Books haven't been banned by the government for quite some time, though some have been at certain points in history. Books banned by schools is a different story, there are laws that allow local governments to ban books from school and public libraries on the grounds that they are inappropriate for children. however if you were to bring a banned book to school and read it there is nothing that the school could or would do. If a teacher was to bring a book to a school where it had been banned and teach out of it that's a different story. two famous books that have been banned by schools in some places throughout the country are The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Both books were banned because they were considered "racist", though I'd be willing to wager that most of the people who were in favor of banning them must not have ever even read either of them as that is one of the last things I would classify them as.

The irony here is killing me

So as it appears this is something worthwhile I am going to do it. Where would be a good place to store this information? right now I'm writing it down in a spiral ring notebook but in that state it is only accessible to me and not very well protected from loss or damage. I was thinking of either posts in the Coppermind or Stormlight section of the forums, a blog on my profile, or a Google Doc that I could post a link to somewhere. I'm currently leaning towards the Google Doc option as it seems the most practical. Also another thing I recently considered is also having a character chart that lists "name", " gender", "race/nationality", "age", "magic", "page#" they are introduced on, any "factions" they're associated with, and "misc info". Is there anything that you think should be on the chart that I've left out? (the quoted words is what the info will be labeled as at the top of the chart).

Glad to see that my idea wasn't a waste of time and that this is actually something that you guys have already been looking into let us know what happens.

just had to +vote that post cause you and chaos were tied with the highest rep and I've never seen him anywhere but the top, until now that is haha! also more chances to win cool prizes is really good so it was deserving of a +vote anyways!

The Radcliffe Publishing Course put a list together in 1998 of the 100 best novels of the century, that list can be found here, on another list put together by the ALA, (which you can get to by following this link) 46 of the 100 have been banned or challenged. Flowers for Algernon is the only book out of the four that is not on either list but it was one of the most banned books between 1990-2000. I think part of it depends on where in the country you are, I know some schools can't teach Huck Finn because it uses the N-word, but last year at my high school it was required reading for all sophomores. Just goes to show how ignorant society can be.

For those of us in the US you may or may not have known that this week, (Sept 24-Oct 1) is Banned Books Week. I only discovered that today when, on a whim decided to google a list of banned books, since this week is actually a week where we are encouraged to read a banned book I have decided to go to the library tonight and check out a few "banned" books. The ones I've decided on are: 1984, Fahrenheit 451 Flowers for Algernon, and Brave New World (I know the premise of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 and find it highly ironic that they of all books would be banned). Are any of you guys planning on participating by reading a banned book this week? If so tell us here what you are planning on reading, and then once you are done reading it please post your thoughts on it. Edit*** Here are some interesting facts that I stumbled upon just now (the rest of this post has been stolen word for word from here) Over the past eight years, here’s WHY 3,736 works were challenged: 1,225 challenges due to “sexually explicit” material 1,008 challenges due to “offensive language” 720 challenges due to material deemed “unsuited to age group” 458 challenges due to “violence” 269 challenges due to “homosexuality” 103 materials were challenged because they were “anti-family” 233 were challenged because of their “religious viewpoints” Here’s WHERE the challenges occurred… 1,176 of these challenges (approximately 31%) were in classrooms 37% were in school libraries 24% (or 909) took place in public libraries Fewer than 75 challenges to college classes only 36 to academic libraries. The majority of challenges were initiated by parents (almost exactly 51%), while patrons and administrators followed behind (10% and 8% respectively).

So I just got my copy of WoK back from my cousin and have started to read it for a second time, I'm keeping a notebook nearby while reading and writing down very detailed notes. I am considering putting them on the blogs that we have as it may be helpful later on. These notes include a list of every named character and any important details about the, a description of the flora and fauna of Roshar, references to the history of the world, notes on the different countries and kingdoms, and anything else that I find interesting while reading. I also give my thoughts on each chapter as I read them and any significant events that may effect the future books or the cosmere. Also, anything that doesn't quite make sense to me when I read it I write down and then give my thoughts about it. does any of this information sound like it is worth compiling? If so would you be interested in reading it?

So, I was thinking "how cool would it be if we had 17th Shard shirts that we could buy" I think that this is something that should seriously be considered, we all know that the servers aren't that great and proceeds raised from selling shirts could be used on an upgrade, it would also be cool to wear at signings and conventions to promote awareness for the site and mark us as members. I don't know what would have to be done to make this happen or if it is even feasible, but this is the suggestion box it's our job to make suggestions and your job to consider the practicallity of said suggestions so go ahead and consider. P.S. IIRC Kerry is a linguist, I suggest you consult her on the meaning of the word "Soon". We're all still waiting for that first episode of Shardcast to be released

Me and my dad were talking about this when WoK first released, at 2 books every three years that puts the final book out nearly 15 years after the first one. and even then that's if every thing goes smoothly, HPoW/SA2 already looks like it's going to be pushed back because of AMoL. with AMoL at 66% completion it looks like it will still be a few months before it's finished, I think even if he started to write HPoW/SA2 today, it still wouldn't be out in time for the 2books/3year estimate. that being said I would be willing to bet that it isn't the only book in the series that gets pushed back. I'd wager that it will take nearly 20 years from when WoK came out to when we can expect to see SA10. I'd wouldn't complain if he meets the production schedule, in fact I hope he does, I just can't imagine that there won't be any problems with the process of writing and publishing the rest of the series. At least SA won't be the only things we see from him during the next few years, I can't wait to see the Elantris/Warbreaker sequels and whatever other things he has planned to blow our minds

I think it's so funny how people are FLYING in to go to the release party when I could leave my house 20min before it comes out and still get it at midnight. Mind you I have no intention of arriving 20 minutes before midnight, I'll be there once school is out for the day, I want my number to be in the first 100. On an unrelated not I would like to announce that to day I went to the very tippy top of this mountain It doesn't look that big in the picture but trust me it's big when you see it in person.

Haha clever though wouldn't the cerrobend also affect the light as well? I know a lot of people on these forums are really into maths/physics, anyone care to speculate on what this experiment could mean for physics if it turns out the results are accurate? I've heard it said that this makes time travel theoretically possible, is there any truth to that?

I would like to announce that it appears Einstein may have been wrong

I want to customize my Mistborn Ebook files to have the annotations placed at the end of each chapter, I don't know how much work that would take though...

I used it a while back on IE but after I started to use chrome I never looked back, Decided to see if I could put it on a few days back and I was able to It's also a really great site to waste time on when you have important stuff that needs to get done but just can't bring your self to work on it

oh well Joe's comment made it seem like they were the same person, guess I just misunderstood what he was saying.

Wait! Inkthinker is Isaac!?! Like THE Isaac? Holy crap! mind=blown!

No problem shoot me a PM with any adjustments you think should be made to it.

SOM1else deserves this more then anyone else and deserves to win! (just to be clear I'm referring to myself, I totally want to win!!!)

Hey it's Meesh! did you ever get a look at that Mafia game setup I PM'd you a while back?