<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="2.0"><channel><title>Perception is Reality Articles - Brought to you by JoeUser</title><link>http://pir.joeuser.com/rss/articles</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2008 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>2008-10-07T23:16:21</pubDate><lastBuildDate>2008-10-07T23:16:21</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0, Andrew Powell</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>apowell@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>StanlyManly</author><comments>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/319003</comments><description><![CDATA[1.&nbsp; Dear Mr. Obama, could you please STFU about the cover of a magazine?&nbsp; You are running for the President of the US of fucking A.&nbsp; You know, that country that was founded on free speech and free expression?&nbsp; You should be embracing this cover, and wholeheartedly supporting their right to make such a cover.&nbsp; Each time some idiot (such as yourself) gets "offended" and makes a huge media frenzy whipped up about it, the constitution gets shit on just a little bit more.&nbs...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://pir.joeuser.com/article/319003</guid><link>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/319003</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:21 -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-07T23:16:21</pubDateParsed><title>Random Rants...</title></item><item><author>StanlyManly</author><comments>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/314950</comments><description><![CDATA[I really don't like ISK beggars.&nbsp; (ISK is Eve's currency)&nbsp; I especially don't like ISK beggars with an attitude of arrogance about how they deserve free ISK.&nbsp; I let a certain ISK beggar know exactly how I felt about him.&nbsp; Terms such as "fucking scumbag", and "lazy sack of shit" were liberally used.<br/><br/>&nbsp;<br/><br/>Connection to the server has been lost.&nbsp; Relogged... You have been banned until 7/12/08.&nbsp; One solid month.&nbsp; What really sealed the deal for me though, w...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://pir.joeuser.com/article/314950</guid><link>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/314950</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:21 -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-07T23:16:21</pubDateParsed><title>So I got banned from Eve, again.</title></item><item><author>StanlyManly</author><comments>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/311925</comments><description><![CDATA[While no official word was sent to me regarding the ban being lifted, upon trying to log in yet again to my account, I noticed the ban description had been changed from "Permaban" to "Banned until 5/17".&nbsp;<br/><br/><br/>Im sure no one really cares a whole lot, but just figured I'd mention it anyway.&nbsp; I'm pretty happy about it.&nbsp; Eve fits my lifestyle a bit better than other MMO's at this point, since I'm working full time again, and have little time to play.&nbsp; Since Eve's skill system is...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://pir.joeuser.com/article/311925</guid><link>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/311925</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:21 -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-07T23:16:21</pubDateParsed><title>So I got unbanned from Eve.</title></item><item><author>StanlyManly</author><comments>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/311150</comments><description><![CDATA[I saw a link for a 21 day trial to Eve, and decided that was too good to pass up.&nbsp; I've subbed to the game before a couple times, and although it got boring after a while, its still not bad to play for a month or two at a time.<br/><br/>Just in case anyone isn't familiar with Eve.&nbsp; Its a ruthless sandbox space MMO, filled with piracy, player politics on a level you may not believe, espionage, treachery, deceit, profiteering, and any other despicable act a human being is capable of in a freef...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://pir.joeuser.com/article/311150</guid><link>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/311150</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:21 -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-07T23:16:21</pubDateParsed><title>So I got banned from Eve.</title></item><item><author>StanlyManly</author><comments>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/307996</comments><description><![CDATA[I recently read an article here by one of the Stardock dev's about their stance on piracy.&nbsp; I liked this stance so much, that I decided to check out some of their games and apps, with the thought that this is the kind of game company I would like to support with my consumer dollars.&nbsp; <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Gal Civ 2 Gold Edition, ObjectDock, and WindowBlinds (trial), are now on my PC.&nbsp; Sins of a Solar Empire is definitely on my list, right after my new PC upgrades come in.&nbsp; I am not tryin...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://pir.joeuser.com/article/307996</guid><link>http://pir.joeuser.com/article/307996</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:21 -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-07T23:16:21</pubDateParsed><title>Thanks.</title></item></channel></rss>