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The kid's not ugly. Just not picture perfect. And yeah, that crap may fly in the States, but we're not quite as viciously Mendelian here yet.* *Because we're all misshapen goofy lard-balls.

It just seems extraordinary that everyone's so keen to pick sides, and practically grab a rifle and head off to kill the 'bad guys'. But I'll be damned if I'm the only one who first started reading about the place on Saturday.

Another faking scandal, and does this not sum up the Olympics: A lot of smoke, fire, sound, and fury, signifying nothing?

That's a very good point. The main thing with teh tiels is my Bioshock fixation. But tribal/VtM designs might be cool.

ahhh! oh wait, you're a chick. ok. And otherwise there'd be a problem?

I just love the way everyone's suddenly an expert on the Caucusus. Seriously. WTF, gentlemen?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-years-ago.html Exam results are two to three grades easier. I don't know why it's taken so long to prove. I have interviewed candidates with 5 freaking As at A-Level who were as switched on as a pound of butter; while people I knew who had three straight As were and are the cleverest around and couldn't have fitted in any more work. Frankly I feel sorry for the poor bastards studying today. They obviously don't really get the chance to prove themselves.

Seriously? I don't know, could be Why not? I declare it to be so!

I may have to begin espousing the theory that Sand is God, and he created the World in seven days. 'Loh, and on the remaining days he art seen in the convenience store, racially profiling customer's soft drink choices.'

Yeh, that's what they said about nuclear hair curlers.

Does paper DnD have fumbles?

A happy ending!

I don't know, but I don't see why you'd need to be invisible closer than, say 30 feet. Think about it. You want to be invisible so you can observe things, or deliver some sort of effect. You can do either at 30 feet, using simple tools.

Well, the brutal truth is that maybe someone ballsed up? I mean Saddam thought he could invade Kuwait and no-one would make a fuss. Maybe the same reason? Unclear messages from State?

Liking it. Although it's made me mahdi, and I just nearly through* my no good MATLAB simulation out the window. *What the hell is up with my spelling today?

Seriously?

Surely it simply makes it more clear that a general bonhomie doesn't substitute for actual defences. Again, I should put my hand firmly up and admit I misunderstood the timeline. It sems from several sources that Georgia moved in first. On the other hand, it looks as if the Russians may have been waiting for it to go ahead, with only 12 hours passing between the Georgians rolling, and the first heavy units rolling through the tunnel. I don't see it myself, but I concede that maybe this is how Russia felt when NATO rolled against Serbia?

You'd still have to fox the other senses. Reminds me of Mujaheddin talking about how Spetsnaz were excellent, except tehy smoked, and hence could be smelled a long way off. Still, sniper-tastic.

What is supposed to happen to dead Scientologists?

I was listening to it all on BBC5 live, and it strikes me as quite positive for Britain this time.

The copper is going to be quite expensive, unless I can get some second hand. *thinks* why DIDN'T I think of that?

One thing is clear from the pictures on the BBC: the soldiers themselves are scared of another Chechnya. They're all riding on the outside of the APCs because they are worried about mines and RPGs.

I've decided that my house needs more art, and also more metal. Thus a plan is born. I intend to get sheets of steel, and copper, and acid etch designs on them. These will be placed around the house, depending on how cool they look. They can be as small as 10cm x 10cm, up to 2m x 8m. I thought I'd kick out the idea to you, and see if you could suggest any neat designs. Note: one purpose of all this is to have lots of reflective surafces, so anything which covers most of the metal won't really work.

Ever heard of Lucid Dreaming? I've never achieved it myself but I've heard a lot of people saying they do it regularly. Heh, neat. Seems very familiar indeed. I've done this a few times within recent memory. They are always really surprising though because once you realize that you're dictating the dream to yourself, your brain usually figures out that you are, in fact, dreaming. And at that point, the dream is over because you'll wake yourself up. Not necessarily. I worked it out once, and then went on an exciting tour of the world by flying on a paper bag.

I don't _think_ I've ever objected to regime change per se (correct me and win a prize). but I do think the regime you change things to is important. I don't know the first thing about how democratic Saakashvilli is, but I can't credit a new forcible pro-Russian regime very highly. If for no better reason than that the Georgians won't look highly on anyone who is acceptable to Russia.