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Hulegu Khan. Either Buddhist himself or very favorable and sympathetic towards Buddhism and following many of its teachings. Killed a lot of folks. 1) That was in 1200 AD. 2) He didn't kill in the name of Buddhism, so you're making an extremely tenuous link there 3) He was actually a lax Christian. He only started to change over to Buddhism near his death. Honestly, you're digging up some strange things to try and paint Buddhism in the same dark light as other religions. Sorry, I was way too vaige. 1960s-70s onwards saw the oppression of cirtain sects of buddhism within Tibet, notably of the Santi Asoke movement which was, frankly, persecuted for its anti-establishment mentality. From what I read, the 80 or so arrests were a product of Thailand's politics rather than religion. And happily I see no reference to murder or torture.

Tibet mid-last century was under Chinese oppression. Care to back up your claims?

Never mind Mad Max, have you seen Sydney? 1/4 of Australia lives there buddy. Just don't try riding a bike there.

All papers are accounted for - including errors. So yeah you'd have to find a way to get past that check. I also imagine that the number of people who vote must add up to the number of votes cast.

I have yet to see Mad Max.

Nah. I'd be impressed.

Vampire: Bloodlines was (one of) God's gift(s) to RPGs. If Tim Cain had anything to do with its brilliance, then I am interested in this new studio.

I don't fully know how they work, but I imagine being one of the sorters would give you some access points to rig stuff.

Captain Planet! He's our hero! Gonna take pollution down to zero...

Arkan: We = America? I know Australia has reserves of super-clean, (low sulphur and other pollutants) high-yield coal to last a couple of hundred years even at the current rate of exportation of 75% of production. You find it funny, do you? You think China doesn't deserve the 'flak' it is getting? Poor old China with its unsustainable population and economy. - Maybe we should cut it some slack because it didn't mean to kill those 300 university students who were protesting for democracy. - Maybe it doesn't mean to lock up and torture/kill anybody who suggests a better life is possible. - Maybe it doesn't mean to rape the people of Tibet because religion, culture and tradition threaten the rule of the dictatorship. - Maybe it didn't mean to invade Tibet in the first place. - Maybe it doesn't mean to keep Taiwan from moving for independence by threatening with war every few months. - Maybe it doesn't mean to rewrite its history books to hide human rights abuses; maybe it doesn't mean to censor religion, freedom, rights, culture, etc from the internet and other media - and maybe it doesn't mean to arrest people who bypass the censor. - Maybe it doesn't mean to try and exterminate Falun Gong simply because it practices spirituality and individual freedom. - And hell... maybe it doesn't mean to use political prisoners as involuntary internal organ donors?

Come now, HKD, it's not really dumbing down. Just think of it as 'newspeak'.

Good luck with that. =/ I got 7 vials of blood taken out yesterday. Damn nurse was standing there for 2 full minutes with a needle in my vein filling up each vial.

2.5 tonnes of cocaine? Holy mother of god.

1) I've never heard of that happening in Australia. I don't think it applies in the first world, yeah. And I don't know about America, but Australia is pretty tight right now - that is we are very well off economically, we're politically very stable, physically isolated, have immense oil/gas/coal reserves and are fairly self-sufficient food-wise... we're good to go for a long time, barring a world war or something. 2) Harder than faking an electronic ballet, no?

Sick ****ers. I wonder how long it'll take to see an end to things like this? Will I see it before I turn 70? That'd be 2060. Who knows I guess... so many things will have run out before then - coal, oil, gas, zinc, etc. And so many other things will have changed. Perhaps China will even give it's citizens human rights one day?

That's actually very true.

Serious response welcome.

I'd like to see another game which deals with the main character being dead, but for some reason still on this earth. The game would focus things like how the undead person gets by in a world dominated by the living; physiology of an undead person compared to humans; a philosophical approach to some common day problems from the perspective of the dead; interaction with the world of the living - making friends, relationships, etc and whether or not such stuff is allowed; keeping hidden from society - staying on the fringes, having a day job (probably not the main char eh?); undead groups, societies and organisations; moral ambiguity (please, no blatant undead evil, humans good dichotomy); the divine/spiritual mechanisms behind death, dying and the afterlife; common myths and legends regarding death (e.g. death, the reaper, afterlife, god, the scythe, souls, ghosts, and maybe things like zombies and vampires)... I'm thinking a sort of mix between Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, and the TV series Dead Like Me (a show about grim reapers). Don't get me wrong, I thought Bloodlines tackled things really well, but I'd like more of that... and there is certainly room for improvement, especially with a new IP.

I agree. Paper voting is appropriate. That's what it is in Australia. Of course, you could probably still hack the machine the results of the paper count are stored on.

OK guys, for those interested, please put your MSN (or PM it to me) and character class here, and/or idle in #obsid @ irc.quakenet.org tomorrow (um, say 12 hours from the time of this post, at the earliest). So I can organise. PM me if you want my MSN. I shall play a melee Amazon (lightning dmg).

I always thought you were a little strange, to be honest.

Yeah? You have some new info on 4e? Because I'm actually fairly fond of horses, even if they're dead.

I have an ulcer above my tonsils (which made me visit the doctor because I thought it was tonsillitis). She gave me a full blood test to make sure I am OK in general. Also enrolled in a Certificate IV in IT support + help desk for semester one while I work part time. Should let me get into a nice paying casual/PT job when I start uni again next year. And the rain. I always feel happier when it rains.

My post was on-topic, talking about 4e. you're the one that had a little hissy fit about ADHD. Seriously, dude, let it go. Your post was about mocking those with ADHD. How on-topic is that, then?

At least you and Volourn are both cool guys in the end. This one's a bit of seedy ****er.