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Gracias. Tsk.. see , now that's what I get for being so darn specific in my own approaches. I need to relearn how to be doing that google-fu to find them. No hay problema, mi amigo! Yeah, I'm in love with Google News. It's very versatile and tends to be my main source of non-scientific news.

I doubt that. Got some reputable sources, then?

Perhaps we should coin a new term - 'half-genocide' - for those honourable souls that only murder innocent men.

I've got you covered mate: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=google+n...366&bih=664

Let's not and say we did.

89% downloaded. I haven't been this psyched about a game, let alone a demo, in quite a while. DON'T DISAPPOINT ME, OBSIDIAN. There will be unforeseen consequences should you do so.

The Taliban are the guys who torture than murder Afghani educators who are willing to teach girls. Just wanted to point that out to remind people why we're over there ****ing these **** up, and why we need to remain there and continue ****ing these **** up.

On the bright side guys, at least the butcher in charge of these murders - be they 800 or 8000 - is being shipped off to face war crimes sentencing. A belated win for justice!

Monte (and you for that matter) didn't even bother enquiring as to what type of community building I would be doing before he went off on his tirade about 'foreign aid'. It is entirely accurate, to my mind, to describe him as angry and cynical.

It's almost sad how few entities, agents, people, states, and bodies in general are willing to support the brutal Libyan dictatorship. What's also interesting is how the Libyan Rebels will view China and Russia once they've gained full control of the country (which will happen, but is a few months away, and the true bloodshed is left to come once Gaddafi releases his cadre of armed young loyalists - read terrorists - on the population of Tripoli as his parting gift). Recall China and Russia spoke out against aiding the rebels and abstained from the fight. Although Russia seems to be rapidily changing its tune. Also interesting is the high rate of senior-level defections in the Gaddafi regime. If this continues (and heck, those NATO air raids aren't going to stop) the regime may crumble a lot sooner than people expect.

DEMO.

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Yeah but that logic doesn't bode well with your typical conspiracy theorist. They think that the mainstream media is in on the conspiracy and preventing these conspiracies from becoming public. The only way that could work, is if the internal feeds the media are getting are all dodgy and corrupt. Even then, the number of people that would have to be involved for that to be true really damages their credibility. Besides, investigative journalism has come a long way. I love reading BBC news articles and watching their documentaries. Top notch. This is why I don't believe 9/11 was an inside job, for instance. Surely someone involved in the controlled demolitions would have come out by now. Imagine the money they could make, far more than the so called bribes they get. And even then, anecdotal evidence is hardly convincing, unless you have a group of people who all cite the same kind of story and legitimately check out who they claim to be. Some people just like to pretend that they're an intellectual hero combating the forces of evil. Makes them feel good about themselves. "I am an enlightened Jedi Knight, I see through the Sith deception, I have uncovered their lies and will fight to bring down their evil empire!" Yep. People need to learn the difference between fiction and reality, but the romanticism of conspiracies is too powerful for some to resist. They will probably get more popular because of this "internet age" we live in. While the rest of us who actually are in the know, will go about their lives, and in 20 years time we'll still hear conspiracy theorists saying, "The New World Order is coming soon!" Haha, most definitely this. Hey Boo, while we're trading tirades by nutjobs, here's one I think is right up your ally: http://www.timecube.com/

Always handy to have more efficient ways to make products derived from long-chain hydrocarbons (especially for plastics production). A few problems, though: 1) Natural gases (mostly methane but also ethane and other) are much worse greenhouse gases than CO2, although they only stay in the atmosphere for a decade or two compared to CO2 which lingers for hundreds of years (upwards of 500). This is only really a problem with leaks, although those leaks are very common. 2) Natural gas converted to long-chain hydrocarbons will be, when burnt, as polluting as oil always is when burnt. Even when not converted to oils, natural gas is quite polluting (although somewhat less so than oils). On the upside, oils derived from natural gas would be free of pollutants like sulphur - that's definitely a plus. 3) Natural gas is a fossil fuel and peak gas is projected to occur this century. It is in no way a long-term solution. That said, biogas is somewhat economically viable (natural gas produced from plant matter) so I guess nat gas can be made renewable if required, although this might not be easily scalable. 4) This process requires an energy input. That's fine because at some point oils will become so expensive that this process is worth doing, but yeah, worth noting. There are actually a few ways to use CO2 itself as a fuel. Here is one which involves basically reverse combustion (so it's kind of similar to what you've posted in that short-chain hydrocarbons are linked together to form longer ones): http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/S2P I guess the above method of using CO2 to make gasoline technically falls under the category of solar energy since input from the sun is required. Haha.

Apologist.

Uhg, this Humala guy is fan of Chavez and pretty close to him. Here's to hoping we don't see another failed state like Venezuela under Chavez. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-07/h...-s-markets.html

Can somebody summarise for me any interesting developments in RPGs or other (e.g. Deus Ex, Beyond Good And Evil sort of thing)?

****, just saw this thread title again and freaked out. Then realised the thread is very old. Phew.

Yeah, I doubt it's a real persona. Seems more than likely an alt or troll account like LoF, obykven, Freedom Fighter.

Because of course they couldn't possibly do that for themselves. It makes me sad people like you exist.

Eso suena excelente!

I don't think looks matter much for guys (personality and wit/humour do though).

Without knowing anything about the country, parties, or political system, I would say that at this stage of the country's development I'd support the more capitalist party to promote basic economic growth (although at some stage universal health care needs to be set up like it has been in every developed country except America). So probably Keiko.