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Yes, the game does have a certain degree of realism :D But your stuff was dropped on the floor where you were standing when your new father in law showed up with his shotgun and made wedding preparations.

One of the best games ever, not at least thanks to the awesome music and the constant feeling of your impending death

Not necessarily a bad thing. Should keep them (and the rest of Europe) out of trouble for a while then :D

You are a bit late. Edsger W. Dijkstra said almost the same thing already in 1968 :D

Personal favourites: Planescape: Torment Fallout (1&2) VMBL Honourable mention: Icewind Dale BG2 Defender of the Crown

What kind of party is that, The Accountants Expeditionary Force ? What happened to the good old days when heroes faced endless hordes of enemies and still prevailed I don't really play P&P, only tabletop wargames (Warhammer). Now thats something where you use lots of miniatures (sometimes 100+) :wub:"

Do they ever recover their balast equilibrium ? Or is that a euphemism for shuffle off this mortal coil. If you feed you fish in your aquarium sufficient vodka, whickey, lime and a few other things (don't ask, people do weird stuff when trying to be nice to others and drunk at the same time), they go upside down too. Actually, they go belly up permanently. Giving it to your plants have the opposite effect. The go complete soft and hang over the edge of your pots and window sills like wet rags (wonder if alcohol dissolves cellulose ?!?) :ph34r:

Michael Crook vs. Fox News... Am I the only one who thinks that the only one to really suffer will be the truth (and the viewers) ?

Well, acting is one way of conveying a story. In the 3 prequels, it was more told through CGI effects. If I wanted a CGI story, I would get Pixar to make it, their characters are more "alive" than anything in episode I-III. Yes, I know I'm old and remembering the OT through rose coloured glasses, but I did seem to remember a rather spirited princess Leia, a convincingly naive peasant named Luke and a scoundrel personified in Han Solo. I can't say the same for the new movies, where I mostly just remember some impressive and some silly special FX.

Had the misfortune of seeing it... It's a sad thing when the best acting is done by a droid (R2) and two wookies (probably because their dialogue wasn't subtitled)... Five thumbs down for this excuse for a... something

Useless facts about the December 2004 Tsunami (from Wikipedia) The total energy released by the earthquake in the Indian Ocean has been estimated as 4.3 exajoules (4.3

Damn InvisionFree Forum software, first it creates double posts because of that SQL error and now it doesn't send the ring with the registration confirmation mail.

...looking left... ...looking right... No Fionavar around right now :ph34r: Just sneaking this one in while he is absent :D Any reasonable/hilarious ideas what it might stand for anybody ? Fionavar, Locker of Sandboxes and Derailment, Obsidian Board Emperor ? Whats your guess...

The choice of language is really a secondary thing to the right mindset, i.e. being able to visualise problems and solve them in a structured way. For some, it's a matter of taste, for others it's a given depending on where there interests lay and what platform they are going to work on. C++ is probably as good a language as any to practise and get familiar with for the important part is the way you think about the problem (functional, object oriented, stack based, whatever), language is just a tool you use to express your thoughts regarding the solution. Pick one, get good at it, remember that it is just one way of doing things. You might run across several language requirements during a lifetime

I think, the last time I suffered a full session of ESC was when Brotherhood of Man won... that was a few years ago :">

Beauty that is Cesiom... For non cesiophiles, cesium is the most electropositive element known, and as such has merited its own newsgroup alt.cesium. It has a number of unique properties: It explodes violently on contact with water. It burns with a brilliant blue flame - the name cesium derives from the sky-blue lines in its spectrum. It's hydroxide (what is left after it is finished exploding with water) is the most powerful base known, and will eat through glass. It is used as the central component of cesium-beam clocks, the most accurate time pieces in existence. When consumed over a period of time, it produces a characteristic mania. The following songs were posted to alt.cesium over a period of several weeks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oh Cesium (Tune, Oh Christmas tree) Oh Cesium, oh Cesium, Thy spectrum doth us please-ium. Thy sky-blue lines in plasma's fire, Do dreams of icy lakes inspire. Oh Cesium, oh Cesium, Thy spectrum doth us please-ium. Oh Cesium, oh Cesium, When held, you never freeze-ium. Thy gently smoking silver spheres, When dropped in water, please the ears. Oh Cesium, oh Cesium, When held, you never freeze-ium. Oh Cesium, oh Cesium, You put us at our ease-ium. You tend the seconds of the day, So that our watches never stray Oh Cesium, oh Cesium, You put us at our ease-ium. ---Songs of Cesium #34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Wish I had a Pound Oh I wish I had a pound of cesium. Oh I wish I had a pound of cesium. I would take it in the shower, And I'd glory in its power. Oh I wish I had a pound of cesium. ---Songs of Cesium #111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium Cesium, 'tis of thee, Thy 'positivity, Of thee I sing. Thou whose hydroxide, dis- solved my wife when she died, Glorious too, for suicide, Here, death, is thy sting. ---Songs of Cesium #65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium the Beautiful Oh beautiful for blue of skies, Among thy spectral lines. When cast upon the waters clear, Thy splendid fire shines. Oh Cesium, Oh Cesium, Our days we trust to thee. Thy faultless rhyme, In keeping time, From care doth set us free. ---Songs of Cesium #68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium (Burning in the Dead of Night) (Tune, Blackbird) Cesium burning in the dead of night. Take your sky blue lines and start to shine. All my life, I was only waiting for the moment you were mine. Cesium burning on a lake of ice. Lift your glorious flame up to the skies. All your life, You were only waiting for some water to arise. Cesium burn. Cesium burn. Give your light to this coal black night. --- Songs of Cesium #133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why Don't We Mix Up the Two (Tune, "Why don't we get drunk..." with apologies to Jimmy Buffett) I've got a pound of Cesium, It's burning gently near. The sky-blue flame looks lovely, But it's noise I want to hear. So darlin' bring some water, A couple pints'll do. And why don't we mix up the two? Why don't we mix up the two? 'Cause Cesium and water, Really make a wicked brew. You say I've got a death wish, But honey, I'm just blue. So why don't we mix up the two? ---Songs of Cesium #29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yesterday Yesterday. I had Cesium with which to play Now all my fingers have been blown away. By cesium, since yesterday. Yesterday. Her sky blue flame appeared to light my way. Now the world seems so cold and gray. My eyes are dim since yesterday. Why she had to blow, I don't know, They wouldn't say. I used water wrong, And my skin dissolved away. Yesterday. Her path seemed such an easy way. Now I know that there's a price to pay. Oh, I believed just yesterday. ---Songs of Cesium #117 Soon after the publication of the above translation A mysterious monkey paid a call and pointedly insisted that the translation of SOC #117 (Yesterday) from the Cesish was seriously flawed, particularly in the second stanza, and offered a corrected version, which I supply without further comment. RN Yesterday Yesterday, I had Cesium with which to play. Now all my fingers have been blown away. And silence reigns since yesterday. Suddenly, I'm just half the man I used to be. I have no eyes with which to see. My legs have parted company. Why she had to blow, I don't know, I can only say. Something went awful wrong, In the waterbed where we lay. Yesterday, Her sky blue path seemed such an easy way. Now I know there is a price to pay. Oh, I believed just yesterday. ---Songs of Cesium #117(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Lectropositive Mama (tune, Lady Madonna) 'Letropositive mama, Cesium on your meat, Wonder how you manage, To stay on your feet. How d'ya stand the smokin'? How d'ya 'bide the flame? Do you think that life's just A burnin' game. Monday night your hunger's a blue fire, Tuesday morn' you're cookin' 'fore the sun. Wednesday rain, you're only flamin' higher, Having your fun. 'Lectropositive mama, Cinders in your curls, No way can compare you, To ordinary girls. Likin' the explosions, Rock you on your seat. How can any woman handle All that heat? ---Songs of Cesium #47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's So Easy (Tune, It's so Easy) It's with Cesium I'm in love! It's with Cesium I'm in love! People say that I'm a fool, When I take my Cesium into the pool. And it's so easy, So doggone easy, Yes it's so easy, Where my love's concerned, To get myself burned. But it's with Cesium I'm in love, It's with Cesium I'm in love! I look into her flame and see, A sky-blue light floodin' over me. Though it's so easy, So doggone easy, Yeah it's so easy, When she's concerned, To get myself burned. Still it's with Cesium I'm in love, It's with Cesium I'm in love! ---Songs of Cesium #87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium (All through the Night) (Tune, Fever) (1) Never know how much I need you, Never know how much I'd dare, When I mix you up with water, I get a heat that's hard to bear. I need my Cesium! Burnin' brightly, Cesium to give me light. Cesium -- In the morning, Cesium all through the night. (2) Sun lights up the daytime. Moon lights up the night. Cesium lights up heaven above, With a brilliant sky-blue light. I need my Cesium! Burnin' hotly. Cesium shinin' so bright. Cesium -- In the morning, Cesium to make me feel right. (Coda) Everybody, Needs some Cesium, Cesium to give 'em that glow. Cesium -- Add some water, Get a fire hot as down below! (3) Romeo, he had Cesium, Cool water Juliette. When they mixed it up together, Things got as hot as they can get! They needed Cesium! Flamin' madly. Cesium burnin' so blue. Cesium -- Shared between them. Cesium to make their love true. (4) Come to the end of my story. Got to the point that I made. Cesium's the stuff to heat you up, And you ain't gonna find no shade! You'll need cesium! As you sizzle. Cesium some comfort to earn. Cesium -- It's almighty. What a lovely way to burn! --- Songs of Cesium #96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium Glows (Tune, Love's a Rose - Neil Young) Cesium glows, but you better not lick it, It's fire grows when it's on the tongue. Lips full of holes, you'll know you've kissed it, Just take a bite if you want to die young. I want to see what's never been seen, I want to dream that Cesium dream. Come on love, we can glow together, Let's eat it all right now. Take a bite right now. I want to lie in a hole in the ground, Six feet deep, and twelve feet 'round. Sky blue light around me shinin', Pale blue worms upon me dinin'. Cesium glows, but you better not lick it, It's fire grows when its on your tongue. Mouth full of holes if ever you kiss it, Gimme a spoon 'cause I wanna die Young. ---Songs of Cesium #109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium's Burning (a round, tune Scotland's Burning) Cesium's burning, Cesium's burning. Look out! Look out! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Pour on water, pour on water. Oh ****! Oh ****! (repeat) ---Songs of Cesium #81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seventy Six Neutrons (Tune, Seventy Six Trombones) Seventy six lithe neutrons swayed on Cesium's bar, Half a hundred and ten bold protons... Hold it! Hold it!. That's Cesium 131. Half life only about 9.69 days. Let's go for immortality here. Worth a shot anyway... Seventy Eight Neutrons (Tune, Seventy Six Trombones) Seventy eight lithe neutrons swayed on Cesium's bar, Half a hundred and ten bold protons joined the press. And the eletronettes were a-whirling in duets, All but one, the singular miss Six S. Seventy eight nubile neutrons writhed in close array, Half a hundred and ten lusty protons swelled the crowd. And the electron pairs played blue photonic airs, From within a shining quantum cloud. There were pions, muons, quarks and other fermions, Tunneling, tunneling, in a state of partial dress. 'Till an oily bit of water came a wandering, And miss Six S got in a great big mess. Seventy eight screaming neutrons ran and jammed the door, Half a hundered and ten brave protons hit the ground. There was a sky-blue flash, then nothing left but ash, And the echo of a glorious thundering sound. --- Songs of Cesium #76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cesium's Strange (Tune, People are strange - The Doors) Cesium's strange, when you're a stranger Consummate danger, ready to blow. Water is wicked, wet and unwanted, Folks are unfriendly, when you glow. Don't take it out in the rain. You're insane! You're insane! Don't you remember the pain? You're insane! You're insane! You're insane --- Cesium's strange, pregnant with danger, Hand the next stranger a kilo or two. Pour on the water, lamb at the slaughter, Bathe in the light that is blue, sky-blue! Don't take it out in the rain. You're insane! You're insane! You'll always remember the pain. You're insane! You're insane! You're insane --- --- Songs of Cesium #13

I'll just stand over here in the corner and look very impatient. Just ignore. >_ Keep up the good work!

Got our own little insider (read: Spy) at E3 http://www.winterwind-productions.com/foru...opic.php?t=3260 >_

Hmm, T3 has the honour of figuring in both my hate and love list Favourites would be T3 (K2), Hanharr and Jolee Least favourites would be T3 (K1), Zaalbar and Bastila That makes a droid, a wookie and a jedi in each :D

Interesting reading. "In fact, Fritz Haber, for many, personified the parodox of science, with all its potential for good and for evil." Sums him up pretty well, although he's not alone in that particular club of scientists.

&^%$# !!! It wouldn't even offer me Hanharr nor Nihilus as favourite npc Picked T3

Ladies and gentlemen, in the blue corner we present a representative of, erhh... whatever it is Bush presidents are known for: And in the red corner we have, magic loving and pointy eared: One says science and morals need balance, the other says that one can be part of the other but doesn't necessarily make any sense on it's own (If I understood you correctly, feel free to correct me)... Place your bets! :D Now how to we get Mr. Bush to register here so he can participate in the discussion ?

Got the same three. Kind of sad really Too old for all that post modernistic geekiness

Where was that number mentioned in the bible the first time ? Just curious, because if it was the number written by John, it might have been written in Roman numerals, DCLXCI. Perhaps he just got an L too much in there.