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What is needed is a system (like slashdot has, but probably not so complex) whereby posts (and therefore posters) are rated by the forumite peers.

"Most non sequitur post" award goes to FISH ...

Do not underestimate the power of a papercut. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> His ultimate attack must be spinning into a hurricane and shouting THOUSAND CUT ATTACK. If he goes ultimate attack lvl 2 the post-it notes shoot out from him too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sticky Note Man is more awesome than even he knew. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hahahahhhahahaha! I have just placed a terminate with extreme prejudice note on your employment record: I have killed all you are and all you could be! FEEL the P0W4r OF TEh N073z!111! So, I'm sorry, but I have my orders. Everyone is to now use the broom cupboard as their shared office space, whilst Mr Gaw has been promoted, given a pH47 raise and the whole floor as an office, even though he will be telecommuting from Bermuda, at the new office we have just opened up. They were even printed on a VERY IMPORTANT PINK POST-IT NOTE!

We were discussing how a half-Dragon-Mindflayer might come about in the "normal" course of a persistent D&D universe ... "

who is "we" or "those who know best? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The ones who aren't alts or part of the simulation.

How about: Bitch-slap Awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

The world is a harsh place to be in. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess you know that best. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't you live in this world, too? PS How cold is it now?

Nah, thinking too much is a curse. Blessed are the stupid: they only have to concern themselves with the small window of attention directly in front of their eyes. You must be very young: DVD WRITERS are only

This latter concept was discussed and agreed by Those That Know Best as the best scenario to proceed with; in fact, we agreed that the PC might even be one of the under-city dwellers of Taris, that managed to survive the carnage of Malek's atrocity. Also, it is not necessary for the character to be cognizent of their latent Force Sensitivity, and therefore be open to all forms of Force: this might be a better vehicle for the "transform the Jedi Code" leitmotif.

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Actually they are Birkenstocks. ^_____________________________^ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, real first millennium Birkenstocks? How much did you pick them up for, a couple of shekels?

a bit worrying to see that most americans prefer religion/fairy tale to real science... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This poll was conducted among a nationwide random sample of 808 adults, interviewed by telephone October 3-5, 2005. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus four percentage points. So they are extrapolating a diverse nation of 50 states and nearly 300 million people and they bravely ascribe a confidence value of 4%. How many (intelligent) people do you know that would answer ANY telephone survey? Do I think they are TRYING to be sensational? <_< <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Source: USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup telephone survey of 1,005 on Sept. 8-11. Margin of error +/- 3 percentage points. Ditto. 1. I didn't know it was lost. (Badump-tish!) 2. Did he find it, or is this why Odin hasn't been heard of since Christianity "converted" the Nordic heathens ...?

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Go and celebrate your birthday, you!

Alzheimers?

Sure did. I was playing Donkey Kong before 85.

No. No.

How much RAM have you got? And where are you reading up on the crashes? September 26, 2005 ... The Firaxis team has been playing Civ IV for over two years now, and we're all really happy with the new level of depth the Great People feature brings to the game. We hope you'll like it too!! Barry Caudill, Senior Producer CIVILIZATION IV FIRAXIS GAMES

If it has magic and swords, its Fantasy If it has spaceships, its Sci-Fi <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Simply simplistic for a simpleton, thanks Kaftan.

You means those midichloriens ? No , nothing scientific about that not even in theory. They do, but those things are actually based on "science" People call it Sci Fi because it's in Space. Try calling it Sci Fi at a Sci Fi convention just for fun " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> one could argue that the midichloriens are an alien lifeform, and thus it would fall under sci-fi, but as it doesnt really matter i won't <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, you are back-forming SF from fantasy. Much the same way as Gene Roddenberry used teleportation as a method of circumventing the tedious and time consuming task of landing and taking off (remember this was 1966, three years before the moon landing), which later fans added technobable about Heisenberg compensators to allow them to work. It's ironic that you mention midichlorians being beings: Scientologists believe that humans have their own equivalent to midichlorians (called thetans, I believe), and the founder of Scientology was L Ron Hubbard, who co-incidentally coined the term space opera. Still, even science-illiterate GL now admits that including the midichlorian reference in the first prequel was a Bad Idea. So should you.

You're correct. 'The two events aren't mutually exclusive.' = 'It's possible that both are true.' (I get confused by flammable, inflammable and uninflammable. ) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I like ignoble, myself. I think that shows true individuality of contrary expression. PS Flammable and infammable are synonyms: a bit like how "head over heels" is the normal state of afairs, except when it is mentioned in an adjectival phrase (i.e. "in love" fame), in which case it implies an abnormal situation ... I would argue that there is a continuum from witches and goblins and orcs in the fantasy end of the spectrum, to the hardcore Serenity, or even Tom Clancy-type bleeding-edge SF technical weaponry and usages. You have a very strange (read: wrong) way of delineating your fiction. SW is Space Opera. Opera. Not SF.

I can't believe that PSU suppliers can just say anything and get away with it! I mean, can AMD say they have a 3GHz CPU and it only clocks @ 2.5GHz? Or if you buy 1GB RAM and it actually only is 768MB? What's up with that? Sheesh! (It was a fantastic cartoon: Sam was the sheepdog, and Ralph was the coyote, iirc.)

Yes (but see below). I was really more curious about how it would be in general rather than a specific case. I suppose what I was thinking was could you build a PC for the cost of the console and have it viable for five years ? Or could you support the upgrades over a five year period for the same cost. I don't know the non UK prices at all. How much is a top of the line video card anyway? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As with the IT hardware trend, the bleeding edge costs disproportionately more than the more moderate. For example, the best video cards at the moment for a PC are: [*]Mid Range: Sapphire Radeon X800GTO

There was a VERY interesting comprehensive test of all available power supplies by Custom PC in the UK last month (November, issue 26), in which a significant proportion of them could not produce the wattages advertised, and some (i.e. NOT ONE but SEVERAL) even BLEW UP whilst under load (but under 100% of their advertised maximum, though: one blew up at about 75%). It seems anyone can sell a PSU without regard to the false advertising legislation ... I'd recommend back-ordering this issue to get the results, and make sure you buy one that is recommended, or at least is capable of producing the wattages it says it can! Or out the door in the morning? " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you consciously quoting from the sheepdog and wolf looney tunes cartoon?

Payin' attention, Mothy? " Yes, I know, on both counts...just irks me when people have to get so damned nosey about other people's affairs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well. The presidency is a public office. If I am self-employed, I doubt anyone would kick a fuss about whatever freak show I put on in my private life. Though I guess even past greats like Thomas Jefferson or Abraham Lincoln couldn't stand spotless under the kind of scrutiny today's public figures are constantly under, but maybe it isn't such a bad thing in the end. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wasn't aware that Lincoln was an adulterer. The ehtical point in question is if a person cheats in one aspect of their life (marital fidelity) then why should they be trusted in another; or, to put it another way, once a cheat, always a cheat. I'm not agreeing with the point, mind you, as I feel it is over-simplistic; I am just stating it here for general erudition.