Profile for Icshi
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| Displayed name | Icshi |
| Member number | 1528 |
| Title | Mongolian Barbeque |
| Postcount | 907 |
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| Registered | Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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| Nethergate Update Poll in Nethergate | |
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Mongolian Barbeque
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written Friday, July 29 2005 12:25
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quote:When I read about this in Macworld I just couldn't believe it. Insane. As if having to run Classic (which doesn't run all OS 9 programs) wasn't bad enough—now X applications will run in a new emulator and 9 stuff won't work at all. Further proof that the entire computing industry has gone stark raving mad. I'm just sorry to see Apple becoming such an enthusiastic particpant in the tea party.  Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Friday, July 29 2005 11:51
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quote:Well, there is a slight difference between having had recent contact with someone and knowing how to contact them. I haven't had contact with lots of people in recent months, but I do know of ways of contacting them. —Icshi, Owner and Operator of the Vidal Hair-Splitting Salon Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Do you trust people? in General | |
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written Thursday, July 28 2005 11:43
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quote:I think you've really hit the nail on the head there. So long as one doesn't take anything anybody says online too seriously we can all enjoy ourselves and have fun in each other's worlds of make-believe. As far as trusting people goes: I live in a subterranean bunker surrounded by warding glyphs and booby traps, terrified that one day a close friend will penetrate the outer defenses and give me a mail bomb for a birthday present.  [ Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:45: Message edited by: Icshi ] -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, July 27 2005 21:24
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Yeah, it bounced. Here's the autogenerated reply I got: quote:[/b] I wonder if even Jeff has a way of communicating with him? Maybe he can send messages with money transfers to banks? Sheesh, I don't know... Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, July 27 2005 19:53
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The Wayback Machine only had entires up until 2004. So chances are if the domain name is kablooee, so is the email address. You'd just get a bounce-back error. But no, I'm not going to try it! Somebody else do it! ...Gruhh. I've made a liar out of myself. I just bunged off a wee email. We'll see what happens. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| What magazines do you subscribe to? in General | |
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written Wednesday, July 27 2005 19:43
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I got a trial subscription to Macworld when I got my iMac, and got so much out of those free issues that I decided to sign up for a two year subscription for only $24. Can't get much better than that! I used to subscribe to Doctor Who Magazine but it got so expensive several years ago that I had to stop. It got over $110 per year! Ouch! Monstrous! But I didn't feel too bad about it because their quality of content had been going downhill for years. My parents get a subscription to several magazines, only two of which I have any interest in: British Heritage and Realm (also a British historical magazine). I also subscribe to Mad Scientist Weekly, Shady Publishers Semi-Monthly Except In Leap Years, Trendy Cults Magazine, and of course the weekly Necronomicon comic book put out by Jimminy Cricket's Chainsaw (I get a free subscription to that, naturally, since I run the bloody place). -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 27 2005 10:47
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www.Tardanian.com ...Courtesy of the magical Internet Wayback Machine. In my mind, this perfectly encapsulates the essence of the Tardanian bureaucracy. They were so busy filling out forms authorizing the illegal production of fake spaceships that they couldn't even be bothered to get their government's website up and running! Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Nethergate Update Poll in Nethergate | |
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written Monday, July 25 2005 21:06
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Like with Greta van Susteren, a facelift would merely makes things worse. Er... um... even if Greta were as attractive as Nethergate to start with... :confused: I kind of shot myself in the foot with that analogy—and my foot was in my mouth when I shot it—but never mind. You know what I mean. I hope. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| RICHARD WHITE LEGAL TEAM in Richard White Games | |
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written Monday, July 25 2005 21:02
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quote:A connection, no, not according to current popularly accepted Whitological philosophy. But it may be a matter of one event reflecting surrounding changes. You know, like the tiny sonic booms that are measured near hospitals for the perenially sneezing. But you shouldn't take this analogy too literally though, because in this case the indication is one of change in societal tremors and alterations in the mass media consciousness. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Damn you Icshi! Damn you!!!!!! in Richard White Games | |
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written Monday, July 25 2005 20:56
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We even publish a juvenile version, done in Dr. Seuss style, heavily illustrated. Very popular at public elementary schools in certain parts of the country. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Just say no in Richard White Games | |
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written Monday, July 25 2005 20:54
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I seem to have escaped Verelor's death list. I guess it pays to lie low in these forums every now and then... Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| THE ABOMINABLE PHOTO THREAD: THE THIRD COMING! in General | |
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written Sunday, July 24 2005 13:54
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quote:You didn't pretend to post a picture. You made the attempt, all right, but it autocorrupted and deleted itself from our continuum. It just wasn't compatible with our universe. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| THE ABOMINABLE PHOTO THREAD: THE THIRD COMING! in General | |
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written Sunday, July 24 2005 11:42
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quote:Those are some pretty convincing lies, I must admit. However, I happen to know the truth and am going to share it with everyone here. Your tampering with the Necronomicon has rendered your appearance so geometrically blasphemous that your image autocorrupts whatever it comes into contact with—it breaks mirrors, makes paint run on canvas, makes eyeballs explode, cripples cameras, and scrambles pixels. You're now forced to live in a deserted mansion by yourself, with a series of locked doors and warning signs between you and all the exits to prevent unfortunate mishaps with innocent visitors. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Damn you Icshi! Damn you!!!!!! in Richard White Games | |
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written Sunday, July 24 2005 11:31
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quote:Beer, schmeer. Alcohol is a foul pollutant that destroys lives. I never touch the stuff and scowl upon those who do. Besides, I've got something better. It's a rare herb grown only under 15 miles of ice in Antarctica and will transport you to the ancient cities of the Old Ones. Now that's a trip worth taking! Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| THE ABOMINABLE PHOTO THREAD: THE THIRD COMING! in General | |
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written Saturday, July 23 2005 17:45
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quote:Well heck, I knew my beard looks Jewish! Never heard of this Chasid, though. It often causes me trouble at airports, and it makes me want to have a stern talk with the security people there. Something along the lines of "I look like a Jew, you moron, not an Arab!" My dad's also got a big poofy beard, but my brother keeps his short. And no, we're not really Jewish, we just hate shaving. Shaving is unnatural. quote:Good gravy, man! If you think my beard looks unruly in that picture—taken a couple of years ago—you should see it now... I'm starting to look like Rasputin.  Except mine is much, much cleaner. And I don't have that devilish gaze. In fact, come to think of it, it's about jolly time that I give it a good trim. I'll probably need the hedge clippers. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 23 2005 14:18
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quote:No, they haven't... And nobody I know can see a resemblance, either. I certainly can't. And who the heck is Chasid? -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 23 2005 11:17
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Define "creepy." Do you mean "diabolical" creepy or "mad scientist" creepy? "I am the Master! And YOU WILL OBEY ME!!!"  [ Saturday, July 23, 2005 11:21: Message edited by: Icshi ] -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 23 2005 11:12
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Chess Champion I'm not going to insult you all by telling which one is me. And I'm not going to humiliate myself by telling you which one is the chess champion. This picture was taken at my house over a year ago. All that "junk" in the background are "antiques." My parents seem to be rather keen on them. Me, on the other hand—I don't care much for furniture unless you can sit on it without fear of breaking it. Sitting down just about anywhere in this house makes me nervous. The reason why there are so many of them is simple—years and years ago, we moved halfway across the country to California where the state motto is "Twice the price for half the house." That cute kitty-cat is named Alice. She's stark-raving mad, but one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures ever to grace the face of this miserable world of ours. Domesticated This was taken at my grandmother's house a couple of years ago. The Pomerian is one of her dogs, named Tiger. Guess which one of us has been properly domesticated and house-trained. (Hint: The facial expressions are a dead give-away.) -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Would you rather play Homeland or... in Richard White Games | |
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written Friday, July 22 2005 10:23
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quote:Considering the whole cult aspect of this forum, "the righteous agree" would be equally fitting. Although since everything regarding RW seems to be a constantly shifting set of facts, this agreement might manifest itself as bitter and vitriolic contradiction. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Down with RWG! in Richard White Games | |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 11:29
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quote:It's nice seeing Thufir so wonderfully out of context like this! Dune is one of my favorite books, as well as one of my favorite movies (the David Lynch version, and not that woosy Sci-Fi Channel miniseries). I always wondered, though, why Lynch decided to give the mentats such fuzzy eyebrows... The purple lips I can understand, but eyebrows? Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Down with RWG! in Richard White Games | |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 20:31
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quote:I think this is a fantastic idea. For one thing, then we wouldn't have to go through the time-consuming drudgery of actually posting in RWG, since we will have simultaneously posted and not yet posted already, both of which will be retroactively created and mutually counter-annulled before we do it, respectively. Faction Paradox would be proud. Not to mention RW Himself. The perfect state of Zen lies within our grasp. [ Sunday, July 17, 2005 20:33: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Down with RWG! in Richard White Games | |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 14:48
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When I saw the phrase "Down with RWG!" I assumed the topic would be a further sad chapter in the hallowed volume of vitriolic ravings of yet another in the long line of those who despise all that is lukewarm and mediocre in this cold, cruel world of ours. My reply would've been: "One might as well shout 'Up with the sky!' or 'Down the throat with oatmeal!' In other words, vehemently protesting for things to become as they already are." But now, having read Student's petition, I am comforted that he means "Down with RWG!" in the most literally geographic sense. I am of mixed feelings with this. On the one hand: 1. It would make it easier to find. I wouldn't have to look at the bottom of the page, then try to find the thing above that. If it were moved to this proposed new location, all I would have to do is look down at the bottom of the page, saving myself accumulated picoseconds of time from now on and preventing negligible wear and tear on my eye muscles. 2. RWG is truly deserving of being on the bottom, despite my earlier justification that SubTerra belongs below everything else, based on the shaky rationale that it has "Sub" in its name. 3. (Argument #3 has temporarily escaped my mind.) And presenting the case against the proposal: 1. Why move RWG down? Why not sideways? Or even [i]inside-out[/i]? 2. Then there's the whole "descending weight" issue. What might that be, praytell? Look at it this way: the continents on this world are bulky and wide at the top, narrow at the bottom. RWG is a "bulkier" category since it contains topics for three different games. SubTerra is a single game. Thus, in true continental fashion, we go from bulky to narrow, from North to South. Reversing these two forums would invert the natural order. Have you ever seen South America upside-down? It looks ridiculous. Gravity on the forum should be pulling things down gradually, with little drip-drip-drips tricklings downward, narrower and narrower as it descends. ...Although, if RWG were at the bottom, one could merely consider RWG the "puddle" of moisture and the model would still be viable. ---------- ...But, I suppose at the end of the day, when all is said and done, I think RWG would be nice at the bottom of the forums for varied aesthetic and contraindicative reasons. I suppose at the end of the day you could consider this a long-winded "Yea" vote. But not until after 9:00 pm, which would be the "end of the day" here on the West coast. [ Sunday, July 17, 2005 14:50: Message edited by: Icshi ] Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 11:28
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quote:That's very interesting, and made me suddenly remember a Gene Wolfe story I once read written from the same perspective with the same use of "you." It was entitled "The Doctor of Death Island"... or was it "The Island of Doctor Death"? Some combination of those words. I think he wrote a story using each permutation of these words as a title. Very confusing! Anyway, the only thing I remember about the story is how it was written. Everything else about it has flown out of my tiny little mind, except that I think I read it in one of those Nebula Awards anthologies. It was nominated, but didn't win. [ Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:29: Message edited by: Icshi ] -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
| Damn you Icshi! Damn you!!!!!! in Richard White Games | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 20:42
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quote:Actually, I like to compare it to being King of the Sandbox. Far grander, and far sandier. I've had some good times in the sandbox, though not in my fridge. (Even my cats have had fun in the sandbox...) I can remember building forts out of slightly moist sand, setting my GI Joes carefully in strategic positions, then turning on the hose full-blast with one of those sprayer nozzles that you use to wash cars. The great fortress is obliterated. I watch it melt and slide around. The GI Joes are drown or buried alive in a flashflood of quicksand. You can even hear the rubber bands holding together the older figures snap under the sudden stress. When clean-up time rolls around you'll find Sgt. Slaughter's lower half on the other side of the box from his abdomen. Suddenly, he's only half the man he was. How tragically grisly. I've also had fun with GI Joes and magnifying glasses in the hot desert sun. I still have that poor guy in a box somewhere. When I find him, I should give him a proper burial. Lord knows he deserves it after his years of faithful service. :( Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 18:06
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quote:I didn't know we even had dinners. Portal, schmortal—you purposefuly excluded me. My ever-vigilant nose detects the scent of conspiracy in the air... And it smells delicious. Come to think of it, even if Plan Q was masterminded during a luncheon I would've missed it anyway. Quite frankly, I've only been attending the breakfast meetings at Denny's. Those Fabulous Fruit-Filled pancakes are truly wondrous, especially the blueberry ones.  There are not enough blueberries in this world to slake my insatiable lust for them. The world must be remade. quote:Oh good. Then I don't have to worry myself by thinking about it. I've got enough on my mind as it is. Most of my brain is tied up 24/7 thinking about the nature of blueberries, plotting new ways to incorporate them into my breakfasts, and trying to find ways of increasing their plentifulness on this pitiful excuse for a planet. I meditate on this day and night. Great things are afoot. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
