Profile for Zeviz

Error message

Deprecated function: implode(): Passing glue string after array is deprecated. Swap the parameters in drupal_get_feeds() (line 394 of /var/www/pied-piper.ermarian.net/includes/common.inc).

Recent posts

Pages

AuthorRecent posts
What is yours favuorite in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 12:09 Profile Homepage #61
I believe a some people here had too many of Dolphin's cookies.

Of course I am just talking about effects of eating too much sugar. :rolleyes:

EDIT: As for the question about combined admiration and hate, there are pleny of political leaders whose leadership abilities can be admired even if you hate their policies.

[ Wednesday, June 15, 2005 12:14: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
THE GREAT DEBATE, PART III in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 10:42 Profile Homepage #8
quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

Sure. How about drug regulation?
That would be an interesting debate to watch, because I am not sure what to think about this issue. I could see it going either way. So you'll have at least one spectator who is ready to be convinced by either side.

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
It is that time of the month again in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 08:23 Profile Homepage #14
Congrats to Aran on his post count and to Dolphin on being the biggest spa... uh, I mean contributing member. :) Also thanks to Thuryl, Ben, SoT, Kel, Spring, TM, AM, Aran and AM for providing me with a lot of posts to read while I am bored at work.

As for my count of 76 posts in 15 days, I really should stop making useless posts in General. Oh, wait I am about to make one more... No! Must... not... press... Add Reply... :)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Books Being Made Into Movies in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Wednesday, June 15 2005 08:11 Profile Homepage #39
quote:
Originally written by if moniker == dall OR din:

...
One is that while the main selling point of the book was the story and the sense of wonder that it creates by giving the reader the idea that the world of Middle-Earth is as realistic and deep and alive as ours, while the main selling point of the movies were the UB3R L33T KEWL BATLTES!!!111 and the poorly done romantic subplot (why must almost every goddamn movie, even ones where all the main characters are children under the age of eight, have a romantic subplot?)
...
Romantic subplots are part of standart Hollywood template. Just like having exessively good looking actors in leading roles, even for the characters whose main attribute is supposed to be their ugliness.

Other than that, it's impossible to turn a book that takes 40 hours to read into a movie that takes 9 hours to watch without dropping a lot of details or subplots. Russian War and Peace movie, which I was one of the best movies I ever saw, did a good job of picking some plotlines and staying true to them.

PS Somebody mentioned movie versions of "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. The author himself said that the series is so long that movie adaptation would have to be in the form of a TV series and he isn't too hopeful for it. It might be a good series if they ever make it. But knowing Hollywood, Tyrion (an ugly dwarf) will probably be played by a tall and beautiful actor. :)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
In only 139 days. in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 19:45 Profile Homepage #27
Dolphin, congratulations on achieving your postcount without spamming. At this rate you might be competing with Alorael for "Your Postliness" title. :)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
how to git into the temple in spirit city in Geneforge Series
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 19:27 Profile Homepage #13
I just reread that secret in the script files and I have to say "wow!".

It turns out I was wrong about that secret. When I originally played Geneforge, the secret was simply a very nice piece of information. However, rereading it now, after seeing the story of Geneforge 2 and beginning of Geneforge 3, I see a whole new meaning for that text.

Here it is. (*Spoiler Warning!*) http://www.geocities.com/zeviz1/Geneforge_secret.html

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 19:30: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
how to git into the temple in spirit city in Geneforge
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 19:27 Profile Homepage #13
I just reread that secret in the script files and I have to say "wow!".

It turns out I was wrong about that secret. When I originally played Geneforge, the secret was simply a very nice piece of information. However, rereading it now, after seeing the story of Geneforge 2 and beginning of Geneforge 3, I see a whole new meaning for that text.

Here it is. (*Spoiler Warning!*) http://www.geocities.com/zeviz1/Geneforge_secret.html

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 19:30: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
All the older Exile demo links are not working can we get them fixed please? in Tech Support
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 16:02 Profile Homepage #16
I've just e-mailed the files to you.

If anybody else is having same problems, I can e-mail you the files tomorrow. (I am at work now and I wouldn't want to try e-mailing these files over my home's modem connection.)

PS Somebody should probably tell Spidweb that their downloads don't work for some people.

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
All the older Exile demo links are not working can we get them fixed please? in Tech Support
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 15:48 Profile Homepage #13
I just downloaded all 3 of them. So if anybody is having problems with Spidweb servers, I can e-mail them to you.

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 15:48: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
I can't download any of the game demo's!! in The Exile Trilogy
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 15:45 Profile Homepage #6
EDIT: Wrong thread. I meant to post this in tech support.

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 15:46: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Books Being Made Into Movies in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 15:36 Profile Homepage #12
There are two types of book-based movies:

1. The kind that uses book's name only for marketing purposes and has very little connection to the book. Most movies fall into this category. It sounds like the "Troy" movie you are talking about is one of them.

2. Massive epics that faithfully recreate the book. These things tend to be very long and have enormous budgets. Best examples are LotR and Russian version of War and Peace (a 6-hour long movie with a cast of great actors, battle scenes involving thousands of people, very good costumes, etc.) Even these movies can't fully recreate every detail from the books they are based on, but they tend to be pretty close overall.

EDIT: 4 people posted while I was typing this! I didn't realize this topic is so active.

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 15:40: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Anyone ever find out what those totems were for? in Geneforge Series
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 15:02 Profile Homepage #1
Do you mean the pillars you find in various areas? (Some of the pillars give you an option to touch them. When you do, either nothing happens, or you get a good feeling.)

If these are the pillars you are talking about, they are used for getting into ancient temple. (Look at the "How to get into the temple in Spirit City" topic.)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Anyone ever find out what those totems were for? in Geneforge
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 15:02 Profile Homepage #1
Do you mean the pillars you find in various areas? (Some of the pillars give you an option to touch them. When you do, either nothing happens, or you get a good feeling.)

If these are the pillars you are talking about, they are used for getting into ancient temple. (Look at the "How to get into the temple in Spirit City" topic.)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
how to git into the temple in spirit city in Geneforge Series
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 14:58 Profile Homepage #11
I lost my registration a few hard drive crashes ago, but I can probably find the info in dialogue scripts. I guess I'll try this when I get home this evening.

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
how to git into the temple in spirit city in Geneforge
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 14:58 Profile Homepage #11
I lost my registration a few hard drive crashes ago, but I can probably find the info in dialogue scripts. I guess I'll try this when I get home this evening.

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
What's your sex? in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 14:53 Profile Homepage #159
It sounds like those "scientists discover faster than light travel" stories a few years ago. In that case the reality was that light was slowed down by making it pass through something so that other things could travel faster.

I guess in this case self-wiring chip probably talked about software, rather than hardware and meant use of neural networks, or some other AI idea. (Technically, you could look at most AI programs as "rewiring themselves".)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
how to git into the temple in spirit city in Geneforge Series
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 13:40 Profile Homepage #8
**Possible SPOILER Ahead**

If I remember correctly, the basic idea is that there were people on Sulica Island before Shapers got there (like Native Americans) and those people could use magic. These people are responsible for the ruins that you find in various places.

This looks unticlimatic as a one sentence summary, but is a lot more impressive as several screens of information given to you in the game atmosphere as a reward for solving a hard puzzle.

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 13:42: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
how to git into the temple in spirit city in Geneforge
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 13:40 Profile Homepage #8
**Possible SPOILER Ahead**

If I remember correctly, the basic idea is that there were people on Sulica Island before Shapers got there (like Native Americans) and those people could use magic. These people are responsible for the ruins that you find in various places.

This looks unticlimatic as a one sentence summary, but is a lot more impressive as several screens of information given to you in the game atmosphere as a reward for solving a hard puzzle.

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 13:42: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Who is AM and TM? in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 12:06 Profile Homepage #16
quote:
Originally written by Marlenny:

quote:
Originally written by Zeviz:

"The Tim thing" was an "event" about 3 years ago when half the people here decided that it would be cool to make their profiles look exactly the same (with the name "Tim"), causing a lot of confusion and irritation for the other half of the people.
That sounds so cool. I wish I would've been here for that.
Do you mean the flame wars (where anybody who was arguing with one of the Tims would get flamed by several Tims), some people's attempts to see how much they could get away with when using a fake profile, confusion when you couldn't tell who was writing what, arguments about what rules admins were allowed to set, or the fact that half the people did what they were told as a faceless mob of lemmings? :(

PS I probably should stay away from <stike>Misc</strike> General. (That Tim affair and its fallout led to me leaving the boards at that time.)

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:09: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Who is AM and TM? in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:40 Profile Homepage #14
"The Tim thing" was an "event" about 3 years ago when half the people here decided that it would be cool to make their profiles look exactly the same (with the name "Tim"), causing a lot of confusion and irritation for the other half of the people.

As for frequent name changes, I find them extremely annoying, but most of the people who change their name too often have a custom title that I use to keep track of them. Failing that, there are always member numbers.

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:41: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
clawbug canyon in Geneforge Series
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:27 Profile Homepage #1
You have to be a Taker to open them. (See Shrodinger's faq at http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/918441.html for more details, including a complete walkthrough for the area.)

PS Welcome to the forums. :)

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:29: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
clawbug canyon in Geneforge 2
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:27 Profile Homepage #1
You have to be a Taker to open them. (See Shrodinger's faq at http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/918441.html for more details, including a complete walkthrough for the area.)

PS Welcome to the forums. :)

[ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:29: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
demon's claw... in Geneforge Series
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:25 Profile Homepage #1
To get the Demon's Claw, you have to kill the main demon in Pit of the Bound. (Info from Shrodinger's faq linked at the top of forum page.)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
demon's claw... in Geneforge 2
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 11:25 Profile Homepage #1
To get the Demon's Claw, you have to kill the main demon in Pit of the Bound. (Info from Shrodinger's faq linked at the top of forum page.)

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Michael Jackson Walks free... in General
Zeviz
Nuke and Pave
Member # 24
 written Tuesday, June 14 2005 10:34 Profile Homepage #9
Inferior's statement sounds like it was supposed to be a sarcastic comment on outcome of the trial.

As for the trial itself, all these celebrity trials are just media shows anyway. Figuring out the truth is difficult enough under normal circumstances and with hundreds of reporters camping outside the courtroom it's completely impossible.

--------------------
Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword,
For it too has the power to kill.
However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword,
Can also have the power to heal.
Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00

Pages