Profile for Garrison
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| Displayed name | Garrison |
| Member number | 2820 |
| Title | Agent |
| Postcount | 1415 |
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| Registered | Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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| Spiderweb Games Engine Preferences Poll in General | |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 14:59
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I like the overall trend that the poll data shows. It means that Jeff is on average making more favorable changes to the engine than not. As a whole, each game has its own unique merits, but I for one think that each successive game engine version is more fun to play. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| I Have A Beef With You All in General | |
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written Friday, December 15 2006 14:22
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Kelandon, honestly I am surprised you noticed that little sentence. I felt like you did something wrong, and yet I could not put my finger on it. Without that sentence, though, my comments toward you would not have been negative enough to express my "feelings." Do you think I misunderstood the positions of anyone else in that thread? If you find it inappropriate to discuss them here, PM me. Also, concerning my "apparent obsession with consensus-building" (or whatever Thuryl eloquently phrased), I always try to empathize with both sides before I take a stance. That quality tends to promote my perverted sociopathy unfortunately. [ Friday, December 15, 2006 14:23: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| I Have A Beef With You All in General | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 20:58
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I cannot bash you, Alec, just for being vituperative because beating around the bush never gets anyone anywhere quickly. I am not sure if the Hakkaa Paalle joke came across as one to you, though. Maybe it should have been in parenthesis, like this: (Why Hakkaa Paalle Alec, why?). Besides, aren't you a poor, sick, twisted, and mean individual? Also, I just don't get the Wikipedia editor thing. Are you not a fan of that project? Or do you just love me and my comedy that much? To be whiny, I must ask why this topic has not been locked when mine concerning Syngery's thread, whose intentions were made clear, was. I presume it's because we want to and should talk about this incident. I hope all that has needed to be said has been said now, though. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| I Have A Beef With You All in General | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 19:06
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Though it may appear that the majority faction of Spidweb, headed by the oldbies, is exceedingly close-minded, it is important to remember that if someone asks for a debate, he will undoubtedly receive one on these boards. We like to stretch our mental muscles here, and considering that this is our medium of argument, we have to be powerful with words. As a whole Spidweb is not becoming a brutally reactionary, captious, xenophobic, monolith monster. I would only blame some people for that trend, and I am particularly reminded of some sick, poor individual who epitomized these problems with a "Hakkaa Paalle" topic. Concerning grammar and spelling, many online forums that are not filled with gossiping brats prefer semi-standard English as the norm. We are not no different, and only ask for the most basic of good punctuation from native English speakers. We only ask for good English from those who can type it out with ease. As I remember it, Magma is not perfectly fluent in formal English, and so we do not mind his errors. EDIT: I just thought it ironic, demonstrative, and poignant to point out that I spent a minute thinking about whether I should have checked out the spelling of Hakkaa Paalle before posting. :rolleyes: [ Thursday, December 14, 2006 19:11: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| 8000: Pseudoscience Postravaganza in General | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 15:25
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I love the topic of perpetual motion machines. That was a surprisingly short post for such a constant, and entertaining, source of pseudoscience. If only someone could make one of those sipping bird novelties into a true perpetual motion device. I would pay top dollar for such a thing. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| The Beginning Was The End in General | |
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written Wednesday, December 13 2006 21:08
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How am I supposed to hate you now? I'm still glad to see you'll still be here, even if not "here" here. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Re: Synergy's Massive Topic in General | |
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written Wednesday, December 13 2006 20:38
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I know in advance that this will probably be locked, but as a principled person I have to announce some of my thoughts regarding Synergy's massive, now locked, topic wherein he tried to defend his beliefs against the onslaught of scientific and rhetorical arguments. I posted only once in that topic, in sympathetic tone to Synergy, and for good reason. Alorael, I applaud you for taking a relatively fair tone in comparison with everyone else. I felt your compulsion as well to respond to Synergy's statements, but you addressed that with more eloquence than I could have. Kelandon, after I realized your initial suggestion for Synergy to take a course, any course, in any scientific field was merely a jest, I laughed a bit. I do not blame you for your then obdurate rebuttals to Synergy's posts, but I doubt you gave Synergy's arguments and beliefs enough honest consideration. As a final, minor complement, you did lighten your tone and posted with less frequency as the topic flew off its rails. VCH, your posts were few, conciliatory, and neutral, and I thought your voice was very well reasoned though not as impassioned. Student of Trinity, I dole onto you the same praise I did VCH, but to an even greater degree. Slarty, I thought you jumped on the bandwagon and were harsh. I am not confident of whether that is true, though. To those who randomly interjected, I am annoyed at, and yet considerate of, the insertion of your own views, which were propounded with a tone suggesting that you believed your insight would resolve everything, into the vehement debate. Alec, I know you were being your same old, seemingly heartless, rhetorical automaton self. I have not seen you engage so deeply for a long time, though. You did not even take such an aggressive posture towards Tullelogar. Maybe you disagreed with Synergy that much, or maybe you were just feeling especially malicious. Either way you committed faults of exaggeration and unnecessary instances of hyperbole and appeals to pathos. To all who opposed Synergy, I think you all utterly missed the point. Synergy made many faults in my eyes as well in various ways, but you all still missed the point. That is all I will say on that. Synergy, I actually am interested in discussing this topic with you for the sole purpose of understanding what stance you take. I am fascinated with your commitment to the topic even in the face of so much argument. On some areas I think we can agree, though in others, by necessity, we cannot. Your decision to erase your own, lengthy posts was a little hasty in my opinion, but I will not judge that for now. ===================== Scorpius, there is absolutely nothing wrong with what you posted. I just do not approve. EDIT: Please don't turn this into a flame war. [ Wednesday, December 13, 2006 20:59: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| 8000: Pseudoscience Postravaganza in General | |
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written Wednesday, December 13 2006 18:51
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I believe Backster did several follow-up tests to try to convince the rest of the understandably skeptical scientific community using electroencephalographs. I'll have to check on that, but regardless I think the Mythbusters busted this theory in one episode (not that Mythbusters isn't pseudoscience itself sometimes). -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Ridiculous droppings in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Tuesday, December 12 2006 20:34
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The armor percentages are of course rubbish because none of the actual mathematics behind any of his armor systems involve a sum total of percentages. Different pieces of army provide different individual percentages of protection for damage, and the asymptotic behavior of the caps make everything even more skewed. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Nothing Plus Nothing Equals Nothing in General | |
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written Tuesday, December 12 2006 20:28
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EDIT: This is unbelievable. I typed out this response between activities and of course it is now completely out of date. Whatever. That seemed a little harsh Kelandon. While I think all of you who are arguing with Synergy understand his point, you are evading the topic by clinging onto his vague use of scientific language. He strikes a cord with me by illustrating his philosophical views on, simply stated, the dogma of science. Synergy is completely justified in enumerating what he thinks is a lack of insight or perspective in current biological fields, which I suppose to include medicine and genetics in general. I doubt he is trying to debate with professional scientists on theory. I do not completely agree with Synergy's views, but as I always do, I will leave my thoughts unstated for now. They are probably inconsequential anyway. [ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 20:30: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Ridiculous droppings in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Tuesday, December 12 2006 14:44
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quote:But when you have a 90% hit chance you hit much more often than you miss, right? Rare incidents like this are not indicative of whether the RNG is evenly distributed, that is, fair. I think the RNG is slightly biased because I am pretty sure Jeff opted for a quick, standard number generating algorithm, but it is not a big deal. If you are constantly being hit by 10% shots, then start being concerned. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, December 12 2006 14:32
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That pool cue is positively hilarious. Good job. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| I was afraid this day would come.... in General | |
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written Sunday, December 10 2006 13:00
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I remember Chaldrath and his at best sporadic appearances. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| I just remembered where I had seen glaahks before. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Sunday, December 10 2006 11:07
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OK... That's disturbing. When did you have this revelation? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Terminology in General | |
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written Sunday, December 10 2006 10:09
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I think the definitions could be improved somewhat. Anyway, these new 'dalt' words seem to fit in the category of exceedingly general words that can be used in just about any situation. As nifty as those words can be, using them is awfully lazy for your mind. That ice cream is so totally, uh, what's that word... uh, whatever. It's daltin'. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Saturday, December 9 2006 22:23
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I also believe he did humors. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I even think phrenology was the first one from before. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Cheating/Editors in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Friday, December 8 2006 16:14
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It looks like a very useful, universal program for cheating. However, I usually stay away from things like this because I have no confidence in that nothing harmful was included with the application. I'm not sure if it's still a policy anymore not to talk about direct hexediting style programs. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| A good idea in General | |
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written Thursday, December 7 2006 15:21
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I wouldn't call that topic a true, community-based attempt at a forum FAQ. Alorael, how you do you come up with these puns and stuff about Richard White? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, December 7 2006 12:23
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James's first suggestion was an OK one and can indeed be found in the Blades games and Nethergate. The second one will always continue to be asked as long as new members join these boards. At one time didn't we try to compile a FAQ for these? Regarding Toast's post, I think it went past the line and over the cliff. I am not an authority on this, but I am pretty sure the adjectival form of Vahnatai is still vahnatai. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Shaila in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 17:22
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Since when has grammar been a proper noun? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 13:47
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Are you sure that your browser is downloading the graphic files for every image every time you visit a web page? It just may be acting slowly. Messing around with the options for automatically updating changed pages in the cache will not accomplish anything if the cache itself never successfully stored these files from the pages in the first place. It is always possible that the pictures in question have been set not to be cached if all else doesn't make sense. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| All good things must come to an end... in General | |
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written Monday, December 4 2006 19:16
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Nice ironic joke. I'm not sure if you intended it, or if you even know what I'm referring to though. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| A Tribute to Geneforge 4 and Jeff's Great Game Creating Skills in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Monday, December 4 2006 16:58
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Why must you taunt us Windows PC users so? Grr, I don't know how long it will be before I get enough time on my hands to play this new game. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, December 3 2006 16:42
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Well, someone must have kept their resolution to bring the economy down. Thanks Ephesos for reminding me to glorify my own witticisms and set them into virtual limestone for posterity. By the way, I think that will be my New Year's resolution: take every, and I mean every, opportunity to give myself Stephen Colbert style gravitas. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, December 3 2006 08:25
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Alorael is not going to be signing his posts with his pithy, self-referential, characteristic signature anymore? quote: -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |