Profile for Garrison
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| Displayed name | Garrison |
| Member number | 2820 |
| Title | Agent |
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| Registered | Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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| Round Table on Morality, Theology, and Ethics in General | |
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written Wednesday, February 21 2007 20:21
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As a race that easily lends itself to pondering about the universe, mankind is naturally predisposed to creating religion and belief systems. Religion fulfills the need that people have to understand the world around them. As someone, I think Salmon, posted earlier, one of our most universal fears is that of the unknown. Religion provides the remedy for this fear, and I see nothing intrinsically wrong with that. Being unable to take a firm stance on such a prodigious issue, I have to call myself an agnostic. I am open to the possibility that God exists, but I am afraid that I will need proof first. I identify myself as an agnostic because staunch atheists do not realize that their unwavering opposition to the existence of a God is an example of faith as well. One is justified in hating religion for its consequences, but not its goals. [ Thursday, February 22, 2007 16:19: 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 |
| Why You Suck in General | |
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written Tuesday, February 20 2007 04:39
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Stupid puns can be worth it sometimes and should not be immediately discarded as meaningless. It is the product of some attempt to be clever, and it seeks to be humorous. Alec's challenge is intriguing, and I have thought about the apparent rise in meta-posting as well. But of course I do not have the motivation to truly carry out Alec's desired longitudinal analysis. I currently feel that yes, the "established" Spiderweb community (and therefore its online forum culture) has been this self-centered for a while now. The starkest difference that catches my attention is that many years ago, this board used to continually have a thriving RP. Of course we still have some, but it just is not the same. Also, why are birthday topics meta-posts per se? They are more self-centered on the individual, not on the person's identity within the Spiderweb community. -------------------- 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 |
| Excellent lockings in General | |
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written Sunday, February 18 2007 14:25
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quote:Aran, you have outdone yourself. Bravo!  -------------------- 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, February 18 2007 08:22
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OK... This is just awkward. But I'll congratulate you on at least abstaining from whining and complaining over the moderators' tyrannical abuse of power. Think of a more specific topic of conversation and if we find it interesting, I'm sure it'll become a nice thread. -------------------- 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 |
| Brain Teaser(s) in General | |
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written Wednesday, February 14 2007 12:45
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The "extra" square appears because the lines do not end up matching perfectly. I never realized this was possible with any standard chessboard, which rekindles my interest in this puzzle. To anyone baffled by this, notice that the angles added together in the rearrangement do not yield perfect right angles. -------------------- 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 |
| What attracted you here? in General | |
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written Saturday, February 10 2007 18:20
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The new link on the Spiderweb homepage said Forums, and I just couldn't resist. I lurked for much longer than I would have wanted, but I just did not have anything enlightening to say. Of course, that usually does not stop most people from posting. -------------------- 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 hate being sick. in General | |
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written Thursday, February 8 2007 16:56
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quote:Nico started a thread about her birthday entitled "15 Years(and a day) of Annoyance." However, if she actually had the problems she mentioned, like bone erosion, then she still has not recovered completely. I think she is feeling better than before, though. I just finished playing basketball with someone who was becoming sick, and quite frankly the hacking and coughing sounded too painful to think about. Hence, I ignored his body's cries for help and beat him soundly anyway. -------------------- 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 |
| Early 2007 is when exactly? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Wednesday, February 7 2007 16:20
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What typo? ... ... ... (It was a joke.) Thanks. -------------------- 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 |
| Early 2007 is when exactly? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Wednesday, February 7 2007 14:09
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I have been embarrassed to ask this for a while, but what does FYT stand for? I do not think that I have ever regularly seen it used outside of this forum, and of course chatspeak dictionaries indicate that it means **** Your ****, **** You **** and other such pleasant phrases. -------------------- 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 hate being sick. in General | |
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written Wednesday, February 7 2007 13:59
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I do not think that running noses, common allergies, and minor symptoms of general malaise are comparable to Sarasaphilia's bronchitis. My mother caught a terrible cold from my brother last week and lost her voice as a result. I somehow seem to have evaded this particularly nasty cold, but I am still going to knock on wood for this statement, just in case. I feel quite healthy and I feel like laughing at all whose immune systems have momentarily failed them. I guess I better keep knocking on that wood now. -------------------- 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 |
| Why? in General | |
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written Tuesday, February 6 2007 16:48
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This is a hilarious thread. Keep up the good work! My first name on these boards was Keep, as some of you may remember. I wanted a moniker that conveyed a sense of the impregnability so aptly represented by fortresses. "Fortress" seemed too unimaginative and dull, so I searched for a while for a name with a more resounding pronunciation. However, I clearly failed miserably and settled for Keep. Later, I started to appreciate these boards and its members more, and so I decided right then that I had to change my name to signify my shift of opinion. Garrison is a real first name, and since it was related to Keep because they are both like forts, I decided to switch to it. Thus ends a truly pointless story. -------------------- 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 |
| New Comics! Featuring WtC! in General | |
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written Thursday, February 1 2007 20:27
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From my right-click information window: Size of File = 2968.57 KB. Either that is nearly 3 MB or my name is Shirley (it's not). EDIT: ARG. I kept getting the stats from the original originals instead of the miniaturized converted versions. [ Thursday, February 01, 2007 20:28: 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 |
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written Thursday, February 1 2007 13:55
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quote:Seconded, and quoted for awesomeness. And if those 3 megabyte monsters are the product of Aran's attempts at compression, then I shudder to think how large the originals must have been. I'm not hallucinating, am I? The pictures hover around 3 megabtyes in size, right? -------------------- 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, January 30 2007 19:38
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Again, why are the images so freakin' huge? You could easily shrink each one of those to 25% of their size without losing any of their entertaining effect. -------------------- 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 |
| George Bush in General | |
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written Tuesday, January 30 2007 13:24
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Likely threat would be better wording. Sadly, in the world of actual politics it is usually a matter of unfounded prejudice. England is full of English speaking, Christian, white people. I do not know much about Iranians except that most of them are not those things, and so if I am not careful, I could end up unduly judging them. [ Tuesday, January 30, 2007 13:25: 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 |
| Physics Solution in General | |
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written Sunday, January 28 2007 19:16
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If you prefer to start building the pyramid of knowledge from the apex down, then go right ahead. No one would attend such a class, but at least you could call yourself professor. -------------------- 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 |
| Early 2007 is when exactly? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Sunday, January 28 2007 12:11
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I thought it had lost market share to Linux and Apple since 2002. Anyway, if Jeff is really trying to test it on a Vista, we're going to have to wait a while, unless he got the corporate version of it that was released about two months ago. -------------------- 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, January 28 2007 12:01
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The Newtonian physics that are taught in high school serve as excellent approximations on the small scale (though of course not on the microscopic scale). Often extremely simple equations and models can predict simple outcomes, and so there is worth in that. High school physics is mainly a triumph in my opinion because a little knowledge in this case is better than complete ignorance. -------------------- 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, January 27 2007 20:39
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I'm not sure if Jeff, in his blissfully Mac-filled world, even cares about Vista. His games are not known to be tailored in the most general of Windows API methods that allow for easy cross Windows version compatibility. I've been anxiously waiting for the Geneforge 4 release as well, especially because of the praise that the community has given it. But I am willing to wait so that he can make sure that there are no game crippling bugs left. -------------------- 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 |
| George Bush in General | |
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written Saturday, January 27 2007 14:15
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quote:That is not a valid point because it is very likely that he will get different results each time because circumstances keep changing. The real problem is of course that George Bush started a war in Iraq to root out terrorism. Capturing Baghdad and rolling American tanks over the desert would make sense if all the terrorists responsible were kind enough to conveniently concentrate themselves into an easy to blow up headquarters in that one country. But clearly this is not the case. -------------------- 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 Friday, January 26 2007 12:58
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If you blame Bush for sending in more soldiers, then you should keep in mind that the military has been requesting much higher troop levels ever since the beginning of the war. Congress may not agree entirely with this, but it is still a valid point. Bush is not crazy. He has just made some very unpopular decisions. And he has been wrong on matters so important that it is embarrassing. -------------------- 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 |
| wikipedia forever? in General | |
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written Friday, January 26 2007 12:50
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quote:I love the metric system, especially of course for their conversions. I just like cups and feet. But again I reiterate that past those two units, I am only defending the validity of the system in its time period. They are terrible for modern day use, but several centuries ago I am sure they described everyday things perfectly well. Of course metric would have also worked, but that is not really the point since it wasn't invented yet. EDIT: I feel bad now for turning this Wikipedia topic into a battle of the units. I do want to revive a few questions, though. In general, do you believe that the articles on Wikipedia are accurate? Well written? Do they contain enough information? [ Friday, January 26, 2007 12:53: 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 |
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written Thursday, January 25 2007 15:50
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While funding research into a hopelessly unprofitable drug is not good business sense, it would still be an unforgivable travesty. I do not think that the pharmaceutical industry intends to make their money by intentionally keeping people sick, but I know that letting a potential opportunity like this fade away into obscurity would be downright sinful. I tend not to raise up my hopes the first time I hear news of a possible, cheap miracle drug. Nevertheless, new findings into the sinister inner workings of a cancer cell will benefit us all. -------------------- 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, January 25 2007 13:54
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Is it that much easier for you to think of 1000 m? There are intermediate units between a yard and a mile, you know. They are archaic things like rods and furlongs. What's easier to follow in a recipe, half a cup or 1/8 liter? Or would you rather it say 1 dL and a bit more? EDIT: The metric system is awesome and all, but we cannot just call the imperial system completely stupid and worthless. That would be like calling the Greeks idiots because they thought static electricity was the product of captured spirits. [ Thursday, January 25, 2007 13:56: 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 |