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wikipedia forever? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Thursday, January 25 2007 13:44 Profile #50 quote: Originally written by Serial 11532A-96M56E: The problem isn't that centimeters are difficult. It's that picturing thirty of them (or anything) is difficult. Say about a third of a meter and I have no trouble coming up with the size. Really, your objection to the metric system seems to be based on the lack of an intermediate between centimeters and meters, and not anything important. I don't have an objection to the metric system. I'm just explaining why the standard system is as irregular as it is. The units were not meant to be easily derived from one another. They were supposed to represent useful and easy to conceptualize quantities. Address my point of the 2nd and 3rd dimension metric units and then we'll talk. As a final test, estimate the distance of a foot in the air with your hands and then compare it against a ruler. Then try the same thing with a meter and see how much error there is between the two tests. Also, I'd prefer saying half a foot over one sixth of a meter or 16 cm. [ Thursday, January 25, 2007 13:51: 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
wikipedia forever? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Wednesday, January 24 2007 18:52 Profile #42 quote: Originally written by Serial 11532A-96M56E: I can't imagine 28,000 cubic anything. First I need to take the cube root and know what the length is per side. 30 cm? That's fine. Now I have a pretty good idea, actually. Well, maybe. Kind of. [Edit: Fixing grammar up of!] —Alorael, who in fact has no idea at all. He would need to know how densely packed the hay is, and he would also need to have a basic ability with spacial reasoning or whatever the fancy term for it is now. The point is that 30 cm is no easier or harder than 1 foot, and that's ignoring the fact that they are in this case the same thing. That's kind of my point. 28,000 cm^3 is far more difficult to imagine in comparison to 1 ft^3. We could always say (30 cm)^3, but then there's the dangerous problem of becoming sloppy and not putting in the parentheses. Regardless, even down to the level of centimeter the metric system is annoying for eyeballing. I'm no fan of the pecks and gills of the standard English system, but I will always enjoy saying that something is 1 foot long more than I would saying that something is 0.304 m long. -------------------- 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
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Wednesday, January 24 2007 12:48 Profile #37 Cut them some slack. Their system of measurement coincided with things that they had to deal with in a day to day situation. A foot and a yard are each easy to visualize, and a cup of water is simple enough to estimate as well. One can imagine how heavy a cubic foot of hay is, but how about 28000 cubic centimeters of hay? For most specialized fields these days the standard system has been phased out already, so it is not a big problem. But if I remember correctly, once a NASA launch failed because some idiot forgot to convert between centimeters and inches. [ Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:50: 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
The Halo Suit of the Modern World - Fraud? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Wednesday, January 24 2007 12:37 Profile #36 For those of you who do not think the suit is scary, try looking at it with your eyes open this time. I know that if someone were charging at me with that type of armor and I did not have a chaingun, well my heart would definitely be pumping. -------------------- 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 Halo Suit of the Modern World - Fraud? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, January 23 2007 13:57 Profile #29 Both Kevlar and ceramic plates are not reusable after being hit with a bullet, but I can see how shrapnel might be an issue. I doubt it would be, but it is a valid concern. Regardless, if you can give every single soldier one of these and an M60 machine gun, well, the enemy will be terrified. You can tell me that the smart enemy would do such and such to counter the suited marines, but to the unarmored infantryman, such a sight would still be petrifying. -------------------- 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
Please please please give me sympathy? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 22 2007 22:03 Profile #37 Why don't we just hook up a glove filled with batteries to a fan and just let that slap you in the back until you feel that you've been patted enough? Oh wait, that'll give you giant black bruises. At least it'll take the edge off the pain in the wrist, I guess. -------------------- 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 Halo Suit of the Modern World - Fraud? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 22 2007 22:00 Profile #25 I'm pretty sure the robbery you were referring to happened in North Hollywood by Los Angeles in 1992(?). The robbers were hyped up on drugs to dull any pain they might feel, had AK-47's, and wore professional Kevlar armor. They were not taken down by rifles. And Alorael, the frightening problem nowadays is that armed robbers are wearing more and more armor. Without assault weapons, the police have extreme difficulty dealing with them. I'm sure you mean bulky suits of Halo armor, but still. And $2,000 isn't that much to pay if you've resorted to bank robbery. -------------------- 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 Halo Suit of the Modern World - Fraud? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 22 2007 15:59 Profile #19 I am skeptical of truly how practical it is. There is no doubt in my mind that it is possible to build a bulky suit of armor that will prevent all major injuries from fragmentation grenades and assault rifle fire at a distance with the advanced materials that we have today. However, his suit does not seem quite that tough. The materials that claims to use in the suit will protect a soldier from even an armor piercing round, but not extremely consistently. It does not seem as bulky as a suit of platemail, but if you were wounded it would certainly be difficult to keep moving. Still, you cannot really blame the suit for not being able to protect the joints. You still want to be able to bend your elbows and knees. I do not know much about the inventor, but if he is not a crock, then I would be fine with the army funding testing for it. -------------------- 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
Please please please give me sympathy? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 22 2007 13:58 Profile #35 quote: Ironically, that picture says "Pat Yourself on the Back", which would hurt Nico's hand. I know. quote: Fortunately, most of us are equipped with two hands. That too. And Bismarck, the funny thing is that while I was searching Google Images for an appropriate picture, I came across that too. But I then realized that she would need 2 hands to comfortably operate that 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
Please please please give me sympathy? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, January 21 2007 16:05 Profile #31 quote: Originally written by 7Synergy7: The body has no requirement for milk. It has a voracious requirement for water. You can get better and more assimilable calcium from certain dark green leafy vegetables and other foods than milk, though the Dairy Association would love for us to continue believing otherwise. -S- There is more calcium in milk than in vegetables like broccoli. Also, milk comes with vitamin D, which is essential for good calcium absorption. Nicothodes's pain primarily comes from the tendonitis and the carpal tunnel anyway. There are no miracle treatments for these slow healing afflictions. I applaud Nicothodes for resisting the urge to respond to so much freely given online sympathy. She also did not lunge forward to grab the cookies with her injured hand. Good job, and have a pat on the back. -------------------- 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
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, January 21 2007 15:49 Profile #29 The triple revert rule trumps even your sniping capacity, Alorael. The all powerful super wienies at Wikipedia will hold a conference to reach a consensus, and then they will punish you by blocking your IP (gasp). Not that the conference itself will have anything to do with your case, though. They just like doing stuff like that. -------------------- 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
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, January 21 2007 08:34 Profile #26 Everything must be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism, and for Wikipedia this is especially prudent. What makes me laugh are the articles that have the citations needed tags to verify information on pop culture and myths. What concerns me, however, is that Wikipedia is often within the top 5 results on any search from Google. It seems like an unfair situation for all the other sites that are actually specifically devoted to the subject at hand. -------------------- 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
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, January 20 2007 21:13 Profile #21 I use Wikipedia all the time to look up standard, straightforward, factual information. It was designed to accrue vast myriads of information on literally anything worth writing about into one place on the web. It has succeeded in that, and its information is very consistently accurate. The problem of course is that I cannot say "almost always accurate" instead. Some people like to vandalize Wikipedia, and I do not deem them lowly miscreants for it. But most editors type in correct, verifiable information. It is just indispensable as a quick reference. As others have said, it works best as an introduction to a research topic that can help point you in the right direction. -------------------- 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
Please please please give me sympathy? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, January 20 2007 08:09 Profile #8 I know what tendonitis feels like in my elbow, I've had severe muscle fatigue in my forearm muscles, and I've gotten bruised boxer's knuckle plenty of times. I know that carpal tunnel syndrome entails shooting pains throughout the wrist, like pins and needles. You have my deepest sympathies. -------------------- 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 long time ago... in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Friday, January 19 2007 13:21 Profile #3 Where do you get these horrendous pictures of cake? Happy birthday, Ephesos! -------------------- 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
Help me with my firewall in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Friday, January 19 2007 13:19 Profile #1 Is this a bot? He has a weird, broken link on a comma. But if you are real, then I'd advise checking these reviews. I used the free version of ZoneAlarm for a while, and it was OK. Welcome, I guess. -------------------- 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
Let The Evil Creativity Flow! in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Thursday, January 18 2007 16:13 Profile #19 I'd rather not trust any weapons of mass anything to the US government. It is not as if I do not have confidence in their ability to keep it safe; it is just that they would be exceedingly trigger happy with a new assassination technique. Then again, I would not entrust such power into my own hands either. I guess this just begs the question of who is truly qualified to have control over such a powerful weapon. On a side note, give me some psychics and I guarantee you a doomsday. -------------------- 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
Infractions! in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, January 16 2007 18:49 Profile #11 Everyone active here should have been guilty of Q10 plenty of times. Online belittling is one of the things the Spiderweb community is best at. [ Tuesday, January 16, 2007 18:49: 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
This Day in History: in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, January 16 2007 18:42 Profile #5 And you've posted slightly more than once a day. An excellent start. -------------------- 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
Girls: would you prefer to lay eggs? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, January 16 2007 18:40 Profile #103 Egg planations? Sir, you have gone too far! I could have settled with forcing women to eat rocks to extract the necessary gold, but plantations? Surely you could have come up with a good euphemism for it, like "gold nursery" or "field of droppings." -------------------- 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
Girls: would you prefer to lay eggs? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, January 16 2007 16:32 Profile #97 quote: Originally written by Enraged Slith: Could we genetically enhance women to lay golden eggs instead? If this is the case, then I'm in favor of the egg laying. Now that could be offensive to just about any woman. "Honey, let's go get your reproductive organs genetically twisted and modified so that you can lay golden eggs to make us some money! If you're worrying about my feelings, then don't because I won't be hurt any." -------------------- 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 Conspiracy in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, January 16 2007 11:14 Profile #18 The conspiracy is so secretive that not even the members know they are in it. I certainly don't. -------------------- 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
Girls: would you prefer to lay eggs? in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 15 2007 20:20 Profile #81 Spawning would be completely unacceptable. It would be outside the fanciful scope of this discussion to start making humans amphibious. We can alter the developmental cycle to suit the specifics of oviparity, but if we do not limit ourselves, then soon the babies will start looking like vlish. I for one say, "Ewww," to such a proposition. -------------------- 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
Mindduels in Avernum 4
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 15 2007 18:02 Profile #15 Yes, E3 mind-dueling was rarely helpful. I didn't really miss its disappearance from the Avernum series. -------------------- 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
Saddam Hussein's Execution in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, January 15 2007 17:23 Profile #111 quote: Originally written by Imban: Of course we would. Keeping the moral high ground requires actually doing moral acts. I agree with that. I was just pointing out the irony. I guess the new question should then be who here supports the death penalty, but does not think Saddam deserved it? In case anyone forgot, I support Saddam's execution. -------------------- 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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