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the golf coast in General
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quote:
Originally written by chicho:

Maybe the cause is a top secret Irak's weapon to create hurricans! :eek:

Stay with the news; Iraq is currently occupied by the US.

Currently the only one even rumored to be able to control the weather are the Illuminati and the US military, and those rumors are hopefully quite far-fetched. :P

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"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Runescape anyone? in General
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So, where should I go to meet any Spiderwebber whatsoever? 37? 81? 85? 67? I wouldn't want to switch back and forth all the time to see who's online.

Also, I'm level 10 and still not fed up with it. Scary. It's a low-quality game with at best an unrealistic and repetitive gameplay (try killing chickens while chatting to their owner, or slaughtering random townsfolk and then burying the bones to get a shiny karma). The constant "FREE STUF PLZZZZZZZ!!!111" messages from my fellow players do not help either. And yet I continue to play. I suppose it's the standard mmorpg syndrome.

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Came back from Holland to find that most of my best friends are bi. in General
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quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

Despite the prevelent wisdom, Christmas is merely a Catholic event name for the Pagan celebration of Mithras (the sun god) and his return to the sky following the winter solstice. That is all.
Indeed, which is why I said the connection was nominal. In fact, Easter appears to be far more strongly connected to Christianity than Christmas.

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"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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the golf coast in General
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Probably by taking an extended vacation in order to contemplate the problem in quiet solitude, and collect photo opportunities with disaster relief workers. Or was that a rhetorical question?

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Fuainarufantashii Shichi: Otozure no Kodomo-tachi in General
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I read Drowtales occasionally, although that is Manga rather than Anime (I'm not quite sure of the distinction, except that the latter appears to be movie-based).

It is true that Manga/Anime cartoons are drawn in a very odd style different from other cartoons, and the enormous eyes and somewhat unrealistic anatomy of the characters takes some time getting used to. But as long as they weren't translated in Zerowing style ("All your base..."), they're not that awful.

[ Thursday, October 20, 2005 05:43: Message edited by: Atrus ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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I am... was 827,707,741 seconds old. in General
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I protest! It's a fake! Utter nonsense! :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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RWG in Richard White Games
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INSERT INTO forums (id, name, description) VALUES (6432766349448872395334773, 'Destiny',
'This is RW's final appearance to the boards.')
It won't have the real effect unless the preceding indices are filled.

<?php
for ($i=20;$i<6432766349448872395334773;$i++) {
$sql = "INSERT INTO forums (id, name, description)
VALUES (6432766349448872395334773, 'Filler $i',
'This is pointless board #$i.');";
mysql_query($sql,$link);
}
$final_query="INSERT INTO forums (id, name, description) VALUES (6432766349448872395334773, 'Destiny',
'This is RW's final appearance to the boards.')";
mysql_query($sql,$link);
apocalypse();
?>
Now you're cookin'. That is, you would be if there was enough diskspace. Too bad.

[ Thursday, October 20, 2005 04:25: Message edited by: Atrus ]

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
I have a love of woodwind instruments.
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Came back from Holland to find that most of my best friends are bi. in General
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1. "Gay" at some point in time meant happy, not homosexual. In the Christmas context, it is usually the first meaning that applies (there are several older christmas carols with that word, which always managed to crack our choir up in Middle School :rolleyes: )

2. Christmas is a Christian holiday in name only. :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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The Abominable Photo Thread 3.6 in General
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quote:
Originally written by Drew:

Aran, it looks like you have some dirt on your chin in that photo. :P
Are you cracking jokes about my beard or the lack thereof, Mister? You be real careful...

:P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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CREATING A MESSAGE BOARD(NEED A HAND!!!) in General
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A message board is a web application usually built in PHP, accessing a MySQL database. If you don't know whether either of these are enabled on your webspace, they probably aren't (since you mention using only HTML on your site, I guess you don't have PHP).

If you don't, you need a remote host. The best free forum host I have seen is InvisionFree. (There's another one called Proboards though).

Oh, and if anybody tells you about EzBoard, don't listen - they suck royally.

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If you do have PHP/MySQL enabled, I suggest getting phpBB. It's free, easy to set up and easy to maintain.

[ Thursday, October 20, 2005 03:59: Message edited by: Atrus ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Avernum 4? in General
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Profile Homepage #430
quote:
Originally written by Marlenny:

quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

quote:
Originally written by chicho:

I'm bad in english grammar for god sakes!
I believe you.

Now that's mean (*laughs quietly*). I suck at english grammar as well. However, I try to at least read my post before posting them.

quote:
Originally written by son_of_the_clayr:

i think that cause of the geneforge engine it will lose the traditional avernum feel and the genforge-ish graphics just won't be the same to the avernum graphics i love so muc.
i just hope it's turn-based but i would definatly prefer to play A4 with the avernum engine, or a new engine but not a geneforge-based engine.

Sweet irony. :)

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Kissing a girl in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #196
quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

Micawber - You're saying it's wrong for Alex to want to be heterosexual because it might offend gays who don't want to change? Are you serious?
We have arrived at the free will argument once again, like with Euthanasia.

Apparently, it is widely held that trying to change one's sexuality can cause serious psychological damage. Euthanasia, by definition, is lethally harmful. Is it wrong to pursue either by choice? The problem lies in determining whether it is one's own choice or social pressure.

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
The Abominable Photo Thread 3.6 in General
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It's not my doll. in fact, it's not my house. :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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What's your best joke? in General
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quote:
Here lies the body of Johhny Mound. Lost at sea and never found.
Okay, okay, jokes aren't logical. Still... :P

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Runescape anyone? in General
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IMAGE(http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/05aug/uf008219.gif)

Illiad has a new fan. :P

[ Thursday, October 20, 2005 00:41: Message edited by: Atrus ]

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The Abominable Photo Thread 3.6 in General
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I found another picture. I think it's stupid, but some people apparently think it is "cute". >_<

IMAGE(http://santharia.com/treasures/santhmoot/pics/018.jpg)

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Game Programmer Wanted (will pay) in General
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Necromancy is frowned upon. Even more when it's an ad.

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[ Thursday, October 20, 2005 00:27: Message edited by: Atrus ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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What's In A Name? in General
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To be sure, the name "Thralni" is derived from the game however - it does not occur anywhere else.

However, one Google result showed the name "Filbert Thralni" (a Dutch site), and it was probably out of Spiderweb context. :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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I am... was 827,707,741 seconds old. in General
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quote:
You entered: 7/18/1987

Your date of conception was on or about 25 October 1986.

You were born on a Saturday
under the astrological sign Cancer.
Your Life path number is 5.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446994.5.
The golden number for 1987 is 12.
The epact number for 1987 is 0.
The year 1987 was not a leap year.

As of 10/20/2005 2:06:53 AM CDT
You are 18 years old.
You are 219 months old.
You are 953 weeks old.
You are 6,669 days old.
You are 160,058 hours old.
You are 9,603,486 minutes old.
You are 576,209,213 seconds old.

There are 271 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 19 candles

Those 19 candles produce 19 BTUs,
or 4,788 calories of heat (that's only 4.7880 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.17 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1987 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1987 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1987 in the US there were 2,421,000 marriages (9.9%) and 1,157,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1987 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)

Your birthstone is Ruby
The Mystical properties of Ruby

Ruby is said to open one's heart to love.

Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Carnelian

Your birth tree is

Elm Tree, the noble-mindedness

Pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, modest demands, tends not forgive mistakes, cheerful, likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, tends to a know-all-attitude and making decisions for others, noble-minded, generous, good sense of humour, practical.

There are 66 days till Christmas 2005!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was in its last quarter.


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What's In A Name? in General
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Atrus is because I just finished Myst III Exile, and I'm a fan of the series.

I've known the name Arancaytar since late in 2002, but it was around March 2003 when I first used that to register somewhere (before, I've posted under my real name or various LotR characters. There should still be some of my old posts stored somewhere if you google for 'Smeagol ADOM'. I eventually registered an email account under that name, came to be called Aran by online friends, and now that's sort of become my identity.

In Summer when (as I've told several times before, probably) I met a couple of online friends in Bavaria, I was called Aran by practically everyone.

If someone were to call out "Aran" on the street now, I'd turn my head without being surprised at being called that. Scary?

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What's it mean?

Zilch, nada. Random syllables stuck together in a way that might sounds vaguely Elvish/Indian.

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"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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*Also* in November 2005 in General
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Yes, in thirty days. That ought to explain the quality.

It leaves room for improvement, of course. I'll try again this year! :)

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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About abandoned scenaios... in Blades of Avernum
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That sucks. There are warnings all the time about not keeping your laptop unattended, but you can't really do anything to prevent a break-in theft. Except install a bigger lock on the door, perhaps.

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
I have a love of woodwind instruments.
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What's your best joke? in General
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Profile Homepage #20
quote:
Originally written by Detta:

A mathematician and a physicist agree to a psychological experiment. The (hungry) mathematician is put in a chair in a large empty room and his favorite meal, perfectly prepared, is placed at the other end of the room. The psychologist explains, "You are to remain in your chair. Every minute, I will move your chair to a position halfway between its current location and the meal." The mathematician looks at the psychologist in disgust. "What? I'm not going to go through this. You know I'll never reach the food!" And he gets up and storms out. The psychologist ushers the physicist in. He explains the situation, and the physicist's eyes light up and he starts drooling. The psychologist is a bit confused. "Don't you realize that you'll never reach the food?" The physicist smiles and replies: "Of course! But I'll get close enough for all practical purposes!"
The thing to remember, of course, is that your arm has a reach of nearly a meter. :P

Some guy posted the dog joke in the other thread (too tired to check), and it's still dumb. While it indeed does not add anything to the joke whether the other person is a (Jewish) rabbi, and it does not matter whether the book the dog is opening is a (Christian) bible, both together indicate an inconsistency. This alone generates a potential set-up for a punchline, but is left hanging in the air. This distracts from the actual joke, which isn't that good in the first place.

Wow, I needed that rant. :)

[ Tuesday, October 18, 2005 06:50: Message edited by: Atrus ]

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iCome, iSpam, iWin in General
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Profile Homepage #153
quote:
Originally written by WST ben:

DECREE:

This topic shall outlive all statistics topics.

That's all.

DECREE:

If you spam this topic, you get a Can.

That's all.

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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The Mountain of Shadows RP in General
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Profile Homepage #378
quote:
Originally written by Imban:

Wow, this is a bit of a train wreck. Um, since the RP craze has died down a bit since when I originally called for the rules on it, maybe in future you guys should have separate IC and OOC threads? It'll reduce the confusion by a lot.
Indeed it would, but most people are too stu- eh, lazy to keep the OOC to the OOC thread.

I haven't forgotten this, just had a crapload of stuff to finish up recently, plus college has started again.

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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