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The end of the stupidity. in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #17
Most so-called "download protectors" only work for Internet Explorer, are utterly ineffective, and are a general pain for the viewer. Preventing right clicks, etc. The worst thing is that images are not searchable. If someone steals a text from a writer, a week later you can google for it and he's pwned. Artwork theft is discovered mainly by chance (in most cases of course the thief is on the same community as the artist, which does give the artist better odds).

Imban, patience is a rare virtue in the world. On these boards, I could name few people (ie: ef, and who else?) who could handle being yelled at in this fashion without the tiniest trace of condescension or annoyance showing.

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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
no subject really in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #8
Just incidentally, what is your first language, whitenightever?

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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 Dingoes Ate My Baby! in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #19
quote:
Originally written by unidentified random person:

Originally written by And Words unheard were spoken then:
quote:

Remember the "Wut do you look like?" thread?
I remember that thread ;D

You were that person hitting on Thuryl, right?

Damned if I can figure out who you are. I'm not even sure I can limit the guess range to the female population of these boards. :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
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
The end of the stupidity. in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #15
I read the Order of the Phoenix in 24 hours, and though I could not put the book down in the meantime, I have seen better. :P

The picture concerned was this I believe.
http://www.monster-dungeon.com/dragonaxe.html

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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 Dingoes Ate My Baby! in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #14
quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

Good Lord, I'm being hit on by a girl on the other side of the world.

Surreal.

I think that's quite common for Australians on Spiderweb. :P

Remember the "Wut do you look like?" thread?

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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 end of the stupidity. in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #11
Yes, I am stunned as well by your patience with a person who does not appear to have used a period mark in his life and also stole artwork from you.

I mean, of course, the urge to correct that mess of an HTML code is strong, but still.

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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 end of the stupidity. in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #4
That "all of you or idiots" guy was the same as genoforge?

I'm savouring the 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
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Order of SpiderWeb's Games in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #14
One question: I've heard the term "carbonizing" in reference to Spiderweb games quite often now, and I still have no idea what it means. Does it describe some special process applying only to Macs?

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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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
my website in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #37
Since he's joined while you were absent, he might also have just found the site through Google. Odd coincidence, but there you go.

Of course, if he *did* come through here... well, they say stupidity is infinite... :rolleyes:

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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
A3: The first party of explorers. in The Avernum Trilogy
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #2
And Erin was a woman, and the other three were men?

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
I have a love of woodwind instruments.
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Let's Play A Game! in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #13
Ah well, I would have been off with my guess anyway. I think "Esther Nukleidos" or something similar was BSC's moniker for sometime. Turns out Frank was BSC.

And someone thought he was I! Someone thought Dios was Aran! I'm so proud... the honor. :cool:

Update:

ADoS and
Stughalf and
Frank and
Arancaytar.

(Frank admitted to being BSC some time ago)

Edit: Damn you... mmmh... Drakey?
Edit2: Nah. Impossible.

[ Sunday, February 20, 2005 16:04: Message edited by: In Ilmarin on mountain sheer. ]

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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
Who are you??? in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #7
This is me. It's about half a year old. Picture it with longer hair.

IMAGE(http://www.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=33716&mood=default)

Edit: Okay, here's a slightly more up to date one. Only a couple of months old.

IMAGE(http://images.polarisboard.org/arancaytar/aran.jpg)

Edit2: Oh, and yes, I *do* wash my hair more regularly now. :rolleyes:

[ Sunday, February 20, 2005 14:32: Message edited by: In Ilmarin on mountain sheer. ]

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"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
A3: The first party of explorers. in The Avernum Trilogy
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #0
In Avernum 3, the first party of adventurers sent to explore the surface never returned. The player's party is sent as the second one.

I don't have the time right now to play all through the game and find out about these characters, so could someone please tell me what were their names, and where did they each end up? I know one was lying dead in the slime pit somewhere, but I can't remember the others...

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
I have a love of woodwind instruments.
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Let's Play A Game! in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #6
The word "nukleidos" strikes a deep bell within me, but I cannot quite place it.

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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
New MSN WORM in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #8
That's a type of virus that exploits no faults in Internet Explorer or Windows, but the weakness in any system: Idiocy.

I guess it makes use of people confusing .pif with .tif endings and expecting an image instead of a program. Many don't even know what a .pif file is.

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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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
New MSN WORM in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #6
Don't worry Ben, I'm sure you can google for it if you really really want to get infected.

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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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Just a random question in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #25
quote:
He also stands for marching band practice, because it is hard to march in a seated position.
Thank you. I needed that laugh today. :D

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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
Just a random question in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #24
Rename ben to Imban. Impersonation is much more fun if you're forced to do it by the administration. :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
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Team America: World Police in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #55
In this case, spamming was done in the hopes of inciting some of our arguably existant supply of retards to visit his page. Filling channels of communication with noise to further his own goals.

It's not as bad as starting a war, but it's still despicable.

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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
A thing of interest... in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #5
Being the far too serious, pessimistic type I am, I actually prefer news to tv shows any day - and with the news you can claim far more successfully that you're not watching it for the violence. (Then again, the last time I consciously watched TV was mid-October; I get my news from the internet instead).

But yes, it's a little ironic to see a little sister change the channel because "it's bad" and end up with the news.

[ Wednesday, February 16, 2005 22:57: Message edited by: WhereShining FallThe CountlessYears ]

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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
Team America: World Police in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #49
It's a shame how a perfectly good topic - may it rest in peace - had to be disturbed in its grave this way.

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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
O.K...("?")... in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #18
I think it's got Latin roots, though.

Who knows, maybe the guy who came up with "K7" was just making a pun? :D

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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
1|= `/()|_| (4|| |23@[) 7|-|1$... in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #2
I'm so tired I actually can. It's lkie wtih smrcabilng the ltetres. If you don't read it too consciously, you won't notice the difference.

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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
Epics and Sagas in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #12
I would ask, but I have a hunch that the answer would be violating the CoC.

Still...

What is the Desperance translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

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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
Speculating about Avernum 4's plot in General
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
Profile Homepage #137
quote:
Originally written by Solodric:

Seriously, the Empire is pretty much the same as it was in Hawthorne's rule. They hate nephilim, and they limit magical teaching. How can the empire tolerate the Avernites, who live and freely teach magic, on the surface? The only thing to keep the peace is one or the other conforming. The empire sure as hell wont conform. Neither will the Avernites.
Far-fetched. There are several centers of magical learning, popping up all over the place. Diplomacy with the Dead took place in Eastern Valorim, and the Empire certainly didn't have a problem with a magical school established so far in the outskirts. As for discrimination against Nephilim, that only happened in a very few cities and has likely stopped a few years after A3. In Avernum 3, what you see in the form of the Dervishes is the last stand of the "conservatives" if you will.

The revolution has come and gone, with the ascension of Prazac and the plagues of Valorim. There was no all-out war.

If there is any future conflict, it might be a few old-school fossils rallying support in one of the other continents and stirring up a civil war.

The definition of the Empire is that it is represented by its Empress. When the Empress deals with the Avernites, then how can the Empire start a war against them? The most that can happen is a pocket of dissent breaking off and fighting the rest of the Empire and Avernum.

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In short, the avernites already have hellaland
What the hell is 'hellaland'?

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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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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