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| Displayed name | Or else o'erleap. |
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| Title | Law Bringer |
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| Homepage | http://www.polarisboard.net |
| Registered | Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 17 2006 14:45
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That's the low end of healthy, not the high end. I know this thanks to disbelief followed by Wikipedia, a calculator, and understanding. I'll be getting satori any day now. —Alorael, whose BMI is 38.7 on bad days. On good days he's considerably taller. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 17 2006 14:27
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Ed personified unstable. The rest of it came after he was banned and mostly in the form of emails. —Alorael, who wishes Ed well somewhere else. Some people aren't ready for forum life and Ed isn't. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 17 2006 13:52
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Usually 500 errors are caused by high board traffic or other unusual loads. Sometimes they just seem to happen. Rest assured that it is neither your connection nor your browser. —Alorael, who blames cosmic rays. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 17 2006 13:44
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Jeff isn't making Nethergate 2, though. He's just updating good old Nethergate. Or thinking about updating it someday. —Alorael, who can understand why A4 was a success. It has more interesting combat, a plot that isn't execrable no matter how much it's execrated, and it revisits Avernum proper. There's nothing you can point at and call terrible. Most of the complaints are about what you can't point at and call amazing. Spiderweb's forum is much pickier than the average consumer. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 17 2006 13:44
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quote:If you think all music was the same before 1800, I invite you to actually listen to music written before 1800. And maybe look up some of the unfriendly musical feuds, too. —Alorael, who believes many of today's most famous classical composers were considered worthless hacks making music for the stupid counterculture youngsters in their days. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 15 2006 23:21
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In some kind of warped spiritual sense, yes. —Alorael, who once heard part of an interview in which someone (apparently a psychiatrist) who became quadriplegic in an accident claimed it was one of the best things that ever happened to him. That was a surreal moment, especially because nobody involved in the interview cracked up. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 15 2006 23:18
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As your opponent charges you with a battle cry, howl, growl, or other sound effect, your immobilized character musters the willpower to pry his mouth open and deliver a blistering and witty verbal riposte. It's so clever it hurts. —Alorael, who also supposes that an incautious opponent might suffer an injury from a particularly jagged piece of frozen adventurer. Maybe in the frenzy of one-sided melee some enemies don't pay much attention. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 15 2006 12:17
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Not really that unusual unless you're not gay. —Alorael, who also thinks that is enough of that. Family boards and all. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 15 2006 10:34
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I'll dig around for save files right before my grand assault on the pylon fields and see what I can do. —Alorael, who's pretty sure he has all his old saves saved somewhere. It's just a matter of where. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 15 2006 10:31
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Don't bow down to sexism in apparel. Men deserve sparkles and tutus too. Well, not tutus, because nobody should be wearing those. But skirts, at least. And wings. —Alorael, who blocks out most really embarrassing stories. Instead, he'll simply mention an old story about the day he accidentally died himself blue from head to to about waist height due to his own incompetence. That itself was only a little embarrassing because everyone drops something on occasion, but spending the rest of the day in what appeared to be very sloppily applied woad was an exercise in watching little children cower. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 14 2006 23:18
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Prismatic Shield allegedly helps prevent freezing, but I've never found it very effective. Divine Restoration cures freezing, but by the time you get it you won't be seeing much more ice. Getting frozen is just unpleasant. The keys are avoiding freezing pylons and otherwise just toughing it out. The demon in the Tower of Magi is especially nasty with his ice, but he'll only freeze one character at a time so you can just keep that one protected and keep on dealing damage with the rest of your party. —Alorael, who wonders how singletons deal with freezing. Judging by the demon, it's possible Jeff programmed enemies not to freeze single characters, but that seems like an uncharacteristic programmed gesture towards singletons. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 14 2006 17:14
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Britain's rights to give away land that it held as a mandate, not a private fief, are rather questionable. —Alorael, who still doesn't think the history of whether or not the Jews deserve Israel is applicable. Hezbollah is not the Palestinians and is only tangentially interested in helping the Palestinians. Allowing the Palestinians to return would not make Hezbollah stop attacking. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 14 2006 13:40
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Here's a serious question: do you think God (or Jesus) takes Himself so seriously that all jokes are out? The Old Testament really doesn't make God seem like much of a joker, but it also doesn't have much in the way of jokes. He certainly did pull a few pranks (baby at 99!) in his day, though. Jesus, at least, was human. If he was so charismatic and lovable, he probably wasn't some dour, stiff-necked perfect and perfectly irritating man. He could probably laugh once in a while. —Alorael, who is pretty sure that either the platypus or some of the more bizarre properties of the universe are signs of humor on a divine scale. Which one depends on how scientific your leanings are. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 14 2006 13:34
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Because I can't lock a thread without posting in it, obviously. —Alorael, who can live with ignominy. He's lived with far worse. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 14 2006 13:32
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The Realmz lieutenant avatar, Sullust? —Alorael, who already has his dream signature. He wouldn't mind being able to set his browser to turn random words in his signature into hyperlinks, but that would just be icing on the dream cake. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 14 2006 13:29
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GremlinJoe has always gone from semi-coherent to coherent and back again. He's even said why. He's not a puppet. Actually, I doubt anyone is. Israel brings out the strong feelings that make everyone proud to have his or her name attached to a diatribe. Jews were willing to compromise with Palestinians in Israel. Palestinians were not, largely because they were not organized on any state level and it was their land anyway. Things deteriorated from there and the result was Israel. Israel is now unwilling to give concessions without getting some in return. They have the firepower to do that. The Palestinians are unwilling to accept that through Israeli actions, their own leaders' actions, and the world's actions they can no longer claim all of Palestine. Even getting some of it requires generosity on the part of Israel. (Is Israel morally obligated to be generous? Yes. But how often does morality guide states?) Israelis can't just pack up and leave because after more than half a century it really is the only home Israelis have. Historical precedent against current fact is an ugly fight. All this is besides the point, though. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn't the same as the Israeli-Lebanese conflict. I'm most impressed by the fact that "Israelis" have been so easily demonized just like "Americans" are held in low esteem throughout the world. There are, in fact, many Israelis who oppose military actions, who want reconciliation, and who are perfectly reasonable people. Unfortunately, these persons aren't "the people" any more than Americans on Spiderweb are representative of America. Basically, you're asking for Israelis to be better people than Americans, and it's not going to happen. It's still wrong, but it's human nature at play. If Hezbollah attacks out of Lebanon, the powerful and angry Israel will start smiting. It can't let anyone get away with that, and more importantly its people need to be sure that nobody can get away with that. —Alorael, who doesn't think anyone here (himself included) is qualified to dictate policy to a very small nation-state surrounded by very hostile neighbors. Bombing those neighbors at will is obviously wrong, but so is rolling over and playing dead. Diplomacy has failed for decades. What else is Israel supposed to do besides rant and rave and retaliate fruitlessly? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, July 13 2006 19:14
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Civilians are dying because Israel is unable to not respond to an attack by what is, in a very real sense, Lebanon. Not Lebanese civilians, of course, but Israel does what it can. That does not make it right. However, failure on the part of Israel to use extreme force would result in one or possibly both of two results: Israel's government would be rapidly replaced by those willing to exercise force, and Israel would be subjected to further attacks by those who see that Israel has become a bunch of sissies. Does this make sense? No. We live in an insane, insensitive, realpolitiking world. —Alorael, who doesn't think Israel is right. He also cannot think of any more constructive action for Israel to take. Maybe more effort could be put into minimizing civilian losses, but when you get down to it Israel is busily reducing to gravel facilities that people in no way tied to Hezbollah depend on. I doubt Israel is happy about it either. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, July 13 2006 13:16
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Mockery is just a different sacrifice of the lips. All publicity is good publicity, &c. —Alorael, who isn't quite sure what God does with the lips. They're easier to maintain than babies, though, and they probably smell less than burnt offerings. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 18:38
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And the Holy Spirit is probably feeling miffed at being left out. Besides, various bodhisattvas will tell you that Jesus really isn't a very nice guy for promising life after death. He's definitely part of the problem and not the solution. —Alorael, who thinks Elijah's story just goes to show how the Old Testament is better. None of this silly getting nailed to a log to prove a point. If you're going to ascend bodily to Heaven, you do it in style with flaming chariot. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 20:55
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See, it's an unfair contest. If the Christians are right, the atheists lose out big time. If the atheists are right, nobody gets the last laugh because you just turn off and start rotting. If the Aztecs were right, though, we're all in for some interesting times post-mortem. —Alorael, who is hoping that the Fosterites are right. Their Heaven sounds like good, wholesome, tacky fun. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 20:44
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Welcome to Spiderweb. Leave your sanity at the door! Lesson #1: Many people are referred to by names that are opaque to newcomers. You'll figure it out eventually from context, but don't be afraid to ask if it comes up. —Alorael, who bets on three pages for this threads. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 20:38
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Nethergate v2.0 isn't the same as Nethergate 2. Nethergate's success is in a lot of ways predicated on the fact that the party is the Chosen Ones in the Last Days of Magic Stuff. Having a prequel just wouldn't work, especially since everything still has to fall apart in time for Nethergate. A sequel doesn't work for obvious reasons. —Alorael, who would rather see the Nethergate spirit reused in something that doesn't recycle Nethergate. Shadowvale can only be visited once every hundred years, you know. Or maybe that was some other place, but it's the thought that counts. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 17:07
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Absolute statements are always wrong. [Edit: I prefer my metaphors shaken, not mixed.] —Alorael, who is sure that inside nearly every devout churchgoer is a godless humanist waiting to get out. [ Tuesday, July 11, 2006 17:08: Message edited by: Dropkick Culture ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 14:12
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Masturbation in public is a crime because it's sexually traumatic, not because it's "icky." That's a legacy of our stigmatizing of sex in general and masturbation in particular, although the taboos are so widespread that maybe it's some primitive instinct. Paul, your second article cites only conservative think-tanks and the like, not any impartial organizations. Since those conservatives are trying to discredit unbiased research, I question it. The first article is a little better, but citing snippets of other works on an unabashedly agenda-driven website is still not exactly impartial. I don't know all the facts and statistics, but there are many adoptions by single parents. That can't be worse than same-sex couples adopting as far as mommy and daddy go. If the money lost to marriage bothers you, why not push the government to stop giving any tax breaks to married couples? That's the obvious solution. Only preventing gays from marrying is about as reasonable as preventing Asians from marrying, or anyone with last names starting with N-Z. Since gay marriage is a very new phenomenon and still largely nonexistent in the US, I don't see where you could possible get an astronomically high divorce rate from. There's no evidence, period. Besides, the government is not in the business of preventing marriages that end in divorce. Fourth, you seem to have some belief that gay marriage causes homosexuality. I believe you will find that it is actually the other way around. Gay people already exist and would like to marry. Prohibiting that won't make them suddenly turn straight. Being gay isn't a choice. You are committing a wonderful slippery slope fallacy in arguing that gay marriage will cause sex with children. Gays aren't pedophiles. Pedophilia has nothing to do with gay marriage. —Alorael, who has just noticed a very nice mathematical flaw. Assuming 50% of the population is gay and the divorce rate is about 50% right now, every single gay marriage would have to end in divorce for the average to rise to 75%. Far less than half the population is gay, and not every gay marriage is likely to end in divorce. Please think for a minute before pulling numbers out of thin air. [ Tuesday, July 11, 2006 14:16: Message edited by: Dropkick Culture ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 13:52
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quote:The proper term is "recovering carnivore" actually. And now I'm going to have to worry that all vegetarians who eat fake meat are going to go on cow-eating sprees. quote:Believe it or not, most atheists don't want anything more from their lives spiritually. Their lives are completely fulfilling. Isn't that a scary thought? —Alorael, who tried to become a deivore once. The priest gave him a funny look after the third wafer. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |