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Displayed name	Albus Dumbledore
Member number	3870
Title	Warrior
Postcount	156
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Registered	Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00

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A Hypothetical in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Monday, November 8 2004 05:24 Profile Homepage #20 quote: from my own experience ... people who know things are wrong ... do them anyway Absolutely, and that's not limited to ethics. Ever been stuck on that computer game the night before a test you haven't prepared for? In certain circumstances, I'd say yes to the first of the qestions, even though I know it would be morally wrong. If you are prepared to quantify life, chances are the guy you kill has more than 10 years to live still. And who is anyone to judge the value of a person? And I'm ashamed to say I'd probably agree to the other as well, for pure material gain. I'd justify it by saying that hundreds of people I don't know die every second anyway, so one more would not matter, but that reasoning would be faulty. It is very easy to kill when you don't see or know the victim. On another note, that is what is dangerous about today's weapon technology, being able to press a button and kill millions on the other end of the planet, rather than having to flatten them one after the other with a stone club looking them in the face. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Arafat dead? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Friday, November 5 2004 00:01 Profile Homepage #18 They said he "was transferred to an institution for treatment more appropriate to his condition". Whereupon, of course, the word "morgue" has been travelling the web like a wildfire. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Where is BSC? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Friday, October 29 2004 01:53 Profile Homepage #22 Cool! :D In retrospect, there was nothing to worry about, but I'm still quite relieved. It looks like we haven't lost a good roleplayer, and those are hard to come by. ;) -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Rank in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Friday, October 29 2004 00:20 Profile Homepage #6 Gotta love Opera and Mozilla. :) Never been infected with spyware to date (at least not the browser-hacking kind). -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Title in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Friday, October 29 2004 00:11 Profile Homepage #13 quote: Too much spam will result in bad things. The bad thing usually being the removal of all automatic titles caused by posts, and replacement with "Canned". See, for the Canned Spam? It's a pun! Get it? Get it? Karma has no effect whatsoever after you have voted. The only purpose it serves is the satisfaction when voting. That good feeling you get from paying someone back who you think is a complete jerk, or from endorsing someone who you believe should be appointed supreme deity of the universe. :) Edit: quote: Me an' Smuggler are about the only Bush-supporters on the boards (now that GIFTS is gone, that is). That's why, Smuggler, to my best of knowledge. quote: Hey- I am going to vote bush You know, you three have just committed karma suicide here... not that karma matters, but my above theory has been re-confirmed. Oh, it feels good. :P [ Friday, October 29, 2004 00:17: Message edited by: I Am A Puppet Account ] -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Thursday, October 28 2004 05:18 Profile Homepage #64 quote: she should rather be recognized for scaring off islamists passengers. Keeping out "potential terrorists" through "immoral" posing? I wonder why Bush hasn't made public nudity in all airplanes mandatory then by now. :P -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Where is BSC? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 27 2004 04:03 Profile Homepage #15 I'm not sure I've seen him since I came here in May 2003... though I might have, occasionally, in the first few months. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Golden Country in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 27 2004 02:04 Profile Homepage #5 Mmmh... certainly not bad. There are some rough things in the style. For example, the MSN conversation is unrealistic at best, even for the kind of characters you described. Nobody puts correct capitalization and punctuation everywhere, and few will write every single line as a complete, structured sentence. I understand you're highlighting the personalities of the characters, but I think it's overdone. ;) -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 27 2004 01:57 Profile Homepage #54 Anonymity is fine and well as long as you don't post a picture of the uniform of your company. :P [ Wednesday, October 27, 2004 01:57: Message edited by: I Am A Puppet Account ] -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Where is BSC? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Tuesday, October 26 2004 03:50 Profile Homepage #10 You did/do? What was it? I heard different rumors, so I'm not sure which is true... -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Tuesday, October 26 2004 03:49 Profile Homepage #48 I'm planting the clues right now, so I'll be ready if I do need to leave some time around Winter. :P (Incidentally, I feel watched right now, so if I'm suddenly gone, just assume I ended up somewhere in Guantanamo :D ). -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Pants of Power in Blades of Avernum
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Tuesday, October 26 2004 00:18 Profile Homepage #10 quote: Originally written by Kurojutsu the Vampire: The ones from VotDT average a whopping 4.5 average damage blocked. The ones from the editor average 2 average damage blocked and also deflect all sorts of nasty stuff hurled your way. The choice is obvious. The choice is obviously which? I can't tell from the way you phrased it, but I guess in my shameful inexperience with the game I'd go with the VoDT ones. The 5%, being a relative benefit, should eventually get much more valuable than that constant deduction of 2.5 points, as the opponents and the PC get more powerful. Also, they're half as heavy. Especially with 1-PC parties, 4 pounds of weight make a big difference, such as an extra invulnerability potion or such. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Where is BSC? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Monday, October 25 2004 23:47 Profile Homepage #8 Well, I guess that applied to asd too, didn't it? She returned in March, over a year after disappearing... Edit to prevent excessive posting: You did/do? What was it? I heard different rumors, so I'm not sure which is true... [ Tuesday, October 26, 2004 00:20: Message edited by: I Am A Puppet Account ] -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Monday, October 25 2004 22:36 Profile Homepage #46 I suspect that movie was the sad result of an original concept getting hacked up by a movie company trying to get out more "action" in. To fit it to the audience. It seems like whenever someone comes up with an idea for a movie that tries to go a little deeper than usual, it gets hacked to pieces. Maybe the one who came up with it should have written a book instead. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
school of magery in Blades of Avernum
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Monday, October 25 2004 02:50 Profile Homepage #1 What level are you in, anyway? Are you in the hall with the gremlins and the doors that have been melted shut? You can find the key to that one somewhere in the Southwest of that area, I remember. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Monday, October 25 2004 00:16 Profile Homepage #36 I've thought about that too, you know. His last post was in Polaris on 9th of September as well. He was also exceedingly active on Polaris over those past few days (though he's always posted tons). He wouldn't just leave both boards on the same day without a real reason. And if he ever did, well, have serious real life reasons preventing him from posting (I try not to think about that too much), who would know? I'm pretty sure his parents wouldn't know exactly what online communities he is in. If he was shot as an anonymous martyr in some demonstration or other, we'd never know what happened I guess. Here's to hoping the reason is a harmless one. [ Monday, October 25, 2004 00:27: Message edited by: I Am A Puppet Account ] -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Good-bye in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Sunday, October 24 2004 23:15 Profile Homepage #15 Gosh, Djur (I haven't seen an official confirmation, but I'm pretty certain from your writing - besides you're one of 2-3 people who call JV Vogel). Moronity (if that's a word) which you see in other people is merely the difference of views multiplied by the mutual inability to communicate. I don't agree with ADoS most of the time, and little more with David. Far less often than I seem to agree with your views in fact. And yet for some reason, I fail to get bashed by them, while I always manage to draw fire from you. I'd prefer a more civil way of debating myself. But maybe that's why you mock me as 'elfy'. :rolleyes: Dave, your point stands of course, but it might get more support if you failed to be specific in examples. A general condemnation of hypocrisy holds more water than just the condemnation of one belief. ADoS, I do believe the purpose of a mission for any belief goes deeper than converting other people. It might do wonders for both you and David if you travelled abroad for two years as an atheist or a christian missionary, respectively. For one, you get to see an abundance of other views, which helps you to put yours into perspective. :P -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Friday, October 22 2004 00:25 Profile Homepage #6 quote: Originally written by Thuryl: Perhaps people do indeed project an "image" of themselves online, but don't we moderate what we say and don't say in face-to-face conversation as well? To a very significant extent, we choose how we look to others as well; what else are clothes and cosmetics for? Why is a textual representation any less authentic than a physical representation? Maybe online someone lies about her age; she couldn't easily do that in person. Maybe offline she lies about how much time she spends browsing online forums; if she tried to do that on SW, her post count would soon tell a different story. Some of you know things about me that nobody I've met face-to-face knows. Same here. I've told people here stuff about myself I'd never tell anyone face-to-face. We're sort of like Spiderwebbers Anonymous, aren't we? Well, of course the textual representation is a real one, I never implied otherwise. It is just separate from the physical one - you can choose how closely you relate the two, by deciding what information about your physical identity to reveal in your online identity. Also, you can manipulate information online with less effort than in real life. That doesn't make it less real, it just makes it potentially a separate identity. quote: I don't think anyone (shut up, FBM) is actually that different on these boards from how he or she is in real life. I'd like to think that in real life I am just like on these boards, but sadly, I'm a lurking, antisocial loner who breaks out in sweat if talking to an audience of four people or more. You said you don't believe anyone who claims they're better in real life than here. I claim the reverse. Excusing online behaviour this way is an irrelevant claim I think; we deal with our textual identities here, not our real selves, so it's your online personality that matters. If ben were G. W. Bush in real life, I couldn't care less (well, maybe I could, but it wouldn't surprise me the way it should). [ Friday, October 22, 2004 00:38: Message edited by: Some old guy ] -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
For the sake of my 8-year old brothers naggings... in SubTerra
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 20 2004 04:48 Profile Homepage #5 Man, I somehow got my father to join this board, and I haven't regretted another thing in my life that much. It feels like having someone look over my shoulder when posting. :P -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
It is not SPAM, I swear... in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 20 2004 04:04 Profile Homepage #7 Especially with the double accounts we all know and cherish. Numbers mean less than nothing here. If you asked "which is the better game, GF or BoE", then the 1 person who has seen the screenshots of both games, but never played either, has the same vote as the one who has finished both games. Only an actual discussion of points and arguments can have any real content. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Work Experience in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 20 2004 03:25 Profile Homepage #6 But perhaps said friend just found out that there are different kinds of translating? I really enjoy translating prose (as he, apparently), but those Chinese or Finnish sauna manuals don't sound attractive to me at all. I guess translation will stay more of a hobby for me. ;) -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Work Experience in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Wednesday, October 20 2004 00:37 Profile Homepage #3 I did one for a month in July this year, at a charity. Interesting, but it got pretty boring after a couple of days - I was translating between English and German. Wouldn't have been too bad if it hadn't been the sort of English they speak in India (which is English in vocabulary only, not in grammar). -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
List of Members in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Thursday, October 14 2004 02:13 Profile Homepage #20 quote: no posts on Tuesdays. That specific? I'd love to have a statistic showing seasonal activity some day. It seems that the summer is a little more active than fall, but by how much? -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
Board Ethics: Should spamming on round numbers be allowed? in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Thursday, October 14 2004 00:44 Profile Homepage #22 quote: While I read almost none of the above conversation, therefore have no knowledge of it's actual content... Congrats, it's rare that anybody ever admits to that. While I hardly read your post, I fully agree with it. :) -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00
After all these years, WTF in General
Albus Dumbledore Warrior Member # 3870	written Thursday, October 14 2004 00:39 Profile Homepage #4 Luckily, the traffic here, even on General, isn't so heavy that you lose track of what goes on even if you miss out a few days. -------------------- "Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it." ---Thomas Paine Posts: 156 \| Registered: Thursday, January 8 2004 08:00

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