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Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Thursday, February 22 2007 06:09 Profile Homepage #98
quote:
Originally written by Dr. Johann Georg Faust:

My little homunculus
You get a Certificate of Redundancy Certificate!

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

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Round Table on Morality, Theology, and Ethics in General
Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Thursday, February 22 2007 06:04 Profile Homepage #39
quote:
Originally written by Cryptozoology:

This has always struck me as a fairly silly thing to say. How can one choose what one believes? Either one is convinced by the evidence for a particular position or one is not.
In scientific terms, sure. In theological terms, faith and proof come from opposite ends of the spectrum. One chooses what one believes because one believes religious things on the basis of faith, not evidence.
quote:
Originally written by When That Was:

What if God gives us free will and allows us to do what we want with it? We may do evil, but that's our choice. Why doesn't God intervene? He is infinitely superior and intervention goes against the divine plan. Theology has wrestled with this question for a long time, and all the best anwers boil down to our inability to comprehend what is best in the long run from our non-omniscient perspective.
This is one of those age-old questions that bugs me, because it seems nonsensical under the usual constraints. An omniscient and omnipotent god in a deterministic universe would know enough at the moment of creation to be certain how things were going to work out, so free will is a cop-out for evil in the world: this god created everything knowing full well what we were going to do and could've created things differently if he didn't want evil to exist.

In order for free will to matter, God has to be not omniscient (which I think is how people tacitly used to reconcile this long ago) or not omnipotent (there's Satan, struggling against him), or the world has to be probabilistic, not deterministic (at the moment of creation, there was a finite probability of some evil arising, and God just minimized the expectation value of the evil function over the lifetime of the universe).

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
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Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Why You Suck in General
Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Thursday, February 22 2007 05:39 Profile Homepage #85
quote:
Originally written by Synergy:

Namely, they frequently get reduced to dualistic categorization, which I despise. My comments usually attempt to point at values measured on some kind of continua.
This is completely out of left field. How did this have any relation to what I said?

Synergy, will you do me a favor? Paraphrase the point that I made in my previous post. I'm pretty sure that whatever you think I said is not at all what I actually said, but in order to know for sure, I have to know what you think I said.

[ Thursday, February 22, 2007 05:43: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

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Epitaph in General
Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 21:28 Profile Homepage #16
The "The boards are not any worse" theme is quite familiar, I realize. The "That's why they're increasingly boring" one is not as much.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Why You Suck in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 20:39 Profile Homepage #73
quote:
Originally written by Synergy:

It's the relative weight and importance between online relations, in which the people you are investing in have little bearing on your actual world, and your real life, in which your relationships have the power to dramatically affect your life even many years later (and vice-versa.)
I've been trying not to point out the circularity in everything that you're saying, and so far I've succeeded, but let me at least point out that there's no inherent reason why relationships that you have online can't have profound effects on your life that are equally as powerful as those in the "real world." I know at least one or two largely online relationships of mine that were deeply significant in parts of my life.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Epitaph in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 20:00 Profile Homepage #14
My sneaking suspicion is that these boards are always the same, but the SW-type conversation seems fresh and new to people who are new to it and starts seeming stale and old to people who have been here for a while.

The boards get less interesting to people, but I think they get less interesting simply because reading the same sorts of things over and over again gets less interesting, not because the stuff itself changes at all.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Spiderweb Monthly Stats - February 2007 in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 19:54 Profile Homepage #84
Well, at least I'll still have my total post count.

*gazes fondly at his 6786*

[ Wednesday, February 21, 2007 19:54: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Jeff, please respond - Magic and Avernum 5 in Avernum 4
Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 18:30 Profile Homepage #33
quote:
Originally written by Dark Mage:

I don't see Bill Gates mailing me for asking how I want AOE4 to be!
You mean he doesn't? Man, you must have done something to make him mad.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Why You Suck in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 18:24 Profile Homepage #63
quote:
Originally written by Protocols of the Elders of Zion:

This is how I talk, Kel. You and I both know that.
That doesn't make it any less hypocritical to say, "I'm not trying to insult you," and then insult people.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
The Demon of IRL, Part II in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 10:09 Profile Homepage #14
One nice thing about Australian geography is that everyone pretty much lives in one corner of the continent, so Aussies would not have too much trouble meeting each other if they felt like it.

One of these days, I'm going to run into Zeviz IRL and not know who he is, because I don't know his real name. My real name is all over these boards, though, so I'm assuming that he'll know me, and I'm hoping that he'll at least say, "Hey, by the way, I'm Zeviz."

All of you know where I live (or can pretty easily figure it out), so my answers are probably pretty obvious. One of these days, though, because of work, I'm going to end up in New York, and I'll finally get to meet one particular lovely Dominican in person.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Why You Suck in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Wednesday, February 21 2007 06:38 Profile Homepage #36
quote:
Originally written by Protocols of the Elders of Zion:

the very community that feels compelled to whip it out to it.
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your problem seems to be that you have abandoned any serious discussion and stucked to the regions of SW where boys get fondled.
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if your only interest were boys (which I could say is at least true of, I don't know, Synergy)
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better people than you
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you're ignorant
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you're using it as an excuse.
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spoiled, prissy child.
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pretty presumptive for you and especially the other dude
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make innuendo concerning you and the Cub Scouts
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blogging and filking
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maunder
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I'm not trying to be insulting here


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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Why You Suck in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Tuesday, February 20 2007 22:50 Profile Homepage #26
quote:
Originally written by Spent Salmon:

Maybe if a character in Diki's story started writing poetry? Would you then see Alec's point?
Only if it was slith poetry.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Frills in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Tuesday, February 20 2007 21:12 Profile Homepage #4
The spray cans are also useful for this to some extent.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Why You Suck in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Tuesday, February 20 2007 07:49 Profile Homepage #10
quote:
Originally written by Emperor Tullegolar:

You seem like a smart guy, I just wish you'd say things to me that were worth a response.
Thuryl is old-school. There was a time in the history of the community, long ago, when people were far too subtle to tell someone directly that his post was too stupid to deserve a reply. They would, instead, post the entire lyrics of "Mr. Blue Eyes" in French to indicate that there was nothing good to be said. When Thuryl posts something that seems trivial in reply to a post of yours, his action means more than you might think.

It is worth noting, too, that, in a marked difference from the past, the ones who tend to be hardest on newbies these days are in fact newbies. People with member numbers far higher than mine were the ones giving Iffy a hard time in the most recent thread.

As for meta-posting, well, the community has always talked about itself. The community has always had in-jokes (e.g. the trifecta of terror that I think consisted of Khoth, Saunders, and Riibu and had something to do with a large number of slimy things).

You're just getting old, Alec. All these newbies of what I've called the fourth generation aren't very much like you. They don't make frequent reference to AbT (but rather Diki's story). They don't make reference to the Arena (but rather BoA). In short, their in-jokes aren't your in-jokes, so you feel that much more like an outsider, because that's what in-jokes do: they include some and exclude others.

Well, my general feeling is that this is what the community is now. Take it or leave it.

EDIT: Khoth, Saunders, and Arctic. I knew I had one of those people wrong. Well, two Brits and a Finn, anyway.

[ Tuesday, February 20, 2007 21:07: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Bahssikava - technical problem - Khar-Grav palace in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Tuesday, February 20 2007 07:30 Profile Homepage #2
I had forgotten about this. I've never been able to reproduce it.

What direction does the demon fly? Does it actually fly west?

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
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The Ancient Greeks in General
Kelandon
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Member # 4045
 written Tuesday, February 20 2007 07:28 Profile Homepage #77
We also have to remember that "fittest" doesn't necessarily mean "best" and that evolution may produce things that are very good at surviving but not necessarily situations that are ideal for everyone involved. People who have followed SoT's reasoning in the past have forgotten this, with rather dire consequences.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
The Ancient Greeks in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 17:16 Profile Homepage #72
Hmm. That was not the response I expected, but it was far better than the one that I expected. I applaud you, Kyrek.

I wonder if Garrison found my replies gut-ticklingly ill-intentioned in this thread, too, despite the (again) remarkable lack of anger.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Infernal Flamming Muffin is an Oldbie? in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 17:07 Profile Homepage #47
quote:
Originally written by Infernal Flamming Muffin:

quote:
Colorado has much shame
What do you mean by that?
Apparently the two of you are from Colorado. I shouldn't have to explain that to you.

Anyway, this is a rare IBTL post for me.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
The Ancient Greeks in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 16:38 Profile Homepage #68
quote:
Originally written by Kyrek:

It isn't out of our reach, all we have to do is exercise hard for 3 or 4 generations so that the muscle form changes.
You don't have a biological description of it because this is not really how things work, cf. Thuryl's post on Lamarckism.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Infernal Flamming Muffin is an Oldbie? in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 16:32 Profile Homepage #20
To the Iffy imitator: Note the CoC.

quote:
What constitutes a major transgression for a member:
+ Impersonation of another person or screen name (including "faking" a screen name by using similar-looking text characters).
You face the possibility of a ban unless you change your name.

[ Monday, February 19, 2007 16:34: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Spiderweb Monthly Stats - February 2007 in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 14:16 Profile Homepage #40
I'm not sure that Iffy is even the most iffy member here.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
The Ancient Greeks in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 13:08 Profile Homepage #66
quote:
Originally written by Kyrek:

What I mean is that the muscle changes to allow more strength for the amount of muscle. I am saying that the training and stuff would change the muscle, not necessarily the strength.
I'd like an exact biological description of how this works or a reference to such a description. This claim is far more specific than just, "Yeah, the Greeks were pretty strong."

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Blades of Avernum - 8.66 (10.0/7.0) in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Monday, February 19 2007 09:00 Profile Homepage #32
quote:
Originally written by Cryptozoology:

Replacing player character portraits can be done, but isn't officially supported, and Spiderweb won't host scenarios that require it.
Well, it can be faked, as per Lord Putidus, but only on the Mac side. Spidweb has no problem with LP.

quote:
Originally written by Umph. xx:

it annoys the hell out of me in some places (not to mention the American spellings in calls... it should be print_str_coloUr dammit!),
This is what you get for playing an American-made game. :P
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but the scenarios we have, and the scenarios we're about to recieve, make this a contender with BoE in terms of value-for-money.
Eh, BoE has 300+ scenarios. BoA has 30+. It's hard to compete with the sheer volume of BoE, even discounting quality.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00

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