Profile for Drew
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| Displayed name | Drew |
| Member number | 4233 |
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| Postcount | 2242 |
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| Registered | Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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| Karma? in General | |
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written Tuesday, June 7 2005 04:21
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quote:It means you're narrow-minded. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| ever felt anyone envys you just because you are intelligent? in General | |
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written Tuesday, June 7 2005 04:14
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It will be better when you get to university. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| I need Beta Testers... in General | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 11:54
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They can use this topic for that discussion if they like - especially considering you're using beta-testers from this site for your own non-Spidweb-oriented commercial purposes. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| RWG in Richard White Games | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 07:53
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Hey, no problem - I appreciate any suggestions. For now, we're kind of waiting to see how much of it can be taken care of by the rain, while we wait to see if anyone will buy the porch furniture we registered for from our wedding registry. :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Lord Putidus help in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 07:50
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As far as I can tell, you can't. You have to get Faustulus to agree to help you. The means to do this is on the first floor of the castle. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Global Warming or Global Cooling in General | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 07:47
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quote:Au contraire, mon frere. More to the point, I grew up in the Ohio River valley, where humidity has become an entity. But the extremity of the heat in New England or the South doesn't hold a candle to the intensity of the Minnesota winter, I guarantee. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Worst Game EVER! in General | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 07:39
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quote:It was back in the day. Learn about the wonders of dysentery here. I think dying from it would rank right up there with dying from contact with a Portugese man o'war. As far as I know, the original Oregon Trail was just about impossible to win. You could play as strategically as you wanted for the first 95% of the game, but the arcade-style end where you guided your caulked wagon down a river was unreasonably difficult for a fourth grader, at least at the time. Mind you, the original NES had only just come out. [ Monday, June 06, 2005 07:41: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 07:34
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quote:The status quo in Montana, perhaps? Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 04:48
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Civ II may well be the greatest game ever. I probably spent more time on it I did on course work for any two classes I took during a given term my freshman year of college, and the game still rules. The Oregon Trail rocked as well. There was no better way to spend time in the old elementary school Apple IIe lab. "You have died of dysentery." Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Who are you? and What's your IQ? in General | |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 04:37
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I think the "critical thinking" component of my liberal arts education, as opposed to my major, was the ultimate end-point of the process. The major, while interesting and in a few cases directly applicable to real life, was merely the means for achieving this end; while I chose to study Classics, I could have just as easily chosen math, poli. sci., or English and probably arrived at the same point. I realized this within the last two weeks of my undergrad education. It's amusing that it's almost a byproduct of the process, and it's certainly the case that many people don't get this, or at least stop to realize that it's happened. I think I will agree that critical thinking is something that can't be taught directly (a course in symbolic logic may come closest, and I recommend taking such a course to anyone in school); it can only be learned through application. Beyond critical thinking, I think it's definitely the case that some majors are worth more than others in the real world. Obviously, any major that provides trade-oriented skills, like comp. sci. or engineering will provide access to higher paying positions. However, I firmly believe that the critical thinking education I received vis a vis my Classics degree was worth every penny. [ Monday, June 06, 2005 04:38: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 6 2005 04:11
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quote:Clearly you've never been to Minnesota in February. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Saturday, June 4 2005 05:20
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There've been a number of stinkers over the years, but the worst in recent memory for me has been Pools of Radiance: The Ruins of Myth Drannor. It was billed as being fantastic, but was beyond worthless and drab, when it wasn't crashing my PC. Sacrifice was also pretty bad. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 13:01
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In the US? I read the news. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Summer jobs anyone? in General | |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 12:59
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Save your money and don't take anthro, unless it's very archaeology-oriented. Otherwise, it may as well be called subjective-ology, because there's no way culture can truly be objectively analyzed. Attempting to understand other cultures is not without merit; pretending that the process is a science is. [ Friday, June 03, 2005 12:59: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 12:45
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quote:Um, the government (or at least the executive branch) is actually playing down the effects of global warming. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 12:42
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quote: Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 10:22
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While technically "homophobia" means "fear of the same," I think we all pretty well understand that, as it is currently used, the "homo" part of the word implies homosexuality or homosexuals. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General | |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 09:50
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The Pentagon is a pretty large target. Also, at the angle at which it was hit, the plane very well may have been heading into town. Planes fly in close to the area all the time to land at Reagan National (as an aside, if you're flying into the area, National is the most convenient airport of the three to practically everything in DC), which is pretty much right next door to the Pentagon. That they were caught off guard isn't so surprising. [ Friday, June 03, 2005 09:52: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| How Old Are You? in General | |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 08:36
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Yes, happy birthday in advance. Here's a pic of my favorite for you. :)  Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| Where do we all live? in General | |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 05:56
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I live in this building in Arlington, VA.  Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 05:52
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ef, I wasn't here at the time, but I know people who saw the plane fly into the 'gon. It's not a US pro-Israeli cabal anti-Palestinian plot. It was a plane flying into the side of the Pentagon. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 05:48
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I think the trick is not to act self-absorbed and arrogant. This sort of behavior, as opposed to how smart someone might (claim to) be, is likely the reason for mistreatment. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 05:43
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How about instead of keeping insults "in reserve," you be a bigger person and don't insult someone? I know that I definitely have trouble doing this when someone raises my ire, but I think that taking the high road would go a long way toward making society better. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
| The games people play in General | |
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written Friday, June 3 2005 04:44
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For stress relief, it's all about Dynasty Warriors 3. There's nothing quite like slaughtering thousands of digital soldiers with a character wielding a fan to take the edge off. [ Friday, June 03, 2005 05:44: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 2 2005 13:33
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It may have had more to do with the sheer amount of mass and heat subsequently generated. Remember also that concrete essentially is dust, minus water. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |