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Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 19:25 Profile #121
quote:
Originally written by Harlequin:

No matter what your oppinion is, a documentry is a documentry, it gives the facts.
Um, no. A documentary shows you what the director wants you to see. Fortunately for Michael Moore, many of his clips speak for themselves. Unfortunately for the nation, many voting citizens were too busy drinking the kool-aid to pay attention.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 16:41 Profile #115
There's also the unspoken threat from us on toward the rest of the world every day. Ask anyone from any other country whom they're more afraid of, the US or Al Qaeda, and they'll tell you the US.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
How Old Are You? in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 11:08 Profile #4
Legal for what?

In Kentucky, 16 is "legal."
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
RWG in Richard White Games
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 09:58 Profile #91
quote:
Originally written by Quark:

—Alorael, who supposes all value left when the guano appeared. Or maybe it was the pidgeons. Heck, the second post managed to meander.
Hey, I think that the pigeon appearance was a perfectly valid tangent from BSC's post on page one. And, after all, haven't we all learned a thing or two in the meantime? I also brought us back on topic with the results from my google search for RW, so it hasn't drifted that badly, though admittedly, the turn toward guano has been a misstep.

I say we continue to love and nourish this topic as it deserves. :)
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 08:46 Profile #108
quote:
Originally written by I'll Steal Your Toast:

I wish there was a little bit more honesty on this. The reason which we went to war with Saddam was 1) He was a genocidal maniac. 2) He threatened his neighbors with invasion. 3) He attempted in the invasion of Kuwait to open an overland route to export oil which could not be blocked by UN sanctions, or directed by OPEC. 4) He threatened the United States oil supply by burning oil wells and threatening neighboring countries in how they supplied oil through OPEC.
These are all justifications for the first war, not the current one.

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5) He probably had used poison gas and other things on his own people. Even if he didn't use WMDs on his people, he killed them in droves.
Not a strictly illegal, let alone intervenable offense. The world's treatment of the Sudanese genocide is answer enough for you on this one.

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6) He may have had WMD-- this was not proven. I think if he had any, he exported all of his WMDs to Syria a couple years earlier.
There is no proof of either of these claims.

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7) He attacked the United States ally Israel.
So have lots of countries, and Israel has attacked them in turn. No one has clean hands here.

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8) He harbored terrorists-- not Al Qaeda terrorists but Palestinian terrorists. This is proven.
And were they a threat to our national security? I have yet to hear of any credible Palestinian threats on the U.S. Does that make this justification for war on Iraq?

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9) The Kurdish problem became unmanageable after the gulf war and his neighbors needed a way to manage them. 10) He prompted increasing weapons research and military expenditures by Iran.
These also are not good justifications for a "just" war. We and our allies develop new weapons systems all the time.

The more I think about it, the more I arrive at a perceived need to try to reshape Middle Eastern government and culture in an image more to our liking as the justification for the war. Good old imperialistic nation-building. While the motivation behind this may have been good, if wrong-headed, the justifications used to sell the war are completely disingenuous, and it's in no way a "just" war. The way that the war has been executed is another story entirely, and likely a criminal one at that.
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Who are you? and What's your IQ? in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 06:33 Profile #55
I am Andrew Miller. I am an American, a Kentuckian, a non-smoker, a registered Democrat, a fiscal moderate, a social liberal, an agnostic, and a hasher. I am 27, 5'11, 18X lbs. (it fluctuates, but I try to keep it toward the lower end. One of these days, I'll make it back down to the sweet 170's...). I have a B.A. in Classical Languages and an M.A. in International Relations and Economics. I live in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC. I was originally drawn to the area by career opportunities, but stayed for Diane, (now) my fiancee, whom I'm marrying July 31st. I am a legal assistant, but will be starting at G.W. Law School in August.

I row when I can get on the water, and regularly run in the meantime in order to stay in shape and combat an ever slowing metabolism. I run 10ks (my PR so far is 48:59, and I'm working to get faster) and I'm looking forward to running my first marathon next year. I am a closet gamer. I remember what the gold box games were, as well as Basic Dungeons & Dragons. I'm a singer, and have competed in international barbershop quartet competitions. I'm currently a bit down because I finally finished Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, and no other books seem as good to me now.

I've never taken an IQ test. I do my best to listen. I appreciate Socrates' attitude. I'm willing to believe Thuryl.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Super Smash Brothers Characters in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 05:55 Profile #34
Gannon.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Global Warming or Global Cooling in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 05:43 Profile #19
I think global dumbing will kill us off long before the other two.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, May 31 2005 05:32 Profile #106
Whoo-ey! It's getting kinda thick in here. The misinformation being thrown around is breathtaking.

Let's focus though on a few facts:

-Saddam did not have any WMDs. The UN inspectors pretty much verified this, and wanted more time to be certain.

-Terrorist connections with Saddam's regime were spurious.

-Montana is a coal producing state.

...so what flavor was the kool-aid, anyway?
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
SEGA Genesis in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Saturday, May 28 2005 07:11 Profile #13
quote:
Originally written by cfgauss:

Oh, oh, absolute best game for SNES, EVER, Chrono Trigger. Anyone who doesn't agree with me is required by law to be shot.
No they aren't.

EDIT: Super Metroid for SNES gets my vote. It still rules.

Best console game of all time ever though? Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for N64.

[ Saturday, May 28, 2005 07:14: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Aarh me mateys, time for pirates and ships. in Blades of Avernum
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 13:20 Profile #16
Thanks. Probably a stultifyingly easy answer to find, but I haven't started digging into the docs yet because I haven't been inspired. Until now, that is... :)

[ Friday, May 27, 2005 13:22: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Aarh me mateys, time for pirates and ships. in Blades of Avernum
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 08:21 Profile #14
A coding question: would it be possible to set up a flag to change the location where the one exit of a town designed as a ship would exit to?

Example: Say you have a ship/town, as such, where C is the captain and X is the exit (0 is the mast)...

+-----------------\
|===========\
|=C==0=======>
|===========/
+-----|X|---------/

Could you set it up such that the destination of the exit square entirely depends on a flag change due to a diolog choice with the captain on the ship? Thanks!

EDIT: I hate quasi-ASCII!!!

[ Friday, May 27, 2005 08:25: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 07:54 Profile #27
quote:
Originally written by Hawk King:

if you meant I should have had the sense not to say I support bush because people who do not like him would rate me bad I knew perfectly well that would happen when I posted. And I really don't care
No, I meant that people with sense don't support Bush, so in essence or a sense, I was supporting the other camp. Savvy?

[ Friday, May 27, 2005 07:57: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
A "world of avernum" in Blades of Avernum
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 07:17 Profile #5
Spidweb is essentially a company of one. Jeff does all the coding himself. As such, he doesn't have the resources necessary to dedicate to such an endeavor, were he ever to desire to, which he doesn't.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Quote on charisma. in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 07:08 Profile #17
Successful != great. "Successful" is a necessary but not sufficient qualifier for a leader to be "great."
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Karma and Bush, and also the WTC in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 06:08 Profile #21
...and one karma for you! Go sense.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
A "world of avernum" in Blades of Avernum
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Friday, May 27 2005 04:23 Profile #1
Will never, ever happen.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Pick up lines in General
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Thursday, May 26 2005 12:15 Profile #15
quote:
Originally written by Averman:

...how about just saying hi
You've been registered since 2001, and this is the topic in which you've chosen to make your first post ever? :confused:

Ah well... Welcome to Spidweb! Leave your sanity at the door.

[ Thursday, May 26, 2005 12:15: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Pick up lines in General
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Thursday, May 26 2005 11:53 Profile #10
"You see my friend over there? (Point to friend who sheepishly waves from afar) He wants to know if you think I'm cute."

-also-

"Do I know you?" (No.) "God, I sure want to."

[ Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:59: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
RWG needs less spam... in Richard White Games
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Thursday, May 26 2005 09:49 Profile #5
Nice. Thank God for ascorbic acid though.

<twiddles thumbs and whistles silently to self, wondering when this topic will be locked...>

[ Thursday, May 26, 2005 09:51: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
RWG needs less spam... in Richard White Games
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Thursday, May 26 2005 08:47 Profile #2
Nitrates can serve as explosives as well as fertilizers, ergo the "fertilizer bomb," which Tim McVeigh used in Oklahoma City. It's another area where Homeland Security is failing, though in their defense, fertilizer sales would be almost impossible to regulate.

EDIT: I'm not sure how sodium nitrite is different, but I'm pretty sure it acts as a preservative in Spam. Most processed meats use it though (especially hotdogs).

[ Thursday, May 26, 2005 08:51: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Signiture in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Thursday, May 26 2005 04:46 Profile #15
How about:

I don't know how to spell "signiture."
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Music in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Thursday, May 26 2005 04:45 Profile #53
Words are like tools: sometimes you only need a tack hammer; other occasions call for the sledge. As everyone knows, things always go smoothest when you have the right tool for the job, so why handicap yourself?

TM - even though it's topical, maybe we ought refrain from using such language for JV's sake - this is his commercial site after all.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Undead Valley RELEASED in Blades of Avernum
Drew
By Committee
Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, May 25 2005 12:32 Profile #11
How tricky would it be to do the conversions for Mac? We've got to be a pretty big part of your audience...
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Quote on charisma. in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, May 25 2005 11:42 Profile #15
MLK Jr. also was quite charismatic. Other great non-20th century examples are Pericles and Alcibiades, for different reasons, and with different results.

EDIT: I wonder when the next great orator will arrive? Maybe it isn't possible anymore in this world of soundbites.

[ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:43: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ]
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