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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| Sound the bells... in General | |
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written Monday, December 6 2004 05:29
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I am engaged to be married. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, December 3 2004 12:53
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Congrats! Be sure to fill out your selective service card - it's a felony if you don't! :D You can sign up here: https://www4.sss.gov/regver/register1.asp Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, December 3 2004 09:56
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Family Guy is my favorite. I also like Teen Titans. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, December 3 2004 07:06
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Did the skill screen drawings come before or after Fallout, I wonder... Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, December 2 2004 06:23
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I went to Gencon once. An event where all the "XXL" size tee-shirts for game masters are the first to run out. It convinced me to leap immediately back into the gaming closet. Funniest thing I saw during Gencon: prostitutes propositioning hardcore gamers. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, December 2 2004 06:16
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quote:  Did anyone else see this too? Frightening! [ Thursday, December 02, 2004 06:17: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, December 2 2004 05:57
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Probably the 70 year old men. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, December 1 2004 13:39
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quote:I think it would make sense, given his whole "ben4808" thing. Could be wrong though. Meh. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, December 1 2004 09:33
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quote:I w00t!ed because of the double post. My comments were intended for ben's "I fail to concur," not you, so be at ease. [ Wednesday, December 01, 2004 09:35: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, December 1 2004 05:26
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quote:I fail to concur :P [/b][/quote]You've tried Canadian Viagra? ...for that matter, were you trying to concur, or just don't? [ Wednesday, December 01, 2004 05:29: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, December 1 2004 05:25
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w00t! [ Wednesday, December 01, 2004 05:27: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 30 2004 07:11
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I'm astonished TM even bothered to open it. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 29 2004 05:42
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I work in Washington, DC. I live just across the Potomac River in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, VA, literally across the street from this:  Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 29 2004 05:33
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It was a week of vacation over the holiday that kept me away. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 18 2004 06:17
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The problem I encountered when considering DSL was that the provider in my area, Verizon, requires logging in prior to use. My roommate and I wanted to have a wireless router so that we could just tap into the service whenever we wanted. We determined that this would be more easily accomplished through cable. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 17 2004 06:13
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Whatever cable service you can get is entirely dependent on the provider(s) in your area. In Arlington, VA, the only option for me was Comcast. You may have more than one option though. I do believe, though, that most cable providers are bundling a cable modem in with their service these days. I rent one from Comcast for $3 a month, which is quite manageable. As for getting the service with or without TV cable, in my market Comcast provides a price break on the highspeed if you purchase a TV cable plan as well. The discount is comparable to the price of their "ghetto" cable plan - that is, all the stations you'd find broadcasted, some home shopping, and CSPAN - but it isn't too bad, considering the reception is perfect. The whole package for my roommate and me is $60 a month. I think it's worth it. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 12 2004 10:33
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quote:Not true. Israel has already demonstrated its capacity to defend itself in the region. For example, it attacked Iraqi nuclear facilities at Osirak in 1981 on its own initiative. Israel instead relies on the U.S. to legitimize its actions. I don't think, however, that a withdrawal of U.S. support would prevent Israel from doing what it feels it needs to do to defend itself. [ Friday, November 12, 2004 10:36: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 12 2004 08:50
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Actually, Jefferson was the isolationist. Walter Russell Mead in his work Special Providence came up with a good means for distinguishing citizens' stances on U.S. foreign policy by breaking them into four camps based on the policies of four presidents: The Hamiltonians, the Jacksonians, the Jeffersonians, and the Wilsonians. The Hamiltonian approach to foreign policy is largely economic in nature; Jeffersonians are characterized by a policy of non-intervention; Wilsonians favor intervention for humanitarian and democratizing purposes; and the Jacksonian view is more or less the same as "red state" America's. According to Russell Mead, while during the Clinton administration the Wilsonian camp played a large role, and the beginning of W's was Jeffersonian, it's the Jacksonian camp that's most influential post-9/11. I've grossly generalized Russell Mead's work here, so take this with a grain of salt, but believe me - it's worth a read. I find the dimension this work adds to American policy debate much more useful than just the regular Republican-Democrat split, which really is only useful for domestic policy concerns. [ Friday, November 12, 2004 08:59: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, November 12 2004 07:07
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Hey Aran, the States aren't that divided. Now that the election is over, it almost feels like people are setting aside their differences, if only from exhaustion, and a somber sort of peace prevails. This will get flung out the window when Congress comes back into session in January, but for now, it's rather nice. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Ashcroft has resigned. Maybe now the drapes will come off the statues. :) [ Friday, November 12, 2004 07:22: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 11 2004 13:15
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I believe there was a desire expressed among the Palestinian "people" that he be buried in Jerusalem. I agree with the view though that he shouldn't. Burying him there further legitimizes the Palestinians' claims to the city, at least in their minds, which would only make finding a peace settlement that much trickier, as it's likely at this point that no such settlement will include any portion of Jerusalem. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 11 2004 11:27
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Unfortunately though, Kel, the US is in that position. I believe however that the US does carry weight with Israel, and with Arafat gone, there will be room now for progress to be made. The fact that Arafat was in power pretty much meant that there was no possibility of further discussions. Now that Sharon's mortal enemy is gone, at least that possibility is back on the table. I'm feeling cautiously optimistic at this point. Sharon, defying the will of his party, has ordered the withdrawal of settlements in Gaza. The prize, of course, is the West Bank, so we'll see what happens there, but this has been a step in the right direction. The wall, though a fundamentally bad thing, I think has served as a sobering message to the Palestinians that they've burned up any goodwill with Israel they had, and that if they want to move forward, they'll need to get their own house in order. There's always the risk that Hamas will fill the vacuum, but I think that the Palestinians who are tired of the violence are starting to realize that Hamas doesn't offer them a real solution. We'll see though. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 10 2004 05:30
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Hey, at least Ashcroft's out. :) BT, isn't just paying the interest essentially the same thing as renting, with crazy additional liability? Doesn't seem like a great deal to me... Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 9 2004 10:46
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But what is evil? It's all relative to the mores of your society. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 8 2004 06:36
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I would not. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 4 2004 12:43
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spy, are you suggesting Arafat was a "right one?" Sharon just went against the will of the Likud party and started settlement withdrawals. That to me signifies that he's taking the right steps. [ Thursday, November 04, 2004 12:44: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
