Profile for Jumpin Salmon
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| Displayed name | Jumpin Salmon |
| Member number | 5755 |
| Title | ? Man, ? Amazing |
| Postcount | 4114 |
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| Registered | Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 16:56
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Alex, you have completely abandoned even the pretense of sanity. I can only hope you continue in the same vein. *this message sponsored by nurse rachett and co* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 15:14
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quote:I would refer you to the Department of Motor Vehicles employee handbook. *this message sponsored by patti and selma* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 15:11
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I remember I wrote this but had forgotten where I put it. But I did promise to talk about money, so I would postulate that our present system of monetary based values would become obsolete if it was discovered that the future could be remembered. *this message sponsored by semantics and conventional definitions* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 15:05
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Perhaps time is not an arrow after all, but an expanding sphere generated anew every (insert appropriate really small duration here). Edit - I am clearly trying too hard to offer constructive messages to each topic. I will now move to SoT's topic and talk about money. *this message sponsored by mr. bubbles* [ Monday, July 18, 2005 15:06: Message edited by: Jumpin' Salmon ] Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 15:02
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I have two thoughts, both of which fight constantly, but nonetheless I find them entertaining enough to expose to the general light of this "topic." 1 - the turtles are symbolic of our brains (or sanity), which would account for the random turtle attempting (futile) escape. 2 - the turtles are fed a diet of brains, and have recently injested enough to become angered by the homogenous diet and are revolting. *this message sponsored by RW - who encourages all turtles to join the revoltion* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 14:55
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The goblins are a scarlet smelt. Just kill 'em and cease the futile questioning. After all, they are just goblins. *this message funded by the red herring anti-defamation coalition* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| ...or is it Memorex. in Tech Support | |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 13:18
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You must have done something to your computer which made A3 not work. Otherwise you could just download a fresh copy from spiderweb.com and email Jeff with a request for a new activation code. If you get no response, email again. Sometimes their email is crabby. *this message sponsored by the Gale society of golem lovers* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 12:54
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There seems to be a common problem of disbelief in human capacity at the personal level. (ie. I can't possibly do that, it is too hard.) This notion is proven wrong on several occasions throughout most peoples life history, and it is possible that it applies to the brain as well. Unless someone could kindly teach me how to remember the future, I will have a hard time imagining how to do it. I do agree that prediction models are suspect. There are so many forces acting at any given point in time that are uncontroled that it would be impossible to work it out. People often remark "Who woulda thunk that could happen." A recent Discovery channel show tried to detail through active MRI how different activities stimulate use of different sections of the brain. I turned away before I learned anything, but studies on the brain are continuing. Other than my initial and gut reaction to the question, I can already remember that I had nothing worthwhile to say on the subject. *this message sponsored by tense structure, which makes it difficult to convey future memories* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 12:00
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quote:That is exactly why responsible humans stamp out the 100%ers as soon as they are located. *this message sponsored by the underachiever club of viti levu* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 11:55
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As I have the nature to want to jump into the middle of a "discussion" in which I have no knowledge of either the subject matter or the individuals, it has been difficult to contribute in a constructive manner without creating spam. As Drakey has issued a competitive posting challenge, I feel it is in my best interests to induce discussions in which I can participate. Especially as posting innanities will reduce focus on the topic, I like to see something which is easy to understand. So, I would like to propose that a more knowledgable person than I create a poll whereby members could indicate their primary allegience (SW, Pol, Desp) or some other similar device. *this message sponsored by the german parliment - featuring minority rule for almost 60 years* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 11:11
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Simple, yet perhaps a non-answer. We as a species have not evolved to the point where we can recognize memories of the future. Certain individuals may have the ability, but it is usually drugged out of them if they confess to it. Other species on the planet may indeed have evolved that precognitive state. Also, certain plant based chemicals have been rumored to have the effect of opening the mind to future events. *this message brought to you by jimsonweed - now with alkaloid poison* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 11:02
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fun - noun 1. joke, fool, hoax, tease, trick, kid 2. a practical joke, what provides amusement 3. providing entertainment or amusement 4. a japanese unit of weight equal to 1/10 momme, .375 gram, or 5.79 grains. Usage - for fun, Alorael used a 30 fun bullet to fun the flamer by knocking the apple out of his throat. *this message sponsored by Daniel Webster, long decayed when the 3rd was published* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 10:47
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quote:Are you on a "high-fluff" diet then?? *this message funded by the chaps that invented velour* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 10:26
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Why don't we all just retreat to more comfortable ground and pick on the spammers? *this message funded by your keyboards - at this point almost worn out...* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 10:20
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Why is everyone throwing around terms like "infinite" as if they were crackers for the seagulls? That term is a theoretical one, and doesn't apply here. Having a huge sum of money would be like people giving you whatever you wanted for free, because you would end up still having a huge amount of money. Therefore you would own everything in the world by default, while still having said huge amount of money. (No one can make a salmon bite the lure) Infinite time is a myth without proof beyond historical fiction. There is nothing anywhere that says the universe couldn't cease to exist in 12 minutes 39.23 seconds from the time you read this post. All we have is theory, and hope. My suggestion is to value the time that is occuring right now, make it count, and don't ignore the money if lack thereof distracts you from the "rightnow." *this message sponsored by me - adjudicator of all that is infinite* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 16:46
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Get rid of XP and get a real operating system. I've had no problem with BoE demo version on my Win2k machine, so it must be one of the graphics "features" put in by the mighty gates. You could make your computer into a dual boot monster, and then run all the cool older games. *this message really really tried to help, but failed* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| May you rest in peace... in General | |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 16:42
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Ummm. It's fiction, and there is magic. Anything could happen, no one is dead, the next book will contain whatever will sell the most copies. *this message sponsored by H2O and the Hudson Bay blanket company* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 16:37
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Thuryl - It's not Drakey that you have to worry about, it's me. I went from 22nd to 10th in a month and I'm hoping that I can do even "better" next month. I'll just have to be more aggressive about posting in the games forums... Have fun with your summer Aran, like VCH, you'll be back when it winds down for some more of the insanity offered on these boards. *this message sponsored by the revolving door company - please come back soon* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Official Election Final Round Voting in General | |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 16:30
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I'll check my math later, but I think I see one vote for Thuryl and 2 switches Aran-->Stug since I updated last. In deference to the observations yesterday, I will list the candidates by their full PDN in alphabetical order. Arancaytar 4 Stughalf 13 Thuryl 15 No-vote 27 Abstaining 2 Total 61 % tally 56% *this message sponsored by the country that lets you change your vote after it is cast* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 22:46
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Huh. Quite a bit happens whenever I leave for a few hours. I commend you Stug for standing by your convictions and defending your friend. I hope if you are elected mod that you will just as willingly defend your enemy. Disappointing to see TM has had himself banned again. *this message sponsored by my dog, panting and looking at me as I type* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 21:59
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Wolves on our planet have a rudimentary societal structure as well. Most herd/pack animals do. It doesn't make them intelligent or civilized, just organized. *this message funded by the WWF* -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 14:13
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I could have put full names for all the candidates, or limit it to four. Otherwise the eye is drawn naturally to the different length of Thuryl's name and away from the other two worthy candidates. Perhaps I will do that differently in the future. Edit - As far as the order of the candidates, I decided that I should be sending subliminal messages to Kelandon, and felt that a vertical presentation reading SAT would effectively show my support for his continued silence on the election topics. That being said, it was a random order. *this message sponsored by the number 4 * [ Saturday, July 16, 2005 14:16: Message edited by: Jumpin' Salmon ] Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 10:39
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If you are claiming that the three remaining candidates have no sense of community, then you may have a point. You obviously feel that Alec has more sense of community than them, but that is not how Kel saw it. Hidden agendas are very attractive in novels and other works of fiction, but they do NOT lend a sense of community. Should 95% of the members here have to know about or care about these machinations? I certainly don't except on the level that I find them highly amusing. Does that mean I lack a sense of community? Nope, otherwise I wouldn't bother to respond to the occasional broadside. No one of us speaks for the community, and the closest I've seen so far was in the election. I personally disapprove of the style brought to these boards by Alec (and occasionally you) so my voting bloc did not extend to candidates that may have supported you. My votes went to the people still in the race. Yours didn't. Sorry that you have been disappointed, but that is an inherent risk, and the community did speak at the ballot. Edit - I must type slowly, as this was meant to slip in behind TM's post, and doesn't refer to Lt's or LL's posts. *this message sponsored by the 1% of registered members that think moderatoring is key to the community* [ Saturday, July 16, 2005 10:44: Message edited by: Jumpin' Salmon ] Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 10:01
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I can certainly appreciate that at the species level, there is change over time and space. But the genera, family, and order levels are pretty consistent across all continents. But that is why is said "general form." Birds, ants, mammals, and even marsupials have evolved separately across each continent. That is what this planet is capable of developing. As far as the randomness issue, another planet with the same atmosphere as earth would not evolve large land mammals without hemoglobin (or a substitute) or birds that could fly. Other planets with our gravity system would not develop 100 foot tall mammals. Of course a great role in the development of creatures is available food supply. After all, that is the factor that gave charles darwin his keynote speech for the royal society. You are absolutely correct about the isolation factor of NZ and Australia. The more I read about those countries, and the types of species that developed under those conditions, I am more amazed. Especially when faced with introduced species. *this message sponsored by the national invasive species counsel* -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 09:43
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The pillar-rock combo seems odd to me. Not sure why, but my eye is drawn that way. As far as the bridge, it is a great improvement, but I think that was in mind earlier was more on the lines of stepping stones in a pond. But with stalagmites. Not sure how that would work in the RP, maybe a dexterity check to make sure you can get across the floating bridge? *this message sponsored by horsehead lager - which mightly approves of the nebula* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |