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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| Missing... in Blades of Avernum | |
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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 |
| If You Had A Billion Dollars... in General | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 01:27
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What would be even more impressive would be to find a place to put that money where you could be assured that the government and banking system would remain rock solid for the next 345 years. But I do maintain that it is all silly, as a person has earned many billions in order to save that single billion. Edit - appalling spelling, even for 3:30am... *this message includes an extra billyawn in homage to the great carl sagan* [ Saturday, July 16, 2005 01:30: Message edited by: Jumpin' Salmon ] Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| If You Had A Billion Dollars... in General | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 01:17
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Hmm... There was a perfect chance to do my work for me, with my vote hanging out there, and you didn't jump. I assumed $2000 initial investment, 4% real interest rate, and a 50% tax at the end. In order to realize a billion, I would have to stay alive for another 345 years. But wouldn't my year 2 investment of $2000 also be increasing at the same rate? I might have quite the tidy sum in the year 2350. *this message sponsored by the mason jar company - a safe place for your investment* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| guestion in Geneforge Series | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 00:57
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I have it on the highest authority that the Shaper College is segregated. Males are allowed to be either shapers or guardians (because they are smart and strong.) Females may become agents (because they are tricky and nimble.) *this message is not intended to condone the policies of the shaper college* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Official Election Final Round Voting in General | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 00:36
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With 52% percent of precincts reporting... Stug - 9 Aran - 7 Thur - 14 Only 29 eligible voters are left in the bribing pool, show them some love! *this message is not intended to convey vote counts, inspire fraud, or project a winner* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| If You Had A Billion Dollars... in General | |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 00:30
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Okay this is frustrating the hell out of me. Someone out there must have formulas for computing compound interest rates on savings. I found an online calculator, but that only allowed me to accumulate 25 million. I want to know how many years of savings it would take to save a billion dollars. To be honest, the amount saved per year shouldn't make that much difference. My rough guess, based on the arc of a baseball as it clears the left field bleachers, is about 10,000 years. Please note that it is only savings that is being counted here, if you look solely at income that is an easier compute. A rough calculation measuring steady income growth from age 21 to 58 using $25000 as starting salary and ending at $82000 shows gross income of just under $2 million. So it's obvious that we need better paying jobs, or a ridiculously devalued dollar, in order to come close to a billion. Without the formula I can't figure the true savings figure, but it is far far less than earnings. Anyhow, there was some guy on npr a few weeks ago talking about the forbes list, and how impossible (literally) it would be to get onto it unless you were born with the money. *this message sponsored by the resurrectus mortis topicus foundation* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Unhandled Exception Error in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, July 15 2005 21:36
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I'm sure the author would like a copy of the saved game immediately prior to the crash. Windows, right? Did you have a bunch of stuff running or just Blades? Have you fiddled with the data folder at all? Edit - Hmmm. He waits for Kel to answer, but Kel is doing something else. So he answers and finds that Kel types faster and has a less arduous signature to type. He hopes his answer is not too bad, and then notices he is using v1.0.4 and didn't get any of those errors. Hmmmm. *this message sponsored by the anderson company - makers of better windows** [ Friday, July 15, 2005 21:38: Message edited by: Jumpin' Salmon ] -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Possible name change? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, July 15 2005 21:11
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I suspect that Av4 will have its own forum area for at least a little while. *this message sponsored by the avernum quartet - all brass all the time* -------------------- quote: 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 Friday, July 15 2005 15:09
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Seeing as how this planet alone is gifted with millions of species, it isn't unreasonable to expect that given the constraints of this planet (ie. gravity, temp, humidity, radiation, atmosphere) and the time that "life" has existed here that pretty much every general form of life has been realized. I agree that in a gaseous world (like the sun?) there would be little need for the corporeal, and in a aqueous world the limbs as propulsion could be replaced. The central theme in species is this: being able to stay alive long enough to mature to the age where reproduction is likely. The key for RPG's is (don't shoot me TM) is familiarity, aka being able to identify with the character. That still leaves room for suspension of disbelief, but there is a rational limit there too. It may be difficult to play a slime (sorry ADoS) using the current BoX engine. Maybe someone can work on that, but I wouldn't. As far as the civilization/tool use/limbs debate, it is extremely difficult to produce food without tool beyond immediate needs. Even then, most cultures in the hunter-gatherer phase were extremely protein deficient. That is why (a hypothesis) that intense use of tools began in the same historical period as the beginnings of civilization. I'm not talking about the fertile cresent, but earlier hominid societies where hunting tools were used. Despite lack of written language, there is evidence of oral history going back thousands of years, which points firmly at tribal culture having achieved some degree of civilization. That long bit was to bring forth the theory that the increased use of tools led to better diet, which led to more powerful brains (culminating in Thuryl, so the rest of us can quit trying now,) and now bigger/better tools. The logical extension to that is that humans may be evolving further, and in the same direction, which would further augment brain capacity. It is difficult to back this up, especially with the universal 18th century diagnosis of " she's a witch! Burn her! ," but the increase in abnormal brain function (specifically autism) may be an evolutionary advance in the human species. I have not read it, but an autistic chap in India managed to write a book on autism (the kid deserves a Nobel) called Beyond the Silence . I am in awe. Anyhow, yeah, I want to see humanoids, cuz I can't imagine being anything but. *this message sponsored by futurama - where heads order robots to do their bidding* -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 15 2005 14:33
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So, if they were to adopt the Australian method of encouraging voter turnout, you might find a heck of a lot of people deciding that it costs less to pay a fine rather than waste 10-20 hours sifting through a pamphlet written by people that couldn't care less if it was understandable by anyone without a jurisprudence degree. *this message sponsored by the fund for excellence in run-on sentences* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Official Election Final Round Voting in General | |
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written Friday, July 15 2005 08:41
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Unofficial recount Stug - 7 Aran - 7 Thur - 13 *this message sponsored by marlenny, who did eventually make her choice* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 15 2005 07:15
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Not to defend Kel, but he posted within hours of TM on the same thread, and listed words from within one reply on that one thread. I personally wouldn't characterize that as a "search" or an attack. My immediate reaction was that Kel was amused, but as Drew points out, this media is lacking in emotional clues. Like it was said above, possibly by Alex, my voting style in this election was based on how I saw people interacting on the boards recently. Looking over my primary ballot, I gave votes to each of the three finalists, plus several others. I know that I have less than full knowledge of the interactions here, or who would best moderate the insanity, so the most I gave any candidate was 9 votes, with others getting 3 or 4. I voted in my trust that others knew more than I, and that is representational government as it exists in the US today. *this message sponsored by democracy - the true test of personality* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| "A Large Rebellion" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 23:51
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Omikron... I'm bad about getting newer versions, so I'm not sure if you repaired the door.txt file yet. Line 185(ish) has an extra right bracket. It caused an error when I was in the bandit fort trying to cast unlock on the door opposite the barracks door. *this message signifies that i finally finished alr* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 22:52
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quote:I feel a great weakening in the force. Oops my bad. That was just a yawn. *this message sponsored by the theatrics department at desperate university* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 21:12
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If you read my post verrry carefully, you'll see that you just agreed to place that sentence in your signature line. *this message sponsored by rif* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 19:33
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And now for a refreshing new opinion... I have no clue who you are Custer/Alec, but given your behavior regarding all of this election business, I am glad that you will not be given a position of authority on these boards. *this message is sponsored by the letter t* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| How many hours of sleep do you get per 24 hours, on average? in General | |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 18:05
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As I age it seems I need more sleep to sustain the level of activity to which I've become accustomed. I left home at 3am on Tuesday to go ocean fishing, which meant no sleep Monday night as I tend to sleep 8-9 hours at a stretch. This mean I stayed awake from 9am Monday until midnite Tuesday. According to reliable sources, I was slightly incoherent Tuesday night while watching the baseball game (all-star.) But after 9 hours of sleep I was back to normal on Wednesday. Plenty of sleep deficit in my life, but it seems that as long as I get in a good night, I am ready once again to play. *this message sponsored by 3 and 6 at 9 - wind waves and swells at intervals* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 11:09
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Never mind then. *this message concludes this broadcast day - brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 10:30
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If you are suggesting that there have been no adverse side affect from the inventions listed, I shall not waste my words. I see how sometimes TM gets frustrated, when rather then discuss the merits of a genuinely offered alternative/solution, you choose to dismiss it offhand using specious argument. Nebraska:Minnesota != Italy:Bosnia Each of the European countries has >200 years of independence prior to the EU idea. Each of those 50 autonomous areas in the ex-U.S. have >200 years of dependence prior to this idea. To compare them is an insult. The recent study finding that in-utero a baby is stewing in a chemical soup including gasoline fumes and mercury surely must give you some idea of the adverse affects of some or all of the work-arounds you described. Maybe that is why children are being increasingly diagnosed with odd disorders. *this message arrived in a bottle from the last safe place on the planet* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 10:06
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Over 200 forms of democracy existed in ancient Greece, each tailored to the desires of the people in each city-state. Populations in the tens of thousands. The constitutional congress chose one of those forms, mildly adapted, as the diagram for this grand experiment . Population around one million. Today the population in the U.S. is over 300 million as you need to count all illegal immigrants (just because you say they can't be here doesn't make them not exist in reality). This is not what the founding fathers had planned for when they wrote the thing. It is impossible for a representative government of less than 1000 persons to represent 300 million. I'll let you all work out the various ratios of representative to constituent for each system, but I assure you we are pushing the envelope. Solution? Split the country into 50 areas of dissimilar size and give them the freedom to govern themselves. Encourage adoption of travel freedoms, without making them mandatory. *this message sponsored by jefferson, adams, franklin, and a few other guys* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Druids of Krell question: New Post! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 00:45
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According to this the version offered for download at spiderweb fixes the problem you describe. Please post again if this fixes (or fails to fix) the problem. *this message sponsored by ephesos and fellow druids* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| How many hours of sleep do you get per 24 hours, on average? in General | |
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 22:07
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In college, with the help of some fast, I managed to stay awake from Friday AM until Wed PM. That of course was when fast was acceptable and coke was frowned upon. I did miserably on the test I was studying for, and fell asleep on a plane. I knew that staying awake for that long was an error when it took the flight crew so long to wake me that the cleaning crew was already done with everything but my row. *this message sponsored by the numbers higher than 7, especially the number 9* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 21:41
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quote:Heheheh. May I have permission to use that as your signature? *this message funded by the unintended consequences division of christianity fund* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 21:16
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Thus negating the premise that I am anyone's puppet. Imagine a salmon as a puppet. How silly. Oh wait, the salmon is a puppet, but mostly for pro-environmental organizations. *this message unfunded by Salmon 4 All, a real pro-salmon organization* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 21:00
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As written by TM quote:Now that is a compliment! Keep working on it Eagle, ya gotta finish a scenario in order to be an author. *this message is 100% sarcasm free* -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |