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Deathmatch Tournament -- Round Two, Part One in General
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Profile #104
It's a Deathmatch, you dolt!

Slarty has a low member, good graphics, and FF FTW!

You have ... a spammy nature, a huge button, and Witch Hunt.

Slartifer, again, FTW

And besides, I was responding to my Portland neighbor, and her misinterpretation of Nioca's judgement. See "huge button" for more details.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..."
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Deathmatch Tournament -- Round Two, Part One in General
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Profile #99
I see that proclamation as being horribly shortsighted. Nioca lacks the depth and breadth of knowledge that can only be acquired over years of observation. Slarty does as well, but it's his gig and he could beat up Nioca.

Winner : Slartifer!

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..."
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A Visit to the Madhouse scenario question?!?!?! in Blades of Avernum
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Profile #2
I'm still trying to find the secret passage that lets me explore the dungeon in Rhapsody in Blue. That has tons of potential if I could only get going.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #88
Having re-read the OP, I have two things to mutter.

1. You do seem to have a lot to say,

and 2. of course sun cycles drive the climate. Things change over that short 12-15 year period, with oceans currents shifting and storm patterns changing. But the problem lies in ignoring the overall trend. No one is so stupid as to not notice the solar cycle, the just can account for the changes it makes, and still see a broader change.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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A little confused in Nethergate
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Profile #10
Why the hostility? I mean, I don't particularly like console games, so I don't post on those forums complaining about them. Should I be doing that? Does it actually get results?

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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Deathmatch Tournament -- Round Two, Part One in General
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Profile #92
Arghhhhhhhh!

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..."
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #74
I think the overwhelming concern amongst the Chicken Littles is that the "earth's Gaia-ish self-regulation" will inevitably correct the human species out of existence, or at least importance.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #69
Can you feel it?

Can you?

Ahhhh.

Feel the love.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #63
Scientists also have a poor record with predicting earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. You know, just like Mt St Helens, right?

Bleagh...

Could you cite that quote? I'm curious about the rest of the claptrap being spouted.

[ Saturday, August 18, 2007 08:03: Message edited by: Jumpin' Sarcasmon ]

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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Final Results: 24 Hour Contest in Blades of Avernum
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Profile #19
Having played TM's entries, I am looking forward to be amazed and astonished by the technical wizardry and in-depth storytelling that will be displayed in the Tales and Darkness.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #53
Aliens?

Dr No?

NASA?

There must be some logical explanation for temperature increases on other planets.

..
...

I know! The US government outsourced data collection and the low-ball contractor doesn't actually collect data. They do it the smart way, just make it up!

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #51
Bringing up a novel, which is definitely written to create profit for the author, does nothing to advance your argument. I read the book, found it somewhat entertaining, but was glad that it was a gift rather than a product of my purchasing power.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #48
quote:
Originally written by radix malorum est cupiditas:

...negligible values...
If you have evenly balanced scales (like those on the statue representing justice, if you are familiar with it) and add even the tiniest amount (aka negligible value,) you will find that the balance is now off. Some things can be quantified like you seem to think, and the equilibrium of the atmosphere and oceans is one of them.

Oh, welcome back! :D

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #42
I still predict that after the next worldwide ice age there will be an explosion in human population.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #38
quote:
Originally written by Stillness:

quote:
Originally written by Kelandon:

quote:
Originally written by Stillness:

Sometimes "so-called" simply refers to how a thing is designated though with no regard to the writers agreement. In fact, that is the primary usage of the word.
No, it's not.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=so+called&x=0&y=0

so-called /?so??k?ld/ –adjective

1.called or designated thus: the so-called Southern bloc.

2.incorrectly called or styled thus: so-called intellectuals.

This may be one of those geographic definitions. I've seen it used both ways, but not in the same locales. Also, it seems verbal emphasis lands on the "so" for definition 1, and the "called" for definition 2, both things that don't appear readily on the internit.

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #24
Actually, I was speaking more toward the human persistence in inhabiting areas which are fringes. Mostly this was due to transportation requirements, but now it just seems habit. If humans will survive, they will do so by existing in areas that are benefited by climate change. Those that insist on remaining in inhospitable areas will die. I somehow doubt the species will retract in size to 10,000, but I would also argue that a reduction in population will be required if climate change happens to the extent predicted.

As an example, people (marine biologist type people) are noticing that salmon species are shifting their distribution northward in reaction to the heating of river water in hot summers. Luckily the myth of salmon and birth streams isn't a hard and fast rule, otherwise I can't imagine how anyone could expect the species to exist at all.

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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Pets in General
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Profile #21
quote:
Originally scribed by Ephesos:
While it's clear that Salmon is just trolling for polls, the last poll about pets was just kinda stupidly incomplete. Nobody ever thinks about fish.

Curing people of their desire to start polls may be my calling. That I usually administer polls as part of the treatment is just part of the mystery. With all due deference to Aran, statistics just don't matter in a group this small, and don't reflect anything other than the opinions of voluntary poll takers. As data aggregators they are woefully inadequate, as they fail to provide the individual with the requisite choices and inevitably require explanations. Much simpler in the end to just ask a question and get answers. Any data hounds can sniff out statistics from the words, but at least the rest of us aren't left without fodder for interesting discussions.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #15
I find it fascinating that the last real Ice Age immediately preceded the population explosion of the human species. Is it possible that all that time huddled together caused global warming and the end of the ice age?

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #10
quote:
Originally written by root:

Unfortunately I have only pretty graphs...
Then you should have noticed that CO2 deposits in the Antarctic icecaps oscillate with time. Amount of pollen from temperature dependent species also vary over time. Niche moves geographically. Cockroaches won't be the only successful species, as history has proved.

Is it Shark Week!!! yet?

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Pets in General
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Profile #10
This shoulda been a poll.

Dog.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
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Profile #8
Global warming is only a problem to species that refuse to adapt to reality. As this is a cyclical issue, and we have the same species today as we did 100,000 years ago (more or less,) it is obvious that it isn't a catastrophic problem.

Again, unless you belong to a species that can't cope.

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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My Poll in General
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Profile #15
quote:
Originally written by No more muffins:

I wonder why everyone is acting like this to Salmon.
[insert meaningless diatribe about the spiritual value of salmon to the native peoples of the northwest, left out intentionally due to the vagaries of ubb]

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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Fat Attack? in General
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Profile #42
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

quote:
Originally written by Synergy:

Aspartame breaks down into wood alcohol in your blood stream and cannot break down further. That can't be good.
While this is true, aspartame is so sweet that the amount actually used in foods is pretty damn small. The amount of methanol produced by breaking down the aspartame in a can of Diet Coke is less than the amount naturally found in, say, a tomato.

So.. you are saying tomatoes contain aspartame? No wonder they are so scrumptiously sweet!

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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24 Hour Contest: Judges Needed in Blades of Avernum
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Profile #41
As the organizer, you are the focus for rubber bands. This just re-proves a time honored axiom regarding fish and wisdom.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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24 Hour Contest: Judges Needed in Blades of Avernum
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Profile #39
This has been a pretty long 24 hours. You know, if you are soliciting opinions from the peanut gallery.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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