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No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
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The only thing I would like to point out (for now--I'm still pondering the article) is that, whether logical or not, some people find certain words offensive. Hearing those words would be harmful to those people in the sense that it makes them uncomfortable. So swearing shouldn't automatically be okay everywhere. There's a difference between swearing occasionally and swearing at least twice every sentence. There's a difference between swearing around your friends at home and swearing at a busy restaurant. (As I am a person who is bothered by profanity, I don't buy your argument that people "choose" to be offended. If I were at a restaurant and I could overhear the people at the next table swearing constantly, it would bother me. I might even develop a headache if it continued long enough. I can't change that.)

Dikiyoba agrees with critically evaluating morals, though.
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Physics conundrums in General
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No one's forcing you to read the thread, either. It's quite clearly marked that it has to do with physics, so you had to know what the thread was about. If it doesn't look interesting, just ignore it.

Dikiyoba.
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Another death topic... in General
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Originally by Jumpin' Salmon:

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I'm surprised you forgot to mention it happened on a Wednesday. A Wednesday. Wednesday !!!

It was on a Wednesday, wasn't it?
Gasp! It was? Oh no! Oh no! It is a conspiracy! Run for your lives! The space aliens have come! AHHHHHHHHH!!!

On that note, Dikiyoba hopes that everyone had a lovely Friday the 13th.
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Another death topic... in General
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Originally by Nioca:

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That said, there's something about this crash that seems... off. But unless something else about this comes up, I'll keep my suspicions to myself.
Then why even bring it up?

Unfortunately, small plane crashes are a fairly frequent occurance, so there's nothing "off" about that in itself.

Dikiyoba.

[ Friday, October 13, 2006 10:38: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
batta Gamma? in Geneforge Series
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The trainers can raise the create battle alpha skill up to the max, but you still won't be able to create a battle gamma. However, it might be possible to edit the scripts and turn the battle beta into a battle gamma (for those who really, really want that battle gamma). I just made my battle beta glow, and that's really the only difference between those two creations, anyway.

Dikiyoba was more struck by the realization that it's possible to make Dikiyoba's Shaper actually glow after using the Geneforge or many, many canisters.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Geneforge 2 cheat help in Geneforge Series
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I scavenge everything and still have some problems with money in G2, because I buy all the training and spells. But I wouldn't cheat to get money, because that would take away some of the fun of the game.

Dikiyoba.
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Triadiads in General
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Originally by Slartucker:

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JOB?
"Mostly I teach, but lately I have been researching a new spell, which would make a strip of bacon drop on someone's head, even from a long distance. It would be a wondrous spell. I wouldn't have a chance to find it without this library."
Dikiyoba thinks that is the best part. :D
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Google Yourself! in General
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Originally by Dintiradan:

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(un-unique? a-unique? anti-unique?)
Ique. :P

Dikiyoba.
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Google Yourself! in General
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Originally by Ephesos:

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(Note to self: put wrestling camels in next BoA scenario)
Don't forget to include the cow fighting!

Originally by Grimm, Uber-lord of Doom or something like that:

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You know, the previews from the forum have a lot of the older stuff on them... I find it quite nice that people have just started calling me Lenar. "Lenar Labs" all of the time was quite cumbersome.
And frankly, it's a bit more... um... friendly, I guess, than being called Grimm.
The interesting thing about your current PDN is that whenever you are the last one the recent visitors list, you get listed as "Lenar, and Inc." Either that, or you have an imposter.

Note to Dikiyoba's self: Start addressing member 6700 as simply "Lenar."
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
God, I am so mad! in General
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Originally by Jumpin' Salmon:

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Basically, everything is 10% off, including my sanity and better judgement.
So, how much do they normally cost? And is there a special deal if you buy both of them together?

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
What have you been reading lately? in General
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Since this is back up, I'll just say that I recently finished Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell) and We (Yevgeny Zamyatin).

Dikiyoba is now starting Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Google Yourself! in General
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Originally by Ephesos:

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As per usual, I get the Turkish city of almost the same name (Ephesus is the normal spelling)... not very interesting.
Being the home of Turkey's camel wrestling championship isn't interesting?

All but one of the 1,130 results for Dikiyoba are Dikiyoba's. Almost all of them are related to Spiderweb.

Edit: Typo.

[ Tuesday, October 10, 2006 15:22: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Dead Civilian in Town in The Exile Trilogy
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Originally by Small Fry:

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orb of tralini
For future reference, it's Orb of Thralni.

Although "tralini" did amuse Dikiyoba.
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The glittering lights... in General
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Typically, though, my edits are the last thing in my post.

Of course, Dikiyoba typically doesn't include useful information in edits. However, Dikiyoba thinks that is beside the point. As opposed to above or below it.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Notice : Uber popular mod needs maid in General
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The one advantage of a UBB PM over e-mail is that there can be up to 21 replies in a single, organized thread as opposed to having 21 scattered e-mails.

Originally by Jumpin' Salmon:

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When starting a new topic was another option???

IMAGE(http://www.rangelights.com/images/Sadness.jpg)
It was even better when Dikiyoba looked at it, because all of the threads were lumped together. Apparently, the salmon run has started.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Marralis! in Blades of Avernum
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There's Silvar the underground city and Silvar the surface village, but it's intentional.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
"Turn al on" ...why? in Geneforge Series
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Originally by wagginpitbull:

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Make inactive - When a creation is made inactive, it does nothing while I move about --this makes sense. However, as soon as a fight starts, the creation becomes active. There have been times when I wanted to keep a creation out of battle and "deactivating" it seemed the solution ...except that it automatically becomes active again when a fight begins --granted I can keep it out of harms way & hit the space bar to skip its turn, but shouldn't inactivating a creation avoid the need for this?
I typically don't use the "Make inactive" option, but I can see uses for it--for instance, in making absolutely sure that Phariton doesn't see that I've taken his battle alpha in G2, or for keeping my creations out of the way while I try to disable mines. I would have liked to use it in G1 to keep my creations away from the damaging floors. None of those are situations where I'm likely to end up in combat (and I typically want my creations by me when in combat), so I don't have a complaint against the way it works. At least you can keep the creation from accidentally catching up to you (or worse, triggering a combat while catching up to you) while it is inactive.

Dikiyoba hasn't found a use for a creation controlled by AI except for the principle of allowing it to be free and doing whatever it wants. But that principle breaks down as soon as combat ends and the creation follows your every move again.
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Notice: ermarian.net down for maintainance NOW in General
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I meant that certain spammish individuals would be surprised to discover their position and exact number of posts on the 17th, not that there wouldn't be anything on the 17th because Arancaytar had been captured by space aliens. I have more faith in the Ermarian bot than that!

Dikiyoba also suspects that Arancaytar had an abduction bot ready for when the space aliens came. In fact, he probably has a bot for every aspect of his life--the Runescape bot, the blog bot, the take-college-finals bot, the steal-Dikiyoba's-gimmick bot, the Cthulhu-worshipping bot, the Big Brother bot, the NationStates bot, and the Aranbot to keep track of them all. The real Arancaytar is probably off frolicking in innocence and bliss somewhere. Or else working as a powerful wizard in some fantasy world.
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Notice: ermarian.net down for maintainance NOW in General
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It just means we'll all be surprised on the 17th.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
What's your opinion... in Blades of Avernum
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Just because something is in quotes doesn't automatically mean that it was actually said. If a quote seems funny, it probably is. (Especially if it has a FYT after it.) Jumpin' Salmon said it.

Dikiyoba will let Jumpin' Salmon explain why, though.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Who do you love, baby? in General
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Dikiyoba voted for Spider as well.
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Neat Find in General
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Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

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Was it really necessary to say it was a bad example after I had pointed that out myself?
Hmm... I could've sworn I threw in a :P to indicate that I wasn't being serious. My apologies.

Anyway, here's a better Shaper robe. Far too expensive, though.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
What's your opinion... in Blades of Avernum
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Originally by Slartucker:

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That begs the question of why not just use more necromancy and make more undead, instead of spending (presumably) greater resources acquiring the other critters?
Because an army of undead and/or demons would be boring and, as Nioca pointed out, pathetically easy to destroy. I will gladly accept some illogical minor plot points if it means avoiding combat that is nothing more than mindless casting of repel spirit until nothing moves.

Originally by Jumpin' Salmon:

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[b]We want you to complete a scenario.[/b]
Seconded.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Using the Geneforge as the ultimate character editor. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Originally by Rakshasi:

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A reward like that is only interesting if you leave alive someone to use it on...
Which is one of the most disappointing things about using the Geneforge in G1 (at least the way I play), or any final reward, really.

Dikiyoba.
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Neat Find in General
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Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

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Vahnatai cloaks are really just ponchos, so, unless you want it to actually be made of fungus, any old poncho will do.
Edit: The $400 cashmere poncho I linked is a terrible example, but you get the idea.
It certainly is a terrible example. I don't require it to be made out of fungus, but it should at least be lightweight, brightly colored, and glow slightly.

After all, you wouldn't want Dikiyoba claiming that a bathrobe is a good Shaper robe, now would you?
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