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Sirian

look at all the places i wouldn't bother hold a conversation beyond the 6th grade reading comprehension level OK, first of all, the word "I" is always capitalized. Secondly, while you are so self-righteously insulting others for typographical or grammatical errors, you should know that yo...

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What credit is it exactly that you think we should give Bush? My problem with Bush isn't that I think he is a racist, my problem is that I think he is radically conservative. See? You're making my point. Bush selects an extremely moderate Republican to be secretary of state -- a figure well liked a...

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Oh and while we are at it, some food for thought. Here is a county by county red/blue breakdown of election results. (Source: hannity.com)

Look at all of that red!

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On the issue of "token" racial members, I assume that was not directed at me because I didn't imply such a thing. I just suggested throwing in some democrats. Of course it was directed at you. Please follow this logic. 1) Bush filled his first cabinet with a variety of people, including t...

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Oh, I dont want to be thought of as a conspiricy theorist, but did anyone notice that exit polls matched almost perfectly in states where eVoting is not used

Grasping at straws?

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If Bush actually wants to unite, he will sprinkle some democrats in his appointment, revert back to "the buck stops here" and take accountability, and offer up moderate conservatives for the supreme court. Of course he can also do the exact opposite by trying to tackle Roe V. Wade, contin...

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The healing process will go on. It will go on without those who refuse to participate, but it WILL go on.

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I hope that Abbas emerges as the leader. If he gets killed by militants, there will be hot war before we see any peace. On the other hand, if the moderates do gain control, there may be a real shot at peace, via the plan Bush laid out in June '02. The missing ingredient is Palestinian leadership. If...

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Edwards was far from useless. During the primary, he was the only one who stuck to positive messages and put forward a clear vision. The Dems just weren't ready to back him on the whole, but he sure did surprise a lot of folks by coming in second. Meanwhile, Dean and Gephardt went down in flames in ...

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Birds, you CAN peacefully secede. It's called emigration.

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Usama speaks, should we listen? Hell no. Although the election is over as of this writing, my advice to voters is to ignore Bin Laden and vote the same way you were already planning to vote. UBL is unworthy of our fear or loathing. What he is worthy of is our attention in the form of bringing him to...

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Removed from the Union? Blasphemy.

I'm with Senator Elect Obama (D) from Illinois in citing American tradition. I believe in the Loyal Opposition. We are one people. You don't throw your brother out of your house just because he doesn't like your favorite flavor of ice cream.

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With all due respect, Tyr, voting for the "big two" is a much better alternative than splitting up into multiparty politics. Other nations do it, and prefer it that way. Canada, Israel... LOTS of them. I don't think it works better, though. I prefer our two party system. We allow for multi...

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Hey Dop! Should've known you'd emerge if there was an intensive and nostaligic NYSA discussion taking place.

I'm doing well, plugging along. Say Hi to the guys down in atLANta for me.

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Uncannily accurate? Unforgettable games, easy to remember the details. 8) Memory is one of my strongest assets. It's how I could turn games around after falling down 0 to 5 and such. I'd remember every move the opponent made, and any move they made too often would be turned into a liability for them...

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I do remember that, Tyr. Was it 5 zip or 6 zip? I think it was 6. Not my biggest-ever comeback, though. Voyager got up on me 8 to 0 once and I came back. I did a LOT of that. It's one reason I never got attracted to Case's Ladder for anything serious. A game to ten? Heck, at six points I may be just...

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Speaking of Jedi and Nysa... I remember both of my Nysa games with Jedi. One was his first IDL match. I should have gotten a busdriver for it, but he hadn't officialized what was clearly his home level as yet. The second... I had my A game on that second time. 8) Jedi, do you remember those matches?...

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My first game of Minerva was with Descentile. I got down 0-6 before I had any clue about the layout, then we battled fairly evenly from there. Gosh, that was September 1996, I think. My first Busdriver award on the IDL came in Min2. The story of that can be found in the War Journal. http://idl.warpc...

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2-0? Bah. Sometimes took me five points just to warm up. In fact, by the time the score reaches 5-0 against me, something in my brain kicks in and says, "You know, maybe you should start playing now."

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People create drama in whatever they do. Small, sleepy towns with nothing to them get dramatic over who sleeps with who, who worked more hours than who, who got a new broom/shovel/yard decoration/lawnmower. People need stuff to blab about and to get emotional over. A game's as good any other excuse....

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::Checks out EDPR::

Wow, I made a level called Shoebox?

::Tries to remember...::

Well, I probably did. Must not have been a memorable one, though. The level title probably says it all.

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Many fans are upset with Major League Baseball because money to buy more talent resides with certain teams. The playing field is not level. This diminishes the sport for all involved. Sure, if you're a Yankees fan, their 28 (?) World Series titles seems cool, but how cool is it when you also factor ...

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http://sirian.warpcore.org/descent.html http://sirian.warpcore.org/archive.html My best levels for Descent: Black Rose - Birdseye's D1 home level. What more needs to be said about its quality? Greenland - The classic plasma/quads battleground. kufyit's home level. The Cannery - The classic fusion du...

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I would suggest implementing some sort of a ranking system (probably not viewable by the user, and per-account, not per pilot name) such that after you start pwning in the n00b servers, you "graduate" and can't join the baby servers anymore. Players will make a new account. What? Two teen...

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FOX News had about 7 million per night during the RNC, about 5 million per night per broadcast network, and 5 million for the rest of cable news combined. Broadcast News = 15+ million per night, Cable News = 12+ million per night. Still perfectly legitimate to cite broadcast news as the most watched...

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well, what are the cable numbers? whats the point of leaving those out? Slant. Haha. Birds lost that point but refuses to yield gracefully. :) If the accusation is bias on the part of network broadcast media, then data showing exactly that is the proof you asked for. If you call someone's "blu...

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Kur, sorry if I misidentified a culprit, there. My eyesight ain't what it used to be, nor is my memory of small bits of detail noticed in passing. Sorry. :) Whoever that was, though... :roll: 8) Vlider, I actually don't remember offhand which incident you're thinking of. I remember most of our IDL g...

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Ruh Roh. The latest incarnation of "Who's the Best" lists. Always as many variations as there are folks expressing their opinion. :) I can't believe I saw kurupt asking those gamedev guys making the clone game to "duplicate" the D3 fusion bug. :roll: You've got to be kidding me. ...

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One of the secrets behind the #300baud mission packs (and the chief reason why they perform so much better than Steel Vapor) is the compartmentalization of the levels. Most of the time, each player is receiving only a portion of the packets, as the server only sends packets from those you might be a...

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Monsterball issues: * Having everyone in the same room at the same time is hard on even broadband connects, if the game is too large. * Might want to play Veins or perhaps that smaller set with the tunnelled levels, as a result. * Dialup players should not play at all. Sorry, but that's the harsh tr...

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Woops. Just sending a heads up. I may not make it tonight. I'll try, but hopefully either way, you guys will have a good time.

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Are we going to be able to lock the game on one level this week? Or will it be rotating again? If rotating, we could start on Level 4. If locked, we could pick almost any level. (Maybe try locking on Level 8 again?) As for setting up teams, the chief screwup is players not respecting time out during...

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Solo, can you arrange for that before game time? After tonight, we can be a bit more on the ball about letting your server op know what the plans are in advance.

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Does that mean that if the game is completed and a side wins, and the level is cycled, that it will cycle back to level 8 again? Or will it move on to level 9?

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I can handle any 3BE level and don't mind naturally cycling through them, but some are more popular than others, and some are better suited to different team sizes. (Levels 4-7 do better with a full 5v5). If the server is running on auto, it may not be fully coordinated to what is best for the playe...

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Solo are we on for this Tuesday? 3BE level 8 all night long? (Going with Iceman's suggestion to stick with one level per night, for those who don't know the levels chosen). Also need to shout out a reminder for folks to grab Team Speak. Those without voice access are disadvantaged. (Oh, and we need ...

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Sounds like a mod begging for accurate collisions.

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::Waves at the latest E+C successor::

I'd say I envy you, but I refuse to submit a bald-faced lie.

Somebody's got to do the dirty work, though! So thanks for stepping up. I put in my time at that task. May yours go a bit less harried!

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Well I suggested levels 8 and 9 for next week. Level 8 is fairly compact (for a 3BE level) and level 9 has only four bases per side. Or if people prefer (and we're going to be respawning the server after each game) we COULD pick a single level to focus on each week, and play it over and over. Would ...

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