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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Zankaru Zelladonii » December 13th, 2011, 6:19 pm

Exo-skeletons are years old technology, and we have the ability to manipulate nerves through surgery now that allows people without a limb to move a mechanical one with thought.

You know what this means, correct? In our lifetime, we will have, these!
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby ShonenHero » December 13th, 2011, 6:45 pm

Yeah, but apparently mortar shells are sufficient in taking out most variable exoskeleton prototypes, making mechs and the like almost nil feasibly. On Earth. In Space, on the other hand, where using missiles and burst weapons is a Bad Idea... now you're on to something.

Oh, speaking of cool stuff! A whole bunch of my Order of the Stick Christmas ornaments came in the mail today! I got this year's regular variant, and it's 'battle' variant plus all the backlog of ornaments I never had before (2004 - 2010) :yay: Still waiting on my 2008 ornament with Xykon, Redcloak and Santa and my Elan & Belker 2004 ornament but they should be coming soon. When they come, I'll have to take pics to share on the board 'cause they're so awesome. :B
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby QuoteMyFoot » December 15th, 2011, 4:14 pm

So, after 8 weeks of solid essays/reading/drinking/procrastinating + some extra (paid) work for kicks, I am back from university! Apologies to anyone who was following my FE LP, I will get an update up for that when I can. Other than that, it's good to be able to spend time with you guys again!

Now to catch up on all the quest posts I missed...
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Zankaru Zelladonii » December 15th, 2011, 8:58 pm

Welcome back!


I just finished Fallout Equestria, the ending made me tear up a little. Great fic...
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Vael » December 18th, 2011, 10:06 am

Welcome back Quote ^^

Now...who called this crossover? I wish I did:
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby ShonenHero » December 18th, 2011, 10:27 am

That looks awesome! :in_love:
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Farmer_10 » December 18th, 2011, 11:55 am

That looks cool, but what series is that?
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby MEKristian » December 18th, 2011, 12:05 pm

Nobunaga's Ambition.

But why is there a Mewtwo shown in the warring states period...
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Farmer_10 » December 18th, 2011, 12:24 pm

Someone made a booboo and forgot Mewtwo is a clone. Or they just didn't care.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Vael » December 18th, 2011, 1:28 pm

Word is Celebi's involved as well...*shrugs*
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby LifeOfGesture » December 18th, 2011, 9:18 pm

To anyone this applies to, my skype is broken.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby serbii » December 18th, 2011, 10:12 pm

Ah that explains things.

I'm currently on holidays for 3 weeks, but I'm not home, and my internet access is 4GB of 3G on a netbook. So I probably won't be posting much, I will be on skype at unusual-for-me hours and I'll update things at some point.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Tempest Kitsune » December 18th, 2011, 10:42 pm

"Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: the requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world — "No, you move."
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Wittgen » December 19th, 2011, 12:57 am

No internet, and no fourth amendment either. Man, for one of the most do nothingeness congresses ever, they sure are busy.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Phht » December 19th, 2011, 7:04 am

Well, you know, election year is coming up. Gotta keep Big Business and lobbyists happy to get the massive funding and all. ;)
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Farmer_10 » December 19th, 2011, 9:34 am

It sounds to me like the biggest flaw with the bill is that it's so broadly defined that it could be easily misinterpreted for nefarious purposes. If they fix that maybe this wouldnt be such a terrible thing?
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Wittgen » December 19th, 2011, 9:52 am

Any law that makes the major media companies happy is probably bad. Why? Because the media companies, no matter what they would like you to think, do not make their money from creating media. From creating art. They make their money by playing tollmaster. By controlling the avenues you use to enjoy art. The video makes a very astute point when it says that the thing the companies most hate about youtube is not its ability to enable piracy (bittorrents are way more effective at that anyway), but it's ability to connect artists directly to customers, thus cutting out the companies who only exist as distribution middlemen. And that *is* all these companies are. Distribution middlemen. More or less all of the value they bring to the equation, and thus, all their power and potential money, has been destroyed by the internet. That's why they hate the internet. That's why they desperately want to kill it and spend huge amounts of money pushing absurd laws that do nothing to help society or artists.

So no, there's really nothing good about the law proposed. At all.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Zankaru Zelladonii » December 19th, 2011, 10:08 am

Too many americans are pissed off about this for it to ever pass.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Tempest Kitsune » December 19th, 2011, 11:32 am

Unfortunately Zank, almost none of them have seats in Congress.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby MrRigger2 » December 19th, 2011, 11:42 am

True, but if you are in the US, you can write your Congressmen and tell them not to support the bill. Sure, it might not help, but it very well good, provided people put effort into it, and don't make it a simple form letter. And while I think the overwhelming public hatred for the bill will prevent it from passing, the NDAA passed and that allows for indefinite detention of US citizens without a trial.

In related news, the RIAA and Homeland Security have been caught downloading torrents.

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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Vael » December 19th, 2011, 2:35 pm

:lol: :rollin: :animlol: :rollin: :animlol: :rollin: :lol:

No way. Get outta here!

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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby MrRigger2 » December 19th, 2011, 4:48 pm

Unfortunately, I'm not creative enough to make that up. Reality is once again crazier than fiction.

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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Wittgen » December 20th, 2011, 12:02 pm

On facebook, I think I may have just seen the best possible response to the announcement of the death of a pet.

"She will wait for you at the rainbow bridge!"

Ain't no comfort like Norse comfort. Now, this is made even better by the fact that the person whose pet died is extraordinarily Christian.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby livilou » December 20th, 2011, 2:43 pm

That is the best thing. I'll try to remember that for the future.
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Re: Yet Another Random Bit of Insanity

Unread postby Greybane » December 20th, 2011, 10:36 pm

On facebook, I think I may have just seen the best possible response to the announcement of the death of a pet.

"She will wait for you at the rainbow bridge!"

Ain't no comfort like Norse comfort. Now, this is made even better by the fact that the person whose pet died is extraordinarily Christian.
That seems more pointlessly passive-aggressive than funny to me. Because, ya know, mocking is exactly what someone needs after a pet dies.

I find the remark annoying and insensitive, in case it seems I was being to passive aggressive in my response.
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