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by Anguirel
Fri May 20, 2005 9:06 am
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

Just me, and that leaves it dead, for now -- I recommend going Alliance on Silverhand or Proudmoore and joining up with Dvixen's or ThatCash's (respectively) group. Actually... do it on Proudmoore -- I'll start playing my Dwarven Hunter again and we can join their guild, if the Southern Wardens don'...
by Anguirel
Fri May 20, 2005 9:02 am
Forum: The Embassy
Topic: Known Issues
Replies: 68
Views: 2643

Kai wrote:Oops, no, it doesn't since the account was hacked. Avatars should be set to 10Megs and 100x100 though. Isn't that what we agreed on?
10 Megs? :shock: Uh... isn't that a bit much?
by Anguirel
Tue May 17, 2005 9:04 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The root of all evil?
Replies: 23
Views: 802

I guess I'm addicted to knowledge... :D
by Anguirel
Mon May 16, 2005 9:14 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The root of all evil?
Replies: 23
Views: 802

There's a certain point before which a little extra cash is very nice for obtaning wants beyond needs. Once you have the house, the family, the car, and the primary fun/relaxation unit (TV, Computer, Power Tool Set, Hobby Bench, Forge and Anvil, whatever...), you can usually deal with earning a litt...
by Anguirel
Sat May 14, 2005 8:40 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

I've got Alliance on Medivh, Horde on Silver Hand (which is likely the highest concentration of BD people on a RP server... but they're all on the Alliance Side), and a low-level Alliance on Proudmoore. Horde on Gurubashi, but that's PvP -- not wankered yet, but it will be in time. No one up high en...
by Anguirel
Sat May 14, 2005 4:36 am
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

Well, we could, but we'd have to pick a server for it.
by Anguirel
Thu May 12, 2005 9:01 pm
Forum: The Embassy
Topic: Known Issues
Replies: 68
Views: 2643

Is it just my machine, or is "Topic Review" (the frame below the Post form) broken. I see smileys and between-post-lines, but no text. I can't even highlight the text to make it show (though I can copy/paste it out of there, so it does exist -- just doesn't want to show). Browsing in Firef...
by Anguirel
Thu May 12, 2005 8:55 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: What do you do?
Replies: 58
Views: 1688

Right Now - caring for my friends cats while they're on their honeymoon. And Forum-whoring. All the Time - Breathing, Gaming For a Living - Nothing as yet, but I'm a tentative hire for Vivendi-Universal in their Game Testing department (which is happily about a mile distant, so I'll probably be walk...
by Anguirel
Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:20 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Breast Implants (and other Elective Surgery)
Replies: 20
Views: 502

I've always wanted bigger breasts so I wouldn't need a woman around in order to fondle boobies. :D
by Anguirel
Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:31 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: [D&D Forgotten Realms] Favorite spot in the Realms?
Replies: 38
Views: 1473

I'd say people are probably partial to what they know. I ran a campaign through Amn, Tethyr and Calimshan that worked very well. Tethyr was still a complete anarchic non-country, so around Level 8 (in AD&D 2nd), after clearing a small rundown keep of undead out and acquiring the love of the loca...
by Anguirel
Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:20 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

The PvP Honor System is disgusting (not in a good way, and not the rewards, though those are nice). Though as people slowly realize that you can report people for harrassment if they continually keep a town down, it's improving. I mean, I expect a lot fo PvP stupidity on a PvP server. On a Normal or...
by Anguirel
Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:57 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

Bloodscalp Horde. Sure. I can do that.

Need to make an Alliance-side alt for Silver Hand as well, I guess...
by Anguirel
Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:39 am
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

I could have a level 15 or so Horde character on Skullcrusher in a day or two if you'd like... Current characters, though: Medievh - Anguirel - Human Paladin, 35 - would be higher level, but I slowed down to play with friends. Medievh - Lachangel - Gnome Warlock, 13 (or so, I think) Proudmoore - Ang...
by Anguirel
Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:10 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Area 51? Yes please!
Replies: 15
Views: 371

The green things, for those who don't know, are literal crop circles. In specific, they are irrigation circles of crops, created by using an automatic irrigation system which attaches to a post int he middle and has a long pipe with wheels about every twenty feet or so. It rolls around the central p...
by Anguirel
Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:59 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United Nations] Does it serve a useful purpose anymore?
Replies: 25
Views: 566

[United Nations] Does it serve a useful purpose anymore? The verdict is in... No. Uh, you don't find that somewhat useful? No, I don't. In particular, "unlawfully demanding" is already unlawful... so we're just doubling the crime value, I guess. Not useful. Damage to property, nuclear fac...
by Anguirel
Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:04 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United Nations] Does it serve a useful purpose anymore?
Replies: 25
Views: 566

Post Topic wrote:[United Nations] Does it serve a useful purpose anymore?
The verdict is in... No.
by Anguirel
Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:05 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Porn...and questions [Women's Views]
Replies: 61
Views: 1291

Is the food any good? or is it just a place for looking at boobies without actually having to go to a stripclub. I've heard (from the women who were straight but went anyways because that's where people were going, so I'm willing to trust their opinion on it) that a lot of the food is fairly good, ...
by Anguirel
Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:07 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: EU, Canada, Others invoke trade sanctions on US goods
Replies: 50
Views: 1096

I can say that the general trend for the Chinese and the French is to bail out companies they own that provide essential services Which really isn't much different from the US bailing out various companies that provide services Americans think are essential -- you know, power, water, airplane trave...
by Anguirel
Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:38 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Pictoors
Replies: 174
Views: 3123

Crazy Elf wrote:Kitt, you'd do well to remeber that samurai chop goth ninjas in half. Now stop being Ross.
Wow, that was a horrible typo, CE. I don't know how you managed it. I fixed it for you.
by Anguirel
Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:14 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Illegal Immigrants Beat MIT And Take Jobs
Replies: 69
Views: 1097

Illegal Immigrants Beat MIT And Take Jobs

At least, that's what I got from this article . Oh, yeah, and they beat MIT in some robot contest. But now one of them is hanging sheet rock! I get more confused about the illegal immigrant situation every day. I consider myself pretty liberal -- I'm all for a lot of the social programs, but I'm for...
by Anguirel
Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:15 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Pictoors
Replies: 174
Views: 3123

Instant Cash wrote:Or if you are like me, you do not care and carry the philospophy "If you look at me while I am naked, don't complain about what you see" :D
Which wouldn't be such a bad philosophy if IC ever wore clothes...
by Anguirel
Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:03 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: About Sinsual
Replies: 52
Views: 1275

sinsual wrote:more like owfuck owfuck owfuck owfuck owfuck ;) sides I think I have another 5 million in parts to go yet :D
Damn Deltaware costs...
by Anguirel
Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:47 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: [SR]The Madhouse, a campaign...
Replies: 69
Views: 3445

I'm not dead, I'm just lacking in that life thing. With the breathing and the eating and all that.

Yeah, consider me out -- I have too much to deal with here at the moment to be adding another game.
by Anguirel
Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:01 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Let the woman die!!!
Replies: 104
Views: 2125

Senator Tom Delay said he wanted to impeach all the judges involved in the case. (Heard it on World Update BBC Radio) I guess that means the Supreme Court has to go for refusing to hear the case. I would say refusing to hear the case (something they're required to do if anyone qualified makes the m...
by Anguirel
Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:58 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Pictoors
Replies: 174
Views: 3123

Watching people change is a regular thing in stage shows... However, having the little girls notice is a bit skeevy. At least he isn't watching them change, I suppose. Any chance of getting actual changing rooms? I mean, I've been in shows which required just-off-stage quick changes, and you better ...
by Anguirel
Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:58 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Shadowrun Vehicular Math
Replies: 31
Views: 632

You know, nothing says the engine here is strictly powering wheel rotation. A ground vehicle with absurd acceleration abilities could have jet-boosters or something. Think the Batmobile, only the giant flame is actually useful. ;) Surviving the resulting pressures is a separate matter, and I'd proba...
by Anguirel
Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:51 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Shadowrun Vehicular Math
Replies: 31
Views: 632

I can't look at my Rigger 3 right now... Isn't there an Acceleration Maximum on the chassis or the engine which restricts it from reaching the exceptional level you're using? This doesn't in any way mitigate the rule problem - a true god of driving -- 12 skill, 12 control pool, let's say -- could ac...
by Anguirel
Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:45 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Oil and Gas Prices. Personally I think it's horse...
Replies: 95
Views: 1716

I'm pretty sure hybrid car sales are hurt by the 2 year waiting list to get them. I'm just saying is all. How about saying every single hybrid car ever built has sold instantly and the same is not true of every single SUV. Hybrids look a lot better considered that way insteadof as a share of the tot...
by Anguirel
Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:08 am
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

My local compatriots play on Medievh, so I started a Human Paladin there. However, Medievh and Skullcrusher were down earlier today, so I've now got a Dwarven Hunter on Proudmoore. Using Anguirel as a character name on both.
by Anguirel
Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:15 am
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: World of Warcraft
Replies: 68
Views: 3886

I'll probably be getting a guest account shortly, and assuming I can find a copy before that runs out (and assuming I like it) I may well be signing up for a more regular account... So far I see two Skullcrushers and two Proudmoores... And one Skullcrusher isn't playing much anymore. Sooo... Guild B...
by Anguirel
Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:10 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Shadowrun v4.0
Replies: 41
Views: 882

Out of morbid curiousity and In regards to the people saying "Another sourcebook I won't buy" and "Oh god damn it" and so on... how many of you who played SR2 said something incredibly similar when SR3 was released? Or D&D3E over AD&D 2nd Edition? Or BESM 2. Or when (inse...
by Anguirel
Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:27 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Norway and Prisons
Replies: 18
Views: 453

Indeed. Those in Finland are either Sami or Finno-Ugric.
by Anguirel
Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:56 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: MS to Parents: w3'r3 h3r3 t0 h3lp
Replies: 7
Views: 212

The site was actually pretty okay, if a little embarrassing, until it claimed that your kid saying "pwn" was of concern, and even a sign of possible illegal activity. As a generic treatment of the typing styles used, yeah, it's actually not bad, with the exception of the overtones of doom...
by Anguirel
Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:01 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: MS to Parents: w3'r3 h3r3 t0 h3lp
Replies: 7
Views: 212

MS to Parents: w3'r3 h3r3 t0 h3lp

Don't know what your kids are writing on the computer? Microsoft is here to help! Now, besides finding this highly amusing in and of itself, I noticed something here... "W00t!", a phrase I've used commonly as an alternate to "Woo!" or "Yay!" to express pleasure, enjoyme...
by Anguirel
Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:55 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The Otaku Have Gone Too Far
Replies: 33
Views: 641

Eh - not like I'm watching these days, and I always thought the older Loony Toon characters could use some touching up. If the kids like it, I'd say it's a good deal and if it gets them interested in the original stuff, even better. Consider it a gateway cartoon, you geezers. :p You mean this Buzz B...
by Anguirel
Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:44 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Finding the ultimate theory of everything (Science stuff)
Replies: 8
Views: 341

String theory is screwy to say the least. Interesting, though, and fun to consider as an abstract mathematical problem. Curious about the gravitational lensing, though - it's unusual to have a linear gravitational source - generally you'd expect a point source (such as a star or black hole) which wo...
by Anguirel
Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:22 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: California Bound (and a present for Transmet fans)
Replies: 5
Views: 234

Assuming that EALA is Electronic Arts LA, hope for your sake that the rumours ain't true that they are the slave drivers of the game development industry. But have fun! I know they are true. I'm, ah, actually using the machine of the class representative of the latest lawsuit right now to make this...
by Anguirel
Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:54 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: California Bound (and a present for Transmet fans)
Replies: 5
Views: 234

California Bound (and a present for Transmet fans)

Flying out to California in about 4 hours. No idea when I'll be flying back. Computer will go with me (I wonder what TSA will do when they see a mid-tower in a suitcase ;) ). Within a week or two, I hope to be working with some friends at EALA, and in two weeks I'll be at the Game Developer's Conven...
by Anguirel
Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:23 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Calling all creative alcoholics!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 479

Poop. Nothing gets you someplace faster, see if it works on your customers. :D
by Anguirel
Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:05 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Networking help. Need Help!
Replies: 27
Views: 554

Turn off ICS - that's for using one machine as a passthrough for the other. I doubt it's the problem, but it shouldn't be on.

My guess is the XP Pro machine has some of the Access Control crap turned on. check out this and this and see if any of it helps.
by Anguirel
Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:32 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: [DnD3.5 Gestalt] The End Of A World
Replies: 37
Views: 1662

Githzerai Monk/Rogue at ECL 4 (+2ECL, 2 levels) is almost ready, some changes may be made pending IRC discussions. Heavy on the social skills right now, light on the rogue mainstays, but that can change quickly given some practice and need.
by Anguirel
Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:41 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: [DnD3.5 Gestalt] The End Of A World
Replies: 37
Views: 1662

And I think we need to make up our minds about which board to consolidate the discussions, don't know about anyone else but I find flipping between here and animalball is annoying. What discussion on Animalball? So far the only people that have bothered to show up and talk about the game on irc hav...
by Anguirel
Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:40 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Student Government
Replies: 14
Views: 539

Student Government at my high school was a joke. Their power was limited to Homecoming floats and Prom committees, really. At my college, however, one part of it controlled (directly) the Student Union budget. They had Administrative Staff that answered to them - they could set prices at the Booksto...
by Anguirel
Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:19 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: T.V. shows of the past.
Replies: 67
Views: 1346

I don't recall who mentioned it, but The Pirates of Dark Water ruled. Did they ever complete the series? (I don't recall them doing so. Bastards.) Yes, they did. However, they did so by cutting the series short, more or less. They had something like half the treasures they needed and then they used...
by Anguirel
Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:15 am
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: [DnD3.5 Gestalt] The End Of A World
Replies: 37
Views: 1662

Ang: Half-Celestial is much, much more broken than half-dragon. Isn't it also an extra ECL or two? Most of the "Half-X" seem to be at least somewhat broken - Half-Fae gets you Charm Person at will. :D Also, the new monk flurry for extra attacks gives them better attacks than they had befo...
by Anguirel
Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:50 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: T.V. shows of the past.
Replies: 67
Views: 1346

Danger Mouse

Of course, it occurs to me that if they had all these excellent shows on again, we'd have no time to watch them all. ;)
by Anguirel
Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:48 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: T.V. shows of the past.
Replies: 67
Views: 1346

As long as we're getting into cartoons -
El Dorado: the City of Gold (or something like that - it had a giant golden flying bird a some point)
Pirates of Dark Water
by Anguirel
Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:21 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: T.V. shows of the past.
Replies: 67
Views: 1346

Ok, I can see, like, MacGuyver (which I'm watchign now, you should know - Spike TV is airing it afternoons daily), Airwolf (no Knight Rider to go with it, though?), Night Court and a few of the others, but seriously, what the fuck? You guys all suck. Nowhere have you mentioned the ultimate in awesom...
by Anguirel
Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:10 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Cat Care
Replies: 16
Views: 493

Unless you want to hear a long, long lecture on one particular style, never ask anyone "in the know" about what to feed your cat. There are, like, eighty specialty diets now and the proponents of each hate all of the other ones. My personal favorite to hear about has always been raw, in wh...