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Off Topic / Please help me find a movie which...
« on: February 07, 2006, 06:12:38 PM »
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
It’s got themes and then some.
It’s got themes and then some.
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Off Topic / My neighbors SHOT AT ME!
« on: January 30, 2006, 02:50:38 PM »
One-up them and get an assault rifle, then have it accidentally unload through their living room one day.
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General / So who's left?
« on: January 25, 2006, 02:38:56 PM »
Sounds like they ran out of cash...
Perhaps this will be for the best in the long run, what made NS so special for me was really the small tight-knit community, which couldn't possibly get any smaller at this point.
Perhaps this will be for the best in the long run, what made NS so special for me was really the small tight-knit community, which couldn't possibly get any smaller at this point.
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General / So who's left?
« on: January 24, 2006, 08:47:56 PM »
I've never even heard of this "WoW" is it some sort of Army sponsored "Shock and Awe" themed game?
No don't even tell me I don't want to know.
No don't even tell me I don't want to know.
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So technically detonating 72 of these things at once even in the same area would be more then enough to destroy the world...
I can just see the Russians at the end of the Cold War piling these things up in Siberia and one guy leading a trail of gasoline away from it.
I can just see the Russians at the end of the Cold War piling these things up in Siberia and one guy leading a trail of gasoline away from it.
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General / So who's left?
« on: January 15, 2006, 03:03:58 PM »
I'm still here, waiting for....something.
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Off Topic / A Comparison
« on: October 15, 2005, 05:34:39 PM »Quote
i would have to argue that in fact reasa is wrong. first of all yes he has a poiint in of the fact that the state and city are in part to blame.
HOWEVER:
the mayor did order the city evacuated. Admitedly, he did not provide public transit for the evacuation of those citizens who were unable to evacuate themselves. there was no precedent for that in american public life. evacuations are rarely taken seriously the press and much of the public consider them optional
this seems to have not been an error so much as a continuation of american public policy at the locan and regional levels which is shown to be inadequate and contintues to be so..
So what if he ordered the city to be evacuated. I can order my city to be evacuated now, but I doubt anyone would listen. The mayor should have spent more time organizing public transportation leaders and less time whining like an invalid on TV and maybe the death toll would be in the 100's not the 1000's.
It was a HUGE error on the part of Mr. Nagin, soon to be the former mayor of New Orleans. He was simply under qualified on every possible level for dealing with this disaster and it showed.
Like I said, Americans should take heed of this and take their elections on the local levels much more seriously. These are the people who will be making the decisions when they count, not the federal government.
Think of the local government as the first responders and the federal government as the hospital. If you fall and break your neck and the paramedic who first arrives on the scene man handles you with a fireman’s carry into the ambulance. I don't care if you live next to the worlds best hospital, you will die.
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as to the governer,
the goverener infact asked for antiona guards support on thursday. hwoever washington's response was slow. thi s has been alleged to have been becasue communications were slow.
admitedly the goverener also delayed the entry of teh red cross and others into the city but this was in response to "alleged" violence and disorder in the streets.
Umm could you please use MS Word or just spell check your posts for me. It's hard to make a rebuttal when I can't really understand what you’re saying.
I don't think the governor is as much to blame as the mayor; however she was still woefully inept at dealing with this disaster.
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which brings me to the president.
i hate to bring this up but in fact the american president is one of th e most powerfull political figures in the world. he is in now way shape or form a figurehead. in additon to being teh commander and chief of the armed forces, possesing the power to veto legislation which incurs his wrath. he also beacsue of political precedent in the aunited staes in able to appoint the leaders of nearly every federal agency including FEMA when he is elected to office. thus the leadership of FEMA is ultimately the responsibility of Bush.
The president may only use US troops for 90 days without Congressional approval and any veto he makes can be overruled by Congress. He is a figurehead and that is, basically, his intended constitutional role. Although Bush has seemingly strengthened the presidency, his main concern should be that of foreign affairs.
I do agree that Bush made an absolutely pathetic and poorly planned choice for the head of FEMA and that is the only blame I will recognize for Bush himself.
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furhter it is the policies of the administration which pulled money and people from FEMA into the department of homeland security. contriburted in a serious way to the agencies ability to perform the role it had in this crisis.
Disputing the Federal governement's responsibility in this area is pointless.
The storm was predicted by teh National Hurricane Center the federal government had declared the area a federal emergency area. URL=http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm]FEMA's mission remains: to lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from disasters[/URL].
FEMA had both the money and the resources to deal with this disaster; unfortunately its leadership was under qualified and negligent. What resources had been positioned beforehand were than hampered by the idiocy of the state and local officials.
You keep referring to these declarations; unfortunately a declaration is meaningless if you don't have the ability and cooperation to carry it out. Declaring an area a Federal Disaster Area does not mean the local and state governments instantly transform into one unified Federal Voltron that smashes away hurricanes, hurls water towers and unites the people into one happy grateful community.
The Federal government relies on the local and state to work with it. What you had here was a failure of leadership on every level and accordingly nothing worked properly. Again most of the deaths could have been avoided had the local and state government functioned properly and efficiently before the storm even made landfall.
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The states rights movment is dead. believe it.
Ah so you’re a fan of big government? Well you have a perfect example of how well that works out. I guess that crazy Thomas Jefferson guy had no idea what was best for America…because we’re not a gigantic nation made up of 50 states with different people, needs, interests, industries, etc…
The point is people need to realize that the Federal Government is a gigantic bureaucracy, and like any bureaucracy it is incapable of the kind of quick reaction that any kind of natural disaster requires. Local and State governments MUST be able to cope, or at the least properly prepare so there is actually something left for the Federal Government to work with when it gets there.
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i forgot to mention that desipte numeruous warnings the most accessavble member of the bush administration was infact shopping for shoes at the time when the crisisn utterly predicably went down. (ms. rice)[snapback]54008[/snapback]
Because she could do what to help the situation in Louisiana? Hold a press conference? Or did you expect her to row out into the Gulf with a bag of ice and attempt to lower the water temperature.
For the last time, the worst mistakes had already been made before the hurricane even made landfall.
Not to mention the abysmal behavior of the NO residents. Looting for food and water is fine, but shooting police and burning buildings is pure idiocy. That’s an entirely different debate however and I’ll stop it here.
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Off Topic / A Comparison
« on: October 14, 2005, 08:52:28 PM »
To be serious I have mixed feelings about whom, if anyone is responsible for the aftermath of Katrina. I, personally, pin the leadership blame on these 3:
Director of FEMA - Idiot with a thing for horses.
Mayor of New Orleans - Inarticulate Idiot.
Governor of Louisiana - Ineffectual Idiot.
President Bush - Really not his job or responsibility. I'm sorry but I don't see anything in the Constitution that lists disaster response or preparedness as a presidential responsibility. His taking blame for what happened was strictly a public-relations move, not a precedent or a policy
The president is a figurehead solely for the purpose of putting a face on the American people as far as foreign relations are concerned. Americans would do well to remember that at the polls in 08.
I would have to say the largest chunk of blame goes to the people of Louisiana. I'm a proponent of States Rights. For a State to set an example, and be deemed worthy of self-government, more or less, it must prove capable of at least holding face without the Federal Government. Perhaps the people of Louisiana well pick their leaders more carefully now that they have learned the hard way what depends upon their competence.
Director of FEMA - Idiot with a thing for horses.
Mayor of New Orleans - Inarticulate Idiot.
Governor of Louisiana - Ineffectual Idiot.
President Bush - Really not his job or responsibility. I'm sorry but I don't see anything in the Constitution that lists disaster response or preparedness as a presidential responsibility. His taking blame for what happened was strictly a public-relations move, not a precedent or a policy
The president is a figurehead solely for the purpose of putting a face on the American people as far as foreign relations are concerned. Americans would do well to remember that at the polls in 08.
I would have to say the largest chunk of blame goes to the people of Louisiana. I'm a proponent of States Rights. For a State to set an example, and be deemed worthy of self-government, more or less, it must prove capable of at least holding face without the Federal Government. Perhaps the people of Louisiana well pick their leaders more carefully now that they have learned the hard way what depends upon their competence.
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Off Topic / A Comparison
« on: October 14, 2005, 04:09:49 PM »
I would also blame Bush for flooding in the Northeast and the earthquake in Pakistan. I also hold him responsible for the death of little Jenny Parson’s kitten Tammy who was run over by a speeding go-kart. Oh and AIDS that’s all him too.
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Off Topic / Could Unknown Worlds be any more unprofessional?
« on: October 11, 2005, 05:34:13 PM »Quote
Next, to those of you talking crap about UWE: How many of you run a business? How many of you have been managers and had to do something completely new that you knew little about? It takes experience to do these things, and experience comes from time doing something plus learning from mistakes made while doing it. I'm sure some of you are fed up with it, and if you are you probably don't belong in a game community being created by amateur-trying to turn pro-game developers. I'll personally pick up NS again once I'm back from Asscrackistan and continue PTing it just like I did before because I enjoy the game, I see it's potential for expansion, and who knows, I might make a part time job out of PTing later games from UWE because I stuck with it.
If you're willing to hang with it, do so, otherwise hop off the bandwagon so everyone else doesn't have to hear it. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, no one wants to hear whiners, they drag everyone else down. I understand this is a fairly civil open discussion, and while I also don't side with the "it's free so don't complain" people, bitching will not fix the problem.[snapback]53957[/snapback]
Its precisely because I so much enjoyed this game and its unique community that I am so disappointed with what has been happening as of late.
Certainly bitching doesn’t accomplish much, but nether does flushing away a large part of your fan base because you can't take the time to make a simple update every few days.
Lets face it Capitalism is a rather unforgiving system, you ether have what it takes to run a business or you don't. Does UWE seem like the kind of business you would want to invest a large amount of money in? Their like that kid in high-school who was incredibly talented and creative, but lacked common sense and any type of work ethic. What happens to that kid once he/she leaves high-school and enters the real world?
Someone looking to invest $20,000 isn't going to say "OMG lookzs whatz you guyzz did with teh HL1 engine OMG!!!!1" They are going to notice the poor management, the consistently missed self-set deadlines, and the general decline of a highly marketable commodity.
I don't want to hear any whining ether, but if we all just keep our mouths shut and join the ever lessening rank and file, nothing is going to change. There isn't anything wrong with constructive criticism.
If they ever manage to get there act together I’ll gladly hop right back into what’s left of the community. I just hope that time comes soon enough.
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Off Topic / Could Unknown Worlds be any more unprofessional?
« on: October 03, 2005, 07:15:16 PM »
It's probably redundant, but given the state of NS now, I may as well say it.
I think we can all agree that the older versions of NS we're much more fun, unique, and enjoyable then the current version.
It seems with every release they aim to shoot themselves in the foot and their core supporters in the groin.
If NS had been first released in its current state I doubt it would have been even half as popular as it was.
The fact that it wasn't another bland run-and-gun watered down pro-CSer mod was what made it so popular, and you would think that the people who created it would be able to understand that.
I think we can all agree that the older versions of NS we're much more fun, unique, and enjoyable then the current version.
It seems with every release they aim to shoot themselves in the foot and their core supporters in the groin.
If NS had been first released in its current state I doubt it would have been even half as popular as it was.
The fact that it wasn't another bland run-and-gun watered down pro-CSer mod was what made it so popular, and you would think that the people who created it would be able to understand that.
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Off Topic / Could Unknown Worlds be any more unprofessional?
« on: October 02, 2005, 09:35:32 PM »
I wonder how many people are going to come back if they ever get the forums back up.
They we're still hurting from the last 3-4 month outage, I can't see more than 100 or so people coming back...if that.
They we're still hurting from the last 3-4 month outage, I can't see more than 100 or so people coming back...if that.
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Off Topic / Could Unknown Worlds be any more unprofessional?
« on: September 27, 2005, 04:50:00 PM »
If I knew the forums we're going to be down this long (read: indefinitely) I would have called Marik a douche bag for suspending me and probably made some not so vague reference to his small penis and him over compensating for it by pretending to be offended by my mildly off beat comments.
Seriously though I couldn’t agree more with the above comments. The NS team created such a mind blowingly awesome game with such an outdated engine and you have to respect them for that. Unfortunately they have the business sense of a drunken coke addict. I mean are we not supposed to get pissed off when they miss (or ignore) self-imposed deadlines by weeks sometimes even months.
I loved the NS community and I would still if it still had one, but this game has sunk faster then the Lusitania.
Seriously though I couldn’t agree more with the above comments. The NS team created such a mind blowingly awesome game with such an outdated engine and you have to respect them for that. Unfortunately they have the business sense of a drunken coke addict. I mean are we not supposed to get pissed off when they miss (or ignore) self-imposed deadlines by weeks sometimes even months.
I loved the NS community and I would still if it still had one, but this game has sunk faster then the Lusitania.
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Off Topic / Could Unknown Worlds be any more unprofessional?
« on: September 26, 2005, 12:37:21 PM »
It’s been weeks since the last update and I’m beginning to wonder if they are even going to bother to put the site back up.
If they want to move into the retail sector anytime soon they really need to get on the ball.
Anyone here know whats going on?
If they want to move into the retail sector anytime soon they really need to get on the ball.
Anyone here know whats going on?
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Off Topic / NS Forums hacked
« on: August 10, 2005, 11:34:53 PM »
I don't know about any of you but I miss the NS forums, particularly my favorite haunts OT and Discussions.
Been down for almost a week now, anyone have any more details about what happened other then the brief description on the UWE homepage?
Been down for almost a week now, anyone have any more details about what happened other then the brief description on the UWE homepage?
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Off Topic / Is the LM Community dead or just boring?
« on: August 10, 2005, 11:30:32 PM »
Don't worry.
The parts of her that still receive fluids seem to be quite contented.
The parts of her that still receive fluids seem to be quite contented.
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Off Topic / Is the LM Community dead or just boring?
« on: August 10, 2005, 06:10:57 PM »
I've actually been in Aruba for the past 6 months, where I met the most amazing girl; I had to have her for my collection.
Yea…so that’s what I’ve been doing.
Yea…so that’s what I’ve been doing.
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General / Holy Devil Wins
« on: April 01, 2005, 09:39:19 PM »
This reminds me of the time my uncle got drunk and told me he shot my cat and its kittens. I replied "nuh uh no you didn't its April Fools day, nice try."
He beat me with a propane tank and urinated on my face.
I'm sure you can all see how this is similar...
He beat me with a propane tank and urinated on my face.
I'm sure you can all see how this is similar...
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Holy Crap, I should probably download the new version of NS now that the skill level on the server has gone down so much.
If this is a joke it is certainly in bad taste because some people, inevitably, are going to reveal their true feelings....awkward....
If this is a joke it is certainly in bad taste because some people, inevitably, are going to reveal their true feelings....awkward....