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orathaic (1009 D(B))
15 Jan 14 UTC
Net neutrality, and what it really means
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25743200

Interesting, court prevents regulation - or at least FCC is not allowed enforce an even playground. What is the politics behind this?
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
17 Jan 14 UTC
Devil Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKMUZ4tlJg
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Amon Savag (929 D)
16 Jan 14 UTC
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Wow
My last game was in 2010. Am I too old to play here again?
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hawkeye855 (5 DX)
16 Jan 14 UTC
Assigning Countries
A general question about assigning countries:
So, if me and a group of friends want to agree to pick the countries ourselves, is there a way to do that? I know mods can reassign countries based on previous threads, but is there a way that, if all the players in the game agree, they can be changed without the use of a mod? The game I'd like to have specific countries for is gameID=133754, if that helps at all. Thanks
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
11 Jan 14 UTC
KING OF GUNBOAT - 2
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Triumvir (1193 D)
13 Jan 14 UTC
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Something New: School of War Study Group
We had so much player interest in the Winter SoW game that it was suggested we do a Study Group game for those not in the main game. Details inside.
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ScooterBrown (100 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
Anyone up for a live game around 12:00 pm Eastern?
Trying to find a quick game around lunch time. Anyone interested?
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
16 Jan 14 UTC
Weekend Sitter Needed!
Hey all,
A player needs 3 of his games sat for this weekend, so I'm posting on his behalf. 14hr Full Press, 24hr Full Press, 25hr gunboat. If interested, please PM me.
Thanks!
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semck83 (229 D(B))
15 Jan 14 UTC
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Beauty
Post things -- songs, paintings, photos, poems, mathematical proofs, or anything else -- to which you react, simply, "Dang, that's beautiful."
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President Eden (2750 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
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Poetry
I don't get it, someone explain it to me
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Honeywillow (0 DX)
15 Jan 14 UTC
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I AM DC35 REINCARNATE
<3
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misfit815 (209 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
Consequentialism versus Deontology
In the game of Diplomacy, the emphasis is - in my opinion - on one's mastery of Realpolitik. To borrow from Wikipedia, it is "politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral or ethical premises." In other words, making the best of the situation.
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nesdunk14 (635 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
World Diplomacy!
One more spot! gameID=133445
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krellin (80 DX)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Ban Seat Belts Now!!
It's time to end the madness - the seat belt must go, as it is known to be a risk factor for injury during accidents! BAN Seat Belts NOW!
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/533761_3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1996397
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shield (3929 D)
15 Jan 14 UTC
View: Threads, replies
What triggers these to add new discussions in the profile? I haven't had anything new show up since November.
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y2kjbk (4846 D(G))
14 Jan 14 UTC
A good read
https://medium.com/p/81 D10230282f

Love to hear thoughts from religious and non-religious folk on this. Thoroughly enjoyed reading through this (it's not too long at all).
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LordDavion (265 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Looking for someone to pick up England
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=132640
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MrBrightside (0 DX)
10 Jan 14 UTC
TIME Personality Quiz can determine your politics?
http://science.time.com/2014/01/09/can-time-predict-your-politics/

I took it and it was fairly accurate. TIME is reporting a correlation of r=0.604 after 17,000 responses.
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dirge (768 D(B))
13 Jan 14 UTC
Climate Engineering?
dumb idea if you ask me.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190807.htm
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Dharmaton (2398 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
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Made it into the Hall of Fame !
yeah!
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Yonni (136 D(S))
06 Jan 14 UTC
2014 GR Challenge
It's a new year and I'm sure some of you are looking for games. Similarly to what was done regularly in the past and what abg(or someone) organized in December, let's have some GR challenge games. Post here with your WTA FP rank, and anon and turn length preference if you're interested.
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adriens95 (844 D)
10 Jan 14 UTC
Let's keep it bumped so we get the last 4 we need!
adriens95 (844 D)
10 Jan 14 UTC
GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 1 MadMarx (unless obj) 24-36 Any anon
2) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
3) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
4) 72 Wusti 24-48 100 anon
5) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
6) 80 Skittles 48-72 100 anon
7) 105 Shield 24 500. Anon

GM3
1) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
2) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
3) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon

? Hellenic Riot 36 preferred, 48 ok 200 either
Triumvir (1193 D)
10 Jan 14 UTC
Probably best to just use Hellenic's last WTA-FP rating. That's what we did with Skittles. That would line things up this way.

GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 1 MadMarx (unless obj) 24-36 Any anon
2) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
3) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
4) 72 Wusti 24-48 100 anon
5) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
6) 80 Skittles 48-72 100 anon
7) 90 Hellenic Riot 36-48 200 either

GM3
1) 105 Shield 24 500 anon
2) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
3) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
4) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
while the lists haven't been completed yet...
@Skittles would you be ok with 36 as currently that seems to be the 'ideal' phase time
*bump*
@fulhamish: you're currently the only one in our group requesting 24 hour time limits, with everyone else on 36-48. Would you also be okay with 36 hours?
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
11 Jan 14 UTC
THREE MORE!
Skittles (1014 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
If it really came down to it, I guess I would do it, but 48 is much more convenient with my schedule. If it matters, Im fine with finalizing when Im ready; I would just hate to miss out on completing my press due to the time constraint.
fulhamish (4134 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
Absolutely, I will go with the flow on time limits. Ready up as a default would be nice (!)
adriens95 (844 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
3 more needed!
48 works for me only the almighty Marx to check with
Dharmaton (2398 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
I am just under The Czech at 280
281 Dharmaton ... guess we like live games lol
adriens95 (844 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
*bump*
Zachattack413 (1231 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
GM3
1) 105 Shield 24 200 anon
2) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
3) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
4) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
5] 637 Zachattack413 24+ 100 either ??????

Like I said earlier, I know my GR probably isn't what you are looking for in this game, so I can be stricken from the list if you so desire, but I'll happily play if you want me.
Wusti (725 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
2 More bump
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
13 Jan 14 UTC
GM1
1) 10 Yonni 36-48 10-100 semi-anon
2) 19 rdrivera2005 - 36-48 70 either
3) 21 basvanopheusden 36-48 100-500 either, slightly prefer anon
4) 22 thehamster 36-48 100 non-anon
5) 28 fulhamish 24 100 prefer anon, will play nonanon
6) 35 StackelbergFollower 36-48 50 either
7) 42 Warlegend 36-48 50-200 prefer anon, will play nonanon

GM2
1) 1 MadMarx (unless obj) 24-36 Any anon
2) 47 dyager 24-48 50 either
3) 65 abge 36-48 100 nonanon
4) 72 Wusti 24-48 100 anon
5) 76 dr. octagonapus 24-48 100 either
6) 80 Skittles 48-72 100 anon
7) 90 Hellenic Riot 36-48 200 either

GM3
1) 105 Shield 24 500 anon
2) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
3) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
4) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
5) 637 Zachattack413 24+ 100 either
Yonni (136 D(S))
13 Jan 14 UTC
Last call I suppose. Let's get a couple more before tomorrow. These will be some good games - join while the joining is good!

Looks like GM1 will be 36hr, 50 D, anon. Unless anyone has any objections, I'll send the invites out tomorrow.

MM, you can send out the GM2 invites. Hopefully we can find a couple more by tomorrow so we can have a 3rd game as well.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
13 Jan 14 UTC
Game 2

48 50 D anon

Does that sound right?
Mapu (362 D)
13 Jan 14 UTC
I will play in the scrubs game:

GM3
1) 105 Shield 24 500 anon
2) 116 Triumvir 48-72 50-200 prefer anon, will play non
3) 132 adriens95 24+ 100 either
4) 189 mendax 24+ 100 anon
5) 637 Zachattack413 24+ 100 either
6) 94 Mapu 24+ 50 either

Hopefully everyone in game 3 is very reliable.
Mapu (362 D)
13 Jan 14 UTC
Actually I am ranked 40 for WTA FP. The 94 is my overall.
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
13 Jan 14 UTC
Yonni, okay, I'll create game two after you create game one, I assume tomorrow:

48hr, 50 D, anon (that does sound right, ab, since you're up for anon)
For the first game, we can't satisfy everyone's preferences. I think the best we can do is

36 hours, 50 D, non-anon.

Does anyone object to that?
Yonni (136 D(S))
13 Jan 14 UTC
I think there's a slight preference towards anon for GM1. I'd be more than happy to play non-anon though. Or at least make it anon but tell everyone who we are (so we can avoid all of the meta diplomacy that goes with time stamps and online status).
adriens95 (844 D)
13 Jan 14 UTC
Can we get one more for the "scrub game," as it has been so graciously dubbed? We just need a reliable player.
Yonni (136 D(S))
13 Jan 14 UTC
gameID=133607

Passwords sent. Let me know here if people want to reveal who they are in game.
MadMarx (36299 D(G))
13 Jan 14 UTC
Keeping with the MLB Facial Hair theme (and in honor of my second cousin, the man who put the Mad in MadMarx):

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=133625

Please don't anyone reveal who they are in this game!!
I'm indifferent to anon or otherwise in GM1 (although I agree that time stamps and such are annoying).
shield (3929 D)
13 Jan 14 UTC
Cool. Didn't know there are different scores by category. Guess for WTA, classic, full press I'm 191.
adriens95 (844 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Does anyone know a kindly soul who could join the third game? I don't want to invite someone because of the potential for raised eyebrows, at minimum, or accusations of ulterior motives, at most.
VillageIdiot (7813 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Sure, I'll jump in.

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ChrisVis (1167 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Somebody contacts you in a gunboat game ... what do you do?
Let's say you are playing in a gunboat game, and somebody sends you a message by email, Skype, or some other out-of-game communication method. The message refers to the gunboat game, and says something like "support me to Timbuktu", or "DMZ Timbuktu?".

The only thorough and complete way to rectify the damage done, is to cauterise the part of my brain which remembers the content of the message. Ouch!
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
Ex-Israeli PM and Strongman Ariel Sharon, 85, Has Died
http://news.yahoo.com/former-israeli-prime-minister-sharon-dies-85-125933133.html Love him or hate him, after David Ben Gurion himself, Sharon's probably done more to define Israel as a PM than anyone else...I know I'd still rather him than that nut Netanyahu...Sharon could be ruthless, but he knew the peace process was necessary, whereas Netanyahu's West Bank dealings are short-sighted and endanger the long-term welfare of Israelis and Palestinians.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
So Teddy Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, and Jeremy Bentham Go Rhino Hunting...
http://news.yahoo.com/black-rhino-hunting-permit-auctioned-350-000-033224692.html While it's admittedly morbid to auction off the right to hunt a living creature...if the rhino really is "male, old, and nonbreeding" and the $350K really does go to benefiting the rest of the black rhino population, and this particular rhino's already proving something of a problem because of his aggressiveness...is humane sentiment more important than practical aid in the way of the $350K?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
11 Jan 14 UTC
'Half of US Congressional politicians are millionaires'
src:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25691066

my only question is, which half?
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
14 Jan 14 UTC
Do you want to beat a schizophrenic homeless man to death for fun and get away with it?
Become a cop first:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Former-Fullerton-Officers-Manuel-Ramos-Found-by-Jury-in-Kelly-Thomas-Trial-239924741.html
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pangloss (363 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
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"Where Life Has Meaning: Poor, Religious Countries"
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/where-life-has-meaning-poor-religious-countries/282949/

What do you guys think? Aside from The Atlantic's dire need for proofreaders, of course.
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nesdunk14 (635 D)
12 Jan 14 UTC
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Stupid ban
My account was banned, now unbanned, but I have lost all website points, and the leading spot in a world game. I would like to be refunded.
33 replies
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
12 Jan 14 UTC
Neil Young at Massey Hall tonight.
Be there or be square.
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Lopt (102 D)
11 Jan 14 UTC
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Don't You Hate...
People who insist playing after a game is ruined by NMR's...
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