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hafneck1 (0 DX)
06 Nov 13 UTC
boobs
Seriously though
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Jamiet99uk (848 D)
06 Nov 13 UTC
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Adobe data theft exposes widespread problem of weak passwords
Apparently the most popular password among Adobe users was "123456" - (LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24821528)

What's YOUR WebDip password? Do you have a more secure one than that? Post it here and we'll see if the forum agrees!
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SYnapse (0 DX)
06 Nov 13 UTC
Donator Badge
Woo I'm now a first class citizen!

Please consider donating to the site, if you haven't already. The superiority of the badge is definitely worth it.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
06 Nov 13 UTC
Professional Study on Gun Laws
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/11/study-americans-safe-from-gun-violence-except-in-schools-malls-airports-movie-theatres-workplaces-st.html
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MadMarx (36299 D(G))
30 Jun 13 UTC
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Columbia Gorge Marathon Countdown
I'm going to take a break from playing diplomacy until after my first marathon on October 27th. I've never been a runner, and it's been suggested to share the journey with others, to help be accountable and motivated...
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hecks (164 D)
06 Nov 13 UTC
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This is not a statement. It's a state-mint.
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_Programs/50sq_program/
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President Eden (2750 D)
30 Oct 13 UTC
Why do white girls like yoga so much?
As above below
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tendmote (100 D(B))
06 Nov 13 UTC
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This is an insult, and a hello. This is a question.
Hello you, how do you like your "Ghost Rating" now, clown?
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Hydro Globus (100 D)
06 Nov 13 UTC
This is not an apology or a goodbye. This!
Is!
Sparta!
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
05 Nov 13 UTC
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Western Spring (as opposed to Arab Spring)
How long until we really start to get rid of our own tyrants?

Just curious what people think and all... Also trying to have some compassion for the Arabs because right now it's just one of those things happening somewhere in the east for me... It would come much closer if I see what this would mean in the west I suppose... Discuss.
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dipplayer2004 (1310 D)
06 Nov 13 UTC
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Great Debate
Other threads are old and locked. Just want to keep this out there. Maybe someday we will see something.
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krellin (80 DX)
06 Nov 13 UTC
Draug-in-Abstnetia Committee
Seeking Nomination for the Draug-In-Abstentia Committee -- a group of dedicated volunteers who will agree to carry forth in memory of Draug. They will bring his wisdom to the threads through PM, so that Draug's presence will not be missed.

I nominate YJ as First on Committee.
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Dharmaton (2398 D)
06 Nov 13 UTC
As if radiation wasn't enough...
www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-japanese-love-industry
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
04 Nov 13 UTC
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Can I call bullshit?
regarding my contributions to the bible reading thread:

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redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
Things I don't like about Arial
1) numbers are not evenly spaced, which would make
2) some Greek letters are indistinguishable from latin
3) the small letter L and capital i are indistinguishable
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
*1) ... which would make it equally powerful for calculations.
Hydro Globus (100 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
I just use Lucida Console everywhere. Everyone else hates me.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
Why didn't they just make the small L and the Greek letters somewhat rounder?
Hydro Globus (100 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
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I know this one, because Arial is meant to be "Helvetica but free", and the Helvetica Greek letters were designed by the man who made Verdana.

By the way, why are we blogging here? :)
steephie22 (182 D(S))
28 Oct 13 UTC
Do you want to talk about it, redhouse? :)
Jamiet99uk (848 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
Is this what the forum is reduced to now? Reviews of typefaces?
steephie22 (182 D(S))
28 Oct 13 UTC
Jamiet: no. Looking at your post I'm guessing you zoomed in with your mobile. To get to the better shit, zoom out, or, better still, get to a PC.

You're welcome.
semck83 (229 D(B))
28 Oct 13 UTC
I've come to really love Computer Modern for everything.
dD_ShockTrooper (1199 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
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Things I don't like about wingdings:

1) numbers are not evenly spaced, which would make it equally powerful for calculations.
2) some Greek letters are indistinguishable from Latin.
3) the lower case w and s are indistinguishable; as are most of the other characters.
Maniac (189 D(B))
28 Oct 13 UTC
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4) she has the bottom half of a fish and yet wears a bikini top, what's all that about
5) her curiosity often means she risks the well being of her friends
6) she has exploited her life story to ad nausea, you can buy Ariel toys, Ariel rucksacks Ariel sandwich boxes etc, etc, etc....
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
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@Jamiet
I think you don't quite appreciate the seriousness of the situation.
Jamiet99uk (848 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
@ steephie: I'm on a PC and I have literally no idea what you're talking about.
Draugnar (0 DX)
28 Oct 13 UTC
Hey, red... As maniac hillariously pointes out (and I did plus 1 it, Maniac), it's Arial, not Ariel.

But beyond that, it is not a fixed type font. It is intended for composing letters and such and not for mathematics. You complaint would be like saying "why I hate screwdrivers, 1) I can't hammer in nails bery well with them". Pick the right tool for the job.
Jamiet99uk (848 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
redhouse never called it "Ariel"...
Draugnar (0 DX)
28 Oct 13 UTC
Your right. I just caught that. Bad Maniac for fooling the Draugnar.
Draugnar (0 DX)
28 Oct 13 UTC
But the rest of the argument stands. USe the right font for the right job. Variable fonts are screwdrivers. Fixed fonts are hammers. Stop trying to use a screwdriver as a hammer.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
28 Oct 13 UTC
But why can't the back of the hammer be a screwdriver?
steephie22 (182 D(S))
28 Oct 13 UTC
That's what redhouse wants it seems...
Draugnar (0 DX)
28 Oct 13 UTC
Maybe a more apt analysis is he is trying to use a blade screwdriver to screw in a phillips only screw or vice versa.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
I DEMAND

a sans serif font that can handle elementary distinctions such as Greek/Latin I/l etc.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
I promise Draugnar i'll start calling him "the Draugnar" if he designs me a new Arial with proposed features.
Jamiet99uk (848 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
It won't be Arial if it has those features.
krellin (80 DX)
28 Oct 13 UTC
"Arial-D" I'd use it. I use Arial for all my business communications.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
So do I, which is why I think this thread is so important (and underrated). Much more important than the diplomatic / political jibber-jabber we find here.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
28 Oct 13 UTC
Jibber-jabber... Makes me think of Big Bang Theory...
grking (100 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
You know, Comic Sans works really well. I discovered it a year ago, and now I use it for everything!
redhouse1938 (429 D)
28 Oct 13 UTC
You should. And you should keep me up to date on your career moves.
I DEMAND JOKER.
steephie22 (182 D(S))
02 Nov 13 UTC
By the way I just found out that the small L has more spacing behind it than the capital i. So it is possible to tell them apart, it's just really hard and you have to look at what isn't there instead of what is there.
Jamiet99uk (848 D)
02 Nov 13 UTC
lt is really reaIIy hard to telI though.
philcore (317 D(S))
02 Nov 13 UTC
Why you people gotta hate on serifs? I like me some serifs. Give me palatino anyday over your dumb sans serif fonts.
I don't know what the fuss is about. I mean, yeah Disney has made better movies than The Little Mermaid, but you don't have to hate on Arial.
Hydro Globus (100 D)
02 Nov 13 UTC
Maniac already did that, Goldfinger.
redhouse1938 (429 D)
02 Nov 13 UTC
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/1267053751_skateboard_double_fail.gif?w=175&h=132
:( That's what I get for not reading the thread
Draugnar (0 DX)
02 Nov 13 UTC
@phil - Actually, serif fonts are great for long text as it makes the text feel likes it flows. Sans serif fonts are better for titles or single sheets with a larger point size. At least that's what my business graphics and documents manual says.
LakersFan (899 D)
06 Nov 13 UTC
Century Gothic is apparently the best font to print in, as it uses far less ink than most standard fonts.


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Dharmaton (2398 D)
01 Nov 13 UTC
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Word Association Game, take 6
(Rules restated: type in one word linking up with the last person's entry thus creating a long funny sentence.)
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Celticfox (100 D(B))
05 Nov 13 UTC
Call of Duty: Ghost
Released today. Anyone else pick it up or planning to?
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
01 Nov 13 UTC
The Future of Western Armed Forces
In Holland, the downward economic spiral has led to massive cuts in defense. I wonder if that shouldn't be preceded by a thorough and nation-wide conversation about this topic, that I believe many countries are currently dealing with. In this thread, we discuss the future of the armed forces.
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Bob Genghiskhan (1233 D)
04 Nov 13 UTC
Anyone for a slow gunboat?
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milestailsprower (614 D(B))
05 Nov 13 UTC
A slow game of sorts
I am in college and I want moar Diplomacy in mai lyfeeee.
I just need it to be slow and lackadaisical and take forever though so I can not die from homework.
Any takers? http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=128681
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
03 Nov 13 UTC
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Guess the Blankflag
Guess which name Blankflag will return with next. Winner gets a special prize.
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
05 Nov 13 UTC
Death to the peace makers......
Recently there was a call for peace talks from the leader of the Pakistan Taliban. You would think Western leaders would sit up and pay attention ...... they did, this was their response below
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10423594/Pakistan-Taliban-appoints-interim-leader-following-death-of-Hakimullah-Mehsud.html
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Andrew Wiggin (157 D)
05 Nov 13 UTC
Affordable gaming laptop
Any tech-savvy diplomats here?
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JECE (1253 D)
25 Oct 13 UTC
The krellin songbook
Need I say more?
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Draugnar (0 DX)
04 Nov 13 UTC
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We should have a triple secret probationary silence on the site.
While the subject is light hearted Animal House sounding, I mean it when I say it. If the system had a way to silence forum posters posts without indicating to them they were silenced (kind of a universal mute) then people like blankflag could be secretly silenced and the good boys and girls of the forum wouldn't have to put up with him trying to come back in under a different name.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
04 Nov 13 UTC
Ressurection biology
Do we have a moral duty to bring back species we drove to extinction, if possible (as discussed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3037720009&feature=iv&src_vid=pwNMvUXTgDY&v=y-0mT4oQH3o )
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learys (0 DX)
04 Nov 13 UTC
modern artistic chandelier ceiling light onsale
Light giving diodes (LEDs) will present a more and more serious risk to light demand in a number of programs. Typically, their high price has restricted utilization in traditional lighting applications;

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wholesale lights at http://www.lightsuperdeal.com
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
01 Nov 13 UTC
NFL Pick 'em: Week 9--Who's Prime for a Trick, Who's Due for a Treat?
If the playoffs were to start today, the Cowboys would be due to play the Niners (yet again) and the Packers would play the Lions in the NFC Wild Card, Saints and Seahawks with byes, while in the AFC, the Colts and Broncos would match-up again and the Patriots would play the Jets (!) as the Bengals (!) and Chiefs (!!!) enjoyed byes. Such is the way the first half has shaken out...so, at the halfway point, Week 9--PICK 'EM!
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The Czech (40499 D(S))
05 Nov 13 UTC
Where do I make cheating accusations?
How long has it been since we've seen one of these? Too long I say.
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Putin33 (111 D)
04 Nov 13 UTC
The Ashes in Australia
Can England win a 4th? Not looking like it if their play vs Western Australia is any indication.

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