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Socrates Dissatisfied (1727 D)
20 Aug 13 UTC
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What do you mean by 'Democracy'?
Inspired by conversation with YJ I have taken upon myself the task of educating and discussing the concept of 'Democracy' with the community here. So, what do you mean by 'Democracy'? and conversely what things stop a system being 'Democratic'?
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
20 Aug 13 UTC
Forgetting with Cannabis
Interesting article: www.alternet.org/drugs/why-pot-makes-you-feel-good?akid=10821.1072812.UM2PRc&rd=1&src=newsletter884304&t=12&paging=off
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duckofspades (170 D)
20 Aug 13 UTC
Disbanding units due to no orders.
If a player has units to destroy and he does not submit orders for it. How does the game choose which units are destroyed?
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Maniac (189 D(B))
12 Aug 13 UTC
UK v Spain
Pick a side people it looks like there could be some strongly worded letters issued.
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2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
20 Aug 13 UTC
Sticking your head in a particle accelerator
http://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-you-stick-your-head-into-a-particle-a-1171981874

Hey krellin you live anywhere near CERN?
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
On "Elysium" and the Current Trend in "Message Movies/Shows/Books/Etc."
I'm curious if anyone here's seen the film, and if so, what they thought. I haven't...I've read the plot synopsis (though really I figured out most of it from the trailers that ran before Star Trek: Into Darkness) and read/seen reviews...and it seems like the kind if "message movie" I've grown to hate, namely, one with all the subtlety of a sledge hammer. If you've seen the film--fair or foul assessment? And what do you think of this trend in moves/books/etc.?
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
20 Aug 13 UTC
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whose blowshio is he knew
RIP boloshoi
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
20 Aug 13 UTC
One of my favorite clips ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3qYHWRIZk
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
17 Aug 13 UTC
Things that piss you off that shouldn't......
....... when I'm entering an address on the internet and it asks for country of residence I want to select England so why can I only enter United Kingdom, do people in France write EU as their country of residence, it is utter bollocks.
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A_Tin_Can (2234 D)
20 Aug 13 UTC
Are there preferred settings for live games?
So, I'd like to get a live game going, but nobody seems to be joining. Is it because there are preferred settings for live games, or is this just a bad time to start one?
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
20 Aug 13 UTC
Top Ten Jokes at Edinburgh Fringe
The top 10 were:

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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
A Simple Question
Suppose we broke up into real-life nations based on that basic political spectrum test a lot of us just took, so there'd be a Nation of Krellin & Co., a Nation of Abgemacht and Associates from the Green Corner, etc. Aside from the fact every Green Corner citizen (I can't tell if your corner is blue or pruple, krellin--damn colorblindness!) would want to kill me...would this be for the better, Likes with Likes, or would this just lead to worse consequences?
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Octavious (2701 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
And Now for Something Completely Different
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-reasons-news-looks-worse-than-it-really-is/
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
17 Aug 13 UTC
Choosing the side of the secularists
There's a lot of turmoil in the Arab world at the moment. Many sides are combatting each other everywhere: sunni muslims, shii muslims, druzes, Coptic Christians, Israelis, Palestinians, military leaders and democratically elected ones.
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SYnapse (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Not discussing an ongoing gunboat
No game/country ID so it's allowed

I am 1 turn away from getting my first solo win on this site. :)
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Draugnar (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Talk about an odd but interesting movie...
I saw "Sucker Punch" finally this weekend. Pretty cool and way better than I expected. Anyone else have an opinion on this one?
orathaic (1009 D(B))
19 Aug 13 UTC
No, i felt it was a contrived excuse to get a bunch of overly sexualised youg women into a series of fight scenes, with no substance. I recall switching it off half way through.
Draugnar (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Then you didn't get the point of it or the final scenes and missed a lot. The stroy arc is really quite interesting and begs the question: Were we seeing Baby Doll's final dream or was it actually Sweet Pea's story? Sweet Pea is the narrator after all and fantasy kicke din when Sweet Pea and Baby Doll saw each other during Sweet Pea's therapy session on stage.

**************Spoiler Alert***************

We also learn at the end when reality fully returns that and Baby Doll's lobotomy is completed that she had started a fire, stabbed an orderly, and managed to help another patient escape. We then see sweet pea getting on a bus to Fort Wayne and is rescued by the bus driver who says he just let her off to use the restroom as his wasn't working when the cops want to talk to her. Interestingly, the bus driver is the old man in all the action sequences, another one of her angels.

If you sit down and watch it but fast forward through all save the train/bomb action sequence (it has some quasi real implications in its actions), you might gain a new respect for the overall story and be able to overlook the glamorization and sexualization of the patients.
krellin (80 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Yo YJ -- "excuse to get a bunch of overly sexualised youg women into a series of fight scenes, with no substance." Sweet! Movie night at my house, Friday, 8 PM...be there or be square!
Draugnar (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Do watch it, krellin. The subtext is on par with some ofbthe best dream within a dream movies.
krellin (80 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Draug - saw parts of it a while back, but wife hated it, so I don't think we finished it. But it's on Netflix, I think -- I'll check it out again.
krellin (80 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
But *only* if my bud YJ comes over and brings me Cheetos.


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Draugnar (0 DX)
13 Aug 13 UTC
Modern Diplomacy variant map questions...
So, an actual Diplomacy thread here! I'm comparing the large map to the normal map and see a few differences that can make a *huge* difference in orders. I'll point them out one at a time inside.
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
19 Aug 13 UTC
Alec Deacon, ignore him and die ......

http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/author/admin/
http://backyardliberty.com/vsl/index_t.php
Don't miss 'How to escape a sinking car'
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SYnapse (0 DX)
19 Aug 13 UTC
Wiki article on diplomacy theory
I don't know enough about this and I could use some help

http://www.vdiplomacy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Concerning_Balance
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
19 Aug 13 UTC
Mubarak To Be Freed
http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-expects-egypts-mubarak-freed-week-104122670.html

Wonder what the military thinks about that.
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kapazunda (300 D)
19 Aug 13 UTC
LIVE - join for a little fun
http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=124829
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dirge (768 D(B))
19 Aug 13 UTC
What's your political alignment?
Describe you political outlook using only the advanced D&D system of alignments, good/evil, lawful/chaotic, neutral.
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AviF (726 D)
18 Aug 13 UTC
New game
Anyone interested in a Full Press WTA game. I'm thinking 101 pot size but am flexible
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
18 Aug 13 UTC
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THIS is what police should be
Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department: http://puu.sh/44wG5.png

Not blowing up flash bombs in your house over a little whiff of pot? Gotta give em props for that.
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Draugnar (0 DX)
17 Aug 13 UTC
Mods, please check email.
It has been a few hours and this is League business.
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krellin (80 DX)
18 Aug 13 UTC
AGW Sinks Island....or Not?
Classic AGW Hype. Did AGW sink and island? Depends on your source of information (more to come below):

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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
18 Aug 13 UTC
Wait-for-orders
Particularly for the mods... Is it possible to push wait-for-orders games forward if a player doesn't seem to be around or something? The way some of these games go, there won't be a single original player left by the end.
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Sevyas (973 D)
17 Aug 13 UTC
question colonial map
Is a move from Sulu Sea to Manilla possible?
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smoky (771 D)
17 Aug 13 UTC
Join me :]
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Sbyvl36 (439 D)
14 Aug 13 UTC
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How to Spot a Communist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDWo-6WXbA
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