Dyavin
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Assassin in Italy, family killed, goes to doctor? This is the plot of assassin's creed II so far...
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I gave my 3 for the day to you puck, because I was vague on the whole thing myself and now I know. Thanks!
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So the views keep growing (at 59 now I believe?) and the comments stay at 0. I want to know what you think! At least one of those views stayed and read the thing, surely!
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I just hope there isn't a magic ukulele. I'm sick of weird random magic instruments. I guess a ukulele would be better than that stupid conductors wand though.
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Right. Sorry. I meant the matter in the universe is mostly regular matter, not antimatter. (Actually, most matter is supposedly dark matter, except its existence is only inferred.) Anyways, fixed it.
Oh, and Saha: the universe is composed of approximately 4.83% physical matter (i.e., not dark matter.)
It's odd how the much of the universe is composed of such a vaguely known concept.
The percentage of physical matter in the universe is a stupid statistic that really doesn't say anything. The universe is infinite, and that means that we have no idea what percent of it is made of physical matter, because no matter how much universe we discover, and how much we include in our sample to determine this percentage, that sample is still infinitely diminishing and the universe is infinitely expanding.
(However if you throw 'known' in front of universe, then everything you said makes sense, since the known universe is not infinite.)
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That's true, a musician and any truly self employed individual, be them creative or not, (a guy who mows lawns 12 hours a day for example) have to pay for insurance. After this bill, those individuals will be spared that expense, at the expense of the tax payer.
Nobody will be able to defend all of Pelosi's statement without the above as their basis for argument. The problem is, you can take the statement in two ways.
The sensible conservative looks at it and reads a lot into each word she selected. "An entrepreneurial bill. If you're creative you can leave your work and pursue your passion, because you will have healthcare." They read that and think, "Healthcare doesn't pay for food and rent. Leaving work to pursue your passion without paying for anything means that eventually, I'm going to pay for it."
The sensible liberal looks at it and ignores those outcries as overreactions, because they think there is no way that she actually meant that creative people can quit their jobs and live off the government. It was a blunder and looks bad to conservatives, but if you take the comment for what it was intended, creative and self-employed people are going to have healthcare coverage paid for by the government, and that's great.
There are two things we can learn from these opposing viewpoints. Firstly, neither are correct entirely. Somewhere in the middle, there is a truth. Where that line is we will probably never know. When you go back up and review the two previous paragraphs, pick which one you agreed with. You're certainly closer to one or the other, if neither fit you perfectly.
The conservative saw the creative individual's bills coming straight out of his pocket, and the liberal saw the creative individual's bilsl coming straight from the government. AH! I CAUGHT YOU! TOO LATE! NO CHANGING YOUR ANSWERS! So, the second thing to note from these hypothetical viewpoints is, Liberals see the government as the government. Conservatives see the government as themselves.
(or rather, Liberals see the government's money as the government's money, and Conservatives see the government's money as their money.)
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Hahaha the mascots are funny. I've set to work on my logo, I'll put up a rough draft here in a bit.
EDIT: Wow I'm a retard. I spent about an hour working on this, and while I was doing that I was filling out paperwork for some things, and repeatedly writing the date down. Somehow in those two activities, I got it in my head that it was the london 2010 olympics, not 2012. Too bad, because I liked the way this draft was starting to come together! Sure it needed some font tweaks, some type work, and some fine tuning, but... it's 2012, so the whole premise is puppyed. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
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Holy shit that IS terrible! haha
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I have an assignment to redesign a common logo for a concept design class. I am having trouble thinking of a company or organization that has a bad symbol or logo.
I thought maybe you guys could help! What is the worst logo you can think of? Could be gamer-related but I'd prefer to shy away from that.
I'm really hoping that something right off the top of one of your heads works and I can get started.
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I'm a fairly conservative-minded person, although I have always been registered independant. This article (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/65950) and the accompanying video downright scares me, and I'm an unemployed artist!
The implications of her saying that people who are creative can quit their jobs because the taxpayers will support them is the most audacious and evil political statement I have ever heard that wasn't in a George Orwell or Ayn Rand book.
Thoughts? This may not be the proper audience to discuss something like this, but I thought I'd try.
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Dreams can just be fantasy, but the word can also be used to describe your most ambitious or far-fetched desires and goals. I think she very much did live her dream, in that sense of the word.
I personally have a lot of dreams, and I think all of them are attainable and I spend every day working to attain them. I will graduate college soon, that's dream number one. I will own my own company after that, which is dream number two. See the world, dream number 3, make a million dollars which is dream number 4, and raise a family, dream number 5.
I expect to have 1-4 done before 35, and by then I sure hope to be started on dream 5. I've had a couple dream 5 too early scares though, wear rubbers kiddies! haha
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Asians?
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So I can still put up that video of the "Baby Crusher"(copyrighted name don't steal)and it's legal, no problem at all?
You haven't seen nuts yet, I'm not even close to 25%.
Yes. You will be tried for murder, and with a video of you perpetrating the crime, you'll most likely be convicted. I say yes because that is how the freedom of speech is intended. In reality, you personally will probably not be allowed to post it, because you forfeit all civil rights as a convicted felon anyway, so freedom of speech for you would no longer be an issue. The sanctity of the life of a human being is a very different thing from that of an animal. Others would however, technically be legally allowed to post that video, if you as the owner of the footage, gave them permission.
It's not like you can't do a quick search online and see thousands of videos where people are gruesomely killed. Faces of Death anyone? Not only are snuff films legal, they are profitable.
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The supreme court is absolutely right and you're all nuts.
The supreme court said that the act of crushing animals IS illegal, but showing film of it is not. The freedom of speech protects the right to show it, not the right to perform it. Dog fighting is still illegal, but showing a video of it on the internet? Totally legal.
What interests me is the futility of movements like this in the first place. Any petition that attempts to overturn a supreme court decision is a waste of time in the first place, but this one is compounded by the futility of the very idea that you can remove anything from the internet. There is no way to remove anything from the net. It is a wild and viral medium that the government cannot control (yet).
Yes, women killing kittens is bad. Posting a video? That's your civil right.
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"out of bounds" areas? What does that mean exactly?
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For some reason the story thread got deleted and my duplicate thread that I had edited and requested deleted got left up. To fix that, I've made this thread. Sorry if I've inconvenienced anyone or done something out of protocol. Any way, here's the story. I wrote it almost 10 years ago when I was in middle school, or maybe freshmen year of High School. I just found it on an old hard drive and have been intrigued by it again. I always liked this story.
A man sits in the darkness, afraid and alone. He is unsure of where he is, or how he came to be there. His eyelids are heavy. He feels cold and stagnant, as if he has been sitting here for thousands of years.
Darkness falls on the young man’s soul, and he feels that he can hold this weight no longer. He closes his eyes and clasps his hands together, using the last ounces of strength he can. Beneath the darkness of his surroundings, he finds the light held deep within his mind. He holds one kernel of hope, locked deep within him. As he sits, images of a woman come cascading forth from the black of his corroded memories. Bright white, glowing with all the colors and beauty of his ancient but not forgotten past, he can see her. She is the only thing that keeps him moving, the only thing that prevents him from giving up. A slight smile fades across his cracked, pale lips. He can feel her even now, close to him. He feels the immeasurable weight lifted from his heart, an indescribable connection to this woman, brightening even the bleakest situation. He can feel her touch on his skin, see the radiance of her smile, and once again, he is revitalized. He can move again, he feels life flow through his limbs, strong and full. The woman gives him one last smile, and then fades back into the shadow of his heart.
The man slowly lifts himself from the harsh ground he was laying upon. As he does, he cautiously surveys his surroundings. An old man, standing directly in front of him as he opens his eyes, startles him. The man wears a dark scowl, spit and decay covers his beard, and his figure is bent and broken. The old man spits at the floor near the young man’s feet and scowls harder still.
“You’ll never find her. Your fate lay here, with the rest of us. You cannot escape, eternity does not just <I>end</I> upon the hopeless wish of a young fool. Accept your sins, and suffer as you were meant to. Do not torture yourself with such visions of sympathy and self-pity. They will only make you weak.
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I like the idea and am surprised at all the hate, how old are you Jared? Some of this might not help but I hope something in here does.
As for the essay, I have a few suggestions. I do agree that it's a little 'dorky' but that's not always a bad thing. If I were you though, I would make it a bit more generic. The idea of "sword pulled from pedestal" is not unique to the Zelda series. The assignment was to personify an item, and if you're typing in double spaced size 11 or 12, you can definitely fill that space by personifying the weapon of a hero pulled from stone and possibly returned there without detailing the storyline that goes along with it. At first your essay sort of does that, but after that you basically just start telling the story of Windwaker. I'm positive your teacher isn't looking for that. It will be a lot more work, but loosen it up and don't tell a linear story, instead tell what a sword bore by a hero really goes through. Elaborate and over-detail everything. A good essay on this topic should leave the reader guessing as to what the object is for at least a little bit. Being a bit philosophical and intangible with your words will help. Your only goal is to give human thought to an otherwise inanimate object. Make it human. When you get stuck, think about the kinds of mental conversations a sword would have with itself. Is it happy with its role in the world? Sure it slays evil, but it is still a tool for war. A tool for death. This inner conflict would be a great topic for any essay, although it kind of strays from the strictly Zelda path you kind of went down.
Don't use names.
Don't use cliches.
Example:
I am an instrument of precision in my owner's hand. I am an extension of his body, a part of his will. Even when I am not directly utilized I serve great purpose. I am a symbol to any who look upon me; a symbol of strength, justice, and honor. I am also a symbol of death, oppression, and pain. All who look upon me know me for what I am, but their perspective alters what I represent.
You don't know what the item is, but just that handful of sentences sets up an essay in which you could voice the inner dialogue of a sword's mental conflict. Is he a weapon of truth and justice, or death and destruction? You could also take this much less seriously and use the Zelda universe a lot more.
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I am an instrument of precision in my owner's hand. I am an extension of his body, a part of his will. Even when I am not directly utilized I serve great purpose. I am a symbol to any who look upon me; a symbol of courage. Fear washes from the faces of the oppressed in my presence. It is not just my owner that brings this ease and hope to those that look upon him, I am as much a part of that righteousness as he is. His power is given unto me and mine unto him. I am his weapon, the tool for his courage to flow through. I give him the means to destroy that which is evil.
In that example, I am talking about specifically the Master Sword and Link, but even if you take that route I still would try and make it somewhat generic and I wouldn't use names or locations. Right after an intro like that, you could go into how it rests in a holy place waiting for someone worthy, after it's found it becomes a tool for courage, and after it isn't needed it's returned. Think of the loneliness a sword like that would feel, were it personified. The conflict internally about its feelings for evil. It is a tool created to destroy evil, so it is dependent on evil. Can it hate evil? If not for evil, it wouldn't exist. As it sits alone, for hundreds of years, waiting for a time when it is needed, will it start to hope for evil to rise? Will it start to actually wish ill-will on others, if only for the reason that it will once again be needed?
I hope that is a little helpful, at least gives you some things to think about while you write your essay.
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I'd like to hear what evidence you have supporting those words in bold. Because, from what I can see, those are biased opinions. I have a mac that runs firefox just fine, thereby rendering your sentence a fallacy. Macs, when compared with Windows, lack in only two categories: Pricing and Gaming. Windows loses to Mac in every other category. A Mac can even run Windows natively, thereby rendering your argument against Macs futile.
Not to change the subject again, because I'll give my 2 cents on browsers here in a moment, but...
I find major fault in this quote. I was an IT Coordinator for 2 years and Macs are at an extreme disadvantage in a number of categories in addition to the two you listed. The main two I would add to gaming and pricing are networking and web design.
Networking macs works, but when running sophisticated servers in an office environment, hosting to both the net and local networks, macs are a joke, and if you're forced to use them for that, it is infinitely more work to set up and to maintain (and in many cases it just can't be done). If you want me to elaborate I will but I assume nobody wants that. haha
Also, you cannot be a web designer and run a mac. Unless you're an idiot. Whether you like it or not, IE still makes up 65% of the browser usage on the interweb. IE cannot be run on a mac, and if you can't test your designs on the most dominant browser on the net (and also the most problematic) then you're never gonna make a cent.
That brings me to my next point... IE blows. From a design standpoint, all other browsers decipher and render webpages years ahead of the curve in terms of keeping up with the advancement of design and code and the various changes that happen to the liquid medium that is XHTML/CSS. Every fun feature you make for any website has to have pages of extra garbage added to make it work in IE, if it will at all. IE is also the most resource draining browser out there.
Firefox is a close second in the resource department, but it's display of XHTML is always the most advanced and you're therefore less likely to run into crashes and improperly displayed websites while surfing.
Chrome is the fastest (and I mean that in the terms of resources used) and it is light-weight and streamlined, but not updated as often and not as receptive to creative code as Firefox. It's also not as safe, Firefox has held that belt for a long time.
I use Firefox because my PC has plenty of ram and a fast processor so the difference in speed between it and chrome is negligible. On a slower computer I could see it being an issue though, I suppose.
To reiterate... IE blows.
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What the hell is Formspring?
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I have that same T-Shirt. got it for Christmas last year.
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What is he actually saying? Life's good with __?
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leans back in his leather chair as the bright monitor's light illuminates the otherwise black windowless room, smoke drifting up from a half lit cigarette still burning between his fingers
Yes... It's all going as I planned...
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I did mean roleplayers, in the sense of people on a forum cooperating to tell a story from a number of perspectives.
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It was quite over the top. State of mind had a lot to do with it, and the contradiction you point out made sense to me but it doesn't really read properly. At 12 I was pretty average, by 16 it was a different story. Regardless, it was a bit too much all at once and I'm really pretty embarrassed as I read over it. I just kind of hammered it out and let it fly. Yearning for acceptance I am not, but loneliness is probably a factor in the decision to hit the post button after I wrote that all out. I'm new in Denver and fairly alone here.
Anyway, thanks for the welcome, and after the blush burns out of my cheeks, I look forward to getting acquainted with you as well.
E3 announcer confirms tonight's Zelda Wii, 3D handheld unveiling
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So since I'm new to this monitoring live of events, where should I go to be watching all of this?
EDIT: Nevermind, I watched it.