795 Forum Posts by "RWT"
The last one is the coolest to me. Contacts that change color in response to chemical changes in blood...
I want a pair that will make a message appear in red if I'm exposed to CN-
:D
Nico Bellich is a Serbian name. His parents have Serbian names. He was involved in the Yugoslavian conflict. He speaks and reads Serbian in the game.
Best Korea so efficient and compact, everyone live in glorious capital Pyeongyang
Executive decision by Workers of Korea decide to move glorious capital to large field near city of Hamyeung
Western propagandists put word North Korea on map directly over glorious capital so as to obscure greatness of Best Korea
BUT THEY ARE NOT SUCCEED!
Glorious Fact: Illustrious leader Kim Jong Il own all land behind letter K
When I was seven, I used to attend this Catholic school in San Francisco. I don't remember it that well, but one day this crazy guy stormed on the bus. I didn't know what was going on at the time, but apparently he took the bus hostage, and threatened to kill all of us. He told the driver to keep going, and we went on a really crazy ride. I don't remember it that well, but everyone was screaming. Then this other guy, I think he was a cop, jumped on the roof of the bus from a bridge we were passing under. We were really scared. The crazy guy took out a gun and shot at the guy on the roof, before ditching the bus and running away. Much later, I found out that this guy was the 'Scorpio killer' that had been in the news.
Anime is the Japanese word for cartoon. You're thinking of man hwa.
Referring to 'anime-style' cartoons is uber-tautological.
I know that there are quite a few phrases in Japanese such as 'Sumimasen' and 'Gozaimasu' that in some cases just express politeness. Are there any other important ones?
clowns like you on the bball court!
At 9/20/10 08:58 PM, wreckages wrote: NG Stoner Club
i pay like £10 for a 10 or like 15-20 for an 1/8 around where I am
DUUUUUUDE, this is the stolen flash thread. You're in the wrong thread, brah.
It's ~149. And that's based on a WISC-III I took when I was ten.
It really bugs me when people try to use this as a base for their real IQ score. Or those ones they occasionally administer to elementary school students. I'm not being arrogant or anything, it just annoyed the hell out of me when I'd have this conversation going on:
"So, if you're so smart, what's your IQ?"
"150-ish"
"That's not that high."
"One in fifty-thousand people have an IQ of 150 or above."
"Pssh, the average is like 130. That's what I got when we took a test at school."
"The average is 100... it's calibrated to be that way. And no offense, but unless that IQ test was administered individually by a psychiatrist over the course of several hours, it doesn't mean squat."
"Well, my IQ probably got bigger anyway. I'm older now."
"... Your IQ isn't supposed to get higher. It does by a couple points, but that's just erro-"
"Are you calling me stupid?"
Half a dozen times that happened in school. >.<
tl;dr- Any IQ test that involves vocabulary and algebra isn't worth jack. It's a cognitive learning and mental dexterity test, not an achievement test.
A pen from the Hampton Inn.
Oh, and 6.5 million dollars in gold bullion from an investment firm in Rotterdam.
It says SUMOOKUHAMA in Japanese.
At 9/19/10 05:49 PM, Twilight wrote: http://www.purposegames.com/game/states-
of-the-usa-quiz
Play this too.
Lol, 100% in 1.08 minutes. I know Europe exactly as well as the U.S.
Pretty much the same result with Asia too. I knows ma cuntries.
100% in 1.11 minutes. Could have done better, but I'm on a laptop.
Less than a thousand in USD. I also have a few hundred Rubles in my wallet, and some Euros. The rest is all in money market accounts and mutual funds. Oh, and a little something bouncing around between New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Shanghai.
I stand to make a nice sum from all these idiots selling their Yen right now. ^_^
At 9/18/10 06:53 AM, Mechabloby wrote: My photography wouldn't be too great as i'd always be using point of view shots.
Out-there artists would have their eyes surgically removed so that they could set up two-shots. :D
I have a question, if you could field it. If God's intent is to allow everyone to have the freedom to choose between Good and Evil, and he really is all-powerful, then why has he been so slow in spreading his message? The bible's parables all take place in the Near East, a rather limited area geographically. It took centuries for the teachings of Christ, or even Moses, to make it to Africa, China, India, or even a lot of Europe. Not to mention places like New Guinea that have only gotten bibles in the last hundred years.
If God wanted everyone to have free will, then why did he only explain himself to the Semites? For my argument here, I'm not focusing on the logic of the proposition itself, but pointing out that there are tons of people who were not 'enlightened' or 'chosen.' If you've never heard of the duality of Good and Evil, and what the two choices entail, then how can you be held responsible for making the decision between them? If you've never heard the word of God, do you end up in Dante's first circle of hell? Why would God distinguish between people who happen to have been 'enlightened' and people who haven't? What makes Christians so special?
And if you were to respond by saying that God never actually spoke to the Semites, that they found the word of God on their own, then I'd say that you've proven that God has nothing to do with Christianity. :P
I really don't remember. Someone probably told me somewhere along the line.
I do remember where I was when the carpet bombing of Kandahar started, but that's another story.
Speaking of walking around with pot-eyes; I remember walking down the Block in Baltimore (where all the strip clubs and druggies are) after swimming in a hotel pool with too much chlorine in it.
At 9/17/10 07:43 PM, BluePikmin wrote: This is what we call being "friend zoned".
That is, You should have ask her out years ago! Why didn't you ask her to go to Homecoming with you?!! Idiot!!
For anything short of physical touching or obviously being offensive, they should just accept the compliment. Especially if you dress like that. :\
I have one question that I've never legitimately gotten a chance to ask; what's with the masko? I see it everywhere in Japan, and I've even seen college students give presentations with them. Is it because they're sick, or are they just being antisocial?
And I already know about the weirdness that is Japanese fashion, but why are men starting to wear skirts? o.O
I have a saying that I like to repeat often. It applies to burning the quran, to building a community center* a few blocks from Ground Zero, to DADT and to most anything else that might offend people. Here it is:
Ideally, under the American system, you have the right to say or do anything you like, unless it infringes on someone else's rights. People do not have the right 'to not be offended by anything.'
You have the right to burn the flag. You have the right to be offended at the burning of the flag. Do you have the right to stop someone from burning the flag? No, that would infringe on their rights as an American citizen.
So in a purely legal sense, insane mustachio-ed douchebag has every right to burn the Quran, and that is a sacred and immutable right. But that doesn't mean he isn't wrong to do so. Intentionally inciting violence among people isn't illegal (per the 1st amendment, that is), but it's still condemnable.
The President of the United States has been called the nation's moral compass. I think that's a fair assessment, so it's legitimate for him to come out against the Quran burning. Elected officials are allowed to have opinions that differ from the true law; that's an important part of American government. Disgracing someone's holy book is uncalled for in any situation. It's stupid, it's offensive, and it's liable to rile people up.
There's the question of how big of a 'splash' this could have made in the world of angry Muslims. Existing groups would probably take this as an excuse to organize an attack; that is, if they weren't too afraid of American backlash. But more importantly, it undermines American credibility in the Arab world. Like it or not, the citizens of a nation represent it. I believe that it's the right, if not the responsibility, of elected officials in the United States to take a stance on issues like that that, for better or worse, are part of foreign policy. The representatives of the people can decide whether or not we condone this sort of thing.
And to anyone who thinks that Islam is to blame in any of this; really?
At 9/15/10 11:30 AM, satanbrain wrote:At 9/15/10 02:16 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: Meanwhile everyone else has been using a pretty good variety of third party, independent sources...third party is not taking evidence from one side. independent sources do not making their news reliable by quoting each other.
It's not like the non-Israeli sources are just calling up the former office of Yassir Arafat and asking "So what have the Israelis done today?" Not all news has to come from a press release by one party or the other. The reason these sources are called third party is because they do their own research, or use research by unaffiliated groups. They have as little reason to side with the Palestinians as the Israelis.
I think this is a problem a lot of Israeli politicians have had; we're either with you or against you. There's no room for a third party. So anyone who doesn't agree completely, 100% with what the Israeli government says must be anti-Israeli. Israel is always right; therefore, Palestine must always be wrong.
People keep recommending Rosetta stone for all of these stupid language threads.
For anyone considering using Rosetta stone, just don't. It's a piece of crap that will teach you how to say the word 'dog', then throw a bunch of (to you) meaningless text using the word 'dog.' If you want to learn a language, study it traditionally, or better yet, go to the country where it is spoken or find someone who speaks it natively. I have used Rosetta stone, and it was not helpful. At all.
I could recommend a couple of good Japanese textbooks or handbooks that will help you learn it. They're pretty cheap on Ebay.
gambatte!
At 9/13/10 06:11 PM, MisterWonderful wrote: i would think they were weird for taking out baby Jesus and Santa out of Christmas since it has such a historical presence yes there was a real Santa, that is near Norway somewhere in Europe there was a small village and he'd give toys to the children thus being made into a 'Santa Claus'..
Just for reference, the tradition of Santa is actually derived from St. Nicholas of Myra (in south-western Turkey), a 4th century bishop known for his generosity. So it is a wholly Christian thing.
As to the main topic, I think the best place for religion in this country is in the hands of private people. That said, traditions like public Christmas Trees are not overtly Christian symbols, so I think it is fair to say that they are nearly secular. Though obviously Christmas Trees entered our culture via Christianity, there's nothing about them that actually represents Christianity. So I think that if the people of a municipality as a whole are fine with it, then it can stay.
That's called 'argumentum ad populum,' and it doesn't work. There's a reason the U.S. is a republic, and not a democracy. Most people are idiots.
I don't get what you mean. What basics are they skipping over in these courses?
Let's put on tuxedos and play football!
