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I should add, the car was for sale at the time.
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ISProgram
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Computer is acting very suspicious now, it inexplicably will close every application that might be up while it's in sleep mode. It's doing this very inconsistently, first time I was under the impression it was my fault, not so sure now.
Certainly wasn't doing this a week ago, and it's starting to become VERY disruptive.
Certainly wasn't doing this a week ago, and it's starting to become VERY disruptive.
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
A while back I had a nasty computer virus. Searching led me to this site:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
Go there, get on the forum, and post your problem. Follow their instructions. Those guys saved my bacon big time.
Urwumpe
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Finally managed to identify the car that is rusting away there:
The chassis is a Smart Roadster Coupe (explains the French look).
What made the identification a bit hard is that the only place on the car where smart mentioned is a small text on the license plate. Contrary to this wikipedia image, it only had a "RS" on the rear and a small text "powerline" in the right lower corner of its astern. There is a dedicated car tuner called "RS-parts" in Germany, which could explain this version.
Also it is a pretty exotic car today, despite 43,000 cars being build, only few are still driving because of massive quality problems. Explains why this car is no longer moving.
The chassis is a Smart Roadster Coupe (explains the French look).
What made the identification a bit hard is that the only place on the car where smart mentioned is a small text on the license plate. Contrary to this wikipedia image, it only had a "RS" on the rear and a small text "powerline" in the right lower corner of its astern. There is a dedicated car tuner called "RS-parts" in Germany, which could explain this version.
Also it is a pretty exotic car today, despite 43,000 cars being build, only few are still driving because of massive quality problems. Explains why this car is no longer moving.
TMac3000
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1) They have the exact same body type in the exact same outfit (comes from being the same class)
2) I've always preferred long hair
3) I like a pair of modest glasses on a chick--they add something classy to her face
So why in the hell is it that Choukai (the long-haired one, for those who don't know Kancolle) just doesn't quite do it for me like Maya does?
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
She's a cartoon with exaggerated, oversexualized, human features?
TMac3000
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On the contrary--I find their figures, while pretty curvy, to be considerably more realistic than the more oversexualized anime girls. It's one of the first things I noticed about Maya
Seriously, have you seen some of those MMD videos? Obscene, I tell you:dry:But believe me, there are a fair number of women who look like that. I'll grant you, most of them are famous, and the list features quite a few Playboy models, but I remember this girl in my high school who had an unbelievable figure. She was a stuck up b
, but she turned a lot of heads, and had very similar proportions to Maya.In any case, I already did say that the two were pretty much identical below the neck
I think it's the eyes. Maya has amazing eyes, and her facial expressions just scream sex appeal. Choukai throws a blush or a coy grin every now and then, but for the most part she just looks kind of blank.
Cosmic Penguin
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http://kancolle.wikia.com/
(and yes, TMac3000's last post on this back in August was the final straw that kicked me into the game in late August. Still playing it right now. :rofl
Cosmic Penguin
Geek Penguin in GTO
Noch ein Bier?
You might want to know that the game also has German ships in it as girls too - Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, 2 destroyers and a U-boat (that went to Japan). Just saying. :rofl:
RisingFury
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Thunder Chicken
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Random Comments indeed :blink:
Anyhoo....
Interesting news - Entergy is shutting down Pilgrim nuclear power station in 2017, citing operating costs. With the shutdown of the coal-fired Mt Tom plant last year, there will be no coal or nuclear generation in Massachusetts after Pilgrim shuts down.
We're building gas-fired combined cycle plants all over, and we're buying all the hydro we can from NY and Canada. Gas is fine while it is cheap, but it's now over 70% of our energy portfolio. If gas prices spike we're going to be hurting.
I hope offshore wind can get established. The DOE and Massachusetts wants 2 GW of offshore wind by 2020. I think the nuts that killed Cape Wind a few years back are going to be told to sit down and shut up this time around.
Anyhoo....
Interesting news - Entergy is shutting down Pilgrim nuclear power station in 2017, citing operating costs. With the shutdown of the coal-fired Mt Tom plant last year, there will be no coal or nuclear generation in Massachusetts after Pilgrim shuts down.
We're building gas-fired combined cycle plants all over, and we're buying all the hydro we can from NY and Canada. Gas is fine while it is cheap, but it's now over 70% of our energy portfolio. If gas prices spike we're going to be hurting.
I hope offshore wind can get established. The DOE and Massachusetts wants 2 GW of offshore wind by 2020. I think the nuts that killed Cape Wind a few years back are going to be told to sit down and shut up this time around.
Athena
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It's probably best not to find out. :hide:
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It would be interesting to see statistics on what percentage of car accidents in Russia end up on YouTube.
TMac3000
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Okay, that went well...
So I'm kind of kicking around this idea for Alpha Centuari team play: where a team of people control a single faction. For example, you have an executive who issues the general strategy, an agriculture minister who handles all the formers, and a defense minister who handles the military, etc etc.
There could even be some sort of parliament of, say, eight or ten people, who have to give their blessings to the decisions coming from the top.
There would be a lot of complications--finding enough people on OF who are interested in the game would be the biggest, I think--and then one would have to deal with organizing it. A thread? A social group? Both? And the first hundred years or so would be the most interesting...
Thoughts?
So I'm kind of kicking around this idea for Alpha Centuari team play: where a team of people control a single faction. For example, you have an executive who issues the general strategy, an agriculture minister who handles all the formers, and a defense minister who handles the military, etc etc.
There could even be some sort of parliament of, say, eight or ten people, who have to give their blessings to the decisions coming from the top.
There would be a lot of complications--finding enough people on OF who are interested in the game would be the biggest, I think--and then one would have to deal with organizing it. A thread? A social group? Both? And the first hundred years or so would be the most interesting...
Thoughts?
jedidia
shoemaker without legs
As in Sid Meyers Alpha Centauri?
frankly, I think the interface isn't really up for that kind of play. In the end you'd have one poor sod having to execute all the moves that were decided on, probably against his better judgement. While that may be an accurate representation of politics, I don't think it would be fun.
That's secondary concern. First you'd have to get all the players to agree on a law, and then you'd need procedures on how to change those laws as soon as the first flaws in them become apparent. Something like this would be a nice project for someone who studies politics, but gameplay wise, you'd end up with 99% meta-game. Unless you just institute a dictatorship. But then it would probably be less frustrating to just play it solo.
frankly, I think the interface isn't really up for that kind of play. In the end you'd have one poor sod having to execute all the moves that were decided on, probably against his better judgement. While that may be an accurate representation of politics, I don't think it would be fun.
That's secondary concern. First you'd have to get all the players to agree on a law, and then you'd need procedures on how to change those laws as soon as the first flaws in them become apparent. Something like this would be a nice project for someone who studies politics, but gameplay wise, you'd end up with 99% meta-game. Unless you just institute a dictatorship. But then it would probably be less frustrating to just play it solo.
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Eh, you're right. I guess not every human activity lends itself well to a game:lol:
jedidia
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Oh, I don't doubt you could make a good game out of it, but then the game has to be made for it. I.E. provide a set of rules and an interface for it. Otherwise you just have real politics about a game instead of gameified politics.
