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25 Oct 12 UTC

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Morality

Here's a situation I ran across a few days ago and I wanted to know your guys opinions on whether it was immoral or not. remember, the question is not whether it's moral, but rather if it's immoral or neutral. And please explain why or why not. Read further:

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Prove Yourself in World Gunboat

Hey guys, I'm loving the world diplomacy gunboat games I've been playing recently, and I'd like to get a good solid game going with high stakes for those interested. I started a game named same as this thread, and wanted to advertise the game here. I'm really hoping that the bannings that have happened recently in a few of the games I'm in have gotten rid of the cheaters, so that we can have a true anonymous gunboat game without any metagamers joining.

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25 Oct 12 UTC

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EoG XTREME!

Let's Guess the personalities!

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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The Bob Genghiskhan Invitational

gameID=102614

I've sent out some invites, and hopefully some of those players will respond. A list of entered players will appear in this thread.

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My shame.

Other than occasionally laughing at a fortress door joke. At pub trivia tonight I missed the first diplomacy question I've ever heard at a trivia night.

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EoG: The QWERTZ Empire

Well done, Bonaparte!

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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An elected European President

In another thread, I argued that the role of President of the European Council and the role of President of the European Commission (the EU's "government") should be merged and that this person should be elected by an EU-wide election.

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Can anyone in Michigan explain the opposition to the new bridge?

From a Hoser's point of view, it seems like a no-brainer. Wondering if there's actually a reasonable explanation for the opposition. http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/23/greedy-u-s-billionaire-urges-michigan-voters-to-reject-free-bridge-to-canada/

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Gangnam Style Halloween light show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6t7oowAsGs

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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Today's weather forecast

No comment

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Frontline's running an episode about climate change deniers.

Wow.

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abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

No I mean. Deserts only exist in certain areas. The loss using wires from Egypt to england would be staggering.

Yellowjacket (835 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Draug: I don't know anything about storage, but if it's only working half the time that's still better than what we're doing now with fossil fuels.... half the time.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

@Gen. Lee: The lightning idea? It's this weird place called my mind. I don't need a website to conjure an idea believe it or not.

@Draug: You speak Science. I speak English. Translated: Yeah, you're probably right, but I would never know it. A pure vacuum is one with no resistant forces of any kind. If that's irrational, sorry. I think in extremes and narrow it down as I go.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Abge - the problem is in the DC back to AC. My nephew ia in the field and we actually just had this conversation when.we were watching Batman Returns and Christopher Walken's character has created a great big energy battery. His quote was "not in the next 20 years!"

Yellowjacket (835 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Oh, I see... well it doesn't HAVE to be the desert, the Sahara doesn't actually get that much more direct sun Intensity (def. not an order of magnitude more) than England.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Yeah Dub, if you put it that way, I'm much like Obi, only 18,000 characters less.

Gen. Lee (7588 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

No I meant the carbon footprint thing but I was behind in the thread, I'm gonna google though.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

No, a pure vacuum has no matter. Energy can still travel and magnetism and gravity still work in a pure vacuum.

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Population centers are, unsurprisingly, far from deserts. HVDC lines can only go so far and if I remember my Power course correctly, they can't be used underwater because of capacitance issues.

semck83 (229 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

bo_sox, philosophy is a great field. But to succeed in modern philosophy you're going to have to be just as precise and rigorous a thinker as a mathematician, and you're probably going to have to know a decent amount about science.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

@Gen. Lee: Carbon footprint? That's easy… just google it and some site will take you through how to find it.

@Draug: Yeah, you're right. You go talk with your peeps and figure out how Maglev can work for me so that I don't have to fly in planes anymore. I'll sleep while you do all that batshit cray cray stuff. Thanks...

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Yeah, Draug, the solid state switches are used invert the power. That's how we can have those massive HVDC transmission lines into Canada. They aren't great, but it really isn't the biggest limitation.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

@YJ - The issue is that the majority of our power usage outside of summer comes to.drive heat at night and electric lights. These both occur afyer the sun goes down.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Semck, I'm 16. I have time. According to my college professor-turned high school teacher with a PhD and the most intellectual guy I've ever met, I'm fine for my age o_O

That doesn't guarantee me anything, I know.

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

One word: flywheels. Those things are fucking awesome.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

He also mentikned the cost and space requirements for the capacitors. Even.if we went with the latest LiPoly, it is hyper expensive. And if we went with cheaper tech like NiCad or even LiIon, the batteries would be the size of a city innorder ot.ppwer a city over night.

dubmdell (556 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Semck, Bo could still succeed as a philosopher if he settled for "theologian" instead. The same questions need answering without the rigor of peer or public review that philosophers undergo.

bo_sox48 (5202 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

An atheist theologian? That would be a fun way to describe my life.

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

I don't think anyone is currently using capacitors for mass storage. It's all batteries and thermo or mechanical systems. Capacitors are amazing and will soon eliminate the need for all non-residential batteries.

Yellowjacket (835 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

I didn't know that Draug.... oh well, if I find the article maybe it addresses some of those concerns. I hadn't thought of the practical implications beyond the immediate efficiency.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

@bo - So instead of making up your own imprecise definitions, strive to be at college level before your 17th birthday. Don't settle for good enough. Actually know about what you discuss. A vaccum, for instance, is the absolute absence of matter. If it didn't allow energy (especially light) to pass through, we would live on a cold dead rock. Or more to the point, life would never have been created.

Gen. Lee (7588 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

I got 20.4 that can't be right

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

A battery is a form.of capacitor.

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

No it is not. A battery is a chemical storage device. A capacitor is a passive electrical component.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

OK. Here I am going.on about being precise. I was always taught that anything with energy storage capacity was a capacitor. Guess I need to go take a.physocs refresher as well. Of course that was 30 years ago.

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

No, a Capacitor is an extremely specific device that uses an electric field to store energy. They're one of the coolest things ever, after the transistor, of course.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

I've often wondered if a Faraday Cahe couldn't be used to store energy somehow. I mean they stop radio signals from.getting in and out.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

And I believe you. As I said, I went through physics 30 years ago and just high school.physics so precise terms weren't always as precise as they should have been.

abgemacht (1076 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

Maybe? The only thing I can think of is by having the waves heat the Cage and use it to make steam. Of course, you'd need to produce the EM wave, so I don't see how it could possibly be efficient.

Draugnar (0 )
24 Oct 12 UTC

No, I meant as part of a capacitive device. Something to.trap the energy inside. But then I guess getting.it back.out would require what you are talking about. Hmmm...

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Statistical Analysis of WebDiplomacy

Any ideas?

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22 Oct 12 UTC

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effective strategies at a jazz club

lol guys im so cool for talking to women. hey someone plus one me because i'm an atheist. does people listen to my desperate advice on how to get babes, cause y'all can tell i constantly get laid. ok so no? thanks for the talk igoota go. isthisaneffectivestrategy?
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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Dear webDip,

Stop keeping me awake.

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Suggestion

It's probably a dumb idea, but I'll propose it anyway. A "Repeat Last Turns' Orders" button would be useful when you have a lot of units, it is towards the end of the game, and you are simply support holding across the map for a couple of turns, waiting for a draw.

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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Godwin's Law

Setting a record by being a record Nazi.

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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The Real Debate

Jill Stein v. Gary Johnson

In other words, good v. good. Thoughts?

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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more maps

vdiplomacy.net has more more maps why dosnt webdiplomacy.net?

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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World Game

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=102653

We need more players.

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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The accuracy Nazi said my other thread couldn't't set a record...

Well by virtue of the reference in the subject, this thread *does* set a Godwin's Law record.

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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War & War Diplo Game Series

Welcome to the first "War & War" Diplo game series! The first game is slated to start in 2 days, so please join fast! The game is a WTA, 2 day phase, and Full Diplomacy channel. It's a 101 pt. game, so that should help the game be a bit more selective. See you in-game! >:)

gameID=102563

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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Mentors

I know you aren't allowed discuss games in progress, but is there any program set up for mentor relationships besides limited to the one SoW game? I've got the basics down but I could really use help/advice from a real veteran on what to do in the mid to end games.

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Surrenders

So...from what I've seen, the only way to surrender is an auto-surrender, correct? Or am I mistaken and there's a surrender button?

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Bob Genghiskhan (1233

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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I have a game mechanics question.

I don't know how a situation would be resolved if I supported an opponent to a space that I was contesting.

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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Mitt Romney: The 45th President

Polls and common sense are now showing that Romney will win. From the states that Obama carried in 2008, Romney has three: Indiana, North Carolina, Florida; completely locked up. He is ahead in Virginia, Colorado, and New Hampshire, and within the margin of error in Iowa, Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, all the states that went for the GOP in 2008 are Solid Romney. With 2 weeks left, Romney is in an increasingly strong position to take the White House.

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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The Lusthog Squad Games

Someones being naughty.

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24 Oct 12 UTC

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Is There Any Way to Mute Posts With Certain Words?

I don't know why the word "Nazi" became so popular but, uhh, I'm not amused…

I know, I'm becoming a meme now. I'm used to shit like that.

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14 Sep 12 UTC

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Gobbledydook Challenge #2

Game 2 is in the books with a 4 way draw gameID=97352

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Socrates Dissatisfied (1727

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22 Oct 12 UTC

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Marx

Out of curiosity, who here has actually read any Marx (excluding the communist manifesto) properly, and then continued to disagree with him/think his ideas crazy etc?

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23 Oct 12 UTC

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Vote cancel

What does voting "cancel" mean?

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