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Triumvir (1193 D)
30 Sep 13 UTC
SoW, Fall 2013 - Professors' Commentary
The official thread for the SoW commentary. Please: only SoW professors should be making posts in here. Thank you.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
29 Sep 13 UTC
The blankmind-free thread
We have 18-ish hours left. So let's talk Princess Diana. Seriously, who wouldn't believe that the British royal family is a bunch of alien reptiles?
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
30 Sep 13 UTC
Been waiting on mod reply for an hour
Are there no mods on?
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
26 Sep 13 UTC
Capitalism..... it won't last, it can't last
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24277277
The current US economic model based on capitalist ideology is unsustainable, if the US govt don't make changes soon the decision will be taken out of their hands, a run on the US$ is a lot closer than you think.
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blankflag (0 DX)
30 Sep 13 UTC
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bannable offense
the seymour hersh joins the blank club http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/sep/27/seymour-hersh-obama-nsa-american-media
suggests abc and nbc be shut down and 90% of corporate media news editors of today should be fired
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josunice (3702 D(S))
29 Sep 13 UTC
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Please Remove that Password Warning...
I play on a cell and don't have the real estate to spare. Seriously? Does anyone truly need that warning?
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nudge (284 D)
27 Sep 13 UTC
Earworm alert!
Stuck in my head is "Rio" by Michael Nesmith. Help me!!!!
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
NFL Week 4: Pick 'em--Do Must-Win Games Exist in Week 4? And Who Stays Undefeated?
We kick things off tonight as Colin Kaepernick, Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers hope to remind folks why they were the NFC Champions last year...by playing one of the teams who gave them the most trouble last year, the Rams! The 0-3 Giants try and prove they're not dead (yet) against the Alex Smith, Andy Reid and the surprisingly-alive Chiefs...and a battle of undefeated teams on MNF, the Saints and ...Dolphins??? Let's get started, Week 4--PICK 'EM!
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josunice (3702 D(S))
29 Sep 13 UTC
Just a Reminder... (Next Suggestion Here)
Best post goes to Kestas! What might the next warning be?
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
28 Sep 13 UTC
Can a European legally buy/wear a gun in America...
...without doing anything special other than being in America, being over 21 and paying for the gun? Also if you can, is this regular bussiness? Are there, like, gun shops near airports so all the foreigners coming in can rent/buy guns?
Just trying to understand this part of American gun laws.
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Triumvir (1193 D)
29 Sep 13 UTC
A TA or Two
We could use another TA or two for the SoW game. If you're interested, post in the SoW thread. Thanks.
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blankflag (0 DX)
29 Sep 13 UTC
the navy uses mixed caps?
i think i am going to vomit. the navy is now allowing mixed caps in its communications. once a bastion of all-caps, the organization was inflicted this year with the plague of mixed caps that has infiltrated society. almost as disgusting as the mixed-caps road signs.
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Mujus (1495 D(B))
27 Sep 13 UTC
Why?
Why is it that the mall shooting in Kenya is getting so much more press than the church massacre in Pakistan?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10334556/Christians-now-suffering-mass-martyrdom-says-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html
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Indybroughton (3407 D(G))
27 Sep 13 UTC
Automated Disbandment - who knew?
I really don't understand the logic :) http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=124968#gamePanel.
Why did a fleet west of Texas survive and an army near Florida disband, for the Florida player? Thought it was "closest to home survives"?
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blankflag (0 DX)
29 Sep 13 UTC
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breaking: jmos mother worked at a thermometer factory
while pregnant to make ends meet
http://www.naturalnews.com/042225_mercury_exposure_homosexuality_ibises_bird.html
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blankflag (0 DX)
28 Sep 13 UTC
bought off tech corporations: how we get to 1984!
are you one of those naive people thinking that if your computer is off and not connected to the internet that you cannot be spied upon? http://www.infowars.com/91497/
so... apparently modern intel processors have the ability to (assuming your computer is plugged in, or is a laptop with a battery in it) be turned on remotely, and can be controlled through a secret backdoor 3G capability that you do not have access to.
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Flex01 (29 D)
28 Sep 13 UTC
Problem with gameID=126551
Italian player of game ID=126551 claim that "The moves done by the site algorithm was not the ones [he] did", write a global message and leaves the game!
I don't know if someone could verify that, but is it possible to put the game in such a mode where a new player could pick up his country ? The game is in Spring 1902 and the situation of Italy is fine. Thx
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Emac (0 DX)
26 Sep 13 UTC
Scary parts of the Affordable Care Act
If you aren't American the particulars of the ACA don't affect you. If you are American you need to educate yourself on the truly scary nature of the law leaving completely aside the political debate. It is the law and it has real consequences for Americans.
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
25 Sep 13 UTC
I fail at gunboat
But it's OK. Gunboat is not real diplomacy.

http://www.webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=126628
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mapleleaf (0 DX)
26 Sep 13 UTC
England solo. Sweet....
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Fasces349 (0 DX)
22 Sep 13 UTC
This one is for Thucy
Since you keep claiming Syria was a victory for Obama, heres a good article about why it wasn't:

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21586565-deal-over-syrias-chemical-weapons-marks-low-those-who-cherish-freedom-weakened-west
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2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
27 Sep 13 UTC
Banned Books
What book is ruining our country the most this year? Captain Underpants. Thanks a lot Obama.

http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
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Al Swearengen (0 DX)
25 Sep 13 UTC
My email was hacked
And so, my email was hacked by the FBI.
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rojimy1123 (597 D)
27 Sep 13 UTC
Need a 7th
gameID=126757
Got a CD in the first year, so we're rebooting. PM me for the password. 36-hour turns, PPSC, cheap entry, Anon, full press.
Mods: couldn't find the 'Advertise non-live games' thread, so I started this one (sorry if I missed it).
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
27 Sep 13 UTC
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IPCC finally admit it's not lying
mobile.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24292615
What is actually in the current report.
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blankflag (0 DX)
22 Sep 13 UTC
7 in 10 americans: bailouts benefitted the banks
even 5 years after recession policies started, 3 in 10 americans still deny the fact that they were designed to benefit large banks and financial institutions. at the expense of the rest of the country and the economy as a whole

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/20/majority-of-americans-say-banks-large-corporations-benefitted-most-from-u-s-economic-policies/
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SYnapse (0 DX)
20 Sep 13 UTC
Websites
Can anyone make me a cheap website?
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grking (100 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
News?
This question may have been asked before, but where do you all get your news? Also, which do you all think is the best organization for news?
I've recently been using BBC and Al Jazeera.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
26 Sep 13 UTC
General News:
NPR (WBUR)
BBC
Economist
Boston Globe (For local stuff)

Science/Technology:
Scientific American
Science
IEEE Spectrum

Consumer Tech:
The Verge
Anandtech
krellin (80 DX)
26 Sep 13 UTC
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Abgemacht.
tendmote (100 D(B))
26 Sep 13 UTC
Bank Statement
Speedometer
Bills
Price Tags
Fuel Gauge
Stomach

Siddhartha (1158 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
I use The Economist and CNN. I have high hopes for Al Jazeera America, though, because I need something to replace CNN.
Putin33 (111 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
Local papers; NYTimes, Guardian, Deutschwelle, Reuters, Itar-Tass.

I also subscribe to the Economist & the Nation, but I don't really consider those news since it's largely opinion.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
26 Sep 13 UTC
Al Jazeera America is coming along nicely. I've shifted to it from CNN and BBC. I also read MSNBC and Fox News - yes, I know - because it usually helps me find the middle ground without doing too much work...
blankflag (0 DX)
26 Sep 13 UTC
only losers read newspapers. go back to the 20th century with that garbage. i get important headlines online. for that there is google news, websites that have a massive number of stories everyday like whatreallyhappened.com or boilingfrogspost maybe or globalresearch, emails from your friends maybe.

although some newspapers seem to cover important news occasionally. i do not go and read an entire paper or get the stories from the websites directly but i think i remember forbes and the daily mail putting out legit stories of interest.

npr lost all legitimacy when they had a 9/11 "debate" recently. where the only one skeptical was given like 2 minutes out of the hour, the rest of the time a couple of shills ranting on and on about some nonsense with the phrase "conspiracy theorist" used every two minutes.

nyt/cnn/msnbc/fox/bbs/aljazeera are equivalently whored out

the economist is a tricky one. the people behind it are the most corrupt elite in the world, yet they from time to time have a legit story (getting more rare these days though) - maybe they just figure the average person they are trying to propagandize wont read it anyway.
blankflag (0 DX)
26 Sep 13 UTC
i actually have not read the economist in a while so i do not want to give it an endorsement, they seem like a publication that would be pushing, for example, r2b - the responsibility to bomb.

still, though, marginally less, it seems, then msm. still enough, though, for it to fail the legitimacy test.
nudge (284 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
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@blankflag, only losers call other people losers.

I would love to gain my news online, but in my work environment my access to the internet is very limited. this is not thru any lack of technology, mark my word that is far from the case, but rather access issues of security clearance.

Nonetheless, I read The Australian. I also prefer the traditional tactile feel of a newspaper.
blankflag (0 DX)
26 Sep 13 UTC
my true apostles will know that i often use hyperbole.

security clearance? well, you can still print off stuff at home and bring it in, if they let you bring in papers. at least then, like with google news or something you can have it bring up headlines of interest to you. when i see a newspaper i typically have to throw out 90% of it. first of all half of it is ads. then i could care less about sports, or reading stock ticker info. sift through all that and you are left with a sliver of what once was a large paper. and even then i have to sift through all the propaganda in a story to get at the real facts. even then most large publications are rife with errors to appease their overlords.
bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
26 Sep 13 UTC
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Dude, shut up...
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
27 Sep 13 UTC
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Sean Hannity.


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2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
26 Sep 13 UTC
Dialect Quiz
http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/DialectQuiz/
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
13 Sep 13 UTC
Feel Free to Shoot the Messenger
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-rifle-mimics-machine-gun-s-rapid-fire----and-it-s-legal-145153186.html 450 rounds per minute. Explain to me why you want/need that, gun fans. This isn't even a 2nd Amendment challenge on my part, since I lost that fight here LONG ago. :) But...come on...I'm legitimately curious--450 rounds per minute? Are deer/home invaders suddenly taking running lessons from the Flash? WHY? (And why stop there, how about 1,000 rounds minute!)
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