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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
09 Jul 13 UTC
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Fukushima Chief Masao Yoshida Dies
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/masao-yoshida-dead_n_3565387.html

Can't say there's many that did braver things than what they did in that plant. Amazing in the least. RIP
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brainbomb (290 D)
28 Jun 13 UTC
Java Appalet version of diplomacy
I'm surprised given the popularity of live gunboat over the years that nobody has ever developed a live engine for it. Seems like constantly having to hit board buttons or refresh is outdated. This is not 2003. I also understand the difficulty in creating such a program.
Also seems like there should be a computer AI which takes over for CD countries and uses logic and math based forumula to make at least some semblence of moves.

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Invictus (240 D)
03 Jul 13 UTC
Looks like there's a coup going on in Egypt
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/03/19261466-supporters-of-egyptian-president-say-military-coup-is-underway?lite
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TAEHSAEN (0 DX)
08 Jul 13 UTC
Best Diplomacy Website
Hey guys, I was wondering what your most preferred Diplomacy website?
I am playing in playdiplomacyonline website as well but honestly I prefer this one more since it is more tactical and does not punish you for making wrong clicks.. What do you guys think?
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TheMinisterOfWar (553 D)
09 Jul 13 UTC
Country draw
From what I understand, country draw is almost, but not quite, random. What calculation is used? It seems to me that this can be slightly problematic at times, especially when multiple games are started at the same time. The gunboat tournament where almost everybody drew 7g4c the first round seems logical suddenly.
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goldfinger0303 (3157 DMod)
07 Jul 13 UTC
Subs for The Masters
2 subs needed for the Masters. I have two players who will be dropping out in one weeks time.
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Tru Ninja (1016 D(S))
05 Jul 13 UTC
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2 week's notice
Hi all, I am about to begin my career starting August and will e moving my family and wanted to give you all a fond farewell. I don't know if I will return to the webdiplomacy community or not, but in 2 weeks I will at least leave the site for a long time. It's been good getting to know many of you.
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
08 Jul 13 UTC
Why David Cameron is such a tw*t !!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23225645
This is why our Prime MInister is such a tw*t. He intends the tennis final at Wimbledon and is now convinced that Andy Murray is the most deserving person of a knighthood ...... what a pathetic idiot !!
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redhouse1938 (429 D)
04 Jul 13 UTC
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Idea for an improvement, click +1 if you like it.
Here's an idea for adding a new element to Diplomacy games: "The Treaty".
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Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
08 Jul 13 UTC
Practical advice thread
So my rich and snooty Aunt is coming to visit my house, and I've just noticed it has a rather powerful "animal" smell from my stupid cats.

Fellow pet owners, I intend to clean, but what do you guys do to make sure the air doesn't have that unpleasant pet smell?
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Kangaroo kid (0 DX)
04 Jul 13 UTC
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United States Of America Celebrates Independence Day.
Happy fourth of July to all Americans over the world, and a special thanks to everyone who has fought for our freedom. God bless you.
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TBagJohn (243 D(B))
08 Jul 13 UTC
Test Out Moves Software
Is there some software (or functionality with this web interface) that would allow me to input various scenarios to see what would happen - i.e., to do some "what if" inputs before I submit final orders?
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
07 Jul 13 UTC
Ridiculous Facts About Famous Folks Thread
The title...know something about a famous somebody that's so insane it can't be true...but it is?

Post it, and let us all behold what silly, silly people we hold up as the pinnacles of our species. :p
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
07 Jul 13 UTC
And to kick it off--

Mozart...the POET! :D And oh, what beautiful topics young Mozart picked...

“Oh mother of mine:
Butter is fine.
Praise and thanks be to Him,
We're alive and full of vim.
Through the world we dash,
Though we're rather short of cash,
But we don't find this provoking
And none of us are choking.
Besides, to the people I'm tied
Who carry their muck inside
And let it out if they are able,
Both before and after the table.
At night of farts there is no lack,
Which let off, forsooth, with a powerful crack.
The king of farts came yesterday
Whose farts smelt sweeter than the may.
His voice, however, was no treat
And he himself was in a heat.
Well, now we've been over a week away
And we've been shitting everyday.
Wendling, no doubt, is in a rage
That I haven't composed a single page;
But when I cross the Rhine once more,
I'll surely dash home through the door
And, least he call me mean and petty,
I'll finish off his four quartetti.
The concerto for Paris I'll keep, tis' more fitting.
I'll scribble it there someday when I'm shitting.
Indeed I swear ‘twould be far more fun
With the Webers around the world to run
Then go with those bores, you know whom I mean.
When I think of their faces, I get the spleen.
But I suppose it must be and off we shall toddle,
Though Weber's arse I prefer to Ramm's noodle.
A slice of Weber's arse is a thing
I'd rather have than Monsieur Wendling.
With our shitting God we cannot hurt,
And least of all if we bite the dirt.
We are honest birds, all of a feather,
We have summa summarum eight eyes together
Not counting those on which we sit.
But now I must rest a bit
From Rhyming. Yet this I must add,
That on Monday I'll have the honor, egad,
To embrace you and kiss your hands so fair.
But first in my pants I'll shit, I swear.

Your faithful child, With distemper wild.
Trazom.”

Any other kid/person in history?
Terrible poem.
Mozart writing it?
Lives on forever...

Though what would happen if the King of the Farts and the Queen of the Night met?
philcore (317 D(S))
07 Jul 13 UTC
Did he actually write that in English? Being a native German speaker who was also probably fluent in French, the times being what they were when he lived, I would assume that the original was one of those two languages. If so, many words must have been changed in order for the rhyme and meter to be preserved. Maybe the translator was a bad poet.
Draugnar (0 DX)
08 Jul 13 UTC
Possibly Italian as that was the language of Opera in Mozart's day.
I'll bite

George Washington bought his way into the Virginia House of Burgesses, by handing out free booze (to the tune of a half gallon of whiskey on average to his voters). Seems political parties put more emphasis on the party side of things back in the day.


I'd heard something about this but went back to confirm it just in case.

. In his recent book Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, Daniel Okrent writes: “When twenty-four-year-old George Washington first ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses, he attributed his defeat to his failure to provide enough alcohol for the voters. When he tried again two years later, Washington floated into office partly on the 144 gallons of rum, punch, hard cider and beer his election agent handed out—roughly half a gallon for every vote he received.”

Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2010/10/swilling-the-planters-with-bumbo-when-booze-bought-elections/#ixzz2YPXky4Ld
Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter"
Just for you obi


First recorded use of the word "puke" was in Shakespeare's "As You Like It".

It is possible that he invented the word drawing upon a similar Germanic word in use at the time.
Another Shakespeare one,

Although it doesn't really fit the thread,

All of Uranus's 27 satellites are named after Shakespearean characters except for Umbriel and Belinda (and they're from Pope's "The Rape of the Lock")
SacredDigits (102 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
Ayn Rand collected social security.
Puddle (413 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
really?
SacredDigits (102 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
Rand was on both Social Security and Medicare from 1976 til her death in 1982. So yes, really.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
08 Jul 13 UTC
Why wouldn't you collect social security? I mean, you might believe murder is ok, but 'the people' have collectively decided that it is not, so you accept that decision.

Similarly, when the people have decided you are entitled to social security, whether you disagree or not, you kinda have to accept that decision.

And philosophically, wasn't she in favour of doing things which are in your own interest? Some kind of worship of selfishness, i think you'll find that collecting social security is entirely appropriate to this selfishness.
SacredDigits (102 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
To her, selfishness was that man should exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself for others nor sacrificing others for himself. She strongly opposed government assistance to anyone for that reason, since it was charity at gunpoint, essentially, for taxpayers. Social Security and Medicare are things you won't get unless you ask for them, so the leader of the "Don't ask other people for handouts" movement...asked people for handouts.
Draugnar (0 DX)
08 Jul 13 UTC
Social Security and Medicare are paid for throughout one's working lifetime so it isn't a handout, but getting back what you put in.
Mr. Green (335 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
There was a thirteenth century pope who got kidnapped in the dead of night in his underwear and held for ransom, but I'm blanking on which one. There's actually a lot of funny pope stories. Those guys used to be the bomb diggity.
Gunfighter06 (224 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
Clint Eastwood was a licensed helicopter pilot who frequently commuted to work (at the studio) by flying himself in his own helicopter.
SacredDigits (102 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
I would somewhat disagree in her case since she didn't have traditional jobs, but without sitting down with her tax documents, I can't really say. I can say with certainty that Medicare came into existence after the bulk of her work, and she collected it starting around 10 years after it started, so I doubt she was solely getting back what she paid in.

In any case, I think most people would agree that it's surprising she took any government assistance.
orathaic (1009 D(B))
08 Jul 13 UTC
'To her, selfishness was that man should exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself for others nor sacrificing others for himself.' - yeah but i think she demonstrates the lie of her own claims, was her personal life not similarly hypocritical? She claims that you can be selfish without sacrificing others for oneself, but the point of selfishness is that you put yourself before others.

I believe her philosophy may have been inherently hypocritical, but that she lived up to it in her life.
SacredDigits (102 D)
08 Jul 13 UTC
I'm just saying that most people would be surprised by that. That's basically all I'm saying.

Ringo Starr quit the Beatles when they were taping the White Album, and so the drums on the first two tracks are not done by him (Back in the USSR and...Dear Prudence, I think). He felt the band was falling apart and it was impossible for him to do his job in that situation. When he returned, George decorated his drum set with flowers. While the other three had better known rifts with the band, I'm pretty sure Ringo was the first to quit.


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tendmote (100 D(B))
08 Jul 13 UTC
Opinions on 2013 Ford Focus?
Anyone have any opinions on the latest Ford Focus, where "reasonable car at reasonable price" is considered "good"?
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
08 Jul 13 UTC
Job Vacancy - as long as you can keep your head
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23215676
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Gen. Lee (7588 D(B))
06 Jul 13 UTC
Meta-gaming and non-anon
Where is the line on this? It seems to me that were we all in the same room playing a board game, and then played the board game again you will automatically have predispositions about other players. It that wrong?
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Gen. Lee (7588 D(B))
02 Jul 13 UTC
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EOG: Confederate Grand Ball #2
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
06 Jul 13 UTC
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Soccer In Iran
This is what soccer in Iran is like. http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1492969/referee-beheaded-killing-player-brazil?cc=5901

Oh wait, that happened in Brazil.
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King Atom (100 D)
06 Jul 13 UTC
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It is Truly Sad...
...That you can't even go to a philharmonic without a majority of the songs being 'pop' oriented. On the other hand, I did get to see Miss America 2010 (who went to Massaponax High School, my school's second biggest rival) sing, however unprofessional she may be...
Perhaps I should have taken a more direct approach in starting this thread, but I wanted to get to the point that the concert was on the borderline between 'Amazing' and 'Disastrous.'
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ePICFAeYL (221 D)
06 Jul 13 UTC
Calvin Coolidge
I am not exactly sure who it is, but I know somebody in this forum is very obsessed with Mr. Coolidge.
I found this, and thought of whoever that person is.
http://onestophumour.com/picture-1974-best-comebacks-in-history-.html
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Hugo.Chaves (0 DX)
06 Jul 13 UTC
gameID=122589 Kmon Kmon Live Now
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
06 Jul 13 UTC
SIT A LIVE GAME FOR ME?
Starts in 5, something has come up. PM me if this is possible.
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Strauss (758 D)
29 Jun 13 UTC
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NSA, alleged naivety of European politicians, Obama...
It works everything surreally, but isn't a surprise either.
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
06 Jul 13 UTC
Draug Hates Nicholas Cage
Let's all punish him by playing in a no-moderators-needed invitational sponsored by the very amazing most awesome person around bo_sox48.
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Starside (10 DX)
06 Jul 13 UTC
Gamemaster - Please cancel game Bombs over Berlin
We are playing Bombs over Berlin. Turkey and Austria did not show for the first move. Please cancel the game so we can start with a full 7.
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Wizard_Of_Yendor (0 DX)
06 Jul 13 UTC
Could Use a Replacement for Europe
It's the first turn of a World game, and Europe got banned. Starting position, 1 day phases, small 10 point bet. gameID=121970
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abgemacht (1076 D(G))
05 Jul 13 UTC
Apple, Post-Jobs
Whether or not you like Apple products, you'd have a hard time arguing the Apple hasn't revolutionized the phone and computer industries over the last 5 years. Recently though, we've seen a lot of trends that are very unApple: products being released before they're ready (Maps) and seemingly random design changes. Is this the typically laziness that comes with being on top for too long, or is it a direct result of losing Jobs?
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
03 Jul 13 UTC
Students Know Best
Student loans are about to double, Congress - of course - doesn't give a fuck and does nothing about it. Now they are double. But hey, who cares about Congress, they suck. Let's make these people our leaders because these students in Portland have a *brilliant* idea...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/education/in-oregon-a-plan-to-eliminate-tuition-and-loans-at-state-colleges.html?_r=1&
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Jasbrum (100 D)
27 Jun 13 UTC
Joy Division
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHYOXyy1ToI
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Mintyboy4 (100 D)
05 Jul 13 UTC
How does account sitting work?
How does account sitting work on this site? Do you mail the mods telling them when you're away and who you wish to sit you. Tell your password to that player, and that's it? Or is it more complicated than that.
I ask as I may need sitting in the near future, I'm going on holiday in a few weeks, and I don't wish to ask for a pause for over a weeks time.
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