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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.
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2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
26 Sep 13 UTC
Dialect Quiz
http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/DialectQuiz/
2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
26 Sep 13 UTC
I'm pure Upstate New York, slight bit of New Jersey thrown in for good measure:

Most Similar Cities
1 Yonkers NY 56.0
2 Syracuse NY 54.9
3 Newark NJ 54.5
4 New York NY 54.5
5 Elizabeth NJ 53.7

Least Similar Cities
1 Des Moines IA 33.9
2 Pittsburgh PA 34.8
3 Billings MT 36.7
4 Detroit MI 37.1
5 New Orleans LA 37.1
dipplayer2004 (1110 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
I'm a Southerner, obviously, though I apparently talk like a North Carolinian, instead of a Tennessean.

Most similar cities:
1 Columbus GA
2 Montgomery AL
3 Winston-Salem NC
4 Charlotte NC
5 Greensboro NC
I grew up in Nova Scotia, but apparently talk nothing like an east coaster.

1 Salt Lake City UT 41.3
2 West Valley City UT 41.2
3 West Jordan UT 41.2
4 Provo UT 41.2
5 Modesto CA 39.9

Least Similar Cities
1 Toms River NJ 24.4
2 Elizabeth NJ 25.9
3 Newark NJ 26.3
4 New Haven CT 27.8
5 Waterbury CT 27.9

I doubt they'd even believe I was from the east coast in CT or NJ...
Straight up NY/NJ

Most Similar Cities
1 Yonkers NY 53.8
2 Newark NJ 53.2
3 Elizabeth NJ 52.6
4 Toms River NJ 52.2
5 New York NY 51.9
Rancher (1652 D(S))
26 Sep 13 UTC
Not bad, I have mostly lived in Columbus and Cincinnati, and have never lived in New England

Most Similar Cities
1 Toledo OH 45.5
2 Warren MI 45.3
3 Detroit MI 45.1
4 Madison WI 45.0
5 Grand Rapids MI 44.

Least Similar Cities
1 Worcester MA 28.5
2 Plymouth MA 29.8
3 Providence RI 29.9
4 Boston MA 30.7
5 Manchester NH 30.
Oh, and least.

Most Similar Cities
1 Yonkers NY 53.8
2 Newark NJ 53.2
3 Elizabeth NJ 52.6
4 Toms River NJ 52.2
5 New York NY 51.9
Least Similar Cities
1 Des Moines IA 29.1
2 Wichita KS 29.4
3 Little Rock AR 29.5
4 Abilene TX 29.8
5 Omaha NE 30.7
2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
26 Sep 13 UTC
dipplayer, I'm guessing you're a pee-can guy? :)
PSMongoose (2384 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
I guess I'm the first Westcoast'er.

Most Similar Cities
1 Vancouver WA 52.9
2 Gresham OR 52.7
3 Topeka KS 52.6
4 Stockton CA 52.6
5 Salem OR 52.4
Least Similar Cities
1 Providence RI 31.7
2 Yonkers NY 33.1
3 Waterbury CT 33.7
4 New Haven CT 33.8
5 New York NY 34.1
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
I'm not an American but thought it would be interesting to take the quiz anyway. My assumption before taking the test was that I'd come out closest to the way people speak in Massachusetts or Rhode Island. Here's what I got:

Most Similar Cities:
1 Providence RI 43.4
2 Baltimore MD 42.3
3 New York NY 41.8
4 Plymouth MA 41.1
5 Lowell MA 40.6

Least Similar Cities:

1 Lubbock TX 28.0
2 Amarillo TX 28.8
3 Fort Worth TX 29.0
4 Waco TX 29.2
5 Beaumont TX 29.3
2ndWhiteLine (2606 D(B))
26 Sep 13 UTC
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I want PE to take this since he basically talks like Farmer Fran from The Waterboy
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
An example of the dialect of the place I grew up, the Shetland Islands, is in this fun video:

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

(The Shetlander is the one on the left)
dipplayer2004 (1110 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
Pee-cahn.
dipplayer2004 (1110 D)
26 Sep 13 UTC
Stress on the first part
"since he basically talks like Farmer Fran from The Waterboy"

lmao

I actually tried to earlier but it wouldn't run.
Got it!

Most Similar:
1 Jackson MS 60.5
2 Lafayette LA 60.0
3 Baton Rouge LA 59.5
4 Metairie LA 58.7
5 New Orleans LA 58.6

Least Similar:
1 Worcester MA 27.9
2 Plymouth MA 28.2
3 Manchester NH 28.6
4 Lowell MA 29.7
5 Springfield MA 30.4

Map:
http://i.imgur.com/hyVOntg.png
Wait, I actually looked at it more closely now.

Jackson, MS? Someone shoot me.
jmo1121109 (3812 D)
27 Sep 13 UTC
It got my location perfectly.
Draugnar (0 DX)
27 Sep 13 UTC
I'm a "Server Overloaded" accent I guess. :-)


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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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