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lionhearted (503

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12 Sep 11 UTC

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How do you deal with people who keep fighting you as another player takes SCs and wins?

1st place has 10 SCs, 2nd place had 8, I had 6. 2nd place kept attacking me even as 1st built up to 12, 14, 17 SCs even while I went defensive. 1st place was eating 2nd's centers and 2nd was playing like an idiot.

How do you counter that? I wasn't sure what I could do. The last two turns I went all out desperate attack against 1st place and 2nd didn't even bother and actually grabbed more SCs while I put on a desperate push to stop 1st from winning.

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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New Game

http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=67667

C'mon, you know you want to :)

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12 Sep 11 UTC

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Error in the settings page

http://webdiplomacy.net/usercp.php

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2ndWhiteLine (2731

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12 Sep 11 UTC

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Gunboat multis

Is it just me, or are you immediately suspicious of newly created anonymous gunboat games with only two people registered? Does that reek of obvious multi?

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10 Sep 11 UTC

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Look!

I know it's common knoweledge not to put metal things in the microwave, but I went ahead and did it...
Anyways, we need a good thread going. Someone turn this into a debate.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

Try a box of wine instead, http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?fr2=piv-web&p=box+of+wine+in+microwave&vid=1077584659947&dt=1263801600&l=88&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fvideos%2Fthumbnail.aspx%3Fq%3

1077584659947%26id%3Dea3e4c7c45691ce415b956401041848f%26bid%3DkRmWL68sVI8E%252fQ%26bn%3DThumb%26url%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.break.com%252findex%252fmicrowave-box-of-wine.html&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.break.com%2Findex%2Fmicrowave-box-of-wine.html&tit=Microwave+Box+Of+Wine&sigr=11ldr1enu&newfp=1

Draugnar (0 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

Metal is fine in newer microwaves as long as it doesn't touch a wall. My new one came with a metal grate for two level cooking.

Tru Ninja (1016 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

+1 Draug. I was gonna post that same thing.

King Atom (100 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

@Draugnar: My microwave is the same, but someone decided to tamper with it so that when I was making popcorn, it fell over and melted half of the microwave away with blue lighting!

Thucydides (864 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

i put whatever i want in the microwave, lizards, spoons, matches.

i dont give a fuck

goldfinger0303 (3157 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

Just don't do an airbag.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmOUuTy-14

Those should amuse you for a while

Mafialligator (239 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

I once put a smaller microwave in my microwave. And then turned them both on.

It created a time vortex. It was pretty neat.

dD_ShockTrooper (1199 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

Microwaveception.

largeham (149 )
11 Sep 11 UTC

We have to go one microwave deeper.

King Atom (100 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Now let's turn this into a debate...
Leonardo DiCaprio isn't really that great of an actor...

Mafialligator (239 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I think he's pretty good. He had a rough start (Titanic, Romeo + Juliet etc.) but he's made a string of decent to very good movies. He's savvy, he's learned what roles to take, and which to not take, which is more than can be said of most people. He's not brilliant, but he's a solid actor.

King Atom (100 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I agree, he has made a lot of good choices on what roles to take. He has not however, been the driving force in making those movies "successful." He is fairly decent, but I've never heard of anyone watching a movie because it had DiCaprio in it.

Mafialligator (239 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Agreed.

moonlight19 (123 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

watch him in "what's eating gilbert grape". He has some chops.

goldfinger0303 (3157 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

@Mafia - how is Titanic a rough start? That is one of *the* best selling movies ever

mapleleaf (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

He means Titanic is gay.

largeham (149 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

The only good thing about Titanic was Kate Winslet.

Mafialligator (239 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Wow maple. That was almost clever.
Mostly what I mean by that goldfinger is that I hate that movie. Although that's probably not a great objective criteria. More to the point, I just don't think he was very good in it. Very flat, and one dimensional. Though that may have been part of the writing.
It's pretty clear in Romeo + Juliet that he just has no idea what he's saying half the time. Which is a problem.

Jamiet99uk (1170 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

@ Goldfinger: "How is Titanic a rough start? That is one of *the* best selling movies ever."

Because best selling /= good. Titanic is a shit film and Di Caprio's credibility was therefore damaged by appearing in it. I'm sure he made good money but that doesn't mean it wasn't a shit film.

ulytau (541 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Titanic might be a shit film but it is an example of great craftsmanship. Avatar is even greater shit but that doesn't mean it wasn't pushing the boudaries in some aspects.

Thucydides (864 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

He was great in Blood Diamond. I like him as an actor for the most part.

SacredDigits (102 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I ran a video store when Titanic came out, and young women would come in looking for other Leo D movies because he was such a heartthrob there. I always pointed them in the direction of Total Eclipse, because I'm a mean bastard.

It's a good movie, and he's great in it. The main plot of the movie involves his character having a torrid affair with another man.

Tru Ninja (1016 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Here's something cool and true: if you put a dorito bag in the mircowave and straighten it out as much as possible, it'll shrink down to the size of a Barbie-sized dorito bag and if it's a good enough shrink job, you can still read the writing on it. We did this in a high school class (unbeknownst to the teacher) and it was pretty cool.

I recommend using someone else's microwave tho because it gave off a pretty good lights show.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Do you need to turn off the turn table? We are moving and the new house has a new over-the-range microwave, so I can destroy the old counter top one. Might be cool to try it out.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Oh, and do you do it with the chips in or out? hehehe

President Eden (2750 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

*cool and Tru:

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

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

They actually paused to eat the Dorito's rather than just dump the bag into a bowl. LOL!

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Now I have to decide if I want to use the old microwave in the mancave or shrink some shit and then get rid of it...

President Eden (2750 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

There are two microwaves in my dorm. :trollface:

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Let's see. Two microwaves + dorm room or two new microwaves (or one new and one old) + two new fridges + poker table + bar + 3 bedroom ranch + mancave (with said poker table, bar, one fridge, and one microwave) + two-car garage that doubles as a workshop... Tough call. :-)

President Eden (2750 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I has two new fridges. And a poker table, actually! And a car sitting outside.

...fine, you win.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I have two Jeeps sitting outside (well, I have one and the wife has the other). :-) Sounds like we both win, PE!

President Eden (2750 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I lack a three-bedroom ranch and a wife. I think I'm a little behind. :P

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

So where are the two fridges and the poker table? Downstairs in the common area?

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I need another fridge (mini size) for my office at work. I'm tired of my diet Red Bull's disappearing.

Tru Ninja (1016 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

The microwave we used did not have the turn table, so I can't answer that question adequately.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

The video had a working turntable and it did OK. Damn that thing shrunk fast. I'm tempted to try it with the chips in it, maybe a bag of bugles, to get shrink wrapped chips. hehehe

President Eden (2750 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Nah, they're actually in my room. The fridges are mini-fridges, poker table is under my bed.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Cool! So your dorm room is a mini mancave. Boy, are you in for a rude awakening when you get parried. Took me over 20 years to get my mancave.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

parried = paired up + married. heehe

FirstApple (100 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I'm at 11 years married and still WORKING on getting that mancave!

President Eden (2750 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

I'll just have to deal with it, I guess, because... *whisper whisper*

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Your halfway there, FA. 22 years and I just got mine.

Mafialligator (239 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

@ Draug - *Diet* Red Bull? We'll over-caffeinate you to the point of cardiac arrest, but heaven forbid you should be fat when that happens. It's like some experiment to discover the most vile tasting substance in the universe gone horribly right.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Diabetics can't have sugar, Mafia. It's targetted at us (and the bar scene where the 20 somethings want their "bombs" but want to keep their figures too).

And you should try Rock Star or Monster. Different tastes that you might like. And they have diet versions too.

Mafialligator (239 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Nah, I react poorly to caffeine. If I have more than one cup of coffee in the morning I start twitching randomly. And fair enough on the diabetic thing.

Draugnar (0 )
12 Sep 11 UTC

Caffeine is my afternoon salvation. I just had to fix a typo there. I typed "slavation" which probably explains why I need so much caffeine.

Thucydides (864 )
17 Sep 11 UTC

Coffee is better for you than are energy drinks. My brother is addicted to diet Monster I am trying to get him off it and onto anti oxidant culturally acceptable coffee

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obiwanobiwan (248

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09 Sep 11 UTC

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Rodgers/Brees Combine For 750+ YDs Passing As GB Defeats NO 42-34 (NFL Predictions!)

GREAT opening game!
Fun shootout, 76

scored, two great QBs...and it came down to the final play of the game! (Though, seriously...WHY RUN IT THERE?!)

So, with the Pack beating the Saints--sorry, Eden--the NFL season is underway...picks?

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President Eden (2750

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12 Sep 11 UTC

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So I just noticed we have some Player of the Year awards...

What's the criteria for being nominated to win and/or winning those awards?

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WardenDresden (239

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12 Sep 11 UTC

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Question about muting

So, I've finally found myself annoyed enough with someone on the forums to mute them; not saying who as that would defeat the point of the mute, and I had a question:
If I'm playing an anon game with someone that I've muted, are they muted in the anon game too, or can they still chat normally in the game?

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12 Sep 11 UTC

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Live game 'Tribalwars Diplomacy'

We need 3 more players, please join.

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Hugo_Stiglitz (100

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06 Sep 11 UTC

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Best Genre of Music

We all know that everyone elses' taste in music sucks compared to our own, so use this as a forum to prove that your musical opinion is the correct musical opinion

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06 Sep 11 UTC

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Quick question about Mods...

I emailed a Mod a few days ago about a Meta gamer, and I haven't heard back. I understand that Mods are all volunteers and have their own lives/games to attend to, but does anyone know about how long it takes to get a response (on average)? Or if I can expect one at all after they've 'investigated'?

On a side note.. has anyone noticed a stark increase in the occurrence of meta/multi gamers the past couple months??

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10 Sep 11 UTC

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17:17 -- Myth or Reality?

I have finished 34 games of Classic, I think, and seen exactly one successful 17:17 split. The two-way draw is often dangled as an alliance inducement, but how often does it actually come about?

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goldfinger0303 (3157

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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Questions on banned people.

I saw out of chance that there are now icons next to player's names who have been banned,

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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stalemate line question

In order for a stalemate line to be maintained, does Munich have to be held by the side defending/setting up the line.

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The Czech (41764

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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GT11 Group B

games 1/3 and 3/3 moved on because someone didn't pause, but they did pause the 2/3 game. Are we proceeding or will the games be canceled?

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jmo1121109 (3812

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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Problems with the maps

Is anyone else having a problem seeing any and all of the maps? I cannot get any map for any game past or present to load. The big map is also failing to load.

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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Weird bugs...

The "threads you've posted in" star has gone away and I can see threads started by players I have muted. I think something just went wonky with the JavaScript.

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10 Sep 11 UTC

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One for the Old Worlders

Hello Fellow Europeans + North Africans and Middle East people

I wonder if any one of you have a tendency to secure your real-life home country? If, for instance you are British in real life and start out as Italy in the game, would you consider sending a fleet to all the way to Britain in the small chance of taking a bite?

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President Eden (2750

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11 Sep 11 UTC

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Anyone have problems with Chrome freezing on Windows 7 Enterprise?

I've had spontaneous freezing issues with Chrome on Enterprise. I'd been ignoring it because I figured it was temporary issues with whatever site I happened to browse at the time...

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09 Sep 11 UTC

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Dearest Mods,

I fucked up and need 3 tourney games cancelled. There's an email for you with game id's. Thanks for your help, and sorry about taking up your time.

trip

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10 Sep 11 UTC

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Tournament

I would like to learn such as tournaments, and how I can participate

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09 Sep 11 UTC

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The Best Way to Play your Favorite Country

Thanks to jmo, SD, and Diplomat33 for the idea!

Granted, circumstances and diplomatic opportunities shape how things turn out, but what's your favorite/most promising approach with your favorite power?

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17 Sep 11 UTC

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Any mods?

I am not discussing an on going game.
I am not accusing people of cheating.
Just pointing out a very fishy live game: gameID=68110
If there are any mods around, please look at it. Thank you. (Yes, already emailed the mods).

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17 Sep 11 UTC

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Magical Italy?

Ok, what is up with the last 3 games I have been Italy? They have all be like.. Good. 2 wins and 17 SC draw. Does it like possess some supernatural power or something?

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obiwanobiwan (248

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31 Aug 11 UTC

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Build Your Dream Nation!

Pick any 5 people from history to be your "Founders" and draft your Constitution.
Pick any 1 President/Monarch/Dictator to rule, elected or by military force (must be a different person than one of your Founders) and a mate of the opposite sex to co-rule with them.
Pick any 3 generals to serve as your Heads of the Armed Forces.
And choose 1 person to be your "Diplomatic Master" to deal with other nations.

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FirstApple (100

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14 Sep 11 UTC

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Un gioco nell'italiano?

Ci sono alcuni qui chi parlono l'italiano per fare un gioco nell'italiano? Me piacerebbe moltissimo partecipare en uno quando finisco con i giochi in che sto adesso.

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stratagos (3269

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17 Sep 11 UTC

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Question for Euro-Zone people

How does the whole soveriegn debt fiasco look from your point of view?

I know that people from Europe sometimes find it baffling how the safety net is much weaker in the US than in their home nations, but I think we here find the level of tax evasion, bribery, and corruption in the southern tier nations equally baffling....

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Dan-i-Am 88 (358

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17 Sep 11 UTC

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First Person to Post Wins!

Should be self explanatory. . .

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Leif_Syverson (271

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16 Sep 11 UTC

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NMR's and CD's

The hating must stop. Embrace NMR's and CD's..

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15 Sep 11 UTC

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No Joke, this is a quote from a facebook arguement I am in

I will support Zack's decision to enter into the dangerously racist field of biology, despite the fact that reason and logic certainly have no place in the future socialist empire of equality and freedom which we will fight for and inherit, despite our low-birthrate and poor schooling. We will survive!

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