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I think the War on Christmas is over for the year, but this may still be interesting: quote:A note from Gary Gygax in the IFW Monthly of February 1969. A topical historical curiosity, yes, but what does it tell us about who Gary was back then? First of all, he strongly self-identified as a Christian, an important counterpoint to the fundamentalist backlash against his later fantasy-themed games. Gary approached Christianity as a system with rules, which he researched and explored through a strict historical lens. If his readings differed from mainstream conventions, he was never one to bow to popular opinion. Sometimes he took things too seriously, sacrificing fun for accuracy. He was never shy about sharing his ideas and defending his position in public, but respectfully acknowledges the existence of dissenting views. These are all qualities we see reflected in his subsequent career as a game designer.
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Al Harrington posted:jesus christ you aren't a kidding I honestly think a lot of these are either jokes, or peoples fantasies (I doubt even warren buffet would spend 32 million dollars on Christmas presents.) 
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cupachabra posted:Right I get that it's really bad form to quote an old post like this, but I was happily browsing this thread when I came across this post and followed the link. I have always held left-wing values but also a live and let live attitude - browsing these pictures I'm all of a sudden humming the Internationale and having what I can only describe as an 'eat the rich' moment. Is an out and out revolution the only way to combat this opulence? Jesus.  Have a Tyvan rendering of the Internationale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLF7Fl4SXh8 Longhouse fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Dec 28, 2012 |
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Humboldt squid posted:I honestly think a lot of these are either jokes, or peoples fantasies (I doubt even warren buffet would spend 32 million dollars on Christmas presents.) I'm sure "Christmas Presents" is a heritage wealth management strategy to minimize tax impact among other things. 
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Please tell me that comes with new dialog for Heimskr 
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prefect posted:I think the War on Christmas is over for the year, but this may still be interesting: The Legacy of Game Theory lives on...the ghost in the machine we've inherited from the 20th Century. 1900 German magazine concept for the year 2000
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Saint Sputnik posted:Please tell me that comes with new dialog for Heimskr Who cares, they're chickens. 
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I care because I wouldn't do the same to a dog, or for a better analogy you wouldn't put a pet bird in a teeny cage. Just because an animal is farmed regularly doesn't mean it's suddenly incapable of feeling pain or discomfort but blah blah blah treehugging you get the idea. e: picture not that huge in preview
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Volcott posted:Who cares, they're chickens. Who cares, they're beings with a capacity for pain.  Bonnot Gang
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 Text GoogleTranslated: Kabul - Afghanistan in the 70s before the rise of the Taliban "I get many emails from my readers were surprised to have discovered that in the '60s and '70s Kabul was a cosmopolitan city with a huge and avant-garde." (Khaled Hosseini - author of The Kite Runner) Volcott posted:Who cares, they're chickens. -Ghandi
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gobertech posted:
So says a tyrant and a war criminal. 
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gobertech posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMd9F4knILQ
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McDowell posted:The Legacy of Game Theory lives on...the ghost in the machine we've inherited from the 20th Century.     
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McDowell posted:The Legacy of Game Theory lives on...the ghost in the machine we've inherited from the 20th Century. 2000? Pshaw! This one was realized in 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLC_JMjpjA
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Reminder: he ran on a platform that advocated a child labor program.
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Joementum posted:Reminder: he ran on a platform that advocated a child labor program. I had the opportunity to go to a great private high school thanks to a work study program. My family wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise. Keep that in mind. 
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Let's hear that straight from the jackass's mouth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MKdovmI9BQ Stop entrapping children in stupid child's laws. Free them to be all they can be: ununionized janitors.
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One Master Janitor!
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One janitor to rule them all! I've been on a bit of a Tolkien binge lately, due to the new hobbit movie, and if you like the series you might like The Last Ringbearer which paints the position of the, Sauron, Saruman, and the Orcs somewhat differently, it's also free in English because of copyrights, and Tolkien's son being batshit insane when it comes to anything made by his father. Pic is the book's author Kirill Eskov. 
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Post your favourite corporate piece of poo poo! Rupert Murdoch Fox Broadcasting Company, News Corporation  Helped ruin news media Misogynist Close friend of Margaret Thatcher Al Dunlop Sunbeam (amongst others)  Made a career of making people unemployed Multiple counts of Accounting Fraud Purposely ran Corporations into the ground Golden Parachuting Lee Raymond ExxonMobil  Climate Change Denial Environment Destruction Golden Parachuting
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Soviet fiscal cliff?
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 quote:Chinese-Korean solidarity against U.S. imperialism   
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Accretionist posted:Soviet fiscal cliff? Something about "The man who cannot read is as a blindman" 
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Saint Sputnik posted:Please tell me that comes with new dialog for Heimskr Solution? Chicken Matrix. 
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Animals were put on this earth to serve man as we see fit. We see fit to deep fry those suckers it seems. 
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Pobama posted:Animals were put on this earth to serve man as we see fit. We see fit to deep fry those suckers it seems. 
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 From the wiki Meat dress of Lady Gaga posted:As with her other dresses, it was archived, but went on display in 2011 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after being preserved by taxidermists as a type of jerky. Gaga explained following the awards ceremony that the dress was a statement about one's need to fight for what one believes in, and highlighted her distaste for the US military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy.
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 I hate this anecdote. The rich and the government were the same thing in that story. Which is mostly true today.
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Orange_Lazarus posted:
This has been sadly true for a long time.  Reading Zinn's A Peoples History now and... wow. The fact that 50 people owned 49% of the wealth in 17th century America (which had a population of 1,600,000) is just the most depressing thing ever. This continent has been hosed up ever since we got here 
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Saint Sputnik posted:Please tell me that comes with new dialog for Heimskr Honestly though, I was really surprised when I talked to people about the game how many took the side of the Stormcloaks. Like, seriously? Are you people actually taking the side of the racist separatist? Do you, like, have no idea what the Empire represents? Hated that game from a gameplay point of view too. What a terrible game.  Pic is famous feminist in Iceland receiving a "Hero of the Year" award from a newspaper: The comments on that article were delectable. So much whining.
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Iceland seems like such a dynamic place. I need to learn more about it. Toronto's glorious leader.
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SpaceMost posted:Iceland seems like such a dynamic place. I need to learn more about it. Why did you post Hoggish Greedly in the DnD thread??? 
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Deceitful Penguin posted:Heimskr means dumb in Norse btw. So he'd probably be spouting right-wing Fox News tripe. The empire works best as a metaphor for fascism in World War II. I have no clue why you'd want to support foreign imperialism in that game, considering how the Empire wants to ban traditional Nord religion and destroy their culture. I have no idea why you would support the Empire - they support an illegitimate King, broke their treaties with the Nords, and promote male supremacy. The Stormcloaks have a problem with racists in their ranks, but I see this as similar to the Americans imprisoning Japanese citizens. It's wrong and inexcusable, but the Stormcloaks are the lesser of two evils.  
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Chamale posted:The empire works best as a metaphor for fascism in World War II. I have no clue why you'd want to support foreign imperialism in that game, considering how the Empire wants to ban traditional Nord religion and destroy their culture. I have no idea why you would support the Empire - they support an illegitimate King, broke their treaties with the Nords, and promote male supremacy. The Stormcloaks have a problem with racists in their ranks, but I see this as similar to the Americans imprisoning Japanese citizens. It's wrong and inexcusable, but the Stormcloaks are the lesser of two evils. There's already a fascist analogue in Skyrim and it's not the Empire.  I don't think it's particularly subtle either. This really doesn't matter since I think you're just being contrarian.
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Chamale posted:The empire works best as a metaphor for fascism in World War II. I have no clue why you'd want to support foreign imperialism in that game, considering how the Empire wants to ban traditional Nord religion and destroy their culture. I have no idea why you would support the Empire - they support an illegitimate King, broke their treaties with the Nords, and promote male supremacy. The Stormcloaks have a problem with racists in their ranks, but I see this as similar to the Americans imprisoning Japanese citizens. It's wrong and inexcusable, but the Stormcloaks are the lesser of two evils. I've always supported the Empire because of their generous pension plan and other retirement benefits. 
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