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by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 08:18pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Lets see. You have this little penchant of making the side you want to lose lose because of preconditions you retroactively consider part of a scenario. You did that in both the Empire vs Earth thread and the MI vs RDA vs Stormtroopers vs Ewoks thread, wherein you put in forces without any support ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 08:08pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

@Dalton: Do you want to debate? Because you said that you don't, and seemed to be annoyed with the debate. I'm open for a debate though at your request. @Dturtle: I responded to your complaints and we debated, but you dropped it. I'm open to starting again, but don't drop the debate for a while and ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 07:06pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Force training questions
Replies: 27
Views: 4231

Re: Force training questions

There have been instances of characters using the Force sub-consciously without training, but not in a controlled manner. Training allows them to embrace this Force potential.
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 07:04pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Question about Luke's Jedi Order compared to the old
Replies: 75
Views: 9394

Re: Question about Luke's Jedi Order compared to the old

Corruption of course didn't go away with the fall of the Old Republic; if anything, it probably increased during the Galactic Empire and even with the New Republic (which is why the Yuuzhang Vong got so close to conquering the galaxy). However, it eventually paved the way for the Galactic Alliance. ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 06:55pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Sci-Fi Power Scale
Replies: 69
Views: 6104

Re: Sci-Fi Power Scale

What is this thread trying to calculate? Technological level? Political enlightenment? Military strength? Size and extent of civilization? Scientific knowledge? Culture? Or a combination of the above?
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 06:52pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Never claimed that I did. Instead I expect you to at least try to understand a subject before asking ignorant questions like that. What difference would the brand name of my computer make to whether or not Bill Gates is an asshole? Currently, its an IBM, yesterday it was a Dell, a week before I was...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 11:10am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Sci-Fi Power Scale
Replies: 69
Views: 6104

Re: Sci-Fi Power Scale

Ok. I have hashed this out on Excel and have got the following for judgment of opinion and debate. The chart as best as I can recreate it here as follows Universe______________Space Combat Firepower___Ground combat Firepower___Industrial Output__FTL Speed Cultureverse(Culture)______100_____________...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-16 09:54am
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Nope, that doesn't fly. Now if you had in your arguments had links to sources and included images/vids/etc then yes, I'd provide direct links to what I claim. Now since you have set the bar so low I don't have to do more than I did, which still was far more than you did. I at least provided info wh...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:46pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Sci-Fi Power Scale
Replies: 69
Views: 6104

Re: Sci-Fi Power Scale

Is there any mathematical calculation for this? Like on an average of GDP, military strength, etc.? Or based on power generation?

Does it scale linearly? Doubtfully, since 70 Modern Day Earths would still not be a match for Star Wars.
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:30pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Yea, a serious debate would have been nice. You following through would have been nice as well. You trying to do a rational debate would have been nice as well. Instead you just repeated yourself and finally just ignored the response. What response? Where? Over here . I'm heading off to bed now, so...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:17pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Spoonist wrote:Yea, a serious debate would have been nice. You following through would have been nice as well. You trying to do a rational debate would have been nice as well. Instead you just repeated yourself and finally just ignored the response.
What response? Where?
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:16pm
Forum: Debating Help
Topic: Help with a school debate about nuclear reactors
Replies: 1
Views: 13044

Help with a school debate about nuclear reactors

Ok, so I'm having a school debate where my team is arguing for the use of nuclear reactors as a power source. I think that I have a solid argument, but for clarification: 1. How efficient and practical are wind based electrical generation systems, since I suspect that they will use this as a possibl...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:13pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Sci-Fi Power Scale
Replies: 69
Views: 6104

Re: Sci-Fi Power Scale

Should 40k really be above Star Wars?

Also, Star Trek varies greatly depending on the faction of Star Trek and also the category in which you're referring to. In terms of ground combat they're around 0.5. This also applies to others: Star Wars tech varies depending on the era and faction.
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:06pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Civilization 5 is out.
Replies: 116
Views: 10610

Re: Civilization 5 is out.

Not saying that the game is bad, but why is it that archers can fire over mountains, outrange modern infantry and shoot down jet fighters? Also, why is it that you can build modern infantry without having researched rifling, a giant death robot without having researched robotics and chariot archers ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 09:01pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

What I want to know is how "Micheal Jackson was a good person because he donated a lot to charity" = "Its morally wrong to make fun of Micheal Jackson." Hell, other people have given more to charity (as has been stated in this thread) and they still get made fun of and criticize...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 08:38pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

You mean the thread wherein you made up your own rules, back pedalled when presented evidence you didn't want to hear or situations that did not follow your particular world view and then declared that because it's your topic you can make up whatever rules you wanted? But continue, dumbfuck. It's a...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 08:35pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

What I want to know is how "Micheal Jackson was a good person because he donated a lot to charity" = "Its morally wrong to make fun of Micheal Jackson." Hell, other people have given more to charity (as has been stated in this thread) and they still get made fun of and criticize...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 08:24pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Adding on to my thread (it's past the editing time), and note that I'm not trying to lawyer around, given that I was requested by a mod to back my claim up: Here's an exact quote from Mike Wong: Do not call it "self evident", restate it in different words, force the other person to prove ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 08:19pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Adding on to my thread (it's past the editing time), and note that I'm not trying to lawyer around, given that I was requested by a mod to back my claim up: Here's an exact quote from Mike Wong: Do not call it "self evident" , restate it in different words, force the other person to prove ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 08:07pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

Don't presume to dictate to me how I should do my job. Take it as a suggestion, given that I can't exactly make you act benevolently. Besides, are you saying that you don't want to be a benevolent despot? Ah, I see, more lawyering. Do you think this helps your case? Do you believe that trying to cl...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 07:51pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

What are you talking about, this was Testing, and now it is the HoS. This isn't HIStory or something. Except that I intended for this to be in Off Topic, which seemed to still have some sort of intelligence (although maybe I should have put it in News and Politics). It was moved to Testing NOT BY M...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 07:41pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

For those of you telling me that this is supposed to be a joke: 1. That still doesn't have anything to do with me allegedly being a "troll" 2. I do have a sense of humor. Some threads are meant to be joke threads. This thread I made with the intention of being a serious DEBATE thread. I'm ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 07:30pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

OK, MJ gave money to charity. That's cool. Of course, not a dime of it went to the folks back in his home town who could have used some help, as Gary, Indiana is a festering shithole that every day is looking more and more like Detroit. I don't think you get it. What's cool isn't that he donated to...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 07:27pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

You're guilty. See, here, there is no court, there are no lawyers and you are my bitch. I am judge, jury and executioner. If I think you're a troll, hey, guess what? You're a troll. Too bad, so sad, bye bye. If you're going to be a despot, you might as well be a benevolent one. *snip* Comparing me ...
by Star Wars 888
2010-10-15 06:46pm
Forum: Parting Shots
Topic: [Star Wars 888] Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson
Replies: 282
Views: 193911

Re: Dispelling rumors about Michael Jackson

There's this secret, magical place where the moderators meet and talk about all the trolls and fuckwits they have to deal with. Sadly, you can't see it, since you're one of those trolls/fuckwits we talk about and thus I can't go about giving you proof that there are several Moderators who want to b...