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by pieman3141
2012-04-30 01:15am
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Star Wars: Broken Empire
Replies: 165
Views: 59007

Re: Star Wars: Broken Empire

Wow, good for Baen for letting you know their reasoning. I expect most publishers to just reject without ever giving a reason.
by pieman3141
2012-04-20 01:11am
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: The Shadow State *11 May - Ch5 added
Replies: 28
Views: 15113

Re: The Shadow State *13 Apr - Ch4 added

Definitely recognize some of the characters, and I'm glad that you're using fleshed-out unknown characters instead of using the ones we know. Definitely the sign of a good writer in this circumstance.
by pieman3141
2010-11-12 02:55pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Favourite Varieties of Tea
Replies: 18
Views: 2311

Re: Favourite Varieties of Tea

Tie guan yin is also one of my favourites. I've got specific teas for specific times of day as well: Yerba mate in the morning for caffeine. It grows on you, and it's easier than making coffee (no, no instant coffee for me!) Peppermint tea, sencha, or tie guan yin for my after-school/work tea. It's ...
by pieman3141
2010-06-24 07:37pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Starcraft: Perseus
Replies: 7
Views: 1954

Re: Starcraft: Perseus

Looks good so far. Nothing glaringly bad.
by pieman3141
2010-06-16 04:43am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Recommendations for Dawn of War Mods
Replies: 7
Views: 1337

Re: Recommendations for Dawn of War Mods

I liked the Annihilation mod. Good installer, fairly balanced units, and no crazy shenanigans like a 200-unit limit.
by pieman3141
2010-01-13 09:00pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Wolfhounds
Replies: 15
Views: 4840

Re: Wolfhounds

Highly interesting. I've been interested in fantasy myself where there it's more military-oriented, or at least an escape from the usual heroic stuff. Even something like featuring an organized professional army (a la the Roman legions or the Mongol horde) would be alright. There was one story on AH...
by pieman3141
2009-12-12 08:05pm
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: Domestic Abuse "game"; hit a girl for points.
Replies: 24
Views: 4186

Re: Domestic Abuse "game"; hit a girl for points.

Don't know about you, but I accidentally moved the mouse when I first saw this game, and the woman "recoiled." There was this huge shock of disgust-"HOLYFUCKWHATTHEHELL???"-horror that went through me. That shit ended quick.
by pieman3141
2009-06-09 04:06pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Dissent in China -A stab at reform
Replies: 1
Views: 536

Re: Dissent in China -A stab at reform

Historically, it has usually been the local government in China that has been doing the oppressing. 'Robin Hood' type stories are really popular. China's a big place with lots of people, after all, so it would be logical to rely on local governments to do the ruling. Unfortunately, most local politi...
by pieman3141
2009-05-25 10:38pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: The Salvation War: Pantheocide. Part Forty One Up
Replies: 3618
Views: 782603

Re: The Salvation War: Pantheocide. Part Two Up

A labor force of 40 billion... that doesn't need to eat, sleep, rest, go to the bathroom... I can't imagine the boom that this can cause. It would pretty much wipe out the market for cheap third-world manual labour by undercutting it all to (ahem) hell. Taiwan etc would still be in good shape becau...
by pieman3141
2009-05-19 06:24pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Deadliest Warrior-Spetsnaz vs Green Beret
Replies: 188
Views: 22433

Re: Deadliest Warrior-Spetsnaz vs Green Beret

It's on Spike. That channel is chock-full of stupidity and stereotypical "men." Ever watch MANswers? GAH! GAHGAH!! Stupidity turned up to 11! And yeah, pitting a gladiator (glorified half-trained wrestler with handicapped weapons) against an Apache warrior makes historical accuracy not. A ...
by pieman3141
2009-03-14 02:41pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Santa Claus versus Sinter Klaas: Don't be late for Klaas
Replies: 10
Views: 1778

Re: Santa Claus versus Sinter Klaas: Don't be late for Klaas

Sinterklaas would be the Dutch origin of our "Santa Claus". 'Claus' is the shortened version of Nicklaus, I think.

BTW, will Grampus be making an appearance? He'd fit this story quite nicely.
by pieman3141
2009-03-05 01:42am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Dieties and Personifications that Survived Christianity
Replies: 11
Views: 1510

Re: Dieties and Personifications that Survived Christianity

Well, and this is mainly going off of hearsay, apparently the tradition of angels being men with wings comes from the Assyrian/Babylonian spirits you can see on royal motifs from those cultures, and the tradition that demons have goats horns and hooves comes from Pan and satyrs. I'm not so sure abo...
by pieman3141
2009-03-04 03:02am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Dieties and Personifications that Survived Christianity
Replies: 11
Views: 1510

Re: Dieties and Personifications that Survived Christianity

Old King Cole had a merry old soul, dontcha know? Umm... the days of the week in English aren't exactly based on Anglo-Saxon tradition. The names are, for sure (except Saturday), but the day and the god they are referring to were copied from Roman traditions. To answer your question though, many sai...
by pieman3141
2009-03-04 01:14am
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: The Open Door (megacrossover)
Replies: 1628
Views: 395007

Re: The Open Door (megacrossover)

Dammit, that was one of the most interesting SW time travel bits I've read, and you just stop? More, I say! More!
by pieman3141
2009-02-11 02:49am
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: The Open Door (megacrossover)
Replies: 1628
Views: 395007

Re: The Open Door (megacrossover)

Gott in Himmel, Mosegi's back! Hell yeah!
by pieman3141
2008-11-26 12:58am
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Nazi/Soviet Stargate Fic (Work in Progress)
Replies: 8
Views: 3122

Re: Nazi/Soviet Stargate Fic (Work in Progress)

Just went over and read that fanfic. Pretty good for a foreigner, but it seems real Russian names and surnames are a bitch for people to invent. :D I always fail to see why people even try, most of the time; it is just so unnecessary to look like a '50s pulp/comic book writer (and expose oneself as...
by pieman3141
2008-11-24 09:15pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: The Open Door (megacrossover)
Replies: 1628
Views: 395007

Re: The Open Door (megacrossover)

I'm wondering how law and order would play out in this universe. People actually know that there is a reward or punishment after they die, so wouldn't people try to behave as well as they can? I can see the logic in near-anarchic laws, since there's no point in going overboard with making laws, right?
by pieman3141
2008-11-19 04:24pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: [Armageddon] Don't wake me while I'm quiet
Replies: 77
Views: 26568

Re: [Armageddon] Don't wake me while I'm quiet

And now the problems start. A good story that nicely contrasts the original.
by pieman3141
2008-11-11 07:45pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Waaaah! Neoliberalism wasn't Given a Chance!
Replies: 49
Views: 4074

Re: Waaaah! Neoliberalism wasn't Given a Chance!

Didn't laissez–faire exist, at least for a while, during the 1800s in Britain, and again during the Gilded Age in the States? Britain cracked down with various labour laws. The same argument could be used for Marxism (note: not communism, exactly), since it was tested out too, and poorly-implemented...
by pieman3141
2008-11-02 03:35pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Voting Democrat? You vote.. Yea, Nov /5th/, that's the one.
Replies: 39
Views: 3878

Re: Voting Democrat? You vote.. Yea, Nov /5th/, that's the one.

Wasn't there a college thing in the States about students needing to vote in their home... whatever (riding? district?) or else their financial aid would be cut off? When money's on the line, guess whcih people will try to save first.
by pieman3141
2008-11-02 03:30pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Boys need HPV vaccine, too
Replies: 17
Views: 1766

Re: Boys need HPV vaccine, too

"Anal cancer"????
Geez... that's just scary.
by pieman3141
2008-10-04 01:51am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Former Publisher of the Nat Review: A Conservative for Obama
Replies: 3
Views: 827

Re: Former Publisher of the Nat Review: A Conservative for Obama

To me, such views are what true conservatism is all about. From when the Republican Party actually stood for small government and small businesses (as evidenced by policies made in the early 20th century). The roles have shifted, it seems, but people haven't seen that shift. What really confuses peo...
by pieman3141
2008-09-29 07:00pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Wealthy Teen Gets Book Thrown At Him.
Replies: 13
Views: 5237

I thought it was real too. At least, until some of those sentences and quotes were just too bitter to be written by any mainstream press.
by pieman3141
2008-09-01 08:38pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: USA POTUS Candidates' stances on science & tech
Replies: 18
Views: 2211

Both seem fairly decent on most of the issues. Obama takes the lead, though, on sex ed. With regards to health care, I see McCain's plan as an SSDD thing. Obama's is more of a compromise: It doesn't go too far into UHC zone (I'm fairly sure a lot of Americans don't support this), but it changes thin...
by pieman3141
2008-09-01 08:27pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Canadians Likely Face Fall Election
Replies: 42
Views: 2790

I don't exactly trust the Cons as a majority, but it's certain that they haven't screwed up majorly yet. I trust the Liberals even less, though. They don't seem to have a clue as to what to do.

For now, I'm voting for Greens/NDP even though they have no chance of winning in my riding.