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by Skgoa
2015-06-02 11:50am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Jurassic World - Trailer #2 (Universal Pictures) HD
Replies: 79
Views: 17270

Re: Jurassic World - Trailer #2 (Universal Pictures) HD

JP1: During the opening scene there were men armed with shotguns, which they used on the raptor in the cage IIRC. During the course of the film both Muldoon (park ranger guy) and Grant (kid spooking archeologist guy) tried to use a shotgun against raptors as well. Muldoon was unsuccessful due to bei...
by Skgoa
2012-10-29 01:06pm
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: How true is this article?
Replies: 18
Views: 4868

Re: How true is this article?

Any reference about "becoming Greece" without reference to 1) not being in control of your own currency 2) mention of rampant tax evasion present in Greece 3) cultural dissimilarities in the two countries 4) The stupidity that is "expansionary austerity", the fiscal policies tha...
by Skgoa
2012-10-26 07:47am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ryanverse
Replies: 96
Views: 14900

Re: Ryanverse

It's got Ahmad-i-Nejad as a cackling maniac. On the other hand, it apparently has the Israelis as trigger-happy nuts, and possibly the US government cast as the big unfeeling thing that doesn't pay a lot of attention to intelligence about upcoming attacks (like 9/11). Not great, but it's better tha...
by Skgoa
2012-10-20 11:40am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ryanverse
Replies: 96
Views: 14900

Re: Ryanverse

So I looked at this Coonts guy's books and found this: THE DISCIPLE Product Description: In this new novel by the New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Coonts, Iran is weeks away from acquiring nuclear weapons and has every intention of using them to strike first? only Tommy Carmellini and Jake...
by Skgoa
2012-10-19 10:55am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed
Replies: 102
Views: 16137

Re: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed

Yeah, and I'm sure the fact that Gawker was banned immediately after this article was just a huuuge coincidence. Totally not a lame attempt to stop people from reading it! Nevermind banning a link to Gawker would do absolutely zero to stop them "stealing" the endless piles of shitty memes...
by Skgoa
2012-10-18 12:45pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed
Replies: 102
Views: 16137

Re: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed

Reddit works like any other free forum plattform. You can start your own little forum (actually, there is no rule it has to be reddit-style forum) and do anything there that doesn't break the law. Trying to make definitve statement about all subreddits is an extremely idiotic endeavour. Most subredd...
by Skgoa
2012-10-18 11:51am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Attn: XCOM shit in this thread.
Replies: 369
Views: 44672

Re: Attn: XCOM shit in this thread.

PLaying on PC: - Rockets and grenades do miss sometimes. - My operatives can and do spot aliens through walls. These aliens then get their freem move and can be shot through these walls. For me it only happened in the alien base aussault mission, though there it was true for all rock walls. - And si...
by Skgoa
2012-10-17 05:24pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Lance Armstrong To Lose All Tour de France Medals...
Replies: 266
Views: 48419

Re: Lance Armstrong To Lose All Tour de France Medals...

Yeah but it lets americans keep there one noteworthy cyclist. :V
by Skgoa
2012-10-17 06:50am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ryanverse
Replies: 96
Views: 14900

Re: Ryanverse

I'm going to echo recommending Red October, Without Remorse and Red Storm Rising.
by Skgoa
2012-10-17 06:19am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: The closest exoplanet has been discovered.
Replies: 50
Views: 6645

Re: The closest exoplanet has been discovered.

By now, is there any doubt left that practically all stars have planets?
by Skgoa
2012-10-17 06:12am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed
Replies: 102
Views: 16137

Re: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed

Sure, the reddit admins were complicit for years in the sexualization of children, supported by a huge chunk of their userbase, but now they're really sorry and it was all just a bunch of bad apples. We're also talking about a website where r/Feminism is run by literally the same people that run f/...
by Skgoa
2012-10-16 02:44pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed
Replies: 102
Views: 16137

Re: Notorious Reddit Troll exposed

Reddit has introduced a new rule banning all pictures of minors. I don't remember of the top of my head whether that was limited to pictures that are sexual in nature. A huge number of subreddits have been banned (yes, even those that are perfectly legal even in the US), although that was a developm...
by Skgoa
2012-10-16 04:36am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Attn: XCOM shit in this thread.
Replies: 369
Views: 44672

Re: Attn: XCOM shit in this thread.

The alien base is even one of the easiest forced storyline missions. It was much easier than random missions at a similar time. Not if you take a peek and find yourself facing Mutons for the first time with essentially default starting gear ;) (and learn that the bastards are carrying grenades. Hal...
by Skgoa
2012-10-16 02:30am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: Civics Literary Test
Replies: 46
Views: 7434

Re: Civics Literary Test

Gandalf wrote:100%!

Good on me. Thankfully I did a semester of American History last semester.
Do they teach "stupid memes about economics that were never true" in that class or how did you manage a perfect score on the later questions? :lol:
by Skgoa
2012-10-15 09:47am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Walking Dead Season 3 Discussion (Spoilers)
Replies: 199
Views: 42765

Re: Walking Dead Season 3 Discussion (Spoilers)

My thoughts in no particular order: - That jail interior set has seen quite a bit of use in all manner of movies and shows. :D - I agree with spaceviking and alyeska: they were really stupid whenever they entered a (new area of a) building this episode. Rushing in as if they were a SWAT team, when t...
by Skgoa
2012-10-14 12:27pm
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: 50 months to avoid climate disaster
Replies: 126
Views: 19936

Re: 50 months to avoid climate disaster

How many engineer alive today were around back then? How many companies have gained experience on doing this? Companies like Ford not only have retained information from their earliest workings, but also have maintained working models of their earliest products (which you can see, and even ride in ...
by Skgoa
2012-10-13 07:55am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Attn: XCOM shit in this thread.
Replies: 369
Views: 44672

Re: Attn: XCOM shit in this thread.

I'm playing on Normal, because I have never Played an XCOM game before. First it was very easy and then suddenly I'm only getting big UFOs with Mutons In them and all missions are rated Very Hard. I have only just equipped my soldiers with Laser weapons and Nano-Suits. Is this the normal progression...
by Skgoa
2012-10-12 06:20am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: 50 months to avoid climate disaster
Replies: 126
Views: 19936

Re: 50 months to avoid climate disaster

VW has just recently announced a car they plan to produce from 2013 on that is a hybrid and makes 235 mpg. And how is that number determined, hm? Is that an average with both engines running, or mainly using electric, or what? How's the mileage when the battery is drained, such as might happen on a...
by Skgoa
2012-10-12 06:09am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: 50 months to avoid climate disaster
Replies: 126
Views: 19936

Re: 50 months to avoid climate disaster

While I agree with the rest of you post, I have to jump in here and rebut this. You are only looking at current EVs. We are only in the early stages of EV development, most manufacturers don't even have a single model on the market, yet. Actually, this is the second time around for electric cars. I...
by Skgoa
2012-10-10 08:45pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Japan might finally jail someone for possession of CP
Replies: 16
Views: 3798

Re: Japan might finally jail someone for possession of CP

A similar case happened in Germany a couple of years ago. Somehow, the result of the search of the MP's offices made it to the press before the search was even finished. Though it has to be said that the guy was pretty naive to think his parlamentary immunity would allow him to disprove the "CP...
by Skgoa
2012-10-10 09:42am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Japan might finally jail someone for possession of CP
Replies: 16
Views: 3798

Re: Japan might finally jail someone for possession of CP

Huh? I thought "real" CP was forbidden even in Japan?


The claim of there being a "child pornography's rapid spread over the Internet" is pure bullshit, though. That meme shouldn't be left unrebutted, because it is used to argue for internet censorship.
by Skgoa
2012-10-10 09:14am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: 50 months to avoid climate disaster
Replies: 126
Views: 19936

Re: 50 months to avoid climate disaster

Shhh! You can't expect people to accept nuanced answers without a clear one-size-fits-all solution! What I prefer HAS TO BE the best for everone, everywhere. If you don't agree with me, you have to be either retarded, a dirty NIMBY treehugger or a corporate apologist!
by Skgoa
2012-10-10 06:34am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: 50 months to avoid climate disaster
Replies: 126
Views: 19936

Re: 50 months to avoid climate disaster

Electric cars are fine for short, local hops. For long trips - such as the 1,000 mile round trip I'm going to make starting tomorrow morning - they are are a stupid choice. No electric car carries enough energy to make that journey without a recharge, and recharge takes too fucking long, requiring ...
by Skgoa
2012-10-09 08:39pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Lets talk about the Iphone 5
Replies: 84
Views: 13599

Re: Lets talk about the Iphone 5

Frivolous? Was the ruling overturned?
by Skgoa
2012-10-09 11:36am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Survarium: the spiritual S.T.A.L.K.E.R. successor
Replies: 4
Views: 1891

Re: Survarium: the spiritual S.T.A.L.K.E.R. successor

So due to DayZ we are finally getting what was promised with Stalker? \o/