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Well, before one can determine if gods exist, one kind of has to define the term. In other words, what makes a god? Great power? Worship? Intrinsic relationship with a natural force (like fire or storm) or philosophical idea (like love or war)? Some combination thereof? Or do you have to be an omnip...

Keep in mind that even with the data, it doesn't work unless you can disabuse him of the notion that even the tiniest bit of radiation is unacceptable, or the ignorant idea that not using nuclear power has no environmental effects of its own. You're quite right, and I'll definitely point that out t...

I've been having a few discussions with a friend on the subject of nuclear power. He's a Democrat who is very anti-Republican, and while we see eye-to-eye on many topics, he's firmly anti-nuclear. Our latest talk was instigated by this story. He used it as an example of why nuclear isn't safe and sa...

Time is the answer. Time for debris to get to Endor and possibly be deflected by repulsors is much greater than the Time that would be available to instantly stop it with a shield. It's a more elegant solution if just enough force is applied to divert the debris, something that should easily be pos...

On topic Connor and I were picking each others brains last night, and a possible solution arouse out of the discussions. The repulsor cradle. Given its proximity to the planet the FME had to use repulsors to keep the station in orbit. This provides for the existance of a facility in the system capa...

Regarding the Star Wars prequels, while I hated midichlorians too back when I first watched the movie, I've come to realize that while they're a mistake, they're not as bad a mistake as people make them out to be. The worst you can say about them is that they're an out-of-nowhere plot device whose o...

Ah C.C. I forget, have you seen enough of her to know why she has the fan nickname of "Pizza Butt" or why the product placement in this show is absolutely fucking hilarious? Does that actually carry over to the dub? That's one of the first things I thought might be removed or changed. The...

Well, after the first six episodes, I think I'm just about sold on this one. The latest episode was hilarious and hopefully they'll lighten the mood by sprinkling two or three more like it throughout the season in between the racist diatribes and the mass killings. :P I had actually seriously consid...

Thanks guys. I don't intend to overclock and I had actually originally requested the GT, but they were willing give me a GTX for no additional cost, so I saw no reason not to take them up on it(I'm not worried about bad parts, because I also receive a 3 year complete parts and labor warranty). The c...

Well, I'm currently shopping around, so I suppose I'll post what I'm on the cusp of purchasing: Motherboard: Intel Desktop Board DP35DP CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 Ghz RAM: 4 x 1GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800 Mhz GPU: GeForce 8800GTX 768MB HD: 750GB SATA II 7200 RPM OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32B Pow...

Thanks. Although, that seems to be an import. Do we know for sure if it will work with U.S. version hardware? I've also been doing some looking around, and apparently there is an adapter being sold for PS3 which allows you to copy PS1 and PS2 game files onto its hard drive, where they can then be ba...

Does anyone know of any reliable devices that would allow me to backup my PS1 and PS2 memory cards on my PC hard drive?

I like Final Fantasy IX. While it's hardly my favorite Final Fantasy (Tactics), or even my favorite numbered entry (VI), I still rate it about equal to VII, my third favorite. In regards to Necron: yes, he does show up without any preamble at all. Or he does if you believe he's a random death god fr...

There was another one with giant time-traveling conical critters, which was fairly interesting but way too bloody long. The Shadow Out of Time In addition to those he named, The Call of Cthulhu and The Dunwich Horror are the other main ones. However, pretty much all of Lovecraft's work is now in th...

Well, it works now, but what I'm worried about is it failing after half-a-dozen plays or something. I'm trying to do a little google "research", but opinion seem to be mixed. Some places I've looked claim it's a cosmetic problem due to irregular cooling during the molding process, and it r...

I just bought a copy of "In the Mouth of Madness", and the back of the DVD is a bit irregular. Basically, a part of the back appears somewhat discolored or cloudy compared to the rest, with a curved, seemingly randomly placed yet very clear definition between the two parts. I have actually...

Odd how spacetime distortion through jamming fields sounds exotic and amazing, when we fail to consider gravity-manipulation repulsorlift technology is commonplace in SW! Yes, that's the way I originally thought of it too. Then I remembered about repulsorlift and realized it's not so weird or unusu...

Funnily enough, I really don't think Final Fantasy Tactics is a good example of the idea expressed in your first paragraph. Sure, history remembers Delita as a hero while Ramza isn't even a footnote, but part of the theme of the game is how history (especially "popular" history) is written...

Here's the actual quote. It's on page 148 of my copy: "Also, their field generators will probably create a lot of distortion, especially in and around the trench. I figure that maneuverability in that sector will be less than point three." Just throwing this out, but has anybody considered...

The Prime Necromancer wrote:the question is kind of mute.

Damn it, that should be "moot". I hate it when I do that.

If I trust my friend to the point of certainty (so much so that if he wrote to inform me that the Dothraki had given up rapine and pillage and settled down to become basket weavers I would believe him) then of course I go join up with Dany. She's got dragons. Three dragons pretty much conquered the ...

And then what? Regent Azula takes command until a male heir is found (which do to Azula's awesome charisma and intelligence points will never happen?). Oh that'll be fun. Honestly, taking out Ozai or Azula doesn't really DO anything other than take out the faces of the Fire Nation's evil. There's a...

18, have we been watching the same show? Zuko has never been portrayed as "unambiguously evil" or "sociopathic", he's just been angsty, single-minded, headstrong, and insecure about what his daddy thinks about him. Are you forgetting when he refused to kill Admiral Zhao in their ...

Oh boy, looks like two of my questions from earlier in the thread may be answered.

Well, it's on. And it's awesome ! The return of the Boulder, the Machinist and the Swamp tribe! Crazy water bending submarines! Caterpillar Earth Tanks! And now, Aang and co. face down Azula while Zuko faces his father. I'm on the edge of my seat, here. Frankly, I'm glad they decided to show them ba...