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 Topic: All hail the nerds! |
Scrivener
Replies: 62
Views: 1460
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 Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Fri May 09, 2003 4:14 am Subject: All hail the nerds! |
Hmm, maybe you didn't read my post very carefully?
I said "Being into anime may be taken to be a sign of being a "nerd" but it's also a sign of having an appreciation of art. " I agree with you tha ... |
| Topic: All hail the nerds! |
Scrivener
Replies: 62
Views: 1460
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Fri May 09, 2003 3:50 am Subject: All hail the nerds! |
I kind of dislike the nerd designation. I was showing some guy how to do something in MS Word, and he exclaimed "Oh! You're a computer nerd!". It's pretty pigeon-holing (is that a verb?).
Being int ... |
| Topic: Did my First Enchantment,,,,,dont think it works though |
Scrivener
Replies: 6
Views: 142
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Forum: Morrowind - General Posted:
Thu May 08, 2003 9:41 am Subject: Did my First Enchantment,,,,,dont think it works though |
| And if you can get someone else to wear that robe... |
| Topic: Talking Mud Crab |
Scrivener
Replies: 29
Views: 446
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Forum: Morrowind - Spoilers Posted:
Thu May 08, 2003 9:34 am Subject: Talking Mud Crab |
| The unbalancing factor of great wealth is in the enchantments you can buy with it. I enchanted a full set of chameleon armor, then had to dump it 'cos I became a god. (I didn't use mods, just spent a ... |
| Topic: Tribunal Questions |
Scrivener
Replies: 17
Views: 1507
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Forum: Morrowind - Spoilers Posted:
Thu Apr 10, 2003 3:18 am Subject: Tribunal Questions |
| I was trapped in the final room after the final battle for a while, but I read my journal and that gave me the clue to get out and back to Mournhold. |
| Topic: Best robe? |
Scrivener
Replies: 2
Views: 121
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Forum: Morrowind - Spoilers Posted:
Wed Apr 09, 2003 7:38 am Subject: Best robe? |
| Personally, I like the purple "expensive robes" with the jewels. The best enchanted robe I found was the "Drakes Pride", part of a Telvanni Quest, with 25% reflect. But now I don't use an enchanted ro ... |
| Topic: US motivations in Iraq |
Scrivener
Replies: 26
Views: 665
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:38 am Subject: US motivations in Iraq |
For those who doubt Saddam's links to terrorists, there was an interesting exchange on Slate.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2080850/entry/2080855/ |
| Topic: Most annoying gaming site |
Scrivener
Replies: 14
Views: 381
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:00 am Subject: Most annoying gaming site |
| I find Gamespot and File Planet the most annoying in terms of commercialization. |
| Topic: French reasons for opposing war in Iraq |
Scrivener
Replies: 35
Views: 1062
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:00 am Subject: French reasons for opposing war in Iraq |
I'm sure economic reasons play a big part.
The French supplied nuclear technology and Mirage fighters to Iraq, and the Germans provided the biological weapon technology used against the Kurds. Howe ... |
| Topic: US motivations in Iraq |
Scrivener
Replies: 26
Views: 665
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Mon Mar 24, 2003 2:43 am Subject: US motivations in Iraq |
Of course, the United States couldn't simply steal the oil without payment. But as you said earlier, any post-occupation government would have to be friendly to the US.
There would be two aims in t ... |
| Topic: US motivations in Iraq |
Scrivener
Replies: 26
Views: 665
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Mon Mar 24, 2003 1:55 am Subject: US motivations in Iraq |
I thought I'd start a poll on possible motivations for the war in Iraq.
Probably everyone agrees that:
(1) Iraq has WMD
(2) The Iraqi government oppresses the people of Iraq
(3) Iraq has links t ... |
| Topic: Why do we like Fallout? |
Scrivener
Replies: 49
Views: 2750
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Forum: Fallout Posted:
Fri Feb 28, 2003 6:33 am Subject: Why do we like Fallout? |
| Besides the cool "fifties meets post-nuclear" atmosphere and the humor, I think the main thing about Fallout 1/2 was that you were actually interested to do the quests and find out what was going on. ... |
| Topic: Problems with Freelancer demo |
Scrivener
Replies: 4
Views: 108
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Fri Feb 28, 2003 6:16 am Subject: Problems with Freelancer demo |
| I can't quite remember, even though I downloaded it only a couple of days ago. I think it might have gone into a folder within the Windows/Temp folder (Win98). You could use the start button/search fu ... |
| Topic: Arcanum and why I have to eateth my own wordetheses ... |
Scrivener
Replies: 8
Views: 267
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Fri Feb 28, 2003 6:09 am Subject: Arcanum and why I have to eateth my own wordetheses ... |
| Hmm, I played guns/grenades (tech dwarf) and completed the game no trouble. The guns got more powerful as you learned more schematics. |
| Topic: Character Creation Post |
Scrivener
Replies: 43
Views: 4117
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Forum: Morrowind - Spoilers Posted:
Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:44 am Subject: Characters |
(CONTAINS PLOT SPOILER)
Since any skill in the game (except disarm trap) can be approximated using magic, it makes sense to focus on magic if you are looking for power. The best magic user (IMHO) i ... |
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