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by Palarran
Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: TDG News
Topic: 2020 - 2021 Covid and Beyond.
Replies: 4
Views: 31289

Re: 2020 - 2021 Covid and Beyond.

Glad to see the forums still around! The Al'Kabor Project (emulated server recreating as closely as practical the frozen-in-PoP Al'Kabor Mac server) occasionally relies on posts from forums like this for evidence of how things were 20 years ago. On at least one occasion I looked for supporting evide...
by Palarran
Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:41 pm
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: Should mankind survive?
Replies: 38
Views: 32406

Re: Should mankind survive?

Remember that the temperature of a gas is a statistical measure of a lot of molecules; you can't point to a single molecule and say "that molecule has a temperature of 273 K". Within a gas, even one considered to have a uniform temperature, individual molecules vary considerably in energy ...
by Palarran
Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:13 am
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: Republicans tax plan
Replies: 54
Views: 44345

Re: Republicans tax plan

I don't think Tudamorf actually disagrees with licensing.
I think he is trying to get Fyyr to concede that the list of things where government involvement is beneficial is larger than previously claimed.
by Palarran
Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: Reagan Mania
Replies: 21
Views: 20527

Re: Reagan Mania

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States#Scholar_survey_results Nixon's reputation has improved considerably with time, from near the bottom to middle of the pack. Ford's has remained relatively unchanged. Carter's ranking has varied too m...
by Palarran
Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:48 am
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: Sexual Selection Reversal: The Rise of Male Choosiness
Replies: 3
Views: 6835

Re: Sexual Selection Reversal: The Rise of Male Choosiness

Link didn't work, try this one instead? (The slash at the end seems to make all the difference.)
http://evolvify.com/sexual-selection-ri ... hoosiness/
by Palarran
Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:39 am
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: Bill O'Reilly: Science Guy
Replies: 8
Views: 9234

Re: Bill O'Reilly: Science Guy

That was painful. I couldn't watch the whole thing.
by Palarran
Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:10 pm
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: Only Virtuous People Can Vote
Replies: 3
Views: 5206

Re: Only Virtuous People Can Vote

I thought one of the ideas behind Christianity is that none of us are "virtuous"? It seems nobody will be voting!
by Palarran
Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:51 am
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: What do anarchists want?
Replies: 18
Views: 19955

Re: What do anarchists want?

I'd place the bulk of the blame for that on URL Pharma, not the government. The government certainly didn't compel the company to raise prices that much, or to sue to prevent the sale of other versions.
by Palarran
Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:54 am
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: God, I would HATE to have his parents...
Replies: 11
Views: 12370

Re: God, I would HATE to have his parents...

Ooh, agreed on the violinists!
by Palarran
Thu Dec 23, 2010 9:10 am
Forum: Completely Off-Topic
Topic: God, I would HATE to have his parents...
Replies: 11
Views: 12370

Re: God, I would HATE to have his parents...

Heh, no, I'm not gay. I just happen to know a couple attractive women who are drummers. (Amateur drummers, granted--not as talented as Meytal Cohen--but close enough that "cute girl who rocks" is not a novelty for me.) I have an unusual circle of friends, I guess? She has a great smile, bu...