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Reply to The most dangerous people alive. in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

2 points that always seem to get passed over: 1. How can the same people people who believe Bush is too dumb to tie his own shoes, turn around and accuse him of masterminding the most ingenious plot and coverup in history? 2. Israel has one of the most formidable nuclear arsenals on the planet and has never used them, despite extreme provocation. Do you honestly think that Iran and bin Laden would be able to show such restraint? Would you really, trul

Reply to At what price are they lost? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

He was a KOOK. If you read his ramblings, and read about his behaviour, he was an insecure stalker, blaming "rich kids", and anyone else but himself for his misery. I love the kneejerk, "I almost gaurantee Sueng Cho played GTA, and 1st person shooters." comment. If that silly theory was true, the killings in schools would be daily, and nonstop.

Reply to Media wakes up some: With Imus Gone, Critics Turning to Rap in Politics JoeUser Forums

Rappers SHOULD be allowed to say what they want and so should Imus. There is no middle ground. Either you are for censorship or you're not.

Reply to Imus Isn't The Real Bad Guy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Most of you don't get it: Rappers SHOULD be allowed to say/sing ugly offensive things, and so should IMUS. He broke no FCC regulations. His mistake was going on (liar) Shrapton's show, instead of just appologizing to the girls and moving on. The right to NOT be offended is NOT in the constitution.

Reply to Spore ship gives unfair advantage in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

SPORE is working as intended. 'nuff said.

Reply to Imus in the morning no more??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Imus (and a producer or two) may be racist and sexist but freedom of speech and an understanding of the human condition are so important that we should not so easily tread on them. On face value, this arguement is so convincing to the point it is now a satndard response i hear every time something like this happens. I think the saying :"you repeat a lie so many times and after a while people will believe it i

Reply to Manufactured Outrage over Imus in Current Events JoeUser Forums

If I said something like that at work I'd be fired. I don't see why he should be treated any differently just because he's an outrageous celebrity. Then why isn't ALL of hiphop losing their record contracts? ""bitches ain't shit but tricks and ho's" The top ten rap songs right now mention "ho" 189 times. Um, genius: this is free speech. He falls into the same category (artist) as ANY rapp

Reply to Computer shutdown without warning when playing D.A.!!! in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Liquid cooling works for me.

Reply to GalCiv II: DA Beta 1 of 1.6 in here in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I just tried setting Stardock Central to the second server, and yes, a beta appeared for download, but when I tried to download it it said my account information was invalid. What are the possible causes of this? I get this too.

Reply to Quick Fix for Republicans in Current Events JoeUser Forums

God and politics? Yeecccccch!

Reply to Hostage Crisis (2) in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Where is the world outrage againt this? They violated the Geneva Convention when they put the hostages on TV and coerced sataements out of them. No outrage? A couple of rednecks stack up some naked Iraqis and we're STILL hearing about it, years later. They weren't beheaded, tortured with an electric drill, vivisected, amputated, etc.

Reply to Ringworlds and dyson spheres in Ideas GalCiv2 Forums

ringworlds and dyson spheres are not only impractical to build due to the huge amount of materials and manpowerneeded, but a common solar flare will seriously damage or destroy the structure or the inhabitants and equipment on the structure. Really? Even for a civilization millions of years more advanced than present day Earth?

Reply to Your ideas for the next update! in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

These are worth reiterating. Just read through all of it - some easy way of seeing which starbases need upgrading short of actually opening the information screen for all of them. - UI: tabbing through your ships, when you get to a ship/fleet on a location with lots of ships, moving that ship out of that location will ca

Reply to Jagged Knife and Canadian flag in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I was just near the end of a D.A. game when that wonderful "Jagged Edge" mega-event occurred. What surprised me, however, was the flag assigned to the Jagged edge - it was the Canadian flag! I've only had the Jagged Edge event occur in a couple of games but never saw this before. Does this mean the people at Stardock do not like we Canadians, making us into mobsters? Are other country's flags also used by the Jagged Edge? Just curious if anyone else h

Reply to What's Stopping the Terrorists? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Um....who said they've been stopped?

Reply to Fightem like "insurgents" they say. in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

"Fightem like "insurgents" they say" So let's start sawing through bound-people's necks with a serrated knife, a la Nick Berg?

Reply to Iran hostage crisis. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Did anybody see/hear fathead Rosie O'donnels' take on it? We're doomed.

Reply to How many people registered GCII and DA? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Well it should. I make purchases with a heavy weight on support.

Reply to How do you guys deal with a superpower? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

...just ignorance of his own very shallow and very short national history extending only 240 years or so... Regards Zy 240 years and a dominating cultural victory. More of a compliment than an insult. Also: shallow history? At least the Yanks have only decimated their own continent once with a major war and that was about 150 years ago. The Euros find a way to slaughter each other millenia after millenia, which part of the reas

Reply to Star Control 2 and DA in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I noticed this. The Drengin and the Korath are totally the Ur-Quan Kzer-Za and Kohr-Ah. Enslavers vs. genocidal maniacs. C'mon. Korath. Kohr-Ah. Not fooling anyone, guys. I love these similarities though. Um, they already admitted that they were influenced by that and other previous games.

Reply to are the Korath dominating every game youu play? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I find the Krynn pull ahead many times. I usually have to throw a few speed-bumps their way.

Reply to Tiny Ships: Any use for them? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I use them as cheap orbital defense platforms in the early game, just put weapons on them and nothing else. Yep.

Reply to Isn't reseach too fast ? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Try gigantic.

Reply to Official Tactical Combat Discussion Thread in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Pleasw, whatever you guys do; do NOT make it turn-based tactical.

Reply to Wide screen monitor or 4:3 monitor? in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I'm looking at a 24" widescreen to replace my current 19" LCD. Specificly the BenQ FP241WZ. Not strickly for gaming though, more for general usage like surfing and working on spreadsheets. There should also be enough real estate to place a small video on the screen to watch while surfing or doing whatever. I tend to avoid 22" LCD monitors because they are all 6-bit TN panels. Good for fast first person shooters, but overall bad color quality, limited viewing a