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Reply to Mumble made me do it in Off-Topic Stardock Forums

EE or CS Dear Lord! Acronyms! Being a SA in IT maintaining GW, IM, and SAV, you can't IMAGINE how much I hate them! Uh, what do they mean?

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Reply to Grammar nazis, do you really believe the map is the territory? in Off-Topic Stardock Forums

While there is nothing inherently wrong with "talking the talk", I do agree that too many do so without "walking the talk"' - a struggle that I fight every single day. Of course, with my past life as a construction worker, I have days where I find it difficult to even "talk the talk" properly, especially when driving through rush hour traffic. [/confession]

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Reply to Official Carriers/Orbital Bombardment Thread in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

So many people want a carrier in this game. It was the same way in Stars!, back in its day. There was that die-hard group that thought it could not survive without carriers. The argument made was that it provided a strategic base for those one and two man "fighters" that are created during the early game. But in my little private world where I go during game play, there are no little one-man "fighters". Early "tiny" hulls, in my mind, are at least as large or larger than today's spa

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Reply to It's a tough world in Strategies Stardock Forums

Why cheat? Just go back to playing at the lower levels instead. I've been playing with the rush buying of factories lately and it does seem to work better than when rush buying the ships. As Mystikmind points out, you will go broke. I am not adverse to rush buying one or two colony ships, however. But I'm still figuring the game out. I hain't got past normal too well just yet.

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Reply to The High Command Hegemony in Metaverse Stardock Forums

You got my curiosity up. So I did some searching, Googling if you will. Powindah means "one who travels on foot" in Pakistani, evidently. Read WWW Link for source.

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Reply to This website having problems in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Just want to point out that the above link states that I do not have clearence to see what the problem is but that someone with admn rights are able to access the proper files. I just saw that exact error myself. I almost took a screenshot of it, but then decided I didn't want to fool with it. It kind of reminds me of the 500 Internal Server Error that o

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Reply to Using 2 monitors in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Don't y'all get flustered at "nasty redneck" talk--I have a pseduo-pedagogical habit of using alternative names for conflicts I won't. Mostly on account of I don't have a clue as to what yer a talkin' 'bout! (talks to son) Ohh! Yer a teacher. That don't bother me none. Why, I looks on 'em as being almost like regular folk. <

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Reply to Grammar nazis, do you really believe the map is the territory? in Off-Topic Stardock Forums

Please, kyro, allow this thread to continue. Even with the nasty politics theme it's better than watching Entertainment Tonight or Survivors. I get a great satisfaction watching folks argue facts versus beliefs, as if by thinking it hard enough the red-hot poker won't burn. It's a humble request. And I've asked for so little.

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Reply to How old are you? in Off-Topic Stardock Forums

Just turned 53. Like Mumble, I was indestructible as a young man, and I absolutely would NOT have listened to anyone telling me to be careful. Being careful is for old folks who have survived being indestructible. I am now a very careful old man. Well, maybe not THAT careful. After all, after you have stared Death in the eye multiple times a

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Reply to Useless Anomaly in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Can you explain to an old man how to upgrade from one hull type to another? I gave it a try recently and I don't see where that is a possibility. If it can be done, I sure would like to know how. Thanks.

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Reply to A camel with one hump or two... in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

Futurama -- News Futurama -- News Futurama -- News Futurama wins! Actually, I just have it on for background noise while I'm playing GalCiv. I never play game music. Ever. Except in Victoria. Unless the wife is home in which case she is watching HGTV. (snore) Anyway. Call 'em fuel cells, start the mixer and watch 'em flash!

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Reply to Golden Rule in Game Talk Stardock Forums

Basically, there are people, and they all have both good and bad days. On my bad days, I try not to post. Chalk it up to experience. On my good days, I keep my posting to a minimum. Chalk it up to hiding my ignorance.

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Reply to This forum aides me through my long work day in Off-Topic Stardock Forums

I am certain I would miss an important message and 10,000 people would be without power for hours In my case, it would be ~40,000+ workers of iniquity (govenment) who would be without email. Not necessarily a bad thing, but one I would not hear the end of for a couple of days. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/sd_com/smiles/Gasp.gif" border=0 ALIGN="ab

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Reply to Golden Rule in Game Talk Stardock Forums

I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't feel qualified to cast that first stone. I could so easily go OT on all of this, but I shall refrain. Suffice it to say I agree with a hearty "Amen".

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Reply to Um need jelp with alliances in Game Talk Stardock Forums

I've never felt the need to offer an alliance. What real benefit does it convey? It will insure that you are dragged into a war at the most inconvenient moment of the game, usually against the strongest AI in the game, while the good ally who did the dragging sits on his/her/its hands/tentacles/appendages during the entire war. Then, just as you are start

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