Dannyboy-the-Dane
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I wouldn't count on anything, but it'd certainly be satisfactory.
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I don't care. I need some cannon fodder to keep my form high until the change report
Too bad he starts out so weak, last season's newcomers were stronger. But as Odwin said, start buying youths.
Sheesh, you certainly make newcomers feel welcome!
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I may make some stupid decision in the beginning because I am too lazy to read through the manual. I hope you understand. :p
One question at the moment: Players seem to have a predetermined role, like Defender or Midfielder, but you can put them in any position you like. Am I to understand that a Defender player will always play best in a Defender position?
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This is basically what the men of the forum are imagining to themselves right now:
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Probably! :p Though regarding what Scoop said, it's not my impression that anyone is disrespectful towards women in here. Sure, there's a lot of boys' locker room humour, but that's hardly surprising, I'd say. What's surprising is actually the generally high level of maturity in here, one which seems to surpass a lot of other internet forums.
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I don't mind. I expect to be raped in the beginning. :p I'll take it as a hard way to learn the basics of the game.
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EEVIL is right, the delivery on the Elton John joke was absolutely superb. The echo was a great touch.
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I can't find anything to accept ...
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Whoa-there. That's a bit of an extreme statement, and you know for a fact the chances of anyone here knowing what the feelings towards suicide would be like after such an event is very low. I doubt you are in anyway to claim that such an event would make suicide 'easy', and I find it a little tasteless that you do.
I think chair was referring to the link to Bill Zeller's suicide letter that JonSt posted earlier.
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I've always had a similar view point to you but after reading this, It changed somewhat.
I hope you know that the post you quoted is not my actual opinion on suicide. I didn't read the entire thing (it's pretty long), but I got the idea behind it, and I am entirely sympathetic. Like I've said, I don't think suicide is selfish. "Selfish" carries with it the notion that you must never put yourself before others, and while it's an honourable concept, it's also hopelessly simplified to the point where it doesn't actually hold true, even for the most generous and giving people.
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If people hated each other in here for disagreeing, there would be a lot of hate in here! :p But there isn't, so don't worry.
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If anything it makes me look weird since she won't get the joke.
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Also, hallo.
Haha! Yeah, you're right.
I'd just prefer if people wouldn't pull out those skeletons when there are new impressions to be made. It's all history! 
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Discuss the differences between suicide, self-sacrifice and voluntary death.
I think that suicide being 'selfish' is a very socialised reaction. I don't agree that they are intrinsically linked, at all.
Schopenhauer saw voluntary death as an affirmation of life; "Think of life as a racetrack which is run continually, with most of it consisting of glowing coals. He who is under the illusion finds comfort in the few cool places onto which he hops while running his course. But he who knows the essence of things, and in that the whole of reality, is not amenable to this comfort anymore: he knows he really is on all parts of the track at the same time, and he steps out."
As I said above, it's a very simplified viewpoint I've given. Generally I don't view suicide as selfish. I was just arguing that I don't agree with the distinction that Moogle made regarding what part of it is "selfish".
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Hey, don't scare her away! That's awfully mean of you, Paj.
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I could see Hugo Weaving's facial features in/on that "mask". Time will tell.
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Welcome!
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Don't know what to think of this yet ...
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Oh I know but I personally wouldn't consider them selfish. I think that everyone has the right to end their own life. Friends and family will be negatively affected by the death more than the actual suicide.
I don't like to call them selfish, either, for reasons stated above. I understand what you're getting at, I just think it's a weird distinction you're making/Paj's making/that's being made. Whether it's the act of suicide or the death itself, whether it's strangers or loved ones, if we simplify it (which I'm not a fan of, but which I'll do for the sake of the argument), it breaks down to this: You're making a choice that affects you "positively" and your surroundings negatively; that is pretty much the definition of selfishness. Whether you believe people have a right to end their own lives or not doesn't affect this logical conclusion as far as I can see.
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That's not why paj was saying they're selfish though. He's saying she was selfish because she risked potentially killing somebody else and emotionally damaging other people/children.
I know, but I just wanted to point out that suicides are pretty selfish no matter what. There are always people left who have been negatively affected by a suicide, whether they're family or friends or unlucky witnesses.
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What other series would you put in the spy genre?
Let's see ... Austin Powers, Get Smart, Johnny English, Mission: Impossible ... Yes, most of what we see today in the genre is parody, but that is pretty much what the classic spy genre has become. Mission: Impossible is one of the more serious takes on the genre, but the classic elements of the genre don't lend themselves well to serious or realistic interpretations: Over-the-top villains bent on world domination by means of fairly silly schemes, unrealistic but funny equipment and gadgets often disguised as common objects, a secret agent who's cool, suave, intelligent, hardcore, drives a nice car and gets ALL the ladies, even the evil ones, etc.
Now, do note that I'm talking about the "classic" spy genre as we see it mostly in popular culture. I'm sure there are much more serious spy stories in different media out there, but I'm willing to bet they don't resemble the above description in any way.
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Well, suicides are pretty "selfish" in that the suicidal person "quits" his or her problems while leaving the family and friends with the grief. I've never liked that viewpoint, though, as it makes the victim out to be the bad guy.
Bottom line, suicides are terrible for everyone.
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I knew some people a few years back who were very into solving Rubik's Cubes, and they were also very careful about always buying the best Rubik's Cubes available, as well as keeping them greased for easy turning.
They really were a lot of fun to use, though. Much better than the sucky old Rubik's Cube I have at home.
Actually, the old ones from the '80s (the originals) are much sought after by enthusiasts since they're reportedly of a much better quality than even the official ones produced today. I'm not a speedcuber or "professional" in any way, but I've always been fascinated by the Cubes and have recently learned to solve them, so I wanted an original model of good quality. Bad quality Rubik's Cubes are an absolute horror to work with.
Rubik's Cubes terrify me. I know there's just a pattern of how to do them, but when I see my friend Jasper do it, I'm left so stunned. Barely even looks at the cube.But then Maths kills me.
I wouldn't say it has anything to do with maths, more logic. But then again, those may equate to more or less the same thing in some regards. Or not, I don't know.
Bottom line is that there are some fairly easy steps to solving a Cube that don't require you to actually figure the Cube out by yourself.
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Chair; the bond movies are part of the bloke stereotype. Girls, gadgets, guns, cars. All that's missing is football! You're not a bloke, therefore you are not the target audience, so you aren't meant to enjoy the movies.
I would add that the Bond films have pretty much created/shaped the classic spy genre as we know it. That's something to consider in its own right.
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I've begun getting migraines in the morning again ... -_-' Today I thought I had successfully avoided it, but then I let my guard down, so it got me.
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Sounds very likely. When using pre-existing algorithms, though, you only need a decent memory.