Barihawk

Preaching to the choir.... and ABC, your right there are no girls. I have a penis. Hahahahahahah Oh hi socc. I found you. I should put this on SODB, you trap you. :P Good picture BTW. I'm rarely on rs anymore, I just like OT now so go for it! What's silly is that I've known you for years in Runescape and just now realize that you are female :P. Which is actually a cool thing!

There are no gnomes in GW2, either. The Asura were in Guild Wars: Eye of the North (technically GW1) and are more like teddy bears. And they don't use technology. They prefer the ordered sciences of alchemy and golemancy as opposed to the chaotic arcanes like fire, air, wind and earth. They are essentially the highest order of mages. The technology oriented race in GW2 is the Charr who shunned religion and ancestor worship in order to move forward. They have guns, tanks, factories, and such. The Asura's only real technology is the Gate system which is magic anyways. All of their golems and flying cities and whatnot is magic. If you are looking for a WoW comparison the Asura would be the blood elves and the Sylvari would be the Night Elves.

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion. Either you're unlucky enough to be searched (if they do random searches) or you're part of a racial profile that the airport security follows. Even in the second case, it doesn't necessarily mean they're picking on you because they think you're inferior - they just think you're statistically more likely to be a terrorist. It's unfortunate it has to be this way, but they're not exactly picking on you for no reason. Just to add to this, don't take it personally. A few years back I had a very deep tan from outdoor activities (I am white with native American ancestry) and I often was mistaken for being Indian (shut up Rba). I was selected for random screening several times but once my tan faded I can pass through with no problems. It's just a red light that goes off in their heads and is something that has to be checked. It's sad that it's come to profiling, but that's better than most other solutions. They also do have random elements and will draw anyone out, regardless of skin color or religion.

The problem is not how much money we throw at our own airports, it's the security at the foreign airports that is the problem in this situation. They can't afford full size x-ray machines in Uganda, and Holland might not have the same standards of security as an American airport. It really was a case of the security guys dropping the ball, but this is about all that can be done until something better is figured out.

IRC with a dice roll script? That's about as close to real D&D over the internet I could imagine you can get. Granted I've never played it, but it makes sense. No worries about lag either.

I friended you purely because of this post, of which I am in total agreement. It goes for anyone who makes these stupid names, regardless of race. Don't do it!

FYI, the healthcare is not all that great. Unless you are a Congressman or a postal worker, government health insurance sucks. So much so that a Congressman (or postal worker, lest they...go postal) has a completely DIFFERENT insurance company for their government insurance than the military which has a company that is known for being crappy in the first place. And the educational reimbursement is not *that* grand. It would get you into any state school you wanted, however (which is about 40-60,000 dollars for a four year degree). The pension, though, is great. As crappy as the medical insurance is, access to USAA benefits is perhaps the best retirement plan you could ever have, and only takes one term of service to obtain!

Sure it's all a bunch of bullcrap. But that doesn't mean that going green isn't a bad thing. Not only does it protect the environment and make us healthy, but it lines our wallets with green as well. The motivation was made up (and Al Gore should give back the damn peace prize) but I think we can start thinking about making the world better for better reasons than saving our own [wagon].

[hide]They were both killing each other at frist, then Shephard turned on the 141 and all hell broke lose. Its a really great story.[/hide] [hide] But why was he fighting Makarov if they were working together? I don't think Mak betrayed him to Price until after the fighting started.[/hide] [hide]I was under the impression that Makarov and his his men were under attack because the General was cleaning out the house.[/hide] [hide]From what I understood, Shepard was not working with Makarov, he was constantly working against him. However, since he lost 3000 men to Zakhaev in MW1 he felt a need to personally deal with Makarov himself when the President ordered the task to Task Force 141. Therefore he had all of 141 killed so that he could deal with Makarov and then take the glory for himself, thus redeeming his respect.[/hide]

Actually, Osama will likely be sent to a life sentence at Leavenworth with no hope of release. Or survival among the inmates.

Define irony. They rape and murder men, women, and children. They cut off heads of prisoners and mutilate corpses and then proudly display them. And the world simply looks on. One of our guys gets rowdy and smacks one of them in the face. The world goes into outrage. I understand that hitting a prisoner is wrong and all that, but it's nothing compared to what happens to their prisoners. I would charge the offending soldier with dereliction of duty and punish him accordingly but making a huge issue out of this is wrong. Then again, there are probably many people who would gladly pay to punch the guy in the face, so whatever.

You do realize the Javelin in real life is designed to do exactly that, right?

I don't know what you guys are arguing about. This is my first COD since the first one to play and I thought the storyline was fairly exhilirating and the online play is fairly fun. Sure I die alot, but I do a lot of good for my team (KD ratios are for sillies!).

This last page kind of makes me feel amused and sad at the same time.

I don't think the two can coexist. If you believe a divine spark started a chain reaction (even at the smallest level) then you're moving outside of the realms of science. I don't think the concept of god has any place in science. As for saying it satisfies nothing except for curiosity and the search for knowledge, I think perhaps we differ greatly in that respect. Satisfying curiosity and seeking knowledge seem like two perfectly good pastimes to me. I think it is a good pastime. I enjoy studying even after many years of high education (shudder). However, in the end it's insignificant compared to other things being discovered. It's for nothing but bragging rights. And if you are someone like me, God deserves a place in science if he created the laws behind it :P. *runs before inevitable flaming from others*

I return to my original point, which has yet to even be noticed: Why can't the two coexist? Like I said, Georges Lemaitres was a devout Catholic before, during, and after he came up with the theory of the Big Bang. He was awarded by the Vatican for significant contribution to science. He could have the two coexist, why can't others? I'm not saying one's wrong, I am not saying one's right. But why must you all carry on like they are mutually exclusive? In the grand scheme of things, knowing for sure if we were dropped on this Earth by a Creator or evolved from a puddle of goo is kind of pointless. It satisfies nothing except for curiosity and a seeking of knowledge. You can be atheist or Christian and still be just as good of a brain surgeon, mathematician, teacher, plumber, politician, marketing executive, lawyer, biologist, pharmaceutical technician, whatever. Why is it necessary to bring such passion to something that's rather mundane in the vast realm of science? With the exception, of course, to the concept of defying God (which drove many of the 'greats' in science to do their research which have lead to many advances in numerous fields) which is kind of silly because atheists don't believe in God in the first place :P Essentially we are in yet another black/white/us/them debate again that boils down to hard headed repetition of the same arguments, pointless whittling at each other's posts, and personal attacks. Hurray.

I know, right? This is obviously sexism and homophobia from Jagex's end. [/humour] I'm just wondering how this will work, considering that the graphics aren't even high enough quality to show detail for the eyes (except in dialogue or when taking a photo). They might be overhauling character graphics ingame to show more detail.

Six hours after I got the vaccine I was chilling with some friends at somebody's house when I started feeling funny, and I suddenly go extremely cold, like a really bad fever spell. Luckily two girls volunteered to lay on top of me as I was shaking on the couch, but it passed in 10 minutes and I was perfectly healthy and drinking again 2 hours later. I could only imagine the state I'd be in if I actually caught the flu... I don't like being out of commission for a week unlike a lot of people here. I got the vaccine on Thursday, injectable. It burned for less than a second (the Type A burned for 30 minutes), my arm never got sore, I barely even felt the needle. Stop being wussies. I admit that the Type A gave me chills for a few moments after a few hours, but the H1N1 injection didn't bother me at all.

Colonel Telford was much more of an [wagon] this week than usual. Especially at the very ending.

I work in a pediatrics medical clinic, and we charge for our vaccines, however it's usually to insurance/medicaid. The only reason those vaccines are free is because they are being distributed by state health departments and are only available/free to the very poor who can not afford insurance/cash pay. The vaccines are expensive, to be honest, at 35 dollars per dose. For a flu shot, that is very costly. Also, I have recieved both injections. H1N1 is fairly harmless compared to the seasonal flu, but there's no point in getting it if you don't have to.

Thank Louis Pasteur? The process has only been around for over a hundred years.

Wtf...the Bible doesn't mention anything about what life was created in the beginning, and as such dinosaurs are not ruled out. Seriously, people. READ THE BOOK. Genesis is only about 100 pages long, and the relevant information we are discussing in this thread encompasses about THREE PAGES in Genesis. Step 1: Find a Bible. A house without one is a sad house. Step 2: Open bible to page one. Step 3: Read for two minutes, then stop. You have probably passed the expulsion from Eden by this point so there's not much point continuing. Step 4: Come back to thread. Step 5: Feel secure arguing in the thread knowing you've done at least the minimum amount of research. We weren't all raised Christian... You obviously weren't trained in basic research and analysis either. And also, you don't have to be Christian to do the above. It takes a few moments and can be done at a library, school, church, hotel room, wherever.

Wtf...the Bible doesn't mention anything about what life was created in the beginning, and as such dinosaurs are not ruled out. Seriously, people. READ THE BOOK. Genesis is only about 100 pages long, and the relevant information we are discussing in this thread encompasses about THREE PAGES in Genesis. Step 1: Find a Bible. A house without one is a sad house. Step 2: Open bible to page one. Step 3: Read for two minutes, then stop. You have probably passed the expulsion from Eden by this point so there's not much point continuing. Step 4: Come back to thread. Step 5: Feel secure arguing in the thread knowing you've done at least the minimum amount of research.

Since I believe wholeheartedly with Sunli, who was able to take the time that I could not to type out such a response, I will tack on this. Creation and the Big Bang are not mutually exclusive, and I think Adrenal is screwing with you all to make you look silly for not noticing this. Dr. Lemaitre was praised by the Vatican for his theory, by the way :P. The Big Bang is actually what nearly all educated Christians generally believe in. We also accept the true age of the Earth, and believe that man in it's current form has been around for at least 40 thousand years due to archeological evidence of culture. It's a common smear tactic of those that dislike religion to call those who follow it a bunch of backwards fools. The truth is, religion is constantly adapting and there are many scholars and theologians out there who are trying to keep it a living faith that adapts to the modern times and knowledge. All we have learned from science in the past thousands of years...all the knowledge we have ever gained is immense and fills countless volumes, but it has yet to disprove God's existence. And the more people try to learn to accomplish this goal, the finish line has not gotten closer, although they do discover countless other things that benefit humanity. Tl:dr: Science + Religion = happy handholding buddies if you are doing it right. Edit: I also maintain that the vast majority of you have never read Genesis, opened a Bible except to follow along with the pastor, or have not followed my advice from several years ago that before you debate the Bible, you actually have to read it. I might just have to start a Bible study for some of you, honestly. You can break apart the entire book line by line in about a year. Let's do it.

My philosophy, and that of many Biblical scholars/non-idiotic Christians: Why can't there be synergy between both? Sure, if you add up the years in Genesis you get some wierd number, but guess what: Genesis was written 5000 years BEFORE our Calender, and several thousand years before the first calendars were even written. Who the hell is to say what a year was to God? One must also remember who's telling the story vs who the author was in both Genesis and Revelation, the first and last books of the Bible. God was speaking directly to both to men who lived in a time where they could not comprehend fully what he was trying to tell them. Hence, the heavy use of constructs in both books to represent imagery. God told Moses he created the world in seven days. But how long was a day to God? Could this have just been figurative language as to not boggle Moses' mind with billions of years of careful construction? Would John have been able to grasp the concept of the modern apocolypse with nuclear weaponry, ID chips, or global dictatorships? So who's to say the two don't go hand in hand? It's worth noting that the Big Bang theory was come up with solely by one scientist, Georges Lematire, in 1927 and that this man was a DEVOUT CATHOLIC PRIEST. My advice for the topic: Stop thinking in black/white. Start realizing that in almost all things in this world, the gray area is much bigger.