Flametrooper

I'm starting to really dislike you, you know that? You and your "omfg animals sux, humans r bettr cuz were civelized, kill em an eat em" attitude. Jeez, animals are not cruel, wild beasts. Animals, unlike humans, don't go around hurting/killing people unless there's a reason: 1. You're on their territory = your fault. 2. You're threatening them or their babies = your fault. Dogs especially will almost never attack humans because they want to eat you. Pot calling the Kettle Black.

It was funny, actually. Somebody's mad because they just got a hole blown in part of their argument.

A year and a half till he's out of office...a year and a half till he's out of office...a year and a half till he's out of office...*eye twitches*

Gahhhhh, this stupidity is making my brain hurt. They pretty much have concluded evolution and it is well accepted. Even many religious people accept it. The theory of evolution does not state that we "came from fish or damn monkeys". It states that humans, fish, and damn monkeys have a common ancestor. Evolution does not, I repeat does NOT, say humans came from monkeys. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEADS, PEOPLE. :wall:

Not everyone on this board plays RS... and it really depends how you define "nerd".

Um, no. I think you'll find it's in Valencia. Sorry. I've been there. And I live right next to Thousand Oaks.

It musta really hurt, and how'd they get her out of the park and off the ride if her feet were missing? All in all, though, there are worse fates. People in wheelchairs get along fine, as compared to, say, people whose arms or maybe heads are blown off. :| She may be able to win a lawsuit or not, I dunno. On a different note, I always knew there was something I didn't like about that ride. :-w

I have trouble believing this will go through in America. The tobacco industry is big here, and, you know, lobbyists...

It'd be cool to be a self-employed video game designer; you get to make games, sell them, make money, work for yourself. In reality, though, you end up not making much unless you work for a big-buck game company like Blizzard, and wasting away on your nerdy butt at home staying up till 2 Am to tweak some Python code you'll never manage to sell anyway. Call me a cynic. I think I may go into amateur aerospace. Lots of new opportunities in that field. It's one of those emerging things, private space flight/space tourism, and I'm good at the skills it involves (Engineering, Design, Mechanics, Math, Geometry, etc). Plus I've always wanted to go to space. Of course, there's quite a future for the innovator in the field of alternate energy, and you're helping the environment.

If two people of age let's say 14-15 are in a relationship, and it's not lust, as neither party has sex in mind, and according to you it's not "love", then what is it? Do you mean to say it's just a friendship? Let's say that I'm 14 and let's pretend I have a girlfriend, which I currently don't. (But have had, before.) Let's say I in no way want to have sex with her, and I'm not purely physically attracted to her (this has happened before, so don't say it's impossible); yet I still really, really like her. She really, really likes me. We hang out a lot, go for ice cream, movies, or walks; we eat lunch together, and sometimes we might kiss in the hallway between class. I know a friend who has a girlfriend like this, and I used to. So what do you call that, if not love?

Wish to be told, honestly, truly, and completely, what the catch is. If none; the other two would be, provided I can't do more wishes, end of AIDS and peace. Superpowers for myself may also be good, and is not purely a selfish motive, as superpowers can help people. (WTF do you think Superman does, after all?)

Have known two of my friends since around the age of 18 months; most from between 1st and 3rd grade, and met a few more in 5-7th. All of these "longtime friends" (I'm in 9th, now) keep together, despite arguments. The ones who drifted away aren't really my friends anyway.

Sorry, but maybe he doesn't think like you? I disagree I think he poses a valid argument. Well, that's one benefit. Not a good reason in and of itself, though, not for all that work. Just wait till they're not home or not paying attention, jeez. Nice work, BTW. I've had projects like that before. (P.S. funnily enough, it appears "porn" is no longer censored into "[Forbidden]". :-k )

Well, the U.S. is a big bully. Doesn't surprise me much.

Get a girlfriend, lol. :P Or just do nothing. Sleep, maybe. Doing nothing is perfectly fine, provided you don't get too lazy.

To the topic starter...it's spelled "Pedophile".

Jeans, slightly baggy because it's comfortable, not because I'm trying to be gangsta. I wear T-shirts that usually are solid-color, preferring white, and loose-fitting. Right now I'm wearing a Beatles shirt. (Silver on Black) My hair is long-ish, usually just hangs down any which way but it's combed, and usually clean, but a bit messy. My dress style really is very non-standing-out, unless I want to for whatever reason. I don't really do brand names.

Where and how can one take a "real" IQ test?

The Italian one looks both yummy and healthy. Then again, I've always had a thing for Italian food.

Various online tests put me anywhere between 115 and 135. "Gifted," it says. I'd like to take a real test, and not an IQ test either, but a comprehensive and complete one, one of the ones that measure several different areas of intellect. I have a hard time trusting any online test to be totally accurate.

Kittehs win. Hamsters, puppies, and baby monkeys come a close second. For some reason I don't like bunny wabbits much.

Another thing: Just how editable, moddable, or hackable is Civ4? One of my favorite things about Civ2 was the way that you could edit the file "rules.txt" to make your own units, technologies, civs, etc. You could control most aspects of the game; make it a fantasy one with dragons, or a sci-fi setting. Boosted the replay value a lot. Civ3 seems to have lost this.

School (and society) have their flaws, but in today's world there's really no alternative to them. You can fantasize about if it were different, but unless you can revolutionize the world and restart it from the ground up, fantasizing is all you can do. Specifically on the topic of school, I think that school is pointless, but education is invaluable. American public schooling is [developmentally delayed]ed. I learn a lot from books, Internet, observation of the real world, and from friends and parents; more so than school.

Treadmill-powered generators necessary to power consoles. Boom, fatties can't play video games any more. :P

Hopefully, you're also learning how to spell "Vacation". :P I'm (going to be) hanging with friends, going to the beach, swimming, working out, biking, reading, making games, and sleeping. In no real order.