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It could happen in England's/USA's group if the results go the right way. It's a terrible way to choose who goes through but something has to be done when the scenario comes up.
would you rather count corners, which is the realistic alternative? In my opinion that's even less fair. what else could be done? :wink:
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"g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee."
What does that mean? Basically flipping a coin? If so, that's idiotic...
That is pretty much what it means.
it's a mere statistical possibility though. would you rather have them count corners as they did before?
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Denmark -Cameroon was a FUN game to watch. definately top 3 so far this tournament.
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@tortillachp: Yeah, data centres that can move out of the US probably will. What about those that can't? I admit I know nothing about how the internet works, but if "most of the core infrastructure" is in the US, and they have the power to shut it down, it seems like they really could affect other nations' access to the internet.
Supposing you are right though, it's a pointless run-around that ultimately just wastes a lot of time and money because the US government can't handle not having everything under their thumb.
exactly. the great-firewall of china solution is the only realistic type of block against internet terrorism (to a degree). the US could create and enforce such an expensive system, requiring thousands of employees without censorship, but limiting all internet access in the US that isn't connected directly to satellite in some form or other. obviously, they wouldn't want the censorship of the Chinese, but that's the only real technological way to "turn off " the internet or specific internet sites i know of. (cries of "censorship" and limiting free speech and your "rights" to come)
Thepiratebay had their hardware taken (such as this article seems to suggest would be the American killswitch solution), their site was completely up, and back-uped in 10 countries within 48 hours. How long would it take a company with a large turnover?
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the problem (logistically) is the 30k exp limit. even with just 91 crafting, i've maxed my limit consistently since the release of the update.
I think a clan chat would be a lot more efficient.
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so what it boils down to:
USA potentially passes killswitch bill (unlikely). All data centers that can move out of USA move out of USA. Others create international back-ups. Killswitch has little to no effect.
If the US can't stop the major file-sharing websites (god knows they've tried), their power over the internet does not allow them to do any of the scare-mongering suggestions this article proposes.
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whole trend of this thread seems to be "slippery slope" from gay morality slips to anything. Thus condemning gay marriage by association.
why not polygamy? taxation / civil rights.
why not pedophilia? illegal almost everywhere, no reason why these things would affect each other.
the other two are so obvious they don't need any kind of comment from anyone.
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FIFA insist they have no information on reports that four North Korea players have gone AWOL at the World Cup.
It is rumoured that Myong-Won Kim, Chol-Hyok An, Kyong-Il Kim and Sung-Hyok Pak may have tried to defect and leave the team camp in South Africa.
The players were listed as absent on the official teamsheet for the game with Brazil but FIFA cannot shed any light on the situation.
Communications director Nicolas Maingot said: "We have no information on this we have only been contacted on this issue by the media.
"Our media officer with the Korea DPR has said their delegation completely deny these rumours."
I really hope it's true, and they get away with it. (i don't read the sun, just took the first article on it i could find)
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How can you say that when all you saw was a rapier video and not a long video side by side?
when a rapier hits consistently (few 0s) speed is worth more than the extra str of any weapon (whip over godswords for general training). the question therefore relies very much on the accuracy of the rapier. it's statistically better based on stats and speed, if it hits well. The long has to hit well either way, so it doesn't really matter too much in action, unless it hits practically every time.
I don't know what's best in these specific situations though. i know i have a rapier, and am saving tokens for later use, after batch 2 (possibly/probably more rewards). i'd hate to waste 2m exp worth of tokens on a weapon if there's something else i'd want too :D
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i got rid of a santa that i bought for 70m + junk, with 2 crowns for a blue mask. Either i'm not updated enough on street of masks, or i just liquidated 40m worth of junk completely free?
either way, markets have been strangely profitable for flipping bad-rares lately. I'm just glad i've stayed far away from eggs.
Blues are less than 1.5 crowns.
then i sold half a crown for 40m, still pretty decent. reds are at least less than 3 crowns, i don't think greens are consistently holding street any longer.
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i got rid of a santa that i bought for 70m + junk, with 2 crowns for a blue mask. Either i'm not updated enough on street of masks, or i just liquidated 40m worth of junk completely free?
either way, markets have been strangely profitable for flipping bad-rares lately. I'm just glad i've stayed far away from eggs.
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I like nacho. I'm a fan of my chips though, so i may be biased :D
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Sailing.
to get to the east lands, then let's add some other small islands.
oh wait, that's windwaker -.----
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Santas seem to be crashing again. How are masks doing?
green seems to be separated from the set so its following santa where they both are prone to crashing in price. atm, Green mask, santa and easter are all considered to be the "junk rares" kind of like the junk silver phenomenon where it doesn't actually share the value of actual rares.
Anyone think blue could share the same fate soon? They seem to be falling slightly in street lately
i don't really see why any masks should be holding street currently. yes, reds / blues are a little undervalued, but not by much. Half way to pretty much any 99, or a mask: demand is low. Reds aren't rarer than blues anyway, there are just more hoarders of reds it seems. that is, unless a vastly disproportionate amount of red owners have quit. that's highly unlikely.
Then again, i don't see why anyone is willing to pay 4-5m for a bob shirt, or even more crazy how crowns are 40mish street. If crowns were realized, they'd hardly be worth 10m, going by my guess. rare merchanters just have too many crowns for real demand again. How many people want to go around wearing a 10m crown?
No, it's soon time to get rid of your crowns for real rares, ironically, masks will probably give the best real gains, in the semi-short term.
other opinions?
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Ah. a thread about the views and rights of others:
A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.
can you guess what word that defines? This "discussion" isn't worth having due to the nature of people who hold those views: they cannot be discussed with, as the views are "indisputable".
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I think everyone has misunderstood this.
National Citizen Service is a non-military service in which Teens are sent to camp - like a summer vacation thing. Then, on the return, they help the communities they live in.
i.e. the civil duty i cited, and built my arguments from in my post. I don't think we misunderstood, i think you misread. you need the same kind of organization (militarily, punitatively etc.) with civil service to control so many teens and get them to do what they're supposed to. Integration is a part of establishing nationalism, and national security, be it by military or other means.
Nick, in relation to OP: for your country. as a good Samaritan, for national security, because you're not exploitatively egocentric. in two words: patriotism, nationalism.
community service: if the community doesn't volunteer enough, you have to pay for it (which is expensive) or requisition the service from your citizens (which is cheap). we happen to be in an economically poor situation, so more governments need to utilize our "free time". think back two centuries ago: people didn't have free time. Free time is a luxury.
I think a lot of people around the world have become greedy out of all reasonable proportions: us teens epitomize that sentiment.
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how long do you think this will last? :P I don't think very long.
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swiss best defender just got injured. floodgates opened now?
maybe when fabregas subs in :P
I don't think there will be any floodgates. The German offensive line seem more and more impressive, as all teams have good defenses.
Swiss one up vs. Spain just now: you need an effective offense, not stars. (Inter this year). football seems to be less showy, and more defensively effective. That's boring, and i hope it's not going to be the continuing trend after the opening games.
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Omg jist liek the hitlers youth!!!11!
So basically this is manadory, government community service. What gave the government this power? Ridicoulous.
i think you'd be amazed to hear that the vast majority of countries in Europe have mandatory military conscription and service in place. These are matters of national security. just like Guantanamo, Arizonian immigration law and the like government limits liberty for the increased security of all its populous.
we have mandatory military duty here in Norway, but you could claim pacifism or religious reason not to go to the army. then you get civil duty, much like this British system sounds like to me.
two months is NOTHING. we have a year, Finland apparently has two (?) years of mandatory military service for guys. it would get people away from their mothers, to meet the real world, and learn about the obligations of adult living.
all the negative arguments proposed in the original thread simply amount to " I don't want to do this" The positive arguments are also weak and introvert in being only about the role of teens and the effect on them, not focusing on society as a whole:
For the negatives, I put the following:Its compulsory, so all children will have to do it which is a breach of their free will for something that is not really a legal nesseccisty. Who would volunteer? Mandatory service means everyone is left equal opportunity, in terms of education, experience be the results positive or negative
It cuts into time they could be using to revise or socialize (socializion being important in growing up to make sure children are acclimatized to functioning in the real world as opposed to how to do forced labor). How many of your friends revise all summer? You socialize with all your peers during the two months, the socialization is just in a different format than you are used to.
It may expose teenagers to more danger than they would be exposed to in the first place because its complusory meaning that the violent ones'll get stuck with the good ones and of course the whole thing'll just end up like misfits. Authority in a military program, with a clear system of punishment ensures less violence, and less danger to teens among teens who are involved here. that's what all our national statistics show, and external reports on our system, as a part of NATO
The Tories pledged to divert £50 million of funding from community cohesion programmes to pay for pilot schemes in the first two years. About 10,000 youngsters would graduate in the first year with another 30,000 the year after. This is the only real negative. the question is how much community cohesion you would get by having everyone, high class, working class, middle class learning about the situation of others by interacting with them. My guess is a higher degree of cohesion than the money spent otherwise. that's what my experience with those involved with national service, and compulsory military duty here has shown me at least
The main argument against the system should be expense. that is the main argument against national service here and everywhere: it just costs a lot more than the contribution back to society: you have to feed, house and administer an awful lot of people for a pretty long time every year.
For the positives, I put the following:
It would provide 16 year olds with certain experiences, such as helping out in the community etc. It would force youth to take responsibility for their own lives and actions for two months (read: actually acting like adults for a bit). This leads to greater appreciation of parents here in Norway at least
It would give the 16 year olds something to do over the Summer Holidays. This leads to greater things such as keeping them out of trouble, and harm's way. If I may be bold enough to say, it can even lead to less crime's linked to 16 year olds due to the fact their free time would be eaten away by the service. In a weak economy, this is an easy way of getting (potentially) cheap labor, and a better work ethic / reality confrontation with what one has to supply society for getting benefits as an adult.
It is an instance of having to do a service to other people - a valuable idea for teenagers aiming for a Enforcement-styled career.any career where you work with people at all. This argument, as presented, seems to marginalize the positive benefits of the system, by use of emotive argumentation
It would give teens a great opportunity to meet peers from around the country, and make new, lasting friendships across their natural socialization routines.
It would give greater integration, and nationalism towards their country
It would integrate those working and studying at all levels and in all areas of education together.
If placed in summer, no educational loss is given, unlike all similar European systems, leading to no change in competitiveness within the European integrated economy
National security is increased, national cohesion is increased, otherwise unproductive summers of teens are utilized.
Really, it boils down to cost/benefit. That's the only discussion in my country at least. As teens, we give very little to society, but get a LOT. you may want your summer holiday, i would too, but that's basically your whole argument.
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* Fixed a really old bug where you'd get a slight defence bonus for being in the third stance of a weapon, even though the defensive option could be the fourth option.
:o my world 3 scimitar hunch was right! never though it was more than my own superstition...
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www.fairtraders.net has a faster notification service than geupdate.com's free service, up to 7 minutes faster.
yeah. i wouldn't use either for the actual "camp". i use them to figure out when i should be firemaking in the ge checking for updates, if i feel like sniping, and when i shouldn't even bother because i'm guaranteed there won't be an update :D
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Of course it was better, they've admitted that.
What they won't say, and with good reason, is that the steps they took to "destroy" the old system weren't necessary. So saying the old wildy was better, yeah Jagex would say that. But saying that making all those changes was a mistake is something Jagex will not say.
how can you claim that? have you forgotten how prevalent RWT was? how easy it was to fake duels / fights with "forgetting to eat" etc? what's your alternative solution that jagex should have used?
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does jagex have a way of knowing you're multilogging, or simply playing at the same time as a sibling? ;-)
no rule breaking encouraged of course. :---)
They do have systems in place, but just like all of their systems, it misses a good percentage of offenders....So yeah, it's almost like they've gone to the honour system with lots of rules which hurts me deeply because I've spent years trying to keep the game free of cheaters, immature jerks and the like.
ah. that's where i think you'll find you're technically mistaken: if you have nay sort of router, all the outgoing connections seem to come from the same ip (at least that's how it works for me). Therefore, you couldn't tell if i was logging on, on 10 different accounts on 10 different computers, or on the same one. what if i were having a runescape LAN party?
I don't think there's a way for them to tell, at least not if you have a laptop you can use with your computer :ohnoes:
but yes, don't do it. breaking jagex rules is bad <3:
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does jagex have a way of knowing you're multilogging, or simply playing at the same time as a sibling? ;-)
no rule breaking encouraged of course. :---)
World Cup 2010 - South Africa!
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ball can't be the problem at all. Manchester city played with it for 6 months, no complaints. Player testimonials say they didn't have any problems, rather the ball was good. It's pressure / nerves on the Europeans' part. they're out of form. A swede in the city system said he thought it could be the conditions that were putting the europeans off, or simply the vuvuzelas.
refs have been terrible. Why don't refs need to qualify, like teams? the prestige involved would merit such a system imo. refs have decided a lot of games, latest one was Italy - New Zealand today. In my opinion, Italy shouldn't have had their penalty, therefore goal. That's a weird situation to be in for a reigning world champion...
Brazil game today should be good though. don't both teams really need to win it?