Silvertaler

Best way to kill the bots : have the EXP rates be 10x - 20x higher so the game doesn't take 12.000+ hours to finish, and so that people who really wanna finish the game but lack the time for it don't need to proceed to botting in the first place. Yeah I know, that's one of the most common botter arguments. But hey, it probably does work. Except for the gold bots that is.

Sometimes I wonder who's to blame. The company for pushing the limits of the game too far, or the botters for lacking patience. I don't support bots but when I ask myself "why do bots exist" I don't see one reason, I see two of them.

Why do you care if people insult you. If they insult you it's either because you have something they're jealous of, or because (in the case of a discussion) you are right and they can't get over it. Either ways they give you superiority from the moment they insult you, so yeah. Why worry. They're more worried than you are. Oh and, the public chat thing. You don't have to turn it off. That's just feeding the trolls. They want to annoy you to the point you isolate yourself. Put them on ignore and still dare to face the crowd, they don't have to influence you to that point.

have they started harassing you yet or are you just worrying? If they did, I can't help you, I have no experience. The rumor is already out there. Now I don't know how far this goes though. Frankly, how people as old as 18 come up with this kind of crap is beyond me. I wonder if they're just little cowards who can't stand the fact some not so known guy went and did what they couldn't do.

What they are doing is harassement. They have no right to go and tell people I'm a weak bastard cause a girl said no to me. Ignoring is never the answer to bullies. I think this is valid for anybody.

Nevermind that I was just informed I got greater problems than that. She went and told people. And among the people she talked to, two of them were girls in my class who hate me. I feel they're be gonna be doing everything to harass me and humiliate my image to my friends now. This may get bad if I don't take action. What can I do? I think I need to find if there are anti-harrassing rules at school so I can get them banned if they attack on me.

So is it normal that I can't stand myself anymore now?

The fact it doesn't matter that much makes me wonder why I even bothered with all this. I started problems where there weren't. It wasn't worth it. I was fine in peace and quiet.

Can't say it's not a bad thing. It made me feel awkward to the point I didn't go to school today. I don't want any of this again. Friends first, dates after, always.

If I had known that in advance it would have saved me an awkward moment I'll have to remember for the rest of my life. Whatever. I feel it was, in the end, a massive confidence booster after all though... unless I'm just imagining it. I feel I'm capable of doing anything now.

How would she ever come and ask me anyway? Just like that, gonna come at me and tell me her decision? I don't see her having that kind of bravery in a thousand years.

I don't think she'll ever come and give me an answer then. I was obviously nervous. Not gonna get my hopes up. I experienced just how much guts it takes to do something like this and I don't think she's gonna find that much courage to come and talk to me in return, especially when she's not the one interested. I'll give this up it's all just way too overwhelming for me already, unless she does come. I'm somebody who needs to go through the friend part first, I guess. Too paranoid and underconfident... can't get over such problems overnight. I thank everybody for the help though, I'm surprised I had the nerve to go and ask out a girl I barely ever talked to.

Do you believe in the legitimacy of patents? Sorry for taking a while it's been some time I didn't check this thread. Good in the domain of arts, where you don't want people making carbon copies of your ideas. Especially if you're a beginner artist and can easily get your stuff stolen without people noticing. Besides that, I agree with what the other guy replied to you. If companies are gonna use patents on everything they create, we're not going far. In science and technology more than in any other domain, if people can't base their work on that of others then they'll have a hard time progressing.

Today I went and did it. At the wrong time probably, she was going to class and I met her at the stairs, was a bit crowded. I told her that. I was incredibly nervous, I even forgot to tell her who I was. She looked at me, clearly confused herself. I was fighting my fear really hard and my lips were shaking, but I tried to smile. Then she told me she would tell me what she decided later, starting to go away. I said ok and turned around, almost fleeing. For a few seconds, I didn't think at all. Nothing. I was under the shock. Then the first thing I thought was that I felt ashamed of what I had just done, I felt hatred towards myself, and I thought she ment "no". I went outside take some air and just blamed myself. I never felt so ashamed. I may have told her what I wanted to say, without interruptions or "ummms" but I was so obviously nervous I took it for a failure. Now I wonder if I will ask her what she thinks after all.. or if I'll take it for a no and forget about it... I feel awkward. I feel like I'm having a nightmare and that none of this is real, this is just beyond me. EDIT: K so she skipped sports class and I didn't see her. I think she's probably feeling uneasy about all this and prefered to avoid me. But it's also been two or three times she doesn't come to this class. If the first possibility is true then this is kinda bad I guess... I really don't know what to think. She told me she'd tell me later while she was going away. At first I thought she was fleeing but, at the same time it happened at the stairs when classes were beginning.. she was getting a bit pushed by the crowd and all, couldn't stay there either. Was a pretty bad place. So I don't really know. I need some advice cause I'm going paranoid here, please. Should I perhaps add her on Facebook now and ask her? Or should I go ask her personally again tomorrow?

Don't make a school presentation out of yourself, she knows you're in her sports class probably. But other than that you've got the idea. She won't necessarily be happy if you're direct, but she'll certainly appreciate, i.e. she won't be unhappy That's reassuring, thanks.

It's been a week and I still didn't get to see her. She was ill last week so she didn't come most days, and when she was there I couldn't find her. I feel slightly discouraged now but I'm still going to ask her out. Tomorrow I'm sure to meet her unless something bad happens so I just want to confirm I'm not going to sound wrong. Basically I'm just going to be straight, gonna say hi and all that, very quickly re-introduce myself as the guy who's in the same sports class as her at school, and then I'll tell her something in the lines of "i generally don't do this, but i'd be disappointed about myself if I didn't come ask you this, would you like come for a coffee sometime when you're free?", and that's it. Then it's all about what she replies, and if she says yes it's gonna be dead easy from there on. She's gonna feel happy if I'm honnest about it, isn't she?

Right we're talking about the observable Universe here, that makes a massive difference already. It's still really big.

How many 0's are there in that number? I find it hard to believe it doesn't fit into the Universe, especially when we don't even know the full extent of the Universe. What is this statement based on?

Doesn't make it right. Because Cartman hates hippies we can just shoot all the new age hippies too then? South Park hates hippies, so it must be right to hate them? Yes it is theft. I don't understand what you're trying to say with that second bit. Copyright laws aren't laws? Why isn't it theft? Does that mean you believe plagiarism isn't theft either? So if I steal some nice expensive clothes from a store and decide they are comfy and I like the brand, then buy some clothes of the same brand in the same store, I didn't "theoretically" steal? =D> You don't need to pirate music to become aware of what's out there. Before piracy bands got gigs just fine, and to claim they are in any way dependant on them is just rediculous. I would asume you don't mean solely writing it, but also getting it out there? In that case, proof? If it really was so cheap, including advertising and the publishing of CD's, why do so many bands lack the money and ability to do so without a label? This is the kind of mentality that has people getting sued for 75 trillion dollars. Do you live in 1960, or in 2011? It's not really worth it getting into detail on your little argument about the clothes shop, it's just irrelevant and preposterous. This isn't about thieving, this is about sharing, I suggest you do pick up a dictionnary if you don't understand the difference. The internet is a place to communicate and exchange information, and socialize with other people. Exchanging information isn't breaking some stupid, selfish laws, it's before anything a human necessity, unless you're an anti-social caveman. Sharing music isn't new to the internet. People have been giving away their old CD's to friends for ages, that's also theoretically illegal. Yeah, many small things out there are theoretically illegal. Sharing video games with friends is illegal, riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is also theoretically illegal. And let's not get to the greater details such as smoking cannabis or gay marriage. And yet many people out there do those kinds of things. Just because there is a law, doesn't mean it makes sense. Many laws out there are corrupted by corporations, politics, traditions, religion. Sometimes, not even the police cares that you do such things - smart people know that we don't live in a courthouse, we live in reality. We are not machines following orders, we are humans who need to communicate and socialize. You speak of laws, but do you even know your rights? If you have enough dignity to understand that corporation's rights end where yours begin, you should know they're stepping on your rights much more than you're stepping on theirs. They have been turning every bit of your freedom and pleasure into merchandise for more than a century. If you can't see that, I'd assume you're either naïve or just down right submissive. Do you have any dignity and will to live a free life, instead of living crushed under corporate propaganda, defending the rights of some megalomaniac moron who makes more money every month than you make in your entire life wether or not people download their music? Even assuming you prefer to live chained to massive corporations, do you think they need you to defend themselves? They wouldn't be suing people for 75 trillion if they didn't have most of the people believing that they're gods and unable to stand up for themselves. They don't care about you. Maybe you should think about your rights first and considering theirs after, before coming here and bashing on people who are defending their sharing rights. There's a clock counting your days down and when it's all over it's not like downloading a stupid song is gonna have an impact on the world. The RIAA, VEVO & company are a bunch of greedy bastards who need to be stopped. Five years ago, you could watch a video on Youtube without getting spammed with propaganda. Nowadays it's getting ridiculous. They invade our real life, and now they invade the little world of freedom we had here, spam propaganda everywhere and take down our sharing communities.

Oh damn just remembered, it's gonna be tough as she will almost certainly be with other friends and I'll be alone. I may use the good words, be entirely confident and all, but that one sounds intimidating. I wonder if her friends are gonna laugh at me if I ignore them and ask anyway?

It's incredible how much your posture can boost your confidence. I really feel these things about posture I'm learning will considerably increase my chances of dating her. First impressions are very important. I suggest anybody who's got trouble with approach anxiety as well to read a few guides about posture, it will help.

Mhm yeah. I'll spend this weekend mastering body language I guess, sounds like a very important tool for it.

Damn it, missed a good shot today and I regretted it. I was about to go out for lunch with friends, we had 1 hour to come back to school so we were a bit in a rush. I saw her alone at the entrance of the school, using her phone, and I almost went to talk with her. Our eyes crossed but too quickly to leave any impression I think. And under the pressure I told myself I'd fail if I had asked her, as I was in a rush and I'd just be too nervous talking with her. Now I spent the whole day telling myself I should have tried. I definitely can't miss another shot, I don't want to wait anymore.

Gah I'm confused, some people tell me to pull the trigger before it's too late, and others tell me I must approach her for two weeks before asking anything. Is it wiser to just forget about all these suggestions and go do things the way I want to?

I see her at school and I really wanna talk to her but I just don't know what to say. I don't want to sound like a creep who comes out of nowhere talking. I was thinking of being straightforward honest, come up to her and say I thought she was attractive and would hate myself if I hadn't come talk with her, then go on with some kind of convo.. dunno if this is right though.