Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 My economics are fullproof! Also, the plan with Russia shipping cloths to Alaska in exchange for furs was fullproof as well! Cloth and Furs are worth the same for the natives, but fur is worth more for Russia than Cloth. Thus, net gain of value. :) Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I think my subconcious is actively trying to weaken and supress my concious mind in order to leech of my brain. :ohnoes: Dead serious, tonight I dreamt something that can only be two things, either a precognitively experienced event that may occur in the future or my subconcious attempting to interfere with my mental health. I believe it's the latter because later in that dream I could lie down and somehow slide around at high speeds, even up slopes and I had still not realized it was a dream, I did that first 90 minutes later (dream time) at which point it made me depressed (that the first event had not actually taken place). Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, if you explained what the dream was then we may be able to see if it's just you rambling, being crazy, or actually what you say. Youtube account: Earthgragonsage; currently uploading not an effing thing.[hide=Memorable Crossroads Quotes.]Reigan: NO MOOSE CAN SAVE US NOW; ...Had that been taken out of context, it would have been comical... Right now, it's terrifying.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archimage_a Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 My economics are fullproof! Also, the plan with Russia shipping cloths to Alaska in exchange for furs was fullproof as well! Cloth and Furs are worth the same for the natives, but fur is worth more for Russia than Cloth. Thus, net gain of value. Fool-proof :rolleyes: Anyway...In the first place the natives have virtually no money, so the export bussiness would be a finacial blackhole. The population of Alaska was tiny, so not like you could just use a massive tanker to offset the costs... In the second place cloth and fur would not be worth the same to natives, as the cloth would be damp, salt ridden, shrunken and smaller...It would also be difficult to repair, given there are no/few sheep in Alaska...so, assuming the Alaskan had an IQ of double digits, they would tell the Russians to shove off and just keep the furs for themselves. Thirdly, using current prices, Blanket costs: $4Tanker costs: $4,000,000Fur costs: $40(Which is odd, but true.) So you are making $36 per trade, thus to get back the investment you would need to trade 111,112 blankets for coats to break even...Ignoring running costs and all the other jazz like collecting the blankets/furs. At the time Alaska had a native popuation of around 2,500(some estimates as low as 1,500)...And selling 45 blankets, a year, in exchange for 45 dead animal pelts, per person, may be somewhat difficult. Also an issue was that the Russian peasents, who were making these blankets didn't have money for bread, let alone a dozen sheep, a loom, a spinning wheel and a couple of weeks with no farming to do. Further issue is the premise of buying cheap blankets from Russians, trading blankets for furs, and then selling the furs back to the Russians.In essence the Russians end up with a $36 deficiet per trade...which is a fairly unstable economic model. More definate of a problem is the fact that the Russians were already trading 'basic neccessities' to the natives in exchange for furs, and that these supplies were depeted by 1784, which caused the revolt... TL;DRAll in all, its a brilliant plan, provided no one looks into it.~Retechian Economics. http://www.uzzisoft..../archimage.jpegWell I knew you wouldn't agree. I know how you hate facing facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, if you explained what the dream was then we may be able to see if it's just you rambling, being crazy, or actually what you say.It was the girl I've been in love with lately (which I was forced to give up on (by my mental state)) telling me she loved me. It was so realistic I can even remember every single detail of the place we were. The setting of the dream was the first day of school after winter (today) though nothing was anyhow correct at all.For the record: We don't go to the same school, since she's one year younger than me. Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Rocco, thing is I don't actually find it depressing, but since I did get depressed in the dream just because I found out that it was a dream, it is pretty evident that subconcious is trying to tell me something. But as the context was too extensive for it to be precognitive, I rather believe that my subconcious was actually trying to make me depressed. The only explanation I can find for that is that it is indeed trying to ruin my mental state in order to weaken my concious mind. Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphi Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I would advise seeing a psychiatrist. No offense intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 None taken.I just wonder how the hell I managed to piss off my own subconcious to such a degree that it revolts. Rocco, I even refuse to take painkillers whenever possible, the most addictive thing I "do" is sugar, which for some reason has no effect on me. Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It is, but less so than tobacco.How about this then, the strongest stimulant I "do" is cocoa. Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 1. This is the past! Remember the Manhattan island purchase for beads? I figure that cloth and some beads for furs is an adequate trade for them.2. Furs are sold to the wealthy in Russia and in other parts of Europe, the latest in fashion. Further, it is not a deficit of trade for the Russians, because the Russians are the ones pocketing the difference. 3. Furs were worth a LOT more then than they are now. The wealthy (which I was trying to weaken anyways) has a balance of trade deficit to the government, something I wanted to strengthen. Along with my massively awesome land reforms made the peasants have a supply of sheep (four field crop rotation = Fodder for animals), which they would like to sell the wool at cheap(fair) prices to their government. They would be required to, because the government just purchased them animals. End result: Weakened nobility, strengthened peasant class, strengthened government, natives clothed in damp cloth. Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 http://www.spiritualriver.com/is-marijuana-addictive/ Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 A picture says more than a thousand words: Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icuownage Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 There is NO addictive quality to cannabis, all addiction felt to it is a placebo effect created by the user. It is however possible to have something addictive in the Weed as well, as they do similar things with ciggerrettes. It's a REALLY big shaft.I didn't catch fire, I used the can of hairspray as a flamethrower and pointed it at my arm.how are you going to ignore my posts when I'm offering to let you live as my vassal in two weeks time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 There is NO addictive quality to cannabis, all addiction felt to it is a placebo effect created by the user. It is however possible to have something addictive in the Weed as well, as they do similar things with ciggerrettes. There is no such thing as a placebo effect when it comes to addiction. The "placebo" is the effect, psychological dependance, which is still addiction. Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rational_scale_to_assess_the_harm_of_drugs_(mean_physical_harm_and_mean_dependence).svg Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 That link agrees with me though. Marijuana creates psychological dependance, which is the definition of addiction. Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Essentially all drugs are used in "an addictive fashion" by some people. However, for any drug to be identified as highly addictive, there should be evidence that substantial numbers of users repeatedly fail in their attempts to discontinue use and develop use-patterns that interfere with other life activities. National epidemiological surveys show that the large majority of people who have had experience with marijuana do not become regular users. Meaning... They are disproving that it is highly addictive, but it says nothing about being somewhat or mildly addictive. People overuse the word addiction anyway. I'm not addicted to McDonalds, I just happen to enjoy the taste of good food. citations pls Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mather1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Rocco: "Essentially all drugs are used in "an addictive fashion" by some people." "When human subjects were administered daily oral doses of 180-210 mg of THC - the equivalent of 15-20 joints per day - abrupt cessation produced adverse symptoms, including disturbed sleep, restlessness, nausea, decreased appetite, and sweating. The authors interpreted these symptoms as evidence of physical dependence."It is addictive, however little that is. Anyways I'm not on any drugs or stimulants nor have I ever been. It is, as I said, my own brain that is messing with me. Twitter: @TheMather1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retech Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I am saying that there are several sources on this thread which point to it being addictive and one that states it is not profoundly addictive. Therefore, if all the information is true, then it is mildly addictive. Master of your domain? I am Lord of the manor, Queen of the castle, King of the county! Former moderator of the original DungeoneeringFormer moderator of Ye Olde HegemonyModerator of the remake of DungeoneeringFormer Empress of the Lichten Empire (Hegemony)Former President of the United States (Hegemony)Former Emporer of Imperial Japan (Hegemony)Czarina Catherine of Imperial Russia (Hegemony The only difference between a disagreement between friends, an argument between strangers, and a feud between enemies is the ability to reconcile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexaduro Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Mather, yeah, I doubt that's a precognitive dream. Experience says they're generally brief and low-detail. I wouldn't be surprised if the mind simply cycled through near-infinite images during sleep, and some fit with reality. And I'm almost certain you must be either depressed or paranoid to come up with such a theory, I have had dreams similar in nearly all aspects which I accept as the norm. Perhaps they aren't common, but that might have something to do with the degrees of sleep and possibly some sort of bleeding effect between the sides of your brain. 10:53 PM - retech9691: I feel the need10:53 PM - retech9691: To include many chasms in my story arc10:53 PM - Resistance: You mean plotholes? Remember, Remember, the 4th of NovemberRIP Dawngate ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icuownage Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 On the subject of dreaming, you know what I really hate about dreams? I have the inability to sometimes know between reality and dreaming, and it really sucks some of the time, cause once my sister asked me for my xbox controller, and I thought this was a dream and I said yes. When I went to go on my xbox I was confused that I had lost my xbox controller and found out that wasn't a dream, which sucked like hell cause she still hasn't returned that controller. Another thing that annoys about dreaming is the fact you can feel inside your dreams (I'm not the only one it's really common), and if you dream of something rather horrible, like once I dreamt of a giant hamster eating my insides, it begins to make dreaming a bad experience. It's a REALLY big shaft.I didn't catch fire, I used the can of hairspray as a flamethrower and pointed it at my arm.how are you going to ignore my posts when I'm offering to let you live as my vassal in two weeks time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexaduro Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Anyone who owns Minecraft needs to play on Seany's server. It's fun. And I need test subjects. :twisted: 10:53 PM - retech9691: I feel the need10:53 PM - retech9691: To include many chasms in my story arc10:53 PM - Resistance: You mean plotholes? Remember, Remember, the 4th of NovemberRIP Dawngate ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexaduro Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Dunno, Seany just added mobs in, I think he's setting it up. It's fairly well-established, there are a bunch of caves/mines/bottomless pits with plenty resources and someone has a floating castle. 10:53 PM - retech9691: I feel the need10:53 PM - retech9691: To include many chasms in my story arc10:53 PM - Resistance: You mean plotholes? Remember, Remember, the 4th of NovemberRIP Dawngate ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexaduro Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 It seems to change regularly. I only ever connect once with the same one, unless I exit by mistake and get back on quickly. 10:53 PM - retech9691: I feel the need10:53 PM - retech9691: To include many chasms in my story arc10:53 PM - Resistance: You mean plotholes? Remember, Remember, the 4th of NovemberRIP Dawngate ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosaphat Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hmm. I DID get a new graphics card for Christmas, which means Minecraft might actually work on my computer now... Now the question is: am I not-lazy enough to bother checking....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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