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Shuttle SS50 Mini-system
Jared writes: "Small Form Factor is taking off, Viahardware
wrote a review on the new Shuttle SS PC. In a case about the size of a shoebox,
you get Pentium 4 support, DDR memory, firewire, tv out etc. Great box for all
kinds of uses like a media box for the living room, file server, gateway, LAN
box. Slashdot posted about the SV24 last fall, and this is the follow up
product. Very cool." We've looked at some other Shuttle systems before.
but people tell me that size doesn't matter.
I'm a concientious
Trolls--properly called Uz--are a great and noble race of Darkness that once stood almost single-handedly against Chaos. They once offended a being some call a god of Light, others a god of Chaos. The price for this offense has been the Curse of Kin that is reducing their numbers every generation. Stunted Trollkin now outnumber their Trollish progenators. Trolls are generally feared and hated by most people, but they are tolerated within Pavis.
Trolls have three known subtypes. The Dark Troll is the dominant subspecies, and is around seven feet tall, stronger than most humans, and just as smart. The Great Troll is a remarkably stupid, sterile creature of prodigious strength. Trollkin are the most numerous of Troll-kind. They are small (3'-4' in height), not very bright, and usually have no tolerance for sunlight. However, even Dark and Great Trolls have some difficulty with sunlight and sunburn easily in the harsh conditions of Prax. Trollkin are despised and not even considered true Trolls. Dark Trolls think of them as another food source and see nothing wrong with eating them.
The most distinctive physical feature had by Troll-kind is their impressive snout and teeth. This complements their other most distinctive feature--their impressive appetites. True Trolls can eat virtually anything, and frequently do. Trollkin are much more limited in their eating ability, another sign of their "weakness" in the eyes of their larger brethren. The most favored Troll delicacy is Elf, although young humans are also well-liked. Dwarves have a bad taste, but they act as intoxicants and are sought after for that reason.
Trollish society is a matriarchy--females rule, although males handle military matters. Many male Trolls are found as wanderers because of this situation. Surplus men are told to "go out and make a hero of yourself" to keep them out from underfoot. The situation is very close to that of a pride of lions.
At one time, according to Trolls, they once ruled the world, but that was long ago, before the Curse of Kin. Now they are hated more than they are feared. Dark Trolls must constantly watch their backs, even Dark Troll merchants. Great Trolls and Trollkin are (barely) tolerated outside Pavis, but only if they appear to be the property of a reliable and trusted human.
It can be instructive to let the Trolls speak for themselves, but such statements should be taken with a grain of salt.
We are working on useful projects while at the same time supporting good causes.
How much will your pile of money matter when you're dead; when the Earth ceases to exist; when your impulses and consumerism are rendered irrelevant?
All that will matter in the end, in the entire scheme of things, is how generous, thoughtful, and compassionate you were to others on this very Earth while you happened to exist here for a mere century or so. Wasting your time trolling in your suit while "working" the typical eight hour day is lending nothing to the human race. In fact, we'd all be better off if selfish, capitalistic pigs like yourself were never born in the first place.
You just better hope that an asteroid doesn't kill us all before you realize the faults of your current existence and fix them before it's too late.
I feel sorry for you in your current state, but I honestly hope that you'll change for the better.
For once I agree with a crapflooding troll! That kiddie pr0n is a *Good Thing*! story was absolute bull-shit. Our society will not go down the toilet if we outlaw kiddie pr0n. It will if we condone it though.