I'm glad you like it at least. I'd hate to see Moo2-style gaming end because of Moo3 flopping in the marketplace. Maybe the mixed reviews will encourage them to make a Moo4 which will make everyone happy. I've heard good things about Galactic Civ and Space Empires, but never played them. I did like playing Ascendency, which is similar in space-combat to Moo2, but the planetary building is a bit of a joke compared to Moo2's flexibility in assigning workers and terraforming. I guess I'll hunt down a demo of galactic civ and space empires or a friend's copy and see if they're worthwhile
I dont think we will see an end of the 4X game because of MoO3.
SEIV should give you some MoO2 like enjoyment, also you might want to try the demo for Starships Unlimited: Devided Galaxies.
Bummer dude. Seriously I dont recal that information being kept from us. I'm actualy enjoying the game. I agree the manual, help, and interface need some work. Otherwise, I am able to work with the game to get what I want out of it. It is radicaly different from previous MoO games, and depending on who you are this seems to be either a good or bad thing. On the upside, between Galactic Civ, MoO3, and Space Empires IV Gold there should be something for everyone.
You had to drive over to NJ and hit Edmunds Scientific before they were bought out and closed down. Coolest place, had an operational periscope from a sub in the entry area.
"His professional science fiction career has been distinguished. He was the founding editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, for which he won the Hugo twice, in 1979 and 1981. He began or gave a substantial boost to the careers of such writers as John M. Ford, Somtow Sucharitkul (a.k.a. S.P Somtow), and Barry Longyear, publishing the latter's celebrated, Hugo-and-Nebula-winning and filmed "Enemy Mine" in the September 1979 issue. As editor of Amazing, 1982-1986, he gave that magazine a much-needed boost. He has been co-editor (or sometimes publisher) of Weird Tales since 1988.This experience with various magazines has enabled him to carry on some charming traditions. For example, the last story he bought for Asimov's was by Gene Wolfe. The first story he bought for Amazing was by Gene Wolfe. The first story he bought for Weird Tales was by Gene Wolfe. As George has often confessed a secret desire to edit Planet Stories one day should that day ever arrive, I am sure he will try very hard to introduce Gene Wolfe to write a Planet story.
He was also a great patron of the late, great Avram Davidson, publishing him extensively in all three magazines. And as editor/publisher of Owlswick Press, George published (and designed, beautifully) the last two of Davidson's books published in his lifetime, The, Adventures of Dr. Eszterhazy and Adventures in Unhistory.
Indeed, as a specialty publisher, he has produced a long series of handsome books, ranging from illustrated editions of Sprague de Camp and Lord Dunsany to an alleged facsimile of the original manuscript of Al Azif, more commonly known as The Necronomicon.
As a writer he has published but a few stories, but has managed to sell to some of the greatest editors in the history of science fiction, including John W. Campbell, Jr.; Ben Bova; and Frederik Pohl.
But never mind all that-or, put it aside for a moment.
Let us consider George Scithers as a fan. He has been active in fandom since the '50s. George is one of the earliest members of the Hyborian Legion, an association devoted to the perpetuation and admiration of Robert E. Howard, Conan, and all things swordly and sorcerous. But for a single sheet announcing the formation of the Legion, George was the publisher of all issues (from Vol 11, No. 1 to Vol 11, No. 71, 1959-1982) of the Legion's journal Amra, for which he won two Best Fanzine Hugos (1964, 1967).
Amra was, for the time, a truly incredible publication. Long before the days of desktop publishing, in an era of mimeograph, ditto, and manual typewriters, Amra was neatly printed by offset lithography, with beautiful, often very subtle reproductions of the artwork of the great illustrator Roy G. Krenkel. The written content was impressive too, the contributors including Poul Anderson, Jerry Pournelle, Fritz Leiber, L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and several times (albeit posthumously) Robert E. Howard himself. Several books have been compiled out of Amra material, the best of them being the three from Jack Chalker's Mirage Press, The Conan Reader, The Conan Swordbook, and The Conan Grimoire, which also reproduce much of Amra's sumptuous artwork.
But that's not all. George was once a worldcon chairman and has lived to tell about it, having run Discon I in 1963, having made several basic innovations in worldcon procedures which are still with us today. The Masquerade as we know it is a Scithers invention. Before that, there was a costume party; but the formal event, in which contestants parade across a stage in front of judges, was a Scithers invention.
You must ask George the story of how he called the event to order with a pre-arranged swordfight. (Those were simpler times, before weapons policies.) George has a lot of stories like that, which display a whimsical side. He is also a great patron of the art of the Limerick, for example, and of the Feghoot (those short-short stories that end in awful puns, as pioneered by the late Reg
Right, because if you think you have gotten a deal from a deveel (especially in the bazzar). First count your fingers, then your arms, then your relatives.
I cant believe we need spoiler space for The Hobit. . . . . . . . . . Actually what happens is: The ring decides it wants to get found, so it slips from Golum onto the lakeshore. Bilboo finds it and puts it in his pocket. They have a riddle battle over Golum showing him the way out, and Bilbo wins with "What have I got in my pocket". Golum cant figure it out and stalks away. Bilbo puts on the ring by accident, Golum comes up and cant find him, so he freaks out (thinking that he stole the ring and has left for the exit). Golem races for the exit, not knowing bilbo is following invisibly behind. Once at the exit, guarded by orcs, and closing, Bilbo leaps over golum and squezes through the door, leaving his shirt buttons behind.
Well that's completely different from your claim of camomile tea.
Most likely it was Efedra,aka Ma huang.
Yah, it might help you lose weight, but it can also cause you heart problems, however I would say in no greater risk then all the people who abuse amphetamines in other forms. Then again Fen-Phen was a more dangerous concoction then properly used ephedra.
Wouldn't irony be taking speed to lose weight but instead gaining weight?
From this pageephedra (usually Ephedra sinica) over the centuries has traditionally been dried as a whole herb and then added in very small amounts to a tea,
I think it would be a good idea for you to read the entire page at that link to get more information about ephedra, and check out the pages they have for the other herbs you mentioned.
I don't believe "folk medicine" is unexplainable, look at willow bark. In most cases no scientific study has been done and all people have to go on is anecdotal evidence. Science can easily prove or disprove the folklore. Nothing is good for you if used improperly: food, drugs, heavy equipment.
Many drugs created by the pharma companies mimic or duplicate the chemicals in nature, from herbal or other sources. The thing is, a plant is not uniform and can have varying levels of those chems while a manufactured version can be controlled, that's why aspirin is safer then making your own willow bark tea.
I'd love some verification (as you would). Frankly if these deadly consiquences were that easy to cause from simple things like chamomile tea, Celestial seasonings needs to be raided by the FDA and held accountable for the untold deaths directly resulting from use of the products they push on the american consumer.
"When I was a full-time IBM'r (still am an employee) I remember a lunch-time conversation on the purported existence of an AIX version for the x86.. never worked out."
It exists. Looking at the IBM aix 1.2 for PS/2 (x86) binder on the shelf at my home. contains the OS on floppy, and typical (numerous and big) IBM manuals to go with it. Seems quite real to me.
I call bullshit on the chamomile thing. This isnt like those studies where they force feed rats 10x their body weight in sachrin and say "see it causes cancer" is it? Got any links or book titles to verify the validity of this study. Any idiot knows not to use blood root internaly, so one whould hope this researcher didnt do things as stupid as that.
So your saying Ginko Biloba does not act as a vasodilator, or affects platelets ability to clot? Are you saying Echinacea does not provide antiviral, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties when used externaly or as a mouthwash or to cure yeast infections like candida? Or that it does not briefly help excite the immune system (hence why it's bad for people with lupis and other overactive immune disorders)?
i am not familier with whatever laetrile is so I can not say anything about it, but the above two have been studied. I'd like to see your proof they do not work as study has shown. Note I'm not saying they work as some bad marketers and websites might claim.
Well, I cant say for sure without seeing the packaging, but I can give you a link to a site that has information that can help you avoid unlicensed products while still being able to import. The Bootleg Guide
Safest imports are from Region 2, but they will cost you more then domestic release stuff.
Domestic, most stores never have an entire seties unless it's a box set, so mail order via the internet is most common IMO.
Anipike is a great resorce for anime information as well as links to various places that sell anime worldwide.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, I seem to recall Haliburton (via a subsidiary) getting a sweet gov contract to re-build Iraq.
Check the Pacifica radio ewebsite for details.
I dont think we will see an end of the 4X game because of MoO3.
SEIV should give you some MoO2 like enjoyment, also you might want to try the demo for Starships Unlimited: Devided Galaxies.
Bummer dude.
Seriously I dont recal that information being kept from us.
I'm actualy enjoying the game.
I agree the manual, help, and interface need some work. Otherwise, I am able to work with the game to get what I want out of it. It is radicaly different from previous MoO games, and depending on who you are this seems to be either a good or bad thing.
On the upside, between Galactic Civ, MoO3, and Space Empires IV Gold there should be something for everyone.
51 is a giant stinking load of bullshit.
SCO needs to do better research before trying to put one over on IBM.
You had to drive over to NJ and hit Edmunds Scientific before they were bought out and closed down.
Coolest place, had an operational periscope from a sub in the entry area.
Funny how it went from 3000 people (of more then one nationality died) to 3000 Americans died.
How about George H. Scithers?
"His professional science fiction career has been distinguished. He was the founding editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, for which he won the Hugo twice, in 1979 and 1981. He began or gave a substantial boost to the careers of such writers as John M. Ford, Somtow Sucharitkul (a.k.a. S.P Somtow), and Barry Longyear, publishing the latter's celebrated, Hugo-and-Nebula-winning and filmed "Enemy Mine" in the September 1979 issue. As editor of Amazing, 1982-1986, he gave that magazine a much-needed boost. He has been co-editor (or sometimes publisher) of Weird Tales since 1988.This experience with various magazines has enabled him to carry on some charming traditions. For example, the last story he bought for Asimov's was by Gene Wolfe. The first story he bought for Amazing was by Gene Wolfe. The first story he bought for Weird Tales was by Gene Wolfe. As George has often confessed a secret desire to edit Planet Stories one day should that day ever arrive, I am sure he will try very hard to introduce Gene Wolfe to write a Planet story.
He was also a great patron of the late, great Avram Davidson, publishing him extensively in all three magazines. And as editor/publisher of Owlswick Press, George published (and designed, beautifully) the last two of Davidson's books published in his lifetime, The, Adventures of Dr. Eszterhazy and Adventures in Unhistory.
Indeed, as a specialty publisher, he has produced a long series of handsome books, ranging from illustrated editions of Sprague de Camp and Lord Dunsany to an alleged facsimile of the original manuscript of Al Azif, more commonly known as The Necronomicon.
As a writer he has published but a few stories, but has managed to sell to some of the greatest editors in the history of science fiction, including John W. Campbell, Jr.; Ben Bova; and Frederik Pohl.
But never mind all that-or, put it aside for a moment.
Let us consider George Scithers as a fan. He has been active in fandom since the '50s. George is one of the earliest members of the Hyborian Legion, an association devoted to the perpetuation and admiration of Robert E. Howard, Conan, and all things swordly and sorcerous. But for a single sheet announcing the formation of the Legion, George was the publisher of all issues (from Vol 11, No. 1 to Vol 11, No. 71, 1959-1982) of the Legion's journal Amra, for which he won two Best Fanzine Hugos (1964, 1967).
Amra was, for the time, a truly incredible publication. Long before the days of desktop publishing, in an era of mimeograph, ditto, and manual typewriters, Amra was neatly printed by offset lithography, with beautiful, often very subtle reproductions of the artwork of the great illustrator Roy G. Krenkel. The written content was impressive too, the contributors including Poul Anderson, Jerry Pournelle, Fritz Leiber, L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and several times (albeit posthumously) Robert E. Howard himself. Several books have been compiled out of Amra material, the best of them being the three from Jack Chalker's Mirage Press, The Conan Reader, The Conan Swordbook, and The Conan Grimoire, which also reproduce much of Amra's sumptuous artwork.
But that's not all. George was once a worldcon chairman and has lived to tell about it, having run Discon I in 1963, having made several basic innovations in worldcon procedures which are still with us today. The Masquerade as we know it is a Scithers invention. Before that, there was a costume party; but the formal event, in which contestants parade across a stage in front of judges, was a Scithers invention.
You must ask George the story of how he called the event to order with a pre-arranged swordfight. (Those were simpler times, before weapons policies.) George has a lot of stories like that, which display a whimsical side. He is also a great patron of the art of the Limerick, for example, and of the Feghoot (those short-short stories that end in awful puns, as pioneered by the late Reg
The question was talking about he Xbox video game AFAIK. /. sarcasm/joke detector is in the shop.
but I cant tell what you meant since my
Right, because if you think you have gotten a deal from a deveel (especially in the bazzar). First count your fingers, then your arms, then your relatives.
Wormtongue was played by the guy who was the Harkonen Mentat in the dune film. Does he ever not play those type of characters?
I cant believe we need spoiler space for The Hobit.
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Actually what happens is:
The ring decides it wants to get found, so it slips from Golum onto the lakeshore.
Bilboo finds it and puts it in his pocket.
They have a riddle battle over Golum showing him the way out, and Bilbo wins with "What have I got in my pocket".
Golum cant figure it out and stalks away. Bilbo puts on the ring by accident, Golum comes up and cant find him, so he freaks out (thinking that he stole the ring and has left for the exit).
Golem races for the exit, not knowing bilbo is following invisibly behind.
Once at the exit, guarded by orcs, and closing, Bilbo leaps over golum and squezes through the door, leaving his shirt buttons behind.
So the voice I hear when I cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp is not God?
I'm going to have to start playing with myself again then.
It would have been better as a Colonial Marines movie in the Alien universe.
IBM developed AIX for x86 long before SCO. check out version 1.2 of AIX for PS/2
Just as a warning GTA3 is nothing like GTA1 and 2.
Well that's completely different from your claim of camomile tea.
Most likely it was Efedra,aka Ma huang.
Yah, it might help you lose weight, but it can also cause you heart problems, however I would say in no greater risk then all the people who abuse amphetamines in other forms. Then again Fen-Phen was a more dangerous concoction then properly used ephedra.
Wouldn't irony be taking speed to lose weight but instead gaining weight?
From this page ephedra (usually Ephedra sinica) over the centuries has traditionally been dried as a whole herb and then added in very small amounts to a tea,
I think it would be a good idea for you to read the entire page at that link to get more information about ephedra, and check out the pages they have for the other herbs you mentioned.
I don't believe "folk medicine" is unexplainable, look at willow bark. In most cases no scientific study has been done and all people have to go on is anecdotal evidence. Science can easily prove or disprove the folklore. Nothing is good for you if used improperly: food, drugs, heavy equipment.
Many drugs created by the pharma companies mimic or duplicate the chemicals in nature, from herbal or other sources. The thing is, a plant is not uniform and can have varying levels of those chems while a manufactured version can be controlled, that's why aspirin is safer then making your own willow bark tea.
I'd love some verification (as you would). Frankly if these deadly consiquences were that easy to cause from simple things like chamomile tea, Celestial seasonings needs to be raided by the FDA and held accountable for the untold deaths directly resulting from use of the products they push on the american consumer.
Only half joking.
I have asked Robert Woodhed about that bit from Wizardry a number of times and he never has told the whole story. Care to share?
"When I was a full-time IBM'r (still am an employee) I remember a lunch-time conversation on the purported existence of an AIX version for the x86 .. never worked out."
It exists.
Looking at the IBM aix 1.2 for PS/2 (x86) binder on the shelf at my home. contains the OS on floppy, and typical (numerous and big) IBM manuals to go with it. Seems quite real to me.
Yall left out AIX 1.2 for PS/2 (x86).
IBM had AIX on x86 at version 1.2 before the RS/6K line existed.
I have the disks and manuals to prove it.
I call bullshit on the chamomile thing. This isnt like those studies where they force feed rats 10x their body weight in sachrin and say "see it causes cancer" is it?
Got any links or book titles to verify the validity of this study.
Any idiot knows not to use blood root internaly, so one whould hope this researcher didnt do things as stupid as that.
So your saying Ginko Biloba does not act as a vasodilator, or affects platelets ability to clot?
Are you saying Echinacea does not provide antiviral, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties when used externaly or as a mouthwash or to cure yeast infections like candida? Or that it does not briefly help excite the immune system (hence why it's bad for people with lupis and other overactive immune disorders)?
i am not familier with whatever laetrile is so I can not say anything about it, but the above two have been studied.
I'd like to see your proof they do not work as study has shown. Note I'm not saying they work as some bad marketers and websites might claim.
Well, I cant say for sure without seeing the packaging, but I can give you a link to a site that has information that can help you avoid unlicensed products while still being able to import. The Bootleg Guide
Safest imports are from Region 2, but they will cost you more then domestic release stuff. Domestic, most stores never have an entire seties unless it's a box set, so mail order via the internet is most common IMO.
Anipike is a great resorce for anime information as well as links to various places that sell anime worldwide.
You wont find Starships Unlimited: Devided Galaxies in p2p or usenet AFAIK.
I saw SEIV posted to usenet recently as well.