Which demonstrates a serious lack of imagination on their part. Tigers die in the wild for a number of reasons and the two major ones are habitat destruction and poaching. It's pretty clear to me that they didn't see what they didn't want to see - so much easier to look the other way if you're getting kickbacks.
Hence we got the whole 'tiger penis makes you verile' myth. Once upon a time, if you couldn't attract that girl you were hot for, the wise old man at the herbalist would say "My son, you must slay a tiger and consume soup made of its gonads and so you will win the heart of your lady." So he goes out and if through cunning or strength, kills the tiger, he makes the soup and gives her the pelt as a gift - she gets all hot for him because he just showed he could kill a tiger single-handed. If he was weak and dumb, the tiger got a tasty snack.
Fast forward 1000 years. Now he goes out with an automatic weapon and fills the feline with lead. Doesn't matter if he's a retarded cripple, it's no fair fight. Of course, there are lots of impotent dipshits with firearms these days... it's hardly surprising we're running out of tigers.
You might be interested to know that I was bullied as a kid. When they insulted me I ignored them. When they attacked me I fought back and I won. I wasn't picked on after that.
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But this is different. They have a political agenda they are powerless to affect unless we pay attention to them. The fact that they are acting illegaly to push their message disinclines me to give their position the consideration it might otherwise have received. And yes, bullies generally do go away when you ignore them, and if they attack you then I say respond decisively and with all requisite violence. But that's not the point of my original post.
My point is they can't resolve their differences in a civilised way then they don't deserve to be heard. It's one thing to be disenfranchised because of injustice; it's another thing to break the law just to make a point.
Indeed; this is 'Calling Captain Obvious' material.
Morbid obesity is called morbid obesity precisely because there are one or more co-morbidities exhibited by the patient. That means there's already something wrong with you as a result of the obesity; combine that with yet another risk to the system and it's no surprise people have a higher incidence of greater illness.
This isn't just because the patients were overweight - it's because they're so overweight that they were already sick. A BMI of 40 isn't a bit of chub, it's pretty severe.
I've read the novels (all of them up until the Jihad, where the continuity went to hell and I lost interest), and I don't recall any mention that Vlad was riding in an F that day. I believe the fluff text is ripped from TRO:3050 and I think it refers to Timberwolves in general (as opposed to just the F, note it lists all the major variants at the bottom of the page). The configuration given on that page, though, is for the F specifically.
If I was back in Oz where most of my battletech stuff is I could look it up for myself. Makes me wonder if there are any scenario book that state definitively what 'mech he used on The Rock in 3050.
I have to say, it's good to meet someone who knows his(her?) Battletech. Long time since I've had a good run for my money! Kids these days with their fancy computer games and click bases... they gots no respect for the greats, the punks. *shakes his walking stick*
I don't think looking at the game mathematically is a poor choice - it's a winning strategy - but if you're playing random terrain then tricked out designs optimised for no terrain will get hosed by anything with speed and close range firepower.
The really sweet thing about Battletech is that it lets you play it how you like, and I guess that's what pissed me off about MW4. The flexibility was taken from me so my imagination -couldn't- go wild. Afterall, I could always just fill omni slots with missiles if I'd wanted! Give the player the option to explore.
My hunch is that they had made this 3D model of a TW with missile pods on the shoulders and didn't want to go to the trouble of changing it on the fly to have lasers or whatever crazy configuration players came up with, but also not have the weirdness of MW2 and 3 where sometimes missiles came spewing out of a long cannon barrel (hey, it worked for the Zeus!). It struck me as a trite limitation simply for the sake of making pretty demo reels, at the expense of fun.
Gotta say, I miss the good ol' days when I could have a game that big. Everyone is too busy these days, including me (yeah, I'm typing this from work... kill me, please).
Megamek isn't in any way official; but they do have complete lists of official designs. And yes, some omnimech weapons are hardwired - the flamer on the Puma/Adder leaps to mind. If that was the case then arguably MW4 should not have let you remove the weapon/at all/.
I think it's [citation needed] with regards to the playing habits of Battletech power gamers. The spirit of the game is what you make it - I've played games with stock mechs and custom mechs on all types of terrain. To my mind, playing on the blank white maps is mindbogglingly boring; I can't imagine why anyone would.
As it is, many designs in the cannon are highly optimised with very limited roles. Eg. the classic TRO-3025 Charger or the more recent Mjolnir - these are designs that fail utterly outside of their niche. While broadly capable units exist (like the multi-role Warhammer), it's often suicide to take mechs unsuited to the terrain being used.
I do agree, however, that canon units can be fun because they are a mixed bag that forces you to adapt to whatever it was that the random unit table handed you.
Thanks for the informative post - it's an interesting problem for sure. I think free speech is a double-edge sword; I can't help but think that the solution has more to do with education though.
Uhhh... would you like me to find some examples for you? Have a look at Megamek (the third party PC port of the classic boardgame) for a -very- complete list of official variants.
The point of an omnimech is that it can have totally unique weapons loadouts. Even if every single published Mad Cat/Timberwolf, ever, had missiles it would -still- be legitimate and consistent with Battletech rules to outfit it with nothing but lasers (all the way from Compendium through Master Rules to Total War).
A lot of the variants published in the Technical Readouts notoriously made no sense (the Blackhawk/Nova Prime is a great example). You would think that if a design 'made sense' it would be competitive with a highly optimised 'power gamer' design. Since that's not the case, people design mechs to suit their play style. For instance, I always convert the Mad Cat/Timberwolf D to set its dual rear-facing SSRM systems to face forward. Anyone who plays the game could tell you that it makes a huge improvement in the performance of the design. Is that power gaming, or sensible? Perhaps both.
You raise an interesting point - do managers 'learn' that spineless people will just smile and nod to keep their jobs, or is it the attitude of people who get into that line of work? I wonder if things would really be any different if people were more proactive about job mobility.
I never understand what people like this hope to accomplish. Inciting racial hatred... really, it's like internet trolling - it just gets people flustered and angry, and they do it for 'teh lulz'. It's pathetic. Nothing changes; nobody is going to be swayed by their infantile invective, they aren't ever going to have the people they dislike evicted from their country. Even if they did, would it really make their life any better?
The common thread amongst racists that I've found is that they invariably want someone to blame for the state of their own lives, and they choose someone who is obviously different from them, because it's easy. These guys aren't smart, capable people; they're losers. It takes people with amazing charisma and a climate of social discontent to legitimise racially prejudicial attitudes - insulting cartoons shoved under a synagogue door don't make the grade.
Should they be imprisoned? Maybe. But I think we'd accomplish just as much by ignoring them and their malcontent existance, as one would an internet troll.
It's still cowardice to anonymously conduct vandalism, even if that anonymity is an illusion. So, it would appear to be anti-sec's assumption, not mine.
It takes brains and introspection to produce a convincing and well-reasoned statement of ones position. Putting your ideas out there - ideas you may be passionate about - is always a risk. You risk rejection, you risk being proven wrong, but most of all you risk the consequences.
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There's a reason people fear public speaking more than death. Anybody can write graffiti on a toilet door without risk, but it takes character to say the same thing in front of an assembly of your peers. Don't think these people are cowards? Ask them to put their names and contact details in the message next time.
Yes, there is a role for anonymous whistleblowers to get important truths aired, but most people would get their point across with letters to journalists, not defacement. And besides, I hardly think security companies pose a threat to the safety of their members, just for holding the views that they do. These people only 'need' their anonymity to protect themselves against the repercussions of hacking other peoples' webpages.
I agree - definitely jump ship before the the shit-fan interface, but don't burn your bridges. Just tell them you 'need a change' or that you're seeking new challenges. People understand; it might even make you look smarter in their eyes because you saw the writing on the wall early.
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Which demonstrates a serious lack of imagination on their part. Tigers die in the wild for a number of reasons and the two major ones are habitat destruction and poaching. It's pretty clear to me that they didn't see what they didn't want to see - so much easier to look the other way if you're getting kickbacks.
Fast forward 1000 years. Now he goes out with an automatic weapon and fills the feline with lead. Doesn't matter if he's a retarded cripple, it's no fair fight. Of course, there are lots of impotent dipshits with firearms these days... it's hardly surprising we're running out of tigers.
+1 sad truth
It's not natural selection that killed those tigers - it was us, we humans. We are obliged to undo what we've done, in so far as we can.
Try for the fake moon colony first. I think NASA has some film sets they could lend you.
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But this is different. They have a political agenda they are powerless to affect unless we pay attention to them. The fact that they are acting illegaly to push their message disinclines me to give their position the consideration it might otherwise have received. And yes, bullies generally do go away when you ignore them, and if they attack you then I say respond decisively and with all requisite violence. But that's not the point of my original post.
My point is they can't resolve their differences in a civilised way then they don't deserve to be heard. It's one thing to be disenfranchised because of injustice; it's another thing to break the law just to make a point.
Morbid obesity is called morbid obesity precisely because there are one or more co-morbidities exhibited by the patient. That means there's already something wrong with you as a result of the obesity; combine that with yet another risk to the system and it's no surprise people have a higher incidence of greater illness.
This isn't just because the patients were overweight - it's because they're so overweight that they were already sick. A BMI of 40 isn't a bit of chub, it's pretty severe.
'De jure' means "concerning law": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_jure, but I think you are correct and he meant 'du jour'.
I never found a copy of Renegade... I should look it up some time. Centurion used the same maps as Battletech, if I recall.
The Wizkids people should be made to pay for what they did to our hobby. Alas, we will never see justice.
Errr, back in 3049. *forehead slap* Damn, now I'm old -and- senile.
If I was back in Oz where most of my battletech stuff is I could look it up for myself. Makes me wonder if there are any scenario book that state definitively what 'mech he used on The Rock in 3050.
I have to say, it's good to meet someone who knows his(her?) Battletech. Long time since I've had a good run for my money! Kids these days with their fancy computer games and click bases... they gots no respect for the greats, the punks. *shakes his walking stick*
I don't think looking at the game mathematically is a poor choice - it's a winning strategy - but if you're playing random terrain then tricked out designs optimised for no terrain will get hosed by anything with speed and close range firepower.
The really sweet thing about Battletech is that it lets you play it how you like, and I guess that's what pissed me off about MW4. The flexibility was taken from me so my imagination -couldn't- go wild. Afterall, I could always just fill omni slots with missiles if I'd wanted! Give the player the option to explore.
My hunch is that they had made this 3D model of a TW with missile pods on the shoulders and didn't want to go to the trouble of changing it on the fly to have lasers or whatever crazy configuration players came up with, but also not have the weirdness of MW2 and 3 where sometimes missiles came spewing out of a long cannon barrel (hey, it worked for the Zeus!). It struck me as a trite limitation simply for the sake of making pretty demo reels, at the expense of fun.
Gotta say, I miss the good ol' days when I could have a game that big. Everyone is too busy these days, including me (yeah, I'm typing this from work... kill me, please).
And off the top of my head, you've forgotten the Mad Cat/Timberwolf F, a Mechforce UK design, which doens't have missiles. You might find this page informative: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Timber_Wolf_(Mad_Cat)#Alternate_Configurations
I think it's [citation needed] with regards to the playing habits of Battletech power gamers. The spirit of the game is what you make it - I've played games with stock mechs and custom mechs on all types of terrain. To my mind, playing on the blank white maps is mindbogglingly boring; I can't imagine why anyone would.
As it is, many designs in the cannon are highly optimised with very limited roles. Eg. the classic TRO-3025 Charger or the more recent Mjolnir - these are designs that fail utterly outside of their niche. While broadly capable units exist (like the multi-role Warhammer), it's often suicide to take mechs unsuited to the terrain being used.
I do agree, however, that canon units can be fun because they are a mixed bag that forces you to adapt to whatever it was that the random unit table handed you.
You'd better buy this sugar water just to be safe. A bargain at only $100!
Somehow.
Thanks for the informative post - it's an interesting problem for sure. I think free speech is a double-edge sword; I can't help but think that the solution has more to do with education though.
Uhhh... would you like me to find some examples for you? Have a look at Megamek (the third party PC port of the classic boardgame) for a -very- complete list of official variants.
The point of an omnimech is that it can have totally unique weapons loadouts. Even if every single published Mad Cat/Timberwolf, ever, had missiles it would -still- be legitimate and consistent with Battletech rules to outfit it with nothing but lasers (all the way from Compendium through Master Rules to Total War).
A lot of the variants published in the Technical Readouts notoriously made no sense (the Blackhawk/Nova Prime is a great example). You would think that if a design 'made sense' it would be competitive with a highly optimised 'power gamer' design. Since that's not the case, people design mechs to suit their play style. For instance, I always convert the Mad Cat/Timberwolf D to set its dual rear-facing SSRM systems to face forward. Anyone who plays the game could tell you that it makes a huge improvement in the performance of the design. Is that power gaming, or sensible? Perhaps both.
You raise an interesting point - do managers 'learn' that spineless people will just smile and nod to keep their jobs, or is it the attitude of people who get into that line of work? I wonder if things would really be any different if people were more proactive about job mobility.
That is true... but this is the UK we're talking about, not a tribal society.
The common thread amongst racists that I've found is that they invariably want someone to blame for the state of their own lives, and they choose someone who is obviously different from them, because it's easy. These guys aren't smart, capable people; they're losers. It takes people with amazing charisma and a climate of social discontent to legitimise racially prejudicial attitudes - insulting cartoons shoved under a synagogue door don't make the grade.
Should they be imprisoned? Maybe. But I think we'd accomplish just as much by ignoring them and their malcontent existance, as one would an internet troll.
It's still cowardice to anonymously conduct vandalism, even if that anonymity is an illusion. So, it would appear to be anti-sec's assumption, not mine.
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There's a reason people fear public speaking more than death. Anybody can write graffiti on a toilet door without risk, but it takes character to say the same thing in front of an assembly of your peers. Don't think these people are cowards? Ask them to put their names and contact details in the message next time.
Yes, there is a role for anonymous whistleblowers to get important truths aired, but most people would get their point across with letters to journalists, not defacement. And besides, I hardly think security companies pose a threat to the safety of their members, just for holding the views that they do. These people only 'need' their anonymity to protect themselves against the repercussions of hacking other peoples' webpages.
I agree - definitely jump ship before the the shit-fan interface, but don't burn your bridges. Just tell them you 'need a change' or that you're seeking new challenges. People understand; it might even make you look smarter in their eyes because you saw the writing on the wall early.