Does the UK have contracts that extend past your association with the group?
I mean, at a regular job, if you sign a paper saying you won't do X and you do it -- as long as the action wasn't illegal all they can really do is kick you out. But he's already left the army. They can't say the contract is still in effect, it's been voided for some time.
Free to change? I don't know if you've been paying attention, but we're not exactly free to protest and advocate change anymore. Remember, anyone who's not with the government is with the terrorists.
Even for the rare ones, you can most likely pick up NES carts on ebay or at a funcoland-like store for a fraction of that price. Without the piss-poor emulation deficiencies that have plagues previous nintendo rereleases (remember the game boy color Nes Series line?)
I've bought these games once, and played them to death. I've downloaded them again when nesticle came out, and played them to death. Who's the target market here? The nostalgia crowd is savvy enough to pirate old nes games, and the younger crowd is likely to be displeased with the different style of gameplay.
I keep hearing about these "nonlethal alternatives" and have to wonder why they are being used more and more often in cases where a lethal alternative would never be condoned. That is not an "alternative", it is an entirely different justification and punishment altogether.
Unbelieveable. He throws out that hypothetical situation situation and then says the thing that would worry him would be bad publicity. Not hurting or disabling someone.
If Hezbollah TV wasn't banned, how was this guy: (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/08/25/fbi-arre sts-cable-guy-for_n_27993.html) arrested for selling it to his customers?
The first time he kinda surrendered and was voluntarily imprisoned in The Void. It was a time out. They let him out after "two or three ages" or something. The second time is when the Host of the Valar attacked and he was bound.
Correct, there are 7 Valar and Valier (big gods) -- of which Morgoth/Melkor was one.
The rest (the Maia like Eonwe and Sauron, the Istari like Gandalf and "other" like Dragons and Shelob) are described as lesser gods, but we're not real sure what the exact comparison is, since Ainur only fought each other once (the imprisoning of Morgoth).
Tolkien's universe makes a big difference between immortality and invulnerability. Sauron was killed twice already -- once drowned in Numenor, once at the hand of Isildur. He apparently gets ghosted until he can power back up again (in the second case, he never did because too much of his will was bound up in the ring). Dragons were maia too, and they could apparently be outright killed.
But Sauron was really afraid of Aragorn because he was challenged at the Hornburg when Aragorn revealed himself in the palantir, urging Sauron to attack immediately instead of waiting until he had built up an overwhelming army.
Actually, the barrow-sword killed the Witch King. Frodo never took one (he had Sting), and Sam lost his when they were taken captive in Mordor. Pippin never used his in the book.
Duh, he was Iluvatar. Maia could be corrupted by the ring (Gandalf refused it), and though a Vala was never consulted it would likely be the same. There's only one step up from there.
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You're right, of course. I just figured 1984 references get a mandatory +5
Does the UK have contracts that extend past your association with the group?
I mean, at a regular job, if you sign a paper saying you won't do X and you do it -- as long as the action wasn't illegal all they can really do is kick you out. But he's already left the army. They can't say the contract is still in effect, it's been voided for some time.
He could very well become an unperson.
Just saw Van Hellsing this weekend. Loved the Igor character.
"It's just what I do, master..."
He's in charge. Isn't the definition of responsibility being blamed when stuff you control fucks up?
O, Discordia!
Actually, that's the exact reasoning they use to arrest teenagers for posting pictures of themselves on the internet.
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlif
You should know you have just admitted to a serious crime in much of the United States.
Just because it is possible or makes sense doesn't mean it's legal
And just because something is illegal doesn't mean it's wrong, or that you should recognize the law.
Free to change? I don't know if you've been paying attention, but we're not exactly free to protest and advocate change anymore. Remember, anyone who's not with the government is with the terrorists.
$10 for kid icarus? You've got to be shitting me.
Even for the rare ones, you can most likely pick up NES carts on ebay or at a funcoland-like store for a fraction of that price. Without the piss-poor emulation deficiencies that have plagues previous nintendo rereleases (remember the game boy color Nes Series line?)
I've bought these games once, and played them to death. I've downloaded them again when nesticle came out, and played them to death. Who's the target market here? The nostalgia crowd is savvy enough to pirate old nes games, and the younger crowd is likely to be displeased with the different style of gameplay.
Yes, but is there any other purpose for this high tech device?
I keep hearing about these "nonlethal alternatives" and have to wonder why they are being used more and more often in cases where a lethal alternative would never be condoned. That is not an "alternative", it is an entirely different justification and punishment altogether.
Certainly sounds like torture to me. Lucky for us our president just submitted legislation to allow that only for terorri--- oh, wait...
Unbelieveable. He throws out that hypothetical situation situation and then says the thing that would worry him would be bad publicity. Not hurting or disabling someone.
They can inflict torture-level pain on people without leaving any evidence that it happened.
If Hezbollah TV wasn't banned, how was this guy: (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/08/25/fbi-arre sts-cable-guy-for_n_27993.html) arrested for selling it to his customers?
The first time he kinda surrendered and was voluntarily imprisoned in The Void. It was a time out. They let him out after "two or three ages" or something. The second time is when the Host of the Valar attacked and he was bound.
I always thought they became enchanted with life among mortals and either settled down (like Tom) or became warlords in the far east.
Meh, what does he know. My theory is alot cleaner than than just saying "put him in the misc category, lol"
Correct, there are 7 Valar and Valier (big gods) -- of which Morgoth/Melkor was one. The rest (the Maia like Eonwe and Sauron, the Istari like Gandalf and "other" like Dragons and Shelob) are described as lesser gods, but we're not real sure what the exact comparison is, since Ainur only fought each other once (the imprisoning of Morgoth).
Tolkien's universe makes a big difference between immortality and invulnerability. Sauron was killed twice already -- once drowned in Numenor, once at the hand of Isildur. He apparently gets ghosted until he can power back up again (in the second case, he never did because too much of his will was bound up in the ring). Dragons were maia too, and they could apparently be outright killed. But Sauron was really afraid of Aragorn because he was challenged at the Hornburg when Aragorn revealed himself in the palantir, urging Sauron to attack immediately instead of waiting until he had built up an overwhelming army.
5,000 hours in MS Paint?
Actually, the barrow-sword killed the Witch King. Frodo never took one (he had Sting), and Sam lost his when they were taken captive in Mordor. Pippin never used his in the book.
Duh, he was Iluvatar. Maia could be corrupted by the ring (Gandalf refused it), and though a Vala was never consulted it would likely be the same. There's only one step up from there.