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Messages - Jack Daniels
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« on: February 16, 2010, 08:49:14 PM »
I am not looking to make this a one vs one debate. Everyone is welcome to chime in...
I think it will be constructive that way if we can be civil.The forum seems to be at a loss of a good debate currently.
I want to stir one up with something that has been on my mind. This will be a kinda long read... But I think that the actual people who want to have a civilized debate will read it through.
A few days ago, I was browsing some pictures on photobucket and came across a picture of a man with most of his face missing. Yeah, missing. No nose, upper mouth or most of his forehead. It had a caption for a website and I became curious. I visited the site and read the story about him. Turns out, he developed a rare form of cancer that spread along his face. The only way he could live was that the doctors had to surgically remove all of the stuff I mentioned earlier that was missing in the picture. The long, painful, process they had to do after that was surgery after surgery of skin grafts/implants and repairs to his face to make him resemble a human being again. It has taken an incredible amount of time and money to accomplish this. The website, is a plea for help because of the amount of debt that has amounted from all the medical expenses incurred. The most current photos of him resemble a human being, but he looks nothing like his former self. He now has a very fragile face that must be cared for to prevent infection. (and you thought getting the sniffles was bad?)
So, I ask you. Are you ready to die? Why are we so compelled to put off death as much as possible? Why do people visit hospitals week after week asking for pills and surgeries to allow them to squeeze another year out of their ailing 90 year old bodies? This is why health insurance is so expensive... because so many people want to live for so long that they are addicted. Absolutely ADDICTED to avoiding the afterlife. Where is the justice when some young person dies innocently in a violent car accident while 20 miles away a man is resting in a hospital because all he did was not take care of his body for 40 years yet he wants to live 40 more? It is this mindset that has made us so vulnerable to expensive doctors bills and 4 out of 10 commercials on TV advertising some drug that will make you better in some way that will ultimately lead to a longer life. Centuries ago... the average lifespan was somewhere to the tone of 30 years old. Living longer than that was considered extraordinary and different. People knew that they could very well die at 30 so they accomplished as much as they could within that time. They made families, raised children, collected wealth, etc etc. They took advantage of the time that was given to them because it was precious and limited.
Look at us now? People lazily put off so many things nowadays because they know they will live tomorrow and the next and the next. How do they know this? They have faith in medicine and doctors making it all better. Sure, why not, take your time! Tell somebody you love them next week because we all know you are going to live until then right? .... right? In the fears thread on GTM some of you listed "death" as something you fear. Why? Are you afraid of the afterlife? are you afraid of not being able to be a human again? We, honestly, don't know or understand what happens after you die... so why fear it? What if it is great? What if you come back and simply try again? What if you just hop onto a different line of time as yourself again and you get to carry on like a universal videogame "continue" option?
So my debate is: Do you think that today's human population is justified in it's desire to live so long?
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« on: February 16, 2010, 08:04:42 PM »
We could all go on and on and on about how many people we could get to join this...
But when Click decides to actually do a 64 bot bracket... we better take this speculation and turn it into a reality. As it stands right now, if every active member on the forum invites 2 people to possibly enter the DSL tourney we will be fine. I have a couple of old players in mind that I am going to message.
Sparkey seems to be no stranger to sending emails to vets all over the place so if we all work together when it comes to crunch time a 64 bot bracket should be a breeze.
Moms? Sisters? Unborn infants? Bah!!1! Just go through the members list here on GTM and pick a few familiar names to get in touch with ok?
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« on: February 16, 2010, 07:21:36 PM »
S_M your replicas are amazing! I think these past couple or replica tournaments and the wiki gig have really got you all inspired. I'm really happy to see that this thread just keeps going and going and going...
Awesome work. I think that replica tournaments should be more commonplace around here in the future.
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« on: February 14, 2010, 06:39:15 PM »
I think Jamie McMurray has a great shot at winning the 500. He was insanely good during the shootout race, and his lap times have been phenominal. If he can score some good drafting partners then he could really contend.
Heheheh! Woooooooooo!!!!!! *celebrates*
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« on: February 14, 2010, 03:01:49 PM »
How do you AI a Send folder?
*waves arms in desparation* Shut up!
Agreed. G.K. is trying to help Zog figure this out. If you are going to take pot-shots at grammar structure and misspellings at least direct it at unproductive posts. You look like an ass when you put down somebody that is trying to help.
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« on: February 14, 2010, 12:25:38 PM »
Jimmie Johnson just because of his name.:D
Glad I am not the only one that finds it amusing. XD Annnnnnd the race has started! *watches*
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« on: February 14, 2010, 10:48:36 AM »
Click, which timezone are you in?
Asked twice and no answer? =/
Cliiiiick...
He's a busy guy. Can't read all the posts. I believe his is in US central time.
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« on: February 14, 2010, 10:47:12 AM »
Born and Raised in the USA. My ancestry is from England though. I like the idea of people being able to represent their heritage rather than where they are actually located.
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« on: February 13, 2010, 01:13:24 PM »
Ya the intro was really nice. I loved the special affects, especially the whales. GO USA!!!!!! Go Bode Miller!! New Hampshire FTW!!!!!!
Why New Hampshire? Is that where Bode is from?
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« on: February 13, 2010, 01:06:34 PM »
You doing the AI or are we required to?
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« on: February 13, 2010, 11:59:16 AM »
As in unstable or the turnspeed and max speed are too fast or slow, not extremely 'wacky', but I guess not showing the bot's full potential.
Well I can honestly say that a majority of us are grateful that you are actually taking the time to make sure the AI is good for the bots. (run on sentence ftw) Thanks for taking the time to work on all this.
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« on: February 12, 2010, 06:48:01 PM »
I just ate some Unagi. ^ ^
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« on: February 12, 2010, 06:42:48 PM »
Looks cool. I doubt Click would mind if you had a tourney during BBEANS. Heck, if you were posting matches while he was it would give him some resting time between recording because everyone would not be totally relying on his tourney to entertain them. Just my opinion.
The format looks really nice!
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« on: February 12, 2010, 06:37:27 PM »
The Lightweight is brillant! Lack of wedge scares me though... A weight would be nice so we can make add-on suggestions.
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« on: February 12, 2010, 03:31:27 PM »
So far I have gotten first place in the "Smallest car" category. XD
And I don't think the field is balanced either... mainly because each car probably handles and performs similar to it's real life counterpart. On the last race my Clio did well because there were a lot of turns and such... this time it did pretty bad because it appears this track had a lot more straights and demanded horsepower. The regular Clio does not have a lot of horsepower.
Just speculating here. Great races jonzu :D
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« on: February 12, 2010, 03:10:57 PM »
I don't follow rallying, just F1.
Yeah Jonzu is right... He's been kicking around since '07. Hell of a racer, but he's got a firey attitude though. Some of the other drivers hate him because he has attitude problems. He does not take crap from anyone, it is entertaining to watch.
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« on: February 11, 2010, 08:02:07 PM »
My sister watched it last spring on DVD while I was making sushi. Since I was busy at the time it didn't really grab my attention, but I wouldn't have found it interesting anyway. I haven't heard her opinion though.
She will most likely tell you that she liked it. The series is very much aimed at the teen/preteen girl demographic. This is very obvious in the way that they craft the main male character's personality and such. Dark, mysterious, has a shell that conveniently breaks apart with the "right" girl. Etc etc. Chicks adore the whole thing... because oddly enough, it is what they crave in real life.
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« on: February 11, 2010, 07:43:52 PM »
I choose screw chess because it is kinda like strip poker.
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« on: February 11, 2010, 07:21:03 PM »
If i knew for a fact that it was going to Naryar after me... I would load it full of ballasts.
I'm just kidding. 
Or put wheels that dont reach the ground on the motor 
Haha! Brilliant!
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