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2421
« on: February 19, 2012, 05:12:56 PM »
okay i've always wanted to know this..
what do they teach you brits about when you talk about the american revolution ? (i'd imagine they'd at least cover it..)
Some schools do and some don't, instead doing the Russian Revolution and the USSR. My view is pretty uninformed about the American Civil war, but I know about it at a basic level.
2422
« on: February 19, 2012, 05:07:20 PM »
Or at least...if it'll work or not. Sorry.
They've got a few less crackpots than us :P
Hey, I like being a crackpot XD
One thought does come to mind on the matter, though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a seperation from the rest of the UK, only to accept Dominion from the EU doesn't seem to my mind representative of Independence. It's basically swapping from one master to another- and a considerably worse one at that.
Whatsmore, if Scotland does end up becoming a full-blown member of the EU with its miserable single currency, how long would it be until the other British nations (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) are forced to follow suit?
I might not be the brightest one on the matter, but common sense makes me think- stick with Britain and the Pound. The further all four of us remain away from Europe, the better- just look what happened to Ireland.
While perhaps true, several Eurozone countries have also benefitted while under it as their currency. Also, the fact is that the EU is overall the strongest economic power in the world; in addition Scotland may follow the political direction of several of the more successful EU countries and be able to follow it through due to the sheer amount of skilled workers who head to England and Scotland at the moment. In addition it might mean they don't need to have their heads up the US's ass constantly like we have for a very long time. (Plus Ireland has a greater GDP that us, which may be an obvious advantage of being in the eurozone, which makes sense considering the successes of Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Netherlands, ect.) Also, Scotland has a monstrous potential for capitalizing on renewable energy which it has the perfect enviroment for. Lastly, Scotland is the largest exporter of petrol.
Simply put, they have good potential to survive on their own rather than feeding their cash to us, and if they do join the eurozone the potential for exports will just increase.
Yes...on a side note, and this probably irrelevant, but if it does go ahead, then hopefully they'll at least keep the Pound (Scottish or otherwise) as currency rather than the Euro, still use the white stripe on the Union Jack, and keep good trade and relations with the rest of the UK rather than completely isolating themselves.
England's still a member of the EU, so relations would probably still be kept fairly nice, but I see no reason for them to promote patriotism (which is bad enough in any country if you ask me; then again, I'm one cynical bastard anyway  ) of something they no long belong to. Fact is there is no reason for Scotland to have to be under our thumb constantly. If I were Scottish I'd see no reason to hold respect for a nation which tried and succeeded at capturing it. In effect having the union jack as its flag will promote or at least respect the ridiculous imperialist attitude the English had for a very long time; the fact that we have a bunch of countries in the commonwealth and the fact that we hold ridiculous amounts of offland territory such as the Falklands and Bermuda only furthers that. That slipped into rant mode, plus my views got pretty damn harsh there, but it's my two cents.
2423
« on: February 19, 2012, 04:23:01 PM »
Or at least...if it'll work or not. Sorry.
They've got a few less crackpots than us :P
Hey, I like being a crackpot XD
One thought does come to mind on the matter, though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a seperation from the rest of the UK, only to accept Dominion from the EU doesn't seem to my mind representative of Independence. It's basically swapping from one master to another- and a considerably worse one at that.
Whatsmore, if Scotland does end up becoming a full-blown member of the EU with its miserable single currency, how long would it be until the other British nations (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) are forced to follow suit?
I might not be the brightest one on the matter, but common sense makes me think- stick with Britain and the Pound. The further all four of us remain away from Europe, the better- just look what happened to Ireland.
While perhaps true, several Eurozone countries have also benefitted while under it as their currency. Also, the fact is that the EU is overall the strongest economic power in the world; in addition Scotland may follow the political direction of several of the more successful EU countries and be able to follow it through due to the sheer amount of skilled workers who head to England and Scotland at the moment. In addition it might mean they don't need to have their heads up the US's ass constantly like we have for a very long time. (Plus Ireland has a greater GDP that us, which may be an obvious advantage of being in the eurozone, which makes sense considering the successes of Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Netherlands, ect.) Also, Scotland has a monstrous potential for capitalizing on renewable energy which it has the perfect enviroment for. Lastly, Scotland is the largest exporter of petrol. Simply put, they have good potential to survive on their own rather than feeding their cash to us, and if they do join the eurozone the potential for exports will just increase.
2424
« on: February 19, 2012, 02:40:38 PM »
I still don't understand why people, and particularly Americans with this one, give a damn about what people think about their country. It's not as if you can select which country you were born in, it's just some arbitrary geographical chance. You can't really say "MOTHER. AIM YOUR LEGS AT TEXAS.", or something of a similar nature.
because murica is best country.
Finland is better (no. 11). be mad. Plus your own little butt buddies Israel ranks higher. However, I'd like to state NFX's list is a measure of economic equality rather than overall living standard. By Human Development index the USA is fourth, but isn't very equal at all. Since Norway, Australia and the Netherlands have very similar IAHDI and HDI results that means that they are more equal in terms of high living standard. By GDP PPP (as in how much the country can actually spend) the US is smashed by Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Norway. Proportionately to population it's doing even worse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capitaOr at least...if it'll work or not. Sorry.
They've got a few less crackpots than us :P
2425
« on: February 19, 2012, 02:25:58 PM »
Might just be me, but I have my doubts that Scottish Independence will happen.
(And preparing to be verbally ripped a new one by Sys, NFX and Scourge...now)
WHY? Fact is that they are a predominantly left wing country and therefore will focus on employment and growth. Plus they could join the Euro and get financial support from the EU if they really had to.
2426
« on: February 19, 2012, 01:58:22 PM »
The front and rear assemblies looks cool but the side is kinda ehhhh. Perhaps a DSL bar would look better.
2427
« on: February 19, 2012, 01:40:37 PM »
Metroid to me is "meh".
Fair enough. It's my favorite Nintendo series but even I see faults in it (Other M pretty much had all of them).
I got Other M 2 Christmas's ago and have still yet to unwrap it .
Lol, that's self preservation for you.
2428
« on: February 19, 2012, 01:29:09 PM »
nary if anything france is the most unmanly country..
if murrica and the rest of the allied powers weren't there to help you from being ass raped by germany you would have been very much thoroughly ****ed during WWII..
Boasting about stuff YOU didn't do is ridiculous. You're not your country.
lolumad.dll
Blaming fallacious arguments isn't being mad.
I never said that I specifically saved france's ass in world war 2, i said murica did.
Along with England and Canada and Russia (yeah, those "commies" you trash) and Poland. Fact is that really the Western front really wasn't as important in actually ending the war when the deciding capture of Berlin was done by the Eastern Front. Now stop being arrogant. Also, while the War probably wouldn't have been won without the US just imagine the crap we'd all be in if it wasn't for the fact that Russia provided a bunch of the war effort.
2429
« on: February 19, 2012, 01:22:27 PM »
Metroid to me is "meh".
Fair enough. It's my favorite Nintendo series but even I see faults in it (Other M pretty much had all of them).
2430
« on: February 19, 2012, 01:09:28 PM »
Popups would still be better with popup.py as it triggers via chassis
Hey, you're back. And true, there is not much point in giving popups the new flipper AI.
2431
« on: February 19, 2012, 11:48:35 AM »
What was wrong with it?
It doesn't expand upon the first Halo apparently but I don't know anything beyond that.
No Ice Beam or Morph Ball powers, either.
still had power bombs fool
No Screw Attack or Plasma Beams, though. Those were awesome.
MP2 had the Screw Attack and a Plasma beam pallet swap.
2432
« on: February 19, 2012, 11:47:09 AM »
yeah LW double beta burst is just plain stupid. Already LW single beta is stupid.
Might be able to beat 2 SHW SnS.
You have a long memory. But also true, though just about any bot could beat the two SnS in question.
2433
« on: February 19, 2012, 11:39:09 AM »
What was wrong with it?
It doesn't expand upon the first Halo apparently but I don't know anything beyond that.
No Ice Beam or Morph Ball powers, either.
still had power bombs fool
2434
« on: February 19, 2012, 10:58:16 AM »
What was wrong with it?
It doesn't expand upon the first Halo apparently but I don't know anything beyond that.
2435
« on: February 19, 2012, 09:37:25 AM »
Entered!
I know that HS have the advantage here, but I don't want to enter a generic 36HS... so I compromised and entered an HS hybrid. Probably won't win if I'm against a bunch of 36HS's, but it'll be fun to watch.
One of these days you really need to just go for broke and enter the absolute best robot you can. I know you're a big fan of making things interesting, which believe me I am too, but I know you have the talent to beat everybody else on this forum and it frustrates me to know that you aren't that much. You deserve it.
That's what I did in Stock's Revenge, RAW 2, and COTT. 1 championship and 2 finals (maybe another championship if Somebody ever gets the last round uploaded). Also in BBEANS1 and 3 which I did pretty well in.
Also, this is my entry:
Don't think for a moment it's not effective. 
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You're in the main forum, reaction images aren't exactly welcome here. Bot is pretty awesome looking, but the pointy tips seem a little pointless compared to the more consistent razors available.
2436
« on: February 18, 2012, 05:13:21 PM »
Most of the weapons on shell panels won't even hit anything. I'd seriously just scrap them and widen the disk array at the front since disks are more durable anyway.
2437
« on: February 18, 2012, 04:23:44 PM »
I bought this recently.
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Sausage?
Savatage. The actual album is pretty damn ace in every department. Video's pretty damn hilarious too. Got this recently:  One of the four most badass albums of last year, along with Fleshgod Apocalypse's Agony, Septic Flesh's The Great Mass and Vader's Welcome To The Morbid Reich.
2438
« on: February 18, 2012, 01:45:17 PM »
I've won two tournaments, and come in the Top Four in several others, so hopefully my standing could be fairly decent.
What about the "Whines the most about tournament loss" award ?
Isn't that a personal attack in the main forum?
...Yes it actually is, so i'm going to give a warning to myself.
*slaps itself* Bad Naryar ! Bad !
There, done.
Good boy. But isn't your entire post off topic, technically? Hopefully these upcoming DSL tournaments should give me a little boost in the standings if I do any good.
2439
« on: February 18, 2012, 01:39:52 PM »
Yeah I used to play in Drop C with 8's, the same set that was in the guitar when dad bought it xD and it was just ok, but now I seem to prefer thicker bottom strings.
And I think you're pushing me towards 9-46's again.
Also I only just noticed Lupus' signature has Amaterasu on it.
yeah Okami was pretty cool, had some control issues but was decent enough. I've not tried 8s, but I might use them on my Ibanez once I've finished building my King V.
2440
« on: February 18, 2012, 01:35:18 PM »
I've won two tournaments, and come in the Top Four in several others, so hopefully my standing could be fairly decent.
What about the "Whines the most about tournament loss" award ?
Isn't that a personal attack in the main forum? Are you going to apply a warning to yourself or something? In any case I'm pretty ehh since I really haven't entered many tournaments.
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