NationStates Jolt Archive

Anything. I'm in that stage of sleep deprivation where my brain is going "Fine, but if you won't let me sleep, at least give me something to DO".

I don't care what - tell me about the scoring system in some wildly random RPG, or Irish politics, or current German fashions, or the way you'd dispose of a dead body (be prepared for debate, because I have opinions of my own there). Nothing that will lead to flaming (I don't really care why <insert group sucks>, since that's just opinion). Any obscure information about computer programming or complicated maths/physics would be much appreciated, since those topics are good at hurting my mind.

Feel free to also poke my brain in an attempt to remind it that sleep = good. It could really use the reminder.

BREAKDOWN OF KNOWN COVENANT UNITS

Covenant society is highly segmented, consisting of a confederation of races. While an overall socio-political review is important for understanding the nuances of Covenant society, including the role of Prophets, the key for combating our enemy is to review the Covenant fighting classes which are comprised of Grunts, Jackals, Hunters, Elites, Brutes, Drones, and Prophets.

Grunts

The basic infantry unit of the Covenant, Grunts are dangerous in groups but present little threat individually. Short, stocky, and relatively slow, they will often panic when faced with superior forces. However, if they are being led by an Elite, they will stand and fight.

Jackals

Excellent shots, the Jackals seem to be higher in status - if not necessarily rank - than the Grunts. They often will be found in defensive positions, fighting from behind their distinctive energy shields. A well-used shield makes a Jackal a difficult target, but the notch they use to return fire provides a weak spot that can be exploited.

Hunters

Hunters are incredibly dangerous foes, deployed more like equipment than soldiers. They are brought in for demolition or heavy defense, and always work in pairs. These massive creatures appear to be composed of multiple organisms that exist within the Hunter armor, creating a bipedal hive creature. Near-impenetrable armor and a devastating hand-held fuel rod weapon make Hunter pairs very problematic.

Elites

The Elites are the core of the Covenant military. Excellent soldiers, brilliant tacticians, and disciplined, aggressive fighters, they are the primary strength of the Covenant force. Faster, stronger, and tougher than humans, they fight in relatively small numbers but often lead squads of Grunts. Armor color seems to indicate rank, and we believe Elites are promoted based on the number of casualities they inflict.

Brutes

Not as readily understood as Elites, Brutes fight together in a pack and are physically stronger. Brutes demonstrate similar battlefield abilities to Elites, and their numbers have demonstrably increased since the conflict began. They carry a ballistic explosive weapon with an attached bayonet device.

Drones

Like the Brutes, Drones appear to be new additions to Covenant fighting forces and are being deployed en masse. Apparently insectoid in origin, in addition to maintaining Covenant spaceships, they have a limited ability to fly and are excellent shots. Highly intelligent, their master of antigravity flight assistance has given them an almost insurmountable strategic advantage in combat.

Prophets

Little intel is available on these creatures. We know that they are administrative or religious in nature and have little to do with actual battlefield circumstances. None has ever been killed or captured, and they appear to be few in number.

::poke:: sleep=good

Actually, less sleep is sometimes better. If you sleep for more than three hours, you enter REM sleep (can't remember how long it lasts for). If your REM sleep is interrupted, you wake up feeling like shit. If you have a quick two hour nap, you wake up feeling fresh.

People have an interior sleep clock which accumulates a "sleep debt" when you don't get enough sleep. If you need 8 hours of sleep a night, but get only 5 hours one night, you will have a 3 hour sleep debt which will make you tired even if you go back to getting 8 hours of sleep a night. However, after 2 weeks your sleep clock resets itself, so the sleep you missed 2 weeks ago doesn't bother you anymore.

Did you know that sleep is the 'default' mode for the brain? When you're waking up the brain produces a chemical that wakes you up, it keeps producing this chemical while you're awake, then gradually it produces less and less - making you sleepy. Narcaleptics have a faulty gene that interupts the production of this chemical.

Sd'! :fluffle: thanks for being the only one to take my thread seriously so far (glares at interlopers)
:p

Actually, less sleep is sometimes better. If you sleep for more than three hours, you enter REM sleep (can't remember how long it lasts for). If your REM sleep is interrupted, you wake up feeling like shit. If you have a quick two hour nap, you wake up feeling fresh.

I'm living proof of this. I wake up feeling like shit all the time - why? Because I only ever seem to wake up during my REM part of the cycle.

And, just to note, we actually cycle between REM and nREM (non-REM) sleep, with the first and last REM periods being the shortest, and the middle ones being longest.

Did you know that sleep is the 'default' mode for the brain? When you're waking up the brain produces a chemical that wakes you up, it keeps producing this chemical while you're awake, then gradually it produces less and less - making you sleepy. Narcaleptics have a faulty gene that interupts the production of this chemical.

Ooooh, this I didn't know. And that's weird, since narcaleptics were discussd fairly in depth in my psychology classes. For some unknown reason.

So... Yay, I learned something!

CURRENT UNSC WEAPONRY

Since you all will be required to use non-specialist equipment in these difficult circumstances, we are issuing you a refresher on the current available UNSC arsenal. If you have not used any of these weapons in the field or in practice, you would do well to familiarize yourself with them before entering a combat zone.

M6C Pistol
Ammo Capacity: 12 rounds per magazine

Standard UNSC sidearm. Recoil-operated magazine-fed handgun, firing a magazine of six 12.7mm semi-armor piercing rounds. Fired accurately in semi-automatic mode, can be powerful anti-personnel weapon. This stripped down "C" variant does not feature a scope.

BR55 Rifle
Ammo Capacity: 36 rounds per magazine

Battle Rifle fires 9.5mm rounds from 36-round magazine. Mounted with a 2x optical scope for targetting. Fires in short, automatic bursts of three rounds. Very accurate, relatively high rate of fire makes it a useful all-around infantry weapon.

M7/Caseless Sub Machine Gun
Ammo Capacity: 60 rounds per magazine

"Bullet hose" fires sustained burst of 5mm fire from 60-round magazine. SMGs, while not accurate over long distances, can provide withering fire at close quarters. Tends to "walk" upwards as compounding momentum from recoil takes hold. Therefore, careful moderation of aim required to maintain accuracy.

S2 AM Sniper Rifle
Ammo Capacity: 4 rounds per magazine

Gas-operated, magazine-fed weapon utilizes a smart-linked scope with two levels of magnification (5x and 10x). Firing 14.5mm armor-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding-sabot rounds makes it very powerful. Sheer size and limited magazine capacity dictate strategic use. Devastating from a secured position, has clearly limited use as a close-range weapon.

M19 SSM Rocket Launcher
Ammo Capacity: 2 102mm shaped-charged rockets

Most commonly used light anti-vehicle weapon in UNSC arsenal. Man-portable, shoulder-fired, with single 2x level of magnification. Fires 102mm shaped-charge, high explosive tracking rockets. Reticle indicator denotes when launcher has achieved lock on target.

M90 Shotgun
Ammo Capacity: 12 8-gauge shotgun shells

Powerful, loud, pump-action, magazine-fed, firing 8-gauge magnum (3.5") rounds with strong recoil. Devastating at close range and in confined quarters, should be used with caution. Ineffective damage ratios at long range mean it should be used appropriately.

[b]M9 HE-DP Fragmentation Grenade[b]

Basic explosive device has changed little thanks to excellent design and flexibility. Well-thrown grenade will kill or stun most opponents. Fuse activates half a second after striking surface or object to avoid accidental detonation. Also allows combatants to "bounce" grenade into difficult to reach targets.

I'm living proof of this. I wake up feeling like shit all the time - why? Because I only ever seem to wake up during my REM part of the cycle.

And, just to note, we actually cycle between REM and nREM (non-REM) sleep, with the first and last REM periods being the shortest, and the middle ones being longest.

You seem to know a lot about that. Could you explain why I've been feeling shitty during the holidays? I generally have a good nights sleep, wake up in the morning feeling fine and decide to have a lie in, as my bed feels too damn comfortable to get up. I go back to sleep for a couple of hours and wake up with a bastard of a headache, feeling really groggy.

I woke up at 10:30 last night convinced I had slept a full night's sleep. Today I am sick with a cold. Perhaps you've got an illness coming on?

You seem to know a lot about that. Could you explain why I've been feeling shitty during the holidays? I generally have a good nights sleep, wake up in the morning feeling fine and decide to have a lie in, as my bed feels too damn comfortable to get up. I go back to sleep for a couple of hours and wake up with a bastard of a headache, feeling really groggy.

I get that too! I'm *thinking* it's dehydration, mainly because for me it's a) way worse when I leave my electric blanket on by mistake and b) it goes away when I drink lots of water right after waking up. So far that's just guesswork and conjecture though. Try keeping some bottled water near your bed, and have some right after you wake up (before you go to sleep again).

Afterall, if it helps, it won't matter if my theory is wrong :p

I get that too! I'm *thinking* it's dehydration, mainly because for me it's a) way worse when I leave my electric blanket on by mistake and b) it goes away when I drink lots of water right after waking up. So far that's just guesswork and conjecture though. Try keeping some bottled water near your bed, and have some right after you wake up (before you go to sleep again).

Afterall, if it helps, it won't matter if my theory is wrong :p

Nah, I'd have to actually lean out of bed to reach the water. besides, it tends to go away after I've dragged myself out of bed and staggered about a bit.

Okay I'll explain my 'Cabbage/Lettuce' conspiracy. We all know what a lettuce is don't we? And we also think we know what a cabbage is? Lettuce is crispier and goes on burgers, cabage is for caterpillars. This sound familiar? Well you're wrong. In my early teens (around 12 - 14 years old) you can imagine my surprise when my mother told me we were having lettuce with our tee and then proceeded to serve up cabage. Simple mistake I thought, both are green, you can see how you could mix up the two. However she insisted that what she had served up was lettuce, I asked my brothers to back me up on her foolish claim but amazingly they agree that what was on my plate was indeed lettuce.
I said; no,no,no lettuce is not as crispy as cabbage, you put cabbage on burgers.
They said; no,no,no you put lettuce on burgers, and cabbage is less crispy than lettuce.
Since when? Quoth I.
Since always; the retort.
The next day upon conducting research with my friends I found that they too were under the assumption that lettuce was the cripsy, and cabbage the soft. In fact I soon learned that EVERYONE had this same opionion. What's scary is that everyone still thinks this, and they claim they have always thought this.
Now I know what you're thinking, you're thinking I'm some sort of nut who doesn't know what a lettuce or cabbage is. But I do know what they are, I am absoultely convinced that before this event everybody in the world reffered to what is now called lettuce as cabbage, and vice-versa. I can even remember posters of the fruits and vegetables clearly showing a nice normal crispy cabbage.
Somehow, for some reason, the two words got swapped, and I'm the only one who knows about it.
Now here's the real pain in the arse, I have had to learn a rule in my mind that says "What you know is a cabbage, is now reffered to as a lettuce" and "What you know is a lettuce, is now reffered to as a cabbage". My mind invokes these rules everytime I think about either - regardless of whether I think of a lettuce as a lettuce, or as a cabbage. This obviously led to mistakes, so I have a third rule that states that I should always substitute the word 'cabbage' for 'lettuce' and vice-versa - to prevent any mistakes. The consequence of these conflicting rules is that whenever I talk about cabbages or lettuces I am invarably reffering to the other.
This is great source of confusion in my life.

PS: This actually happened, and is an accurate acount on my behalf, not a piece of short fiction.

Anybody else experience this?

Democratic socialism is a political movement propagating the ideals of socialism within the framework of a parliamentary democracy. Thinkers, writers and activists such as Robert Owen, Karl Marx, and Sidney and Beatrice Webb can all be said to have contributed to "democratic socialist philosophy". However, popular movements such as the growth of trade unionism, the Chartists and the Labour Party (UK) (a "democratic socialist party" according to the first line of its constitution) or the SPD in Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands - not to be confused with the former Communist Party of Democratic Socialism), are equally critical to understanding Democratic Socialism.

Democratic socialist parties appeared before the First World War, when no single country could be described as democratic in the modern use of the term, because of electoral discrimination on the basis of gender, race or wealth. What distinguished democratic socialists from others was a willingness to work through a parliamentary democracy (even if people were still disenfranchised) to both improve the lives of working classes and win the vote, rather than resort to revolution (the overthrow of the state).

The terms "democratic socialism" and "social democracy" are often used interchangeably and can confuse people. Parties which described themselves as either in the West have always worked through a market economy. Both typically advocate a welfare state, although Third Way influences have questioned why private investment cannot contribute to the financing of the public sector. Other hallmarks of policy have traditionally been a commitment to the re-distribution of wealth and state ownership or nationalisation of major industry. Some believed this could lead towards a planned economy in accordance with a Marxist analysis. However rejection of Marxism could equally be a hallmark of political thinking in a democratic socialist party.

Democratic socialists have normally defended the role of the public sector, particularly as regards the provision of key services such as health care, education, utilities, mass transit, and sometimes also banking, mining, and fuel extraction. However, their economic vision has often included a mixed economy with a greater emphasis on worker and consumer co-operatives, credit unions, family farms and small businesses, as compared to authoritarian Marxist-Leninists. In India, democratic socialists have to varying degrees seen the traditional village-based peasant economy as a model to be supported and enhanced.

Regarding tactics, democratic socialists include a spectrum of positions, from those advocating nonviolent resistance against capitalism, or the possiblity of violent resistance under certain circumstances, to those committed exclusively to anti-capitalist reforms through parliamentary means (see evolutionary socialism and Fabianism). Democratic socialists advocating direct action may tend to similar positions with anarcho-syndicalism (with which democratic socialism shares the characteristics of being both anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian), although democratic socialists characteristically do not regard the state itself as an evil to be abolished.

COVENANT WEAPONS

Recent events have exposed us to yet more Covenant military technology, much of it more powerful than previously encountered, and used in widely differing combat situations. Following is a rough field guide to currently known Covenant armaments.

Plasma Pistol
Core Power Output: 100-150 kV: 2-3 dA

Understood better than most Covenant weapons, Plasma Pistol is a semi-automatic, directed-energy weapon. Fires rapid bursts of superheated plasma, but holding trigger for extended period can build a powerful overcharged plasma bolt. Becomes temporarily unusable as it discharges excess heat. Both Plasma Pistol and Rifle use power core we don't fully understand.

Plasma Rifle
Rate of Fire: 420-600 rounds per minute

Favored by Elites, but used by many Covenant troops, is a directed energy weapon and capable of both automatic and semi-automatic fire. Extended bursts of automatic fire cause weapon to overheat, temporarily disabling gun and depleting energy core. Once energy core has completely discharged, it is useless.

Needler
Ammo Capacity: 30 rounds per magazine

Unusual magazine-fed weapon fires razor-sharp crystalline projectiles, using unexplained homing ability to center on soft organic targets, to pierce flesh no matter the angle of impact. Energy shields deflect them successfully, and they ricochet from other hard surfaces. Ammunition explodes after it impacts flesh, causing further damage.

Covenant Carbine
Ammo Capacity: 36 rounds per magazine

Rare Covenant projectile-firing rifle, a powerful, stocky weapon, and fitted with magnifying scope. Fires single rounds with high degree of accuracy and power. In some ways, its technology mimics Covenant Fuel Rod Gun, although obviously on a smaller scale, but offers similar penetration to UNSC Battle Rifle.

Particle Beam Rifle
Output Capacity: 18 bursts per charge

Very precise, powerful weapon, uses relatively familiar particle beam acceleration method to fire devastating beam of energy. Limited battery capacity means weapon can fire only 18 bursts before depleting charge. Integrated scope enables two levels of zoom, approximately 5x and 10x. Makes excellent sniper weapon.

Brute Shot
Ammo Capacity: 4 rounds per belt

Type of grenade launcher used, as far as we can tell, exclusively by Brutes. Grenades it fires from a 4-round belt can be deflected deliberately for tactical reasons, such as firing around corners. One of the least precise Covenant weapons yet encountered, limited ammunition capacity is made up for by huge, razor-sharp bayonet attachment.

Covenant Energy Sword
Length: 3 feet

Initially thought to be purely ceremonial. Few have been seen in combat, but they are invariably carried by high-ranking Elites. We don't understand how it functions, but it cuts through any armor with ease.

Fuel Rod Gun
Ammo Capacity: 5 rounds per clip

Launching highly radioactive fuel rod projectiles, weapon is effective against both vehicles and personnel. Weapon is bulky, heavy and carries five fuel rods per clip. Single 2x level of magnification.

Plasma Grenade

Using unknown technology that can apparently differentiate between strategic targets and non-threatening surfaces, this grenade, when thrown accurately, adheres to combatant or vehicle, but not to a wall. Three-second fuse is activated as soon as grenade comes to rest either on ground or stuck to intended target.

Nah, I'd have to actually lean out of bed to reach the water. besides, it tends to go away after I've dragged myself out of bed and staggered about a bit.

My room's way, *way* too messy to stagger about in; hence the water drinking solution :p

SEMI-EDIT: damnit, this post has been 'posting' for the past ten minutes or so! Stupid internet!

Some stuff about...erm...democratic *mumblemumblemumble*

Please, if you're going to mention politics, keep it to a short, catchy, preferably nationalistic soundbite. :)


*remembers that he's talking to a moderator*

I mean, could you please do that, sir. I'm easily confused.

Please, if you're going to mention politics, keep it to a short, catchy, preferably nationalistic soundbite. :)


*remembers that he's talking to a moderator*

I mean, could you please do that, sir. I'm easily confused.

Nah, the longer the better in all cases (in this thread). I need stuff to think about. Just don't read it if it confuses you.

:p

Christ, I'm confused. Two threads. Both about Shaed. In both, Myrth gets harrassed a little. I'm not quite sure of this, but i think I may be holding a conversation about sleep deprivation in both threads, with the same person.

Christ, I'm confused. Two threads. Both about Shaed. In both, Myrth gets harrassed a little. I'm not quite sure of this, but i think I may be holding a conversation about sleep deprivation in both threads, with the same person.

Yep. Blame Sanct. Because the alternative is blaming me.

At least Myrth isn't getting harrassed over the same thing in both threads. Or wait... maybe I mean 'unfortunately'.

And sleep deprivation is just fun to talk about.

EDIT: Whoa! I *just* noticed something... my 'explain something to me' thread isn't *about* me... just *started* by me! I resent the unintentional implication that my ego is the size of Africa. Don't make me slap you.

Shall I continue with my treatise on Halo 2?

sleep is for fools

I'm running on over 45 hours of no sleep now. Tomorrow is sleep day, then another 50 or so hours of no sleep. My schedule is fun

here ya go, some random boring pointless stuff i didn't even bother to read:


Microscopic physical biomarkers in carbonate hot springs: Implications in the search for life on Mars. By Allen C.C., Albert F.G., Chafetz H.S., Combie J., Graham C.R., Kivett S.J., McKay D.S., Steele A., Taunton A., Taylor M.R., Thomas-Keprta K.L., and Westall F. (2000) Icarus 147, 49-67.

Relevance – Supporting.
Topic – Recognizing physical signs or clues to ancient life.

In hot springs, microbes leave several distinctive signs of their presence even if the microbes themselves cannot be recognized. Microbial biofilm (or slime) is good biomarker – nearly all microbes make it, it resists weathering, and it is readily preserved by silica. Spheres of the minerals silica and fluorite (< 500 nm diameter) are common, but are not fossilized cells. Fluorite spheres, however, may only form from water containing organic compounds

As a first exploration of possible biomarkers for detection of ancient life on Mars, the authors examined the travertine deposits (and their microbes) from four similar hot springs. Le Zitelle springs (Italy) flow at 61°C, pH = 6.3, and deposit travertine of needly crystals of calcite and aragonite (both crystal forms of CaCO3). Narrow Gauge springs at Yellowstone National Park flow at 64-70°C, pH = 5.7-6.6, and deposit calcite and aragonite. Jemez Springs in northern New Mexico flow at 71°C, pH of 7.7, and deposit travertine made of calcite (without aragonite). Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas includes many springs that flow at 60-70°C and at pH of 7.1 – 7.5. They all produce travertine of aragonite, with or without calcite (these minerals are both calcium carbonate).

Physical biomarkers were found in samples from all sites. Preserved microbes were rare, especially in samples that had not been collected and preserved wet. Commonly, outlines or shapes of microbes were preserved in EPS (Extracellular Polysaccharide Slime, or biofilm) though the cells were not. Microbes are apparently poorly preserved in calcite and aragonite, though silica minerals (where deposited) can preserve their cell outlines with great fidelity. Similarly, organic matter was rare in the travertines, except for EPS.

Biofilm or EPS was ubiquitous in all the studied samples, and is a distinctive marker for microbial activity. EPS is recognized as stranded, blobby, or knobby sheets, films, or mats that coat mineral surfaces. It commonly preserves elongate shapes or voids in the sizes and shapes of microbes. EPS appears to be relatively stable to weathering and oxidation — it is found seemingly almost as deposited, in new and old samples where the organic matter of bacteria is gone. Crystals of carbonate minerals readily grow around EPS, thus enclosing and entombing it. EPS also appears to be replaced readily by spherules of silica and by iron silicate minerals.

Small mineral spheres, 50 – 500 nm diameter, were found in all travertine samples. Similar spheres have been identified as the fossil remains of very small microbes (Folk, 1993, 1994). Spheres of silica (probably opal, SiO2) were present in all samples, and ranged from 50 – 300 nm. Spheres composed of radiating fibers of fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF2), 200 – 500 nm diameter, were present in most travertine samples. The silica spheres are not bacteria or fossil bacteria, being solid and containing no evidence of internal structure. Silica spheres like these can form without direct assistance of microbes or their products, and so are not (in the strict sense) biomarkers. However, silica spheres seem to form preferentially on and in microbial cell walls and EPS, and so act to preserve these biogenic structures. The fluorite spheres are not bacteria or fossil bacteria either, being solid and containing no hint of internal structure. However, the fluorite spherules can be considered a physical biomarker, as formation as spherules rather than cubes seems to require organic matter in the water.

Minerals can be physically attacked by microbes, leaving distinctive pitted surfaces. These mineral surfaces can be preserved indefinitely and thus be markers of biologic activity.

This massive paper is a first step towards understanding what signs a martian microbiota may have left for us to see. It was, of course, inspired by the ALH84001 controversy and done by members of D. McKay’s research group, but does not mention the meteorite by name. Most notable for ALH84001 research is that the authors reported no cells or biogenic structures comparable to the bacteria-shaped objects featured by McKay et al. (1996) and Thomas-Keprta et al. (1998). Objects like those in the famous "bugs on parade" or "worm" images were not found. Filaments like that reported by Thomas-Keprta et al. (1998) were found in the travertine, as were biofilm structures like that reported in McKay et al. (1997). However, there has been persistent doubt that either the filament or biofilm in ALH84001 are Martian. Given that ALH84001 laid on the Earth’s surface for thousands of years and is infested with terrestrial microbes (Steele et al., 1999), the cautious mind will infer that the filament and biofilm are terrestrial until proven otherwise.


what happens next!? http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpi/meteorites/alhnpap.html

Shall I continue with my treatise on Halo 2?

Yes!

EDIT: Whoa! I *just* noticed something... my 'explain something to me' thread isn't *about* me... just *started* by me! I resent the unintentional implication that my ego is the size of Africa. Don't make me slap you.

I apologise. I tend to assume that most people's egos are as big as mine. :)

Using Internet Explorer to FTP to your site

It is possible to use Internet Explorer, or most other browsers, to transfer files from your computer up to your webspace. All you need to know is the correct address to enter in the address bar.
Please note: In the examples below, you should replace domainname.com with your own domain name
Getting the right address
As with any other FTP client, you are going to need certain settings: your host address, your username and your password.
Once you have these details, you need to know how to format the address that you are going to. The format is: ftp://username: password@ftp.domainname.com/web.

The FTP address: Now all you need to do is type your FTP address into your browser's address bar, as in the example above, and click on the Go button

Important:
As this is a web browser, rather than a fully-fledged FTP program, it can take longer to connect to your website's FTP space, so be prepared to be patient, especially if there are lots of files in your webspace!

Using Internet Explorer to FTP to your site

It is possible to use Internet Explorer, or most other browsers, to transfer files from your computer up to your webspace. All you need to know is the correct address to enter in the address bar.
Please note: In the examples below, you should replace domainname.com with your own domain name
Getting the right address
As with any other FTP client, you are going to need certain settings: your host address, your username and your password.
Once you have these details, you need to know how to format the address that you are going to. The format is: ftp://username:password@ftp.domainname.com/web.

The FTP address: Now all you need to do is type your FTP address into your browser's address bar, as in the example above, and click on the Go button

Important:
As this is a web browser, rather than a fully-fledged FTP program, it can take longer to connect to your website's FTP space, so be prepared to be patient, especially if there are lots of files in your webspace!

Hee, that rogue emoticon talk all the credibility out of that post ^.^

Hee, that rogue emoticon talk all the credibility out of that post ^.^

I think it adds a certain charm to the URL. I almost regret editing it now.

I think it adds a certain charm to the URL. I almost regret editing it now.

Ah, but it shall forever be preserved in my quote. Unless one of the more evil mods gets itchy edit fingers. But, I mean, the odds of that are really really low.

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Shaed - tempting fate since she stopped sleeping properly (or 2004, whatever)

UNSC GROUND TRANSPORT

Although much of our spaceborne weaponry has been eliminated or disabled, the Covenant has ignored most of our land-based moveable systems. We believe this to be a tactical mistake on their part. Since their intention seems to be the capture, rather than destruction of Earth, they will have to fight on our terms at ground level.

M12 Warthog LRV
Crew: 1+1 (plus one more in rear)
Weight: 3.25 tons
Armament: 12.7mm three-barreled machine gun

Light reconnaissance vehicle (LRV), a proven and reliable standard UNSC vehicle. Also unofficially known as "Warthog," LRV is equipped with powerful machine gun. Maneuverable and excellent in any terrain, Warthog relies on superb traction and updated braking system.

M12G1 Warthog LAAV
Crew: 1+1 (plus one more in rear)
Weight: 3.25 tons
Armament: 25mm Gauss Cannon

Light anti-armor vehicle (LAAV) identical in every respect to other Warthog variants, except for the turret-mounted Gauss Cannon.

M808B Scorpion MBT
Crew: 1 Human (neural interface required) or single cyborg pilot
Weight: 66 tons
Main gun: 90mm high velocity shell
Secondary/coaxial gun: 7.62mm AP-T (Armor Piercing Tracer)

Although Scorpion Main Battle Tank's primary role is as anti-vehicle platform, its effectiveness against Covenant infantry makes it a useful anti-personnel weapon, too. Ceramic-titanium armor makes it almost invulnerable to small-arms fire. Vehicle has single-pilot cockpit, but in emergencies can transport four additional infantrymen on "jumpseat" platforms.

Ah, but it shall forever be preserved in my quote. Unless one of the more evil mods gets itchy edit fingers. But, I mean, the odds of that are really really low.

You rang?

aha what perfect timing myrth

or should i say.. coagitation!


wait that's who you are right? you are a coagitation clone yes? or so they say.... i wouldn't know, I'm only definitally not affiliated in any way with Max Barry who's nation on here happens to be *********

You rang?

Heh. I can't believe that worked ^.^

Careful though, or I'll start thinking I can summon you by mentioning evil mods. And we wouldn't want me making hasty assumptions like that. Or, at least, I wouldn't want that.

...

I think.

And totally offtopic, but is there a reason http://www.europeanaffairs.co.uk/ has decided to hate me and not work?

And totally offtopic, but is there a reason http://www.europeanaffairs.co.uk/ has decided to hate me and not work?

hmm.. can't ping it from here.. seems to be not only you...


conspiracy I say!

hmm.. can't ping it from here.. seems to be not only you...

conspiracy I say!

Not only me, you say?

Should I ask why you sound surprised, or would that only serve to worry me?

And totally offtopic, but is there a reason http://www.europeanaffairs.co.uk/ has decided to hate me and not work?

Ugh, I can't connect to it via FTP either. Damned host.

oh nothing, just more mod oppression and conspiracy..... in reality i've never heard of that site before in my life.. but.. everything is a conspiracy


I'M ON TO YOU MODS!

Heh. I can't believe that worked ^.^

Careful though, or I'll start thinking I can summon you by mentioning evil mods. And we wouldn't want me making hasty assumptions like that. Or, at least, I wouldn't want that.

...

I think.

And totally offtopic, but is there a reason http://www.europeanaffairs.co.uk/ has decided to hate me and not work?

The link isn't working for me either.

For stuff to read... let me dig around in my text files...

Ah! I neat quote:

The secret of flight is this: You have to do it
immediately, before your body realizes it is
defying the laws."

I'll put up some more as I find them. (Not quotes but other stuff.)

INTEL ON COVENANT VEHICLES

The Covenant has deployed a huge ground fleet, presumably with the intention of speeding its incursion into populated human areas. Until we know more about their intentions, we must assume that this is an occupying force, although they will kill any human, civilian or military that they encounter.

Ghost
Crew: 1
Propulsion: Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive
Armament: Twin Plasma Cannons (100-250 kW range)

Standard reconnaissance and rapid attack vehicle, deployed by Covenant in all ground combat. Usually, but not always piloted by Elites, is highly maneuverable and fires twin bolts of superheated plasma in 100-250 kW range. Vehicle is also capable of sustained bursts of speed, although cannot fire and appears to be less maneuverable at such speeds.

Banshee
Crew: 1
Propulsion: Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive
Armament: Two Plasma Cannons
Secondary Weapon System: Fuel Rod Cannon

Fast and maneuverable, a formidable aerial assault vehicle. Well shielded against small arms fire, Banshee can be crippled or destroyed by heavier weapons. Fuel rod cannon makes it a dangerous bomber as well as a fast fighter. Banshee has been observed barrel-rolling and looping in turns and arcs that would be impossible with conventional aerodynamics.

Wraith
Crew: 1
Propulsion: Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive
Armament: Plasma Mortar and 2 auto-firing Plasma Cannons

Slow, bulky, and presenting a huge target, is nonetheless Covenant's most destructive mobile armor. Huge bulk is well shielded; covering fire it provides from massive Plasma Mortar makes it an inestimably dangerous foe. Piloted by a single occupant, who controls all vehicle and weapons systems, also features limited boost system for enhanced maneuverability.

Spectre
Crew: 1+1 (+2 riders)
Propulsion: Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive
Armament: Plasma Cannon

Multi-troop armored transport is small and maneuverable and while slow, can move with ease in confined spaces. Main weaknesses are lack of speed and acceleration, and that occupants are fairly exposed. Rear-mounted plasma cannon is dangerous, and vehicle provides multiple firing positions.

Shadow
Crew: 2+8
Propulsion: Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive
Armament: Plasma Cannon

Covenant's main mode of moving large numbers of troops around on land. Can hold driver, gunner, and up to 8 occupants, depending on species of Covenant. Seems to be outfitted to carry Elites, Brutes, Grunts, and Jackals. Equipped with plasma cannon, but main purpose is to deploy infantry.

If you wanna wake your brain up a dip in the pool always works, either that or youl die of hypothermia. Or try and calculate how many 17" monitors you can fit on a football field, then calculate the total number of pixels, determine/find the size of the pixels and how far they would reach if put end to end. Have fun.

Alternativly(sp?) if you want to dull your mind you can always find some American ranting posts, that'll put you to sleep fo sure. (No offence to Americans intended)

If you wanna wake your brain up a dip in the pool always works, either that or youl die of hypothermia. Or try and calculate how many 17" monitors you can fit on a football field, then calculate the total number of pixels, determine/find the size of the pixels and how far they would reach if put end to end. Have fun.

Alternativly(sp?) if you want to dull your mind you can always find some American ranting posts, that'll put you to sleep fo sure. (No offence to Americans intended)

No pool nearby, plus I'm having far too much fun here.
And I don't know the size of a football field, so that problem would be beyond my maths abilities right from the start. And American rantings never seem to me to be any more or less boring than anyone else's.

But I'm just disagreeable, I think. Maybe I'm grumpy from a lack of sleep, despite being remarkably happy for no logical reason ^.^

I'm done with Halo 2. Should I continue with something else?

I'm done with Halo 2. Should I continue with something else?

Yes, you should. yours are some of the only proper on-topic (as topic was stated) posts in here. Plus I'm having fun trying to remember random details.

EDIT: And someone say something about computer programming! It's been almost a year since I've got to hear about C++ and I'm having withdrawal pangs!

If you post the URL of a picture without tags, it just shows the text, right?

I'm done with Halo 2. Should I continue with something else?

You could go on to discuss the inherent philosophy within the game.

If you post the URL of a picture without tags, it just shows the text, right?

Haven't the foggiest - try it and see?

You could go on to discuss the inherent philosophy within the game.

I was just copying the stuff from the booklet that came with the game. I don't feel like thinking right now.

Giant evil pumpkin
http://img41.exs.cx/img41/6273/a5kgiantevilpumpkin.gif

Meh. I was going to post all my brilliant pictures, but you shall have to go without.

I'm done with Halo 2. Should I continue with something else?

What about Half Life? I'd prefer old school HL1, as I haven't played the second yet.

I was just copying the stuff from the booklet that came with the game. I don't feel like thinking right now.

You know what? I think the covenant represents organised religion. *nod*

C++ is a general-purpose computer programming language. It is a statically typed free-form multi-paradigm language supporting procedural programming, data abstraction, object-oriented programming, and generic programming. During the 1990s, C++ became one of the most popular commercial programming languages.

Bell Labs' Bjarne Stroustrup developed C++ (originally named "C with Classes") during the 1980s as an enhancement to the C programming language. Enhancements started with the addition of classes, followed by, among many features, virtual functions, operator overloading, multiple inheritance, templates, and exception handling. The C++ programming language standard was ratified in 1998 as ISO/IEC 14882:1998, the current version of which is the 2003 version, ISO/IEC 14882:2003.

In C and C++, the expression x++ increases the value of x by 1. The name "C++" is a play on this, suggesting an improvement upon C.

You know what? I think the covenant represents organised religion. *nod*

....

The only possible response to that is "Duh."

Explain something to me...

some·thing

pron.

1. An undetermined or unspecified thing: “We're all recalling something, furtively seeking something” (Virginia Woolf).
2. An unspecified or undetermined amount or extent: We know something about the early settlers in this area.
3. One having some or many of the same attributes, character, or essence as another: Trying to fix the computer myself was something of a mistake.


n.

1. A remarkable or important thing or person: He thinks he is something in that uniform.
2. One who falls into a specified age range. Often used in combination: fortysomethings who attended their class reunion.


adj.

Of, relating to, or being a member of a specified age range. Often used in combination: “the lives and loves of hip, twentysomething city dwellers” (Joseph P. Kahn).


adv.

1. A little; somewhat: She looks something like her mother.
2. Informal. To an extreme degree: He drinks something fierce.


Idiom:
something else Informal

One that is very special or quite remarkable: Her new film is something else.

Anything. I'm in that stage of sleep deprivation where my brain is going "Fine, but if you won't let me sleep, at least give me something to DO".

I don't care what - tell me about the scoring system in some wildly random RPG, or Irish politics, or current German fashions, or the way you'd dispose of a dead body (be prepared for debate, because I have opinions of my own there). Nothing that will lead to flaming (I don't really care why <insert group sucks>, since that's just opinion). Any obscure information about computer programming or complicated maths/physics would be much appreciated, since those topics are good at hurting my mind.

Feel free to also poke my brain in an attempt to remind it that sleep = good. It could really use the reminder.



I've had sleep problems since I was born. I've gotten used to going on very little and it's very light, so it's not that great when I am anyway. Sorry to dissapoint, but I have no irrelevent information in my head right now.

Here's a good one! I was doing this energy debate, and one of the groups I was against was the Nuclear group, and one of my points against them was the storage problem for nuclear waste. These were the points against them...

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/campaigns/intro?campaign_id=503437
- No safe solution for radioactive waste storage exists anywhere in the world.

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/features/details?item_id=525179&campaign_id=503437
- Radioactive waste remains hazardous for 240,000 years.

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/extra/?campaign%5fid=512757&forward%5fsource%5fanchor=Radioactive%20Waste&item%5fid=535340
- The waste has to be retrievable, because it will exist longer than our capability to maintain it. It must also be monitored. We can't 'dispose of' nuclear waste. The nuclear industry has already lost track of some if its radioactive waste in 30 years.

http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=441
- Spent fuel is piling up. With 50,000 tons of waste at over 100 temporary sites in 39 states. There is only going to be more to deal with as time goes on.

http://www.sierraclub.org/nuclearwaste/yucca_factsheet.asp
- The entire country has only come up with one nuclear waste site to dump its nuclear waste, from its 131 nuclear plants.

http://www.nmcco.com/education/facts/environment/quantify.htm
http://www.google.com/search?q=current+tons+nuclear+waste&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N
The U.S. alone has 47,000 tons of nuclear waste, and creates 2000 additional tons per year. If Yucca Mountain were filled with all the nuclear waste in the country TODAY it would be full in 15 years from additional waste. We would need a new Yucca Mountain each 39 years.

....

The only possible response to that is "Duh."

No, really! It's like The Walrus and The Carpenter, from "Through the looking glass". :rolleyes:


*waits for someone to ask for an explanation, which is my prompt to copy and paste a huge tract of text from a movie script*

C++ goodness

Yay! ^.^

Damnit Myrth, I'm trying to give *up* the liking of you, and you go and make that 100x harder. And to think I doubted people who called you evil*


*well, ok, not really. but you know, meh

Anything. I'm in that stage of sleep deprivation where my brain is going "Fine, but if you won't let me sleep, at least give me something to DO".

I don't care what - tell me about the scoring system in some wildly random RPG, or Irish politics, or current German fashions, or the way you'd dispose of a dead body (be prepared for debate, because I have opinions of my own there). Nothing that will lead to flaming (I don't really care why <insert group sucks>, since that's just opinion). Any obscure information about computer programming or complicated maths/physics would be much appreciated, since those topics are good at hurting my mind.

Feel free to also poke my brain in an attempt to remind it that sleep = good. It could really use the reminder.

Ponder this....the end of the universe: In a stage called "deep time" all of the hydrogen fuel of the universe will start to burn out and die, leaving the entire universe nothing more than a cold, dark shell. No stars will shine, for they will have long since exhausted their fuel supply, and no new stars will be born. Eventually, black holes will start to lose their gravitational fields and they will unravel. Basically, the universe will simply dissipate into nothingness.

At this point, fact becomes mere theory as scientists, and total stoners like me, ponder what will happen next...will gravity somehow reverse and bring all remaining time and matter hurtling backwards into a sort of "reverse big bang"? I don't really support that theory, it seems a little to far fetched to me, even though Stephen Hawking can make a pretty bad assed case for it...but then again, Stephen Hawking could make a pretty bad assed case for just about anything in my opinion....

I tend to believe that the universe will continue to fade and evaporate until nothing is left, to a point where atomic particles will end up as big as whole galaxies and then disappear themselves.

But one thing I do wonder about is the whole multiverse theory....are we merely just one universe on a "tree" of untold billions, forever blooming and dying like so much perfect fruit? If there is a god, is he that tree? Or is god simply testing out different universe scenarios to hopefully discover perfection in the bunch, and then allow that one to remain in perpituity forever? Or is it nothing more than hard, cold chemical reactions that seem to magically give life, but then so cruelly take it away from sentient species that might have wished to not be awakened only to find that life and the universe it's self are fleeting........

still dont want to go to sleep?

Are you kidding? I have one thread full of interesting posts, and one thread full of people who mysteriously don't dislike me.

Sleeping now would be utterly daft ^.^

*takes a drag*

You know what the difference between Darth Vader and Yoda is? Darth Vader explores outer space while Yoda explores inner space, man.

*takes another drag*

That's soooo meaningful...

*takes a drag*

You know what the difference between Darth Vader and Yoda is? Darth Vader explores outer space while Yoda explores inner space, man.

*takes another drag*

That's soooo meaningful...

And Darth Vader is evil.

Unless I'm missing something somewhere.

Nuclear Waste Prob's continued

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/extra/?campaign%5fid=512757&forward%5fsource%5fanchor=Radioactive%20Waste&item%5fid=535340
- Uranium at nuclear sites must spend 5 years cooling in the 'fuel pool' before it can even begin its life in radioactive storage.
- The government tried to dispose of some 'low-level' waste at seven sites in the country. Today, only three of those sites are in operation, because the other four began to leak radiation into the environment.

http://www.sierraclub.org/nuclearwaste/yucca_factsheet.asp
- 33 accidents happen a year happen on trains involving spills of hazardous waste.
- 10,000 people a year are evacuated from their homes due to haradous spills.
- over the next 38 years over 108,000 shipments of waste will need to occur, through major cities and towns all accross the country. Forty three states would receive shipments, fifteen states would receive them daily. Every 4 hours for the next 38 years a shipment of waste will have to occur.
- It is estimated that we will see 130 truck accidents and 440 rail accidents spilling deadly waste in the next 38 years. DOE claims that radioactive waste stored around the country cannot be adequately protected against terrorists and must be moved. At the same time, DOE's Director for Radioactive Waste Management has said that radioactive waste will remain at these sites for at least the next 40 years.

http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/nuclear_safety/page.cfm?pageID=839
- Nuclear waste from atomic weapons is leaking into the environment at Hanford, Oak Ridge.
- After forty years and billions of dollars spent, high-level nuclear waste storage remains a problem.
- In Apollo Pennsylvania many townspeople became sick due to downstream radiation.
- Because of degraded conditions, nine power plants were shut down in 1997

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_accidents
- "Glow slaves" exist in foreign countries already, if nuclear power is expanded around the world, and brought to new poor areas the prospect of 'Glow Slaves' increases.

http://www.ems.org/energy_policy/nuclear.html
- Electricity used from uranium enrichment comes from coal plants.

(No Source)
- Expanding nuclear energy means expanding it's use across the world- including its use in foreign deregulated countries too poor to resonsibly handle their waste. Given the problems that the U.S. has experienced with nuclear waste and pollution, problems that occur in third world countries and accross the world will be exponentially larger.
- Moral responsibility. What right do we have to slap our children and grandchildren and generations of unborn Americans with nuclear storage problems lasting hundreds of thousands of years?
- How do we know that countries in the future will be able to meet the costs of mainting nuclear waste?

And Darth Vader is evil.

Unless I'm missing something somewhere.

Woah, you're missing the karma in what I said.

*I attempt to take another drag of my joint, but don't quite have the hand eye co-ordination to do so*


Hey, I just found this and thought I'd share it with you. Bear in mind that the formatting will be completely screwed up when I paste it in.

Casting for the Animated Lord of the Rings Movie
...One of the ever-present "who-to-cast-for-the-movie" threads on rec.arts.books.tolkien took an unexpected spin when @#$%!?! discussed combining live action with animation, and then went on to suggest using Babs and Buster Bunny as Eowyn and Eomer, with Bugs as their uncle Theoden. Bill Thompson and I jumped on the idea, and by the time the three of us were finished with it the casting was moving in this kind of direction:

Gandalf= Mr. Peabody
Aragorn= Daffy Duck (though Popeye was strongly considered)
Arwen= either Olive Oyl, Jessica Rabbit, or Minnie Mouse
Boromir= Brutus (a.k.a. "Bluto" in the old Dave Fleischer cartoons)
Gimli= Yosemite Sam
Legolas= Speed Racer
Bilbo= Mr. Magoo
Frodo= Bart Simpson (though Mickey Mouse was also a likely candidate)
Sam Hadji= from "Jonny Quest"
Merry and Pippin= Heckle and Jeckle
Tom Bombadil= either Ren, or Stimpy
Goldberry= Nell Fenwick from "Dudley Do-Right"
Butterbur= Homer Simpson
Elrond= Doctor Quest
Glorfindel= Race Bannon
Celeborn and Galadriel= Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale
Saruman= Evil-lyn (a slight departure from traditional casting, but I think it works)
The Balrog= The Tazmanian Devil
Shagrat and Gorbag= Beavis and Butthead
Chief Ringwraith (a.k.a.
the Witch-king of Angmar)= Snidely Whiplash
The Other Ringwraiths= The Smurfs
Eowyn and Eomer= Babs and Buster Bunny (though Nell Fenwick was also suggested for Eowyn)
Theoden= Bugs Bunny
Dead Men of Dunharrow= Casper the Friendly Ghost and friends
Grima Wormtongue= Porky Pig
Denethor= either Inspector Fenwick, or Commander McBragg
Faramir= Dudley Do-Right
Shadowfax= Dudley Do-Right's Horse
Shelob The Tick= (casting against type though it be)
Gollum= Wile E. Coyote

Cleanest/Dirtiest Countries and their #1 source of electricity

http://www.aneki.com/cleanest.html
http://www.iea.org/dbtw-wpd/Textbase/stats/electricityresult.asp
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/world/country/cntry_GQ.html
Country Energy
1. Finland Nuclear
2. Norway Hydroelectric
3. Canada Hydroelectric
4. Sweden Hydroelectric
5. Switzerland Hydroelectric
6. New Zealand Hydroelectric
7. Autralia Coal
8. Austria Hydroelectric
9. Iceland Hydroelectric
10. Denmark Coal

Tons of Carbon Per Person
Energy
1. Qatar Gas
2. U.A.E. Gas
3. Kuwait Oil
4. Guam Oil
5. Bahrain Gas
6. Singapore Oil
7. U.S.A. Coal
8. Luxembourg Hydroelectric
9. Brunai Gas
10. Austrailia Coal

PROFILE: SPIKE

As a member of the Red Dragons, Chinese mafia group, Spike was impetuous and volatile, and had a sense of what was right. Now, however, he is cool and self-possessed, and has taken steps to hide his past so that he can live a free life.

Together with his partner, Jet Black, Spike the bounty hunter flits from planet to planet in the spaceship Bebop. Relishing new encounters and loving danger, he never forgets to crack a joke no matter how dire his predicament.

A practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, Spike is never defeated in unarmed melee combat. He attaches little value to money or the concept of justice, but he will always fulfill his obligations. He believes in accomplishing everything in his own way and has utter faith in his own values. As a result of this, he is always embroiled in some kind of trouble.

He excels at Sword Fish II, a form of high speed combat, and his privately built "baby" is the fastest ship of its type. This ship is a customized version of one originally developed for racing in asteroid belts. He worships the martial artist and philosopher Bruce Lee as his spiritual master.

PROFILE: FAYE

Faye Valentine is a bounty huntress. Her entire past is veiled in mystery; her age and place of birth are unknown or unclear. An alluring figure, good looks, and an unstoppable mouth are her greatest weapons. She is an audacious and fearless egotist; utterly pragmatic, she is pushy and resilient no matter waht the situation. Gambling is her hobby; cheating her speciality. In a world where money is everything, she has no scruples about doing whatever it takes to get by.

Faye gives free reign to her desires and doesn't let particulars bother her. She freely divulges that she has a massive debt - one which is into astronomical figures. Faye is an indomitable figure, on occasions taking an aggressive or threatening attitude, who tries to get a lot of enjoyment out of life. She is also a capable markswoman. The body of her spaceship, Red Tail, a model used for military patrols and by various planetary law-enforcement forces, is fully outfitted with an array of weapons.

A lady far too hot to handle, even her innocent, almost child-like smile can appear palpably dangerous on occasion. There are also times, however, when she reveals a lonesome aspect to her character, as she searches for her unknown past, a past that money cannot buy.

PROFILE: JET

The ever steadfast Jet Black is a man who, with his old-world principles, lives at odds with this age's callous wind of change. His is a life of duty and compassion for his fellow man: 'Abhor the sin, not the sinner.' A man of eclectic tastes, he takes pleasure in Goethe even as he indulges his passion for Charlie Parker. Although a complusive gambler, Jet ordinarily finds peace of mind tending to his bonsai. He is also a competant cook.

In his younger years he was a member of the ISSP (Inter Solar Systems Police). Back then he was a hotshot officer, and was known by the nickname Black - 'once he gets his teeth in you, he doesn't let go' - Dog. But he retired from the ISSP following an incident that left him badly injured and requiring cybernetic implants. Before too long, however, he had begun his life as a bounty hunter.

On Ganymede, a deeply familiar place to Jet, he rebuilt a second-hand space trawler into a spaceship he named Bebop. Since teaming up with Spike (they ran into each other three years ago), Jet has made good use of his contacts, the majority of which were made when he was in the ISSP, and is responsible for planning operations and gathering intelligence.

Jet's 'Baby' is a reconstructed Sack Fish, originally built as a catcher boat, called Hammerhead.

PROFILE: ED

It is known that she was born on the Earth and is claiming to be 13 years old now. In the Net world, where she probably spends more time than the real world, she is famous as "Radical Edward" which was named after unpredictable and fearless hacking technique.

According to very few people knowing her actual existence, she still lives on the abandoned Earth, living like a Bohemian, but in fact, no one has seeeeeee.....:):):):).......(data transmission was interfered with by an unknown source)

PROFILE: EIN

People refer to the dog as Ein. Ein is a Welsh Corgi with characteristic stubby, almost unwieldy, legs and a tailless rump. At a glance Ein appears to be nothing more than a somewhat charming two-year-old dog, and yet he conceals a great secret of which no one is yet aware.

So what is Ein, then? In fact, he is an illegal 'data dog', which was developed by a certain research group, through many months of research and a phenomenal amount of capital. Supposedly, his trade price in collectors' circles is astronomical. But what is a data dog? what does it do? No surprise to find that that, too, is a secret.

Ein behaves at times as if possessed of an intellect that affords perfect comprehension of human speech and, on occasions, enables even the utilization of telephones and computers. A dog to the last however, Ein never speaks in the human tongue.

As a consequence, the true details remain shrouded in the dark. But even so, the fact that he has a liking for carrots and has an intensely curious if a little incautious nature is seemingly understood by even the crew of the Bebop.

*yawn* Bedtime for me. Enjoy your sleep deprivation, Shaed

*yawn* Bedtime for me. Enjoy your sleep deprivation, Shaed

I will ^.^
Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the cheese midgets bite ;)

*bumps*

Still haven't slept, still need entertainment. Someone tell me something about fashions where they live (the stupid ones, if you like, and you can just insult them in depth). Or how to cook something (feel free to cut and paste something from somewhere, although sharing from memory/experience is better ^.^). Or something about animal psychology. Anything at all, really.