NationStates Jolt Archive


Where do you think we fit?

Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:05
...on this map of the interwebz?

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_communities.png
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 00:11
:eek: myspace has a fare bit of land
Kinda Sensible people
14-05-2007, 00:12
Somewhere in the Ocean of Subculture, I suppose.

The one thing they are missing is the huge landmass that takes up much of the internet world: the Continent of Porn.
Philosopy
14-05-2007, 00:14
Someone actually went to the trouble of drawing a map like that?
Rejistania
14-05-2007, 00:14
IRC Isles because of #nationstates_general on irc.esper.net :)
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:15
At http://xkcd.com/, it's pretty much all he does.
The Metal Horde
14-05-2007, 00:15
Somewhere in the Ocean of Subculture, I suppose.

The one thing they are missing is the huge landmass that takes up much of the internet world: the Continent of Porn.

When I saw this map a bit ago, I assumed the water represented the porn.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 00:15
Someone actually went to the trouble of drawing a map like that?
He (or she, you can never tell when you're too lazy to care) writes a webcomic, it isn't as if there was a whole lot of purpose in his existence in the first place.
Ladamesansmerci
14-05-2007, 00:18
The Bay of Angst.


...what? Somebody had to say it.
Kinda Sensible people
14-05-2007, 00:18
When I saw this map a bit ago, I assumed the water represented the porn.

Nonononononononono. You don't understand. There isn't enough water there for that to be the case I mean that the internet has two components.

Porn and everything else

It's the dirty little secret of most web-based corporations.
The Metal Horde
14-05-2007, 00:20
Nonononononononono. You don't understand. There isn't enough water there for that to be the case I mean that the internet has two components.

Porn and everything else

It's the dirty little secret of most web-based corporations.

So, really that map is itself, and porn would be more or less a globe representation with that map as a small point on it?
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 00:22
The Bay of Angst.
That was so mean of you to say. I'm going to go slit my wrists now.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:22
The Bay of Angst.


...what? Somebody had to say it.

I think some posters live there, but I don't think all of NationStates is there.
Kinda Sensible people
14-05-2007, 00:22
So, really that map is itself, and porn would be more or less a globe representation with that map as a small point on it?

Exactly. In fact, the Internet probably ought to be renamed, Pornotopia. :p
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:23
Is there really that much porn?
Whereyouthinkyougoing
14-05-2007, 00:24
The one thing they are missing is the huge landmass that takes up much of the internet world: the Continent of Porn.It's Planet and we're merely orbiting it.
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 00:25
Is there really that much porn?

Google Results 1 - 10 of about 84,700,000 for porn (0.04 seconds)
Philosopy
14-05-2007, 00:26
Google Results 1 - 10 of about 84,700,000 for porn (0.04 seconds)

And that's just one keyword.
Kinda Sensible people
14-05-2007, 00:27
Is there really that much porn?

Yes
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 00:27
Google Results 1 - 10 of about 84,700,000 for porn (0.04 seconds)
And that's not even counting "p0rn", "pron", "pr0n", "porno", and a few dozen other variants.
The Metal Horde
14-05-2007, 00:28
Is there really that much porn?

More than you might imagine.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:28
Google Results 1 - 10 of about 84,700,000 for porn (0.04 seconds)

And that's just one keyword.

Yes

Oh my.

Can anybody find one called "Love Lessons"? We watched up to number 3 or 4, but then we couldn't find the rest in the series. It's animated and subtitled in English from Japanese.
Philosopy
14-05-2007, 00:29
He (or she, you can never tell when you're too lazy to care) writes a webcomic, it isn't as if there was a whole lot of purpose in his existence in the first place.

Ah, I see. Presumably, then, a 30 year old still living at home, telling their parents to get off their backs because "hey, this is a real job, you know!"
Damor
14-05-2007, 00:29
It's actually a map of online communities, not of the whole internet, so that explains the absense of porn (among other things).
Whereyouthinkyougoing
14-05-2007, 00:29
Is there really that much porn?This is almost sigworthy.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 00:31
This is almost sigworthy.
If you do choose to sig it, make sure that you put it above the Hamilay quote, so it reads:

"Is there really that much porn?" -Ilie
"I'm not going to join this debate, it looks unpleasant." Hamilay
Damor
14-05-2007, 00:31
Ah, I see. Presumably, then, a 30 year old still living at home, telling their parents to get off their backs because "hey, this is a real job, you know!"From reading the comic, I'd say a student; a highly intelligent one at that; with a girlfriend; nevertheless extremely geeky.
NS Veitau
14-05-2007, 00:31
That's awesome.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:31
Ah, I see. Presumably, then, a 30 year old still living at home, telling their parents to get off their backs because "hey, this is a real job, you know!"

Maybe it's The Plutonian Empire. We should ask him.
Philosopy
14-05-2007, 00:32
From reading the comic, I'd say a student; a highly intelligent one at that; with a girlfriend

It's you, isn't it? :p
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:32
This is almost sigworthy.

I would be honored if you quoted my naiveté in your signature. :cool:
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:34
It's actually a map of online communities, not of the whole internet, so that explains the absense of porn (among other things).

Yeah, I know. Let them have their fun. ;)
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 00:34
From reading the comic, I'd say a student; a highly intelligent one at that; with a girlfriend; nevertheless extremely geeky.
I find it hard to believe that someone that obsessively romantic (some of those comics, such as this one (http://www.xkcd.com/c162.html), are almost vomit worthy) has ever had a real romantic entaglement.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 00:34
Is there really that much porn?
Is that a rhetorical question, hon?

I've claimed this little island for us, by the way:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/NSG-Island_small.jpg
Whereyouthinkyougoing
14-05-2007, 00:35
If you do choose to sig it, make sure that you put it above the Hamilay quote, so it reads:

"Is there really that much porn?" -Ilie
"I'm not going to join this debate, it looks unpleasant." HamilayTempting...
Marrakech II
14-05-2007, 00:35
Yes there is alot of porn. These stats are just from 2003. Bet it has doubled since then.

http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3083001
Damor
14-05-2007, 00:35
It's you, isn't it? :pI wish, that'd mean I'd have a girlfriend. And that I could make a succesfull webcomic. Heck, I'd be happy with either, let alone both.
Damor
14-05-2007, 00:40
I find it hard to believe that someone that obsessively romantic (some of those comics, such as this one (http://www.xkcd.com/c162.html), are almost vomit worthy) has ever had a real romantic entaglement.Possibly; I mean, if I wrote a webcomic, I know I'd live vicariously through it.
On the other hand, perhaps his girlfriend is just as geeky as he is, and that was just based on a real event.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 00:40
Tempting...
Go for it. :D
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:41
If you do choose to sig it, make sure that you put it above the Hamilay quote, so it reads:

"Is there really that much porn?" -Ilie
"I'm not going to join this debate, it looks unpleasant." Hamilay

But where did he say that? That's not very accurate. :(
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:43
I find it hard to believe that someone that obsessively romantic (some of those comics, such as this one (http://www.xkcd.com/c162.html), are almost vomit worthy) has ever had a real romantic entaglement.

Yeah, I tend to agree with you there. Nobody who has had a girlfriend for longer than a year writes a strip like that. I know I am taken for granted (unless I'm throwing a fit about something).
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:45
Is that a rhetorical question, hon?

I've claimed this little island for us, by the way:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/NSG-Island_small.jpg

How cute! But I thought we were part of the irc Isles...what is an irc anyway?
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:48
It's a lot like a shnikie, but smaller. :)

:p
Whereyouthinkyougoing
14-05-2007, 00:48
How cute! But I thought we were part of the irc Isles...what is an irc anyway?
It's a lot like a shnikie, but smaller. :)
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:49
Yeah.

So I hear!
Johnny B Goode
14-05-2007, 00:50
Is there really that much porn?

Yeah.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:50
Damn, why am I time-warping so much? I just changed my computer's clock to see if that would affect it.
The Metal Horde
14-05-2007, 00:51
Is that a rhetorical question, hon?

I've claimed this little island for us, by the way:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/NSG-Island_small.jpg

We're close to 4chan!
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 00:56
How cute!
:fluffle:
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 00:56
Is that a rhetorical question, hon?

I've claimed this little island for us, by the way:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/NSG-Island_small.jpg

did one better
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities.png
Ilie
14-05-2007, 00:59
did one better
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities.png

Cute, but why are we in the icy north with Windows Live? I can't imagine...
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:01
I like that Corey Doctorow's balloon is in the map. I love him, he's insane.
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:01
Cute, but why are we in the icy north with Windows Live? I can't imagine...

next lot of land to take over
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 01:01
But where did he say that? That's not very accurate. :(
He says that a lot, and how is it not accurate? Are both quotes not accurate representations of what you two have said? Were they edited in anyway? As for what others might infer about that being an exchange, well, I never implicitly said anything about it one way or the other, did I?

That, my dear, is what they teach you in political science.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 01:03
We're close to 4chan!
And just south of the anthropomorphic dragons, do you know what this means?
Lowest. Property values. Ever.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:05
He says that a lot, and how is it not accurate? Are both quotes not accurate representations of what you two have said? Were they edited in anyway? As for what others might infer about that being an exchange, well, I never implicitly said anything about it one way or the other, did I?

That, my dear, is what they teach you in political science.

:rolleyes:
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 01:10
did one better
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities.png

Hrmpf. Quodcumque facis, nos primi, et melius, fecimus! :D

I wouldn't place NSG into the Sea of Noobs. NSG feels like a safe island to me, not some cold country up in the North?
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 01:12
:rolleyes:

he didn't say it about this thread. but i think he said in a post what many of us think on seeing some of the threads that come up on this forum sometimes. the "did you hurt animals when you were a child?" thread from a while ago comes to mind. that was distinctly unpleasant.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:12
Hrmpf. Quodcumque facis, nos primi, et melius, fecimus! :D

I wouldn't place NSG into the Sea of Noobs. NSG feels like a safe island to me, not some cold country up in the North?

I have to agree with you there, I think it does best between the Sea of Subculture and the IRC Isles.
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:13
he didn't say it about this thread. but i think he said in a post what many of us think on seeing some of the threads that come up on this forum sometimes. the "did you hurt animals when you were a child?" thread from a while ago comes to mind. that was distinctly unpleasant.

I try not to even look at threads like that. There's one floating around right now that I'm literally trying to block from my eyesight when the page comes up, but I forget what it is. I must be doing a good job of being in denial about it.
Johnny B Goode
14-05-2007, 01:16
The guy needs to add the Hot South.
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:16
Hrmpf. Quodcumque facis, nos primi, et melius, fecimus! :D

I wouldn't place NSG into the Sea of Noobs. NSG feels like a safe island to me, not some cold country up in the North?

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/poster71794219.jpg

after it
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities-1.png
Posi
14-05-2007, 01:18
I find it hard to believe that someone that obsessively romantic (some of those comics, such as this one (http://www.xkcd.com/c162.html), are almost vomit worthy) has ever had a real romantic entaglement.

http://xkcd.com/c69.html
Kinda Sensible people
14-05-2007, 01:19
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/poster71794219.jpg

after it
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities-1.png

Apparently the commies from NSG took over the world...
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:24
Apparently the commies from NSG took over the world...

no thats blood
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 01:24
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/poster71794219.jpg
after it
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities-1.png
Excellent! http://www.section.at/img/smiley/up.gif
Apparently the commies from NSG took over the world...
You make that sound as if it were a bad thing. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/cccp.gif
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:26
http://xkcd.com/c69.html

My boyfriend does that all the damn time. I've learned not to ask what he's thinking about unless I want to hear about math/computers or what he's hungry for. (Turkey burgers, usually.)
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:27
no thats blood

Haha! Shouldn't it be in the water?
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:28
Haha! Shouldn't it be in the water?

:( now i got work on it again
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:29
:( now i got work on it again

That's okay baby, we don't need to see an all-red map. I shouldn't have said anything. *hug*
Maraque
14-05-2007, 01:32
LOL @ orkut. :p
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:34
That's okay baby, we don't need to see an all-red map. I shouldn't have said anything. *hug*

it looks shocking but it keeping me busy *hugs back*
Taredas
14-05-2007, 01:37
Hmm... sadly, it's not possible to be in the Ocean of Subculture, the Sea of Memes, the IRC Isles, and the Bay of Angst all at once. :(
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 01:37
Hmm... sadly, it's not possible to be in the Ocean of Subculture, the Sea of Memes, the IRC Isles, and the Bay of Angst all at once. :(

you could commute ;)
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:43
Excellent! http://www.section.at/img/smiley/up.gif

You make that sound as if it were a bad thing. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/cccp.gif

:D
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:44
it looks shocking but it keeping me busy *hugs back*

I guess... :(
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 01:49
I guess... :(

no it helping calm down
Posi
14-05-2007, 01:52
My boyfriend does that all the damn time. I've learned not to ask what he's thinking about unless I want to hear about math/computers or what he's hungry for. (Turkey burgers, usually.)
If you were to answer the same question with math or computers you'd be in for the best sex in your life. I cannot for the life of me figure out why he would ask you that, though.
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 01:55
If you were to answer the same question with math or computers you'd be in for the best sex in your life. I cannot for the life of me figure out why he would ask you that, though.

To distract while he leaves? :p

And I love xkcd.
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/mc_hammer_slide.png
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 01:58
To distract while he leaves? :p

And I love xkcd.
[OMG]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/mc_hammer_slide.png[/img]
http://www.section.at/img/smiley/stop.gif
Ilie
14-05-2007, 01:58
If you were to answer the same question with math or computers you'd be in for the best sex in your life. I cannot for the life of me figure out why he would ask you that, though.

Frantic, overly enthusiastic sex is not always the best sex. ;)

Yeah, he rarely asks.
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 01:59
http://www.section.at/img/smiley/stop.gif

For Firefox users :D (http://www.bendodson.com/extensions/hammertime/)
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 02:02
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/hammertime.gif

I installed that instantly. Thanks!
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 02:04
For Firefox users :D (http://www.bendodson.com/extensions/hammertime/)

that is awesome!!
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 02:10
that is awesome!!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/hammertime.gif

I installed that instantly. Thanks!

I love it. I find myself using it randomly just to here it. :D
Taredas
14-05-2007, 02:10
you could commute ;)

I did say "at the same time", didn't I? :p
Posi
14-05-2007, 02:11
For Firefox users :D (http://www.bendodson.com/extensions/hammertime/)

More (http://xkcd.com/about/) for FF users.. about half way down.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 02:13
I love it. I find myself using it randomly just to here it. :D
He should make two buttons: One with "Stop!" and if you hit >Go it would go "Hammertime!"

(Yes, I've actually stopped NSG from loading three times after I restarted Firefox.) :D:D:D
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 02:13
I love it. I find myself using it randomly just to here it. :D

yep, i must have pressed it about 20 times already, and i had to put mc hammer on the stereo. heh! :D
Posi
14-05-2007, 02:15
He should make two buttons: One with "Stop!" and if you hit >Go it would go "Hammertime!"

(Yes, I've actually stopped NSG from loading three times after I restarted Firefox.) :D:D:D
It doesn't work for me.:(
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 02:15
He should make two buttons: One with "Stop!" and if you hit >Go it would go "Hammertime!"

(Yes, I've actually stopped NSG from loading three times after I restarted Firefox.) :D:D:D

It would give an excuse to use the Go button! :p

(I just noticed I said here instead of hear. Am I that tired?)
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 02:19
It doesn't work for me.:(

you have to manually change it once it's installed. go to View > Toolbars > Customise... and then drag the icon from that window onto your toolbar and then drag the stop button the other way :)
Ladamesansmerci
14-05-2007, 02:22
Why must you people hijack a perfectly nice spammy thread into something technie? :mad:
Posi
14-05-2007, 02:23
you have to manually change it once it's installed. go to View > Toolbars > Customise... and then drag the icon from that window onto your toolbar and then drag the stop button the other way :)
Ok, for whatever reason is tries to play the audio file without decoding it.
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 02:23
Why must you people hijack a perfectly nice spammy thread into something technie? :mad:

MC Hammer is not techie.
Posi
14-05-2007, 02:27
Why must you people hijack a perfectly nice spammy thread into something technie? :mad:

Read the other comics. They be techie.
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 02:28
Ok, for whatever reason is tries to play the audio file without decoding it.

now you're talking language i don't know. i know nothing of any codes. maybe you have an incompatible version? mine's 2.0.0.3.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 02:29
It would give an excuse to use the Go button! :p

(I just noticed I said here instead of hear. Am I that tired?)
It would indeed.

(I noticed that too, actually didn't expect it from you - but I was too lazy/tired to jump on it. :p)
you have to manually change it once it's installed. go to View > Toolbars > Customise... and then drag the icon from that window onto your toolbar and then drag the stop button the other way :)
Oh, and for the button to appear there, you'll have to restart FF.
Ladamesansmerci
14-05-2007, 02:33
MC Hammer is not techie.
But talking about firefox code stuff is. :mad:
Read the other comics. They be techie.
I REFUSE!

Megatokyo's better.
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 02:34
But talking about firefox code stuff is. :mad:

I REFUSE!

Megatokyo's better.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/grownups.png
Posi
14-05-2007, 02:43
now you're talking language i don't know. i know nothing of any codes. maybe you have an incompatible version? mine's 2.0.0.3.
2.0.0.3, and 3.0a4

I only tried it on 2.0.0.3. But to play any compressed music format (mp3, ogg, flac, etc) you have to decode it with a library that knows how to convert the the compressed stream of bytes into a raw stream of bytes which you send into the speakers. In my case, it is just sending the compressed byte stream to the speakers and emitting a high pitched shriek.
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 02:46
2.0.0.3, and 3.0a4

I only tried it on 2.0.0.3. But to play any compressed music format (mp3, ogg, flac, etc) you have to decode it with a library that knows how to convert the the compressed stream of bytes into a raw stream of bytes which you send into the speakers. In my case, it is just sending the compressed byte stream to the speakers and emitting a high pitched shriek.

oh...

well, i just have the standard setup for firefox, the only music related addon i have is so firefox can play embedded WMP stuff. maybe it's something to do with that.
Posi
14-05-2007, 02:55
oh...

well, i just have the standard setup for firefox, the only music related addon i have is so firefox can play embedded WMP stuff. maybe it's something to do with that.
Probably is.

WMP doesn't exist on Linux, and my money is on him specifically using it to decode the codec.
Infinite Revolution
14-05-2007, 03:32
Probably is.

WMP doesn't exist on Linux, and my money is on him specifically using it to decode the codec.

ah, that could well be it.
Kreitzmoorland
14-05-2007, 04:35
When I saw that 4chan and somethingawful made the cut and we didn't a few days back when I saw this, I felt a little betrayed by xkcd. Still love Mr. Munro though.
Mirkana
14-05-2007, 05:01
At first, I'd say we're near the Viral Straits, but that puts us near SomethingAwful, which I would not view as a good thing. So put us at the western edge of the Sea of Memes, roughly equidistant from the Viral Straits, the IRC Isles, and the Straits of Web 2.0.

About SomethingAwful, make the following change:

Add a small island to the west of WoW and the other MMOs. That is EVE Online. Lay minefields between EVE and 4chan/WoW.

Move SomethingAwful further north. Create a bridge between SomethingAwful and EVE.

How do I know this? Well, a while ago, the denizens of SomethingAwful invaded EVE, founding what is now the largest corporation in the game - Goonfleet. Goonfleet's alliance - Goonswarm - is a major power player in the world of EVE. I would say that if SomethingAwful were to crash completely, it woul have a serious effect on EVE politics.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 05:27
How do I know this? Well, a while ago, the denizens of SomethingAwful invaded EVE, founding what is now the largest corporation in the game - Goonfleet.
They do that with every online game though.
See, UrbanDead, Second Life, etc.
Vandal-Unknown
14-05-2007, 05:30
According to this map, 4chan should be a mobile fortress iceberg of doom.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 17:53
According to this map, 4chan should be a mobile fortress iceberg of doom.
Who says we can't turn NSG into something alike?
Posi
14-05-2007, 18:08
Who says we can't turn NSG into something alike?
I'd take to long to elect a leader.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 18:37
I'd take to long to elect a leader.
*seizes power*

Problem solved.
UN Protectorates
14-05-2007, 19:34
*seizes power*

Problem solved.

Nooo!!! I demand free and fair elections in order to elect the rightful President/Leader/Secretary-General/Premier/Warlord of NSG.
Hydesland
14-05-2007, 19:39
What the hell? No google, I can't find youtube either but I think I saw it.
German Nightmare
14-05-2007, 22:33
Nooo!!! I demand free and fair elections in order to elect the rightful President/Leader/Secretary-General/Premier/Warlord of NSG.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Sith.gif Too late. Already too late. *Chuckles maliciously*
Imperial isa
14-05-2007, 22:40
What the hell? No google, I can't find youtube either but I think I saw it.

Gulf of Youtube
Ultraviolent Radiation
14-05-2007, 22:44
He (or she, you can never tell when you're too lazy to care) writes a webcomic, it isn't as if there was a whole lot of purpose in his existence in the first place.

Hmmm.... "xkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist"

Yeah.
Posi
14-05-2007, 23:46
Nooo!!! I demand free and fair elections in order to elect the rightful President/Leader/Secretary-General/Premier/Warlord of NSG.
I demand a series of elections to find the person of title we shall vote for latter. The first of which, we vote for the potential candidates, then we vote on how many candidates we would like to have. At which point, we will all have to vote on the voting system we will use in the final election...
Johnny B Goode
14-05-2007, 23:50
So I hear!

I've seen a good share of it in my time, but nowhere close to the whole thing. Amazing what you can do with a free July and August.
Swilatia
14-05-2007, 23:53
Nowhere. We have our own contint, onw that the map-makers forgot.
Fleckenstein
14-05-2007, 23:53
I demand a series of elections to find the person of title we shall vote for latter. The first of which, we vote for the potential candidates, then we vote on how many candidates we would like to have. At which point, we will all have to vote on the voting system we will use in the final election...

So accurately describing NS Parliament. :p
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
14-05-2007, 23:59
Hmmm.... "xkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist"

Yeah.
I can take your facts and shove them any number of places, I is standing by my one liner.
Pure Metal
15-05-2007, 00:06
lol! that's actually a pretty damn awesome idea :p

NS, with approx 100,000 nations could be a little island on there maybe, just maybe. probably not.
German Nightmare
15-05-2007, 00:13
I demand a series of elections to find the person of title we shall vote for latter. The first of which, we vote for the potential candidates, then we vote on how many candidates we would like to have. At which point, we will all have to vote on the voting system we will use in the final election...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/SithHolo.gif Sorry to inform you - all elections have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. In the meantime, I take over.
Cookesland
15-05-2007, 00:17
we're the big island behind the label that says map of online communities

im there and in my cabana on the border between The Facebook Republic and The Myspace Empire...
Swilatia
15-05-2007, 00:19
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/SithHolo.gif Sorry to inform you - all elections have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. In the meantime, I take over.

sorry, the constituution says you can't do that. There will be an election.
Posi
15-05-2007, 00:19
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/SithHolo.gif Sorry to inform you - all elections have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. In the meantime, I take over.
Well that sucks...

Can I be in charge of of killing the first born son of every /b/tard?
Imperial isa
15-05-2007, 00:20
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/SithHolo.gif Sorry to inform you - all elections have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. In the meantime, I take over.

an here are the troops lisening to you go on and on
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/Killzone_Rally_by_Thor_Kreis_II.jpg
Imperial isa
15-05-2007, 00:23
we're the big island behind the label that says map of online communities

im there and in my cabana on the border between The Facebook Republic and The Myspace Empire...

no we taken over the whole map
German Nightmare
15-05-2007, 00:25
sorry, the constituution says you can't do that. There will be an election.
Sure I can. Screw the constitution. I will make it legal!
Well that sucks...

Can I be in charge of of killing the first born son of every /b/tard?
No, but you can personally oversee their deployment into the Imperial Armed Forces if you like.
an here are the troops lisening to you go on and on
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/Killzone_Rally_by_Thor_Kreis_II.jpg
I really like that. It's a pleasant change from the dull white armor...
http://www.dutch-starwars.com/database/functies/pics/clonetroopers.jpg
Cookesland
15-05-2007, 00:25
sorry, the constituution says you can't do that. There will be an election.

we have a constitution?
Imperial isa
15-05-2007, 00:29
I really like that. It's a pleasant change from the dull white armor...
http://www.dutch-starwars.com/database/functies/pics/clonetroopers.jpg

helghan troops are lot meaner then the stormstroopers
German Nightmare
15-05-2007, 00:40
helghan troops are lot meaner then the stormstroopers
They may very well be - but do they come in numbers like my clones do? ;)
Swilatia
15-05-2007, 00:47
Sure I can. Screw the constitution. I will make it legal!
And how will you do that?
Posi
15-05-2007, 01:04
And how will you do that?
How are you going to make it illegal?
Mirkana
15-05-2007, 01:30
They do that with every online game though.
See, UrbanDead, Second Life, etc.
Check for influence:

If, tomorrow, SomethingAwful disappeared, and every single member disappeared as well, would it instantly create a power vacuum the size of Rhode Island in those games as well?
It certainly would in EVE. The disappearance of Goonswarm would severely weaken the Red Alliance, shifting the balance of power back to Band of Brothers and Dusk to Dawn. There would also be a land grab for the Goonswarm systems.

Incidentally, I hereby declare myself the EVE ambassador to NationStates, as well as the NationStates ambassador to EVE.
What's that? Someone disagrees? Well, can you argue with this (http://www.destabiliser.com/eveships/albums/userpics/normal_caldaridrake01.jpg)?
Imperial isa
15-05-2007, 01:37
Check for influence:

If, tomorrow, SomethingAwful disappeared, and every single member disappeared as well, would it instantly create a power vacuum the size of Rhode Island in those games as well?
It certainly would in EVE. The disappearance of Goonswarm would severely weaken the Red Alliance, shifting the balance of power back to Band of Brothers and Dusk to Dawn. There would also be a land grab for the Goonswarm systems.

Incidentally, I hereby declare myself the EVE ambassador to NationStates, as well as the NationStates ambassador to EVE.
What's that? Someone disagrees? Well, can you argue with this (http://www.destabiliser.com/eveships/albums/userpics/normal_caldaridrake01.jpg)?

meet my ships
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/Warhammer__Emperor_Class_by_mikkow.jpg
Ilie
15-05-2007, 02:42
Wow, I can't believe this thread is still going on! I just did it on a whim. :)
Posi
15-05-2007, 02:52
Wow, I can't believe this thread is still going on! I just did it on a whim. :)

That's how all the good threads start. They are much easier to turn into spam as they do not insist on being spam.
Ilie
15-05-2007, 03:11
That's how all the good threads start. They are much easier to turn into spam as they do not insist on being spam.

Yeah, that makes sense. Verrrry tricky. :D
Soviestan
15-05-2007, 03:16
I think we sort of "absorb" or annex the whole map.
The_pantless_hero
15-05-2007, 03:19
meet my ships
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/Warhammer__Emperor_Class_by_mikkow.jpg
That looks like a pansy refueler frigate from Homeworld.
So does his.

This (http://shipyards.relicnews.com/hw2/index_hiigaran.html) is a ship.
Imperial isa
15-05-2007, 03:22
That looks like a pansy refueler frigate from Homeworld.
So does his.

This (http://shipyards.relicnews.com/hw2/index_hiigaran.html) is a ship.

no sorry its a Emperor class battleship from BFG
Imperial isa
15-05-2007, 03:23
I think we sort of "absorb" or annex the whole map.

i did that for NSG same pages back
Ilie
15-05-2007, 03:27
i did that for NSG same pages back

Yes, the whole map is red.
The Metal Horde
15-05-2007, 03:31
Well that sucks...

Can I be in charge of of killing the first born son of every /b/tard?

They can reproduce?
Mirkana
15-05-2007, 05:11
That looks like a pansy refueler frigate from Homeworld.
So does his.
Take that back. I have seven missile launchers mounted on my ship. You do not want to be on the recieving end.
Posi
15-05-2007, 05:42
They can reproduce?
Aye. Unfortunately that is the case.
Ladamesansmerci
15-05-2007, 05:44
They can reproduce?
Aye. Unfortunately it is the case.
No they can't. You mean to tell me those messed up boys can find girls willing to reproduce with them?
Posi
15-05-2007, 05:47
No they can't. You mean to tell me those messed up boys can find girls willing to reproduce with them?
Their nonsensical tentacle porn has given them the ability to reproduce asexually.
Ladamesansmerci
15-05-2007, 05:50
Their nonsensical tentacle porn has given them the ability to reproduce asexually.
Then our world is doomed. We're going to be taken over by /b/tards in a few years. *shudders*
Posi
15-05-2007, 05:57
Then our world is doomed. We're going to be taken over by /b/tards in a few years. *shudders*
No. There is hope. Vetallia is a /b/tard too. I'm sure we can convince him to start a new fad that makes tentacle porn look like Chuck Norris jokes.

If that fails, we can always let Dubya stumble upon /b/ and ban it. The bill will probably fail, but it should send enough normies in there for a totalitarian mod regime to lead /b/ to a grand new age of bad grammar and typos.
Also, check out my tax scheme in Freedom and Glory's thread. It is on page 5 with 20 post pages.
Ladamesansmerci
15-05-2007, 06:00
No. There is hope. Vetallia is a /b/tard too. I'm sure we can convince him to start a new fad that makes tentacle porn look like Chuck Norris jokes.

If that fails, we can always let Dubya stumble upon /b/ and ban it. The bill will probably fail, but it should send enough normies in there for a totalitarian mod regime to lead /b/ to a grand new age of bad grammar and typos.
Also, check out my tax scheme in Freedom and Glory's thread. It is on page 5 with 20 post pages.
*is still REALLY scared*
Tax scheme. What do you take me for, a debator?
Posi
15-05-2007, 06:04
*is still REALLY scared*
Tax scheme. What do you take me for, a debator?
OK. So my plan has no hope in the conventional manner, but the /b/tards will quickly realize that world domination cuts into their /b/ time by a totally unacceptable amount.
It is such an incredible proposal that nobody can take it seriously enough to answer.
Ladamesansmerci
15-05-2007, 06:07
OK. So my plan has no hope in the conventional manner, but the /b/tards will quickly realize that world domination cuts into their /b/ time by a totally unacceptable amount.
It is such an incredible proposal that nobody can take it seriously enough to answer.
Then doesn't that mean if you make Dubya ban /b/, they'll start a revolution? :eek:
Meh. We're spammers. Nobody takes spammers seriously in a debate.
Posi
15-05-2007, 06:12
Then doesn't that mean if you make Dubya ban /b/, they'll start a revolution? :eek:
Meh. We're spammers. Nobody takes spammers seriously in a debate.
I do not follow how you jumped to that conclusion.
Did you at least read it?
Ladamesansmerci
15-05-2007, 06:13
I do not follow how you jumped to that conclusion.
Did you at least read it?
Dubya would take away their precious /b/. Of course they'd lead a revolution to get it back.
Yeah. I didn't know if I should laugh (in case you were joking) or hit you (in case you were seriously).
Posi
15-05-2007, 06:22
Dubya would take away their precious /b/. Of course they'd lead a revolution to get it back.
Yeah. I didn't know if I should laugh (in case you were joking) or hit you (in case you were seriously).
Oh, I never thought about that.
OK, seriously I'm like totally poor. Under that system I'd pay like $35,000 in taxes. Do you think I can afford $35,000!?!
Goobergunchia
15-05-2007, 08:56
They do that with every online game though.
See, UrbanDead, Second Life, etc.

For reference, they had a region in NationStates for some time in 2005. According to Ballotonian records:

09 Jun 2005 009 728 Awful Circle
20 Jul 2005 010 541 Awful Circle
02 Sep 2005 016 306 Awful Circle
13 Oct 2005 030 161 Awful Circle
21 Nov 2005 079 094 Awful Circle

Never did have much influence on anything, though. The region's still around, but it's down to 19 nations.

The Liberal Unitary Republic of Goobergunchia
Founder, Democratic Underground region
DSA:ADN Advisor

And of course, NS is a small dot on the map south of the MMORPGs. It's kind of sad how small we are compared to the rest of the Internet.

Knight-Lieutenant Goobergunch
Level 70 Dwarf Hunter
Veteran of <Therapy>, Runetotem, WoW
German Nightmare
16-05-2007, 01:27
And how will you do that?
How are you going to make it illegal?

Who's gonna stop me? I'm invincible.
Yes, the whole map is red.
But is there blood in the water?
Imperial isa
16-05-2007, 01:37
Yes, the whole map is red.
not all of it
But is there blood in the water?

is now

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/zxc_047/online_communities.png
The Metal Horde
16-05-2007, 03:44
Their nonsensical tentacle porn has given them the ability to reproduce asexually.

Sounds like I should be going more often.