04-09-2003 09:06									#61
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Not the Archaic measurement?

	04-09-2003 09:16									#62
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Maniac: Yes, the quantum world has very little to do with Euclidean geometry. However, Euclidean geometry still exists within our minds as a useful approximation on a macro scale and for theroretical objects.

Interestingly enough, I believe a study posted a short while ago actually measured that the universe, over long distances, does obey Euclidean geometry, at least within the limits of Feynman diagrams and the uncertainty principle.

As for Drogue's arguments, that is definitely a view taken by many philosophers and scholars. After all, what difference does it make whether something is real if you never know it is not? However there are many other schools of thought in that area too. Many believe in the existance of an 'absolute world', where things either exist or they don't, and it is merely our perception which is flawed or not. Some of the former school even go so far as to state that, for you, nothing exists outside of what you experience yourself, at least for you. Others may have their own worlds, and there's no way to know. In the end, it's like all philosophical arguments... impossible to prove with certainty (at least at the moment).

	04-09-2003 12:06									#63
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Archaic measurement system? I still use 360° degrees in a circle, temperature in Farenheit, pounds and ounces, feet, inches and yards, and convert all currencies into pounds, shillings and pence. Much more convenient than using the French system

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Do pounds, shillings and pence really exist for you, comrade?

	04-09-2003 20:44									#65
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quote: Originally posted by Corellion I usually omit the word 'radian(s)' because it's redundant and superfluous.

Evidently it isn't, since most people still assume you mean degrees when you mean radians. If it has a use (that of infomin peopel what you mean) then it is neither redundant nor superfluous. It may not be needed whe talking to technical people, however you must tailor what you say to the audience

quote: Originally posted by Corellion edit2: Speaking of redundant and superfluous, did I really need to use both words?

No.

	04-09-2003 20:50									#66
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quote: Originally posted by Drogue quote: Originally posted by Corellion edit2: Speaking of redundant and superfluous, did I really need to use both words? No.

But it does make your point come across more powerfully and make you sound more like you know what you are talking about.

	04-09-2003 21:35									#67
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I always find ghosts a bit hard to explain in this 'real world' of quantum physics and absolutes and universal laws.

	04-09-2003 21:43									#68
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Another form of existence. Positive electrons perhaps?

	04-09-2003 23:06									#69
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Positronic ghosts? I hope they're not positronic-- they would annhilate everything they touched in an explosion many times more powerful than H-bombs!

You don't need physics to explain ghosts. They are explained by medicine, i.e. hallucinations.

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quote: They are explained by medicine, i.e. hallucinations.

There are many who would argue differently.

Maybe Googlie is a ghost and that's why he disappears every so often and speaks of things not of this planet.

	04-09-2003 23:40									#71
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quote: Originally posted by jtsisyoda Positronic ghosts? I hope they're not positronic-- they would annhilate everything they touched in an explosion many times more powerful than H-bombs!

That's why although there were people who swear they have seen them, nobody swear that they've actually touched a ghost. For anybody who had done so was annhilated right there at that moment.

As for Googlie, he is not a ghost but a god. They may be of similar form of existence, but they live in different places. You know, one under us and one above us?

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quote: For anybody who had done so was annhilated right there at that moment.

Were there witnesses?

You know,

quote: one under us and one above us?

You are not speaking of the 'Evil' one, also known as 'liv E', ViL e, Ile V, the 'Veil',
3+3,4+2, 5+1, fella, a bit horny.

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Bill Gates?

	05-09-2003 14:13									#74
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quote: Originally posted by Hercules a bit horny.

	05-09-2003 18:38									#75
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Horny positronic ghost?

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Stop this horribly disturbing spam now!

	05-09-2003 21:13									#77
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Hi, I'm Satan. Do you wanna stroke my horns?

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* Lemmy doesn't like this Googlie, his thread contains maths

	06-09-2003 16:40									#79
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"Of Tangible Ghosts."

That was an interesting book saying what if ghosts were real. The act of war will plague the battleground with ghosts for generations.

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Now there's an interesting thought A ghost faction. Comprised of probe units and mind controlled units and mind controlling units. They would not be allowed to build any military units bar MW's. IOD, and Locusts. But they could be allowed to build facilties and formers and transports. Or is it too much like Cha Dawn.

I am not sure what would be done with SE settings though.

Maybe it could be the ghosts of Morgan faction or whoever.

How about that for your new ACDG game. Some challenge, maybe it would have to be at thinker level.

	06-09-2003 22:57									#81
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Is the ghost community democratic?

	07-09-2003 00:05									#82
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quote: Originally posted by Maniac Do you want me to put you in prison again for claiming such nonsense?

again? i must've been asleep for the first time...

	07-09-2003 00:09									#83
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You should read 3D better. I think I've mentioned you twice in Issue 3.

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	07-09-2003 03:41									#84
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Oh sorry for trying to be social. Didn't realise this thread was an internal squabble.

	07-09-2003 05:38									#85
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This place isn't an internal squabble.

It's a googliefest.

Over there you can see the bouncing competition.


And over there are the dancing banannas.

HongHu invited them over to partipate in the festivities.

And if you're feeling stressed there's a head banging competition.


Oh and over there they're discussing the nature of reality.

Too bad the pirates drank all the xenorum, we would have a few drinking competitions going too.

	07-09-2003 16:17									#86
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Of course ghosts can be democratic, just like you could also have democratic dancing bananas and cannibals. Although zombies are probably socialists instead.

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quote: Originally posted by Vev Although zombies are probably socialists instead.

But that doesn't preclude them from being democratic.

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So one charming zombie gets elected by popular zombie opinion to represent their interests?

I imagine the campaigning would go something like
"Braaaains, eat, braaaaains"
*zombies cheering*

	08-09-2003 08:18									#89
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No no... they're socialists.

"Braaaains for aaaaall"
*zombies cheering*

	08-09-2003 08:45									#90
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Be there will always be the corrupted zombie nabbing all the state owned camp-sites and hormonely charged teenagers for themselves.