http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/object_of_new_video_game_is_to_sto p_the_spread_of_christianity_and_islam/11957/ (the url says it all...) Alberto...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Jun 6, 2008 12:38 pm
... Force everyone to be Buddhist? Peace Maru . . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Jun 6, 2008 2:05 pm
... I don't like computer games. Waste of time Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : wtg@... Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog :...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Jun 6, 2008 2:38 pm
... Of course, they might be fun and that conflicts with your Puritan ethics. AndrewC _______________________________________________ ...
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Olin Elliott
elliottolin@...
Jun 6, 2008 2:42 pm
... More of a waste of time than watching television? ... From: William T Goodall<mailto:wtg@...> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al)...
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Dave Land
dmland@...
Jun 6, 2008 3:46 pm
... I mean, honestly, what did anyone _expect_ him to say? Alberto's post was no more or less a troll than any of William's... As far as the substance of WTG's...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Jun 6, 2008 3:52 pm
... Computer games are a kind of amateur sports for people who aren't good at sports. I believe they even adjust their difficulty automatically to suit the...
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Mauro Diotallevi
diotallevi@...
Jun 6, 2008 3:55 pm
... I *knew* there was something about you I didn't like. ... -- Mauro Diotallevi Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Don't drink and derive. ...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:01 pm
... I don't play computer games, either (I would rather be reading blogs), but I have heard about Portal. Portal fans are an odd lot, and enough of my friends...
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Mauro Diotallevi
diotallevi@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:04 pm
... Spoken like someone who isn't any good at computer games. ;-) ... The best computer games are art as well. I've even heard people talk about the artistic...
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Charlie Bell
charlie@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:19 pm
... Not really. Good games are good games. I loved Lemmings and the Lucasarts adventures (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Loom, The Dig...) as much as San...
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John Garcia
johngar@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:22 pm
Now that it looks like it's McCain vs. Obama (listed in alphabetical order) I was wondering what you all think of this matchup. I'm especially interested in...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:30 pm
... Wouldn't I have to play them to find out how good I am? Which I don't. ... I'm sure artistry goes into making them. I just don't see it in playing them. ...
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Olin Elliott
elliottolin@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:48 pm
... The same argument could be applied to making as opposed to watching tv. ... From: William T Goodall<mailto:wtg@...> To: Killer Bs (David Brin...
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Mauro Diotallevi
diotallevi@...
Jun 6, 2008 4:49 pm
... <serious> It isn't hyperbole at all. All of life is art. In fact, google "all of life is art" sometime, and read with an open mind. </serious> -- Mauro...
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Jim Sharkey
templar569@...
Jun 6, 2008 6:29 pm
... The Orange Box was the best game purchase I have made in at least five years, and that's in large part due to the sheer awesome of Portal, which I consider...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:02 pm
... You have your computer in your bathroom too? . . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ ...
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Jim Sharkey
templar569@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:06 pm
... If I did, you can be sure I'd be playing on the can too. Jim Another succeful procedure Maru _______________________________________________ Join Excite! -...
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Alberto Monteiro
albmont@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:09 pm
... http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/object_of_new_video_game_is_to_sto p_the_spread_of_christianity_and_islam/11957/ ... I expected him to say it's...
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Alberto Monteiro
albmont@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:12 pm
... Here in Brazil it seems that McCain will easily win, and that Obama is like a fringe candidate, just there to "prove" that Dems aren't racist bigots (and...
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Lance A. Brown
lance@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:13 pm
... Ummmm... No Abraham, no Judaism, no Christianity. Right? Or am I missing something here.... --[Lance] -- GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE...
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Alberto Monteiro
albmont@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:19 pm
... No Abraham _could_ mean that another people would be chosen as God's people. It's a game with time travel, don't expect too much logic in it! Alberto...
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David Hobby
hobbyd@...
Jun 6, 2008 7:45 pm
Julia Thompson wrote: ... ... Julia-- Google has no hits for "declared the cake to be a lie", and hits without the quotes don't really produce a clear picture....
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Jim Sharkey
templar569@...
Jun 6, 2008 8:11 pm
... In Portal, a disembodied female voice assures you that if you pass all the puzzles, there will be cake at the end. But you find evidence that not all is...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Jun 6, 2008 8:55 pm
... Hm. Define "pants". Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Jun 6, 2008 8:56 pm
... Yes, but what happens if you roll a shed with several gasoline-engine items in it over him? (Besides the obvious of the shed destructing and the items...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Jun 6, 2008 9:01 pm
... Try "The cake is a lie". Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Jun 6, 2008 9:02 pm
... Oh, and I've also said various things about "the Boolean value of cake", but I don't know if that'll turn up hits on Google. Julia ...
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Bruce Bostwick
lihan161051@...
Jun 6, 2008 9:12 pm
... Cake is either TRUE or -1, depending on its type. :) "When you mention that we want five debates, say what they are: one on the economy, one on foreign...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Jun 7, 2008 1:14 am
... Many would say holiday fruitcake is -(infinity). . . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ ...
