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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on August 15, 2006, 12:20:52 am
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Seven.
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π²/(1/1²+1/2²+1/3²+...)
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:wtf:?
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I'll take a stab and say that you're talking about the ominous atmosphere surrounding August 22nd, the date that Iran has given for replying to the UN's nuclear demands.
If I'm right, I so get like a dozen cookies.
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I'll take a stab and say that you're talking about the ominous atmosphere surrounding August 22nd, the date that Iran has given for replying to the UN's nuclear demands.
If I'm right, I so get like a dozen cookies.
Or a dozen atomic weapons detonated on your doorstep for figuring out thier evil plan.
Not like they'ld go ahead with it anyway. Terrorism is called terrorism for a reason.
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Some people actually believe Iran and Israel will enter a nuclear war (Iran presumably having borrowed some nukes for the day) at this date. Which would be ****, because it's a couple of weeks before my hols are booked for.
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I bet this is about Wii, not the conflict.
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How do you figure?
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I bet this is about Wii, not the conflict.
Well, I suppose it is more fun than regional nuclear warfare.
How do you figure?
Leipzig game conference (announcment expected)? The rumoured 'countdown clocks' being installed in HMV?
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Ahmananajenijihad is going to challenge Bush to a Sword of the Stars game on the 22nd.
Unfortunately both will be annihilated by my intervening Liir fleet, which over the in-game chat will constantly demand that they accept Origin.
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I bet this is about Wii, not the conflict.
Hahaha I spit my tea out all over the keyboard.
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I bet this is about Wii, not the conflict.
Hahaha I spit my tea out all over the keyboard.
Careful, now.
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I'll take a stab and say that you're talking about the ominous atmosphere surrounding August 22nd, the date that Iran has given for replying to the UN's nuclear demands.
If I'm right, I so get like a dozen cookies.
Wow. Here I thought it'd at least take a few days (for people to see it was a daily countdown and not hourly or something), but you go and ruin all my fun, not in a day, nor even an hour, but in 31.5 minutes??!?
/me hands Rictor a gift voucher for Krispy Kreme
Sorry, we're all out of cookies. :p
Anyway, yes, I was referring to Aug. 22nd. For those who don't know, and from what I understand, this year, August 22nd is the day on the Islamic calendar when tradition holds that Mohammed ascended to heaven from Jerusalem, and Jerusalem was bathed in a great light. Feel free to Google "August 22", but I'll tell you right now that according to Islamic scholars, it looks like something big might go down on that day. Read a few of the articles, they're pretty freaky. There's also the whole "Hidden Imam" thing, which is apparently an Islamic messiah-type event.
In plain terms, some people think that Ahmadeninjhad might be planning to nuke Jerusalem on that day... or at least try to. It would certainly bathe Jerusalem in "a great light". Sounds pretty farfetched, I admit... Jerusalem, location of the 3rd holiest site in Islam? Nuked by a Muslim? The thing is, if he truly believes that "the end is nigh", and by nuking Jerusalem he'll help move things along... :nervous:
Anyway, I'd write a will or something, but I don't think that any of my possessions will survive a nuclear blast. I guess the only thing I can say is this: If I'm incincerated, my postcount goes to Setekh. :p
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Not before I go on my hols, he bloody won't.
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If the **** goes down, I call dibs on naming my survivalist militia "The Brotherhood of Steel". And the wastelands will fall swiftly to our wrath, for enemies will flee before the coolness of our name.
edit: I also think people tend to exegerate to extent to which Ahmadinejad is willing to do crazy ****. The man seems to have a fairly firm grip on reality, and many people have fallen into the trap of believing that their enemies are for some reason also bat**** insane.
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Not before I go on my hols, he bloody won't.
Well, why don't you tell him that on his personal blog ? You can post comments there.
http://www.ahmadinejad.ir (http://www.ahmadinejad.ir)
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edit: I also think people tend to exegerate to extent to which Ahmadinejad is willing to do crazy ****. The man seems to have a fairly firm grip on reality, and many people have fallen into the trap of believing that their enemies are for some reason also bat**** insane.
I have a feeling that you're right about that, but unfortunately, all it takes is one madman, and a distinct lack of a 007 to foil his dastardly plot.
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Mwuahahahaha....
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If the **** goes down, I call dibs on naming my survivalist militia "The Brotherhood of Steel". And the wastelands will fall swiftly to our wrath, for enemies will flee before the coolness of our name.
Haven't you ever seen Mad Max? Australia will house the only living humans after the **** hits the fan, and since you'll be long dead at that time, I might as well nick that excellent militia name.
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I bet this is about Wii, not the conflict.
Hahaha I spit my tea out all over the keyboard.
Careful, now.
I need to contact Freud, when you said that I thought one of the things I shouldn't say was 'Teabag'...
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In plain terms, some people think that Ahmadeninjhad might be planning to nuke Jerusalem on that day... or at least try to.
With what? He doesn't have "The Bomb".
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I certainly hope you're right. But what if they watched one too many 80's Hollywood movies, got the idea it might actually work, and went and aquired an old Russian nuke somehow?
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Damn, it's never felt so good to live so far away from the sunny parts of the world...
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It's the fiiinal countdooooown doo da dooo dooo da la dooo doo doooooo
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I certainly hope you're right. But what if they watched one too many 80's Hollywood movies, got the idea it might actually work, and went and aquired an old Russian nuke somehow?
Do you really think a fascistic ultra-fundamentalist Islamic nutcase would take tips from hollywood? :D
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Kim Jong-Il is quite fond of Hollywood movies ...
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Kim Jong-Il is quite fond of Hollywood movies ...
OH YEAH HOW YOU WIKE THAT HANS BRIX DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FWUKING BUSY I AM HANS BRIX
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Oohhh, political miscorrectnessity.......
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The only funny part of that film was the panthers.
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Them and ;
"MAAAAAHHT DHHHAAAAAMONNNNNNNNN!"
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.................................*Squeeeeeeee*
NOT :D
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Two. :nervous:
Iran began major war exercises the other day (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1154525908097&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull), to last 5 weeks IIRC. I've also been hearing various rumors around, the most persistent one being that Iran has 3 suitcase nukes they plan on detonating on Aug 22nd in Washington DC, New York City, and Jerusalem. Sounds like nothing more than a rumor to me - the type of rumor that always crops up every few years revolving around whichever Evil Dictator™ has media focus at the time. Still, it has a slightly more legitimate tone this time around, purely due to the whole Aug. 22nd thing. To quote a character 75% of us are probably familiar with, "Time vill tell... sooner or later.... time vill tell."
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Most of those suitcase nukes would need a fair bit of work to prime nowadays to be honest, whilst the bomb may still be 'live', the half-life of most detonators is only about a decade, so I suspect those suitcase bombs would, even if Iran had one, be in no fit state to use without work. Though, yeah, I agree that sounds more like 'bloke down the pub' stuff.
I don't think Iran would be crazy enough to do something like that with a missile either, I don't think he has a missile that could penetrate Israels' Air defences anyway. Rockets are one thing, but Israel has Patriot systems or the like iirc? They can't deal with Rockets but they've proven to be very effective against the older, larger missiles. Besides, this time you'd know which direction it was coming from.
To be honest, if he was crazy enough to try this, I think you'd be surprised at the rest of the Middle East's response.
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The Patriot? Don't make me laugh. The Patriots anti-missle batteries are the worst at what they (don't) do I've ever seen. If we had the funding (thank you, government... :doubt: ), we'd be able to have widespread, effective defensive measures, such as the Arrow I/II and the Nautilus.
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I know the Patriot proved pretty useless against faster missiles, but I don't see Iran being able to get together a missile that would be particuarly hard to shoot down. Arrow or Nautilus would be better, I'd admit.
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The Patriot did next to nothing in the Gulf War (1991)... do Scuds qualify as "faster missles"?
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Nope Scuds are pretty slow, sort of like the Volkswagon Beetles of the Missile fraternity ;) They were massively media-pushed during the Gulf War, though I knew there was technical difficulties and they weren't as reliable as they were made out to be, but I still got the impression they weren't a total failure.
Still, you guys have been using them for longer, so you'd probably have a better idea. The UK still uses the Sea Wasp as Anti-Missile defences on its ships, oddly enough, damn good system, though it helps if you turn on your radar (HMS Sheffield, take note).
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The Patriot? Don't make me laugh. The Patriots anti-missle batteries are the worst at what they (don't) do I've ever seen. If we had the funding (thank you, government... :doubt: ), we'd be able to have widespread, effective defensive measures, such as the Arrow I/II and the Nautilus.
Are those wicked laser-based defence systems still under development ? I saw a test run a while back, where it took down a mortar round inflight. It's supposed to do the same to the Katjushas.
Or were the things too expensive after all ?
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One. :shaking:
The Nautilus is (IIRC) the laser-based anti-missle thingy. The Arrow I and II are the anti-missile missiles. From what I remember, they're hypersonic; capable of intercepting Scuds while still over Iraqi soil. And they have a very high success rate, too.
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it's the time, for you atleast.
zero.
nothing happened... gasp.
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There's still eighten hours in the day for left for Iran to do something, you know.
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Yeah, I just woke up. *sings* "Give Armageddon a Chaaaaance!"
In all honesty, I'm not really truly expecting anything drastic to happen today. But on the flipside (sorry, buddy) of that, I'd not be too surprised if something did happen. We shall see.
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My friend traveled to Iran yesterday. I seriously hope nothing bad happens while he's in-country.
If we don't hear from you for 72 hours, we will assume that you are trapped with a handful of survivors fighting off mutated super-Hezzies and will mount an HLP rescue mission to get you back. If at all possible, try to mark your location by sending out smoke signals which form the word "Headz" in giant letters over Tel Aviv.
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it's the time, for you atleast.
zero.
nothing happened... gasp.
It's be rather rude if the world ended while I was in my kip, though.
Actually, something **** has already happened. Some bastard seems to have stolen half my CD collection from work. ****s.
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Some bastard seems to have stolen half my CD collection from work. ****s.
Dont be sexist. Could it not have been some bitch?
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Some bastard seems to have stolen half my CD collection from work. ****s.
Dont be sexist. Could it not have been some bitch?
IT company.
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3:45pm here, and all's well. Of course, if Ahmedinenjad is planning on shining a great light upon Jerusalem, he'd probably do it at night...
...Aldo, where'd all yer avatars go? Didn't you used to have a couple?
BTW: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525919089&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
The words you are reading might be your last. That is, if you believe the apocalyptic speculation of Internet surfers and Middle East analysts who claim that today Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hopes to spark the final conflagration in order to usher in the Islamic messiah.
Ahmadinejad is due Tuesday to deliver Iran's response to an international incentive program offered in exchange for the country curbing its nuclear program. The date, August 22, also marks the prophet Muhammad's ascension to heaven and coincides with Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem.
Bloggers were quick to jump on the connection and point to Ahmadinejad's own end-of-days inclinations, in which the Hidden Iman returns amidst the ultimate triumph of good over evil. According to the Iranian's president's beliefs, some of the virtuous on Earth can hasten that cataclysmic showdown.
But they weren't the only ones to make such cosmic links. No less than prominent Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis took note of Ahmadinejad's ideology and agenda in a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled "August 22: Does Iran have something in store?"
Read more... (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525919089&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull)
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3:45pm here, and all's well. Of course, if Ahmedinenjad is planning on shining a great light upon Jerusalem, he'd probably do it at night...
...Aldo, where'd all yer avatars go? Didn't you used to have a couple?
AAAAAHHHHHHHH! THE END IS NIGH!!!!!!
Oh, wait.
Nope, they went a while back.
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Why?
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Why?
No reason for having them. One was TVWP, whom I did bugger-all work for (sorry, lads), and the other was CoW, which isn't hosted here any more and doesn't even work in SCP (and wasn't that good anyways).
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Some bastard seems to have stolen half my CD collection from work. ****s.
Dont be sexist. Could it not have been some bitch?
IT company.
Does it have a receptionist? Or a cleaner?
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Some bastard seems to have stolen half my CD collection from work. ****s.
Dont be sexist. Could it not have been some bitch?
IT company.
Does it have a receptionist? Or a cleaner?
Oh, shush.
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Oh, shush.
:P
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I'm still here, incidentally.
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The words you are reading might be your last. That is, if you believe the apocalyptic speculation of Internet surfers and Middle East analysts who claim that today Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hopes to spark the final conflagration in order to usher in the Islamic messiah.
Ahmadinejad is due Tuesday to deliver Iran's response to an international incentive program offered in exchange for the country curbing its nuclear program. The date, August 22, also marks the prophet Muhammad's ascension to heaven and coincides with Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem.
Bloggers were quick to jump on the connection and point to Ahmadinejad's own end-of-days inclinations, in which the Hidden Iman returns amidst the ultimate triumph of good over evil. According to the Iranian's president's beliefs, some of the virtuous on Earth can hasten that cataclysmic showdown.
But they weren't the only ones to make such cosmic links. No less than prominent Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis took note of Ahmadinejad's ideology and agenda in a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled "August 22: Does Iran have something in store?"
Read more... (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525919089&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull)
I hate to be a nitpicker, but the Siege of Jerusalem by Saladin doesn't begin until September 20.
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*yawn*
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As an0n would say, just Dresden the ****ers. That may remind people of the price of not doing what their told. Of course it may also spur on more terrorists... :nervous:
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so did the **** hit the fan or is everyone being a wuss about it :D
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Nah, they didn't. Maybe next year... Or else I'll need to destroy all of these suicidal organic meatbags myself...
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The Patriot did next to nothing in the Gulf War (1991)... do Scuds qualify as "faster missles"?
Your lack of faith is disturbing. :p They've long since upgraded the Patriot to handle theater missiles. It was one of the first things on the to-do list in '92.
Although if you're really serious about it then you ought to be using SM-2 Block IV.
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It's very good at shooting down friendly jets, too.
Ah.
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Nah, they didn't. Maybe next year... Or else I'll need to destroy all of these suicidal organic meatbags myself...
Organic meatbags? That a reference to HK-47?
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Shudder to ask, but... dead yet?
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Hidden John Inman no-showed.
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Shudder to ask, but... dead yet?
You mean, in the 39 minutes between when I posted and when you posted? Yes. I died. It was horrible.
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damn it i want my nuclear war and i want it now. i want to be bashing zombiez and fighting for gasolene with shotguns and crossbows by noon tomorrow :D
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You mean, in the 39 minutes between when I posted and when you posted? Yes. I died. It was horrible.
The Messiah! The Messiah!
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You mean, in the 39 minutes between when I posted and when you posted? Yes. I died. It was horrible.
The Messiah! The Messiah!
E's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy.
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:45pm here, and all's well. Of course, if Ahmedinenjad is planning on shining a great light upon Jerusalem, he'd probably do it at night...
...Aldo, where'd all yer avatars go? Didn't you used to have a couple?
BTW: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525919089&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
I have a pretty good feeling nothing is going to happen over there. Iran doesn't have weapons powerful enough (ie, nukes) to shine a "great light".
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Shudder to ask, but... dead yet?
You mean, in the 39 minutes between when I posted and when you posted? Yes. I died. It was horrible.
Okay then, how 'bout now?
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Ah, thank Homer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_It's_Doomsday)..?
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Give the great prophet zarlon (or w/e) some time. You would not believe the traffic issues he has...
(Zarkon?)
Say... the end of the universe....
Oh yeah, bastards can be male or female... if you use the old definition...
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Okay then, how 'bout now?
Not then, nope. Not now, either. :p
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Damnit Iran, you've disappointed me again. Everything looked nice and juicy, just ready for war. The weird prophecy day, the hidden Imam thing, large-scale military exercises in Iran, the deadline for the nuclear response.
I was expecting a show, and all I got instead was "We are interested in talks", the same answer they gave months ago. I wanted to see all those secret Iranian military projects, Zulfiqars and Shafaqs and Shahab 5's streaming towards Tel Aviv, only to meet a pissed off IDF waiting for them. I wanted a war, and Ahmedinejad failed to deliver. For shame.
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Uhm... sarcasm much? :confused:
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It's the final countdown!
Didi diii didididi diiii di di dii di........
Sorry, long day....