2347. Anonymous (67-64-144-156.dialup.rcsntx.swbell.net) –
11 Apr 2005 14:54:02
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
hey try going to a preppy private school where the average SAT score is like 1500 and you got the lowest score of a 950 and rejected from all the colleges you applied to... LIFE SUCKS! |
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2345. Tom 7 (h-67-101-139-136.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
09 Apr 2005 15:31:50
[ Space Survey Response ]
This one is sponsored by Bill Gates, not George Bush. |
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2344. Max (207-237-35-63.s63.tnt1.nywct.ny.dialup.rcn.com) –
09 Apr 2005 12:13:25
[ Space Survey Response ]
inverse pyramid |
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2343. jcreed (pool-141-151-143-128.pitt.east.verizon.net) –
09 Apr 2005 00:29:16
[ Space Survey Response ]
excellent |
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2342. Anonymous (cpe-203-45-212-172.qld.bigpond.net.au) –
08 Apr 2005 17:39:03
[ Space Names! ]
i named my name dog dogs dogs |
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2341. Anonymous (cpe-203-45-212-172.qld.bigpond.net.au) –
08 Apr 2005 17:38:13
[ Space Names! ]
ytuytutyuytuytuyt,uytutyutyu;yuyutfyuyt,uyuy,uy |
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2340. mmia (ip68-5-191-35.oc.oc.cox.net) –
08 Apr 2005 10:50:37
[ They are a woman ]
Obviously other problems with number agreement that immediately generate from "are a woman." In this particular sentence it'd make more sense to pluralize everything. |
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2339. mmia (ip68-5-191-35.oc.oc.cox.net) –
08 Apr 2005 10:45:45
[ They are a woman ]
I'm all for the epicene pronoun; and I don't mind "they" as singular in informal writing or speaking. However, only a "she" can even be a woman; the moment one uses "woman," one already exposes the gender of the party. So it is conceivable that using "she" here would not be more offensive, and could clean up the grammatical clutter. |
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2338. lil makaveli (216.100.215.144) –
07 Apr 2005 14:07:10
[ FLAMING TEXT ]
will i think all you guyz are lowlifez and need to
get a life....p.s makaveli the don |
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2337. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
07 Apr 2005 13:27:09
[ RDR 2005 Tees ]
YES |
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2336. jcreed (pool-141-151-143-165.pitt.east.verizon.net) –
07 Apr 2005 10:12:40
[ RDR 2005 Tees ]
I think there's a good chance I am a sucky runner, and I will probably sign up. Hooray for failure! :) |
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2335. Tom 7 (h-67-101-139-136.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
06 Apr 2005 19:38:10
[ They are a woman ]
Typographically, I think that punctuation inside quotation marks looks better (actually, "under" the quotation marks often looks even better).
Outside of formal writing, I often break with typographic tradition, putting punctuation after quotation marks except when it's really a quotation. Examples:
There is nothing wrong with the phrase "secular humanist".
He told me, "I'm a secular humanist."
Although he's a "secular humanist," he still attends atheist church.
(In the last example there is the added benefit of reducing ambiguity.) I think I get this from programming, where languages often use quotation marks to designate string constants (putting the punctuation in there kind of violates its sanctity). But like I said, in formal writing I try to be uncontroversial. |
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2334. mjn (pool-151-205-107-113.ny325.east.verizon.net) –
06 Apr 2005 16:50:10
[ They are a woman ]
Well, she's certainly got the language skills of a President, I guess.
I believe I agree with Tom--probably she thought something like:
1. Hey, that should be "women".
2. No, wait, "they are a woman" is acceptable.
...and thusly forgot all about the "people".
I think the biggest problem, though, is that there are *three* possible antecedents for "they". Sheesh...
Incidentally, "you guys" is fine, but what's wrong with good old-fashioned "y'all"?
Digression: How do y'all feel about punctuation and quote marks? MLA says that punctuation goes inside a quotation, but outside a word-as-word; I think I'd prefer to have it outside all the time, actually (unless it's part of the quotation, of course)... |
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2333. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
05 Apr 2005 14:07:31
[ RDR 2005 Tees ]
Also, shorter distance! |
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2332. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
05 Apr 2005 14:07:23
[ RDR 2005 Tees ]
Man, last year I was second-to-last. I was pretty out of shape, had a bunch of crap in my pockets, and didn't think to get water before I started running, but I also sucked. Please, more sucking runners! |
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2331. Donna (donnam.pc.cs.cmu.edu) –
05 Apr 2005 12:20:55
[ RDR 2005 Tees ]
Registration is still open, up until the race day, even.
If you are not a good runner, then please make sure to sign up. Because I fear I will be the last one to finish. This is a very rational fear; I think I'd take at least a minute longer to finish than the last person to finish last year.
Tom: I like the shirt. :)
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2330. jcreed (wittgenstein.wv.cc.cmu.edu) –
05 Apr 2005 10:40:19
[ RDR 2005 Tees ]
Is registration still open? |
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hey i searched habbbo backdoors and this website came up ?? wat da fuk is this about |
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2328. Marc (c-24-62-124-147.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
04 Apr 2005 08:56:43
[ They are a woman ]
English does have a pair of gender neutral singular pronouns: ze (the person) and hir (the possessive). But unfortunately they are extremely obscure. So that said, the english language certainly does need gender neutral singular pronouns that more than 0.1% of the population knows about... |
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2327. Tom 7 (h-67-101-139-156.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
04 Apr 2005 02:15:40
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Now it's fixed on the server, so don't try to exploit it! The next release will have the fix, too. |
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2326. effika (ip68-97-28-142.ok.ok.cox.net) –
04 Apr 2005 01:50:39
[ They are a woman ]
This place needs threaded discussions. Now I don't know if I made no sense, or if Clinton made no sense! :-) |
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2325. Tom 7 (h-67-101-139-156.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
04 Apr 2005 01:45:40
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
Broken bots are just another kind of bot (that's why they're numbered), so they can be anywhere that the player can be, including on top of stuff.
But you're right, some of these are bugs (they affect all the kinds of bots). Probably none of the levels rely on them, because it's hard to get bots on top of stuff (only through teleporting or the initial conditions can it be done). It should prevent you from pushing a block that has a bot on it. I'll fix this right away. (The trap behavior is correct, because any entity "stepping" (= being pushed) off a trap causes it to become the next thing in the sequence.) |
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2324. Tom 7 (h-67-101-139-156.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
04 Apr 2005 01:39:16
[ They are a woman ]
Thanks for your insight, Sam. ;) |
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2323. Stephan (fl-69-68-129-98.dyn.sprint-hsd.net) –
04 Apr 2005 01:27:28
[ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]
I've found some strange things (bugs?) about the broken Dalek bots.
1) It's possible to place broken bots on top of other objects. This results in very strange behavior:
a) On a yellow block, the yellow block and bot become immovable.
b) On a camoflaged hole (trap2), the push motion seems to trigger the trap, so pushing the broken dalek off and then moving off the trap2 leaves a hole.
c) A broken bot on a broken grey block works fine; the first push destroys the block, a second push moves the bot.
d) On a blue or gray block, moving the block from under the broken dalek is possible, but then you're immediately electrocuted. (How very odd!)
2) Finally, in the editor, why do broken bots get numbered? |
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