Chupacabra

Besides, are there even any beats around anymore? I mean, since Ginsberg died...

In response to Warmaker - It's perhaps true that the ground war did more damage overall to the Iraqi forces than the air war did. But it's also true (IMO) that no nation is going to be able to win a straight set-em-up, knock-em-down war against a opponent who possesses air superiority, as the US did. I also believe that unconventional warfare is going to become the norm rather than the exception, and that tanks and planes will become increasingly less important.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Captitalistdoginchina: Since F&M poses no serious threat to human health we can only assume the action is to prevent Farmers losing profits due to lower yields - but then the wholesale slaughter would contradict that since many Farmers are claiming bancrupcy as a result of F&M and the culling. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Not a contradiction at all. Think about it for a minute. Cull your herds immediately, and you lose profits in the short term, and only in the infected areas. Let the disease continue unchecked and it A) spreads to previously uninfected areas and infects multiple generations of livestock, making the problem longterm. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Questions should be asked how the disease can develop in a "Modern European country" with so called high standards of hygene and modern farming methods. Yet the underdeveloped countries have not been infected?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> F&M is rampant in underdeveloped countries, it just doesn't get reported. There's a major outbreak in Argentina at the moment and it's indemic in many African and Asian nations. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Originally posted by GriffithCheng+: CDIC, yeah, same for Mad Cow Disease which is haunting Western Europe and America.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> There's no BSE in America. Not gonna comment on Mr. Dorosh's views on AIDS because they piss me off. Whoops, I guess that was a comment. Oh well. [ 04-12-2001: Message edited by: Chupacabra ]

In response, PM Tony Blair postponed the general election until September 12, saying that to do otherwise would be "an insult to Great Britain's tank farmers." William Hague, speaking through The Spectator, called Blair's announcement "that of a man running scared."

I disagree, but I guess that's par for the course. Just as many on the right assume that all democrats are tree-hugging fleece-wearing hippies with no sense of humor and who enjoying being self-righteous. At some point you have to wonder what the use is? It may be that your view of the left is colored by those leftists who are most vocal - ie, the strident loud ones. Call it the Silent Majority of the left, most of us are quite reasonable, I promise. Likewise the common image of the right is the Jesse Helms type because they're the most visible on the public stage.

Take that back, I'm a full-on socialist. Oh, and I'm not PC neither. If you really believe in individualism and libertarianism and all that stuff, you should probably have a care not to ascribe a very specific set of beliefs to everyone who shares a very broad political agenda. Or is everyone on the right a bible-thumping gay-bashing segregationist? ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super [This message has been edited by Chupacabra (edited 04-02-2001).]

The Sudan, Zimbabwe, Liberia, probably others. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Howdy, simps. I'm back from my holiday. I've also had more drinks than I've had hours of sleep in the past 24 hrs, so ain't nothing gonna happen until I sleep a full 8 hr night, after which I will, preferably, be woken by a pomegranate-lipped virgin houris with a penchant for fellatio. But yes, I am back. New York rocks your face. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Last night I played Counter-Strike for about five hours. Dang, guess I don't understand CM anymore. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

According to MAFF you don't have to worry about it over here. Well, okay, maybe a little. But pay no attention to the sheep we're slaughtering! It's a...er...precautionary measure! Right! ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

It's a bit of both. WRT to the 7th AD, it's not so much that none of them had seen experience. In fact, most of them had seen too much experience, and except for a brief rest in England to refit and retrain on the new Cromwells, many of them had been fighting pretty much straight through. This caused a situation where they were overconfident and idle. As the legend goes, Wittmann caught them while they were having a tea break. It sounds plausible enough, given how woefully unprepared for an attack they were. But yes, it also helps to make the scenario play out somewhat like what actually happened. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Those are the only two scenarios the demo supports. Not only is the demo using an old version of the CM code, but the demo doesn't support many of the units which are in the full game. Bottom line, buy the game, you won't be disappointed ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Heh, asking about gameyness is something of a loaded question on this forum. Everyone has a different idea of what it means and whether it's a problem at all. So take this with a bit of salt, but IMO the problem you described is gamey, yes. For me it comes down to CM's borg spotting model, in which as soon as one unit reveals an enemy's positions, both you as the commander and all of your units on the map knows the enemy's position as well. In reality, a jeep sent willy-nilly into enemy lines would have next to no chance of making an accurate report of enemy positions even if it somehow spotted the guys which were shooting at it - not a terribly easy task when you're driving top speed through rough country. So in this sense, yes, using cheap units as throwaway scouts does seem gamey to me. On the other hand, you're winning, so I wouldn't worry about it too much ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Sir. Shove it. If you're going to be annoying, at least be original.

One thing that might be useful is to distinguish the swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz. As Bates pointed out, the swastika is an ancient symbol, and was also used by the Finns until sometime after the war. However, the swastikas I've seen, and certainly in the Finnish case, are pretty much straight and squared off. OTOH, I've never seen anyone other than the Nazis use the Hakenkreuz. Could be wrong, of course. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Very nice, a pre-emptive flame. Christ, do you ever just take it easy? ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Your best bet would be to edit this post entirely. Crystal City was not Sobibor. They're absolutely not comparable. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Maximus - You call for open-mindedness, but then attack people who bring up evidence which contradicts yours as being 'biased.' Try being a bit open-minded yourself. You can't bring up a topic and then get into a snit because not everyone agrees with you. From your behavior it seems that you don't want a discussion, you want everyone to tell you how right you are. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Hurricane - a good human player is always going to wipe the floor with an AI opponent. Well, look at chess. It's only been the past ten years or so in which computers that are much more powerful than the ones we're playing on have been able to beat the top human players. And they still can't do it regularly. CM's AI is the best I've seen, and if it gets better, great. To expect an AI which gives you a real run for your money is quixotic, IMO. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

The trouble with this, as I see it, is that you as the player can see the entire map. For example, you could tell your gunners to shoot at a house that they'd have no idea was there. Even if there was an accuracy penalty, I think this could produce some very strange results. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super [This message has been edited by Chupacabra (edited 03-04-2001).]

War was WW1. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

YOU GUYS SUCK! HAHAHAHAHA! Hrm, no, I like the other one better.

And you know this because you are a professional game designer? ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

From the London Times this morning: Macallan whisky is teetotal Speaker's brand BY ROLAND WATSON MICHAEL MARTIN came within a whisker of breaking the habit of a lifetime when he helped to choose a whisky to bear the Speaker’s name and coat of arms. The election of Mr Martin, Westminster’s best known teetotaller, to succeed Betty Boothroyd had thrown MPs and the Commons authorities into a flap over whether he would end recent tradition by failing to endorse a malt. His abstinence presented the most obvious stumbling block, leaving some MPs concerned that they would no longer be able to impress their constituents with presents from the Commons gift shop of the Speaker’s special brand of scotch. Unwilling to disappoint, Mr Martin enlisted the help of MPs on the “all-party scotch whisky group” to aid him in the onerous duty, with guidance from David Robertson, a master distiller and nosing expert. The result of the blind tasting of four whiskies, though Mr Martin restricted himself to sniffing sample measures, saw the Macallan 10 Years Old crowned. It will soon go on sale as Mr Martin’s single malt. The Macallan, from Speyside, the area that produced Miss Boothroyd’s chosen tipple, defeated strong challenges from Highland Park of Orkney, the Famous Grouse Vintage Malt 1987 and Bunnahabhain from Islay. The choice plugs a gap in the market which had existed since just before Christmas when the final bottles of Miss Boothroyd’s choice were snapped up by MPs. So if my recommendation was not enough for you, you now have the English legislature as well. The Macallan 10-yr really is very nice. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super

Strategic bombing blew the German petroleum industry to hell, and ersatz alternatives never really got up to speed. Hard to fly planes that you can't fuel. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super