Hypocrisy is an oft slung critique on the OWF. It's an easy argument to make because everyone in this game who's played for almost any amount of time can somehow be made out to be hypocritical on just about any topic. However, there is a massive problem with this:
It doesn't work as an argument.
Calling out someone for being hypocritical in their arguments is an ad hominem attack not a valid critique. Yes, the person in question may very well be hypocritical, but that hypocrisy does not nec
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The link I have provided is to a five-chapter short story I finished writing this past summer. It's called Plummet, and it's about a kid named Chris Winslow who basically has a rough life and falls in with the wrong crowd. I've put a lot of time into it, and I haven't gotten a lot of reviews. If you get around to it, try to read it and leave reviews on the blog. Thank you.
-Loki
I wanted to start a CN folding@home group
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what you are doing is helping out science.. there are 4 c
I noticed that there hasn't been a global war since 2013, when, in the past, there have been global wars every 3 or so months. I can imagine that by now, everyone is very restless and waiting for the next big conflict. I imagine that since we've waited so long, when the next global war comes forth, it will unleash a tidal wave and shake the very fabric of this game.
What do you think?
To: Methrage Date: 8/20/2014 10:19:18 PM
Subject: War Declared!
Message: War has been declared on you by RevolutionaryRebel for the following reason: At least I have chicken
From: Methrage Date: 8/20/2014 10:14:43 PM
Subject: Reason for war?
Message: Do you have one?
From: RevolutionaryRebel Date: 8/20/2014 10:15:10 PM
Subject: RE: Reason for war?
Message: Do you have a reason for &%$@posting?
I am the love
i am your friend
the thing you need
your missing spot
I am the hate
your enemy
the thing you dont want
i am terror
i am sadness
i surround you
the thing you are
the only one
i am depression
your personality
the thing you become
the true ID
your not the only one
who feel this way
something wonderful
delicious
too hot to handle
your mine
the turtle is swimming in the ocean
the cat knows how to human
the Russians are all over the place
1234 lets go to the store
get some cake
the chicken is fake
i got a goose in the moose
my cup is broken
get a new nose
time to move
the police are breaking in - call the thief's
a state of emergency
we would like to introd
Freedom is not Freedom
Freedom is a Lie
Freedom is self delusion
In the Stream of Time
Chaos is called Freedom
Chaos is a Lie
It is the State of Nature
And there does Freedom Die
Open to Manipulation
Blinded by our Pride
Believing we make Choices
Lost inside the Tide
Real Freedom is in Order
Submission of our Will
Defy the Tyranny of Stars
Until our Hearts are Stil
I remember the old days of Moralists vs Lulzers. I took a break and came back and found only Lulzers. Where did all the Moralists go? Have they all retired? Surrendered? Joined the dark side?
I look in the forums and all i see is fantasy RPing, alliance drama and the rise of team drama. But we need to think about the fact that in CN, you play as a NATION. It has grown to the point where the alliances seem to be the real nations and your nation is just like a
So really, if you are in, lets just say the New Sith Order, the NSO is really your nation, not the actual nations. If we could get more people to focus on RPing nations and getting in an alliance with other nations, getting bl
Our brave comrades defended the motherland till their last breath even when Moscow and Staint Petersbrug became targets of Nuclear attacks , The enemy at the beginning of the war failed to realize the fully fighting force of the brave Imperial Army , but sadly these poor souls will never again see the motherland for they gave their lives for the security and defense of saint Petersbrug.
Every month there is at least one thread on these forums devoted to the state of the game, specifically regarding how it isn't doing very well. The trouble is that even if no one mentions it explicitly, the main reason for this doom and gloom is that CN is not as popular as it was at its height. This is completely true; though I was not around back then, I have heard 50k players thrown around and I believe it. By that metric, CN has decline 80% over the years in user base. However, that isn'
This had to be the most imaginative, coordinated, and well-executed recruiting attempts I've ever seen, and I figured the only way I could do it justice was to share the awesomeness of it with everyone else.
With the new rules, how long do you think it'll take for someone to get to the "Same network nations, shared information with each other" CB?
Does this change anything about how your alliance will vet people, or how they allow people into their AA?
Since my last beer review, I've drank many, many, beers. (many, many, beers, many better than this one). However, I'm still capable of putting fingers to keyboard tonight so this is the beer review of Sam Adams Rebel IPA.
Head: I don't know what the head is, because I'm drinking it out of the bottle like all good alcoholics should. What kind of dork pours it into a glass, anyways?
Body: Balanced and slightly bitter. Nice light and dry taste. Smooth. No after taste.
Some-Other-Factors: What th
8 March – 8 November: The Fall of Imperial Russia and reestablishing itself under the Bolshevik party. After years of suppression by Tsar Nicholas II and Bourgeoisie Valdimire Lenin can now start to rebuild the Russian Economy which was devastated by the effect of ww1.
21 January 1924 Valdimir Lenin dies due to a stroke and he is then replaced by Alexie Rykov after he came into office in 2 February 1924.
15 March 1938 Alexie Rykov dies of old age he is then replaced by Sergei Syrtsov who c
You might remember my Bill O'Reilly parody a while back "The Lannister Factor," I was inspired to do it after watching this music video by Chamillionaire. It's hilarious, check it out
For months, our world has been in a state of tension, with no global war, nothing truly interesting. So, when oppurtunities to troll, or mess everything up come around, we take them. This has brought our Planet Bob into a state of tension, that most don't even know is there. We have an itch for war, yet we do not want to have that destruction. The point is, even though it sounds crazy, and is terrible(and believe me, i hate war), it may just be good for this world to have war. It will help seper
In metaphysics, one of the three major branches of philosophy (the other two being epistemology and axiology), there is a concept known as identity. Identity in metaphysics is not the same as the commonly understood concept of identity. Identity is rather about what makes something itself. Is the me of today the same person as the me of two decades from now, even though I would've, of course, changed in some fairly major ways between then and now. It seems like there would be an obvious answ