SkinWalker

Posted in: Serious WTF? of the week 8/28/04.

08-28-2004, 8:32 PM
#1

I decided that the "WTF of the week" threads in other forums were usually fun and occasionally even worthy of discussion, so I said to myself: "there are always some serious discussions that can be had from some real WTF? things in the... [Read More]

Posted in: Microsoft

SkinWalker

08-28-2004, 9:29 PM
#1

Personally, I see Microsoft as one of America's greatest accomplishments (right up their with the light bulb, and space flight). The chief complaint is about security, but when you look at it from a perspective of targeting, you see that it really h... [Read More]

Posted in: Pipe Smoking Dangerous or Not?

SkinWalker

08-29-2004, 3:23 AM
#37

Originally posted by yaebginn In Lost World (just started that) The guy who builds vehicles for the expedition hates theories. Ahh.. a fictional character. They're nice. Originally posted by yaebginn I am in agreement with him. Theories are oft... [Read More]

Posted in: Pipe Smoking Dangerous or Not?

SkinWalker

08-28-2004, 9:47 AM
#12

Compared to non-tobacco users, pipe smokers had five times the risk of lung cancer From Henley, et al (2004) above. That was a study with a large sample size (15,000 male pipe smokers + a comparable number of non-smokers). But, if you are looking f... [Read More]

Posted in: Pipe Smoking Dangerous or Not?

SkinWalker

08-28-2004, 3:09 AM
#8

It's not the vector of nicotine delivery that has been demonstrated to cause health problems, its the nicotine. Pipe tobacco is largely unfiltered and more concentrated than cigarette tobacco. While the cigarette smoker will, on average, smoke more t... [Read More]

Posted in: What is your goal in life?

SkinWalker

08-27-2004, 12:52 AM
#20

Guys... let's not turn this thread into a "my goal is bigger than yours" thread. Perhaps I inadvertantly contributed to this, but I hope not. Carry on. :cool: *Whips out his goal and a measuring tape... [Read More]

Posted in: What is your goal in life?

SkinWalker

08-26-2004, 2:56 PM
#16

Originally posted by yaebginn some of you have ambitions and stuff, but its really depressing to read tyat alot of you guys have nothing. no ambition, no hopes. Really? I didn't read that. Just because you get a portion or abstract sample of someo... [Read More]

Posted in: insert witty revolution-esque title here.

SkinWalker

08-20-2004, 12:39 PM
#190

I haven't received any complaints about them, nor have I noticed any violations that have gone uncorrected when I asked them to do so. My PM and email works fine. As does that of all the Admins. This is a flamewar and a trolling expedition (this th... [Read More]

Posted in: insert witty revolution-esque title here.

SkinWalker

08-20-2004, 12:31 PM
#188

I recommend an Administrator (http://www.lucasforums.com/private.php?s=&action=newmessage&userid=1353) if you feel you haven't been able to air your grievances. Regardless of your interpretations of the rules, they are violated and my warnin... [Read More]

Posted in: insert witty revolution-esque title here.

SkinWalker

08-20-2004, 12:13 PM
#179

Originally posted by VanLingo P O W E R T R I P [...] TK, it's no wonder you were made a mod -- you're nose is the same color as Jed's skid marks! [...] is the Mod Squad just a GURLZ ONLEE club that vacations for two weeks at a time? [...] The only... [Read More]

Posted in: insert witty revolution-esque title here.

SkinWalker

08-19-2004, 1:34 AM
#98

Quoted from: SWBattlefront.net Code of Conduct (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133519) "Under no circumstances are you allowed to insult (commonly referred to as "flaming"), curse at, offend, or just go comp... [Read More]

Posted in: insert witty revolution-esque title here.

SkinWalker

08-15-2004, 2:38 PM
#34

What Would Jesus Do?... [Read More]

Posted in: insert witty revolution-esque title here.

SkinWalker

08-15-2004, 10:45 AM
#21

Originally posted by yaebginn Mnow ET is the tauntaun mod, and that doesnt even need to be explained why I am against that. He seems to be doing a bang up job so far. What you guys don't see is the "new mods" asking advice from the "... [Read More]

Posted in: Please ignore dogmatic "debaters".

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 2:25 AM
#8

Originally posted by yaebginn maybe I'll go to scififorums just to mess with you. :) heh... I'd go read some of it first. Those are the big boys there. I'm a small fish in that pond.... [Read More]

Posted in: Please ignore dogmatic "debaters".

SkinWalker

08-15-2004, 6:01 PM
#5

Actually, I rather enjoy my debates with religious nutters. Any paranormal/pseudoscience nutter, actually. I've been taking my rants to the Pseudoscience sections of boards like sciforums.com lately, just to get it out of my system. I think the only... [Read More]

Posted in: The Evil behind Pornography

SkinWalker

08-23-2004, 2:15 AM
#64

Originally posted by lukeskywalker1 The differents between developers and porn stars is, the developers are losing time, while the porn star loses dignity. It is the person's own body. I think we can all agree on how to measure time, but how does... [Read More]

Posted in: Fahrenheit 9/11: is it based on FACT?

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 2:45 PM
#14

Not a lot you can say about it then, eh? delete's yaebginn's vote from the poll.... [Read More]

Posted in: Fahrenheit 9/11: is it based on FACT?

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 1:00 PM
#11

And those are two very minor parts in the whole movie. Both of which I recognized as typical stunts and designed to entertain as much to provide a point. Surely if Moore is that dishonest you can find similar holes in the allegations that he made re... [Read More]

Posted in: Fahrenheit 9/11: is it based on FACT?

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 12:13 PM
#8

Wow. Uh-huh. But with regard to the information given in the movie other than the trademark Michael Moore stunts, did you find that it was largely factual or hyperbole. Or did you find any outright lies and why. And just for the record, while the s... [Read More]

Posted in: Bigots

SkinWalker

08-21-2004, 10:47 AM
#85

Originally posted by The Badger on 08-20-2004 10:14 PM Islam tells it's followers to kill anyone who does not believe in it. [...] So don't put Islam and Christianity in the same sentence when you refer to us as the "same religion". [...] I... [Read More]

Posted in: Bigots

SkinWalker

08-20-2004, 1:10 PM
#71

Originally posted by Master_Keralys Now, a number of widely published studies (I'll go see if I can find some websites with those references sometime here in the next few days) have recently concluded that the family arrangement most stable and bene... [Read More]

Posted in: Bigots

SkinWalker

08-11-2004, 10:12 AM
#40

http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/epidemiology/en/epi2003_7_full.jpg Is god just getting a head start wiping out future fags? Of course not. That's why the whole "a high percentage of HIV/AIDS cases are among the homosexual population" argument... [Read More]

Posted in: Book Recommendation

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 2:54 PM
#66

That one is definately in the library. Look up Sagan, Carl and you'll find it listed. Actually, I'm working on a Carl Sagan collection (as well as Dawkins, Gould, and Feynman). He was very prolific science writer prior to his death, as was his wife,... [Read More]

Posted in: Book Recommendation

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 2:41 PM
#64

Its been years since I read it.... but a psychologist is the main character and he gets called in to investigate a "plane crash" that turns out to be a spaceship that's been under the sea for centuries, covered in coral. After the investig... [Read More]

Posted in: Book Recommendation

SkinWalker

08-16-2004, 1:15 PM
#60

I must say that Congo and The Sphere are examples of two books that were DEFINATELY better than the movies. The movies ruined the both of them.... [Read More]

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