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  • #901
    Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
    Life is basically Civ, yes.

    I've never even attempted Immortal. I'm impressed.
    Tried it a couple times. Got slaughtered. I bounce between King and Emperor, depending on who I'm going to use.
    "I went over the facts in my head, and admired how much uglier the situation had just become. Over the years I've learned that ignorance is more than just bliss. It's freaking orgasmic ecstasy".- Harry Dresden, Blood Rites


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    • #902
      Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

      Originally posted by bronconick View Post
      Tried it a couple times. Got slaughtered. I bounce between King and Emperor, depending on who I'm going to use.
      Same here. Winning on Emperor on a Standard map and Normal speed is what I aim for. I do not use exploits like slingshots and I try to stay in full immersion, so I am not playing at peak efficiency. I do micromanage, but I enjoy that aspect of the game.
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      • #903
        Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

        Originally posted by XYZ View Post
        Agreed. If I implied otherwise I certainly didn't mean to. Just used "easier and cheaper" as a catch-all re ways to play catch up.
        Yeah, I was agreeing. Stealing is the optimal use of resources when you're way behind. That's why peoples (and people) do it. It's rational behavior. Robert K. Merton FTW.

        I'm sure there's a wave function for the optimal dispersion of technology from the POV of the innovator. The trick is to sell your stuff slowly enough that you can't be leap-frogged but fast enough that you don't lose potential sales to theft. We do this with our allies by selling them current minus one generation technology.

        For example, the Israelis used to be China -- they stole everything from us -- and when we figured out we couldn't stop them we solved the problem by "selling" to them (really it's the American taxpayer who foots the bill, since we give them the money they then "pay" us for the tech -- a classic trick of using middle class people in country A to enrich wealthy people in country A by using country B as a pass-through).
        Last edited by Kepler; 05-27-2015, 11:20 AM.
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        • #904
          Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

          It doesnt matter if it is true or not, someone who hopes to represent the country in foreign matters should not say stuff like that.
          "It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
          -aparch

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          • #905
            Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

            Originally posted by Handyman View Post
            It doesnt matter if it is true or not, someone who hopes to represent the country in foreign matters should not say stuff like that.
            That China steals a tremendous amount of technology from the US and it's a legitimate concern? I think Fiorina's ham-handed way of saying it was overly simplistic and relatively pointless, but in general...what's your issue with a candidate stating a widely known fact?
            I wish I am able to live long enough to do all the things I was attributed to.

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            • #906
              Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

              Originally posted by XYZ View Post
              That China steals a tremendous amount of technology from the US and it's a legitimate concern? I think Fiorina's ham-handed way of saying it was overly simplistic and relatively pointless, but in general...what's your issue with a candidate stating a widely known fact?
              Loonies are trying to change the language under the guise of "political correctness".

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              • #907
                Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                Carly aint havin' a good week.
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                • #908
                  Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                  Originally posted by XYZ View Post
                  That China steals a tremendous amount of technology from the US and it's a legitimate concern? I think Fiorina's ham-handed way of saying it was overly simplistic and relatively pointless, but in general...what's your issue with a candidate stating a widely known fact?
                  You really dont see why spitting in the face of another country might not look good? She isnt running HP she would be the President and would be quoted openly insulting them. I guess I expect more from someone who is supposed to be our leader.

                  Remember how stupid Mitt looked when he took a shot at the London Olympics?
                  "It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
                  -aparch

                  "Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
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                  • #909
                    Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                    Well, he's half right.

                    Bill's not great about real data. tl; dr: not a strong relationship, but in the direction one would assume if they paid attention to jocks and nerds in high school.
                    Last edited by Kepler; 05-28-2015, 06:56 AM.
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                    • #910
                      Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                      I'm not a Republican in case any of you hadn't guessed , but if I were it would worry me that Jebbers, Rubio and Walker have the same preference amongst primary voters as carnival barkers Ben Carson and Mike Huckleberry....

                      http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-e...ReleaseID=2228

                      What's next - Donald Trump as the man to beat???
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                      • #911
                        Originally posted by Rover View Post
                        I'm not a Republican in case any of you hadn't guessed , but if I were it would worry me that Jebbers, Rubio and Walker have the same preference amongst primary voters as carnival barkers Ben Carson and Mike Huckleberry....

                        http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-e...ReleaseID=2228

                        What's next - Donald Trump as the man to beat???
                        You're betting everything on a candidate whose finances appear to be FIFAesque. What if she falls flat on her face?
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                        • #912
                          Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                          Originally posted by joecct View Post
                          You're betting everything on a candidate whose finances appear to be FIFAesque. What if she falls flat on her face?
                          Lets just say I'm not worried about it running against those clowns in the GOP. Repubs need another Reagan to win in 2016 given demographic difficulties. Who do you feel is "Reaganesque" of that field? Dems just need another Clinton.
                          Legally drunk???? If its "legal", what's the ------- problem?!? - George Carlin

                          Ever notice how everybody who drives slower than you is an idiot, and everybody who drives faster is a maniac? - George Carlin

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                          • #913
                            Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                            Originally posted by joecct View Post
                            You're betting everything on a candidate whose finances appear to be FIFAesque. What if she falls flat on her face?
                            Oh, she could screw it up. Of that there is little doubt. A lot will depend on who the GOP picks.
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                            • #914
                              Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                              Add Pataki to the list of hopefuls.
                              "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

                              "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

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                              • #915
                                Re: Campaign 2016 - It's never too late to start all over again!

                                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                                You're betting everything on a candidate whose finances appear to be FIFAesque. What if she falls flat on her face?
                                This is my worry, too. That's why I would like to see Elizabeth Warren as a declared candidate. If Hillary is as corrupt as I frankly assume she is, we need a Plan B, and as much as I love Bernie, it aint him. Warren would give us solid policy, passion, and on the superficial side it would allow all the I Am Woman Hear Me Roar momentum from Hillary to continue without interruption.

                                This also works with a less desirable but more "traditional" candidate (O'Malley, Brown for liberals or Mark Warner for centrists) with perhaps Warren as the Veep.

                                Your point is well taken: Hillary is VERY shady and the GOP knives have been sharpened for her for, literally, decades.
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