Topic: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread (Read 933184 times)

ivan · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2004, 05:55:17 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus

Mine would say something like pwnd by Catwritr or something like that, but I can't afford to activate it.

That should be the default title.

I mean, it's just so true.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2004, 05:57:34 PM »

Oh I looked it up. It just would say Ownd if I chose to purchase title display privileges. Now I have no incentive to save up my loot for this.

ivan · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2004, 05:58:55 PM »

Grrr....

I typed in a new title with no apostrophe, clicked on "buy", it said my purchase was successful, my loot went down by 200, and...

BUPKISS!

hackess · « **Reply #28 on:** December 03, 2004, 05:59:38 PM »

Have you bought title rights yet? They're only 50 loot.

ivan · « **Reply #29 on:** December 03, 2004, 06:00:52 PM »

Oh.

Hang on...

Demosthenes · « **Reply #30 on:** December 03, 2004, 06:01:02 PM »

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Quote from: Demosthenes

Well, they still make "Vegemite" in Australia, though apparently nobody in their right mind consumes any of it unless they're hung over....

you's be surprised at the number of ppl at the deli I worked at in Melbourne actually had vegemite toast for breakfast

I think that says something for the sheer number of hung over people in Melbourne.

ivan · « **Reply #31 on:** December 03, 2004, 06:07:47 PM »

MY NEW TITLE IS HERE! MY NEW TITLE IS HERE!

I AM SOMEBODY!!!

pbsaurus · « **Reply #32 on:** December 03, 2004, 06:11:54 PM »

Nice!

dcrog · « **Reply #33 on:** December 03, 2004, 06:57:10 PM »

I had a similar problem the other day when I purchsed mine. Only I typed it in wrong. Went back and changed it and damn, another 200 loot.

pseudonymph · « **Reply #34 on:** December 05, 2004, 03:34:30 PM »

I have to say I am dissapointed in the color option, light red and dark red just arent doing it for me. I picked dark first and it didnt look right, and now Im stuck with hot pink!

Cyber_Sniper · « **Reply #35 on:** December 05, 2004, 04:56:46 PM »

What a crappy, talentless band these are. I saw them the other night opening for Blink 182. Bad Bad Bad...

ivan · « **Reply #36 on:** December 05, 2004, 05:52:55 PM »

THE ANARCHY FORUM HAS 999 TOPICS RIGHT NOW! DON'T START ANY NEW TOPICS IN THE ANARCHY FORUM! THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE 999 TOPICS IN ANARCHY!!! 999!!! 999!!! BETTER BELIEVE IT CAUSE THAT'S THE TRUTH OF IT!!! TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! RESIGN TO IT!

TerrorDronze · « **Reply #37 on:** December 05, 2004, 11:19:01 PM »

wouldn't capping it just defeat the purpose? it would show some sort of organization, thus it would not be in a state of Anarchy.

Dark Shade · « **Reply #38 on:** December 06, 2004, 08:27:30 AM »

Y'know Ivan, he's made a good point.

But having 999 topics is also supremely and ultimately awesome. So I can't really decide which to side with.

ivan · « **Reply #39 on:** December 06, 2004, 12:03:21 PM »

Quote from: TerrorDronze

wouldn't capping it just defeat the purpose? it would show some sort of organization, thus it would not be in a state of Anarchy.

Who said anything about capping it? I'm talking about voluntary action.

The word "anarchy" today is understood to mean "a state of disorder", but the original meaning is quite different: it means "absence of government." It was the establishment that tainted the Anarchists' vision by supposing that an absence of government would lead to a state of disorder. But the Anarchists had no such purpose in mind: the Anarchists were utopians who believed that governments were an evil imposed on society to protect the interests of the elite, and that without government (and without the elite), humans would revert to a naturalistic, communal form of self-governing.

So, if we were to behave like true Anarchists, we would all see the beauty in maintaining the 999 topic count, and agree to maintain it. We would not need an authority to dictate such a rule: we would do it because we have reached a profound level of maturity. Plus, the first guy to break the agreement would be a rotten egg.

BizB · « **Reply #40 on:** December 06, 2004, 01:22:31 PM »

So, what you're saying is, the ultimate egoist actually a(n) utilitarian?

ivan · « **Reply #41 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:20:58 PM »

Quote from: BizB

So, what you're saying is, the ultimate egoist actually a(n) utilitarian?

Well, I had to look that one up. Here's a very interesting and informing Utilitarian FAQ.

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Ethical Egoism is essentially the ethical philosophy that says there should be no ethical philosophy. It claims that the only preferences that matter to any person should be their own. Ethical Egoism holds that people should maximize satisfaction of their self interest, without any consideration for others. Ethical Altruism is the opposite - it claims that people should entirely ignore their own preferences, and maximize the welfare of others. Utilitarianism claims that the same weight should be given to the welfare of everyone, regardless of who they are.

So Utilitarianism rejects both Egoism and Altruism.

Another part of the FAQ claims that Utilitarians can be found among proponents of many, if not all, socio-economic systems, including Anarchism.

BizB · « **Reply #42 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:39:16 PM »

Morals and ethics aside and concentrating on behaviors, an egoist, existing in a mostly utilitarian society (aggregated), would probably best be served by acting more altruistically than he would prefer, just so as not to piss off his support system. This, of course, assumes that he recognizes his surroundings as a support system. Plus, nobody would think him a rotten egg.

ivan · « **Reply #43 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:46:15 PM »

Yes, I see. I think that's what some call "enlightened self-interest". I like that approach to ethics because it very neatly takes into account human nature.

BizB · « **Reply #44 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:48:28 PM »

And the whole rotten egg thing, too... right?

dcrog · « **Reply #45 on:** December 06, 2004, 05:01:00 PM »

Ivan, unless you or someone else starts deleting threads there is already 1000 in the anarchy forum.

You don't seem to scare Pseudo, who I might add is one of the best looking rotten eggs I've ever seen.

pseudonymph · « **Reply #46 on:** December 06, 2004, 07:21:14 PM »

oh, ivan scares me alright. just in a really good sadistic kinda way

Min · « **Reply #47 on:** December 16, 2004, 10:25:13 AM »

I drove 5 MPH almost the entire way to work today. I hate cha-raffic.

TerrorDronze · « **Reply #48 on:** December 19, 2004, 01:20:41 AM »

they have plans for a build-it-yourself helicoptor, why not just build one? then you won't have to worry about traffic. plus, you'd one-up those bastards who have segways (or however the fuck you spell it).

ivan · « **Reply #49 on:** December 19, 2004, 01:55:08 PM »

Is this thread really necessary?

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