buckthesystem

quote:the screen goes black, flickers and then returns to desktop i had the same problem with E1. so I got E2 yesterday (so i could get a little practise before i got the game proper) and installed and played it last night. all I have to say is that it was a visual orgasm! my jaw was on the floor till 2am (when i finnally managed to drag myself kicking and screaming from the computer to go sleep ) I pre ordered BCM purely on the merits of bc3000ad v2.08 and the features/screenshots listed on the homepage. Boy am I glad I pre ordered! that demo is gonna get a LOT of mileage! thanks SC.

[rp] quote:its not the first time that i have to blow my ship in order to destroy 3 or more enemy ships so what you're telling me is that you are so inept you have to blow up your own ship (and a very expensive GALCOM ship at that!) to disable/destroy hostiles!?!? Cadet, you're lucky you haven't been court marshalled!! Damn Prime cadet cowboys. [/rp] come on, you walked into that one! edit: [rp] And i'll be damned before I'll lend you creds so that you can go kamikaze with a very expensive miltary cruiser![/rp] [ 10-20-2001: Message edited by: buckthesystem ]

making guns illegal is the same as making marijuana illegal, it doesn't make less crime, it makes more criminals.

*sigh* and i tried so hard to get the first post. sorry!

quote:No country under the name of Capitalism has carried out destructive attacks against it's own people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chile, El Salvador, Indonesia, the Phillipines, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Colombia, USA, Australia. whoa, don't even go there! (it's a whole new argument) That was not about capitalism, that was about political power retention.

We had an anthrax scare here in south africa on wednesday. i was talking to my gran about it and what she would do if she recieved a strange package. I then realised i hadn't told her that i'd ordered BCM! I shudder to think what she would have done if she got it before me, probably called the cops and got it imploded! *shudder* all this waiting for BCM only for it to get destroyed, what a frightening thought...

hehehe you just gotta love satire. Any satire aficionado who has not visited The Onion is missing out big time!

The first post does not apply to this forum. TTFN [rp] Commander von Schaffen, Destrier Wing, reporting for duty, sir. [/rp] right gentlemen, I have been told that Destrier wing is under Orion control. is there anything (sig, rules, committments) I need to know about? [ 10-20-2001: Message edited by: Gallion ]

[rp] Please!! Without ISS you would all be atomic space debris, a result of gammulan IOD's tearing you apart. You Prime space cadets think you're such hotshots but ISS is "the first and last line of defence" for a reason, because if it wasn't for us you'd be up to your nostrils in insurgent and gammulan plasma blasts. So carry on blowing your horns, i'll be out patrolling, making sure your cadet hides will be safe for another day so you can tell us all how great you are. Enjoy your party... while it lasts. [/rp] gggggggggoooooOOOOOOOOO ISS!!!!!

In South Africa the government recently wanted to tighten gun laws, making owning them a lot more more difficult. An Afrikaans political party leader (who owns twelve) had an interesting quip, "An afrikaners guns come second only to his wife" gun culture? no never! [ 10-20-2001: Message edited by: buckthesystem ]

[rp] Thank you for the welcome commander. I hope to serve Galcom as well as Galcom has served me. [/rp] hehe now i better put in some practise so i dont get "fragged" the first time i poke my nose online!!

lol at aramike. so far it seems everyone is on your side!

I have now joined the ISS, see? the people are flocking already!

thanks a lot, err.. you wouldn't have the ISS fleet logo image url would you?

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: the game is shipping next week That is EB's shipping date isn't it? Does that date also apply for BMT? EDIT: I see this has been answered in a BCM general discussion topic. Nevermind then! [ 10-20-2001: Message edited by: buckthesystem ]

what is the current status on the logs, is the last one here the most current? oh btw can someone help me with the sig images. what is the process to put one in your sig? thnx

jeez, the next person that tells me that computers rot your brains,will be directed by me, to this thread! I have seen some of the best debate in ages here. Socialism Vs. Capitalism (please forgive me if I cover some things that have already been covered, there is a lot to read through here!) Socialism is a perfect system. An utopian ideal. as such it can never work as intended. Chaos theory ensures that any system, however perfect will always return to chaos. people are greedy, people are selfish, people are jealous. Socialism requires people to be perfect, ie not have all the bad qualities above. Capitalism serves these qualities, jealousy breeds competition, hard work is feulled by greed. socialism does not reward greed. (except when you are in charge, then greed leads to corruption) socialism can't work because people are not perfect. capitalism works because people are not perfect. Capitalism is an apathetic system, it doesn't care about other people except when they can be exploited. It is an individual system. It is a system that rewards human nature.

quote:How do you interpret 'These colors don't run' then? It's hardly an aggressive statement, more of a 'We will overcome' or 'We will prevail' declaration of defiance, extolling patriotic pride thats what i'm trying to say he takes offence at. The pride (arogance) of americans in the "war against islam" *sigh* you have a valid point and i'm not trying to say you're wrong and i'm right , i'm just trying to give another perspective on things. for all I know, you may be 100% right or I might be 100% right or we're both 100% wrong. On this note i remove myself from this discussion. Whatever his reasons, I don't know him so I can't really comment on his reasons. Maybe he just likes to break things. Edit: quote:the display of the flag itself would be sufficient, the wording, IMO, doesn't make it any more agressive or 'anti-Islamic'. The straw that breaks the camel's back? [ 10-19-2001: Message edited by: buckthesystem ]

i'm not saying he took offence at the flag. please read my original post. I'm saying he took offence at the implication of the statement on the poster. quote:posssible reaction to the wording is no different than taking offense to 'Baa baa, black sheep' That is ridiculous. If i implied that my country would crush your religious brethren, would you not be offended? Think about it.

quote:To me, the fact that he is a muslim is irrelevant I think to rule out that him being a muslim had nothing to do with it, is with all due respect, a little naive. The poster is intended to stir up patriotism in america's "war on islam" and while it is percievable that he took offence as a black man rather than as a muslim, it is, imo, highly improbable.

oh the humiliation!! [buckthesystem runs away to hide in a cave, and lives off bat guano till he is recovered gibbering like an idiot by the funny farm] btw gammulans are scare me like to cry! [see, see!!!! gibbering like an idiot!!]

quote:Originally posted by aramike: ...and what is wrong with believing that your nation IS the best? What is wrong with that? i'm not saying there is anything wrong with such a belief, I was only pointing out that THAT was what he may have taken offence at, and not as the topic implied, the fact that Americans wont run.

the way i see it, it's not the fact that americans wont run, but the arrogance of such a statement. it reinforces the "american is best" mentality. The Afgan war is widely seen as a war on Islam. and it is this, the "yay yay America" attitude, imo, at which he as a muslim takes offence. just a thought........

eek! my newbie arse is gonna get toasted for this one! err please forgive my utter ignorance and have mercy on my sorry hide. it appears that in a careless passing comment i have brought the wrath of galcom down on myself. quote:Originally posted by buckthesystem: on a sidenote, am I the only onethat has noticed the huge amount of BC webrings it appears i am the only one. I mistook the part naming the owner of the site for the part naming the owner of the webring hey it's an honest mistake! ...errr.... PLEASE DONT KILL ME!!!!.........

great if BCM is free then count me in. hmm 10$ is a little out my budget at the moment (student income, or rather basically nothing!) i'll be signing up for ISS asap. thanks guys