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Øyvind Bjugan

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Aug 20, 2001, 2:46:24 PM8/20/01
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Marcus Arronous NRN skrev i meldingen
<6043da.010820...@posting.google.com>...
ELSE MU has lot of discontinuity.

No shit!

Oyvind


teepee

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Aug 20, 2001, 6:22:24 PM8/20/01
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Did this guy used to post as TSR or are there two of them?

teepee

Isaac

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Aug 20, 2001, 10:00:28 PM8/20/01
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 23:22:24 +0100, teepee <gi...@hotmailsp.amcom> wrote:
>Did this guy used to post as TSR or are there two of them?
>
>teepee

He has posted as tsr0, Hitesh Shah, and several other screen names.

He'll probably post under other names.

Isaac

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KRothst402

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Aug 21, 2001, 5:19:45 AM8/21/01
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> So,
>the less powers, height, mass, & frequency of
>use, the more strength he/she/it gets. With
>this, the following power is constructed :
>
>0D : Batmobile
>3D : Alfred
>6D : Robin
>9D : Bane
>12D : Batman


I disagree. You are not factoring in whether or not the Bat-keys are in the
ignition, and so the power it has would have to be on a sliding scale dependant
on the gear it is in, and whether Batman was using high octane gasoline.

And is Alfred using a broom or an electric vacuum cleaner?

Belascoamo

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Aug 21, 2001, 6:12:02 AM8/21/01
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LOL

Øyvind Bjugan

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Aug 21, 2001, 10:26:48 AM8/21/01
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Marcus Arronous NRN skrev i meldingen
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>"?vind Bjugan" <her...@online.no> wrote in message
news:<XTcg7.2547$hc7....@news1.oke.nextra.no>...
>The chart that I used above was similar
>to that of Catwoman or Robin, meaning on a
>human scale : (P)D6 . When, written on a
>mutant scale, it's rewritten as (P/6)D6.
>So, Superman at 36 Psyche would be 6D6,
>NOT 36D. Big flaw for DC rpg, they got
>humans & mutants with same Nd6. I had to
>make a small modification or adjustment to
>make sense out of it. It's always possible
>that they forgot to mention that the rpg
>uses 2 different systems, written as one :
>(P)D6 for humans & (P/6)D6 for meta-humans.
>Then, Peter Parker would be at 7D6 on a
>mutant scale by (42/6)D6 ; or, he'd be at
>42D6, by (P)D6, by or on a human scale.

Which means what to me???

Oyvind

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Øyvind Bjugan

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Aug 21, 2001, 3:39:46 PM8/21/01
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Marcus Arronous NRN skrev i meldingen
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>> Which means what to me???
>>
>> Oyvind
>
>If you're looking at 6D6 humans & 6D6
>teleportation in DC rpg, they're not
>on the same power scale. First, requires
>by (P)D6 requires only (P) or 6 points
>of Psyche ; while the teleportation, in
>the example, by (P/6)D6, requires 6*6 or
>36 points of Psyche, by (36/6)D6 = 6D6.
>There is a huge power difference to note.

No I mean. What does all this bullshit mean to me, a comic book fan?

If you can answer that satisfactory I´ll shut up :-)

Oyvind

Michael Hayden

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Aug 21, 2001, 4:44:31 PM8/21/01
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In article <YLyg7.3670$hc7....@news1.oke.nextra.no>,
Øyvind Bjugan <her...@online.no> wrote:

>No I mean. What does all this bullshit mean to me, a comic book fan?
>
>If you can answer that satisfactory I´ll shut up :-)

Then prepare to talk yourself hoarse.

BTW, don't feed the troll.

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Jason Michael

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Aug 21, 2001, 11:21:53 PM8/21/01
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"Marcus Arronous NRN" <NicklesAn...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Anyway, I just thought readers would enjoy
> reading comics if they knew what they were
> reading & how they should read it, correctly.

You were wrong.
Please...please...stop...
Thank you.
Jason Michael


GrapeApe

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Aug 22, 2001, 12:14:06 AM8/22/01
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>>If you're looking at 6D6 humans & 6D6
>>teleportation in DC rpg, they're not
>>on the same power scale. First, requires
>>by (P)D6 requires only (P) or 6 points
>>of Psyche ; while the teleportation, in
>>the example, by (P/6)D6, requires 6*6 or
>>36 points of Psyche, by (36/6)D6 = 6D6.
>>There is a huge power difference to note.
>
>No I mean. What does all this bullshit mean to me, a comic book fan?
>
>If you can answer that satisfactory I´ll shut up :-)

Well it would mean that Hulk could beat up Thor, if they were the ones being
discussed.

Adam Cadre

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Aug 22, 2001, 12:53:47 AM8/22/01
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> To understand the comic(s) as it's meant
> to be read, the writers, the publishers,
> the gaming industry, Stan Lee, etc.

The writers don't mean for their work to be read in this way. A lot of
them are here -- you can ask them.

The publishers don't mean for their publications to be read in this way.
Again, ask them.

The gaming industry has no authorship stake in the comics. What they do
with the comics after they're published is utterly irrelevant.

As for Stan Lee... I think the idea of people reading about his characters
and breaking out their logarithm tables would make him cry.

> Take for example, famous paintings [...]

This whole section has no relevance to anything that comes before or after
it. Or if it does, you haven't made the connection clear. Do you not see
that?

> Anyway, I just thought readers would enjoy
> reading comics if they knew what they were
> reading & how they should read it, correctly.

If you genuinely think that this is the "correct," intended way to read a
comic book, you are mentally ill. This is not intended as an insult.
Please seek help. In all seriousness, some anti-psychotic medication
would likely do you a world of good.

-----
Adam Cadre, Brooklyn, NY
web site: http://adamcadre.ac
novel: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060195584/adamcadreac

Stephenls

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Aug 22, 2001, 1:55:17 AM8/22/01
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Marcus Arronous NRN wrote:

<snip>

You know, this is starting to make a disturbing amount of sense. If he
could just organize it in a way comprehensible to people who weren't
him, it might even be a good system.

*sigh*

As it is, he reminds me of the guy who wrote http://www.Timecube.com/ .
He's speaking a language that, as much as it looks like english, isn't
english [1]

[1] This phrase belongs to Darren MacLennan, not me.
--
Stephenls
Geek
And a quartet of round, red drops of blood, like so many tiny pebbles.
And a quartet of tiny, round, red pebbles, like so many drops of blood.
--Eric Halstrom, Chima Baifeng Shengshan Chun

John S.

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Aug 22, 2001, 5:16:48 AM8/22/01
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"Stephenls" <step...@dccnet.com> wrote in message
news:3B834945...@dccnet.com...

> Marcus Arronous NRN wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> You know, this is starting to make a disturbing amount of sense. If he
> could just organize it in a way comprehensible to people who weren't
> him, it might even be a good system.
>
> *sigh*

Seek help... now.

The moment this nonsense starts to make sense, is the moment to shut down
your computer and take a long holiday.

;0)

John S.
--
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not
sure about the former." --Albert Einstein
Looks like the amount of sh*t this fellow can spout might be a third...


Øyvind Bjugan

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Aug 22, 2001, 10:33:03 AM8/22/01
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Marcus Arronous NRN skrev i meldingen
<6043da.010821...@posting.google.com>...
>To understand the comic(s) as it's meant
>to be read, the writers, the publishers,
>the gaming industry, Stan Lee, etc. Take
>for example, famous paintings, some of them
>are GARBAGE but society likes them because
>someone of influence came along & liked
>them & then the band wagon developed which
>had nothing to do with the art itself but
>to be part of some click : humans can be
>quite disgusting in terms of this morals
>& commons sense. Might explain why you
>don't see any physics channels, except
>few episodes on Discovery & PBS channel,
>on tv but lot of mindless movies & shows.

>Anyway, I just thought readers would enjoy
>reading comics if they knew what they were
>reading & how they should read it, correctly.

Read???

I just look at the pretty pictures.

Oyvind

Øyvind Bjugan

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Aug 22, 2001, 10:36:31 AM8/22/01
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GrapeApe skrev i meldingen <20010822001406...@mb-fc.aol.com>...

But that´s only relevant in an RPG so what do I care. Couldn´t someone just
report him?

Oyvind


Michael Hayden

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Aug 22, 2001, 10:42:43 AM8/22/01
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In article <9lvdsr$ojb$1...@cascadia.drizzle.com>,
Adam Cadre <gri...@cascadia.drizzle.com> wrote:

>If you genuinely think that this is the "correct," intended way to read a
>comic book, you are mentally ill. This is not intended as an insult.
>Please seek help. In all seriousness, some anti-psychotic medication
>would likely do you a world of good.

Don't feed the troll. If this is your first experience with him, cut your
losses now and don't look back. He's been ranting like this for years on
various superhero-themed newsgroups.

Jim Longo

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Aug 22, 2001, 1:52:10 PM8/22/01
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Okay, folks, I have no idea if this was worth the time to do it, but I
sent a complaint to Google. Since Hitesh has a Yahoo mail account,
maybe they can shut him down or something.

J.

Terry Austin

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Aug 22, 2001, 2:51:29 PM8/22/01
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"Jim Longo" <phoen...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f30aa260.0108...@posting.google.com...

> Okay, folks, I have no idea if this was worth the time to do it, but I
> sent a complaint to Google. Since Hitesh has a Yahoo mail account,
> maybe they can shut him down or something.
>
At least he's not trying to incite murder, like the moron in alt.peeves.

Terry Austin


Michael Cugley

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Aug 22, 2001, 2:13:40 PM8/22/01
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"John S." wrote:

> "Stephenls" <step...@dccnet.com> wrote in message
> news:3B834945...@dccnet.com...
> > Marcus Arronous NRN wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > You know, this is starting to make a disturbing amount of sense. If he
> > could just organize it in a way comprehensible to people who weren't
> > him, it might even be a good system.
> >
> > *sigh*
>
> Seek help... now.
>
> The moment this nonsense starts to make sense, is the moment to shut down
> your computer and take a long holiday.

You know, I'm also vaguely finding something in there... a game system where
there is only one stat, that determines how much you can affect the plot...

But as stated (even ignoring the bizzare logarythms and odd references to
physics), there's no way of making sure that Wolverine, say, doesn't use his
plot affecting abilities in non-Wolverine-y ways. I mean, if he has
PlotChangeStat of 10 (to pick a number out of my ear), he should be only able to
slice things with his claws, heal quickly, and so forth - not teleport or fly,
for instance.
--
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Art pages: http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.cugley/Art/
Dark Sun Pages: http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.cugley/Athas/


Matt Adler

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Aug 23, 2001, 2:45:48 AM8/23/01
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"Michael Cugley" <michael...@virgin.net> wrote:

> > > You know, this is starting to make a disturbing amount of sense. If
he
> > > could just organize it in a way comprehensible to people who weren't
> > > him, it might even be a good system.
> > >
> > > *sigh*
> >
> > Seek help... now.
> >
> > The moment this nonsense starts to make sense, is the moment to shut
down
> > your computer and take a long holiday.
>
> You know, I'm also vaguely finding something in there...

The Emperor's New Clothes, for the information age...

--

"Hmm, Mr. Immortal has the makings of an interesting concept, but c'mon,
Flatman is kind of dopey."

"Dopey? Where's your SENSE OF WONDER? Your vacant eyes betray the DEADNESS
OF YOUR VERY SOUL!"

-- As told by Adam Cadre


KRothst402

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Aug 23, 2001, 8:42:14 AM8/23/01
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Again, I don't understand why you all are so angry at this guy. His stuff is
kinda funny, causes no harm, and it's kinda sweet that someone took all the
time to create this stuff (and that bizarre response) just for our
entertainment.

As for being a troll, well trolls like this are better than some regs who get
into fights. This guy I have yet to see make a hostile post.

jspektr

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Aug 23, 2001, 10:33:59 PM8/23/01
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Michael Cugley <michael...@virgin.net> wrote in message news:<3B83F644...@virgin.net>...

> You know, I'm also vaguely finding something in there... a game system where
> there is only one stat, that determines how much you can affect the plot...


It's pretty much the idea behind Torg, just taken to an extreme. Or
maybe TWERPS, where the only stat is Strength, if I recall correctly.

So there you have it, rip off Torg and throw it in a malfunctioning
transporter beam with TWERPS, add a lot of extraneous math, and you
have this guy's system.


JSpektr- not to be mean, but this is hardly a new or even original
idea.

Isaac

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Aug 23, 2001, 11:47:59 PM8/23/01
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He does get angry on occasion when people make serious attacks on his
posts.

But he really is harmless. As far as I can tell, he does periodically
change his screen name, but normally only after an extended absence.
It's relatively simple to kill file him.

I think he's posts are at least marginally on topic. I could never
bring myself to report him to his ISP.

Isaac

Stephenls

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Aug 25, 2001, 7:41:11 PM8/25/01
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Michael Hayden wrote:

> Don't feed the troll. If this is your first experience with him, cut
> your losses now and don't look back. He's been ranting like this for
> years on various superhero-themed newsgroups.

Yeah, and now he's emailing me crud as well.

Good thing I'm changing ISPs in about two days.

Consul de Designers

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Aug 27, 2001, 1:45:44 PM8/27/01
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Terry Austin wrote:
> At least he's not trying to incite murder, like the moron in alt.peeves.

No, he's just laying out our defense of his ... ;)
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