Recent content by Akas

Isolation trumps all. Betrayal, even if it hurts, you can still find ways to talk to people (and go drinking to forget, or whatever). Abandonment comes close, but either it heals over time or it builds up in you. Both can be solved with the help of talking with someone. Heartbreak or physical...

In all seriousness, most people have others that they are compatible with, not just one person. However, that one 'true' person, the one that gets you 100%? Not so much. I hate to be a bit depressing, but I'm pretty sure that I probably won't end up with my one true soulmate, and neither will a...

I'm not going to post anymore after this, we're not understanding each other and it's becoming exercises in semantics. And believe me, I know a few things about semantics (I'm a linguist). First, your main premise: "We need to learn how to live first and foremost...we got the toys, so we...

Sigh, people always get defensive when they're called things even if I clarify that it's not bad. Idealistic hippies aren't bad, same as cynics, same with republicans, democrats, etc.: differing positions are what make the world great. Anyways, if you do something about it, more power to you...

Save when I'm a teenager (or I might save later when I get bored with certain things) Live infinite amounts of lives, do infinite amounts of things. /thread

You guys do realize that this is a trick question, right? Even the most chaotic society forms order (i.e. "survival of the fittest", a chaotic society would eventually form an order based on strength) and even the most lawful society has sprinklings of chaos (even 1984 showed that they had...

The world has changed, but it's hardly as bleak as you say it is. While imperialization/colonization/etc. may have destroyed native cultures, this is still a somewhat narrow view on life. Let me give you an example: 50 years ago, imagine that you were suddenly transported halfway around the...

While it's advisable to try not to fight people like that, there are a couple of things you can do in a situation like that. Keep in mind that my main martial art is Aikido, so I'm not much for striking. First and foremost is to gauge (honestly) which of the two of you is faster. It's not...

After having quite a strange time this weekend (you probably don't want to hear Bohemian Rhapsody sung by two FOBby Asians -_-), I got to thinking about how everyone seems to know about the song. Whether you like it or not, do you think that it's the most recognizable "Rock" song (and I say...

Seta Soujiro. Not a hero, but then again, I'm not really the hero type >.>

My greatest fantasy will probably never happen, but it'd be awesome if it did happen (and surprisingly enough, I've come close but not really in my romps). One word: yandere. Wiki it if you must, don't google it if you're scared.

You know, not all "traditional assassins" used blades. People used projectiles, poisons, explosions, all sorts of tools in the past. While blades might be harder to work with today, there's one element that they would be able to take advantage of all too well: security. As a general populace, we...

Ok, perhaps the mathematical loophole was a bit obvious, so I'll re-define the question and expand on it a little. 1. Basically, it's one digit less. Not anything to the ^1 power (even though that was quite clever) 2. So all of you are saying these astronomical sums, but here's some...

Ok, say there's an organization out there that would allow you to have basically any amount of cash you wanted (call it x^n for math peeps), but if you accepted that amount of cash, you would have a bounty put on your head for one digit less (x^(n-1)). For example, if you accepted $100 from...

Aikido for me, although I did a bit of TKD, BJJ, and some "weapons" training (staff mainly). Thing I like about it is it's very practical: getting into a street fight for the first time, sometimes you panic and forget the more complex stuff you may have learned, but in Aikido at the very...