Recent content by Captain_Pancreas

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    Logical Fallacies That Grind Your Gears

    Argumentum ad populem: The idea that because lots of people believe it then it must be true. Usually heard in the form of something such as "Are you telling me that several billion Christians around the world are ALL wrong?". No, I'm not saying definitely, but your appeal to numbers doesn't add...
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    The UK "Game" store is not doing very well financially, I found out why!

    Having worked in a store in the same building as a GAME, the staff sort of knew each other a bit. Anyway a friend I worked with had a chat about GAME hiring policies with them. Apparently GAME aren't too keen on hiring staff who actually know too much about games at the start. They have some...
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    Video Game Name Generator Game

    Tiger Woods Funk Shack. I...just..really don't know what to say about that idea. All I can think is that it'd be the best thing ever
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    American Versions of English Shows

    I second that, now to dig out my boxset. Second time today that something reminded me of it. The first was when I was revising some notes on parasitism and noticed my lecture had included a picture from Alien. What Coupling described as the 'John Hurt Moment'
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    American Versions of English Shows

    I second that, now to dig out my boxset. Second time today that something reminded me of it. The first was when I was revising some notes on parasitism and noticed my lecture had included a picture from Alien. What Coupling described as the 'John Hurt Moment'
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    American Versions of English Shows

    Now that is going to be a disaster! To make the Inbetweeners acceptable they'll half to take out at least half the swearing and given the fact that the drinking age in america is 21 rather than 18 that also, in my head seems to take away from it. A US version will never succeed with the inbetweeners
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    Poll: What is your favourite kind of sword?

    Hmmm, for actual durability and usefulness and looks probably a bastard sword. I do feel I've slightly betrayed my fencing weapon of choice however. I do love my saber, especially my brand new one with a blue blade. But the bastard sword is so plain yet so lethal and looks superb I just couldn't...
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    Share an interesting random fact

    I'm not sure how correct it is but my biology teacher always said that on a human it was comparable to Nelson's Column, (non-Brits: google 'trafalgar square') I'm not sure how tall that is though *checks wikipedia*. Apparently 52m approximately. Like I said, not sure how correct that is. Your...
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    Opinions on Heavy Drinking?

    Not to be pedantic but depressant doesn't mean it makes you depressed. It means it slows down your bodies processes.
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    Opinions on Heavy Drinking?

    You have one life, live it how you feel fit. Until you start harming others it's not really their business. We all die in the end anyway. And really, quoting one or two stories about 'how this one guy drank too much and then threw up and he's an ass', that doesn't prove anything. It's like...
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    Opinions on Heavy Drinking?

    Completely agree there. Don't think I've ever come across anyone who speaks to anyone they dont know on the bus other than a compulsary 'excuse me' or 'thank you' when moving past people. Generally in my experience if people sit next to someone else when there's spare seats you get an evil glare...
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    That Moment You Realised You're Old

    I'm only 19 so hardly that old really but with the rate technology has advanced during my life it really hammers home the age gaps. There's been several moments 1) At work dealing with a kids birthday party and the mum asks the kids to give her their phones to look after. Out of fifteen...
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    I'm a bit confused about Doctor Who (SPOILERS)

    Well seeing as Amy and Rory were there without travelling in the TARDIS then I'd assume that it was correct and it was in our present (when it aired). They then travelled back from there
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    Assassin's Creed III Location

    You've also got to think of where they could put decent free running in. To me London would seem a damn good fit. The buildings were all tall and really closely packed together at the time. I admit I don't know much about history of feudal Japan, so I apologise if I'm wrong, but if I try picture...
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    Poll: Genes and children Or why some should not have kids

    Really all she's doing is showing her own vanity. By 'purifying' a gene pool it grows stagnant, and that's not healthy. I personally think that people who aren't capable of looking after children, take that however you want, should perhaps have some kind of restriction, but that's my own...