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Discuss Anything / Re: Here is Practical Explanation about Next Life, Purpose of Human Life -
« on: August 04, 2014, 09:28:16 AM »
You would to if you really wanted to be happy..
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Discuss Anything / Re: Introductions
« on: August 04, 2014, 09:26:56 AM »
So Dravian is just a pseudonym then? Or is the Dutch ancestry through the maternal line?
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Discuss Anything / Re: Here is Practical Explanation about Next Life, Purpose of Human Life -
« on: August 03, 2014, 06:36:32 AM »
You're probably right, looks like it's one of these guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness or a follower anyway.
Do we need to comment on this any further..?
if you really want to be happy then follow these 6 Things which are No illicit sex, No gambling, No drugs ( No tea & coffee ), No meat-eating ( No onion & garlic's )
Do we need to comment on this any further..?
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Discuss Anything / Re: Introductions
« on: August 03, 2014, 06:29:38 AM »
I guess the closest would be the way "i" is pronounced in "idol". There's no direct equivalent in pronounciation but this is pretty close.
The word rijst means rice by the way, and for some reason became my nickname about 12 years ago. Most of my friends (the Dutch ones anyway) call me this.
You think "ij" is funky? Try the "eu" in my surname, there's a sound that doesn't exist in English and my name hasn't ever been pronounced correctly here in Glasgow. I've given up on correcting people as they generally don't even hear the difference..
The word rijst means rice by the way, and for some reason became my nickname about 12 years ago. Most of my friends (the Dutch ones anyway) call me this.
You think "ij" is funky? Try the "eu" in my surname, there's a sound that doesn't exist in English and my name hasn't ever been pronounced correctly here in Glasgow. I've given up on correcting people as they generally don't even hear the difference..
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Discuss Anything / Re: Introductions
« on: August 03, 2014, 05:12:58 AM »
Yeah that's pretty awkward. By the way, do you pronounce it "nineteen eighty-X" or "1-9-8-X"?
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Discuss Comic Pages / Re: Issue 2 - Party Like It's 198X - Page 8 - Ice Cream Man
« on: August 03, 2014, 05:09:29 AM »Except he suffers from the same flaw that I suffered from as an awkward teen who was clueless with women. Instead of simply trying to talk to her casually and naturally so he could eventually build up to asking her out, he's going right for the "prize." But then again, he does feel pressed for time and like he's got destiny on his side, so I can't fault the dude too much (also, I'm his god and he does whatever I make him do, so I really can't fault his actions).
I see what you mean. I kind of had the opposite problem: it was easy enough for me to start talking to girls I liked and getting to know them and so on, but could never get anything to progress past that. (Although there were a couple of exceptions: one of those girls admitted that she liked me shortly after I got a girlfriend, and another one made it clear after I had moved away.)
Yup, same here.
When I was maybe thirteen or so, I saw a couple girls that lived on my street get free ice cream by flirting with the ice cream man. The world felt very unfair at that moment.
So, yeah. This is comic is basically a true story. All of it.
The world is unfair unfortunately. Hey, great page! It's such a classic scene with Dean showing up and being rude I'm surprised I didn't see it coming.
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Discuss Anything / Re: Introductions
« on: August 02, 2014, 06:35:31 AM »
I agree that the 198X bit is slightly weird.. 
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Discuss Anything / Re: Here is Practical Explanation about Next Life, Purpose of Human Life -
« on: August 02, 2014, 06:32:38 AM »
It would have been even more Practical if it made any sense..
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Discuss Blog Entries / Re: Ninjas & Me: An Adam Dravian Retrospective
« on: August 02, 2014, 06:30:43 AM »I'm sure she'll look both hot and completely stupid. Just the way I like 'em.
This is strangely disturbing..
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Discuss Blog Entries / Re: Ninjas & Me: An Adam Dravian Retrospective
« on: August 01, 2014, 10:21:20 AM »
Like the guy who gets shot in this scene? (Peter Jackson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_BK-kuQ-Fo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_BK-kuQ-Fo
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Discuss Anything / Re: Introductions
« on: August 01, 2014, 10:15:16 AM »
People who're offended by Satanism but insist on reading a comic called "Satan Ninja 198X" should press Ctrl+F4, as it will automatically remove all references to Satan from their screen.
Welcome guys! Or welcome back if you just tried that key combination..
Welcome guys! Or welcome back if you just tried that key combination..
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Discuss Blog Entries / Re: Ninjas & Me: An Adam Dravian Retrospective
« on: July 31, 2014, 03:29:52 AM »
We had a commodore 64! Come to think of it, it had a ninja game but I guess I was a little too young to figure out how to do this at the time.
I only know Ninja Gaiden from the Xbox game though, which I loved to bits. We didn't get any arcade halls where I'm from..
I only know Ninja Gaiden from the Xbox game though, which I loved to bits. We didn't get any arcade halls where I'm from..
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Discuss Comic Pages / Re: Issue 2 - Party Like It's 198X - Page 7 - Eddie's Gotta Ask Her!
« on: July 27, 2014, 12:26:12 PM »For question 2, along those lines, it'll have to be the first page of issue 2 since Fantasy-Veronica is being seductive.
Gotta love the only explicit scene so far in the last panel on page 11 of the first issue though.
It's weird how I can look back at those early arcade pages and already see an evolution in Jessica's style compared to now. Eddie looks like he's maybe 12 years old in some panels on the "Pizza Wizard" page in particular.
Wow, I agree with that one. You could blame the lighting in there though..
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Discuss Anything / Re: Introductions
« on: July 26, 2014, 09:01:49 AM »
I haven't discovered much really, I'm a bit disappointed at the insight:effort ratio. I spent three years researching two genes and the best I can honestly come up with at the moment is "I don't know what their function is but it is likely that they have one", which won't make it to wikipedia I'm afraid haha!
Model organisms such as this one are used because a lot is known about them, which makes interpreting findings easier because you know more about their context. The question is then, can these findings be generalised to related organisms? They often can, more or less, but there are always exceptions. I picked this project because I liked the description and I had worked with this bug during my master's degree. The job I'm applying for at the moment is with a different bacterium though, hopefully easier to work with (no more waiting 3 days before they've grown to a useful density).
I've never heard of Gregarines, their name implies they're friendly but most parasites aren't. Theories on evolution of the earliest life are positively exciting. Some parts of a cell are so 'ancient' that they are virtually the same among all branches of life. Did you know there's about 50% similarity between your genes and a tree's? Bacteria are much more diverse because they evolve so much faster (with a new generation a few times a day). The soil is a sort of battle ground where different bacteria, fungi and other micro organisms are involved in an arms race and constantly try to eat, poison or simply outcompete each other. Quite amazing to realise all of this is going on all around you when you walk around or even on and inside your body (skin, gut and mouth are full of them).
I hope I haven't put anyone off a meal or something, it's really not as gross as it sounds and human bodies are pretty good at keeping them out or dealing with them if that fails.
Importance is all relative really, I don't feel my work has any direct impact on anything at the moment and it may never have. Art and culture impact people's lives just as much and there's no telling what will happen or who will be influenced into doing something amazing by your work.
I haven't heard his podcasts yet, but I think I should. However I keep telling myself that I'll have plenty of time for that when I finish writing, which should be happening soon I hope. Are they good? (I guess they are if you just spent 3 days listening to all of them)
Model organisms such as this one are used because a lot is known about them, which makes interpreting findings easier because you know more about their context. The question is then, can these findings be generalised to related organisms? They often can, more or less, but there are always exceptions. I picked this project because I liked the description and I had worked with this bug during my master's degree. The job I'm applying for at the moment is with a different bacterium though, hopefully easier to work with (no more waiting 3 days before they've grown to a useful density).
I've never heard of Gregarines, their name implies they're friendly but most parasites aren't. Theories on evolution of the earliest life are positively exciting. Some parts of a cell are so 'ancient' that they are virtually the same among all branches of life. Did you know there's about 50% similarity between your genes and a tree's? Bacteria are much more diverse because they evolve so much faster (with a new generation a few times a day). The soil is a sort of battle ground where different bacteria, fungi and other micro organisms are involved in an arms race and constantly try to eat, poison or simply outcompete each other. Quite amazing to realise all of this is going on all around you when you walk around or even on and inside your body (skin, gut and mouth are full of them).
I hope I haven't put anyone off a meal or something, it's really not as gross as it sounds and human bodies are pretty good at keeping them out or dealing with them if that fails.
Importance is all relative really, I don't feel my work has any direct impact on anything at the moment and it may never have. Art and culture impact people's lives just as much and there's no telling what will happen or who will be influenced into doing something amazing by your work.
I haven't heard his podcasts yet, but I think I should. However I keep telling myself that I'll have plenty of time for that when I finish writing, which should be happening soon I hope. Are they good? (I guess they are if you just spent 3 days listening to all of them)
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Discuss Blog Entries / Re: Music Video - "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
« on: July 25, 2014, 11:27:50 AM »It's amusing that there is a hit cover of this song from 1987 that is incredibly 80's in an entirely different way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnejLmQGYhg
I didn't know that one, it's amazing!