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  1. goldenquagsire

    Dominique Strauss-Kahn walks free

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/23/dominique-strauss-kahn-charges-dropped Now, obeying the rules of our legal system is paramount. Once someone has been acquitted they're considered innocent. In fact, all throughout this case DSK has been 'innocent until proven guilty'. Let's also...
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    What are you reading? II

    I think our definitions of "nice" and "comfortable" may differ somewhat. :P I did enjoy Across the Nightingale Floor (though I still haven't finished the trilogy) but I found it terribly sad. Since the last thread I have spectacularly failed to finish any of my books, but I finished Kenan...
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    Backloggery

    oh god if I use this thing I will just get so guilty. I have ~5 platforms worth of backlog. I need to stop buying bargain used games. ;_;
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    University Applications

    didn't seem like that to me. ^_^
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    University Applications

    as long as you do a hell of a lot of work experience and networking. most humanities degrees are useful insofar as they show that you have the ability to apply yourself to a task, which is why they've become (rather unfairly, I should add) a prerequisite for almost all non-menial jobs. other...
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    University Applications

    Well... UCAS doesn't open till 8am, but my school has sent out provisional results and it looks like I'll get into York. :D And yes, I've been F5ing on my email for the last hour. Barely got four hours sleep. :D
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    University Applications

    Was the result what you expected? :D What's your first choice? I wasn't sure if there were any unis which had started requiring A*s.
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    University Applications

    Might as well revive this thread, it's where most A-level stuff goes. Tomorrow is results day for Brits. Are you guys expecting good news or bad?
  9. goldenquagsire

    What are you reading?

    You're in for a treat! It's an absolutely brilliant book, even if the central conceit is confusing as hell.
  10. goldenquagsire

    what anime should I watch for a beginner

    Mm, true. Especially since asking "which is a good first series to watch?" will get you about five or six wildly conflicting answers. :P 0080 is most definitely NOT average though. I'm tempted to call it best mecha series ever. Ah, but that's why I love it! :D The problem is, most stuff that...
  11. goldenquagsire

    What are you reading?

    I'm reading three books at once: John Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar (a sci-fi novel from 1968 that feels like it was written in 2011), Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (I figured I should read at least one 'classic' over summer, and WH is turning out to be far more readable than I expected) and...
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    what anime should I watch for a beginner

    WHAT ...sadly, you're right. Gundam is not very newbie-friendly. It's also not that great when there's stuff like FLAG and Patlabor to be watched. But eh, I find the melodrama appealing. Although Gundam 00 is a pretty good show on its own merits. Like Code Geass but with more space combat...
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    what anime should I watch for a beginner

    I'd recommend movies and OVAs (shorter series, usually 12 episodes at most*) for people who are unfamiliar with anime. It's less commitment, the production values are usually consistently better than series and they're cheaper than buying boxsets. The Ghost in the Shell movies are good if you...
  14. goldenquagsire

    2011 London Riots

    with all due respect Tavros, you're a foreigner. you don't understand what the situation really is like in this country. successive governments, both Tory and Labour, have undermined the employment prospects for milions of people. not through immigration policies, which just meant that jobs that...
  15. goldenquagsire

    Ghana Minister Urges Arrest of Homosexuals

    at least in the case of Germany, it's because there is a sizable devout Christian population, and it's quite a conservative nation overall.
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    Ghana Minister Urges Arrest of Homosexuals

    because reporting on homophobic abuses in Africa is like saying that it rains a lot in England. at least they're not trying to kill gays like certain other countries. :/ no! this is exactly what we shouldn't do. tyranny should be put under intense scrutiny, especially when the regieme is...
  17. goldenquagsire

    Eysenck personality test

    There might be something to this.
  18. goldenquagsire

    Over 80 dead in Norway terrorist attack

    And religion is not a prerequisite for this. See: Stalinist Russia, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, etc.
  19. goldenquagsire

    Over 80 dead in Norway terrorist attack

    Because I was explaining why blaming religion for terrorism in any situation is stupid, regardless of whether it was relevant to this case.
  20. goldenquagsire

    Over 80 dead in Norway terrorist attack

    I've heard nothing to suggest that it was Muslim fundamentalists. As far as I know, it was just random nutters. Also, Islamic terrorism is just as much to do with socio-economic factors and global politics than Islam itself. Blaming religion diverts attention from the real causes of terrorism...
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