O.O

[changeling]

I'm totally with kobold. HOLY CRAP.

Sid Meyer's Pirates. About the only game on the PC that I actually enjoy and will go back and play (apart from the Sims, which doesn't count) is Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri (now with expansion), also known as SMAC (like the drug).

Sid Meyer.

Pirates.

HOLY CRAP.


And this because it amuses me:

My Best Friend is notfudge

Our 1 common interests are: no wigwams

Who is your best friend? Username:

Created by macoto

Haha. Those sort of memes totally break down when your interests are almost entirely original.

I'm really not interested in talking about the election on this post. Or, indeed, on LJ. This was why I disallowed comments on the previous post. Thank you.

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[nys.livejournal.com]

and not to mention the fact that john howard himself said that the interest rate scaremongering that he's doing is not based on fact at all, rather just on his own opinion.
fuckwit. this is the same person who thinks that family first would be a better party than the greens. at least the greens are not living in the 50's and have policies that will benefit our future. "Families" are overrated, when they basically mean a man, woman and 2 good little christian children.
Grrr... get so angry by stupid stupid conservative Australians. Get some perspective. Vote for people who might make a difference for the not so well off, stop being concerned about whether your own stupid tax cut to your $100,000+ salary isn't enough.

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[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

*HEADDESK.*

[mawaridi.livejournal.com]

And also when you have no interests listed at all *g* My best friend is foxfur, apparently, because she doesn't have any interests either!

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Of course, in my case it happens to be right; but that's just coincidence.

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[rincemaj.livejournal.com]

Or how bout the fact that every serious Australian economist, including non-partisan government bodies and former governors of the reserve bank predict that interest rates would be identical regardless of who's in charge?

Admittedly, I do believe that Australia needs tax reform, and not necessarily in the way that labour is advocating. Admittedly, labour politicians annoy me with their incessant talk of helping the 'battler' and their being beholden to the trade unions, but they're still a damn sight better than the coalition.

That said, I'm voting green, if only because they are the only significant party to come out in favour of gay marriage, which despite being straight, is a really important electoral issue for me.

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[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

I know.

The trade unions are important. Someone needs to be on their side and make sure they're not abolished.

Ditto.

That said, I'm voting green, if only because they are the only significant party to come out in favour of gay marriage, which despite being straight, is a really important electoral issue for me.
...which just makes me love you.

And you know the only reason the Greens can support that is because they aren't a significant enough party to worry about losing votes over it. Australians are conservative. Bah.

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[rincemaj.livejournal.com]

As far as the unions, I agree that they need protection, but I don't like the fact that they actually OWN the labour party (not hyperbole, they actually do), which I think gives them WAY too much power, and prevents a labour government from ever doing any meaningful industrial reform, which is overdue in some sectors.

I was talking to my ex-housemate (and one of my closest friends) today. I was telling her that she and her girlfriend were very bad influences on me, turning me into a straight gay advocate! lol

Actually, I have a feeling that it comes from two things:
1. That I grew up in San Francisco
2. That I have a very strong personal sense of justice. I get REALLY upset when I see things that I think are patently unjust. And discriminating against someone just because of their sexuality (which I don't see as a choice in most cases) is patently unjust.

When I first moved here, I ended up in an all-boys Catholic school (despite coming from a family of atheists) where the first thing all they guys wanted to know was if I knew 'fags'. In 3 1/2 years, not one of them could come to terms with the concept that my paediatrician was not only gay, but an AIDS activist who treated AIDS patients pro bono at his practice (and this was in the ugly early days of AIDS). They were all convinced that he must have molested me, which used to make me so angry, since he was one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. Then there were the two old men who were friends of my dad, 75 and 90. It was only when I was about 16 that I realised they were a gay couple who'd been together almost 60 years!

ps, if you're ever on icq (as is in your lj user info), my number is 13628154 :)

(frozen) 1996? It's really been that bloody long? *RANT*

[darketherdream.livejournal.com]

pssht, like stopping comments will stop me from joining the rant.

If you think you have it tough, living with liberals, spare some sympathy for me: I live under the same roof as someone who voted for the one nation party.

NO I AM NOT JOKING.

I would find it hilarious that the liberal party is basing all their strength on their apparent economic superiority, that is - I would find it funny, if I was sure that Howard won't be voted in again. But I am not sure of that. Thus, it frightens me.
At least I know how to get into politics now. Blatantly and publicly lie alot.

1996?!?!?! Gee, let's give him another go, 'cos we need yet another term of weird misplaced 1950s nostalgia, conservatism which is delaying the noble cause of...civilisation in general, and education policies that will ensure the benefit of extremely rich people everyhwere. Because hey, it's about time they get a fair go.

And two words: uni fees.

The end.
May Howard lose.

(frozen) Re: 1996? It's really been that bloody long? *RANT*

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

AMEN.

My grandma thought Pauline Hanson had a lot of valid ideas.

*but gets out icecube anyway*

[dorukai.livejournal.com]

I find it weird that everyone ignored the important thing here, which is Sid Meier remaking Pirates!!

I'm looking forward to this one as well. I didn't play much of the original to be honest, but what I _did_ play was very cool.

[davidcook.livejournal.com]

Yup, looks like fun. Addictive fun. Stay-up-until-dawn-playing-game fun.

They named Alpha Centauri just to get the SMAC acronym, didn't they ? I've seen a silly number of sunrises (well, would have seen if I wasn't indoors staring at a computer screen thinking "just one more turn") because of that game. (And Civ 2, sometimes it just has to be chariots and cannons, you know ?)

[nys.livejournal.com]

sorry... i'll just rant off lj shall i?

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Well, kobold didn't. But I've never heard of or played the original game, so it's a moot point with me.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

*grins* Well, as I said to Steph through email, you're allowed to, because you're my sister. I just didn't want to have everyone else follow your lead...

[nys.livejournal.com]

point taken. need private messages eh?

[dorukai.livejournal.com]

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/pirates-2004/569937p1.html?fromint=1

And now it's out.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

I know, and that's nice and all, but I don't have money to spend on computer games.