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Now, the changed connections thing I can buy. Old TV has 3 RDI inputs. New TV has 3 HDMI and a single component input. Low definition options are significantly reduced on the new TV, and of course the old one can't do HD at all.

Ooo, I've been keeping an eye on this game 

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Quote from: Tellemurius on February 15, 2012, 07:27:59 pm

Quote from: kaenneth on February 15, 2012, 07:24:22 pm

I would guess people don't like Monosodium glutamate because of the artificial sounding name; just like those who are against Dihydrogen Monoxide.

Just like many people won't buy 'Irradiated' food, but who doesn't own a microwave oven?

Microwave oven

Gamma ray emitter

totally the same

Still shoots out radiation, Tellemurius.

Different kinds of radiation. Microwaves cause water molecules to vibrate faster, thus heating up the food. Microwaves are nothing you want to get in the way of (or be inside of), but that's more because they'll cook you rather than mutate your DNA. A gamma ray emitter (and I'm making this assumption based on the name) emits gamma rays, which are the nasty radiation that require lead sheets to block. Gamma radiation is what causes those lovely pictures of radiation sickness.

ETA: To clarify, the primary difference between the two is that microwaves are non-ionizing radiation while gamma rays are ionizing. What this boils down to is that gamma rays can cause chemical changes in whatever they hit, while microwaves do not.

It's quite simple, really. A warband attempting to charge a chevron would impact on the "point", and the front-most warriors would be divided. The warriors in the back would spread out to try and get around my units, but would run into outward-facing shields and swords along the entire line, rather than getting around and attacking from behind. The other warbands would simply pile into the back of the first, and accomplish nothing. I guess the point isn't to avoid being surrounded, but to arrange your troops in a way that trying to surround is futile. It worked, and that's the most important thing.

A slightly less honorable moment of ownage occurred earlier today, also in Rome: Total War. My single assassin, who wasn't even very high-skilled, managed to murder the Gaul faction heir, three family members, and sabotage a town that I conquered a few turns later. I believe that his actions were what made the AI give me one of their few remaining cities in exchange for a temporary cease-fire. He is now headed to the Gaul capital, where the faction leader stays...

UPDATE: The Gaul king is dead, long live the Gaul king. This assassin terrifies me.

To prepare for a larger campaign, two units of hastati (light infantry carrying tower shields, short swords, and two javelins each) left the walls of one of my cities to meet up with a general massing his forces. Along the way, they ran into a tiny rebel army, and so stopped to wipe them out. They prepared to move on when a comparatively massive force of nearly 1000 Gaul warriors descended upon them. A mere 300 hastati, versus such a warband? I was prepared to lose them gloriously.

The gods were smiling upon them however, for there was a tiny hill nearby, barely a bump in the plains. The soldiers were ordered to hold position on the hill and face the mighty host. As they approached, they noticed that the Gaul captain was front and center with his unit, and unleashed every javelin in their arsenal at the Gauls as they charged. The captain's unit broke rather quickly after taking so many casualties in a short time span, but there were still hundreds more of the barbarians. The hill, slight as it was, turned out to be the key factor in the battle and soon dozens of the foe were lying at the Romans' feet. They sounded the withdrawal and met up with the captain, who had recovered his wits at the base of the hill.

The two hastati units reformed at the very top of the hill in a chevron formation, which would hopefully keep them from being surrounded. The Gauls, taken by barbaric fury, charged up the hill and broke upon the wall of shields. The enemy captain soon lay dead, and the gauls began to rout. However, their long charge had left them exhausted, while the canny Romans had caught their breath. The warbands were ran down like dogs as they fled, and barely 50 of them escaped the wrath of Mars. Total losses for the Romans? 19 dead, 3 wounded.

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Bahahaha! Those are awesome! Almost makes me wish I could just hand cards out to everyone like in grade school again.

Quote from: Sirus on February 14, 2012, 09:54:00 pm

Anyone remember that crazy mahjong anime from a few weeks ago? On a whim, I decided to look it up. Apparently the Nazis have a moon base and George W. Bush is one of the best mahjong players in the world. Oh, and Hitler kills Pope Benedict. Yeah....

The legend of Koizumi right?

Oh I remember now.

IT'S OVER 5000!!!!!

Yeah, that's the one. There can't be that many mahjong animes, right?