Baden

No, we don't babysit posters. They follow the rules or they get banned. It's that simple.

It wasn't just flaming, it was bigotry too. The worst posts have been deleted, so your commentary might not be fully informed. Also, I think it's fair...

Deadline has passed, yes. Thanks to everyone for their entries, which I'll post within a few days.

@"Streetlight" has a keener philosophical intellect and both a broader and deeper knowledge of philosophy than almost anyone I've met. His contributio...

Banned @"Streetlight" for flaming, bigotry, general disruption, and ignoring warnings to stop.

Reminder: Deadline is midnight UTC, June 30th.

How can I lose with literary connoisseurs like you in my audience? /uploads/files/23/2ilkac2xcsbkrxgv.jpg

Good luck shooting down Russia's nuclear weapons with more troops on the border because a NATO / Russia hot war isn't going to stay conventional for v...

I also think it's quite likely that those who vote on one story will vote on the others too. I'd certainly encourage that as the more votes we have on...

You wrote. Before that @"180 Proof" wrote: So, the "love it" story would win even though it got less total votes because scores are divided by number ...

That's the only way, really. Her commentaries will be missed, for sure.

I think you're missing something. @"180 Proof"'s method should work fine.

Tl;Dr but I'm very happy for you or sorry that it happened.

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Thank you for the apologism for the murder of civilians. Not that you had any moral standing here anyway.

Deadline approaching fast. Get your stories in! (As much directed at myself as anyone else.)

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It is when I do it. But, in general, yes. You need a framework or you flounder.

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The man knows how to ice cream, alright. :strong: /uploads/files/06/zvyr7h618tc3f4e0.jpg

Thought I had you cornered with Fidel and you pull a Joe Biden. :starstruck:

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Deal. :party:

You have failed the anti-capitalist purity test. I declare myself General Secretary in a bloodless coup (although we can kill @"Hanover" if you like).

It makes Coca-Cola drinkable.

And bought some pearls or something. Nice story anyway. Maybe fill it out and enter the short story competition experience.

Karl got stoned at the 711. Cool.

Alright then, I'll adjust the OP. :up:

You guys... :lol:

No shit.

I love this. Can't change the light bulb because it's too dark... It's light again! Screw it, I'll get someone else to do it. :lol: EDIT: I think I am...

I've had the water coming through the ceiling thing too. Caused a huge crack up there. But I just put on my hippy head, lie back, and think 'wow, man,...

Cool. What do you think for new deadline, end of month?

Don't ask me what that means. I don't even know myself. I am convinced it sounds good though.

His size is not size, baby.

(And by a bank run on fiat, of course, I mean mass withdrawals from fiat into anything of perceived value, i.e. inflation induced panic buying).

It's funny, we might think that modern economic magicians can help us, but they can't. If there's a bank run on fiat, fiat will collapse. And confiden...

First thing I'm buying is 1000 cans of tuna. Second is a car I don't need. Third is a pair of pants (always wanted one of those).

Now that the inflation genie is out of the bottle, there's real danger, not least because it makes sense (if you believe inflation is sticky) not only...

1. Thou shalt not ask stupid questions. 2. Put your pants back on. 3. Keep my wife out your @#$& mouth. That's enough. It was a small mountain.

@"skyblack" @"Jamal" Sorry, was up a mountain. Glad that's sorted. :up:

Appreciate that. Anyhow, it cost me ten bucks to top up the service so someone better put their hand in their pocket. :lol:

@"Jamal" might know more.

That's a good question and I've just realized the service was disabled because we have to pay to enable it. I sorted that now, so it should be availab...

E.g. But the whole debate is about the sentience claim as described in the link in the OP. I think you're off topic. That doesn't mean it's not an iss...

You have to be a subscriber to get to upload images because we have to pay for the space. Sorry about that.

I don't know. I always feel weird about entering a competition I'm helping to organize. I'll only say if I do enter this time, I'll write something ne...

No need to ping me, I won't be visiting Jupiter this year. Gas is too pricey.