TEN YEARS OF NOTHING - not one fucking thing!

[breaksRbest]

I've noticed you have started bagging me out like bRb does.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA...............BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

hang on..........BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

have a fuckin cry

the pot calling teh kettle Blaxter

[mrj]

All wars are fought over scarce resources

Beautiful Women
Power
Oil
Food
Water

etc etc

Major wars, like World Wars etc, sure.

But I don't think 'Holy Wars' are.

Definately "power" is involved, but I wouldn't classify that as a natural resource along with food, water and oil etc.

Or did you mean power as in oil etc?

I didn't say natural resources, I said resources.

Time is a resource
Popular support is a resource
Geographic advantage is a resource

I agree that it is a broad definitionof the term resource, but I also believe its an accurate one, and the key to understanding all conflict. Be it personal, in the workplace, or geo-political, and yes even religious.

[C.I.A.]

Speaking of religious, I'm wearing my 'playing god' threadless tshirt todays. Yays!

Had to sit through two hours of bloody 'solving landfill gas issue' meeting Yawn. Methanogensis has only just peaked. Will be at current level for 20-30 years FA1L.

[Stray]

Speaking of religious, I'm wearing my 'playing god' threadless tshirt todays. Yays!

Had to sit through two hours of bloody 'solving landfill gas issue' meeting Yawn. Methanogensis has only just peaked. Will be at current level for 20-30 years FA1L.

Are you talking about the Cranbourne thing?

[Direkt]

All wars are fought over scarce resources

Beautiful Women
Power
Oil
Food
Water

etc etc

Major wars, like World Wars etc, sure.

But I don't think 'Holy Wars' are.

Definately "power" is involved, but I wouldn't classify that as a natural resource along with food, water and oil etc.

Or did you mean power as in oil etc?

I didn't say natural resources, I said resources.

Time is a resource
Popular support is a resource
Geographic advantage is a resource

I agree that it is a broad definitionof the term resource, but I also believe its an accurate one, and the key to understanding all conflict. Be it personal, in the workplace, or geo-political, and yes even religious.

Cool, but you didn't really answer my question.

And yes, it's very broad... following your argument, anything can be a resouce, as long as it exists.

So that just means that wars are fought over anything? True, but it's not much of a point is it?

PS: not meaning to be rude here... just questioning.

[C.I.A.]

Lolz. Yes. The Cranbourne thing.

I have a craving for lindt chocolate.

All this exercise and no beer is stoking my apetite.

[Jinx]

They should have blown Cranbourne up long ago.

[Direkt]

[ghetto kitty]

hai gang!

direkt, i think mrj meant that there IS a limited amount of power on a global scale,
if everyone had it, it wouldnt be POWER now would it?

:semantics:

[witty_pseudonym]

three words: zero sum game.

I studied I.R. I know these things.

[ghetto kitty]

i have no idea what any of that means witty.

um...

[Direkt]

hai gang!

direkt, i think mrj meant that there IS a limited amount of power on a global scale,
if everyone had it, it wouldnt be POWER now would it?

:semantics:

Comprendos amigos.

Power is a funny thing... I wonder how you measure it...

First you get the money, then you get the....

PS: I also have no idea what that means Ms. Witty.

[Direkt]

PPS: check it...

If you're fighting a war to gain power... can you ever win over an adversary with more power than you?

If so, what is the use of that power if it can be defeated by a lesser power?

Or can you only defeat those with less power than yourself? In other words, those who cannot defeat you?

Hmmm.....

[witty_pseudonym]

it basically means that there is a limited amount of power, so if one country gains power, another will lose it in some form. it's basically a winners and losers game, there's never a draw or two winner/losers. basically. very basically.

(I.R. = international relations)

edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_sum_game wiki sums it up much better than i do.

[Lizkins]

morning motely lot


whatta day!

[ghetto kitty]

If you're fighting a war to gain power... can you ever win over an adversary with more power than you?

If so, what is the use of that power if it can be defeated by a lesser power?

Or can you only defeat those with less power than yourself? In other words, those who cannot defeat you?

Hmmm.....

hmm indeed.
i see your zero sum game witty, but now i throw in,
i suppose direkt that power is whatever the opposing sides have decided to fight over.
so it could be resources like oil, or it could be a piece of land etc...

Revolution! is where those with less power win over those with more...
the people rise up and take certain powers from the bigger power by revolting...

[Blaxter]

Hi revolters

[witty_pseudonym]

you're revolting

[almax]

Revolution! is where those with less power win over those with more...
the people rise up and take certain powers from the bigger power by revolting...

Just like the Plebs in 400 odd BC over the Romans

[mrj]

Revolution! is where those with less power win over those with more...
the people rise up and take certain powers from the bigger power by revolting...

Depends on how you define powers. Revolution is where those with the power finally realise they can weild it.

The populace will always outnumber the administration. I can't imagine a system where the nubmer of people who govern outnumber the number of those being goverened. Except maybe in large organisations where there always seems to be more middle managers than there are grains of sand lol.

The true power is in numbers. Or global first strike capability I guess.

[Blaxter]

According to a recent report from eBay, the online auction giant, they sell more than three million vinyl records each year. It is also reported that eBay users buy and sell six vinyl records every minute (or an average of one every ten seconds). .

[witty_pseudonym]

lol @ some weird glitch in my system just now and getting thrown onto a html looking version of the index and the top reading... Melbourne Beats: Thorpey says it's fully sick.

[Lizkins]

i get that when i log in through my phone, i lol'd

[Fents]

surley its beer o'clock soon?

[Feigan]

NOW!

Just cracked a Peroni

[C.I.A.]

Yays.

Meeting this pm with beer provided.

huzzah to weekend landing. Dumb cow who calls herself a 'cost engineer' copped a 10 minute pms-style tirade earlier lolz. I was all "You told us you would provide us with 150k and we have yet to receive scope variation, so don't call me asking how many hours I charged to the eco risk assessment cos you haven't agreed to that yet grrrrrr".

Stupid accountant mole bitch. Who calls themselves a 'cost engineer' ffs? It is like calling a person who scrubs toilets a 'systems hygenist' or a hooker a 'discharge management consultant'.

beer beer beer bed bed bed.

[Blaxter]

surley its beer o'clock soon?

We've been discussing the merits of a chick who sweats beer.
Thats how much we're hangin out for 5'o'clock.

[Fents]

NOW!

Just cracked a Peroni

Theres only crownies in the fridge luckily im not a beer snob and will drink them.

[Blaxter]

27 minutes to go.

I wanna be sedated

[Stray]

It is like calling a person who scrubs toilets a 'systems hygenist' or a hooker a 'discharge management consultant'.

lolz!

[FoundationStepper]

Had to sit through two hours of bloody 'solving landfill gas issue' meeting Yawn. Methanogensis has only just peaked. Will be at current level for 20-30 years FA1L.

Manning the EPA phones all weekend and evenings this coming week. not looking forward to the estate callers...

suxors.

[spiral]

Had to sit through two hours of bloody 'solving landfill gas issue' meeting Yawn. Methanogensis has only just peaked. Will be at current level for 20-30 years FA1L.

Manning the EPA phones all weekend and evenings this coming week. not looking forward to the estate callers...

suxors.

fire fixes everything

[mecka]

[mrj]

morning all

ROFL mecka. lyrics through lolcat pictures ftw.

[C.I.A.]

That's gold, Olster.

[deviant]

looks like image shack and photobucket have both been blocked from work

[Blaxter]

looks like image shack and photobucket have both been blocked from work

Fire fixes everthing

[C.I.A.]

Deadline receipt requests for reduced fee and other support for participants from economically weaker countries

Notification to students about the reduced student conference fee

Notification to participants from economically weak countries (about the reduced fee)

Early payment deadline (reduced fee) (regular fee after December 31)

Deadline receipt of payment of reduced student fee

Submission of short papers (Word file, 4 pages max.) for prepublished proceedings

Submission of full-extent papers (Word file) for CD-ROM (optional)

Pre-registration and Welcome Drink, Vienna

Lolz at Euro-snobbery. "Economically weak countries"

[system]

lolmecka!

[Lizkins]

fricken lol Olster



morning motley lot

[Blaxter]

Hey there

[C.I.A.]

BANG...

Second cold front just hit the city.

Wowsers... the windows of my office were shaking and they are made of inch-thick glass!

[witty_pseudonym]

full on!
it looks and sounds scurry out there.

[Lizkins]

i went out to get my lunch and my jacket just flipped up over my head, thankfully no one laughed cos everyone else is too busy trying to keep their jackets/other pieces of clothes down.

skirts, motorbikes and cranes are a bad bad idea today imo

[Mellogs]

hello all! long time no see

did I miss anything??

[Caleidoscope]

Work is gay and boring


yawn

[deviant]

crazy day at work.... rooves being blown off and trees taking out power-lines all over the city

[Hardy]

Continuing the Metallilols...

[C.I.A.]

Yawn.

Morning all. Coffee hasn't kicked in yet and I have back-to-back meetings with the EPA today

needs more :bag:

[spiral]

have exhibition launch tonight, so today will be frantic finishing stuff