The Final Negotiator
Megadeus Dominus
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« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2008, 11:26:59 AM » |
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration - Thomas Edison
If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search. [...] I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor. - Nikola TeslaTesla was a great scientist, but I must question what theory he would use for a randomly placed needle in a haystack? Unless you're going the way of a binary search (split haystack in half, pick a half and split that half, pick one half of that half and split it, etc. until the needle is found), his "haystack" must be a metaphor. Remember, everything looks good on paper...except maybe for bumblebee flight... |
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« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2008, 01:40:52 PM » |
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Tesla was a great scientist, but I must question what theory he would use for a randomly placed needle in a haystack? Unless you're going the way of a binary search (split haystack in half, pick a half and split that half, pick one half of that half and split it, etc. until the needle is found), his "haystack" must be a metaphor.
Remember, everything looks good on paper...except maybe for bumblebee flight...
Since the needle seems to be the important thing, and the haystack merely an obstacle, I would say we light the stack aflame, and search the ashes for the needle. Alternatively, if the hay holds some importance and/or the stack is in a location where lighting it on fire wouldn't be advisable, you use a damn magnet. |
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« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2008, 02:12:57 PM » |
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Was probably a metaphor, they didn't get along, those two.
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shadowdorothy
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« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2008, 08:28:01 PM » |
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tesla? as in the guy who created the tesla drive, or the more scientific tesla?
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Professor Vogler
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« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2008, 08:35:26 PM » |
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tesla? as in the guy who created the tesla drive, or the more scientific tesla?
O M F G.We're talking about Edison and Tesla. Google "Edison and Tesla" and you will find the proper correlation. Don't they teach these search skills in school anymore? |
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« Reply #20 on: January 16, 2008, 08:52:18 PM » |
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Everyone knows Tesla! He created the Tesla Coil, the deadly electric death ray tower that turned the tides of war between the Soviets and the Allies, until the Allies invented the Chronosphere and went back in time to prevent the Soviet-Ally war from happening.
War.
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This hand of mine is burning red! Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory!
Erupting... Burning... FINGER!! |
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shadowdorothy
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2008, 08:10:00 PM » |
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that was kinda the guy i meant. and if u want to know what they teach us, just go as a visitor and u'll see.
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R. Daniel 01
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« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2008, 12:57:07 PM » |
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Everyone knows Tesla! He created the Tesla Coil, the deadly electric death ray tower that turned the tides of war between the Soviets and the Allies, until the Allies invented the Chronosphere and went back in time to prevent the Soviet-Ally war from happening.
War.
That game gave me fond memories. When I re-installed that game, nearly a decade after I first bought it, I realized that those memories were just empty illusions. Starcraft was waiting for me downstairs. |
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« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2008, 01:18:28 PM » |
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Everyone knows Tesla! He created the Tesla Coil, the deadly electric death ray tower that turned the tides of war between the Soviets and the Allies, until the Allies invented the Chronosphere and went back in time to prevent the Soviet-Ally war from happening.
War.
That game gave me fond memories. When I re-installed that game, nearly a decade after I first bought it, I realized that those memories were just empty illusions. Starcraft was waiting for me downstairs. High five'd x infinity |
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What's wrong with you? What you screamin' for?
BZZZZ! |
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DOMON KASSHU!
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« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2008, 01:35:04 PM » |
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Everyone knows Tesla! He created the Tesla Coil, the deadly electric death ray tower that turned the tides of war between the Soviets and the Allies, until the Allies invented the Chronosphere and went back in time to prevent the Soviet-Ally war from happening.
War.
That game gave me fond memories. When I re-installed that game, nearly a decade after I first bought it, I realized that those memories were just empty illusions. Starcraft was waiting for me downstairs.  War. |
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This hand of mine is burning red! Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory!
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R. Daniel 01
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« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2008, 07:10:34 PM » |
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shadowdorothy
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« Reply #27 on: January 22, 2008, 08:05:19 PM » |
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no one ever anwsered my question!
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The Final Negotiator
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« Reply #28 on: January 25, 2008, 11:58:59 AM » |
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no one ever anwsered my question!
Sorry, oh wise one... *bows* I would have answered your question, but I had to look up what a "Tesla Drive" was.  OK, well, they're talking about throwing lightning and electricity, and that can only mean the more scientific Tesla. Although, Edison and Tesla arguing over mecha design would be awesome 3, but Leonardo da Vinci would probably draw better blueprints.  |
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shadowdorothy
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« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2008, 12:22:44 PM » |
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CRAP! crapity crap.... my computer is down for the count. the game got deleted as did every thing else on its drives. we finally get it up and running again and tyhe internet doesn't work. im typing this on a computer at school. i need the interwebs to get stuff for the game.........
maybe by march i can finaly release a demo, if the internet ever works on my computer again.
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