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Jarod Garamonde
Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance
1877
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Posted - 2014.08.27 15:58:00 -
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Vortexo VonBrenner wrote:Jarod Garamonde wrote: Murder is illegal in Iceland, too. Yet, behold...... PvP in EVE.
Note that swearing a bloodoath and slaying the offender in single combat is not considered murder in Iceland but rather justifiable against someone who insults one's boat. Strange holdover from the past, evidently. Explains a bit of EVE...
Can a legitimate natural-born Icelander confirm this? Because I have been searching for a reasonable country to expatriate to, if civil war breaks out in the US.
I am fine with a country that doesn't allow me to own guns, so long as it has swords and dueling. As for what I can offer to my new country.... I am pursuing a biology degree, and I plan to go into genetic research when my education is complete. I can also fix and modify cars, and I am a happy drunk. That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right... |
Remiel Pollard
Shock Treatment Ministries
4269
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Posted - 2014.08.27 16:06:00 -
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Jarod Garamonde wrote:Vortexo VonBrenner wrote:Jarod Garamonde wrote: Murder is illegal in Iceland, too. Yet, behold...... PvP in EVE.
Note that swearing a bloodoath and slaying the offender in single combat is not considered murder in Iceland but rather justifiable against someone who insults one's boat. Strange holdover from the past, evidently. Explains a bit of EVE... Can a legitimate natural-born Icelander confirm this? Because I have been searching for a reasonable country to expatriate to, if civil war breaks out in the US. I am fine with a country that doesn't allow me to own guns, so long as it has swords and dueling. As for what I can offer to my new country.... I am pursuing a biology degree, and I plan to go into genetic research when my education is complete. I can also fix and modify cars, and I am a happy drunk.
Before our current government, I would have said "Australia" hands down if you want to advance a career in genetics research.
But now all I can say is, stay the hell away, you don't wanna be here right now. Iceland sounds like a perfectly suitable alternative though. Can't say I haven't seriously contemplated it myself given Australia's current direction.
That being said, it looks like people are starting to catch on to our government's BS and their approval ratings have dropped like a rock so, I'm holding out with some hope that things will come good again. GÇ£Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.GÇ¥ - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104 |
Jarod Garamonde
Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance
1877
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Posted - 2014.08.27 16:07:00 -
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Remiel Pollard wrote:Jarod Garamonde wrote:Vortexo VonBrenner wrote:Jarod Garamonde wrote: Murder is illegal in Iceland, too. Yet, behold...... PvP in EVE.
Note that swearing a bloodoath and slaying the offender in single combat is not considered murder in Iceland but rather justifiable against someone who insults one's boat. Strange holdover from the past, evidently. Explains a bit of EVE... Can a legitimate natural-born Icelander confirm this? Because I have been searching for a reasonable country to expatriate to, if civil war breaks out in the US. I am fine with a country that doesn't allow me to own guns, so long as it has swords and dueling. As for what I can offer to my new country.... I am pursuing a biology degree, and I plan to go into genetic research when my education is complete. I can also fix and modify cars, and I am a happy drunk. Before our current government, I would have said "Australia" hands down if you want to advance a career in genetics research. But now all I can say is, stay the hell away, you don't wanna be here right now. Iceland sounds like a perfectly suitable alternative though. Can't say I haven't seriously contemplated it myself given Australia's current direction. That being said, it looks like people are starting to catch on to our government's BS and their approval ratings have dropped like a rock so, I'm holding out with some hope that things will come good again.
Oz or Kiwiland..... either one would be better than anywhere in the US that isn't Vegas.
Hell, Oz lets you have Skyline GT-Rs.... that already puts you blokes several paces ahead of my country. That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right... |
Remiel Pollard
Shock Treatment Ministries
4270
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Posted - 2014.08.27 16:10:00 -
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Jarod Garamonde wrote:
Oz or Kiwiland..... either one would be better than anywhere in the US that isn't Vegas.
I enjoy the fact that I can go for long walks after dark, even very late at night, without the threat of getting shot looming over every step.
But the CSIRO, the guys that brought us WiFi and lots of cool stuff in genetics, they just had massive budget cuts to the tune of 400+ research jobs, along with a number of other science institutes. You'd almost be forgiven for thinking this government had a problem with science and discovery...
As for the GT-R, so many people have them that they're not really considered anything special over here, and the kind of person that tends to drive them gives them a bad name. I love the GT-R, but I love the S-series coupes and hatches a lot more. AWD is too... idk, stable. Not enough 'sideways' to make me squee like an S13 does :p GÇ£Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.GÇ¥ - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104 |
Jarod Garamonde
Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance
1877
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Posted - 2014.08.27 16:16:00 -
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Remiel Pollard wrote:Jarod Garamonde wrote:
Oz or Kiwiland..... either one would be better than anywhere in the US that isn't Vegas.
I enjoy the fact that I can go for long walks after dark, even very late at night, without the threat of getting shot looming over every step. But the CSIRO, the guys that brought us WiFi and lots of cool stuff in genetics, they just had massive budget cuts to the tune of 400+ research jobs, along with a number of other science institutes. You'd almost be forgiven for thinking this government had a problem with science and discovery... As for the GT-R, so many people have them that they're not really considered anything special over here, and the kind of person that tends to drive them gives them a bad name. I love the GT-R, but I love the S-series coupes and hatches a lot more. AWD is too... idk, stable. Not enough 'sideways' to make me squee like an S13 does :p
I drive a 73 FairladyZ, here, and I'm perfectly happy with it. I would love to also have a Ken & Mary GT-R and an R32 in my stable, but, alas.... hype drives up the prices, here. Good luck finding either for under 10grand USD. I used to have an S13, and I'd not mind owning another. That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right... |
Remiel Pollard
Shock Treatment Ministries
4270
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Posted - 2014.08.27 16:29:00 -
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Jarod Garamonde wrote:Remiel Pollard wrote:Jarod Garamonde wrote:
Oz or Kiwiland..... either one would be better than anywhere in the US that isn't Vegas.
I enjoy the fact that I can go for long walks after dark, even very late at night, without the threat of getting shot looming over every step. But the CSIRO, the guys that brought us WiFi and lots of cool stuff in genetics, they just had massive budget cuts to the tune of 400+ research jobs, along with a number of other science institutes. You'd almost be forgiven for thinking this government had a problem with science and discovery... As for the GT-R, so many people have them that they're not really considered anything special over here, and the kind of person that tends to drive them gives them a bad name. I love the GT-R, but I love the S-series coupes and hatches a lot more. AWD is too... idk, stable. Not enough 'sideways' to make me squee like an S13 does :p I drive a 73 FairladyZ, here, and I'm perfectly happy with it. I would love to also have a Ken & Mary GT-R and an R32 in my stable, but, alas.... hype drives up the prices, here. Good luck finding either for under 10grand USD. I used to have an S13, and I'd not mind owning another.
The Z series is a beast I'm yet to feel confident taking on. I'm a drifter, and I had a.... well, a bad experience in a 300ZX some time ago. It put a bit of a fear into me, and I'm getting a bit old for the track these days, so it's not likely I'll ever get to do this, but mastering a Z sideways was once a personal goal of mine. It's a natural drifter but unlike the S, it's something that you don't 'control' so much, you need to let it do its own thing for the most part, and only give it some general guidance. The S is a machine that you control - the Z is an extension of the body, and the mind, all at once, and you need to be a part of it as much as it needs to be a part of you or you're gonna have a bad day behind the wheel. GÇ£Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.GÇ¥ - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104 |
Jarod Garamonde
Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance
1878
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Posted - 2014.08.27 16:37:00 -
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Remiel Pollard wrote:
The Z series is a beast I'm yet to feel confident taking on. I'm a drifter, and I had a.... well, a bad experience in a 300ZX some time ago. It put a bit of a fear into me, and I'm getting a bit old for the track these days, so it's not likely I'll ever get to do this, but mastering a Z sideways was once a personal goal of mine. It's a natural drifter but unlike the S, it's something that you don't 'control' so much, you need to let it do its own thing for the most part, and only give it some general guidance. The S is a machine that you control - the Z is an extension of the body, and the mind, all at once, and you need to be a part of it as much as it needs to be a part of you or you're gonna have a bad day behind the wheel.
The old straight-6 Zeds are a masterpiece. I just sold a Z31 300. It was my daily, and I wanted to devote more time to my S30 (I've owned the 73 Fairlady for most of my life... she pushes out around 400bhp after everything I've done to that old L28 engine). The S30 and S130 are totally different animals from the Z-series Fairladies. But, still..... there's something to be said for riding around Vegas in the summer with the T-tops off. I can't have that feeling in my 73. But what I can have is a wedge-shaped roadrocket that only wants one thing; to go faster. The classic Z is meant for highway driving. If I wanted to slingshot through the corners in something that could possibly make me blackout, I'd tune an FC RX-7. That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right... |
baltec1
Bat Country Goonswarm Federation
12816
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Posted - 2014.08.27 17:12:00 -
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RubyPorto wrote: Can you give a citation please?
I recall something about WoW purple gear, a scam and possibly someone getting stabbed over it.
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Maxpie
MUSE Buy-n-Large Metaphysical Utopian Society Enterprises
437
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Posted - 2014.08.27 17:27:00 -
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Clearly the Eve Online General Disucssion forum is the best place to obtain an accurate legal opinion of Icelandic law. We're going to put attorneys in Iceland out of business.
No good deed goes unpunished |
Frostys Virpio
The Mjolnir Bloc The Bloc
1224
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Posted - 2014.08.27 17:49:00 -
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Maxpie wrote:Clearly the Eve Online General Disucssion forum is the best place to obtain an accurate legal opinion of Icelandic law. We're going to put attorneys in Iceland out of business.
Even if we had 100% clear Icelandic laws, we would still be hosed because CCP probably also have to take into account the laws of every playing countries because we don't know what country X consider a monetary gain which could be taxable or not even if we here all agree ISK are not real money. A lot of place have some plain old laws still valid which are a pain to deal with because they don't really apply in this day and age but they were never made void. It only take one dude to file a court case against one other dude and CCP would end up being involved into a shitstorm for enabling it.
Having to hand out income paperwork to player because they won some ISK considered like a monetary gain is some banana republic is not something CCP want to deal with. |
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RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
5368
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Posted - 2014.08.27 19:07:00 -
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baltec1 wrote:RubyPorto wrote: Can you give a citation please?
I recall something about WoW purple gear, a scam and possibly someone getting stabbed over it.
If I'm remembering the same case, wasn't the crime mainly that the guy stabbed someone? "It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths." -Abrazzar "the risk of having your day ruined by other people is the cornerstone with which EVE was built" -CCP Solomon |
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CCP Falcon
8429
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Posted - 2014.08.27 19:11:00 -
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The only thing we gamble with in Iceland is our lives... by living on a big volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from help.
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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
20441
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Posted - 2014.08.27 19:14:00 -
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CCP Falcon wrote:The only thing we gamble with in Iceland is our lives... by living on a big volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from help. You forgot about gambling that the rotten shark fin isn't going to give you a case of the galloping trots.
Nil mortifi sine lucre. |
RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
5368
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Posted - 2014.08.27 19:16:00 -
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Jonah Gravenstein wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:The only thing we gamble with in Iceland is our lives... by living on a big volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from help. You forgot about gambling that the rotten shark fin isn't going to give you a case of the galloping trots.
The only food that'll kill you if it's not rotten *enough* "It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths." -Abrazzar "the risk of having your day ruined by other people is the cornerstone with which EVE was built" -CCP Solomon |
Ryder 'ook
Die..Brut Brothers of Tangra
85
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Posted - 2014.08.27 19:52:00 -
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RubyPorto wrote:Jonah Gravenstein wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:The only thing we gamble with in Iceland is our lives... by living on a big volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from help. You forgot about gambling that the rotten shark fin isn't going to give you a case of the galloping trots. The only food that'll kill you if it's not rotten *enough*
In the sense of "biting back"?
xD Every atom in our bodies was forged in the furnace of ancient stars - it's time we return home. |
RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
5368
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Posted - 2014.08.27 19:58:00 -
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Ryder 'ook wrote:RubyPorto wrote:Jonah Gravenstein wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:The only thing we gamble with in Iceland is our lives... by living on a big volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean, thousands of miles from help. You forgot about gambling that the rotten shark fin isn't going to give you a case of the galloping trots. The only food that'll kill you if it's not rotten *enough* In the sense of "biting back"? xD
We can only wish that were the reason.
Hakarl is made from Greenland Shark meat that's been left to rot.
From Wikipedia's entry on Greenland Shark: "This species of the shark holds the world record for having the most toxic meat of any shark."
The processing (pressing and rotting) of the shark removes the poisonous urea and triethylamine oxide and leaves it "safe" to eat.
Gordon Ramsay can't keep it down "It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths." -Abrazzar "the risk of having your day ruined by other people is the cornerstone with which EVE was built" -CCP Solomon |
IIshira
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
1151
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Posted - 2014.08.27 20:01:00 -
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RubyPorto wrote: From Wikipedia's entry on Greenland Shark: "This species of the shark holds the world record for having the most toxic meat of any shark."
The processing (pressing and rotting) of the shark removes the poisonous urea and triethylamine oxide and leaves it "safe" to eat.
*Gags*
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Jake Rivers
Senex Legio
218
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Posted - 2014.08.27 21:18:00 -
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I seem to recall seeing some shady bars in Iceland with slot machines, but my favorite pastime was the big wheel in the Celtic Cross or English Pub.
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