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  1. narcimund
    In the absence of air resistance, wingloading becomes moot. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    A finder

    narcimund replied to wzettler's topic in Archive

    Does this count as meta-site-naming? *panic* *panic*! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Bush HAS figured out how he wants to classify them: As legally unprotected playthings of a tyranny. Unfortunately for him, even his pet supreme court is starting to turn away. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    There are also optional security settings for PDFs. The creator might have disabled the ability to save the PDF, extract text, or modify it without a password. If that's the case, you can retype it. That's all. Sorry. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    What does this have to do with Homo Question Helplines? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    There's a big difference between copying a design and designing a design. And another big difference between that and promoting a design. But if you're just measuring materials cost, you're not an entrepreneur and you won't understand that. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Portland Oregon, for instance, is demanding Bush pay the tab for several million dollars in police overtime for Bush's recent fundraiser. Bush is refusing, of course. If I remember right, Bush raised somewhat less than the cost of the police protection. I'd rather he'd just extorted the smaller amount from the city government and stayed on the east coast. Everyone would win. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I have an even better idea. Find a nice 20-mile radius uninhabited zone, say in the middle of a desert somewhere, and build him a nice big palace. He can stay there all he likes, bothering nobody. He can be king of the desert and all the lizards will bow to him. The rest of us can get on with our lives. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    The entire world is joined in praise that He wasn't harmed. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Skreamer, if you'd like an updated story, send me a message. You're working from old info. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Oh, I don't know. We still have anonymous posters trying to push people's emotional buttons. It seems very much the same to me. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Lots of people on dropzone.com think they know me. Sangiro Himself thinks he understands me. (Oops. I can't say that. My loyalty will be questioned.) Unlike the rest, you happen to be right. Congrats! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I want to do base.

    narcimund replied to Beany's topic in Archive

    You might want to consider phrasing yourself more carefully unless your goal is to piss people off. As well, makes it sound like you haven't done your homework yet. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Apparently the mythical Dominican Republic Boogie which sucks money out of hapless skydivers every year has come around again. This is your warning: DO NOT FALL FOR IT. Do a search on dropzone. Learn what the previous victims have endured. Don't be a dupe. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    THERE IS NO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BOOGIE. Where did you hear about it? Is it being advertised again? If so, I will pay to take out biggers ads against it. Do not send money. Do not book airplane tickets. Do not get involved in this nightmare. You will lose your money. I will stop short of saying it's a scam. The organizer MIGHT just be an idiot, not a crook. I can't prove it either way. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    A direct corollary is that anyone can emulate Nazis or Hitler then use Godwin's Law as an absolute defense against criticism. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Chuck, you mean the huge population of self-styled skydiving addicts who post 10 times a day aren't actually at the DZ? I always figured they posted once after ever jump. 10 posts = 10 jumps. Or maybe ... just maybe ... the just-off-aff newbies who post prolific reams about their new unbreakable bond with their True Skydiving Family are just being emotionally clutchy? Do you think? Oh, and regarding currency, Chuck's right. Don't slide into that bigway headdown formation if it's your first jump since last season. If you're a fair weather skydiver, stay humble. Your occasional skydive should be a very simple one. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Michelle, you're definitely welcome to visit NYE or any time. I didn't know you were coming but I'll gladly shovel aside whatever worthless BASE jumpers are crashing in the basement apartment and make it lovely just for you. I'll make you the Best Cocoa In The World, too. You can even tell skydiving stories if you let me tell my favorite BASE story. Then we'll both look outside at the driving sleet, remember why nobody skydives in oregon in winter, then wrap ourselves up good by the fire and sip something tasty. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I recently had a couple of extremely relevant, thoughtful, and helpful posts deleted in a hot tempered thread in the base forum. When they disappeared, I asked Tom why and he said that he'd deleted everything after a certain point in the thread where everything had gone to hell. Mine weren't removed because they were unwelcome, but because they were positioned after a certain turning point. If I hadn't asked, I'd be walking around pissed at Tom. I'd have thought I was being unfairly censored. I would be very shy about participating any more. I'd be convinced that Tom was off his rocker and the whole forum was in biased, reactionary hands. Instead I know he was reasonable, but the reasons weren't obvious. Good thing I asked. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Post deleted by Narcimund: Oops. My loyalty has been questioned. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I doubt you really need to even ask. Just look around your home DZ. Watch it clear out this month until only the hardcore hard core remain. I think 90% of skydivers are casual, occasional jumpers. They aren't the ones who live on dropzone.com and answer general questions like yours. But they're still the vast majority. The ones you see on dropzone.com live skydiving, breathe skydiving, and bore people at parties with never ending stories about skydiving. And they only go to these non-skydiver parties when their scorned non-skydiving spouse insists. That's who posts on dropzone. The rest of the skydiving world probably goes to the dropzone less than 15 times a year and most of those bunched in the summer months. You don't have to become a fanatic to participate. In fact, you're a healthier human being if you don't. Just remember though: if you don't practice a lot, keep your limits in mind. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    My favorite jump was BASE jump #8 this summer. Scared me more than all the other scary things I've ever done all wrapped up together in one. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Actually, according to the stats in the SC ruling, only 9 states still had laws against general sodomy and 4 more against gay sodomy at that time. I don't have any more recent data, but it's a small and shrinking percentage. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Thanks. By the way, I prefer "Narci". First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Storm, I'm not so egotistical to think I'm worth the effort, but if you felt like it I'd sure be interested in seeing quotes that lead you to think I'm a "liberal thinker". First Class Citizen Twice Over