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Why an adjustible MLW? The club rigs at the two university clubs i'm famillar with all have non-adjustible MLW, and they fit everyone fine, not the best fit possible but it's safe. We got a Vector container in one uni, and a Wings and javelin container in the other uni. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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Majority of Muslims = Complete Idiots...thoughts?
twibbles replied to ViperPilot's topic in Speakers Corner
You can blame almost all the problems in that region (during that period) on Suharto and his cronyism. THe guy was patronaging out the ass and just destroying every aspect of the region. I remember, at one point Suharto wanted to build a nuclear reactor in Indonesia. Now if you remember why the boxing day tsnaumi happened... Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -
Bikers roll to military funerals to oppose anti-gay protests
twibbles replied to jlmiracle's topic in Speakers Corner
Who's to say that the scriptures are correct, or haven't changed? Even if we ignore the fact that it is written my man and the contex it was written in, it's been translated from and into several difference languages, with the result from the translation subjected to the interperations if the translator. And just by the fact that it's written down, there's a lot of opportunities for changes to find themselves into the bible. So the scriptures, or any for the matter, cannot be claim to be the will of God, because short of hearing God in your head, something's always lost in the transmission and cannot be used as an infallible instructions. I've always known information theory would come in useful someday. Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -
At the moment: My friend Laura Dante Gabriel Rosetti Alfred Lord Tennyson Elizabeth Siddal Not going to be very hard to guess what the topic of the conversation is going to be
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Majority of Muslims = Complete Idiots...thoughts?
twibbles replied to ViperPilot's topic in Speakers Corner
True, which is why I recanted from"majority" and made it to large numbers around several areas of the world. The point I'm making is more of a comparative one...i.e. it's Islam who is bringing the most threat against the western world, and yes, it's in the tens of thousands who mean death and destruction. Yes I've had experience with Islam outside of the media and yes they are generally great people. I'm not here to say every Muslim is an asshat (sorry for giving that feeling earlier), but just that Islam in general is producing incredible amounts of violent problems vs any other religion, group of people. No disrespects mean't in the earlier post, i was genuinely curious, and i apolagise for not reading the earlier posts more throughly. I have to agree that Islam seems to brings out the worst in people at this time. Might have something to do with strong belief and an unwillingness to see another point of view. I still remember the big riots in indonesia 8(?) years ago, but that might be more the suharto regiem using the army/militia along religious lines against the chinese-christian minority. It wasn't very far away from where i was living at the time. Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -
Majority of Muslims = Complete Idiots...thoughts?
twibbles replied to ViperPilot's topic in Speakers Corner
I don't think it's Islam we should be worried about, what we should be worried about are people who quote Islam as a reason for inflicting violence on people. Following your arguement about the majority of Muslims being complete idiots: Have anyone actually looked at the numbers? The percentage of the number of Muslims who do violence against the total number of Muslims. And compare it with other ideologies. I lived in Malaysia for 16 years, a Muslim Majority country. and i don't see the majority of Muslims as extremist idiots. Have you had much experience with Islam outside the media? Eugene edited to add: I'm not a muslim, i'm a atheist of chinese descent who spent 10 years in a mission school. . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -
Yeah... the world would probably be in deep $hit if there was some idiot who talks to God on a regular basis with his finger on the nuclear button... OH $HIT!!! All things considered, i'm more worried about a goverment which have a big stockpile of nuclear weapons and have used it before, then a goverment that might develope the technology to build nuclear weapons. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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If the situation happened to me, i don't think i'll actually comprehend what's going on until long after the event. I'll just won't believe what i'm seeing until i think it through. But i don't really know what i'll do, and i hope i don't have to find out the hard way. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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I slightly scratched my knee once on the packing room floor. Should I start an incident thread? Did it require trained medical attention? I do have blood on my pilotchute, blood sacrifice to a brand new canopy for letting me pack it. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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How much I love the great British weather!
twibbles replied to bazelos's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Look on the bright side, you only need 3-4000ft to jump. The weather should get better soon, come summer the weather would be a lot better. At lest you dropzone isn't built on the windiest patch in the salisbury plains. Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -
After cutting lemon too.. Lemon in the eye is bad. Once you get used to putting contact lenses on, it's very easy. Just remember to wash your hands before putting them on. Once i was having tabasco with my pasta, and... Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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Funny enough, i never gotten around to eating it...It just sat on my desk for the rest of the term. First valentine present you see, very special..
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I think that the key IS the cat, but which one you get depends on which way the function collapses... Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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I'd rather not turn this thread into a personal dating history, but it's been more than just recently that Cupid has been shafting me. I think paybacks are in order. Hmm, everytime i see cupid, he seems to run away really fast, is it something i've done? Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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Hmm, when i was in boarding school (i was 16 ), i was quite close with four girls who lived together. Couldn't decide so i gave a rose to each of them, had it deilvered to their doors. They got together and got me a chocolate pig... Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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What about the stowing bands? They spend most of the time stretched when the main is packed, and i'm thinking that if the main's been jump it'll break and be replaced quite regularly.. So, if the main is to be left packed, is it going to be a concern? Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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Skydiving for health and fitness?
twibbles replied to UKFSChick's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I think i must be the only one here using skydiving as a motivation to gain weight. I'm a skinny bastard, 5'7 and 120ish pounds, so i've learnt to dive really well. I can't gain weight unless i exercise and a body fat ratio of something ridicuously small. Trying to gain some weight so i can lose the weight belt some of the time and some strength so i can shoot 60 shots out a 40lb bow without killing my arm. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -
Stupid questions are the questions that were not asked at all. Questions are good, it means that you learn something, and learning is good.Might just make you safer in the air and you learn really interesting stuff as well. Ask away! Eugene .edited to correct some really bad grammer... "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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One question, what makes a Sabre2 better then a 7-cell? I fly a Triathlon, i'm quite happy with it and it has taken quite good care of me so far, and i'll still be learning with it in three hundred jumps time. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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i jump a custom built Icon with chest rings, the way i was told was to tighten the chest strap until the harness from my shoulders to the chest rings are parallel. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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I agree with you there, if anything things have gotten a lot better since Robin got the job. And he really went the extra mile to help out us university jumpers. can't complain there. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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and Norway so the count is, how many?, 4 embassies (that's attacking the land of 4 countries people) over the actions of a private newspaper? who's the radicals? I think it's a mob that used a religion as a reason to stroke their ego and make themselves feel big. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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Just playing the devil's advocate here, you mean like the revolution where a democratic goverment in Iran was toppled because that goverment was leaning towards being pro soviet during the cold war? I don't pretend to know much, but i'm genuinely curious. How many of those who voted for the referral have nuclear arsenals of their own? Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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I think they meant any other nuclear power in the area. Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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I'll be lying if i say that i don't have issues with the Iraq war, but that's just my one opinion and not for this forum. But i wholeheartedly support the people over there putting their lives in danger doing their job and doing their best, and trying to make the world better. F16Driver, stay safe and keep up the good work! Eugene . "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."