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Illusion of Terra

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  1. Darn it, T-Series reached 100 million first, and here I was rooting for PewDiePie

  2. My shower/bath broke again (some kind of pipe damage). Did they manage to repair yours? What is it with people on Anime Forums and things breaking all the time, is this site haunted 😂

  3. Been a long time, how are things?

    1. Crevanille

      Crevanille

      Nothin doin. I've been around but kinda busy so i don't post as much as i'd like. 

  4. US History/Constitution question (kinda long and probably boring for most).

    I was wondering something about becoming US President. In the constitution it says "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President"
    Natural born is more or less clear to me (born on US soil or to US father/parents I assume). I also suppose that the "or a Citizen of the United States" and "at the time of the Adoption" refer to each other. But, given that there is a comma (and I'm not familiar with the comma rules of 18th century English, but I am with the current ones), to me it seems ambiguous. 
    What was meant and most people interpret, I assume, is that it was a clause denoting the non-slaves/Indians in British colonies in parts of North America, since no one could have been  a natural born US citizen.

    But couldn't you argue that the reference of the "at the time of Adoption" clause is ambiguous and therefore enable a non-natural born US citizen to become president?

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    2. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      I mean all this is not really important, I just happened to read something about the US and saw this and was wondering about it. See, this is why I don't drink. While others might smash things or get into fights, I when I'm sleep-drunk question constitutions of countries I'm not even part of 😂

      Hadn't seen the wikipedia page! But they seem to mostly squabble over the "natural born" thing, although Schwarzenegger seems to have come close 😂

      Yeah the "at the time of Adoption of this Constitution" is explicit but what I meant is that it is separated by a comma, making it (by today's usage of commas) a non-essential adverb clause, meaning that it's just extra information which specifies what came before it. It seems to me quite obvious that this extra information specifies the "Citizen of the United States" and not "natural born citizen". But I thought since there have been lawsuits which led companies to pay millions of dollars because of incorrect comma usage, people would be more picky about this.

      Then again, I don't think there are too many non-US citizens who would want to be president of the US nowadays given what a political minefield it is 😂

  5. Not much happening these days on AnimeForums, huh?

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    2. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      It's nothing special or anything, but you know the idea with Flying Witch where everyone watches 5 episodes a week and discuss it. Given that many people have stuff going on or live in different time zones I think that might get complicated (although I for myself would still be interested in something like that).
      My idea was to make something like an "Anime Forums watches Anime Movies" thread where people suggest anime movies and we decide on one to watch each week or every other week. Something like people suggest movies and whoever would want to watch that too next week likes the comment and we open a separate thread for that particular movie. The next week/two weeks after that then another movie.
      Like I said not a groundbreaking idea but might be interesting.

    3. Seshi

      Seshi

      Sounds fun. Go ahead and start a thread then?

    4. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      I will :) just trying to figure out what the easiest way to organize that is (changing poll or individual posts)

  6. is this meant ironically? sonic, jim carrey and a 90s rap song? what the 

     

    1. Ohayotaku

      Ohayotaku

      We’ve also got Deadpool voicing Pikachu, so why not? (I won’t even mention the Super Mario Bros movie ... oops, guess I did :P)

  7. I get the feeling someone is after me. On top of notebook and mouse problems, I just found out that I won't have any hot water for at least 3 days. Mix that with a ton of work and you have got yourself one crappy week ahead of you. Any advice?😕

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    2. Seshi

      Seshi

      Good luck 👍 

      daily your best bet is to just heat a pot of water and take a wet cloth bath - you’ll at least not be stinky 😸

    3. Ryuji

      Ryuji

      Don't go to shower #3 on Tuesday.
      Go to the cafe down the street. Order a root beer float with a splash of coca cola.
      Follow the instructions you are given. If you don't, THEY will find you. THEY know who you are but as of right now, THEY don't know where to find you.

    4. brycec

      brycec

      Or he could get a fire breathing velociraptor from me and be done with it. 🤣

  8. darn, spilled water on keyboard, now it doesn't work

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    2. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      it's actually my notebook keyboard. if I find the time I 'll try and repair it, otherwise I'll buy one keeping the corsair in mind 😂 (this takes long to 'type')

    3. Seshi

      Seshi

      I once spilled vinegar on my laptop and fried the whole thing ☹️ Glad it’s just your keyboard

    4. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      I don't use vinegar so I'm safe in that regard  😂

      well, tried repairing it and busted the mouse too 😂 at least I have an external one. have to wait a week for replacement. when life gives you lemons 😕

  9. English native speakers, what exactly does "accommodations" include? I'm going to a conference and they offered to cover my "accommodations". I know that this means the place where I stay, but does it include travel as well?

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    2. brycec

      brycec

      Maybe we should demand more accommodations, through persuasion. 🤣

    3. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      you can make smileys in italics as well 😂 never knew! But I don't want to use the velociraptor this time 😂

      actually it doesn't matter because my university will cover the travel, so in the end it's always just a thing of which university/country pays for what. as long as I don't have to pay for it, I don't care too much which university covers what 🙃

    4. brycec

      brycec

      That’s good the university will cover it.

      🤣 velociraptor is certainly a option, but not the only one. It is one of the more peaceful methods. 🤣

      Of course, those methods are reserved for only the most deserving. 🤣

  10. seems you were right about that darn article 13

    https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47933530

    Now let's wait and see if and how they actually enforce it. If they take it literally, then I guess almost no more memes or youtube videos in the EU.

    1. efaardvark

      efaardvark

      :( 

      We have ‘exception for content used for the “purposes of quotation, criticism, review, caricature, parody and pastiche”’.  In theory.  In practice...

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrpOh0Qo8Iw

       

    2. LonelyPoet

      LonelyPoet

      Welcome to clown world :)

  11. Gamers, would you buy all these games for 110 bucks (euros)? Pokemon (Eeve/Pikachu), Starlink Starter Pack, Soul Calibur 6, Tales of Vesperia, Tekken 7 or wait for them to drop in price? (it's a lot of money, but I hope to get many hours of quality game play out of it if I ever find the time)

  12. Captain Tsubasa got a remake? Don't know how I'm just hearing about it now
     

     

  13. Phone service not working for 2 days now. Service provider not responding. Customer service is not a big thing here in Europe

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    2. brycec

      brycec

      Here you go.

      *hands over fire breathing velociraptor, after making sure it will not attack you.* 🤣

    3. Illusion of Terra

      Illusion of Terra

      @brycec The veliciraptor was super effective, phone service provider was beaten and phone service finally returned to normal. You know your stuff brycec :) 

    4. brycec

      brycec

      Thanks. I appreciate that. 🤣

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