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Darth Simon

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#215659
Topic
spoiler text
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/215659/action/topic#215659
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can the new software have a spoiler text (ill explain)

i've seen on some boards where the text is put the same color as the background, dont know if its just changing the font color or what but it could work like current tags ie

[spoiler]This text will be hidden until highlighted[/spoiler]

that would show up on screen as

SPOILER - highlight to view
This text will be hidden until highlighted
END SPOILER

and the italicized text would be the background color so it doesnt show. the other way ive seen it is as a button (would say spoiler) so you need to click the button for the text to show.

i like the first way better as it is a) probably easier and b) would automatically be rehidden next time you enter the thread (so if its someone else)

-Darth Simon
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#215085
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Where have you visited?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/215085/action/topic#215085
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outside of the USA I'v only been to Canada (montreal, Ontario, and not sure where when i was at lake erie)

States in the US

New Mexico
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Massachusettes
Maryland
Maine
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Florida

hmm, more than i thought. i didn't include places i traveled through, only places i stayed. and trips to Maine (and Canada) were by car, as was the first trip to Florida. Actually just got back from vacation in Florida (Disney World) with my girl friend (it was her first time so don't feel bad if you've never been.

-Darth Simon

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#211436
Topic
The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211436/action/topic#211436
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Allergies can totally go in the thingsa we hate thread. F**king b*stard allergies.


and to make matters worse, this whole having to fill out all kinds of paper work and shit just to get claritin d because people use the psudeophedrine to make meth or whatever, so you need to get it from behind the counter. its not prescription, i should be able to just go into the store and buy it. especially cause the regular claritan does absolutely nothing for my allergies.

stupid druggies.

-Darth Simon
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#208548
Topic
X-Men 3
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208548/action/topic#208548
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caught the end of an interview this morning on the radio with some of the x-men actors (Anna Paquin, i think Shawn Ashmore, and one other)

anyway, from what was said, there was every indication that this will be the last x-men movie, so those that keep saying there is gonna be a 4 or 'as long as these make money they'll keep making them' please either post a source for this info or simply state that this is just your opinion/wishful thinking.

all signs point to this being the last x-men movie

-Darth Simon
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#208307
Topic
Comics Fans
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208307/action/topic#208307
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Anyone going to pick up the 44 years of Fantastic Four DVD-ROM? I heard Marvel did a much better job on this one than the Spidey one. The reviews on Amazon are good. I tell you, if they keep doing this and other companies follow their lead, it will KILL the back-issue market more than it already is.


i have it, havent looked at it yet. also have the xmen one (40 years) havent gotten the spidey one cause ive seen stuff with a dvd rom version of that (the current one is cds) but the place i saw it at has the date pushed back so dont know if its coming out or not and when if it is.

-Darth Simon
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#204925
Topic
Nintendo Wii
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204925/action/topic#204925
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shoulda stuck with Revolution imho.
ill still get it, i still support nintendo (maybe not their creative naming team, but their product)
ill refer to it as revolution

i agree the explanation is good and makes the name seem good, but the name should be self explanitory/sound good. it shouldnt need to be explained with a 3 paragraph press release.

Important thing to note is how 'revolution' would be pronounced in japan, nintendos main market.
Reality is, it can't BE pronounced.
The closest a japanese person can get to it would be 'Lebolrution'.


wtf? so Japanese people aren't physically capable of producing the letter 'R' now? just cause they're words dont typically contain R doenst mean they are totally incapable of learning how to pronounce it. nice stereotype.
also, this is a question, but did they actually call it the Revolution in Japan, or did they use a japanese word that means Revolution (or similar) and if since Nintendo is a Japanese company, with their main market in Japan, why would they even call the code name of the product something that japanese people can't pronounce as you say.

-Darth Simon
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#204924
Topic
Have any of you guys been fired before?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204924/action/topic#204924
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Originally posted by: Bossk
The one thing my dad always said is to never sign a damn thing they put in front of you if they are letting you go. Take the paperwork with you and mull on it a bit. If they tell you that you cannot take it with you or think about it or anything, you get up and walk away. They cannot make you sign away unemployment benefits, it's illegal. Technically, you don't have to sign non-competes or NDAs, either. Of course, they can try to tie them together saying you sign one, you sign all; you refuse one, you refuse all. Then it's up to you and your "better judgment."


the reason they would try to get you to sign away unemployment is its cheaper for them. their unemployment rates go up for like 3 years (think its three, may be longer like 5 or so) after they fire someone even if the reason is the guys a complete moron and cant do the job.

also, if your in a type of job thats gonna require a NDA i would think they would require that before you started working or before you started the project that requires it. A company would be stupid to say oh, you're fired, by the way, on your way out can you sign ths NDA, thanks.

if that happened to me I'd be like fuck you, im telling the world everything and hope you enjoy you're higher unemployment rates for the next few years. only way i would let them off the unemployment thing is if i personally made out with what they offered me to 'quit'. but still. some of the stuff you guys are saying sounds like it would be a little on the grey side of the law if you ask me.

like the manager having people sign a resignation form when they are fired. that makes it not a fire. i mean once you sign it your pretty much fucked but its def unethical on their part. think about it, they want to get rid of you and it benifits them to have you resign. if your in that situation id say make them 'buy' your resignation.

i've never been in this position myself though, and im sure in the corporate world the resignation thing happens all the time, but i know a good chunk of it is the employee saving face and not being fired for being a bone head.

-Darth Simon
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#204923
Topic
Best pop/soda.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204923/action/topic#204923
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sybe, thank you, i was afraid no one was gonna mention barq's as far as the root beers mentioned that takes the cake.

though, if you want a good root beer see if you can get a brand called boylan's (think i spelled that right). they actually have a whole line (cola, ginger ale, orange, grape, root beer, birch beer, black cherry, creamy red root beer *drool*) they are all good, but top three is def black cherry, root beer, and creamy red in no particular order (it changes for me depending on mood). if you're in the NJ area you'll have a better chance of finding it as the plant is in NJ and its more of a local brew.

but in a general sense, my fav is root beer

-Darth Simon