Freethought Forum http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/ The Freethought Forum is a general discussion forum with a premium on free speech. en Thu, 17 May 2012 21:27:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Freethought Forum http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/ Awesome clock http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26572&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 20:18:47 GMT Dunno if this has been posted yet. It's like what steampunk would be if my dad did it.

Unusual clock ]]> Clutch Munny http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26572 Smiley Zendo http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26571&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:59 GMT Here is a thread to play Smiley Zendo (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6830/zendo). In Zendo one player is the Master and the other players are Students. I will start as the first Master. The Master comes up with a rule to define smiley koans that have the Buddha nature. Then the master... Here is a thread to play Smiley Zendo.

In Zendo one player is the Master and the other players are Students. I will start as the first Master. The Master comes up with a rule to define smiley koans that have the Buddha nature. Then the master provides an example smiley koan that has the Buddha and an example that does not.

For example if the Master chose the rule: "A koan has the Buddha nature if it contains exactly one unmentionable." They might start with the example Koans:
Koans with the Buddha nature
:unzilla::yup::D

Koans without the Buddha nature
:eek::blush::cool:

Then students ask the master if certain koans have the Buddha nature by posting them like so:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Student
Master: :unflirt::eek::D:unpoop:
The Master responds with a :thumbup: or :thumbdown: to indicate whether the koan has the Buddha nature or not. The Master should also update and repost the tables so that we can easily see the lists of koans.

A Student should only propose a single koan at a time. They should wait until at least one other Student has proposed a koan before they propose another.

When a Student thinks that they know the rule they make a guess of the rule in spoilers like so:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Student
Guess:
If the Student's guess is correct, that Student then becomes the Master and they begin the next round with a new rule. If the guess is incorrect the Master must provide a koan counter-example that shows the rule to be false. Like so:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Quote:
Originally Posted by Student
Guess:
:unflirt::unflirt: does not have the Buddha nature.
A Student who guesses incorrectly cannot guess again until there is a new Master, or until two other Students guess incorrectly.




So I will start as the first Master:

Koans with the Buddha nature :thumbup:
:deathtard::D:sadcheer::wave:

Koans without the Buddha nature :thumbdown:
:chicken::shocker::patrick::maat:
]]> The Colosseum Crumb http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26571 RIP Donna Summer http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26570&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 16:26:12 GMT :( Donna Summer has died (http://www.nme.com/news/donna-summer/63848) :(

Donna Summer has died ]]> Leesifer http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26570 <![CDATA["Coolie"?]]> http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26569&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 16:15:32 GMT I don't think I ever encountered this word until yesterday reading the instructions for the next game I am considering implementing for Yucata. There is a role in the came called "The Chinese Coolie".

Here is the description in the game rules:
Attachment 8598

On wikipedia I found this:
Quote:
It is also a contemporary racial slur or ethnic nickname for people of Asian descent, including people from South Asia, Central Asia, etc.,[1] particularly in South Africa.[2]
(Coolie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Is this word offensive and should I remove it from the online implementation of the game?
Attached Images
File Type: jpg CooliePic.jpg (38.5 KB)
]]> The Atrium Crumb http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26569 <![CDATA[Powerpoint type YouTubes that aren't PPT]]> http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26568&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 14:04:30 GMT I see slideshow type presentations on YouTube sometimes, and I needed to do something like that for work, so I converted a PPT to a movie and it's horrifyingly bad and unreadable.

I need free or low cost. It needs to be legible. These are simple instructions so a lot of text and a few screen shots. No animations or anything fancy.

How do people do that? ]]> LadyShea http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26568 Alphabetical random smiley thread http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26567&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:08 GMT _The Rules_ Use the 10 random smilies search option. I will start, obviously, and my smiley text will beging with the letter a. The next post should have a smiley text beginning with the letter b. Each following smiley must (as much as can be expected without inbetween posters) follow... The Rules

Use the 10 random smilies search option.

I will start, obviously, and my smiley text will beging with the letter a. The next post should have a smiley text beginning with the letter b.

Each following smiley must (as much as can be expected without inbetween posters) follow along alphabetically.

If you don't get the correct letter then you may search again. Please note, these are very strict rules and the consequences of not following the rules will be dire.



:aragorn:

Stupid game, that took me 5 searches ]]> The Smiliedome Leesifer http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26567