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(49 replies, posted in Community)

"Whenever I look at history, and here I mean the entire spectrum of the written historical record, I see it continually and irreversibly shaped by military conflict. For me, connecting the dots between civilizations and specific time periods using a scope of military history allows one to see how conflict and military innovation not only shaped how/why our species kills each other, but also how different forms of government, economic institutions, philosophy and technology were shaped and/or created in response to these conflicts. Also, I am quite partial to the biographers of military commanders and of the specifics of military campaigns and battles on the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Alas, I am quite the eclectic student, and though I focused on history in my undergraduate education, I feel pulled towards philosophy and literature just as strongly. A bit mixed up, I guess."

True that, military conflicts shaped history, but usually is was merely the weapon wielded by a body of the state (economy, politics etc). When that body wasn't strong enough, military victories were usually redundant. The only time where I can see long term significance for military history is in ancient times though..
Oh, and I feel rathe pulled to art these last years tongue

"military history is the only field of history that I really see people can 'learn from'... in the saying "those who dont learn it repeat it" or something like that. Hell, I can't remember much about Stalin, but I'm hardly going to cause a contraversial industrial revolution anytime soon."

Not true. People have learned from economical history at least as well... If they hadn't, we would now be in a new '30s economical depression..

3,177

(53 replies, posted in General)

"WFS, That was a strange scene but the subtitles were ok."

Of course, it's from the best movie made in contemporary cinema, and one of the best in the whole history of cinema!

3,178

(49 replies, posted in Community)

"ah a bright future working in starbucks I see."

Nope, I'm going to study restoration of art objects after my master in history. And that means cash!

"I'm a history major, specializing in European history and especially classical antiquity/military history. So, as four of my courses were history courses, they are in fact related and relevant. At my college in the history department you take the majority of your classes within your concentration, but must also take a certain amount outside of it (hence me taking the History of Disease class). The psychology class was just a random one I threw in, because I needed another class. I passed all my exams, and I am graduating from college. Now onto the real world (and potentially grad school)."

Yes, I find Psychology to be quite random, and defenatly not a logical supplement. tongue
Well, I must say, I'm glad you decided on European history. But why on earth military history? That's quite a neglectable field imo tongue

3,179

(97 replies, posted in Politics)

"In a biological sense yes.  Human beings are equipped with few natural weapons, our senses are pathetic, and physically speaking we are weaker than most other animals.  In short in a natural environment we don't rank very high we've since evolved and mastered tools but we still possess the instincts of prey."

We're not prey for a few thousand years. And then I must add that no species of prey has ever develloped weapons (besides packs in some cases) against predators or something alike, they usually run their asses off. Then it must be added that humans do have extremely develloped senses. No other animal can feel or taste as good as humans. On the matter of sight, se score pretty well (and we have the sight of predators, not prey).
but I don't see how this is relevant in a matter between humans. I don't think our biological past explains why we devellop weapons to fight eachother (no other animal kills his own species, except in extreme cases)..

3,180

(37 replies, posted in General)

It's true, smoking and other habbits shorten your life. But those extra weeks or even months you get when you're old, incontinent, drueling all over yourself and completely immobile. tongue

There's nothing wrong with indulging in the finer, though hazardous joys in life, like drinking. The only thing you should watch out for, is that it doesn't become an addiction (wich is why I'm not too keen on cigarettes. Although, cigars are a different matter)..

3,181

(19 replies, posted in General)

"It might take awhile before it happens to me again.  I don't know when it exactly happens and as such, I can't reproduce the error.  Normally, it happens after playing COD4 for several hours."

Good smile

Also, I must say I had a BSOD recently caused by windows and my GPU driver. It might perhaps be the XP SP3 upgrade..

3,182

(53 replies, posted in General)

The american answer to Shakespeare tongue

3,183

(97 replies, posted in Politics)

What surprises (well, not really), and defenatly disturbs me is that you name a bunch of technological advances, and directly jump to the "this will make an awesome weapon"-conclusion. .

3,184

(49 replies, posted in Community)

Why everyone's so interested in the Greek and Romans is beyond me, but I hated them tongue

And Taft, your courses seem quite random yikes

3,185

(37 replies, posted in General)

Yup, I was waiting for what dunderhead would finally crack it tongue

3,186

(53 replies, posted in General)

One of my favourite scenes ever, Am

3,187

(19 replies, posted in General)

48

3,188

(37 replies, posted in General)

doesn't that imply you blow a sea first?

3,189

(2,376 replies, posted in General)

Triggerfinger - Faders up

3,190

(22 replies, posted in General)

If you turn your speakers to the ground and put them very loud, you make earthquakes at the other end of the world..

3,191

(49 replies, posted in Community)

It's indeed interesting and fun ARF tongue

3,192

(56 replies, posted in Politics)

"It all reminds me of a rather colourful expression I once heard, "You can only trust an Arab when you've got his balls in one hand and his throat in the other.""

I hope you don't actuall mean that. There was never a pro-islamic policy, rather a political/economic one. And that's the one every nation uses, all the time..

3,193

(68 replies, posted in History)

I added myself to the inactive list, in case I would accidentally join another galaxy. Would you be so kind to remove me asap? tongue

Deleting: IC Death, Baratheon, Anubis, Gary

Rogue: Baratheon, Coolio

Spying:

Inactive: Triqster, Jets, Primo, Forza, Impire, Arnor

Napbreaks: IC Death

Egoes: PP, any LT player, Einstein,  Anubis, Gary

Spamming (the bad way): TU, Gary

3,194

(49 replies, posted in Community)

Yup, 5 exams over here. The first one's on the 2nd of June and the last one on the 24th.

the courses I have:
-Civilisation: cultural and religious history
-World processes: Islamic world
-Historiography
-conservation and management of art-objects
-Iconography, interpretation of photo and film and discours-analysis.

Hurrah X(

3,195

(48 replies, posted in Community)

"Mods block people, even when evidence shows innocence."

Bullshit!

but it's sad to see you go Damon.. Bye!

3,196

(23 replies, posted in Community)

That's a damn shame though..

3,197

(2,376 replies, posted in General)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Ninth symphony

3,198

(23 replies, posted in Community)

It was a day full of jizz for Lat!

I mean Fizz!

Oh, no, I mean jizz after all big_smile

3,199

(30 replies, posted in Community)

Happy bloody birthday!!

http://users.pandora.be/Land.of.Arnor/IC/dr_phil.jpg

I mean:

http://users.pandora.be/Land.of.Arnor/IC/birthday.gif

3,200

(15 replies, posted in General)

Yesterday was quite a disappointment for me too..