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The Beer Garden of Babel / српски (Serbian)
« on: January 29, 2015, 05:38:38 PM »
Добродошли на Екилиан, и на српској теми!
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The Beer Garden of Babel / Nederlands (Dutch)
« on: January 29, 2015, 05:35:30 PM »
Welkom op Exilian, en aan de Nederlandse draad!
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The Beer Garden of Babel / Hrvatski (Croatian)
« on: January 29, 2015, 05:31:38 PM »
Dobrodošli na Exilian i temu na hrvatskom jeziku!
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The Beer Garden of Babel / Português (Portuguese)
« on: January 29, 2015, 05:29:01 PM »
Bem-vindo ao Exilian, e para o segmento de Português!
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The Beer Garden of Babel / Español (Spanish)
« on: January 29, 2015, 05:26:49 PM »
¡Bienvenido a Exilian, y al hilo español!
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History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library / Chemistry yay: alkali metal explosions
« on: January 26, 2015, 08:34:50 PM »
Another one in my steady stream of posts about BBC News articles...
This one is about some new research on explosions when alkali metals (sodium, potassium, etc.) hit water - specifically on the very early stages (1 millisecond or so), and why they go "bang" and not "bubble". There's a nice quote from one of the researchers: "We went through quite a lot of kit before we worked out how to do it safely."
This one is about some new research on explosions when alkali metals (sodium, potassium, etc.) hit water - specifically on the very early stages (1 millisecond or so), and why they go "bang" and not "bubble". There's a nice quote from one of the researchers: "We went through quite a lot of kit before we worked out how to do it safely."
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General Chatter - The Boozer / Happy Australia Day!
« on: January 26, 2015, 11:27:13 AM »
I hope all Australian members are having a great day.
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History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library / New Horizons probe heading for Pluto
« on: January 25, 2015, 06:07:53 PM »
2015 looks like being a good year for astronomy: not only will Rosetta be recording the action as comet 67P goes round the sun, but NASA's New Horizons probe will give us our first ever close-up look at Pluto and its satellites. The probe is currently 200 million km from Pluto, and the closest approach (about 14,000 km) is not until 14 July. However, the first photographs should be received by Tuesday, as the mission control starts work on checking and adjusting the precise trajectory.
There's a BBC News article with more details.
There's a BBC News article with more details.
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General Chatter - The Boozer / Neither cuddly nor sinister, but surreal and subtle
« on: January 22, 2015, 10:36:24 PM »
This sentence encourages members of Exilian to read this self-referential story, whilst warning them that they are likely to either love it or hate it. This sentence expresses the writer's sense that the story has something in common with the opening post of this Welcome Hall thread, though he can't identify what.
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General Chatter - The Boozer / Neil Gaiman, on making wills
« on: January 18, 2015, 11:58:49 AM »
Here's another blog post from Neil Gaiman, this time on the importance of creative people making wills that set out what should be done with their creative works. This seemed very relevant here. I'm aware that most members are in their teens or twenties, and probably reasonably healthy, but there's always the possibility of something like a road accident or an undiagnosed medical condition.
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General Chatter - The Boozer / You think they're cuddly, but I think they're sinister...
« on: January 18, 2015, 11:08:17 AM »
All the duck-related posts over the last few days have reminded me of something. About 10 years ago, some friends introduced me to "March of the Sinister Ducks" - it's a short (2 minutes 35s) musical piece, after which you might not ever look at ducks in quite the same way again.
It's been publicised by Neil Gaiman; you can find it on his blog (to download) or on his Tumblr.
It's been publicised by Neil Gaiman; you can find it on his blog (to download) or on his Tumblr.
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Announcements! The Town Crier! / Election Results: January 2015
« on: January 12, 2015, 01:25:44 PM »
Election Results: January 2015
BASILEUS (ratification of Son of the King (FIF))
vote in favour: 13
votes against: 1
There were 2 abstentions
Son of the King (FIF) is duly ratified as Basileus, taking over from The Khan (IDE)
SEBASTOKRATOR
Dripping D (FIF) received 4 votes
Othko97 (FIF) received 3 votes
Pentagathus (PP) received 1 vote
The Khan (IDE) received 7 votes
There was 1 abstention
The Khan (IDE) is duly elected as Sebastokrator, taking over from Dripping D (FIF)
SPATHARIOS
Armadillo (FIF) received 9 votes
Dripping D (FIF) received 9 votes
Othko97 (FIF) received 8 votes
There were 2 abstentions
Armadillo (FIF) and Dripping D (FIF) are duly elected as Spatharioi, taking over from Othko97 (FIF) and Pentagathus (PP)
TRIBOUNOS
Pentagathus (PP) received 9 votes
The Khan (IDE) received 7 votes
Tom (IDE) received 9 votes
There were 2 abstentions
Pentagathus (PP) and Tom (IDE) are duly elected as Tribounoi, with Tom being re-elected and Pentagathus taking over from Armadillo (FIF)
Results By Party
Turnout of 16 voters, 23% of citizenry
BASILEUS (ratification of Son of the King (FIF))
vote in favour: 13
votes against: 1
There were 2 abstentions
Son of the King (FIF) is duly ratified as Basileus, taking over from The Khan (IDE)
SEBASTOKRATOR
Dripping D (FIF) received 4 votes
Othko97 (FIF) received 3 votes
Pentagathus (PP) received 1 vote
The Khan (IDE) received 7 votes
There was 1 abstention
The Khan (IDE) is duly elected as Sebastokrator, taking over from Dripping D (FIF)
SPATHARIOS
Armadillo (FIF) received 9 votes
Dripping D (FIF) received 9 votes
Othko97 (FIF) received 8 votes
There were 2 abstentions
Armadillo (FIF) and Dripping D (FIF) are duly elected as Spatharioi, taking over from Othko97 (FIF) and Pentagathus (PP)
TRIBOUNOS
Pentagathus (PP) received 9 votes
The Khan (IDE) received 7 votes
Tom (IDE) received 9 votes
There were 2 abstentions
Pentagathus (PP) and Tom (IDE) are duly elected as Tribounoi, with Tom being re-elected and Pentagathus taking over from Armadillo (FIF)
Results By Party
| Party | Votes | % inc. abstentions | % exc. abstentions | % change inc. abstentions | % change exc. abstentions | Candidacies |
| FIF | 46 | 53 | 58 | +24 | +27 | 6 |
| IDE | 23 | 26 | 29 | -2 | -1 | 3 |
| PP | 10 | 11 | 13 | +11 | +13 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -42 | -44 | 0 |
| Oppositions | 1 | 1 | N/A | +1 | N/A | |
| Abstentions | 7 | 8 | N/A | +2 | N/A |
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General Chatter - The Boozer / Happy New Year!
« on: December 31, 2014, 09:50:34 PM »
I hope everyone has a good time seeing the New Year in, and that 2015 is a better year for you than 2014.
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General Chatter - The Boozer / Happy Christmas!
« on: December 24, 2014, 09:57:44 AM »
I'm not sure I'll get the chance to say this later on today, and for some people here it's nearly Christmas Day already.
I hope everyone reading has a joyful Christmas, whether or not you celebrate, and whatever you're doing at this time of year.
I hope everyone reading has a joyful Christmas, whether or not you celebrate, and whatever you're doing at this time of year.
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Writing, Poems, AARs, and Stories - The Storyteller's Hall / Neil Gaiman talks about "Good Omens"
« on: December 22, 2014, 02:59:32 PM »
Here's a BBC News article: Neil Gaiman writing about the writing of Good Omens. For those in the UK, it's just been adapted as a radio play, to be broadcast in episodes this week, and available on the BBC iPlayer.