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An insult to every Texan. Bill Nye ets booed.

Linkage.

Bill Nye, the harmless children's edu-tainer known as "The Science Guy," managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but instead reflects the light of the sun.

As even most elementary-school graduates know, the moon reflects the light of the sun but produces no light of its own.

But don't tell that to the good people of Waco, who were "visibly angered by what some perceived as irreverence," according to the Waco Tribune.

Nye was in town to participate in McLennan Community College's Distinguished Lecture Series. He gave two lectures on such unfunny and adult topics as global warming, Mars exploration, and energy consumption.

But nothing got people as riled as when he brought up Genesis 1:16, which reads: "God made two great lights -- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars."

The lesser light, he pointed out, is not a light at all, but only a reflector.

At this point, several people in the audience stormed out in fury. One woman yelled "We believe in God!" and left with three children, thus ensuring that people across America would read about the incident and conclude that Waco is as nutty as they'd always suspected.

This story originally appeared in the Waco Tribune, but the newspaper has mysteriously pulled its story from the online version, presumably to avoid further embarassment.
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Can people get any stupider? This is VERY sad. Not "boo-hoo," but George Bush sad.

Thread by: Mirai, Aug 17, 2007, 25 replies, in forum: Current Events
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Who agrees with 1 Timothy 2:11-15

1 Timothy 2:11-15 said:

A women should learn in quietness and in full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, and then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. But women will be saved through childbearing - if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
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Before anyone says "Jesus threw that rule out", Timothy is in the New Testament.

Yeaaaahhh... Bible = sexist, much?

Thread by: Mirai, Aug 15, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: Debate Corner
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"God loves you. BELIEVE OR HE'LL BURN YOU IN HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY!"

Apparently, my original thread got stuck in the old server. I shoulda thought of that.

Mahatma Gandhi: Great man. Preached for equality and peace and achieved his goals through speech and preached against violence. He did not belong to one religion.

Adolf Hitler: Killed 12 million people as a scapegoat for Germany's troubles. Christian, but didn't think fondly of the church.

Who deserves Heaven, if it exists?

Thread by: Mirai, Aug 13, 2007, 79 replies, in forum: Debate Corner
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Bad news and good news for the search for life

The bad news: Gliese 581c does not have life.
The good news: Right star system, wrong planet. :D

SPACE.com said:

Scientists earlier this year announced they had found a small, rocky planet located just far enough from its star to sustain liquid water on its surface, and thus possibly support life.

Turns out the scientists might have picked the right star for hosting a habitable world, but got the planet wrong. The world known as Gliese 581c is probably too hot to support liquid water or life, new computer models suggest, but conditions on its neighbor, Gliese 581d, might be just right.

The findings are detailed in the May 25 issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

So much promise

Gliese 581c, discovered in April by a team led by Stephane Udry of the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland, is about 50 percent bigger than Earth and about five times more massive. It is located about 20.5 light-years away, and circles a dim red dwarf star called Gliese 581.

Of the more than 200 extrasolar planets, or "exoplanets," discovered since 1995, Gliese 581c was the first found that resides within the habitable zone of its star, if only barely. The habitable, or "Goldilocks" zone is the region around a star where the temperature is neither too hot nor too cold, so water can exist on a planet's surface in its liquid state. Water is a key ingredient for life as we know it.

But new simulations of the climate on Gliese 581c created by Werner von Bloh of the Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany and his team suggest the planet is no Earthly paradise, but rather a faraway Venus, where carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere create a runaway greenhouse effect that warms the planet well above 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 Celsius), boiling away liquid water and with it any promise of life.

Another contender

But the same greenhouse effect that squashes prospects for life on Gliese 581c raises the same hope for another planet in the system, a world of eight Earth-masses called Gliese 581d, which was also discovered by Udry's team.

"This planet is actually outside the habitable zone," said Manfred Cuntz, an astronomer at the University of Texas at Arlington and a member of von Bloh's team. "It appears at first sight too cold. However, based on the greenhouse effect, physical processes can occur which are heating up the planet to a temperature that allows for fluid water."

And where this is fluid water, there is the chance of life as well. The researchers speculate that "at least some primitive forms of life" might exist on Gliese 581d. There is no evidence to support that speculation, however.

Jury still out

David Charbonneau, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) who was not involved in the study, said the results from von Bloh's team are "probably a sound calculation but we don't actually know if it's correct."

Gliese 581d demonstrates the importance of taking a planet's atmospheric conditions into account when considering its potential for habitability. The concept of a habitable zone "is a very useful thing because it does inform us a great deal, and it explains a lot in the solar system. But it's not the whole story," Charbonneau said.

Jaymie Matthews, an astronomer at the University of British Columbia in Canada, doesn't treat the new findings as conclusive, but finds them "interesting as an illustration of how we can use remote exoplanetary environments as possible test beds for climate models."

The models made by von Bloh's team could be tested if scientists can measure thermal emissions and the reflectivity, or "albedo," of the planets, Matthews said.

Scientists "have done this already for HD 209458b, a hot Jupiter, but we will need to do this for possibly 'Earthy' planets to truly assess their habitability," he added.

A stable star

Matthews own research, recently presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society, suggests one reason Gliese 581 is such a promising star for finding habitable planets is that it is similar to our own sun in that it is remarkably stable.

Matthews and his team used a Canadian space telescope called MOST to monitor Gliese 581 for six weeks. During that time, they observed very few instances of the powerful solar flares common among red dwarf stars.

"If the star showed significant variations in brightness during the weeks we monitored it, that would at least complicate the thermal equilibrium of the planets around it," Matthews explained.

The stability of the light also suggests Gliese 581 is old and that is has been around for at least a few billion years.

"Young stars, like young people, can have bad cases of acne (large starspots and activity) and spin around," Matthews said in an email interview. "Older stars like the sun have relatively clear complexions and rotate rather sedately."

Gliese 581's advanced age is good news for scientists hoping to find signs of life in the system.

"We know it took about three and a half billion years for life on Earth to reach the level of complexity that we call human," Matthews said, "so it's more encouraging for the prospects of complex life on any planet around Gliese 581 if it's been around for at least as long."
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Make one comment about going there or UFO's and I'll beat you with a straw! Too far away.

So, what y'all think?

Thread by: Mirai, Aug 6, 2007, 11 replies, in forum: Discussion
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Who agrees with this video?!?!?!?!?!

What if Al Gore was president?

We'd probably be better off... I just don't like the fact that he goes a little overboard with global warming...

Thread by: Mirai, Jul 20, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Chain of Memories Beating Ansem in KH:ReCOM

I need help.

Ansem's single card attacks aren't hard to dodge. However, his Stock Attacks (specifically Dark Rush) are tough to dodge. I'm also unsure if he has attacks besides singles, Dark Rush, and that slicer schooter.

My stats are:

Lv: 38
HP: 350
AP: 23
DP: 20

Thread by: Mirai, Jul 19, 2007, 5 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts Help
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Fonic alphabet

In the game, Tales of the Abyss, there is an alphabet called the Fonic alphabet. Does anyone know where to find this alphabet? Not the font. Just a chart or something.

Thread by: Mirai, Jul 8, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Life elsewhere? What's YOUR opinion!?

What's your take on extraterrestrial life?

Personally, I think aliens exist, and some are probably intelligent, but they don't come to Earth.

Thread by: Mirai, Jun 30, 2007, 37 replies, in forum: Discussion
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People get more stupider every day.

*cookie to the one who sees the irony in my subject*

While browsing Snopes.com, I came accross a few lists that make me think "What kind of idiots are these people?!"

Automobile Insurance claims

Snopes.com said:

Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.

The other car collided with mine without giving me warning of its intention.

I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my head through it.

I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.

A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.

The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve several times before I hit him.

I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother in law and headed over the embankment.

In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

I had been shopping for a plant all day and was on my way home. As I reached an inter-section a hedge sprang up, obscuring my vision and I did not see the other car.

I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

I was on the way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident and damage my big end.

As I approached the intersection a sign appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.

To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front I stuck a pedestrian.

My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.

An invisible car came out of nowhere, stuck my car and vanished.

I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat I found that I had a fractured skull.

I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.

The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run. So I ran over him.

I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car.

The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.

I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows.

The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out the way when I struck the front end.

The accident was caused by me waving to the man I hit last week.

I knocked over a man, he admitted it was his fault as he'd been knocked over before.
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Child support claims

Snopes.com said:

Regarding the identity of the father of my twins, child A was fathered by John Smith. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of child B, but I believe that he was conceived on the same night.

I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my child as I was being sick out of a window when taken unexpectedly from behind. I can provide you with a list of names of men that I think were at the party if this helps.

I do not know the name of the father of my little girl. She was conceived at a party where I had unprotected sex with a man I met that night. I do remember that the sex was so good that I fainted. If you do manage to track down the father can you send me his phone number? Thanks

I don't know the identity of the father of my daughter. He drives a BMW that now has a hole made by my stiletto heel in one of the door panels. Perhaps you can contact BMW service stations in this area and see if he's had it replaced.

I have never had sex with a man. I am awaiting a letter from the Pope confirming that my son's conception was immaculate and that he is Christ risen again.

I cannot tell you the name of child A's dad as he informs me that to do so would blow his cover and that would have cataclysmic implications for the British economy. I am torn between doing right by you and right by my country. Please advise.

I do not know who the father of my child was as all squadies look the same to me. I can confirm that he was a Royal Green Jacket.

John Smith is the father of child A. If you do catch up with him can you ask him what he did with my AC/DC CDs?

From the dates it seems that my daughter was conceived at Euro Disney -- maybe it really is the Magic Kingdom.

So much about that night is a blur. The only thing that I remember for sure is Delia Smith did a programme about eggs earlier in the evening. If I'd have stayed in and watched more TV rather than going to a party, [my eggs] might have remained unfertilised.
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News stories

Snopes.com said:

The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later, in full view, they were both eaten by a killer whale.

A psychology student in New York rented out her spare room to a carpenter in order to nag him constantly and study his reactions. After weeks of needling, he snapped and beat her with an ax leaving her mentally ******ed.

A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from the deadly current she whacked him with a handy plank of wood by the back door, breaking his arm in two places. Until that moment he had been happily listening to his walkman.

Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.
And finally . . .

Iraqi terrorist, Khay Rahnajet, didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits.
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Welfare Claims

Snopes.com said:

I am forwarding my marriage certificate and 6 children. I had seven but one died, which was baptized on a half sheet of paper.

I am writing to the welfare department to say that my baby was born two years old. When do I get my money?

Mrs. Jones has not had any clothes for a year and has been visited regularly by the clergy.

I cannot get sick pay. I have six children . . . Can you tell me why?

I am glad to report that my husband who was reported missing is dead.

This is my eighth child. What are you going to do about it?

Please find out for certain if my husband is dead. The man I am now living with can't eat or do anything until he knows.

I am very much annoyed to find that you have branded my son illiterate. This is a dirty lie, as I was married to his father a week before he was born.

In answer to your letter, I have given birth to a ten-pound son. I hope this is satisfactory.

I am forwarding my marriage certificate and my children, one of which was a mistake as you can see.

My husband got his project cut off for two weeks and I haven't had any relief since.

Unless I get my husband's money soon, I will be forced to lead an immortal life.

You have changed my little boy to a girl. Will this make any difference?

I have no children as yet, as my husband is a truck driver and works day and night.

In accordance with your instructions, I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope.

I want my money as soon as I can get it. I have been in bed with the doctor for two weeks and he doesn't do me any good. If things don't improve I will have to send for another doctor.
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School absences

Snopes.com said:

Dear school: Pleas exkuse John for being absent on January 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.

Chris have an acre in his side.

Mary could not come to school because she was bother by very close veins.

John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face.

I kape Billie home because she had to Christmas shopping because I didn't no what size she wear.

John was absent yesterday because he had a stomach.

Please excuse Gloria, She been sick and under the doctor.

My son is under the doctor's care and could not take fizacal ed. Please execute him.

Lillie was absent from school yesterday as she had a gang over.

Please excuse Blanch from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday, she fell out of a tree and misplaced her hip.

Please excuse Joyce from jim today. She is administrating.

Please excuse Joey Friday, he had loose vowels.

Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football, he was hurt in the growing part.

My daughter wouldn't come to school Monday because she was tired. She spent the weekend with some Marines.

Please excuse Sandra from being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps [cramps].

Ralph was absent yesterday because of a sour trout [sore throat].

Please excuse Wayne for being out yesterday because he had the fuel [flu].

Please excuse Johnnie for being. It was his father's fault.

Maryann was absent Dec. 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache, and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low-grade fever. There must be the flu going around, her father even got hot last night.

Please excuse Sara for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.

Please excuse Lupe. She is having problems with her ovals.

Please forgive Clarence for being absent from school the past few days. He was home sick from an operation. He had ***** trouble and had to be serpent sized.

The basement of our house got flooded where the children sleep so they had to be evaporated.

Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had diah, diahoah, dyah, the ****s.
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Medical charts

Snopes.com said:

She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.

Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.

The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.

Discharge status: Alive but without my permission.

Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

The patient refused autopsy.

The patient has no previous history of suicides.

Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.

Patient's medical history has been remarkably with only a 40-pound weight gain in the past three days.

Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

Since she can't get pregnant with her husband, I thought you might like to work her up.

She is numb from her toes down.

While in ER, she was examined, X-rated, and sent home.

The skin was moist and dry.

Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.

Patient was alert and unresponsive.

Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.

She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.

I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.

Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.

The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stockbroker instead.

Skin: somewhat pale but present.

The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.

Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank, who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree.

Large brown stool ambulating in the hall.

Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
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Sports commentators
For some reason I can't copy and paste this one...

So, what do you think? Are we going to live in a future of geniuses or what?!

Thread by: Mirai, Jun 27, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Ann Coulter and the Insultius Conservatis

To those of you who don't know who she is...

Is Ann Coulter competent? Should she get away with her slurrs and hatred? I mean, I know there's the 1st Ammendent, but "Many readers find her shrill, bombastic and mean-spirited. And those are the words used by readers who identified themselves as conservatives."

Share your opinions on this.

Me? Well, being Democrat, I don't really think she's very good. Calling liberals "Godless (even though I AM atheist, but that's besides the point...)"

Thread by: Mirai, Jun 27, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: Discussion
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The Have A Conversation In Japanese thread!

Well, since there's one in Spanish, I thought I'd do this for some fun!

If you type in Kanji, make the same message in Romaji. If you want, you can make a translation into English.

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僕は始めるよ。はじめまして。ミライだ。君たちの１番だいすきなゲームは何だ？僕は？キングドムハーツII:FINAL MIX+だ。
Boku wa hajimeru yo. Hajimemashite. Mirai da. Kimi tachi no ichiban daisuki na geemu wa nan da? Boku wa? Kingudomu Haatsu II:FINAL MIX+ da.

English: I'll start. Pleased to meet you. I'm Mirai. What is your favorite game? Me? It's Kingdom Hearts II:FINAL MIX+

Thread by: Mirai, Jun 14, 2007, 32 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
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Kingdom Hearts II Need help finding 8 materials + Level up help

I am going for the Ultima Weapon to fight Terra. However, I am missing 8 materials for the Synthesis.

Here's a diagram of a section of the "そざい (raw materials)" page:

English:

[1st Collumn]..........[2nd Collumn]
Mythril Gem..........Mythril Crystal
??????..........??????
?????..........?????
[kanji]ragi Shard..........???????
??????..........??????
[skip a few]
?????
Orichal

Japanese
ミスリルのかけら。。。。。ミスリルの結晶
？？？？？？。。。。。？？？？？？
？？？？？。。。。。？？？？？
｛漢字｝らぎのかけら。。。。。？？？？？？？
？？？？？？。。。。。？？？？？？
[skip a few]
？？？？？
オリハル

Also, I need to find a good place to level up (I'm currently Lv. 75) without killing myself.

Thread by: Mirai, May 30, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts Help
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Kingdom Hearts II Need help finding 8 materials+Leveling up

I am going for the Ultima Weapon to fight Terra. However, I am missing 8 materials for the Synthesis.

Here's a diagram of a section of the "そざい (raw materials)" page:

English:

[1st Collumn]..........[2nd Collumn]
Mythril Gem..........Mythril Crystal
??????..........??????
?????..........?????
[kanji]ragi Shard..........???????
??????..........??????
[skip a few]
?????
Orichal

Japanese
ミスリルのかけら。。。。。ミスリルの結晶
？？？？？？。。。。。？？？？？？
？？？？？。。。。。？？？？？
｛漢字｝らぎのかけら。。。。。？？？？？？？
？？？？？？。。。。。？？？？？？
[skip a few]
？？？？？
オリハル

Also, I need to find a good place to level up (I'm currently Lv. 72) without killing myself.

EDIT: Crap! I didn't think, and I posted this in the wrong forum! Sorry peoples!

Thread by: Mirai, May 30, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX
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1st Debate! Existence of Fundamentalist God!

Now, then. I think I'll kick off the first thread in the debate subforum.

Personally, I do not think that the fundamentalist version of any God can exist, according to what the world is.

First, let us define what the fundamentalist version of the Christian God is, since it's the only one I'm familiar with.

1) MUST be and do EXACLTY what the Bible says. All literal.
2) Omnipotent.
3) Omnibenevolent.
4) Omniscient
5) Infallible

First, let us take out #2. Can an omnipotent being lift an unliftable rock? If he can, that rock is not unliftable. If he can't, that is something he can't do.

Now, #3. and #1. According to the "Holy" Bible, all those who do not submit themselves to God will have eternal punishment in Hell. Let's take ME for example. I am atheist, yet I am a philosopher. I am a humanist. Is it right to put me, one who has done nothing wrong, in the same place as Hitler? I do not see that as kind, let alone omnibenevolent.

#4. Sin happened because of Adam and Eve's Fall of Grace. God could have easily stopped this, and save the entire world's suffering. But he did not! Infact, he was SURPRISED! If he was omniscient, he would have KNOWN what would happen! Then WHY did he stop it?

#5. I can't remember this story well, but I got the gist of it. God chose one of Noah's sons to be the ancestor of Jesus, correct? However, if I remember correctly, that son did a sin, and God chose another son. Therefore, he was wrong about the first son being the ancestor of Christ. This also goes under #4.

Ready, set, DEBATE!

Thread by: Mirai, Apr 29, 2007, 31 replies, in forum: Debate Corner
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Problem with Swap Magic

Okay, I just got KHIIFM+ today (YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!), I have the Swap Magic 3.8 and the sliding tool for the old PS2. Here is what I did to play my game:

1. Inserted Swap Magic 3.8 (COMPACT DISK) into the PS2.
2. Waited for the "BOOT DISK" screen.
3. Inserted the slide tool in the LEFT side of the PS2 disk drive and moved it to the RIGHT.
4. Gently removed the disk drive.
5. Took out Swap Magic 3.6 CD.
6. Inserted Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories.
7. Gently pushed the CD drive back in.
8. Placed the slide tool in the RIGHT side of the PS2 disk drive and moved it to the LEFT.
9. Heard and felt the drive close.
10. Pressed "X" on "Normal"
11. Pressed "X" on NTCP
12. Waited for disk to load.
13. Saw red screen saying "Please insert a Playstation or Playstation 2 format disk"
14. Promptly screamed at the top of my lungs.
15. Repeated about 500 times.

What did I do wrong? It may be that the front of the disk drive is broken off.

Thread by: Mirai, Apr 9, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: Gaming
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Kingdom Hearts II What exactly happened to Ansem the Wise?

Are we sure that he died? He said himself that the did not know what the outcome would be.

Was he transported to another world? Did he become a Heartless/Nobody?

What exactly happened? If he's still alive, he'll definately be in Kingdom Hearts III.

Thread by: Mirai, Mar 5, 2007, 9 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX

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