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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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 Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 02:35:42 AM
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Originally posted by eze
yeah, summer is pretty quick the rest of the time its at least chilly before it gets downright freezing f'n cold. But its a GREAT place to live. I have a buddy who migrated to Australia and he says that aside from some minor cultural and topology differences the two countries are very much similar.
Yeah I've heard they are mostly similar. Melbourne has been rated a few times as being the worlds most liveable city. Toronto and Melbourne have been called "sister cities" because they are so similar. |
When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity.
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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Posted - Jun 14 2012 : 02:24:41 AM
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Aaron, you recently said that you played the original SimCity game.
Take a look:
http://www.simcity.com/ |
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Aaron Cake
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Canada
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Posted - Jun 16 2012 : 10:58:29 AM
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It starts to get cold around the end of October, and is generally warming up around mid-April. There's often a mid-winter warm streak as well. Last year was quite strange though because in February, we were seeing 20C days and there was almost no snow the entire winter (I think I used the snow blower once). Yeah, that's different than a climate in which probably no one has ever seen a snow blower. Cold for me starts at -30C, and in the same sense, hot starts around 30C. Then again I'm not really one to complain about or discuss the weather. Everyone else seems obsessed by it. I'm just concerned if it interferes with my plans.
So they're bringing back SimCity. Hm, I don't know about that. SimCity 2000 had just about the right mix of fun gameplay vs. micromanagement. I couldn't deal with SimCity 3000 because it just turned into a chore to maintain every little variable. I hope that the new version has a "casual" and "crazy" mode so that us players whom want to just build infrastructure and watch a kickass city grow can do so. |
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 01:54:11 AM
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
It starts to get cold around the end of October, and is generally warming up around mid-April. There's often a mid-winter warm streak as well. Last year was quite strange though because in February, we were seeing 20C days and there was almost no snow the entire winter (I think I used the snow blower once). Yeah, that's different than a climate in which probably no one has ever seen a snow blower. Cold for me starts at -30C, and in the same sense, hot starts around 30C. Then again I'm not really one to complain about or discuss the weather. Everyone else seems obsessed by it. I'm just concerned if it interferes with my plans.
So they're bringing back SimCity. Hm, I don't know about that. SimCity 2000 had just about the right mix of fun gameplay vs. micromanagement. I couldn't deal with SimCity 3000 because it just turned into a chore to maintain every little variable. I hope that the new version has a "casual" and "crazy" mode so that us players whom want to just build infrastructure and watch a kickass city grow can do so.
-30C temperatures are unheard of in Australia:
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta, South Australia 50.7 C (123.3 F) on the 2nd January, 1960
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass, New South Wales -23.0 C (-9.4 F) on the 29th June, 1994
Problems arise if we don't get enough rain which causes a drought about once per decade. Tough water restrictions are put in place. Sky rocketing temperatures for many days on end only worsen the drought and can cause an increase in heat exhaustion for some people. The endless high-humidity during hot weather is so draining and the cost of air-conditioning isn't cheap especially since electricity rates have only been increasing. Bush fires are also a major concern during hot weather. During bad bush fires the sky goes orange and the smell of burning trees fills the air, even though I live nowhere near the bush. I just goto a shopping centre and enjoy their air-conditioning if the heat is too much. Weather is a big part of Australia and it's something we need to adapt to. I like the weather up in Queensland more though - you don't have seasons there, just hot or wet, but after seeing that cyclone...
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When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity.
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Edited by - wasssup1990 on Jun 17 2012 02:13:56 AM |
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eze
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Canada
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Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 07:35:50 AM
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| That f*n sucks. I saw more evidence of these fires on the news today. As a citizen of your sister country, I feel for you Australia. |
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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Posted - Jun 17 2012 : 08:36:55 AM
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Originally posted by eze
That f*n sucks. I saw more evidence of these fires on the news today. As a citizen of your sister country, I feel for you Australia.
I have extended family who live in bushy areas. No harm done to them or their property, thankfully. I'll never forget that orange sky and smell - the fires were so far away but the effects were wide-spread.
On a lighter note:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srilt-2UPPQ
... I saw this funny advertisement when I watched Prometheus.
Hopefully YouTube allows my Canadian friends to watch it. |
When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity.
When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. |
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - Jun 23 2012 : 10:21:16 AM
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| Last summer i was in the shop working on the Cosmo when we had a small earthquake. It was the result of a much larger earthquake in Ohio. Actually it was quite noticable and managed to rattle all the shelves and stuff on the benches, which is quite remarkable considering that this part of Ontario sits on some very old and stable rock. We don't get much movement. |
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eze
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Canada
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Posted - Jun 23 2012 : 4:40:07 PM
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| That was YOU rockin' the shop buddy! COSMO MAKES ME FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE....EEEE........EE......E |
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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Posted - Jun 24 2012 : 07:30:30 AM
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| It must be pretty frightening if you're down a mine when the earthquake strikes. |
When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity.
When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. |
Edited by - wasssup1990 on Jun 24 2012 07:30:59 AM |
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Yerboogieman
Nobel Prize Winner
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Posted - Jun 25 2012 : 02:27:06 AM
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake
Last summer i was in the shop working on the Cosmo when we had a small earthquake. It was the result of a much larger earthquake in Ohio. Actually it was quite noticable and managed to rattle all the shelves and stuff on the benches, which is quite remarkable considering that this part of Ontario sits on some very old and stable rock. We don't get much movement.
I think I remember you mentioning that once on youtube or something. |
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eze
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Canada
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Posted - Jun 27 2012 : 12:13:56 PM
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| I still think it was just seismic activity related to an accumulation of Cosmo restoring awesomeness that rocked the shop and inevitably the world! Hey Aaron, are you going to put the Cosmo into the car-show circuit? |
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
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Aaron Cake
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Canada
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wasssup1990
Nobel Prize Winner
A Land Down Under
2261 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 01:39:14 AM
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| Yeah! This is one way to make money on YouTube. |
When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity.
When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. |
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