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Postby Surly » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:25 pm

Anthony Roberts wrote:How is this so? Do you SEE a "Put in container" button near tools? No. Only near containers.

Can we put containers in containers? :?

Or do you mean resources? Because you really should say what you mean...
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Postby Pie » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:27 pm

if the container contains less than the container it is being put in, yes.
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Postby Surly » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:29 pm

Now, a simple question...

Why?

Why the hell can we put containers in containers but not tools? That makes no sense... :?
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Postby Missy » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:38 pm

I don't know that, that "yes" is true. :lol: I haven't ever seen it done.
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Postby Anthony Roberts » Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:49 am

Ignore Pie.

And to rebut your statement, Pie, objects DO have dimentions already. You can't see them, nor do you know of them, but we do define them. At the moment, they mean nothing, but in the event it is programmed in the future to allow objects into containers, then the dimentions will (Or should) be used with such implementation.

As for now, only RESOURCES can go into containers. A container is an object, and can not go into a container. A tool is an object, and can not go in a container. EVERYTHING EXCEPT THINGS SAYING "xxx grams of" CAN NOT GO IN CONTAINERS.

So shove it. Before I go postal.

And being a Canadian, that MEANS something, cause we don't go postal! IT'S LIKE, NEAR IMPOSSIBLE! O.@
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Postby west » Sun Jun 26, 2005 6:38 am

Anthony Roberts wrote:And being a Canadian, that MEANS something, cause we don't go postal! IT'S LIKE, NEAR IMPOSSIBLE! O.@


From what I hear about the state of your postal service, that's true.
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Postby Nick » Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:08 pm

I think that was the joke, West. :wink:

And it IS true. My Dad found that he can mail a letter from England to Canada faster than mailing a letter between Canadian towns.
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Postby Surly » Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:13 pm

Thanks for clearing that up Anthony.But I do have to say...
Anthony Roberts wrote:EVERYTHING EXCEPT THINGS SAYING "xxx grams of" CAN NOT GO IN CONTAINERS.
Could you not just say "NOTHING EXCEPT THINGS SAYING "xxx grams of" CAN GO IN CONTAINERS"

Double negatives piss me off. :wink:
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Postby Nick » Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:17 pm

West, we may have a new addition to the Grammar Police!
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Postby colonel » Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:29 pm

:lol:
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Postby Anthony Roberts » Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:53 pm

The Surly Cantrian wrote:Thanks for clearing that up Anthony.But I do have to say...
Anthony Roberts wrote:EVERYTHING EXCEPT THINGS SAYING "xxx grams of" CAN NOT GO IN CONTAINERS.
Could you not just say "NOTHING EXCEPT THINGS SAYING "xxx grams of" CAN GO IN CONTAINERS"

Double negatives piss me off. :wink:


Allow me to fix it, then.

"Everything, except things saying 'xxx grams of', can not go in containers."

Now there's no double negative. The except is now applied to the second idea, while "not" hovers by itself, as a single negative. Taadaa.
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Postby west » Sun Jun 26, 2005 4:58 pm

It's very inelegent. You are saying, "Everything can not go into containers."

Much prettier to say, "Nothing, except things saying 'xxxg of', can go into containers."

As far as the grammar police goes, Surly's just surly, not necessarily as grammatically enthusiastic as we like to see.
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Postby Nick » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:47 am

Wouldn't 'except' be a negative? Making it... a double negative? @Anthony
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Postby west » Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:20 am

Nick wrote:Wouldn't 'except' be a negative? Making it... a double negative? @Anthony


No.
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Postby Anthony Roberts » Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:41 pm

Nick wrote:Wouldn't 'except' be a negative? Making it... a double negative? @Anthony


As I stated, 'except' is now within the second idea, between the commas. There are now two single negatives, one within each idea. Neither idea is a double negative.
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