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- Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:06 pm
- Forum: Overload
- Topic: OVERLOAD Playable Demo
- Replies: 47
- Views: 52480
Re: OVERLOAD Playable Demo
1) You're still here? I can't believe this forum still exists. You guys forming a monastery or new religion or something? 2) This demo was extremely fun, brought me right back to downloading the ~200KB D1 demo for the first time in the 90's. Whatever skills I had are completely gone, was fumbling ar...
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:04 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: In God we trust.....
- Replies: 159
- Views: 16705
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Well the way I look at it, I'd rather have a government that expounds a trust in God than a trust in the Government. One only needs look at the old Soviet Union to understand. Which God? For there are many. Thread's too long, didn't read. Just wondering if anybody managed to answer Flip's question ...
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:46 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: A louder voice in the middle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1826
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I don't think unjustified self-convincing is nearly so universal as you suppose -- there are those who approach debates in good faith, who are interested in learning and growing and testing their own ideas. That's a small minority. For just about everyone, their agenda comes first. It's unconscious...
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:39 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: A louder voice in the middle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1826
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I know what you were intending to argue.Lothar wrote:You say I "nailed" it, yet I was arguing the opposite, at least for myself.
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:38 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: A louder voice in the middle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1826
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Yup.Spidey wrote:So you are saying we argue to convince ourselves?
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: A louder voice in the middle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1826
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Moving even a few people away from a wrong position... I think you just nailed it. I think that's what these debates are all about - the subject matter is secondary. Convincing someone that our idea is right strengthens our own belief in that idea, and helps quelch our own nagging doubts. Because y...
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:00 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: A louder voice in the middle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1826
A louder voice in the middle
http://fora.tv/2009/02/17/Michael_Ruse_on_Darwinism#Evolution_vs_Creationism_A_Cultural_Debate We don't need yet another debate on evolution or creationism. But I'm curious - what are people thinking when they reply to threads like that? Is anyone thinking \"okay, THIS is the reply that's final...
- Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:17 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9444
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Which particular counter argument are you supporting? Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreducible_complexity#Response_of_the_scientific_community That is a VERY bad attitude towards science. If you just assume other folks are right "because they know more than you do"... Isn't being ...
- Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:16 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9444
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Which particular counter argument are you supporting? Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreducible_complexity#Response_of_the_scientific_community That is a VERY bad attitude towards science. If you just assume other folks are right "because they know more than you do"... Isn't being ...
- Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:02 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9444
- Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:41 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9444
- Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:40 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Obama's Slapdown
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6360
- Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:36 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9444
- Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:30 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 9444
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Sorry to keep bumping threads, haven't been around for a while, enjoying catching up. As with primitive man, Corn Gods and Fertility Gods were ascribe to for a lack of understanding on how things work. We do so yet today. QFT. What this question amounts to, to me is: when you look at the world, do y...
- Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:52 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Obama's Slapdown
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6360
In my own lifetime, I have seen compelling evidence that nonmarital sexual conduct has been universally harmful. Therefore, such things should be publicly supressed Wow. I'm impressed that ppl in this thread are even bothering to debate statements like that. When someone's point of view is couched ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:39 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Pat, Jerry and Usama quiz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1068
- Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:38 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: How Long
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1512
Re: How Long
Sounds like a far-right weenie said it first!woodchip wrote:Before some far left weenie says the London bombings are really Britains fault for being in Iraq aiding the U.S.
- Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:36 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Gay Marriage debate time! (Split by Birdseye)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4123
By the way people almost NEVER are honest about the real reasons for the positions they hold. The truth is that it's not that they are lying, it's that they don't even *know* what the real reasons are. Their inner self latches on to an idea that is a moral pricinciple to them first, then they frequ...
- Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:15 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Tom Cruise soaked with gag mic
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3432
- Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:39 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Tom Cruise soaked with gag mic
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3432
And wtf scientology.. I suppose when you make that much money you don't really need brains. Even the term 'scientology' sounds like a ridiculous word made-up to snare people who slept through their high school science classes. I'm creating a new religion... I'm calling it, uh, Algebrology. Algebris...
- Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:07 am
- Forum: Coders Corner
- Topic: Random Poll 23AF
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3665
- Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:53 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Descent 2D
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1481
It already exists. Blasteroids uses the same energy and shield power-up graphics that Descent does, and features three ship types... a small fast one, large fat one, and one in between.
Spooooky.
Spooooky.
- Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:03 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: would you attack canada?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3378
Strange post, but if you're looking for excuses, here's some help: http://www.udel.edu/BCC/images/past/bryan_adams.jpg http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040715/040715_summerShows_glick_bcol_12p.small.jpg http://perso.wanadoo.fr/imagesdeparfums/Dion_Celine/TN_celine_dion.jpg http://...
- Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:53 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: another Descent replacement? thoughts? will it get published
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1356
Looks fun to me. Actually, this brings up an interesting solution to trying to balance large outdoor and confined indoor regions: make ships take major damage when they smack into stuff, and you can crank up the speed while keeping things sane indoors. Outdoor areas would be pretty exciting if you c...
- Mon May 23, 2005 10:14 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Console Wars V - The Xbox Strikes Back!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2496
As an Xbox-only owner, the appeal of picking up a machine that will play PS3, PS2, and PSone games is pretty inviting. Then again, I'm guessing that for casual gamers (i.e. me), it won't matter. Any system will have enough games, and enough of them will be cross-platform that it won't really matter....
- Mon May 23, 2005 10:10 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: The Descent BB
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3999
I will keep coming here because I know one day there will be another true iteration of Descent and I will be here for it. It is the most challenging video game ever made and I am glad I got to be part of it. Man speaks the truth. Keep faith alive, one day there will be a game that fills D's shoes. ...
- Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:38 pm
- Forum: Coders Corner
- Topic: TCP/IP, WinSock: Insight needed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2778
Unfortunately the UDP/IP implementation in D2X only seems to browse a local network for servers, thus not requiring and explicitly specified IP address and port number. How's this going? Sounds like this should be the simple part, all you need is to circumvent the browsing code and read the IP. eve...
- Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:19 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: 1.5 Billion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1171
- Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:15 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: what do you think of psychology?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2270
- Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:14 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Computers as of 1964
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1257
If you're ever in the SF Bay Area, check out the Computer History Museum.
Pretty cool artifacts and stories there.
Pretty cool artifacts and stories there.
- Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:51 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: 13 yr old plays Hendrix
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3054
Impressive for one year playing, but I'll be a critic for this poor kid too... he needs to use his ear more, to keep from bending the strings out of tune. His intonation makes his playing almost unlistenable, even though there's some really good stuff happening there too. At 13, though, he can take ...
- Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:32 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: US Ends Search for WMD in Iraq
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4112
Vader, before you get all creamy over this, buried somewhere in Charles Duelfer's report is his sentiment that Iraqs WMD's being taken to Syria cannot be ruled out nor that once sanctions were lifted that Saddam would not reconstitute his WMD programs. This seems really unlikely to me. Who would be...
- Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:23 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: World of Warcraft retail
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6496
Looking at the wow forums, I get the impression combat is more you a turn based attack than action based. True? Yes, it's got a lot in common with turn-based combat even though the moves are mapped out in real-time (you make a choice, wait a second for it to complete, then make your next one. Somet...
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:57 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: World of Warcraft retail
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6496
The Penny Arcade guys did a pretty good bit on WoW a few days ago. They were all in the beta, and now just got the retail. Here's the editorial . The fact of the matter is that World of Warcraft is essentially the apex of the genre, and even those who are not proponents of Massive games should try i...
- Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:25 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Tsunami Videos
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2064
In that first video we're probably seeing the death of that older couple as the man half-heartedly holds out his arm to them right before they get swept away. I'm sure his rescue *effort* would have been much more urgent had he realized exactly the immense power of what was coming in. I heard that ...
- Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:37 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Display blank/power-save at high resolutions (GF MX440)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 789
Thanks for the tips, guys. In order: 1) Refresh rate - yeah, that's a possibility I'll check, although I never futzed with the rate after setting it initially a couple years ago 2) Cable issue - seems like a possibility, but would a driver reinstall fix that? Interestingly, when I plug the LCD back ...
- Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:38 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Display blank/power-save at high resolutions (GF MX440)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 789
Display blank/power-save at high resolutions (GF MX440)
WinXP SP2, GF4 MX440 p.o.s. I thought I'd be able to find this problem discussed somewhere in usenet or the web, but no luck finding anything so far: One day I booted my machine only to have the display turn off after the Windows loading screen. It was as though the monitor stopped receiving signal....
- Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:16 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: What? Tsunami in California Too?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3588
- Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:17 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Tsunamis and insurance fraud
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1774
- Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:11 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Tsunamis and insurance fraud
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1774