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Shadowfury333

Mobius wrote:There is no "good" or "evil". These are simply subjective constructs within human brains. Nothing is inherently good or bad - things just ARE.

I take it that you are a great fan of Friedrich Nietzsche.

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It makes me wonder if he doesn't truly want us to invade so he can cause the end of the world, bring the twelfth imam back etc.

Despite the fact that he probably doesn't have a bomb yet. I don't expect that it would be to hard to decimate whatever forces happen to be fiercely loyal to his ...

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Dedman wrote:
Mobius wrote:democratic libertarian
That is an oxymoron if I have ever seen one.

Why? Isn't the point of libertarianism to solidify democracy by allowing individuals personal autonomy instead of prying into and somehow controlling every aspect of their lives? Democratic Statism is a far more apt oxymoron.

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It makes me wonder if he doesn't truly want us to invade so he can cause the end of the world, bring the twelfth imam back etc.

Despite the fact that he probably doesn't have a bomb yet. I don't expect that it would be to hard to decimate whatever forces happen to be fiercely loyal to his ...

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I go with the 9-11 numbers and vote Saudi Arabia, the country who always gets a pass. More 9-11 hijackers were Saudi than anything else.

This doesn't surprise me considering that the Saudi government is probably one of the most well-supported by the US, the poor Sauds may have been influenced in ...

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In some ways, this whole concept reminds me of early constitutional monarchies, except instead of the king wanting money and Parliament refusing, Parliament/Congress wants money and no one is stopping them.

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Besides, through what means does a will become corrupt to begin with? Some sort of appeal to metaphysics?

Probably simple savagery. I mean, most things listed as corrupt are simply caused by a focus on short term physical pleasures, generally those that have likely negative long-term consequences ...

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Sergeant Thorne wrote:At least it's not Vista-based.

"You are accessing the command EMERGENCY FULL REVERSE, Cancel or Allow?"

HAHAHAHA!!

Having been playing around with Vista at school for the past few months, I understand completely how this is.

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Hmm, if it weren't for the drastic consequences, it's quite funny to think that now naval battles can be won or lost because of a Blue Screen of Death.

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I'm thinking that maybe predisposition may not necessarily be the best word. I would suggest knowledge and forethought instead. For example, if one knew every consequence of every action that one could do, then logically they would pick the action with the best overall consequence, assuming that ...

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When it comes to selling weapons to future enemies, does anyone know if after killing the enemy fighters who use those weapons, whether or not the U.S. collects the weapons and sells them again?

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While I am fully aware of what happened with Hitler and the other European powers, I would not support a war with Iran right now as it is poor strategy given the available resources—or lack thereof. If the rest of the world joins in, then there is a chance, but otherwise it's not worth it at the ...

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You'd have to be delusional to trust Apple. iTunes is loaded to the gills with DRM. Apple may not be quite as diabolical as Microsoft about this stuff, but they aren't unarmed civilians either.

iTunes and pretty much only iTunes is loaded with DRM problems. Doesn't Vista have it pervade the ...

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I'm getting a MacBook Pro and dual-booting Windows and Mac OS X. If I do anything sensitive, I'll do it in OS X.

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I'm probably going to get Vista anyway, but I'm going to dual-boot it with OS X, and do any sensitive, media-related tasks on that. I'll probably only use Vista for most gaming and some schoolwork(i.e. Windows-based software programming, which is likely as I am going into the computer science ...

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Actually Vista supports OpenGL like its native D3D. In fact, Microsoft has said that in vista openGl will run better than its own API. It has full support I was a beta tester for that. The drivers are, mind you, hard to install and/or find but once they're in it works just like XP....BTW yes i have ...

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I'm pretty sure that Vista has a poor implementation of OpenGL (though I haven't personally tested it), so I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't work well.

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Do you mind giving a reason for these choices, or were you just in a dismembering mood and wished to relieve people of body parts they consider extraneous?

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Tempest, thats awesome man, If I can find a plugin for import, these will be a huge advancement forward, thanks a bunch ,I sure hope I can get them in, Ill look around for somthing tonight 8)

What about 2ORF . I found it at PD a while ago, and it seemed to work pretty well. However it doesn't ...

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Will Robinson wrote:The trouble it would cause is so incredible that it can't even be measured by the same means used to measure a conventional invasion or the liberals subterfuge.
But you already know that....

I believe the technical term is "Mutually Assured Destruction".

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Hm. I have dug up a nice free soft shadow renderer on the inet recently. If I manage to integrate it into D2X-XL, you are all up to a big, pleasant surprise. That thing is a complete renderer with particle engine and everything.

Is that the research site I mentioned, or is this something else ...

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Actually I think it would be sufficient to stick a corona on the brightest lights. That would look better than the overly bright bloom demo pics posted above.

Well, you would have to set a rather high brightness threshold for the blooming. To be perfectly honest, I only suggested it because it ...

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Diedel wrote:Just imagine kind of a light bloom effect around a lamp.

Why don't you just code post-processing effects?

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Diedel would you be making all primarys available in D2X-XL (like the secondarys were), or do you need to work them on a per weapon/item basis?

I don't see why it would be as important. Don't forget, the primary weapons are exclusively powerups, though I suppose that you could try remodeling the ...

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Hmm, I was just about to suggest a Demarchial system like that.

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Diedel, if you ever want to try out soft shadows, This site seems to have a lot of information. It may also have info on efficient stencil shadows, but I haven't looked for it. Either way, I just thought I'd let you know, even if it is just for more information on shadow rendering in general.

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Flabby Chick wrote:This is a "never the twain shall meet" kind of discussion...never mind.

Yeah, you guys might as well agree to disagree. Kilarin has already pointed out one multi-page thread on this topic, we don't need another.

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All that is to say: statistical odds may give you an idea of direction (where, when, how best to invest your time), but since relationships are uniquely illogical, emotional things, your intuition will serve as a better guide when you're with someone.

I meant from a personal security standpoint ...

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At the end of high school, the average person still has over 50% of their post-pubescent life to get laid before they are married. To back this up, googling for a few studies shows that about 50% of high school students are still virgins.

Well, that improves the odds dramatically. I can handle 1 ...

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That still seems a bit inflated. If that is true, then only about 85 people at my school(Grades 8-12) are still virgins.
Wrong. Reread the article.

Good point. Let me restate: In the worst case scenario, only about 85 people (out of 1700) are still virgins, meaning that if I consider everyone ...

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That still seems a bit inflated. If that is true, then only about 85 people at my school(Grades 8-12) are still virgins.

Come to think of it, that does seem reasonable. I guess it's back to the blanket stereotyping and distance from my peers again, particularly the female ones.

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CDN_Merlin wrote:CAN pennies cost 1.5 cents to make.

Do you know if parliament has passed a law against us melting down our pennies?

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Unless you keep all your money under your mattress in gold bullion you are not only trusting private organizations/corperations but also the government with your purchasing power.

Yes, but they still can't hurt you as directly.

Anyone with any wealth knows that it is best to have money invested ...

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Hrm, I was expecting the 'sign of the devil' or some other end of the world crap, but ok.

I was thinking of doing that, but I felt that the point I presented was far more terrifying. Also, IIRC, something similar, though obviously not involving computer chips, happened under Caesar Nero's reign ...

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It would be much more efficent to either implant a chip in someone's body, or print a barcode on their skin, which would be linked to their bank account, and all they would have to do is wave their hand to pay.

:lol:

I assume that you are sarcastic, but in case anyone truly believes that this ...

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There aren't as many cheaters around as I thought there were when I first got into multiplayer about a year and a half ago. I was a complete multiplayer n00b, so I had quite a few "They must be hacking! Nobody can be that good!" moments. Since then, I've found that in most cases, those players were ...

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Remember that it was that sort of "our way or the highway" thinking that got Germany and Italy into such trouble. Twice.

Don't forget Napoleon Bonaparte, who basically defined short-man syndrome. However, I don't see how it is smart to simply surrender to every threat that comes your way. There ...

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Diedel wrote:Btw, I am working on preventing shadows from going through walls, but the solution is a big performance killer.

To be honest, I was aware of that when I told you, but I can't think of any other way.

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DarkFlameWolf wrote:woohoo ^_^ Coding hell for sure Diedel. But you're always up for a challenge eh?

Isn't it just a simple recursion?

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Diedel wrote:Dang. Shadows go through walls, and I have no idea how to fix that.

I think the only way to fix that is to have the walls cast shadows as well, thus the respective lights will not shine through the walls. The shadows will still pass through, but no one will notice (Doom 3 did this).

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