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by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Zelda: WW youtube theme
Replies: 10
Views: 1193

Actually, there seems to be enough of him to keep himself company, and then some :D
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:04 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Too bad chomsky wasn't visiting his hamas buddies...
Replies: 13
Views: 1146

The easiest way to know when you're the aggressor in a war: you're not on your own land.
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:00 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

To forestall an obvious response, we acknowledge it is appropriate to forcibly prevent people from driving drunk, even though it is not the case that each drunk driver causes mayhem, because it produces a situation in which it is highly likely that mayhem will ensue. This is why suppressing non-mari...
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:53 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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Where do you draw the line? What is the logical argument on what actions the government should and should not regulate under your system? Actions which harm others should be suppressed; transmitting ideas and beliefs should not be. you have the right to destroy yourself; you don't have the right to...
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:13 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

Back to the original topic - a spirit kindred of TC has written this: http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews ... 27.article

It appears TC is in ... company. Though I cannot say it's good.
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:11 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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What separates fornication from these other issues? The one is harmful action while the other is pure speech - the transmission of ideas. Logically, why should sexual contact between consenting adults be included under the governments area of interest while no other areas of consenting self harm ar...
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:02 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

It would at least signify a contribution to the conversation on your part.
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:33 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: How do you believe the universe started?
Replies: 102
Views: 6683

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MehYam wrote:We will ask that brain if there's a God, and if it has a soul, and it will say "yes", because that's how that machine works.
A convenient position which cannot be falsified.
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:30 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

Indeed; prime case in point: your post.

But seriously, let's hear your counter-evidence. Or is the sum of your contribution just a simple dismissal?
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:09 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

You know, depending on the length of one's post, the board software crashes when you try to edit it, 100% of the time.
by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:06 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: was cracking up while watching this.
Replies: 26
Views: 2730

by shaktazuki
Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:00 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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The problem here is that this only seems good as long as they are pushing rules that you agree with. What makes the government qualified to determine what is moral and what is unmoral sexual behavior between consenting adults? The government isn't. No man is. The notion, as you know, does not arise...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:08 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 16
Views: 7820

Meh. As long as 3dof remains a dungeon crawler, as it has through all iterations, it will be of questionable benefit to produce one, since there already exists a vibrant FPS genre which does dungeon crawling quite well. Innovate, or die. What Ikaruga did was incorporate the puzzle elements of Puzzle...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:08 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 16
Views: 7820

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by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:47 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

Christianity does not NEED the support of the government in order to spread it's ideals. I forgot to mention: government is not to be the pusher of ideas but simply the enforcer of peace and order. I am saying that extramarital sexual conduct which the zeitgeist would have us all believe is \"...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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Having laws governing sexual morality is not about enforcement - there is no point to invading the bedroom - but about suppressing its public display and hence limiting its transmission to others The problem here is that this only seems good as long as they are pushing rules that you agree with. Wh...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Zelda: WW youtube theme
Replies: 10
Views: 1193

Zelda: WW youtube theme

by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:28 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 16
Views: 7820

The niche needs a re-visioning along the J-shooter lines. If you can take something like this or this and make it into a 3dof game, you would clean up.

I'd buy it.

I don't think it's been done yet. The closest they've come is rail shooters and Serious Sam.
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:16 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

Let me be clear: in my \"ideal\" society, people explicitly opt in and covenant to live by certain laws, including the moral ones. \"Married\" means what you actually have is a state-sanctioned civil union which is presumptively labelled \"marriage.\" And I think there ...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:55 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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What constitutes public sexual display or indecency to you? Do 2 males or females walking along holding hands fall in that category? What else? Since I nowhere reference public sexual display or indecency, I have no interest in pursuing that topic. What I have said, and the ambiguity is no doubt my...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:05 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

TC, if my point wasn't sufficiently clear by now, it never shall be. Having laws governing sexual morality is not about enforcement - there is no point to invading the bedroom - but about suppressing its public display and hence limiting its transmission to others. Extramarital sexual conduct, wheth...
by shaktazuki
Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:43 am
Forum: DXX Rebirth
Topic: DXX-Rebirth v0.55 released!
Replies: 15
Views: 5745

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BUBBALOU wrote:sounds more like your running Intel Video chipset with intel hotkeys active. drill down into your gfx card adv settings and disable them on your laptop
ATI Radeon X1200 series. I went ahead and disabled hotkeys according to your directions but no change observed.
by shaktazuki
Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: DXX Rebirth
Topic: DXX-Rebirth v0.55 released!
Replies: 15
Views: 5745

All of them. It appears particularly badly when a door opens or closes in view, and when more than one enemy is on screen. If you use dxxx and view any of the demos on my system, it stutters noticeably - and it's not framerate. The same effect is noticed during gameplay. I am using the latest driver...
by shaktazuki
Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: was cracking up while watching this.
Replies: 26
Views: 2730

Gee, I bet that made you feel superior. I can just smell the testosterone.
by shaktazuki
Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:10 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: A coming Indian-Pakistani war?
Replies: 15
Views: 1422

Thanks to some interesting political doctrines, of course an attack on one of our allies shall be considered an attack on ourselves.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?
by shaktazuki
Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:21 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Moral Dilemma
Replies: 74
Views: 4861

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If it is a precedent, then surely it is not a precedent for our use. Ah. Would you agree that it is God alone who can declare that one should slay another? I really don't have a good answer for that. I think that maybe to state that God would have to make a direct declaration in any particular case...
by shaktazuki
Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:02 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

If you have a point to make, it would probably be better made explicitly. As it stands, it is unclear what you are trying to accuse me of - although it is clear you are trying to accuse me of something. I don't see a contradiction in holding firm to the rule \"Thou shalt not initiate the use of...
by shaktazuki
Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:00 pm
Forum: DXX Rebirth
Topic: DXX-Rebirth v0.55 released!
Replies: 15
Views: 5745

Will the choppy video on integrated chipsets at resolutions higher than 640x480 problem be addressed in the future?
by shaktazuki
Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:47 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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Gee, are you saying you would take away his rights to participate in government? How does that make you different from what you rail against? Look guys, the only thing I 'rail against' is the acceptance of bigotry, justified with religious beliefs, towards a small minority group and using governmen...
by shaktazuki
Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Merry Xmas
Replies: 19
Views: 1779

Bah, humbug.

... you know what, I really do want a lump of coal in my stocking. I've never seen a real piece of coal...
by shaktazuki
Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:09 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Post your 2008 Xmas loot (eve and day)!
Replies: 24
Views: 2130



And a check for an undisclosed amount. Thanks, Mom!
by shaktazuki
Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:45 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trojan horse Agent.AOMA
Replies: 20
Views: 2335

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TechPro wrote:
shaktazuki wrote:I don't use AV software ...
Ticking time bomb.
9 years and it ain't gone off. What's your record?
by shaktazuki
Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:25 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trojan horse Agent.AOMA
Replies: 20
Views: 2335

I don't use AV software - I've gotten 1 virus in all my years as a computer user, back in 2000, when I discovered the emulation scene. Some helpful tips: Keep your important *documents* backed up on a thumb drive - the stuff you really wouldn't want to lose if your computer died. Don't download zips...
by shaktazuki
Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:20 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Descent3.exe/main.exe won't close
Replies: 4
Views: 574

You might also want to change your video rendering device in the D3 setup.
by shaktazuki
Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:28 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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f he tries to get legislation passed or uses Warren's tactic of preaching to a large enough group to vote against the rights of others that DON'T support his views, that's where I draw the line. Gee, are you saying you would take away his rights to participate in government? How does that make you ...
by shaktazuki
Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Yay!
Replies: 19
Views: 1635

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Red light running is becoming endemic, even in this little town. I know that cameras are not really a good solution, but what else can be done to stop the idiocy? Well, they are not ony not a good solution, they are a problem: http://www.ridelust.com/red-light-cameras-just-dont-work/ Here's what ca...
by shaktazuki
Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:46 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trojan horse Agent.AOMA
Replies: 20
Views: 2335

What kind of virus rides MP3 files?
by shaktazuki
Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:45 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Obama's Slapdown
Replies: 70
Views: 4882

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tunnelcat wrote: No, I'm not advocating dumping Warren. That would just piss off a whole new set of people. I was only interested in opinions from many of the religious people on this board if they had a better suggestion for a more 'Christian' representative.
then?
How about the Pope?
by shaktazuki
Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:01 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trojan horse Agent.AOMA
Replies: 20
Views: 2335

Now you need to eradicate the viral threat from the computer. This reminds me of a video game plot. Some old 90's game...