Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Maybe this is just a random interlude, but this is my two cents on the Bible:Im not religious. In fact, the closest thing I have that resembles any spirituality is that I believe that when all the four fundamental forces of nature (gravity, electromagnetic, strong and weak nuclear forces) were one, thats the closes thing to a god there really is, and therefore that god flows through everything that exists in the whole universe today. But frankly, to me, that concept isnt too important, and I rely on symbols for my understanding of the world, which are possibly the closest thing I have to everyday spirituality. This is sometimes called thinking in pictures (although it isnt always visual) and is pretty common with people with autism such as myself. Many people with the condition have trouble understanding religion because religion isnt a very logical concept and is far more of a philosophical one - I am also a very logical individual whose questions cannot be simply answered by claiming God did it. Frankly, my agnostic nature barely affects my life.The Bible, ultimately, is a text that cannot be taken as a word-for-word literal interpretation of a gods word. I say a god because its possible that other, polytheistic interpretations may present a better model. However, perhaps something like God isnt something that can be accurately and agreeably modeled as religion attempts to do. God could be a force that manifests itself in almost any form and different religions are simply different possible manifestations of Him or them.The truth from the Bible does not come from a literal nature. In fact, there are a lot of literal inaccuracies from the Bible. The Bibles truth however comes in the form of allegory, which most of the stories rely on, to tell a deeper truth. Now, its important to note that it is highly unli kely that all of the stories in the Bible were composed by God - most of the stories cataloging the endeavours of the Jewish people are likely written by them themselves, thus why many of the stories are Judeo-centric and why not all of them match other historical accounts of that time (such as discrepancies between the Egyptian and Jewish telling of the enslavement of the Jewish people). But for those that could be, dont you think that its possible that these stories were presented in a non-literal fashion so that people could understand them? And that scientific advancement isnt a bad thing, but rather shows humanitys understanding towards how the universe and God itself works? For example, kosher law is based on practices that both make it easier to raise certain livestock in difficult conditions (which would have caused problems with pigs) as well as practicing cleanliness, which likely did help reduce disease and famine somewhat.Furthermore, the B ible is a rich and useful historical tool which can give a lot of insight on the culture of that time. One of the most irritating things about using the Bible to defend bigotry is that it requires a person to sift through the pages and find a single passage or two that condemn something that they dont like, which, as often pointed out in counterarguments to this sort of claim, contains other passages that directly conflict with the nature of todays modern world. Homosexuality, or any genuine identity or sexual preference really, is something that may be difficult to understand but isnt inherently wrong, and its possible that the condemnation of homosexuality was because of high mortality rates of that time as well as possible cleanliness problems, which are no longer relevant today.Ultimately, while theres nothing wrong with being religious, some people can and do use it to defend their own bigotry, but ultimately thats their problem , and the best you can do is work towards those who are neutral to help gain your support. This is why the US is finally starting to teeter towards the rights of gay and lesbian couples, because people are ultimately rejecting this part of ideology for more fitting cultural standards of today. Is this something that discounts religion? Hardly, as society has evolved to stretch far beyond just what the Bible says. Most people would agree that many passages in the Bible are not important today, so those who cherry pick to fit their own opinions kinds of sticks out against a crowd. Theres no real reason why a Christian cannot support homosexuality outside of and individuals own lack of understanding of it, because Christianity has proven to be an extremely versatile religion with many possible interpretations, most of which do discredit similar limitations on things such as divorce, the type of clothing to wear, what you do on the Sabbath day and what kind of food you can e at.My whole opinion on homosexuality? Eh, its not my life. Its not really my right to infringe on other peoples lives just because theyre doing something that I may feel uncomfortable doing myself. I mean, how am I
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Maybe this is just a random interlude, but this is my two cents on the Bible:Im not religious. In fact, the closest thing I have that resembles any spirituality is that I believe that when all the four fundamental forces of nature (gravity, electromagnetic, strong and weak nuclear forces) were one, thats the closes thing to a god there really is, and therefore that god flows through everything that exists in the whole universe today. But frankly, to me, that concept isnt too important, and I rely on symbols for my understanding of the world, which are possibly the closest thing I have to everyday spirituality. This is sometimes called thinking in pictures (although it isnt always visual) and is pretty common with people with autism such as myself. Many people with the condition have trouble understanding religion because religion isnt a very logical concept and is far more of a philosophical one - I am also a very logical individual whose questions cannot be simply answered by claiming God did it. Frankly, my agnostic nature barely affects my life.The Bible, ultimately, is a text that cannot be taken as a word-for-word literal interpretation of a gods word. I say a god because its possible that other, polytheistic interpretations may present a better model. However, perhaps something like God isnt something that can be accurately and agreeably modeled as religion attempts to do. God could be a force that manifests itself in almost any form and different religions are simply different possible manifestations of Him or them.The truth from the Bible does not come from a literal nature. In fact, there are a lot of literal inaccuracies from the Bible. The Bibles truth however comes in the form of allegory, which most of the stories rely on, to tell a deeper truth. Now, its important to note that it is highly unli kely that all of the stories in the Bible were composed by God - most of the stories cataloging the endeavours of the Jewish people are likely written by them themselves, thus why many of the stories are Judeo-centric and why not all of them match other historical accounts of that time (such as discrepancies between the Egyptian and Jewish telling of the enslavement of the Jewish people). But for those that could be, dont you think that its possible that these stories were presented in a non-literal fashion so that people could understand them? And that scientific advancement isnt a bad thing, but rather shows humanitys understanding towards how the universe and God itself works? For example, kosher law is based on practices that both make it easier to raise certain livestock in difficult conditions (which would have caused problems with pigs) as well as practicing cleanliness, which likely did help reduce disease and famine somewhat.Furthermore, the B ible is a rich and useful historical tool which can give a lot of insight on the culture of that time. One of the most irritating things about using the Bible to defend bigotry is that it requires a person to sift through the pages and find a single passage or two that condemn something that they dont like, which, as often pointed out in counterarguments to this sort of claim, contains other passages that directly conflict with the nature of todays modern world. Homosexuality, or any genuine identity or sexual preference really, is something that may be difficult to understand but isnt inherently wrong, and its possible that the condemnation of homosexuality was because of high mortality rates of that time as well as possible cleanliness problems, which are no longer relevant today.Ultimately, while theres nothing wrong with being religious, some people can and do use it to defend their own bigotry, but ultimately thats their problem , and the best you can do is work towards those who are neutral to help gain your support. People can be both religious and very open minded people; the misconception otherwise is often perpetuated by the more vocal fundamentalist fringe groups. This is why the US is finally starting to teeter towards the rights of gay and lesbian couples, because people are ultimately rejecting this part of ideology for more fitting cultural standards of today. Is this something that discounts religion? Hardly, as society has evolved to stretch far beyond just what the Bible says. Most people would agree that many passages in the Bible are not important today, so those who cherry pick to fit their own opinions kinds of sticks out against a crowd. Theres no real reason why a Christian cannot support homosexuality outside of and individuals own lack of understanding of it, because Christianity has proven to be an extremely versatile religion with many possible interpretations, most of whi ch do discredit similar limitations on things such as divorce, the type of clothing to wear, what you do on the Sabbath day and what kind of food you can eat.My whole opinion on homosexuality? Eh, its not my life. Its
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Maybe this is just a random interlude, but this is my two cents on the Bible:Im not religious. In fact, the closest thing I have that resembles any spirituality is that I believe that when all the four fundamental forces of nature (gravity, electromagnetic, strong and weak nuclear forces) were one, thats the closes thing to a god there really is, and therefore that god flows through everything that exists in the whole universe today. But frankly, to me, that concept isnt too important, and I rely on symbols for my understanding of the world, which are possibly the closest thing I have to everyday spirituality. This is sometimes called thinking in pictures (although it isnt always visual) and is pretty common with people with autism such as myself. Many people with the condition have trouble understanding religion because religion isnt a very logical concept and is far more of a philosophical one - I am also a very logical individual whose questions cannot be simply answered by claiming God did it. Frankly, my agnostic nature barely affects my life.The Bible, ultimately, is a text that cannot be taken as a word-for-word literal interpretation of a gods word. I say a god because its possible that other, polytheistic interpretations may present a better model. However, perhaps something like God isnt something that can be accurately and agreeably modeled as religion attempts to do. God could be a force that manifests itself in almost any form and different religions are simply different possible manifestations of Him or them.The truth from the Bible does not come from a literal nature. In fact, there are a lot of literal inaccuracies from the Bible. The Bibles truth however comes in the form of allegory, which most of the stories rely on, to tell a deeper truth. Now, its important to note that it is highly unli kely that all of the stories in the Bible were composed by God - most of the stories cataloging the endeavours of the Jewish people are likely written by them themselves, thus why many of the stories are Judeo-centric and why not all of them match other historical accounts of that time (such as discrepancies between the Egyptian and Jewish telling of the enslavement of the Jewish people). But for those that could be, dont you think that its possible that these stories were presented in a non-literal fashion so that people could understand them? And that scientific advancement isnt a bad thing, but rather shows humanitys understanding towards how the universe and God itself works? For example, kosher law is based on practices that both make it easier to raise certain livestock in difficult conditions (which would have caused problems with pigs) as well as practicing cleanliness, which likely did help reduce disease and famine somewhat.Furthermore, the B ible is a rich and useful historical tool which can give a lot of insight on the culture of that time. One of the most irritating things about using the Bible to defend bigotry is that it requires a person to sift through the pages and find a single passage or two that condemn something that they dont like, which, as often pointed out in counterarguments to this sort of claim, contains other passages that directly conflict with the nature of todays modern world. Homosexuality, or any genuine identity or sexual preference really, is something that may be difficult to understand but isnt inherently wrong, and its possible that the condemnation of homosexuality was because of high mortality rates of that time as well as possible cleanliness problems, which are no longer relevant today.Ultimately, while theres nothing wrong with being religious, some people can and do use it to defend their own bigotry, but ultimately thats their problem , and the best you can do is work towards those who are neutral to help gain your support. People can be both religious and very open minded people; the misconception otherwise is often perpetuated by the more vocal fundamentalist fringe groups. This is why the US is finally starting to teeter towards the rights of gay and lesbian couples, because people are ultimately rejecting this part of ideology for more fitting cultural standards of today. Is this something that discounts religion? Hardly, as society has evolved to stretch far beyond just what the Bible says. Most people would agree that many passages in the Bible are not important today, so those who cherry pick to fit their own opinions kinds of sticks out against a crowd. Theres no real reason why a Christian cannot support homosexuality outside of and individuals own lack of understanding of it, because Christianity has proven to be an extremely versatile religion with many possible interpretations, most of whi ch do discredit similar limitations on things such as divorce, the type of clothing to wear, what you do on the Sabbath day and what kind of food you can eat.My whole opinion on homosexuality? Eh, its not my life. Its
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196458#p196458 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go.Also the premium is a complete bleeping ripoff. Any other forum offers almost all of those features, outside of maybe blogging, for free. Yes, some forums are not as accessible as it, but its not worth it in my opinion. At all. I could probably set up a pretty decent accessible Simple Machine forum in a few days and have most of the same functionality as ZoneBBS and not charge peo ple money to have simple shit such as logging in in invisible mode or name changes. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196458#p196458 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems with my last BF.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go.Also the premium is a complete bleeping ripoff. Any other forum offers almost all of those features, outside of maybe blogging, for free. Yes, some forums are not as accessible as it, but its not worth it in my opinion. At all. I could probably set up a pretty decent accessible Simple Machine forum in a few days and have most of the same functionality as ZoneBBS an d not charge people money to have simple shit such as logging in in invisible mode or name changes. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196458#p196458 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems with my last BF.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go.Also the premium is a complete bleeping ripoff. Any other forum offers almost all of those features, outside of maybe blogging, for free. Yes, some forums are not as accessible as it, but its not worth it in my opinion. At all. I could probably set up a pretty decent accessible Simple Machine forum in a few days and have most of the same functionality as ZoneBBS an d not charge people money to have simple shit such as logging in in invisible mode or name changes.Lets just put it this way. I made a topic here that I made a major gamble with, but I was right in trusting this community in making it and was able to work some serious shit out. I owe you all one big time. I wouldnt even dream of making that same topic on ZoneBBS. Not even under an alternate account name.Here is my profile if anyone is interested:https://www.zonebbs.com/viewuser.php?u=23580nw=1 URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196458#p196458 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems with my last BF.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go.Also the premium is a complete bleeping ripoff. Any other forum offers almost all of those features, outside of maybe blogging, for free. Yes, some forums are not as accessible as it, but its not worth it in my opinion. At all. I could probably set up a pretty decent accessible Simple Machine forum in a few days and have most of the same functionality as ZoneBBS an d not charge people money to have simple shit such as logging in in invisible mode or name changes.Lets just put it this way. I made a topic here that I made a major gamble with, but I was right in trusting this community in making it and was able to work some serious shit out. I owe you all one big time. I wouldnt even dream of making that same topic on ZoneBBS. Not even under an alternate account name.Here is my profile if anyone is interested:https://www.zonebbs.com/viewuser.php?u=23580nw=1Green Gables Fan wrote:Hello, all. I just remember seeing this post and I decided to pass it along.Anyone who uses the Zone BBS with Internet Exploder XI with Windows Seven will find that the sites antique coding will cause your browser to incessantly crash. To fix this problem, it is advised that you add the web site to the compatibility view, which can be found in the tools menu. From there its straight forward.I chortled harder than I should have. Seriously, thats hilarious. UPGRADE YOUR SOFTWARE YOU NINNIES URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196458#p196458 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems with my last BF.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people. And frankly, I never talk to my friends there because their messaging system sucks and skype, despite sometimes being problematic, is vastly superior, and usually I just get horny dopes trying to get laid in my inbox, which I couldnt really care about, sighted or otherwise.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go.Also the premium is a complete bleeping ripoff. Any other forum offers almost all of those f eatures, outside of maybe blogging, for free. Yes, some forums are not as accessible as it, but its not worth it in my opinion. At all. I could probably set up a pretty decent accessible Simple Machine forum in a few days and have most of the same functionality as ZoneBBS and not charge people money to have simple shit such as logging in in invisible mode or name changes.Lets just put it this way. I made a topic here that I made a major gamble with, but I was right in trusting this community in making it and was able to work some serious shit out. I owe you all one big time. I wouldnt even dream of making that same topic on ZoneBBS. Not even under an alternate account name.Here is my profile if anyone is interested:https://www.zonebbs.com/viewuser.php?u=23580nw=1Green Gables Fan wrote:Hello, all. I just remember seeing this post and I decided to pass it along.Anyone who uses the Zone BBS with Internet Exploder XI with Windows Seven will find that the sites antique coding will cause your browser to incessantly crash. To fix this problem, it is advised that you add the web site to the compatibility view, which can be found in the tools menu. From there its straight forward.I chortled harder than I should have. Seriously, thats hilarious. UPGRADE YOUR SOFTWARE YOU NINNIES URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196458#p196458 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems with my last BF.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people. And frankly, I never talk to my friends there because their messaging system sucks and skype, despite sometimes being problematic, is vastly superior, and usually I just get horny dopes trying to get laid in my inbox, which I couldnt really care about, sighted or otherwise.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go. It was archaic 10 years ago, but I guess it would have been passable for a blind website. Now it
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Yes.Unfortunately.I use the same handle here as I do there. I post extremely infrequently and I only really discussed my game, how much I hate autism activism and relationship problems with my last BF.Granted I did make some cool friends there but lets just put it this way, within 15 minutes I got a guy on skype asking me about how big my tits were. Sure I laughed it off but that was pretty hilariously awkward. Always a fun story to tell people. And frankly, I never talk to my friends there because their messaging system sucks and skype, despite sometimes being problematic, is vastly superior, and usually I just get horny dopes trying to get laid in my inbox, which I couldnt really care about, sighted or otherwise.Its interface is absolutely offputting though and even for sighted people its confusing to know where stuff is supposed to go. It was archaic 10 years ago, but I guess it would have been passable for a blind website. Now it
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion I wish I could learn foreign languages easier, I tried with German and I could never speak it, and had trouble understanding it. Ive since given up on being bilingual, but it was something that I wish I could do. I wish I could appreciate anime in its original context, but honestly I think that a lot of anime is still respectably good in English Dubs.Ive been listening to random clips of Yu-Gi-Oh! at work (I need sound while I work on code) and its funny because its so serious about something thats so silly. Also Im confused about that one chicks eye condition, Joeys sister or whatever, but thats because I have a really weird obsession about that. Is it just me or does it just sound like really bad cataracts, because she recovers very quickly and very effectively, and doesnt appear to have problems in flashbacks.Im just a pleb though. Lol. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196459#p196459 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion I wish I could learn foreign languages easier, I tried with German and I could never speak it, and had trouble understanding it. Ive since given up on being bilingual, but it was something that I wish I could do. I wish I could appreciate anime in its original context, but honestly I think that a lot of anime is still respectably good in English Dubs.Ive been listening to random clips of Yu-Gi-Oh! at work (I need sound while I work on code) and its funny because its so serious about something thats so silly. Also Im confused about that one chicks eye condition, Joeys sister or whatever, but thats because I have a really weird obsession about that. Very weird how blindness seems to follow me wherever I go. Is it just me or does it just sound like really bad cataracts, because she recovers very quickly and very effectively, and doesnt appear to have problems in flashbacks.Im just a pleb though. Lol. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196459#p196459 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3)
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3) They build town halls at resource deposits. If there are a lot of those there will be a lot of town halls.. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196460#p196460 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Niall, depends on how much vision you have... assuming you have none, the best advice I can give is to download a program called the KM player and use its feature that allows the reading of any external subtitles you might have. Cant write too long of an explanation, but that should be a good starting point. And what youll come to realize is that many terms in anime, especially science fiction anime... are actually borrowed from English. Some anime that I recommend are:Jojos Bizarre AdventureRurouni KenshinClaymoreBamboo BladeYu-gi-o (Japanese version)Those are all good starts, imo, since most of them are fairly short... and its also a good idea to try out some of the really well known ones EG Naruto, Bleech, etc.Daigonite, if youre sighted... then why dont you simply watch the Japanese versions of anime with subtitles? Thatd be the best way to appreciate it in its original context... or at least the original imagining of the character voices if not the cultural aspect Many of my friends simply dont watch dubs... because if the Japanese option is there, might as well take it. and Yu-gi-o is actually only darker and serious in the American rendition. the Japanese version has brighter and more cheery music, not to mention differently designed cards and completely different character names than the later American localizations, as well as different lines and even some event changes. As to Joey / Jonouchis sister, I dont think the anime actually states that shes blind... just that she had sergery for her eyes. Though since she does seem to marvel at the fact of being able to see after taking off the bandages, it might be just cataracts as you suggested... since I cant find any other explanation for her quick healing and like you said, her lack of visual issues in flashbacks. lol URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196461#p196461 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith themadviolinist, I feel bad for your friend. I really do. Homosexuality and the issue with it is to this day one of the only issues I have never had a satisfactory way of explaining in its relation to my faith, and is still something I am uncomfortable with it. I agree with the general belief that it is out of sync with Gods original plan... yet I wouldve done the same for your friend in that position. I say that sincerely and as strongly as I can... no matter what I may have personally felt about homosexuality, I wouldve held the friend and cried with him or her. As I have said... I do have close friends who are part of that community, and I wouldnt trade their friendships for anything. Yet, I can also kind of understand why her Mom said what she did... but that would not have made me love your friend any less. But Im not so sure about loving the individual and not loving the individuals actions being impossible... that would be like me not lov ing someone who belonged to my family because they smoked or did drugs in a way that was harmful to themselves, or others. Nevertheless I see where you are struggling with accepting this particular belief... and let me assure you even good Christians struggle with it. And your interpretation of the creation story was also very interesting... and like Nocturnus said, I dont presume to know where it came from. but one detail that I think youre missing is that God did not create us originally to be mortal... your writing makes it look like Adam and Eve discovered their mortality after they ate the fruit, implying that it was all part of the way God created them... but the truth is that isnt the case. We were created to last forever... but Sin was what began the cycle of decay and death, and what we know as mortality today. But that was a beautiful examining of the story... though Im not so sure about the apple. Ive never been aware of why the Apple is know n as the fruit they ate... but that just always seems to be the iconic fruit in art. The Bible, or any other sources that have this story... never actually say it was an apple. haha. But once again, thank you for your words, and your story regarding your friend... once again my heart goes out to her, and other members that face hate and violence from christians specifically, but also in general... as my pastor once said, those christians who walk around carying signs that say things like God hates fags or displaying violence towards those people are sickening and unbiblical. Im not so sure on which side of the issue I stand, but I love my friends, regardless of sexual preference... URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196462#p196462 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Demons
Re: Demons I guess its even difficult in your country (UK). Am I wrong? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196463#p196463 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3)
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3) HiYeah theres 24 of those, and I do see them doing that too, but, they are also doing that on the squares that arent near that at all, and they are building multiple ones on the same square, it makes them to busy to fight, and they are wasting all their resources.Im using high grounds for those starting squares, and you dont start with any peasants, maybe changing one of those will help somehow?I dont see why though... URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196464#p196464 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: what I want
Re: what I want Hello I would like to way in on this topic. I know how it feels to not be able to drive or do stuff like a sighted person. When I was in my last year of high school pretty much everyone turned on me. They dont really want to do anything with me because I cant see. People that I thought were my friends were not. Oh but they can do stuff with my sister who has a car and a job. Its fucking stupid I know that I have to do all this extra shit just to live a normal life. The fact Im still waiting for vocational rehab to find me a job. I would say on FB to all my friends I would ask why they ignore me and stuff like that. Im blind but not stupid Im a pretty cool guy I hang on the inter net not in real life with people very rarely do I ever hang with people from my own high school. Im 19 and I should be out partying with friends or going to movies with girls or getting a date. But no Im sitting hear at a computer reading stuff about Linux and the asterisk phone system and home automation when I could be out getting wasted with friends. My parents are glad that I havent lost my Vcard or the fact that I havent knocked up a girl. But some times I want to be able to feel what my friends are feeling and do stuff with them and not have them forget who I was. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196465#p196465 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Themadviolinist is absolutely right.You could get away with that sort of doublethink if we were talking about a course of action that was purely choice-driven, such as doing drugs or having an alcohol problem. Those things involved conscious choice on some level, even though it has been well documented that some people have a more addictive personality than others. Being gay is strongly argued to have little choice involved; and again I ask you: in a world that is so hostile to it, why would anyone in their right mind choose to be gay consciously, knowing the sort of flak theyd get for it? Seems we missed that particular question.No, hate and wrongness are not the same thing. I never said they were in so many words. But instead of you folks saying I dont understand why its said, and I have reasons to disbelieve it, so I disbelieve it, you swallow it instead. Despite the harm it can do to others, you are saying youd still find them w anting. In a way, this makes you guilty of deceit; you would comfort that heartbroken friend while thinking, in your heart of hearts, that they were wrong and must change their ways. You would, in your heart of hearts, side with that womans mother for ostracizing her flesh and blood, even if you never said so. I dont know how youd sleep at night knowing that a supposedly ever-loving God forces you to such dissembling behavior; if I came up against that particular barricade, I think empathy alone would just about tear me apart.If AIDS beats all forms of sexual protection, thats horrible...but it still has nothing to do with homosexuality. Did you know that in Africa, the greatest transmission rate of AIDS happens between mothers and their unborn children? Im sure most of them arent gay. At this point, Im just going to go back and recite my old line of reasoning on the subject. To wit: homosexuality does not transmit AIDS; sexual contac t with an infected person when you are uninfected yourself transmits AIDS. The fact that some of the transmitters are gay is irrelevant, since some of them are also fat, white, bald, chain-smoking or Christian...maybe all five. If none of those qualifications could engender blame, then homosexuality cannot engender blame. The disease did not suddenly spring up in a homosexual one day and thus begin to spread when he had sex with his partner.Someone said that debate seeks to convert. Nope. Again, I disagree. Thats just an easy way to justify being unwilling to change. If you are so convinced of your rightness that nothing we say will make any difference to you, then we are speaking to stone walls with a penchant for misguided echoes, little more. There is nothing for us to be gained by speaking to or debating with people who are absolutely unwilling to consider other viewpoints than their own; some of you honestly do listen, but some of you do not. Any attempt at u nderstanding is all but artificial, since it does nothing more than give us the impression that you are considering our words when in fact you are dismissing them out of hand. When you say Yeah but I believe x instantly after someone makes a cogent argument, thats what Im talking about. You are not, for instance, willing to accept the fact that our interpretation of Gods word has changed many times over the years, and that while it might once have been thought okay to view homosexuality as wrong, we have since learned that the stupidity in that action makes it untenable today. Instead of saying It might be time for change, which I am glad to say some of the people in the Catholic church seem willing to attempt, you are rock solid on the god says its wrong, so I have to agree mindset. And never mind that almost any interpretation of biblical verse by imperfect mankind is subject to scrutiny. Would those of you who say homosexuality is wrong also say that women as second-class citizens is wrong? I notice that the grand majority of us in this topic are male, and that gender issues are being very neatly kept away from. Well, consider the lid thrown off that particular Pandoras box. The issue of women in culture is huge, considering how the Bible treats them vs. how society at large treats them. The majority of todays Christian women are living proof that sometimes, the decrees of an age simply dont hold, if they ever did in the past. We cant change the past, but we can stop repeating old mistakes. Nothing will make women of even a hundred years ago feel more welcome and equal, but we can do our best to make sure women feel equal today.. Gay people, black people and other various minorities might once have been persecuted purely for what they were or what they did, but Id like to hope that we, as a race, can get past that because we know, based on the empathy we all have , that its hurtful and destructive and pointless and wrong. When you stand firm in the face of that change, it doesnt matter how great you think the difference is between wrong and hate;
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3)
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3) Sometimes the AIs build townhalls for a simple reazon:When the AI gets a keep for example, it thinks that to get somefootmans, it needs a townhall.So it builds that townhall and stay with the keep.Im working on writing a better AI, but stopped work with it becausethe simulation is very slow in big maps with 4 or 5 AIS.About the AI sending 1 or 2 soldiers, the problem is in the constantattacks.The AI doesnt check the path to the squares, so it sends the soldiersto the square it wants, but doesnt care about the other squares.I think that is the main part that my AI is slow.Anyway i couldnt fix this problem still (it continues to send 1 or 2soldiers, but only in the start of the game).Its interesting thoug that this checking path makes the AI splittroops, like in onj1, there are 20 dragons on a1, and 8 dragons on a2attacking me.It is interesting because there are no splitting troops code in the AI.I dont know why they split the troops, but it causes problems to me.They like to attack me when Im attacking an allied AI of them.In some maps the AI has problems with the CrazyMod, with the robots forexample, the cannons are very slow and the ships arrive in the wrongthime.Im thinking on implementing a soldiers group code, in that the AI sendsthe soldiers, waits them to move to a square, and sends it to anothersquare, it will give the slower soldiers a chance to stay with the morefast ones. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196467#p196467 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith I can indeed love the sinner and hate the sin, because thats exactly what Im doing. It doesnt matter what anyone tells me I can or cant do.I find myself wondering why humanity seeks, as individuals, to place their experiences upon others, as if they are the only experiences that matter, and that noone could possibly experience or do anything else based on those experiences? Dont worry, Im pointing at myself here, given what I shared in the other topic.I have been in similar situations. Its like people think theyre the only ones who have seen suffering in the world, and if anyone else speaks up and says theyve been there but they have come away from the situation with a different opinion, they just dont get it and they never will. Or perhaps they are just heartless and bigotted.Do you know what I would have asked that woman? After all the comforting and crying and befriending and loving?Have you asked God yourself why he thinks its wrong?Just because he wont give me the answer doesnt mean he wont do the same for anyone else on this topic, and it will be an answer that makes sense to you in some way, it always is with God. Its always Gods people that are the target though. Why does God do this? Why does God say this? Gods answer isnt good enough.We dont know the mind of God any better than anyone else, were just the messengers. Were just his friends. It would be like being asked, Hey, why doesnt Andrew like salad? I would go and ask him and he might say, well, I just dont. I could bring you that answer and youd say, that isnt good enough, or hes insane, salad is awesome, or someone should make him like salad. Do I know if Andrew actually likes salad? No, I do not.I see so many people making judgments about God based on what his people do, and frankly, that 39;s ridiculous. But then again, our culture does the same thing about people we try to befriend. Its so easy for us to hear something negative about someone: I dont like the way he built his house. I dont like the way he raised his kids. I dont like the type of phone he has. And make an instant judgment of that person based on what weve heard, not knowing the situation and without ever having met them. Maybe noone on this topic has done that, but Ive heard it and done it myself too many times from people all over the world to think that its just some kind of fluke.I can sit here and present evidence all day that science shows that God exists. I can share all of my emotional and personal experiences with God so far. I can quote scripture at you until Im blue in the face and tell you what I believe, or think, or know to be true.In the end though, it just doesnt matter. When humans have made up their mind that they ha te something, or that its wrong for someone to think the way they do, or that someone is a hatemongering bigot, its impossible to change anyones mind with a presented case, especially on the internet. Its impossible, just as it was for me, until God calls us and our hearts are soft enough and our minds open enough to listen.In a world where morals are becoming more and more subjective, where were teaching our kids in public schools that its ok to lie, cheat and steal, and then getting angry when it happens to us, where our kids are being taught that its ok to murder babies and that sexual experimentation is ok as long as you use protection, despite the fact that pregnancy rate and STD rate is skyrocketing, where self image is far more important than anything else, where marriages and families are falling apart on a daily basis because our pleasure means so much more to us than anyone elses, where money is the god of the world and many will do anything to get massive amounts of it, where rape, mass murder and other crimes are on the rise, where crushing people and stepping on them to get where you need to go in the business world is the cool thing to do, we need God. Are all people like this? Would all people do at least one of the things I said above? No, I doubt that. But all have sinned in some way, and all need Gods grace to be righteous once again. This is the conclusion that I have come to, after 25 years of hating God, and its a conclusion that I hope he will eventually help all of you see as well. Certainly my words will not do it, no matter how many of them I use or how well I compose them. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196468#p196468 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Jayde, youre making a lot of assumptions and building your arguement based on those assumptions.Do I think men and women should be equal? No. The bible clearly says that man was made in Gods image, and woman was made in mans image. Just as with many other rights issues though, now women are not fighting to be equal, theyre fighting to be better.Did I ever say that anyone who was gay was instantly bound for hell? Absolutely in no way did I say that. I am not God, I do not know the mind of God, and I would not seek to make a judgment call based on what I think he would do. I have no doubt that we will find tons of gay people in heaven, because they were forgiven of their sin. Stop building straw man arguments based on what you think my, or even our assumed answer would be. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196469#p196469 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Jayde, youre making a lot of assumptions and building your arguement based on those assumptions.Do I think men and women should be equal? No. The bible clearly says that man was made in Gods image, and woman was made in mans image. Theres a clear chain of authority, put in place by God. Just as with many other rights issues though, now women are not fighting to be equal, theyre fighting to be better.Did I ever say that anyone who was gay was instantly bound for hell? Absolutely in no way did I say that. I am not God, I do not know the mind of God, and I would not seek to make a judgment call based on what I think he would do. I have no doubt that we will find tons of gay people in heaven, because they were forgiven of their sin. Stop building straw man arguments based on what you think my, or even our assumed answer would be. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196469#p196469 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Jayde, youre making a lot of assumptions and building your arguement based on those assumptions.Do I think men and women should be equal in all things? No. The bible clearly says that man was made in Gods image, and woman was made in mans image. Theres a clear chain of authority, put in place by God. Does this mean that I think women should get payed less than men for the same job? No. Should they have less legal rights than us? Not at all. But I have authority over my wife, and so does my pastur. Can that authority be abused? As with all things in life, absolutely it can. Just as with many other rights issues though, now women are not fighting to be equal, theyre fighting to be better.Did I ever say that anyone who was gay was instantly bound for hell? Absolutely in no way did I say that. I am not God, I do not know the mind of God, and I would not seek to make a judgment call based on what I think he would do. I have no doubt that we w ill find tons of gay people in heaven, because they were forgiven of their sin. Stop building straw man arguments based on what you think my, or even our assumed answer would be. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196469#p196469 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Hi.Bladestorm, you can have power over your wife,I cant agree with that. That sounds like the kind of guy who would hit a woman but as soon as she tried to fight back theyd brake her jaw or something equally as bad. Would you do this, I really hope not, but from what Ive seen, its possible for men to go way over the top. OH Ive not herd anyone brake anyones jaws or anything like that, Ive herd a lot of shouting though, a hel of a lot.I dont like that people can have more power than others. One thing Ill admit I dont like is this; week women. Im not talking strong muscles and a flat tummy, no I mean weak wheeled. I honestly cant stand that. Ive seen it in my perrants and it makes me wonder. OK if you married this guy and he argues with you over nothing and you dont fight back, why exactly are you still with him? (My nan can shout with the best of them, sadly so can most of my family but they rarely prove anything apart from who can swear and shout the lowdest.) The other side of the coin is this; they married because they felt it was the rite thing to do at the time. Do I hate people for this? NO. Can I truly hate someone, I highly doubt it. Even my brother who is in prison, I dont hate, I dont want to get involved in his life and think hes an idiot but dont hate him. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196470#p196470 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
IRC: does anyone still use it? And for RPG?
IRC: does anyone still use it? And for RPG? Hello everyone!Does anyone know of an active accessible IRC cliente, which operates with Jaws and NVDA as well? I was thinking about it since it is good for playing RPG via internet, as long as there is a disse rolling script or bot in an RPG-dedicated server. That could help a lot when you cannot play it by voice but want to play with friends on the internet. And even by voice, well, so everyone can check the disse results, the best place is still a typed chat like IRC or anywhere scripts may run to simulate the roll.Thanks,André! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196471#p196471 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Ultra power latest version!
Re: Ultra power latest version! why, I connect and it works. no server lost. maybe your internet connection is messed up. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196472#p196472 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Skype 6.22 problem
Re: Skype 6.22 problem Hi,You can turn off the update in the Skype option dialogue. on the advance page. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196473#p196473 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anyone Using the Latest Skype Scripts?
Re: Anyone Using the Latest Skype Scripts? ug, no idea then. try to ask the questions on Skypes script mailing lists, maybe they can help you. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196474#p196474 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: IRC: does anyone still use it? And for RPG?
Re: IRC: does anyone still use it? And for RPG? I want to use it too. but I dont know which channel to connect to. lol. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196475#p196475 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: what I want
Re: what I want @brad: I agree, the trouble with those attractions is things happen very quickly. Im not sure if somethign can be booked in advance or not, whether theyd somehow adapt the script a little to still keep the emersion but give you time to explore, or a guide, or something. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196476#p196476 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
headphones. pioneer or bose?
headphones. pioneer or bose? hi, I need a good set of headphones, but...what are your experiences whit tis 2 models?the pioneer have bether spells, but i dont know the centralisation, or sound posicioning, for example. to play audiogames.(f. 5hz to 3 khz)there any way to know this? the bose model are major cise, but the f parameter its a problem. (f. 15 hz to 22000 khz). but again, y dont know the sound posicioning.any advice you can give me? tanks!sorry for my bad english URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196477#p196477 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose?
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose? I havent any experience with either brand but to be honest these frequency stats shouldnt make much difference just for audio games. If you intend to use them for other purposes such as listening to music, thats another matter. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196478#p196478 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith do you know what comes with power? Responsibility. I didnt give up my position on audiogames net as a moderator because of self interest. I could have stuck around, been there in the background and I may as well have not had to make such a decision. I could have even left the forum without and explanation and never returned, and for awhile, at least, that power to come back and cry MODERATION on someones topic and make up an excuse that would be persuasive enough for me to get away with it. No, I gave up moderationship because integrity, responsibility, loyalty all demanded it. I was responsible enough to admit that I no longer had what it took to handle the responsibility at expense to myself, detailing the subject as best I could, which involved some of the forums negativity along with not being able to play as many games anymore owing to hearing impairment and continued gradual loss of it and the like. IN the int erest of trying to keep as much of it as possible, I had to admit that there was probably someone much better suited to the job.Power comes with a duty to answer for your actions. It comes with the weight of wielding it justly. does everyone do this? No, but not everyone is unjust with it either. To suggest that someone is a hurtful person because they possess some amount of power or authority over someone is like suggesting that every single politician is a psychotic individual and should be stripped of the position they hold. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196479#p196479 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: how to make guis in python or more like how to import tkenter
Re: how to make guis in python or more like how to import tkenter Regardless of your operating system, packages and libraries seem to work better if you install the 32 bit version of python. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196480#p196480 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Hi Brad,Im really sorry to hear that your parents fight a lot. Thats something I grew up with as well, and saying that its no fun is a massive understatement.Sadly, I have heard of people breaking their wives bones. I knew a woman once who was put in the hospital because he broke her arm for disobeying him. I have known, and know of, several battered women. I think that, were I in a situation where a man was beating a woman, it would be one of the times I would come unglued and repay him in spades. God says we are not to defend ourselves against violence or wrong doing, but I dont ever hear him say anything about using violence, or at least putting yourself in harms way to protect others.Youre absolutely right, power can be abused, dictators and kings have proven that time and time again. That does not mean that authority can never be used correctly, however. Any good leader leads by example, and gives his followers choices sometimes, not always commands. This is what God does for us as the greatest leader there is. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196481#p196481 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith do you know what comes with power? Responsibility. I didnt give up my position on audiogames net as a moderator because of self interest. I could have stuck around, been there in the background and I may as well have not had to make such a decision. I could have even left the forum without and explanation and never returned, and for awhile, at least, that power to come back and cry MODERATION on someones topic and make up an excuse that would be persuasive enough for me to get away with it. No, I gave up moderationship because integrity, responsibility, loyalty all demanded it. I was responsible enough to admit that I no longer had what it took to handle the responsibility at expense to myself, detailing the subject as best I could, which involved some of the forums negativity along with not being able to play as many games anymore owing to hearing impairment and continued gradual loss of it and the like. IN the int erest of trying to keep as much of it as possible, I had to admit that there was probably someone much better suited to the job.Power comes with a duty to answer for your actions. It comes with the weight of wielding it justly. does everyone do this? No, but not everyone is unjust with it either. To suggest that someone is a hurtful person because they possess some amount of power or authority over someone is suggesting that every single politician is a psychotic individual and should be stripped of the position they hold, or that your boss should call it quits at your job just because he doesnt do things the way you want him or her to. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196479#p196479 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Demons
Re: Demons That depends on your definition of bad. Its not as bad as it seems to be in your country of course, we arent so much looked down on but we do get patronised a lot and any suggestions we make often go ignored. Its sometimes almost as if were being told how wonderful we are for being able to physically climb out of bed in the morning without sight, I had to deal with someone from a local blind society yesterday who was this type and thought it was so spectacular that I could not only use an iPhone but also be able to tell her immediately how to turn on the flashlight on her own iPhone which shed done before by accident and didnt know how to get it back on. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196482#p196482 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Swamp, zombie fps by Aprone
Re: Swamp, zombie fps by Aprone Some kind of locker/vault to hold items if you die has been suggested a few times before, and vetoed each time. I go back and forth on this, but I can see why Aprone doesnt want it. The idea is that death is to be avoided at all costs; arm yourself well, get the armor you need, carefully use your points, and practice with the game, and youll stay alive a long time. Dying is part of learning, and eventually you will rarely die. If we took the fear of dying out of the game, there would be no reason to stay alive, and a big part of the challenge would be gone.I do like the idea of achievements, and I think the titles are the first step in such a system. Having to suffer through something like 150 levels in HC is pretty brutal (hence my last message asking for ideas on how to do it). Hopefully well see more achievements someday. Not titles, but perhaps an extra skill point for every hundred thousand zombies you can add to your kill streak, or a special item if you solo certain missions.More weapons are always good, and I see where youre coming from. It would make more sense, in the game world, if new players started out with an axe and a slingshot, and could then find/buy the Glock. Im not sure about adding too many melee weapons, since many would end up doing about the same damage, and some far less than the axe we have now. Still, a slingshot or nail gun would make a lot of sense. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196483#p196483 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose?
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose? Ive used audiogames like a example of sound espasialisation. ovviously, I whant to use on music, an general purposes. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196484#p196484 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion I wish I could go back and read the season zero manga. That is so messed up lol. On a somewhat unrelated note, I need to go back and complete the blazblue storyline.however that takes so long to do. Code gias I can highly recommend though.I want to go back and finish it, do you guys have any recommendations on what sites to use? Id also like to give Fullmetal alchemist a shot. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196485#p196485 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Toxic, survival horror fps [French]
Re: Toxic, survival horror fps [French] HiWhen out of ammo, youll fight automatically using a knife.Thanks for your idea. Of course, it is possible to add endelss features, but the whole game need to stay consistent. Have a sand box game is not my game. This game is based on a story telling and Id like to stay close to it.Still seeking for an english translator.Regards URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196486#p196486 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Braillemon status update!
Re: Braillemon status update! hi, i have the following problem when i try to give the daycareman a second pokemon.___FATAL ERROR inaction number 1of Key Press Event for Enter Keyfor object daycareMan:Push :: Execution Error - Variable Get -7.no(100526, -2147483648)at gml_Object_daycareMan_KeyPress_13thx URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196487#p196487 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: my lp thread
2014-12-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : connor142 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: my lp thread Problem is I cant figure out in justus, and I cant get skullgirls theres no torrent for it and I cant pay for it. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196488#p196488 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: frustrating bgt error
Re: frustrating bgt error oh and just so you guys know, the code I posted on here is actually not for any games I am planning to make, at least not very soon. once I fully get the Hang of programming, I might release them. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196489#p196489 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Skype 6.22 problem
2014-12-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Trenton Goldshark via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Skype 6.22 problem As a side note, i hear the mac one is better than the windows one, now at v7.2.You can always use the http://outlook.com version as well too, under Messaging tab.Or, http://web.skype.com, if you have a Mac or Windows Machine. Well, theres ways to get round that if using something else, at least if using Chrome OS, but thats another thread for another day. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196491#p196491 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Im not suggesting you believe theyre going to hell, but what have you to say to a gay person who refuses to accept their homosexuality as a sin? Youre caught in a trap. Either those who refuse to admit their sins are hellbound as doctrine states, or else you believe that everyone, absolutely everyone, will eventually see things your way, which has no basis in fact and only contrary evidence, if this topic is to be believed, for proof. In short, the only way a gay person can go to heaven is if they come to God and accept that their homosexuality is wrong, correct? Do you see what youre endorsing here? Do it our way, or else. Sounds rather thuggish when you boil it down like that, doesnt it?The thing about me is that I am not at all squeamish. I dont mind stripping the varnish off the rhetoric you employ. At base, Christianity is do it or else. Maybe God himself is not this way. Not all religious people themselves are this way; in fact, many of them are very open-minded and understanding, and some of them are even willing to admit that theres an outside chance that not all scriptural interpretations they possess are completely rock solid. But the doctrine is uncompromisingly brutish, and you are supporting the doctrine, ergo you deserve to be lumped in with the doctrine until or unless you demonstrate otherwise. You also deserve to be judged in the same way the doctrine is judged.I know someone whos gay. If you had been there to comfort him when his own family turned their faces away from him and had asked him why God told him it was wrong, he might well have spit in your face. You might well have broken what was left of his heart. Guess whats implicit in asking him why God said it was wrong? It implies he has to believe it one way or another. It also implies that all your attentions and gentle words are second fiddle to your belief that he is, in fact, in the wrong. Peop le arent thick; they tend to figure those things out and find better friends.I am not creating straw men, as it were. I am drawing logical chains of conclusions from what you say and from what your belief systems bear out. Maybe one day you will learn compassion for those who dont see the world the same way you do, but until then, there really is no reasoning with you. I pray you dont ruin anyone on your way to salvation. The compassion you profess is not supported; it is empty words, the very sort of straw men you accuse me of creating.Regarding men, women and equality: go to a feminist rally and quote that bit of scripture at them. I dare you. How many seconds do you think it would take for them to tear you to pieces?There are women out there who seem to seek more empowerment than they strictly require (by which I mean that they appear to want retribution for all the time they spent being repressed and treated like property). We generally call them rabid feminists, and theyre on a counterproductive course. Equality, in the home and the workplace, is something that every single one of us is entitled to. To grant anyone any less than that is to subjugate them. So much for equality in the eyes of God, eh? But then, we are dealing with a religion that thinks its totally okay to keep slaves; and as far as Im aware, there is absolutely nothing that stops a Christian from committing rape, according to Gods word. Dont you find it sort of sickening that rape isnt touched, and might even be tacitly condoned, while homosexuality, which hurts no one, is actively preached against? I do.If youve noticed my tone becoming more acerbic, chalk it up to the fact that I feel no desire to mince words with someone if they arent going to actually read what Im saying. Theres no sense being particularly nice if its being wasted; that doesnt mean that being particularl y nasty serves a purpose, and Im not endeavouring to be nasty. I just dont feel a need to sugar-coat what I say, either. One sacrifices ones right to that sort of excess civility when one acts or speaks barbarically; you have done the latter. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196490#p196490 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Hatchi: A virtual pet for IOS
2014-12-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : Trenton Goldshark via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Hatchi: A virtual pet for IOS As Furry Paws is in the database here, many folks who enjoy that thing of a shark, may be interested in the following:http://www.hartgen.org/fp, which takes you two the Jaws For Windows Furry Paws scripts Though, I believe the main site now has them also. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196492#p196492 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays.Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really super ridiculous. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play with other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays. Also, reading subtitles can be extremely distracting, which is why a lot of more casual viewers prefer dubs (such as myself).Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really super ridiculous. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play with other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays. Also, reading subtitles can be extremely distracting, which is why a lot of more casual viewers prefer dubs (such as myself).Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for what appear to be cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. Even then it would take years for thos e cataracts to be completely debilitating and even then she would, again, recover pretty quickly regardless of when she got surgery. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really super ridiculous. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play w ith other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays. Also, reading subtitles can be extremely distracting, which is why a lot of more casual viewers prefer dubs (such as myself).Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for what appear to be cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. Even then it would take years for thos e cataracts to be completely debilitating and even then she would, again, recover pretty quickly regardless of when she got surgery. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really super ridiculous. Yes, going to the shadow realm wont physically hurt you but it is a psychological torture device essentially. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play with other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules.Speaking of which Ive been thinking about writing a console Yu-gi-oh simulator in Java or something, just as something to mix things up. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays. Also, reading subtitles can be extremely distracting, which is why a lot of more casual viewers prefer dubs (such as myself).Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for what appear to be cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. Even then it would take years for thos e cataracts to be completely debilitating and even then she would, again, recover pretty quickly regardless of when she got surgery. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really super ridiculous. Yes, going to the shadow realm wont physically hurt you but it is a psychological torture device essentially. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play with other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules.Speaking of which Ive been thinking about writing a console Old School Yu-gi-oh simulator in Java or something, just as something to mix things up. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays. Also, reading subtitles can be extremely distracting, which is why a lot of more casual viewers prefer dubs (such as myself).Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for what appear to be cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. As a kid I didnt even think it w as her going blind, I thought she had cancer. [[wow]] thats honestly kind of disappointing (as weird as that may sound). If they were cataracts it would take years for those cataracts to be completely debilitating and even then she would, again, recover pretty quickly regardless of when she got surgery. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really sup er ridiculous. Yes, going to the shadow realm wont physically hurt you but it is a psychological torture device essentially. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play with other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules.Speaking of which Ive been thinking about writing a console Old School Yu-gi-oh simulator in Java or something, just as something to mix things up. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion assault_freak, a lot of context is lost in translation, because language usually cant really be translated directly from one to the other. Then you get things like puns and idioms. I know some anime that most English Speakers dont understand the meaning or context because it is lost in the translation from Japanese. It also depends on the quality of the translation but even the best ones will lack the actual meaning of the original work. You actually get the same thing if you read translated versions of shakesperes plays. Also, reading subtitles can be extremely distracting, which is why a lot of more casual viewers prefer dubs (such as myself).Im pretty sure in the english version it suggested she was going blind. Still kind of weird that he needs THREE MILLION DOLLARS for what appear to be cataracts, especially since this plot thread is dropped on a dime through most of that arc for LOL CARD GAMES. As a kid I didnt even think it w as her going blind, I thought she had cancer. [[wow]] thats honestly kind of disappointing (as weird as that may sound). If they were cataracts it would take years for those cataracts to be completely debilitating and even then she would, again, recover pretty quickly regardless of when she got surgery. I know its less in the Japanese version but still thats kind of insane. Also apparently in yugioh land theres no such thing as insurance... maybe Joeys family is just super poor or somethingI actually like some of the changes they made to the 4kids dub, I cant believe Im saying that but yes. The shadow realm makes far more sense than people dying and being brought back to life, and frankly is a much scarier concept than just dying, because youre alone in a scary world forever, with no means of escape, except from the outside. Honestly the stakes placed in the dub make the show a lot more enjoyable because everything is really sup er ridiculous. Yes, going to the shadow realm wont physically hurt you but it is a psychological torture device essentially. And thats the kind of thing I just eat up like candy. Still hated how people would use the Anime rules in the actual card game though. You could never play with other kids because theyd always make their own BS rules.I honestly believe the dubs camp value is enough alone for it to be entertaining and enjoyable. Kaiba is one of my favourite characters just from how crazy he is. His motives are like that of an 8 year old but hes a multimillionaire owner of a very successful corporation. lmao. Far more enjoyable than the Pokemon dub, which I can only watch a couple of episodes of at a time.Speaking of which Ive been thinking about writing a console Old School Yu-gi-oh simulator in Java or something, just as something to mix things up. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196493#p196493 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Hi,@Jayde, I get a lot of what youre saying. Im a live and let live kind of guy in most situations, but there are just some beliefs that I just cant accept. It bugs me that people think that they should have the right to say that something that someone else is doing is wrong. IMO, as long as whatever theyre doing isnt physically harming anyone else, then its their life, and they should be able to do whatever they want with it. Whether thats accepting their homosexuality, or getting an abortion, or going to an assisted suicide place, whatever.Believing that something is wrong is one thing, but actively harassing others for doing the things that you believe are wrong is another thing entirely.Take a terminally ill patient, for example. SO many in this country, and in many countries, think that assisted suicide should be illegal, in all cases. This disgusts me. Would they rather that the person go on suffering until they f inally die on their own?This seems heartless to me. If one of my parents, for example, had stage 4 cancer of some kind, and was in terrible pain, I would feel awful, but at the same time, I wouldnt want them to have to go on suffering.That also applies to things like thinking that women should be subordinate to men. Im sorry, but I just cant accept that any human being should be anything other than an equal to any other human being.For those reasons, I think that if I ever do find a god (or gods), it will be in my own way, and not through any established religion. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196494#p196494 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Yo, Jayde, I agree with a lot of what youre saying but just a little note - feminists are honestly far worse than Christianity. Many sects of Christianity are accepting of homosexuality and its an extreme disservice to claim that all of Christianity reflects that opinion. However, repeatedly, feminism has presented a lot of views that are extremely sexist either towards men or even in some cases against women.We generally call them rabid feminists, and theyre on a counterproductive course. I used to think this myself until pretty much every feminist I encountered was what you would be considered rabid (the more common term is radical). Even outside of tumblr and twitter extremist varieties I have encountered plenty of lies, manipulation, and guilt tripping to essentially take power over others.Ultimately the problem I have with feminism is that instead of often focusing on making things better, they tend to use their facts as a sort of crystal ball and instill fear into people. Women are told constantly about how theyre going to be segregated at the work place, how theyll never make as much money as their male peers, how theyll never be viewed as valuable. So if theyre constantly being told this, then what exactly encourages them to defy any of this? I was lucky as a teen because I was never exposed to this bullshit, and I learned that a single misogynist can be shut up real damn quickly by proving them wrong and embarrassing them. As I continued through my work I was respected for what I did, and not what gender I was. It is extremely infuriating to me, as a female programmer, that so called feminists would even suggest that women should just be injected into the field based on the fact that theyre women and not just based on their output and ability, which ultimately if you were not giving a shit about sex you would a ctually do.This trick actually fucking works though, and its scary. I know so many teenage girls who honestly believe that they cannot achieve their goals in [whatever] field because feminism told them that the journey would be too hard. Well guess what. Their crystal ball was wrong with me. And they keep telling me that somehow in my future Im going to just face all this bullshit because Im a woman, well, all their predictions were false. And maybe, if I blame things on things that I can actually target, such as my skill, a misunderstanding or difference in position, I can take control of things, as opposed to simply labeling things as misogyny.Despite this, I have faced extreme erasure from almost all forms of feminists, radical or not. Ive had my gender outright erased because I had the gall to disagree with them. Oh, so you dont believe Im a woman because of my opinion? I get it, with my coat I can look a little like a dude, but erasing my gender to try to disqualify my opinion is the weakest shit Ive ever seen. Ive been told that my opinions dont matter because Im not the majority opinion. Well, Im sorry, but my opinion IS relevant if you represent the opinion of women - if you refuse to accept the opinion of women, even if they are a minority opinion, then youre not really addressing the opinion of women, are you? Ive been told that my opinions are based either because Im uneducated, stupid or abused. Well, thats kind of unfair - to go and assume that opinions that dont agree with you are automatically inferior by trying to assign qualifiers to an individual that may not exist (such as in my case) shows that you have no interest in actually investigating why I might feel that way. And this is just the top of the list. Theres so much more bullshit Ive encountered.And this is coming from someone who used to support them, but after 2 years of seeing their bullshit and being told everything from how useless I was, how much of a horrible person to death threats, Im sick of their bullshit. I have yet to cite a pleasant encounter with a feminist; at least most Christians beliefs are tolerable, despite being different from mine.Seriously, dont get me started on how shitty feminism is, Id much rather have any sort of egalitarian movement over that excuse for equality. They have far overdue their welcome. And before you say it, Im not conservative, I support LBGT, even the T which a lot of people forget about, gender equality, and Im an independent woman who works in the technology industry for my day job. Jayde, its an incredible disservice to the many millions of Christians who do not support sexist opinions in the Bible. Youre looking at the tree instead of the forest just as much as the fund amentalist Christians are. Hell, Im sitting right next to a gay devout Christian right as I type this.As a side note, I find it extremely strange that blind people tend to accept me as an ally to their cause but actual movements that I would technically be protected or represented by, such as feminism and autism activism, have done nothing but attempt to erase my
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Yo, Jayde, I agree with a lot of what youre saying but just a little note - feminists are honestly far worse than Christianity. Many sects of Christianity are accepting of homosexuality and its an extreme disservice to claim that all of Christianity reflects that opinion. However, repeatedly, feminism has presented a lot of views that are extremely sexist either towards men or even in some cases against women.We generally call them rabid feminists, and theyre on a counterproductive course. I used to think this myself until pretty much every feminist I encountered was what you would be considered rabid (the more common term is radical). Even outside of tumblr and twitter extremist varieties I have encountered plenty of lies, manipulation, and guilt tripping to essentially take power over others.Ultimately the problem I have with feminism is that instead of often focusing on making things better, they tend to use their facts as a sort of crystal ball and instill fear into people. Women are told constantly about how theyre going to be segregated at the work place, how theyll never make as much money as their male peers, how theyll never be viewed as valuable. So if theyre constantly being told this, then what exactly encourages them to defy any of this? I was lucky as a teen because I was never exposed to this bullshit, and I learned that a single misogynist can be shut up real damn quickly by proving them wrong and embarrassing them. As I continued through my work I was respected for what I did, and not what gender I was. It is extremely infuriating to me, as a female programmer, that so called feminists would even suggest that women should just be injected into the field based on the fact that theyre women and not just based on their output and ability, which ultimately if you were not giving a shit about sex you would a ctually do.This trick actually fucking works though, and its scary. I know so many teenage girls who honestly believe that they cannot achieve their goals in [whatever] field because feminism told them that the journey would be too hard. Well guess what. Their crystal ball was wrong with me. And they keep telling me that somehow in my future Im going to just face all this bullshit because Im a woman, well, all their predictions were false. And maybe, if I blame things on things that I can actually target, such as my skill, a misunderstanding or difference in position, I can take control of things, as opposed to simply labeling things as misogyny.Despite this, I have faced extreme erasure from almost all forms of feminists, radical or not. Ive had my gender outright erased because I had the gall to disagree with them. Oh, so you dont believe Im a woman because of my opinion? I get it, with my coat I can look a little like a dude, but erasing my gender to try to disqualify my opinion is the weakest shit Ive ever seen. Ive been told that my opinions dont matter because Im not the majority opinion. Well, Im sorry, but my opinion IS relevant if you represent the opinion of women - if you refuse to accept the opinion of women, even if they are a minority opinion, then youre not really addressing the opinion of women, are you? Ive been told that my opinions are based either because Im uneducated, stupid or abused. Well, thats kind of unfair - to go and assume that opinions that dont agree with you are automatically inferior by trying to assign qualifiers to an individual that may not exist (such as in my case) shows that you have no interest in actually investigating why I might feel that way. And this is just the top of the list. Theres so much more bullshit Ive encountered.And this is coming from someone who used to support them, but after 2 years of seeing their bullshit and being told everything from how useless I was, how much of a horrible person to death threats, Im sick of their bullshit. They have done almsot nothing in the last 30 years but be extremist bullies. I have yet to cite a pleasant encounter with a feminist; at least most Christians beliefs are tolerable, despite being different from mine.Seriously, dont get me started on how shitty feminism is, Id much rather have any sort of egalitarian movement over that excuse for equality. They have far overdue their welcome. And before you say it, Im not conservative, I support LBGT, even the T which a lot of people forget about, gender equality, and Im an independent woman who works in the technology industry for my day job. Im interested in genuine equality, not a stupid game of boys versus girls that the movement keeps pushing down peopl es throats.And its not to say that women dont face inequality. Its to say that a lot of the inequality that women face in the west is not really relevant and/or is exaggerated in an attempt to keep the movement on life support in the west. Both genders face serious inequalities due to gender stereotypes and even though most of womens inequalities have at least
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Yo, Jayde, I agree with a lot of what youre saying but just a little note - feminists are honestly far worse than Christianity. Many sects of Christianity are accepting of homosexuality and its an extreme disservice to claim that all of Christianity reflects that opinion. However, repeatedly, feminism has presented a lot of views that are extremely sexist either towards men or even in some cases against women.We generally call them rabid feminists, and theyre on a counterproductive course. I used to think this myself until pretty much every feminist I encountered was what you would be considered rabid (the more common term is radical). Even outside of tumblr and twitter extremist varieties I have encountered plenty of lies, manipulation, and guilt tripping to essentially take power over others.Ultimately the problem I have with feminism is that instead of often focusing on making things better, they tend to use their facts as a sort of crystal ball and instill fear into people. Women are told constantly about how theyre going to be segregated at the work place, how theyll never make as much money as their male peers, how theyll never be viewed as valuable. So if theyre constantly being told this, then what exactly encourages them to defy any of this? I was lucky as a teen because I was never exposed to this bullshit, and I learned that a single misogynist can be shut up real damn quickly by proving them wrong and embarrassing them. As I continued through my work I was respected for what I did, and not what gender I was. It is extremely infuriating to me, as a female programmer, that so called feminists would even suggest that women should just be injected into the field based on the fact that theyre women and not just based on their output and ability, which ultimately if you were not giving a shit about sex you would a ctually do.This trick actually fucking works though, and its scary. I know so many teenage girls who honestly believe that they cannot achieve their goals in [whatever] field because feminism told them that the journey would be too hard. Well guess what. Their crystal ball was wrong with me. And they keep telling me that somehow in my future Im going to just face all this bullshit because Im a woman, well, all their predictions were false. And maybe, if I blame things on things that I can actually target, such as my skill, a misunderstanding or difference in position, I can take control of things, as opposed to simply labeling things as misogyny. There is incredible power in pushing misogyny to the last resort cause, because as soon as you play the misogyny card, you essentially vanquish all other possibilities, many of which are manageable. Misogyny is extremely hard to prove and if you truly believe that society is as misogynistic as many Fems claim, then what power do you truly have over your life if youre just saying Everything sucks and I cant do anything about it because of hatred beyond my control?Despite this, I have faced extreme erasure from almost all forms of feminists, radical or not. Ive had my gender outright erased because I had the gall to disagree with them. Oh, so you dont believe Im a woman because of my opinion? I get it, with my coat I can look a little like a dude, but erasing my gender to try to disqualify my opinion is the weakest shit Ive ever seen. Ive been told that my opinions dont matter because Im not the majority opinion. Well, Im sorry, but my opinion IS relevant if you represent the opinion of women - if you refuse to accept the opinion of women, even if they are a minority opinion, then youre not really addressing the opinion of women, are you? Ive been told that m y opinions are based either because Im uneducated, stupid or abused. Well, thats kind of unfair - to go and assume that opinions that dont agree with you are automatically inferior by trying to assign qualifiers to an individual that may not exist (such as in my case) shows that you have no interest in actually investigating why I might feel that way. And this is just the top of the list. Theres so much more bullshit Ive encountered.And this is coming from someone who used to support them, but after 2 years of seeing their bullshit and being told everything from how useless I was, how much of a horrible person to death threats, Im sick of their bullshit. They have done almsot nothing in the last 30 years but be extremist bullies. Ive heard them say things about me, about my friends, about people that I love, that would make me boil. Saying that all men are inherently misogynistic and can never redeem themselves, saying that I don ;t matter and I should just kill myself, kicking out people who disagree with them from their groups. I have yet to cite a pleasant encounter with a feminist; at least most Christians beliefs are tolerable, despite being different from mine.Seriously, dont get me started on how shitty feminism is, Id much rather have any sort of
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
2014-12-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : Green Gables Fan via Audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? I I agree that having an alternative system would be great, although I dont see why it would be bad to buy premiumssince its an insentive, and the fact that it is voluntary, it would motivate people to get more from the site. What Id really like though is something you can use your points towards, like use them for credit purposes, sort of like what BookShare does when you volunteer.Also, I havent gotten any perverted messages like that before, and thats mainly because I dont really partake of any social gatherings. I just go there and play their word games.I wouldnt say the interface was off-putting, although I think upgrading the system would be a good idea. It just gets boring after a while though. Of course there are the boards, which are always fun to look at, but still.Also, what is it that you despise against autism activism and relationship problems? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196496#p196496 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion I dont do many anime, primarily because theyre not described, but:Code Geass was really, really good for season one. Then the executives meddled and it was kind of good for season 2. Still, its worth it by far just for the first season.The original Fullmetal Alchemist is kind of lame at the ending, but otherwise good. Its also very slow. If trying Fullmetal Alchemist, jump straight to Brotherhood and do that because its both better in all respects and faster-paced after episode 12 or so; and the ending of Brotherhood is actually one of the few endings that (1) doesnt use Deus Ex Machina and (2) is probably something you can see coming if youre clever. Brotherhood matches the original Anime through the factory ark, reaching it around episode 12 and ending it around episode 14 as I recall, and then changes the plot completely to match the original source manga. Both Fulmetal Alchemist animes are good without description.Planetes is probably one of the strangest anime Ive ever done, being as it is about debris section, also known as garbage men in space. Its interesting because most of the issues discussed are issues that are coming up for us in the next hundred years, assuming we actually keep our space programs around, and there is no faulty science that I could spot.I didnt like any of the other .hac// series, but .hack//sine was interesting. This one is very ymmv without descriptive, being as it is very visual. Its also kind of strange in that the plot takes a backseat to the social interactions, and really its just strange and theres no better description.Last Exile is good. Not sure what else to say about it. Its not super deep, but its fun.If you like the fighting anime, there is a somewhat obscure one called Yu Yu Hakusho. It starts out with a completel y different atmosphere for the first few episodes, and then looks like its going to typical naruto territory. Then, about halfway through, it dives off the cliff of darkness and, near the end, our hero stops considering demons evil even though they eat people, primarily because it only means were not at the top of the food chain, another one uses psychological warfare to kill an 8-year-old because hes in their way and if they dont the world will end, and well. That last one is among the most disturbing things Ive seen on TV. Unfortunately, the ending--as in so many of these--was rushed. I believe this is one of the few where the English dub is of higher quality, primarily because it was dubbed a very long time after its original release.Other than that, there arent many that actually stuck out. The supposedly very good ones are all very visual and dont fall back to dialog enough, and consequently I c ouldnt follow them. Im thinking primarily of Serial Experiments Lain and Texhnolyze. The rest were just meh to me. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196497#p196497 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion I dont do many anime, primarily because theyre not described, but:Code Geass was really, really good for season one. Then the executives meddled and it was kind of good for season 2. Still, its worth it by far just for the first season.The original Fullmetal Alchemist is kind of lame at the ending, but otherwise good. Its also very slow. If trying Fullmetal Alchemist, jump straight to Brotherhood and do that because its both better in all respects and faster-paced after episode 12 or so; and the ending of Brotherhood is actually one of the few endings that (1) doesnt use Deus Ex Machina and (2) is probably something you can see coming if youre clever. Brotherhood matches the original Anime through the factory ark, reaching it around episode 12 and ending it around episode 14 as I recall, and then changes the plot completely to match the original source manga. Both Fulmetal Alchemist animes are good without description. Ive watched Brotherhood 3 times now and, if I were asked what my favorite anime is, Id say it pretty much instantly. Both of these are notable for low amounts of filler, especially Brotherhood in which almost every single episode cant be skipped. And, in the case of brotherhood, its basically one giant to be continued.Planetes is probably one of the strangest anime Ive ever done, being as it is about debris section, also known as garbage men in space. Its interesting because most of the issues discussed are issues that are coming up for us in the next hundred years, assuming we actually keep our space programs around, and there is no faulty science that I could spot.I didnt like any of the other .hac// series, but .hack//sine was interesting. This one is very ymmv without descriptive, being as it is very visual. Its also kind of strange in that the plot t akes a backseat to the social interactions, and really its just strange and theres no better description.Last Exile is good. Not sure what else to say about it. Its not super deep, but its fun.If you like the fighting anime, there is a somewhat obscure one called Yu Yu Hakusho. It starts out with a completely different atmosphere for the first few episodes, and then looks like its going to typical naruto territory. Then, about halfway through, it dives off the cliff of darkness and, near the end, our hero stops considering demons evil even though they eat people, primarily because it only means were not at the top of the food chain, another one uses psychological warfare to kill an 8-year-old because hes in their way and if they dont the world will end, and well. That last one is among the most disturbing things Ive seen on TV. Unfortunately, the ending--as in so many of these--was rushed. I believe this is one of the few where the English dub is of higher quality, primarily because it was dubbed a very long time after its original release.Other than that, there arent many that actually stuck out. The supposedly very good ones are all very visual and dont fall back to dialog enough, and consequently I couldnt follow them. Im thinking primarily of Serial Experiments Lain and Texhnolyze. The rest were just meh to me. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196497#p196497 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3)
Re: SoundRTS and the CrazyMod (update 8.3) Sorry to hear about it being slow, but yes, we desperetly need better AI, I think allot of the problem is that this is pygame, I mean, the program takes up 250mb of ram just at idle, and its a real time strategy, one that doesnt even use like hundreds of units at once.Compare that with tactacle battle, which uses 65mb at idle, and has much bigger sound files to load.So the fact that as hard as you try you cant get a good AI that wont crash the game doesnt surprise me, though it is sad, because a better AI is something we really, really need!I still think you should keep trying though, theres lots of good 4 player maps that probably wont slow down with your AI.Also, I dont think that your idea about why they build so many town halls is true, even if it makes sense, because they dont do this on other maps, just mine.And I have no idea why. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196498#p196498 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose?
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose? I dont suggest Bose for headphones, theres better, more accurate options, Bose are great for things like movies, classical music and some types of trans, and maybe mainstream video games, because sited people dont care as much about positioning and they just want the action, because Bose have allot of synthetic, muffled base, the sound stages very in width and depth but I never really thought that any of them I saw were ever that deep anyway, also the frequency ranges arent that good, because they cover all of it up with that base and rumble.I dont know allot about pioneer, but what Id suggest, in order of best to good, would be, VModa, Sennheiser, Sure, Soni.Those ones I give, Im rating on durability, comfort, portability, and sound. Im sure I missed a few but I havent tried many more aside from those listed. and of course this all depends on how much you can pay and weather or not you can get it in your country. Some models will be better than others in those brands of course, especially Soni, and to a lesser degree Sennheiser, but not VModa, all of theres are great.The best thing you can do to get something youll like is to look at the manufacturer and inthusiast websites such as HeadFI to see what models there are, and also big name article sites like toms hardware, PCMag, Techradar, CNET, gearslutts, headphones.com, etc, then go look for reviews on the model you see by using the model name and number with google, on sites like amazon, youtube, again CNET, and also big reseller websites like Bestbuy, BandH, Newegg, Ebay, Tigerdirect, etc, which is also a good place to hunt for deals on the pair you like, and to find more specifications that other sites may not have. Also study up on terms you dont understand so you can be informed when you buy, either by looking up specific things, or looking at general beginner gui des, places like Wikipedia will usually have too much info, and dictionary sites wont have enough, so other sites are better but those can be used in a pinch.Dont be disheartened if you dont find what your looking for right away either, the more searching you do the more youll like something that will probably be around for a few years, so its worth it, take a break if it starts seeming hopeless, or you may accedentally just get frustrated and impulse buy something that you wont like when you get it. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196499#p196499 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
2014-12-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — Off-topic room : themadviolinist via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith And here is where Im wishing for a threaded forum, because i want to respond to about five posts. Please bear with me.@Nocturnus, thank you for your kind words. I do appreciate what you said, Please hold that in mind in light of things i will say further below in this post.@Bladestorm. I have taken several deep breaths before writing this part of my response. Lets see if Ive managed to take hold of the instant fury your #102 called forth in me. There are several reasons I did not ask my beloved friend to ask God why it is wrong for her to be a lesbian. One is perhaps that I did not wish her suicide on my conscience. To have acted in that fashion would have, in my judgment then and now been an assault with intent to do grievous harm. I also have no evidence other than a book to believe that God thinks being a lesbian is wrong. God has never personally told me that she thinks being a lesbian i s wrong. Given the joy and fulfillment said friend now finds with her wife and now several-years partner, I have no evidence that God has anything against her marriage, her joy or the ways in which she uses that wondrous gift of a body for her own and her partner/wifes pleasure.You asked why folks insist on putting their personal experiences on other people. Im glad you acknowledge that you do this, and of course youre right, its a common phenomenon. On one hand, there is a trivial answer to your question, which is how else are we to judge other than what we have lived? I think a deeper and more interesting (in the context of this discussion) answer would be that we have fallen in a sense, though not perhaps as the Christian Church teaches. WE have become separated from God, perhaps as a necessary artifact of being created beings, perhaps through some fault of our own. Each of us seeks, albeit unknowingly sometimes, reunion, a restoration of that time when we were inseparable from the being of God. Indeed, the very word religion has this in its roots, religio, the Latin from which the word comes to us means to bind again, like a ligament or ligature, other words with the same root. It is very easy then to see our experiences as our own unique fragment of that union, and to cling to them as TRUTH, which is fair, because perhaps they are TRUTH, or at least truth, real to us.Pagans have a term for this, unsupported personal gnosis. Its a problematic term since it assumes that there could be some supported personal or impersonal gnosis as compared with UPG, but it is the idea that we each experience the incomprehensibility of Divinity as we are capable of experiencing it. We are after all accepting the existence of a being or beings on an order of complexity that places us in comparison somewhere below a virus when compared to us. Does a virus know anything about the host it infiltrates? Does it even know anything about the cell whose DNA it hijacks to reproduce itself?But we are, for better or worse, beings who make conscious attempts to make sense of the things that go on around us. We use science to ask questions capable of rational responses, such as why planets move in the way they do and according to what laws of motion might one predict their future positions. We use philosophy and religion to ponder those questions that dont admit of rational answers. And Im sorry, the Bible is not admissible in the court of rational evidence, it is a book that justifies the claims it makes because. . . they are the claims it makes. This is not said to denigrate the Bible in and of itself, or those who take it as the basis for their lives, only to point out that it is impossible to prove using the Bible that the Bible is the literal TRUTH. Its rather like trying to defin e the word is by using the word is as a famously unwise President of ours did not so very long ago.Oops, sorry, digression.My point in all of this is that the lived experience of people is not something over which you as a fellow inhabitant of a fragment of the consciousness of God have any right to sit in judgment. You say we should love the sinner and forgive the sin. No! You have no right to forgive, because you have no right to judge. It was the judgment of a loved one, even couched in the terms of forgiveness and incomprehension that cost my friend so dearly. If we wish to speak of forgiveness, then let us talk about the fact that her mother attended her wedding at her insistence because she wanted her mother to share in her joy at having met the woman of her dreams, that same mother who very nearly killed her own daughter. I stand in awe of such strength. I couldnt have done it; Im not that good and loving a person.The difference between what you all articulate is and where I sit is that you, in obedience to the commandment of your faith seek to show me that my Truth is in fact a lie, or at best a misunderstanding. You claim the right to judge, even if only to forgive those who transgress the moral code you take from
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Jayde,Rape is dealt with in Gods word, in two ways. One is that we are told not to have sex outside of marriage, and the other is that we are told to treat our partner as we would treat our own bodies. I wont bother quoting you the scriptures, since youve already told me that they do not matter to you.I dont see things the way you do. Im not saying, My way or the highway. Gods not even saying that. He gave us choice for a reason. Yes, it would be good if they realized that their homosexuality was a sin against God, since it specifically says in the bible that men who have sex with men, along with a rather long list of other categorical sinners, many of which Ive been at one point in life or another, will not inherit the kingdom of God. Does this mean theyll go to hell, or just that they wont be in a position of leadership on the new earth? Probably the latter, or the gift that God offers us would have conditions beyond simply accepting that Jesus died and was resurrected for our sins. I believe that there will be all kinds of people in heaven, from catholics and mormons who have added some extra doctrines, to Muslams who accepted Jesus but were too afraid of being outcast to renounce their old faith, to homosexuals who could not accept what they were doing as sin. The only condition is accepting the gift of Jesus Christ. I could be wrong either way, only God knows at this point, and Ill know when I get there. For now, I just try to do whatever I can to respect and love God for what he did for me, and for the rest of the world, and that means backing his doctrine, unchanged no matter how the culture changes around it, every step of the way. That is my choice and I hold noone else to my personal standard.Im sorry you dont think Im listening to what youre saying, Im trying to the best of my ability. I dont think theres anything I could say to appease you at this point, short of either renouncing my faith, or changing Gods word. I will do neither. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196501#p196501 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Toxic, survival horror fps [French]
Re: Toxic, survival horror fps [French] Hello,I can definitely do the translation for you. the problem is that I am blind, and so cannot access google docs. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196503#p196503 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Jayde,Rape is dealt with in Gods word, in two ways. One is that we are told not to have sex outside of marriage, and the other is that we are told to treat our partner as we would treat our own bodies. I wont bother quoting you the scriptures, since youve already told me that they do not matter to you.I dont see things the way you do. Im not saying, My way or the highway. Gods not even saying that. He gave us choice for a reason. Yes, it would be good if they realized that their homosexuality was a sin against God, since it specifically says in the bible that men who have sex with men, along with a rather long list of other categorical sinners, many of which Ive been at one point in life or another, will not inherit the kingdom of God. Does this mean theyll go to hell, or just that they wont be in a position of leadership on the new earth? Probably the latter, or the gift that God offers us would have conditions beyond simply accepting that Jesus died and was resurrected for our sins. I believe that there will be all kinds of people in heaven, from catholics and mormons who have added some extra doctrines, to Muslams who accepted Jesus but were too afraid of being outcast to renounce their old faith, to homosexuals who could not accept what they were doing as sin. The only condition is accepting the gift of Jesus Christ. I could be wrong either way, only God knows at this point, and Ill know when I get there. For now, I just try to do whatever I can to respect and love God for what he did for me, and for the rest of the world, and that means backing his doctrine, unchanged no matter how the culture changes around it, every step of the way. That is my choice and I hold noone else to my personal standard.Im sorry you dont think Im listening to what youre saying, Im trying to the best of my ability. I dont think theres anything I could say to appease you at this point, short of either renouncing my faith, or changing Gods word. I will do neither.Themadviolinist,Whoa. I never claimed to be able to forgive sin. Only God can do that.Strength, to us, obviously means two different things. I stand in awe of the christians who have the strength to hold up Gods word, unchanging, no matter what the culture says they should do. I am not one of these people. I have always been a fighter my entire life, and apparently, that hasnt changed. In my time on this topic, I have apparently done nothing but offend and destroy, despite my best attempts to do otherwise. Perhaps it will always be that way, and I will be more worried about the debate than the harm that it does. Who knows. All I can say is that I stand by that book that you speak so devoutly against, because thats what God has told me to stand by. Perhaps he is speaking to you more personally, but for most of the christi ans I know, God considers the word in his book to be communication enough. You and many others just like you have tried to change Gods doctrine to fit your personal views, make him serve you instead of you serving him. Gods word, no matter how heavily it is attacked because of fools like me, will always stand strong in its purest form, however. I am sorry to speak out so harshly, and it is not my place to doubt whether or not you actually no Jesus. If you say yo do and you believe that Jesus died and was resurrected for our sins, then as I said before, we are brothers in Christ and I am glad to call you so. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196501#p196501 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Of Reason and Faith Im going to utter my final thoughts on the subject of homosexuality, because I do feel a need to point out something that everyone else has sort of glossed over. It is easy to point at homosexuality as the sin that is so hateful to hate upon, perhaps because it is the new push towards normal, and because science has supposedly found evidence that it is not a choice, that it is something that cannot be helped. Fine, let us assume this to be true for just a minute. Have you ever heard of the warrior gene? It is called monoamine oxidase by those who study it, a gene which, when performing at its lowest causes one to be more oppressive and even violent, hence the nickname. Approximately a third of people in the western world possess the warrior gene, and coupled with the constant shift in norms concerning relationships and a struggling economy, troubled teens and children have become something of a commonality.Let us suggest for a minute that we do more studies on this gene because murder and war are on the rise and we find conclusively that more people than we actually thought possess it. Should we then pat murderers on the back and suggest that murder is not a sin, that it is not wrong, that it is not an evil deed? Consider for a minute that we could point to genetics to explain why some people are thieves, why some people are constant liars, why people cannot take care of their children, should we then again, just like homosexuality, just embrace these as norms?Homosexuality, like many other topics we can discuss, has two sets of extremes. ON the one hand , we have those who are advocating for it and, dare you even hint against it as an atrocity you are an idiot. ON the other hand, you have religious and conservative individuals whos kneejerk reaction is just as bad, condemning every homosexual they come across as nothing more or less than an outright criminal and a heathen. I am not on either rside. I hate sin equally because God hates sin, and I dont care what sin it is. I cannot stress this enough, I do not hate the sinner, I hate the sin. If God says homosexuality is a sin, then I cannot stand with those of you who practice it at your rallies in good conscience and advocate for it, not truly understanding why its wrong but having been told that it is. I cannot participate on the other side however, and persecute just because god finds it a sin. Christ did not persecute sinners; he did not come into the world to condemn them, and I will not either.I hate war; I hate murderr. I hate rape and I hate thievery and slander. I hate lying and cheating. I hate all of these and anything that hurts humankind in any way, and I dont care how much genetic information or scientific evidence you present me with, if the world ever accepts them as norms I will continue to hate them. I will n ot, however, hate the people who practice them, because they are people, people like myself. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196504#p196504 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Jayde,Rape is dealt with in Gods word, in two ways. One is that we are told not to have sex outside of marriage, and the other is that we are told to treat our partner as we would treat our own bodies. I wont bother quoting you the scriptures, since youve already told me that they do not matter to you.I dont see things the way you do. Im not saying, My way or the highway. Gods not even saying that. He gave us choice for a reason. Yes, it would be good if they realized that their homosexuality was a sin against God, since it specifically says in the bible that men who have sex with men, along with a rather long list of other categorical sinners, many of which Ive been at one point in life or another, will not inherit the kingdom of God. Does this mean theyll go to hell, or just that they wont be in a position of leadership on the new earth? Probably the latter, or the gift that God offers us would have conditions beyond simply accepting that Jesus died and was resurrected for our sins. I believe that there will be all kinds of people in heaven, from catholics and mormons who have added some extra doctrines, to Muslams who accepted Jesus but were too afraid of being outcast to renounce their old faith, to homosexuals who could not accept what they were doing as sin. The only condition is accepting the gift of Jesus Christ. I could be wrong either way, only God knows at this point, and Ill know when I get there. For now, I just try to do whatever I can to respect and love God for what he did for me, and for the rest of the world, and that means backing his doctrine, unchanged no matter how the culture changes around it, every step of the way. That is my choice and I hold noone else to my personal standard.Im sorry you dont think Im listening to what youre saying, Im trying to the best of my ability. I dont think theres anything I could say to appease you at this point, short of either renouncing my faith, or changing Gods word. I will do neither.Themadviolinist,Whoa. I never claimed to be able to forgive sin. Only God can do that.Strength, to us, obviously means two different things. I stand in awe of the christians who have the strength to hold up Gods word, unchanging, no matter what the culture says they should do, to love God with all of their heart, soul and mind, and to love the people around them as they love themselves. . I am not one of these people. I have always been a fighter my entire life, and apparently, that hasnt changed. In my time on this topic, I have apparently done nothing but offend and destroy, despite my best attempts to do otherwise. Perhaps it will always be that way, and I will be more worried about the debate than the harm that it does. Who knows. All I can say is that I stand by that book that you speak so devoutly against, because that
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Re: Braillemon status update! Hi,About my Picachu/Raichu, its name is Picachu but it sounds like a Raichu.Greg URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196505#p196505 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
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Re: Of Reason and Faith Ack, sorry, I forgot there were at least three other posts I wanted to respond to.@Jayde, we have to be careful in discussions like these. We have to hold the thought that Christians are in a very difficult position if they behave in a way that you and I might regard as more compassionate. When evangelism is a root value of the religion one gives ones heart to, and especially in that NRE period where everything is all unicorns and light, its very difficult to hold the balance of the divinity of those who dont get it in as high a respect as we would like to see.One problem with discussions like these is that at bottom, the difference is not one that will be bridged. Our Three Musketeers arent about to abandon that faith that they have acquired after very real and difficult struggles, not when it is a source of so much that they find good in their lives, perhaps even that reunion with God that I spoke of in my previous post. sp; And why should they? If thats their lived experience then blessings be upon them and may they do no harm in figuring all this out, as both you and I have wished. Im certainly not about to acknowledge that women are subservient to men, and will in fact act in every way I know how to overcome what is to me an idea rooted in fear and insecurity, a medieval conception that has no place in a world that claims to value each person.But these concepts are just not capable of rational discussion. One believes, or one does not. One has had lived experience of these things, or one has not. While I would in any case have voted against Californias Proposition 1 to outlaw same sex marriage, I certainly would not have become an activist in the wake of its passage, were it not for the lived experience of seeing people I knew and loved harmed by it. It took that lived experience to inform my rational distaste for what I perceived as bi gotry with the passion I hold now about such things.So lets not ask for rational answers to questions that are not really rational questions.@Daigonite, Ive seen some of what you have regarding feminists. I live after all in Michigan, home of one of the largest women-only gatherings in the country every summer, the Michigan Wymyns Music Festival. (I think I have the spelling right, though, much like terms around blindness, the fashion changes frequently.) There is a great and fundamental divide among participants at MWMF concerning the right of transgendered women to attend, a division that has resulted in violence in the past, and still is a source of great sorrow. Such divisions also exist in supposed paradise for Pagans, the Bay Area, and a large gathering called Pantheacon, where a couple of thousand pagans gather to meet, celebrate and learn. Three years ago, there was a struggle concerning whether transgendered wome n should be allowed into a particular womens-only ritual that led to flaring tempers, accusations of betrayal and mental illness, and generally reflected poorly on this supposedly progressive and inclusive gathering. (I do not propose to enter into those thorny discussions here, suffice it to say that there was bad behavior on all sides.)Yet it is fair to ask if there isnt a need for some degree of militancy on the part of women in a world of GamerGate and gang rapes in India that are not prosecuted because the victim was a women. If you have not encountered professional problems as a woman, you are blessed lucky and may it continue to be so, but please be careful about dismissing the experiences (there we go again) of the many women I know who on a daily basis have to maneuver through a world that men just dont. Its tempting to take the excesses of what is after all a fringe and apply them to all those who identify as feminists. ; Its also tempting to do that to Christians, something I have to keep in mind every day as I interact with my fellow church goers. Oh yeah, did I mention that I am a regular attendee of a church and a regular contributor to its newsletter? Im trying to restrict my arguments with Nocturnus et al to things they have specifically said, or to commandments that are universally acknowledged to be at the heart of Christian teaching. My goal is not to persuade them not to be Christians. It is simply to persuade them that if not careful, their teachings will lead them down the path of believing that those who arent are somehow less than they, something that is a cancer at the heart of modern American Christianity, a cancer I struggle to overcome every time I enter my church. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196506#p196506 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Well I had relationship problems with someone who was kind of an idiot.The problem with autism activism is that its an echo chamber whos run by people who have no interest in actually integrating themselves into society. This is the main reason why the big scumbag organization, Autism Speaks, has so much power - because so many autistic people absolutely fail to give a damn about integrating themselves in society, especially when they are fully capable of doing so. Its basically a bunch of people asking why their lives suck and then yelling at people for forcing them to follow the same rules as everyone else.Its not that I dont think autistic people dont face issues, hell I know personally they can get treated like absolute garbage. But the reason why that crap persists is because they keep writing their own stereotypes.When you tell them that, they blow off the handle.Hell, there are some times that I just gave sugge stions on how to handle your life based on my past experiences and I had people telling me that I was a horrible person, should kill myself, I didnt have autism, ect. Just an incredibly toxic community. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196507#p196507 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Well I had relationship problems with someone who was kind of an idiot. tl;dr he loved me and I loved him but he was with a girlfriend who didnt give a damn about him and probably is screwing some other guy behind his back but he doesnt want to shake her off because morals. Its completely stupid. Hes still with the chick, threw me under the bus because feels and is still miserable, he just dumps it on his friends now. Hopefully hell learn that she was not worth his time. All he needs to do is apologize and Id be cool, but eh.The problem with autism activism is that its an echo chamber whos run by people who have no interest in actually integrating themselves into society. This is the main reason why the big scumbag organization, Autism Speaks, has so much power - because so many autistic people absolutely fail to give a damn about integrating themselves in society, especially when they are fully capable of doing so. Its basically a bunch of people asking why their lives suck and then yelling at people for forcing them to follow the same rules as everyone else.Its not that I dont think autistic people dont face issues, hell I know personally they can get treated like absolute garbage. But the reason why that crap persists is because they keep writing their own stereotypes.When you tell them that, they blow off the handle. But guess what, Im the autie with the job and independent life, who doesnt have to rely on people who they whine about lolHell, there are some times that I just gave suggestions on how to handle your life based on my past experiences and I had people telling me that I was a horrible person, should kill myself, I didnt have autism, hypocrite everywhere ect. Lots of bullying people who arent autistic too. Some people act like those who arent autistic are something inherently wrong with them. Also they have no idea what the hell self regulation means, and anyone who questions them gets the tired old fallacy about how if you disagree with me you hate civil rights. Appalling, 0/10 would not bang. Just an incredibly toxic community. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196507#p196507 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Anime discussion Brotherhood is based on the manga which is far superior. I just havent gotten around to watching Brotherhood yet. The original diverts from the manga occasionally until pretty much jumping the shark halfway through the series. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196508#p196508 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Im a female developer who supports Gamergate actually. As someone whos worked with a lot of the key players involved, they are not misogynists. In fact, many female developers support them. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196509#p196509 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Of Reason and Faith Im a female developer who supports Gamergate actually. As someone whos worked with a lot of the key players involved, they are not misogynists. Theyre incredibly open to groups of all kinds. Sure there are trolls who are assholes and some people involved are pretty stuck up and wont admit that, but for the most part its a very inclusive group. In fact, many female developers support them.Im really tired of all the crappy media attention theyre getting because its just continuing to feed into the BUT MUH MISOGYNY narrative that you see so much. Zoe is a complete loser who thinks that a tool that builds HTML code for her is programming, Anita is a scammer, a lot of the actual journalists have said some of the most vile things you can think of... Im sure people who are in opposition mean well but theres a lot of manipulation going on from the antis. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196509#p196509 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
2014-12-04
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Re: Of Reason and Faith Re: 112, oh Nocturnus, please tell me you dont actually believe that those are comparable? Show me, other than by virtue of its condemnation where homosexuality is harmful to anyone who practices it or those around them. Even studies done to ask questions about children raised by gay parents have shown that there is no harm that can be attributed to this cause. Are you truly going to ask me to accept the moral equivalence between killing someone and being attracted to them/ Really? I dont think you can actually mean that, or maybe you do because your book says so. But please do not seek to cloak it in a rational world view. Call it your faith, and move on. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196510#p196510 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Of Reason and Faith Im a female developer who supports Gamergate actually. As someone whos worked with a lot of the key players involved, they are not misogynists. Theyre incredibly open to groups of all kinds. Sure there are trolls who are assholes and some people involved are pretty stuck up and wont admit that, but for the most part its a very inclusive group. In fact, many female developers support them.The industry has been extremely accommodating for my actual problems and doesnt really seem to care about my gender one way or another. As such, Ive been allowed to flourish. Id say Im doing pretty well my age!Im really tired of all the crappy media attention theyre getting because its just continuing to feed into the BUT MUH MISOGYNY narrative that you see so much. Zoe is a complete loser who thinks that a tool that builds HTML code for her is programming, Anita is a scammer, a lot of the actual journalists have said some of the most vile things you can think of... Im sure people who are in opposition mean well but theres a lot of manipulation going on from the antis. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196509#p196509 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Of Reason and Faith You probably spelled it right, they spell those things so crazy. It makes me really roll my eyes...Im a female developer who supports Gamergate actually. As someone whos worked with a lot of the key players involved, they are not misogynists. Theyre incredibly open to groups of all kinds. Thats why you get not your shield, because people like me are really sick of being used as ammunition for these people who dont really know what theyre talking about. Most of the people who are against it arent even in the industry, or are in the indie industry, which faces its own corruption. Sure there are trolls who are assholes and some people involved are pretty stuck up and wont admit that, but for the most part its a very inclusive group. In fact, many female developers support them.The industry has been extremely accommodating for my actual problems and doesnt really seem to care about my gender one way or another. As such, Ive been allowed to flourish. Id say Im doing pretty well my age!Im really tired of all the crappy media attention theyre getting because its just continuing to feed into the BUT MUH MISOGYNY narrative that you see so much. Zoe is a complete loser who thinks that a tool that builds HTML code for her is programming, Anita is a scammer, a lot of the actual journalists have said some of the most vile things you can think of... Im sure people who are in opposition mean well but theres a lot of manipulation going on from the antis.But I digress, if I get too heated Ill go way off topic. I already have though... lol URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196509#p196509 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Brotherhood is based on the manga which is far superior. I just havent gotten around to watching Brotherhood yet. The original diverts from the manga occasionally until pretty much jumping the shark halfway through the series.Also please spare yourself and dont watch the movie based off of the original anime. Its really dumb. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196508#p196508 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Swamp, zombie fps by Aprone
2014-12-04
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Re: Swamp, zombie fps by Aprone Whats this about radar modes. I apparently missed something in the change log. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196511#p196511 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith That is exactly what I would like to avoid. Ever getting to the position where I think that I am somehow better than everyone else who is not saved. I am not. I am no better than the rapists, the murderers, the liars, the thieves, the adulterers, the drunkards, the idolators, the sorcerers, and the homosexuals. I agree completely with what Andrew said, but it is a stretch to say that believing in something makes you just like all the others that have gone before you. We are told not to believe that we are any better than anyone else, because we are not. We are not suddenly perfect because we now believe in Jesus. We are still very capable of sin just like everyone else in the world. The only difference between me and everyone else, is that I try, and often fail, not to sin and to speak out against sin, because that is what God wants me to do. I will continue to sin until I get to heaven, at which time I will be freed from the curse of sin that has been applied to this earth.I think that it is far too easy for us to categorize from past experience and say, if you start believing these things, youll end up just like everyone else. That is simply not the case. Those that believe that they are now sinless because they are a christian, those that go to church simply as a social function and not to deepen their relationship with God, those that relegate God to church and otherwise he has no part in their life, those that update Gods holy word to fit their needs and their culture, are in high disrespect of God. Are they followers of God? I can not say one way or the other. As I said before, theres only one condition for being a follower of Christ, that is what keeps us out of hell. But there will be two judgments, a judgment of faith, aka did you know Jesus and accept his gift, and the judgment of works, aka did you have respect and love for God enough to do what he told you to do. I, personally, try to respect my creator and do what he ask s of me. Not because I have to, not because I read some book and now think its ok to condemn the people that book calls sinners, according to Jesus, it is not. I simply do these things because God has done more for me than I could ever possibly even hope to repay, and though I know I can never impress him or do anything to earn his respect in return, I know that I at least have his love and will do my best to return it in every way I know how. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196512#p196512 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Braillemon status update!
Re: Braillemon status update! Hmm... it might be that the nickname isnt updated. I have an idea to why that may be happening (probably a case sensitive thing - when you save the game all the strings go to lowercase). Ill try to get a fix for that. For now though you can just rename him in Lavender Town. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196513#p196513 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Of Reason and Faith Youre right, mad violinist, I cannot show you with definite proof that it is in any way, shape or form similar to any of the others. As Ive told you, I dont care about homosexuality either way; it does not affect me and has never affected me and will probably never affect me as long as I live. As I stated above, I have cousins who are openly gay; I dont understand where the wrong in it is. I reiterate, so what? Some people like this food, other people dont. What of it? where is the harm in that? I just spent two hours asking god that question, and I didnt come up with anything more than what I stated above. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196514#p196514 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
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Re: Of Reason and Faith I mean ultimately theres really no way to prove that somehow what you believe in is somehow truly superior than what someone else believes in. Its easy to forget that when you get caught up in your own beliefs, but the reality is that people base a lot of their beliefs in words they hear and experiences they encounter. What I faced in my life is very different than everyone else. And that goes for everyone in this thread, and the whole world, really.Thats whats so dangerous about any indoctrination, whether it be completely inflexible religious beliefs, radicalism, ect.I always try to play it flexible for this reason. My beliefs arent set in stone because my experience and understanding of the world isnt set in stone. What I believe now wont reflect what I believe in 10 years, and what I believed 10 years ago was quite different than what I believe now.I mean, for example, one thing I will never understand personally i s Gender Dysphoria, the condition underlying those who are transgender. I never have personally encountered that feeling. It affects their everyday lives, whether or not people think its psychological, physiological, acceptable or morally reprehensible. Regardless of what other people think, its ultimately your life. And ultimately, you cannot fully understand the world of others as well.So I try to play it safe. I feel that if its not directly affecting other peoples lives, its alright in my opinion. Most gay individuals arent going around and pushing their gayness outside of extremist fringe groups who act like being straight is a bad thing (lol tumblr) so I really dont have a problem with what theyre doing. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196515#p196515 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith I mean ultimately theres really no way to prove that somehow what you believe in is somehow truly superior than what someone else believes in. Its easy to forget that when you get caught up in your own beliefs, but the reality is that people base a lot of their beliefs in words they hear and experiences they encounter. What I faced in my life is very different than everyone else. And that goes for everyone in this thread, and the whole world, really.Thats whats so dangerous about any indoctrination, whether it be completely inflexible religious beliefs, radicalism, ect.I always try to play it flexible for this reason. My beliefs arent set in stone because my experience and understanding of the world isnt set in stone. What I believe now wont reflect what I believe in 10 years, and what I believed 10 years ago was quite different than what I believe now. Spiritual Christian growth shouldnt be about remembering the Bible, it should be about reinterpreting it for a deeper understanding of it.I mean, for example, one thing I will never understand personally is Gender Dysphoria, the condition underlying those who are transgender. I never have personally encountered that feeling. It affects their everyday lives, whether or not people think its psychological, physiological, acceptable or morally reprehensible. Regardless of what other people think, its ultimately your life. And ultimately, you cannot fully understand the world of others as well.So I try to play it safe. I feel that if its not directly affecting other peoples lives, its alright in my opinion. Most gay individuals arent going around and pushing their gayness outside of extremist fringe groups who act like being straight is a bad thing (lol tumblr) so I really dont have a problem with what theyre doing. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196515#p196515 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight?
Re: any one on the zone bbs.com websight? Well I had relationship problems with someone who was kind of an idiot. tl;dr he loved me and I loved him but he was with a girlfriend who didnt give a damn about him and probably is screwing some other guy behind his back but he doesnt want to shake her off because morals. Its completely stupid. Hes still with the chick, threw me under the bus because feels and is still miserable, he just dumps it on his friends now. Hopefully hell learn that she was not worth his time. All he needs to do is apologize and Id be cool, but eh.The problem with autism activism is that its an echo chamber whos run by people who have no interest in actually integrating themselves into society. This is the main reason why the big scumbag organization, Autism Speaks, has so much power - because so many autistic people absolutely fail to give a damn about integrating themselves in society, especially when they are fully capable of doing so. Its basically a bunch of people asking why their lives suck and then yelling at people for forcing them to follow the same rules as everyone else.Its not that I dont think autistic people dont face issues, hell I know personally they can get treated like absolute garbage. But the reason why that crap persists is because they keep writing their own stereotypes.When you tell them that, they blow off the handle. But guess what, Im the autie with the job and independent life, who doesnt have to rely on people who they whine about lolSee, naive me went and tried to engage with this community of individuals about a year ago, thinking, well I have autism and Ive been pretty successful, maybe I can help a few people out! and its been nothing but absolute condescending bullshit. Im sorry, but seriously. Been told so many times that my professional diagnosis doesnt exist, or how Im too high functioning to have an opinion, or how because I give some advice that if it doesnt directly pertain to someone else that Im just talking down to them. People say vile things like how neurotypical people are evil (and in some cases how they should be banished), how problems that occur in autistic people are somehow more important than those in other groups of people (such as autistics using sign language or them stimming which some blind people do). Even suggesting that an autistic person is just playing their cards to try to milk the system (a very common thing by the way) is met with fierce condemnation. Criticizing things such as condemnation of opposing opinions, poor education, propaganda and fear mongering, even in the form of Devils Advocate, are viciously retaliated against, and several times Ive had people tell me that I should go kill myself. Theres a few outliers, islands of hope in a sea of stupidity, but fo r the most part the movement is so caught up in how enlightened they are that it will collapse upon itself. All I can do is advocate for myself.Hell, there are some times that I just gave suggestions on how to handle your life based on my past experiences and I had people telling me that I was a horrible person, should kill myself, I didnt have autism, hypocrite everywhere ect. Lots of bullying people who arent autistic too. Some people act like those who arent autistic are something inherently wrong with them. Also they have no idea what the hell self regulation means, and anyone who questions them gets the tired old fallacy about how if you disagree with me you hate civil rights. Appalling, 0/10 would not bang. Just an incredibly toxic community. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196507#p196507 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Daigonite, as someone who speaks both languages, I guess that it doesnt always occur to me, although speaking from the same bilingual position, I dont necessarily agree that translations always get lost. I have seen some anime that actually manage to capture the nuances pretty well, occasionally... if not with the exact same lines then with something which is near the equivalent. I can understand why some people would prefer dubs, especially as you say because subtitles are really distracting. Again, one of the things that dont occur to me even though my Japanese is only slightly above the lower intermediate level. It just makes it easier to find anime that isnt released or well known here in the west, like Jojos Bizarre adventure, just as one example.The 4 kids dub of Yu-gi-o was what I grew up with, and I actually still enjoy it... and Kaiba is actually just as crazy in the Japanese version as he is in the English one, just more subtlely. lol But going back to what we were talking about in terms of being lost in translation... Yu-gi-o was actually one of the ones that made me angry because of the fact that so much was mistranslated on purpose. Sure most people wont care, but some people find it odd, myself included. but to each their own. lol I dont exactly remember how much Joeys sister needed for surgery in the original but yes, 300 is a little much. hahaha.Yu-yu Hakusho was actually quite good, I enjoyed it... but short anime will still be my favorites as to anything over 100 episodes with Jojo being an exception. For the sake of everyone who is totally blind here or doesnt prefer subtitles... I wish it was dubbed, because its something that so many people miss out on... and is one of the best anime character and plot wise that I know of. For those people who like action though, Sengoku Basara is also another one to check out, based on the video game series by Capcom. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196516#p196516 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: what I want
Re: what I want Hi.That, would be awesome. Ive kind of got past that stage of wantingto go out and so on. Oh sure, I wanted to as a teen but now, its like i cant be bothered anymore.Im happy though and thats all that matters to me. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196517#p196517 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Maybe I just keep hearing from anime elitists or something. Lol.I do SOMETIMES watch subs but I just find it really distracting from the action, and I really only like to watch anime with decent amounts of action. Just guess you cant have both unless you speak both, eh? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196518#p196518 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Maybe I just keep hearing from anime elitists or something. Lol.I do SOMETIMES watch subs but I just find it really distracting from the action, and I really only like to watch anime with decent amounts of action. Just guess you cant have both unless you speak both, eh?4Kids dubbed a lot of stuff incorrectly. They were more notorious for their butchering of One-Piece, which is not acceptable. At least the 4Kids Yu-gi-oh has some entertainment value. The most butchered dub I ever watched though was something called Duel Masters. I never watched the Japanese version, but for whatever reason the translators decided to put in all these meta/4th wall jokes and load the thing with silly references. Theres literally one edited section where a boy goes flying, and they added him going into space, hitting a space station, and the line Houston, we have a problem plays. I WISH I were joking.It is kind of funny but also a bit annoying.< /p> URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196518#p196518 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Yeah, I guess you cant have both unless you speak both... or unless youre blind and dont care. lol I would say I pretty much watch nothing but action, but some dialog in certain anime are so good as to be basically subtle commentary for fights. lolYikes... that sounds bad. I have never heard of that particular anime, but it sounds like something 4 kids would do... but if you want to check out one anime that has the most amount of meta / 4th wall / puns you will ever hear translated well and in a superbly entertaining fashion, I would recommend an anime called bobobo-bo bo-bobo. Yes, you read that right... this is probably the weirdest and most over-the-top anime / manga I have read about. Even in Japan, this one doesnt usually come up in discussion unless you are absolutely nuts or just weird. I found this anime first when I saw the main character in a fighting game on the ps3... and decided with a name like that, I had to look it up. and holy crap., .. it is wildly entertaining, but I swear whoever wrote it was high, at the very least... URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196519#p196519 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Braillemon status update!
Re: Braillemon status update! Hi,I didnt give any nickname to my pokemons.Greg URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196520#p196520 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Of Reason and Faith
Re: Of Reason and Faith Themadviolinist, thanks for post 113... we may not agree on all things but I appreciate your words. I will say, at the bottom line... I do not hate homosexual people. I believe its wrong because it goes against the natural order of what God intended when he created man and woman. But I am prepared to accept the possibility that I may have misunderstood something... and I will still never abandon any of my lgbt friends. And I believe it was daigonite who said that there are indeed many Christian denominations that accept homosexuality, including many areas of the united and Catholic churches.At Jade... I think youre being a little presumptuous in stating so clearly that we have no compassion for others if we arent willing to accept their views... but as all three of us have said repreatedly, we dont consider ourselves any better. We are still sinners... the only difference is that we respond differently to the temptation that sin offfers us being foll owers of christ. Regarding what Andrew said about lumping homosexual with the meriad of other sins... you seem to view sin as something that can be individually categorized. Many christians, particularly Catholics, love to take that view... that there are different degrees of sin. I dont believe that, but again having said that, I would not love homosexuals any less just because they choose something I believe to be wrong... because that is just that, something I believe based on what god has shown to me. Could I be wrong? Certainly... and so I will not judge this particular issue because I cannot conscionably justify such a judgement in definitively saying that they are wrong.Last thing... the Bible says judge not lest ye be judged. Yes, but that is not telling someone not to judge... because that is a self-defeating command being a judgement in itself. And if we dont judge, there would not be such a thing called society... the bible says that we shou ld not judge unless were willing to be judged by the same standard. It does not say not to judge outright because again, that isnt exactly possible... and would definitely fall in the category of saying one thing then doing the opposite. So I will not judge others unless I am willin to be judged when compared to the same standard... Gods standard, or a biblical one. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196521#p196521 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Hatchi: A virtual pet for IOS
Re: Hatchi: A virtual pet for IOS @Aaron, its not a case of fancy graphics engines so much as doing things with the screen and controls that conflict with how vo interacts with them, however I agree with Slj on this, sinse Vo is an inherent part of Ios creation, crashing vo is against how aps should! be made, after all a developer who created an audio game which turned the screen black would get huge amounts of stick. Credit to Slj for trying the thing, though I dont think the obstacle here is so much the game as the companys bad attitude, indeed what I suspect happened is their developers came up with Hatchy 2 before vo was considered at all and by the time it was checked the company thought it was easier to just say bugger accessibility than practically try and do anything about it. @Trenton, I will add that link to the furry paws db entry, however I am a tad confused as to why scripts were necessary sinse when I last tried the game it was pretty standa rd webpages, indeed it had some very accessible display options, so Im not exactly sure what Jaws would need scripts for in this case. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196522#p196522 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion Assault freak, do you have enough vision to follow whats going on? I dont have any, so I have to rely on sounds and dialogue, and so have had a hard time getting into action, but Ive seen the first few episodes of Full Metal Alchemist, Brotherhood and Im loving it, so Ill definitely watch that one through to the end. Is this KM player usable with jaws or nvda? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196523#p196523 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Anime discussion
Re: Anime discussion I have no vision as well, but I find sounds and dialog enough to go on most of the time, especially if theres a lot of dialog during fights that essentially tell you whats happening. Jojos Bizarre adventure is especially well known for this, with tons of dialog that virtually verbalizes the strategies of the fighters as theyre going at it in a kinda monologue / thoughts fashion. the KM player is usuable with both JAWS and NVDA. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196524#p196524 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose?
Re: headphones. pioneer or bose? Bose I was not impressed with either, the difference even from my standard senheiser earbuds that I use for portability was staggering. Id actually say the best way to choose a model is to go to a dedicated hifi shop, have a knolidge of what you want to pay and try them out with an audio track you personally know.A few months ago I bought myself the senheisa momentums as my best quality headphones. they were horribly expensive (nearly £250), but with senheiser you very much get what you pay for and after trying several different models and makes they still were a favourite. Plus of course from past experience, a Senheiser set of professional quality headphones will last me at least six years, possibly more. I also use a smaller set of senheiser earbuds as a portable pare. Not as good as the momentums naturally, but good enough for when Im on the train etc with my Iphone. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=196525#p196525 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
