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Re: Social disorder article
Apr 29, 2004, 11:14
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Re: Social disorder article Apr 29, 2004, 11:14
Apr 29, 2004, 11:14
 
When did you first find out about it Bronco? Also, if you don't mind me asking, what are some of the things that you are doing to cope with it? If you would like to comment, but don't want to do it here, I can send you my e-mail address. I'm trying to get all the info I can for my relative. Thanks.

Brian

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Social disorder article
Apr 29, 2004, 10:30
11.
Social disorder article Apr 29, 2004, 10:30
Apr 29, 2004, 10:30
 
That article is a really good read for anyone with a friend or family member that has always seemed a little "off". Once we found out that one of my relatives has that disorder, it has helped out my family a lot when interacting with said relative.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act
Apr 25, 2004, 07:51
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act Apr 25, 2004, 07:51
Apr 25, 2004, 07:51
 
I too find it ridiculous that people support others based on nationality. Like blindly waving an American flag because it's "our team". The differnce between you and I is that I think all people are worth something unless proved otherwise and you hvae to know the person.

So unless you knew some of the people involved, would you have absolutly no problem with mass genocide taking place somewhere in the world? Or what if it wasn't full on genocide, but still quite a few deaths happening, and it is in your name? All so you can have cheap gas. Does it still not matter that you don't know the people?

Then again, maybe it doesn't. I just saw the edit you made to a previous post actually advocating the impaling of immigrants to the US? Why should they be impaled exactly? It can't be because they are not from this country. You stated that support along race or nationalistic lines is ridiculous. Is it just that you don't know them? Are you saying that everyone you don't know should be impaled?

Someone else I would like to add. Bush isn't classifing these immigrants as "temporary workers" to get their vote. They aren't citizens, so they can't register to vote. The support Bush is looking for there is from the companies that employ these people. These compaines get to pay said workers below minimun wage, with no benefits, and no worries about work safety. They get paid little just so I can save a few pennies on fruit. Or to get a slightly lower price on some peice of crap from WalMart.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 25, 2004, 07:22
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 25, 2004, 07:22
Apr 25, 2004, 07:22
 
Don't get what Beav?

Brian

This comment was edited on Apr 25, 07:52.
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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 24, 2004, 08:19
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 24, 2004, 08:19
Apr 24, 2004, 08:19
 
Can you not relate at least in some way to any human on the planet? We are all living breathing human beings. What more commonalities than that do you need?

Brian

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Re: Family Guy Moment...
Apr 23, 2004, 23:36
31.
Re: Family Guy Moment... Apr 23, 2004, 23:36
Apr 23, 2004, 23:36
 
Brian Griffin: Peter, only one gift was for charity the rest where for the family.

Peter Griffin: No the rest were FROM the family... weren't they? Aw crap, since when did they change the meaning of for to from?

Brian Griffin: I think they had a meeting about it last night.

Peter Griffin: Why wasn't I told?

Brian Griffin: They sent you a card but it said 'For Peter' on it so you must have thought it was FROM you, so you didn't uh, you know it's just easier to call you stupid.

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 23:13
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 23:13
Apr 23, 2004, 23:13
 
Why do people want laws? To prevent harm at the hands of others. So you accept that people do not want to be wronged? I can relate to your desire to keep yourself from harm. Can you relate to others desire to not want to be harmed? If you can then you should not wish anyone else ill. If you do not wish them ill, then you only want good things for them. Thus you care about other people. People you do not know. Altruism is not learned. It stems from our ability to identify with and relate other people.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 19:26
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 19:26
Apr 23, 2004, 19:26
 
Not answer the door, open the door. Hold the door, whatever you want to call it. If you didn't care at least a bit about other people, you would feel no remorse about killing someone for any reason you want. Maybe you like their car, or their house. By the some token, someone would have me remorse for killing you for any reason. I'd like to think we are a bit above animals. If not, well than lets have anarchy and like luck and skill sort it out.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 19:02
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 19:02
Apr 23, 2004, 19:02
 
We should care about other people because we should care about other people. Do you never get the door for someone you don't know? Has anyone you don't know ever opened the door for you?

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 18:58
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 18:58
Apr 23, 2004, 18:58
 
The US gov has destabilised countries and replaced demacratically elected leaders because these countries would not give favorable access to said countries resources. We got cheap oil from Iran up until the seventies because we put the Shah in place. One of the reasons for the fuel shortage has the Iranian people finally said FU and revolted against our puppet.

My life is easy because other people suffer under governments we prop up.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 18:52
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 18:52
Apr 23, 2004, 18:52
 
If we had only ignored the rest of the world...

People tend to only bear you ill will if you wrong them.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 17:52
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 17:52
Apr 23, 2004, 17:52
 
I like to think that there are more people like me that look at things analytically and with a healthy dose of sceptisism. Maybe not though. I lost several friends in trying to pull the wool off of people's eyes. I think for many it's too frightening a concept to contemplate the possibilities. I can even identify with those feelings. Any time I have a moment to think I look into the future with stark terror at what might be coming. Not a day goes by that don't ask myself the question "How can I live the life I have knowing it is at the expense of countless people that I will never know?" Sometimes I wish I could unknow these things.

Brian

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Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act.
Apr 23, 2004, 17:30
Re: Facts about 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Apr 23, 2004, 17:30
Apr 23, 2004, 17:30
 
That's where you're wrong.

Brian


Edit: AHHH!!!! It's Friday and I can't type.
This comment was edited on Apr 23, 17:32.
32.
 
Re: Arg
Apr 21, 2004, 15:20
32.
Re: Arg Apr 21, 2004, 15:20
Apr 21, 2004, 15:20
 
I remember reading about the process of making the SE versions when they were first being released in theaters. Since the original film stock (not tape, but film) had degraded, they had to do a clean up job. Otherwise the new footage and effects would really stand out due to quality differences. They actually hand scrubbed each frame of the original film stock to bring it back up to snuff. After that, they added the extra footage.

I can't possibly imagine that they did the editing work with the original, cleaned up footage. It would be to easy for a mistake to happen and destroy the priceless originals. Hence a copy almost certainly was made. I don't see why they couldn't digitize the originals if stil in good shape, or repeat the clean up process. I'm sure it's a question of motivation.

Brian

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Re: Low-carb Coke
Apr 20, 2004, 12:16
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Re: Low-carb Coke Apr 20, 2004, 12:16
Apr 20, 2004, 12:16
 
Yes, beleive it or not. I hadn't seen that Onion article in a while and forgot about it.

It's funny, there's been several times that the store has been out of the Diet RC, but the shelf will still be loaded with regular RC. I'm wondering if some of the other soda companies will notice the trend and switch to Splenda. It tastes a whole lot better than nutrasweet IMHO.

Brian

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Re: Low-carb Coke
Apr 20, 2004, 11:55
5.
Re: Low-carb Coke Apr 20, 2004, 11:55
Apr 20, 2004, 11:55
 
Diet RC and it's caffine free cousin Diet-Rite are both made with Splenda. It's all my wife drinks. I personally go with the original 0 calorie carbonated drink. Seltzer.

Brian

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VSync
Oct 23, 2003, 11:29
71.
VSync Oct 23, 2003, 11:29
Oct 23, 2003, 11:29
 
There is another issue with this that hasn't been brought up by anyone else. That issue is how vsync effects the relation between frame rates and refresh rates.

When Vsync is enabled, the game renders, in an ideal situation, the same number of frames as your refresh rates. This prevents the image "tearing" that some find annoying. Now if the frame rate begins to drop below the refresh rate, the game switches to rendering a frame at every other monitor refresh. This is the only way for the game to not begin displaying tearing. If the situation worsens still, the game switches to rendering a frame every third or forth refresh. Going to other direction, with vsync enabled, the frame rate is capped at the refresh rate unless the game can to run at a frame rate that is the refresh rate doubled. At this point though, a frame is being rendered in-between the monitor refreshes and said frame isn't even being displayed on the monitor.

To give an example, if you have your monitor refresh set to 60 Hz. (flicker city) and you are playing a game that can get up to 90FPS on your hardware, you will get frame rates capped at 60FPS. If the scene grows in complexity and your hardware can only render at 50FPS, your frame rate will drop to 30FPS.

Now, with DOOM 3 capped at 60FPS your performance will depend on what your refresh rate is set to when vsync is enabled. If it set to 60 Hz. you will have the previously outlined example. If it is set to 85 Hz. your frame rate will be capped at one half of that or 42.5FPS.

Food for thought.

Brian


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Re: Now Valve can kis my Arse!
Oct 7, 2003, 11:22
44.
Re: Now Valve can kis my Arse! Oct 7, 2003, 11:22
Oct 7, 2003, 11:22
 
Actually, going off of the Sept. 30 fiasco, wouldn't it be that Valvue would wait until it could no longer be a "holiday" release and then say that it's been pushed back to April 2004?

Brian

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