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Hi Everyone,

I feel there is a lot of misunderstanding about Bronies so I want to help shine some light into this.

I'm a proud Brony. I'm a guy in my 30's, work full-time in the field of engineering, have a broad range of hobbies and yes I'm a bit of a geek. When I first hear about 'Friendship is Magic' in late 2011 I had exactly the same thoughts as everyone else, but I checked it out on YouTube and found it to be a surprisingly high-quality show. I thought initially I was the only person in my town that liked it, but there are thousands of Bronies just in my state in Australia.

But what makes this show special is how social it is. From the art, music, regular meet ups it's a great way to make friends with other fun people. From my involvement over the past 18-months I'm proud to say that this community has supported many worthwhile community projects (such as projects in Uganda, Burundi, and Tanzania). Now that the Brony Thank You Fund is an official charity is another great development from this great fanbase.

The Brony Thank You Fund put out an ad on the same network as the actual show a while ago. Worth checking out.

Brony Thank You Ad

I highly recommend people take a look at John de Lancie and Michael Brockhoff's documentary about Bronies. I guarantee it'll be entertaining.

http://www.bronydoc.com

Yes we go against certain gender stereotypes in society. But what are stereotypes really? If I really genuinely like something, especially something that is as positive as MLP, then I say 'rm -rf Gender-Stereotyping-For-No-Good-Reason' to that!

We don't bar women into Engineering or Computer Science, so in 2013, what is really so wrong with adults liking a cartoon show that emphasises friendship, fun and positivity towards everyone?

To all of the Bronies reading this (and there are millions of us), Bro-Hoof!

That company name sounds like a Who's On First skit in the making.

From Better Off TED: http://youtu.be/ezEMnzmDYZU

I won't argue there's a lot of turds floating in the Country & Western pool... but there are also some gems. You just gotta root around a little. I don't know if you consider Blue Grass/New Grass as a part of, an off shoot, its own genre or a part of Folk, but there's some amazing music in Blue Grass. There are country fusions that are more than acceptable. Lyle Lovett has some amazing stuff like for instance Here I am. Kathy Mattea has a voice like an angel and she sings songs that are deeply touching. "Raising Sand" a collaboration between Alison Krauss of Union Station and Robert Plant of Lead Zeppelin fame is inspired (and pulled down a bevy of Grammy Awards for its inspiration.)

So yeah the old joke about the guy who played the Country song backwards and got sober, and got his dog, truck and girlfriends back, is probably closer to the truth than anybody in the genre would care to admit. That said, you can find crap in any genre, and besides C & W, I'd be happy to point out a vast POP wasteland, or a Rap culture bloated with posers and derivative artists. Anyway, just saying...

A blast from the past indeed.

Oh no... not what you think. All of the opinions about the trailer (movie.trailer != movie), the rants about Card's personal views, the woe and despair over how bad everything is and the doom of sci-fi... 100% conjecture, categorically unprovable.

What this thread does prove is how pivotal and evocative Ender's Game, as a work of literature, is and will continue to be for the science fiction genre. This thread would not be so controversial if this wasn't already true.

I read the novel right after HS graduation. (yeah, go fig'... I'm a "seven digit"... how did that happen!?) There's more strong opinions here than there were at the NRA conference-nay-coronation-ceremony, and in the same light, the same tones are struck about the same old flawed arguments. Despite that, or rather because of it, this is clearly one of the greatest works in all of science fiction!

I'm going to see it, and pay to do so—in theaters and in 3D—not because I think the trailer depicts a good movie, but because I don't believe that a trailer is always an accurate synopsis of the film. (e.g., remember the Matrix trailer? How about any of the M. Night Shyamalan works? Those didn't reveal the entire plot, either.) Just because we know how it ends doesn't mean we know how the movie gets there.

No piece of cinematographic work can be measured by how it ends, for it is the journey that entertains. Anyone who claims that their judgement is certainty is only upholding the theory of self-fulfilling prophecies. Plain and simple; you don't know until you've seen the whole thing.

As for Mr. Card's personal views, I may not agree with them, but I will defend to the death his right to have a different viewpoint. In the meantime, if he can continue to create and imagine deep characters and interesting plots, then I will continue to appreciate his work. Doing so does not–in any way–validate Mr. Card's personal views, saying "I agree with Mr. Card's views," does.

In the same sense, paying to see Tom Cruise in Oblivion is not supporting Scientology in any way. I just happen to believe that The Last Samurai was the absolute last movie wherein Mr. Cruise played a believable character. Also, I'm not going to pay to see another movie with Morgan Freeman having to explain everything to a clueless protagonist; although I do love Morgan Freeman as an actor... and titty sprinkles.

Oh no... not what you think. All of the opinions about the trailer (movie.trailer != movie), the rants about Card's personal views, the woe and despair over how bad everything is and the doom of sci-fi... 100% conjecture, categorically unprovable.

What this thread does prove is how pivotal and evocative Ender's Game, as a work of literature, is and will continue to be for the science fiction genre. This thread would not be so controversial if this wasn't already true.

I read the novel right after HS graduation. (yeah, go fig'... I'm a "seven digit"... how did that happen!?) There's more strong opinions here than there were at the NRA conference-nay-coronation-ceremony, and in the same light, the same tones are struck about the same old flawed arguments. Despite that, or rather because of it, this is clearly one of the greatest works in all of science fiction!

I'm going to see it, and pay to do so—in theaters and in 3D—not because I think the trailer depicts a good movie, but because I don't believe that a trailer is always an accurate synopsis of the film. (e.g., remember the Matrix trailer? How about any of the M. Night Shyamalan works? Those didn't reveal the entire plot, either.) Just because we know how it ends doesn't mean we know how the movie gets there.

No piece of cinematographic work can be measured by how it ends, for it is the journey that entertains. Anyone who claims that their judgement is certainty is only upholding the theory of self-fulfilling prophecies. Plain and simple; you don't know until you've seen the whole thing.

As for Mr. Card's personal views, I may not agree with them, but I will defend to the death his right to have a different viewpoint. In the meantime, if he can continue to create and imagine deep characters and interesting plots, then I will continue to appreciate his work. Doing so does not–in any way–validate Mr. Card's personal views, saying "I agree with Mr. Card's views," does.

In the same sense, paying to see Tom Cruise in Oblivion is not supporting Scientology in any way. I just happen to believe that The Last Samurai was the absolute last movie wherein Mr. Cruise played a believable character. Also, I'm not going to pay to see another movie with Morgan Freeman having to explain everything to a clueless protagonist; although I do love Morgan Freeman as an actor... and titty sprinkles.

I'm all for gun rights, but I can't see the point of building a gun that is made to be used only a few times and is made of plastic. It sounds like something that would only be used in an assassination attempt, not for self defense or hunting. It just reminds me of something like this

From the excellent "Checkout" - this only aired this week. http://youtu.be/NrxxzsaBkC4

Please, that's what they said about these ones.

Hell I went ahead and recorded the video. There you go, prepare to be proven wrong.

My only flaw in this video was not using a larger potentiometer with a helical structure for more fine-grained current control, and using 200K Ohm instead of at least 500K ohm potentiometer. But I just snatched a pot right off a busted aquarium air pump just to show you that you're wrong.

This is what that reminds me of. I think that's why they had to get Barenaked Ladies to do the theme instead of TMBG.

Maybe not the best sci-fi movie (more entertaining than anything, given it's a Schwarzenegger action flick), but definitely had some interesting ideas. The concept helicopter in the movie is pretty much an idealized form of what the real-life experimental helicopter being developed does in its transition.

Scene from the movie featuring the hybrid rotorwing helicopters.

I mean, 20 years ago we had the ability to do this:

http://youtu.be/qHepKd38pr0

and 15 years later, it still has it's uses:

http://youtu.be/KiqkclCJsZs

I mean, 20 years ago we had the ability to do this:

http://youtu.be/qHepKd38pr0

and 15 years later, it still has it's uses:

http://youtu.be/KiqkclCJsZs

Guess Hyundai hasn't heard of the Moller flying car:
http://youtu.be/rgjug_0OAF0 youtube video.

http://moller.com/dev/ company website.

still in R&D but getting closer.

Here

The money shot starts at 2:50 and lasts all of 7 seconds.

Do you have any idea of the notoriety of this incident? It was caught on video, I suggest you watch it. The officer was out of line, and he did walk up to people, who were sitting, immobile, and pepper sprayed them in their faces. They weren't "surrounded."

Here is an image:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/26/14112860-university-of-california-to-pay-nearly-1-million-in-deal-with-21-pepper-sprayed-uc-davis-occupy-protesters?lite

Video: http://youtu.be/WmJmmnMkuEM

I buy some twice a year, it's really expensive but it tastes amazing

here's a kid that does a "Bizarre Foods" show on youtube trying Kopi Luwak coffee

http://youtu.be/28PRETajHks

really good stuff

While terrorism has not been ruled out based on the ammonium nitrate in the fertilizer the plant produced it is suspected the water from the firefighter's hoses is what caused the explosion. The ammonium nitrate is handled in such as way as to keep it inert but the plant suffered a fire and ironically the water used to put out the fire is most likely what caused the ammonium nitrate to react. This video on YouTube is a guy shooting video of the fire when the explosion occurs. For reference the OK City bombing had a small fraction of the amount of ammonium nitrate this plant had stored in the one tank that exploded. Remarkably a second tank did not explode and is preventing emergency personal from approaching the site for rescue and recovery efforts.

With Christianity, the fact that this religion existed for several decades before the compilation of any texts makes it pretty clear that calling the Bible--and not the tradition that predates it--the ultimate source of Christian belief is inaccurate.

Meaning an entire system of beliefs and stories about the nature of the universe was based on word-of-mouth testimony by people who lived in an era when superstition ran rampant. I'll let Neil deGrasse Tyson answer to that.

http://youtu.be/NSJElZwEI8o?t=2m50s

Cheers.

Makes perfect sense if you think about it a little creatively (which EA won’t): A new disaster event in which you have to defend your Simcity of Toothopolis against an onslaught of Cavity Creeps.

Hi Ron-l-j, I have been working on Lifemap @ https://www.milifemap.com/ for a few years after a death in the family and other *real life* issues that affect families but are currently unsolved for by the web. We're in public beta and would invite you to check it out and welcome any and all feedback to improve upon the experience. A Lifemap is the most comprehensive personal digital archive for permanently organizing your meaningful memories into a life story and legacy. Families can now securely and intuitively organize, archive, enjoy and share the stories of their lives while curating a lasting legacy of love and life. Here is our demo video on YouTube that introduces Lifemap: http://youtu.be/tzp9ZT6xIFs We have the ability to appoint an eBeneficiary to inherit your Lifemap and a curated story of your life. We have a deep roadmap but are only focused on self-generated content & a family's emotional assets for the time-being. Hope you check us out! Thank you for your time, Denim

http://youtu.be/lMkHYE9-R0A?t=46s
Ack, messed up the link somehow?

Btw, the wave–particle question is solved. It's now a field.
Sean Carroll,
https://youtu.be/sSLGaUQRWHg

Defendant: "Please Mr. Segal, we don't want any trouble..."

Segal: "Well you better save your receipt. Because you just bought some."

(neck snapping ensues)

Mad tv reference: http://youtu.be/mXx3_ykUpfY

Instead of all the pictures... I'd have shown the first game - Rescue On Fractalus, and had the Jaggi smash the cockpit window.

That would have been more fitting.

If they wanted to have some fun with it, change the jaggi into mickey mouse.

http://youtu.be/FbZ-chrOgGg

Microsoft wants to own The Internet.

What, are you going to start putting people in prison for the rest of their lives for possession of sugar?

Can't wait to start my own sugar cartel, though as usual the The Simpsons did it first

This can currently be estimated to be $150.000 to $250.000 each day (using price of $90), and this amount of fresh money must enter the exchanges every day, or the price will go down

I believe new blocks are created every 10 minutes. Each block assigns 12.5 new bitcoins into the system. So every day there is 144 new bitcoins mined. At about $90/bitcoin, this is about $13k USD. Meaning that the the about $13k USD should be purchased in bitcoin every day. But price is not that liquid. Because I think this would assume that every miner is immediately trying to sell their coins on the exchange. So the real price is always whatever people are willing to buy or sell them for.

I do not feel that speculation is wrong. I think that bitcoin is a viable alternative for online payment systems. The reason is that it is about 3% cheaper for merchants to accept them. So either prices go down, or merchants make more profit. So there is incentive for merchants to offer this as an option. Secondly, the fact that you cannot commit bitcoin fraud means that businesses do not have to worry about chargebacks and all the costs that go along with that.

I may be wildly optimistic, but I believe that bitcoin will be offered on a fair number of merchant checkout sites within one year. I am also estimating that 1 in 1000 online purchases will go through bitcoin. Credit card companies process trillions of dollars online each year. A 0.1% stake of this would be billions of dollars. The daily flow of bitcoins would be multiple millions. In order to create the liquidity required to satisfy all of these transactions, the rate of bitcoin trading will have to go way up. Since there simply isnt enough bitcoins to meet this need, the value of each bitcoin will also go up and the bitcoin will be divided into smaller pieces in order to meet the demand as required. Fortunately bitcoin can be divided down into slivers of 0.00000001 parts. Similar to the way a dollar is divided down to 0.01 parts (cents). This is why I think bitcoin is not in a bubble, but rather it will continue to rise over the next year. There is no question that much of its current value is due to speculation, but what do you think that speculation is based on? nothing? Maybe some people really believe in the value of bitcoin as a viable currency option and see it as a valuable commodity that people will really need and demand more in the future.

Also, there are novell and interesting things you can do with bitcoin. Check this out: http://youtu.be/3UmynaPg8hw. This would be a way safer way to collect payments on the street... like if you are having a yard sale, or running a block party and selling burgers, or your kids are selling lemonade. Because bitcoin has a lot of cash like features... and it also has credit card like features. Its just a lot safer then walking around with and exchanging cash and its a lot cheaper and more available to people then credit card and their transaction fees. I dont know exactly all the ways bitcoin will be used in the future, but the reality is it does work and there are far more options for people to use it in unique ways then you can with a bank card or credit card.

That's a really poorly researched argument. First of all we are not talking about the new testament here, but Genesis. And even then, the oldest known fragments of the new testament are centuries after the purported events took place. But that's beside the point. If you really care take a look at say Prof. Bart Ehrman's lecture (he is a new testament scholar at Chapel Hill) on this:

http://youtu.be/-QPA7hnbTM4

The Bible and the new testament in particular are full of errors, choice insertions and contradictions and deviations. Any attempt at literal understanding of the text is just silly at that point.

I was going to say something similar to this. "Limiting" music is a much harsher treatment of music than encoding it as an mp3. For those unfamiliar with the audio jargon, limiting refers to squashing the dynamics of the sound. The loudest peaks of the song are brought down, and then the whole song is brought up in volume. The net result is that the quiet parts become louder. The current trend in music, especially pop music, is to severely limit the tracks. The loudness of a sound comes from the average volume of the sound, not the peak volume. So, limiting the track makes the song consistently as loud as possible, and thus the perceived loudness of the song is unnaturally loud. Loud things get people's attention, and thus you have the "loudness wars."

Besides the distortion that tends to happen in the limiting process, you lose the dynamics of the song. In some songs I think that's fine and can be exciting, but severe limiting is used far too often. Take Dave Grohl's opinions on sound fidelity with a pinch of salt. Perhaps it's not his decision, but the music he puts out has severe limiting. He just made a documentary about a famous music studio, "Sound City." The audio in the film is nice and dynamic, but the soundtrack for the film (which includes original music that was performed in the film) has been limited hard. There's a video that discusses this case that might be interesting to some: http://youtu.be/O3aCNalLojQ

When audio engineers are mixing and mastering songs for "hi-fi" formats like vinyl and SACD, they are much more delicate with their limiting, if they limit it. I think the hi-fi formats themselves don't offer much value to the listener*, but for songs are treated much better for those hi-fi releases. In the video I posted above, the guy compares the vinyl release of a Foo Fighters album to the CD version. He shows the waveform, so you can visually see the affects of limiting on audio (about 2:45 into the video).

As for lossy vs. lossless: We've gotten really good with our lossy formats. Sure, it's getting rid of information, but it is carefully chosen information that humans ears don't easily pick up. I rip all of my CDs as 320kbps mp3, and I don't hear any difference. Even at 128kbps, only people really focusing in on sound quality will notice a difference. People listening to stuff in their car, listening to cheap ear buds, or just playing it as background music don't care.

(*I think hi-fi formats can be great for archiving history. The human ear doesn't pick up on extra information of higher sample rate or analog playback, but there is still extra information there. For people dramatically manipulating the sound, it's often good to have the extra information. Maybe historians will have reason to comb through some of our recordings in the future and analyze the minutiae. I'm sure they'll appreciate the extra information.)

For what it's worth, I'm study audio engineering in college and will be graduating soon. I've definitely got a lot to learn, but I think my studies of audio give a little weight to my opinions. Limiting and lossy audio is always being discussed in my circles. Hope I offered something useful.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of stubby watches either. However, while the same price, the eBay UK listing I found is described as "new with tags", "in fully working condition". Title is "Casio W-50U rare Made in Japan NOS". Seller is "imissmyyouth1980". (heh, I miss mine too), located in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.

Hmm. Your spec list... maybe http://youtu.be/RZZn-wN48pw comes close?

"With all LED-solutions that I've seen so far, you need quite a few of them just to light one room"

This is a 15w LED driven at 6w. At full power, it would light my entire living room, dining room, and kitchen, if it were on the ceiling as opposed to ~2ft above my floor facing upwards.

"Cree and Philips are probably neck-and-neck for the lead position in the LED market."

Not even close, Cree wins. I just got hold of their MK-R diodes. At 100ma, not bad. At 300mA, it starts to hurt your eyes and it lights up fairly nicely. At 500mA you need to start shielding your eyes. Here's video of it, 500mA, lighting my nearly-dark living room/dining room. (camera auto-adjusted some, hence all the extra video noise and artificially-high starting light levels.)

At 500mA, that's 6w. 6w nearly lights up (~2ft above the floor, pointed upwards) a 14' x 20' room. If this were on the ceiling, in the center, all of the kitchen would be included as well. At a full 15w that the MK-R is capable of handling, That would easily be the only light I'd need in that entire section of the house excepting some additional kitchen lighting. The bedrooms would EASILY be fine just using these at 6w, ditto the bathrooms.

What I've seen from Philips, not even close. I haven't seen anything even close from any other manufacturer that has given me samples of their supposed best. Cree won this round, and will likely continue to do so once they incorporate the new S3 tech into the MK-R line and push past 240 lumens per watt (when driven at 1w.)

I submit to you that were the police to face citizens armed equally as well as them they would have a greater degree of humility and respect for the people whom they claim to protect and serve.

Respect and fear are different things. Dealing with somebody who is armed naturally escalates the situation. Look at the current way the police respond to situations when somebody is suspected to be armed; they don't have conversations, they issue commands. Non-cooperation with those commands, even if it is within your rights, is seen as an increase in potential threat.

It's wise to limit one's dealings with the police in any case because they're here to keep the peace generally, not to protect you as an individual. It's an inherently adversarial relationship and ought to be viewed as such by every citizen who values their freedom.

Exactly, law enforcement exists to prevent "bad stuff" from happening and execute the law as they are told. Individual rights and notions of fairness and reason are outside the scope of their job, that's stuff for lawyers and judges to deal with.

Be respectful and polite when confronted by them, but know your rights and realize that it's not generally in your best interests to cooperate with or volunteer information to them.

Yes, everybody needs to know their rights so they can protect them. Some of the first things the police will ask or command result in people waiving them, like asking people if they can enter the house.

I just put on headsets or in-ear plugs and listen to a youtube video of white noise, such as rain. Here's a link which works for me: http://youtu.be/GyUwg2fBg3k

Nope. I went here. Much classier.

Now you wonder where he gets it.

He heard it on slashdot.

Refer to this for supporting evidence.

They should've wondered this before.

Why do we use AdBlock? Because the web without is intolerable. The fuckers who made it so are the ones you should be complaining to.

Ok, that won't help you now that things are the way they are. But here's what you (as the owner of an individual site) can do: Learn! Don't make the same mistake again. Your solution is not more are "higher-value"(*) advertisement. Your solution is less advertisement.

Heck, why is Google Search an online advertisement Goliath? Because the ads are tolerable, they don't distract from the actual task I visit the site for and *gasp* they might actually be relevant. Yes, they do lots of tracking and all that, I didn't say they are perfect. But copy the concept of "less, unobtrusive ads".

It's not just online, btw. - offline advertisement is taking the same route, just slower. There is more of it and it's more distracting (moving, blinking, animated, whatever technology allows). And there is the same counter-movement, though again, slower. But look here:
http://www.newdream.org/resources/sao-paolo-ad-ban
http://youtu.be/Vta6Cn_dLTE

(*) which is an euphemism for "more obnoxious and/or more tracking"

Here's the free game EA will be offering.

CCP Grey had a good piece on this: Linky

Only merit I see is newspaper opinion pieces about fixing droughts/global warming by ending the "extra" hour of daylight.

Obligatory "keep your Jesus Off my penis" reference:
http://youtu.be/5ApoSMY2GtA

I've seen many documentaries on North Korea, especially the Vice guide docs which are awesome.

But the entire country of North Korea lives like a Cult. Kim Jung- is just like a "Jim Jones" of Jonestown, he pretends he's some supernatural spiritual leader/god/messenger

the people worship their "dear leader" and even make homage and pilgrimages to the "supposed" birthplaces of Kim Il-sung / Kim Jong-il / Kim Jong-un. Each father passed down this "how the cult works" to the son, and the culture is so brainwashed in this cult they agree and believe everything.

There are rare interviews with some people who believe the leader has super powers, and that they actually believe that they aren't in a famine, they may not having nothing to eat by mouth, but they swear with teary eyes that their leader provides sustenance through the air and sun to sustain the people until food arrives.

I mean these people are batshit insane, the entire country is batshit insane all part of this cult. It's a hardcore religious cult "100 times" more fervent and hardcore than Jonestown ever would be.

Eventually this "dear leader" will realize with all the sanctions his country will die off and people will die of starvation and he may likely be assassinated under growing paranoia. So what happened when Jim Jones paranoia reached epic levels? well out came the Flavor-Aid and Cyanide.

I really believe the same thing will happen with North Korea, except it won't be Flavor-Aid and Cyanide...

it will be suicide by nuke, the leader's missile may not reach America but he can reach Japan or China or possibly the American coast if lucky. And he will launch his nukes and the entire countries people are ready to die already.

watch interviews they have a prophecy of nuclear war already, that a blinding flash will carry them into heaven with their dead leader to watch over them for eternity. Almost taking the story of Christ and applying it to the countries leader.

So the people want to be vaporized they are so brainwashed that it's part of their religion. So as a final suicidal act, I could very well see North Korea launching some weak nuke over to some country then getting rained on by hundreds of tactical nukes laying waste to everything left of North Korea which in the people's eyes fulfills their prophecy which in their minds North Korea will win all wars!

thats how their religion and cult of personality is setup, so that even if they lose, in the country's dogma they ultimately win cause if wiped out they spend eternity with their leader.

it's a really fucked up place and cult.

if you have never seen it watch this documentary, it was mind blowing how the entire country is brainwashed and the entire country is a cult that works just like Jonestown

Part 1 of 3 - http://youtu.be/24R8JObNNQ4

Part 2 of 3 - http://youtu.be/xw46Ll-Zy4s

Part 3 of 3 - http://youtu.be/3HJj85K_7MQ

Crazy documentary, and I never thought an entire country could be in on the cult so hardcore.

I've seen many documentaries on North Korea, especially the Vice guide docs which are awesome.

But the entire country of North Korea lives like a Cult. Kim Jung- is just like a "Jim Jones" of Jonestown, he pretends he's some supernatural spiritual leader/god/messenger

the people worship their "dear leader" and even make homage and pilgrimages to the "supposed" birthplaces of Kim Il-sung / Kim Jong-il / Kim Jong-un. Each father passed down this "how the cult works" to the son, and the culture is so brainwashed in this cult they agree and believe everything.

There are rare interviews with some people who believe the leader has super powers, and that they actually believe that they aren't in a famine, they may not having nothing to eat by mouth, but they swear with teary eyes that their leader provides sustenance through the air and sun to sustain the people until food arrives.

I mean these people are batshit insane, the entire country is batshit insane all part of this cult. It's a hardcore religious cult "100 times" more fervent and hardcore than Jonestown ever would be.

Eventually this "dear leader" will realize with all the sanctions his country will die off and people will die of starvation and he may likely be assassinated under growing paranoia. So what happened when Jim Jones paranoia reached epic levels? well out came the Flavor-Aid and Cyanide.

I really believe the same thing will happen with North Korea, except it won't be Flavor-Aid and Cyanide...

it will be suicide by nuke, the leader's missile may not reach America but he can reach Japan or China or possibly the American coast if lucky. And he will launch his nukes and the entire countries people are ready to die already.

watch interviews they have a prophecy of nuclear war already, that a blinding flash will carry them into heaven with their dead leader to watch over them for eternity. Almost taking the story of Christ and applying it to the countries leader.

So the people want to be vaporized they are so brainwashed that it's part of their religion. So as a final suicidal act, I could very well see North Korea launching some weak nuke over to some country then getting rained on by hundreds of tactical nukes laying waste to everything left of North Korea which in the people's eyes fulfills their prophecy which in their minds North Korea will win all wars!

thats how their religion and cult of personality is setup, so that even if they lose, in the country's dogma they ultimately win cause if wiped out they spend eternity with their leader.

it's a really fucked up place and cult.

if you have never seen it watch this documentary, it was mind blowing how the entire country is brainwashed and the entire country is a cult that works just like Jonestown

Part 1 of 3 - http://youtu.be/24R8JObNNQ4

Part 2 of 3 - http://youtu.be/xw46Ll-Zy4s

Part 3 of 3 - http://youtu.be/3HJj85K_7MQ

Crazy documentary, and I never thought an entire country could be in on the cult so hardcore.

I've seen many documentaries on North Korea, especially the Vice guide docs which are awesome.

But the entire country of North Korea lives like a Cult. Kim Jung- is just like a "Jim Jones" of Jonestown, he pretends he's some supernatural spiritual leader/god/messenger

the people worship their "dear leader" and even make homage and pilgrimages to the "supposed" birthplaces of Kim Il-sung / Kim Jong-il / Kim Jong-un. Each father passed down this "how the cult works" to the son, and the culture is so brainwashed in this cult they agree and believe everything.

There are rare interviews with some people who believe the leader has super powers, and that they actually believe that they aren't in a famine, they may not having nothing to eat by mouth, but they swear with teary eyes that their leader provides sustenance through the air and sun to sustain the people until food arrives.

I mean these people are batshit insane, the entire country is batshit insane all part of this cult. It's a hardcore religious cult "100 times" more fervent and hardcore than Jonestown ever would be.

Eventually this "dear leader" will realize with all the sanctions his country will die off and people will die of starvation and he may likely be assassinated under growing paranoia. So what happened when Jim Jones paranoia reached epic levels? well out came the Flavor-Aid and Cyanide.

I really believe the same thing will happen with North Korea, except it won't be Flavor-Aid and Cyanide...

it will be suicide by nuke, the leader's missile may not reach America but he can reach Japan or China or possibly the American coast if lucky. And he will launch his nukes and the entire countries people are ready to die already.

watch interviews they have a prophecy of nuclear war already, that a blinding flash will carry them into heaven with their dead leader to watch over them for eternity. Almost taking the story of Christ and applying it to the countries leader.

So the people want to be vaporized they are so brainwashed that it's part of their religion. So as a final suicidal act, I could very well see North Korea launching some weak nuke over to some country then getting rained on by hundreds of tactical nukes laying waste to everything left of North Korea which in the people's eyes fulfills their prophecy which in their minds North Korea will win all wars!

thats how their religion and cult of personality is setup, so that even if they lose, in the country's dogma they ultimately win cause if wiped out they spend eternity with their leader.

it's a really fucked up place and cult.

if you have never seen it watch this documentary, it was mind blowing how the entire country is brainwashed and the entire country is a cult that works just like Jonestown

Part 1 of 3 - http://youtu.be/24R8JObNNQ4

Part 2 of 3 - http://youtu.be/xw46Ll-Zy4s

Part 3 of 3 - http://youtu.be/3HJj85K_7MQ

Crazy documentary, and I never thought an entire country could be in on the cult so hardcore.

They had a rocket-powered descent stage, but it wasn't a "sky crane" because it didn't lower them on a cable...

They most certainly were lowered on a cable.

Lets not forget that it increases the angle of view, but it uses a broken view scaling by default. Extended view is useful, but not if the scaling gode is broken and botched, and there exists way to get even 200+ degree FoV with the right viewport code. A rather good example video, notice how the viewport is broken at 170 and 180 degrees with the default viewport code.
So in this age of next generation gaming, we will get Quake like viewport code, which is broken over 120 degrees, and a FoV of 30-60 degrees.

reminds me of:

http://youtu.be/pqzcCfUglws?t=24m2s