Just a couple of points to make... and these are the same points I have been trying to make in each of my posts...
1. God writes to the audience of the time. He also speaks to the people in the area in terms they can understand. The same inherent truths are there... just the audience was different.
2. Most religous texts cannot be taken as a scientific checklist. They are not to be taken litterally. This is especially true in the Bible. It is quite impossible to have a real religous conversation by simply pulling small snipits from the Bible. Taking that approach can have far too many contridicting views. The Bible is inherantly truth when taken in as a whole.
I hope it is clear that I am not one for religous debates, not because I do not have the knowlege to back up what I say, but because my religion tells me not to force my opinion on anyone else, it tells me there are many paths to God, but mine just happens to be the most recent. (as we believe. Again, I invite you to conduct your own investigation of the truth)
It is said that you will know Jesus' return by his fruits. Please at least try and disprove the Baha'i Faith with its own writings instead of grouping it into the same ranks as the crazy cults.:-)
Well, looks like you have at least hit www.bahai.org and read a little on the Faith. However, I would love to see where Baha'u'llah actually states that his body was immortal. The only thing he ever said was immortal was the soul.
So to be able to account for such an inconsistancy is quite easy... there isn't one.:-)
i think they should just clone good people over and over... that way stories can be passed down from a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy. Ok, maybe I am being stupid. In fact, I know I am.;-)
A little on-topic, messing with DNA in such a way seems a little... sketchy.
Well, seeing as now this is totally off-topic, I would invite you to email me directly since I have no objections to making my identity known. However i do feel the need to clear up a couple misconceptions...
1. The Baha'i Faith is not an offshoot of Islam. It is an independant world religion. To say otherwise would be to say that Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism.
2. I have looked very deeply into the writings of many religions. That is why I am now a Baha'i. I do not mean to offend, but it seems you've based your information on what other people have told you, not what you've read yourself. It is very important to read the writings of all the world's religions, not just one. Because when you look into others you will plainly see that the others (within reason) are of God as well.
3. As a Baha'i myself I can very confidently say that we believe that Jesus is exactly who he said he was. You certainly cannot believe that Jesus was the ONLY manifestation of God to come down to earth. He even stated he would be back. In fact, (with some serious searching in the Bible) he even states exactly when he'll return. He said he would return in the year 1844. He even stated where he would return and the method in which he would present himself. (like a theif in the night; coming in the clouds) I invite you to read more on this.
Have fun. And try to keep an open mind. It is rather required for such research since blind faith is so common in this world.
Something that needs to be said here is that I do not believe in creationism. I believe in evolution. However, where did that one piece of matter come from that started the big bang? If we figure that out, where did that thing come from? and the thing after that? Eventually the answer is going to be "It came from nowhere." Which is when it will be an absolute certainty that it came from God. I am not asking anyone to say science is not a good thing... nor am I asking anyone to say that science is wrong. But I am saying that religion and science must agree because both are truth. Each time we discover something (like evolution is very well accepted) we must then believe (as those "God-lovin-folk") that what God said was to be interpreted in such a way as to support science.
I mean, come on. This is God we're talking about here... we will never know Him. We can no more know Him than a painting can know the artist who painted it. But I can say this though... unlike the artist with the painting... God gives us clues to who we are and who He is. He only gives us as much as we can take for a given time period. I would also point out that there have been THREE other Manifestations of God since the times of the New Testament. I encourage any true believer in God to look into them. (and no, I am not talking about any crazy cults... and yes, Islam is one of them, but there have been 2 after Islam.) I'll let anyone else decide if they would like to know any more than that.
Mod me down if you wish... but don't be suprised if wild boars kill you for it.;-)/joke
I don't mean to get into a religious debate here but... all of that was stated over 4,000 years ago. People of 4,000 years ago could not possibly comprehend anything remotely similar to evolution. Even the New Testament is still 1,500 to 2,000 years old (depending on which book you're reading.) God speaks to the people of the day in terms they can understand. You cannot simply go into a 1st grade class and teach calculus, even though the teacher knows about it.
Basically, God said he created the Earth, I believe him.:-) But science and religion must inherently agree because religion without science is superstition, and science without religion is misguided at best.
Trying to appeal to the female side of the species I see. Diamonds, afterall, are a girl's best friend.:-) How long before they start making chips out of dogs? hehehehe
Did I miss something? I thought the Pennsylvania plane was taken down by the passengers not the government. Did new info come out about it or something?
Which is true, and I think it should be the only standardized thing in Linux. Not that I think chaos should reign, but I totally agree with the poster of this story... (or the guy he quoted, whatever) The more we actually TRY and COMPETE with ms the longer it will take for any real changes to be made. We're modling much of the GUI elements of linux that MS already set up. (Yes, I know that it also takes from Macs, etc.)
The point is that in order for us to get anywhere we've got to start innovating, not immitating. In order to do that we've got to stop looking up so much and just do what we already know is right. Nose to the grindstone.:-)
How was that a Troll? That was a post of purely factual information related to the grandparent. Moderators? What's goin on here? Is there a personal agenda being pushed by one of you???
Lag time for satellite depends totally on the orbit the satellite has on the earth. There are 2 geosync orbits around the earth. one (which is what all the old ones use) is waaayyy up above the earth. THAT orbit would make about a.5 to 1 second delay. Now the other one, which is much closer (but still not as close as cell phone sats) is actually much faster than most connections (unless you are directly on a backbone.)
The fun fact for the day is that many DSL connections and most overseas connections are made via satellite.
By the way, for one who might argue that cell phones have horrible lag... this is true.. this is for two reasons: 1. it is not a geosync sat so it isn't in the same location all the time. and 2. Cell phone towers using way-slower-than-light-speed connections between eachother. A cell phone conversation might have to go through several towers on each end. Go figure.:-)
And here I thought when I first started reading the desc that U7 was embedded in a windows app. (Like that one game in versions of excel) Too bad... I was looking forward to a whole bunch of knocks on MS for sneaking yet MORE bloat into their OS.:-)
Oh well, not as much fun, but still a good piece of software. *sigh*
Heh.. they do it for movies, drinking, driving, smoking... why not games? I agree with you that videogames do not cause violence among normal people.. but children are still at a point in development where they are learning what is real and what is not.
Well, driving, I almost agree with, while I don't think everyone is ready at 16 and some might even be ready at 10 to drive, some limit needs to be set somewhere for that and 16 seems to be pretty good. Drinking and smoking I don't think should have age limits on them. I think drinking should just be plain illegal and smoking should carry a much higher tax. Which leaves only one other thing which you mentioned: Movies.
The rating system (up until NC-17 and X ratings) are merely suggestions. I have no issue at all with putting ratings on games, in fact I think it is a very good idea. It gives parents the chance to make an informed decision (and do it quickly when the kid is screaming about how they want it.) ANYWAY, this is a bit offtopic for the article so I will stop now.
"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc. 1989
Which if you think hard about it... not too many pacman players are doing that. It is the kids of the pacman players. What that says exactly, I don't know... but I think it has something to do with parents being crappy.
"No wonder: Even while the economy struggles, the video game industry has become one of the fastest-growing forms of media entertainment:" - from article
Of course the video game industry will always thrive, just as the movie industry did in the 30's durring the depression. People needed an escape and those mediums provided the perfect way to do just that. These forms of entertainment will always do well any time when times are rough.
It's pretty well known video games cause violence among kids.. I think there should be a restriction on selling games to kids until they have enough common sense to know wrong from right.
And who is going to detirmine this? You? I think not. It is impossible for any government institution to accurately say when every single child will be able to tell right from wrong. That, my friend, is up to the parents.
I still stand by the fact that video games do nothing to increase (serious) violence in anyone. If someone was going to snap they would have done it with or without the video games. Worst case is that the game may have sent the person over the edge a couple days sooner than he would have normally.
But I could be wrong.
I think perhaps we're going the wrong direction in making the physical screen bigger for stuff. What about a hook up to an optical monitor? (I could be calling it by the wrong name, but it is one of those things that attaches more or less to your eye and you see a full computer screen. since it is only in one eye you can still see whatever else you're trying to do.)... just no driving with them and we'll still be friends.;-)
Only thing is, I bet the cell phone providers and manufacturers are getting paid to make sure that we can start viewing web ads on these phones ASAP.
You know, I bet if someone put their mind to it they could make a text based Flash reader. Granted, it wouldn't be able to show all the cool graphics (well, maybe some ANSI art, but you know) but isn't text stored in flash as text and not as vectors?
Maybe that would be the best thing to go for with these cell phones. Screw pictures lets go back to the good ol days of BBS's and ANSI art!:-)
If you really wanted to hack any of those cell phones then I am sure you could have a choice of any browser you wanted... (even Konqi or Mozilla if you really wanted it) but the fact is that most people don't know or care what browser they use. IE is only used by 98% of the market because it is bundled with windows, not because it is the best. (It may be the best or not, I don't care, but being the best has nothing to do with its success. Being better than crap is all it needed to be)
At any rate, there needs to be that default browser or else nobody will want to buy it because it is too hard (perceptions count here) for people to set up if they have to select what they want. Why? Because they simply don't know what they want.;-)
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I am definately a Linux fan, however the one place I have really seen it lack (even more than in the friendly desktop area) is in the multimedia arena. I know there are tools for it, but you really have to look around and piece together a reasonable solution.
Personally I think this is great seeing as how BeOS is now defunct and they really had the most promise of a really good multimedia development platform. Mac is great for graphics, but I don't know how good the sound is. It will be nice to have an open source option which is viable. Too bad it will take 24 months.;-)
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Just a couple of points to make... and these are the same points I have been trying to make in each of my posts...
:-)
1. God writes to the audience of the time. He also speaks to the people in the area in terms they can understand. The same inherent truths are there... just the audience was different.
2. Most religous texts cannot be taken as a scientific checklist. They are not to be taken litterally. This is especially true in the Bible. It is quite impossible to have a real religous conversation by simply pulling small snipits from the Bible. Taking that approach can have far too many contridicting views. The Bible is inherantly truth when taken in as a whole.
I hope it is clear that I am not one for religous debates, not because I do not have the knowlege to back up what I say, but because my religion tells me not to force my opinion on anyone else, it tells me there are many paths to God, but mine just happens to be the most recent. (as we believe. Again, I invite you to conduct your own investigation of the truth)
It is said that you will know Jesus' return by his fruits. Please at least try and disprove the Baha'i Faith with its own writings instead of grouping it into the same ranks as the crazy cults.
Well, looks like you have at least hit www.bahai.org and read a little on the Faith. However, I would love to see where Baha'u'llah actually states that his body was immortal. The only thing he ever said was immortal was the soul.
:-)
So to be able to account for such an inconsistancy is quite easy... there isn't one.
Any other questions?
i think they should just clone good people over and over... that way stories can be passed down from a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy. Ok, maybe I am being stupid. In fact, I know I am. ;-)
A little on-topic, messing with DNA in such a way seems a little... sketchy.
Well, seeing as now this is totally off-topic, I would invite you to email me directly since I have no objections to making my identity known. However i do feel the need to clear up a couple misconceptions...
1. The Baha'i Faith is not an offshoot of Islam. It is an independant world religion. To say otherwise would be to say that Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism.
2. I have looked very deeply into the writings of many religions. That is why I am now a Baha'i. I do not mean to offend, but it seems you've based your information on what other people have told you, not what you've read yourself. It is very important to read the writings of all the world's religions, not just one. Because when you look into others you will plainly see that the others (within reason) are of God as well.
3. As a Baha'i myself I can very confidently say that we believe that Jesus is exactly who he said he was. You certainly cannot believe that Jesus was the ONLY manifestation of God to come down to earth. He even stated he would be back. In fact, (with some serious searching in the Bible) he even states exactly when he'll return. He said he would return in the year 1844. He even stated where he would return and the method in which he would present himself. (like a theif in the night; coming in the clouds) I invite you to read more on this.
Have fun. And try to keep an open mind. It is rather required for such research since blind faith is so common in this world.
Something that needs to be said here is that I do not believe in creationism. I believe in evolution. However, where did that one piece of matter come from that started the big bang? If we figure that out, where did that thing come from? and the thing after that? Eventually the answer is going to be "It came from nowhere." Which is when it will be an absolute certainty that it came from God. I am not asking anyone to say science is not a good thing... nor am I asking anyone to say that science is wrong. But I am saying that religion and science must agree because both are truth. Each time we discover something (like evolution is very well accepted) we must then believe (as those "God-lovin-folk") that what God said was to be interpreted in such a way as to support science.
;-) /joke
I mean, come on. This is God we're talking about here... we will never know Him. We can no more know Him than a painting can know the artist who painted it. But I can say this though... unlike the artist with the painting... God gives us clues to who we are and who He is. He only gives us as much as we can take for a given time period. I would also point out that there have been THREE other Manifestations of God since the times of the New Testament. I encourage any true believer in God to look into them. (and no, I am not talking about any crazy cults... and yes, Islam is one of them, but there have been 2 after Islam.) I'll let anyone else decide if they would like to know any more than that.
Mod me down if you wish... but don't be suprised if wild boars kill you for it.
God took 6 days to create all around, right?
:-) But science and religion must inherently agree because religion without science is superstition, and science without religion is misguided at best.
I don't mean to get into a religious debate here but... all of that was stated over 4,000 years ago. People of 4,000 years ago could not possibly comprehend anything remotely similar to evolution. Even the New Testament is still 1,500 to 2,000 years old (depending on which book you're reading.) God speaks to the people of the day in terms they can understand. You cannot simply go into a 1st grade class and teach calculus, even though the teacher knows about it.
Basically, God said he created the Earth, I believe him.
Sorry if I have offended anyone.
Trying to appeal to the female side of the species I see. Diamonds, afterall, are a girl's best friend. :-) How long before they start making chips out of dogs?
hehehehe
Did I miss something? I thought the Pennsylvania plane was taken down by the passengers not the government. Did new info come out about it or something?
Which is true, and I think it should be the only standardized thing in Linux. Not that I think chaos should reign, but I totally agree with the poster of this story... (or the guy he quoted, whatever) The more we actually TRY and COMPETE with ms the longer it will take for any real changes to be made. We're modling much of the GUI elements of linux that MS already set up. (Yes, I know that it also takes from Macs, etc.)
:-)
The point is that in order for us to get anywhere we've got to start innovating, not immitating. In order to do that we've got to stop looking up so much and just do what we already know is right. Nose to the grindstone.
How was that a Troll? That was a post of purely factual information related to the grandparent. Moderators? What's goin on here? Is there a personal agenda being pushed by one of you???
Lag time for satellite depends totally on the orbit the satellite has on the earth. There are 2 geosync orbits around the earth. one (which is what all the old ones use) is waaayyy up above the earth. THAT orbit would make about a .5 to 1 second delay. Now the other one, which is much closer (but still not as close as cell phone sats) is actually much faster than most connections (unless you are directly on a backbone.)
:-)
The fun fact for the day is that many DSL connections and most overseas connections are made via satellite.
By the way, for one who might argue that cell phones have horrible lag... this is true.. this is for two reasons: 1. it is not a geosync sat so it isn't in the same location all the time. and 2. Cell phone towers using way-slower-than-light-speed connections between eachother. A cell phone conversation might have to go through several towers on each end. Go figure.
Either that or teach you left hand to keep up with your right hand.
;-)
Common mistake, but it seems you two are about equal... each only got one sentence with no errors. Not his fault you stopped at 2.
either on the left of the cursor (for right handers) or left of the cursor (for left handers) (from the article)
Now this is just funny... typical Microsoft style hehehe... either on the left or on the left. LOL
And here I thought when I first started reading the desc that U7 was embedded in a windows app. (Like that one game in versions of excel) Too bad... I was looking forward to a whole bunch of knocks on MS for sneaking yet MORE bloat into their OS. :-)
Oh well, not as much fun, but still a good piece of software. *sigh*
Heh.. they do it for movies, drinking, driving, smoking... why not games? I agree with you that videogames do not cause violence among normal people.. but children are still at a point in development where they are learning what is real and what is not.
Well, driving, I almost agree with, while I don't think everyone is ready at 16 and some might even be ready at 10 to drive, some limit needs to be set somewhere for that and 16 seems to be pretty good. Drinking and smoking I don't think should have age limits on them. I think drinking should just be plain illegal and smoking should carry a much higher tax. Which leaves only one other thing which you mentioned: Movies.
The rating system (up until NC-17 and X ratings) are merely suggestions. I have no issue at all with putting ratings on games, in fact I think it is a very good idea. It gives parents the chance to make an informed decision (and do it quickly when the kid is screaming about how they want it.) ANYWAY, this is a bit offtopic for the article so I will stop now.
"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc. 1989
Which if you think hard about it... not too many pacman players are doing that. It is the kids of the pacman players. What that says exactly, I don't know... but I think it has something to do with parents being crappy.
"No wonder: Even while the economy struggles, the video game industry has become one of the fastest-growing forms of media entertainment:" - from article
Of course the video game industry will always thrive, just as the movie industry did in the 30's durring the depression. People needed an escape and those mediums provided the perfect way to do just that. These forms of entertainment will always do well any time when times are rough.
It's pretty well known video games cause violence among kids.. I think there should be a restriction on selling games to kids until they have enough common sense to know wrong from right.
And who is going to detirmine this? You? I think not. It is impossible for any government institution to accurately say when every single child will be able to tell right from wrong. That, my friend, is up to the parents.
I still stand by the fact that video games do nothing to increase (serious) violence in anyone. If someone was going to snap they would have done it with or without the video games. Worst case is that the game may have sent the person over the edge a couple days sooner than he would have normally.
But I could be wrong.
I think perhaps we're going the wrong direction in making the physical screen bigger for stuff. What about a hook up to an optical monitor? (I could be calling it by the wrong name, but it is one of those things that attaches more or less to your eye and you see a full computer screen. since it is only in one eye you can still see whatever else you're trying to do.)... just no driving with them and we'll still be friends. ;-)
Only thing is, I bet the cell phone providers and manufacturers are getting paid to make sure that we can start viewing web ads on these phones ASAP.
:-)
You know, I bet if someone put their mind to it they could make a text based Flash reader. Granted, it wouldn't be able to show all the cool graphics (well, maybe some ANSI art, but you know) but isn't text stored in flash as text and not as vectors?
Maybe that would be the best thing to go for with these cell phones. Screw pictures lets go back to the good ol days of BBS's and ANSI art!
Got Lynx?
What about Links?
If you really wanted to hack any of those cell phones then I am sure you could have a choice of any browser you wanted... (even Konqi or Mozilla if you really wanted it) but the fact is that most people don't know or care what browser they use. IE is only used by 98% of the market because it is bundled with windows, not because it is the best. (It may be the best or not, I don't care, but being the best has nothing to do with its success. Being better than crap is all it needed to be)
;-)
At any rate, there needs to be that default browser or else nobody will want to buy it because it is too hard (perceptions count here) for people to set up if they have to select what they want. Why? Because they simply don't know what they want.
Mars... needs... women....
'nuff said.
I am definately a Linux fan, however the one place I have really seen it lack (even more than in the friendly desktop area) is in the multimedia arena. I know there are tools for it, but you really have to look around and piece together a reasonable solution.
;-)
Personally I think this is great seeing as how BeOS is now defunct and they really had the most promise of a really good multimedia development platform. Mac is great for graphics, but I don't know how good the sound is. It will be nice to have an open source option which is viable. Too bad it will take 24 months.
This seems cool, but don't other things like this exist in mass production? I think Sony has something similar actually. But maybe I am just on crack.