Where's your proof that any ancient historical event actually occurred?:)
We have reasonable *belief* that Julius Cesar ruled Rome. We have belief that Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and all the others from history existed and did what we have been taught they did.
Do we have *proof*? No. No one living is witness to these people or the events they participated in.
Do we have proof the Great Pyramids were built? Why yes, we do. I'm sure more than a few people on Slashdot can personally vouch that they exist.
Discussing proof of ancient events is a tricky thing. As a Christian, I respect your right not to believe, to doubt, to challenge... I even embrace it. Unfortunately, yes, this separates me from a vast majority of those I share this faith with, and I humbly apologize for their behavior.
But if we're going to disagree, let us understand that the study of ancient history takes a lot of faith, even from the most ardent atheist.:)
I love how popular it is to doubt Christianity among the geek community, as if it somehow further proves your superior intelligence over the rest of the world. Unfortunately, when you choose an argument such as this "he never existed," you're disregarding your beloved wikipedia which you'd normally jump to for a link instantly when it fit your needs.
It's a choice of faith whether you believe that he was anything more than a Jewish teacher.... But if you're willing to believe most of what we know of history from that period, many elements of which was gleaned from only a single source of archaeological evidence, denying his existence is a bit absurd.
TomTom has a pretty good UI, and I think that's what sells it more than anything.
Mapopolis http://www.mapopolis.com/ runs on Windows Mobile and Palm, and the updates to the actual software are free.
You get a year's worth of free updates to the maps, which are based on NAVTEQ maps (ie, Google Maps, etc).
While it's closed-source, they do have an open beta program they run which lets you try out the latest features and get suggestions put in. It's definitely more of a power-user's app, but with a free demo, you can't beat it.:)
(One important note about TomTom. You CAN NOT move it from one PDA to another. It hardware-locks to your pocket device. Mapopolis can fit itself and most of the United States on a single mini-SD, which is real nice for the iPAQ RW6515 that Cingular has with integrated GPS.)
Slashdot Mirror
Try disconnecting and reconnecting to Live, and/or run the Live connectivity test and see how it does after that.
** Also, make sure you've got an "Open" NAT **
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=632949
(there's probably better threads, but this one came up first)
Where's your proof that any ancient historical event actually occurred? :)
We have reasonable *belief* that Julius Cesar ruled Rome. We have belief that Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and all the others from history existed and did what we have been taught they did.
Do we have *proof*? No. No one living is witness to these people or the events they participated in.
Do we have proof the Great Pyramids were built? Why yes, we do. I'm sure more than a few people on Slashdot can personally vouch that they exist.
Discussing proof of ancient events is a tricky thing. As a Christian, I respect your right not to believe, to doubt, to challenge... I even embrace it. Unfortunately, yes, this separates me from a vast majority of those I share this faith with, and I humbly apologize for their behavior.
But if we're going to disagree, let us understand that the study of ancient history takes a lot of faith, even from the most ardent atheist. :)
I love how popular it is to doubt Christianity among the geek community, as if it somehow further proves your superior intelligence over the rest of the world. Unfortunately, when you choose an argument such as this "he never existed," you're disregarding your beloved wikipedia which you'd normally jump to for a link instantly when it fit your needs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus
It's a choice of faith whether you believe that he was anything more than a Jewish teacher.... But if you're willing to believe most of what we know of history from that period, many elements of which was gleaned from only a single source of archaeological evidence, denying his existence is a bit absurd.
TomTom has a pretty good UI, and I think that's what sells it more than anything.
:)
Mapopolis http://www.mapopolis.com/ runs on Windows Mobile and Palm, and the updates to the actual software are free.
You get a year's worth of free updates to the maps, which are based on NAVTEQ maps (ie, Google Maps, etc).
While it's closed-source, they do have an open beta program they run which lets you try out the latest features and get suggestions put in. It's definitely more of a power-user's app, but with a free demo, you can't beat it.
(One important note about TomTom. You CAN NOT move it from one PDA to another. It hardware-locks to your pocket device. Mapopolis can fit itself and most of the United States on a single mini-SD, which is real nice for the iPAQ RW6515 that Cingular has with integrated GPS.)