Saint_Michael

Wow, I am so glad I Googled this headline, almost had me there for a second.

 

Here I go.

Our universe, what could be said about something that is known and unknown. We are the only cognitive species in the known universe who have achieved intelligence far greater than was originally planned for us. By the laws of physics, time, space, distance and what the heck dimensions that our universe is over thirteen billion years old and by the time it turns fourteen, several million generations of humans will have come and gone just like that. Our time is precious because just ninety-three million miles away is a bomb so big it dwarfs the world?s nuclear arsenal a million-fold, maybe more. Our Earth has at least ten billion years to live, after that, it is no more and that is fact. However, a thought has occurred to me or rather a particular movie character comes to mind. Agent Smith from the movie The Matrix says we are a destructive species and that is true. However, at one point at time the universe had some sort of peace or rather our Earth was at peace, life in a way has the most sophisticated balancing system that is known to us. However, as a human species we have destroyed that balance and as many would like to think it is irrecoverable, no matter what changes are made to fix it the damage has been done and that is the sad reality that we have made for ourselves.I expect nothing out of this or to be honest I don?t know what to expect due to the fact my life is so small that compared to the universe it is meaningless. I once believed in a God or rather the Christian based God, but since then I stopped believing and why I did that, simple, the creator does not exist, if a God did exist this planet would have been destroyed the moment man began killing each other off. To put it bluntly we humans are the God?s and the reason is that have wrath no other species can dish out. Granted the other species of our little blue planet have their own defense mechanisms to hurt us and even kills us. However, our adaptable and killing nature has made it possible that we are the closes thing to Gods then those we have created in ancient times.On the other hand, something must have happened to bring us to where we are at this moment in time. Our brightest minds say that there are several possibilities to its origins. We have the Big Bang Theory, the most universally accepted theory on our planet. Correction, scientifically it is the most accepted theory. Religiously, God created the heavens and the Earth in six days and resting on the seventh. Another theory is that the universe has always been here that of course would debunk the age of our universe just like that. Another is that this is just one of many Big bangs and that this universe replaces the old one and eventually this one will be replaced as well. Of course, there are many more ideas of our beginning but I don?t care to research them nor do I care to back them up. As for our end, there are literally millions of way for us to die it is both expected, our sun blowing up or natural death, or unexpected, being murdered, Gamma Ray burst, even aliens, God?s wrath.We have fears, mine, is death, strange of course, have I accepted it, obviously but I don?t have to like it. I have also accepted the fact life is never easy, correction what I perceive as life is never easy. Why? Well if you gotten to this point in my little story and can answer that question yourself then you?re on your way to a life of bliss. Well, not really but at least you know perception is everything and that is the reason why the state of the universe is the way it is, our human perception is so unique that nothing has can top it. Sure other animals and insects can think at some level, but their lives are much simpler than ours. Over ten thousand years again early man began to think and why did it happen? If I knew the answer well then I just unlocked the answer to why we are here and I will have also answered the origins questions as well.On the other hand, this is mindless rabble, and those who do read think I am just a moron who has no idea what I am talking about. So be it, does not bother me one bit and you know why because everyone on this planet are stupid. Our leaders are stupid, their followers are stupid, those lost, homeless, rich, famous, good and even evil are stupid people. We are neither right or wrong we are neither fast or slow, we are who we are meant to be, but our unique gift to adapt is what makes either overcome our normalcy or succumb to it and accept ourselves based on what society has dictated who we should be. Well society is wrong so much that we had to create myth and legends, science fiction to gives dreams and hopes that we will never achieve. People say we use only ten percent of our brain, but what if were to unlock the one hundred percent and achieve the ultimate consciousness, would that person be the smartest being in the universe? Could that person be like Charles Xavier one of Marvel?s Comics most powerful psychic and do stuff that we only read in those comics? Or could that person be the most dangerous being in the universe? As likely as our ability to go back in time or being able to go Warp 10 or figure out that the butler did it, but let?s be honest, if we have created a telescope that could go back twelve billions into the past then what hell is wrong with us. If you can give me a no BS answer and convince me as such then I will shake your hand and wear a pink tutu for you.

Back in the day footers were the cannon fodder of website design, but in recent years footer design has become something of an enigma. I have seen quite a few websites where designers go beyond a boring old footer either through graphic design or the code itself. You see this mostly in blog websites but check this link out from smashingmagazine.com on how designers work with their footers.

One of my favorite shows during prime and as well I watch since the beginning, though I never had a chance to watch the pilot episode. Though I will say this, last season got very interesting although I am bit surprise the way they didn't continue it the way I thought they would. Though I would suspect they will continue it next season since the summer season is almost over.

DHTML is pretty obsolete now and you should stick to AJAX based scripts like jQuery or Mootools as it will make your life a bit simpler. On top of that, it could be a browser compatibility issue that could be causing the images now to work properly.

Though this is late and most likely you figured it out, in regards t oyour link I would suggest that your do the full url and see if that works. As for your Quick Time movie, you need to adjust the height and width of the player and that will fix your problem.

At one time I was a Pepsi drinker and of course enjoyed various Pepsi products, mostly Mountain Dew. Now, I am a coke addict may it be cans or bottles I go for coke when I am need of a cola surge. Of course, I still enjoy the Pepsi product just not Pepsi itself, though I rarely drink it if I am looking for a little sugar.

I use the Tea House them as I like how it changes over the course of a 24 hour period with the Fox going about its business until it goes to bed and then the ghosts come out to play.

Yeah, I started playing it yesterday and like 3 hours later was still going at it. I definately enjoyed the strategy that comes to playing this game, of course, I enjoy the fun graphics and animation that is in this game. Of course, I was taken aback by the Michael Jackson zombie and surprise no one has complained about it. Granted I didn't look up anything as such but kind of bad to enclude someone that died last year.Still the game is fun and looking to kill some time, try this game out.

I have some recommended reading for wanting to get your hands dirty with HTML 5. Pro HTML 5 Programming:L Powerful APIs for Richer Internet Application Development by Apress and HTML 5: Designing Rich Internet Applications by Focal Press. Take a look at these two books and you will have a good idea what HTML 5 is going to be used for in next generation web designing.

You could read it in the browser or download it, but reading the PDF can be tricky at times since it might or might work.

That is the funny thing about HTML 5, depending on who you talk to XHTML is version 5 in terms of progression, but because of what X does that isn't the case. Though I got a few books on HTML 5 and seen some websites and I have to say it fixes up alot of the problems HTML 4 had and of course fixes all the problems XHTML had with complient browsers. Of course, you would have to blame Microsoft for that one with IE7 and IE8, of course now that they got their act together more or less IE9 will be with everyone else and actually be using the same standards as everyone else.Though it begs the question on how has it made life simpler, I was looking at how they updated the way forms could be coded and I have to say I have mixed feelings about it. Granted when it comes to CSS, PHP, JavaScript, it makes coding specific parts a lot easier. Such as using input type="email"> or input type="tel"> code then using <input type="text">, since you then have to add an ID into the code in order for your scripts to recognize it. As for how HTML 5 handles video, I think that was one of the major reasons, because validator had problems with this line of code and no matter how standardize you got the code, there was always something that made invalid if you ran it through W3C validator.Of course, when it comes down to it with CSS3 already running, designing websites has become either easier or a lot more complicated depending on how you view it. However, in combination of HTML 5 it does make life a bit easier since a lot of the tags got removed and the fact HTML 5 sections off the website, web designers will have an easier time coding their website if they are using their stuff from Photoshop or Illustrator.

I was somewhat of a fan of the game, it had a great story with some interesting customization to it. Of course, the second playthrough is where you tend to get bored with the game, due to the fact that once you completed the origin stories the overall story barely changed. Granted things changed depended on the race you choose for your run through, but once you got the gold glitch working and last I knew it still works, you got the best equipment and made the game a whole lot easier.Of course, the DLC that came out later with the game does add more to it, but because of how short that DLC was it wasn't worth the money. Well, at least for me it wasn't worth the money. Still it is a fun RPG with great dynamics and with DA 2 coming out soon it should be interesting what the sequel will be like.

Most the tips mention hear are pretty good in extending your battery life but I think the most important one that you should rely on is either pull your battery out when your plug into your AC adaptor or have the adaptor unpluged until your battery is near dead. As for having your battery lasting longer while the computer is running is a different story, since age gradually reduces the battery life and of course it also depends what your doing on that computer as well that determines battery life.So less stuff running on your computer will help, but if you got a lot of intensive stuff running like play games or have a lot programs running then your batter will drop faster. So its just a matter of balancing the workload to make the batter last longer.

The last time I look at this program was when it first came out, I tried it out and enjoy the user interface since it was well design and simple to use. However, I don't think it offered the best protection, thought I read stories now and then that it has been proven reliable but when you hear the words Microsoft, security and software in the same sentence. It is just best to stick with what you know works in giving your computer some sort of protecton.

AAAARG!! is what I said when I check all the browsers, but it was a CSS error and now its all fixed. As for the banner, its actually smaller and since I didn't have a original version of the image I couldn't properly resize the image.

After 3 years and new domain later I updated one of my first freelanced websites http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/. The reason I went with this template, GASP!, is that it uses HTML5 code, second, it opens up the website in terms of whitespace and organization and simplicity itself. Cause of that openness of the layout I was able to increase the size of the thumbnails from 140x140 to 200x200 and with that I did a combination JQuery/slimbox with the images which I definately like.

Two things I already know that need to be fixed is the banner and the flash slider, any recommendations on a better flash slider then this shareware would greatly appriciated.

Since I got some time on my hands I thought I bust out another old school review and this time I be talking about a game that has a lot going for it. I had some good memories with this game and the fact you could design your own tracks and then race them and the fact you had one simple goal to this game and that was beat the clock. This game defiantly represented the 8-bit era and interestingly enough this grew into a franchise that taps into the 3rd generation consoles as you can find a version for the Wii system.

 

Excite Bike

 

Some Screen Shots

 

 

Game Maker: Nintendo R&D1

Year: 1985

Price: $40-$50 a game

Levels: 5 per mode

Sound: 6

Graphics: 4

Mini-Games: none

Difficulty: Back then: 8 Now: 8

Replay Value: 10

 

Game play:

 

This is a side scrolling game that consist of jumps, grass and various other dangers, your goal is to beat the clock with the fastest time possible.

 

Plot:

 

You play as a motocross racer as your race to beat the clock with various obstacles, jumps, danger points and even other bikes.

 

First Impressions:

This game was definitely exciting and fun, but had its moment if you hit the wrong spot you get tossed off you bile. Correction the worse part of this game was getting knocked off your bike and trying to get back on it as quickly as possible. I know I never really completed the game and since it has been a really long time since I actually played this awesome game. I would have to put myself in 3rd or 4th tracks in mode A and 2nd or 3rd track in mode B. Of course, I remember creating quite a few tracks and racing them in the most ridiculous of tracks.

 

25 Years Later:

 

I played this game now and then and of course it is a lot easier with a emulator as you can save and start over if you screw up or dont beat the clock. So it isnt really as exciting as it use to be, however, trying to get the fastest time possible is always a worthy challenge.

 

Overall Ranking:8

 

Now for that Catchy slogan--

 

"Games don't get old, just people!"

 

--Now for some copyright info--

Images and of course games are copyrighted to its perspective owners blah blah blah. Roms are illegal and so do not get caught blah blah blah or else blah blah blah. Reviews and opinions are my own so don't argue with me unless you can prove otherwise why this game sucks and 100% of the time you are wrong because one your either a new school gamer and don't know a good game when you see it or two, well there is no two so HA!!. All slogans, trademarks and names excluded the games I review are copyrighted to me blah blah and blah. 2007-20010 SM Old School Legend.

If I am reading this correct it sounds like your talking about canvas, if can take a picture of what your getting we might get a better idea on how to fix your situation.

Not even close, post count is not even a factor, granted it is used to start the MyCent update, but the number of posts needed to update it is impractical as it kind of defeats the purpose of MyCent system altogether. MyCent is calculated by characters in the post itself and it does the same calculation when a post gets deleted.

To calm everyone fears about this, the reason for the long update is that the script is going through the databases and because of that it takes up a nice chunk of the server load. Think of this way, if the script was running at real time odds are you see a lot of down time and so I would suspect that OpaQue is checking out how the server is handling this script to see what kind of damage it does.This happen before when it was first introduce so give it time and it will most likely be brought down to 30-60 minute mark for auto-updating MyCents.As for the email, check your spam folder to see if got booted into there.

Last I knew IE8 barely supports HTML5 and only covers various parts of CSS3, however, expect IE9 to fully support HTML. So, you will have to use XHTML standards in order to run videos or design a javascript that identifies which browser is being used and display that layout.Right now IE9 is not in public beta testing and so you have to wait sometime later this year for, even then it will be awhile before anyone switches to IE9. So it is best to stick with XHTML standards for video.

Well I knew RTE was bugged since the upgrade because you couldn't edit properly without messing up your post. Especially if you use a lot of BBcode to make it look pretty.As for the disappearing posts yeah I ran into that a few times myself and it took a lot of refreshing for it kick in. with what I had to do I thought I had to marge alot of posts but I didn't. As for that memory issue, that MySQL related and that sometimes deals with server load issues and usually a restart or fresh fixes the issue.As for the off topic Netscape was first, Various people who developed the browser moved on to Mozilla and developed Firefox.

After reading on what has been going on and for those who know me i will say this. Creating a web page is not going to help anwiii and you know that since it will make things worse and from the looks of it things have gotten worse. Due to the fact your involving other people in problems you more or less created.Now we all know most of the frustration is coming from the fact that the forum was upgraded without prior warning and that quite a few got nailed for it. However, a solution was made and instead of promoting to those asking questions, you turned it into a vendetta because of how slow the response has been going with the upgrade. I have to agree that a lot of things went wrong and that has been acknowledge, however, instead of supporting the needed upgrade, some members had to make it worse by complaining instead of reading the topics and posts concerning this situation properly.Now as I see it, this is nothing more then schoolyard nonsense, as much as some of us want to make this political in a sense, it is not helping. Question is who do think will be hurt the most from this? Easy, the "loyal" members of Xisto/KS because now mods and admin will have to work harder just to from people spamming and that is what is going to happen or rather it is happening now.Although my activity has been dwindled to posting a few times every few months, I consider myself a loyal member and for those who do know me and my past here. I moved on it is simple as that, have my feelings changed for the most part because of things happening in the past, somewhat. Regardless your not helping anyone and your not helping the forums, bad publicity comes to mind, and that is what is happening now. You could have easily made this a private matter offline and it could have been dealt with properly.Let be honest anwiii, of the few people I have never expected to be a mod on this forum was you. Reasons are clearly stated in all the posts and topics from this situation. You talk about loyalty but you quickly forgot about that when this all started months ago. Buff is buff and changing his mind on this is not going to happen in situations like this. You do realize that Xisto Network is pretty much run by one person and that is no easy task when you have to deal with 1000 different things at once. However, its thanks to admin, mods, long time members that most of those 1000 can be taken care of before they even reach OpaQue mailbox.As for the other topic, it makes sense, if some of you saw my sig block that was the size of a post itself, though it wasn't really advertising anything. Nontheless, the some of the limitations are temporarily, now could this particular limitation been fixable of course, but, compared to the grand scheme of things that was towards the bottom of the list. As for dealing with various levels of spammers that have come on this forum, it is everyone job to let those who need to know order to fix the problem.Though what surprises me the most is that those who do know me never ask me why I haven't been on here as much as I use too. Granted school has been taking great deal of that time, but the other reason is the problems that have been going on here. Most of which I was apart of or was made aware about, and it was the same amount of problems that could have been delt offline through various means. Instead they became school yard fights because of ego and that is all it is, ego.Anwiii your a smart dude who is opinionated, but seriously let it go and move on. I suggest you get away from the forums until you cool down mentally, its summer out go on vacation or something, because you have what I call forum burnout. Lets face it with the exception of a few members you have been on these forums for about 20 hours a day. Hopefully the time away will clear your head, give you a fresh perspective and hopefully come back and properly support everyone.Odds are you will respond and that is fine, but remember only one person can solve this situation and that is you.