Wolfpack

I was about to create an account in here, but I've got my doubts about the seriousness of the admins.IE in Saint Michael's case I don't know how it can "take a while" to restore a MySQL dump. I mean, I'd understand if they had a major server failure or something, but it was just corrupted data, nothing that an older dump cannot recover.

I was only recently made aware of the release of Firefox 3, having not been notified by Firefox, and problems with my internet connection that caused Xisto and similar websites to slow to snails-pace, so I ended up missing the download day and haven't got it yet.
The thing is though, I've been hearing a lot of negative press about it. I know that there was concern that Firefox would break Flash support a while ago, which was fixed, and I hear it's kind of restrictive as to downloading addons and junk.

Now, I did actually test Firefox 3 Beta 5, and my only real complaints were with the theme and that stupid address bar. But the thing is, I'm very comfortable with Firefox 2 and don't wanna upgrade if it's going to break stuff or add features that I'd rather do without. So, I'd like to hear from current or previous Firefox 3 users about their expirience with the new browser, and give their opinions as to whether they'd reccomend getting it. That way I think we'd have a balanced argument where the winning side would soon become obvious.

So, what do you think? Is Firefox 3 really "all that"?

Firefox 3 is beyond amazing, it kicks Firefox 2's sorry little *bottom*. The awesome bar is really awesome and nothing less, I hadn't tested the release candidates but the final version really left me with my mouth open.

It uses less memory and the javascript is way faster, but it has some stability problems specially when connections are lost, sometimes it freezes some seconds and sometimes it just plain crashes. It now renders Acid 2 properly so that's a plus.

Basically, you can't see most of the innovations, but I'm really glad they're supporting more and more the new CSS standards.

I just don't like that most of my plugins are not compatible, but I guess that will get fixed as time goes.

lol if you ask him to play paintball he will probably use big balls to shoot at you..or red bull cans.. ouch that will hurtno wonder he is able to build one because he is a mechanical engineering student..
but despite that, the school should have halted him in making it in the first place..
students don't usually make things like that in school..
that is a lot of money he spent just to make that tank..
what kind of things will he use that for?..
unless he aspires to join the armed forces or the terrorists.. what will the car drivers feel if they come across one of these tanks on their community road.. they might think that there is a war going on or something.. hilarious

Calm down, It's just a car with treads and an air compressor. It's not even bulletproof.

Now, what kind of a question is that? I think that nobody wouldn't go into the deepest space if one had no chance to survive. We don't eve have the equipment to go there so it would be like going into the jungle at night, alone and with a bloody, smelly wound. You DIE!
Even if it were possible to go somewhere sooooo far, try not to forget that you'd still be there yourself. Your ego wouldn't stay on earth but follow you everywhere you'd go! It is therefore completely pointless to run away in space or anywhere else!

So many of you said yes, that I really am concerned about humanity

I am really concerned about the lack of humanity in you, does your soul NOT guide you to new, exciting and thrilling experiences? I see most of you wish to remain safe and certain, not wanting change at all, or wanting reward for your acts. I laugh at you, cold hearted robots, laughing at my supposed lack of humanity.

Well, I'd do it even if nobody would know I was the guy who tripulated that ship. I do not care about rewards for after my death I won't be able to rejoice on them, I'd rather wish to live life to it's fullest. And by the way, if I had the opportunity to travel to the depths of space I'd probably not come back because of personal choice and not because of technical limitations.

I dont think a computer can really (not until they have near real brains) be called anything but "it". A comuter is only as clever as the person who created it, It doesnt do any work, its justlie a calcultor which can use a few more functions - you would say a calculator was anything more than an "it". A computer is really just a piece of metal, which with the help of real humans - becomes very fast - but not clever - never clever, it only knows what it has been told to know by the person who made/programmed it.

My computer is my third arm, I don't rely on it, it relies on my. It doesn't tell me what I can't do, I tell it what I CAN do. The only boundaries a computer has are the user's boundaries, for it is no more than a tool. A Man's computer is a gate to that man's soul.

I know this might sound a bit unreal, but my computer is that to me, an extension of what I'm capable of.

I don't live by these rules, they live by me. I've had the privilege of being accompanied by one all these years.

"INTELLIGENCE! forsaking intelligence for faith is the order of BUSINESS of ALL reliegeons!"

 

DEF #1. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.

 

So where do you suppose intelligence came from? And please don't tell me that it evolved from non-intelligence. Would it not take intelligence to pass on intelligence? Just some thoughts. Is intelligence tangible?

Is faith tangible?

 

Anyway, it does NOT take intelligence to pass on intelligence. Evolution is based on malformation and mistakes, that by a mere coincidence happened to be fitter to survive than whatever other method organisms used back then.

 

 

The root of the word religion is rule. A religion is a set of rules for people to support and abide. Adding a god or gods that will punish you for disobedience is secondary. You don't need gods to establish a set of rules, and atheists do support the rule of law.

So yes, atheists are religious in the sense that they oppose anarchy and support rules. They don't invent gods to scare people into compliance.

It's like religion, without a bible.

 

 

 

 

Well, I seem to be noticing the lack of agnostics in here! Am I alone?

 

I define myself agnostic, because I can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God, this doesn't mean I don't belive in one, but this also doesn't mean I think it affects my life.

 

God exists, what made the big bang explode? In fact, what created the mass the universe started from. Yep, God.

 

Not a god that cares, a god that punishes people for being bad or hell, a god that makes choices. I call that a god, the entity that made everything spin, but I don't think he is alive or anything.

 

Heres a paste from Wikipedia:

 

Agnosticism (Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge; after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims particularly metaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of God, gods, deities, or even ultimate reality is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable.

Agnosticism can be subdivided into several subcategories. Recently suggested variations include:

 

* Strong agnosticism (also called hard agnosticism, closed agnosticism, strict agnosticism, absolute agnosticism)the view that the question of the existence or nonexistence of an omnipotent God and the nature of ultimate reality is unknowable by reason of our natural inability to verify any experience with anything but another subjective experience.

* Mild agnosticism (also called weak agnosticism, soft agnosticism, open agnosticism, empirical agnosticism, temporal agnosticism)the view that the existence or nonexistence of God or gods is currently unknown but is not necessarily unknowable, therefore one will withhold judgment until/if more evidence is available.

* Apathetic agnosticism (also called Pragmatic agnosticism)the view that there is no proof of either the existence or nonexistence of God or gods, but since any God or gods that may exist appear unconcerned for the universe or the welfare of its inhabitants, the question is largely academic anyway.

* Agnostic theism (also called religious agnosticism)the view of those who do not claim to know existence of God or gods, but still believe in such an existence. (See Knowledge vs. Beliefs)

* Agnostic atheismthe view of those who do not know of the existence or nonexistence of God or gods, and do not believe in them.[7]

* Ignosticismthe view that a coherent definition of God must be put forward before the question of the existence of God can be meaningfully discussed. If the chosen definition isn't coherent, the ignostic holds the noncognitivist view that the existence of God is meaningless or empirically untestable. A.J. Ayer, Theodore Drange, and other philosophers see both atheism and agnosticism as incompatible with ignosticism on the grounds that atheism and agnosticism accept "God exists" as a meaningful proposition which can be argued for or against.

I'm an agnostic atheist as you can see, I belive everything originated from god but it is not the loving and caring dude upthere we're being fed, just an entity like gravity or light.

 

 

I'm ending this thread by quoting Ingersoll's lecture Why I Am An Agnostic:

 

Is there a supernatural poweran arbitrary mindan enthroned Goda supreme will that sways the tides and currents of the worldto which all causes bow? I do not deny. I do not knowbut I do not believe. I believe that the natural is supremethat from the infinite chain no link can be lost or brokenthat there is no supernatural power that can answer prayerno power that worship can persuade or changeno power that cares for man.

 

I believe that with infinite arms Nature embraces the allthat there is no interferenceno chancethat behind every event are the necessary and countless causes, and that beyond every event will be and must be the necessary and countless effects.

 

Is there a God? I do not know. Is man immortal? I do not know. One thing I do know, and that is, that neither hope, nor fear, belief, nor denial, can change the fact. It is as it is, and it will be as it must be.

 

We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know.

Agnosticism, the civilized man's religion.

I don't like the thought of destiny and everything happens for a reason ideas, If there really was a destiny wouldn't there be some way to read it? Everything is random, why do particles act two different ways when we observe them or not? you can turn around and expect something and it not be there. We cannot see the future, it hasn't happened yet. And if it hasn't happened yet how can we define it with destiny?

There's this theory.. I can't remember who said this but it goes something like:

If we could know the spin, the direction, the velocity and acceleration of every sub particle (either with mass or massless), couldn't we somehow calculate accurately where they're going to be next? Isn't this the same as looking at the future?

But of course, there is NO way you can accurately know all the properties of these sub particles, as you can't freeze time and study them one by one.

Then we fall on the "If a tree falls and no one is around, does it make a sound?". These particles ARE moving, we can NOT measure them, but this doesn't mean the future is written.

But "what about free will!" you say. Let's remember there's no such thing as random, just like there isn't such thing as coincidence.

Hope you can understand what I mean, english is not my first language.

Running COD4 on a Athlon XP

 

Will I Run Cod4?

My Specs:

 

Athlon XP 2500+

1024MB Ram DDR-333

Geforce 6600 256MB

 

Yes, this system runs cod4 @ 1024x768 with low to medium quality, so lower system can run cod4 @ 800x600...

I've got the following rig:

 

Core 2 Duo E4400 (2.00 ghz)

1 Gb RAM 667

GeForce 7300 128 Mb OCed (The Rivatuner sliders at about 80%)

 

And in 800x600 It runs at a good 70-90 fps, but in minimum with Glow and Specular Map on, so I guess you'd get the same performance on your 6600, but on 640x480.

 

To the guy with the laptop, I'd say you better not bother cause its not going to run.