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  1. Changes for this one include changing the headers from h2 to h3, reducing the height of the footer again, and adding a link to the topic for the active showoff topic. Only thing left now is to test out if the content will show something like "content could not be loaded" if nothing occurs, and perhaps come up with something for the three buttons. Unfortunately, due to RSS limitations a direct link to the "Add Reply" link of the forums could not be added since it requires us to know the forum's ID that the topic was started in, and only the topic's ID can be retrieved from the RSS feed. How do you figure out which server an account is hosted on? gfxtrap.zip
  2. After testing it out on my account it works fine without adding or editing any .htaccess files. Therefore the problem is specific to your account's settings—whatever that may be. Hopefully, GFXtrap.com isn't set up the same way your account is. The way it is set up now the JavaScript will do that if the parser returns data that has a length of 0. I'll re-add the error key to the AJAX function to see if it'll change anything. I suppose we could use your account to test if it does.
  3. Something unique is hard to make these days, arguably impossible. What i do when i want to make a new template i go to template websites and check out their work. Sometimes when i'm just browsing through sites i might see something nice and get inspired. Doesn't matter what kind of website those templates were made for, i can make them work with my website. If i like the color for one but like the design from others, i'll keep the colors i like and use them in the new design. Of course, when designing the new template i have to consider the content, both the navigation and the body. I might make a quick sketch on paper just to see how i should go about in making it.The final product may not even come out like what i had written on paper, and it may even be better. I don't necessarily scrap a project, as i'm not one that likes to leave things unfinished. I'll keep working on it till i feel it's good enough to use. That's one of the problems with a lot of projects: quitting early. I've learned this when making music in FL Studio. Always try to finish a project; quitting early could ruin something that could have been great.
  4. Good point, though the topic starter did say "or." "Or" can mean a multiple of things, like reinstalling the system and then installing programs that installed more programs, or using an old system and installing programs that installed new programs, et cetera. But have you ever seen a program install an anti-virus program, that is, rather than just a mere toolbar (for some browser)?
  5. For the never-ending loop, what i did to make it end was just check if the variable was longer than the length of the description, and if so, break out of the loop. Though that fixed the problem for KHTML-based browsers from "freezing," it introduced me to newer problems, not only for KHTML-based browsers but for Internet Explorer as well. For that reason, i decided to just let the PHP script to not only retrieve the RSS feed but to parse it as well, and work from there. Now everything seems to work no matter the browser. I've also fixed the alignment problem for Konqueror.I have made the headers shorter and the footer thinner too. I have installed mod_security for Apache on my local server, but that has not prevented the feeds from being downloaded, at least now that PHP is doing all the parsing (did not try it when JavaScript did all the parsing). Since i have made PHP do all the parsing, it should be able to work now on your Xisto-hosted account, rvalkass. I have attached the latest draft. Only thing missing now is the winner's slot, further testing, and any new GUI improvements.gfxtrap.zip
  6. Don't you think it is a bit weird for a hacker or virus to install programs that would protect you from the hacker or virus? New pre-built computers always come with pre-installed software, so if you have recently gotten a new computer, or if you have recently reinstalled the system using a restore CD provided by the distributor or manufacturer, that would explain it. It's hard to pin-point the exact reason with so little information.
  7. Hard drives are pretty cheap today. If you are just looking for a way to temporarily back up certain files, get a cheap hard drive (e.g. this one (SATA) or this one (IDE)) and use that. Second option could be partitioning your current HDD (after a constant defrag, of course) and placing the files there, assuming you have the space to do so. Third, and perhaps as a last resort, is burning your files to DVDs or something. I would never recommend using any file-sharing or online back-up services for this.
  8. All here means "all in Christ." This is obvious from the first three verses you quoted (1 Cor 15:22 and Col 1:19-20)—the other two quotes don't show anything you are trying to prove either. This contradicts any "Christian Universalism" of "all will be saved." This means you have at your first attempt failed to prove "Christian Universalism." Hell is an everlasting thing, as quoted by Jesus (and as mentioned many other places). You say you are using the ESV, so i'll use it too to quote Jesus's statement: Matthew 25:41. Note the word "everlasting." You have already used the first underlined one and that one doesn't show what you are trying to show. You have already used the second underlined one, and, again, did not show what you are trying to show. 1 John 2:2 says that salvation is available to all, but that does not mean that they are already given salvation. It is merely available to them if they want it. Rev. 5:13 doesn't deal with anything that you are talking about. Romans 5:15-21, the context of the underlined passage show that salvation requires Christ—Paul is saying nothing different than what he has been so preaching. Phil. 2:8-11 doesn't show what you are trying to show, rather Paul is stating one of the reasons why God picked Jesus to be the atonement for all who are willing to accept him. Ephesians 1:8b-10 is stating how God's plan was to end and be complete at the coming of Christ—that Christ was the final piece to the puzzle. Romans 11:32 does not show what you are trying to prove, rather, if context be given, it requires the individual to request for mercy. John 17:2 states that Christ has the authority to forgive sin, but it doesn't state that he will forgive everyone. The early church that is mentioned within the New Testament does not promote Christian Universalism. They assume an eternally lasting hell, they assume all can be saved through Christ alone, and other things that many today believe.
  9. A 406 error, eh? Never ran into that error before. Will have to do some research on that. If there is no way around any security restrictions, then either this project will never be finished or OpaQue will have to take care of the rest. I'll reduce the font size and some padding/margin. After further testing, it turns out it is due to the function parseGFXTrapNews()—same goes for Google Chrome. I think it may be due to the for loop in trimDescription() not ending—though it should. However, even if parseGFXTrapNews() is commented out, the others barely work anyway. That i noticed too, but i only noticed it for Firefox; Opera displayed fine. It is probably due to how they both handle XML. For example, the CDATA comments found in the XML, Opera translated them into "<![CDATA[" while Firefox had them as "<!--[CDATA[". That was a bit annoying to work around since it was causing the browser to not display the description, but if i convert single and double quotes into HTML entities, that should solve the problem at least in Firefox—hopefully.
  10. I have attached the latest rough draft. It's not entirely complete yet and i wouldn't say it is entirely stable. Here are a few notes on this draft: For starters, and perhaps most importantly, the current JavaScript code tends to make Google Chrome and Konqueror freeze up. I have not tested it on Internet Explorer or Safari (Webkit is based on KHTML and Google Chrome uses Webkit, so i'm exptecting it to freeze in Safari too), but it works fine in Opera and Firefox. Due to security implications of importing arbitrary code from external sources, browsers have prevented accessing external files through AJAX. For that reason i made a very simple PHP file, which is included in the archive, to get the RSS feed for us. This has made me consider whether or not to go all out PHP in retrieving and parsing the RSS feed or stick to how it is in this draft. The drawback to going with PHP is that the user has to wait till the server has finished downloading all three RSS feeds before sending any data to the browser and it puts more load on the server. However, the benefit is that search engines would then be able to read the content from the RSS feeds. Of course, for JavaScript the pros and cons are in reverse. I could probably figure out a way to prevent certain browsers from freezing up when attempting to retrieve the RSS feeds, but if nothing works, that may be a deciding factor to switch to pure PHP for parsing the data. I have yet to fix any alignment problems in Konqueror, especially since the current JavaScript freezes Konqueror, but will attempt after getting passed the freezing problem. Concerning the GUI i have made a slight modification, taking in what Tramposch suggested, making the headers stretch to the end of the containers. Due to RSS feed limitations and forum restrictions, the previous idea of having the most recent posts and their topics has been dropped in favor of just the latest topics. The latest Showoff topics titles (at the bottom middle) when clicked on will show the topic's first post on the side container (bottom right)—this does not require any re-downloading of the content, as the content is saved by the browser. Likewise, the idea of having two buttons, "Submit Entry" and "View Entries" below the SOTW entries topic have been dropped for one single button which leads you to the topic. Also, the current SOTW winner, unless from now on a new topic is created with a specific keyword, say, "winner," then the only way to fill that part of the website is to manually edit a file on the server side, or we just drop the SOTW winner section altogether. Current To-do: Fix freeze problem caused by the JavaScript. Fix any further alignment problems (e.g. in Konqueror) Add a button below the active showoff topic to provide a more obvious way of navigating to the topic. Consider other GUI improvements, especially the three buttons on the upper left. Comments? gfxtrap.zip
  11. To start off, those who are most likely to not believe you are ones that don't believe in God or a spiritual realm. I highly doubt you'd find a Christian who doesn't believe in demons (fallen angels) in this world. The only thing that concerns me concerning the validity of your post (story) is the fact that this wasn't posted sooner, but years after. It makes sense, though, that the reason why your other posts do not reflect this demon's personality is due to you losing touch with the demon over time—but that doesn't sound like possession to me. I do not know what age you are in, but if you were 5 years old in 1997, that would make you about 17 or 18 years old today (most likely 17). Any demon seeking a host will stick with that host till driven out. I do not know how to get rid of a demon, but what can be derived from scripture, it requires someone who's faith in God is equal to or greater than the demon itself. Improper exorcism will just allow the demon to return at a later date, probably even with a few "friends." Demons, however, cannot take control of your spirit, as they don't have the power to do so. They may be able to manipulate the physical realm, but when it comes to your spirit you will always have control of it. What i find odd about your post, though, is that you say you don't want to get rid of the demon. What then was the reason for this topic? Just to mention something about your past? You say the demon can often take control of even what you say. How do we know, then, that it is not the demon saying that "you" don't want to get rid of it? As of late, it has been good to you, but "good" here means "not causing any trouble." If it is going to cause trouble no matter what path is chosen, then what is the point of worrying? That's absurd, for if this story is as true as you say it is, then you have to at least acknowledge God's and Christ's existence. Why? Because the demon, as mentioned by you, already assumes their existence. You can't call something "pathetic" if they believed that God didn't exist. Getting angry at something that one believes doesn't exist is also absurd. By your words, by mentioning what the demon has said, the demon acknowledges their existence. If this story is as true as you say it is, then you have all the proof you need for God's existence. Demons don't rely on magick; magick is a human thing, because humans lack the kind of spiritual power that demons have. While this may be the media corrupting my view on how magick is conjured: Isn't it true that humans tend to require support from something stronger than them to perform certain kinds of magick? I will admit, though, that i am inclined to doubt the levitation part, but this can "easily" be verified by asking Sky's parents (and if Ash-bash know's Sky's parents, then Ash could confuse or support any statements here). Sky lives in the UK, which i hear has a lot of unbelievers, and i wouldn't expect his parents to support a claim of his that isn't true. Though that is non-sequitur, i'm sure this propaganda is not needed within the discussion (though the pope did not exist when Scripture was written).
  12. I have been mostly waiting on the multiple RSS feeds before attempting any JavaScript with AJAX work. But the Konqueror alignment problem i was going to fix it using the JavaScript method that rvalkass referenced (the one that detects the user agent), since the site won't function without JavaScript anyway.
  13. You misunderstand how domains work. You're not going to get abc.com, because it is already taken by another company. I am not sure how you attempted to change localhost to abc.com, but domains aren't obtained for free.
  14. I'd try to go the other way around (i.e. get another DDR2 800), since you already have a DDR2 800 stick. But as bluedragon hinted, more RAM sticks means the computer has to manage more dimms. While practically you may not notice any decrease in performance, it is said that such a setup will slightly decrease performance.
  15. Windows generally and inherently makes itself slow in due time (even with all the tuning and defragging done). In your RAM topic you say you have 2 gigs of RAM. You also say you have a 64-bit system. So, it should be safe to assume you are running Windows 7 64-bit, probably home premium. By the system requirements of Windows 7 64-bit, 2 gigs of RAM is the minimum requirement (last i checked at least). In order to run games fast you'll need the following: a decent multi-core processor, a lot of RAM (i.e. more than what the minimum requirements for the operating system is) with good speed and timings (at least dual-channeled RAM), but most importantly a good graphics card. The test you used probably judges based on minimum requirements. When you are low on RAM, the system starts using your HDD as temporary RAM. When this happens your computer will decrease in performance dramatically. Running games on high settings not only requires more RAM and processing power but a graphics card that can handle the load. I can run MW2 on its maximum settings without any lag. Here are my system specs: RAM: 4 gigs (dual-channel) @ 1333mhz 6-7-7-24 (i could get better timings, but then MW2 starts to crash after a while of playing)Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 3.2ghzGraphics card: 750mhz, 1 GB, 320 stream processorsI don't have Windows 7, i have Windows XP, so the operating system isn't taking up much of my RAM. For better performance, a new system would be best.
  16. You've just reminded me of something i should have mentioned: detoxification. When eating certain kinds of food, even something as simple as a clove of garlic, they can cause the body to enter a state of detoxification. If you are used to eating a lot of junk food and taking in a lot of unhealthy nutrients, during detoxification that stuff goes back into the blood stream (to later be taken out of the body). Once it gets kicked out of the body's "repository" and into your blood your body may start showing certain side effects, perhaps similar to what it would feel like if you overdosed on a certain nutrient, or something random.
  17. I like to read up on the works of early church fathers, like St. Augustine, Justin Martyr, et al. They were good thinkers, great even, and would often quote Biblical passages concerning morality and other things. While a lot of times they were normally addressing certain issues during their time, whether proposed by others or caused by an event, they also have written down random thoughts as well. Practically any writing of theirs will do for what you are looking for.
  18. I'm not sure what motherboard you have, so i can't tell if 2 gigs is the maximum supported amount of memory for your motherboard. However, it sounds like it would be a motherboard that could support at least 4 to 8 gigs. I am also uncertain if you are capable of entering the BIOS and modifying the RAM timings and speed. If you can't enter the BIOS and modify the RAM configuration, then i can't say if adding in the extra will work.
  19. Anything labeled as "essential" should be taken. What does essential mean? It means your body cannot produce it on its own. A lot of things are essential, and some things your body can produce on its own (like cholesterol). It is possible to overdose on nutrition, but it is harder to overdose on water-soluble nutrients since when you take in too much the body just gets rid of it in the urine. Those that aren't water-soluble are easier to overdose on. Therefore you should get to know whether a nutrient is water-soluble or not.There is a thing known as RDA, recommend dietary allowance. This helps provide you with information on how much is considered a healthy amount within a day. Not only do nutrients have side effects when taking too much, they also have side effects when taking too little. Taking vitamins or minerals in a form of a powder or pill is not really supposed to be used as a substitute for whole foods, but is supposed to be used if you are really lacking in those nutrients. Also, taking them alone without a meal may not allow the body to absorb the nutrients (properly), therefore you'd be just practically wasting the pills.Note, while the RDA provides a measurement, it does not mean that your goal should be the measurement provided. You can be a healthy person even with just 64%. When eating, also check the nutrition labels on the cover of each product. You should also take the time to learn how to interpret the nutrition labels, as some people tend to think that the label represents the entire product and not just one serving.
  20. I guess i'll join this one. Here is my entry: It is actually a lot simpler than it looks.
  21. There's a thing known as a thesaurus that is supposed to make it easy to learn new words that practically mean the same thing. Mastering grammar is another story. There are so many rules and exceptions that it will take you a long time to just learn and remember them all. Then, of course, the process of learning new words involves knowing how to pronounce them. While dictionaries show how to pronounce them, if you don't know how the punctuations affect the sound of the letters, then seeing how to pronounce it becomes useless.
  22. A port scanner might help you determine which port is being used by which program. Also, the more advanced firewalls may inform you also. I can't recommend any port scanner, though, so you'll have to go through trial and error on this. Have you checked if the Windows firewall isn't blocking port 80?
  23. Not many states are known to have earthquakes, and even though we are borrowing money from other countries, we are still pretty well sustained. But what troubles me the most about this is that it takes a big natural disaster for the media to even consider doing something good for someone else. Forget about anyone else starving in any other country, forget about anyone else without a home in any other country. Sure, Haiti could use our help, but once they've received our help, the media will stop caring and will go back to its usual self. You know it will, we've seen it done before.And has anyone seen that Bush and Clinton fund ad? That ad troubles me a bit, for why would people such as them need our money? Don't they have more than what many normally have? And don't they have connections? I can only hope that they are putting in a significant amount from their own share.
  24. I've heard of it, but couldn't find any objective sources that showed Mithra being born through a virgin, let alone any woman. While not objective, i nevertheless did find sources that say that Mithra was not given birth. And what little scripture i could find already assumed Mithra's existence, not bearing mention of any beginning for Mithra. What is your source? Hopefully your source wasn't Dan Barker (or any one of his sources).
  25. There is no historical evidence to suggest that Christ Jesus is a Buddhist. The historical evidence that does exist suggests otherwise. Similar forms of teachings, sayings, et cetera, does not entail that one got it from the other or that one became a disciple of the other. There are only so many ways to say something, it is not uncommon to use the same words—if indeed they are the same words. I am uncertain of what these teachings you speak of are, but i find it difficult to find any of the Buddha's sayings in English (at least one that is translated in English that is grammatically correct).
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