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Deep Loner wrote:
I was unofficially officially not a member anymore, but this has got to be the funniest thing I have ever seen!
I'm not sure what you mean!
Deep Loner wrote:
ⒶHow many e-mails/private forum messages do you typically get in a day?
ⒷHow many NON-SPAM e-mails/private forum messages do you typically get in a day?
ⒸWhat was the eventual outcome with the Google Ads fiasco? Particularly, what does "not exactly" mean here?
ⒹAny luck reducing referrer spam?
ⒺWhat are your thoughts on Trusted (some say Trecherous) Computing?
ⒻHow do you like your coffee?
ⒼThe Free Software Foundation's Campaign for Free BIOS page insinuates that it is actually unethical to run proprietary software on a computer. What are your thoughts about this?
ⒽAny questions for me? ; )
Ⓐ TASvideos related, about 0.1 per a day by average. Counting all, about 300.
Ⓑ Counting all except work related, about 0.3 per day by average.
Ⓒ I added tasvideos.org into our company's Google Adsense account. It has worked out without a hitch.
Ⓓ The referrer spam campain ceased eventually by itself. I expect it to start again some day. My workaround is to automatically IP-ban accesses that use obviously a bogus referrer, such as someone attempting to link to my CSS. With IP-ban the referrer is added to a tamporarily blacklist file which I manually sift and add to a permanent blacklist. Unfortunately, Google Images referrers also sometimes get to that list.
Ⓔ I lack firsthand experience, but I find it alarming if such technology is used on consumer products. Since early childhood I have considered it to be within my rights to reverse-engineer thoroughly what I possess. Attempts to circumvent that defy my sense of justice.
Ⓕ I drink at most one cup of coffee a day, but it goes without sugar, with milk.
Ⓖ I like to be independent. In computer things, if someone has the power to one-sidedly decide that something which they offer me now they don't want to offer anymore, I find it unfair. With proprietary software, such things are always a possibility: Proprietary software puts your computer under the whim of the software manufacturer without giving you a chance to influence. I do find that unethical. However, there is no practical possibility to avoid that with BIOS today, so I must accept it, with a protest.
Ⓗ If I think of any, I'll let you know. :)
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mr_roberts_z wrote:
Did you know anyone currently on this site before you actually made the site?
I knew Nach (barely) and Warp. Also some other people I knew before have posted here, but not very actively.
Re: modest desktop; I don't play games, so I don't need a heavy-duty desktop. The only thing I would need a good 3D accelerator card now would be Mupen64 AVI encodings.
When I need processing power, I've got that in the server.
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mr_roberts_z wrote:
Bisqwit wrote:
Yes, I am proud of the parts of those articles that I wrote. It has been exciting; there is rarely chance for me to write content like that.
That's cool; those FAQs were basically the main things that attracted me to this site (more than the actual movies, ironically).
That is very interesting to hear. I'm glad.
mr_roberts_z wrote:
What are the basic specs of your most used PC?
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2100+ running at 1566 MHz and with 1 GB of RAM; Gentoo Linux operating system; three IDE disks at 20 GB, 120 GB and 200 GB sizes; an optical mouse, a very bare IBM keyboard and an Acer AL1714 TFT display.
Rridgway wrote:
Double posting
When one's post handles two different topics, it is recommended to post two posts instead, so that if a need arises to split the topic, it can be done without having to edit posts afterwards.
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Rridgway wrote:
If light a particle or a wave?
It is something that appears as both. It has not yet been modelled accurately. The same applies to other elementary particles, such as electrons.
I understand it intuitively but I cannot yet produce a written theory about it :)
(Or perhaps I only think that I understand. My brain is very good at forming clouds of information that appear to make sense even if it is missing pieces.)
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mr_roberts_z wrote:
Is there any aspect of math that you particularly like?
Not particularly. As a child I was fascinated by simple algorithms to calculate multiplications of certain two-digit numbers in mind. The next time I was fascinated was when I found that the coefficients in binomial powers actually match the numbers in the Pascal triangle. The third time I was fascinated was when I learned about logarithms. But no, I leave number crunching to the computers :P
2. Do you want responces to your responces?
I assume you mean responses. Sure, tell me what you think.
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mr_roberts_z wrote:
When did you notice the Morse-Thue Sequence?
Around 10 years old when I was lots of bored at summer.
One other thing I used to do, and still do, is mentally imagine drawing a line in a grid, much like in the snake game (nibbles etc), and avoid the line touching itself and avoid leaving room needlessly. It is surprisingly difficult to come up with complicated patterns that don't leave holes or dead ends.
This graph illustrates what I mean. It starts from "A" and ends in "Z" where it failed. | signifies the edge of the grid.
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xebra wrote:
They also don't tell their patients they are morally corrupt for smoking
That's not part of their job as a doctor either.
However, as a Christian it is part of my "job" to tell frankly what the Bible teaches.
However, I suppose you did not get my hint. I am blocking your ability to post for 48 hours, for insulting and for attempts to derail this thread.
EDIT: To clarify what I wanted to express:
-- A doctor utilizes their expertise on medical knowledge to issue a diagnosis.
-- A Christian person utilizes their expertise on Bible for spiritual consulting.
If you disagree with either person's words, is the person to blame for that?
Furthermore, if your point is that you disagree with Bible, why do you take that on me personally?
My foundation is that Bible is right. You cannot make me say otherwise. Attempts to ask questions that require some other foundation are exactly the kind of "loaded" questions I stated in the thread starting post that I will ignore, for they are unfruitful from my perspective.
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xebra wrote:
You've told me in no uncertain terms
Is it the doctor's fault if he tells the patient that they have a lung cancer? Even if that's only what the doctor's education suggests from the patient's symptoms and from the patient's point of view, there is a chance that the doctor may be wrong.
You have more than once resorted to senseless trolling / flaming when something does not go your way. I do not like to give in to that kind of behavior. Hence I will continue to ignore your questions until they get more civilized.
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Restarting the game during the movie is allright even if it involves viewing/re-entering passwords acquired during that movie.
Using passwords acquired outside the movie is not allowed without discussion.
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Rridgway wrote:
Which countries do you think will be involved in the next great world conflict?
I assume, by "great" you mean something on the magnitude of a global war, not something like USA goes invade Afghanistan.
Two countries which I think have the greatest potential for conflicts are China and USA. But I can't imagine a conflict between them exactly, so in any case it remains to be seen.
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Zurreco wrote:
Then why did you offer ~2 years ago, when I was seemingly more hot headed than I am nowadays? Note that I turned it down back then because I didn't feel up to the demands of the role at that time.
Perhaps I didn't know you that well back then. Or perhaps I had the habit of giving power to the bad people in order to "keep enemies closer". Or perhaps some other reason. I cannot remember now :-/
Guybrush wrote:
Do you think that my constant nagging about forum rules (duplicate threads, avatar size and so on) is bad and unnecessary?
No, I think it has been helpful. Thank you and please continue.
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flagitious wrote:
Why do you write something in PHP for a do-once-throw-away situation if you like javascript/ruby more?
Because I can't run Javascript from the command line, and I know the library routines of PHP better than those of either of the others. For example, when I need to create images, Javascript is completely useless and Ruby would require studying its available libraries.
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Truncated wrote:
What is the punishment, if you will, of breaking these rules? At the moment they are not enforced at all. When someone submits a movie of a hacked game, it is always discussed whether it's a good game for a movie after the fact. Same thing with ROM change.
(Rules that are not enforced should, in my opinion, be removed or start being enforced.)
It is a good question. We are lenient on these rules because of the large work often involved in making the TASes. Whenever I bang in the "you broke rules, autoreject" someone is going to protest or even quit.
I don't really know what should be done in situations like that.
Regardless, I'm opposed to removing those rules alltogether. Even the unenforced rules are good for guiding towards the right direction.
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Chamale wrote:
Would you rather see a rerecording emulator for PS2, Gamecube, or Windows 98?
I don't know any Gamecube or PS2 games, but I have a feeling that some PS2 would suddenly seem somewhat familiar when I see them. On the other hand, wouldn't Gamecube emulation be higher technology?
By Windows 98 emulator I assume you mean a PC emulator. There are plenty of good PC games worth TASing, but I think the console game world has more interestingness.
So my answer is PS2.
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JXQ wrote:
What's your favorite programming language to write code in?
Academically my favourite programming language is Javascript. It has most of the features I like in a programming language. Before that, it used to be Ruby. I learned a bit of Python after learning Ruby, but it didn't beat Ruby.
However, for practical programs, I use either PHP or C++. It is PHP usually when I deal with do-once-throw-away situations; C++ otherwise.
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Vatchern wrote:
Bisqwit:
What do you believe is better. Coke or Pepsi? and why?
My preference lies in Pepsi Max.
I cannot drink much of Coca Cola; it's excessive sugar content makes my mouth feel icky rather quickly. Coca Cola Light has a very artificial taste. I don't like it. Coca Cola Zero fixed that issue a bit, but I still don't like it.
Normal Pepsi is very much similar to Pepsi Max -- I have more than once accidentally drunk it in place of Pepsi Max without immediately noticing a difference, but consciously I know the difference and prefer Max.
Pepsi Max Cappuccino is interesting. I like its taste. However, in the long run the cappuccino aroma starts tasting bitter, so I don't usually drink it more than one bottle. (I'm talking about 1.5 liter bottles.)
Pepsi Max Blue was interesting, but not a candidate for prolonged consumption.
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emu wrote:
How do you estimate the probability that the makers of the game, which were tased actually saw their game broken (considering youtube) or noticed your site? (excluding hacks)
Though unlikely, has there even been any interaction between them and tasvideos?
It is difficult to estimate. I would say very low, but Finalfighter has informed me that Shinryuu's Rockman 2 TAS is the most popular video on a Japanese video site, Nikonikovideos. Many of our TASed games are programmed by Japanese people.
Also, people who program games are often game enthusiasists themselves, so one would expect them to hear the news.
Still, there has been approximately no interaction between the game developers and us (barring one exception).
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xebra wrote:I was going to answer your questions, but the language you used in question 2 basically confirmed what Warp wrote; you aren't asking to get answers. You're just expressing your hatred. Your questions are loaded with offensive attitude towards Christianity.
Sorry to disappoint those who wanted actual answers.
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mr_roberts_z wrote:
1. How long do you plan to keep remaining active in this thread? It seems like kind of a hastle to answer all of these questions.
2. Did you come up with the idea of NESVids having an IRC channel? If not, who did (there's probably a thread in the General forum talking about it from years ago, but I couldn't find it)?
3. Where/how did you learn English?
4. Did you get into (or have any interest at all in) Japanese before NESVideos was founded?
5. When you founded the site, did you anticipate the eventual TASing of N64 games?
6. Why phpBB? (not that I'm complaining ;)
7. Are my questions basically the stupidest?
1) Dunno.
2) No, I wasn't the person who came up with it. Maybe it was Nach? I'm only 80% certain it was him.
3) It is taught here at all levels of school, starting from the elementary school. Also I have learned it from programming manuals and from Internet.
4) Yes, a few years before that.
5) Nope, I didn't. I didn't even anticipate SNES. But I'm happy those are a reality now.
6) Because it was the one forum software that I was confident that I can set up, and I was familiar with its features.
7) Not at all. Though I'm not comparing.
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Guybrush wrote:
What do you think about paranormal activity?
A rather broad question.
I think there are things that people would label paranormal, and I think there are also nuts who imagine things.
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Baxter wrote:
Bisqwit wrote:
I don't think that a person who does not believe in "afterlife" will experience a soothing afterlife at all.
①What is so special about believing? Wouldn't it be more important how you lived your life, and what choices you made?
②Will people from a different religion, such as Judaism or Islam, have a soothing afterlife? And what about Deists? ③What about children who die young, or ④people who never came in contact with ideas about afterlife?
I added numbers to address your points individually. In answering these questions, I'm paraphrasing http://jjmarkka.net/ because these are really FAQs.
① This question can be rewritten as "can one earn the salvation (getting to Heaven) with good deeds?" and the answer is "no".
Why not?
Suppose that your work day is eight hours long. If you leave today after six hours, can you make up for it by working eight hours tomorrow? Nope; you are already obligated to work for eight hours that day. Working eight hours tomorrow will only fulfill the requirements of that particular day.
The same applies with God. If I make sin tomorrow, can I make up for it by living "good" tomorrow? Nope. You are already expected to live "good" every day. It is the minimal expectation by God. Living "good" is not some bonus you can use to pay for your sins in front of God.
Living good and doing good deeds cannot earn the salvation, because God already expects us to do both. In fact, he expects perfectly good life from us. "I'm a good person" usually means "I haven't broken any important laws or at least I haven't been caught."
We've indebted to God a sinless and perfect life from the first to the last breath. Nobody can live better than that, so one cannot earn anything from doing more than what God asks for.
This explains why the price of even one sin is death: we don't have the currency to pay us free. We don't live a single day without an error, and even if we did, we would still have only done our duty.
Every person should help others sincerely and unselfishly. Every day we don't do that, it is one more day to the burden of sin.
Also, every "good deed" we do for the purpose of earning salvation, is done with wrong motives in God's eyes, and definitely does not earn bonus points for the doer. Attempts to earn the salvation are mockery of the sacrifice made by God.
This sacrifice is Jesus. He suffered the penalty that would have belonged to us. When Jack accepts the salvation and "puts on Jesus" in the baptism through the faith, God deems the just penalty as dealt with. He counts Jesus's perfect and sinless life for the good of Jack. When Jack comes to the front of God, he won't have a single sin on his account. Instead, he has 33 years of sinless and only "good" life – the years Jesus lived on earth.
Everything we are and possess, belongs to God. He owns it legally. The only thing from our own are our grue sins. Those don't come from God.
② No. According to Bible, Jesus is the "way, truth and life", and nobody comes to God except thru him.
③ I do not know the answer to this question. However, it is my understanding that until the child is old enough to make consciously a choice that they know is not good, they are pure and eligible to get to heaven. Perhaps when they die, Jesus will ask them "Hi, I'm Jesus, the son of God who created the world. Do you believe that?". :)
④ I do not know the answer to this question. However, it is my understanding that God judges justly :)
Baxter wrote:
⑤When does the soul attach itself to a body?
⑥Is there a difference between the soul of a male and a female?
⑦Do animals have a soul?
⑧Do you believe in alien life? Do they have souls?
⑤ I don't know.
⑥ No. I couldn't find the location in Bible that tells this, but I seem to remember something mentioning that in Heaven, there is no difference between a man and a woman.
⑦ Some people believe they do. They do not have a spirit, though. (According to Bible, there are actually three components: body, soul, spirit. Animals don't have spirit, angels don't have body. Humans have all three.)
⑧ I believe that that the distances of space are so large that the question is largely irrelevant to us. If there is alien life, it is so distant to us that is causally quite disconnected from us and cannot influence either way. So you might say I'm agnostic with regards to alien life and/or their souls. God may or may not have plans in some other distant part of the universe.
Warp wrote:
Does it bother you that you have to answer all these semi-taunting questions about your faith?
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Warp wrote:
Doesn't it bother you that you have to spend so much time answering all these questions, time which you could use to do something more productive and/or interesting?
No. I'm not very productive, and I find these interesting.
