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Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

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  1. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Is OFP2 Feature-Locked yet?

    Just wondering if OFP2 has been feature locked - as in, the contents of the game have been finalised and although they are still being worked on, no new content will be added. I assume they have been at this stage of development, but I could be wrong. I'm asking just because if it has there is little point in having more threads on new content in the OFP2 suggestions page. Not looking for a release date or anything, 'when it's done' suits me fine.
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    The Iraq thread 4

    Actually, you only protest when you dont agree with the beliefs of the people who arent talking about the subject.
  3. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    The Iraq thread 4

    The whole issue of Iraq is inextricably linked with religion, like it or not. I notice you only protest when one particular viewpoint is raised, however. It IS on topic.
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    The Iraq thread 4

    Sir, I find your ideas interesting and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Please find enclosed a 'Church of Bru' induction kit consisting of 1 (one) outsized hat and a case (24 bottles) of Glass Bru bottles. Sincerely
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    The Iraq thread 4

    Made popular culture by the film Swordfish
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    Depleted Uranium (DU)

    Non Depleted radium puts out lots of Alpha and Gamma radiation. Those as you remember from school physics clases are the radiation that pentrates clothing and in the case gamma even layers of lead. In Depleted The type of radiation has changed it is beta radiation. Walker, I certainly am not saying that depleted uranium is safe, nor especially that DU dust is safe. It isn't. Its dangerous and toxic. But it IS true that depleted uranium = depleted of radioactivity to a large degree DU is uranium with significantly reduced proportions of the radioactive isotopes of Uranium. By DEFINITION that is what it is. It is NOT significantly radioactive. If radioactive substances are ingested, they are dangerous. If toxic materials and heavy metals are ingested they are dangerous. But DU is not radioactive in any amount enough to damage anyone if they dont have it inside their body. All I wanted to point out was that most uneducated people have a severe phobia of radiation. Stories in newspapers go on about radiation as if it were unnatural or a major health risk. Its not, if it is not ingested.
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    Game physics

    Good post. I think there are similar tables out there for tanks and so on as well; combat mission uses some extremely complex maths to calculate such things which they calibrated with real data.
  8. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Depleted Uranium (DU)

    Depleted uranium = depleted of radioactivity (to a large degree.) Its not radiation that does damage, its that its one of the heavy, toxic metals (like mercury or lead - they are just bad for you, especially when inhaled.) *EDIT* Before anyone takes a hissy fit, I'm not saying you are wrong MLF, the radiation in the nearby area probably does increase. But DU is not significantly radioactive, its that it is a heavy metal that does damage. People who live on granite/ in granite houses get more radiation than that by a long way.
  9. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Gran Turismo 4

    real simulators dont have damage or any realistic crash effect Look up simulator in the dictionary "a device that enables the operator to reproduce or represent under test conditions phenomena likely to occur in actual performance" Real simulators do model crashes and collisions. Thats a load of nonsense. Plane simulators don't model 900 mph crashes into the earth because there is no point, but they do model equipment breakdowns etc.
  10. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Gran Turismo 4

    Is it actually a simulation yet or is it a pretty car gallery with rubber walls around the track? As in, what happens when you collide with a wall or another car, is it still that arcadey nonsense?
  11. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    OFP2 - Rainbow Six

    He agrees with you
  12. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Multiplayer

    Well yes, but if you do find a server with more people who WILL cooperate like that, it is better! Try the Zeus server!
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    The Iraq thread 4

    While you bring up some good points I cannot go into them atm as I will be banned (and noone else) if I mention the R word again.
  14. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    The Iraq thread 4

    Speaking as a member I find Avon's, and the rest of the overtly religious posters posts EXTREMELY offensive and would have simply applied a fair and balanced ban on discussing religious topics. At all. What I object to is ...well, what I object to. Overtly religious posts and posts claiming, as fact, that religion is universally good, with nothing to back it up. Opinions are fine when they are stated as opinions - noone can disagree with them. "No one cares if you disagree or not - but you don't just stick to agreeing/disagreeing; you decide that your point of view is universally correct, and that everyone else is a nutcase. That's your line of argument in a nutshell. " I'm sorry if you feel that way but that is NOT what I have ever done. Its not my point of view that is always correct - I have been wrong in the past and have admitted as much. What IS crazy is insane things like believing wine turns into blood which tastes like wine but is actually literally turning into the blood of a mythical character. That is just crazy, no two ways about it. Or believing that the earth is flat and that the sun orbits it. Thats not that everyone who disagrees with my point of view is a nutcase - thats that anyone who believes in such lunacy is .. a nutcase. Look in the mirror.
  15. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    The Iraq thread 4

    That's right, I was the one who brought it up... oh wait!! No I wasn't! Yet somehow you ignored that. So its ok for others to INSULT people without religious belief? Feel free to point out anywhere where I've been rude or deliberately insulted people (bearing in mind that 'mind-virus' is a perfectly reasonable way to describe the way ideas such as religion promulgate through society.) If anyone finds the simple truth insulting, is that my fault?
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    War against terror

    Your's is more of the same "the Iraqi War is a religious war" BS. It isn't. Its not primarily a religious war, no - and nowhere did I say it was. That doesnt change anything - blind faith is always a bad thing. Religion is a form of mental illenss, IMO.
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    The Iraq thread 4

    Since I dont have the religion 'mind virus' I don't like to see, prolong or cause undue suffering for no good reason.
  18. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    War against terror

    Why exactly is it that you think that these are not christian deeds? Historically they were. According to the bible they are (ok, mainly the old testament) - but remember 'I come not to bring peace, but a sword' and the Jesus characters intolerance and prejudice on occasion. According to some prominent religious leaders they are (Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwel, etc) This is more of the same 'oh but religion is always good' BS.
  19. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    War against terror

    Well, I think you may be trying too hard to disagree. Yes, words change over time, but, at the moment, despite what a small proportion of the world population (who think they are a lot larger proportion of the world population) think, that use of 'commie' is incorrect. Maybe you don't like my use of the word incorrect either. For incorrect you could substitute 'misleading,' I suppose, but its not as accurate. Its 'misleading' to say that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a fair example of democracy and to use 'democratic' as a disparaging term based on the government there. Its 'misleading' to say that the USSR was a fair example of communism and to use 'commie' as a disparaging term based on the government there. Well, so do I, but that doesn't mean it is reasonable or fair to use the term in that way. Just because something is 'the american way' or just traditional in the US in no way makes it 'right.' And I never get annoyed at anyone else stating things as if they were facts Most of my posts which you apparently take a special dislike to are in response to supposedly authorative statements - which I feel, given evidence, are not. Oh - and when I say 'wrong' - I back it up And I think the american (and your own) veneration of religion as something which 'just is' good is blinding you to the very real fact that religion is divisive, bad for humanity and one of the main causes of intolerance, hatred and inhumanity. The NeoCons are not subverting religion, they are just using it. Again an incorrect use of language. Subverting religion would mean changing what it is - and they are not doing that, just using different parts than other religious types. Its not true. Bush is an extremely religious man. He is great friends with Pat Robertson - the televangelist lunatic. Watch 'The Jesus Factor.' Yes.... suggesting that he is, indeed, a very religious man and that religion is not being subverted, just expressed 'honestly.' Truth hurts sometimes. Any particular reason WHY you think that, or is it just something you don't like? Of course the speeches are carefully tailored to suit the audience, etc. But that doesnt mean that they are not expressing their own religiousness or applying it in day to day affairs. You seem adamant that religion cannot possibly be a bad thing - but refuse to give any reason why. Can it be that you cant think of any?
  20. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    War against terror

    Walker, IsthatyouJohnWayne, Look; the point is very simple. The government in the former USSR was not communist. (It was a socialist government which claimed to be preparing the ground for communism) The way the NeoCons act and behave is slightly similar to that government, but not to 'communism' as a form of politics, sociology or ethos. Therefore it is WRONG to say that the NeoCons are 'commies.' You could say they are wannabe totalitarian dictators, (which is not anything to do with communism) or just fascists - but they certainly are not 'commies.' If one person, or even group of people, is using a word incorrectly (IE McCarthy era US citizen style) -that doesnt change the meaning of the word or make their incorrect usage correct. Walker, really, what you are describing sounds far more like fascism than communism. Try to see the difference between 'pure' Political systems in theory and claimed political systems in practice. What I mean here is that you should not say democracy is flawed because many countries (particularly in Africa) call themselves 'The democratic such and such' - but don't act like democracies. The same thing applies. The government of the USSR had no resemblance to communism.
  21. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    War against terror

    Then he is using it wrongly, TBH.
  22. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Graphic Fix?

    Apart from the grass, the PC version looks 10x better than the Xbox version. Are you mad? The level of detail is far lower, and the main thing - the resolution is TINY compared to the PC version.
  23. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Graphic Fix?

    Apart from the grass, the PC version looks 10x better than the Xbox version. Are you mad? The level of detail is far lower, and the main thing - the resolution is TINY compared to the PC version.
  24. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    Graphic Fix?

    Apart from the grass, the PC version looks 10x better than the Xbox version. Are you mad? The level of detail is far lower, and the main thing - the resolution is TINY compared to the PC version.
  25. Baron Hurlothrumbo IIX

    The Iraq thread 4

    If this were on, say, an Iraqi tank addon, for example, I would have no problem downloading, using and promoting such an addon. It reflects the reality of countries at war with each other. However, I see no reason why the example you gave in the M1A2 thread about "eating pig" should be accepted here by the player community. Whether or not such an inscription existed or not on a real tank, it goes past insulting an enemy country. In this case, it's an insult to 100s of millions of Muslims worldwide. Why should this be tolerated here? And we better not mention that the world is not flat either, in case we insult Christians! People get offended at all sorts of things. That is THEIR problem.
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