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No. I would guess your percentages would rise directly with the size of your country. Too many dynamics to accurately predict, but that would be my guess.

You're saying the US population increased by 98 million in 6 years?

For some reason I was under the impression it was around the 230's around that time, but I don't have any numbers currently to compare. Howver, it wasn't 298 million in 2000.

ZL: You have a population of 9,000,000, so it's not really any sort of valid comparison.

imprisoned and tortured for three years.

Isolated incidents of torture, not the norm.

Otherwise good points, except you lost me at the end.

298,444,215

Um not in 2000, ass. Insert apology <here>

I never endorsed the war in Vietnam, since i wasn't even born

Zombie: Would you mind posting where you found those stats?

Seventh: Ouch! Were resorting to name calling now, sweet!

In a country of 230,000,000--at that time--, you bet your ass.

ZL: Per population in the 200,000,000's at that time, 17,000 people is a tiny drop in the proverbial bucket.

Ant: Again your opinion. If you going to disagree, at least put something on the table.

You can invent the "terrorist detector", then nobody will be falsely imprisoned.

Your kinda reaching now Ant, really, some more substantive points might be in order...

More facts, less inflammatory opinion

I just can't be bothered and don't have time to read all the comments and match them up with responses. It's a pretty big thread with a hell of a lot of content.

You don't have time to back up your accusations, but you have time to make them. Cop out and very convenient.

DOWN WITH PROGRESS, eh?

Your claim, that an elightend society needs not guns, not mine.

Oh, I'm sure the victims are greatly heartened by your pity.

No system is perfect. We'll do what we have to, and not be ashamed by it.

That's like, your opinion man.

Calling our laws ludicrous for the sake of being ludicrous, is...ludicrous

The right to own and bear arms is preeminent to our culture. I don't have the stats on hand, but per capita, I would guess a more realistic appraisal then yours would show the amount of violent crimes comitted with firearms turns out to be a tiny fraction of a fraction of a percent.

My previous post encapsulates how I feel about this:

What really needs to change in America are the penalties/enforcement for gun-related crimes. Make them harsh enough, and the small percentage of criminals who use guns to commit crimes will decrease still.

I would include "accidents" in this legislation for morons like Dick Cheney, and those who allow their children access to their guns--Columbine. This would also make people more responsible and serious about gun safety.

Punish the offenders, not the 99.9999999% of people that are responisble and abide the law with their firearms. Hold those accountable, accountable.

Did you try the other methods in the thread like having uncompiled space 'tween two walls, or the three-wall one?

Your gun rights is the cause of the extreme high amount of armed crime in the states.

Simply not ture.

undergo extensive surveilance and even detain people based on loose suspicions of terrorism?

They could always do that in the name of national security, The Patriot act just makes it easier. If the rights of Middle-Easterners are infringed in the process, it's regrettable, but we have to protect ourselves. When 19-year-old white girls start suicide bombing, then I guess we'll have to pay closer attention to them as well.

Seventh: 'Meant your status quo. It seems hip nowadays to be Libby and left.

You're still ignoring all my previous counterpoints to your previous accusations, and instead leaving a half-sentence bullshit reply...see "Cop Out".

If your going to make these accusations you should back them up when your called out

The fact that you're allowed firearms for no good reason, Rowley. Utterly pathetic.

Entirely your opinion even if it's totally wrong. From Aussies I've talked to, you guys have even stricter gun control than the Brits. I suppose I'd try to make the same claim if my government didn't allow me to own a gun.

There are plenty of good reasons to own a gun. Personal defense, Hunting, Sport shooting, competetive target shooting, etc. It's our Right. If you want to call our Rights utterly pathetic, well then go ahead.

What gun rule thing?

Wow Seventh, I'm shocked by how obtuse you can be when you choose to. It's not about guns, it's about rights. But you'd rather keep generalizing, maintaining the status quo, right?

The fact is we have more rights than you do but you claim we're giving up our liberties everyday. Rather than calling me a "paranoid idiot", why don't you respond to some of my counterpoints to your ridiculous/baseless statements.

Jobabob: It's called sport shooting. Again, the point is not the guns, it's the right to own the gun if I so choose too that's important.

simehong2000: you should explore the "links" link on this page...lot's of good stuff in there

I will NEVER go on the server if iceworld is on it. this is a mapping site for god's sake

Huntei, since when did you become such a snob

If it's fun to play, who cares how shitty the mapping is...

America is run by the wealthy

Um, pretty much every country is run by the wealthy--they're the only ones who can afford to lobby for themselves and campaign!

You have touched on an important issue though, and that's our system of election. Common men, with no allegiance to anyone but the people, should be able to run and win. Unfortunately, that just isn't the way it is at present.

Bush and Kerry have more in common with each other than 99% of the rest of America has with either of them. The way it is now, you just try to pick the lesser of two evils.

Vanilla Sky (audio only, DVDx rip)

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Vox: I can understand why you are reacting the way you are. I feel much the same way, but try not to take these inflammatory remarks too personally. Keep in mind everyone is pissed with America, and have been for a long time, so anything new that happens is just icing on the cake for them

Americans are losing their liberties every day, it's practicly a police state.

The biggest load of bullshit I've heard yet.

Where else but America do convicted murderers sit on "Death Row" for years and years, appeal after appeal.

I can buy any assault weapon I want, and since The Republicans repealed the assault weapon's ban, I can legally buy clips any size. What sort of police state allows you to own military-grade weapons ffs?!

Besides the indiscretions of a few guards, our prisons, incuding "Gitmo" and Abu Ghurayb treat there prisoners better than most in this world, I would say.

Of course there are people in those prisons, and in every prison that are not guilty. Since the beginning of civilizaition, I would gather unfortunate souls have been falsely accused, imprisoned, and put to death. Ours and no other Criminal Justice system will ever be perfect, but we do the best we can.

If your not a fucking terrorist, you have nothing to fear from the Patriot Act. Profiling? Hell yes I'm all for profiling. When little old ladies start hijacking airplanes, then you'll have an argument there.

Surrendering the freedoms you claim to hold so dear.

Really Alex, what are you on about. What liberties have I sacrificed due to the terrorists? I live exactly the way I did 10 years ago. If I'm not a terrorist, tell me what I have to fear?

You want to talk about police states, you need look no further than your own country. There are more surveilance cameras in London than any city in the world. You can't own a gun for personal protection, and hunting is pretty restricted from what I gather. Do they let you change your undergarments there without someone watching?

the often still-living torso

Disembowelled, and the genitalia and entrails burned before the victim's eyes

Ah....The good ol' days

Tosse: Check This Thread. It gives multilple methods that all seem plausible.

Of all the methods mentioned, the easiest imo is to make your bulletproof wall a func_button, with:

Health: Set to a very high number
Delay before reset: 0.01
"Don't Move" flag: <checked>

Let us know what you come up with

<rowleybob senses a new example map coming...>

Coast To Coast AM with George Noory

Wow, I guess I knew about the water protecting player from fall damage, but this gives me some new ideas

I was recently working on a trap, where the player fell through a series of pipes pointed almost straight down, with twists and turns. Depending on how the player fell/jumped into the trap, the steep falls would usually kill him, even with a series of trigger_hurts set to heal.

If I line the tunnels with a thin layer of water, it should protect the player, no matter where or how he impacts the pipes The water will actually fit the theme nicely too.

Thanks inventrex!

This thread actually seems to be getting better as it goes on, which is refreshing

Still some rampant generalization going on, but I think the minority American population here are used to it.

Bratty: I admire your tenacity, but we're pretty much wasting our breath trying to fight Lib concepts here. I'm loathe to admit it, but most of my friends are extreme Liberals

Our arguments become so heated that I refuse to discuss politics, W, or Michael Moore--fat, sniveling fuck --with most of them. I considering becoming a Lib for purely social reasons sometimes

But the truth is that if someone is driven and intelligent in America, there are plenty of opportunity for higher education and research. That's why my family immigrated.

I couldn't agree more. Time and time again, I've noticed how unbelievably hard first-generation immigrants work in this country. The places they come from are typically so bereft of opportunity, that the U.S. is literally "the Land Of Milk And Honey" to them.

They work hard at low paying jobs, neither call in sick nor take time off, and save their money. Then they usually buy/start their own business and become enormously successful.

Opportunity surrounds the average American in most places in the U.S., but I think a feeling of entitlement and false pride prevent most from taking advantage of it.

If you mean by 'prospering' that he's running around in a tinfoil hat attacking cars with 'satanic' license plates then I'm sure you're right.

Pwn

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Beautiful, reminds me of Disney World

Truly, they just don't build stuff like that anymore

Sweet.

I recommend cs_italy and cs_assault, with fy_iceworld for fun.

Maybe we could put up links to this and Muzz's server on the front page?

Wow! This thread has doubled in size since yesterday, and degenerated to the point where I'm not sure what we're talking about now

Satchmo: Truly inspiring story. I wish I had a small fraction of your drive and determination. However let's not over-simplify things. No matter how hard some people try, they could never attain what you have. Let's be frank here, you were born gifted and you should recognize that. Saying "hard work" is the only thing that seperates you from any other "idiot" is total bullshit, and you know it.

Aim some of your high-powered, "literary analysis" at my post again, and see if you can answer my original question. I wasn't asking you why you felt justified calling people "typical American idiots". Rather, I would really like to know why you feel you need to.

What do you have to gain? Who are you trying to impress by pimping your personal achievements and--in your mind--superiority?

I agree with your predictions about China, btw. China, India, and the former Soviet Union are economic/military juggernauts of tomorrow. Unless something drastic happens in the next 50 years, The U.S. is pretty screwed I'm sad to say

BrattyLord: These Anti-American, Anti-Conservative rallies are always an uphill battle. I've detemnined Libs have something missing in their brains, and no amount of discussion can "grow" that part of their brain for them

Gun Control: I disagree that allowing everyone to have guns would cause more problems that it would prevent.

What really needs to change in America are the penalties/enforcement for gun-related crimes. Make them harsh enough, and the small percentage of criminals who use guns to commit crimes will decrease still.

I would include "accidents" in this legislation for morons like Dick Cheney, and those who allow their children access to their guns--Columbine. This would also make people more responsible and serious about gun safety.

Punish the offenders, not the 99.9999999% of people that are responisble and abide the law with their firearms. Hold those accountable, accountable.

Jobabob and ZombieLoffe: Points for comic relief

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At first glance, I wasn't going to touch this thread with a 10-foot pole. Since then, I've rehearsed my deep breathing exercices and feel ready to respond.

Many of the invectives/complaints strewn forth in this thread are mostly true--if over-exaggerated--, so they're not really worth disputing. Besides the fact that it's no secret The United States lags behind most developed countries in Academics, I freely admit most of us--myself included--, are consumeristic, lazy slobs, who don't really care what's going on in the world until our gas prices rise.

That said, I think ZombieLoffe really "beefed the jerkey" when he basically said that even if these things are true, it's rather petty and pointless to complain how stupid we supposedly are. Really, grow Up.

This thread sounds more to me like indignant little babies, crying because they're so jealous of Big, Bad America.

Satchmo: I don't understand your apparent lack of national pride and outright pissing all over of the place in which you live, and call yourself a citizen. Your petty, elitist attitude not only sickens, but scares me, and this is not the first time it's reared it's foul head at this forum.

Considering you're living the American dream, this is all only worse in my opinion. I'm sure you have one or two pimped-out SUVs, and pay more in taxes/insurance/gas lol annually than most of us average joes make in a year.

What makes you content to judge the average "idiot" American? It sounds to me that despite all your supposed achievements, you still feel inadequete and/or have something to prove to everyone...

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R.E.M. - eponymous (full album)

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I want to copy a movie from a friend.. And its copyprotect on..

I've used DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink to copy...err...backup many, many movies. Never had a problem once with any of them.

How about modelling links, Half-Life 2 info sites etc

Word Habboi. I was just looking in links for XSI and found nuthin'. I checked most of the links and there were only links to model viewers. I realize this is a mapping site....but modelling is pretty important to mapping, especially in Source.

Something like:

Modelling:

Programs:
XSI
Milkshape
Gmax
Model Viewers

Tutorials:
Polycount
Psionic 3D
PepperLand
Captain P Land

What does thy think?

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Ant: You can't exactly blame System Restore for becoming infected with a virus. However, that's actually a pretty good tip for those who do like/use it:

If you're infected with a virus, purge your current restore points!

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Someone just told me that "hyperlinking" is the wrong word...it's called direct linking or hotlinking.

What I meant was can you host pictures or maps or whatever on AwardSpace, and make them available via a link on TWHL?

@Dauby/Kol: Those look quite nice. Do they allow hyperlinking?

Looking forward to checking out your map...should have some nice detail

Oh and use the edit button instead of posting 3 times in a row <apologizes to The Hunter for beating him to it >

If you add -chart paramater after the last part of your compile--usually RAD--, It will list how much map resources you've used up for that paticular level. You can use the parameter for each stage of compile, but then it just repeats the info 4 times

Here's a taste of what it looks like:

Object names  Objects/Maxobjs  Memory / Maxmem  Fullness
------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------
models              1/400           64/25600    ( 0.3%)
planes            581/32768      11620/655360   ( 1.8%)
vertexes         1784/65535      21408/786420   ( 2.7%)
nodes             501/32767      12024/786408   ( 1.5%)
texinfos          277/32767      11080/1310680  ( 0.8%)
faces            1373/65535      27460/1310700  ( 2.1%)
clipnodes        1747/32767      13976/262136   ( 5.3%)
leaves            343/8192        9604/229376   ( 4.2%)
marksurfaces     1566/65535       3132/131070   ( 2.4%)
surfedges        6402/512000     25608/2048000  ( 1.3%)
edges            3212/256000     12848/1024000  ( 1.3%)
texdata          [variable]        928/4194304  ( 0.0%)
lightdata        [variable]     446610/6291456  ( 7.1%)
visdata          [variable]      15101/2097152  ( 0.7%)
entdata          [variable]        332/524288   ( 0.1%)
21 textures referenced
=== Total BSP file data space used: 611795 bytes ===

If you can give me a clearer Idea of what you want to accomplish with this--upload a map, setup the way you want --, I'll mess with it.

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YTMND changed the format of their homepage, and claimed they were bought out by rival Ebaum's World

Kasperg: HL 1 or 2? If it's HL1 I'd be willing to try it for you if you like.

Here'sa very comprehensive list of XP tweaks you can use to free up memory and HDD space... Most important probably disabling unnecessary processes, having enough free HDD space, and perhpas increasing the size of your Virtual Memory pagefile.

Star Trek VII (Audio-only, DVDx rip)

Pepper and Captain P have some great Milkshape tutorials! PM them for more info.

The worst thing about Milkshape imo is there is no plugin for selecting vertices in the 3D view.

Once you get used to it, it's as easy to use as Hammer...so, stick with it

No one should every use any Norton Products. Ever.

Go here For great, free Antivirus software.

As for your Norton woes, I sympathize, but it's a good lesson to learn how shitty they and their products are.

Afaik your best bet is to manually delete it. Delete what you can, and use delete-on-boot software to zap what you can't. Also, go Control Panel/Admin Tools/Services, and disable anything that says Symantec or Norton.

Add to the list of VIS "taker longers":
-Improper use of Hint brushes
-Big skyboxes
-Too many detailed architecture or world props
-Wrecked/invalid brushes

If your VIS is taking a long time with the -fast switch, your map probably has one or all of these negative attributes.

To give you an idea, I have a map where the VIS time takes about 4.5 minutes, but with fast VIS, it takes about 8 seconds!

Rammstein - Feuer Frei

@Gargy: You're right. I thought for sure you could SHIFT+Nudge to duplicate objects...but alas no

OH SHIT I didn't know that!

edit: Oh, for software mode, lol

Your Hosting Info here.

Cost, Disk Space, Bandwith, File Size Limit, Restrictions, Scripting, Database, etc.