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1
Battlefield / Re: Battlefield 2
« on: September 02, 2019, 01:52:36 pm »
That's cool

2
Battlefield / Re: getsome BF4 servers?
« on: May 27, 2015, 10:54:04 am »
Did I see a sneaky GetSome server yesterday?

3
Team Fortress 2 / Re: TM: #5
« on: December 05, 2014, 12:52:41 pm »
TM #5 is mega-kick, you can buy it at the Celadon department store, hope this helps.

4
General Chat / Re: War on terror
« on: December 05, 2014, 11:14:53 am »
That's some interesting discussion (although I didn't read the OP's quoted letter as it seemed pretty racist).

I agree that some of the tenets of Islam are problematic, converting by sword being the main one (everything else can probably be sorted out over time).

But (to take an example closer to home), we can see it's perfectly possible to be a fundamentalist Christian tea-bagger and still not turn the other cheek, or support universal healthcare (things that Jesus was a fan of). Moreover, religiosity in the Western world has been going down on average for some time.

So it is possible for people to become less religious, or at least act less religious. What we need to do is reduce the average religiosity of the Middle East. Please try and think of this on a population level, rather than an individual level. Some people can get more Islamic, as long as more become less Islamic.

I think that what is often ignored is the environment in which Islam exists. You have a largely uneducated populace with very little social mobility (largely thanks to the West pumping ridiculous amounts of money into the ruling class who fritter it away in non-functional exorbitant displays of wealth; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa).

Now if there's one thing that makes people put their faith in religion, it's being ill-educated. So lets educate them, right? I'm not even talking about going in saying "this is why Islam is wrong", just giving them the basic education that we access to, and maybe throwing in there that a secular life is possible. Is that practical? Maybe, it would probably take concerted international pressure over a long period to achieve though, and everyone's a bit too bent over the barrel for that kind of thing ;)

Another factor that we might look at (putting on my psychologist hat) is the effect of fear. If it's not apprent to everyone that it's all but impossible to beat the religion out of someone, here are the theoretical underpinnings.

The effect of fear is predicted by the reasonably well-supported terror management theory (TMT; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory). Essentially this theory asserts that religion is a worldview meant to alleviate our fear of death, because we go to heaven/get reincarnated/whatever, so we don't actually die. TMT also predicts (and this has been empirically supported) is that the more imminent death is (higher mortality salience, technically), the more religious we get. Now imagine the effect on mortality salience of near constant war on religiosity. Now imagine the effect of the uncertainty about whether an armed drone is hovering beyond sight in the clear blue sky about to reduce you to a gurgling mess of entrails.

Not perfect, by any means, but these are some ideas for helping with the whole extremist problem. Unfortunately these solutions would take a while to have an effect, and probably won't have people waving little American flags in one election cycle (much less advance the agenda of the military-industrial complex). Easier to just say "duh doi, let's kill a quarter of the world's population"

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General Chat / Re: Forum Name Change
« on: October 29, 2014, 06:46:11 pm »
Icon's Arena

6
Battlefield / Re: [BF4] Which map packs get the most use.
« on: August 11, 2014, 05:44:16 pm »
Depends what you like, Dragon's Teeth is pretty urban.

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Battlefield / Re: BF3 TDM Server
« on: July 01, 2014, 01:15:45 pm »
That's what happens when you give away a game.

8
Battlefield / Re: Battlefield Hardline Beta
« on: June 11, 2014, 10:03:34 am »
Do not want

9
Battlefield / BF3 is free
« on: June 03, 2014, 10:40:31 am »
On Origin. For a limited time.

10
Suggestions & Requests / Re: Teamspeak admins?
« on: May 20, 2014, 03:07:15 pm »
Okay, will do.

11
Suggestions & Requests / Teamspeak admins?
« on: May 18, 2014, 09:07:50 pm »
Do we have enough of these? I know that I am quite often getting spammers in the more obscure public channels. Are there many admins on TS?

12
Battlefield / Re: Naval Strike is here
« on: April 07, 2014, 02:29:30 pm »
I think it's alright.

14
Battlefield / Re: Naval Strike is here
« on: April 01, 2014, 09:29:24 pm »
I can't play post-patch, disconnects after two minutes

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I'll be pleased if they pick up the pace of development, it's been dragging on and Sony has just thrown their hat into the ring.

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Battlefield / Re: BF4 - what are you running? what is the performance?
« on: March 19, 2014, 10:47:27 pm »
The full game runs a lot better for me than the beta did, but it's a bit of a lottery with BF4 performance haha.

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Battlefield / Re: [BF4] I know you've been asked this before but...
« on: February 16, 2014, 06:34:29 pm »
Sounds about right :/

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Battlefield / Re: [BF4] I know you've been asked this before but...
« on: February 16, 2014, 04:42:47 pm »
Here's my tracerts to Australia on my Vodafone ADSL.

Code: [Select]
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Matt>ping 59.167.241.116

Pinging 59.167.241.116 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 59.167.241.116: bytes=32 time=187ms TTL=114
Reply from 59.167.241.116: bytes=32 time=186ms TTL=114
Reply from 59.167.241.116: bytes=32 time=186ms TTL=114
Reply from 59.167.241.116: bytes=32 time=186ms TTL=114

Ping statistics for 59.167.241.116:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 186ms, Maximum = 187ms, Average = 186ms

C:\Users\Matt>tracert 59.167.241.116

Tracing route to 59.167.241.116 over a maximum of 30 hops

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms     1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    15 ms    15 ms    15 ms  p2-max4.whn.ihug.co.nz [203.118.139.66]
  3    23 ms    22 ms    22 ms  te0-2-0-3.ppnzctp01.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.18]
  4    23 ms    21 ms    23 ms  te0-0-0-1.ppnzctp02.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.17]
  5    59 ms    58 ms    59 ms  10.123.80.49
  6   186 ms   189 ms   187 ms  ten-1-0-0-640.cor02.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [114.31.200.221]
  7   187 ms   186 ms   187 ms  ten-0-3-0-0.cor03.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [175.45.72.117]
  8   187 ms   187 ms   186 ms  ten-0-1-0.bdr02.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [114.31.192.61]
  9   187 ms   186 ms   187 ms  g7-3-0-127.bdr1.syd6.on.ii.net [150.101.197.221]
 10   214 ms   185 ms   188 ms  ae5.cr1.syd4.on.ii.net [150.101.33.49]
 11   190 ms   191 ms   187 ms  ae0.cr1.syd7.on.ii.net [150.101.33.17]
 12   186 ms   186 ms   186 ms  te4-2.cor2.syd7.on.ii.net [150.101.225.41]
 13   187 ms   186 ms   186 ms  59.167.241.116

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Matt>tracert 66.150.155.214

Tracing route to c-66-150-155-214.managed-ded.internap-la.nfoservers.com [66.150.155.214]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms     1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    15 ms    17 ms    15 ms  p2-max4.whn.ihug.co.nz [203.118.139.66]
  3    22 ms    22 ms    23 ms  te0-2-0-3.ppnzctp01.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.18]
  4    22 ms    22 ms    22 ms  te0-0-0-1.ppnzctp02.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.17]
  5   159 ms   159 ms   159 ms  vodafone-gw.customer.alter.net [152.179.103.58]
  6   158 ms   158 ms   159 ms  0.xe-2-2-0.GW2.LAX1.ALTER.NET [152.179.103.57]
  7   158 ms   159 ms   158 ms  0.xe-4-0-0.XL4.LAX1.ALTER.NET [152.63.113.233]
  8   216 ms   168 ms   159 ms  0.ae1.XL4.LAX15.ALTER.NET [140.222.227.17]
  9   159 ms   159 ms   159 ms  POS7-0-0.GW3.LAX15.ALTER.NET [152.63.112.109]
 10   206 ms   160 ms   159 ms  internapGIGE-gw.customer.alter.net [157.130.236.110]
 11   160 ms   160 ms   159 ms  core1.po1-20g-bbnet1.lax012.pnap.net [216.52.255.14]
 12   160 ms   159 ms   160 ms  border2.po2-20g-bbnet2.lax014.pnap.net [216.52.255.116]
 13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Matt>tracert 64.94.101.167

Tracing route to c-64-94-101-167.managed-ded.internap-la.nfoservers.com [64.94.101.167]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    15 ms    15 ms    15 ms  p2-max4.whn.ihug.co.nz [203.118.139.66]
  3    23 ms    22 ms    22 ms  te0-2-0-3.ppnzctp01.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.18]
  4    22 ms    22 ms    21 ms  te0-0-0-1.ppnzctp02.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.17]
  5   159 ms   159 ms   158 ms  vodafone-gw.customer.alter.net [152.179.103.58]
  6   173 ms   158 ms   158 ms  0.xe-2-2-0.GW2.LAX1.ALTER.NET [152.179.103.57]
  7   159 ms   158 ms   158 ms  0.xe-1-2-0.XL4.LAX1.ALTER.NET [152.63.114.25]
  8   171 ms   158 ms   179 ms  0.ae1.XL4.LAX15.ALTER.NET [140.222.227.17]
  9   159 ms   159 ms   158 ms  POS7-0-0.GW3.LAX15.ALTER.NET [152.63.112.109]
 10   159 ms   159 ms   159 ms  internapGIGE-gw.customer.alter.net [157.130.236.110]
 11   160 ms   160 ms   160 ms  core1.po2-20g-bbnet2.lax012.pnap.net [216.52.255.73]
 12   160 ms   160 ms   160 ms  border2.po2-20g-bbnet2.lax014.pnap.net [216.52.255.116]
 13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 19     *     ^C
C:\Users\Matt>tracert 58.6.24.41

Tracing route to dsl-58-6-24-41.wa.westnet.com.au [58.6.24.41]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2   111 ms    15 ms    15 ms  p2-max4.whn.ihug.co.nz [203.118.139.66]
  3    22 ms    21 ms    22 ms  te0-2-0-3.ppnzctp01.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.18]
  4    21 ms    22 ms    22 ms  te0-0-0-1.ppnzctp02.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.17]
  5    58 ms    58 ms    58 ms  10.123.80.9
  6   186 ms   185 ms   185 ms  ten-1-0-0-640.cor02.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [114.31.200.221]
  7   186 ms   186 ms   186 ms  ten-0-3-0-0.cor03.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [175.45.72.117]
  8   186 ms   186 ms   186 ms  ten-0-1-0.bdr02.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [114.31.192.61]
  9   187 ms   186 ms   186 ms  g7-3-0-127.bdr1.syd6.on.ii.net [150.101.197.221]
 10   240 ms   241 ms   240 ms  ae4.cr1.per1.on.ii.net [150.101.33.33]
 11   241 ms   241 ms   241 ms  po6-10.per-qv1-bdr1.on.ii.net [150.101.33.91]
 12   241 ms   241 ms   240 ms  po1.per-qv1-hsa1.iinet.net.au [203.215.4.23]
 13   243 ms   241 ms   242 ms  203.215.4.135
 14   240 ms   242 ms   241 ms  i014-018.nv.iinet.net.au [203.59.14.18]
 15   241 ms   262 ms   241 ms  dsl-58-6-24-41.wa.westnet.com.au [58.6.24.41]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Matt>tracert 119.252.191.79

Tracing route to WIN-S2FQGOSUU8D [119.252.191.79]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    15 ms    14 ms    14 ms  p2-max4.whn.ihug.co.nz [203.118.139.66]
  3    22 ms    22 ms    22 ms  te0-2-0-3.ppnzctp01.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.18]
  4    22 ms    22 ms    22 ms  te0-0-0-1.ppnzctp02.chc.vf.net.nz.182.109.203.in-addr.arpa [203.109.182.17]
  5    35 ms    35 ms    35 ms  vodafone1.ape.nzix.net [192.203.154.145]
  6   159 ms   158 ms   158 ms  vocus1.ape.nzix.net [192.203.154.123]
  7   187 ms   186 ms   186 ms  ten-0-0-0-1.cor01.akl05.akl.VOCUS.net.nz [114.31.202.43]
  8   187 ms   186 ms   187 ms  bundle-50.cor01.alb01.akl.VOCUS.net.nz [114.31.202.86]
  9   187 ms   187 ms   186 ms  ten-0-3-0-2.cor03.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [114.31.202.85]
 10   186 ms   186 ms   186 ms  ten-0-2-0.cor02.syd03.nsw.VOCUS.net.au [175.45.72.116]
 11   186 ms   186 ms   189 ms  asn56106.cor02.syd03.NSW.VOCUS.net.au [175.45.107.50]
 12   187 ms   186 ms   186 ms  WIN-S2FQGOSUU8D [119.252.191.79]

Trace complete.


Perhaps someone around here could sort me out?

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Intellectual Discussion / Re: The State of Reporting in New Zealand
« on: February 11, 2014, 10:38:27 pm »
I like it how she got in a plug for her show.

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Battlefield / Re: First Impressions
« on: February 08, 2014, 10:00:58 pm »



Rust Interviews

How do I embedded youtube?

Oh, easy.

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General Chat / Re: Our swiming pool at work.
« on: February 08, 2014, 12:42:20 pm »
That's a big ass pool.

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Intellectual Discussion / Re: The State of Reporting in New Zealand
« on: February 07, 2014, 02:49:25 pm »
I read stuff so that I can see the comments, and fully understand the number of idiots that I share this country with.

They seem to have embraced the ignorance of their readers by allowing comments on Waitangi stories. I'm sure that they didn't used to, but it seems like the monkeys are running the zoo these days, or maybe it's just more visible now that 'Stuff Nation' (read: writers that we don't pay) exists.

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Battlefield / Re: Sweet FX in BF4
« on: February 05, 2014, 09:44:02 am »
Hmmm, seems like I have found a preset that makes the sky the actual colour of the sky, which is nice.

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Battlefield / Re: Sweet FX in BF4
« on: January 31, 2014, 05:54:24 pm »
O rly? I didn't know that, I might give it another try in that case.

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Battlefield / Re: Sweet FX in BF4
« on: January 31, 2014, 02:26:18 pm »
I tried it, but didn't really like it in all situations.

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