I was in Washington DC area on this day, today and was able to follow closely what went on. I am a fairly conservative person. So, it may not surprise most that some of the ideas that Mr. Lee had to share are of mutual agreement with me. The title of this article is a bit misleading because this article does not intend to talk about Mr. Lee's problems themselves. The interest here is the rights that have been recently stepped upon in this country, and eventually if time is found, a study on the relations between the economy, and the current violations of rights I believe the government and corporations are taking.
Have you ever seen The Great Debate? It is a story of the changes the world was going through during segregation. I believe Mr. James Lee was trying to take this approach on his views in life, and that the courts laughed at him and slapped him in jail. He believed in something so strongly that he took the desperate acts that many others took during the civil war, and the times of Martin Luther King Jr. At the time of this writing there are many fallacies in my writing, but eventually I will try to compile a better argument, with more examples. The most important idea to toss around and come to your own conclusions on, are: How is Lee different from politicians, or even other great men. He believed in something passionately, he took action using money and persuasion, and in the end he used desperate action to try to succeed in his goals. Was Lee really dangerous? I don't know, I don't even know if he hurt anyone. I do know that if her really wanted to hurt someone he could have. I know that he could have taken out many more, or even the whole building right away if he wanted to make a statement against, as The Matrix calls it, the human virus problem. I too was worried about this, until I realized that mother nature has a fail safe. Lee, however isn't patient enough for mother nature, and of course we do seem to adapt often.
1. So Lee's right to freedom of speech and press was revoked. He then took action. It is simple as that.
2. Guns are a right, and should be usable by anyone anywhere, as long as they are now in jail. The way we treat guns has led to parts of the downfall to society. People don't respect people because of this. Honesty is not required, and people tend to be more willing to try crime.
3. Military can invade and confinscate your house for "safety" of government officials and the surrounding. They forcible remove you from your home in environments that could "hurt" you like Katrina.
4. Land is no longer something we can hold on to without fret, not only does the government often force sale for paving, but I have also seen cities and counties force people to give up lands just because they wanted to resell it for the building and enhancing of the city. Like a new walmart. Even though they wouldn't sell to walmart. This is another violation.
5. I seen OJ Simpson retried for murder that it was deducted he didn't do based on evidence in the fiction section.
6. Many times I have seen someone sit in jail for up to 6 months because the officers required for a trial just happened to go on vacation.
7. When asking for a jury people are treated like they are stupid, and told if you take a jury there is no going back, especially for what is considered minor issues. They are threatened. They are held longer, this interferes with their job and family.
8. Bail was set for a minor sex offense at 1 million dollars to a guy that hadn't even committed a crime. The jury set up was promised to be mostly the community older ladies, and of course he was forced to take a by-out.
9. You only need to read the loops of the administrative branch and look over irs documentation to realize that there are problems with the government using the right to extend their power.
10. The federal government has states support things that they may not really want to. It is a good political move to do what you are asked, as a governor, but shouldn't the governor just offer if he thinks he can assist instead of being asked?
Well I know there are many fallacies in this writing but I will do what I can to fix it up into a more improved document. For now let it stand as an idea in the works that saddens me, and may be part of the downfall of our economy.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Client VS Server Side
We have all heard the guru's talking while taking lunch, but you may have not understood. So here is what is being said: "Oh, well that's all client side so that's Joe's job." or "That's not my business it's server side." or even, "It doesn't work that way, you'd have to do that with a server application." Did you kind of play along and act like you knew? I did once, a lot time ago, I swear... alright maybe I didn't but I've read a lot of books on the subject the first time I heard the term server side, the guy that said it couldn't even answer my questions, or at least he didn't want to. Most books use visuals, but I will do my best to explain it the simple way.
CLIENT SIDE
Everything you see on your browser page is client side. Usually it means your computer. That is your computer gets send information in some form of code or another and your computer (the client) reads it and displays it on your screen. So a client side is pretty much anything that is rendered processed and put on your computer. When you purchase a game your purchasing client side software. That is why so many games are called clients. Some games amazingly enough have more than 1 client. Each one giving different graphics allowing multiple people to play with newer or older graphics cards. Or even change what things on their screen look like to them. I've seen people "hack" their clients to do little things like change the outfit of a character they created. Or make an item look better to them. All this is only on their computer, and it does not effect the other players. When you have a Client-Server Application or Game it means there is a server somewhere making the calls, calculating the numbers and returning them to your client.
SERVER SIDE
We all have heard of servers. This is the place where information is stored in huge databases to be processed by huge processors and then returned to multiple users. Say your playing a game on the internet with a friend and you both start attacking the same opponent. You both are doing damage to that opponent but who adds the numbers up and tells you when he's dead? The server! The server gets your damage and then gets your friends and adds them up and subtracts them from the creatures available points of damage (also called hit points) and when it reaches zero the creature dies on your screen. Servers are used for many purposes. The most important thing to remember is a server is to hold large amounts of data to make it convenient to access by many different people. For example this website is stored on a server, and anytime someone wants to access it they can. What happens is your computer says hey I want that info from that server. A program on the server goes, alright here you go. The client gets the information, and the client side program goes alright this is how he wants to see the information.
It's all that simple. I will revise this later when I find more time, I was half awake while writing it, but I believe it's all here. Just a draft really.
CLIENT SIDE
Everything you see on your browser page is client side. Usually it means your computer. That is your computer gets send information in some form of code or another and your computer (the client) reads it and displays it on your screen. So a client side is pretty much anything that is rendered processed and put on your computer. When you purchase a game your purchasing client side software. That is why so many games are called clients. Some games amazingly enough have more than 1 client. Each one giving different graphics allowing multiple people to play with newer or older graphics cards. Or even change what things on their screen look like to them. I've seen people "hack" their clients to do little things like change the outfit of a character they created. Or make an item look better to them. All this is only on their computer, and it does not effect the other players. When you have a Client-Server Application or Game it means there is a server somewhere making the calls, calculating the numbers and returning them to your client.
SERVER SIDE
We all have heard of servers. This is the place where information is stored in huge databases to be processed by huge processors and then returned to multiple users. Say your playing a game on the internet with a friend and you both start attacking the same opponent. You both are doing damage to that opponent but who adds the numbers up and tells you when he's dead? The server! The server gets your damage and then gets your friends and adds them up and subtracts them from the creatures available points of damage (also called hit points) and when it reaches zero the creature dies on your screen. Servers are used for many purposes. The most important thing to remember is a server is to hold large amounts of data to make it convenient to access by many different people. For example this website is stored on a server, and anytime someone wants to access it they can. What happens is your computer says hey I want that info from that server. A program on the server goes, alright here you go. The client gets the information, and the client side program goes alright this is how he wants to see the information.
It's all that simple. I will revise this later when I find more time, I was half awake while writing it, but I believe it's all here. Just a draft really.
Friday, October 16, 2009
So You Want to Be a Guru huh?
Well, contrary to popular belief, today becoming a computer guru is simple. The most important things you need are patience, internet, and knowledge. You can obtain the knowledge from the internet if you know where to look. Most computer gurus know the ins and outs of at least 2 operating systems. Mine happen to be Ubuntu Linux and any Windows. They know at least 1 high level programming language (C++/Java), and 3 scripting languages(HTML/CSS/PHP/Javascript/Python). It also helps to play games, but that's optional. The types of people who naturally become guru's are those who enjoy overcoming challenges.
Communities are large, and very helpful. The number one rule is READ! READ! READ! Most of us willing to help, will help, but we don't do the work for you. We help you with analogies, information, and concepts. We expect you to put them together to do what you need. The unsaid rule I always break is: Even when you learn by example, more study is required to clarify yourself. Sometimes you assume things because they work, and much much later you find out your wrong and look like a complete moron in front of others, so if you don't take that feeling of remorse well, and you don't want it to cost you a job one day, always review something after you think you understand it, who knows you might learn something else.
Communities are large, and very helpful. The number one rule is READ! READ! READ! Most of us willing to help, will help, but we don't do the work for you. We help you with analogies, information, and concepts. We expect you to put them together to do what you need. The unsaid rule I always break is: Even when you learn by example, more study is required to clarify yourself. Sometimes you assume things because they work, and much much later you find out your wrong and look like a complete moron in front of others, so if you don't take that feeling of remorse well, and you don't want it to cost you a job one day, always review something after you think you understand it, who knows you might learn something else.
The New Health Plan
I do not see any reason to reform our current system. Every government system we allow that has to do with funds is manipulated to show the money where they want it, and not show it where they can ask for it. For the most part, even the people we vote into power do not plan the budgeting. Committees do the handling and planning whether someone wants it to happen or not.
I was talking to my grandma about this. She was telling me how, when she was younger, and they created the social security system they figured it out that no matter what there would be enough money for everyone as long as no one touched the pot. Then the government found other ways to dip their hands into that pot, because they could not stand all that money sitting there that they could not touch. So, they found ways to pull it out that the majority of us felt was a "good cause" because they said there was plenty enough. Now, it's said to be running out.
If I am forced to carry health care, I don't know in my current situation how I am going to afford it. If the government decides to give me coverage, then why not just increase the current government medical coverage range. I know for a fact, even if I don't have coverage there are low income avenues in place to decrease the amount I have to pay. Bottom line is chances are, if you are below the poverty line you are going to owe a variety of companies anyway. The only real chances you have is, education and slowly rising into a better position, or maybe winning the lottery, or coming up a great business idea that quickly makes a fortune.
I was talking to my grandma about this. She was telling me how, when she was younger, and they created the social security system they figured it out that no matter what there would be enough money for everyone as long as no one touched the pot. Then the government found other ways to dip their hands into that pot, because they could not stand all that money sitting there that they could not touch. So, they found ways to pull it out that the majority of us felt was a "good cause" because they said there was plenty enough. Now, it's said to be running out.
If I am forced to carry health care, I don't know in my current situation how I am going to afford it. If the government decides to give me coverage, then why not just increase the current government medical coverage range. I know for a fact, even if I don't have coverage there are low income avenues in place to decrease the amount I have to pay. Bottom line is chances are, if you are below the poverty line you are going to owe a variety of companies anyway. The only real chances you have is, education and slowly rising into a better position, or maybe winning the lottery, or coming up a great business idea that quickly makes a fortune.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Activists for Serenity
One view of a definition of an actvist is: a proponent or practitioner of a theory that the relationship between the mind and the objects of perception depends upon the action of the mind. Meaning what you believe is right, and the actions depend on your own mind. I agree with most of this statement, as in if you have a problem and you don't want to live with something, then you should act against it. Most peoples' concerns are just one type of idea or concern. I just hope that they have sat down with themselves and argued out the possibilities of the results of their actions before continuing on. For example one place I know of had an algea problem in a lake, they decided to drop copper sulfate into this lake to take care of the algea, but they didn't realize that doing so would kill all the fish as well until it was too late. Likewise, a community decided to stop using one source of energy to use another cleaner, they did not realize they would be putting about 20 people out of work. At the same time they did create 10 jobs, which those jobs all required degrees of which none of the 20 people who were out of work were qualified. So simply put, think about your activist actions. If you start paying people from a non-profit, what happens when the non-profit is no longer needed? Then they go jobless, or they hold on tightly to any strands they can find to keep bringing in those funds to pay themselves.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Adware? SpyWare? Antivirus? Firewall? Cookies? Greek?
It has come to my attention that most people do not know what these things are, what dangers they cause, and what to use, or where to get them. So, I must start by expressing that I intend this as an "at home use" article.
ADWARE
Ad ons to software to display ads one way or another to your computer screen. Although not as dangerous as spyware, these ads are potential start points for spyware programs. I recommend using the latest adaware program to detect and remove adware programs. Be careful with this software you may damage some programs you are using that have adware in them that you want to keep. I suggest more research if you are an avid freeware downloader. Otherwise just follow the program through to remove your adware.
SPYWARE
Spyware are programs installed on your computer from randomly surfing upon certian sites and allowing them to install. Most of the time you don't even have to click anything. Just having certian security settings allows the site to automatically download and install them.
Most spyware programs are bad because they are running at all times and slow down your computer. They tend to take up space on your hard drive, even log events like what time your online, and what internet sites you visit, they even log ip address' by area. Sometimes they are a virus, by which they start doing what's called keylogging. They keep track of every letter you pressed on the keyboard and send them back to a source. Usually it is someone you'd rather not have this information.
You can prevent spyware by installing programs that monitor for and extract spyware programs. It is always suggested to run two spyware programs, what one doesn't find the other will. Yes, now you have 2 running in the background, but you no longer have 20 other malicious programs running . Another problem to watch out for if you do run 2 spyware removal programs, they tend to have adware. Programs take a lot of time an energy to create, thus bringing along with them a way to potentially acquire revenue.
ANTIVIRUS
A virus is a program sent to you activated by you opening an e-mail selecting yes on a file or even putting a disk, or flash drive into your computer. Most virus items intend to hinder your computers performance for the sake of hindering it. Trojans, a virus type, tend to go the spyware route but worsening the effect by opening up huge wholes into your system so that the user can take over, get information and screw up your computer live. For home use I personally recomend Avast. Be careful though, there are Phishing sites for Avast. Phishing sites are sites that are made to look like a website you normally go to. These sites log your information in a database so later they can try to hack into your other active accounts on the internet. This is one of the down falls of using 1 or 2 passwords for everything.
FIREWALL
Windows has a firewall setup now in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Window's Vista's Firewall is, in my opinion, superior to Windows XP, that's about all the credit I have given the Vista System though. Firewalls are only needed for broadband connections (DSL or CABLE mostly). I recommend Comodo Firewall for home use. You know you have a decent firewall when it asks if itself can connect to the internet for updates or should be blocked.
You may want to re-read the above information after this. A firewall is a program designed to monitor your computer for incoming attacks, odd activity, and prevent unwanted connections to be made to the internet. Think of the internet as hose between your computer and the outside world. The firewall asks as a valve to adjust the amount of water, or in this case information that is allowed through.
COOKIES?
Cookies, we have all heard of them, but what are they and what do they do? How are they dangerous? I do not want them on my computer, I don't want crumbs all over my computer. Alright so in reality us cheesy programmers do use the terms cookies and crumbs in programming. Cookies are text like files stored on your computer to save us the trouble of logging everything server side (some day I may write something about the difference between server side and client side so check back I guess) What this does is allow us to store information on your computer when you visit our website. Yes, we some use this information to do all of the above, but most use it for useful things like saving the fact that you logged in. Would you like to have to enter your username and password on every single screen you were on? I didn't think so. What it does is allow us to store information and when you come back we know you are you, and we know exactly every link you clicked. Think of it as a marketing study, but you don't have to see the guy with the pencil and paper standing in front of the store when you walk in. He stands behind you watching everything you do, so next time he can make things better for you. (most of the time anyhow) Well there are dangers. For example I remember hearing about how once upon a time amazon was logging exactly what people liked and making everything cheap and then the things you were, or they thought you would be interested in would be slightly more expensive. Not sure if this is true, but this is a small example of what can be done. So what do I do about it? Well Adaware should eliminate them too, but you can also do what most of us do once in a while.
Firefox:
Tools --> Clear Recent History --> Check Cookies and all other data types you wish to delete --> Click Clear Now!
Internet Explorer:
Tools --> Delete Browsing History --> Click Delete cookies and all other types of data you wish to delete
NOTE: Temporary Internet Files will have to be deleted to ensure your cookies are gone. Also, your cookies will be back the moment you return to a site. Unfortunately it may get all the data back because a lot of companies are starting to keep track of things server side too. (on their computers)
Greek?
My friend is currently studying greek for himself. I was working with him on it, but school is starting to get the best of me. If things are still greek to you, feel free to ask questions. I will do my best to answer them.
ADWARE
Ad ons to software to display ads one way or another to your computer screen. Although not as dangerous as spyware, these ads are potential start points for spyware programs. I recommend using the latest adaware program to detect and remove adware programs. Be careful with this software you may damage some programs you are using that have adware in them that you want to keep. I suggest more research if you are an avid freeware downloader. Otherwise just follow the program through to remove your adware.
SPYWARE
Spyware are programs installed on your computer from randomly surfing upon certian sites and allowing them to install. Most of the time you don't even have to click anything. Just having certian security settings allows the site to automatically download and install them.
Most spyware programs are bad because they are running at all times and slow down your computer. They tend to take up space on your hard drive, even log events like what time your online, and what internet sites you visit, they even log ip address' by area. Sometimes they are a virus, by which they start doing what's called keylogging. They keep track of every letter you pressed on the keyboard and send them back to a source. Usually it is someone you'd rather not have this information.
You can prevent spyware by installing programs that monitor for and extract spyware programs. It is always suggested to run two spyware programs, what one doesn't find the other will. Yes, now you have 2 running in the background, but you no longer have 20 other malicious programs running . Another problem to watch out for if you do run 2 spyware removal programs, they tend to have adware. Programs take a lot of time an energy to create, thus bringing along with them a way to potentially acquire revenue.
ANTIVIRUS
A virus is a program sent to you activated by you opening an e-mail selecting yes on a file or even putting a disk, or flash drive into your computer. Most virus items intend to hinder your computers performance for the sake of hindering it. Trojans, a virus type, tend to go the spyware route but worsening the effect by opening up huge wholes into your system so that the user can take over, get information and screw up your computer live. For home use I personally recomend Avast. Be careful though, there are Phishing sites for Avast. Phishing sites are sites that are made to look like a website you normally go to. These sites log your information in a database so later they can try to hack into your other active accounts on the internet. This is one of the down falls of using 1 or 2 passwords for everything.
FIREWALL
Windows has a firewall setup now in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Window's Vista's Firewall is, in my opinion, superior to Windows XP, that's about all the credit I have given the Vista System though. Firewalls are only needed for broadband connections (DSL or CABLE mostly). I recommend Comodo Firewall for home use. You know you have a decent firewall when it asks if itself can connect to the internet for updates or should be blocked.
You may want to re-read the above information after this. A firewall is a program designed to monitor your computer for incoming attacks, odd activity, and prevent unwanted connections to be made to the internet. Think of the internet as hose between your computer and the outside world. The firewall asks as a valve to adjust the amount of water, or in this case information that is allowed through.
COOKIES?
Cookies, we have all heard of them, but what are they and what do they do? How are they dangerous? I do not want them on my computer, I don't want crumbs all over my computer. Alright so in reality us cheesy programmers do use the terms cookies and crumbs in programming. Cookies are text like files stored on your computer to save us the trouble of logging everything server side (some day I may write something about the difference between server side and client side so check back I guess) What this does is allow us to store information on your computer when you visit our website. Yes, we some use this information to do all of the above, but most use it for useful things like saving the fact that you logged in. Would you like to have to enter your username and password on every single screen you were on? I didn't think so. What it does is allow us to store information and when you come back we know you are you, and we know exactly every link you clicked. Think of it as a marketing study, but you don't have to see the guy with the pencil and paper standing in front of the store when you walk in. He stands behind you watching everything you do, so next time he can make things better for you. (most of the time anyhow) Well there are dangers. For example I remember hearing about how once upon a time amazon was logging exactly what people liked and making everything cheap and then the things you were, or they thought you would be interested in would be slightly more expensive. Not sure if this is true, but this is a small example of what can be done. So what do I do about it? Well Adaware should eliminate them too, but you can also do what most of us do once in a while.
Firefox:
Tools --> Clear Recent History --> Check Cookies and all other data types you wish to delete --> Click Clear Now!
Internet Explorer:
Tools --> Delete Browsing History --> Click Delete cookies and all other types of data you wish to delete
NOTE: Temporary Internet Files will have to be deleted to ensure your cookies are gone. Also, your cookies will be back the moment you return to a site. Unfortunately it may get all the data back because a lot of companies are starting to keep track of things server side too. (on their computers)
Greek?
My friend is currently studying greek for himself. I was working with him on it, but school is starting to get the best of me. If things are still greek to you, feel free to ask questions. I will do my best to answer them.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Version 2.25?
To those who might be interested:
I decided on my version number based on I am in fact a junior or the 2nd, as well as I am 25 years old. I thought of adding .1 because I have a child that is almost 1 year old, but I thought that would be a bit too much.
I decided on my version number based on I am in fact a junior or the 2nd, as well as I am 25 years old. I thought of adding .1 because I have a child that is almost 1 year old, but I thought that would be a bit too much.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Windows Vista/XP Page File (Swap File)
So you want to boost performance huh?
Well, one of my tricks over the years has always been to move the page or swap file onto a drive that isn't used much. For my desktop it happens to be a fairly decent size partition that I cut out of the linux drive. Now when I say partition I mean a division of the drives, when I say a drive, I'm usually talking about a Hard Drive.
What is a page/swap file?
A page file is simply a set of steps that are backed up onto the hard drive to help increase performace of your ram. It even acts as ram in some cases. if you have 10 steps lined up and your ram only allows 8 then about 6 of them will be in the ram and the other four will be in the page file. The page file will then be used with the other 2 parts allowed. Do more research if I'm not explaining it well enough.
Why can't I just use a partition?
You can but it isn't worth it. Think of your hard drive like a record, your needle does both the reading and the writing. Now picture that your partitions are about half the record inwards for the first one and the outside of the record for the second one. You put your partition for the page file on the outside (you really don't get to choose unless you get really techy) Your normal drive partition is on the inside. Alright, so your ready to start doing things. You start a few programs and the needle reads from the inside then has to write to your swap/page file so it moves to the outside.. back and fourth back and fourth. Now lets pretend this is any moving thing in the world, what is going to happen? I hope you guessed it, it's going to wear out, effectively reduce your computer speed, and cause your hard drive to disembark on it's journey prematurely. So you need 2 hard drives to increase performance this way, and you want your page file on the one you use the least.
Is partitioning it best?
I feel it's important to partition out the page/swap file. It helps to limit, and ensure space for the file. I recommend partitioning out the same amount of space for your page/swap file that you have in RAM rounded up. So if you have about 4 gigs of RAM then I'd partition about 5 gigs on average. This gives plenty of room. However if you choose to limit the page file then do so with more research.
Alright, what do I do?
Remember to partition your hard drive ahead of time. You can do this with the system tools. This will be it's own topic soon.
For Vista:
Start->Settings->Control Panel
Double Click System
Click Advanced Tab then on Settings Button under Performance
Click on Advanced Tab then Change Button under Virtual Memory
Select Drive you wish to have the page file on.
Change Settings to liking and click Set
Restart Your Computer
For XP:
Start->Settings->Control Panel
Double Click System
Click Advanced Tab
Click Settings under Performance
In the Performance Options Click the Advanced Tab
Click Change Under Virtual memory
Click the drive you wish to have the page file on
Set the amount of space, or allow the System Managed Size or No page file radio option to be selected.
Click Set
Restart Your Computer
Well, one of my tricks over the years has always been to move the page or swap file onto a drive that isn't used much. For my desktop it happens to be a fairly decent size partition that I cut out of the linux drive. Now when I say partition I mean a division of the drives, when I say a drive, I'm usually talking about a Hard Drive.
What is a page/swap file?
A page file is simply a set of steps that are backed up onto the hard drive to help increase performace of your ram. It even acts as ram in some cases. if you have 10 steps lined up and your ram only allows 8 then about 6 of them will be in the ram and the other four will be in the page file. The page file will then be used with the other 2 parts allowed. Do more research if I'm not explaining it well enough.
Why can't I just use a partition?
You can but it isn't worth it. Think of your hard drive like a record, your needle does both the reading and the writing. Now picture that your partitions are about half the record inwards for the first one and the outside of the record for the second one. You put your partition for the page file on the outside (you really don't get to choose unless you get really techy) Your normal drive partition is on the inside. Alright, so your ready to start doing things. You start a few programs and the needle reads from the inside then has to write to your swap/page file so it moves to the outside.. back and fourth back and fourth. Now lets pretend this is any moving thing in the world, what is going to happen? I hope you guessed it, it's going to wear out, effectively reduce your computer speed, and cause your hard drive to disembark on it's journey prematurely. So you need 2 hard drives to increase performance this way, and you want your page file on the one you use the least.
Is partitioning it best?
I feel it's important to partition out the page/swap file. It helps to limit, and ensure space for the file. I recommend partitioning out the same amount of space for your page/swap file that you have in RAM rounded up. So if you have about 4 gigs of RAM then I'd partition about 5 gigs on average. This gives plenty of room. However if you choose to limit the page file then do so with more research.
Alright, what do I do?
Remember to partition your hard drive ahead of time. You can do this with the system tools. This will be it's own topic soon.
For Vista:
Start->Settings->Control Panel
Double Click System
Click Advanced Tab then on Settings Button under Performance
Click on Advanced Tab then Change Button under Virtual Memory
Select Drive you wish to have the page file on.
Change Settings to liking and click Set
Restart Your Computer
For XP:
Start->Settings->Control Panel
Double Click System
Click Advanced Tab
Click Settings under Performance
In the Performance Options Click the Advanced Tab
Click Change Under Virtual memory
Click the drive you wish to have the page file on
Set the amount of space, or allow the System Managed Size or No page file radio option to be selected.
Click Set
Restart Your Computer
Monday, October 6, 2008
Masters of Orion II
Masters of Orion II
Also typed as Masters of Orion 2, MOO2, and MOOII. This game is on my top ten list. I have been greatly upset because before my time the ten network was down, and I never really got to participate this game multiplayer until recently. For all you fans out there, like me, I have great news.
First, a no CD "crack": All you have to do is copy the cd into the install folder and then change the file orioncd.ini to the path of the cd. I am not promoting this as a method of distribute of this game. I am only promoting this for a way to not have to carry 20 CD's with your laptop. If you need more copies amazon.com has plenty to sell you.
Next, download and install the latest version of DosBox. My version is 0.72 and works just fine. Then you have to edit the dosbox.conf file. I suggest reading through the fine print to help manipulate your configuration file to best suit your computer. The main line we are looking to either uncomment (which every line with a # sign is commented out of the program, as in, won't run) is "ipx=true" if this line cannot be found insert it below all the lines under [dos] it should look something like this...
"
[dos]
# xms -- Enable XMS support.
# ems -- Enable EMS support.
# umb -- Enable UMB support (false,true,max).
xms=trueems=trueumb=true
[ipx]
# ipx -- Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.
ipx=true
"
If you copy and paste this, do not include the "s in your paste. Now you boot up your dosbox, mount the folder you wish to use, and start your server or join your host. To start your server type "ipxnet startserver" to stop your server type "ipxnet stopserver" to connect someone else type "ipxnet connect" Example "ipxnet connect 192.168.1.210" Be sure to allow the program through your firewalls and antivirus protections. Be careful on your settings. To start your game just use the simple dos commands to go to the install directory. usually "cd" followed by your folder names. Example "cd mps\orion2" then type orion2.exe or just orion2 to start masters of orion, now you can either start your game to host (if your the server) or join a game (if you connected to someone else).
Please comment on grey areas of this.
Also typed as Masters of Orion 2, MOO2, and MOOII. This game is on my top ten list. I have been greatly upset because before my time the ten network was down, and I never really got to participate this game multiplayer until recently. For all you fans out there, like me, I have great news.
First, a no CD "crack": All you have to do is copy the cd into the install folder and then change the file orioncd.ini to the path of the cd. I am not promoting this as a method of distribute of this game. I am only promoting this for a way to not have to carry 20 CD's with your laptop. If you need more copies amazon.com has plenty to sell you.
Next, download and install the latest version of DosBox. My version is 0.72 and works just fine. Then you have to edit the dosbox.conf file. I suggest reading through the fine print to help manipulate your configuration file to best suit your computer. The main line we are looking to either uncomment (which every line with a # sign is commented out of the program, as in, won't run) is "ipx=true" if this line cannot be found insert it below all the lines under [dos] it should look something like this...
"
[dos]
# xms -- Enable XMS support.
# ems -- Enable EMS support.
# umb -- Enable UMB support (false,true,max).
xms=trueems=trueumb=true
[ipx]
# ipx -- Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.
ipx=true
"
If you copy and paste this, do not include the "s in your paste. Now you boot up your dosbox, mount the folder you wish to use, and start your server or join your host. To start your server type "ipxnet startserver" to stop your server type "ipxnet stopserver" to connect someone else type "ipxnet connect
Please comment on grey areas of this.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Knowing My Beliefs (First Post)
Friends, Countryman, Aliens, Galactic Aliens Watching Above, Lend me your time,
For today, and from now on you will be able to witness my writing and ramblings. Yes, I have put together and rendered a blog on blogger.com. The fact that I have been reading them on normal google searches and even commenting back on some made me believe it was time to start writing some propaganda of my own. I feel it will be a great way to improve on my writing, and blow off some steam, or rant, about the normal burblings of my being.
Now that the introduction is off my chest, let us move onto a religous take of my beliefs. Not to scare you, but more to make sure you understand who I am. Those who wish to save my soul please wait in line. I'll be with you as soon as the elevator starts accending.
Jesus, I love you, but not for what most christians would believe. I love the stories in the bible and believe you existed in a time. I believe you touched many people and that you were great in knowledge and experiance. I believe you did what you thought was right and even if I could make people believe that my death would forgive their shames and make others a better person, I would probably take that, especially if I was already nearing the road to death to begin with.
However, I do not completely believe every thing in the bible is to a 'T'. There are many people who have read edited and rewritten the bible in such a way that they did not represent the word of god as a being almighty could. I feel that the bible is more of a system of survival that has been worshipped beyond it's first intention.
Therefore, my beliefs are quite different though much alike those of christian followers. I call it a for of Agnosticism. Though agnostic in definition is: "1: a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience (dictionary.com).", I do have some base for my beliefs and single source of greater power exists. If I'm wrong, I have nothing to loose. If other powers exist, I must repent when I find I'm wrong, or just go to hell depending. However, if I'm right, none of us are in any real danger other than from ourselves.
Afterall, if you were GOD, what would you do for fun? Perfect or not I would be, mind you I am a small ant in comparison, bored. I would have all the answers. Ultimate power for the first 10 seconds might be nice as a human, but then y0u'd get bored as well. Being a God you would be able to do anything know the outcome before hand and then be able to change what you wish. Even furthermore, you have eternity that you must endure. Weather in nothingness or in something. Your existence would be a creation of the universe and without the universe you would not exist, although it might be a great void of nothing or something that existed. God's existence 101: absolute nothing exists. Then something has to exist. If something exists in order for nothing to exist then an operator is needed. Operation is the basis of all power(^) and the ability to create(+) and destroy(-). it also is holding all the answers. So, God, a being of creation is nothing more than a flux in the universe we call an operation.
What? God is nothing more than + - * / ^ - = ? Why not? It makes perfect since. The balance of all equations must exist as defined. Alright, mind blower I know, but that's my opinion. I have a right to my beliefs.
Now for the fun part; Why are we here? We are here to experiance and obtain information and bring that back to source. We are objects much like in a program designed to do what we want. Free will. However, there is a catch. In order for our almighty God to not get bored he wanted to experiance every experiance possible first hand. So, after all the creation of the mineral items of the world, he put himself into all the living things. Just a small sliver. So, when you return, for we all know we must eventually, he has first hand experiance of everything. He has the pain the sorrow the bad the good.
If that's so why bother praying? Prayers are nothing more than another equation for God to balance. If enough people believe in something strong enough the scale tips that way. Eventually your prayers may be met. To some that can be a miracle. To others it's just luck. Remember for every miracle you hear about though, some poor living thing has suffered through the same ordeal with the opposite outcome.
What about the devil? For every good deed there must be a bad deed as well. Weather minor or smaller. The great scale of our God almighty who does evil acts against non-believers and cherishs the ones that do. The devil is just the blame we give when the equation is not in our favor.
In conclusion, Gods existence is a must, a necessity for nothing to exist. He created a world of endless possibilities to be able to experiance life. God could be a He a She but more like an it. God is an operator holding all the values and answers. We ourselves are like Gods, just as the good book states, we can move mountians if we believe we can. I just feel sorry for the people on the other side that suffer the consiquences.
That all makes me feel like I'm worthless... I would find it refeshing, the power inside yourself to do the best you possibly can and move on with life fills me. I am here for the experiance of life itself, to take the bad, with the good and become a soul again within my God. I have the free will and power to either try and defy almighty, or accept things.
-The Rob
For today, and from now on you will be able to witness my writing and ramblings. Yes, I have put together and rendered a blog on blogger.com. The fact that I have been reading them on normal google searches and even commenting back on some made me believe it was time to start writing some propaganda of my own. I feel it will be a great way to improve on my writing, and blow off some steam, or rant, about the normal burblings of my being.
Now that the introduction is off my chest, let us move onto a religous take of my beliefs. Not to scare you, but more to make sure you understand who I am. Those who wish to save my soul please wait in line. I'll be with you as soon as the elevator starts accending.
Jesus, I love you, but not for what most christians would believe. I love the stories in the bible and believe you existed in a time. I believe you touched many people and that you were great in knowledge and experiance. I believe you did what you thought was right and even if I could make people believe that my death would forgive their shames and make others a better person, I would probably take that, especially if I was already nearing the road to death to begin with.
However, I do not completely believe every thing in the bible is to a 'T'. There are many people who have read edited and rewritten the bible in such a way that they did not represent the word of god as a being almighty could. I feel that the bible is more of a system of survival that has been worshipped beyond it's first intention.
Therefore, my beliefs are quite different though much alike those of christian followers. I call it a for of Agnosticism. Though agnostic in definition is: "1: a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience (dictionary.com).", I do have some base for my beliefs and single source of greater power exists. If I'm wrong, I have nothing to loose. If other powers exist, I must repent when I find I'm wrong, or just go to hell depending. However, if I'm right, none of us are in any real danger other than from ourselves.
Afterall, if you were GOD, what would you do for fun? Perfect or not I would be, mind you I am a small ant in comparison, bored. I would have all the answers. Ultimate power for the first 10 seconds might be nice as a human, but then y0u'd get bored as well. Being a God you would be able to do anything know the outcome before hand and then be able to change what you wish. Even furthermore, you have eternity that you must endure. Weather in nothingness or in something. Your existence would be a creation of the universe and without the universe you would not exist, although it might be a great void of nothing or something that existed. God's existence 101: absolute nothing exists. Then something has to exist. If something exists in order for nothing to exist then an operator is needed. Operation is the basis of all power(^) and the ability to create(+) and destroy(-). it also is holding all the answers. So, God, a being of creation is nothing more than a flux in the universe we call an operation.
What? God is nothing more than + - * / ^ - = ? Why not? It makes perfect since. The balance of all equations must exist as defined. Alright, mind blower I know, but that's my opinion. I have a right to my beliefs.
Now for the fun part; Why are we here? We are here to experiance and obtain information and bring that back to source. We are objects much like in a program designed to do what we want. Free will. However, there is a catch. In order for our almighty God to not get bored he wanted to experiance every experiance possible first hand. So, after all the creation of the mineral items of the world, he put himself into all the living things. Just a small sliver. So, when you return, for we all know we must eventually, he has first hand experiance of everything. He has the pain the sorrow the bad the good.
If that's so why bother praying? Prayers are nothing more than another equation for God to balance. If enough people believe in something strong enough the scale tips that way. Eventually your prayers may be met. To some that can be a miracle. To others it's just luck. Remember for every miracle you hear about though, some poor living thing has suffered through the same ordeal with the opposite outcome.
What about the devil? For every good deed there must be a bad deed as well. Weather minor or smaller. The great scale of our God almighty who does evil acts against non-believers and cherishs the ones that do. The devil is just the blame we give when the equation is not in our favor.
In conclusion, Gods existence is a must, a necessity for nothing to exist. He created a world of endless possibilities to be able to experiance life. God could be a He a She but more like an it. God is an operator holding all the values and answers. We ourselves are like Gods, just as the good book states, we can move mountians if we believe we can. I just feel sorry for the people on the other side that suffer the consiquences.
That all makes me feel like I'm worthless... I would find it refeshing, the power inside yourself to do the best you possibly can and move on with life fills me. I am here for the experiance of life itself, to take the bad, with the good and become a soul again within my God. I have the free will and power to either try and defy almighty, or accept things.
-The Rob
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