Agares Tretiak

The human eye cannot perceive, to any great effect, millisecond changes past a certain threshold (I thought it was 10, but I could be wrong and thinking a smaller unit). Also, we can't see a difference in frame rates past 40 or so.

Yay, Shadow!

I love the new Bond movies. Read the books, by Ian Fleming.

I wonder who wrote the speech in the video? Gosh. Dunno. And I wonder who suggested some Phillip Glass? All in all, I like the Video. Even with Tiri cackling in my ear during the first two tries to watch it.

More real than an independent Irish state! Ooooh! burn.

Exactly. Sekonda: Your sig is massive.

Exactly. It was a failed RP group. Not a military. Think Star Trek sort of deal. It was never an army, and never, that I recall, had aspirations to be one. And that was clearly stated earlier in the thread, a month or two back. So there was no assumptions made. The group was monitored for it's members, not for anything having to do with a possibility of it becoming some sort of military. Read posts. They make things clearer, usually.

[19:23] Agares Tretiak: Was totally napping...when in the middle of a rare and peaceful dream, Tiri's voice starts screeching and stuff. [19:23] Aryte Vesperia: That is the punishment for not doing your report. [19:23] Agares Tretiak: :/ [19:24] Agares Tretiak: By the way sir. [19:25] Agares Tretiak: There is something Iw anted to talk to you about. It's a bit sensitive, but I feel I can trust you with it. [19:25] Aryte Vesperia: Aye? [19:25] Agares Tretiak: Well.. [19:25] Agares Tretiak: I just wanted you to know... [19:26] Agares Tretiak: ...that I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GIECO. [19:26] Aryte Vesperia: Good. [19:26] Aryte Vesperia: Finish your report, dick. [19:26] Agares Tretiak: Yessir [19:28] Aryte Vesperia: Did you really switch to Geico? [19:28] Agares Tretiak: Hell no, State Farm is the shit.

Noooo! D:!

The group is defunct, essentially. As far as I know, they lost their sim and the RP fell apart. So it's not really an assumption to say the group isn't that important, Mr. Janus.

In large assaults, I do not see a problem with the deployment of a mortar team to cover key choke points to hinder enemy movements. There are always alternative routes and routes with cover that an enemy may take.

I second my brother's motion. High Gothic Retro Tech for the Emperor. and have it emblazoned with the phrase "No Pickles".

So how about them Red Sox, eh?

Waffle, you need to show me that it is electrons that determine the course of a thought, rather than a thought starting the course of an electron. It becomes nearly a paradoxical question, since there isn't any empirical proof to show it goes in either direction. If the mind sets the electrons in motion, then thought and the essence of thought are something that comes from a physical environment, but the course is determined by the very purest form of will. In an amusing tangent, you could say this is the "mind over matter" theory. If the electrons somehow trigger the process of thought, without any input from the will of a person, then you have your physical determinism theory, indicating a "matter over mind" theory. Also, your 20 million cars theory doesn't work, since the human mind, unless willing to let the cars move of their own accord, will try to order the cars and make a system for interacting with them. Where there is seeming chaos, people will tend to try to organize and make it work within their perspective of how things should function according to their own individual method of thought. In short... the human mind attempts to order, categorize, and break down complex things into acceptable patterns and systems. Science, Mathematics, Logic, even History, Psychology, and Sociology are examples of this effort to examine, order, and control the physical universe from the human perspective. This repeats itself over and over in the way we think. We don't accept that people just die from disease, we try to cure it. We don't just sleep under trees for shelter, we build houses to turn back the natural order and progress. All of these are triumphs and efforts of the human mind to not just understand the physical world, but use its own rules and systems to overcome their disadvantages. As to meaning: People will provide a meaning. They always do. for some, it may just be a pursuit of knowledge, for others, it may be something more or less abstract to to them. That's what we're good at. Filling the spaces with things that suit our needs and desires.

The inherent mental capabilities of one individual do not negate the mental capabilities of another, Aelus, nor their arguments. Belief alone does not constitute proof of a concept. You need to provide empirical evidence. If you wish, you can use their arguments. But it's a poor debate if you say, "Far greater than you or I have debated this, and we are not worthy to even consider alternatives." That sounds lazy to me.

Intus. Admit it. You've played with balls before. Either your own or one of your friends. Maybe yuo were young at the time. Maybe it was a game of billiards. Maybe it was ball bearings. But you've played with balls. Everyone has. Balls are a universal factor, and a unifying one. By our playing with our balls, we will be united.

Team field sports are our societal efforts to replace medieval melee combat with balls and armor and rules.

Righto. As I said, the last time I heard from him, he was pretty "RAARGH, ORDO D:<" If he's changed his stance, all the better.

Yesssss.

Yes physics shows really, that the more you try to predict certain things, the less likely you are to predict the results. Quantum uncertainty principle, I think it's called, though I won't claim to be conversant in the technical terms of physics. Sociology, for instance, examines a vast array of possible factors from various points of view to examine social interactions. THere is, of course, a scientific approach to ascertaining these factors, proof of or to the contrary of various theories, and a very long and growing awareness of societal mechanics. In fact, one can argue that large groups of people are far easier to accurately predict and determine their course of actions, than smaller groups or individuals. It would be, I think, impossible to take a single sociological statistic and use it to prove, however, that mere physical attributes alone attribute or are the sole cause of various tendencies in a person. People have the remarkable ability to make choices, which places them at odds with the idea that people can be defined by pure physical criteria. Admittedly, people with the sort of willpower to work against what might be dictated as their nature may be difficult to define, they certainly exist. Furthermore, large groups can, at times, move in completely unpredictable directions. Is this a failing of human knowledge concerning the physical criteria necessary to generate such mass responses, or does it mean that there's some determinism in human nature? Such a question is difficult to answer at this time. History demonstrates, time and again, that with closer examination, people do not fit into neat little categories, but are comprised of hundreds, if not thousands of variables that can defy the conventions of logic. Furthermore, history shows, even in this modern age, fact alone cannot determine or direct humanity on the best course. Rationality could be argued to have clear set boundaries when working with humans, since rationality is not the only or primary criteria for most people to make choices. In my studies I've learned that no single system is capable of providing a complete answer in regards to the two realities people inhabit. The purely physical world that can be described through measurements and rational examination, and the world we have always inhabited based on perception and emotion. To try to separate the two is to deny an entire half of truth. These leads me to believe the only way to really see the truth is to know the limitations of both perspectives and merge them in a holistic approach to the universe. OR maybe I just pulled this whole argument out of my ass.

Rogue madman!

I wonder, rather, if this has to do with Johann? He's been fairly anti- Ordo, I've heard.

Furthermore, what's the point of wearing a suit of Ordo armor for non-sanctioned, unofficial purposes? It's a uniform, and a symbol. Wearing it to a singles club or some RP sim is disrespecting the uniform. As long as you're wearing it, you're a representative of the Ordo Imperialis, so any actions you undertake wearing, it reflects directly back on the Ordo.

Yeah. Don't rez the box on the ground, don't edit any pieces on the ground, etc. Sort of the same stuff you're expected to not do with your guns and other equipment.

They knew our stance on Chaos. They have free will. There's no reason to show one of them lighter treatment.