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Imagine a person with symptoms they have been dealing with their entire life. Every year, they are more and more miserable. Something is making them severely sick, but they refuse to go to a doctor. They never really know what is wrong, but they do their best to treat their symptoms their own way . . . and hide them. Problem is, everyone else around them knows something is wrong, but they don't know what to do. So, the person just keeps covering up the symptoms, and dealing with things (badly I might add) in their own way.
One day they meet up with someone who immediately recognizes what is going on. Turns out, he is a doctor. He knows the symptoms, knows the sickness, and is even willing to prescribe the medication. The person who has been suffering for so long is relieved. Finally, not only is there someone who can see what is going on, but also understands what to do about it. They are immediately thankful and take the medicine home with them.
Weeks later, the doctor runs into this person again. The person expresses great gratitude for what the doctor was able to do, but the doctor notices that there has been no real improvement. "Did you get the prescription I gave you?" The person replies, "Oh, yes! I went straight out and bought the prescription the same day!" The doctor knows that the person should have shown improvement if indeed they have taken the medicine. Puzzled, he asks how the regimen of taking the pills is going.
The person then replies that while they did go and buy the medicine, they haven't actually been taking it. You see, they have been dealing with these issues a long time, and they are not sure they are ready for the cure.
Now, what would you think of someone who did that?
Imagine someone else dying of thirst in a wasteland. You walk up on the scene, and immediately offer them some water. Now imagine what you would think if this person replied, "Wow! Thank you so much for this cool drink of water! I'm about to die I'm so thirsty." However, holding the glass of water, they simply sat there with it and refused to drink it. It's right there in their own hands. They are dying. You have given them what they need to get relief, but they refuse to drink.
Too many people are just like these two examples. Too many people are suffering needlessly. The cure exists, but you have to apply it to get relief.
Simply having the medicine at hand did nothing to cure the person from their sickness. Simply having a cool glass of water nearby does nothing to slack thirst. Going to church, reading your Bible, understanding what God says and what to do about issues in life is not going to make things better on their own. That simply makes the cure available. Your life will only begin to get better when you actually start to apply the cure.
With the Olympic games nearing an end, and the announcement of the Republican choice for Vice-President headlining the news, much of the furor of "Chick-fil-A Day" is over. There may be a few reverberations and after-shocks, but for the most part, the nation is looking ahead to the election. Looking back to August 1st may be a little premature, but let's give it a shot.
On that day, I went to my local Chick-fil-A to support a man who simply stood up for what he believed. His words were not critical or full of hate. He stated his own position clearly without resorting to name-calling or cursing at anyone who disagreed with him. Yet, still there was an outcry. Cities threatened to boycott a business because of the expressions of one man. To show support, on August 1st, I went to Chick-fil-A where I saw many other Christian friends working their way through the line. As I did, a thought began to nag at the back of my mind in question form. How did we get to this point?
What I mean is, how is it that whenever a Christian says he is for the traditional definition of marriage he is labeled not only anti-gay, but his words are labeled hate speech?
I think it has a lot to do with the duality of perspective with Christians in general. I don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings, but if we are going to speak truth, let's let that door swing both ways. When it comes to what Christians are willing to call sin, we can be very selective when we want to. For some reason, homosexuality has become the whipping boy of what's wrong with this country, while other immoral acts are hardly addressed. To use a phrase I've been hearing a lot lately, let's drill down on this and see what happens.
How many homosexuals are there in your church? Just asking the question and thinking about it can leave many squirming. I have a feeling the honest response would be something like, "We don't know. We don't want to know. Hopefully none." Can you sense the walls going up in your heart already? There is a lopsided sense that homosexual individuals are not like us, and that sets us up for a divide of the heart. Where we are in error is that such a divide of the heart cannot coexist peacefully with a heart that is supposed to reflect the love of Christ to all men. Inside, we know we should be more like Christ in our outward love of others, but inwardly we war within ourselves over how to express that love to someone "not like us" at all! So what are we supposed to do? Just throw our hands up and do nothing?
Well, let's take a look at a couple of other questions. How many couples are there in your church that are living together but not married? How many couples in your church are married, but one or both of them have been divorced in the past? How many individuals in your church have had premarital sex? Think about the answers to those questions for a few minutes, and then ask yourself this next question. How do I feel about all of them?
Chances are, you see some part of yourself or someone you know and love in them, and so dealing with them in the right way becomes easier. Maybe you see your own life in theirs, and you understand the yearning for the grace, love, and forgiveness of God and other Christians. There is no wall there because you do not see yourself all that different from them, and even if you have never been in their place, you have an innate understanding that it could happen to you. If it did, you know how you would want to be treated.
Last questions. Why can't we treat the sin of homosexuality the same way we treat other sexual sin? Do we throw out divorced couples who have remarried as adulterers from our churches? If someone we know has had sex outside of marriage, are they unwelcome to sit next to us in a pew? If your son or daughter cheated on their spouse in adultery, how would you want them treated?
I am convinced that the Bible is clear that homosexuality is a sin against God - against God, not me. The last thing I am going to do is treat the homosexual any different from anyone else I have ever known who was guilty of any of the other sexual sins. If I am willing to allow everyone else who has committed sexual sins in my church, then I should be just as willing to allow homosexuals to sit in the pew next to me. All the self-righteousness has to stop if we are ever going to reach out to this world. Christ sat and ate with sinners, and he was ridiculed by the religious elite. Where would you be in that moment? Sitting next to Christ? Wagging your finger from the sidelines? Somewhere in the middle?
We have to remember we are all broken and in need of mending. That is what we all have in common with everyone else, regardless of what sins we have committed. Yes, I went and ate a sandwich at Chick-fil-A on August 1st, but I was also perfectly willing to eat one that Friday. Why? Because I believe that if Christians are truly a part of the family of God, then it's time we started showing some family resemblance. That means understanding that if you lived in the time of Christ, He would be asking to sit next to you to eat. In this day we live in, that may mean getting ridiculed by the religious elite, and if so, at least you know you'll be in good company.
There is no other feeling quite like the one of desperation. When you get into a situation where the options are rapidly dwindling down to zero, and every delay closes off routes and opportunities to escape your situation. You begin to rush to find any answer. Desperation brings you to a point where any answer will do. Whether or not it is the right one will have to be sorted out later. When you are desperate, you need an answer "right now." As more time passes, and the situation becomes increasingly more grim, the tension and stress can reach a deafening crescendo. At the highest point of desperation, when no answers have appeared, and you begin to realize that escape is not possible, total panic can result. Desperation can feel like a noose tightening around your neck. Wild eyed, and with no other resource, you realize if someone does not help you out of this, then it is going to happen.
At that moment, when you are at the precipice of panic, when you realize you can't, that can be one of the most liberating moments of your life. It all depends on how you view life and your situation. For many people, they cross over into the zone of sheer terror and panic and go to some dark places in the mind where crazy and wild answers to temporary problems surface. What they do not realize is that the answers found there will only create more problems even greater than the one they are facing now. In solitude, they see no other way out but the answer that they have thought of on their own, and it is here when people think of drastic measures like suicide, robbing a bank, or in some way hurting themselves or others as a means of escape.
It does not have to be that way. For Christians who believe and trust in God, we always have another answer. As I said, it can be one of the most liberating moments of your life. For when you are the most desperate, when you have finally struggled all you can, when you have totally exhausted every answer and realize you can't, that is when you discover whether or not you really trust in God. Some Christians really do trust in God, and they never get to the point of desperation because they have always been truly trusting in God the whole time. However, I suspect that there are quite a few others out there like myself. You want to say you trust God all the time, but when things get desperate you struggle instead of trust, and panic when you could be resting in Him.
Always do your best, but also trust in God. Understand that God gives the blessings in this life. Sometimes we undergo trials and difficulties, but if we keep trusting in God, even these times do not have to be desperate ones. In fact, the desperation you feel could be a warning sign that maybe you aren't trusting in God like you should. What would happen if God took your house, everything you own, and even your children off this earth? It happened to one man in the Bible named Job. His response? "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him . . ." - Job 13:15
The moment you realize you can't, just keep repeating those words over and over. You can't, because you never could. So why are you still fighting and struggling? Relax. Find the liberation from your problems that can be found by simply trusting in God. An answer will come. It may not be the one you wanted or were expecting, but when it comes it will be an answer. Psalm 18:30 "As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him." Psalm 37:5 "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." Nahum 1:7 "The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."
The 30th Olympic Games have finally kicked off, but a single word of the introduction during the opening ceremony reverberated in my mind. Over the coming competitions we will see athletes rise to the top of the podium to claim Olympic gold, while so many others look on in disappointment and defeat. We will hear stories of wins that came by tenths and hundredths of a second, and even a decimal point of difference too fine for the human eye to detect. These athletes will give their very best in a moment to win the highest prize and obtain global recognition, but their success did not happen in that moment.
What many observers fail to understand is the commitment the Olympic athletes make to take them to the top. It is commitment to a single word: Repetition. Imagine a young girl running across a strip of floor, launching off of a spring board into the air where multiple acrobatic flips, twists and turns happen in the blink of an eye, and then coming down to land on both legs without a single hop. The score lights up, and we see she has scored a perfect 10. The audience cheers and she takes the top of the stand where flowers, recognition, and Olympic gold are hers. What so many people do not truly understand is that this is not the first time she has executed a perfect 10.
Over many days, weeks and years she has trained her body to perform the moves. Day in and day out she runs, hits a spring board, flies through the air, lands, and then does it all over again. For many hours in the day she will run, hit a spring board, fly through the air and land. She will do this again, and again, and again, and again. Weeks will pass as she hones her skill. Competitions will verify who among her class is truly the best our nation has to offer. Around the world, such competitions will take place. Then, when she has proven to be the best in the nation, she will be chosen to compete against the very best that the rest of the world has to offer. Run, jump, fly, land, repeat.
At some point during the Olympics, she will be asked to run, jump, fly, and land one last time. If she can do it flawlessly one more time, only then will she win Olympic gold. The whole event itself is over in seconds, but years have brought her to this moment. Success, however, will never be determined in a moment. Success was determined long ago, in her day to day struggle to run faster, her every day refinement of jumping off the springboard exactly correct, the honing of each of her muscles as they tighten to move her body spinning and flying through the air, her synced coordination as she unfolds her body to land perfectly, and her will to commit to the arduous task of repetition. Run, jump, fly, land, repeat.
The recognition for winning in the Olympics is not really a recognition of a single moment on a single day of victory. What we are really recognizing are the years spent in the patient repetition of perfection that comes on display in a moment, but a perfection that had always been there day after day.
It reminds me that life is a marathon. If we are to find success as a parent, if we are to find success on the job, if we are to find success in marriage, we have to remember that our success will not be found in a moment. Success will be built into our lives through patient repetition of doing what is right, and only recognized in fleeting moments. How do you build a successful marriage? How do you train children do to what is right? How do you find success in your Christian life? You build it each and every day with each decision you make. You forge it with patience, and a commitment to the repetition of excellence.
Hebrews 12:1 " . . . run with patience . . . " Run, jump, fly, land, repeat.
Maybe you have one, and maybe you don't, but we all know what a marking wall is. A marking wall is a place in some houses where, once a year on their child's birthday, they line them up and "mark" how tall they are at that age. My wife and I were talking about how fast our girls seem to be growing up when my youngest walked into the room. "Her back and her legs just seem to be getting longer all of a sudden," my wife said. So, we took our 5 year old who is about half-way to 6, lined her up on the marking wall, and saw that she had literally grown almost as tall as her older sister at 6 years old. At this rate, she'll actually be taller than her older sister was by the time her 6th birthday rolls around.
None of this seems possible. "She has always been so little," I think to myself. Compared to her older sister, she is still little, but according to the marking wall, she is growing . . . and fast. The marking wall greets me as soon as I walk in from work. I actually look for it. There, over the past four years since we've moved in, is a record of how much our children have grown, and a somewhat painful reminder of how small they once were. It reminds me to enjoy them right now, because right now is not going to last very long.
Sometimes, just being kids, they can get on your nerves. It's a part of life. You get in a routine, you're trying to get things done, you're working on a project or an email or some other important piece of progress that is going nowhere, and then they jump into the middle of it all. I've gotten frustrated at them, and so has my wife at times. Our youngest loves to come where you are, if you're sitting, climb up behind you if you're in a chair, climb up on your back and look over your shoulder and then after watching for about 2 seconds say, "What are you doing?" She does this constantly, and one time I remember getting frustrated as I tried to type an email and my swivel chair kept rocking and moving as my daughter tried to find footing to pull herself up.
In the moment of greatest frustration, I suddenly remembered the marking wall. It hit me like a lightning bolt, "The day is coming all too soon when she won't be little enough to climb up the chair." My oldest is already there. At 9 years old, my oldest is half-way out of the house, and will soon be seeking a life outside of this place she has called home. Where did the last 9 years go? So, I look over at my youngest who has her tongue sticking out as she tries to pull her weight up, and I reach out to grab her, and pull her up behind me so she can watch. She quickly climbs up my back to where she can see what I'm doing, and like clockwork, 2 seconds later she says, "What are you doing, Papa?"
I hope I am doing right by them. I hope I am keeping a promise I made to God when they were born. I would hope that I would be known as Abraham was known by God, Genesis 18:19 "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, . . ."


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As an 'old' game programmer, I feel my duty to have a some sort of 'Game Museum' at home for my kids (and probably myself too), of course by using the most of my existing HTPC.
So I was a bit surprised not to find this in XBMC already, as the 'Xbox' is originally a game platform, not finding a strong support for 'Games' in XBMC available in the ports to other platforms. Is there perhaps any reason concerning (the lowest priority on) this one? Some architecture hazard preventing this? Or just an understandable lack of time and resources to work on this?
I reckon it's floating in the air (link to another related discussion therads), and I know that the Launcher Plugin can do some of this, but IMHO a tighter integration in XBMC could be much better.
So, the question is really this; is something like this already planned, somewhere by someone and can I assist?
As it's an itch topic for me I have begun developing some stuff related to this, for now as a 'contribution exercise'. Not sure how far it'll go, so far it's kinda plugged into the 'Program Window' in XBMC's GUI, mainly concerning emulators like for example MAME, but things should hopefully be usable for all later in 2009, either as a patch or as something more official, it all depends of the community interest around this. And/or the possible feelings of project managers and developers, hence this post
Cordially / Awen
Games Library (Game & Emulator database + launcher) development project, help wanted!
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2008-11-19 17:22 Games Library (Game & Emulator database + launcher) development project, help wanted!
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2008-11-19 17:43
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VERY welcome. only a havent-had-the-time-or-resources problem.
i had a system for this layed out in my head at one time. my idea was to build the equivalent of a library view for programs, with info being fed from python plugins. this allows much flexibility, minimizes the amount of development being done in c++ and, very importantly, it makes sure that you do things as general as possible.. but life caught up and i simply havent gotten the time these days to start on such a huge task (i know how much work this takes from building the video library..). well, rant over. your work is very welcome. i'll gladly help with q's and such. if they get extensive i prefer irc.. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first. |
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Rand Al Thor
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2008-11-19 18:20
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Wow! This sounds great. I for one, and I am sure many others, would be very interested in a project like this. Much like spiff I have actually spent a fair amount of time puzzling over the best way to incorporate programs seamlessly into xbmc. While I have lots of great ideas, I am not a programming god like spiff That being said, if you would like any feedback/ideas/possible implementations please let me know. Cheers. |
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2008-11-20 17:14 All ideas are welcome...
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Of course, even if this 'Games' project is at its early stage: all of your ideas are utterly welcome. As i'm still struggling against various architecture deciphering (xbmc is a big chunk to swallow it's a perfect moment for synthesizing...
In a perfect world i'd to release often: something humble but workable as the 1st release, going richer and nicer with time. Hence i'd like to build a list of 'core features' (implementing-the-current-'Launcher'-features-but-with-an-enhanced-user-experience, as a goal ?), but with the next 'feature rings' in mind, very early: to avoid major refactoring later on. Some 'things', i have in mind right now, for a start: 1) separating the 'game' entities (and related informations) from the application used to launch them: it's mainly concerning rom and emulators, but as some apps are sharing rom files, i'd like to be able to run a particular game with various 'launchers' and option sets, and to avoid entries replication... 2) for a good user xperience, games database and relationships should be 'slacky': [INDENT]2a) Like Mame is able to provide us a 'supported game list', it might be interesting to be able to reference them, even without any files on your harddisk. Of course GUI/and sources should reflect the availability status. [/INDENT] [INDENT]2b) Going further, i'd like to add thumbnails/fanart/infos without rebuilding the whole database every days. The idea is to find the best balance between database building, and dynamic info retrieval (like thumbs) <- Rand al Thor user experience here [/INDENT] 3) Scanning informations: Spiff is totally right, client/emulated games information comes from various sources: no 'igdb' actually... (fe mame is having 2 files concerning >4000 games, but for others it's a one-by-one situation). And Scanners should be ready to work with tons of romsets at once. A plugin architecture would be welcomed, of course. 'All for today... Pursuing the list when the dust will settle you can't hide |
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Rand Al Thor
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2008-11-20 20:44
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Awen, it sounds like you have put a great deal of thought into the emulators section. Everything you have suggested so far seems great. Some of my ideas will add to that while others concern "programs" or "games" as opposed to "emulators"
First let me apologize as my coding skills are meager. So, if I suggest something that is impossible/impractical/plain silly please forgive me As I see it the main concern with adding any of these features (games, programs, emulators) is seamless integration into xbmc. The launcher program, though very useful, breaks the "magic" of xbmc by launching everything in a new window. The user then sees the desktop and xbmc windowed showing that really these are two completely separate programs. The xbmc experience SHOULD give the illusion xbmc is an all inclusive program. You should never feel as if you are "leaving" xbmc. As you mentioned Awen of making a "game museum" arcade type machine, it would break the illusion of this ultimate gaming machine to see the computer desktop every time you start a new game. The first big step would be to make all programs start "inside" xbmc. By this I mean that they do not launch an external window and would still be subject to the rules/controls of xbmc. Awen, if you have not tried the linksbrowser integration you should. It actually was quite well thought out. If I remember correctly, I think you could do the following with links browser. Each program when launched should act the same as the movies or music section of xbmc. If you launch firefox you should be able to browse to any web page you like, then toggle back to xbmc's main menu while firefox continues to run. You could start some music, then toggle back to firefox and browse while listening to music. Then you should have an easy way of killing the program to return to the programs section. Launching a new program while another program is running should kill the first program before starting the next just like with movies and music. It will save system resources too to not have multiple programs running behind the scenes because you toggled away from them instead of actually killing them. There may be an exception to this rule which I will explain later. Now that we have established the basics of how a program will run under xbmc, we come to what I consider the tricky part. Since there are many different types of programs from games to instant messengers that xbmc users might use we need to consider that fact that some of these programs use a considerable amount of buttons. Some of which might conflict with xbmc's current button mappings. For example "Tab" toggles the screen when playing a movie. However, in firefox it would be quite annoying if every time you tried to tab down to the next box it toggled the screen. See the issue? My solution is to have settings for each program similar to plugin settings or some of the settings in the launcher plugin. These settings would be established each time a new program is added. We could either have a drop down that would give templates of common program types ie common settings for web browsers, games, other etc etc. Or just a list of what we consider to be the most common settings that would apply to any type of program. For the above example of firefox there could be a setting labled "use alternate buttons." If this setting was checked then once a program was launched you would either: A) use ctrl+tab or shift+tab (or whatever seems more logical, any combo would work) to toggle the screen and tab alone would still function the same as it normally would in programs. The same would apply for bringing up the player controls if music is playing etc etc. B) use another very uncommon combination of buttons to bring up a pop-up menu that gives the option to toggle screen, quit program, bring up music controls, etc etc. If we decided something like this would be preferable then it might be just the default for all programs instead of a check box in program settings. Another option that would be handy to have in program settings would be "enable mouse." Many programs do not need a mouse, emulators for example. I have my xbmc set to have the mouse disabled so that it doesn't get bumped and send my wrap lists spiraling out of control. However, a web-browser or newer games would require a mouse. Not really sure if that is something that would just appear when the program is launched or if it is something that xbmc would regulate. Just wanted to point it out. If we decided to go with option B from above for using a pop-up menu in programs for xbmc controls you might also integrate that in with the mouse, ie mousing over the bottom right hand corner of the screen brings up the pop-up. Again, this one is up for debate. As I mentioned before, it would be nice to have music playing while answering emails or using an IM. However, if you are playing a video game with sound it would be a conflict of interest. A setting to "Enable XBMC Sounds" would be useful allowing you to continue listening to music when your program starts. Another option to consider along the same lines would be "Enable Program Sounds in XBMC." This would be a great option for an instant messenger. That way you could start your IM client and be doing other things. Then you would still be notified if you have a message. Speaking of IM's, I know there has been mention of integrating one into xbmc. While it is a cool idea, it might also be like re-inventing the wheel. There are already quite a few really functional clients out there. If you could implement it as I have described above I don't see a need to spend the time and add the bloat to xbmc. The IM would be an example of a program that could have an option to "run as service" or something of that nature. Ie if you start it, it will continue to run even you start another program. You would then have to just click on it again to bring up it's gui. I could see this being handy for torrent clients as well. The only other issue I see with using a pre-existing IM client instead of an integrated client is that if you are watching a movie or listening to music it would be annoying to have a constant beep when a message arrives, but might also be annoying to miss an important message. A setting to "silence notifications during playback" would be perfect. That way if you are listening to music or watching a movie instead of a sound you could get a nice pop-up that you have a message. This might be trickier than it sounds from a coding standpoint since the IM client would not be a part of XBMC. It would have to have some way of knowing when a new message arrives. I will leave that to someone who is far better at coding than I am So, these are the issues I see so far with adding programs to xbmc. Many programs will need different settings to make them functional without loosing the xbmc experience. I am sure there are a few other settings that might be helpful that I haven't thought of. Can anyone else think of any probable issues/conflicts I might be missing? As always these, are just thoughts. If you see merit in them, great! If not, I am more than happy to hear why. Sorry to have written a novel. Thank you to anyone who actually reads all this |
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2008-11-22 16:21
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@ Rand Al Thor
Your last post should be kept and used as a reference trough all this forum, as it's probably describing a big part of the 'my program' feature/problem list. You know, the forgotten one As i'm only starting with xbmc, i dont want to speak on behalf of the project leaders, here My project for 'my games' is more like a proof of concept: i cant be definitive about the directions it will take. Anyway, i definitely got your point about integration between xbmc and the rest of the world. But considering games applications, i'm pretty sure the integration will be somewhat limited, as generally a game needs to access every single bits of the hardware resources of your htpc: context switching is always rude. The guest OS should provide developers some 'stuff' to do that seamlessly - it does this for sound fe - but for graphic or input devices, it's generally an 'all or nothing' situation. So, the 'best' integration solution would be to bloat xbmc with every possible pieces of, say, emulation code to guarantee a continuous firm grasp on hardware, therefore allowing smooth interfaces and transitions. But this is terribly huge task (Did someone already play with Mame code ?)... For some other application types (Instant Messaging): it's the only possible way, but to be broader, would be at the cost of a stronger(?) plugin development framework inside xbmc (Is something as such already defined for 'My Programs' ?). Anyway, if we're sticking with your 'best possible integration' request, but still launching external application: i'm confident in finding *some* solutions to switch gracefully between strong external app contexts. IIRC, the GameEx front-end (win32) is having some dark/black window standing ready behind the main app window, to hide OS background during an external application launch... Fading in main application graphics and sounds... Building 'on the fly' xml joystick configuration for mame... Any idea to minimize user experience 'glitches' is welcomed. you can't hide
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2008-11-22 16:57
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http://aruantec.ngemu.com/video.html is that full integration in an app? is this possible with xbmc? if not gameex method is still fine.
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Rand Al Thor
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2008-11-22 22:45
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Awen Wrote:@ Rand Al Thor This is actually exactly what I was talking about. I must not have been clear enough Even if we ARE launching external applications (which I would assume would be the easiest way of integrating a majority of apps) we just need to give the illusion that we are not ie. No visible extra windows and no visible peeks at the desktop. I guess I should have stated that above. Anyway, what you suggested sounds like a great solution. I know my proposals above were far beyond what you had discussed in you project but I thought it might be nice to lay down a basic concept for what the final solution could be. That way as you said before, you or others could add a little at a time until the project has reached it's "final" goal. Cheers and thanks for reading my overly wordy posts. |
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How about intergrating a frontend like Maximus Arcade?
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@EMK0: promising app. crashing a lot at this stage, but still, exciting. Apparently a lot of efforts spent into the 'ease of use' field. Nice example.
@chucky08016: integrating the whole maximo ? if maximo developer is willing to do this, well, it could spare my time But i'm pretty sure he wont, as he's selling it, it's closed source, etc I did twice of those interfaces by myself... All i propose is to spend my energy in a another iteration, but inside xbmc. Because it's multi-platform, neat, fast, and some others are making it 'looking' awesome. xbmc is, amha, my best user experience so far concerning htpc. One way or another, someone is going to implement games support, maybe not as extensively as other specialized apps, but well, with a better integration with the rest, so i'm pretty sure it's worth the effort. you can't hide
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Raids are large pieces of game content almost always culminating in at least one boss fight or more. Imagine Raids as advanced versions of Skirmishes; scripted content that exists in a game instance, but also requires larger groups of players, usually somewhere between 12 to 24 people.
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According to Lt. Steve Blevins with the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department, police were notified of the incident after receiving a phone call from Erlanger at Hutcheson, stating that 37-year-old Barry Cook showed up at the Fort Oglethorpe hospital with suspicious-looking burns.
"The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m.," Blevins said. "The explosion occurred in a travel trailer that was parked in the driveway of the residence, and then the man began banging on the front door of the residence. He woke his family up, and then they attempted to help him."
Blevins said Cook's parents began cutting his shirt off and trying to remove his clothes, but that he had already suffered second- and third-degree burns to his legs, arms, neck, and face.
Cook went to Erlanger at Hutcheson for initial treatment, but was air-lifted shortly thereafter to a special burn unit in Augusta, Ga., Blevins said.
"Cook was already en route to Augusta when officers arrived at the residence," Blevins said.
There were several of Cook's family members inside the residence at the time of the explosion, including small children.
"The chemicals from the manufacturing process were near a flame inside the trailer, which caused the flash fire, that quickly went out on its own," Blevins said. "It was very fortunate that the whole trailer didn't go up in flames and spread to the residence."
Members of the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force also responded to the scene.
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Here's a article about pokemon eggs. Very interesting.
Well, in the games it usually says "We found an egg. We have no idea where it came from." So they never specify that Pokemon actually lay the eggs, or which Pokemon it is.
Really, it's just "magic". Depends how seriously you look at the various game elements (like why do all those people stand perfectly still in the same spot 24/7?)
I think someone in the game told me that eggs often get found but no one has seen a Pokemon lay a egg.
Thay don't LAY eggs,they sort of...MAKE them.
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Friday, April 1st, 2011It took weeks of planning and comprehensive participation from all sectors of the local town government in Burgeville, Illinois. From the mayor and the police chief to the teachers and even the agricultural commissioner–everyone was in on it. As planned, Mayor Moore stepped up to the podium and delivered the following address early this morning:
"Good morning residents of Burgeville. It has recently come to our attention that their are safety concerns and issues of exclusion permeating through our otherwise happy town. High-fives have long been a show of respect, a celebratory symbol a coming together for young and old alike as to say 'Way to go! Or go team!.' Sadly, it only takes one or two to ruin it for everyone. It came to my attention that local resident and everyone's favorite accountant, Debra Montgomery, took a high-five in the eye. Needless to say, she was left without the full functionality of her left eye for nearly and hour and a half. And furthermore, I've heard from educators that tell me that during recess, high-fives are a sign of acceptance, the creating of a social hierarchy that doesn't look kindly on outsiders, on those, not receiving high-fives. It is never preferable to create more regulation, but this can't go on any longer. On this day, we enact Provision 348190AHF, otherwise known as 'The Removal of High-Fives from an Otherwise Decent Town.' You will no longer have to worry about being caught off guard by an incoming high-five, your children feeling dejected by peers or roving gangs of high-five givers. Thank you. God bless you and God bless Burgeville."
Needless to say, the joke was lost on the locals and they were outraged. "I'm no Constitutional scholar, but I'm pretty sure the founding fathers would have wanted us to be able to high-five whenever we please," said local electrician Juan Andjuar, and continued, "I mean, what's next, no more thumbs up? This is un-American." Linda Gould, President of Burgeville First Savings and Bank, stated "High-fiving is one of my six-year old's favorite activities. We do it when he cleans his room, helps around the house, has a good game, he's going to be devastated. I just don't understand this."
These sentiments were shared by a near majority of the town who quickly grew exasperated and even decided to share their feelings publicly with Mayor Moore. A crowd gathered around local favorite Dunkers, warming up with coffee and donuts, made their signs, synchronized their message and took to the streets. "I suggested give me five or give me death as a play on the New Hampshire state motto, but people thought that may be a bit much. But I don't think it can ever be a bit much when it comes to freedom," said "between-jobs" resident Ben Davis.
The town's six-man police force, still committed to the prank, showed up with warnings for the protestors, "We want this to be a peaceful, high-five free demonstration," from the chief himself, Jeff Burge, who is also part of the town's founding family.
Statistics show that nearly 87.3% of all high-fives are unnecessary, but that nearly 95% of Americans believe they should have the opportunity to give and receive them. Showing that while most believe the act is antiquated, they should be able to engage in it whenever and wherever they please.
"I've high-fived at football games, weddings, out on the street after a good joke. And now they want to take that from me?" lamented Juan Andujar. So the protest proceeded with chants of "Give me five" and "Free our hand gestures," which received giggles from some.
We spoke to Mayor Moore about the protests who has committed to sticking with the prank for the entire day. "Really, they are fighting for high-fives? I mean, we had to close a library recently and you didn't hear a peep. I think they are just looking for a reason to get out of work."
It is reported that only three fake fines have been given out and there was one near arrest as Linda Gould, in a sign of shared humanity, tried to high-five Chief Burge. "I thought this was America, not, well, Canthighfivelandville," Ben Davis told us, "I only hope that future generations of Burgeville citizens will be able to give each other some skin."
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President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney sparred in the first presidential debate over their differing approaches to growing the economy.
Obama said that Romney's tax agenda would not reduce the deficit. He says it would include a massive tax cut for the wealthy and more military spending.
The president cited former President Bill Clinton, suggesting the nation should return to the Clinton-era tax rates he says would lead to economic growth.
Obama maintained simple "math" and "common sense" show Romney's approach is not a recipe for job growth.
Romney countered by saying virtually everything Obama said about his tax plan is inaccurate. Romney held firm to his plan, saying it will cut taxes, reduce spending and grow the economy.
"I will lower taxes on middle income families," Romney said.
Obama said United States is making progress in repairing the struggling economy he inherited when he took office while Romney, argued the Democratic incumbent favors a "trickle-down government, if you will."
Obama pointed to progress made in saving Detroit's auto industry and rebuilding the housing market. Romney, meanwhile, said he would take a different path that gets government out of the way for American businesses.
Obama told the audience during the debate Romney's plan would cut taxes for high-income workers. Romney disagreed, saying wealthy Americans will do just fine regardless whether he or Obama is in the White House.
Romney vowed to repeal Obama's health care law, saying it adds costs to the health system and has led to Medicare cuts.
Romney said Obama spent his energy pushing through a massive health care law rather than trying to fix the struggling economy.
Romney said it's expensive, and expensive things hurt families.
Obama responded by saying his administration worked on the health care law at the same time he was working to create jobs. He said the law has helped people with pre-existing conditions and those who have children under age 26.
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The 39-year-old marked his 999th appearance on Saturday with his second Premier League goal of the season to seal a 2-0 win at QPR that cemented the team's 12-point lead at the summit with 11 games remaining.
After struggling during the early stages of the campaign, it has been a dazzling few weeks for the Welsh winger and comes at a perfect time where squad rotation is a necessity with United pushing for three trophies.
With a week to go before Old Trafford welcomes back the visit of former favourite Cristiano Ronaldo, along with his Real Madrid team-mates, Giggs said: "It is a headache for the manager but a good one.
"We are not looking too far ahead and we are not getting too excited. But we are in good form and the manager has a big squad to choose from, which allows him to chop and change and that is all you can ask for at this stage."
The fitness of Robin van Persie remains a concern after the striker fell into a TV camera at Loftus Road, although it would be a major surprise if the Dutchman failed to get the nod given the importance of the match.
This guy has been a fantastic player whole his career, But i am not sure a game where Real Madrid will be playing with so much intensity Giggs would be starting, Just look where Barcelona failed when they lost the ball in Real Madrid's territory and the counter attack was devastating, I hope we don't play to their strengths and over commit....- r3dz


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Really, Really, Big - Back Yard - Sale! There is so much stuff, I don't really have time to price it all! Washburn Vintage Acoustic Guitar w/ Hardcase -$200, Made in Chicago,USA 1976 Pioneer SX850 Receiver & 2 Fisher, 2 Kenwood Big Box speakers $100, come and hear it! Dual Cassette Deck and Tapes, Leather Jackets, Coveralls, Helmets Really nice 6' Sofa, mushroom colored, Classy and Very Comfortable- $100 see Pic Dining Table w/4 chairs, Real Wood, Extension Leaf, Very nice - $80 See Pic Maytag wringer washer for project or parts - Mostly complete, but disassembled - needs transmission work Computer stuff, AV cables, Tools, Hardware, Nuts and bolts, Housewares, Boxes of Wire, Hoses, etc. Large, Heavy-duty Steel Table W/ Big Steerable wheels Old radio & Electronic Parts, Big Set of Chilton Manuals, Jacks, Jackstands, Car ramps, New & Used Auto Parts , Camping Gear, Shelves, Cabinets, Workbench, floor mats, Mitsubishi V6 engine, Engine stand. And More! Sun 8-3, Monday -Thurs 8-1 2004 W Erie St.- Near Chandler & Dobson, Enter neighborhood on TULSA or FLINT from DOBSON. Corner Lot, Go Around to Side Gate on Salida Del Sol, Watch for signs saying "SALE" with a Big Red Arrow 928-451-1321
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If you love vintage items, my garage sale will be the place to be this weekend! I'm hosting this charity/garage sale this weekend to raise funds for my medical internship this summer in Ghana, Africa with Global Brigades! A local vintage store donated a ton of their items in support of helping me raise money! There will be vintage style furniture (perfect for painting and refinishing), home decor, childrens books, general adult books, shoes, womens' clothing, mens' clothing, linens, pillows, sports equipment, general household items, and more!! I would appreciate your support in checking out this sale this weekend! Time: 6a-? (Friday 5/24) & 6a-12p (Saturday 5/25) Crossroads: Ray & Arizona Ave. Address: 440 W. Ironwood Drive, Chandler, AZ
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In the 19th century, many things started to change. The world of 1800 would not be a shock to a person from the 15th century. But for some reason, the world of today would be an incredible shock to someone from the 19th century. We have airplanes, automobiles, high speed trains. We've even put someone on the moon. All this happened in approximately 150 years, from the start of the Industrial Revolution until now. This is all fine and dandy, but why did the Industrial revolution start when it did? What happened?
It all started with a fairly simple change in the way that crops were managed and produced in England. In the late 1700's farmers began to realize that rather than leaving their fields fallow after a harvest, they could plant beans or other products that resulted in restoring the fertility of the soil. Then as they began to rotate their crops in different fields, the crop production began to increase. As crop production began to increase, the food supplies for the general population as well as livesock increased, so both began to increase. The sale of increasing numbers of livestock and volumes of crops resulted in the need for better routes of transportation, so water canals were developed and roads were improved. Eventually the railroad came along and helped spread these new growths in commerce. Ultimately, each small change led to a new need which was then addressed by another change. Sometimes it was as simple as rotating crops, and other times it involved the inventions of new equipment that could more efficiently harvest the crops or transport them once they were harvested. The successful increase in the volume of crops produced ultimately led to an increasing demand for better ways to process the crops. As a result of this agricultural change, commerce within the country began to increase as well. Suddenly there were more people who were able to earn wages that allowed them to have disposable income. This resulted in the need for other goods to sell to this increasing working class, and that led to more improvements to help mass produce products, such as textiles. From there it just continued to snowball. So, having said all that, the simple answer is that a simple discovery of a way to rotate crops to keep the soil more fertile started the whole thing rolling! |
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Hi All, Really? How do you have the time to worry about it? Hubby & I don't have the time to worry about it for the most part even though we do try w/a lil bit of recycling where garbage is concerned. Do we care if the plastics, etc hit the correct bag/bin....NO. Just don't have the time. Some things are more important. Recently did a reno on the outside and some of the inside of our home. Sure the outside saves on our inside energy bill as well as new appliances, etc for the inside. However, we did not go into it looking for a "Green" solution. Just our thoughts...Call it curiousity. | |||
Welcome, bellalu, cheers for your efforts. Looks like common sense and few mandates from the guvt. It's a message board. One thing we haven't been known for here over the years is worry. :>) We let Don Knotts' dog do that. :>) I think everyone learns a lot here and we have been smiling through the lines. ...Green concepts: Latest is watching the Kiawah 2013 Dream Home being built with HGTV GREEN HOME criteria, according to the developer. Latest standard building CODE is so designed, so restrictive now that LEED criteria isn't that much different from standard. Along with that, recent hurricane damages have resulted in changed design of the homes and you don't have to be near the coastlines. Here in FL our home insurances went up 50% this year for existing dwellings that don't meet the storm-130 mph criteria. Twenty years' ago I paid a $800 premium, now it's $3500 for the same house. Have a good time here. | ||||
There are alot of great options for green furniture - check out the options from Walter E. Smithe. | ||||
Going green is a responsibility of all of us. Even in little ways like waste segregation, we can help the environment. We can also opt to go for things that are eco-friendly or has been proven to be energy efficient. I do my own share in the environment by doing such things. I am not an extreme environmentalist but I know I have the responsibility to where I live and to the environment that support my existence. - OneThis message has been edited. Last edited by: onelyn, | ||||
WSJ.COM says LAX free parking for electric cars is gone. Issues are: Some folks were hogging the 38 spots for weeks on end. Other item causing grief is the costs to the Airport operations. Some electric car drivers, circling the lot to find an available charging site are finding plug-in hybrids in the charging stations; these cars don't need daily charging like electrics usually do. | ||||
Going green? Not with envy! Learning to make friends with an all-electric vehicle... Watching the battery range meter most of a trip. Interpreting an on-board battery range display. Spending 30 minutes at a designated charging station,(high input charger) for an additional 100 mile jaunt while enroute in your new Tesla S? Fun! Tesla S, a $65K-100K all-electric car was given a winter road test, Feb 5, 2013,... John Broder of the New York Times' wrote an article, which one can find on Internet, describing John's pragmatics when he went on a short trip in the Tesla S. It's a must-read, even though Olon Musk, head of Tesla says it (the article) is a fake. Read it anyway. I have a hybrid SUV and make cursory observations of the displayed information. This data isn't terribly important with a hybrid since you have a gas engine along with the elec battery drive. Electrics are different, obviously. I find Mr. Broder is not putting on a fake presentation of his all-electric-car experience but the real world of a new green technology. Our guvt, you and I are spending billions on this, and we need more than a primer on that kind of commitment. The generic summary of this quite well-written article on range performance of the all-electric vehicle is interesting: Cold climates, (Minnesotans can qualify) keeping up with traffic flow, overnight battery drainage, battery conditioning, length of wait for a charge and use of the electric brake system when parked are addressed. But this trip was taken at 30F, hardly Minnesota cold. John found himself applying "electric green" to his Tesla appliance: Concerned about getting to destination, he began driving at 55 mph, turning off the heater in the cabin at 30F, and regular calls to Tesla Control to find charging stations enroute, and, most importantly, advice from the horse's mouth as he used his Tesla. Plan on "halving" your displayed, in-cockpit range when under these conditions. John didn't at the beginning, taking the range amount as gospel. He didn't believe the acute battery drainage under the winter circumstances. The range display can show miles left on the battery based on present and recent-past driving technique using an algorithm, similar to the ones on latest aircraft. The point of the article is that you must consider your current driving electrical loads and outside temperature; then observe and interpret what the computer displays. Or stay close to a charging station. It seems when one runs the Tesla vehicle (any electric vehicle for that matter), a whole new adventure awaits. Summary: Plan, and plan while you are underway planning. :>) Take a survival kit. | ||||
http://blog.allstate.com/high-...-is-the-new-100000/#. This is a blog that reports to you how to get service out of a car, truck or van. I am suggesting that it is a green idea, wise idea, reducing materials and waste and dollars. shoeshine boy | ||||
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This fits into green threads quite well: we are going green. The lithium battery, heralded because of its lightweight, thus more efficient for flight, is still planned for the 787 Dreamliner, (WSJ, 5 Mar 13). Lithium also has power advantages over presently used batteries. But the Boeing company doesn't definitively know what causes the battery fires. This part of the equation is not good. It is an imperfect world, and here we go... According to government and industry officials, Boeing will modify the battery to include additional spacing between its eight lithium-ion cells; placing the battery inside a new containment box in case of a fire; new monitoring of the battery's cells; and the ability to vent smoke or fumes outside the aircraft. Hours of flight testing will follow. Respectfully submitted. | ||||
MOre green coming along... WSJournal 3/21 comment on the Boeing Dreamliner, 787: "Tests of a redesigned lithium-ion battery system, begun this month, appear to be going well, and people familiar with the situation say a final U.S. government sign-off on the fixes could come as soon as the end of the month, even though investigators still don't know exactly what caused the batteries to overheat." Boeing engineer says they have fires on airplanes all the time...Delta maintenance official says he hadn't seen one in 35 years he was in maintenance. The fix includes, "containment" of the fires...(on an airplane?) At altitude, wouldn't a container that gets super hot tend to explode? Can't but wonder. Addenum: WSJ 26 March: Boeing plans to finish their test flights this week. Not an envious situation for passengers to be in, should they find themselves scheduled on this otherwise wonder-filled airplane. 6 April: The cause of the fires is still not nailed down.This message has been edited. Last edited by: TangoW, | ||||
With the fires that have occurred with the use of lithium, the wisdom in the hybrid car battery's design right now is that those batteries are nickel hydride and not lithium batteries; the all-electric cars and the 787 airliner use lithium batteries. Boeing is in a hurry... Lithium battery design needs many times more cooling capacity. The airliner's battery requirements are huge in backup support of their monster KwH electrical demands, done with a small lithium battery. That might well be an issue? A series of small batteries might be an answer but would complicate design. These designs, cars and airplanes, are mega-capacity electrical concepts. It's Magellan in discovery. Whether it is Tesla's all-electric car or Boeing's 787 airliner, it's your ride. shoeshine boy | ||||
Homeowners can allow firms like SolarCity to install solar elec panels on their homes. The owner then "rents" the usage, hoping to gain some reduction in the total electric bill. i.e. CA, AZ, CO. Often, the first years are favorable; then real electric charges are enacted by contract, and you are better off without the thing on your roof. The homeowner's mortgage issuer/insurance must be informed if you install it. I own a roof system. Get a lawyer if you are considering this rental action rather than owning it. IMHO don't let anyone, under covenant, put anything on your property, say nothing about on your roof! as liens, charges/fees come into play if the contract is not held together in every facet by the homeowner. your humble servant, shoeshine boyThis message has been edited. Last edited by: TangoW, | ||||
Going green solution to an electric vehicle that is all-electric, no gas engine backup: From the W S Journal: Anyone with a Fiat "500e Pass" (all-electric) car will have access to rentals free of charge for up to 12 days each year, up to three years after purchase. You can rent it anytime for the usual charges, of course. Why rent? That is because you can go traveling beyond the 40 mile, out-and-back radius of the car's drive battery. | ||||
Prius owners, Oi Vay! Crazy like a green fox. Ask Portland, Oregon folks, "Who runs stop signs in your city?" and what car category comes up? Prius owners, the champions of green. Need we ask why they do that?!!! | ||||
WSJ, May 5, 2013: Tesla electric car company "decided to stop excluding such factors as time saved by not having to pump gas" when calculating the COST of the car. How much am I worth per hour?!!!!! (minimum wage, of course) :>) times five! The time spent taken to charge the car's 60 KwH battery isn't in the calculation. | ||||
Tesla owners tried recently in warmer weather, the D.C. to Boston ride that John Broder did in the winter. Here's one owner's remarks as shown in the W Street Journal: "The most scary part of the trip: the 200 miles between charging stations in Newark, Del., and Milford, Conn. That's not a lot of cushion, especially after I missed an exit adding a few miles to that leg. Tesla has a load of instructions to maximize battery power, and I think I followed them pretty well. I kept the cruise control pegged to between 60 and 65 much of the way, and kept the climate control at 72 degrees. I minimized stops." The fast charge has two drawbacks: For only a half charge, you have a 30 minute wait at the charging station. One can travel perhaps 100 miles on a half charge using the little old lady method described above. You are subject to waiting for the charging station to be available. respectfully submitted, shoeshine boy Tesla addenum: The 240 volt charger takes five hours to recharge the battery fully. A super charge station (there are a number in the U.S.) can do a half charge in a half hour. This super rated charge is not recommended for use to fill the battery over one half charge because it shortens its life.This message has been edited. Last edited by: TangoW, | ||||
Today Tesla's Chief, Olon Musk said his company is working on an exchange battery idea for his cars, one where you drive in, get a change-out like you do with propane containers, and drive away. That saves some time, likely would cost more for the convenience but would give the owner a fully charged battery that otherwise would take overnight. Seems the Tesla owner needs Green Giant all the way. HO HO HO :>)This message has been edited. Last edited by: TangoW, | ||||
What's it all about, Alfie? The green company, Siemens has just closed down its solar plant, stating that it lost 1 billion dollars in two years. Europe is big on Siemens, and Siemens was big on solar. Maybe they should go into the rain water collection business Or come to Florida. | ||||
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