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I need to get this out. Apologies for those who don't agree with me, but halo 2 sucked.I was really looking forawrd to Halo 2. I had visions of fighting through ruined cities against covenenat forces, leading marines into battle, maybe even capturing a prophet and using him to force a covenenant retreat by threatening to kill him.What did I get? I got a weak story, with weak rip-offs from halo; 'In Amber Clad'? Poor name for a ship. 'Pillar of Autumn' sounded dependable, 'In Amber Clad' sounds like a name for a girl's car. I had to play as a covenant soldier, the 'arbiter', in a series of enjoyable-but-frustrating-since-they-took-me-away-from-playing-as-the-master-chief missions which helped to ruin what i had hoped to be a good game.The lack of direction in missions was something that I had seriously hoped they were going to get over by use of things that have been in games for decades now, called 'waypoints'.Dual wielding? It was a nice touch. It would have been even better if I'd had a chance to get used to it before all hell broke loose.More Covenant soldiers? Brutes? Drones? No. Please no. Adding 'more' does not mean 'better'. Instead of knowing my enemies and being able to adjust my tactics quickly, I had to try and work out who i was fighting and what was most applicable to kill them for far too long.Return of the Flood? You know, I think I'd had so much of the Flood in the first game that if *I* was the master chief confronting them again, I'd just sit down, open my visor, and hope for a ncie quick end because otherwise they'd bore me to death. No one liked the Flood. They comprised some of the most boring parts of Halo.Poor Characterisation. Oh look at the new Cortana! OMG she has her hair down! OMG she's so sassy now! OMG I can understand her, unlike British comedians which are just too strange to be funny! BTW WTF is sarcasm? Seriously. New Cortana irritated me. New Captain keyes irritated me. Sergeant Johnson I would have shot him, just so I could park a warthog over his grenades and make it jump.Changes to guns. Changes to Human guns I didn't mind. Liked the battle rifle, found the smg to be fun, understood the changes to the pistol. Changes to the Covenant guns were... bewildering. Covenant Crabine? Apparently entirely against covenant combat ethos. beam rifle? Reactionary change against power of sniper rifle. Brute shot? Pointless. Brute plasma rifle? Fun but again, a role already served by the elite plasma rifle. Energy sword? Nice.I have unintentionally run out of steam on a positive note, so let me reiterate my main whinge: the story sucked. the chaaracters sucked. the new covenenat armoury sucked.I don't feel better, but I do feel less like vomiting.
I havent played it yet so I can't comment but I'm hearing the new story isnt all that memorable. little surprise as Bungie had Halo in development for many years while Halo 2 has been all of 18 months.
Just to counter the negative, it wasn't that bad, though it was dissapointing.Cons: Story was a bit confusing, ending flat. I do so hate endings that don't end, which this one did. Close this chapter and move on to the next would be better.Waypoints are BADLY needed. Its confusing and you can find yourself going in circles if you aren't paying attention. Switching from Master Cheif to the Arbiter seriously affected the flow of the story line. Would have been better to have told Master Chief's story, then unlocked the arbiters story.Flood was the same old boring Flood, just not as many of them, and they developed a sense of self preservation. They did actually hide from me instead of just getting blown to bits.Pros:New weapons. It is nice to be able to use new and interesting stuff. Love the ability to take damage on the warthog and scorpion. They can actually be destroyed now, which changes how you use them. The stuff breaking and falling off is cool too.Moveable objects. Barrels and crates aren't nailed to the floor anymore. You can push them, or use explosives to send them scooting across the room. Ability to board and physically attack the drivers of vehicles. Nice addition, now you can highjack a Wraith and use it yourself.I didn't mind seeing the covenant storyline, but as above, I wish it had been separate. It is nice to play it from the opposite perspective, just not in the middle of the current side.Officer Akula on patrol.http://www.alloutwar.comAll Out War: 4025 - Web based strategy and multiplayer combatAkulaPUB Administration"There's gotta be a better way to make a living."
I kinda disagree about having the Arbiter's storyline separate. They kinda needed to be tied in together in order to keep the timeline intact. Although I really wished I didn't have to wait 2 missions to find out what grabbed John-117 after he killed Regret.
Speaking of which, what exactly was that? Having not read the books, that is part of the confusion.Officer Akula on patrol.http://www.alloutwar.comAll Out War: 4025 - Web based strategy and multiplayer combatAkulaPUB Administration"There's gotta be a better way to make a living."
I think it was known as the gravemind; the gestalt behind the flood.Two sides of the same story would have been far preferable as well btw.Or simply one story, but told better
Maybe I should read the books, it might help explain some of this. I am assuming then that the gravemind is responsible for the flood? Is it the flood? Or is it a forerunner? If I weren't so lazy, I'd go by the books, I even know where to find them. LOLOfficer Akula on patrol.http://www.alloutwar.comAll Out War: 4025 - Web based strategy and multiplayer combatAkulaPUB Administration"There's gotta be a better way to make a living."
I believe it *is* the flood - their combined consciousness.And like you, i've not read the books
I totally agree with most everything here, with a few points of my own,1. The whole "dual wield" thing was overated2. I also noticed how the handicapped some of the vehicles in multiplayer, The wraith tank does not have the little pulse lasers in multiplayer as it does in the regular game and the banshee does not have the fuel rod cannon as well.3. Didn't like the battle rifle really either. Liked the addition of the scope, hated the 3 round burst, needed a selector switch or something.4. They really screwed the pistol taking off the scope. In the original the pistol was one of the handiest little guns in that game.5. Liked the faster recycling rate of fire on the tank's main gun.did anyone watch the end after the credits had rolled and it showed the Flood "king" ( as I like to call it) talking to cortana? I didn't think the master chief was supposed to let her out of his posession? he's gonna get court-martialed. lol...They have us surrounded again, poor bastards... - General Abrams.
I agree that the pistol in h2 was weaker than the original, but I didn't mind that so much, since it helped to improve overall game balance. In the original I almost always carried a pistol (unless i was fighting the flood), and i probably would have again in h2 if it wasn't for the lack of pistols to be found.Battlerife *would* have been better with a selector, but iirc you can't dual wield the battle rifle like you can with the SMG, so it would have become too much of an 'everyman' weapon with that function. As it stands, i prefer the battle firle over the original assault rifle. General balance of weapons was right, in reference to the human guns. The covenenant guns... well i don't know what was going on there.But my main gripe was an easy one: the story was weaker than my nanowrimo effort, and I've come up with that in the space of a month. Bungie had a lot longer than that.
The books won't explain what the gravemind is, don't buy them for that. They are good for a backstory and a time killer, buy them for those reasons.
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I only played about half of the original Halo, I'll probably reinstall it and replay it sometime soon or borrow it from my dad for the Xbox.Finished Halo 2 a couple nights ago. Thought the game was fun, and I personally enjoyed the story, but I'm a simple man.My two gripes were the ending, and the aformentioned lack of waypoints. Least they could have done was had a compass type o thing, and have you be told to meet up with so and so south of yer current location. Woulda helped in a few spots. One mission I backtracked about 5 minutes before I realized what I'd done.I've got a bus trip to go on this weekend, so I'm going to pick up the novels at yonder Barnes and Noble (assuming they have them still) for some time killing.
There are 2 places in Halo2 that I am garraunteed to spend 15-20 minutes looking for the exit and going in circles, and that is after having played it several times now. Waypoints are needed.Officer Akula on patrol.http://www.alloutwar.comAll Out War: 4025 - Web based strategy and multiplayer combatAkulaPUB Administration"There's gotta be a better way to make a living."
If the story hadn't been so wholly awful, I could have forgiven Halo 2 its shortcomings, much as I forgave the original Halo.I wrote a better story in one month, start to finish, 50k words. Bungie had years and they came up with what I'd regard as a low-brow hollywood blockbuster. Like the Phantom Menace.And yes. Waypoints. or maybe even better use of the map? heck, if they're 'upgrading' Master Chief's top-of-the-line armour, the least they could do would be to throw in a three-dimensional terrain scanner with it. Little wireframe map in the corner, little dots for enemies and allies, little arrow for the waypoint...Damn bungie. Now I can't work up any enthusiasm for the inevitable Halo 3.
Hey Meth, wanna post that story?Like to read itThey have us surrounded again, poor bastards... - General Abrams.
It'd need some serious cleanup first my good man I probably won't get around to that for a few months, but you never know...
Hey just figured this one out.In the Halo books they say that the MAC Guns (magnetic accelerator cannons) on the the orbital defense platforms fire a 3,000 ton projectile near or about 1/3 the speed of light. Now I was trying to figure out something that weighs that much and I was reading through one of my BTech source books and I think it was either the Union or Overlord class dropship weighs close to that.So If you think about it, Those MAC guns are dropship cannons They have us surrounded again, poor bastards... - General Abrams.
well meth you do have the advantage of not having to make decisions through committee. or at least your committees have a draconian despot sitting chair that terrain scanner sounds a lot like the sensor display from terra nova.
well yes im a big fan of halo, campaign did suck a bit, but how could u say the online multiplayer sucked, that is the best multiplayer game i've played yet.
halo2 was a huge dissapointment, the drones sucked and the battle rifle and the pistol SUCKED i feel sick thinking bout it.halo 2 was strange, they sould of let played as the arbiter after your through with master chiefs campaighn, to add to the mystery.nobody mentiond the hunters new look and weapon, they both stink.and destructible vehicles suck to . this game was an almost complete ballsucker
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Ditto.I bow to no one and give service only for cause.
Necropostage, true, but it served to remind what an angry man I was about Bungie's betrayal of us all.They'd better not make Halo 3 suck as hard as Halo 2. I think i'll be a-renting that one before I rush out blindly to buy it.I'm all angry again just thinking about Halo 2.
your right, hlao 2.5 and 3 better be good ... OR ELSE.no crappy weapons and crapI LISTEN TO MY ANTS. OW, IT BIT ME!!
Halo 2 is one of the most elite games ever created. It is revolutionary in almost every aspect, but, if for no other reason, it is revolutionary in the fact that it is the first 1st person shooter ever in which you can view your legs. Period.
WRONGBREED 2003PCOWNEDOWNEDOWNEDPhew...sorry for that little outburst there...yeah anyway Breed for the PC came out before Halo2 and it allowed you to see legs when you looked down. As I remember, There were a few even before that but the names escape me. Oh yeah, and Halo 2 sucked enourmous. Instead of giving us the same old weaponry we love plus new ones, they made the old ones suck and force fed us these POS new weapons like the Battle Rifle and the Brute Shot. Same thing with enemies; the old ones become all faggified (since when do elites talk like god damn english knights?) while the new ones simply suck on nutsacks. The multiplayer is flawed, as it does not contain a xbox-live co-op mode. Then again, who would want to play SP co-op anyway? That would involve going throught the painfully simple and stale single player mode. The destructable vehicles is probably the stupidest idea ever, and the "improved" graphics can lead to an embarrassing loss of framerate during movies. The whole Arbitrer thing was about as entertaining as gonorrhea, and you didn't even get to fight human soldiers during that campaign. No, just the insufferably poor new flood AI that made a once-revered enemy into an annoyance. Speaking of flood, whats up with that Gravemind thingy? It's a giant F***ing magic-turd that speaks in rhymes. If I wanted to see that I would take Ex-Lax and Ecstasy simoultaneously. Halo 2 was a poor excuse for a sequel, and I do not look forward to Halo 3.Ah, one more thing. Something has bothered me about Halos storyline: Planet Reach was attacked by the covenant because the covvies knew about the spartans being created there. There were at least 117 spartans, each just about as good as Master Chief.Now, Seeing as how much damage ONE spartan caused already, how in the hell could the covenant destroy 116 master chiefs in one battle, yet fail to successfully capture ONE FREAKING CITY in halo 2? Maybe I didnt pay enough attention to the storyline, because by the end of the 3rd mission I was too busy trying to stab my brain's memory core with various objects to hear anything too well.
Did you read the novels, or are you making this **** up? Reach was attacked because it was a major logistics and shipbuilding center.There were never anything like 117 Spartans. At least 117 people entered the program, but by the end of it there were only something like 30 people. Everybody else washed out or suffered deablitating side-effects from the enhancement. Also you may have noted it was one Covenant carrier's troop complement versus the entire UNSC Marine Corps, and while the Covenant have traditionally been victorious in space, they have rather more trouble with their feet on the ground.***SWM looking for fun-loving, stable, over-clocked Athlon. Turn-ons include hours of gaming, surfing the web, hitting IRC and hunting pedos with Cheese. Turn-offs include system crashes, overheating, low FPS, lag. Gateways need not respond. -Shrike
I didn't even think there were novels. Also, I don't own halo 1, so the only time I got to see the cutscenes was when I played co-op at a friends house, and they almost always skipped them. I heard something about the covenant being able to destroy planets from space or something like that, but I wasn't sure it was true.
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President Bush celebrates his 88 birthday yesterday he dead.
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Debut tomorrow good to have you here Jeff welcome.
But what you learn most about this man was surprised you the most about this patch act.
In all reality just how humble he is and how private he is for being a politician for a man that really doesn't care about.
Shaping his legacy he says the historians will decide that and he just likes to just sort of stay in the background.
There is no biography.
He didn't write his memoirs so.
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Did you feel that responsibility of of telling his story and and how to -- that kind of weigh on you.
At that moment -- when you have that opportunity to really get and then tell the story.
Well I think the number one thing is that we were able to have is no for the first time in history that the opportunity to have a president of the United States.
Sit down to tell a story in his own words about his life.
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We're -- worried about shaping history because the film is about his life and we're not here to you know go in depth about the president's.
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-- a little bit about his relationship with Barbara and what it was like you've gotten to know them -- the course of this project.
What do you think of that and what did you what surprised you about.
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Me and you know how how much how meaningful is that -- to him and his life.
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You know how do you how special is it that you were able to sort of capture this at you know this at this point in his life.
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We are women who code: in any framework with any level of experience from any size of company for any reason (even just for fun)! We support all women in their coding aspirations - whether you're a full-time programmer looking to expand your network and skills, or you have always wanted given coding a try, you are welcome! We are based off of Women Who Code (SF), and we're looking forward to growing the female developer community in our awesome state of Colorado.
This is an all-developer group dedicated to sharing, evangelizing and promoting the next big wave in technology: REST, Cloud, Integrations, Mashups & SaaS etc. We focus on issues with APIs such as security, management, integration etc. Also we discuss on how these technologies impact the different business units in an organization e.g how product management or IT changes when you're building or using APIs, REST, Cloud, Integrations, Mashups & SaaS apps.
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(This is a clone of the original NYC meetup) If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool, hack, library (did you just write a library to access the Meetup API in Go!?), whatever. We're language and software/hardware agnostic, so it's all …
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Free office hours for programming help - any programming language, all skill levels. The format is always simple - bring a laptop, hang out and code, and flag down an organizer if you have a question. That's it! If we can't answer your question, we'll track down someone who can, or at least give you a nudge in the right direction. Experienced coders, come hang out and work with us in a great collaborative environment, and give something back to the community. If you're just learning to code, gre …
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The AWS Boulder Meetup group is for anyone interested in the Amazon Web Services ecosphere. Let's talk about EC2, S3, dealing with elastic load, big data - and anything else that interests us.
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This is a group for kids and their parents interested in learning how to program using Sphero robots. Sphero is a robotic ball gaming system and has several levels of programming - from beginner to expert. Open to any ages but kids over 12 will get the most out of it. No equipment is needed but if you have a smartphone - bring it - it might be more fun to use your own device. The meetup is hosted by Sphero's creator, Orbotix, in downtown Boulder. Kids need no programming experience. We hope to r …
Every software engineer needs to practice. Born from the attendees of Code Retreat Boulder 2011, we meet bimonthly to hone our skills working on interesting problems. The Code Retreat format was developed by Corey Haines and others. The essence of the format is that people pair-program on a problem for 45 minutes then throw away their code, take a short break, switch partners and repeat the process. Classically, these are full-day events including 6 programming sessions, a long lunch, and beer …
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This is a group for anyone interested in collaborative study for software such as JavaScript, C#, JAVA, ANDROID, JQUERY, ect. These presentations are based on the PluralSight Training Video for HardCore developers.
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This group is for enthusiasts of lisp and lisp related programming. I'm particularly interested in how to bring the advantages of lisp into the predominantly non-lisp world of today.
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'The Blues Brothers' Shopping Mall Chase Scene As You've Never Seen It Before - in Legos
"We're on a mission from God." The people at Bricktease.com who produced this painstaking Lego re-enactment of The Blues Brothers' classic shopping mall car chase must've had those words running through their minds as they produced this delightful video short based on the 1980 musical comedy, a John Landis film starring John Belushi and Dan ... (more)
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Plainfield Blotter: Thanksgiving Day DUIs, Battery, Drug Charges
Christopher Bice, 19, of the 300 block of Ash Grove Lane, Oswego, was arrested at 12:49 a.m. in the 14000 block of Route 59 and charged with possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis and possession of drug equipment, police said.
Hands-on Financial Planning Provided to JTHS Students During Reality Fair
Financial planning and budgeting became more than just a concept to Joliet Township High School Consumer Economics students during a Reality Fair held this week at both campuses.
Police Blotter: Possession of Cannabis & Retail Theft Arrests
The following incidents were reported by the Romeoville Police Department : Nov. 22: Thomas Roberts, 25, 300 Hale, Romeoville, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug equipment in the 300 block of Hale.
Plainfield OKs group home for disabled adults
Joliet-based Cornerstone Services plans to build and operate the house for up to eight adults 18 or older at 15606 Indian Boundary Road.
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The city council on Tuesday approved a $288 million budget for 2014 that's likely to be reshaped in the new year.
Police Blotter: Teens arrested in crime spree
Three teens went on a crime spree Sunday, throwing rocks at drivers, stealing a car and lawn furniture and breaking into a vacant house, police said.
Plainfield Blotter: Drug Charges, DUI
Daniel Charles Bowers, 22, of the 2100 block of Graystone, Joliet, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Third Man Charged in Kohl's Shoplifting & Shooting Incident on Thanksgiving
Charges have been filed against a third man allegedly involved in a shoplifting/shooting incident that was foiled by police at the Kohl's Department Store in Romeoville on Thanksgiving night, according to Will County Sheriff's Office records.
Internal Medicine Practice Opens in Adventist Bolingbrook
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New Lenox Man Allegedly Puts Cold Beer on Girl's Leg, Goes to Jail
The New Lenox police carted a man off to the county jail after he allegedly put a beer on the leg of a girl.
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It was a blue Saturday for a couple people from Joliet charged with stealing from the New Lenox Walmart.
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Romeoville Woman 1 of 2 Nabbed in Liquor Store Burglary: Police
The following article was written by Patch Editor Shannon Antinori A man and his girlfriend are facing felony charges after allegedly partnering to burglarize a Plainfield liquor store in the wee hours of Thanksgiving Day, police said.
Couple Nabbed in Plainfield Liquor Store Burglary: Police
A man and his girlfriend are facing felony charges after allegedly partnering to burglarize a Plainfield liquor store in the wee hours of Thanksgiving Day, police said.
Teens Stole Car, Threw Rocks at Drivers, Broke into House: Police
Three teens on a mini-crime spree Sunday stole a car, broke into a house and threw rocks at vehicles at Caton Farm and County Line roads, Joliet police said.
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Victim of Taunton coin theft says he was followed
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- A Rehoboth man told Taunton police that two men seen stealing between $20,000 and $40,000 in rare coins from his car probably tailed him from a coin show.
The 58-year-old victim told police he stopped in Taunton at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday to visit a friend after a coin show in Auburn.
He said he was tired and fell asleep while watching football on his friend's TV.
A neighbor saw two white males breaking the victim's car windows and then speeding away in another vehicle.
The Taunton Daily Gazette reports that the victim told police that containers containing various coins were missing.
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It is a commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo and the largest city in Toshima-Ku. It is also the home of many famous myths as well as infamous color gangs that fight for territory within Ikebukuro. A certain legend that is often floated around the district is that of the Dollars. A gang that was both feared and respected but mysteriously vanished a couple years ago, the numbers of the gang were record breaking and were known for accepting everyone who wanted in. After they had vanished and territory within the city opened up, new color gangs began to form and thus we begin a new era Ikebukuro.
Color Gangs
K has joined chat.
"Guys have you been getting bored?" - K
"Yeah why?" - B-mo
"Cure my boredom K!!" - Aka
"Let's start a color gang." - K
Color Gangs are sectioned groups of youth that align under the banner of a certain, color. The groups would walk in isolated packs as a means of representing their selves and claiming territories as their own. And in some occurrences when another color gang trespasses on said territory they are enthralled to protect it. Results like this creating rivalries between color gangs and often large brawls within the streets of Ikebukuro.
Legend or Reality
To most, myths are nothing more than stories told by mothers to keep their children from staying up too late or sneaking out. Or maybe even to give representation to a belief or feelings. Sometimes they are even falsified efforts to bring a bright dream to reality. As such, many of these things are correct- and most things of legend are false. But not all. In the underworld of Ikebukuro there are stories of things that are hard to explain, things that many would think impossible. Whether it be a headless motorcycle rider zipping through the district in a flash, or a killer who brainwashes those they harm. Though few and discrete, under Ikebukuro's surface lie things of fairy tail.
Now, to out story...
Ikebukuro has been peaceful for the past couple years after the disbanding of the remaining color gangs and the disappearance of the Dollars. Though, a new generation of youth is coming to that age and have rekindled the fire that was once thought to be extinguished. New color gangs begin to form and the Ikebukuro underworld is once again beginning to become unveiled to the people. And as these youths delve deeper into the unknown, no one knows what they will find.
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Hello guys/gals/sirs/ma'ams~ I'm here to bring to you a Durarara!! based roleplay that I'm hoping will survive long-term. If you're unfamiliar with the it, I'm sorry you're missing out, but nonetheless even if you have no information on it you are welcome to join. The basic idea is people 'mostly early teens to young adults' are within the town of Ikebukuro looking to find ways to entertain themselves, make a name for themselves, and mostly pursue their own goals and ambitions. Some will do this alone with their owns story and reasoning for such, others will seek the help of a group of people 'Color Gangs' to achieve these outcomes.
Now I know this seems kind of open-ended and directionless, but I'm hoping to find some talented people who will enjoy just that. My idea for this RP is for us to create the plot ourselves through our characters interactions with one another and how they get along, or don't get along. And while these things happening, we can discover ways to throw our characters into a crazy plot just like the original. But this is an Interest Check, so thinking about stuff like that is a bit far to be so decided. In conclusion, I will be looking for 5-6 active people showing interest to make an OOC. Once that's made I'll throw down a character skeleton and we will get these misadventures on the road.


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My wife is an optometrist of ten years and is ready to stop working for someone else and start her own establishment.
She is very well liked by all her patients and since moving from NY to NJ last year is ready to go off on her own.
The wall we run into is how to go from dream to reality. in particular where do we get the 300,000$ or so to lease a space, build an optical, get equipment and goods... ?
Do you have to be rich to start a business?
She tried getting some professional loan from citi bank where she has a business account for ten years and they were willing to loan her 30,000$. not nearly enough to do anything with.
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Up to five national scholarship recipients will be selected based on their ongoing work to fight hunger, with each receiving a $5,000 scholarship and a matching $5,000 grant for their anti-hunger charity of choice. Sodexo Foundation will also recognize up to 20 STOP Hunger Regional Honorees with a $1,000 donation for their preferred hunger-relief charities.
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Having the same issues on a 17" MacBook Pro (Early 2010 model) with 10.7.2 installed connected, via Sonnet Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard|34.
Having the same issues on a 17" MacBook Pro (Early 2010 model) with 10.7.2 installed connected, via Sonnet Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard|34.
Same problem: MacPro 10.7.2, Sonnet Tempo Sata E4P and RedMag 1.8" .... won't recognize the Redmag ... did fine in 10.6.8 The Sonnet driver info says Lion Compatible.
Deanan / RED folk? This seems like a consistently reproducible bug. Any comments?
I have all 3 of the Sonnet Tempo ESata cards and I only have this problem with the Pro card. The standard Tempo and the new Sata III 6Gb/s work fine with the Red SSD's, so I think it's a Lion compatibility problem.
Russ - what sort of throughput are you getting with the Sata III Expresscard?
I have a similar problem with Sonnet fw800 Pro express card. I got the warning once when I mounted, and every time I tried to copy SSD's using R3Dmanager I got copy errors. Reader and one drive connected to sonnet fw800 and other drive connected to native fw port on computer. little scary till I solved the problem. 10.7.2, brand new sonnet card reader (old one died before I went lion)
once I stopped using card- all copies went fine.
Getting bit with the same problem. MBP Sonnet Pro card not recognizing card via esata. Works via FW800.
Sonnet needs to get their shit together. Apparently there's some issues with other eSATA devices in Lion and the Sonnet cards, not just RED Station / RED SSDs.
Are there any updates on this?
My Sonnet E4P does not work with the redstation under 1.7.2.
Must be the drivers.
I emailed sonnet today to their supportmail.
Did anyone had any feedback on this from sonnet and/or red ?
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Uffie the Electro Slayer
Uffie is the 'hot chick' who once banged on about how she was 'ready to fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.' A few years later, with both newborn and new album in her sights, there is no doubt fans can expect a different, perhaps more mature sound on the soon-to-be released Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans. But she's hardly a reformed party girl. Oyster caught up with Uffie as she prepares for her Australian Parklife tour.
Having been in the music industry since she was a teenager, and signing to the infamous Ed Banger records in 2006, it's easy to imagine that Uffie has seen some wild times in her day. "Growing up in the industry definitely makes you grow up quickly in the sense that you're subjected and opened up to a lot more things, but at the same time you have people to do stuff for you like accounting, so you don't have to worry about those sorts of things," she tells Oyster, reflecting on her own experiences. Uffie tells us that her childhood in Hong Kong also contributed to making her "a more open person."
It is clear, however, that the Paris-based electropop musician is wise beyond her 22 years. A fleeting marriage to graffiti artist Andre Saraiva and the birth of their daughter in 2009 probably has something to do with this. Uffie tells us that being a mother has definitely changed her, saying, "I'm a lot more organised now. You have to plan every minute when you have a baby."
Known for her cute and quirky dress sense, Uffie is well-versed in fashion, gushing about her favourite designers, saying, "I've always been a big fan of Jeremy Scott.... Brian Lichtenberg, who is a young designer coming out of LA, does amazing things as well, Alexander Wang is of course amazing!" She also explains that for her, fashion and music share a mutual relationship of self-expression, saying, "I think fashion is really important in the sense that it's the way to express yourself and I think it goes hand-in-hand with music. On stage it can really set the mood for you, if you're wearing a costume you feel a little bit more pepped up."
Uffie tells us that "The Strokes are making a big come back on my iPod!" and also lists Franz Ferdinand, Biggie Smalls and Jay Z as other artists that she is currently listening to. Her dream music collaboration, however, would be working with Pharell Williams as a producer. "I love his vocals but I think he'd be a very good producer as well, so that would be fun," she says, sounding excited at the prospect.
Uffie tells us that her much-anticipated new album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans has been received well so far by critics and fans alike, but says, "I think a lot of people are surprised that there's not just party tracks on it." While her favourite track from the record changes everyday, 'Illusion of Love', which is the first track she has ever produced, holds a special place in her heart. "It was a big turning point for me and was the first track that I really opened myself up lyrically so it was a bit of a challenge." The track includes guest vocals by Mattie Safer from The Rapture, and might surprise fans as instead of her usual anti-flow rap delivery, Uffie actually sings.
Besides spending time with her daughter, the rest of the year for Uffie is full-on with a schedule that reads 'tour, tour, tour, promo, promo, promo!' Having fond memories of her previous trips to Australia and listing them as some of her most memorable gigs, Uffie is excited about heading to Australia in September for Parklife. "I didn't go last year because of the baby but I've been every year before that, not necessarily for Parklife but for other festivals," she tells Oyster. "It's really nice because it's summer there when it's winter for us, so it's a really nice break. I found the crowd there really gives you all of their energy, which is so nice to be happening when you're on stage."
Uffie is part of the 2010 10th Anniversary Parklife Line-up also featuring Missy Elliot, Groove Armada, The Dandy Warhols and Soulwax, by Fuzzy Events. Parklife tickets are on-sale July 1st at www.parklife.com.au.
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Civil Rights Cases (Great Events from History: North American Series)
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court finds the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1875 proved to be the last piece of Reconstruction law passed by Congress to ensure that former slaves and their descendants would not be denied their rights as citizens. Partly as a tribute to Charles Sumner, who had fought tirelessly for civil rights during his lifetime and who had died the previous year, his fellow senators approved the legislation. Sumner had held that the Thirteenth Amendment, in addition to abolishing the institution of slavery, also raised former slaves to a status of legal equality. On that basis, Congress had the power to pass laws that would guarantee African Americans freedom from discriminatory treatment, whether by public authorities or by private individuals. As Congress debated the civil rights bill in the early 1870's, the most visible signs of African Americans' legal inferiority were restrictions and segregation in public facilities. Hotels, inns, theaters, trains, and ships routinely denied accommodations to black patrons.
Anticipating questions about the constitutionality of his proposals, Sumner tied his advocacy of free access to public facilities directly to the abolition of slavery, arguing that because one of the disabilities of slavery was the prohibition against entering public places, the end of slavery should mean freedom to...
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Civil Rights Cases (West's Encyclopedia of American Law)
A landmark decision, which was a consolidation of several cases brought before the SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES in 1883 that declared the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT of 1875 (18 Stat. 336) unconstitutional and ultimately led to the enactment of state laws, such as JIM CROW LAWS, which codified what had previously been individual adherence to the practice of racial SEGREGATION. The cases were United States v. Stanley, United States v. Ryan, United States v. Nichols, and United States v. Singleton, 109 U.S. 3, 3 S. Ct. 18, 27 L. Ed. 835.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed by Congress in the post-Civil War era in response to the refusal of many whites to afford newly freed slaves equal treatment with whites under federal law. The act mandated that owners of public facilities, such as inns, restaurants, railroads, and other carriers, not discriminate against blacks who sought access to, or service from, them on the basis of their race. Anyone who violated the law was subject to criminal prosecution.
Scores of prosecutions ensued and six cases reached the Supreme Court. The fact patterns of the cases were comparable in that they all were...
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Civil Rights Cases (Great American Court Cases)
Legal Citation: 109 U.S. 3 (1883)
United States in four cases, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Robinson in one case.
Stanley, Ryan, Nichols, Singleton, Memphis & Charleston RR
Appellants' Claim
That their civil rights had been violated under the Civil Rights Act of 1 March 1875 when various individuals and companies had denied them access to accommodations and privileges of an inn, hotel, theater, and railroad on the grounds of race.
Chief Lawyers for Appellants
Samuel F. Phillips, U.S. Solicitor General Phillips; William M. Randolph for the Robinsons
Chief Lawyers for Appellees
(None for first four cases); William Y. C. Humes, David Postern for Memphis & Charleston RR.
Justices for the Court
Joseph P. Bradley (writing for the Court), Samuel Blatchford, Stephen Johnson Field, Horace Gray, Stanley Matthews, Samuel Freeman Miller, Morrison Remick Waite, William Burnham Woods
Justices Dissenting
John Marshall Harlan I
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
15 October 1883
(The entire section is 938 words.)
Civil Rights Cases (Supreme Court Drama)
Appellants: United States in four cases, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Robinson in one case
Appellees: Stanley, Ryan, Nichols, Singleton, Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Appellant's Claim: That their right of equal access to various publicly used facilities was violated.
Chief Lawyers for Appellants: U.S. Solicitor General Samuel F. Phillips; William M. Randolph for the Robinsons
Chief Lawyers for Appellees: William Y. C. Humes and David Postern
Justices for the Court: Samuel Blatchford, Joseph P. Bradley, Stephen Johnson Field, Horace Gray, Stanley Matthews, Samuel Freeman Miller, Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, and William B. Woods.
Justices Dissenting: John Marshall Harlan I
Date of Decision: October 15, 1883
Decision: Found in favor of the appellees because the 1875 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
Significance: The Court ruled 8 that Congress did not have the constitutional power to enforce civil rights requirements on private individuals or businesses. The decision greatly undermined the laws passed by Congress during the Reconstruction which were designed to grant equal rights to the newly freed African American slaves.
"They raise their voices in song and dance in the streets. I wish you could see these people as they step from slavery into freedom. Families, a long time broken up, are reunited and oh! such happiness. I am glad I am here." An unknown Union officer wrote these words to his wife in 1865 at the conclusion of the American Civil War (18615) as slaves throughout the South took their first cautious steps as freed people. Yet, the celebration would be short-lived. The joy of freedom gave way to a struggle for black American's civil rights (personal rights belonging to an individual as a resident of a particular country).
The civil right's struggle of black Americans included not only such sweeping issues as voting rights but also seemingly simple everyday activities like freely choosing what inn or hotel to stay at, admission to a theater, or where to sit in a railroad car. Even early Supreme Court rulings, rather than furthering the civil rights of the former slaves, would actually delay the freedom process for at least four decades following the Civil War.
An Uncertain Freedom
The economic effects of the Civil War on the South were devastating with small farms as well as plantations destroyed. African Americans, although finally freed, were uneducated, poor, and still largely remained at the mercy of the white population.
The United States government began to rebuild the South with a process known as Reconstruction lasting from 1865 to 1877. The South was put under military occupation which provided a temporary measure of protection for the ex-slaves. Realizing the former slaves' liberty was insecure, Congress approved and the states ratified (approved) three amendments between 1865 and 1870, known as the Civil Rights or Reconstruction Amendments. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments together were meant to guarantee blacks liberties outlined in the Bill of Rights and ensure equal protection of the laws. Equal protection means that no person or persons will be denied the same protection of the laws that is enjoyed by other persons or groups.
Civil Rights Amendments
The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865 just eight months after the end of the Civil War, prohibited slavery. Ratified in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment made black persons citizens and stated:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge [take away] the privileges . . . of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive [take from] any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law [fair legal hearings]; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction [geographic area] the equal protection of the laws.
The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, was designed to protect the voting rights of blacks. All three ended with a section stating that Congress could enforce the amendments by passing appropriate laws.
Public Accommodations and the Fourteenth Amendment
Opposition to ending slavery remained strong in Southern states and many whites refused to treat freed slaves equally. For example, former slaves were routinely denied the use of "public accommodations" including inns, theaters, restaurants, railroad cars, and other facilities whose services are available to the general population. These denials took away black Americans' privileges as citizens of the United States in defiance of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, Congress found it necessary to pass laws ensuring the enforcement of the Civil Rights Amendments. One such law, based on both the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments, was the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The first section of the act addressed the accommodations problem by prohibiting discrimination (giving privileges to one group but not another) in public facilities.
Whites Only
Following passage of the 1875 Civil Rights Act, many cases came to courts claiming discrimination. Five reached the Supreme Court. All five were based upon the failure of blacks to be treated the same as whites. In four of the cases, the United States, representing the black Americans, was the party bringing suit against the offenders. Two cases, against individuals named Stanley and Nichols, resulted from the denial of inn or hotel accommodations to black persons. The other two cases, filed against people named Ryan and Singleton, involved denial of theater admission. Ryan, refused to seat a black person in a certain section of Maguire's theater in San Francisco. Singleton denied a black person a seat in the Grand Opera House in New York. In the fifth case, Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Robinson brought action against the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company in Tennessee. A conductor on the line refused to allow Mrs. Robinson access to the ladies' car because she was of African descent. The Supreme Court combined the cases which became known as the Civil Rights Cases. All the cases, relying on the Civil Rights Act of 1875, claimed discrimination against African Americans by private individuals who denied the black persons access to public accommodations and that these denials were yet another form of slavery.
Questioning Constitutionality
Immediately, the Court identified the primary question in the Civil Rights Cases as whether or not the 1875 act was a constitutional law. To be constitutional a law must reflect what the U.S. Constitution and its amendment intended. If the Court found the law to be unconstitutional then none of the suits could stand. On October 15, 1883, the Court decided by an eight to one vote that neither the Thirteenth nor Fourteenth Amendment gave the United States government power to sue private persons for discrimination against black persons. Since no other basis but the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments were used to justify the law, the Court ruled the first and second sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional and void (no longer valid). The black Americans lost in all five cases.
Badge of Slavery
Writing the majority opinion, Justice Joseph Bradley commented the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited discriminatory actions by a state but not discrimination by private individuals. Therefore, if private business owners refused to serve or accommodate African Americans, Congress could not force them to do so. Bradley wrote, "Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject-matter of the amendment." The Court also observed, "It [the Fourteenth Amendment] does not authorize Congress to create a code of municipal [local] law for the regulation of private rights."
Bradley also rejected the law based on the Thirteenth Amendment. Bradley stated the Thirteenth Amendment clearly allowed Congress "to enact all necessary and proper laws for the . . . prevention of slavery," but he refused to view racial discrimination as a "badge of slavery." Agreeing with the defense he observed,
Such an act of refusal has nothing to do with slavery or involuntary servitude. . . It would be running the slavery argument into the ground to make it apply to every act of discrimination which a person may see to make as to the guests he will entertain, or as to the people he will take into his coach or cab or car, or admit to his concert or theater.
The Lone Dissenter
Justice John Marshall Harlan I, a former slave owner, was the only justice to disagree with the majority. In a famous dissent, he argued that the spirit of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments was to guarantee equal rights to African Americans. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 had been passed with that intent in mind. Harlan pointed out that inns, theaters, and transportation vehicles, even though privately owned, are generally available to the public. Discrimination against African Americans in these accommodations was indeed a "badge of slavery." The amendments gave Congress the authority to outlaw all "badges and incidents" of slavery be they state or private actions.
Over the next eighty years the Civil Rights Cases' decision severely limited the federal government's power to guarantee the civil rights of black Americans. Following the decision, several northern and western states enacted their own bans on discriminatory practices in public places but other states, especially Southern states, did the opposite. They began writing racial discrimination and segregation (separation of groups by race) policies into laws that became known as Jim Crow laws. The laws segregated blacks from whites in hotels, theaters, and public transportation and persisted for many decades. Not until 1964 did Congress, referring to Justice Harlan's dissent, pass the landmark Civil Rights Act of the modern era. One of its sections prohibited discrimination in public accommodations. The 1964 act's constitutionality was quickly upheld by the Supreme Court's decision in Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States thus reversing the earlier ruling in Civil Rights Cases.
Suggestions for further reading
Hoobler, Dorothy, and Thomas Hoobler. The African American Family Album. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
Hughes, Langston, and Milton Meltzer. A Pictorial History of the Negro in America. Third Revised Edition. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1968.
Liston, Robert. Slavery in America: The Heritage of Slavery. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972.
Medearis, Angela Shelf. Come This Far to Freedom: A History of African Americans. New York: Atheneum, 1993.
Meltzer, Milton, ed. In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro, 1865916. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1965.
Meltzer, Milton, ed. The Black Americans: A History in Their Own Words, 1619983. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1984.
Myers, Walter D. Now is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom. New York: HarperTrophy, 1991.
Time-Life Books. African Americans Voices of Triumph: Perseverance. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1993.
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meldy |
Will do. Im excited to talk to Dan Waters at the local german shepherd club as well. Every von Daechsel (may have spelled that incorrectly! SORRY!) dog Ive seen is stunning. On a side note I just realized the German shepherd club and schutzhund club were not the same thing >.< WOOPS!! All the invites I spoke of previously regarding schutzhund were extended by Dan Waters so Im not sure if those are just GSD club events or Schutzhund events. |
Castlemaid |
If you are in Calgary, see if you can Contact Jason Giso from the Chinook Schutzhund Club - he is a helper at the club there, and even though he is more of a Malinois guy, he might be able to help you find the right dog. Another resource in your area is Dave Gomme both are on Facebook), from E & E Kennels in the Edmonton area. E&E Kennels - both are experience protection and sport trainers who would know the local working-dog breeding scene. Tell them that Lucia from Prince George Schutzund Club recommended that you contact them (they'll remember Gryffon, if not me ). |
meldy |
That's about my only hesitation...the sheer number of pups that are put out, very few of whom seem to have done much considering how many are on the ground. And the fact that the parents (and usually grandparents) haven't done anything. In horse terms bloodlines way back are fairly useless but Im not sure how that translates into dogs. IE: I had a throroughbred who was famous on both sides a couple gens back but she couldn't run her way out of a wet paper bag (and she was half crazy) Jan is awfully nice though...and some of her dogs are stunning (Im a softie for sables ) I have yet to make it to the schutzhund club but don't plan on seriously puppy shopping until spring so Im just doing homework at this point and have time. I also need to get in contact with the local SAR people. I cant seem to get anyone at Guardian Angel to return my calls or emails and most of the other breeders I'm seeing are show lines with the extreme slope . Or they're breeding the standard colour, blacks or whites....as bad as it may make me sound I do have my heart set on a sable but am not willing to sacrifice quality for colour. |
KristiM | I have a dog from janzhaus and he is incredible! I really couldn't say a single negative thing about his temperament. But I do know several dogs bred by them in homes where they are just way too much dog. Not necessarily that the dogs aren't good, they are often just too much for an inexperinced handler. I do question the number of litters she has on the ground all the time and the seemingly lack of pre screening when she sells puppies. Would also ask for proof of OFA as I haven't been able to find my dogs parents on the OFA database. |
Clyde |
If you have contacted a club I would go out and talk to them about where they would recommend you get a puppy from. As you say you are not sure yet what you want so keep doing lots of research before you make any decisions. |
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The Breeder that we got our Jake from is originally from Alberta and she has sold and shipped a lot of pups to Western Canada. Stormymagic Shepherds Home. Roxanne (Harker) European Working Lines. She has 2 pages of client references on the site. Here's a pic of Jake, he's 3. Father was West German and Mother DDR. |
Nigel | Meeting with and talking to the people in the schutzhund club should provide you with your best insight into the sport and what kind of pup is right for your expectations. A good breeder will pick the right pup for you, not the other way around. There are a couple members on the forum near you, they may have some info for as well. If you end up with a dog that won't go as far as you'd like, you can always bring home another! |
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Alberta and general information I will be looking for a pup come spring. I'd originally planned to get one this fall but with the flooding here I've had to revamp a my life a fair bit. In any event: Prior to the flooding I was speaking to Jan at Janzhaus a great deal. She seems an incredibly nice and knowledgeable breeder and owner. With a whole bunch of different options as far as pairings (my head sort of wants to spin off when I start doing pedigree research on her stock) I know I want a working line dog. I love the way they look as opposed to extreme slope of the show line dogs. I also love the steadiness of the working lines. In my fantasy world I'd get into SAR and would like to try schutzhund but how 'hard core' I'll go in either of those fields is an unknown at this point. My concerns are these: Well bred dogs without proven, titled parents concern me a little. We put little stock in the breeding of horses if all the good stuff is generations back. I'm not sure how this translates to dogs. But then that concern is based on wanting a dog that is capable of doing high level sport/work and I don't even know if I want to do that for sure yet. I'm worried that I'll go overboard with the intent and end up with a neurotic dog with far too much drive for what I actually, realistically, end up doing with it. Or I'll fall in love with schutzhund and end up with a couch potato. Ive never picked a puppy. I haven't a clue how to work that out at such a young age. It feels like a bit of a crapshoot and I'm an academic...I don't gamble. There's a very good possibility Im way overthinking this. I tend to do that Advice? Ive already contacted the local Schutzhund club and intend to start attending some of their training sessions and meeting people over the next little while. Thanks in advance for any and all responses! |


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The survival imperative in evolution - Where does it come from?
Anyone who has ever created a computational evolution simulation, knows that not only do you need to carefully design a robust environment, a viable fitness function and just the right mix of parameter values, but also you need to explicitly impose the survival and reproduction imperative if the simulation is to actually produce artificial life rather than falling flat.
Especially in an open-ended scenario with no a-priori goal, which is of course closest to the actual situation we find ourselves in. Nothing tends to happen without artificially introducing that most fundamental driving force. Without the survival imperative, there is no life.
In most cases a simulation is explicitly oriented towards some goal (as opposed to natural selection) by hardcoding a fitness function, reproduction, mutation, and death. In other words, the cycle of life itself is not actually part of the simulated content, but an immutable ruleset established by the designer.
I think the principle of least action, as well no doubt as countless uncelebrated simulation runs the world over, would sooner suggest a dead planet than a live one.
Whether it's the individual or the gene that is subject selection, the drive to perpetuate itself has to originate from somewhere outside of itself. Survival as a goal is implicit in our DNA, but not in the chemicals that make it up. And this DNA is the product of an evolutionary process which itself needs the survival imperative to drive it. In other words, the theory suggests that the process of evolution is responsible for generating one of its own preconditions, which is obviously impossible. What gives?
If the theory of the evolution of life on earth can not explain how its most basic feature entered the scene, then I would consider that a very serious flaw in the theory. As with so many theories (actually all of them), the very foundation that makes the whole thing work appears to be sorely unaccounted for, and instead just taken for granted.
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Sep 17 2013: You said it, if the survival imperative is lacking then the life forms don't last long. And without life that lasts long (enough), there is no evolution.
What we call the survival imperative is just the way the driving force of evolution looks like from the point of view of the individual. Likewise, what looks like a reproduction imperative from the point of view of the individual, is what translates back to a survival imperative from the point of view of its genome.
But, as Daniel Boyd outlined below, that driving force translates back to energy dissipation, which I guess is where the buck supposedly stops. And of course it's really all the same thing throughout.
In other words, when life would be newly emerging on a planet but there is nothing already in place that translates into such an imperative, then there is nothing to drive the evolutionary process, since nothing that comes together "by accident" without such an imperative lasts long. Which is to say, the evolutionary process would fall flat (looks like Nadav Tropp below also missed this point).
So this imperative has to originate from somewhere outside of the process that we call evolution (as considered in isolation from the larger process that is the universe - in other words the universe has to supply the driving force). It certainly is a requirement, because without it, evolution can't take off.
Or as a different way of putting it, something has to kickstart it (and whatever kickstarts it has to be kickstarted, etc. ad infinitum, but let's not go into that - there's always more preconditions further down the line so the whole question is really moot anyway, just fun and games).-
Sep 17 2013: At the very early stage evolution is driven by entropy. Millions of random changes eventually produce unexpected effects. here is an example of repetition producing something that seems highly unlikely that I have witnessed. In my 10th grade class I do an experiment where every class member tosses a coin ten times, and records the result then 100 times then we total the class to get around 2500 times. The idea is to show that the more trials you do the more accurate the predictions of probability become. ( you always get 50/50 by the time you total the class). One unexpected result is that it also demonstrates that if enough trials are performed you get occasional very unlikely results. On two occasions I have seen a coin tossed and allowed to land on a flat wooden table top where it bounced up to come to rest on it's edge, rolling slowly across the table. I see this as an indication that if enough simple chemicals are randomly varying for enough time life becomes almost an inevitable consequence rather than something rare and special.
Sep 17 2013: Yes, I don't doubt that a million monkeys on a million typewriters will eventually produce the collected works of Shakespeare or something, and likewise enough "random" trials of any kind will certainly produce something spectacular every now and then. But then it doesn't keep going, it falls flat, reverts back to randomness, if you get my drift... Unless there is something already pushing it in a certain direction. You say it's entropy, and I think that's essentially the same answer that Daniel Boyd gave below (energy dissipation). Like I replied to Daniel, I never really thought that would be enough of a drive to account for it, but the way he explains it sounds reasonable enough to me.
Sep 18 2013: Perhaps consider the possibility that beginning of life on Earth isn't a single event. For all we know life may have started and failed a thousand times before our current bloom of life. What we now have may be the result of a thousand different beginnings that all averaged out. 5 billion years is a very long time.
Sep 18 2013: I get that. But it still leaves the question of the one trial that did take off, and I'm not really interested in anyone's personal impromptu patchworks. As I've tried to make clear, it can't take off unless something empowers it to do so. If you can't get that as a physics teacher, then I can't help you with that (though I would ask my teachers for my money back). Daniel Boyd understood the issue I raised perfectly and I have no quarrel with his response (within the scope of this conversation).
Sep 18 2013: Right, thank you, that's what Daniel Boyd said and that's all I asked, except Daniel actually managed to explain it in a way that makes some sense. I can't go around convincing myself that the survival imperative as such is a fundamental force all by itself (unless we just invent another one by Lejan's example). But for the last time, I'm fine now with energy dissipation as being appointed the empowering thing. So no need to defend your position as if I were commiting heresy (which of course I am anyway, but not in the way you seem to think).
On a side note, just because you manage to attribute everything to an (apparently variable) number of ostensibly fundamental forces, doesn't mean you can explain those (or whether they are as fundamental in reality as they are in any particular model, which of course they can't be). Fundamental forces have been invented and revised and combined etc. to describe observations, the higgs thingy being only the most recent example of that. Don't confuse the map with the territory (if there is any), and don't confuse description with explanation (if there is any).
I just had someone else here tell me that the big bang originated from something about "quantum fluc" and "negative vacuum pressure" and whatnot, so which fundamental force would you say that is, and would it not actually be more fundamental than any of the ones that ostensibly came with the big bang. How can anything be fundamental if it came into being out of something yet more fundamental. Actually how can anything go "bang" if there aren't any fundamental forces already. And yet which of those four or five you mention would you say were there prior to the big bang. And just how fundamental is any of this quantum voodoo anyway, or is there yet another turtle below that. How could there be. How could there not be. And how do you know.
Take your time. -
Sep 18 2013: I assume that if you know what all this space junk is and what's really going on here, then surely you know where both the space and the junk came from and how it got here. Isn't that what you're saying? That you as a physics teacher actually know what you're talking about? And that you're the one to stifle my silly questioning attitude and tell me how it is?
What does it say in your profile...
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science,philosophy,how and why
Maybe what it should say is "Let me regurgitate science to tell you how and why, because there has to be a reason why I memorized all that bunk and pass it on to the next generation. Just don't talk to me about it like I might be missing something, and by the way who really cares about philosophy."
Sounds about right?
Take your time...
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