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#75857
Topic
Halo 2
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75857/action/topic#75857
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Maybe it's just a function of what you're used to, because I don't play many computer FPS games (the last might have been Dark Forces) and for me the Halo controls work like a dream. Other than the occasional grenade thrown by mistake, I feel the interface is flawless.

But then, I just admitted I don't follow the genre too much, so what do I know?
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#75801
Topic
Video of George Bush Misleading America
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75801/action/topic#75801
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"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household" - Matthew 10

Anyone who believes in truth must therefore believe in falsehood. Peace-lovers therefore must dismiss truth, for any adherence to "truth" breeds conflict. A Peacemaker does not avoid conflict, but rather address conflict when it arises in a way that pursues reconciliation and lays the foundation for a secure peace, rather than the absence of conflict. As another Christian, I do not fear the conflict but I long for the resolution and fear my own ability to address it in a Godly way.

The fact that there is division over this issue of war and over this presidency by no means proves that Bush is being led by God or proves the validity of Jesus' words. That would be a hollow argument. But believing that Jesus is the truth and what he spoke is true, and believing that Bush is a Godly man, seeing divisiveness flow out of it does not surprise me. Doesn't mean that Bush is infallible and absolutely does not mean that everything America does is right; that's preposterous. But I think even where we fail we are working towards good and good will come out of it. In a fallen world things have to be broken to be put together better.

The breaking is always a tragedy and the deaths that result will never ever be a good thing. But I put my hope in what God can accomplish. Even with impure tools, with a fallible president, corrupt global politics, and the evil of war.

Sorry to bring more religion into a political debate. And I know not everyone agrees with that. But like I said, believing that any Truth exists necessarily divides the world.
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#75687
Topic
Rankings
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75687/action/topic#75687
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It's a cartoon called Home Movies. It's on Adult Swim from time to time. It's basically a bunch of people improving around a basic plot. The main character is a third grader, aspiring movie director who is always making movies in his basement with his friends. The highlight of the show is the soccer coach, McGuirk, who's basically an alchoholic who hates soccer trying to coach the third graders...

umm...hmm...to describe it it doesn't sound that good. Check it out on My Spleen. Home Movies. It's better than I make it out to be.
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#75673
Topic
Video Games - a general discussion thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75673/action/topic#75673
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I guess I'm an xbox man. Although in general I'm an RPG man (thus PS2 fan), the sheer processing power of the xbox along with the best ever controller design just makes me turn to it over and over again. When I have a choice, I get the xbox version and in general prefer that console.

Plus having it *cough* *cough* modded *cough* really expands the gaming possibility.

(in my defense, between my NES, my roommate's SNES, and my other roommate's Atari 2600, we do a decent job of covering the emulation on the xbox)(...pretty good )
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#75669
Topic
Rankings
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75669/action/topic#75669
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I also can't tell you how much I appreciate people who use the correct forms of "you're" and "your". And "there" "they're" and "their." So thanks again.

Actually a few days ago, my sister sent me an email that used "their" correctly, and my first thought was "oh no! Not my sister now! She's educated!" When I realized I was just so used to seeing the wrong one that it struck me as out of place.

So thanks again. One more reason to like ot.com

(yeah I'm anal. Only about some things)
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#75663
Topic
Rankings
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75663/action/topic#75663
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Thanks Motti; I've received a couple welcomes from all the friendly folks around here. You have created a great community and it's good to be a part of it.

Except when I"m supposed to be getting something done at work, and I don't want to...then you all are a horrible distraction and procrastination vortex
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#75679
Topic
Halo 2
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75679/action/topic#75679
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Another way to look at it is if I don't finish Halo, I can't buy Halo 2, thereby saving money...

But even I don't believe that. I want Halo 2.

I'm working my way through Xenosaga (long RPG, if you don't know it) and I think I"m about 2 hours from the end. Halo is next on the menu. It's like a finish your dinner so you can have ice cream sort of thing. Only in a finish your dinner so you can fry the covenant with your plasma weapons sort of way.
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#75675
Topic
Halo 2
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75675/action/topic#75675
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I seriously might break down and grab it at full price. It just looks ... yeah. You've all seen it.

FUN STARBOY TRIVIA BIT:
I never actually beat Halo 1. In college, I was halfway through the last level at graduation and my xbox went to Singapore with it's owner. Then I just got my own xbox 3 months ago and as yet have only played to the 8th level. In a way, it's just nice knowing that it's there for me...once I've played it all, I won't have anything new left.
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#75648
Topic
Halo 2
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75648/action/topic#75648
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I know we have a large assortment of Aussies here on this board...are you all aware that you get to play Halo 2 about 17 hours before those of us in the US?

I'm a cheapskate who waits a year for the prices to come down before buying video games, but I'm excited for this one nonetheless. Is anyone actually going to grab it at midnight and try to get on the high score board before the real competition starts?
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#75621
Topic
Video of George Bush Misleading America
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/75621/action/topic#75621
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I'd be very curious to hear the beginning and end of Bush's sentence... I'd warn anyone to be wary of taking quotes out of context because, for instance, Michael Moore quoted Orson Wells to support Farenheit 911 when in fact Wells was almost diametrically opposed to Moore in what he was writing. There's any number of ways Bush could have ended that sentence to change it's meaning... perhaps he's not too concerned about Bin Laden launching another attack? Perhaps he's not concerned about Bin Laden affecting the politics of Afghanistan?

Anyway, cutting off a sentence in the middle by no way catches Bush stating that Bin Laden is no concern at all. Maybe he did say that, but the way the video was edited forces me to assume that the editor was hiding something to make his own point.

That said, for better or for worse, the election is over. We can all hunker down and see how it turns out now.