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Reply to Bug report JoeUser. in Software Development JoeUser Forums

i've had no problems at all Paul.

Reply to What do we do about Hamas? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The problem with Hamas and many other 'freedom fighter' terrorists is the general support they receive from the population. I would totally agree with you that no peace is possible at the moment without the participation of Hamas. This is a very similar situation to Northern Ireland in the 70's and 80's. Peace was not possible without active participation of the majority terrorist groups. I believe that your second statement 'Hamas has little or no incentive to participate in

Reply to So what should the US be do about Iraq? Listen to France? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, to reply to the specifics in this post. 5) You are arguing the Amnerican point. America believed there was proof. You believe there was proof. The chief UN arms inspector believed otherwise. Why can you not accept that France and Russia believe what the UN told them and not the US? It's not about what is right, it's about what people believed. There were many reasons to go to war. I totally supported the need to remove Saddam. But WMD were just an excuse which

Reply to Why does the French Political class despise America? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, that was the whole point of them refusing to back a new UN resolution! What did the American media tell you? The media in Europe was constantly discussing the question of does Saddam really have weapons of mass destruction? That's why the British brought out their dossier on Saddams weapons of mass destruction, which has caused them endless problems since. The French and Russians disagreed with the American's argument that Saddam was hiding WMD. They suggested that he had a

Reply to Bad Karma and 9/11 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Good thought out posts Kitwarrior. Draginol, the poll I refer to is one by the Washington Post, taken between the 7th and 11th of August with an estimated 3 per cent margin for error. I'm surprised that a poll widely published in the American media (it was released to the associated press and published across the world) should have been missed by you. I believe it's a very important indication of American thinking that over 2/3rds of the country blames Saddam with no proof. If

Reply to Red Alert! Battleship in range... in Software Development JoeUser Forums

Looks very good. I particularly like the reflections on the planet as the colony ship blows up. Be nice to add meteror shows afer an explosion and maybe debris falling onto the planet, but we can't have everything :-) Is this view zoomed in to a solar system level? There seem to be a fundamental split from Galciv 1 in that ships no longer take the same space as a solar system. Or am I reading too much into a new graphics engine? Paul.

Reply to Bad Karma and 9/11 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Falaffel, I think you're a bit harse in your reading of the initial post. Draginol never suggested that a spiritual argument and a logical argument were not equally. He only stated that it is hard to communicate between them. He also does not believe that the US did anything that could possibly justify such action. I agree that nothing should ever justify a terrorist act, but disagree with the America never upset people enough for them to want to do such a thing. Dragin

Reply to Ray's Take on Galciv - Part 1 in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

Ray, I believe that speed bonus' now only apply in the sectors with the speed enhancements. If you move the ship out of the sector it's movement points drop instantly to normal. This tactic is therefore no longer applicable. If I was to ask for 1 single starbase exploit to be fixed, it would be to cap the effects of multiple starbases. This was played with during pre release betas and I definitely preferred the case where only the best starbase enhancement was used. In one si

Reply to Bad Karma and 9/11 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Brad, I think it's important to focus on the separatiuon between the leaders and the followers. The leaders almost always have different agendas to the followers. As you clearly pointed out, the initial stated goal of Al Queda was to get American troops out of Saudi Arabia. To achieve this they need gullible and malleable supporters. How better to get these that to play on their hatred of the US? Highlight every area and case where the US has upset or hurt muslims and low and behold Al Qu

Reply to Should making Europe like us be a campaign issue? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Making Europe like us should never be a campaign issue. Making Europe respect us maybe should. That's a two way issue. You must respect other countries and treat them with that respect for them to return it. I think that if the US started treating other countries with respect then they would begin to like it more. To add/reply to some of bigshot3754's comments 4) America through it's agencies and from top levels of governments has organised coups to overthrow elected g

Reply to They're glowing!!!! in Software Development JoeUser Forums

Looking very good. I'm getting all excited about Galciv 2 now. It may not yet be announced. Not yet funded. At least 2 years away. But boy does it look good! Will weapons fire be added as a light source? Also will ships have lighting so that you can see them even on the dark side of planets? Paul.

Reply to Why does the French Political class despise America? in Politics JoeUser Forums

How can the French political class despise America? Why should they not? America lied to them. It treated them like ignorant kids and tried to bully them into doing things their way. Britain also lied to them. Look at the facts of the lead up[ to the Iraq war. America and Britian said that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and the UN must pass a resolution for Iraq to hand them over or be invaded. France and Russia said, 'what weapons of mass destruction, you

Reply to 9/11: BBC recriminations and American progress in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Brad, while I totally supported the war in Iraq I have to diasagree with a number of your statements. You stated that 'There has been no US foreign policy action ...', but this is a very biased opinion. You believe this. Most Americans probably believe this. Millions, probably billions of people worldwide do not believe this. The key to this lack of belief is Israel. American has a love relationship with Israel that Muslims throughout the whole world just cannot understand. Amer

Reply to Who do basketball players make more than teachers? in Politics JoeUser Forums

With the internet I think it's only a matter of time before we see online learning and lessons. I could easily imagine cases where well known 'teachers' attract a few thousand students to an online lechure or broadcast. Currently the lecture tour is a way that well known teachers can generate large amounts of money. We already see this in some cases with single lectures by famous scientists often attended by thousands of people and broadcast online to even more. Perhaps these are our superstar t

Reply to Multiplayer gaming is still tedious in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

What you really need in an online strategy game is player assisted AI's. Whether a player intervenes or not will have no effect on the other players. Players could then jump into 'empty' AI roles during a game so no waiting would ensure. Imagine a server which started an AI only game every few minutes and players could peruse games and join at any stage, or just join a the start. The AI decides what it wants to do each turn and the players just tell the AI what changes to make. They ca

Reply to Game Developer's Class Reunion in Software Development JoeUser Forums

It must be tough working in an industry that changes so rapidly. I think the problem is that people hire you for your knowledge and not your skills. It's always 'do you know ...'. Thankfully I work in the opposite type of industry (scientific research), where you never get asked 'do you know'. Do you know is important but never as much as 'what can you learn' and 'what skills do you have'. In science programming is a skill. It means that you never feel obsolete! Paul.