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Sitting there in 3.4

Jan 30, 2006, 9:46am

I concur with MPL Knight, yet again.

>You lose!
>
>GOOD DAY, SIR!

....

You arrogant little ****.

-Lt
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"Those of us who think they know everything are sad bastards. End of story"
LtBrenton

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"MPL Knight" <darianknight at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:43ddb9a7 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> For Andras:
> No, Andras, you do not need to explain anything to me. Freedom of speech
> was a comment concerning how some people manage to twist the words of
> others for their own benefit.
>
> For Mr Randall:
>
> My experience far surpasses you in many areas. For one, I can hold down a
> career running a corporation - whereas by your own admission on your own
> website you can barely stay in a single job for more than a year. Saying
> that you are a student is no excuse either - I know alot of college
> students with full time jobs.
>
> Your greatest achievement listed on your site in terms of prior work even
> has the words SHORT TERM attached to it. I concede that you are more
> knowledgable about programming languages to many accounts... What I *will*
> do in order to dispel whatever issues you may have about my experience is
> thus: I will simply post the link to my company staff page.
>
> http://www.vr5online.com/beta/staff.htm
>
> Wherein you will find my name posted with a short biography and what I do
> in this corporation. Now, had I been preaching my company nonstop as you
> would make it out to be, you and others reading this newsgroup would have
> already known of this page (because of all of the advertising I'm doing
> here?) and that topic would have been mute.
>
> You are looking for the following name: William Burns, CTO
>
> Notice also that I seem to get along with my staff, something that seems
> to elude your grasp when it comes to working or dealing with others. You
> *did* cite "growing bad feelings from other workers" as a reason why you
> "voluntarily" left from one company, did you not?
>
> While I applaude your efforts in mathematics and programming, the point
> here is that it is statistically impossible for you to know everything.
> And with your background in mathematics, you know this.
>
> Part of successfully doing business and generally dealing with other
> people has mostly to do with diplomacy on your part. Unfortunately, since
> you are a 19 year old wiz kid, you will consistantly fail to see this
> point.
>
> When I first started using Active Worlds, October 1997, I began a design
> effort to create a realistic 3D Internet. Many years, and a registered
> corporation later, I am just beginning to bring this full circle by owning
> my own world, negotiating with other companies, and stockpiling the staff
> and media needed to fully bring such an idea into fruition.
>
> Since indeed it is a new world, as you have said very boldy, one would not
> expect it to meet professional design criteria straight from the starting
> gate. That is the beauty of this environment, it is not a predesigned
> project - but rather an ever evolving media space. Thus it is fully within
> reason to expect a company who is attempting something completely new to
> use this manner to continuously make this better and take the proper time
> to perfect things.
>
> Proper timing is everything, Mr Randall.
>
> I will not proclaim that I either know everything about this or more than
> yourself. Indeed, you are very knowledgable with this browser. What I will
> say is that in matters of business and internet design I do happen to have
> half of your lifetime as a head start.
>
> I do not expect you to understand a single word of what I am saying
> without having a "meltdown" and going on the defensive. You seem to do
> that very well. This is also expected from a 19 year old. What you lack is
> not book smarts, Mark, but instead maturity - and this is not something
> you will gain from any book or course, but instead time itself will lead
> you to a better understanding.
>
> Rant and rave all you want in these newsgroups. Flame all those in here
> who contest your brilliance. Do all in your power to shut down and "PWND"
> people here.
>
> When a conversation this large surrounds a post such as "I have downloaded
> your soundpack and am using to show no harm, no foul" - and it turns into
> an entire thread surrounding your smug attitude and some random attacks on
> a person's character or abilities... there seems to be a problem.
>
> From what I am reading from the great number of people that you claim to
> speak for, you are more like the obnoxious guy who sticks his nose into
> everyone's business and conversation for the sole purpose of showing them
> up.
>
> The idea that I am compelled to reply to you only reminds me that you are
> simply wasting mine and everyone else's time with this childish behavior.
> Very well may be that you indeed know everything... but only because being
> around you lowers our IQ in the process.
>
> Good day, Mr Randall, and good luck with your continued academic studies.
>

Sitting there in 3.4

Jan 30, 2006, 12:05pm

Exactly what I'm saying.

-Lt
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"Those of us who think they know everything are sad bastards. End of
story."
LtBrenton

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Sitting there in 3.4

Jan 30, 2006, 7:04pm

kthxbye

-Lt

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Latest avatar makeover: Lori from AW Standard Avatars

Jan 5, 2006, 9:02am

Personally I think it's context, not content. If I saw someone calmly
walking down the street completely naked, I'd probably just shrug and carry
on doing whatever I was doing. I wouldn't think it was indecent or
anything. I might think they were a bit dumb, considering it's January, but
that's about it

Cursing the # key since 2005...
-LtB

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Browser problem d/l stuff...

Feb 18, 2006, 9:26am

*sits back and watches fur flying everywhere*

Cat fight! Dog fight! Cat-n-dog fight!!

-=:[LtBrenton]:=-

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Browser problem d/l stuff...

Feb 18, 2006, 7:17pm

Yep. 20,000 lines = INEFFICIENT CODE.

I could understand 20,000 lines of code in something like a major 3D
simulation app or some sort of high-end application such as a game,
but....20k lines for a bot? Even with all the features the bot Strike's
referring to has, I'd say if I sat down and coded hard, I could do it in
about 7k-8k.

-=:[LtBrenton]:=-
"People who brag about large amounts of code are usually trying to
compensate for something."
- LtBrenton, 2006

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Browser problem d/l stuff...

Feb 19, 2006, 4:35pm

I'm sorry. I have better things to do with my time than waste it with petty
challenges. However, if I find I'm writing something anyway, I will then
accept your challenge - however I'm not stupid enough to waste my resources
otherwise. And if you go "HAH, j00 CANT DO IT!!!111ONEONEONE" - I won't
give a shit, because I'm busy working on something else. Besides, I don't
use C++, and I don't intend to switch to using C++ in the near future - it's
a whole load of needless complication. C# does the job equally well and in
half the effort. and you can say C# stinks as much as you like to, and take
the piss as much as you want, because I'm beyond caring.

As you said yourself - you lost my interest. Things that lose my interest
aren't worth my time, regardless of how much I'd like to rip into them.

Good day, sir.

-Lt

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Browser problem d/l stuff...

Jul 20, 2006, 6:43pm

Well whaddaya know, I went C++. :P

-Lt

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huh!

Feb 28, 2006, 9:10am

A-G-R-EED.

-Lt

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I have a dream...

Feb 23, 2006, 1:48pm

Spoilsport.

-LtBrenton
"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
-Roy, "The IT Crowd"

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AW4 vs. SL features

Mar 13, 2006, 9:46am

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Thankyou for beginnning to drag newsgroups kicking and screaming into =
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-Lt

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> global events: all users can see triggered (touch/bump) events =
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> Old features AW has but SL doesn't (and should):
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> prims) vertex manipulation can be bandwidth-intensive, only allow them =
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> static for the most part (could still allow full-object color, light,=20
> full-bright, texture, etc changes)
> terrain
> editing: vertices can be moved to any vertical position instantly, =
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> SL's slow terrain editor
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> light
> type: point, cone, spot - SL only has point
> radius: object-independent, can be over 10m - SL light radius limited =
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> brightness: seperate from object color
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not=20
> always in recent builds); the ground lags considerably. Some things SL =

> should NOT do server-side!
> coronas: SL has these in the debug menu but can't be specified per =
light=20
> source like AW can. AW's world light source's (i.e. the sun) texture =
(normal=20
> + corona) can also be changed, unlike SL's static textures (and=20
> badly-gradiented corona)
> client-side effects: along with light, rotation and movement/position =
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> much smoother in AW (aside from SL's llTargetOmega rotation function)=20
> because they are client-side. SL doesn't need to do everything on the=20
> server. Position should have an llTargetOmega-equivalent =
(llPositionOmega?)=20
> and can be interpolated on the client so it looks smooth.
> sky: while AW doesn't have cellular automata clouds, its sky looks =
MUCH=20
> better than SL's through the use of 3 cloud layers (see World Features =
(no=20
> direct link to sky but it's towards the bottom) for more info
> water: while SL's water looks better (with pixel-/vertex-shading =
ripple=20
> effects anyway), AW's water is far more configurable (see World =
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<DIV>"Captain MAD Mike" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mlangan1 at maine.rr.com">mlangan1 at maine.rr.com</A>> wrote in=20
message <A =
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interesting points you bring up. Though I can only imagine > that =
AW and=20
SL merging would result in some bizarre bastard child of a > =
virtual=20
world...seeing as how in SL land costs money and has x set of > =
features,=20
but in Active Worlds you can take as much land as you want > =
(depending=20
upon the world you're building in, of course) and you get y set > =
of=20
features. > > *waits for the inevitable "OMG YOU POSTED IN =
HTML"=20
replies* > > -CMM > > "Eep" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:eepNOSPAM at tnlc.com">eepNOSPAM at tnlc.com</A>> =
wrote in=20
message > <A =
href=3D"news:4414bf5b$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com"><FONT=20
face=3DArial =
size=3D2>news:4414bf5b$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com</A><FONT=20
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href=3D"http://help.activeworlds.com/">http://help.activeworlds.com/</A> lists=20
new features for Active Worlds 4.1. Some > of these things SL =
doesn't=20
have: > Zones : SL needs this for at least under water. SL already =
changes=20
 > lighting/fog under water so why not other things like gravity, =
splash=20
 > sound/effects, etc (without having to wear an attachment all =
the=20
time!)? > Particles > Particle type: sprite, facer =
(apparently=20
there's a difference between the 2 > terms), flat panel, or =
model. SL=20
particles can only be sprites. > Particles can have gravity. While =
SL=20
particles can have downward force, it's > not true gravity =
(especially=20
with bouncing). > zone-exclusivity > camera position > =
camera=20
objects: SL 1.9's new camera commands might be the same thing > =
smooth=20
rotate/move: SL's rotate and position functions always have slight =
 >=20
acceleration/deceleration and can't just move abruptly. > GUI -=20
dockable/floating windows: SL's interface could seriously benefit from =
 >=20
something like this! The inventory window doesn't need to be open all =
the=20
 > time and could more intuitively slide (though I would prefer =
"pop")=20
in/out > of view. This could also work for the object edit =
window, IM=20
window, etc. > AW4+'s vertical tab panels are a bit too thick for =
my=20
tastes though. > terrain: 1km elevation range (500m above/below 0=20
altitude): SL's is only 8 > METERS > VoIP: voice =
chat >=20
GIF/PNG textures > SL already has and AW now has: > =
downslide:=20
avatars slide down slopes (AW doesn't have a formal physics > =
engine so=20
physics only applies to avatars) > global events: all users can =
see=20
triggered (touch/bump) events (opening > doors, playing sounds,=20
etc) > screenshot key > Old features AW has but SL doesn't =
(and=20
should): > external models: old debate but I still think it's =
valid that=20
SL should > allow external models (i.e. 3DS) but, since =
non-parametric=20
model (SL's > prims) vertex manipulation can be =
bandwidth-intensive, only=20
allow them to be > static for the most part (could still allow=20
full-object color, light, > full-bright, texture, etc =
changes) >=20
terrain > editing: vertices can be moved to any vertical position=20
instantly, unlike > SL's slow terrain editor > =
holes >=20
light > type: point, cone, spot - SL only has point > =
radius:=20
object-independent, can be over 10m - SL light radius limited to 10m =
 >=20
(max prim size) > brightness: seperate from object color > =
effects:=20
blink, fade in/out, fire, flicker, flash, pulse - SL can do >=20
blinking/flickering but only prims will register it fast enough (but not =

 > always in recent builds); the ground lags considerably. Some =
things SL=20
 > should NOT do server-side! > coronas: SL has these in the =
debug=20
menu but can't be specified per light > source like AW can. AW's =
world=20
light source's (i.e. the sun) texture (normal > + corona) can =
also be=20
changed, unlike SL's static textures (and > badly-gradiented=20
corona) > client-side effects: along with light, rotation and=20
movement/position are > much smoother in AW (aside from SL's=20
llTargetOmega rotation function) > because they are client-side. =
SL=20
doesn't need to do everything on the > server. Position should =
have an=20
llTargetOmega-equivalent (llPositionOmega?) > and can be =
interpolated on=20
the client so it looks smooth. > sky: while AW doesn't have =
cellular=20
automata clouds, its sky looks MUCH > better than SL's through =
the use of=20
3 cloud layers (see World Features (no > direct link to sky but =
it's=20
towards the bottom) for more info > water: while SL's water looks =
better=20
(with pixel-/vertex-shading ripple > effects anyway), AW's water =
is far=20
more configurable (see World Features > link above for more =
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AW4 vs. SL features

Mar 13, 2006, 4:22pm

OMG ENZO

Aaaaaaand the million dollar question......when's 4.1? Also could you stop
the hosting for world "tourist"?

-Lt

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4 1 Release update

Mar 30, 2006, 8:26pm

Awwww. Any chance of an open beta?

-Lt

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4.1 April Fools Prank

Apr 1, 2006, 1:48pm

I have a hunch that we're at least getting open beta today.

-Lt

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Just for fun

Apr 8, 2006, 11:58am

Got a point there ^_^ *looks down* OSHI *thud*

-Lt

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5 days left on world is it worth me renewing?

Apr 24, 2006, 3:35pm

Wow...Exactly what I was thinking, only I couldn't quite put my finger
on what it was I was thinking until this post :) You tell 'er, Alpha xD

-LtBrenton

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Curious

May 5, 2006, 3:55pm

Hey, if you need any general C++ help, email me.

-Lt

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Lady NightHawk wrote:
> 1) I was in a 2D chat called Palace (and yes, Palace DOES still exist LOL)
> when *a gal* came to visit, told me of 3D *virtual worlds* and all about aw
> ... I wasn't overly interested at first, but after a day or two of her
> telling me about it I gave it a try.
>
> 2) She lent me a spare cit she had, for a whole week! I had been a visitor
> for 2 weeks already but really wasn't interested in what my limited
> sightings were showing me as I didn't really connect how I could do all I
> could do as a tourist ... only with her cit could I really see the potential
> for me personally. I thank her for that :o}
>
> 3) I was a tourist one week, a cit one week ... after my experience as a cit
> for one week I was thoroughly hooked and paid for my own at that time. I've
> not *expired* yet ... been a cit since May 7, 2003.
>
> 4) For me, it's the avatars first and foremost ... they represent me on the
> screen ... and if I don't look good well whatz the point? LOL
>
> 5) I've created builds, most of what I learned in the beginning I attribute
> to the birthday building clan, it's a great way to learn what you can do and
> how creative you can be with primitive objects ... I say primitive because
> AW cannot really take any objects of substantial filesize or polys and most
> of the objects one learns to build with are already several years old. Three
> weeks after becoming a cit I had been playing bingo, won my own sample world
> (P20) and when it was about to expire two months later I was already hooked
> on that, I still have it ... it's now a P30 and the world is Aeon. My most
> recent passion is bot programming in C++. I figured if I gotta learn scripts
> *for bots* why not just get the programming code down and do my own LOL. I
> have had some past experience with programming so *I can do it* :o}Oh and I
> make my own avs now too.
>
> 6) Hmmm I'd have to say making avs, programming bots, building for gifts or
> my world and it's fun to get together with a community of people like for
> parties, etc.
>
> Lady NightHawk
>
> "CoLor" <mensa at execpc.com> wrote in message
> news:44594F60.5E3FC300 at execpc.com...
>
>

An RL part of the Community..

May 12, 2006, 7:29am

Nice going :D I'm trying to get enough money together to go for my
private pilot's license, although being 14 kinda limits me to being a
simulator nut so far :P Did my first flight in a PA28 last year, after
having done about 4,000 simulator hours (FS2004)...the instructor was
quite surprised at my skill level (basically I had the plane pretty much
all the way to landing). So yeah, that's what you can do if you ignore
everyone saying video games don't teach you anything. They taught me
how to fly a plane to a high standard.

-Lt

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An RL part of the Community..

May 12, 2006, 4:46pm

Not as easy as that in the UK - you can't even THINK about making money
'till you're 17. I guess it's just another part of this government
thinking everybody under 18 is automatically a drug-crazed lunatic, and
everybody over 18 is a moron.

-Lt

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Podcasting Community Into 3D Chatting - But IS NOT Doing It On ActiveWorlds...

May 13, 2006, 7:32am

It's people like you who make me want to leave, ORB.

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Podcasting Community Into 3D Chatting - But IS NOT Doing It On ActiveWorlds...

May 14, 2006, 7:42am

And people wonder why people are leaving.

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Seaside

May 14, 2006, 7:43am

That's gotta hurt.

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Seaside

May 17, 2006, 5:50pm

THIS IS THE ARMY AS WELL, COME OUT WITH YOUR FEET UP AND LET US SHOOT
YOUR COMPUTER!

-Lt

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Seaside

May 18, 2006, 8:02am

You wait till the fire department get here. Not gonna say anything, but
it has something to do with hoses =O

-Lt

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Grand Theft Auto Project

May 19, 2006, 7:48am

Got news for ya.

14, played GTA3 and it rocked. And do you see me bombing schools? Nope.
I keep trying to say this:

Age Does Not Matter, Maturity Is What Matters.

I'm 14, yet I don't go bombing schools after playing a slightly violent
video game - I've got more sense than that. It's not my nature to go
around killing people for the hell of it. There are some 17/18 year
olds that I would say should not be given access to these games.
However, that isn't because they are mass-murdering maniacs, it's
because they would probably find it a bit "too much" for them. I hope
you take this on board, open your mind and become not one of the
mindless sheep believing everything the media tell them.

--
LtBrenton

Games don't kill people, people kill people.

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Grand Theft Auto Project

May 31, 2006, 8:17pm

Actually I've come up against quite a few locked doors in my time on
GTA:SA. The ironic part is:

This thread inspired me to run out and buy a copy of San Andreas.

So yeah, back on the subject of GTA: I have come up against a few locked
doors and even the odd car alarm here and there, and sometimes I came
across a car that wouldn't start xD. It's not quite as easy as RoxRox
makes out - if you can't get away you gotta really run for it before the
owner catches up with you and beats hell out of you.

--
LtBrenton
"Those of us who think they know everything need to go to Walmart and
buy a life for only 99 cents!"
-tBrenton
Extra line just to annoy Andras. (please don't kill me =D)

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