I'm slowly chewing through what's been recommended here. I lately watched:
- Adaption
A movie like an onion that works on two levels. On the outside the format itself presents a lot of amusement, on the inside there's some philosophy to be thought about after watching it. I definitely recommend listening closely and staying focused during this movie.
- Hitchcock's Lifeboat
For the lack of a better word I'd call it a very vivid movie. The story itself is very static and thus the movie transfers all excitement through dialogue and acting, which works beautifully. A very nounced movie that should really be given full attention to grasp every detail, otherwise it will appear mediocre at best.
- Brazil
It's a truly fantastic movie in the literal sense of the word. Even though older than most viewers today it's a very contemporary movie that left me thinking for a good while after watching it. Unfortunately the movie is much too fast paced to link up everything while watching it. I frequently found myself thinking about earlier scenes after the mid-point of the movie.
Next are Being John Malcovich and Dead Poets Society.
Thanks a lot for everyone who contributed to this thread. I've had many good evenings thanks to this
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- Adaption
A movie like an onion that works on two levels. On the outside the format itself presents a lot of amusement, on the inside there's some philosophy to be thought about after watching it. I definitely recommend listening closely and staying focused during this movie.
- Hitchcock's Lifeboat
For the lack of a better word I'd call it a very vivid movie. The story itself is very static and thus the movie transfers all excitement through dialogue and acting, which works beautifully. A very nounced movie that should really be given full attention to grasp every detail, otherwise it will appear mediocre at best.
- Brazil
It's a truly fantastic movie in the literal sense of the word. Even though older than most viewers today it's a very contemporary movie that left me thinking for a good while after watching it. Unfortunately the movie is much too fast paced to link up everything while watching it. I frequently found myself thinking about earlier scenes after the mid-point of the movie.
Next are Being John Malcovich and Dead Poets Society.
Thanks a lot for everyone who contributed to this thread. I've had many good evenings thanks to this
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I think he was driving against the AI set on "easy".
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Up to now no rationally conclusive proof has been thought of to prove the existance or non-existance of any sort of god. Thus agnosticism is a given for any rationally thinking person. For those people the question merely is wether one tends towards theism ("I believe there is a god but I don't know exactly.") or atheism ("I don't think there is a god, but I can't rule out the possibility").
So when people answer that they're agnostic to the question wether they believe in god I think those people missed the question. Agnosticism is the right answer when you're asked wether you'd engage in sensful discussion or rather burn somebody on the stake if he didn't agree with you on your religious views.
On topic, I'm an atheist. Though of course and as discussed above, I have no proof for my opinion and am thus also agnostic.
P.S.: And something else:
No one's trying to convert you. We're just exchanging opinions to gain of knowledge and understanding.
So when people answer that they're agnostic to the question wether they believe in god I think those people missed the question. Agnosticism is the right answer when you're asked wether you'd engage in sensful discussion or rather burn somebody on the stake if he didn't agree with you on your religious views.
On topic, I'm an atheist. Though of course and as discussed above, I have no proof for my opinion and am thus also agnostic.
P.S.: And something else:
No one's trying to convert you. We're just exchanging opinions to gain of knowledge and understanding.
Yeah, it's awesome.
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I watched Le Salaire de la peur today and enjoyed it. Back then they made movies differently and I like it a lot more. Even alone the mix of languages added a lot to the athmosphere. Since I know german, english, italian and a bit of french I managed to get the gist of next to everything without looking at the subtitles. That was a lot of fun.
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I used to drive the RAC using induced understeer because it's difficult to set up the suspension properly. Thus I found it more comfortable to use induced understeer to counter eventual oversteer.
However I seldomly use the technique on other cars. That's partly so because my favorite cars don't lend themselves to the technique.
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However I seldomly use the technique on other cars. That's partly so because my favorite cars don't lend themselves to the technique.
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scirocco_(Forumitism) :
In general forumite doctrine the so called "Scirocco", though commonly visualized as a vehicle, is not an object that can be attained but rather a concept that can be contemplated to achieve insight. It symbolizes the fallacy that desire implies future achievement.
Despite not existing as an actual object it emerges as a concrete insight about the nature of change. It thus exists as a parallel to the trinity of the developer that is there, the developer that is not there, and the developer that wants to be somewhere else (also referred to as the developer that is moving houses).
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Unfortunately it's difficult to judge on stagetimes unless you know how much practice was involved.
My mode of playing RBR typically is letting it rest for half a year, returning to do an hour of practice and then starting a championship.
The championships really do it for me. There're few gaming moments as intense as barely maintaining a lead during the french rally until the last stage and then having rain set in without the possibility of a tyre change. Blowing through the narrow french stages on dry tires in the rain without the slightest hint of vehicle control really is a lot of fun - if you make it.
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My mode of playing RBR typically is letting it rest for half a year, returning to do an hour of practice and then starting a championship.
The championships really do it for me. There're few gaming moments as intense as barely maintaining a lead during the french rally until the last stage and then having rain set in without the possibility of a tyre change. Blowing through the narrow french stages on dry tires in the rain without the slightest hint of vehicle control really is a lot of fun - if you make it.
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I just saw the image on faz.net and had to do something with it. Feel free to improve it.
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Then again, good movies aren't either.
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I remember being dead bored with Vanilla Sky. It's just way too easy to figure it out.
It took me a lot longer to figure out e.g. Fightclub.
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It took me a lot longer to figure out e.g. Fightclub.
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Yesterday I very much enjoyed Gran Torino.
It's a typical Clint Eastwood movie. It's like nothing changed in the last 20 years.
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It's a typical Clint Eastwood movie. It's like nothing changed in the last 20 years.
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I'll shut up hell as soon as I have the time to fight satan.
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Making good fun of people who repeatedly miss the deadlines they set themselves out of their own free will is a pretty good occupation if you ask me.
Scawen should perhaps learn the lesson and stop making promisses. He sounds like Kunos.
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If you want to calculate the volume of a gear you also need to know wether it's straight cut or helix cut because that affects how many gears are engaged at any time (which affects the tension in the material caused by the torque etc.).
The angle of the helix thus has a lot of influence on the dimensions of the gear.
I have no idea how the angle of the helix differs between different gearboxes though. Ask a mechanic.
The angle of the helix thus has a lot of influence on the dimensions of the gear.
I have no idea how the angle of the helix differs between different gearboxes though. Ask a mechanic.
You should allow pictures for added hilarity.
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Actually, after BlueFlame's description I'm not willing to watch the video and if the description is correct I find you posting it rather obscene.
For some people there's just a very big difference between virtual and real death.
Blowing people to shreds in Unreal Tournament is good healthy fun. Watching actual creatures die is sickening.
Regarding the topic: I really enjoyed the movie. It takes a huge amount of creativity to capture the spirit of a game in a movie and here it has been done extremely well.
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My opinion is that the LFS team should reduce the graphical quality of the cars.
The BF1, FBM and likely VWS just don't fit into the game-enviroment and the increased quality binds resources that are needed elsewhere.
I believe I remember Scawen mentioning that he modelled the UF1 in one week. So if you take another week for a basic interior and add two more to come up with some physics parameters that means we could theoretically have one new car per month.
I find one mediocre looking car per month a much more interesting thought than one good looking car every 6 months.
To roughly quote somebody well known on this forum: LFS isn't a screenshot generator.
The BF1, FBM and likely VWS just don't fit into the game-enviroment and the increased quality binds resources that are needed elsewhere.
I believe I remember Scawen mentioning that he modelled the UF1 in one week. So if you take another week for a basic interior and add two more to come up with some physics parameters that means we could theoretically have one new car per month.
I find one mediocre looking car per month a much more interesting thought than one good looking car every 6 months.
To roughly quote somebody well known on this forum: LFS isn't a screenshot generator.
I've stayed well clear of the mods for RBR after trying rsrbr. All custom content I found was abysmally bad.
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Regarding the difference between aluminium and iron parts I'd start my research at the specific yield strenght (yield strenght per density). That will give you the corresponding amount of aluminium you need to sustain the same amount of force as the original iron part. Add 5% due to technological difficulties with aluminium though (larger termical elongation, etc.). That'll give you an estimate until you have better data.
Try working out the necessary lenghts and widths for some parts of the engine like conrods. Your formulas should include the terms that are necessary for the part to work and also a part that accounts for all material added for engineering reasons.
In the example of a conrod you absolutely need:
- Twice the thickness of the small end bearing shell, determined by fatigue strenght of cast iron and the amount of centrifugal force generated by the cylinder
- The diameter of the small end bearing
- Stroke
- Height of cylinder minus distance from small end bearing to cylinder surface
- Twice the thickness of the big end bearing shell
- The diameter of the big end bearing, determined by friction and thermal properties of the bearing material and physical properties of the cranbk shaft
On top of that you need some space to account for other influences you can't estimate. When you start researching real part's dimensions you should have every part broken down into such necessary and optional dimensions. Then measure both necessary and optional dimensions from real parts. If your formulas are correct you should recieve a gaussian distribution for each dimension. If not, recheck.
I hope that helps.
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Try working out the necessary lenghts and widths for some parts of the engine like conrods. Your formulas should include the terms that are necessary for the part to work and also a part that accounts for all material added for engineering reasons.
In the example of a conrod you absolutely need:
- Twice the thickness of the small end bearing shell, determined by fatigue strenght of cast iron and the amount of centrifugal force generated by the cylinder
- The diameter of the small end bearing
- Stroke
- Height of cylinder minus distance from small end bearing to cylinder surface
- Twice the thickness of the big end bearing shell
- The diameter of the big end bearing, determined by friction and thermal properties of the bearing material and physical properties of the cranbk shaft
On top of that you need some space to account for other influences you can't estimate. When you start researching real part's dimensions you should have every part broken down into such necessary and optional dimensions. Then measure both necessary and optional dimensions from real parts. If your formulas are correct you should recieve a gaussian distribution for each dimension. If not, recheck.
I hope that helps.
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I never liked the concept of the TW series because it's a hybrid of TBS and RTS.
I found Knights of Honor far superior in terms of gameplay-flow. Also it has a much larger focus on diplomacy and a global expansion-strategy beyond warfare.
Though of course by now it's an old game. I've seen screenshots of a yet unnamed sequel though.
So actually, I'm looking down on the TW players because of their lack of attention span and focus on blunt warfare.
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P.S.: Wikipedia link
I found Knights of Honor far superior in terms of gameplay-flow. Also it has a much larger focus on diplomacy and a global expansion-strategy beyond warfare.
Though of course by now it's an old game. I've seen screenshots of a yet unnamed sequel though.
So actually, I'm looking down on the TW players because of their lack of attention span and focus on blunt warfare.
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P.S.: Wikipedia link
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