danielsangeo

"We owe a great deal to Dr. Freeman, although trouble does tend to follow in his wake." --Dr. Kleiner

I can't figure out how to extract the textures using Crafty. I have looked online for guides but cannot figure it out. Any clue how to do it?

There are certain situations in which I play certain lines over in my head as a response. Does that count? I was waiting for an elevator a while back that was taking a long time to come to the floor I was on. And I thought in my head, "If I had a grappling hook, I could go 'whoosh' up there, then 'whoosh' up there. You don't need a physics degree to grasp the concept. But the fact that HAVE one is just insult to injury!" Also, when playing Half-Life yesterday and I got to the point where you're in the elevator behind the boxes of explosives, I did think "I have to blow everything up! It's the only way to prove I'm not crazy!" But I don't think that counts.

Me, I just finished something insane and hoped that I was able to get it done before Episode 39 came out. I have created FOURTEEN subtitle files for all the missing Freeman's Mind episodes. You can find it over at the subtitles section in the English section. A present for Mr. Scott. I hope everything turns out right here and I'm waiting for 39 with bated breath.

This is it, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages. The super ultra mega colossal stupendous über-Brobdingnagian post! In just one file, you will find all the currently-missing subtitle files for Freeman's Mind. Yes, that's right! This is insane. This is Looney Tunes crap. This came from up the chain of command. A cigar-smoking general ordered this. "Yar! Type of the rest of the subtitles for Freeman's Mind. When you're done, just upload it. It's brilliant!" And, I'm not named Jack either. So, here it is. The missing subtitles. Episodes 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, and even Episode 0, the Hazard Course one. Enjoy! And please let me know if you see any issues with these or if I'm missing something. I tried to watch them with the subtitles on but it's possible I missed something. I'mma go plotz now. kthxbye

That's the great thing about editing. You don't have to record it in order. Also, even if you're a great speaker, you'll still eventually mess up a line or two. That's what multiple takes are for. Also, you can have different inflections or whatever so "Jesus Christ...." and "JESUS CHRIST!" have two different meanings. Eventually, you'll have multiple takes of the same line and you pick the best one and edit them together to sound contiguous and you have a Freeman's Mind. Ross doesn't just sit with a mic and do everything in one take.

When recently subtitling Episode 27, I think a line from that has skyrocketed to the top 3. "Devil burn me! These stores be filled with empty boxes!" I don't know why but the way Ross says this line makes me burst out laughing every time.

Which would shine a new light on what Barney says in Half-Life 2. "Oh man! That is what I was afraid of! Get in here Gordon! Before you blow my cover!" and later, "Good job Gordon, throwing that switch and all, I can see your MIT education really pays for itself."

I've subtitled Episode 27. Mostly. I think I need some help with this one. There are a couple lines that, well, I just have no clue what is being said. The great pirate Freeman be sayin' fancy words I naught be understandin'. Arr... 18 - I deadlights captured the afore yaherra parrel-boarders. 20 - Well, blow me down foc'sle carve. 77 - I gives you me half a davy; I give you a cut of any loot we take. I have tried to research pirating and nautical terms for these things but, well, I'm at a loss. Thanks!

Freeman is too good for the likes of Eli, Kleiner and Barney. But, according to Valve, the Barney from HL2 is the one that's pounding on the security door in Inbound. Freeman says, "Looks like I'm not the only one that's late. SUCKER!" which isn't indicative of Freeman not knowing Barney but of Freeman's narcissism and egotism. Same could be said of Eli and Kleiner. They could still be his friends but he treats them like shit, so....

It be Talk Like a Pirate Day. Watch Captain Freeman's Mind for today, mateys. Arr.

Alyxx: Apologies but I have forgotten about the nick thread. Well, it's still good for people that haven't read that thread.

I haven't said that the Big Bang Theory is absolute.

Then what did you mean by "And that there is peer-reviewed evidence that it's possible humans are not causing it"?

We see the facts and can, using the data we have, "see" the Big Bang. Just like we can "see" ultraviolet light. And the Big Bang isn't "an idea". It's a theory. It's in that yellow rectangle on that flow chart surrounded by stars.

Actually, we can see it if we have the right tools. Just like we can "see" air, ultraviolet light, germs... And germs are a theory as well.

No, it really isn't. A theory is a set of observable facts. It must have evidence before it can be called a theory. When referring to the Big Bang Theory, it is a scientific theory, not a guess, not an opinion. It has facts backing it up. Clear, observable facts. How is this "prejudiced"? The sun appearing to rise in the eastern sky and setting in the western sky is not an opinion. The rotation of the earth around its axis and around the sun is not an opinion. Plants taking in CO2 and giving off oxygen is not an opinion, all housecats belonging to the same species is not an opinion, my words appearing on your computer screen is not an opinion. These are all facts. And, the fact is, the Big Bang Theory is the best theory we have for the observable facts. And it should be taught as such in school.

Belated introductions, y'all. Very belated, but why not? My name is "danielsangeo". At least, my online name is. Its roots are from my original BBS username "DanielSan" which became my Geocities username and, therefore, my Geocities e-mail address. Once Yahoo took over Geocities, then dropped Geocities, I got a Yahoo e-mail address as "danielsangeo" (to reflect that I was a member of Geocities). I am 33 years old and currently living in Seattle, Washington, USA. I have brown hair, brown eyes and...oh, wait. This isn't that kind of introduction. I am known for my verbose posting on the subject of politics and religion....and, of course, my favorite video games are the Half-Life/Portal series of video games and I eagerly await the release of the Black Mesa mod (and I'm a fairly prolific poster on their forums as well). I have taken to subtitling a bunch of Freeman's Mind episodes which you can find over in the Subtitles section. It is my hope that I can subtitle the missing ones and eventually get a word from Ross on it. "That would make my day. If I do, I'm not going to be gracious about it, either. I'm going to rub people's FACES in it." Oh, wait. Sorry. So, yeah, besides that, I'm attempting to learn computer animation which the hope that, one day, I'll be able to get my work into a Hollywood movie.

I thought it was about teaching creationism versus evolution in schools. And that we were talking, in a sideways way, on the subject of creationism. Or, at least, I was. In conclusion: I want children taught the Big Bang Theory and evolution, not creationism. Why? The former has actual testable evidence. The latter...................doesn't.

Alternatively, say "We don't know yet. There are a lot of hypotheses and speculation, but we just don't know....yet." It is my lifelong goal to educate people about what "theories" are (in this context) and, more importantly, what they aren't. Theories have evidence. If we don't have evidence, they aren't theories.

Oops, I edited my post after seeing your edit. Apologies again.

The way I saw it, it looks like you were advocating children being taught "other theories" that had no evidence. You produced this list of "theories" for the "origin of the universe", some of which aren't theories at all (they have no evidence for them) and others that weren't about the origin of the universe. I was under the impression that you wanted children be taught these as "equally valid" to the theory that has evidence: The Big Bang. And this theory ("The Big Bang Theory") also encompasses what happened prior to expansion...though we're still working on getting and understanding the evidence of what happened during Planck Time. If that's not what you're doing, I apologize, but I was speaking all this time on what I want children to be taught.

Actually, it's quite on topic. I think that we should teach children in school that which has evidence, not that which doesn't have evidence. At least, if you're going to teach something that has no evidence, preface it as such. Actually, for gravity, we do have evidence that gravity is causing orbits, not 'swinging arms around'. We knew about gravity before Newton. Newton just codified it into a law. Long story short (too late!): I want children taught that which has evidence, not that which doesn't have evidence. Capisce?

1. However, if that info has evidence for it... 2. What evidence is there for gravity? Um.....things falling to the ground, which has been observed billions of times? Darwin's evolution? Read up on it. There's a lot more than you think. And Einstein had the math to back him up. 3. No, those are NOT theories. Theories are explanations and bodies of principles for available empirical data about observations that can be tested. For example, the "heliocentric theory" which states that the Earth revolves around the sun. This has been observed. Theories MUST be well-supported by evidence. The word you're looking for is "speculation", "conjecture", "supposition", or "guess". These things that are listed as "theories" are mislabeled. The Big Bang is about the origin of the universe. Our world (the Earth) came later. And we have theories about how that happened, too. And we have theories on how life formed on this planet as well as how it evolved once it formed. None of this precludes a creator deity or intelligent force. But then again, the existence of a creator deity or intelligent force also does not preclude a 'higher' creator deity or intelligent force to create that creator deity or intelligent force. And one 'higher' than that. And one 'higher' than that. That's the problem with speculations, conjectures, suppositions, or guesses. If you don't have evidence for it, you can really just say anything. And that's not good to teach in schools. I do not agree that something illogical happened "before" the Big Bang.

1. For example? 2. Actually, Darwin, Newton, and Einstein DID have evidence for their assertions. 3. Some of these aren't universe originating theories (Accretion Theory). Others aren't even theories (Oscillating Universe Theory). None of the origin "theories" listed here have evidence for them. 4. I think you're mistaken about the Big Bang Theory. Time began when the Big Bang happened (some 10^-43 seconds after time began, the universe began to expand). As for what caused the Big Bang, no one knows and there's no evidence to suggest that there's any supernatural force or anything other than "it happened". We're still trying to find out but not knowing doesn't mean that it's illogical. We just don't know the logic behind it....yet. An easy way to think about the "beginning of time" and how the phrase "before the Big Bang" is, itself, gibberish, is this: "Which direction is north of the north pole?"