>> ^gwiz665:
There is a bit of overlap in viral and meme. Viral does not only mean "viral ads". A video can also "go viral", which is basically that it's popular and shown on all sorts of sites.

Actually, that's not really true, but thank you for proving my point that there are a lot of misconceptions about what the viral channel is supposed to be, and that it needs to be renamed (or at the very least needs a moderator of some sort).

You'd think that the viral channel would include videos that have gone viral, but this isn't the case. From the viral channel definition:

There are many definitions for the term "viral video" but those that belong in this channel are ones in which a product or service advertisement is attached whether obvious or stealthy.

When you think about it, if the viral channel were to include videos which have gone viral, it would be way too broad as pretty much every video on the internet wants to go viral or has gone viral. The viral channel needs someone like Deano who can enforce what goes in there and what doesn't.

Lots of your questions answered here:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/nasas-puffin-aircraft-stealthy-one-man-vtol-aircraft

>> ^jwray:
Platinga's free will defense is merely a stealthy withdrawal of the axiom of omnipotence. Besides, free will has nothing to do with evolved parasites.
The problem of evil is absolutely unsolvable. The existence of evil contradicts the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God.
The hypothesis of god does not help at all in making accurate predictions about the universe, therefore it should be discarded. Besides, his supposed powers would contradict all known laws of physics.

The concept of evil is not wholly a logical one, so perhaps in this sense you are right - it isn't a problem to be solved: like one solves an equation.
Secondly, omnipotence is partially a paradox, so it probably has an extra-logical "solution." I find the best, and also truly funny, answer to the old scholastic problem of God creating a stone he cant lift this one

God creates a stone he cant lift
God lifts said stone.

This is a proper paradox, I think. But even Descartes said that God perhaps isn't bound by mathematics. Since all of science is basically math + "reality", searching for evidential experience for God is almost a heresy. What would that entail, anyway?

Platinga's free will defense is merely a stealthy withdrawal of the axiom of omnipotence. Besides, free will has nothing to do with evolved parasites.

The problem of evil is absolutely unsolvable. The existence of evil contradicts the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God.

The hypothesis of god does not help at all in making accurate predictions about the universe, therefore it should be discarded. Besides, his supposed powers would contradict all known laws of physics.

1. How many cats do you have? technicaly, none. but i have like a dozen stray cats living, hunting and procreating in my yard
2. What are their names? (and why) i don't know, they're kinda shy
3. Where did you get them? (and how) they came, they stayed
4. How old are they? all demographics
5. What do they look like (pics!) no pics, please!
6. What are their specialities? killing pigeons and other small animals, taunting the neighbours dog, pissing on my hammock, being stealthy
7. why cats or why not cats? because
8. and ok, ok.. whats your fav catvid on the sift? i hate cat videos (ask blankfist)

Wow, in the space of just 10 comments I'm called:

the shit
he/she
sifter of the year
awesome
heartbreaker
shit
stealthy

That's a 72% favorable, 28% unfavorable rating. You could run for President with numbers like that, though I expect blankfist would run baseless smear ads to drive those unfavorables up.

Thanks guys.

Stealth cat... is stealthy.

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Thanks for your contributions Violator - Nice stealthy work.

This is not the same thing as a cartoon caricature. This is stealthy deception, not an obvious joke.

I hate lists like this because the propose to be a Top 10 FPS's of all time, but it seemed like more than 1/2 of them were released in the last 4 years. I do have to give props for them at least including Duke3D and not completely ignoring common sense.

To me the Top 10 will always have to include innovation and an evolution in not only technology but gameplay as well.

So here are at least 8 that should have/were on the list:

Doom - As fun as Wolf3D was, Doom was funner. Besides, everything exploded after Doom.

Duke3D - For adding in crazy weapons, jumping, crouching, looking up/down, jetpacks, crazy locations, etc, etc.

Quake - For kickstarting polygonal, online deathmatch multiplayer goodness.

System Shock 2 - Bioshock was just SS2 in a new, pretty wrapper. SS2 added RPG like elements, a great story, etc.

Unreal Tournament - Taking multiplayer to the next step with customization and Bot AI that was just uncanny.

Half-Life - For creating a truly immersive world; it was like playing inside a $200 million dollar blockbuster movie, as opposed to just watching it. (Still my #1 video game of all time. Where the hell is Black Mesa Source already??? )

Deus Ex - For doing emergent gameplay right. Want to go in gun's blazin'? Check. Want to go stealthy? Check. Want to hack instead? Check. Want to switch back and forth among these different elements depending on what any given situation called for? Check.

Tribes/Battlefield 1942 (tie) - For taking online multiplayer outdoors and giving gamers vehicles to drive around in. I never got a chance to get into Tribes, but I do recognize innovators when I see them. I still remember the first day I loaded Wake Island (BF1942 demo); some of the best DM memories are still linked to that day.

Now with all that said, where is my Duke/Descent/Freespace/Battlefield/WoW/Deus Ex/Half-Life hybrid I've been waiting for??

It seems a lot of you need a lesson in Etymology (the study of word origins, for you anti-intellectual types).

The word "Assassin" comes from the Arabic word "Hashashin," meaning "Hash Eater." That word comes from a group of warriors who would eat copious amounts of Hashish before sneaking into enemy encampments under the dead of night, and systematically killing every single enemy soldier in their sleep.

The high that eating such large amounts of hash provided them with a deadly calmness required for killing their enemies in such a stealthy manner.

I highly doubt that the soldiers in this video are smoking anything other than weed. Maybe it's laced with opium or heroine, but I doubt it. Opium is a depressant, it slows down the reflexes, and makes it hard to do anything other than sleep off your high. Cannabanoids don't work on the nervous system the same way.

Under the Taliban's strict Islamic law, consuming any mind-altering substance is a mortal sin and capital offense. That's why we let them control Afghanistan for so long before overthrowing them - they essentially halted the Afghani Opium and Hashish export. Now that they're not in control, Opium and Hash exported from Afghanistan has started to make a comeback. Not surprising, considering how easy it is to grow Poppies and Cannabis, and how much more you can sell it for compared to food staples or textile fiber.

Well the Viral Channel description reads:
Viral Ads

There are many definitions for the term "viral video" but those that belong in this channel are ones in which a product or service advertisement is attached whether obvious or stealthy.

Another term for videos that belong in this channel may be "viral video advertisements" where the advertiser is attempting to use the rapid proliferation of a popular video to carry along their ad payload to all viewers of the actual video content.

So I guess meme is not the same, since it lacks the commercial intention.

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Surely this is a stealthy Obama support video?

Excellent! Gotta love your knowledge of animals and I DO love the lawnmower comparison, as well as the 10vs10 deathmatch-thingy And the "disclaimer" tops it off nicely. Props to you!

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Well, since people are speculating on cat vs ferret cage matches, I'd definitely put my money on a cat. That's not really fair since most cats will weigh twice as much as a ferret.

But pound for pound, it's still hard to be intimidated by ferrets (and I've had one draw blood attacking me). They're mostly slinky. They can't use their claws for a whole lot. They're clumsy. They're about as stealthy as a lawnmower.

As for dog's vs cats, again, dogs tend to be bigger so it's not usually fair. But pound for pound I'd have go with the cat again. Cats can rotate their wrists to grapple, dogs can not.

It seems to me that ferret's are niche hunters (that niche being places slinkies can go but not cats, such as tunnels or small openings to hen-houses). Cat's are (usually) solo, ambush hunters. They often fight, by themselves, prey that is near full strength (although surprised). Dogs are pack, endurance hunters. They'll track, chase, and encircle prey across many miles. They hardly have to kill their prey after many chases because the animal has nearly run itself to death.

So if it's a cage match, I put my money on a cat. If it's a cross country, 10v10 deathmatch I put my money on the dogs. If it's a fight in Madison Square Garden's sewage system I put my money on the ferrets.

Disclaimer- I love all these animals and would hate to see them actually fighting each other.

Well, since people are speculating on cat vs ferret cage matches, I'd definitely put my money on a cat. That's not really fair since most cats will weigh twice as much as a ferret.

But pound for pound, it's still hard to be intimidated by ferrets (and I've had one draw blood attacking me). They're mostly slinky. They can't use their claws for a whole lot. They're clumsy. They're about as stealthy as a lawnmower.

As for dog's vs cats, again, dogs tend to be bigger so it's not usually fair. But pound for pound I'd have go with the cat again. Cats can rotate their wrists to grapple, dogs can not.

It seems to me that ferret's are niche hunters (that niche being places slinkies can go but not cats, such as tunnels or small openings to hen-houses). Cat's are (usually) solo, ambush hunters. They often fight, by themselves, prey that is near full strength (although surprised). Dogs are pack, endurance hunters. They'll track, chase, and encircle prey across many miles. They hardly have to kill their prey after many chases because the animal has nearly run itself to death.

So if it's a cage match, I put my money on a cat. If it's a cross country, 10v10 deathmatch I put my money on the dogs. If it's a fight in Madison Square Garden's sewage system I put my money on the ferrets.

Disclaimer- I love all these animals and would hate to see them actually fighting each other.