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jaxws-retail: A Retail JAX-WS Web Service

Author: R Searls

Level: Beginner

Technologies: JAX-WS

Summary: The jaxws-retail quickstart is a working example of a simple web service endpoint.

Target Product: JBoss EAP

Source: https://github.com/jboss-developer/jboss-eap-quickstarts/

What is it?

The jaxws-retail quickstart demonstrates the use of JAX-WS in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a simple profile management application. It also demonstrates usage of wsconsume to generate classes from WSDL file.

System requirements

The application this project produces is designed to be run on Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 or later.

All you need to build this project is Java 8.0 (Java SDK 1.8) or later and Maven 3.1.1 or later. See Configure Maven for JBoss EAP 7 to make sure you are configured correctly for testing the quickstarts.

Use of EAP7_HOME

In the following instructions, replace EAP7_HOME with the actual path to your JBoss EAP installation. The installation path is described in detail here: Use of EAP7_HOME and JBOSS_HOME Variables.

Start the JBoss EAP Server

Open a command prompt and navigate to the root of the JBoss EAP directory.

The following shows the command line to start the server:

For Linux:   EAP7_HOME/bin/standalone.sh
For Windows: EAP7_HOME\bin\standalone.bat

Build and Deploy the Quickstart

Make sure you have started the JBoss EAP server as described above.

Open a command prompt and navigate to the root directory of this quickstart.

Type this command to build and deploy the archive:

mvn clean install wildfly:deploy

This will deploy service/target/jboss-jaxws-retail-service.war to the running instance of the server.

Note: You will see the following errors and warnings in the server log. These messages come from the jaxws-tools-maven-plugin plugin that generates source files based on the WSDL. You can ignore these warnings.

[INFO] Could not find log4j.xml configuration, logging to console.
[INFO]
[INFO] TODO! Cheek SOAP 1.2 extension
[ERROR] log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.apache.cxf.common.logging.LogUtils).
[ERROR] log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
[ERROR] log4j:WARN See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/faq.html#noconfig for more info.

Note: You may also see the following errors if your Linux environment defines a BASH_FUNC_scl() function. You can ignore these errors.

[ERROR] /bin/sh: scl: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
[ERROR] /bin/sh: error importing function definition for `BASH_FUNC_scl'

Access the application

You can check that the Web Service is running and deployed correctly by accessing the following URL: http://localhost:8080/jboss-jaxws-retail/ProfileMgmtService/ProfileMgmt?wsdl. This URL will display the deployed WSDL endpoint for the Web Service.

Run the Client

Make sure the service deployed properly.

Open a command prompt and navigate into the client directory of this quickstart.

cd client/

Type this command to run the client.

mvn exec:java

You should see the following output in the client console.

Jay Boss's discount is 10.00

Undeploy the Archive

Make sure you have started the JBoss EAP server as described above.

Open a command prompt and navigate to the root directory of this quickstart.

When you are finished testing, type this command to undeploy the archive:

mvn wildfly:undeploy

Run the Quickstart in Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio or Eclipse

You can also start the server and deploy the quickstarts or run the Arquillian tests from Eclipse using JBoss tools. For general information about how to import a quickstart, add a JBoss EAP server, and build and deploy a quickstart, see Use JBoss Developer Studio or Eclipse to Run the Quickstarts

Debug the Application

If you want to debug the source code of any library in the project, run the following command to pull the source into your local repository. The IDE should then detect it.

mvn dependency:sources

Note: You will see the following informational messages. This is because the source files for this JAR are not available in the Maven repository.

[INFO] The following files have NOT been resolved:
[INFO]    org.apache.ant:ant-launcher:jar:sources:1.7.0:provided
[INFO]    com.sun:tools:jar:sources:1.6:system
[INFO]    asm:asm:jar:sources:3.3.1:provided


China Airlines based in Taipei has signed a multi-year IMS contract with Airbus subsidiary, Satair Group, for a long-term, fully-integrated end-to-end supply chain package covering expendable material for the airline's Airbus fleet of A330-300s and A350-900s.
The service to be provided by Satair Group, starting from December 2017, includes planning, sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and inventory management covering some 18,000 part numbers. Coverage includes all expendables materials needs of China Airlines and is extendable to affiliates as well.
Houng Wang, Senior Vice President of China Airlines stated: "We are delighted to enter into this broad long-term partnership with our key partner Satair Group. Out of that programme we foresee clearly reduced total cost of operation and higher availability of material at the time of need and thus resulting in premium flight quality service to our passengers and cargo customers".
"We are delighted to add China Airlines to the growing number of Asia-Pacific carriers who have selected our IMS product offering. The airline will benefit strongly from having a significantly reduced cost of ownership, with a guaranteed performance level provided by Satair Group", Paul Lochab, Chief Commercial Officer of Satair Group said.
IMS was introduced by Satair Group as a strategic initiative to respond to customers' growing requirements for a fully flexible and integrated expendable supply solution in a collaborative approach and service for all aircraft types. With IMS Satair Group is directly involved in supporting the aircraft availability, which goes well beyond a traditional customer-supplier relationship. For China Airlines and Satair Group it's time to go above and beyond.
Satair Group provides genuine OEM parts distribution and offers an exhaustive and innovative multi-fleet service portfolio to OEMs and customers. In addition, the company provides genuine Airbus Material Support and is the sole Airbus authorised distributor for a wide range of Proprietary Products and Services accessible through the trading partner Airbus SAS.
Satair Group is a stand-alone company and 100% Airbus subsidiary with more than 1.250 employees and 10 locations worldwide.
Founded in 1959, China Airlines employs more than 12,000 people worldwide and operates a fleet of 100 aircraft, making it the largest airline by size and frequency of service in Taiwan. China Airlines is also one of the 20 SkyTeam Alliance member airlines. China Airlines offers passengers access to an extensive global network of more than 16,609 daily flights to 1,074 destinations in 177 countries. China Airlines is continuing to promote superior aviation safety as well as eco-friendly, innovative and attentive services that provide travelers with the perfect travel experience.
Recent major international and domestic awards received by China Airlines include: 7/7 Safety Rating from AirlineRatings in Australia, the Taiwanese civil aviationindustry's top "Golden Flyer Award", "Best of the Best" Red Dot Award, iF Design Award, Good Design Award from Japan, "Best Airline of the Year", "Best Airline in North Asia", "Best Business Class Seat Design" and "Best Premium Economy" from the U.S.-based Global Traveler, "Top 10 Premium Business Class"and "Top 10 Economy Class" from the DesignAir, PAX International reader survey's winner in the "2016 Outstanding Food Service by a Carrier – Asia" category, and the APEX Award for Publication Excellence for the inflight magazine "Dynasty." Visit www.china-airlines.com for info.
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Biographie et carrière
Nicolas Checa remporta le championnat de l'État de New York en 2013 à onze ans, le championnat du Marshall Chess Club en 2017 après un départage contre Sergueï Azarov) et le championnat des États-Unis junior en 2019 devant Awonder Liang.

En 2020, il marqua 7 points sur 10 (sixième place) à l'open de Sitges et 6,5 points sur 9 (deuxième place ex æquo) à la Coupe Vergani à Villorba.

En 2021, il remporte l'open de la mi-mars à Bassano del Grappa (4,5/5) et le festival de pâques à Bassano del Grappa.

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As artists we're now too sophisticated to delight in eye candy, but we've taken the austere to an extreme; we've become anti-aesthetic culturati educati! One wonders at art that embraces boredom and rejects sensuality like a Protestant Reformation. That movement dispensed with stained glass windows to free us from the seduction of the senses. Without distractions we now sit in a room of white walls the better to think about God. The libido or energy from sensation was channeled to intellect, producing a development of intellectual and scientific thought in the 17th to 19th century also known as "the disenchantment of the world". Today we read that people think too much and have lost touch with their instincts, especially so in the arts where this situation is highly praised. A review of the current cultural topology says that's just plain wrong.


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Alumna Who Discovered Evidence of Dark Matter Inspires Global Symposium
A symposium honoring Vera Rubin (G'54), one of the most important American astrophysicists of the 20th century, took place this week at Georgetown, where she received a Ph.D. and began her career as a researcher and professor.
Georgetown celebrated the achievements of its graduating students and the faculty, family, and friends who support and inspire them during 2019 Commencement Weekend, May 16-19.
Two Married Alumni Share Their Experiences with Mental Illness
Georgetown Law Alumnae, Professors Make 2019 Women's Forum a Success
Female Power: Current Alumnae Ambassadors, Diplomats Reflect on Leadership Roles
Current and former diplomats, including 12 Georgetown alumnae, shared perspectives on women's roles in shaping communities around the globe ahead of International Women's Day, March 8.
Human Habitats: Alumna Wins Scholarship to Study Eco-Cities, Moral Licensing
Yu "Angela" Bai (C'17) plans to pursue a career in sustainable urban planning after using a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Doctoral Student Seeks to Improve Prenatal Care in Rural United States
"I noticed that laboring women were in need of providers who can walk alongside of them," says Nora Elizalde (G'14, '20). "This need inspired me to expand my education and to gain the ability to be that provider who walks the walk along with them."
Alumnus, Korean Air Force Officer Awarded Scholarship to Study in Beijing
Wookjae Jung (F'15), a former Korean Air Force officer, has been selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, winning one of the most selective postgraduate scholarships in the world.
Wrongfully Convicted Alumnus Wins Marshall Scholarship to Study Comparative Social Policy at Oxford
Georgetown alumnus Brian Ferguson (C'18), once wrongfully incarcerated for homicide and exonerated after serving 11 years of a life sentence, has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue a master's of comparative social policy at the University of Oxford.
Forrest Fauth (MBA'16) Builds a Successful Real Estate Business while Supporting His Properties' Neighborhoods and Tenants
"If we are able to help, we will. I think it is just a part of the Jesuit thinking."
Childhood Goals: A Desire to Create Impact Led Amy Fong (B'92) to a Career Helping Indigent Children
Amy Fong (B'92) found fulfillment when she left the world of finance in 2015 and started a new career as CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong.

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June 2019: Yiddish seminar for Israeli students held in Vilnius In June 2019, the National Authority for Yiddish Culture in cooperation with the International Yiddish...
July 14: Ruth Levin concert in Netanya On Sunday, July 14, 2019, singer Ruth Levin will perform in Yiddish at the David...
July 2: Memorial Conference about the Jewish poet Itzik Manger Oמ July 2, 2019 a memorial conference about the Jewish poet Itzik Manger (1901 -...
July 1: Dr. Portnoy's lecture in Tel Aviv about Yiddish crooks and charlatans
June 6: Yiddish learning session for Shavuot in Tel Aviv On Thursday, June 6, 2019 a Yiddish learning session and workshops devoted to the holiday of...
June 6: Michael Gaisinsky to Sing in Nazareth Illit On Thursday, June 6, 2019, the singer Michael Gaisinsky will perform in Yiddish at the...
June Performances in Tel Aviv: Bella Bryks-Klein in "My Father's Daughter" The one-woman musical show, "Mayn Tatns Tokhter" ("My Father's Daughter") tells a story of...
May 23: The premiere screening of the film "The Same Man" at the Tel Aviv Festival We are happy to invite lovers of Yiddish culture to the premiere screening of the film "Oto HaIsh" ("The...
Yiddish summer programs in 2019: Tel Aviv and elsewhere The annual Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program will be held at Tel...
June 13: Paulina Belilovsky to Sing in Jerusalem On Thursday, June 13, 2019, singer Paulina Belilovsky will perform at the Ginot Ha'ir...
June 13: Yiddish Choir Festival in Ashkelon On Thursday, June 13, 2019, the 23th annual Yiddish Choir Festival will take place at...
Carol Feldman z"l It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of the Yiddish actor and writer Carol Feldman z"l. May...
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Watch: Yiddish Choir Festival in Ashkelon
On June 21, 2018, the 22th annual Yiddish Choir Festival took place at the Ashkelon Congress Center.
Dozens of musical groups from all over Israel, including children's choirs, participated in the festival.
The event was produced by Michael Leinwand (who also accompanied the singers on the piano) and sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.
In the photo: Shulamit Reznik sings "Sholem, dos iz Yiddish" ("Hello, This is Yiddish") with a choir.
Watch also a video excerpt of the event.
A wreath from the Authority on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Representatives of the National Authority for Yiddish Culture laid a wreath at Yad Vashem on Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), April 12, 2018.
Summer 2018: Yiddish courses around the world
During the summer of 2018, numerous courses in Yiddish language and culture will be offered throughout the world.
Courses will take place in Tel Aviv, Vilnius, Warsaw, Weimar, Paris, London, New York City, Amherst (Massachusetts), as well as in Ashokan (Catskills, New York State).
June 5: Mikhoels memorial rally in Tel Aviv
On June 5, 2018, a memorial rally took place at Pinkas St. 63 in Tel Aviv at 7:30 p.m. to mark the 70th anniversary of the assassination of renown Yiddish actor Solomon Mikhoels (Shloyme Vovsi) at the hands of Stalin's agents. See also details in Hebrew.
Dr. Sara Ziv
Dr. Mordechay Yushkovsky
Alla Zuskin-Perelman
singer Vira Lozinsky
June 13: Kiryat Ono Music Students to Perform in Yiddish
On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, students in the music workshop at Ben-Zvi High School in Kiryat Ono will perform Yiddish songs at their school, located at Shlomo Hamelech St. 31, Kiryat Ono, at 8 p.m. Shai Ben-Yaakov will direct and conduct the concert.
The workshop is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call 052-3353548 or 054-7787946.
NAYDUS PROJECT - new Yiddish animated poems
Please read the appeal here.
June 4: Concert by Anatoly Lein in Hadera
On Monday, June 4, 2018, singer Anatoly Lein will perform for the Hadera Yiddish Society. The event will take place at the Beit Haoleh complex, located at Sheshet Hayamim St. 20, Hadera, at 5 p.m.
For details, call: 04-6226943 or 054-5870032. The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.
May 17: Ruth Levin & Trio to Perform in Jerusalem
On Thursday, May 17, 2018, singer Ruth Levin will perform in Yiddish and Hebrew in the program "The Relatives' Dialog", in Uri Zvi Grinberg House (Jaffo St. 30, Jerusalem) at 8 p.m.
The Atar instrumental trio will accompany her. The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.
June 25: Vira Lozinsky Concert in Herzliya
On Monday, June 25, 2018, singer Vira Lozinsky will perform at the Yiddish lovers' club Zusammen (Together), located at Sirkin St. 17, Herzliya, at 5 p.m. She will be accompanied by pianist Regina Dricker.
The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call 09-9511612.
June 25: Violin Concert in Elkana
On Monday, June 25, 2018, violinist Chaya Livni will perform at the Yiddish club in Elkana, located at Talpiyot St. 3, at 10:30 a.m.
The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call 050-4744477.
May 9: Betty Klein Concert in Tel Aviv
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, singer Betty Klein will perform in Yiddish at the Israeli branch of the Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle), located at Kalisher St. 48, Tel Aviv, at 11:30 a.m.
Call for Submissions to J.I. Segal Awards for Yiddish Literature
April 22: Emilia Yussim to Perform in Migdal HaEmeq
On Sunday, April 22, 2018, singer Emilia Yussim will perform at the Association for the Elderly, located at HaRishonim St. 14 in Migdal HaEmeq, at 10:30 a.m. She will be accompanied by pianist Valery Ayvazyan.
The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call: 052-8728322.
April 12: Ruth Levin Concert in Netanya
On Thursday, April 12, 2018, singer Ruth Levin will perform in Yiddish at the David Cultural Center, located at Achimeir St. 9, Netanya, at 7 p.m. Guitarist Alexey Belo'usov will accompany her.
The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call Leibl Botwinik 09-8826332 or 054-5377729.
April 12: Yiddish Concert by Giv'atayim Pupils
On Thursday, April 12, 2018, pupils of the Yiddish song workshop at Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts will give a concert at the Giv'atayim Theater, located at David Remez St. 40, at 7 p.m.
The workshop is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.
Admission is free but advance reservation is required. To book your spot, call 03-5753777, dial 1 for the secretary and then 2 for Yael.
April 9: Ruth Levin to Perform Sutzkever's Story in Jerusalem
On Monday, April 9, 2018, actress and singer Ruth Levin will perform an adaptation of Avrom Sutzkever's story about the Vilna Ghetto, "Yanina and the Beast," at Uri Zvi Greenberg house, located at Jaffo St. 34, Jerusalem, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost NIS 20 each.
June 21: Yiddish Choir Festival in Ashkelon
On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the 22th annual Yiddish Choir Festival will take place at the Ashkelon Congress Center at 6:30 p.m.
Dozens of song groups from all parts of Israel, including children's choirs, will participate in the festival.
The event is being produced by Michael Leinwand and is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. Admission is free.
"Kalat Bereshit": Bilingual Poetry Books by Khayke B. Wiegand
Two editions of a new poetry book, Kales Breyshis un Andere Lider (Kalat Bereshit and Other Poems) by Khayke Beruria Wiegand, were published in both Yiddish-Hebrew and Yiddish-English by H. Leyvik publishers in Tel Aviv in 2018.
The book's publication was supported by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.
The complete English-Yiddish text is now available in the Reading Room section of the Authority's site. The Hebrew-Yiddish edition is available here.
April 24: Yiddish Musical in Gan Sorek
On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, singer Yulia Schmidt-Bychowsky, singer-pianist Svetlana Kusyatova and narrator and percussionist Yaron Bychowsky will perform in a show entitled "From the Shtetl to America." The musical will take place at the clubhouse in Moshav Gan Sorek (near Palmachim) at 8 p.m.
It is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call Leah Asheri, the Club's coordinator, at 050-8863141.
April 27: "Yiddish in Jerusalem" Tour from Kiryat Hayim
On Friday, April 27, 2018, Yiddish lovers from the Haifa area will have the opportunity to visit sites in Jerusalem related to Yiddish culture. The group will be accompanied by the guide Ya'ad Biran, who specializes in Yiddish language, literature and history.
The tour departs from the Yiddish club at Nagler House, located at Ben-Tzvi St. 14, Kiryat Hayim, at 7:30 a.m. It is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call: 054-6528265.
April 2: Marina Yakubovich to Perform in Hadera
On Monday, April 2, 2018, singer and pianist Marina Yakubovich will give a concert of Yiddish songs at the Yiddish Association in the Beit Haoleh complex, located at Sheshet Hayamim St. 20, Hadera, at 5 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. For details, call 04-6226943 or 054-5870032.
"Inheritance": Bilingual Poetry Book
Yerushe ("Inheritance"), a new book of poems by Karen Alkalay-Gut, was published in both Yiddish and Hebrew by H. Leyvik publishers in Tel Aviv in 2018.
The complete text is now available in the Reading Room section of the Authority's site.


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/christian/ - Christian Discussion and Fellowship
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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Fiction/pop culture that led you back to Christ. Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 14:52:31 857bee No.811341
This might sound silly but is there anything non-religous that brought you back to Christ?
For me it was Solair. Even though he isn't Christian and there's a very high chance that he falls later in-game, there's just something about him that inspired me. His way of being a guiding light in the darkness that surrounds him. It showed me a small taste of how beautiful faith can be.
Did you ever experience something like this? Please note, this is not a rec thread on Christian fiction like Lewis or Tolkien. Just a personal thing that brought you close(r) to faith.
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 17:46:56 a1a050 No.811364
Lierally was playing a human holy paladin in WoW. I used to hate paladins, goodness and God. But playing that character made me realize that I was foolish. Even in its simplicity and foolishness the idea that one can serve higher ideals and achieve something noble through the help of a higher power made me cry. So I left my edgy satanic selfisness behind.
In the same game I realized that there are always people out there spinning a narrative of relativization. The Scarlet Crusade literally was a righteous organization trying to beat back unholy monsters from their own homeland and yet they are portrayed as the "Good is actually evil" faction.
Another game that made me like christendom was crusader kings 2 , crushing muslims in crusades and protecting Mother Europe.
Turn on music for best feels.
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 17:57:21 ce61be No.811367
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Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 18:16:12 c4bb91 No.811377
Dark souls had anti-depression themes
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 18:50:31 cae847 No.811390
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Watching this every day as a child
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 19:25:56 67c7ad No.811414
Deus Vult meme and /pol/. No kidding. I sought out God, the higher power, to punish and condemn the fake (((Jews))) to burn in hell for eternity for all their devilry on this earth. Now that the dust has settled, I do not want them in hell any more, I want them to repent and repent hard because all those sins will weight upon them harshly especially on this earth and in this life; I would not wish hell on anybody anymore, even my worst enemy.
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 20:18:52 35b220 No.811441
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>Lierally was playing a human holy paladin in WoW.
>I used to hate paladins, goodness and God. But playing that character made me realize that I was foolish
Yeah this too. there was alway something about this knightly valor that I loved but was almost scared to admit.
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 20:26:20 0e12da No.811442
True, the Scarlet Crusade did nothing wrong. They were always my favorites in wow.
Also I had something similar like you described. Only in Eu4 and playing gregorian chants in the background, while fighting kebab.
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Can't get this second webm to upload. Have a youtube link instead.
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 20:58:01 557bee No.811453
Kinda similar but I think the paladin character in Diablo II was a slight influence. I was always kinda drawn to that idea of a righteous knight, even when I had begun to drift away from my faith. Also a little bit of this >>811414 helped, but I've gotten away from /pol/ for a while now and only care about a small segment of politics at all (libertarianism, which is absolutely in line with Christian faith).
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 21:00:14 f03e3c No.811454
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Dark Souls revived my fascination with myths and legends which in turn revived my fascination with history which in turn revived my fascination with Christianity.
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 22:45:28 d5645a No.811492
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I read the Exorcist and it made me interested in the church
Christanon 06/01/19 (Sat) 23:54:54 9f37be No.811512
I used to be a follower of Gnosticism. Back then, I listened to a band called Current 93 (which leans heavily into Christian mysticism in many of their albums). However, two of their songs began making me question my beliefs and brought me back full circle. Those two songs were Patripassian and Imperium. Patripassian contains the words of Blaise Pascal (I can't recall from which work):
"The rivers of Babylon flow
And fall
And carry away
Jesus is alone on earth
Not merely with no one to feel and share His agony
But with no one even to know of it
Heaven and he are the only ones to know
Jesus is in a garden
Not of delight
Like the first Adam
Who there fell and took with him all mankind
But of agony
Where He has saved Himself and all mankind
He suffers this anguish and abandonment in the horror of the night
Jesus will be in agony until the end of the world
There must be no resting in the meantime"
Imperium was heavily filled with references to Ecclesiastes - especially Ecclesiastes chapter 12. To this day, Ecclesiastes remains my favorite book of the OT
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 00:06:05 b98e4f No.811516
How I was led back to Christ (raised Baptist, but became agnostic in my teens) is sort of a blur, despite the chain of events beginning only a year ago. Despite being agnostic at the time and consuming no Christian media, I felt strongly compelled (a supernatural feeling) to attend church one day, so the following Sunday I…
>went to my uncle's church (non-denominational)
>after realizing i knew very little about Christianity, I decided to get a Bible (KJV 1611)
>got baptized at the same church a month later
>read the Torah and entire NT in a few months
>after reading St. Paul's epistles, I begin to long for tradition
>having discovered /christian/ in summer 2018 (I don't remember how… never browsed 8ch before then), I begin to consider the Catholic Church and Orthodox Church
>after much discernment, I realize my allure to Orthodoxy is the aesthetics and music, and nothing more
>later, Christmas 2018 comes around
>at that church's Christmas service, i feel dead inside
>the friends i made at that church stopped coming, hardly anyone speaks to me, and i sit alone watching lights flash around the room and tattooed millennials bang on drums
>right then, a voice inside me says this church has served its purpose and i must move on
>continue researching the history of Christianity and, that following month, come home to Rome
>getting Confirmed this month
If anything, fiction and pop culture (along with cringy Evangelical crap like Bibleman) are what kept me away from Christianity until God pulled me back towards it, and for that I am glad. I know in my heart that God has the sacrament of marriage in mind for me, but beyond that… I can't quite tell. Perhaps a revival of the Catholic Church via young traditionalists (if the current trend is anything to go by), although I'm not sure.
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 02:56:52 88dac5 No.811556
>The Scarlet Crusade literally was a righteous organization trying to beat back unholy monsters from their own homeland and yet they are portrayed as the "Good is actually evil" faction.
They were led by a literal demon though.
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 07:19:54 daa124 No.811588
The people were righteous but were being lead away by false teachers. Righteousness is something to strive for, it makes sense but the cop out by blizzard to turn them into sooper mean guys probably had nothing to do with it.
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 07:40:29 555ad1 No.811589
Very nice story, thanks for sharing brother
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 08:13:14 4d7957 No.811591
Reactionary memes
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 10:25:05 8aa910 No.811619
It was obviously twisted that way in order to show the "dark side of the light'.
I was cringing so hard about it.
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 12:13:57 57a17d No.811647
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Berserk made me realize how shitty a world without God would be, and how without God there would be literally no point and meaning in anything.
I watched/read it in my late teens, when I wasn't very invested in religion, and thinking on these ideas led me to get invested.
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 12:26:36 509d66 No.811650
Roadside Picnic + Stalker (1979).
Christanon 06/02/19 (Sun) 14:20:29 c4bb91 No.811674
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Not only the Digimon multiple verses exist. Lovecraftian Digimon exists, Digimon hell, human ghosts, and God all exist within the digital world. It implied God aka the first programmer might be the only being that isn't a digital lifeform. Human has always been digital based life-form that suppose to obey programming laws of the universe. If the human knows the truth. They were able to break the programming gain super abilities. https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/God
https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/King_Drasil
https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Ocean
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 06:35:36 4d407d No.811859
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>Solaire
Seconded. It's an astounding sight to see such a beautiful & infectious joyousness among ashes and darkness. Doubly so to see it in a video game. Dark Souls had such an elemental, unburdened way of storytelling. Only one or two other games I know have come close to the level of truthfulness and substance in Dark Souls.
>CK2
The Legacy of Rome DLC let me live out my dream of reuniting Christendom. Bonus points if after restoring Orthodoxy (thereby making Catholicism a heresy) you secretly convert to Catholicism, spread it through a secret society, go public, and install Catholic bishops in the Patriarchates to swap heresy status with Orthodoxy. Because Catholicism has much better features.
>Basileus Karl the Great
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 08:14:20 7f4bb5 No.811883
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I'm pretty sure playing the priest class, my favorite, and helping others for the sole sake of helping them survive even to my own detriment had a part.
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 08:34:30 555ad1 No.811888
I play Realm too sometimes, and always as the Priest! I like helping and healing others. I've been tempted to buy the Nun skin. I find it frustrating that I die a lot though. The best I got was a 7/8 character though!
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 13:45:21 dd8c58 No.811947
Going to bump/lurk this thread, I'd like to have a hobby to take my mind off of intrusive thoughts and fapping, but also one that can help with being faithful rather than dark, negative themes.
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 16:51:40 c608d9 No.811975
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>raised as a post V2 cradle catholic
>boomer parents dont want to force religion on their kids so its almost never talked about except when we go to church
>despite the shallowness of my religious upbringing there is something from it that prevents me from being an atheist in my teens and 20s
>apathetic agnostic for the most part, but i still retain a distaste for the constant christian and catholic bashing you see everywhere in society
>played a lot of videogames but victoria 2 had a pretty big influence on me
>couldnt pretend to be a neutral centrist these damn leftist political groups keep causing rebellions and uprisings
>just like medieval total war had helped my interest in real medieval history to grow, victoria 2 spurred me to learn more about politics and economics
>loved playing eu3 and ck2 as a christian ruler retaking lands from muslim invaders
>i stopped watching tv and movies around 2011
>grow more right wing and traditionalist over the years
>finally in summer of 2018 after a getting fed up with an ignorant and dishonest fedora atheist in my circle of friends i decided to go back to learning christianity.
>i had read the bible when i was younger, but looking back i wasnt old enough to really take it in and didnt have anyone to help
>in my 20s i had read the quaran and the hadith to try to understand muslims, i had read up on real non western liberal buddhism as well. neither held any interest in me
>i started with rereading the bible and have since started working my way through other christian writers like augustine, aquinas, and the more i learn the longer the list gets
Even though videogames have had an influence on my by inspiring me to go learn new things, I dont really play them anymore except a few older games. It seems every year the rot in the industry grows and they dont even care about pretending anymore.
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 18:58:46 685e1d No.811997
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One thing that's currently making me want to come back to Christ is surprisingly K-ON.
I've been thinking deeply about what it means to be happy and how I lost all of that childlike wonder in favor of cheap fun like weed and video games.
I guess I want to be a child still. They are, like the girls in K-ON, non-judgmental, accepting, loving, don't assume bad intention, etc. and most of all innocent. Which are Christian values.
The only way of being a child now into adulthood is to be a child of God. I want to come back.
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 19:05:04 caa15b No.811998
How come that only non-Western media these days are capable of making someone THINK about spiritual things and morality?
Christanon 06/03/19 (Mon) 23:44:32 b98e4f No.812049
>I guess I want to be a child still
I wanted to be an adult ever since puberty kicked in (miserable years those were), and moved out of my parents' place the first chance I got. I see what you mean about wanting that feeling of innocence as a child back though… my teen years were very blackpilled, so I don't miss them, but before that was nice. The only happiness I find now is in Christ and daydreaming about what the future might bring:
<having a nice Christian gf
<watching wholesome movies together
<getting married
<buying a home
<having kids
…That sort of thing. Vid related always hits me right in the feels.
Christanon 06/04/19 (Tue) 13:48:27 509d66 No.812129
I call doubt on this…I like anime to a degree, but a lot of anime fans are on the progressive side of modernity, and neo Communist wave too.
Indeed Western media is corrupted and dangerous, but it's not like Grorious Nippon is a bastion of morality. Please don't take me as saying anime is bad, just: it's not as great as many say.
And there are still a few good movies one can watch here and there coming from the West, despite how little is not infected by modernity.
Christanon 06/04/19 (Tue) 19:08:50 061ab7 No.812179
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Solaire, it seems that he was an inspiration for many of us, it is not far-fetched to think he was based off the real Crusaders. If you replace the sun concept with Christian mysticism, Solaire is as close as it gets to a Crusader, faithful holy soldier of Our Lord, displaying unbreakable will, unmatched bravery and resolve, even during the darkest of times, he never stopped worshiping his father the sun, from the very moment we meet him, he is lost in thought, contemplating the clouded sky and the little sheds of light coming from the sun gracing his figure, we can appreciate at first glance that even his attire resembles that of the Crusaders, but the parallels go further beyond, when progressing through his questline, he shows the player acts of genuine kindness, helps them without expecting anything in return and provides companionship without ulterior motives (all of which can be described as Christian morals), in contrast with a forsaken and desolated world that is trying to kill you at every moment and around every corner, a humble warrior remains ever faithful to his cause, like a candle in the middle of the vast darkness that surrounds him.
>there's a very high chance that he falls later in-game
The Chosen Undead, following the lore from the 2nd and specially the 3rd game, emerged triumphant in the end, which heavily implies Solaire's good ending is canon.
It's worth mentioning that there are other similarities between Christian values and Dark Souls, Quelaan, the "Fair Lady" being a very notorious one, doomed to a life of suffering because of the sins committed by her kind, she didn't fall to despair nor take the path of wrath and vengeance her siblings decided to follow, remaining as a motherly figure instead, aiding those who came to stay under her care, visiting her place and making offers to honor and share in her grief.
Good taste. Guts, even though he was a great sinner in the past and not a man of faith, has grown up and developed as a character into a very humble and wise person, enduring through multiple unspeakable horrors and trials, he never succumbed to despair, the struggler continues to struggle.
It's not every day that I come across a thread that includes my favorite game, my favorite manga, and now my favorite anime all in one. K-On is a perfect example of good slice of life and a personal favorite to me like I said above, a show without unnecessary fanservice, and that can be labeled as iyashikei too. There are very few shows as pure and wholesome as K-On (including the 2nd season and the movie, of course). The characters have grown up on me so much after rewatching the series many times that I hold them dear as my daughters, the girls evoke a feeling of fatherly love inside me. It's fair to say that the show helped me through very dark times. I humbly recommend Yuru Camp, Non Non Biyori and GochiUsa, if you haven't watched those yet.
Christanon 06/06/19 (Thu) 05:08:04 b29433 No.812467
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I was a misanthrope who hated humanity and was quite obsessed with evolutionary psychology. I didn't believe in things like "love" or "friendship" and I expected everyone to betray me in some way. Mostly because of my own self-righteousness and growing up in an abusive home. Then I watched Your name and it made me realize how lonely and depressed I was. It made me start appreciating life and humanity as a whole. I started to believe in love and friendship again and I could finally see eye to eye with God.
Christanon 06/06/19 (Thu) 10:46:36 79fcd7 No.812492
What about Kingdom Come: Deliverance? Some of the storyline or dialogue does involve strong Catholic/Christian elements?
In Kingdom Come: Deliverance you also see the loving or paternal/fatherly relationship between lords and their subjects as once existed under Christendom.
If modern day societies of such existed they would be company towns.
What about the Abyss Watchers and Artorias's heroic missions to wage an endless war against darkness/evil or eradicate it anywhere in the world they find it?
The Abyss Watchers or Artorias made it their entire life mission to eradicate and destroy darkness/evil.
Sacrificing everything in order to defeat evil or darkness, even if they knew there was no winning they still believed it was worth it to keep fighting and fighting.
With the Abyss Watchers if one fell there was another who could replace them and continue fighting darkness. Entire civilizations or kingdoms were wiped out when found to possess darkness or what's metaphorical for evil in order to prevent it from spreading.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 19:06:28 80dc5f No.812818
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I know that might seem kinda of retarded but, I have always been more of a fighting action games kinda of guy and I recently bought DS remastered and i think I kinda winnie the poohed up with the character stats, you see I've never played this rpg type of games where your assign your stats and shit, so how do you guys made your characters builds because I'm kinda of lost on this
pic unrelated.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 19:16:08 b6fcfe No.812820
Morrowind.
I would always wonder why supernatural stuff didn't happen to me in real life. Playing as the nerevarine in Morrowind and having all the prophecy and magical stuff going on around me, then talking to the NPCs who have no idea about any of this, but deny it made me realize that just because I am not the one experiencing it, does not mean it isn't happening.
Prophecies, magic, demons, ghosts, and the supernatural happen. Just so rarely to me that I don't recognize it. Being in that position in game changed my perspective. Then using that made me study and come to Christ.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 19:21:04 b5b8bb No.812823
Didn't play DS, but I played Skyrim, Oblivion, Mount and Blade, Diablo, soi have some experience regarding stats.
The main thing for me at least is to choose one path of development for the character. Let's say you want to be a paladin: concentrate on melee skills and good spells (like healing) and develop others only of it is necessary. Don't try to excel at everything, because your character will be mediocre with no real strength. Also, concentrate on skills that will be beneficial on the long run. For example, leadership skill in mount and blade may seem to be very important but in reality investing in ot heavily is not worth it since renown will increase he cap of retinue anyway. On the other hand persuasion is necessary for the long run to easily develop ties with the nobles.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 19:57:22 b98e4f No.812827
I never noticed that parallel between the Neravarine and Christ… Like you said, some characters recognize the prophesy, others dismiss it as "superstitous nonsense", and many aren't even aware of there being a prophesy. Very interesting…
Specializing in one area is indeed the way to go. My first Oblivion and Skyrim characters, which I made when each game first launched, were both Imperials who came to use melee, magic, and stealth, and they led all the guilds. They were mediocre at everything… I had to bring the difficulty way down. Specializing is more fun for role-playing purposes anyway.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 20:40:30 e79bad No.812839
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The Abyss Watchers and Artoria's lifelong struggles are another brilliant lore element that by all means can be compared to the real Crusaders and their holy duties, it's a very emotional part of both games, specially the bond the Abyss Watchers shared with each other. The cutscene before the second phase was something that brought me to tears, after having to endure slaying those of their kind that succumbed to the abyss, trapped in their own fortress, doomed to fight their hollowed brothers in arms raising from the dead time and time again, only one of the watchers remained sane, and the fallen ones, in their dying breath, concede their blood and strength to their last standing warrior, so he can have a chance against the ashen one. Together as one, they died fighting for the very last time.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 20:47:49 7e380e No.812841
Tbh I'm looking for some games in which I can rp as a holy man effectively.
Skyrim, Witcher and stuff like that don't work because they only have pagan religions in their universe
Souls games revolve around mastering stamina management and knowing when to dodge roll. The character class and build isn't that much of a deal as long as you have the basics covered.
A very basic and effective build for beginners could be a so-called quality one, relying on strength weapons and high vitality, you'd want 30 endurance (stamina), 40 strength, 40 vitality (hp) and the rest depends on your weapon of choice, but in general lines it's basically what I listed above.
It'd be difficult for any dev to make a game based off real life religions without stirring up a lot of controversy. Try playing Cleric in Souls 1 or 3 and see how you feel about it.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 21:04:03 0cc3dc No.812845
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Mount&Blade: Warband has no explicit mention of any religion, so you could RP as a sacred man if you wanted. There's mods set in the Middle Ages (Anno Domini 1257) if you wanna go crusading, and M&B: Fire and Sword is set in the Polish Deluge, so there's some kevab removal avaliable (with winged hussars!). The DLC "Viking Conquest" lets you be a Christian ant BTFO the vikings out of England. That DLC allows for full Christian RP and is a nice experience.
So look into Warband and Warband derivatives, Viking Conquest being your best bet for Christian gaming.
Fallout New Vegas can be a really good option. Install enough mods and you may be able to make a Christian New Vegas by being a good person and purging sin.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is also a great option, but that one may be too obvious.
Dragon's Dogma is a great game. There's a "church" in it, but I don't remember mentions to any particular gods. The story, however, does not leave too much room for roleplay, but hey, the gameplay is awesome.
Paradox games are a possibility, though you can only RP as a ruler, so it may be not what you're looking for. Frankly, in almost any strategy game you can try to be a Christian ruler, like playing Civilization and going for a religious victory.
Christanon 06/07/19 (Fri) 21:24:22 70220c No.812846
What about Dark Souls?
Oh wait nevermind was tired when I replied
Surprised no one brought up king of the hill yet. It shocking portray hill family christian faith and Hank Hill conservatism in a positive light.
Christanon 06/08/19 (Sat) 13:19:02 081e33 No.812978
Anyone know if this is the correct translation of the Latin lyrics from the video?
"Tearful day, that day
When from the dust shall rise
Guilty man to be judged.
A trumpet spreading a wondrous sound
Through the graves of all lands
Will compel all before the throne
O God of majesty,
Amen."
Christanon 06/08/19 (Sat) 13:59:19 83c766 No.812981
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I actually wrote a lengthy schizo outline about how Dark Souls could be interpreted as a Christian allegory, if anyone's interested. I'm not sure it makes the most sense, since I wrote it all in one go on a red bull haze.
Christanon 06/08/19 (Sat) 14:10:06 f8de15 No.812983
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Going to sound ridiculous but the beauty of anime nuns girls. I don't think it's a coincidence that the only orders still getting vocations from real beautiful young women still wear the habit.
Christanon 06/08/19 (Sat) 16:05:16 0de2b2 No.812990
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Here's one of the paragraphs I bothered getting down, but the outline is more convoluted:
the true First Sin, comparable to Christian original sin, due to the evil nature of the Dark and of "humanity" (which one should emphasize isn't the state of being human in Dark Souls, but an actual entity/spiritual substance that dwells within us, much like the stain of original sin The Lord Souls, and ordinary souls that humans also bear in addition to their humanity (confirming as well that the Dark Soul – humanity – is not an equivalent to the life-giving soul that the game uses as xp/currency) are issuant from the First Flame, a spontaneous act of creation (either of natural occurrence or of divine origin, outside of lore), and follow the same principles as the First Flame. They draw their power from it. They resemble it. The Lord Soul bearers seek to preserve it (Gwyn and the Witch) The Dark Soul on the other hand is aligned with the Dark, the hypothetical end of the First Fire, and is opposed in function and use to the Lord Souls. It can cohabit with lesser souls, but by its being it is deviant, contradictory. It has the same characteristics as Lucifer: struggles against the entity that created it, seeks to usurp it. This reinforces the Dark being an evil concept. Therefore the discovery of the dark soul by the human progenitor is the Original Sin, the First Sin of Dark Souls.
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 00:37:31 2a31a6 No.813058
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I thought the First Sin was Gwyn's refusal to let the First Flame burn out. This is why Velka's agent, the crow, retrieves the Chosen Undead in order to punish him for his transgression.
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 00:54:22 015e65 No.813060
Classic coming out is actually causing me to rethink my selection. Back then I played a horde warlock, but now I feel more like a priest or paladin and Christianity probably has something to do with it
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 00:56:31 80dc5f No.813061
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>Gwyndolin
>posting a trap in our wholesome board
kill the gays
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 01:30:57 83c766 No.813064
He's not a trap, he was just abused as a child and represents a mythological trope.
That's the canon according to Aldia, yes. I don't think it necessarily is the only interpretation, but in any case my thing is about allegory rather than canon.
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I need to go back through the game and lore and rewrite the article, I'm always frustrated by how all my ideas make perfect sense in my head but I am continuously unable to express them.
(posting the outline here in case it makes more sense to others than to me haha)
https://pastebin.com/M6sPz8GJ
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 02:36:06 0de2b2 No.813070
Hmmm i see. Original sin really could be seen as the dark soul- Because in that day humanity became literallly marked with evil and corrupted with evil, with a tendency to perpetually rebel against it's creator.
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 02:36:10 e79bad No.813071
When or where is it implied that Gwyndolin was abused as a child? As far as I know, he was raised as a woman, but the reason for that remains unknown. People theorize it was because of his affinity to the moon and that being a feminine trait but I do not know for certain.
Gwyn thought people would thought him and gwyndolin would look weak as a man because of his affinity with the moon ( a feminine trait ) so he hid gwyndolin from the world and made look like an woman.
*people would think him and gwyndolin were weak
Well I mostly kidding, but his androgyny is a result of the whole lunar-female, solar-male dichotomy, and the vague relationship between the gods of Lordran and what they're gods of. Plus a lot of people really think there's an answer for everything in Dark Souls which is smply not the case. A lot of stuff is self-contradictory (maybe on purpose), or just asspulled and retconned (yorshka).
I generally dislike Hugo's politics but he is a great author and clearly animated by a Christian mentality.
Christanon 06/09/19 (Sun) 09:43:40 0c0b95 No.813118
Your stats should depend mostly on what weapon you want to use. All weapons have different stat scaling, so you first pick what weapon you want then level up the stats that it has scaling for. Other than that, you'll want 25-40 endurance and vitality
I'm glad fiction has helped some people with their faith, as I've been worrying a lot about pop-culture having subversive themes or just taking up too much of life. I'd like to have some kind of hobby that keeps my from being idle (especially if it helps with my faith) but I don't want to be consumed with secular media, especially if it promotes aything sinful.
Semi-Related:
https://8ch.net/christiananime/res/73.html#q73
Christanon 06/10/19 (Mon) 17:01:27 f41d82 No.813509
I started watching k-on because of this thread. Thanks anons.
Christanon 06/10/19 (Mon) 21:08:42 69fc20 No.813547
In Dark Souls (1) yours stats mostly just determine what equipment you can use and what spells/miracles you can cast. You actually get bigger stat gains by simply upgrading your equipment so mostly focus on that and once you upgrade that as far as you can, just increase vitality, endurance, the stats that your weapon damage scales with. Also if you use sorceries or miracles upgrade those corresponding stats.
Polite sage for off topic.
Christanon 06/16/19 (Sun) 02:25:09 49b992 No.814769
Christanon 06/16/19 (Sun) 03:43:36 c6d05d No.814784
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Stage adaptation of Les Miserables. The book itself is protosocialist trite, but since most adaptations cut out the massive tirades by Hugo the adaptations are all just about a man seeking redemption through God and service to others.
I was looking into Medieval European history and culture, as well as HEMA stuff at the time. I was always a big history and fantasy nerd though Also, Daredevil comics.
Christanon 06/16/19 (Sun) 08:58:28 90a368 No.814828
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It was Father Anderson from Hellsing utlimate.
Sometimes I cringe about it, but a spade is a spade
ayyyyy, current 93 is excellent. I've yet to listen through to the whole of the corpus.
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Hey, it got you here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Anyways I forgot to mention Politics… much to my chagrin though I think a lot of us could say the same thing So yeah, I was far right but unlike all the LARPagans, when I heard the whole "Blood and Soil" philosophy, I thought of the Church first rather than viking crap. Especially since I'm primarily Polish and Irish. I hadn't done any research into NatSoc views on Christianity by that point, thankfully And like I said earlier, I was already a nerd for History and Fantasy, and Carolingian, Arthurian, Medieval, and Renaissance legends and folklore all naturally have a ton of christian themes and motifs, so that peeked my curiosity.
In my head, the decline of Europe was akin to the decline of Israel in Judges and the Prophets, though at the same time I mainly saw religion as a political tool. Like "if europe turns to god again, all the Muslims and sodomites will leave" and that was my only real concern. I didn't really have any deeper spirituality. I was a typical Sede-meme (because after all the pope was brown), Deus Vult, wannabe christian.
It wasn't until I read Job that I finally began to see the power and love of God. I was at a low point in my life family members were diagnosed with cancer, I had just started college so I couldn't be by them, and all the tension and crap around the election had me stressed out and the way Job explained the nature of suffering and maintaining faith really spoke to me at that time, and even still to this day. I remember being on the brink of tears by the end, From then on was when I really started to make a concerted effort to become a true christian.
I should also point out that as a comic/manga geek, my first exposure to the bible was the Kingstone Bible, a graphic novel adaptation of the bible. I'm not sure on the accuracy of the translation, and it is only the protestant bible for all the Catholics and Orthos out there, but I would actually still recommend it to anyone into art and/or comics as it doesn't really try to put a denominational spin on it. It's cool to see a visual adaptation of scripture, and I was pleased that it didn't hold back on the darker parts of scripture (ie the war and violence). I of course eventually read a proper rendition of scripture, but it was a fun and fascinating introduction to the faith.
Sorry for the essay, just felt it was a necessary story to tell. Hope somebody finds it relatable.
cheers brother, With God we'll make it. Now to bed for me
Christanon 06/16/19 (Sun) 11:13:07 974c37 No.814849
Learning about natural law as a concept in Fascism from /pol/ led me to Christianity as a whole.
That and I just liked Reverend Alberts from Killing Floor for no apparent reason, even as a fedoralord
hey i thought it would cheer you up so i decided to tell you: I'm the op of this thread: https://8ch.net/christian/res/774324.html#774324
Go in and check it out, when i finish everything i'll make another thread
Christanon 06/16/19 (Sun) 22:11:12 bd8b87 No.814958
File: 2d92193643811f8⋯.jpg (75.48 KB, 618x741, 206:247, Jesus.jpg)
Not fiction or pop culture but I didn't see a more relevant thread in the catalog. I never thought much of Christ at all until I ate Kabenzi mushrooms and went for a long walk one day. I wasn't a diehard atheist beforehand, just always tried to think about other things because thinking about the afterlife always made me uncomfortable. That day I knew without a doubt that he is real. It was probably my single most life changing experience.
Christanon 06/17/19 (Mon) 20:40:43 d0010f No.815144
Crusader Kings II (just kidding lol)
Half kidding.
Christanon 06/17/19 (Mon) 21:47:25 d50097 No.815165
Tolkien's biography and The Silmarillion
Christanon 06/18/19 (Tue) 17:16:35 2f8855 No.815349
From what I can tell, anon, at least the first verse is correct. Unfortunately, I'm not very good at hearing lyrics, but it should be correct, as it's just a rearrangement of the Lacrimosa (Tearful).
Christanon 06/18/19 (Tue) 21:26:56 ddd7ef No.815392
File: 5ae86f3ffe498d3⋯.jpg (90.17 KB, 500x735, 100:147, vGptLY52oJp8XNU58G67mX6vmK….jpg)
This thing right here, lol.
I come from a Baptist family and went full fedora on them after reading Dawkins. Then I rewatched this, it got me into Exorcisms and Demonology and I became a Catholic when I became convinced that God is real and that the feminists, SJWs, and pizza freaks like Alefantis are demon possessed.
Sadly, my parents want nothing to do with me because I'm no longer Southern Baptist.
Christanon 06/18/19 (Tue) 21:32:46 c925af No.815394
Do your parents have that much contempt for another denomination like Catholicism?
Christanon 06/18/19 (Tue) 21:38:25 7e380e No.815395
File: 32703a71c1c1591⋯.jpg (206.59 KB, 690x500, 69:50, 2fb2653027b763621be6f5632e….jpg)
Sorta unrelated, but KCD literally made me shed a tear.
I was screwing around seeing what happens if I get maximum drunk, and Henry woke up in his old house in Skallitz after being unconscious for a while ;_;
Value your parents Christian friends
Christanon 06/18/19 (Tue) 22:10:42 3535a5 No.815396
I'll just leave this here, although technically not dark souls
Christanon 06/19/19 (Wed) 02:34:19 f8de15 No.815448
Based, that anime nun girl is a classic qt
Christanon 06/19/19 (Wed) 03:31:08 555ad1 No.815459
I wanted to watch this but sadly it doesn't make sense how can a demon be a good demon
Christanon 06/20/19 (Thu) 05:42:16 2f014a No.815666
Demons in most Japanese media can't shake the Shinto rules where a demon is just a spirit that's kind of a dick. There's basically no real distinction between good and bad spirits aside from saying they're good or bad, same as people. There's always a 'good demon' character rebelling against his species somewhere or other. Devil May Cry is a good example; the protagonist is the half demon half human son of a demon that saved a human civilization and became the center of their religion/culture.
Christanon 06/20/19 (Thu) 06:18:53 a6e8c5 No.815670
File: e2f758c9863a57b⋯.jpg (1.21 MB, 1017x768, 339:256, serveimage.jpg)
I absolutely love this song
Christanon 06/24/19 (Mon) 05:02:32 eac107 No.816511
File: 3efef3700a932ea⋯.png (318.95 KB, 864x531, 96:59, k-on4.png)
Christanon 06/24/19 (Mon) 06:56:21 f8de15 No.816528
They have this same problem with angels too, there are bad corrupt angels in Disgaea that are worse than some of the demon characters. I tried to watch Gabriel Dropout but it looked like it had this problem, and I also didn't care for demons being depicted as cute girls.
Wish there was good Catholic anime or just more art which was based on Catholic lore. Something like Dante's inferno, something that was actually logically/theologically sound, but also helped you ponder on some of the mysteries of the faith, of which there is so much. It seems like such a shame that there is basically none of this at all out there! :(
Christanon 06/24/19 (Mon) 16:42:22 5a06ec No.816602
I'm an catholic artfag that likes to draw anime, i have a twitter ( @fhundeart) , if you have any ideas i would love to hear them! Been thinking about creating more christian art with the style i love.
Christanon 06/24/19 (Mon) 19:57:04 f3049a No.816629
Literally just finished K-ON again (including the movie). I'm the guy you replied to.
Finishing it at work is not recommended. I cried a little.
Like I said in my previous post, it makes me really want to be a child again. And strengthens me into wanting to be with God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. (Mark 10:15)
Christanon 06/24/19 (Mon) 20:42:18 b956e1 No.816644
Christanon 06/25/19 (Tue) 03:44:38 eac107 No.816711
File: c4e988648155e25⋯.png (995.21 KB, 1916x1080, 479:270, K-on2.png)
That's awesome man, it's one of my favorites, but what you have is really something special.
File: 5126b6c89f45839⋯.jpg (55.52 KB, 512x288, 16:9, download (1).jpg)
Speaking of anime. Does anyone know of any modern Christian oriented anime recently. If not that, maybe the best up to this point? The newer the better though.
While I'd be more than happy to be the first to say that Japan isn't very pro-Christian in much of their works, but I do feel that we should compile and promote Christian Japanese or Christian friendly Japanese works where we can to further promote future works to go down that path.
(image related sort of but I don't know where it came from, just found it on google search…)
The best you can hope for are neutral spiritual themes. There isn't really much real Christianity in Anime. There are some examples of some seriously powerful spiritual themes making a neutral use of other religions, even for a Cathbro.
Christanon 06/25/19 (Tue) 06:21:36 ecb270 No.816729
Vatican Miracle Examiner.
Christanon 06/25/19 (Tue) 07:26:48 95b22f No.816737
Implied male homosexual relationships everywhere, including between the two main characters.
Christanon 06/25/19 (Tue) 08:38:35 98fce3 No.816748
The Virgin Mary is Watching
Christanon 06/25/19 (Tue) 14:25:27 f8de15 No.816776
File: 47525ce2100f2f9⋯.jpg (353.62 KB, 400x562, 200:281, 1626926123.jpg)
Not modern at all but the World Masterpiece Theater anime that are adaptations of classic literature that were produced by Western Christian culture. Crunchy just added Swiss Family Robinson and Little Women to their library. Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite books and has gotten several anime adaptations, she is the penultimate cute girl doing cute things. Seven Seas also has published some classic books in public domain illustrated with anime style illustrations like light novels. I'm reading Pollyanna now and it's a great read.
Also the sauce on your pic is Arakawa Under athe Bridge, it's a funny series about a community of eccentric homeless people. That character is a man who likes to dress like a nun. Good show but not if you're explicitly looking for Christian themes.
Christanon 06/26/19 (Wed) 01:39:56 95b22f No.816899
>she is the penultimate cute girl doing cute things
So who is the ultimate cute girl doing cute things?
Christanon 06/26/19 (Wed) 06:17:07 59f586 No.816929
File: e7b4a1d28ffbbd2⋯.jpg (87.77 KB, 800x441, 800:441, aogg.jpg)
based and annepilled
it's free in HD on Youtube
Christanon 06/26/19 (Wed) 10:02:38 6f8985 No.816956
>>816929 Remembered watching this one a long time ago.
>>816729 (might be questionable if >>816737 is true)
Other than that, these are some interesting finds. Kinda wish 8chan Christian had a wikia so we could submit an archive for Christian related or Christian approved movies and cartoon series among other things so we could add on to this overtime.
Christanon 06/26/19 (Wed) 10:53:45 509d66 No.816972
We had a chart, even if it was a tad into the cringe Zone…
Christanon 06/26/19 (Wed) 20:41:23 0d279b No.817040
I used that word wrong cause my IQ is about 4 lol
What do you guys think of Evangelion?
Christanon 06/27/19 (Thu) 03:12:16 1153db No.817088
File: d40e01261cc4569⋯.gif (1.08 MB, 500x280, 25:14, Evangelion_1.gif)
Didn't necessarily lead me to Christ, but it is making me become more interested in Christian Mythology and the sort.
Sad that the symbolism of crosses in the show doesn't mean much. Only reason they added it in was for cool effects and a sense of mystery throughout the series :(
"There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice." - Evangelion Assistant Director Kazuya Tsurumaki
Forgot to name the series. Series is Evangelion for those wondering.
Christanon 06/27/19 (Thu) 04:11:01 2f8855 No.817111
It's not merely to "look cool". It's obviously for much, much more.
Christanon 06/27/19 (Thu) 05:31:46 f8de15 No.817183
I haven't seen Eva in over 10 years and I can't find the analysis anymore cause I saw this years ago and don't know how to find it but apparently in EoE when Asuka is flipping out they flash the tree of life on screen and the sephiroth corresponding to whatever is going there is blacked out, Anno obviously has a lot of knowledge about Kabbalah and gnosticism and put that stuff in the show on purpose and is just denying it in interviews for whatever reason. I haven't seen Evangelion since I was like 14 and understood it only as a character drama but looking back on it now from what I recall the instrumentality project is the work of evil elite globalists who want to blend everyone's brains in a hivemind and achieve immortality without God just like the ones in real life do, Anno knew what was up.
Christanon 06/27/19 (Thu) 07:44:47 91e7c3 No.817213
Sounds like Gnostishit.
Christanon 06/27/19 (Thu) 10:19:31 c4bb91 No.817279
That is a good anime. It even showed Chrono praying to god at the end of the Anime and made a point holy water no longer hurt him at the end.
>Made by Scott cawthon a devout Christian
>Subtle christian subtext and symbolism
>Unrepentant sinners will face Consequences
I've never seen it. I've heard some people claim it has clear Christian themes while others saying it is too mixed with other teachings or that it is outright subversive. Always avoided it just in case, but I can't actually say for myself whether it's dangerous or not.
Christanon 07/02/19 (Tue) 00:33:30 7786f8 No.818507
File: f5f8e642a665db1⋯.jpg (684.21 KB, 3840x2160, 16:9, wow-paladin-wallpaper[1].jpg)
Paladins.
Christanon 07/02/19 (Tue) 01:46:42 0b910b No.818536
I'm surprised that angel beats hasn't been mentioned yet.
I shouldn't be surprised that people watch such bad anime by this point, and yet here we are.
What's angle beats?
Christanon 07/05/19 (Fri) 20:37:04 020313 No.819293
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File: d6c538fef3775bc⋯.jpg (160.09 KB, 1024x479, 1024:479, Narnia-7.jpg)
File: afc9862d1143fc6⋯.jpg (240.92 KB, 912x1343, 912:1343, narnia 1.jpg)
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>Fiction/pop culture that led you back to Christ
Chronicles of Narnia did it for me , the biblical symbolism in it is even more obvious and powerfull than in Lotr.
Lucy is refered as daughter of Eve while Peter is refered as son of Adam. Aslan literally resurrects after 3 days. In the last book there is even an antichrist and biblical apocalypse after muslims take over Narnia.
>In the last book there is even an antichrist and biblical apocalypse after muslims take over Narnia.
Sounds epic
Christanon 07/06/19 (Sat) 09:22:30 ded867 No.819375
I can confirm, the Chronicles of Narnia has heavy Christian symbolism, and they're still the best children's books I've ever read. CS Lewis was a convert to Christianity, and also wrote Mere Christianity.
very good illustrations btw. I recognize Eustace Scrubb turned into a dragon, the end of the world, the Dawn Treader, and the Underland. not sure about the forest, it doesn't look like Lantern Waste, maybe it's Polly and Digory at the beginning of the world?
Christanon 07/06/19 (Sat) 10:58:12 1e940b No.819377
There were some efforts back then go make a /christian/-friendly anime chart. Then a mod (or mods, cannot remember correctly) shot them all down as it blew the whole thread into the orbit instead of giving a warning or just remove the problematic reply. Reason being somehow their first image google searches with the anime name resulted in lewd stuffs which where thoroughly debated to death in the meta thread and it turned out that those were fanarts, third-party stuffs and merchandise like hugging pillows and stuffs.
Since then, we rarely pick up anime as a main topic anymore. I think people are reserved in this matter as in do not want a fight between Christians over this matter.
Christanon 07/08/19 (Mon) 03:35:28 18a725 No.819638
Earlier Blizzardverse lore (ie from early Warcraft) was more explicitly Christian, while in the later take they watered it down to a kind of pantheism to appeal to non-Christians more. I always put down things like the Scarlet Crusade as an appeal to the fedora Atheist crowd.
>obligatory: "Praise the Sun".
Agreed on Solaire. Dark Souls has a very conciously quasi-Christian aesthetic, just filtered through a non-Christian, Japanese mans perception of it. Sunbros are the kino faction choice for Christian gamers.
Regarding evangelion, I've posted about this a couple times, and talked to someone else about it, but maybe I'll bring it up again since there's new buzz after many years with many new fans.
I think while probably unintentional there can be some really great Christian/Catholic interpretation for the whole story. The Kaballah stuff makes it better because that stuff is literally used as the enemy, which honestly the whole Tikkun Olam is our enemy. It's really the competing world view, many of them are Kaballah practitioners. A small cabal of power people wanting to "heal the world" SEELE.
The "Angels" could be definitely fallen angels. They represent vices or challenges that we have to struggle through in order to mature and grow. At the end, Eva unit one looks crucified. The cross is shown as the tree of life (which we believe). I think the whole thing is a journey of understanding to "die unto yourself" to accept pain, accept your cross, and that makes you human again, a real person.
Now however, where is Christ himself? Divine providence? Because while we all have to learn to bear our cross and follow it unto death and accept pain instead of running away from it, part of the authentic Christian life is also uniting that to Christ and knowing he is the one pulling us along. Some idea about a mediator, a sacrifice that we enjoin to. Perhaps this is Yui in this case? Can a case be made there? Maybe maybe not. I guess sadly there might be only so far we can go. I'd love to see if we could push it a bit further. If nothing else other than being fun personally, it could
be really cool to share with other Anime/Eva fans and even possibly some evangelization :)
Christanon 07/08/19 (Mon) 08:27:03 350bc3 No.819668
Looking at this thread i'm realizing how much of a black sheep i am on /christian/
>Vidya
video gaymes always gave me an existential crisis, the more i played games the more i questioned their fruitlessness and the pointlessness of it all. It was all vanity, and always left me feeling empty inside. For the longest time they were my crutch growing up because i had no friends, a family in bedlam where i was the scapegoat for everything, and God was always silent. I went hard into that escapism to avoid facing the existential hell of always being alone and hated, but i never found any peace of mind in it.
Never left my faith in an official sense since i said the magic words when i was young and continued to talk with God when i needed a favour but I still continue to struggle with being closer than 2 houses apart from Him, only really started to "come back" once i woke up after overdosing on philosophy and going into the rabbit hole with christian talks and authors.
This might sound good but it opened a winnie the pooh pandoras box in my soul of unresolved hatred and spite. I'm still struggling to have a genuine relationship with God because of the wall between us, theres this muddy gray in my soul where i'm halfway to repenting but never feel adequate guilt or really change my behaviour in any meaningful way. My soul can find no peace and i'm never truly happy. My life is in the gutter and i keep hoping God will fix it for me but i know he wont. Last month i was within an inch of attempting to choke out my professor on an impulse but i didn't. I don't say with my tongue that i am righteous, but i don't know if my heart has deceived itself into thinking that it is.
sorry for the blog, i really need someone to talk to about this and all the psychologists in my area are the "lol take drugs my dood xD ?" variety, I'm also deathly afraid of being singled out because of my shitty childhood which is why i avoid talking to the pastors at the church i used to go to in case they try to single me out for a baptism (and also because i don't want to taint the holy in case i go back to being how i am right now, like i usually do), there's no churches i belong to either for the same reason i was alone in childhood and still now. I should probably read my bible tomorrow.
Are you a baptist? Just curious. And I think I know what you mean about video games.
Christanon 07/08/19 (Mon) 11:20:57 291a90 No.819687
Idk if its 'Pop culture' but I really loved listening to Handels music which led me to renew my faith
>Are you a baptist?
Raised Presbyterian, but non-denominational right now.
>And I think I know what you mean about video games.
Christanon 07/08/19 (Mon) 17:10:43 d50ee6 No.819748
>>praise the sun
*praise the son
Christanon 07/08/19 (Mon) 20:14:55 bb3dba No.819777
For certain the show was more focused on kabballalistic and gnostic symbolism than straight up Christian symbolism or theology. SEELE, I believe, is gnostic. With that said, as a Christian, the series doesn't speak to me on the level of religion, I've always taken the main importance of the story to be about the characters, and have seen the robots and symbolism as the background to tell the story of these characters who are broken. It is absolutely one of my favorite pieces of media, of course talking about the anime which is what I saw first. Rebuilds are just spectacles with 3D animation and intense action. The manga, I've read but in effect it's the same story until Kaworu shows up.
Christanon 07/09/19 (Tue) 12:00:42 ca9d4a No.819874
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A combination of several games/settings.
The first was, oddly enough, Warhammer 40k. Despite the god-emperor being an ascended fedora-tipper, the conviction and dedication to him shown in-universe made me jealous. Seeing that set against the literal manifestations of evil (the chaos gods and their minions) and the fall of the Eldar due to their galaxy-wide decadence made me wish there was something like that for me. I know the setting has its flaws, but I came to realize that I could distill the characteristics I like about it apart from the things that are wonky, and apply it to "our setting" on my own. Conviction is legitimate, evil does in fact exist, dedication to the one true God is it's own reward, and the security in having unshakeable faith.
The inquisition and merciless elimination of heresy and heretics is, of course, not that applicable, but the idea that you should always be on the lookout for the powers of the warp corrupting you through your desires struck a cord with me.
The second was overwatch. Zenyatta the robo-Bhuddist is the calm, collected, peaceful member of the team who might as well be their chaplain. Even with all his talk about enlightenment and the typical bhuddist's plight of never actually knowing the truth of the world, I wanted to be able to be at peace with my place in the world, much as he is. We're told in the bible not to worry about tomorrow, to trust and let God handle things, and I would like to truly feel that attitude some day.
And, of course, Paladins/Clerics in multiple different games. They're all gifted with different powers or abilities, but in the end they do it all in service, secure in their beliefs, knowing their purpose in the world, fearless of death, a bastion of faith. Despite the over-saturation of fallen paladins and stories in hollywood/vidya about them having a crisis of faith in the same game that warlocks and their ilk never face consequences for their evil, I always want to play the paladin or cleric if i'm not specifically filling a role for the party or the raid team.
A couple years back I realized that if I write out a description of "our setting" in the same way that power systems and pantheons are written in theirs, it's easy to see what I should be doing. Christians living in a fallen world, beset on all sides by ruinous powers, principalities, and evil in high places. Their minions and thralls do everything they can do combat Christ and his followers, or corrupt them through temptations and offers of easy pleasure or riches. This one is different from most of the fictional settings I've encountered though, since this one has hope. There's always hope that you, through the power of God, could turn someone away from their evil.
It's all very strange to me. These settings obviously take some cues from Christianity, and many of them try to denounce it with poorly-hidden messages of oppression and filled with strawmen, but they wound up turning me back to seeking God.
Christanon 07/11/19 (Thu) 00:58:14 0596ba No.820238
File: 0ce4f126e1d36f3⋯.png (14.77 KB, 235x235, 1:1, solar cross.png)
are they that different (estoerically)?
File: 639eb24e046d9c5⋯.jpg (66.38 KB, 728x485, 728:485, cardinal sarah.jpg)
It's the best representation of the Church in anime though, sadly. At least on a superficial level. No confessor nuns or magic genetic soldier priests.
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This post is about the technology used in 3D and how 3D technology used in theaters is different from that used in out 3D televisions and 3D used in smartphones.
Normally what we see on TV, cell-phone displays, movie theatre is simply 2D, but the improvement in technology has allowed us to gain a 3D experience.
But has anyone noted or even thought that there is a lot of difference in watching a 3D movie in a theatre, 3D on our home screen and 3D in our smartphones.
In real life when we view an object either eye sees a different picture from other due to a minute variation in the angle. The difference in angle will be as greater as you are close to the target object. Our brain calculates this information and creates a single image having depth, which helps us to calculate the distance of the target object.
Therefore 3D film makers take shot from two different angles corresponding to average distance between human eyes that is two different cameras are used. In animated films these shots come from computer models.
Earlier, the 3D effect was created by using different colors for different eyes. Ever noticed the earlier 3D glasses blue for left and red for right eye respectively was used. This is also known as red cyan anaglyph 3D movies.
Currently we use polarization technique. In this the 3D projector uses polarized filters light is polarized and two images are projected- a right eye perspective displayed by clockwise polarization and a left eye perspective displayed by anticlockwise polarization. The audience has to wear special polarized glasses as that allow the right polarity to enter each eye. The brain assembles both the images having depth.
Well 3D at home is of two types i.e. active and passive.
3D enabled LCD plasma TV sets work differently from technology used in cinema halls. Here the glasses worn by the viewer are not polarized but active shutter glasses. In this technology the TV rapidly flashes alternating left-eye and right-eye video frames. in this at a particular instant of time only a single perspective is active i.e. when screen flashes left perspective the right eye of glasses turns opaque and when it flashes right eye perspective, left eye of glasses turns opaque. And all this happens at a great speed at 120 Hz or 120 times per second. The only con is that you have to still wear glasses.
Here the TV divides left and right eye perspectives into alternating vertical columns. The screen has numerous microscopic lenses placed on it to bend the light rays such that each right perspective reaches right eye and left eye perspective reaches left eye. The amazing thing is that in this technology there is no need to wear glasses.
The technique used in smartphones to display 3D is AUTOSTEREOSCOPY. Many phones such as LG Optimus 3D and HTC EVO 3D use this technique. The 3D which we have dealt with earlier or traditional 3D is stereoscopic 3D that is we require glasses in them but auto-stereoscopic 3D is glass free 3D. In this technique instead of different images different light to the two eyes. Techniques such as parallax barrier or lenticular technique is used here.
The future of 3D is seen very bright. Scientists and researchers are testing 3D technology in such a way that devices could be manufatured that show different images or videos to different viewers looking at the same screen. For instance in passive 3D TV every person watches the TV sitting at a different angle and thus a different image is seen by him, so every person in the family is able to watch his/ her favorite channels at the same time without fighting over the remote.
Another application of 3D in future could be 3D conferencing which will be a next step from video conferencing with 3D video conferencing eye contact gets possible, which is a more lively way to communicate.
3D processing hardware such as high end laptops and 3D gaming devices are already available in the market. NVidia and AMD are already using this technology to produce high end graphic cards for gaming devices.
Smartphones will also support 3D recording images and videos through two cameras placed at some distance apart. The different angles of cameras w.r.t. object being photographed.


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Scotland: Yes, No, and the House of Lords
September 18, 2014 Music&Meaning	2 comments
In addition to some Irish and German background, RT has a fair amount of Scottish blood in him, as witness his middle name, Chisholm. Such genealogical connections constitute the basis for his offering an opinion on Thursday's looming vote concerning Scottish independence. He will admit upfront that he thinks that Scotland should remain a part of the United Kingdom, but a UK that is somewhat differently governed than at present.
RT will start by suggesting that the main source of political tension between the UK's constituent counties is the preponderance of English population and resources. This is reflected in the House of Commons, where proportional representation results in 502 English members, 30 Welsh members, 52 Scottish members, and 17 members from Northern Ireland. For the record, here is the population differential behind Thursday's vote: England has 53 million residents, Scotland, 5.3 million. Such disproportion might worry the most ardent of No voters.
The United States has famously dealt with this problem via its Senate, to which every state in our union elects two members. So what if Wyoming (pop. 580,000) has more cattle than people? This least populous state gets the same number of votes in the Senate that California, the most populous state in the country (at about 38 million residents), gets.
Which brings us to the United Kingdom's House of Lords. As RT understands it, the House of Lords is a legislative body quite different from the U.S. Senate, though the Lords has been undergoing rapid change recently in its structure, functioning, and numbers. A quick check at Wikipedia reveals the following facts about the HoL: size–774 members; selection of members: members are peers, who have usually been selected for elevation by the Prime Minister (92 are hereditary peers); function: to debate and pass legislation, but with the proviso that any bill passed by the House of Commons can only be delayed from being presented for the Royal Assent for one calendar year, and if the bill concerns taxation or public funds, the Lords may only delay it for a month. The HoL also spends considerable time scrutinizing the government's activities and expenses.
And for those, who like RT before this post, did not know what a peer might be, Wikipedia informs us that a peer is a member of the peerage, or British nobility.
Here is RT's rough-and-ready proposal for reforming the British House of Lords. First of all, the
HoL will continue to embrace meritocracy, honoring and empowering those individuals and groups who have done much to serve society.
1) The HoL will comprise 480 members.
2) It will be divided into four quadrants, one for each constituent nation of the UK, giving us English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish quadrants. Each quadrant will consist of 120 members, all of them from the associated constituent nation.
3) Each quadrant will be divided into four segments, each segment consisting of 30 members and representing a particular area of human endeavor, namely a) government, business, and community activism; b) art, whether the fine arts or crafts; c) science and independent scholarship, and d) spiritual life and academia. Each member's principal achievements must have taken place in their segment's specialty.
4) The Prime Minister, in consultation with the monarch, will appoint HoL members for a term of 15 years. No member may be reappointed.
5) The HoL will continue its present duties, except for the following. Each quadrant may caucus separately when considering a bill. If at least 72 members of the quadrant (three-fifths) vote to reject the bill, then it will be returned to its originating house for reconsideration. If the bill is brought before the HoL again, and the quadrant once more rejects it, but the bill is passed by the house as a whole, then the bill's previsions will not apply to the quadrant's country.
6) An institution as steeped in history and tradition as the House of Lords is cannot be dismantled overnight without sending a shock-wave through society and sacrificing the (considerable) experience and wisdom of its current members. If the Scottish independence vote returns a "no," however, it might be best to expedite at least the quadrant provisions. The three "junior" constituent countries need a more effective voice in the UK's parliament.
Images: Upper: The Main Chamber of the Scottish Parliament; author, Martyn Gorman, geograph.org.uk. WikiCmns; CC BY-SA 2.0. Lower: Queen Victoria Seated on the Throne of the House of Lords, 1838. Author: George Hayter. WikiCmns; Public Domain.
Categories: F. Politics & the Velvet Revolution, NN. Occasions Tags: culture, England, history, life, politics, reform, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bye, Bye, Gerrymander: Some Suggestions
Mid-term elections are drawing near, and RT feels the need to talk about some of the election issues that are really important to the well-being of the United States and its election processes. Chief among these issues must be the redistricting process by which states draw congressional district boundaries. And actually, RT has some good news to report about this.
It turns out that a number of U.S. states (seven, to be precise) do not leave redistricting to their legislatures, but have turned them over to independent or bipartisan commissions. Who are these few and brave? Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey and Washington. Three states, Florida, Iowa and Maine, give independent bodies authority to propose redistricting plans, but preserve the role of legislatures to approve them. Seven states, finally, have only a single representative for the entire state because of their low populations, and therefore do not need to redistrict; these are Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.
Here's the bad news: 34 U.S. states let their legislatures redraw the district maps that in no small part will determine who gets re-elected. Here are some of the results: in 2012, Democratic Party candidates received 1.2 million more votes than Republicans did in the federal election, but the Republicans won a 234 to 201 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Here's another example of the effect of unfair redistricting. In California, a state which Democrats have long controlled, the redistricting system was so biased in favor of incumbents that out of 765 elections held in the state between 2001 and 2011, only 5 seats changed hands. (And please note, this appalling statistic helped inspire a reform of California's redistricting process in 2008.)
Yes, the gerrymander is alive and well and living in the United States.
To be fair to redistricting commissions (and state legislatures trying to eliminate gerrymandering), it's impossible to devise a system that will leave everyone feeling adequately represented. On the other hand, here are a few common-sense criteria that are often suggested for redistricting. Districts should:
1) contain approximately equal populations;
2) be contiguous and compact;
3) contain approximately equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans;
4) contain both urban and rural neighborhoods; and
5) ensure that the major cultural and racial communities in a district are equitably represented in municipal, state, and federal legislatures.
States should:
1) hand over responsibility for redistricting to an *independent* (i.e., no members from the state legislature) commission. In this regard, Iowa provides an excellent model of the process that should be adopted; and
2) monitor for and adjust the redistricting process in response to poor turnover rates between parties in electoral districts.
The goal here is to ensure elections that offer voters a real choice; this in turn should lead to competition of ideas, the equitable distribution of power, and the forging of compromises that resolve difficult disagreements.
Map: 113th U.S. House of Representatives Districts. WikiCmns; author: Mr. Matté; uploaded by Magog the Ogre. CC 3.0.
Categories: F. Politics & the Velvet Revolution, Z. Reportage Tags: culture, life, maps, peace, politics, reform, respect, spirituality
September 6, 2014 Music&Meaning	Leave a comment
In his research for his mother's memoirs and family history in general, RT has run across many amazing images. He offers one such discovery here, Dust Clouds and Car, by American photo-journalist Arthur Rothstein. It's worth noting that RT's mom was driven by her adoptive mother three times cross country from New York City to Lake Tahoe, starting in 1937. RT has yet to find an image that captures the dangers and mystery of the 1930s as effectively as this one does.
RT has also managed to watch Grand Hotel, a classic early Hollywood talkie. Another trick-up-his-sleeve: he has run across Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, one of the great surviving silent movies, and will be watching it in the next few days. Expect reviews of both films in these pages in the next week or so.
The 1930s and 40s are widely understood as an epochal period, and we're very lucky to be able to experience these years through the best artistic efforts of the time.
Photo: Dust Clouds and Car, Texas Panhandle (1936). Arthur Rothstein, LOC. WikiCmns; Public Domain.
Categories: B. The Living Artifact, Z. Reportage Tags: Art, black and white photography, culture, history, life, movies, poetry, storytelling