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Posted April 24, 2016
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Vythonaut: Because it takes away the wacky factor from the game? Not really sure, I don't even know what mods are available so far - I'm just scratching the surface of the vanilla version right now. (btw, the image wasn't mine - just a random one from the web)
Tweakscale is fairly balanced, the upscaled versions are a solid bit less efficient than original. But it allows to build realistic rockets, with 4, 8, 16 engines around bigger fuel tank. It also allowed to build a bigger heatshield or to downscale it, when new folding heatshield was not available. Cheers.
Posted April 25, 2016
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JMich: Search for "Βροντάδες Χίος", you should be able to find quite a few videos, like this one. They are basically trying to simulate Stronghold HD.
There, fixed it for you. :P

Joking aside, it's worth noting that they build the rockets themselves so, naturally, they start preparing several weeks before Easter.

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Lin545: Tweakscale is fairly balanced, the upscaled versions are a solid bit less efficient than original. But it allows to build realistic rockets, with 4, 8, 16 engines around bigger fuel tank. It also allowed to build a bigger heatshield or to downscale it, when new folding heatshield was not available. Cheers.
Well, if you opt for better realism, i guess it's a nice mod provided you won't upscale stuff too much. I'll definitely try it when i decide to try some mods in the future. :)
Posted April 25, 2016
When I think about orthodox + easter I'm... I'll.. I'll just leave this here ;P
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Posted April 25, 2016
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JMich: Notice I said rockets, not firecrackers or fireworks. Search for "Βροντάδες Χίος", you should be able to find quite a few videos, like this one. They are basically trying to ring the other church's bell.
Ah, that explains it-I've had no experience of Easter time in Chios. At any rate, I'm against rockets and firecrackers because I always fear some might stray out of their way, hit me and set me on fire, so I'm always kind of worried when I go to the church on the night before Easter Sunday.

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vicklemos: When I think about orthodox + easter I'm... I'll.. I'll just leave this here ;P
Your attachment might be tongue-in-cheek, but it's worth noting nonetheless that the easter egg shown there had a covering depicting Saint Nicholas, who, in that form of his, is a catholic/protestant saint. The orthodox version basically is the protector saint of sailors and ships and thus has nothing to do with the western saint Nicholas, who wears these clothes there and who evolved into Santa Claus, but remained the equivalent of Santa Claus in Northern Europe e.g. the Netherlands.
As for how the phenomenon of unwrapping the saint Nicholas sweet revealing an easter bunny is explained, I guess there was a mistake in the factory or something...
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Posted April 25, 2016
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JMich: Notice I said rockets, not firecrackers or fireworks. Search for "Βροντάδες Χίος", you should be able to find quite a few videos, like this one. They are basically trying to ring the other church's bell.
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Treasure: Ah, that explains it-I've had no experience of Easter time in Chios. At any rate, I'm against rockets and firecrackers because I always fear some might stray out of their way, hit me and set me on fire, so I'm always kind of worried when I go to the church on the night before Easter Sunday.

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vicklemos: When I think about orthodox + easter I'm... I'll.. I'll just leave this here ;P
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Treasure: Your attachment might be tongue-in-cheek, but it's worth noting nonetheless that the easter egg shown there had a covering depicting Saint Nicholas, who, in that form of his, is a catholic/protestant saint. The orthodox version basically is the protector saint of sailors and ships and thus has nothing to do with the western saint Nicholas, who wears these clothes there and who evolved into Santa Claus, but remained the equivalent of Santa Claus in Northern Europe e.g. the Netherlands.
As for how the phenomenon of unwrapping the saint Nicholas sweet revealing an easter bunny is explained, I guess there was a mistake in the factory or something...
Heh, it's an ad for alzheimer's disease or something ;)
Can tell you something, Treasure: in catholic countries where the orthodox church isn't present, well, we simply don't even know you folks exist. I hope it's not the same when it comes to the other way around. If so man, damn, that's sad.
Same goes for the copts and so the story goes ;(
Posted April 25, 2016
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vicklemos: When I think about orthodox + easter I'm... I'll.. I'll just leave this here ;P
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Treasure: Your attachment might be tongue-in-cheek, but it's worth noting nonetheless that the easter egg shown there had a covering depicting Saint Nicholas, who, in that form of his, is a catholic/protestant saint. The orthodox version basically is the protector saint of sailors and ships and thus has nothing to do with the western saint Nicholas, who wears these clothes there and who evolved into Santa Claus, but remained the equivalent of Santa Claus in Northern Europe e.g. the Netherlands.
Is that in the Greek Orthodox Church? My mother goes to a Russian Orthodox Church and a gift-giving St. Nicholas is a thing. We put our shoes out on St. Nicholas Day and we'd get candy or small gifts.

Also, fun fact, St. Nicholas was a bad motherfucker who had no tolerance for heresy.
Posted April 25, 2016
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doccarnby: Is that in the Greek Orthodox Church? My mother goes to a Russian Orthodox Church and a gift-giving St. Nicholas is a thing. We put our shoes out on St. Nicholas Day and we'd get candy or small gifts.
Yes. In the Greek tradition it was St.Basil of Caesarea, one of the 3 main Greek Holy Fathers (the others being John Chrysostomos and Gregory of Nazianzene), who gave gifts to children on the 1st day of the new year -by the mid-20th century though he was also replaced by Coca-Cola-red Santa Claus.

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doccarnby: Also, fun fact, St. Nicholas was a bad motherfucker who had no tolerance for heresy.
I haven't heard of that one before, must also be a Russian thing (possibly influenced by the interaction with catholics/protestants). Just to be certain, I just checked on various Greek orthodox websites, and they mention rather that he did charity work, helping people and stuff -which is like the contrary from being a "bad motherfucker" -just saying...
Posted April 25, 2016
A big thank you to all our kind hearted and good willed and fine natured brothers and sisters of the west and east and let all of us use this special holiday to wish everyone a good time and a great weekend full of joy, laughter and a good time, spend it with your family, go to parties, take the car out for a spin or a weekend road trip, just do something fun, and let the easter spirit guide you well and safe :D
Posted April 25, 2016
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doccarnby: Is that in the Greek Orthodox Church? My mother goes to a Russian Orthodox Church and a gift-giving St. Nicholas is a thing. We put our shoes out on St. Nicholas Day and we'd get candy or small gifts.
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Treasure: Yes. In the Greek tradition it was St.Basil of Caesarea, one of the 3 main Greek Holy Fathers (the others being John Chrysostomos and Gregory of Nazianzene), who gave gifts to children on the 1st day of the new year -by the mid-20th century though he was also replaced by Coca-Cola-red Santa Claus.
Ah, interesting.

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doccarnby: Also, fun fact, St. Nicholas was a bad motherfucker who had no tolerance for heresy.
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Treasure: I haven't heard of that one before, must also be a Russian thing (possibly influenced by the interaction with catholics/protestants). Just to be certain, I just checked on various Greek orthodox websites, and they mention rather that he did charity work, helping people and stuff -which is like the contrary from being a "bad motherfucker" -just saying...
I'm talking the time he smacked down Arias at the Council of Nicaea. "Bad motherfucker" is just a touch of hyperbole.
Posted April 25, 2016
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doccarnby: I'm talking the time he smacked down Arias at the Council of Nicaea. "Bad motherfucker" is just a touch of hyperbole.
You mean Areios, right? Well, I have to admit I wasn't aware of that incident, so I again searched a bit, and found this webpage, which analyzes the whole event from the theological point of view -a really interesting read, it's in Greek however so you'll have to use Google Translate -in case you don't feel like doing so, the tl;dr is that st.Nicholas indeed acted badly in that case, for he overreacted, but God gave him the chance to regret that action of his (and it seems he did regret it). At any rate, that shows that saints weren't faultless and became saints despite their shortcomings, because they tried to override them...
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Posted April 25, 2016
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doccarnby: I'm talking the time he smacked down Arias at the Council of Nicaea. "Bad motherfucker" is just a touch of hyperbole.
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Treasure: You mean Areios, right? Well, I have to admit I wasn't aware of that incident, so I again searched a bit, and found this webpage, which analyzes the whole event from the theological point of view -a really interesting read, it's in Greek however so you'll have to use Google Translate -in case you don't feel like doing so, the tl;dr is that st.Nicholas indeed acted badly in that case, for he overreacted, but God gave him the chance to regret that action of his (and it seems he did regret it). At any rate, that shows that saints weren't faultless and became saints despite their shortcomings, because they tried to override them...
I misspelled it, it's Arius in English. But yeah, that's what I'm talking about.
Posted April 25, 2016
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Posted April 25, 2016
Who cares? I just can't wait to gobble all the wonderful easter meats!
Posted April 25, 2016
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doccarnby: I'm talking the time he smacked down Arias at the Council of Nicaea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas#Life
"In 325, he was one of many bishops to answer the request of Constantine and appear at the First Council of Nicaea. There, Nicholas was a staunch anti-Arian, defender of the Orthodox Christian position, and one of the bishops who signed the Nicene Creed. Tradition has it that he became so angry with the heretic Arius during the Council that he struck him in the face."

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/bishop-nicholas-loses-his-cool/

http://www.stpeterslist.com/11939/when-santa-punched-a-heretic-in-the-face-13-memes-on-st-nicholas/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arius#The_First_Council_of_Nicaea
"According to some accounts in the hagiography of Nicholas of Myra, debate at the council became so heated that at one point, Nicholas struck Arius across the face. The majority of the bishops ultimately agreed upon a creed, known thereafter as the Nicene creed. It included the word homoousios, meaning "consubstantial", or "one in essence", which was incompatible with Arius' beliefs. On June 19, 325, council and emperor issued a circular to the churches in and around Alexandria: Arius and two of his unyielding partisans (Theonas and Secundus)[29] were deposed and exiled to Illyricum, while three other supporters—Theognis of Nicaea, Eusebius of Nicomedia and Maris of Chalcedon—affixed their signatures solely out of deference to the emperor. The following is part of the ruling made by the emperor denouncing Arius's teachings with fervor."

http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=103484
"In the year 325 St Nicholas was a participant in the First Ecumenical Council. This Council proclaimed the Nicean Symbol of Faith, and he stood up against the heretic Arius with the likes of Sts Sylvester the Bishop of Rome (January 2), Alexander of Alexandria (May 29), Spyridon of Trimythontos (December 12) and other Fathers of the Council.

St Nicholas, fired with zeal for the Lord, assailed the heretic Arius with his words, and also struck him upon the face. For this reason, he was deprived of the emblems of his episcopal rank and placed under guard. But several of the holy Fathers had the same vision, seeing the Lord Himself and the Mother of God returning to him the Gospel and omophorion. The Fathers of the Council agreed that the audacity of the saint was pleasing to God, and restored the saint to the office of bishop."

http://catholicexchange.com/in-this-corner-st-nicholas/
Posted April 25, 2016
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ValamirCleaver: St Nicholas, fired with zeal
Aww... it's bad enough they FIRED the guy, they had to be all zealous about it?
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