Dude, I haven't seen you, but I am pretty sure you can do better...

If you must, buy a cafe in france with cheese, like Rene Artois..

Well, that is not a subjective statement at all.

Lim as x->0 of X/X =??

Or basically anything that can run unity. Probably everything then... Including your toaster.

Mixed bag in my experience... Apart from a couple of 3rd party windows specific libraries I use, most of my code runs fine under mono.

That's a bad assumption.

I work with people like that from time to time. I charge extra for the aggravation and nod and smile. Not gonna do it for free though. Just sayin'.

Someone who actually knows what they're talking about discussing diets? Hell's gonna need some oil heaters..

Do you have any idea how bloody dangerous 120V DC is? You will hold that wire a long time before you die.

DC motors still have their place, but with the advent of VSDs, not as much as before. That being said, large AC motors/generators still require a DC field current. In the old days this was done by a DC generator on the same shaft(with associated brushes...). Now days we do it electrically (thyristors to make a variable field), but most medium to large AC motors I have worked on have brushes for the field current. Not everything can be self-excited or use permanent magnets.

You can disagree all you like, but you miss the point. Few of the reasonable are interested in making you understand. You are completely free to continue in your ignorance of other points of view. Go ahead, I got no problem with that. Your opponents certainly don't understand your POV. Fair is fair.

Should you wish to engage with Christians or other philosophies to your own, you will need to adjust your attitude. The trouble is, because your fundamental set of assumptions are so wildly different from those you argue with, you don't even realise how little sense you make to them, or vice versa.

I make the claim to have some understanding of both Christian and naturalistic philosophy, and I am much happier for it. It may frustrate you however. I don't speak for you.

I think the point was to convey the idea that such a being's limitations in doing anything is not in terms of ability, but in terms of character. This concept is common across all theological systems that I have encountered. God could do anything but there are things he won't do, because then he would not be God. Trivial example - if God chose to cease to exist.

Omniscient has a wider range of meaning within Christianity, though all affirm the word. For example, a calvinist would agree with your definition, while a non-calvinist might take it to mean that the end is known, but not necessarily all internal states. There has been some discussion on the topic for some time with extreme positions on both side. It is controversial even within Christianity

As I pointed out to the other poster, specialized vocabulary is not unique to Christianity. You also have to remember that your average nutter crying out in the street that "evolution is just a theory" is not representative of the state of academic or philosophic Christianity. He is, in fact, as far as I can tell, an export of America.

It is, of course not possible for words to have specific meanings within specialized contexts.

I am going to put it another way: If a [Insert person whose philosophy/religion/texteditor you disagree with] wants to use a word and you wish to understand their point of view, then you must let them define their terms. You don't get to define the terms.

Language is somewhat fluid. We don't have words for everything, and specialized vocabularies develop quite easily. In this case, not least because the source documents are not English.

If, however, you have no interest in understanding, but just like to rant on slashdot, don't let me stop you. Carry on.

This is the entirety of my point. I feel I have adequately made it, and I have no real interest in discussing the other topics you bring up, as they are tangential.

When Mageia started, I tried it. But I eventually ended up in OpenSUSE. Yeah, I sold out... Never could stomach Ubuntu and it's children.

I do blame America for creationism. Most Christians outside America were quite happy with various interpretations of Genesis until the bullys in America said "If you don't buy our (out of context) version, you're going to hell."

One longs for a time when people understand Genesis literally. As in it is literally a temple inauguration story, and not a material origins story.

There are sections of Christianity that believe in a non-deterministic universe. Omniscient and Omnipotent are defined differently by different people. Basically the two terms are so polluted with different definitions that they are all but useless. For example, by what definition is God omnipotent? Most Christians will assert readily that God can or will not act outside his character. For all intents and purpose that wipes out most definitions of omnipotent. There is more to it than this(the limits of omniscience are debated within christianity and there are other issues), but I think there is disconnect between your understanding of the words and a Christian's understanding. You are using the same words, but they mean different things and thus there can be no understanding on certain topics.

Most atheists/agnostics at this point will insist upon their own definitions. It becomes a semantic argument, and if you insist upon your own definitions, you have effectively erected a straw man. Perhaps this is not the best approach.