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Luke 2: 1-2: Augustus, the Census and Rome
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Biblical Scholarship, Census of Luke, Christmas on December 18, 2018
Well, the Christmas season is upon us! Yet recent months and hours have been a strange time for the people of Britain. England is politically divided and chaotic, the country appears to be tearing itself apart and it is difficult for the average person to see any bright future? However, I have repeatedly stated that an East Wind is coming, and I believe it is. But I know that God is in control.
Sometimes in this wicked world, it is necessary for a person to set himself apart and come away a while. In November I visited Rome. This was my third visit. Rome is a bustling busy city, and being there is like walking through an outdoor museum. The streets are filled with ancient rubble. A person who visits Rome is walking in the footsteps of historic giants.
The Roman Forum is by far one of my beloved areas of Rome. Here I can bathe myself in Biblical history and bring myself back to what really matters. Biblical Truth! Here stands The Arch of Titus, The Temple of Caster and Pollux, The Curia Julia, where Paul stood trial. The location of the conflict between Peter and Simon Magus. The Mamertine Prison, where tradition claims Peter and Paul were imprisoned.
Across the way from the Mamertine, there stands the remains of the ancient Forum of Augustus. This forum was inaugurated in 2 BC by the man who decreed the census to be taken around the time when Jesus was in the womb of Mary.
In Luke 2: 1-2 it reads: "And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria." (NKJV)
By Luke's reference to "all the world" I take that to mean all the Roman world. The Greek (G3625) is with special reference to a part of the globe, "specifically the Roman Empire". However, the facts surrounding the census are still a matter of much debate.
Yet in The Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, there once stood Bronze pillars which had an engraved reference to a Census of Augustus. This funerary inscription is known as "Res Gestae Divi Augusti". It was upon this inscription where Augustus recorded the achievements he had made during his life. One such achievement reads "CENSVM-POPVLI". This when translated reads 'I did a census'.
Dates for this census are well established, but my question is; could this reference be remotely related to the census written about by St. Luke? After three visits to Rome I have concluded that Luke probably wrote his Gospel from this ancient City of Seven Hills. However, some modern scholars claim there is no historic evidence for the census of Luke 2: 1-2. Yet in claiming this they assume Luke's narrative is not a reliable source. Likewise, they sometimes fail to explore the possibilities of other arguments and views that differ to their own. They often likewise ignore the possible translations issues concerning the correct rendition of (G2958) and the possibility of a continued or repeated census.
In a pause of reflection, what strikes me about Augustus and the "Gestae Divi Augusti" is how historically absolute it is that this Roman Emperor was distinctly associated with a census. Whichever way we look at it, we cannot dismiss that Augustus was known for a census of the Roman world.
What Luke was communicating was a fulfilment of the Scripture that a ruler over Israel would come out of Bethlehem (Micah 5: 2). That the ancestral home of Joseph was Bethlehem. Yet, when Augustus Caesar did his census, he thought he was bringing this about of his own power. But Luke was communicating that it was God who was bringing it to pass, not man.
Here we can learn. The world is a mess. People are sinful and depraved. Does that mean that Christ is not reigning or a Ruler? Has God lost control of His universe? On the contrary. There is no greater way to cause people to change their ways than pain. In the Scriptures God often hands nations over to corrupt leaders to teach them and bring them to repentance. Yet He must have been reigning in order to have done such things.
It is Christ who holds all things by the word of His power (Hebrews 1: 3) there is no governing power outside of Him. By bringing about a Census, Augustus was doing the will of God, not the will of man. We all must learn from that. Christ is in control.
P52. St. John's Fragment
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Bible Manuscripts, The Bible on October 5, 2018
Popular thinking has it that the Bible is unreliable and the manuscripts differ widely. It is often thought that the manuscripts contain large amounts of copying errors. But a tiny fragment found in Egypt, challenges this view. In John Rylands Library, Manchester UK, there is the oldest fragment of the New Testament to date. This fragment was acquired in Egypt in 1920. In 1934 the text was translated into English and it was found to be a fragment of the Gospel of John. This manuscript fragment is known as 'P52' and contains the words of Jesus and the words of Pontius Pilate. Some claim the fragment dates to 125 – 150 AD, others think an earlier date of writing is possible.
I visit and view P52 often. It is about 9 cm and written in Greek and is at present on public view. There are few greater pleasures for me than to view this fragment. Often after a long day of voluntary Theological research, it brings my focus back to the Biblical text. For me, it is a breath of fresh air, that during an age of modern critical scholarship and its heavy denial of Biblical texts, we have a great testimony in direct contrast to many critical claims of modern textual scholars.
In contrast to many modern scholars who deny the authenticity and early composition dates of the Gospels, P52 stands as a testimony against the claims that the New Testament accounts were written much later than they actually were. When I see this fragment as I do on a regular basis, its surviving words never cease to amaze me as it could for all who trust in Jesus Christ. These words are a pure testimony to the reality of the absolute identity of Jesus Christ, son of God, who was and is, and is to come, "the Truth". Not truth, but 'The Truth'.
The Greek fragment, of John 18: 31-33, on the recto reads as follows;
"the Jews, "For us it is not permitted to kill
anyone," so that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he
spoke signifying what kind of death he was going to
to die. Entered therefore again into the Praeto-
rium Pilate and summoned Jesus
and he said to him, "Thou art king of the
The Greek fragment of John 18: 37-38, on the verso reads as follows,
"a King I am. For this I have been born
and (for this) I have come into the world so that I would
testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth
hears of me my voice." Said to him
Pilate, "What is truth?" and this
having said, again he went out unto the Jews
and said to them, "I find not one
fault in him."
Is it not amazing that the oldest fragment in the world of the New Testament, dated possibly earlier than 100 AD and no later than 150 AD, speaks of such a great testimony to the word of God. Jesus said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." Matthew 24: 35.
© 2018 Simon Peter Sutherland
Recent discoveries in the Mamertine Prison, Rome
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Biblical archaeology on August 6, 2018
"In 2017 I revisited the Mamertine prison, and forum, Rome and explored a number of new discoveries made at the Mamertine the previous year. I believe Paul wrote 2 Timothy from that prison. I also think it possible that 2 Peter and Acts of the Apostles was written from here.
The Mamerine Prison is one of my favorite Biblical places in the world. I have visited the proposed cell of St. Paul at Philippi, I have visited St. Paul's Grotto, Rabat, Malta, but the Mamertine has won me. It is or was, a cold, damp, dark and dingy place, and such is what I love about it. It is highly primitive. Ancient. Biblical!
In the Basilica of St. Paul outside the walls, Rome, there is an ancient 'chain' reputed to have been used to bind St. Paul during his time in Rome. The chain was found in the ancient tomb of St. Paul over which the Basilica was built. When I visited the basilica in 2014, I noticed in 2 Timothy 1: 16 Paul referred to his "chain". This in the Greek and the English is in the singular. For me, it perfectly matched the description given by Paul. It also fit perfectly with the type of chain that would have been used to bind Paul at the Mamertine.
Having read through an excellent series of books entitled "The Book of Acts in its first century setting" Volume 3, Paul in Roman Custody by Brian Rapske, it is explicitly clear that the Apostolic era was a time of great suffering. Here at the Mamertine, Paul suffered greatly and wrote to Timothy about his departure being at hand (2 Timothy 4: 6). He had stood trial before Casear, probably at the Curia and Eusebius in Ecclesiastical history 2: 22, informs us it was on Paul's second visit to Rome that he was martyred under Nero.
At the Mamertine when Paul was held there about 60 AD and later, the 2016 excavations revealed that the cell did not have an upper floor like we see today. The upper floor is only about 500 years old and was constructed into the building when it was used as a Church. The original cells were more in the format of a cave rather than a fixed upper and lower level structure. Visitors for many years have believed that Paul was lowered into the lower dungeon via the circled hole in the upper cell floor. But the 2016 excavations revealed that the entrance to the lower cell area came from the upper roof, not the upper floor. When Paul was incarcerated here before his execution, he would have been lowered into the lower dungeon from the upper roof.
This practice often left prisoners physically damaged. Sometimes the broke a leg or an arm. We do not know of the level of damage Paul suffered here, but we know that his time at the jail, within the cell, would have been to face death. Once prisoners were put in here, it was to await execution.
The excavations revealed areas not seen by the public for centuries. These areas were around the main cell, and raised somewhat. If Peter was ever held here, he would have been held in the upper cells until his trial, and when condemned, dropped into the lower cell from the upper roof to await his death.
As I previously mentioned, it is also possible that 2 Peter was written in this cell. Although some modern scholars claim that Peter never wrote 2 Peter, I disagree entirely. While in Rome I attempted to view the letter from the perspective of the ancient city. Upon my return to England I researched the letter internally and found hints of ancient Rome in the text. One of which involved the great fire of Rome, of whom Nero, by tradition, is believed to have blamed the Christians. If Peter was in Rome at the time, he too would have been accused of either arson or inciting it. This could reveal insight into his references to "fire" in 2 Peter 3: 7, 12. He may well have been using the 'fire' reference to provoke believers to remember that a coming judgment will bring about the destruction of the world, by "fire". There can be little doubt from this perspective that the great fire of Rome, would have been the fresh and current hot topic of the city. If Peter was being held in the Mamertine while the great fire was fresh in the minds of the Roman people, it is not difficult to see why he used this reference to remind people of the coming greater judgment at the end of the world. This would place the composition date toward the summer/autumn of 64 AD, because the fire took place in July of that year."
Excerpt from upcoming book by Simon Peter Sutherland
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A 20th century revival of 17th century Tulip Mania
Posted by simon peter sutherland in "Calvinism", Limited Atonement on May 16, 2018
The Tulip as a flower first came to England in 1578. The very same year the complete Geneva Bible was first printed in England.
In those days there was such a thing as "Tulip Mania". This began in 1594 in the Netherlands when the first Tulips were planted. It was a harmless move when it started but the craze for Tulips later became a status symbol and one tulip bulb could be worth as much as a house build beside one of the top canals in Amsterdam.
It was in this very same country, the Netherlands, where the Synod of Dordt was held in 1618. This synod was the first to declare the doctrinal position now known as 'the five points of Calvinism'.
In later centuries this doctrinal position earned the title "Tulip". As far as I know, it is a term that is not found in writings prior to the 20th century?
Tulip stands for the following;
- T – Total Depravity
- U – Unconditional Election
- L – Limited Atonement
- I – Irresistible Grace
- P – Preservation or Perseverance of the Saints
Dr Charles Matthew McMahon in his book "A puritans mind" says the following; "The essential doctrines concerning salvation, which the puritans and all good Christians cling to, are summed up in the acronym T.U.L.IP"
These words are problematic, especially when a reading Christian could be told in writing that he or she may not be a good Christian after all, and perhaps even an unbelieving one, lacking in faith, as he suggests in his book, quote; "There are two views concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ. First, there is what we call Calvinism. Then, there are varying degrees of unbelief" Dr C Matthew McMahon. A Puritans Mind.
The above words are cruel and intellectually dishonest. They appear to read like some form of guilt based emotional blackmail. It seems that for so many 5 point Calvinists or new Calvinists, that T.U.L.I.P is the actual gospel of Jesus Christ in a nutshell?
This same idea, though more genuine, is made somewhat clear by 19th century English particular Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon who said the following; "It is a nickname to call it Calvinism; Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else"
Spurgeon also said the following; "I have my own private opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a nickname to call it Calvinism; Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else." (C. H. Spurgeon. The early years. Autobiography 1. The early years. Page 168. Banner of Truth Trust)
Spurgeon stated that his beliefs were his "own private opinion". I respect that. But he did not here stoop so low as to send his readers on an emotional guilt trip and accuse them of having a lack of faith and belief for differing with his beliefs.
I personally deny that 'Tulip' is in any way foundational to the Christian faith. It is a simple observation of mine that T.U.L.I.P cannot be a foundation to preaching Christ alone or the plain truth of the Gospel, or Christian doctrine, since T.U.L.I.P makes no direct references to the Virgin birth of Jesus, the Life and miracles of Jesus or the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Neither is there reference to His return or His judging of the quick and the dead. In many ways, T.U.L.I.P has a man centred focus.
No Christian is guilty of unbelief for denying, questioning or refuting Tulip, and should never be emotionally bullied or abused into thinking so! In my own opinion, I think Calvinism is unnecessarily lowered when it is reduced by individuals to making claims like those I have mentioned above. I don't want to put all Calvinists in the same category but wouldn't it be better if people learned how to reason and openly debate more. I want to encourage 'all believers' to feel absolutely free to measure all teachings and doctrines with careful analysis of the entire Bible and not be afraid of the implications of the text. To learn to live alongside other believers who differ. But never fall foul of emotional mind games of those who desire you to follow their favourite interpretations of the same Bible.
The untimely claims of the Archbishop of Wales
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Reform on April 2, 2018
Days before Easter 2018, the Archbishop of Wales John Davies, made some Theological claims that no Archbishop has any business in making.
In an interview the Archbishop expressed doubts concerning the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Stating 'it is terribly hard for people to grasp the idea of a bodily resurrection' and that he doesn't think any of 'us' actually knows what happened.
My question is, so why does he claim to be a Christian?
The Bible is clear that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the core of the faith and if His resurrection was not physical but spiritual, or indeed never happened, or uncertain, then our faith is useless and we are still in our sin (1 Corinthians 15: 12-18). The Scriptures clearly teach that Jesus' resurrection was a bodily as He Himself said "Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have." (Luke 24: 39). The resurrected Jesus also ate fish which spirits cannot do (Luke 24: 41-43)
The resurrected Jesus still had the nail holes in His hands and the Spear hole in His side (John 20: 27)
If John Davies isn't firmly grounded upon these things then why is he an Archbishop?
If an archbishop has such areas of internal unbelief, then it is merely evidence that that person is either not a true Christian or is an apostate or, he has failed to abide in the doctrine of Christ (2 John 1: 9-11).
Doubts about the true meaning of certain Scriptures and doctrines, which are not salvation issues, are acceptable but when it comes to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, their is no doubt whatsoever in any mind that has been transformed.
Clearly the Bishop's right to hold his title is questionable and he would be better to resign and express his ideas in a university or college, but not as a practising Bishop.
"Mary Magdalene" movie
Posted by simon peter sutherland in The influence of film on March 22, 2018
This week I saw the new "Mary Magdalene" movie. The film stars actor Joaquin Phoenix as 'Jesus' and actress Rooney Mara as 'Mary Magdalene.
The story begins in 1st century Magdala, Galilee, where the young woman, Mary Magdalene, lives with her family in the remote fishing village. The community is centralised around family life and the Synagogue. But Mary wrestles with the life that is set before her and knows there is something more.
One day after a troubled visit to the Synagogue, her family is convinced she has a demon and they attempt to exercise the demon in the night. They fail. She is treated poorly. They know about Jesus, 'the healer' and He is called in.
It is a very tender and gentle moment when Jesus enters the house and says to Mary "Your family says you grapple with the demon". Mary is lying on the floor and in a moment Jesus declares 'there are no demons here'.
This introduction kept me in good spirits about the film, it set the theme for a peaceful, simplicity. As the film progressed, I recognised the landscape did not look exactly like Galilee, but I overlooked that because of the films correct portrayal of 'followers of Jesus' as peaceful, none violent people. Likewise, Jesus appeared to be portrayed as a quiet man and 'a Man of sorrows, acquainted with grief' (Isaiah 53: 3). This portrayal dominated the film.
As the film progressed, Mary left her family to follow Jesus and they attempt to get her back somewhat aggressively, but Jesus baptises her. This, is where the problems of this movie began to surface. Jesus is seen baptising Mary Magdalene. Something which Jesus in the Gospels never did. Jesus never baptised anyone (John 4: 2). In the film however, He baptises her once, but thrice by full immersion. The emphasis of Jesus' baptism and message is upon being born anew and to follow the light and the coming kingdom. I did not hear any emphasis upon repentance of sin.
The film moves on, Mary follows Jesus with the Disciples and the narrative becomes somewhat void and plain. Very little dialogue holds to the memory. They move to villages and in this film Jesus does heal people. No explanation is given. He is exhausted after raising a man from the dead. He gets tired, sleepy, and appears worn out. He heals a blind girl of her sight.
For the most part the film appeared traditional in some sense, some of it appeared to be based upon Luke 8, but a fair amount of focal points are upon Jesus talking with Mary Magdalene alone. A majority of the narrative was not canonical and reflective of the apocryphal gospel of Mary. Especially the portrayal of Peter.
The miracle scenes are not over dramatised, but some of this left the film very dry and unspiritual. The film is also somewhat multicultural and the accents are mixed and distracting. Judas is given a fair amount of screen time.
As the film slowly progresses, they walk to Jerusalem, and to the Temple. Judas believes that Jesus will now usher in the new kingdom. Jesus turns the tables of the money changers over. I did like this portrayal of the anger of Jesus.
Judas gets disappointed because he has not rightly understood what the new kingdom is. The portrayal of the betrayer is rightly portrayed as someone who you would least expect to betray Christ. All of that could be argued as acceptable, however, I thought that all too often Jesus appears to know not what to do? He seeks Mary to guide Him. Although there appears no direct hint of any physical relations between them, all too often Jesus is walking side by side with Mary Magdalene as his guiding apostle.
Yet toward the latter part of the movie, the modern agenda creeps in. In one scene as Jesus approaches the 'last supper' Mary is seen walking beside Him on the left, then parts to the left of the meal and Jesus to the right, Mary then sits down on Jesus' right side which clearly forms a visual hint of 'Da Vinci's The Last Supper'. This brought the whole film down for me and I became suspicious of the agenda.
Much of the film was agreeable and careful. But they left a lot out. Presumably to focus upon what Mary saw, not the events we're generally familiar with. There is no anquish in the Garden of Gethsemane, but Judas does betray Jesus with a kiss. Judas does hang himself. After Jesus is crucified and has risen from the dead, Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb, and sees Jesus sitting on the ground. The is no rolling away of the stone. Mary goes to tell the apostles that He is risen, and although they believe her, the film presents Mary as the 'chosen one' who out of them all, understands Jesus' message above Peter and all the apostles.
John barely features at all in this movie, which given the central focus on Peter, implied to me that the focus of this film was a feminist attempt to set Mary Magdalene as 'co-equal' apostle with Peter, who the Roman Catholic Church sees as its first pope. I noticed a hint of Roman Catholicism in the Temple scenes, it looks reminiscent of St. Peters Basilica, Vatican.
This became even clearer to me when the closing credits came up. The main religious and political agenda of this movie is confirmed by itself. It is distinctly revisionist. The aim being to further promote the position of leadership for women in the Church.
For the most part, the film was very unspiritual and lacked passion and power. Although it remained fairly respectful to the story. I never thought it was anything but well meaning (in the human sense). But the script seemed too ordinary and lacked any dynamics for a story that has changed the world. The portrayal of Peter was insignificant and had no impact. Likewise, Jesus appears, in some sense, portrayed as somewhat untrustworthy and confused? Mary appears to be the spiritual one who held it all together.
Some Christians might like this movie, others will not. The film itself made no lasting impact on me at all. I left the theatre wanting nothing but a hot cup of tea. I didn't detest the film at all, but I doubt very much that I would even desire to see it again? But if you do go to see it, remember that there is a focal agenda. For women who think themselves as Deacons, Elders, Bishops or Pastors, they might like it. But for any woman, or man like me, who believes the Bible and knows it, we are labelled 'misogynistic' merely because we recognise that female leadership in the Church has no authorisation in Scripture, or by God. But the revisionist attempt is an age old claim, nothing new, but bound to continue further. Yet strickly, unbiblical.


text: Share: Comments Print November 1, 2014 at 7:00 AM Seahawks' Russell Wilson, Huskies' ugly uniforms: Seattle Times readers sound off Posted by Don Shelton Seahawks Let's hope Wilson's grounded In one offseason Seattle has gone from league best to just above average, and it is bound to get worse before it gets better. After signing a starting secondary to contracts that eat into roughly 20 percent of the overall salary-cap space. one has to wonder how the front office will manage the extension of Russell Wilson and the rumors that he is looking for around $25 million per season. I'm optimistic and believe Russell is grounded enough to realize that no individual can win a championship. I hope he's wise enough to calculate that if QBs with far better credentials routinely take less money in exchange for wins, that maybe he should do the same. Regardless of what Russell chooses, I hold onto the hope that this season's turnaround opens the eyes of the front office about how to build (and keep) a contender. If you need the blueprint, look to Denver. Maybe the front office can also convince the Seahawks players that the title of highest paid isn't as catchy as multiple Super Bowl Champion. — Andrew Donaldson, Corvallis, Ore. Honest, sensitive Brewer column Congratulations on a terrific column by Jerry Brewer on Russell Wilson ("It isn't about race, it's about connecting with teammates," Oct. 26). Brewer did a great job of approaching race in a way that explained Russell's predicament in an honest and very sensitive way. I, too, hope that Russell will find ways of being "more human" with all his teammates as he grows into his role as a franchise quarterback. My bet is that he will. — Pete Brown, Seattle Can't blame coach, for Pete's sake To the reader who claims the Seahawks' Week 7 loss to the Rams was due to Pete Carroll being outcoached ("Here's another issue: Carroll was outcoached," Backtalk, Oct. 27), I'd ask for at least one example to back that argument. True, there were a couple of brilliant special-teams calls made by the Rams staff. To brush off the success of such calls as being due to ineptitude on the opposing sideline, is tantamount to stripping all value from ingenuity. I'm sure there are times when a coach's mistake can account for a defeat. On the other hand, to isolate one factor as a handy fallback cheapens the wondrous calculus of competition. — Lew Witham, Seattle So this is why Harvin had to go On the surface, trading the most valuable player on the team is always a terrible idea, but that wasn't the case for the Seahawks. Trading wide receiver Percy Harvin was a shock to NFL fans and everyone around the league ("Seahawks trade Percy Harvin to Jets as issues emerge," Oct. 17). Although this unexpected and seemingly absurd move caused wide panic throughout Seattle, Pete Carrol and GM John Schneider have proven to be brilliant when it comes to seeking out talent and knowing just how players will work or not work in their very unique and efficient system. Carrol and Schneider obviously believe Harvin is not a good fit for the reigning Super Bowl champion, but not because of his unrivaled talent. Instead, his attitude and selfish nature outweighed his extraordinary physical gifts. The Seahawks pride themselves on their unity as teammates, and he was clearly a disruption. Because of Harvin, there was an immense disconnect between the player on the field, in playmaking and the moral of the team. — Carly Sharbono, Kirkland Huskies Classy uniforms are UW hallmark How much more ridiculous are Husky uniforms going to get? It is like watching NASCAR or some post-modern art show where fashion is just bad taste. Chris Petersen's presence is good, but his UW uniform choices are ugly. Don James didn't mess with tradition by dressing the team in some angular mish-mash of color with mirrored helmets more suited for a tripped out psychedelic rush or military honor guard. Talented student-athletes in classy uniforms, led by excellent coaches and supported by enthusiastic fans are the hallmark of successful Husky football. — Michael S. Bittner, Portland, Ore. High schools Cleveland story shows positive side Thank you for the nice piece about the Cleveland football player Ramsey Castillo ("Books and blocks: Tutoring fullback helps Cleveland's revival," Oct. 22) and his mission to help his teammates stay eligible to play by showing them it's OK to hit the books. I like the emphasis on "changing the culture". We no longer have the Faith and Values articles each week, but I am finding that the Sports section regularly files stories in its pages that tell of people doing good things for others. This was a wonderful story. Thanks for writing it. — Pam Toelle, Bellevue Send us your backtalk: Letters bearing real names, addresses and telephone numbers for verification are considered for publication. Please limit letters to 125 words or less. They are subject to editing and become the property of The Times. Fax them to 206-493-0934, mail to: Backtalk, Seattle Times Sports, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111. 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It sounds like former Browns kick returner Josh Cribbs is heading out west, as reports says he's been offered a contract by the Raiders.
Ian Rapoport reported during "NFL Total Access" that Cribbs passed a physical for his knee during his Raiders visit, prompting them to give him a deal.
It was the knee that stopped Cribbs from getting a job earlier, as he had offseason arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, and failed a physical with the Cardinals earlier in free agency.
Rapoport reports three other teams are interested in Cribbs if he passes up the deal with Oakland.


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We Finally Have a Simple Way to Check Our Purchases on the Play Store
Latest statistics are very optimistic for Android, as they show more and more people are interested in purchasing apps from the Google Play Store. Thus it becomes obvious that the developers that have exclusively relied on one platform will start migrating while the others will release good software at a faster rate.
While the old Android Market was pleasant and functional and the Google Play Store that came to replace it offered a whole new experience it also removed one of the features that we really needed with the latest versions. I am talking about the ability to get an overview of all the purchases from one place. The new Play Store only shows all your previously installed apps in one place and the list can get pretty long if you don't manage it by removing some of them.
Developer Christian Arndt has released a simple app on the Play Store called My Purchases that is able to relieve you of the effort of having to remember or look for a specific previous purchase. The app requires only that you grant it permissions to access your Google Services account and it imports all your purchases. From there you can have all the apps in one spot, along with info about when you made the purchase and how much did you spend for it.
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The second week of school is over. I finally have all of my textbooks, and the stack is pretty heavy - not to mention expensive. Whew!
The classes I am taking this semester are:
- Math 101 (2 books, must bring 1, sometimes 2)
- Physical Fitness (no text book)
- Public Speaking (1 book, must bring)
- Sociology (1 book, should read . . . )
- Spanish (3 books, must bring 2, sometimes 3)
All that, in hopes of what? That I'll be smarter? Hah! One thing is sure, I will be using more of my brain (as well as other muscles that I didn't know I had, thanks to Mr. Keysaw :-) ).
These book, for better or worse (hopefully better) are to reside at my hip (in my bag) every Tuesday and Thursday, from now until the end of May. The end of May seems so f a r a w a a a y y . . . .


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=== Competitive Analysis ===
=== Competitive Analysis ===
Please note that although we do competitive analysis, we won't publish too many information here, e.g. screenshots. If you are interested in a special program, then try to search for images in your favorite internet search. In 99% of all cases, you will get some pictures and a first idea how it looks like ... and most presumably how it will behave.
Please note that although we do competitive analysis, we won't publish too many information here, e.g. screenshots . If you are interested in a special program, then try to search for images in your favorite internet search. In 99% of all cases, you will get some pictures and a first idea how it looks like ... and most presumably how it will behave.
Another good approach is to have a look at the official documentation of our platforms:
Another good approach is to have a look at the official documentation of our platforms:
* Apple User Interface Guidelines, [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/userexperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/XHIGWindows/XHIGWindows.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000961-BACHBHID The Print Dialog]
* Apple User Interface Guidelines, [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/userexperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/XHIGWindows/XHIGWindows.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000961-BACHBHID The Print Dialog]
* Microsoft Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines, [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511274.aspx Common Dialogs] (scroll down a bit, since the print dialog is not listed in the TOC)
* Microsoft Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines, [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511274.aspx Common Dialogs] (scroll down a bit, since the print dialog is not listed in the TOC)
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=== Requirements List ===
=== Requirements List ===
Revision as of 17:29, 9 August 2009
|Please note that the wiki page is under heavy development. It may be helpful to check back regularly... Thanks for you patience!
A new printing UI should give us better performance, more ease of use and overall more customer satisfaction. New features like the instant preview in a print dialog as well as unified N-Up printing for all applications will bring OOo's print experience more up to current standards. Additionally system integration can benefit by making use of native print dialogs (for which the MacOSX implementation will be the prime example). The development is done in the CWS printerpullpages.
Comments, questions or feedback is welcomed on the firstname.lastname@example.com mailing list.
The team working on the feature:
|E-Mail Address
|I-Team Lead
|Philipp Lohmann (PL)
Philipp Lohmann (PL)
|Quality Assurance
|Hasan Ilter (HI)
|User Experience
Christoph Noack
First let us see why we need a new print subsystem in OOo. Up to now printing for OOo's applications worked like this:
- the user clicks on File->Print
- a dialog pops up in which the user can enter the page range to be printed, the printer to be printed on, etc.
- the application evaluates the data from the dialog, starts a print job and prints each page consecutively. After the last page is printed, the application finishes the print job.
This works but has some major drawbacks on the Mac platform:
- On Mac the printed range has to be known before the native print dialog (usage of which is a requirement on this platform) gets started. Even when printing without a dialog the number of pages has to be known before the print job starts. However the system dependent print implementation cannot know this page range, because it is only known to the application.
- The Mac print system then requests individual pages to be printed. These need not be in order or each page be printed only once due to the fact that when using the native print dialog a preview gets shown. To achieve this the Mac print system requests the current page to be previewed be printed. This is completely different to OOo's current print model.
- The current workaround on the Mac is to "print" all pages of a document, but not output to the actual printer but keep a memory copy of the printed pages. These can then in the real print job be requested by the system in random order and as often as needed. This solution has obvious performance and memory footprint drawbacks
So for at least the Mac platform we need a more flexible print solution. This solution should have the following features:
- pull instead of push pages: the print subsystem pulls pages a needed from the application, not the application pushes a number of pages to the print subsystem. On systems where printing is push based (Windows, Unix) the push behavior can be easily satisfied by an adaptor that pulls all pages and pushes each to the system consecutively.
- Provide a print preview in the new dialog: the user should be provided with a preview of what his document will look like when printed out. This preview should take into account all available application specific print options which can up to now be accessed by the "Options..." button in the print dialog.
- Be able to use native print dialogs and embed our print options into them, this benefits system integration.
- Reuse existing technology when possible to keep the implementation effort low
Based on these requirements the following new model should be implemented:
- printing migrates to a "pull" model where the print system pulls pages as required from the application.
- A new generic (that is universal on all systems) print dialog gets implemented that features the entry possibilities of the old dialog as well as new features namely:
- a print preview
- all application specific print options (which are hidden on the "Options..." dialog in the old print dialog)
- N-Up printing
Scope of the Work
|In Scope
|Out of Scope
Analysis of the Current State of Printing (OpenOffice 3.1)
Please refer to the page Current State of Printing (OpenOffice.org 3.1). It provides findings about the current state of printing in OpenOffice.org 3.1 by analyzing usage feedback data, workflows and printing dialog screenshots.
Use Cases
Use cases are an important tool for the design of both usable and efficient interaction concepts. Knowing the most common ones, the user interface can be optimized to satisfy the need of a large user base in many situations. Besides the user feedback data, we don't have any knowledge about how our users work with OpenOffice.org. So we asked experts, users and trainers to get some feedback on "the three most common use cases". We know that this data isn't statistically relevant, but we may get some insight which we currently don't have.
Questions to the mailing lists:
- Start of thread on ux-discuss: CWS printerpullpages by Christoph
- Start of thread on de-users: Neuer Druckdialog in 3.2, Top 3 Anwendungsfälle by Regina (German), Thread-View
- Start of thread on de-dev: Neuer Druckdialog in 3.2, Top 3 Anwendungsfälle by Regina (German)
The file Printerpullpages_UseCases_CollectionOfFeedback contains the first collected feedback. If anybody wants to help to further collect/sort/analyse the feedback - that would be really great!
Competitive Analysis
Please note that although we do competitive analysis, we won't publish too many information here, e.g. screenshots due to legal restrictions. If you are interested in a special program, then try to search for images in your favorite internet search. In 99% of all cases, you will get some pictures and a first idea how it looks like ... and most presumably how it will behave.
Another good approach is to have a look at the official documentation of our supported platforms:
- Apple User Interface Guidelines, The Print Dialog
- Microsoft Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines, Common Dialogs (scroll down a bit, since the print dialog is not listed in the TOC)
- Linux Common Printing Dialog, Linux Printing UI Specification, specification created by the Linux Foundation OpenPrinting workgroup available in the OpenUsability.org wiki
- OpenSolaris, Project: "Presto: Automatic Printing Configuration", UI Prototypes, contains some information about the Print Dialog
Please refer to the page Competitive Analysis. It collects information on special applications or general printing dialogs.
Requirements List
The following list contains the most important requirements to get started. Okay, these aren't real requirements, it is more like a what-feature-is-generally-desired list.
- The new print functionality shall provide an native print dialog. As an alternative, a system independent print dialog is used.
- The new print dialog shall provide all application specific print options which are necessary for most printing tasks.
- The new print dialog shall provide a print preview. The visualization is updated immediately if print options are changed (immediately: time until final visualization <= 500 ms).
Technical Constraints
The following list contains the most important technical constraints which will have impact on the final interaction and dialog design.
- Options: Especially the application specific options have to be "compatible" to be used in the native print dialogs. This refers to the overall number (space restrictions in the native print dialogs), the organization (it should be possible to define property groups), controls (limited use of graphical UI controls), layout (layouting is limited to what the operating system provides), ...
- Size: Since printing is an ordinary task, the dialog should be usable on computers with low screen resolution (e.g. Netbooks with 576px height) and large screens (e.g. PCs)
- GUI elements:
- Non-standard controls: Since printing will provide some visual output, it is strongly desirable to use graphical controls (e.g. for the print order). Especially for embedding of application specific print options into native print dialogs this might cause problems, since a) it might be impossible, or b) it might create additional effort for porting.
- Element "Group Box": Since OpenOffice.org 2.2 group boxes have been replaced by simple horizontal or vertical lines to divide dialogs. As a result, these group boxes aren't themed at the moment (themed: adapted to the visual style of the graphical user interface of certain operating systems).
- Layout: Currently, there is no GUI layout manager available which resizes all dialog elements according the size of the screen and the size of each of the dialog's objects. Consequence: Static dialog layout which considers the space requirements for other languages.
- Mac OS X Compatibility: OpenOffice.org is made to run on a variety of Mac OS X versions. Some of those provide a different feature set with regard to printing, so that there is a need for a compromise to satisfy most of the users.
- 10.4 (Tiger): Application specific options can be integrated in the native print dialog, but there is no print preview available.
- 10.5 (Leopard): Application specific can be integrated in the native print dialog, and a print preview can be made available.
Definition of Terms
Definitions for the use on this wiki page and the specification. They might be different to the final user interface terminology.
|System Independent Print Dialog
|A print dialog that is independent from the underlying operating system, since it is provided by OpenOffice.org. This dialog is used if either the native print dialog is not available or the user explicitly wants to use it instead of the native one. Besides the application specific options, it is required for the print dialog to handle also: printer selection, printer status text, print to file, copy count, collate, N-up printing
|Native Print Dialog
|The native print dialog is the one provided by the operating system, e.g. Mac OS X. The advantage is the visual and behavioral consistency among all applications on the platform, but there are also technical constraints which limit the flexibility of the design.
|Application Specific Print Options
|OpenOffice.org consists of several modules optimized for certain document types, e.g. word processing (Writer) or spreadsheet editing (Calc). For each of the document types the user may require special options which do only make sense with regard to a certain document type (e.g. printing of Notes). Most of these options are today (OpenOffice.org <= 3.1) available in the print options dialog and the tools options settings pages.
|N-up printing
|N-up printing refers to multiple page printing, so that more than one document page (created in the application) is printed on the real paper page. Usually the user selects the number of pages to be printed, e.g. 2 on 1.
|Print Preview
|A preview of what the document will look like when printed out. Therefore this preview should take as much as available print options into account. The print preview is given in the print dialog and therefore complements the page preview available in the file menu in some applications.
Design Proposals
Please refer to the page Design Proposals. Based on requirements, it collects design proposals and rates them - maybe some of the proposals get integrated into OpenOffice.org.
Status and Roadmap
It is planned to provide a new basic dialog in OpenOffice.org 3.2. So the interaction design should be finished until end of June 2009. Hopefully ;-)
Now delayed to end of july. However the current implementation is basically "final" that is what will be done before CWS printerpullpages gets integrated.
Specification document: tbd
Current State
- The development happens since quite a few months. Recently, User Experience jumped in and will try to further improve the dialog and the overall workflow concerning printing.
- Development versions: Development versions can be found at ftp://qa-upload.services.openoffice.org/printerpullpages/
- Issue Tracker: All issues with an descriptive entry "printerpullpages" can be listed with Extended Issue Tracker Query
- EIS: The EIS entry for "printerpullpages" is located at http://tools.services.openoffice.org/EIS2/cws.ShowCWS?logon=true&Id=7202&Path=DEV300%2Fprinterpullpages
Future Tasks
If there are interesting ideas how to further improve printing in OpenOffice.org, then the development might continue for future version of OpenOffice.org.
Philipp said that Caolan, a guy working for RedHat, offered some help to bind the native print dialog in Gnome (GTK). Some years ago, he already blogged about the gnomeprintui.
Other Ideas
|Date Raised
|I-Team Specification
|Replace Print Preview Printing
|Currently, Writer provides very flexible N-up capabilities. This should be made available to all applications – via the new print dialog.
|Improve Workflows
| Besides the printing dialog, the concepts and the handling of printing options is difficult in OpenOffice.org (currently we just provide a list of options which have to be combined in a useful manner – here the user has to know exactly what to do).
Another example is the work-flow breaking dialog handling when printing. More information can be found in the blog post Transparent Decision Making.
So this is no real "idea", it is more a reminder to keep an eye on that.
|Contextual Information Bar
| As discussed in "Improve Workflows", there are currently a number of modal dialogs which might interrupt the workflow. So how about a contextual information bar which informs only (e.g. for wrong page sizes, transparency, gradients, ...)? How about adding a contextual information bar in the dialog itself...
On the other hand, it would be better to get rid of all these additional informations, warnings and decisions. Open Questions:
|Harmonize printing and PDF export
|Currently, the capabilities of printing and PDF export differ a lot (Example: There is no way to export handouts in Impress.) Why not harmonize that?
|Printer Presets
|Currently, we provide a lot of printer settings which have to be combined by the user. Generally, users use only a small number of combinations, since they are editing similar documents. So they might just use settings for "draft" or "final output". Print settings which could be customized could help here (costomized: edited, saved, loaded, deleted). Some competitors already offer this kind of functionality.
|multiple copies of a one page document on one paper sheet
|Use case: You need a lot of DIN A5 sheets to distribute flyers or for to give the sheets to your pupils in your classroom. You write a DIN A5 document. But DIN A5 paper is more expensive than DIN A4 paper. So you want to print the same document twice on a DIN A4 paper. That is not possible up to now. Besides the Issue 67687 , have a look in the internet forums, you see that people are searching for that feature but get only workarounds or have to buy special software. For example http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=65019 or http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=30747 or the workaround for Word http://www.gmayor.com/print_multiple_copies.htm
|Assistance for envelope printing
|Printing envelopes still belongs to the tasks which most failures. OOo should use informations about the printer (for example from the PPD-file) to help the users. For example, OOo can show how to insert the envelop, or show, what position the envelope must have compared with the standard paper sheet.
|Merge change tracking and notes
| Issue: In Writer, currently there is no common handling for the printing of Notes or handling of Change Tracking. If tracked changes are enabled in the document, they are also printed. There is no way to enable/disable these "reviewer markups".
Proposal: Maybe something to change/merge for further releases? Open Question: Maybe also Calc is affected, since it also supports change tracking.
Mockups and Screenshots
This section contains mockups and screenshots:
- Mockups are working models used for demonstration purposes. There is no real functionality at all, because the following pictures have been composed with graphic programs just to get a first impression how it will look like.
- Screenshots show the behavior of the real development in OpenOffice.org. Those pictures are updated more or less regularly.
Current state of the N-Up tab page in the system independent print dialog.
|An initial draft mockup, just to let you know that we are working on something ;-) Many of the implemented proposals are still in discussion...
|A draft mockup, still many things are in discussion...
| An early mockup. Some comments:
| Changes in comparison to last mockup:
Changes in comparison to last mockup:
Changes in comparison to last mockup:
Changes in comparison to last mockup:
Online Discussion, Press Coverage and Comments
- Philipp Lohmann: One step forward, the next step back, blog posting, 2008-11-11
- Philipp Lohmann: New Print UI, blog posting, 2009-06-04
- Christoph Noack: Transparent Decision Making, blog posting, 2009-06-13


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All right Venturers, it's a brand new month. So far in April I've already had an anniversary as well as my birthday. April is definitely one of my favorite months. Who doesn't love their birthday months? Since it's a new month, I decided to outline some goals and things I want to accomplish for the upcoming weeks.
- Increase daily view count
- Consistency! I don't want to feel like I can take a day off, especially after really good days.
- Quality! I want to increase my quality, both in types of posts and the actual writing.
- Interaction! I want to increase the amount of time I spend interacting with other blogs and readers
To improve
- I want to get in the habit of prewriting my posts again. March I got into a habit of writing and editing posts the day I wanted them out.
- Interaction, yes it's both a goal and an area to improve on. I have days where I'm hot and cold. So, even on days when I don't really feel like it, I still need to interact. I love hearing from everyone! If I don't make an effort, why should anyone else?
Fun Challenge
All right, so this isn't really a goal for me. I don't necessarily care if this gets completed, but it would be a bit of fun. I've noticed a lot of fun and cute baby photoshoots. So, this month, I'm going to try and do one myself. Little P loves getting her photo taken and it's not like I'd be sad to have cute pictures of her. Plus, I think it would be fun to share my experiences and if it was worth it.
Thank you so much for joining me in another month! I have the month planned out and am hoping you all enjoy what I have in store for you.
If anyone has any ideas or want me to write about anything specific, please let me know! Happy April!


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Find router ip address
To reach the modem interface and make all the necessary settings, we first need to know the find router ip address operation. These ip numbers appear as 192.168.x.x and 10.0.0.x. The ip number always consists of numbers. We only find a lot of misguided ip information in Web search engines.
(E.g., 192.168.l.l , 168.192.l.l , 192.168.l.0 , 192.168.l.2 , 192.168.2.l , 192.168.o.1 , 192.168.O.l , 10.O.O.1, 10.O.O.l , 10.O.O.2 , 192.168.10.l , 192.168.lO.1). Remember, the ip can not be a letter.
Now, let's examine how to find router ip address on Windows platform.
Start – Run or type CMD into the search field to display the command line
Type ipconfig at the command line and press enter
Appear on the screen the number in front of the default gateway is the ip address that will provide your modem's reach


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There could soon be a properly integrated, online, streaming, cloud-based and very futuristic unified Apple television system, with sources claiming Apple's iTunes engineer is secretly working on an all-in-one TV product.
According to sources questioned by Bloomberg, iTunes lead software designer Jeff Robbin is heading up an Apple team charged with building a fully linked-up Apple television service, with analyst sources claiming some sort of enhanced TV could launch by 2013.
Meanwhile, today's latest batch of quotes from Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson, claim Jobs thought he'd finally "cracked" the concept of how to manage an Apple TV, with Isaacson saying the former Apple boss came up with the following during one of his many interviews:
"I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use ... It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud ... No longer would users have to fiddle with complex remotes for DVD players and cable channels ... It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it."
But would it be more of a success than Google's rather patchy and unimpressive attempts in the TV world? And is the cumbersome iTunes interface really the basis of how we want to manage our telly watching? [Bloomberg, WSJ]


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Passengers tell Canadian woman 'get the f*** off the train' after she hurls racist abuse at elderly couple
A Canadian woman who launched a tirade of racist abuse at a Filipino couple on a train was told to "get the f*** off" after passengers came to the pair's defence. The woman, who was travelling on the Vancouver SkyTrain on Monday afternoon, started hurling insults at the couple and said she thought they were speaking too loudly. The incident was caught on camera by multiple witnesses, including Ashley Klassen, who posted a video of the incident to Facebook.


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FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's basketball (2-7, 1-5 NACC) erased a nine-point deficit in the second half to force overtime where the Sabres would fall 72-67 to Martin Luther.
Both offenses struggled to open the game leading to a 22-22 tally with 2:56 left in the first half. Martin Luther managed to pull away at the end of the half scoring six unanswered points to take a 28-22 lead into halftime.
The Knights maintained this lead to open the second half and eventually led by as much as nine at 38-29 with 14:01 left in regulation. The Sabres continually chipped away at the Martin Luther lead until a quick spurt of six unanswered points from Marian gave the Sabres their first lead of the half at 51-50 with 3:40 left to play in regulation.
The Sabres pulled ahead by as much as four heading into the final minute but a layup from the Knights with 31 seconds remaining was enough to force overtime.
In the extra period, the two squads traded baskets to open before an 8-0 stretch gave Martin Luther a 69-62 lead with 1:42 left to play. The Sabres cut the deficit down to as little as four but couldn't complete the rally leading to the 72-67 final.
The Marian defense was able to force 15 turnovers in the defeat which translated into 18 points.
Sophomore Tavaris McCullough recorded a game-high 21 points, while fellow sophomore Tristan Van Ess had 14 points with seven boards. Senior Tyrese Pinson finished in double-figures with 12 points to go with six steals.
Marian opens the Daytona Beach Shootout against Dubuque Wednesday, December 19 at 4 p.m. (CST).


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Leica M6, 50mm Summicron, Ilford XP2, hand held.
the scene is great, specially by ladys leg: somehow surrealistic, which please me a lot...
Very good contrast control. Did you need some post-processing in PS for it, or did it come out like this?
Dorian--actually it was at least a stop over exposed. I had to burn in the lamp shadow a bit to get it right. But it was basically like this.--mbru65
Yes the burning is visible, but it doesn't hinder.
Dorian--I like the picture myself, and the burning is a little visible. I will re-do it for a print and see if I can make it better.--mbru65
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5 Questions Your Employer Isn't Allowed to Ask You
Employment attorneys know firsthand how difficult issues surrounding labor law can be. Often, this is because workers don't know the employee laws that protect them — or are so desperate to find work that they overlook misconduct even when they know it's illegal. If you're currently looking for a job, however, it's a good idea to educate yourself on your rights as an employee; after all, you don't want to set yourself up for a job where the employer won't treat you fairly. Complying with federal labor laws starts in the interview and hiring process, so you should be aware that there are certain questions a prospective employer isn't legally allowed to ask you. Here are


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Dee Yun: (contact-deleteme[at]-deleteme-direman [dot] com) 2008-06-20 09:53:50
D&D 4th Edition
4th Edition is the first major upgrade to Dungeons and Dragons in eight years. Regardless of your personal views of this franchise, it is an unassailable fact that it has been extraordinarily influential on the world of gaming. Roleplaying games (tabletop, computer, console) owe their very existence to D&D. The ten million+ World of Warcraft players might actually have lives if D&D had never been.
However, flipping through the Player's Handbook, I have to wonder how relevant it still is. There's no doubt that the prominent name alone is sufficient to guarantee a fan base, but D&D is no longer at the forefront of game design. A cursory examination of 4th Edition design elements reveals how much it now borrows from its offspring (particularly MMOs), and not the other way around.
The first major change of note is the standardization of core mechanics. Attack and skill rolls, and defense values are all determined by the same universal formula (D20 + your level divided by 2, rounded down) as opposed to being determined by class specific tables. Likewise, the benefits from leveling have been standardized across all the classes as opposed to individual leveling charts.
I'm all for streamlining, but I'd have to say they took it too far, to the point of dumbing it down. They made decisions that make sense for the limited roleplaying environment of a combat-based computer game, but not for a robust tabletop experience. It feels like they're increasingly focusing on a return to the intent of the original game: miniatures wargaming. For example, in the process of standardizing skills, most of them have been consolidated into far fewer "meta" skills. Instead of selecting Disable Trap, Open Lock, Pick Pocket or Sleight of Hand, they're all lumped together into a generalized Thievery skill. You don't focus on one skill or another either; you either have it or you don't. This blanket elimination of options results in a significant loss of personalization.
Another odd choice was the shuffling or elimination of longtime staple races and classes, as seen in the strip above. The Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Monk and Sorcerer are gone, presumably to be reintroduced later in supplemental books (cha-ching). They've been replaced by the new hybrid Warlord class, and the ancillary Warlock class. The demonic visage of the Tiefling and the new Dragonborn are now core races, while the Gnome has been relegated to the Monster Manual. I've always felt that D&D is the ancestral fount of the genre, and should clearly portray universal archetypes over peripheral oddities, not the other way around - and definitely not in the core book.
The classes themselves also feel more generic than in past editions. Every class can now heal themselves, with "healing surges". WTF? Are you flexing until you feel better? Instead of specific duties, classes all fall under a general role: Controller, Defender, Leader, and Striker. MMO players might be more familiar with the terms Crowd Control, Tank, Buffer, and DPS. I understand that this decision was implemented to keep all players involved at all times, but I don't understand the nonsensical logic (HEALING SURGES?!) and the loss of personality. Admittedly, there is a massive list of abilities that allow for a broad range of customization, but they're unimaginative (the same mechanic across the classes, like the option to reroll the die) and feel much like talent specs from World of Warcraft, as opposed to organic ability progression.
What I'm trying to communicate is that I don't see the point of D&D 4th Edition. It reads like a good design doc for a computer game. If all I wanted was to run a party through an area and kill things, it'd be a lot faster and smoother with a computer adjudicating the process.
Enter the "Virtual Game Table". It's a great idea - a client that allows you to play D&D online, complete with voice chat. What boggles me is that it's subscription based, to the tune of $15 a month. You're Fucking Kidding Me. This should be a simple retail one-time purchase.
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Dan Gallagher: (dan-deleteme[at]-deleteme-squishycomics [dot] com) 2008-06-20 12:23:50
Here, here!
Thank you, Dee. I'm forced to agree that the D&D franchise has seriously lost its way. At first, I was inclined to believe that maybe the problem lay in me, that I am simply resistant to change and felt the need to wax nostalgic for the days of tables, charts and THAC0. For all its faults and clunkiness, the old AD&D 2nd Edition had a certain charm to it. Sure, it wasn't streamlined and there was a different game mechanic for every type of action, and yes, maybe you did have to acquire a great deal of esoteric knowledge, read from hundreds of tables and calculate things like AC or saving throws but in the end it was FUN. Anyone who knows me will attest that, while D&D has never been my system of choice, I have participated in many 2nd Ed. games, the majority of which were quite memorable and enjoyable. That has yet to be the case with 3rd Edition and, after having read through the manuals, I have little hope for 4th.


text: So we are now in July and the flooding continues. Bill should be home sometime today, but he will have to leave again, Saturday or Sunday, and this time, he isn't going to Nebraska, he is going to Wisconsin. Oh Joy. Long story, but they need him there. So, I will still be here, with the kids and the cats and the dog, who has become super protective in Bills absence. Not that I am complaining, but she is going to great lengths to make sure she protects us. Thursday, we needed to pick up a couple of things from the store. It is only took us 22 minutes. I don't like shopping so, I go with a list, get in, get it, and leave. Anyway, we were walking home and I see Animal control parked out front. I could hear Sam crying. I looked in the direction of the crying and this is what I saw.Yep, that is Sam on the ledge over the bay Window. Pictures are courtesy of our amazing Animal Control Officer. here are a few more.Anyway, she was trying to follow us and broke through a window. I guess she didn't truly comprehend how high she was and how small the ledge was. I got her back in the house safely with only minor cuts and scratches. The lesson here is, we can't leave her alone. This isn't the first time she has gone through a window to follow us. Last week, I took the boys to a play downtown and as we were walking back, she met us about a block from the playhouse. I discovered then that my purse strap makes a very functionable leash in a pinch:) So, what can we do with Super Dog? I hate to crate her when we leave. I think it is mean. She has the run of the house. But, now she is a danger to herself. If she would have fallen and survived the fall, she would have broken bones at least. With Bill being gone, the fence isn't getting built. Which would solve about 10 issues for me. But, I can't do it by myself. The boys like to go in different directions when we are outside and they are too young to take your eyes off them even for a second, even if I were to leave them in the house. I don't even want to go into what kind of trouble Evan can get into in the house by himself. The river seems to be holding steady for now, but it isn't projected to make any significant drops anytime this summer, so Bill will have to keep traveling. Now is one of those times, I really wish I had about 10 good male friends who would be willing to work for food & beer:) several guys could get the fence built in no time at all. I just don't think I can afford to hire anyone. I had it when remodeling projects get put on hold! They are still working on the roof, just the little things but still……. It is what it is. We will survive lol. I also am worried for all the local people who have been put out of their homes. I heard that there are several families that are camping out on the old hwy, because that was as far as they could get when the water came up so fast. There are alot of people on this side of the river that need someplace to stay, it makes me wish I had room to put someone or that I could do something to help. We did gather up some pots, pans, canned food and soaps to donate. Just wish I could do more 🙂 So that is that for now. Here is a picture of what the river looked like earlier this week.


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I suppose it could have been useful to keep it, to have another one upstairs, but the router seems to be able to reach the entire house, and I would never need more than five computers (including iPad) on at once.
So I'm not sure what this was all about. But if I find out more what the upgrade could have been for, I'll update here.