Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Dec 09, 2004 4:03pm PSTER comes early to you because well.. I'm feeling sassy. Sometimes you just get that feeling you know? Right girls? Oh plus there wasnt a First Post this morning. Heehee!
- People buy cell phones - Maybe they will use them on airplanes in 2008! - Fat aint so bad! - JLo boo'd off stageLastly, what the hell is 'hip casual' attire?
Dear Esther Mac port confirmed
Killing Floor hits a million sales, discounted on Steam
Jam Live Music Arcade announced for PS3, Xbox 360
Metal Gear Online to quietly die this summer
Mad Riders: Techland's ATV racer coming to PC, PSN, XBLA
Let me be the first to report, the Wife is mad about WoW. Last night at 2:30 AM, we are getting partied up to do Gnomeregan again sigh. My Wife had been in bed since 10pm. She walks up behind me and says "what are you doing?" uhhh, playing of course, I'm not bothering anyone it's 2:30am :) She wants meoff to "talk"
So I announce to the party, and the guild that my wife is scolding me and I have to log. When I do get off she lays into me more that I'm spending to much time in WoW. we talk for a few and basically it boils down to: She wanted some action.
Look I'm gonna drop any game, any time, and leave everyone of you high and dry when my wife says "Sex now". She knows that too, maybe she should have just said that, instead of the song and dance. AMIRITE?
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http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/041209132150.shtml
'Albert', as the machine has been christened, is one of the most powerful in Formula One as well as the automotive industry as a whole. The supercomputer was built by the Swiss company Dalco and has a total of 530 AMD Opteron processors installed in High-Density Cooling Enclosures supplied by American Power Conversion (APC). The software is provided by Fluent. Sauber has established technology partnership agreements with all four companies.
Go-go-go Malaysian backed team :D
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http://crimsonbeak.shackspace.com/hwmpnt.jpg
Now all I need is a lock of hair and...
Did this for a school project, basically I needed to combine two pictures. A portrait and some sort of background. And paint each in a different style. Unfortunately the morning before I needed to present my images and pictures my internet was broken and I was forced to scour my computer. Well the only picture I had of suitable quality(that wasn't porn) was the original picture that http://crimsonbeak.shackspace.com/hwm.html. So here we are. The background is a shot of an old English garden I used as reference for doing a piece based on Aesop's the Fox and Crow fable.
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Book discussion! Gimme some stuff to read :)
I need a logical continuation from:
Bruce Sterling - Heavy Weather, Holy Fire, Distraction, etc
and most recently - Neal Stephenson, the entire Baroque Cycle (just finished System of the World, already read all his other stuff, and all of Gibsons stuff as well)
I'm a fan of fantasy/sci-fi, and vaguely realistic historical stuff if it has modern relevance. Similarly, non fiction modern books on interesting topics appeal to me. I dislike full on philosophy, and I really dislike authors of the Crichton/Clancy bent.
Random fantasy stuff I really enjoyed: Shannara, Runelords, incredibly cheesy Warhammer/Conan novels
Random scifi stuff I really enjoyed: Honor Harrington, just about anything by Gibson/Sterling/Stephenson, incredibly cheesy Warhammer novels
Random fantasy stuff I really disliked: Jordan, Martin
Random scifi stuff I really disliked: Crichton, 'scary science in the modern day' books, startrek/random rpg/movie licensed books (yes, I know this makes no sense in the face of enjoying warhammer novels)
I can't give a good barometer for my tastes on nonfiction, other than that I dislike ungrounded philosophy and most writings of a politically or personally bent perspective (ie, I find a history book without a lot of interpretation more entertaining than I do an evaluation of our political process by an openly biased observer). I'd rather have more scifi/fantasy/fiction recommendations for this reason if possible :)
Any thoughts?
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Guess what I did today before work?!?!
No, I didn't make out with Angelina Jolie, but I did manage to get into a car wreck!! YAY FOR ME >:(
Chick in front of me decided that she would rear end the guy in front of her. We were only going about 20 miles per hour and I had a safe following distance but the combination of her competely stopping dead in her tracks and it being a wet road and us being on an incline I slid right into the back of her. The cop that showed up on the scene talked with some Valets that were at the restaurant the accident happened in front of so I was given no fault in the accident and she got a ticket.
And now for the pics. Sorry, no Divx.
Her car: http://img36.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img36&image=hers7nv.jpg (Yes, I did actually hit her rear end believe it or not)
And Now, mine: http://img36.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img36&image=picture0128ti.jpg
http://img36.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img36&image=picture0099xi.jpg
A sad panda is me. You guys know how much I love my car. Looks like I'll be driving a rental for a week.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/09/terrorist.laser.ap/index.html
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Which do you guys think is better?
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http://sport.guardian.co.uk/boxing/story/0,10146,1371190,00.html
WTF are you guys still using "stone" as a unit of weight?
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Please tell me that when you guys play, you don't get this crazy over shit.
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http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2005/DEFGH/Hitchhikers/trailer.php
Now....
I cant fuckin wait until May 6th 2005 :(
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Fun game, easy questions, takes about 5 minute to complete. 10 good answers translates into 10,000 miles. Try as many times as you like (though you'll most likely get everything right the first time around). Requires Flash.
http://www.delta.com/dashtothegate
I got an email confirmng my bonus miles within minutes.
thanks fatwallet!
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http://www.gcrobots.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2469#2469
(NO NOT +INF THIS)
Thank you
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Who else is a little disappointed to this point in ABC'S Lost? I mean, the show had SO much promise in the beginning, but for me they're starting to run into some pretty serious problems, and the show is getting more and more predictable.
Add that to the fact that we won't have any new episodes for a couple of months, and the Paul Dini info about the future of the show, and I'm just not sure I can keep my interest up enough to continue watching...
How do you guys feel? I know it's not just me!
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Makeshift memorial of flowers, beer
All day Thursday, fans left flowers and containers of beer by a boulder at the parking lot entrance, including a six-pack of Heineken with a marijuana bud tucked into the cardboard case.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/10/nightclub.shooting.ap/index.html
Godalmighty I downloaded Damageplan's CD last night and I'm surprised someone didnt kill all of them sooner. Helen Keller would have hated that shit.
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i got a warrior and when i attack i want him to swing his sword from up to down though monster and the same with the monsters axe... wat do i have to do you X1 X2 or mulitpul pictures with a timer or what? and i want to be able to use bows. how can i make an arrows come out and how can i make the monster run at me if i attack it?
thanks in advanced
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http://www.byopvr.com/XForum-tid952.html
Basically, what I'm interested in knowing is for this difference between the PVR 250 and 350 card ($50), Is this worth the simple ability to have a hardware decoder for the TV out only (e.g., the TV out HW decoder only acts upon the signal going out from the card and presumably into a TV)?
I am open to other cards that you suggest!
tia
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http://www.xmradio.com/myfi/index.jsp
total? $41.99 for the reciever, 3months service, and shipping. ownage.
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Is there any benefit to upping the difficulty level, or does it just make the game harder? I keep upping it every time I divide the plunder, but now I get my ass absolutely handed to me by the baron. I used to be able to beat him, but now I can barely block an attack, much less get a shot of my own in.
Also, the Indian War Canoe is the best boat in the game. Am not kidding!
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Man...i've wanted this car forever..im so freaking happy :D :D :D :D
Sliver...and pure beautiful :(
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It was kinda cool :(
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If you don't read previews, don't read this, it has spoilers.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/becool.html
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if you should happen to be playing a tauren druid, you could do me one hell of a favor... I would love for you to capture a video of the manticore ride back to thunderbluff from moonglade.
I had to play it with all details off and view distance to minimum, and it was still choppy as hell, but I'd love to see it in its full glory just once... if you could do that for me, I'd be a happier man.
I've not left the house since. In my (many) previous attempts to play through Morrowind, I'd not completed any quests outside of Seyda Need, Balmora, and Vivec. Holy shit, I'd been missing so much.
This is hands down one of the best RPGs I have ever played. Until recently, I didn't quite "get" that not knowing what the hell I was supposed to be doing was the point of the first part of the game. You're set free without knowing why, and you're supposed to go into the world seeking direction, not with direction. Understanding that, and adjusting my perspective as needed, has made a world of difference when it comes to my enjoyment of the game.
As far as plugins, using the Gardner's of Morrowind plugin makes the world that much more breathtaking, and the Atmospheric Sound Effects plugin makes the world sound alive. Turning off the music and just listening to the ambient noises has done wonders for my immersion in the game. Additionally, the Marksman Mod makes archery much, much more fun.
Key to all of this, of couse, is finally being able to run Morrowind at a decent framerate. But jesus, this is amazing. I've risen to the top of the Guild of Theives, I've begun construction on my stronghold with the House Hlaalu, and I've reached a reasonable rank with the Guild of Mages, yet I've not even seen the Ghostfence, much less nearly 80% of the world. The scale of this game is just mindblowing. I've probably spent close to 20 hours in Vivec alone, and I've only really spent any time on three Cantons (Foreign Quarters, Hlaalu, and St. Olms).
But damn, all of you people who raved about Morrowind were right.
And just in case you're curious, my character build is a Wood Elf Marksman that's qualified in Short Blade, Light Armor, Security, Illusion (as Chameleon is better than Sneak, and Frenzy is better than Taunting), Alteration (because walking on beautiflu water is fun), and Acrobatics (100 Acrobatics = FUN!).
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This is how I want it to look (the People in Lab button is what I'm working on): http://www.nflight.com/files/tempy/withonelist.htm
However, I can't get it work with two options: http://www.nflight.com/files/tempy/withtwo.htm
Any ideas? =(
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Methinks its a day to leave at lunchtime!
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I'll take any advice or notes from those that have been in a car accident before on how to deal with the insurance companies/car repair shops.
Thanks in Advance.
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Spears Stinks Out Plane with Feet
http://us.imdb.com/news/wenn/#10
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