Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Jul 17, 2006 6:55pm PDTWell we are now Titan Quest champions.. or at least we beat the first skill level. That would also be why ER is holla'in at you a bit late tonight. Blame Maarteeeen!
- Vintage wings - Shuttle made it back! - Wal-Mart vs MySpace? - Coors dude thinks DUI is funLastly, when you're in a submarine even 140 years ago the basic idea is still the same. Dont open the hatch underwater.
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Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
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Safecom SAMR-4110 = tendency to hard lock with bad line conditions
Zyxel 660R-61C = CANT EVEN DO PPPOA AND BRIDGING AT THE SAME TIME
gah
wheres my fiber optics damnit :(
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I got a fever, and the only prescription is more low resolution youtube videos (I'll post this tomorrow again in case somebody missed it....Because I want to annoy and amuse.):
Mr. B Natural
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kH4XyWjq4 (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuQMBYNRv0 (Part 2)
Are You Ready for Marriage?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=epriMrqo06M (Part 1)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qj2wYVUh7Gw (Part 2)
Hired!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ru-gpLcFpow
Here Comes The Circus
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V6m-IEUNfVg
Why Study Industrial Arts?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WfKxs_G8xkw
A Date With Your Family
http://youtube.com/watch?v=THYVh9AhtLk
Johnny At The Fair
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cn00ynJaOrk
Aquatic Wizards
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RTY0iOO242c
Circus On Ice
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ktqvi6yo_80
Truck Farmer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IVqzf76lgpw
Alphabet Antics Short
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dnqGxYab7jI
Design for Dreaming
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v91GELINmKo
Spring Fever
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ngBNklagsHQ
Keeping Clean and Neat
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QRB3xDg5pnU
Posture Pals
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dDjBsOkidek
Using Your Voice
http://youtube.com/watch?v=id4CvoKDTR0
Gumby Robot Rumpus
http://youtube.com/watch?v=q0n0EsHB0JY
Catching Trouble
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bfKxTu4PLWI
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I'm about to play through this for the first time sometime today, as its been on my list forever and its one of the few games that will actually run on my laptop at the moment :)
is there anything thats is likely to increase my enjoyment of this, is there an updated client with improved graphics or something i should be using or should I just be playing it right out of the box?
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Is there a tool in Windows XP that mimics the cool OSX behavior of switching wallpapers with fade transitions? You know what I'm talking about?
Drempels comes pretty close. I actually downloaded the source code and played with it for a while, but then I got to all the assembler stuff and I got discouraged :(
help!!!!
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I want to say its something like xcopy..
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HIM: "What languages are games written in?"
ME: "Usually C/C++"
HIM: "What else?"
ME: "... well I've seen it done in Java and Python, and Microsoft wants people to use C# and Managed DirectX but I'd say 90% of games use C/C++ since porability and speed are big concerns"
The 90% thing I pulled out of my ass - what would you guys rate it as?
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I bought Chrome Hounds. I hope you're happy.
Now how the heck do I get in a war? I joined shack squad, sat in lobby along with a few shackers for about 30 mins and nothing happened. I can't figure out the hella confusing interface. How does one join a battle and invite other shackers?
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I won't be able to test the box to see if it's really dead until I get back from work but I regret not paying for the extended warranty now. I think it would have been cheaper than plugging my 360 into a uninterupted power supply, and adding a extra fan system to the thing to keep it working.
I snap awake, look at my co-worker like WTF MANG? And he says, without expression, "oh, ya, the lead character is gay."
Hrm...methinks my co-worker might enjoy alternative lifestyles.
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http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1970494&postcount=845
Pretty sweet.
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Can I only change my horizon view point (up and down)? I cannot rotate the screen?
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kiss_kiss_bang_bang/
I wanted to see it in the theater, but circumstances prevented me at the time. I watched it tonight on DVD and laughed my ass off. Good shit. I plan on watching it again with the subtitles on because I missed some of the dialogue (thanks to Sam Adams Summer Ale).
Directed and written by Shane Black, the screenwriter of Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Last Action Hero (the kid sucked, but it's actually a witty film), The Last Boy Scout, and also had a hand in Lethal Weapon 2 & 3 and Monster Squad. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, and a very hot Michelle Monaghan.
Recommended.
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If you would be so kind, please check your shackmessages so I do not go to jail. Thanks.
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So, I'm in China or something. All of July and August will be spent schlepping through and amongst the various peoples of this vast and ancient land. It's an interesting experience, especially as a hairy 6'4" large-nosed westerner. I feel like I'm engaged in a neverending staring contest with the entire nation of China. So far I'm winning, but I fear I may soon be overwhelmed.
There are crazy things in China. Toilets are bizarre (and usually very dirty), everyone and their mothers drive motor scooters to and fro. I especially like it when they load two or three people up on one and go scooting down the street. Weeee! Anyways, between the dark meat chicken burgers, the pig tongue/rooster crest dinners, out of date guide book and ridiculously crowded markets/train stations I'm having a great time. The food is awesome, and so cheap! Fancy hotels for $20 a night. 2 hour massages for $10. Nice tailoured 3-piece suits for $100.
Pictures from my trip in reply
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Sort the following by processing / web rendering speed from fastest to slowest:
(Assume everything is running on some dual Xenon - 1gig ram server)
Python
Perl
JSP
ASP
PHP
thank thee!
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She wanted to know what it was. I explianed how Sony put out a new High Def DVD format and called it BlueRay to go up against with the new HD-DVD format that is coming out.
She said "So BlueRay is the new BetaMax?! When will Sony learn?"
I almost shot coffee out my nose.
she's not into tech
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Had some fun out on the lake this weekend. That's me crashing there. And yes, zooming in on my knees, that is what it looks like. I opened my legs to save them, and my nuts hit the water pretty hard.
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Year: 2006
Make: BMW
Model: M3
Model Detail:
Price: $20,000
Mileage: 845 km
Date: 7/18/2006
Ad Type: Private
2006 BMW M3 NAVIGATION XENONS
Comment: 3.2L I6 DOHC 24V Engine, VIN NUMBER: WBSBL93456PN64139. It has never been smoked in and has a very clean and new smell. if you have any questions, please email us 845 km. $20,000 416-363-1899.
http://www.trader.ca/Search/Enlarged.asp?strPic=5361785&strYear=2006&strMake=BMW&strModel=M3&strMile=845&strPrice=20000®ion=-1&mknm=688&makeid=688&Categoryid=1&imgurl=http://images.trader.ca/autotrader/16/29/2172344.jpg.fpx?large&CAT=1
Since regular used ones go for like $70,000-80,000, it seems.
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Wife and I are headed to NYC In early September. She wants to stay at the Hudson...
http://www.hudsonhotel.com/
Is it convenient? Is it swanky? Dont want to have to Cab it much except maybe for dinner...
We stayed at the W last year on the corner of TS and it was pretty cool....any other recommendations?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koqeSXJtvvo
1970's Bollywood funky music video
hilarious!
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Well, most of it. You guys were right. The sound on that movie really is impressive. They also do decent sound balancing, so the speaking parts and the explosion parts are both clear (unlike U-571 where you tunr it up to hear them speak, then a depth charge goes off and you only hear ringing for the rest of the film).
I really liked the character development, and even though it was mostly water, the cinematography was awesome. However, the pacing was on the edge of too slow. There were just long bouts of not much happenening. By the last third of it, I decided I'd rather just play video games.
I may just have ADD or something, but these recent 2+ hour long movies, and the trend towards even longer ones (LOTR, Kong, Harry Potter) leaves me fidgety and restless. Even if the movie is great, I find myself eager to do something else. I need Cliff's Notes for long movies, I think.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=_aVpHa4nKFA
Assuming it's the Snakes on a Plane theme song or whatever. You'd think cheesy metal would be the best, but cheesy poppy punk stuff is pretty much just as good, catchier, and not as cliche. Fucking genius.
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I don't watch nearly enough of this shit.
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So, I've been chugging through dealing with crashes right & left, stubbornly taking my warfare/defense character through TQ. It is hard, not that much fun and annoying. But I'm dealing.
I finally get to the last bit. I'm fighting Typhon the end Titan, so NOT fun. And the game crashes. Okay. I yell, I bitch, and I growl. I reboot.
Start up TQ.
And then what do I find? My level 30 War/Def character is now Level 1. Starting on the Road to Helos.
And now... I cry.
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Coming in at 6am and having nothing to do. Finding work to do is lame.
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wut?