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by Xamindar
Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:53 pm
Forum: The DBB Marketplace
Topic: FS: Various items - college move-out clearance/liquidation
Replies: 9
Views: 59626

Oh, then why would anyone want it?
by Xamindar
Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Tablet PC or iPad?
Replies: 37
Views: 4118

If you want an appliance, buy an Ipad.
If you want a computer, buy anything else.
by Xamindar
Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:29 pm
Forum: The DBB Marketplace
Topic: FS: Various items - college move-out clearance/liquidation
Replies: 9
Views: 59626

72-pin SIMMs make great key chain accessories. Everything else you might as well toss in the trash/recycling.

What is Descent: Sol Ascent anyway?
by Xamindar
Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:49 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Koolbear
Replies: 71
Views: 7360

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You know I can understand not using, or wanting to use slang. I can live with or without it. But you people are coming off as a bunch of spineless ninnys. I hear more foul language working in downtown Minneapolis in 1 hour than I read on the dbb in months. Cmon, there's a whole world outside. Uhh, ...
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Koolbear
Replies: 71
Views: 7360

Did you try sending him a PM? It looks like the mods for that forum are Birdseye and Lothar. I don't know when the last time I saw Birdseye on here and Lothar seems to be here less frequently. It has kinda become Thunderbunny's playground anyway. :(
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:02 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: And guess who bows again?
Replies: 56
Views: 7694

This is just like the school bully beating you up because you looked at him funny whether you meant it or not. If Hu not bowing is a sign or not who knows. It is idiotic to try to read something into this very small thing.
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:57 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Koolbear
Replies: 71
Views: 7360

I saw him posting here a couple of days ago so he is here. By the way, I thought you were now over on .com where cursing like crazy was allowed and accepted. Did you decide you didn't like cursing anymore and came back here? :?
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:48 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 6DOF Game Miner Wars
Replies: 99
Views: 28854

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Great to hear that you have passion for your game. I hope you finish it and it is a success! - pre-orders are a great method how to convince investors that this is a perspective business!! No one is ever getting any (non-refundable) pre-order cash out of me on an incomplete game or beta. Finish the ...
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:49 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Front Audio jacks
Replies: 5
Views: 784

Either unplug the speakers when you use headphones, or buy a nicer set of speakers that have a power switch so you can turn them off.

Problem solved.
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:44 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Tired of the culture war
Replies: 32
Views: 3669

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No Ferno... What I find funny is "progressives" seem to think their philosophy is avant-garde...above the fray...intellectually superior to all- and unquestionable. They claim "open minds" but they're so close-minded and hypocritical it's ridiculous. Most follow OLD SCHOOL socia...
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:40 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: And guess who bows again?
Replies: 56
Views: 7694

Dude, seriously? You need help. :roll:
by Xamindar
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:10 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: my discs are toast
Replies: 16
Views: 2796

Re: my discs are toast

Duper wrote:I don't endorse torrents of copyrighted material, sorry.
There, fixed it for you. Torrents, for the uneducated, are not bad.


Seriously though, $6 for the game is the cost of a burger and fries. Just don't eat lunch one day and get D3 instead.
by Xamindar
Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:22 pm
Forum: Coders Corner
Topic: save to one file vs many files
Replies: 3
Views: 1404

Also, if it is a small need check out sqlite as well. You might not need to have a full fledged database server installed just for what you are doing.
by Xamindar
Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:17 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: transparent cardboard boxes
Replies: 9
Views: 1135

Whoosh!~~~~~

It was a joke. :roll:
by Xamindar
Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: transparent cardboard boxes
Replies: 9
Views: 1135

Re:

Heretic wrote:
Isaac wrote:Screw that. Transparent metal ftw.
Transparent Aluminium
Someones been watching too much Star Trek.
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:46 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Tron Legacy...
Replies: 17
Views: 1816

Source about Jeff Bridges Cuda? It may not have been the best movie but it was entertaining and fun to watch. That's all a movie has to be. Even movies with good plots can be terrible movies. Plot isn't the be all and end all of movie making. Look at \"The Killer Inside Me\" that was relea...
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:21 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Post yer awesome loot! '10
Replies: 32
Views: 7344

Oh, and I got: -Tron Evolution PS3 game -Demon's Souls PS3 game -Handmade wooden pen made by my dad -Pajamas -Some Shirts -Lots of new socks -Battleship board game -Painting made by my sister of my wife and I -$50 -Nerf guns for me, my wife, and all my local friends. It was an impulse buy at Toys R ...
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Post yer awesome loot! '10
Replies: 32
Views: 7344

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A picture's worth and all that. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs616.ash2/156877_720710293863_23215509_40228187_7967815_n.jpg The most exciting present has yet to arrive, though. :D Whao, the Space Police are back? Sweet! And Fernos post is classic. Seeing as he's always picking fights...
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Tron Legacy...
Replies: 17
Views: 1816

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The DJs were wearing helmets exactly like Daft Punk. I thought the DJs were Daft Punk. I believe many songs on the soundtrack are done by Daft Punk. So it is likely that it really was them in the film. By the way, check out the Tron: Evolution game. It is a prequel story before this movie and after...
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:03 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Hover!
Replies: 14
Views: 2275

I remember playing Hover on the New Win95 machines at Costco years ago. Didn't that game come with win95? Those were the days. Also, anyone remember a game called Terminal Velocity and Fury3? They were out around the same time and I loved playing those too.
by Xamindar
Wed Dec 22, 2010 3:21 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A Player's Review of StarCraft 2
Replies: 83
Views: 9984

Uhh, I think the hype on this game died pretty much right when it was released. My friend who wouldn't stop talking about Starcraft 2 from the moment it was announced in development only played it for a week after it was out and hasn't touched it since. No lan play, missing 2/3 of the single player ...
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:26 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Remotely install software
Replies: 4
Views: 586

What operating system? I assume because you didn't state you are probably unfortunately running some version of Windows. That severely limits your options on a media center PC with regards to remote management. You pretty much answered your own question, log in through VNC and do it that way. But if...
by Xamindar
Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:17 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: If a tree is cut down, does anyone care?
Replies: 5
Views: 688

If a tree is cut down, does anyone care?
No, because a new tree is usually planted to replace it. :)
by Xamindar
Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Your 3 favorite games
Replies: 36
Views: 8376

--Descent of course, though mostly Descent 1 and 3. I never really got into 2 for some reason. But 3s graphics blew me away and I still consider them good to this day. --Halflife Series. I just love the story and feeling the games have given me. Also had a lot of good memories playing the rats level...
by Xamindar
Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:51 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: AVI - DVD Conversion, Best app?
Replies: 10
Views: 1644

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by Xamindar
Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:38 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: AVI - DVD Conversion, Best app?
Replies: 10
Views: 1644

Re:

okay now, how about up converting to 1080p? You could make a DVD in 1080p but it will probably not work on most players. Data rate requirement (remember, many dvd players are only 1x speed) will probably be too high. I have heard people make 1080p dvds that play in the ps3 but it only holds like 30...
by Xamindar
Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:02 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Google: \"Please use Firefox, not Chrome.\"
Replies: 13
Views: 1506

pwnd? Hardly. I don't think Google cares at all about forcing their browser on everyone so they gladly support firefox. It seems more like they actually want to make better software to advance technology instead of the \"embrace, extend, extinguish\" mentality of their very obviously evil ...
by Xamindar
Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:43 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Network passwords ???? Account passwords?????
Replies: 4
Views: 646

Welcome to Windows (crappy) Networking. :lol:
by Xamindar
Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:42 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Do I need to use something like ZoneAlarm
Replies: 16
Views: 1313

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Krom wrote:Don't allow the WAN ping, the router should just silently drop packets like that.

I don't want to see you post that your router/internet is down because you can't ping your connection from your friends' house. :P
by Xamindar
Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:47 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Do I need to use something like ZoneAlarm
Replies: 16
Views: 1313

MSE is probably fine unless you like to go to porn sites.
by Xamindar
Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:40 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Descent like fun on the Playstation 3...is there any?
Replies: 22
Views: 2253

There is one of the Wing Commander games on the PSN. But no Descent like game as far as I know. I haven't bought any psn games for probably about a year now. They just aren't coming out with anything worth it any more, plus they started charging $15 for most instead of $10. That kills \"virtual...
by Xamindar
Sun Nov 21, 2010 8:41 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Google language options
Replies: 3
Views: 518

Eh, English must be there, anyone know which one it is?
by Xamindar
Sun Nov 21, 2010 8:36 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Google language options
Replies: 3
Views: 518

Google language options

This sometimes happens in firefox. It doesn't always stay this way but it happens enough to be annoying. Google changed to some unknown language and when I go to the language settings the two possible languages that I could use are gone (among others). Anyone know what causes this? \"googling\&...
by Xamindar
Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:06 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Once again I have most of the forum against me...
Replies: 14
Views: 1288

Re:

Isaac wrote:What I'm mean to ask in my last post is, won't added protection bring more vendors?
Nope, more users will bring in more vendors.
by Xamindar
Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:12 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Once again I have most of the forum against me...
Replies: 14
Views: 1288

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snoopy wrote:or to have the computer search for a physical dongle.
I always wondered why they don't do that. Besides the fact that you would end up having a bazillion dongles connected to your computer, wouldn't this work just fine? Or are they easy to bypass as well by writing software to fake a dongle?
by Xamindar
Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Once again I have most of the forum against me...
Replies: 14
Views: 1288

Re:

How is that not exactly the thing I was suggesting? They came up with "kernel level DRM" on their own... I didn't see you suggest anything of the sort on the DBB. I was replying to your first post in this thread, not about the whole Ubuntu thread you linked. You seemed to concentrate on t...
by Xamindar
Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:36 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Once again I have most of the forum against me...
Replies: 14
Views: 1288

Adding kernel level drm goes against everything that Linux and OSS stands for. Of course you are going to get those types of responses. Besides, if kernel level drm was added people will just build their own kernels without that part. Linux is about freedom and all the control given to the user or a...
by Xamindar
Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Meanwhile in hippie news...
Replies: 9
Views: 982

On a related note, I remember a story I heard about a small town in the UK. The telco had built a huge transmission tower in the town. Shortly after, people started complaining about having head aches and dizziness and so on. They eventually started a lawsuit to prove the tower EMR was causing healt...
by Xamindar
Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Replies: 54
Views: 6761

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Isaac wrote:Swat 4 - best non 6DOF FPS ever, online or single player. /thread
My favorite FPS has always been Halflife/Halflife 2 with all the amazing multiplayer levels people have made, especially the rats levels. All the quirky weapons make it entertaining as well.
by Xamindar
Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Replies: 54
Views: 6761

Re:

Gooberman wrote:As Halo1 had no online support, MP required you actually get together.
I could had sworn it did, at least for the PC.