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by Top Gun
Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:36 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Peak Oil
Replies: 25
Views: 3532

I'm definitely with Lothar on this one. It may be difficult to make a transfer to alternative energy, but I think that it will happen without an abundance of chaos. We've already started making the first steps: see hybrid cars, experimental fuel cells, wind farms, geothermal energy, biofuels, improv...
by Top Gun
Fri Mar 05, 2004 8:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Funniest StrongBad email evar
Replies: 41
Views: 4509

I've always liked the Japanese cartoon e-mail. The recent one with the Strongbadia news channel is also pretty funny. Heck...all of them are funny! :lol:
by Top Gun
Thu Mar 04, 2004 4:15 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 Revival
Replies: 14
Views: 2329

Sounds like a good idea. This would also solve the problem of people showing up for the revival and not having the level pack.
by Top Gun
Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Enterprise: Azati Prime
Replies: 7
Views: 802

That was probably the best episode of Enterprise this season, and one of the best since the show began. I was sitting on the edge of my seat until the very end of the episode. It'll be a real pain waiting six weeks for the follow-up, although that new show "Game Over" that'll be filling in...
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:45 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Passion
Replies: 77
Views: 11956

I just saw the movie earlier today. Absolutely incredible. The best adjective I could use to describe it is "powerful". I still need to sit down and reflect about it, but I can already say that it has deeply affected me. I didn't think that it was overly gory or bloody; these elements just...
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:06 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Passion
Replies: 77
Views: 11956

I think they have, Bash. Their claims seem almost completely unfounded, to say the least. Also, most of the points that Jewish leaders have addressed, such as the role of the Sanhedrin and the high priest in Jesus' death or the line, "His blood be on us and our children," are taken directl...
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:25 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: professional Personality Test
Replies: 40
Views: 4002

Testiculese, I'm so unusual, even I can't describe myself. Image
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:19 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Passion
Replies: 77
Views: 11956

Roid, I've been attending Mass for 17 years, and I've never heard or experienced that sentiment. http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/tongue.gif And no Lothar, I haven't seen a lot of that type of art recently either. It seems as though those Middle Ages/Renaissance folks weren't as pious and chaste as we g...
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: professional Personality Test
Replies: 40
Views: 4002

INFJ here. It sounds about right for me.

P.S. By the way, I truly think that psychoanalysis, and psychology in general, is almost pure BS. I challenge any psychologist in the world to make a psychological profile of me. Trust me, it ain't gonna happen. Image
by Top Gun
Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:28 pm
Forum: Servers and Server OP's
Topic: Cross Poster - SHOOT LEVEL Updates
Replies: 32
Views: 7474

Yes, the PD file archive is located on dfiles.de. There are no direct download links to PD.
by Top Gun
Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:24 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: How to make a billion dollars with a little imagination
Replies: 5
Views: 624

Boring? Childish?

All right, where's that "STFU Mobius" picture we all know and love? Image
by Top Gun
Mon Feb 23, 2004 6:04 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: WoT: New Spring
Replies: 10
Views: 824

Phoenix: Yes, I'm well aware of how Tolkien "borrowed," as you put it, from older works. If you researched a bit more, you might appreciate how Tolkien created his mythology. Tolkien would take common textual references from early Germanic and Norse myths and hypothesize what those referen...
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 22, 2004 10:13 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Class 1 Drone Matcen
Replies: 20
Views: 4410

Strange...it always worked fine for me. A latent 1.4 bug, maybe?
by Top Gun
Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:09 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New DBB Test Address
Replies: 65
Views: 4722

Last time I checked, it's where it always was.
by Top Gun
Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:26 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Check out this rig!
Replies: 8
Views: 1073

You know James Bond is dying for one of those Image
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: WoT: New Spring
Replies: 10
Views: 824

I've read the first two books in the series, and so far I can't say I enjoy them all that much. The story drags on too much, and there were times during the first book in particular when I just wanted to yell, "Get on with it! Let's get to the actual plot again! http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/ton...
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 19, 2004 2:23 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: PXO's website is down
Replies: 74
Views: 10365

I know that Kevin Bentley is intending to re-write some of the PXO code. This downtime may be related to whatever he's doing.
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 19, 2004 2:19 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Do you know who your presidential candidate is?
Replies: 7
Views: 1550

Bush: 100%
Edwards: 81%
Kerry: 78%
Dean: 66%
Sharpton: 56%
Kucinich: 46%

Sounds about right. Personally, social issues are my top priority, and I happen to agree with Bush's stance on most of them.
by Top Gun
Mon Feb 16, 2004 10:45 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 Revival
Replies: 14
Views: 2329

Woohoo! http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/biggrin.gif Nice to hear from ya again Phaser! I actually sent an e-mail to Stealth a while back, asking how things were going, but I don't know if he got it (I used his address at stealthshangar.com) It would be great to have another revival. Maybe I'll finally ...
by Top Gun
Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:52 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Gigabyte servers
Replies: 12
Views: 2036

When somebody does see a hacker, everyone else in the server needs to make it a priority to just rail on that one guy, ignoring everybody else. Remember, hackers only hack because they suck and want to get some cheap kills. If they get railed on enough, they'll give up and leave. Plus, there's no fe...
by Top Gun
Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: At the 2001 Baptist Creation Science Fair:
Replies: 19
Views: 1919

That is one scary website. Even the titles of those "research projects" made me feel like I had wandered into the Twilight Zone. It's truly sad that some people are so ignorant of basic scientific principles and what they mean. Nitrofox, as DCrazy said, the people you met are absolutely no...
by Top Gun
Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:22 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Pimp Ride ATV
Replies: 16
Views: 1516

But Ace, why would any cop want to steal that thing? If I was that cop, I'd haul it off to the nearest car crusher with sirens blaring. Image
by Top Gun
Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:05 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Photoshop
Replies: 22
Views: 1911

It's funny, when I first glanced at that cow I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Then I looked harder and said, "Whoa! It's the Earth!" Image
by Top Gun
Tue Feb 10, 2004 2:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Von Neumann machines - are they right?
Replies: 19
Views: 3261

Yeah Topher, it would be pretty cool, but look what happened in Freespace. We screw up one conversation with the first sentient species we come across, and *POOF*--14 years of galactic war. Kinda makes you think, doesn't it... Mobius, I have little to no idea what you're talking about. What exactly ...
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:07 pm
Forum: For the D3 Dev Team
Topic: Finally got the source!
Replies: 85
Views: 82093

I was just thinking along the lines of the closest one to you at the moment. Something like the "Find a robot" command, except specified for Stormtroopers. I thought the hardest part of that level was just finding all of the semi-hidden areas containing Stormtroopers. http://www.descentbb....
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:05 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Winxp & D3
Replies: 20
Views: 2607

A little side note here: Punisher, the Dual Jewel patch isn't available on PD, but you can get it from Interplay's website. I'll have to bug BlueFlames about posting it on PD. Image
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 08, 2004 5:03 pm
Forum: For the D3 Dev Team
Topic: Finally got the source!
Replies: 85
Views: 82093

Thunderbird, I think he's referring to the "Shut Down Engine Core" objective not registering properly. The Guide-bot says, "Tertiary objective completed," but the objective never reads as completed. What I really wish had worked in that mission is the "Find Stormtrooper"...
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:00 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: ship select
Replies: 6
Views: 2192

Ace, it's an MD round. Image
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 08, 2004 12:59 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Winxp & D3
Replies: 20
Views: 2607

Woodchip, the reason the patch didn't work for you may be that many copies of D3 sold in the US were actually the Australian version. That error message usually comes up when using the US patch on the Australian version. Try using the Australian patch and seeing if it works. Also, you don't have to ...
by Top Gun
Sat Feb 07, 2004 8:07 pm
Forum: For the D3 Dev Team
Topic: Finally got the source!
Replies: 85
Views: 82093

Shut up Suncho Image
by Top Gun
Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:30 pm
Forum: For the D3 Dev Team
Topic: Patch Status
Replies: 219
Views: 706606

I'm positive that Ixion has a copy of D3 Linux if Delkian doesn't.
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:03 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mass. court upholds same-sex marriage
Replies: 131
Views: 14130

Thank you Bash, that was a truly great letter you posted. The governor of Massachusetts pretty much summed up my opinion as well. No need to reiterate it in my own bumbling fashion. Image
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:34 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Is PXO down
Replies: 12
Views: 2532

PXO Detect says that the game and chat servers are up, but the user server is down. Maybe Mark Muller and Co. are fiddling with something? Who knows...
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:26 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Longhorn
Replies: 21
Views: 2685

Not to mention the fact that I'm almost positive that most, if not all, older software/games (such as D1, D2, and possibly even D3) will not work on the new OS. That's enough of a reason for me not to upgrade. (Plus, I know nothing about 64-bit processors, Linux, DRM, or computers in general http://...
by Top Gun
Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: John Titor
Replies: 39
Views: 4200

Here's a quote of Captain Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager that I believe fits this situation: "There's one thing I've learned about thinking about temporal paradoxes: don't." http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/tongue.gif (Please, do not post your approval/disapproval of the above series; I'm just ...
by Top Gun
Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:46 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: PXO's website is down
Replies: 74
Views: 10365

No ranks? Noooo! What will happen to my hard earned, permanent Cadet ranking of zero? Image

Mark, thanks a ton for all you've done. It's nice to know that someone out there still cares about little old us. Image
by Top Gun
Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:14 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Longhorn
Replies: 21
Views: 2685

My question to you would be this: why bother upgrading at all? I mean, if all the crap you're saying about Longhorn turns out to be true, you can count this user out. Right now, XP (or 98, 2000, etc. http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/tongue.gif ) works just fine. Do we really need a new version of Window...
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 01, 2004 3:41 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: PXO's website is down
Replies: 74
Views: 10365

Well, that's something, at least. It's nice to know that someone still cares about us and is willing to try to support our community.
by Top Gun
Sun Feb 01, 2004 3:34 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Chair
Replies: 43
Views: 5885

After watching the movie "Dead Man Walking," which is based on the true story of a man on death row, I can't say that I'm fond of the death penalty by any means. Go out and rent this movie; it might change the way you think. I've also heard statistics from several sources that state that i...
by Top Gun
Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:54 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: PXO's website is down
Replies: 74
Views: 10365

Jeez, I was afraid that no one else (besides DCrazy) would reply to this. http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/tongue.gif I'm planning on sending an e-mail to Volition's webmaster informing them of the problem. Do any of you have another suggestion of a person at Volition who would be better able to possibl...

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