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by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:38 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best burning software?
Replies: 19
Views: 1871

And Nero is intuitive. It does what you ask of it and nothing more. On the mediocre Roxio 5, one can't even burn ISOs to a disk. It is also crashy and remarkably unstable. Like I said, a piece of garbage.
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:32 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Anyone tried Fedora Core?
Replies: 3
Views: 591

It's best described as Red Hat 10, so if you liked Red Hat 9, here's the next stage. Some nice things about it: - Cool graphical loading screen, a la Mac OS X - Latest and greatest of most programs - Not as slow as Mandrake (not as fast as Slackware) - It's free and you aren't expected to pay for it...
by Kyouryuu
Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:02 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Goofy Gerbals on Quizzno's Subs commercials
Replies: 16
Views: 2567

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Top Wop: Well you got to admit, one way or another that commercial is effective. Right now we are all talking about Quiznos, and thats the aim of the comm...
by Kyouryuu
Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:44 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Office Professional Edition 2003
Replies: 25
Views: 2084

by Kyouryuu
Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:42 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best burning software?
Replies: 19
Views: 1871

Nero wipes the floor with everything else I've tried. Roxio 5 is garbage compared to it.
by Kyouryuu
Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:40 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Von Neumann machines - are they right?
Replies: 19
Views: 3254

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Mobius: Your assumptions about future tech are dead wrong. In the first 10 years of this century, we will DOUBLE the total amount of knowledge acquired in...
by Kyouryuu
Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:35 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Why The Long Face, John?
Replies: 42
Views: 5756

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by bash: Of all the lame issues the Dems are barking up, the President's 35-year-old National Guard history earns the Wrong Tree, Wrong Forest award. Are we ...
by Kyouryuu
Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:24 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Goofy Gerbals on Quizzno's Subs commercials
Replies: 16
Views: 2567

That's one disturbing commercial. The advertising psychos have outdone themselves this time, and I say that despite the Super Bowl farting horse commercial. Image
by Kyouryuu
Mon Feb 09, 2004 10:00 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Pilot encourages religous discussion during flight
Replies: 19
Views: 2519

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by pipsqueak10: I don't know, I'm 30,000 feet in the air and the pilot starts asking me to talk about religion, I'm praying! </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> This is...
by Kyouryuu
Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:58 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Who You Calling Arf?
Replies: 17
Views: 2626

Sort of like in the book 101 Dalmations where the dogs believe they are taking their humans for a walk. Image
by Kyouryuu
Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:25 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Mozilla Firebird now Firefox 0.8
Replies: 23
Views: 2142

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by the web site: â??To avoid overlap with another open source project, we have also decided to changed the name of this product from Mozilla Firebird to Mozi...
by Kyouryuu
Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:23 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Pilot encourages religous discussion during flight
Replies: 19
Views: 2519

Probably not the best of ideas.

But on a boring transcountry flight, might be entertaining. Image
by Kyouryuu
Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Clarion "Disenfranchised" rings again
Replies: 10
Views: 1786

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by bash: Lack of motive, Z, seeing as how they are already the party in power. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As if they will be twenty years from now when this te...
by Kyouryuu
Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:03 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: If you nag your head against a wall long enough...
Replies: 25
Views: 1824

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Mobius: <b> But our DSL servcies have been third-world, not first world. </b></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You mean New Zealand isn't perfect? OMG!
by Kyouryuu
Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:19 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Gimme your e-mail, or go to jail!
Replies: 10
Views: 1842

Lamar Smith is frequently casted as an outspoken supporter of the RIAA's rogue tactics and increasing government control of the Internet, as one of the drafters of the dubious Patriot Act cybercrime clauses. Freedom-loving Texans would be wise to oust him. My opinion about the government and the Int...
by Kyouryuu
Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:07 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Clarion "Disenfranchised" rings again
Replies: 10
Views: 1786

I don't think I'll ever have faith in electronic voting. There have already been issues of corruption by the people operating the current electronic voting machines. The only way I could potentially accept the system is if there is a rigorous and public auditing system that verifies the votes. But, ...
by Kyouryuu
Sun Feb 08, 2004 11:13 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Scripting Question
Replies: 11
Views: 2776

I'm pretty certain there's also an option for every event that says "Trigger Only Once" or something along those lines. I'm not sure where they put it - possibly on a right-click context menu?
by Kyouryuu
Sat Feb 07, 2004 10:28 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Kazaa offices raided (Sydney)
Replies: 9
Views: 1826

From what I've heard, Australia and a few other countries have a law that actually permits this. The law is called the Anton Pilar order.
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:18 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best web hosting
Replies: 5
Views: 1241

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by DCrazy: Ctrl+Alt+Del recommends FuitadNET (I believe that they host CAD, actually). I have yet to try it out myself. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That looks l...
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:59 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: F-Zero GX
Replies: 13
Views: 1314

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Akasha: Olympia Gold Racing would be much better than F-Zero. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Somehow, even with my disliking of F-Zero GX, I doubt this.
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:58 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Metroid Zero
Replies: 8
Views: 756

They jumped the gun? Shoot - it's off to the local Target! X)
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:24 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: So I broke down...
Replies: 22
Views: 2303

Yes, but then I have to go through the runaround of going to the preferences and adding it to the list. Image
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:00 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best web hosting
Replies: 5
Views: 1241

Best web hosting

For a while, I've toyed with the idea of unifying my three main web sites under one host. Insomuch as I like th free hosting I already have, I know I can afford it myself and I don't want to mooch off of others unless I have to. I'm wondering if anyone has had really good (or bad) experiences with s...
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:37 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Cool Edit?
Replies: 8
Views: 1191

I'd say something here, but BUBBALOU said it already. http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/wink.gif Seriously though, the software that came with your soundcard is usually fairly good. If you don't have such software, like I said, try Audacity. It's a decent open-source sound editing program. Another one wo...
by Kyouryuu
Fri Feb 06, 2004 10:28 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mass. court upholds same-sex marriage
Replies: 131
Views: 14124

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by bash: Sol, your question is better posted in a thread about gay marriage. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Oh! I'm terribly sorry, am I in the wrong thread? Silly...
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:10 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mass. court upholds same-sex marriage
Replies: 131
Views: 14124

Bash passes over my question on the second page. Typical. Image
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: John Titor
Replies: 39
Views: 4190

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Nitrofox125: You don't actually transport your mass to the new timeline, the wormhole just "references" you. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> So Titor b...
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: F-Zero GX
Replies: 13
Views: 1314

I just never found the previous F-Zero games to be that hard. Even on the easiest difficulty setting, F-Zero GX is more difficult, and I think it's a combination of overly tight track design and extremely twitchy controls. Maybe there's a sensitivity function somewhere I missed.
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:02 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Fix your damn avatars
Replies: 86
Views: 6863

Do you really think you are so important and crucial that you simply must have an icon 30x larger than the majority of rule-abiding users? That's why it's disrespectful. Certainly, they are of no consequence to my browsing experience since I'm on broadband. I'm just thinking about the dial-up users ...
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:41 pm
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: 60 Second Flood Control
Replies: 18
Views: 3217

We have a time delay? o_O
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:37 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Longhorn
Replies: 21
Views: 2685

Upgrading is less of a choice than an expectation. The grip Microsoft has on the computer manufacturers will invariably mean all new computers will be shipped with Longhorn preloaded. That's the power of a market share monopoly. However, it is also predicated on the notion that people will buy new c...
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:33 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Cool Edit?
Replies: 8
Views: 1191

Try Audacity? I heard that one is pretty good.
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: F-Zero GX
Replies: 13
Views: 1314

You know a racing game is too fast when you're racing along and notice that the road texture does not appear to be moving, even though everything else is. http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/tongue.gif And it's discouraging that F-Zero GX now demands rote memorization of tracks. The previous F-Zeros never ...
by Kyouryuu
Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: John Titor
Replies: 39
Views: 4190

Who needs analytical dissection when simple logic will suffice? If Titor were from the future, the very telling us that there will be a civil war in 2004 will change what happens. If we were put on alert, we would stop it. Thus, Titor in the future would have never known about it and therefore could...
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:37 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Greg Weisman Chat (2/5)
Replies: 16
Views: 1161

Roughnecks was pretty neat, actually. A few years ago when the Sci-Fi Channel was airing their BKN cartoon program in the morning, Roughnecks was a part of it. They showed it mostly in sequence, but never showed the final episodes. Visually, it was extremely impressive, practically on the level of t...
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: F-Zero GX
Replies: 13
Views: 1314

I was really disappointed in F-Zero GX. If anything, it showed me that, yes Virginia, it is possible to make a racing game that goes too fast. The controls felt extremely twitchy, moreso than F-Zero X, and the tracks felt like they were built for races half their speed. http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/...
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:29 pm
Forum: For the D3 Dev Team
Topic: Finally got the source!
Replies: 85
Views: 82083

Great words from the "DBB Friend" Image
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:27 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: He did not let us in
Replies: 52
Views: 7909

I wouldn't really call it a pre-emptive strike. For years after the Gulf War, we tried to take the diplomatic route. We humored Hussein as he toyed with opening the research lab doors and closing them to UN inspectors on a whim. We chastised him when he outright violated such orders. But the diploma...
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:21 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mass. court upholds same-sex marriage
Replies: 131
Views: 14124

So what say you to working husband and wife couples that don't produce children? Are they also scourges of your marriage system? Should they not be subject to benefits either? Explain.
by Kyouryuu
Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:38 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mass. court upholds same-sex marriage
Replies: 131
Views: 14124

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by TheCops:
this whole argument is dollars man... not equal rights.</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Proof?