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by Mobius
Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:51 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Next gen 360 vision device..
Replies: 9
Views: 838

Would you invest in it? I think not.
by Mobius
Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Descent Website!
Replies: 11
Views: 889

Avoid blue text like the plague.
Do not use RED as a background for text.

Just what niche are you aiming at - that other Descent sites don't currently cover adequately?
by Mobius
Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Nuclear reactor boat
Replies: 37
Views: 2483

Dude, Nucular (:P) power stations on land are capable of taking a direct hit with a 747 at maximum speed without busting the containment vessel or spewing radiation everywhere.

Why do you think a floating reactor would be any different?
by Mobius
Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:08 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Logitech Bluetooth Dinovo keyboard = Input & Output Good
Replies: 3
Views: 613

Logitech Bluetooth Dinovo keyboard = Input & Output Good

I had a brain fart recently, and purchased a CoolerMaster alloy keyboard. It looked great! Sadly it is rubbish: really noisy (very \"click-clacky\") plus it actually rattles - believe it or don't. It was bloody expensive too - around NZ$80 from memory. Well, I splashed even bigger this tim...
by Mobius
Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:50 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I wouldn't mind..
Replies: 122
Views: 9138

I'd rather slide down a 40 foot razor blade using my testicles as brakes.

Honestly, could you make a more ugly car if you tried? I don't think so. Did you see how much foot room there was? None.

Nope - that car is NOT the future. Thankfully, it is also NOT the present.
by Mobius
Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:47 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: YAY for the sensible laws in USA and enforecement thereof!
Replies: 7
Views: 922

YAY for the sensible laws in USA and enforecement thereof!

The US has gone from \"glad\", passed quickly through \"mad\" and is now moving rapidly directly to \"bad\". CLICKY Pretty soon, expect to be \"sad\". At one stage I was actually thinking about moving to the USA for a while. Now however, I have disabused mysel...
by Mobius
Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:04 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: My Burning Indika 3 Music Video
Replies: 5
Views: 1124

Pretty de(s)cent transfer rate: 227 KB/s :) OK, got the movie. Good job at getting the movie to be roughly the speed of the actual game. How'd you do that? What I can tell you though, is that you are not-too-great at playing BI3! You make an awful lot of really basic errors in there man. Liek trying...
by Mobius
Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:48 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Interesting mouse
Replies: 5
Views: 958

Yep. Nice to see this implemented. The issue will be how well they're made, and what components are used. A mouse like this needs to be of absolutely top quality.

Could a be a great boon for 3D designers.

I've always felt that the UI and input devices for computers have a long way to go yet.
by Mobius
Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:23 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: More fuel for the fire.
Replies: 8
Views: 882

More fuel for the fire.

CLICKY

Well it seems there's a lot of method in the Dubya madness. It is stunning what congress lets him get away with.
by Mobius
Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:40 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: My faith in society took a hit yesterday
Replies: 39
Views: 11792

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the Transactional Analysis technique of \"I'm Ok, You're OK\"! What you are getting confused with is ★■◆●ing stupid Political Correctness gone awry - on a par with \"And The Oscar Goes to...\" instead of \"And the winner is.\" Sheei...
by Mobius
Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Drugs in schools (please tell me that mine is the exception)
Replies: 60
Views: 5172

Oh, and yes, your generation is doomed, through laziness and ineptness. That's a bit unfair Dave. I think it's more to do with the fact that US public schooling is of shocking quality, kids are raised on a diet of stupidity, fear and drugs, and parents don't care because they are too stoned, and to...
by Mobius
Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:36 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Drugs in schools (please tell me that mine is the exception)
Replies: 60
Views: 5172

Every week take the money you would have spent on drugs and invest it. By the time you are 35 years old you will be a millionare. Yeah, but a very square and boring Millionaire! ;) Or, you could sell 3/4 of the drugs you buy, making a profit, and invest that profit. By the time you're 35 (if you ar...
by Mobius
Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:31 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Caption this photo....
Replies: 7
Views: 896

'When I said \"Secret Handshake\" - the thing is, the secret is that I smash your hand with this gavel.'
by Mobius
Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Battlestar returning on Friday
Replies: 18
Views: 1626

Bit Torrent is my friend.

These shows will air in New Zealand sometime in late 2007 I imagine.
by Mobius
Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:54 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Dumitru Duduman Testimony
Replies: 9
Views: 1123

Whateveryournameis, by selecting such a user name (I'll be kind and label it \"provocative\") and posting such stuff, you were just BEGGING for the reply post I made. If you want to avoid being flamed in such a way - select a username that doesn't brand you as a religious nutcase who can't...
by Mobius
Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:32 pm
Forum: The DBB Marketplace
Topic: BFG Physx card is $195.99 at Newegg and there's a $40 rebate
Replies: 13
Views: 5418

Great - you mean I can pay $150 for a piece of stuff that does nothing except consume power and works in about 3 games I don't even play! EXCELLENT :P Lemme make a bet with anyone here: There'll be no such things as a physics card in anyone's PCs in 5 years from now. That goes for dual graphics card...
by Mobius
Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:29 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Justice?
Replies: 4
Views: 648

I approve of the correct placement of the apostrophe - and I think that prisons are to be commended for producing such literate inmates!
by Mobius
Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:28 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Great Job Bible
Replies: 40
Views: 4173

I think God needs an editor. You think he hasn't had a ton of 'em already? You think that the authors of the bible were, quite literally "god's stenographers" and that the bible is literally "the word of god"? Puh-lease. History isn't that dumb, and the lineage of the bible is q...
by Mobius
Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:22 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Dumitru Duduman Testimony
Replies: 9
Views: 1123

Will, check out the username of the poster - that oughta give you some clue as to his intellectual capacity and his philosophical bent.

'Nuff said!
by Mobius
Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Killings
Replies: 102
Views: 6113

Bet you are confusing Big Brother with good parenting skills. You are substituting familial love with the proverbial Big Stick.

There's a reason there are so many gun murders in the USA: you've been brainwashed until everyone has THE FEAR. See Bowling For Columbine.
by Mobius
Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:18 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A little perspective
Replies: 7
Views: 585

Yep. Exactly why so many people want to own such a God forsaken bit of desert is beyond me. That so many (millions?) of people have died fighting for it is beyond comprehension!

Fascinating animation. It was featured on DIGG a few days ago.
by Mobius
Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: .l.. I salute you ..l.
Replies: 13
Views: 765

I favour \"Slap upside the head\" just because it sounds more exotic, and slightly kinky. ;)
by Mobius
Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Formula 1 on VIIDOO?
Replies: 10
Views: 835

Yep Merl - GREAT race. I reiterate my belief that Kimi muist be the unluckiest man in Formula 1 EVER. Perhaps he is not very good at keeping a car undamaged, and can not do what Michael seems to do: keep his car intact, and not blow it up. I think Kubica is the best thing to happen to F1 for a long ...
by Mobius
Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: .l.. I salute you ..l.
Replies: 13
Views: 765

And I thought *I* was high-stress... But that's only when I get faced with a line of camper vans, going my way, on a twisty road. Even then, the 928 makes pretty quick work of 'em. I think this guy is funny - and you have to know he isn't serious - he's hamming it up for the camera, in the hope some...
by Mobius
Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:25 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: .l.. I salute you ..l.
Replies: 13
Views: 765

Guy needs Prozac!
by Mobius
Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:19 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Formula 1 on VIIDOO?
Replies: 10
Views: 835

Well, I had the station coming in at 130KB/s, fullscreen on monitor #1, and the Live Timing Java applet running full screen on Monitor #2. I had just poured myself a big bourbon and coke, and was 15 minutes away from the race start.... and then.... feed died! Everyone on the viidoo chat screen screa...
by Mobius
Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:50 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: New Joystick?
Replies: 20
Views: 2197

Yep - the Logitech 3D Pro is a good stick. However, it suffers the same issues with the HAT switch as the 2.4 Freedom stick: The plus-shaped (+) actuator which connects to each ceramic-topped OMRON microswitch eventually wears out as a direct result of plastic against ceramic. This results in an ina...
by Mobius
Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:45 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Formula 1 on VIIDOO?
Replies: 10
Views: 835

Found the answer. It seems to be on \"Star Sports\" channel.

http://forum.viidoo.com/viewtopic.php?t ... ht=formula

Probably this is the awful \"Speed\" coverage - and not the perferred ITV transmission?
by Mobius
Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:41 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Formula 1 on VIIDOO?
Replies: 10
Views: 835

Formula 1 on VIIDOO?

www.viidoo.com This site re-transmits TV channels on the web. Typically, I walk about a kilometre to a casino to watch the Formula 1, but they don't allow Laptops on the premises, and they don't have a WIFI network for me to get the Formula 1 \"Live Timing\" data on. Now, I'm hoping that o...
by Mobius
Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: centrifugal force on earth.
Replies: 29
Views: 2040

I can wade in here... Gravity varies from place to place about the earth, and in reasonably non-trivial amounts too. If you think about the Earth having \"one Gravity\" - that is only \"on average\". The presence of a lot of matter makes the gravity change quite a bit. It's well ...
by Mobius
Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: My Name is Inigo Montoya
Replies: 8
Views: 858

Never go into a land-war in Asia! And never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line!

*thump*

Andre the Giant: What's my way?
Bad Guy: Wait behind the rock, when he comes by, smash him from behind!
Andrew the Giant: My way isn't very sportsmanlike!
by Mobius
Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:51 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Bush steals more rights and takes the USA down the toilet
Replies: 28
Views: 1956

Bush steals more rights and takes the USA down the toilet

http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/bovard34.html If you are an American citizen (and voter) then you should be very very worried. You're sitting in a time-bomb, and Bush now has the absolute right to order torture on any person he so desires to be tortured. Congress has approved this. If you have fam...
by Mobius
Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:03 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The MPAA wants YOU...
Replies: 1
Views: 384

The MPAA wants YOU...

... to install P2P software, and share your stuff!

See for yourself:

CLICKY

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Satirical works are protected under the Constitution of the United States of America.
by Mobius
Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:49 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: \"Remote Desktop\" with XP home?
Replies: 8
Views: 1094

Good tip Merlin: VNC works GREAT. Free too. :)
by Mobius
Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:49 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I've got the net again! wooT!
Replies: 2
Views: 386

I tried. But I can't \"touch this\"!

:)
by Mobius
Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:40 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What's inside Nike Shox?
Replies: 9
Views: 1689

Well, I sort of hoped there was something inside which would be high-tech - but I suppose if there were, Nike would make 'em see-through so you could see them working. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with my shox: the reason I buy 'em is because of my buggered ankle. I ripped my left foot off in ...
by Mobius
Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:35 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What's inside Nike Shox?
Replies: 9
Views: 1689

What's inside Nike Shox?

http://4sure.co.nz/shox/whats_inside_nike_shox.html

I've been curious for ages. And I have a bandsaw. :)
by Mobius
Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:01 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: I'm moving to Britian now...
Replies: 17
Views: 1181

I give that videogood points for trolling. But I definitely WOULD like to see what would happen if a powerful lobby group wanted to put Darwin on the face of the US $10 bill. I bet the fundies in the US would have an absolute sh!7-fit! The rate of myocardial infarction would probably quintuple overn...
by Mobius
Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:05 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Richard Hammond critically injured in jet-car crash!
Replies: 7
Views: 972

Top Wop - Mininova has all the top gear episodes in reasonably healthy torrents, from series 8 down to series 3. I think my folder is now around 20 or so Gigabytes, and that'd my entrie data traffic for a month, so not much chance of me sending 'em to you, sorry. Just be persistent bro - some of my ...
by Mobius
Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:02 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: How to be a complete and utter Internet ****tard!
Replies: 28
Views: 1989

Good question Suncho.

And, if you're under 18, the answer was probably \"from under your Dad's bed.\"