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by Sedwick
Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:35 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: DESCENT FOR WiiWare HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!
Replies: 60
Views: 10496

I'd like it if acceleration was controlled by the distance you move the Wiimote away from the \"sensor\" bar.
by Sedwick
Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: You fail as a virus...
Replies: 40
Views: 4149

Re:

Sirius wrote:
DarkHorse wrote:More fail would be typos in the code itself.
Speaking of which, does this count?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 85%29.aspx
Third and fourth methods in the list. Somebody is never going to live that down.
:lol: :roll:
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:19 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: You fail as a virus...
Replies: 40
Views: 4149

Re:

DarkHorse wrote:More fail would be typos in the code itself.
I'm always cleaning those up from the comments of the .NET source of my coworker (who doesn't use Visual Studio).
by Sedwick
Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:19 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: For the gadget geek
Replies: 7
Views: 866

Re:

Duper wrote:or This
Finally, a place to hold all my paper ★■◆●!
by Sedwick
Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Bulldozer rampage
Replies: 6
Views: 748

Bulldozer rampage

Welding skills + vendetta + mental instability = http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/destroy ... mpage.html
by Sedwick
Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:34 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Happy New Year!
Replies: 7
Views: 1114

Hope I'm not too late to spread wishes too! My wife and I at ComedySportz on NYE, with me rockin' the homemade specs mask: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/CmeCSzonNYE.jpg So, are we going to pronounce it \"two thousand ten\" (4 syllables) or \"twenty ten\" (3 s...
by Sedwick
Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: This is my baby. Do click!
Replies: 30
Views: 3467

Re:

Red_5 wrote:500hp in a 240XS... that's like putting a Saturn 5 rocket in a food blender!
Almost like this?
by Sedwick
Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:24 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Avatar
Replies: 43
Views: 5254

Is Pandora really a planet? It looked like a moon orbiting a gas giant. Which would help explain its microgravity...
by Sedwick
Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:21 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Bring back PXO?
Replies: 151
Views: 28579

Re:

S13driftAZ wrote:Rankings = Matchmaking?
Perhaps along with usage pattern tracking, to group up players likely to play at the same time?
by Sedwick
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:06 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 27
Views: 3952

Congrats to Drakona & Lothar! Now, make sure the relatives don't get him only one gift per year. My wife's mom was born Dec 26th and she hated how people would combine her birthday and Christmas into one gift!
by Sedwick
Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:51 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 27
Views: 3952

Merry Christmas to all!
by Sedwick
Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:35 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: proof men are better than toddlers at everything.
Replies: 2
Views: 336

Toddler blows one shot at redemption!
by Sedwick
Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:53 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: For the mappers, or, anyone, check this out
Replies: 1
Views: 1529

That one would make for some great levels :)
by Sedwick
Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:23 am
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: D2 Level 4 Music (Midi Re-make)
Replies: 5
Views: 1460

Very nice. Almost trippy!
by Sedwick
Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:33 am
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: My old Gauss cannon CAD project
Replies: 7
Views: 2669

Thanks for the links! That rendering is just hypnotic.
by Sedwick
Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:04 am
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: My old Gauss cannon CAD project
Replies: 7
Views: 2669

Yeah, I certainly wasn't any kind of weapons expert when I was 18 :) I didn't even form the relationship between \"gauss\" and magnetics. Perhaps the fact that the same ammo is used in the Gauss and Vulcan cannons kept me in my thinking. But maybe I'm wrong about how the Vulcan might work ...
by Sedwick
Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:19 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: My old Gauss cannon CAD project
Replies: 7
Views: 2669

My old Gauss cannon CAD project

The first quarter of my freshman year at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (fall 1996) had me taking an Engineering Graphics course (CAD). I decided for the big project I'd take on the internal mechanics of the Gauss cannon from D2: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/Gauss%20Cannon...
by Sedwick
Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:21 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Favorite PC game classics.
Replies: 48
Views: 7076

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Oh how did i forget alleycat!? That was a great game. The last time I played it the dog still scared me, just as it did when i was little. The real nail-biter was the area where you had to eat out of all the dogs' dishes! The big cheese area was probably my favorite. I once played long enough to ge...
by Sedwick
Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:59 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Favorite PC game classics.
Replies: 48
Views: 7076

Descent was actually my first game on my first modern PC. But I do fondly remember...


Alleycat

Digger

Paperboy

Tie Fighter

X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter

DX-Ball (1 and 2)

Pinball

Minesweeper

Hover
by Sedwick
Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Descent 3 Grapics flickering
Replies: 4
Views: 683

I had this problem 2 years ago:

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by Sedwick
Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:53 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Recovering Thunderbird email?
Replies: 2
Views: 550

No Mozilla folder anywhere. Sigh...
by Sedwick
Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:25 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Win 7 Starter
Replies: 9
Views: 1411

Has anyone else got the Office Depot mailer saying \"Come in for free installation of Windows 7\"? It didn't say what the catch was.
by Sedwick
Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Recovering Thunderbird email?
Replies: 2
Views: 550

Recovering Thunderbird email?

A few months ago malware hosed up my Windows (XP) and I copied all my data and programs to another hard drive, which is now my drive E:. How can I get all my old email back? In what file(s) or folders is it actually stored? I looked in the old Application Data folders but found nothing on Thunderbir...
by Sedwick
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Focus Credit Group scam?
Replies: 7
Views: 596

I had signed that phone onto a DNC list 4 years ago too.
by Sedwick
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:28 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: Improvisation composition
Replies: 2
Views: 946

Quite good indeed!
by Sedwick
Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:18 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Focus Credit Group scam?
Replies: 7
Views: 596

Focus Credit Group scam?

So this afternoon I get a robo-call from \"Focus Credit Group\" saying my debit card has been deactivated because of some unusual transaction. My card is with a major bank, and I'd never heard of this outfit before. Trying to get an operator, I hit 0...a lot. It asked me for my debit card ...
by Sedwick
Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:28 am
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: Name That Pumpkin Carving 2009
Replies: 1
Views: 807

Name That Pumpkin Carving 2009

I meant to make it like Thriller zombie MJ, but it didn't turn out quite right. Still a pretty spooky face, though. Who/what does it remind you of? http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/Pumpkin%20carving%202009/Jack-o-lantern.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/Pumpki...
by Sedwick
Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:59 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: Monitor for Photo Editing
Replies: 18
Views: 5632

Re:

Duper wrote:If money is not object...

This is THE best monitor to date

The Sony OLED 17". 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
What's with the comment that says the blue dies after 2 years?
by Sedwick
Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:00 pm
Forum: The DBB Testing Zone
Topic: buuuuuh dum
Replies: 12
Views: 3087

RU-U-U-U-U-U-UN!!!
by Sedwick
Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:59 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Nintendo Wii
Replies: 38
Views: 2921

I love the creative dementia of Rayman Raving Rabbids, 1 and 2. Haven't tried TV Party, but I heard it sucked.
Wii Play is also nice; my favorite minigames are the laser hockey and tank battle, and the fishing one can be fun too.
by Sedwick
Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:59 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: descentbb stylish user css style.
Replies: 6
Views: 1515

Uh, \"deesscent\"?
by Sedwick
Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Demo Trading Block Reborn
Replies: 60
Views: 101794

Pretty action-packed and rockin', Tomato. Great stuff!

EDIT: Be sure to correct the YouTube info, though--D2 came out in 1996.
by Sedwick
Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: CZAR Down
Replies: 16
Views: 1116

Not that I believe 9/11 was an inside job, but if there really is some interesting evidence, what's wrong with calling for an investigation? What's the big controversy?
by Sedwick
Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: Wow nice Art. Here is one of mine
Replies: 68
Views: 11879

Sorry for the late reaction, but the cables toward the ceiling on the first pic are a nice touch. All great work!
by Sedwick
Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A new Stick on the Block
Replies: 13
Views: 1417

That gaming cockpit halfway down the page is INSANE! Love the use of X-Keys keyboards!
by Sedwick
Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Story behind your avatar pt. 3(?)
Replies: 45
Views: 7261

Re:

Mine is the "r-pentomino" pattern in Conway's Game of Life, a generational cellular automata simulation. This particular pattern takes more than 1100 generations to stabilize, and the "live" cells are depicted here with Descent shield powerups, with energy powerups delineating th...
by Sedwick
Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:51 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: MANTIS!
Replies: 17
Views: 1533

I thought M.A.N.T.I.S. was an interesting show...
by Sedwick
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A Tired Old Star
Replies: 16
Views: 1123

I remember seeing Powers of Ten at Discovery World Museum in Milwaukee as a kid; quite the wonder indeed. I wouldn't mind seeing the visuals redone with modern CGI.
by Sedwick
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I Kicked Your Dog
Replies: 24
Views: 2742

My dog said you better watch where you step in the morning.
by Sedwick
Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Your first gaming console you ever had
Replies: 42
Views: 5013

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My mother didn't want me to have a video game system as a kid (and she was probably right for doing that, as I would have wanted to spend much time playing on it), but I vowed when I was 9 (in 1987) that I would get an Atari by the time I was 12. Then my friend got a NES and I stopped caring. I play...

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