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by Nosferatu
Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:45 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Congratulations - you are 9th on the list
Replies: 41
Views: 3419

BTW, Penn and Teller have an episode of their show Bull Sh-- on just how full of the show name, health natzies are.
by Nosferatu
Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:23 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: important survey regarding your connection speed
Replies: 64
Views: 8132

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by Nosferatu
Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:19 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Avatar Explanation Part 2
Replies: 62
Views: 4765

Re:

Vampires and Lichens at war with a kicka$$ babe as a death dealer. Hmm, I can't see lichens putting up much of a fight against Vampires. But then again, I can't see Vamps being very interested in an "organism consisting of an outer fungal body enclosing photosynthetic algae", seeing as th...
by Nosferatu
Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Avatar Explanation Part 2
Replies: 62
Views: 4765

I always hated vampire moves until I saw the original Underworld. (Vampires and Lichens at war with a kicka$$ babe as a death dealer.) Also every time I watch it, I cant help but bang head to the attitude filled rock. I just had to see if I could come up with something as an avatar. Unfortunately I'...
by Nosferatu
Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 4 hours of shoveling
Replies: 12
Views: 1246

Re:

I shovel several times per storm, then I only have to move a little bit of snow each time. Where was this, NY? We got 3 inches in Phili, and these morons were 1/4" away from declaring national emergency. Pitstown. Its just a little east of Troy NY. If you take a look at a map its fairly close ...
by Nosferatu
Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:17 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 4 hours of shoveling
Replies: 12
Views: 1246

4 hours of shoveling

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by Nosferatu
Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:00 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Desktops of 2007
Replies: 183
Views: 17092

Durring the big snow storm here in upstate NY, I just had to go around and take some pics of the area.

My fav turned out to be my own backyard bathed in white so I made it my desktop.

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by Nosferatu
Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:00 am
Forum: Servers and Server OP's
Topic: I have a Dedicated Server Online
Replies: 3
Views: 3926

Hey why not list it? :)

Just follow Suncho's post in this thread viewtopic.php?t=2336 and your server will be automagicly listed on most of the listing services, except for planetdescent.
by Nosferatu
Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:37 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What's your job?
Replies: 72
Views: 5586

I'm a document operations technician for a firm that electronically warehouses legal documentation for large multinational companies. It may sound boring but when you get to read and review documents created by some of these lawyers, you cant help but lol. I swear I saw a document with \"Receiv...
by Nosferatu
Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:11 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: vista on the 30th
Replies: 35
Views: 5967

All of South Korea thinks they are going to wait:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/24/210234
by Nosferatu
Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:26 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Could someone start hosting MetropolisGT on a regular basis?
Replies: 16
Views: 2630

Even though all I can setup is a punny little 6 player server (Crypt1) on my connection, I deliberately try not to host overplayed levels.
by Nosferatu
Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:26 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Connecticut Area Descent Lan
Replies: 3
Views: 1407

I might consider it.

I live really close to point where NY, NH and MA all come together. Its about a 2 and a half hour drive from here.
by Nosferatu
Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:28 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Darwin Awards are out.
Replies: 1
Views: 441

New Darwin Awards are out.

http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2006.html

Yes I now some of the stories occasionally get debunked, but they still make for an opportunity for a modicum of humor attainment. :P
by Nosferatu
Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:35 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: KVM switch or something else?
Replies: 15
Views: 1325

I have almost the same problem Merlin. I have a Logitech through a KVM as well. When I first boot up my main machine, all is well. Of course, when I switch to the other machine then back again, the mouse has lost all its fancier features and the only way to get them back is to reboot. Logitech of co...
by Nosferatu
Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:16 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: over nine thousaaaaaand!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 1306

How many DBZ characters does it take to change a lightbulb?

One but it takes 4 episodes.
by Nosferatu
Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:43 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Well, so much for that
Replies: 23
Views: 1775

fire ... fire ... hehe ... fire's cool.

Sorry sorry. Too much B&B. :P
by Nosferatu
Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:00 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: November Desktops
Replies: 28
Views: 1814

Another one taken with a digital camera last winter around my old stomping grounds up here in upstate NY.

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by Nosferatu
Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:48 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Favorite Linux Distro?
Replies: 9
Views: 1181

As for SUSE I just cant wait until Linus Torvald tells Novell that they cant use his copyrights and trademarks any more (i.e. shove it where only their proctologist will find it) because they are trying to end run the GPL with the MS deal.
by Nosferatu
Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:45 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Favorite Linux Distro?
Replies: 9
Views: 1181

Favorite Linux Distro?

Im thinking that soon Im going to be adding a new HD to my main machine, putting Linux on it in dual boot with Win2K. Im already using Fedora on my punny little net router CPU and Ill probably be using Fedora since Im familiar with it. But I would like to hear other opinions. Suse is out since Im fa...
by Nosferatu
Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:07 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

What this all really comes down to in the end for me is this: Nice speech you got there, however you WILL go where Microsoft tells you to. Their dominance leaves little room for choice and I doubt any of those hardcore gamers will be able to resist the new games coming out on Vista only. If you mea...
by Nosferatu
Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:09 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I hate it when that happens...
Replies: 18
Views: 992

Richard Cranium wrote:
ccb056 wrote:pxo operates the dbb's server now?
Be nice.
You knew he was just joking. I for one got a pretty good laugh out of it. I knew someone was going to make that comment sooner or later in this thread. :P
by Nosferatu
Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:54 pm
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: D@-XL 1.8.48 crashes every time played
Replies: 3
Views: 2142

Eeek thats some old hardware, escpecially that Riva TNT2 card. Still you might be able to get it to work. Now nVidia doesnt even support that card anymore. But they do still keep legacy drivers around. Check the driver number for that card. It might be reeeeeeaaaallly low, if it was the standard XP ...
by Nosferatu
Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:38 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

You cant deny that the fence sitters who have never tried Linux before will start thinking about it.
by Nosferatu
Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:12 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Hooray, we shipped!
Replies: 35
Views: 2027

I went to the Office web page in firefox telling Microsoft to shove their cookies and the web page said something to the effect of screw you. I was going there to check to see if 2007 would run under Win2K (yes Im already pretty confident of the answer) :roll: As Ive said before in multiple threads,...
by Nosferatu
Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:18 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

One_good_deed (which_is_nothing_more_than_a_clarification_of_the_original_intent_anyway) does_not_makeup_for_dozens_of_bad_ones_over_the_period_of_20_years, starting_with_the_Win3.1_on_DR-DOS_fiasco_and_steadily_getting_worse_from_there. Hmmm. Lets make that a couple dozen + 1. http://www.theinquir...
by Nosferatu
Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:37 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: AAAHHH!_Now_I_really_feel_old.
Replies: 13
Views: 993

AAAHHH!_Now_I_really_feel_old.

I_just_caught_the_weather_channel_using_Pink_Floyds
One_Of_These_Days_as_the_Local_on_the_8s_music.

NOOOOOOOOOO! :oops:
by Nosferatu
Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:22 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

Wait for it...wait for it.... http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/02/news-revision-to-windows-vista-retail-licensing-terms.aspx BA-ZING!!! One_good_deed (which_is_nothing_more_than_a_clarification_of_the_original_intent_anyway) does_not_makeup_for_dozens_of_bad_ones_over_...
by Nosferatu
Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:04 pm
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: A bug in the works
Replies: 17
Views: 3264

Still getting it. Third day now. Cleared cookies and cache.
by Nosferatu
Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:20 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

Must .. not .. throw .. more .. feul .. on .. fire.

Ah the heck with it :twisted:

http://www.theregister.com/2006/10/29/m ... _analysis/
by Nosferatu
Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:34 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Voting for first time
Replies: 48
Views: 3552

This religion argument all started from a thread about voting. Dont you all know? Voting doesnt matter any more, anyway and hasnt since the First GW election: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/26/158241 Ive been voting Libertarian consistently and militantly for 10 years now. And since it ...
by Nosferatu
Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:13 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

Hey Topher.

Didnt Edmund Burke once say:

\"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.\"

Thats why some people speak out against MS's atrocities.
by Nosferatu
Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:00 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The Music Thread
Replies: 25
Views: 1822

Much of the time Ill be listening to classical: Moussorgsky Edvard Grieg Wanger Beethoven and a bunch of others. But Ill also be listening to rock now and again: MegaDeath (I escpecially like \"Sweating Bullets\") Marilyn Manson Motor Head Rob Zomby GNR ACDC Alice Cooper (love his night ta...
by Nosferatu
Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:40 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Definitely NOT getting MS Vista
Replies: 91
Views: 5973

Oh it will accomplish something else Krom.

It will make alot more people want to try Linux/Wine.
by Nosferatu
Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:08 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Awesome Free Software
Replies: 59
Views: 33069

I found another one that Ive been liking alot on sourceforge, that I dont think I've seen mentioned yet. This one lets me can the Roxio/Nero bloatware.

http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/
by Nosferatu
Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:30 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Who/what you're dressing up for Halloween?
Replies: 16
Views: 1110

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by Nosferatu
Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:45 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Caption this photo....
Replies: 7
Views: 896

Stick it over on fark. Garenteed they will torture it to death. :twisted:
by Nosferatu
Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:55 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Post your Desktop(October)
Replies: 43
Views: 3077

I've decided to go calming recently.

This desktop is from a digital picture I took of the foliage around a relatives house last year, in upstate NY.

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by Nosferatu
Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:35 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wierd OpenGL problem.
Replies: 8
Views: 1052

You know I think the guru3d forum is right. 92.91 seems to have solved a bunch of OpenGL evils. Ive played alot of D2 and D3 in OpenGL mode, and I havent even seen a white box reticle. :)
by Nosferatu
Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:11 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wierd OpenGL problem.
Replies: 8
Views: 1052

Im not overclocking anything as a matter of fact I specifically turned off that PEG acceleration BIOS setting that by default OCs the bus to the card. (I found I had even more problems with it on) One thing I did find is a few interesting comments on guru3d.com's forum about the 92.91 Forceware driv...
by Nosferatu
Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:15 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wierd OpenGL problem.
Replies: 8
Views: 1052

CDN_Merlin wrote:Windows 2000 SP4 <-- time to upgrade to XP.
As I have said in other threads (and Ild rather not start that flame fest again) thats one thing that will never happen. Now I may duelboot with Linux and some point.