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by Mobius
Sun May 06, 2007 8:47 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Pakistan. Which side are you for this one?
Replies: 11
Views: 1029

Re: Pakistan. Which side are you for this one?

So do you like freedom and democracy or friendly military dictators? Asked and answered hundreds of times: The US government LOVES friendly dictators, and hates democracies - because you have to bribe (or, kill, or go to war with) another bunch of idiots each time the public votes in a different fl...
by Mobius
Sun May 06, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Spiderman 3, your thoughts?
Replies: 40
Views: 2614

Re:

Duper wrote:there are at least 2 more movies in the works.
For the love of all that's decent - NOOOOOOOOOO!
by Mobius
Sat May 05, 2007 4:22 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: \"Zero tolerance\" gone wrong
Replies: 22
Views: 1825

Re:

I'm sorry, but "zero tolerance" is a load of *****. What ever happened to common sense? If you examine history, I think you'll discover common sense in your government died shortly after GW moved into the White House. It's still alive and kicking in the American population of course. Fort...
by Mobius
Sat May 05, 2007 4:16 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: New Core Decision website
Replies: 442
Views: 89224

Lame.
by Mobius
Sat May 05, 2007 4:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: RIP, Wally Schirra ...
Replies: 4
Views: 909

Wally was a unique guy, and was the only astronaut to fly on all three manned craft prior to Shuttle: Redstone, Mercury and Apollo. You did good Wally!
by Mobius
Tue May 01, 2007 3:00 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: dual monitor setup
Replies: 3
Views: 528

Oh, and depending on whether you have ATI or nVidia, download Ultramon to extend your Task Bar across both screens. nVidia users shouldn't require that.

Also, make sure you install Powerstrip (BY Entech of Taiwan), and become familiar with it.
by Mobius
Tue May 01, 2007 2:58 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Restoring corrupted floppy disk data?
Replies: 7
Views: 707

If SpinRite doesn't work, then \"GetDataBack\" will. Make sure you get the FAT32 version and not the NTFS flavour.
by Mobius
Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:55 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Theistic Evolution
Replies: 66
Views: 4473

Re:

Zuruck wrote:Mbut he said he believed in god because evolution doesn't explain the existence of the soul.
That's probably because the soul does not exist. It's a figment created by the action of neurons in your head. When they stop working, you die. The end. Goodbye.
by Mobius
Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:53 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: $2,500,000,000,000 per year
Replies: 27
Views: 1995

Will, don't forget the Trillion dollars Dumbya has stolen from your country, just to ensure several thousand more Americans got killed by arabs.
by Mobius
Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:48 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: HERE SHE IS!
Replies: 51
Views: 4232

In Christchurch, New Zealand, we have a much better use for some of the remains of the WTC: building a sculpture to commemorate the fallen firefighters of 911. http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Environment/ArtistRegister/Artists/GrahamBennett/images/FirefightersTribute.jpg And info' on the sculpture is here: h...
by Mobius
Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Full circuit Nurburgring simulator?
Replies: 3
Views: 642

Full circuit Nurburgring simulator?

Anyone know of any decent driving simulator which includes the full Nurburgring course - not the shortened F1 course?
by Mobius
Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:09 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: First extrasolar possibly habitable planet found
Replies: 41
Views: 3496

Day length: most likely it is tidally locked because of its close proximity to the sun. That means one side will roast, while the other freezes. Don't get excited about this - it is NOT habitable, unless by habitable, you mean \"Doesn't crush you with gravity, but still boils or freezes you, an...
by Mobius
Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:04 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: New Core Decision website
Replies: 442
Views: 89224

Still no CD web site.
*sigh*
by Mobius
Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:58 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Giant What teh Hell fungus
Replies: 9
Views: 833

And they're one of the few things which can eat glass. At the International Space station, they are constantly removing fungus from the viewing ports to prevent clouding.
by Mobius
Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:36 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Best Digital Camera for 3D art/Photoshop texture work?
Replies: 21
Views: 1885

Re:

[]V[]essenjah wrote:Best Digital Camera for 3D art/Photoshop texture work?
Surely you mean "Camera I can Afford for 3D..."? Because you certainly can't afford the best...
by Mobius
Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Good news for Vista-phobes
Replies: 5
Views: 942

That news doesn't help after the end of 2007 though! With any luck though, public reaction to Vistash|t will be so strong that SP1 will do away with much of the crap which is vista. I've got it running on a laptop at work, for testing purposes, and I must say, I am not that happy with it. Although, ...
by Mobius
Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Overcasts on School Prayer
Replies: 21
Views: 1726

Sure you should be allowed to pray at school - just so long as it's not during learning time. I'm sure there are a hundred million kids going \"Dear God, please get me out of this test I haven't studied for.\" You can't ban an activity which doesn't display any activity at all! I mean, no ...
by Mobius
Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:14 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: PNY 2Gig Flash Drive with U3 Smart Technology won't show up?
Replies: 9
Views: 835

I have tested a bunch of USB thumbdrives recently. Settling on a 4GB Sandisk item the size of my thumbnail! Amazingly small. One of the tests I did was to repeatedly plug and unplug the things from my powered USB HUB, and also from the front-ports on the PC, while read and write operations were in p...
by Mobius
Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:11 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: R.I.P. Richard Mycoskie
Replies: 15
Views: 1219

That's really a big shame AC. My very warmest sympathies are with you.
by Mobius
Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:54 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: \"The FBI's terrorism trade-off\"
Replies: 10
Views: 969

And this is a graphic demonstration of the Fear you Americans needlessly feel. The answer to your question is of course: Precisely Zero. You are 100 times more likely to be struck by lightning and 29,000 times more likely to be killed in a car wreck. Honestly, you need to adress your risk assessment...
by Mobius
Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: No more tears in Heaven?
Replies: 71
Views: 4838

Given that heaven does not exist, except in your mind, the question is utterly moot.
by Mobius
Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:52 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The Ultimate Controler
Replies: 29
Views: 2459

Re:

TIGERassault wrote:Frankly, I'd prefer to just have motion detectors at the end of my fingertips.
If you spent more than 3 seconds thinking about that, you'd realise that's the dumbest idea EVER. What happens when you pick your nose? Scratch your face, or your ass? No - that's just not smart at all.
by Mobius
Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: If I was in charge...
Replies: 27
Views: 1737

Thank God you aren't in Charge CapM. That's raving BS about the prisons man. Do some research (there's plenty) about operating prisons like that. It just doesn't work. Although you COULD reduce your prison population dreamatically (It's only possible in dreams), and save a bundle of money if you tre...
by Mobius
Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Deep Thinking
Replies: 44
Views: 2061

I am writing a novel about this Bet. Here's the way I think it would work (we gloss over the fact that the arrow of time only runs one way, and that it can't run backwards - that's impossible); If you DO go back in time, you are going back into your own past, and therefore, anything you did in the p...
by Mobius
Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:52 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: While Dems Dither on Iraq
Replies: 14
Views: 1424

You got it all wrong. It's the Japanese philosophy to \"throw more men at it\". In the USA the solution is to \"throw more money at it.\" It just so happens that the men follow the money. The USA would be fusking insane to do ANYTHING to Iran. Iraq (alone) is going to cost you gu...
by Mobius
Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:23 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Quite the day I had...
Replies: 10
Views: 1157

Ferno Defuses UED (Unintentional Explosive Device)
by Mobius
Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:19 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, um, I, I , I, I, I
Replies: 15
Views: 1196

I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, um, I, I , I, I, I

Movie says it all.

Clicky :)
by Mobius
Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:40 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 248 Dimensions
Replies: 32
Views: 3569

Re: 248 Dimensions

woodchip wrote:"The team said their findings may assist fields of physics which use more than four dimensions, such as string theory."
Given that "String Theory" is essentially a religion (because it most certainly is NOT a scientific theory), I find that very hard to believe.
by Mobius
Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:50 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Evolution of Mosquito
Replies: 10
Views: 802

Clearly you are not molecular or cellular biologists then!

This is a good thing.

Of course, DDT was a good thing too, removed from the market for political reasons, not health ones too. Oh, and DDT was cheap.
by Mobius
Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:00 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic:
Replies: 7
Views: 1039

You hypothetical situation is missing some important information, which prevents us from making accurate philosophical calls about it. Firstly, the \"task\" - what is it? Is it to mow the lawn, wash the dishes, or to kill the nextdoor neighbour? The task defines what we might say about who...
by Mobius
Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:10 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: New Core Decision website
Replies: 442
Views: 89224

http://www.uplinkstudios.com/coredecision/index.html \"coming soon\". SOON /sun/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[soon] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adverb, -er, -est. 1. within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he ca...
by Mobius
Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:15 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Justice: FBI Misused Patriot Act Powers
Replies: 14
Views: 1562

These are just the laws they have been CAUGHT breaking. Might it not behoove the populace to discover all the others as well? Then, it'd be a good idea to jail the gang-leader too. Mind you, that'd leave ChenEy in charge - AND YOU MOST DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT THAT COCKSLURPER ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE BOTT...
by Mobius
Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Driver: You are Wheelman
Replies: 13
Views: 1317

Bubba you are teh funnay - but those shots at Jon are pretty easy ones man: it's like taking candy from a baby.

Try someone a little tougher...
by Mobius
Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:17 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Where are you in the DESCENT COMMUNITY
Replies: 30
Views: 2015

OOOH! I'm so glad I get to laugh out loud at Bubba putting an \"r\" on the end of \"You\" to make a stupid sentence. And in the title no less. Bad Bubba. Bad! Actually Bubba, you need to hire the Australian movie \"Bad Boy Bubby\" - I know you'll get a kick out of it: h...
by Mobius
Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Movie Quotes
Replies: 249
Views: 11964

You forgot the golden rule. The golden rule? Never start a land war in Asia, and never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line! HA HA HA HA HA HA (thunk) ------------------------- My way's not very sportsmanlike, is it? ------------------------- Try this one out: \"Pick your directio...
by Mobius
Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:09 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Nuclear Weapons -- Here to Stay?
Replies: 38
Views: 3231

Little dudes, since when did posting a lame image with no relation to my post become \"owned\"? Duper - you're lame - and Bubba? I thought you were smarter and quicker than that. Honestly, you guys need to work harder before you can claim to \"own\" ANYONE! Frankly, my post has m...
by Mobius
Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:02 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: If God is loving, why is there so much pain in His creation?
Replies: 77
Views: 7299

There is no \"good\" or \"evil\". These are simply subjective constructs within human brains. Nothing is inherently good or bad - things just ARE. Ascribing definitions to things based on nothing but subjective feelings doesn't work; what you think is evil, I think is logical. Wh...
by Mobius
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:53 am
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: New Core Decision website
Replies: 442
Views: 89224

Duper - I love that comment. Laughed out loud, in fact. Wine only came out my nose when I read Bubba on another thread though. Look, I'm as keen as anyone to play this game - and if it gets released, I'll buy it just to support the team, regardless of what or how it is. I am only trying to inject a ...
by Mobius
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:48 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The Top of Palm Fell!
Replies: 91
Views: 6819

Jon, I read your posts, and I am made happy by them. I love your sing-song, matter-of-fact, slightly lyrical way of writing English. It's so innocent and free. I wonder what we've lost by adopting a standard way of writing? I'll ponder it further, but my initial thought is that I think it actually c...
by Mobius
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:35 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The Top of Palm Fell!
Replies: 91
Views: 6819

Re:

BUBBALOU wrote:
Jonathan Paskiewicz wrote:What "Speek" means? Are you insulting me? No?
What you say!@
Bubba - you rock. I love you man. You made a 2002 Riesling come out my nose.