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akula65

A frontal system with thunderstorms is sweeping through the southeastern U.S. this evening, and it should bring a good opportunity to hear sferics: http://spaceweather.com/glossary/inspire.html You can see the progression of the front here: http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southmissvly.php In the summ...

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I own one the of \"85791\" Precision Pro sticks, and I own a number of Microsoft SideWinder Freestyle Pro game pads as well (Part No. X03-57019, Product ID beginning with 85587). The Freestyle Pro is a gameport game pad that shipped with a USB adapter. After reading the posts above, I comp...

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Aggressor Prime's prospects of getting an answer along the lines (s)he wants are made worse by the fact that many (and perhaps all) of the participants have just been discussing the death of James T. Kirk, the only guy to beat the Kobayashi Maru test.

akula65

Here's a Wayback Machine copy of the Interplay site with the MP3 track list around the time they were first released:

http://web.archive.org/web/200402122346 ... p?Dltype=1

akula65

Yet another hole in the dike:

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm

akula65

I saw it today. It is quite a picture postcard for Australia, although the special effects were kind of aggravating at times. Baz and Co. are consistent with regard to previous films, so if you liked or hated his earlier films, you will probably like or hate this one in much the same way. The beginn...

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I had to take a fall protection course for one of the jobs I have had in the past. Your predicament shows why the experts recommend that if the potential fall distance is more than just two feet, you need to be using an appropriate fall protection mechanism (harness, etc.).

akula65

Haven't seen \"Australia,\" but \"Rabbit-Proof Fence\" already dealt with The Stolen Generation, and I have seen that:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/

Creepy.

I did like the Red Curtain Trilogy (all of it).

akula65

I was also impressed by the DBB performance. With regard to the relevance of the \"history\" questions, my guess would be that the ISI folks would look at the questioning of the relevance as an example of the failure of our educational system to make the populace aware that there IS a link...

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31 of 33. If I didn't have a humanities degree, I would have done substantially worse. In their findings, these ISI folks indicate that people with an undergraduate degree don't do substantially better. Based on my experience, part of the reason for that is due to the extraordinary specialization th...

akula65

NASA's Inspire Project has some academic opportunities for high school and college students and educators as well for the coming academic year:

http://www.theinspireproject.org/

akula65

Forsaken, perhaps?

akula65

If you are feeling ambitious, you might want to try the Dvorak layout:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard

It's available on most OSes these days.

akula65

I took a typing class in the 9th grade in 1979 where we learned on IBM Selectric electric typewriters. The instructor was male, and there were other guys in the class, so I don't think it was particularly unusual. There may have been some stigma at the time, but it was lost on me.

akula65

He posted on Interplay's forum within the last week or so.

akula65

Did you take a look at the \"Choosing the right Wine-based solution\" on this page:

http://www.codeweavers.com/products/differences/

At any rate, that's CodeWeavers' take on it.

akula65

FYI, I just my registration serial number a few minutes ago.

akula65

Oh, I'm sure they will take your money. But you could help the company and a lot of other people by taking the time to help update their compatibility database by testing and providing information on those applications that you have at hand.

akula65

Get the scoop here:

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/27/codeweav ... -tomorrow/

and the software download here:

http://down.codeweavers.com/

It's not April 1, is it?!?

akula65

Woodchip's Star Sound thread reminded me of some interesting pages I came across earlier this year. For example, NASA has an online VLF receiver set up to provide streaming audio from Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.: http://spaceweather.com/glossary/inspire.html Activity is minimal j...

akula65

Final price is $29.99 per card after the instant rebate here in N.C. Since this is an online thing I don't imagine it would be different elsewhere.

akula65

The specs are wrong. Since the specs for the AGP and PCI versions are identical except for the interface bus type, it isn't surprising that somebody copied information from the wrong version.

akula65

Yeah Foil, I use the AGP variant as a replacement for the onboard Intel 2D-only graphics chipset in an old Pentium 3 system I built a few years ago. DVD movie playback is smooth for a change, 2D colors are noticeably better, and it is nice to be able to play older 3D games every once in a while. Jud...

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Staples has a PNY GeForce FX-5200 256 MB DDR PCI graphics card (PNY Model No. VCGFX522PPB) for $29.99 until 10/25/08: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?productId=154213&&langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&cmArea=RIGHTRAIL+EZRO I use the AGP 8X vers...

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Are you in their assumed migratory path, woodchip? I am in the mountains of North Carolina, so I could conceivably pick up the radio tags. Unfortunately, I don't have a receiver capable of the proper mode(s) on the right frequencies, and I suspect that is true for most radio listeners and amateur ra...

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The University of Guelph in Ontario is releasing twenty radio-tagged Eastern Loggerhead Shrikes in hopes of determining their dispersal and migration patterns. And boy is he a mean little cuss. This bird-of-prey \"often impales its prey on hawthorn spines, barbed wire fences, or other sharp obj...

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Might be nice if those links in the Support pages actually pointed to some files.

Makes me think of Rock Ridge!

akula65

I had a 17\" Envision CRT that developed a screen-wide blue tinge earlier this year. This site helped me a great deal in isolating the problem:

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/monfaq.htm

Heed the safety warnings and precautions.

akula65

Rise of the Triad or perhaps Boppin' (triangle heads)?

akula65

Thanks for the prompt response. Good luck in finding support for your site and support in organizing LAN parties!

akula65

Well, at current exchange rates, it looks like men's shirts are about $13.00 and women's are around $18.00. I think the real question is what would the shipping be, and do they ship outside the CIS. The site has a FAQ that says they ship throughout the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Inde...

akula65

The Russian Descent Outpost has a new URL these days:

http://www.descent2.ru/

It also has a mini-store with clothes and other items with Descent-related insignia:

http://rdo.vfactory.ru/?RID=37

Bet you didn't see that coming!

akula65

After releasing Command & Conquer Gold ISOs for free last year, EA is now releasing Command & Conquer Red Alert ISOs for free this year:

http://www.ea.com/redalert/news-detail.jsp?id=62

akula65

Well, your family is doing what the Red Cross (and common sense) recommends in terms of evacuating and notifying relatives: http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_276_8071,00.html If you are nervous to the point of distraction, you might consider donating blood at a local blood drive or blood coll...

akula65

Horribly addictive game. You are evil, evil I tells ya!

akula65

Tunnelcat's comments raise a question, and that is, is it still possible to download the older versions of DXX? I know there used to be links going back to Version 0.30 on the project site, but all I see are the latest version now.

akula65

Perhaps Private_Joker can post a photo of the USB adapter so we can see if he got shafted.

akula65

I have seen several interesting online articles and resources relating to geophysics and solar physics over the last few months. Here are a few of them: http://www.electricalfun.com/ElectronCafe/space_weather_prediction.htm This article provides general information on how space weather events impact...

akula65

I posted the modified drivers at VOGONS:

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=17941

Feedback is welcome.

akula65

No, you had it right where JMEaT quoted you above: the USB end of the connector should be attached to an existing USB 1.1 port on the computer, and the power end should be attached to the power connector on the USB 2.0 PCMCIA card. The USB devices you attach to the USB 2.0 PCMCIA card will be drawin...

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