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- Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:26 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Good Night for Sferics (12/27-12/28)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 519
Good Night for Sferics (12/27-12/28)
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...
- Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:01 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: MS Sidewinder Precision Pro: DIY Gameport-USB adapter
- Replies: 33
- Views: 169284
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:32 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Moral Dilemma
- Replies: 74
- Views: 4997
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:45 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Descent 2 Redbook Audio
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12915
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
http://web.archive.org/web/200402122346 ... p?Dltype=1
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:14 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Internet Explorer Security Flaw
- Replies: 5
- Views: 610
Internet Explorer Security Flaw
Yet another hole in the dike:
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:19 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Australia - the Movie?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 699
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...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:35 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Colles Fracture Saga
- Replies: 56
- Views: 12598
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:25 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Australia - the Movie?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 699
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).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/
Creepy.
I did like the Red Curtain Trilogy (all of it).
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:18 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Take the (US civics) quiz ...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2163
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:24 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Take the (US civics) quiz ...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2163
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...
- Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:43 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Inspire 2008-2009 Scientific Scholarship Programs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 530
Inspire 2008-2009 Scientific Scholarship Programs
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/
http://www.theinspireproject.org/
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:27 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Descent Knockoff
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1018
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:22 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Of Males and Typing
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3739
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard
It's available on most OSes these days.
- Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:30 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Of Males and Typing
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3739
- Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Vote for Ron White
- Replies: 6
- Views: 708
- Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:06 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Codeweavers CrossOver for Free (10/28 Only)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1923
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.
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/differences/
At any rate, that's CodeWeavers' take on it.
- Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Codeweavers CrossOver for Free (10/28 Only)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1923
- Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:28 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Codeweavers CrossOver for Free (10/28 Only)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1923
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:25 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Codeweavers CrossOver for Free (10/28 Only)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1923
Codeweavers CrossOver for Free (10/28 Only)
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?!?
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?!?
- Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:23 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Spherics, Tweeks, and Whistlers (oh my)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 607
Spherics, Tweeks, and Whistlers (oh my)
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...
- Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:56 am
- Forum: The DBB Marketplace
- Topic: Retail PNY GeForce FX-5200 PCI at Staples til 10/25/08
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17909
- Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:27 pm
- Forum: The DBB Marketplace
- Topic: Retail PNY GeForce FX-5200 PCI at Staples til 10/25/08
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17909
- Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:58 pm
- Forum: The DBB Marketplace
- Topic: Retail PNY GeForce FX-5200 PCI at Staples til 10/25/08
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17909
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...
- Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:58 am
- Forum: The DBB Marketplace
- Topic: Retail PNY GeForce FX-5200 PCI at Staples til 10/25/08
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17909
Retail PNY GeForce FX-5200 PCI at Staples til 10/25/08
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...
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:00 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Have You Seen This Bird?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1016
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...
- Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:05 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Have You Seen This Bird?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1016
Have You Seen This Bird?
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...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Interplay Is ALIVE!!! (Descent 4 is coming...)
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11165
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:06 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: 21\" CRT - worth trying to repair?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 616
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.
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/monfaq.htm
Heed the safety warnings and precautions.
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:40 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Apogee Intros. (Video)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 880
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:18 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Russian Descent Outpost
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1592
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:07 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Russian Descent Outpost
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1592
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...
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:57 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Russian Descent Outpost
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1592
Russian Descent Outpost
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!
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!
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:04 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Free Command & Conquer: Red Alert ISOs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 681
Free Command & Conquer: Red Alert ISOs
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
http://www.ea.com/redalert/news-detail.jsp?id=62
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:09 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Gustav
- Replies: 10
- Views: 994
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...
- Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: My Big Kahuna Reef levels
- Replies: 5
- Views: 573
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: DXX Rebirth
- Topic: DXX-Rebirth v0.54 released
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9281
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:11 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Sidewinder Precision Pro USB WinXP Driver
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1358
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:15 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Space Weather, GPS and the Ionosphere
- Replies: 0
- Views: 751
Space Weather, GPS and the Ionosphere
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...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:52 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: SideWinder 3D Pro Win9x Driver
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3994
I posted the modified drivers at VOGONS:
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=17941
Feedback is welcome.
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=17941
Feedback is welcome.
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:51 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 845
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...