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by Tricord
Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:56 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Got slow wireless?
Replies: 9
Views: 916

Viagra for wireless networks :)
Woowie!
by Tricord
Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:55 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: descent2 is open source? wtf mate
Replies: 11
Views: 658

Heheh. They still exist, and if you read the fine print on the D2 packaging (at least on the Definitive Collection CD wallet) you'll see that I am not lying to you. Can't find it. There is something about the Levels of the World not being made by Interplay so they warn for possible lockups and what...
by Tricord
Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:48 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Songs you wish you wrote...
Replies: 60
Views: 3160

Somehow I prefer instrumental music over music with lyrics.. I'll admit I'm into a very narrow genre, but it's still broad enough to discover new stuff every day. I'm the kind of person that can listen to the same song over and over again for a whole afternoon, each time taking in some more of it un...
by Tricord
Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:00 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Man who knew?
Replies: 34
Views: 2111

We're talking about socially accepted drugs here, such as tobacco, pot and alcohol. Of course harddrugs or hallucinogens should never be used, even with the parents. But by letting your kids experiment with things like pot and alcohol, you make a stronger point when you deny them the use of anything...
by Tricord
Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:31 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Man who knew?
Replies: 34
Views: 2111

the most effective way of keeping your kids safe from the dangers of drugs is to keep discussion absolutely open with them. give education about the realistic effects and realistic relative dangers of various drugs compared to one another. and even if needs be, offer to be present when your child t...
by Tricord
Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:13 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Longhorn may be worthwhile after all.
Replies: 10
Views: 782

Thanks for the heads-up, Mobus :)
by Tricord
Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:54 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Does your VR6 frequently break?
Replies: 3
Views: 310

The VR6 is a beautiful engine, don't know why I'd need any of these as a VR6 owner..
by Tricord
Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:56 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Longhorn may be worthwhile after all.
Replies: 10
Views: 782

It's like cleaning up ★■◆●. The ★■◆● shouldn't have been there in the first place ;)
by Tricord
Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:25 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: KoolBear.com fixed
Replies: 30
Views: 2336

Heh! The bear lives!
You were already old when I was young... ;)

Greetings from Belgium.
by Tricord
Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:44 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: for your enjoyment of beer
Replies: 9
Views: 667

Don't be so paranoid.. It's just a vid.
by Tricord
Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:08 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: for your enjoyment of beer
Replies: 9
Views: 667

LOL @ "made from beer" :P
by Tricord
Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:34 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 10th planet discovered
Replies: 39
Views: 2202

Tricord, you know as well as I do that the gravitic effects of an object reduces with the ratio of the inverse square of the distance - hence the very long distance means its effects on the rest of the solar system are essentially unmeasurable. What a faith in human perception. You realise that by ...
by Tricord
Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:25 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: How does this work ..?
Replies: 9
Views: 505

Gayvote?
by Tricord
Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:50 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Insomnia
Replies: 14
Views: 659

I was reading the latest Harry Potter book :D

Usually at that time, I'm either going out or sleeping. Sounds like you guys have your priorities wrong ;)
by Tricord
Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:48 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 10th planet discovered
Replies: 39
Views: 2202

Oh well... 9 or 10, who cares? Sounds like a lot of guesswork going on for a planet so close. Planets in other solar systems have been detected before this one, I wonder why. Surely it's presence should have had gravitational consequences we should have noticed much sooner? Anyway, the only thing th...
by Tricord
Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:41 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Happy 18th To Me
Replies: 24
Views: 1123

Yow, but you still can't drink though ;)

HB nonetheless..
by Tricord
Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:55 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Heel-and-toe shifting
Replies: 18
Views: 1079

Mobi you troll.. I said it was about preventing wheel underspin in my first post, among other things :roll:
by Tricord
Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:01 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Heel-and-toe shifting
Replies: 18
Views: 1079

One of the best tracks in the world. He's lucky to live 10 min from it. The first part I agree with.. The second part.. Well it's more like two hours ;) But still, it's not far. I wore my brake pads to the metal so I had to go home get new ones.. It was a bit of driving but I would have been sittin...
by Tricord
Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:37 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Heel-and-toe shifting
Replies: 18
Views: 1079

Yeah, upshifting without clutch can be done as well... (not in first gear from standstill though) In fact, it's not too hard with older gearboxes.. It's excellent practise to get to know the car and it's engine/gearbox, but it's too much of the good thing on a track. After all, only the lap time cou...
by Tricord
Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Heel-and-toe shifting
Replies: 18
Views: 1079

Heel-and-toe shifting

Last weekend I was racing on the Spa-Francorchamps track, and I took the opportunity to train myself in heel-and-toe downshifting. I got it pretty nicely at the end, you're welcome to check out a little vid showing my feet in action :P http://tricord.be/heel-and-toe.avi (~63MB ) This downshifting te...
by Tricord
Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Gay Marriage debate time! (Split by Birdseye)
Replies: 49
Views: 3551

In this discussion the issue is due to an unnatural phenomenon constituting a problem on a legal level. So, should the law be changed accordingly or shouldn't it? Birds already pointed out that there is a distinction between law and morals. They are connected, but not neccessarily dependent on each ...
by Tricord
Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:54 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Single- or Double-Space Between Sentences?
Replies: 25
Views: 2127

I never double space. We don't do that in handwriting either, do we?
by Tricord
Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:43 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: drum solo!
Replies: 13
Views: 699

I'm with DCrazy on this. There's no continuity in this drummer's work, not even over five seconds time.. The street drummer though, he's tight. His rhythm increases though, but I guess that's OK when playing solo. I do sudden rhythm changes as well on the piano. And "screwing around" is a ...
by Tricord
Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:28 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: drum solo!
Replies: 13
Views: 699

x2

Sucks. It seems random and there isn't even a proper timing in it.
by Tricord
Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:14 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Another bug fix, another UGLY MUG THREAD!!!!!!!111111
Replies: 84
Views: 5606

Image
by Tricord
Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:17 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 2012 olympics,,,
Replies: 10
Views: 545

Actually, some crackpot Belgian politician wanted to bring the games to Brussels -- or better yet, to Flanders. Luckily, his idea was quickly squashed both by the public opinion as the government. Belgium is too small and too divided to host the games :) Jaques Rogge may be the president of the IOC,...
by Tricord
Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:36 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Supreme(ly stupid) Court bows before Copyright Cartel
Replies: 19
Views: 1115

Next thing you know knives will be illegal. The problem is once the system starts spewing garbage, there no stopping it.
by Tricord
Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:28 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Owned!!
Replies: 48
Views: 2716

If that woman sells her husbands car over familial issues, she ain't a saint herself either.
by Tricord
Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:46 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Distributed computing
Replies: 31
Views: 2001

Yes, quantum entanglement.. But there is a catch. Suppose you have a pair of entangled photons that can be in two states, but it is not yet determined which. If you keep one foton to yourself and give the other to your partner, observing your own foton will determine the state of both. However, you ...
by Tricord
Sun Jun 26, 2005 4:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Distributed computing
Replies: 31
Views: 2001

Subspace? What the hell is subspace, other than a cheesy Star Trek term?
by Tricord
Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:26 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Distributed computing
Replies: 31
Views: 2001

Well, let me rephrase my idea including math babble, let's assume we have a certain signal decomposition given by a certain Fourier transform. What the hell are we looking for? The ground problem stays the same, before or after all Fourier transforms you want. PS: We don't sue at the drop of a hat o...
by Tricord
Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:43 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Distributed computing
Replies: 31
Views: 2001

What the hell is SETI computing anyway? We know what folding does: it does molecular simulation. The premises are simple; establish rules and give input data, then simulate. This may take time when accurate results are required, much like ray-tracing an environment. SETI doesn't simulate anything, i...
by Tricord
Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:28 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: 7800 GTX NDAs expired today.
Replies: 9
Views: 855

/me pats GF3 Ti500 (ok, I'm dated :roll:)
by Tricord
Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:53 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Burn a flag, go to jail.... that's the law.
Replies: 72
Views: 5120

Lothar wrote:Keep flag burning legal. Makes it easier to spot the idiots.
Bash said that a few posts up!

Is flag-burning unconstitutional? Not in the least bit. Why the hell do politicians bicker over such things, then? Nothing more important at hand, or is it a competence issue?
by Tricord
Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:50 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes
Replies: 58
Views: 3502

ROFL. Concealed communism surfacing right there ;)
by Tricord
Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:52 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Distributed computing
Replies: 31
Views: 2001

Distributed computing

I was wondering, as I was reading a thread about distributed computing.. Has any project paid off anything yet? I mean, with the sheer amount of teraflops made available by the public, these projects are bound to have some results (except Seti@home, of course. That was ridiculous). How about folding...
by Tricord
Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Tom Palpatine
Replies: 6
Views: 623

Ok.
Now what?
by Tricord
Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I hate moving!
Replies: 10
Views: 782

Never moved in my whole life. My mother neither, for that matter :)
by Tricord
Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:01 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: UT 2007 !!!
Replies: 55
Views: 3120

I developed an instinct for Instagib in the original Unreal, and was happy to see that my skills also worked with UT2k4.
by Tricord
Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:24 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Time Travel: possible?
Replies: 26
Views: 1798

Mobi, that's just a brainfart you're having. What about going to the not-so-distant past and killing yourself? The future will re-arrange itself to omit you, but then you could never have killed yourself in the past. But then the future wouldn't have re-arranged itself, so you would have been able t...