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by Sedwick
Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:38 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: women...tricky devils...
Replies: 26
Views: 2015

If you can't be just friends with her, you're going to have to stop seeing her, or pursue her and run the risk you two will break up. But since there might still be a chance you'll end up together, I think it's worth it to pursue her, since both the other outcomes--part ways, pursue then end up part...
by Sedwick
Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ignorance promoted in the name of religion
Replies: 129
Views: 7125

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I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know his thoughts. The rest are details. ... If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. ... W...
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Lord High Admiral of the Kremulakian Earth Invaders
Replies: 15
Views: 1163

Re:

SilverFJ wrote:That's the most ugly person in history.
Politics: the rock star lifestyle for ugly people!
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:24 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ignorance promoted in the name of religion
Replies: 129
Views: 7125

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...the young-Earth view is not only perpetuating some really poor pseudo-scientific work, it's fundamentally flawed Biblical interpretation...The young-Earth material is surprisingly effective at drilling the idea that anything contrary to their interpretation is anti-Christian. So, where's a good ...
by Sedwick
Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:09 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 3D gaming!
Replies: 7
Views: 977

I had something like this 8 years ago called Cyber3DVision or something like that. Got these shutter glasses from a vendor at the Super Computer Sale, installed the driver, plugged it into the video card, fired up D3, hit Ctrl-T and boom, 3D mines. But several months later (maybe when I moved to XP)...
by Sedwick
Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Adobe cards
Replies: 4
Views: 554

Cool.
by Sedwick
Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:52 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: My artworks
Replies: 3
Views: 1353

Good stuff--the characters' expressions convey their emotions well. The one with Glowy looking at Sam's dish is very touching, and the one of him and Bandy cuddling is cute.
by Sedwick
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:58 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: How old is everyone and how long have you played Descent
Replies: 213
Views: 59985

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I suppose I should post my story here, since it looks like you have just about everyone else in the Descent World. I could think of a few names I haven't seen around, famous folks like Spaz, old Friends like OPiaTE and Dickweed, Fellow level makers like Devilwing. And so on. I have orbited the star...
by Sedwick
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:56 am
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic:
Replies: 18
Views: 3083

Re:

SilverFJ wrote:<dork>Data fell for Tasha Yarr...<dork>
Was that the episode where some weird force made everyone on the Enterprise act weird/drunk/horny and they were like, "Data, how can you be affected, being an android and all?"?
by Sedwick
Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:19 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Does this guy get hazard pay?
Replies: 5
Views: 586

Re: Does this guy get hazard pay?

Video subject wrote:There's only three things that I've ever been afraid of...electricity, heights, and women. And I'm married, too.
Kickass!
by Sedwick
Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:53 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: No Cake for Hitler
Replies: 19
Views: 1558

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Gosh, I hope those poor children don't get horrifically screwed up by their parents as they grow up... Looks like that's not going to happen Thank God - little Adof (along with his two siblings - named JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Himler Jeannie Campbell) have been removed from their parent...
by Sedwick
Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:35 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: on another note...
Replies: 20
Views: 1920

Waukesha, actually. Sometime soon we need to do some LANing!
by Sedwick
Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:33 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 16
Views: 7905

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Working on Core Decision taught me one thing above all. If you want something done you have to do it yourself... The yang to that yin: you can do anything you put your mind to, but you can't do it alone. Don't let one bad team experience deter you from future endeavors. A from-scratch effort could ...
by Sedwick
Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:35 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Windows 7 Beta
Replies: 44
Views: 4395

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Sniper wrote:The interface updates have been made in the wrong direction.
That's unfortunate. I think after the debacle that Vista became, MS can NOT afford to F this one up.
by Sedwick
Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:32 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: on another note...
Replies: 20
Views: 1920

Damn it!...

Image
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:36 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ageless Cycles
Replies: 23
Views: 1656

The \"hockey stick graph\" I remember from the movie dealt not with temperature but with CO2 levels, calculated from 650,000 years worth of Antarctic ice cores--a time that doesn't seem too narrow compared with those astrological cycles. Right around the beginning of the industrial revolut...
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:23 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: D3 Setup.exe won't run
Replies: 6
Views: 778

For your sake I hope there is. I just copied over the installation I had with WinMe (yes, I actually had that \"OS\").
by Sedwick
Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Digital TV
Replies: 26
Views: 2353

I've also heard Time Warner Cable might phase out analog downsampling by 2010.
by Sedwick
Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:39 pm
Forum: The DBB Testing Zone
Topic: I really really like onions.
Replies: 3
Views: 1801

Re: I really really like onions.

Octopus wrote:I think you should eat as many onions as you can.
Eat, and read.
by Sedwick
Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:20 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: No more drinking!
Replies: 5
Views: 877

Recently a man in my city was arrested on his eighth DUI. Hit a college student (he survived) before running into a tree. If you can't control yourself and decide to endanger everyone's safety, locking out your car is the least you deserve.

Thread title append: ...and driving.
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Pronouncing the new year
Replies: 20
Views: 1211

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I say "two thousand nine", I intend to say "twenty-ten", followed by "twenty-eleven", and so on out for the rest of my life (assuming I don't live longer). It's so old people can go "back in the thirties" without saying "back in the nineteen thirties"...
by Sedwick
Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:18 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Digital TV
Replies: 26
Views: 2353

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tunnelcat wrote:Uh oh! Better hurry if you want a converter box coupon!

<HERE>
Well, hey, since when have govt programs ever been good with money? That's just stupid...
by Sedwick
Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent-1 Level-1 Recreation in UT2004: Full Version!
Replies: 35
Views: 31883

Excuse me while I forage the floor for my jaw. Would this level work on UT2003, by chance?
by Sedwick
Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:12 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: OK, where's my S-video?
Replies: 5
Views: 583

Well, I ran some kind of TV setup wizard from the NVIDIA Control Panel while the TV was connected, it made me reboot, and then I saw the bootup screens on the TV! That went to just the wallpaper after Windows finished loading, and it took me a while to realize it set it up as a seperate monitor/desk...
by Sedwick
Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:01 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: OK, where's my S-video?
Replies: 5
Views: 583

OK, where's my S-video?

I have an NVIDIA GeForce 7350 LE, for which I've just loaded the latest driver. Descent still works, except now I have the annoying but not Earth-shattering situation of having to alt-tab out of and back into the game to get menus again once I've left play. But I've got a system restore point to tak...
by Sedwick
Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Man struck by lightning 7 times
Replies: 6
Views: 853

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JMEaT wrote:Sad, he comitted suicide. He might have been depressed/paranoid about being stuck by lightning 7 times though...
All those joules can't be good for brain chemistry. I knew a kid struck by lightning twice who couldn't keep out of trouble.
by Sedwick
Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Post your 2008 Xmas loot (eve and day)!
Replies: 24
Views: 2168

The Complete Peanuts 1955-1956
Handmade wooden box w secret compartment
Grandma cookies
Maple syrup
Cocoa mix
Emergency blanket
by Sedwick
Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:34 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Yay!
Replies: 19
Views: 1657

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Krom wrote:...it still works amazingly well. Most likely because everyone is used to it and knows how it works.
That, and they're probably more alert for the lack of safety rules and devices, so they act safer. I've heard of some communities removing center lines from some streets to induce such an effect.
by Sedwick
Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:29 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: See through walls in D3
Replies: 4
Views: 544

Yes, if you're attempting integrated graphics, get a new video card. It sounds like you're having a problem I once did: viewtopic.php?t=13320
by Sedwick
Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:42 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Windows Automatic Updates won't start
Replies: 5
Views: 1474

You could be right--it's been over an hour since I tried launching it and it STILL has yet to appear. The last time it came up the Security section was very bare. I'm going to attempt a reinstall.
by Sedwick
Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Windows Automatic Updates won't start
Replies: 5
Views: 1474

Thanks for the tips. I found this page , which tells of a situation that sounded exactly like mine. I did like some posters recommended and installed and ran Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. It found over 100 infected items and seems to have removed them all. On reboot, AU service was running and a trip ...
by Sedwick
Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:35 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Windows Automatic Updates won't start
Replies: 5
Views: 1474

Windows Automatic Updates won't start

Now when I start up my computer, a red shield with a white X on it shows up in my system tray, saying Automatic Updates is disabled, even though I don't remember ever doing so. I go into Control Panel and set it to automatic, but it still isn't enabled. hitting the Turn on Automatic Updates button i...
by Sedwick
Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Pics of the snow around our house tonight
Replies: 11
Views: 876

Following over a foot of snowfall in Waukesha, WI, our Shih-Tsu, Mardi, looks out on the neighborhood from her designated \"piddle pad\": http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/Winter/Snowday12-19-08posted.jpg Another view, with our Ford Focus still covered. The car behind it n...
by Sedwick
Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: Some aircraft profiles
Replies: 60
Views: 29276

As a longtime Peanuts fan, I must say: Kickass! Now do it in all red with widely spaced, hand-drawn horizontal pinstripes!
by Sedwick
Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:30 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Winter driving tips
Replies: 41
Views: 2970

Once on the interstate I saw an SUV about 150 feet out in front of me in the fast lane lose control and hit the center dividing wall at a perpendicular. Fortunately I was in the middle lane and eased on by. I might have stopped to help, but that would have made me late for the movie. I find that let...
by Sedwick
Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:45 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Bush can still duck!
Replies: 31
Views: 2768

Well, I guess now press conference attendees will have to be barefoot. The terrorists win again!
by Sedwick
Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:36 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Anyone else worried about the economy?
Replies: 35
Views: 2257

I was laid off from my software development consultant job 2 1/2 months ago, and it's definitely affected our cash flow. My wife's taken some overtime, so that's helped. Despite falling into the occasional downer mood, I am hopeful. I've had 7 in-person interviews and am waiting to hear back from at...
by Sedwick
Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:28 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic:
Replies: 7
Views: 1660

Nice, but a really extreme shot would show it brandishing all primary and secondary weapons at once!
by Sedwick
Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:01 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Room for one? Wow
Replies: 16
Views: 1474

As an opponent of urban sprawl, I like it! Unfortunately it wouldn't be nearly enough for all the crap--er, stuff I've accumulated...
by Sedwick
Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: Happy Halloween from your candidate (an election carving)
Replies: 5
Views: 1504

Sorry I couldn't think of a cool way to destroy it this time, so here's some decay shots taken today: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/Pumpkin%20carving%202008/zDecayed.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z95/sedwick1024/Pumpkin%20carving%202008/Zombama.jpg http://i191.photobuck...