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by Canuck
Fri May 13, 2011 3:08 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 20 Games Of Descent 1,2 Played in one day !!!
Replies: 6
Views: 854

Re: 20 Games Of Descent 1,2 Played in one day !!!

Yes... yes you are. Drop by and we'll knock the rust off your ship.
by Canuck
Thu May 12, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 20 Games Of Descent 1,2 Played in one day !!!
Replies: 6
Views: 854

Re: 20 Games Of Descent 1,2 Played in one day !!!

Man I hate it when work keeps me from Descent! Come on you D3 players... dig out your D1 and D2 and hop into the mines with us! I promise you will have a great time;
http://www.descentrangers.com
by Canuck
Thu May 12, 2011 12:00 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Descent Mumble Server
Replies: 9
Views: 3798

Re: Descent Mumble Server

I'll drop by and say Hi one day A Future Pilot! Pesky work is interfering with my Descent time recently. @ Swazook - We don't have drama at the Rangers... we have a Council, play Descent, have a functioning website, and more than one person can log in to the server to help run the Rangers. We have o...
by Canuck
Tue May 03, 2011 4:56 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Mac vs PC
Replies: 35
Views: 3285

Re: Mac vs PC

Looks just like the Apple genius on Southpark's Centipad episode. Cuttlefish and asparagus anyone?
by Canuck
Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:38 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Disk wipe software
Replies: 10
Views: 928

Re: Disk wipe software

CCleaner... you can delete everything and wipe to your heart's content with drive sweeper... no spyware plus it's free;
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

Oodles of features in a small package.

(Edit: How's that for service?)
by Canuck
Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:31 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: The Descent Rangers was alive and kicking!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2653

Re: The Descent Rangers is alive and kicking!!!

Bump... we have had five brand new pilots to D1 and D2 apply recently at the new site; http://www.descentrangers.com/ I recently finished playing games with Skunk, Sirius, Pfunk, Kolo, and others such as Cemada, Cajunace, Wavetrades, Verran, and Tigeron just to mention a few names. To say that somet...
by Canuck
Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:53 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Mac vs PC
Replies: 35
Views: 3285

Re: Mac vs PC

Totally useless benchmark and even the author says they are not comparing apples to apples, so whats the point then? Also that is one scary looking woman... it even has arm hair if you look closely, I thought at first that it was a guy that needed a bra.
by Canuck
Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:02 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: The Descent Rangers was alive and kicking!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2653

Re: The Descent Rangers is alive and kicking!!!

Thanks Gold Leader, the new Domain is at; http://www.descentrangers.com We use Rebirth version .56 right now and have several D3 players in the league as well. Please ignore the shenanigans at our previous site... the owner just doesn't seem to want to play well with others, doesn't play Descent any...
by Canuck
Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:43 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Welcome to America
Replies: 24
Views: 2189

Re: Welcome to America

Like I said its like the cost of running a business and I'm glad that you were able to get the coverage you need. I have taken several CPR courses over my life and other first aid courses through employment as well. I still help people when I see them in trouble though... I don't think I could sleep...
by Canuck
Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:16 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Cell phone signal booster
Replies: 5
Views: 707

Re: Cell phone signal booster

Right on... free is the best price of all! Hope it solves your issues. That $49.00 one from Ebay was probably a rebuilt piece of crap from a dumpster diver that may or may have not worked.
by Canuck
Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:29 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Cell phone signal booster
Replies: 5
Views: 707

Re: Cell phone signal booster

Hmm if your signal is that poor reckon on spending 280-350 for a half decent CDMA 850/1900 MHZ version. The ones I was using for GSM were over $900.00 when they first come out and yes they worked. Start your research here and remember an $89.00 device wont perform like the $280.00 one; http://www.th...
by Canuck
Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:01 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Welcome to America
Replies: 24
Views: 2189

Re: Welcome to America

Its like Business Insurance and is pretty well the cost of the trade and definitely something to be trained to deal with. Our family was sued for saving a life by the very man that we saved, and we spent a lot of money defending ourselves... pretty well our Family's disposable cash in the 70's durin...
by Canuck
Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: Descent Ladder
Topic: Descent Ladder Discussion
Replies: 48
Views: 57907

Re: Descent Ladder Discussion

I was just talking to Verran tonight and Madmswat before she went on holiday, about fielding a Descent 2 Ranger CTF Team or something like that and they were all for it. Rangers vs ?
by Canuck
Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Dog Guilty Face
Replies: 7
Views: 632

Re: Cant herd Cats

Tunnelcat... your sig reminds me of this Superbowl ad;
by Canuck
Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:37 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Your favorite brands of laptops that don't suck
Replies: 23
Views: 4547

Re: Your favorite brands of laptops that don't suck

Spend $1,500.00 + on a Toshiba and you wont be disappointed. An ASUS is good as well... HP used to be a workhorse now they are just fail. ACER gives you lots of bang for the buck and has fair to poor quality... you get what you pay for and their warranty process is lets say less than stellar. You ne...
by Canuck
Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:25 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Descent Rangers
Replies: 37
Views: 16499

Re: Descent Rangers

Excuse me Fiend do you think the Rangers owe you something? As I have been away for 20 + days from the Internet I am just now catching up on the drama. Foil he's been posting all over the Internet including forums at Interplay, how Rangers are a Nub clan, (1996 a nub clan?) we suck, etc. Definitely ...
by Canuck
Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:04 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Who loves hitler?
Replies: 17
Views: 1761

Re: Who loves hitler?

Post which kitty looks to you to be the best Kitler;
Image

There are more from years back but I don't have the time to browse.
by Canuck
Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Who loves hitler?
Replies: 17
Views: 1761

Re: Who loves hitler?

by Canuck
Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Descent Rangers group on steam !!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3681

I have a Steam account I tried to use once to activate some game in 2005. It failed hardcore and support was useless... nay non-existent. So I prefer mumble and and UDP. Gold squad is looking for good pilots, contact myself or Tigeron our profiles are at the Rangers Site; http://www.descent-rangers....
by Canuck
Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:34 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: d3 skipping several frames of animation
Replies: 23
Views: 3072

Blaze... calling people idiots that were trying to help you shows us that your the idiot.
by Canuck
Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:10 am
Forum: DXX Rebirth
Topic: Happy 5th Birthday DXX-Rebirth! v0.56 released!
Replies: 19
Views: 16316

Zico you rule man! Thank-you for the best version of DXX yet. I haven't tried multiplayer out yet as I have been busy with work. /me raises beer glass to Zico... thank-you again!
by Canuck
Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:56 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Roasting by the pool...
Replies: 9
Views: 1215

I was placing brick pavers in an outdoor bowl shaped seating area for an Government Tech Center on a really hot day that had a curved glass wall feature like that hotel in Vegas, that caused pretty well the same thing. Health and safety had to close down the job-site because after a few workers fain...
by Canuck
Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:14 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Is your trash can spying on you?
Replies: 40
Views: 3867

You get as many dirty diapers as you want.
by Canuck
Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:38 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Is your trash can spying on you?
Replies: 40
Views: 3867

Bee... Penn and Teller although it seems they are not to your liking, stated known facts about recycling. Because you don't like the messengers don't throw out the message. (Which you did). I too don't see the sense in wasting $3.00 worth of energy and generating more CO2 to \"recycle\" 1/...
by Canuck
Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:53 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: When Islam Acts Like a Conquering Army
Replies: 386
Views: 30100

My Dad thinks they are bringing freedom to Arabs... he watches far too much TV.
by Canuck
Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: mystery fuse
Replies: 9
Views: 1071

Its a slow blow time delay fuse;
http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/699613 ... 5tt-5.html

Fuses don't blow for no reason and every time you power up that set with \"tinfoil\" you are wrecking it even more.
by Canuck
Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:47 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Hand Washing
Replies: 10
Views: 1138

We have too much antibacterial everything... and this does lead to breeding all types antibacterial resistant critters.


* Topic
Oh and I wash my hands too. I think just the Ph change of the water alone kills over 90% of bugs alone, adding soaps and such gets us the higher numbers.
by Canuck
Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:07 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Speaker system
Replies: 15
Views: 1379

I have 7.1 on my Yamaha with a 10\" Velodyne sub and I love it. I'm thinking of adding two front presence speakers from the unused zone two amp. At 100 W my 6\" two way bookshelves put out 140 Dba measured at 12' before my amp pooped out. Now I have 8\" fronts so I can call the police...
by Canuck
Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:16 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The power of time
Replies: 7
Views: 712

My brain and paper/pen.
by Canuck
Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:36 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: In Memory of [RIP]Wyno...
Replies: 22
Views: 5222

RIP lost a great player and my condolences to his family.
by Canuck
Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:29 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Ripping DVDs
Replies: 24
Views: 3238

And now recently passed in Canada regardless of the huge public outcries. Its OK to make copies... you just cant use devices or software to circumnavigate the code. * On topic... even DVD Fab and Any DVD, (both great programs) have issues with some of the newer DVD's, which seem to tell your PC that...
by Canuck
Mon May 24, 2010 1:33 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Anything important to keep in mind in getting a netbook
Replies: 16
Views: 1757

Re:

AceCombat wrote:no CD Drives, you have to get a External drive for watching DVD's without ripping them to the H/S- DD
Buy one of these adapters;
http://www.startech.com/item/USB2SATAID ... Cable.aspx Best $40.00 CAD I've ever spent.
by Canuck
Mon May 24, 2010 1:25 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Possible cell phone link to Cancer
Replies: 14
Views: 1737

Re:

I agree Warlock; however submitting yourself to a toxic environment continuously is important to know. Part of curing something like cancer is understanding environmental influcences. Here in the town I live, used to be the Viewmaster Factory. (long before it was owned by Mattel, Tyco, or Fisher-Pr...
by Canuck
Tue May 11, 2010 12:47 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Shortest Books in Descent Multiplayer History
Replies: 29
Views: 4402

Delusional Whining and Moaning About Connects
-By Bubbalou
by Canuck
Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:14 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Subway Dancer \"The RIGHT Way\"
Replies: 27
Views: 4544

I remember playing Barry a long way back and always found him to be a fun and challenging player.
by Canuck
Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:53 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Multi User PC
Replies: 1
Views: 425

Not familiar with this particular setup but your also going to need things like KVM extenders and cabling too; \"Depending on the distance from the PC , you may need to use USB extenders, USB hubs (to connect keyboards, mice and any other USB input devices), and VGA extenders (to connect the mo...
by Canuck
Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Bluray
Replies: 28
Views: 2009

Oh by the way new Blu-Ray standards and program material will turn off analog component out on players.

http://www.cepro.com/article/say_goodby ... y_players/

As consumers North Americans are getting pounded in the *** like at a federal penitentiary.
by Canuck
Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:14 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Great Game In PyroGlyphic
Replies: 13
Views: 2041

What about Keg Party or Brain Salad? Also Halcyon CTF with friendly fire on sorts the men from the boys. Monster Ball can be fun too.
by Canuck
Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: My House Exploded Today
Replies: 11
Views: 670

Was it a red button?
by Canuck
Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:58 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Hey
Replies: 8
Views: 20458

Who's on first.