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by Canuck
Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What's YOUR Zombie Plan??
Replies: 13
Views: 1334

Re: What's YOUR Zombie Plan??

sdfgeoff wrote:They'll never make it to New Zealand.
And if they do, there's not many people and a lot of space to hide.
Nor Braaaiiins! So they would starve! :P
by Canuck
Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:13 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: uninstall McAfee security scan plus
Replies: 7
Views: 1348

Re: uninstall McAfee security scan plus

See my post in NHB
by Canuck
Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:37 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Spontaneous Combustion
Replies: 37
Views: 3023

Re: Spontaneous Combustion

I've seen this happen when I was a child maybe 4 years old, just happened to be walking by a can of linseed oil with a rag in it and noticed it started to smoke then "poof" it was on fire. Ran to my Father to have him put it out. That was inside the house and could have been a bad situatio...
by Canuck
Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Spirited Away bath-house, detailed 3D printed model.
Replies: 10
Views: 1041

Re: Spirited Away bath-house, detailed 3D printed model.

The model looks like a mash up of Asian-Borg-Cube, meets Steam Punk.
by Canuck
Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:19 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Connection issues with TV, Blu-Ray an Home Theatre
Replies: 7
Views: 1113

Re: Connection issues with TV, Blu-Ray an Home Theatre

I turn off all those control schemes, they interfere more often than work. Welcome to my world of custom installation. Turn it off in the TV menu and the Blu-ray as well and see if it smartens up.
by Canuck
Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:58 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Connection issues with TV, Blu-Ray an Home Theatre
Replies: 7
Views: 1113

Re: Connection issues with TV, Blu-Ray an Home Theatre

Those Pace boxes are absolute crap... just plug each component's HDMI out into a discrete HDMI input on the TV, sucks that you have to switch inputs but what is most likely happening is the HDCP signal is messing things up. This was more common in the early days of HDMI but not unheard of today stil...
by Canuck
Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:44 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Broken/cracked ribs?
Replies: 52
Views: 7878

Re: Broken/cracked ribs?

Could have tweaked the sciatic nerve in an inane spot... did you take a huge impact to the ribs? I have cracked ribs... feels like someone is jabbing you with a knife of fire sometimes... years later too.
by Canuck
Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Looking for 1000' rolls of RG-6 siamese.
Replies: 3
Views: 1466

Re: Looking for 1000' rolls of RG-6 siamese.

Use Belden, all copper, worth every penny. The following link is a great guide; http://www.securityideas.com/cableselection.html Use a quality compression fitting and tool; This Tool is one of the 5 compression tools I own... and its one of the cheaper ones. My "F" connect compression tool...
by Canuck
Mon May 21, 2012 6:21 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: To hit or not to hit.
Replies: 23
Views: 2426

Re: To hit or not to hit.

roid wrote:reading this thread, and the amount of people who are effected with this stuff, makes me kinda... want to wrap myself in cotton wool and never enter the dangerous outside world ever again :cry:
Look up the movie, "Bunny and the Bull"
by Canuck
Thu May 17, 2012 11:02 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: To hit or not to hit.
Replies: 23
Views: 2426

Re: To hit or not to hit.

If your back looked like this, would you smoke an ounce of pot up in 10 days or take hydrocodone everyday? I hate the pills, but I'm beginning to hate the weed too. Anybody else have any ideas for back pain, besides a bullet in the brain? :) http://s17.postimage.org/8jakf0gnf/Facked_Back.jpg Heh, I...
by Canuck
Tue May 15, 2012 1:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Remembering my 17th birthday
Replies: 11
Views: 1212

Re: Remembering my 17th birthday

The first machine was a 486 SX 50, 1 meg ram, no cache memory, 256K video, no sound, 420 MB HD, DOS 6.22. I had to write a batch file to force as much into upper memory as I could to get Descent to run, and shrink the video down all the way just to get somewhat smooth game play. Hence the game promp...
by Canuck
Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:49 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: VENTING
Replies: 37
Views: 2990

Re: VENTING

Zuruck wrote:Wow....a car with a built in refrigerator. I guess nothing else needs to be said about the direction of our country.
I bet your head blows up if you walk into a custom mod garage...
by Canuck
Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:38 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: VENTING
Replies: 37
Views: 2990

Re: VENTING

I like camping and having even a small fridge built in to the vehicle is going to be beyond handy, unless you course have a glacier river running by your site then you just tie up your stuff and toss it into one of Nature's fridges. Personal taxes went up again in Canada $100,000.00 ~ = $55,000.00 -...
by Canuck
Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Favorite futurama moment
Replies: 12
Views: 757

Re: Favorite futurama moment

I was going to embed this but I didn't want to enrage the admins...

Better version of the Hypnotoad;
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/retec ... notoad.swf
by Canuck
Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:59 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Mapped Network Drive Issue..
Replies: 2
Views: 819

Re: Mapped Network Drive Issue..

Redo your Network with the wizard on the affected machine.
by Canuck
Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:34 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...
Replies: 37
Views: 9307

Re: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...

Zero! wrote:the banking makes it look fancy but thats about it, sry :)
Zero must play like the unbeatable WoW nerd from Southpark

Image
by Canuck
Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:12 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...
Replies: 37
Views: 9307

Re: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...

Flip, Ferno, just sat down its 11:11 PM here... off to Rangers Mumble.
by Canuck
Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:29 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...
Replies: 37
Views: 9307

Re: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...

I see a ton of people talking down Skunk's game and saying they can do better, but none of you have ever dropped by to back up your flapping gums. Enzo-03 and Fiend have dropped by the Rangers and even applied, we also all had a ton of fun shooting each other in the mines! We keep adding to our rost...
by Canuck
Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:28 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...
Replies: 37
Views: 9307

Re: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...

Zapp drop by and teach us Noobs! Seriously though we have quite a few good pilots that I'm sure will challenge you. Ask Fiend how his first Rangers Kegparty game went for him a while back...
by Canuck
Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:26 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: quick question
Replies: 4
Views: 2412

Re: quick question

Enzo-03, tons of D1 played at the Rangers... I help validate the scores and I see more D1 in the mix some days than D2. If people want open fun games at the Rangers they just need to ask as its not always about D2 only, and scored games only, and following the "oh so many rules" that peopl...
by Canuck
Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:11 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Where u at Flip?
Replies: 4
Views: 2206

Re: Where u at Flip?

Fiend! Study up on your rules for the Rangers... its "open browser" then drop by for some in game testing. You have all your vouches and just need 15 GP's. I need to free up my Sponsorship for new pilots :)
by Canuck
Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...
Replies: 37
Views: 9307

Re: D2 multiplayer - try to top this...

Come by and play Skunk then zapp... we'll definitely help knock the rust off your pyro while playing the Descent Rangers!
by Canuck
Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Life in Niagara Falls, New York
Replies: 4
Views: 658

Re: Life in Niagara Falls, New York

I hear the Canadian side is where its at Lobber, better yet out West we are booming again.
by Canuck
Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:03 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 500 feet elevation SUCKS!
Replies: 51
Views: 4549

Re: 500 feet elevation SUCKS!

Its snowing here right now as well, and three days ago, and two days before that... You get used to it after a while.
by Canuck
Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Medical question
Replies: 12
Views: 882

Re: Medical question

Isaac, you would have loved the restaurant in my Home Town that had a "Medieval Feast" challenge. Imagine legs of beasts of many kind, chicken, roasts, a whole stuffed pig, more chickens, sausages, and all the fixings... you had to eat everything without a knife and fork and if you complet...
by Canuck
Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Eddies Award 2nd Place 2010
Replies: 0
Views: 536

Eddies Award 2nd Place 2010



A local brewing company has a contest for the public to make beer commercials for them and hosts an "Eddies Award" show to vote for the best;
http://www.bigrockbeer.com/events/eddies
by Canuck
Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Why are all hubcaps terrible?
Replies: 41
Views: 2863

Re: Why are all hubcaps terrible?

sdfgeoff wrote:Do the brakes of civilian, non racing vehicles need it though? I think not.
Umm yes they do... unless you want to replace your warped rotors and cooked pads every two months.
by Canuck
Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:04 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Why are all hubcaps terrible?
Replies: 41
Views: 2863

Re: Why are all hubcaps terrible?

So now that your rims are "pretty" according to you... how are you going to cool your brakes? That is what the holes are for, to allow airflow to the rotors and pads.
by Canuck
Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 500 feet elevation SUCKS!
Replies: 51
Views: 4549

Re: 500 feet elevation SUCKS!

Try 4,600 feet... -40C here snowing and blowing. Studded winter tires are a must and mandatory on roads up to the ski hills.
by Canuck
Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:06 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: battery question, for leaving it unused.
Replies: 3
Views: 560

Re: battery question, for leaving it unused.

Exercising batteries occasionally helps them have a long life, especially ones that aren't used for long periods and do better than the ones constantly cooking on a charger.
by Canuck
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:13 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Awesome ski vid
Replies: 0
Views: 742

Awesome ski vid

by Canuck
Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:53 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Hey guys
Replies: 10
Views: 5064

Re: Hey guys

Hi Behemoth and welcome back. All the Old Names are hanging at the Rangers playing D1, D2, and I'm trying to shake up some more D3;
http://www.descentrangers.com/

Check the links on our main page to get hooked up to our mumble voice server and play some of the best Descent Pilots around.
by Canuck
Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:01 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: New home for 2 laptop batteries
Replies: 16
Views: 2276

Re: New home for 2 laptop batteries

VonVulcan... you would be paying for toxic waste. Those batteries had three years use, then sat discharging for two years. I will bet dollars to donuts they will never charge and you will be stuck with disposing of them. Battery rebuilding shops may take the batteries for free tunnelcat.
by Canuck
Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: UPS advise
Replies: 8
Views: 1062

Re: UPS advise

Chaining up UPS's is a recipe for disaster. The UPS is designed to power a computer switching power supply not an inductive load like another UPS. The transformer in an UPS wants to see a pure sine wave from the utility line, not a stepped sine wave or trapezoidal wave. The transformer will saturate...
by Canuck
Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: favorite toys from your child hood
Replies: 19
Views: 1793

Re: favorite toys from your child hood

Best toys I had were the ones I built. Commercially hot wheels was a big fave, train sets, marbles, (it IS a game), slot tracks etc., GI Joe was a big ticket and all the kids had them, but my Dad said it was the same as a girl playing with dolls and no son of his was going to play with dolls... Of c...
by Canuck
Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: KALI?
Replies: 3
Views: 612

Re: KALI?

RUL! Come by http://www.descentrangers.com/ Rangers are back up!

Canuck
by Canuck
Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:26 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Need help with a homework assignment
Replies: 5
Views: 953

Re: Need help with a homework assignment

Spec out conduit so that as technology changes then its easier to pull in fiber or whatever the flavour of the day is. Cat 6 minimum for today's commercial runs and look at a fiber backbone and wireless coverage for today's smartphones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhaul_%28telecommunications%29 ...
by Canuck
Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Snakes! It had to be snakes!
Replies: 36
Views: 3249

Re: Snakes! It had to be snakes!

/me digs a hole and fills it with ashes and snakes, then surrounds the lip with peas... when Avder comes to take a pea, we kick him in the ash-hole and face first into the snakes.

My 2 cents.
by Canuck
Fri May 13, 2011 11:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 20 Games Of Descent 1,2 Played in one day !!!
Replies: 6
Views: 829

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

It's definitely not all anarchy at the Rangers we play all the modes and versions of Descent, there is a team co-op tourney coming up June 3rd/2011 so sign up get a sponsor and your vouches, seriously guys the games are intense over here with all the old players coming back. I play flag along with m...