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I always found KVMs infinitely more annoying and frustrating than Synergy, actually.. but to each their own. Cuts down on the number of cables to deal with significantly as well. Actually, Testiculese, I kinda use the best of both worlds. I've got a 3-monitor setup at work, 2 are hooked up to the de...

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Something to keep in mind when considering a multi-monitor set up is what you want to use it for. If you're looking at it for the sake of having your game spread across 3 screens (a la Jumpgate Evolution), then Krom's feedback is very relevant. However, if you're looking for simply having a second s...

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I never got to a scholastic or personal level of research that either of you did, but there was a stretch of time during my younger life where the concept of consciousness and its reliance on personal perception was fascinating. What always got my goat was the idea that perception is your personal r...

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You're not old unless you remember Space 1999. =P

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Each time we do upgrades, I try to make sure my (7 years old, now) daughter can at least watch, and potentially participate. Every opportunity to remove the intimidation factor from another aspect of a child's existence is a good thing.

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It's definitely not a straight Descent replacement, but if you ever wanted a well-coded Descent-like MMO that mixes in some of the best of other games like EVE, Freespace, X3, Wing Commander, X-wing, etc... this is definitely it. I'll be all over this. I actually got to meet Scott Brown down in Aust...

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They specifically reference Descent, even:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09 ... tion/50982

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Workin like a dog, learnin like a fool, and tryin to not get RIF'd like a family man. =) You?

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I did a lot of research when I had another bout of serious Descent withdrawals about a year ago, and nothing on the market yet has come close what I would consider a dream controller. In the end, I went back to what I had done 3 years prior, which was to re-learn Descent using a dual controller meth...

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Tunnelcat's assessment of the situation resonated the most clearly with me after reading your original post, but it's hard to get a clear picture from a few paragraphs of text. Emotion is a fickle affair all its own, and neither sex is safe from its distortion of reality. My primary expectation (and...

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Considering I have a wife and 7 year old daughter to consider, I would not have hesitated to blow that bastard's head off, then asked him what his intentions were as he fell dead the floor. Any other approach to the problem is a gamble and risks their lives greatly. Any male strong and desperate eno...

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A co-worker and fellow gamer I know sunk the money for both the new monitor and glasses.. and has been gushing about it every since. I was growing tired of him constantly elaborating on how awesome LOTRO graphics were compared to WoW, but now he won't play anything else but WoW and swears he'll neve...

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Sadly, I haven't tried using Synergy on OSX yet, so I can't offer much advice. But as long as you map both server and client configs to each other, that should be good enough. Make sure that you use computer names in the configs, and then make sure that each computer can ping the other by the same n...

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OMG.... they're not in here, anywhere. I'm ashamed of you.

NX (termserv/VNC replacement like no other)
- http://www.nomachine.com/

Synergy (share keyboard and mouse across endless hardware platforms, regardless of OS)
- http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

I swear by both for work as well as home.

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I noticed lag rendering Chrome when switching from other apps that covered it up, but I'm sure that's something that will be hammered out in Beta. I wish there were themes, or at least gradient choices, and I wish there was a Linux version, so I guess I'll wait a bit longer. With relation to the OS ...

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I'm actually part of the shop that maintains/monitors/fixes those exact servers, and I can tell you that they will end up using whatever HTTP server the application requires, and when they're free to choose, they'll go with free/opensource. That's not necessarily always true for other corporations, ...

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That's one of the biggest problems with ICQ - they, more than any other of the IM netowks (with Yahoo being a close 2nd) are horrible about spam IMs. It's been quite a while since I used Trillian, but I think there was an ability in the general options that enforced making sure you couldn't receive ...

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\"Descenters never die.. they just moth into new challenges\"

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NetDevil held an after-hours Meet & Greet down in Austin, TX during the AGDC and I drove down from Dallas to see if I could confirm some things related to the control scheme for my own personal interests, but arrived late and didn't get a chance to confirm much. I did get to personally see it in...

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This is really a three-fold issue for me. - The type of game - The restrictions placed on me as a consumer via the copy protection method used - The level of trust I have with the company in control of it Steam is not all that different from DRM in terms of the risk that you take as a consumer. If S...

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I'm aware, Messenjah, but if you read up more on the site, they make mention of the fact that it takes place without gravity and in and around this ring of debris. So logic would dictate to me that you have to be able to move in all directions... which constitutes a 6DoF game to me. It remains to be...

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Happy Labor Day weekend. I found more goodies that you guys would enjoy, and because of my endless love, I will share: I found another Descent music remix on OCRemix: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=445486#445486 And secondly, I found a 'Zero-G' game that's reportedly shows promise, b...

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This video has the official sLLiKtastic seal of approval. Because.. well, I dunno.. because you need that, sometimes. I think.

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I... uh.. huh? What? For real?

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Did I miss this, somewhere? I doubt it would make me go out and purchase one, but I found the fact that it exists (and they got the map being displayed on the other screen) pretty damned impressive:

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They're taking beta sign-ups, by the way. The closed beta is likely not far off at this point, so feel free to submit your info. The form is in the upper right on most pages of their site:

http://www.jumpgateevolution.com/

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My personal opinion is that they're essentially squatting the rights in the hopes that someone with enough combined interest and investment dollars will buy it from them so they can go off and resurrect Descent in a new shop.

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Real men use a stick in their left hand and a mouse in their right.

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Lies! I've been around, I just haven't been posting. ;p

I've just been hanging out in IRC mostly, coding and occasionally firing up TF2 or COD4. I might pick up GRID at some point, but I'm trying to refrain for the sake of $.

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...is starting to really take shape. The control scheme is reportedly completely configurable and aggressively supports joysticks, mice, keyboards, or any combination at this point. They're sacrificing as much realism as possible for the sake of speed and fun, and since I consider that to be one of ...

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Sure do, Nihilist, though we chatted it up in Kalichat far more than flew against each other if I remember correctly. But that's never a bad thing. =)

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Oooh, yes. I remember Nihilist. I remember him well. *shakes fist at the sky*

;p

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Firefox almost exclusively with the rare IE6 when absolutely necessary.

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I lived on an acre and a half of land with about 30+ trees down in south-east Texas when I was growing up, and tent caterpillars were a very regular sight; they would even make nests in certain spots on the side of the house - but I don't remember them ever doing significant damage to the trees enou...

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For FPS - Orange Box, hands down. For MMOs - World of Warcraft is a definite best-choice for the most polished, enjoyable, and well-rounded MMO. The graphics are a little on the cartoonish side, but still flattering. It also falls into the realm of easy-to-learn, difficult-to-master, depending on wh...

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Having grown up and lived in Texas all my life, I can tell you that it isn't about a 'love' of guns. The percentage of people that own guns in this state is mind-boggling. They do so because that's how they've been raised and taught to protect themselves. We are a state of hunters and fighters, fier...

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Monster energy drink. Write it down, ask for it by name. They even have various intensities of coffee-flavoured ones if that's your pursuasion. Though I agree that it's all about how you use them and with what combination of diet, exercise, sleep, and water intake. At the very least, I bring a Monst...

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Pure gold.

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I think if you visit Joystick Required's website, you'll find at least a few others outside the Descent scene that want to see more of a challenge than a simple keyboard and mouse interface can provide. The stigma in this thread seems to lean towards the opinion that most of the oldskool Descenters ...

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Ah hah! So he did come visit.

Yeah, here's to hoping I get into the beta. Definitely looking forward to the game itself, either in beta or final release form.

Those of us that get in will have to form up a guild/gang/corp of Descenters!

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