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rijruna

roid, as to where, it was in 'toy-world' but im sure they are in most toyshops by now
& cheap too, with the set i got being less than 15$ aust. [it wasnt the only gift he got from me for xmas too, but the one that caught his eye]
/me was very pleased about that
hope it helps u roid
cheers
rij

rijruna

i gave my young nephew [5-6] a 150 piece magnetic set & was blown out by how well it went down with him & his elder sister.
very kool toys indeed.
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rij

rijruna

heres a slte you might be interested in & check out the links there too

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/design/waverider/main.shtml

cheers
rij

rijruna

correct, roid i did see it on catalyst & i thought it worthy of posting to a wider audience of my closet few hundred
cheers
rij

rijruna

this is the new generation solar-cells, which are easy to make.
[rant]another aussie made thing to be bought by a multinational company & the proceeds kept there by not making them here {but not yet fortunately}[end rant]

http://www.sta.com.au/webcontent4.htm

cheers
rij

rijruna

sorry, but i couldnt help myself Jmeat. seems you have never read 'alice in wonderland'[not written downunder so it must be one of them northern hemisphere types who did].
mobi, go with the repair off the cd, worked for me
cheers
rij

rijruna

50
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rij

rijruna

well roid, i must admit that i dont visit our govt websites EVER so i wasnt aware of that date, but yes mu info was a lot older than that. {70`s, 80`s maybe, not that 'that' [sorry mobi :}!] would worry me as im of the 'question authority' types}. its a thought that has passed through my head a few ...

rijruna

roid, i remember hearing somewhere that here in aussie u ARE allowed to grow no more than one square yard of it before it becomes a taxable thing
that being said, they [the govt & big biz] arent about to actually tell you this for obvious reasons, therefore it doesnt happen very often anymore, & i ...

rijruna

Will, from my experience as a boilermaker/welder you would have to get more power from the inverter than is possible to run the MIG, Iv run from genny welder sets [lincoln] [& 5000w small petrol] & even at 5000w its a struggle to get good welds. the full sine-wave inverter is the one you need to ...

rijruna

gggrrr missed it
rij

rijruna

Birds, u have forgotten "Sweet-cheeks" who was the daughter of another d3 player who`s name escapes me. She left d3 after about yr 2 of the full game.
& then there is [RIP}Bess, & a couple of other newer female players are around as well.
We probly at the present time have 5-8 now. So their touch to ...

rijruna

gday again ppl, another note of interest is this linky http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/index.html
it has a lot of other ethnicly oriented weapon types, but by no means a complete listing.
I try to make any submissions here as factual as possible & therefore help spread the knowledge, after all ...

rijruna

Iv been watching this thread with some interest & more than a little amusment.
There are some who play me who know of what I do with metals for a living & a hobby; [Qualified boilermaker/welder with 30+ yrs of experience], who forges steel timing chain & chainsaw chain into laminated flatbar. Some ...

rijruna

is there anyone here that uses this yet?
http://www.cryptomail.org/
I`d like to know, before i try it, whether or not it does what it is supposed to. IE: be very secure & 'crapmail proof' & is it 128bit?
things like this can be an advantage or they can be bloody annoying in use. thx in advance ...

rijruna

heres the stuff we need to start looking at seriously for at least a trial run.
they have tried a space tether before with limited results

http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Arc ... ation.html

pretty strong stuff
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rij

rijruna

cassini has reached orbit around saturn!!!!!

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-r ... 0-pr-a.cfm
I cant wait to see some pix of the rings
very kool indeed
cheers
rij

rijruna

just a note to things percent-wise
80% of australian beer is drunk by only 10% of the population [true]
[sorry for the side-step]
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rij

rijruna

if/when i win a lottery this is what id get

http://www.alienware.com/alx_pages/main_content.aspx

be warned, it WILL cause your d3 to never have that dreaded lack of FPS problem ever again.
yep, I WANT IT NOW!!!!!
cheers
rij

rijruna

yeah h/b/day dads out there from d3.
top gun, i have had something like 6 copies of in-a-gadda-da-vida; worn out, scratched at parties & just plain nicked & now have a limited edition cd with 3 [three] versions, damn excellent if u ask me
lol & ppl now-a-days think that heavy metal started with ...

rijruna

um dont they have to do it twice within a week to qualify for the ten mill?
cheers
rij

rijruna

yep & take ur hands off of it as i was given that as a b/day pressie by the fellas, trouble is i live in aussie. u can use it while im otherwise dispossed but make sure u tidy up tho eh?

http://www.descentbb.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1363&highlight=rijs+belated+b+pressie

well, not really but one ...

rijruna

heres one smooth looking fast cat for those of you with a few spare bux

http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/new ... cleid=2642

made in the city im living in as well as these V8 bikes

http://home.mira.net/~iwd/

looks like we enjoy going fast doesnt it?
cheers
rij

rijruna

heres something i remembered from my chem class
waaay back in the 60`s. carbon from sugar & sulfuric acid

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA3/MAIN/FORMC/PAGE1.HTM
cheers
rij
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i once did a xmas holidays job in a place that made panels for portable buildings for mining camps ...

rijruna

Topher,Im sure that i have seen footage taken of them catching things from orbit before.
one being a net between 2 planes & the other was a forked pair of rails on the nose of a plane to catch thru the `chute shrouds, then cut away the remains of the `chute. was tested & used to catch film ...

rijruna

OK NP
LMAOSMIAWMS
[LAUGHED MY ARSE OF SO MUCH I ALMOST WET MY SELF] cheers
rij

rijruna

oh btw sage [& others] june 8th is the transit of Venus. something which has only been observed like 5 times in recorded history.
AND the war of the worlds [the book & not hollywoods version] is centered in ENGLAND.[& the musical version is kool too with richard burton narrating]
just for your ...

rijruna

gday from aussie & welcome to d3
I can get u a copy a lot cheaper than that. G2 [from aussie 2] has a few copies & I`ll phone him to see about sending you one, so alls not lost.
it seems that even tho d3 is an older game that there is quite a few new ppl arriving all the time.
P/M me & I`ll set it ...

rijruna

saw this the other night on a 'speed' show [all things fast].
looks like it could be a lot of fun

http://www.flybywire.co.nz/index2.htm

free-form flying on cables 40ft off the ground, itd be the closest to a pyro that u`l get except for no outright vertical motion [pity].
cheers
rij

rijruna

yep i know about the laser cameras, but this was in the 50`s when they used that camera. lasers were`nt so advanced at that time. these cameras were a 'one shot only' negative based film type & to get a sequental series of shots they had to time upto 10 of these to go off correctly. pretty ...

rijruna

check this out

http://www.vce.com/humor/cartoon.htm
[secret russian film for wazzup]
cheers
rij

rijruna

no need for an A.S.A. rating for the film used in these pix, plenty of light available but d@m fast shutters here heheh 'd @ m' 'de atom'

http://simplethinking.com/home/rapatronic_photographs.htm

1 millionth of a sec shots but although what the shots were taken of we really dont need, the pix are ...

rijruna

i found this on one of my endless quests for entertainment whilst waiting for a game

One night, probably in 1880, John Swinton, then the preeminent New York journalist, was the guest of honour at a banquet given him by the leaders of his craft. Someone who knew neither the press nor Swinton ...

rijruna

roid, i found that 'walker' on their 'srl austin show' section.
http://www.srl.org/shows/austin/show/austin.html
theyv got some serious equipment havent they?. rip a boat into bits, crush it & then burn it with the flamethrower. all good fun i think for those of us that bend towards mayhem ...

rijruna

ever had a bad welding flash? it leaves u with an after-image for quite a while as well as a splitting head-ache & the feeling of some-one pouring sand into ur eyes. any welding flash also burns a spot onto the retina which is permanent, no repairs possible.
i read somewhere that the US army was ...

rijruna

some ppl would call me 'cracked in the head' at times but i must admit to being somewhat in awe of these fellas, as they have the toys to play with that i would like. a full sized V1 motor for instance [with vid; carefull if u use headphones if u listen to it as feedback is a ★■◆●]

http://www.srl ...

rijruna

I can seem to remember a couple of posts here about the limits of silicone based chips in the not-too-distant past. maybe these ppl have gone & solved that question for us. coupled with the set-up the ppl whom roid poseted about should mean some wickedly fsat, tiny D3 playing machines for next to ...

rijruna

Couver, i saw the same program & from what i understood from the DaVinci code that possibly j.c & m.m. were married & had children who then fled the country to southern france where the Knights Templar guarded them.
DaVici was, some call one of the brightest minds of history. & I think that someone ...

rijruna

just what u need for those days when pxo is down & u need ur fix of 3d flying indoors

http://www.rctoys.com/draganflyer3.php

could be a load of fun scaring the hell out of the neighbours dogs
cheers
rij

rijruna

see? not so bad after all was it?
things to do with with energy & fun results by trying all the ways to cook your dinner.
great for those nude new years eve/birthday parties & other religous holdays of all faiths including agnostics & zarathustrians [sp] dating back to the dawn of time. IE ...

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