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by VaussBait
Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:11 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Old-timer dropping in to say \"Hi\" :)
Replies: 10
Views: 1149

Old-timer dropping in to say \"Hi\" :)

I was feeling a little nostalgic and wanted to drop by to see what's been going on. Glad to still see so many familiar pilots!

I haven't be strapped into the pilot's seat in years. Are there still servers running? I see the DXX project seems to have reached a stable phase...that's really cool ...
by VaussBait
Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:50 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Bye bye Houston.
Replies: 34
Views: 3249

Cow attends Rice University. He's told us BoTS that he's ok and he's in an area that was not required to evacuate so he was going to ride it out. More to follow.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:50 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Explain your avatar
Replies: 165
Views: 18358

VB = Vauss Bait
I was a big target for the Gauss then Vauss cannons... = bait

that's it
by VaussBait
Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Happy 18th To Me
Replies: 24
Views: 1674

HBD, bud :)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:21 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D3k v BoTS.... again! (still?)
Replies: 84
Views: 11218

Let's see if the vertigo comes back after staying out of the mines for a while :)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:40 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Did You Vote? (Cast a ballot here!)
Replies: 37
Views: 3668

JMEaT wrote:First time I've ever voted.
Same here...in 15 years of "eligibility"

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:57 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Pick one
Replies: 21
Views: 1952

vi - the first un*x editor I learned in the 80's and have been happy w/ it ever since.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:53 pm
Forum: Coders Corner
Topic: Text editor(s) you use
Replies: 23
Views: 4582

Iceman wrote:[...]vi[...]rocks.
Ditto ;)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:19 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: how long does it take for a junkmail filter to learn gooder?
Replies: 4
Views: 589

Sorry to butt in but wow, fliptw... thanks for the link to POPFile!

Time to train! :)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Jul 25, 2004 10:15 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: GPS
Replies: 5
Views: 648

I don't have personal experience with Magellan gear but my Garmin hasn't let me down. It's not a mapping version (this was before those came out) so I have a serial cable that connects to my laptop running MapPoint 2002.

From the spec sheets, the Garmin has a 2MB more usable memory for maps, a few ...
by VaussBait
Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:57 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Access dialup through Samsung SGH x427
Replies: 1
Views: 436

Google on "EasyGPRS" . . . or just click this link to get started.

Let me know how you make out . . . I use my S105 to dial-up all the time when I'm away from home or the office.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:46 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: GPS
Replies: 5
Views: 648

Couple of the big names...

Garmin
Magellan
Lowrance

I have a Garmin GPS II+ 12-channel handheld. Paid about $260 a few years ago and am very happy with it for hiking and navigation.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:26 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Anyone interested in doing a D3 post mortem article?
Replies: 17
Views: 2000

Margo! THE Margo? How have you been?

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Jul 04, 2004 10:23 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Songs that make you want to dance - List yours
Replies: 16
Views: 1474

"Do It Now" by Dubtribe Soundsystem or "Happiness is Free (When You Lose Your Mind)" by La Onda.

They're both pretty "house" but definitely booty-shakin' material.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:54 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Good Wine and Liquor
Replies: 34
Views: 3598

Wow, some great advice thus far (especially from Flabby Chick). But no one has mentioned Scotches yet.

Chivas is Scotch. To me, Scotch in generally is an aquired taste. Try some but don't stop after one or two that you might not like. Different regions have characteristics to the peat which ...
by VaussBait
Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Crotch Rocket From hell
Replies: 14
Views: 1470

1,000HP and only 40MPH? . . . must be geared for torque. :)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Fri May 28, 2004 3:13 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: What's a good wheel?
Replies: 18
Views: 1809

Testiculese wrote:Wait a sec..doesn't Logitech make Thrustmaster? 'cause that's what I have Thrustmaster NASCAR series.
Not that I know... TM was TM until a few years ago. Now it's Guillemot.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Thu May 27, 2004 8:50 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: What's a good wheel?
Replies: 18
Views: 1809

I have the Thrustmaster "NASCAR" FF wheel. I like it because it has both paddle and stick shifters. The pedals are a little light so I find myself holding the base down with my left foot. Force feedback is good and strong when i dial it up.

The only downside is there is no clutch pedal...just brake ...
by VaussBait
Fri May 21, 2004 6:33 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: CH Products HOTAS
Replies: 6
Views: 908

Have you tried the CHDelete program yet? That may clean up some junk in the registry. Strange that it shows the fighterstick...can you take a screenshot of your Game Controller control panel?

I do use the throttle and stick (no pedals) for D3. My roll is on the front throttle buttons (2 and 3 ...
by VaussBait
Fri May 21, 2004 6:16 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: CH Products HOTAS
Replies: 6
Views: 908

W/o Control Mgr, does Windows see each device independently? Here, try this profile... (grab both files and put in same folder)

http://www.users.fast.net/~clemond/share/all.map
http://www.users.fast.net/~clemond/share/all.cms

The Windows Control Panel Applet should look like this before CHCM ...
by VaussBait
Fri May 21, 2004 4:41 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: CH Products HOTAS
Replies: 6
Views: 908

Are they all USB? If they are, I'm assumning you have Control Manager v3, right?

Lemme know...

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Fri May 14, 2004 11:53 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: need to replace a rotary encoder switch
Replies: 5
Views: 1006

Might want to try http://www.digikey.com/

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Remember the Star Wars Kid?
Replies: 18
Views: 2345

LOL. I wonder what wrath the Mc D's people shall rain down upon him or the videographers!

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: An announcement!
Replies: 14
Views: 1512

Wow, nicely done. Next time I'm in the DFW area I have to check it out!

Go easy on the ground pounders, eh? :)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:47 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Funny Band Names
Replies: 6
Views: 945

(profanity involved in some of these so consider yourself forewarned...):

The Canonical List of Weird Band Names is still floating around . . .

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:13 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Streaming video? What do you hate?
Replies: 22
Views: 2699

I don't hate it as long as it's encoded at a high enough bitrate for me (1.5Mb DSL). Any comb-filter/warbly sound with wicked blocky compression artifacts makes me instantly stop watching.

That said, I rarely stream if I can d/l and watch later.

Options are nice but I'm finding more and more that ...
by VaussBait
Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:17 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Monkey business- Funny Vid.
Replies: 9
Views: 1101

So much for cat-like reflexes, eh?

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:17 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Quicken 2004 or the monitor?
Replies: 5
Views: 990

What version of IE is he running? Isn't Intuit stuff heavily dependent on HTML rendering? Any pop-up blockers installed?

Just a shot . . .

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Feb 08, 2004 10:41 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Ctrl/Alt?Delete does not work
Replies: 15
Views: 2470

Is fast user switching on?

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 281980

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Feb 01, 2004 9:35 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Super Bowl Thread!
Replies: 19
Views: 2440

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Nitrofox125:
www.diginetstudios.com/janet http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/wink.gif </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot??? That's what I get for not watching halftime!

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sat Jan 31, 2004 11:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Super Bowl Thread!
Replies: 19
Views: 2440

18:00 EST?

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:58 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Good software/hardware for composing music
Replies: 12
Views: 1885

I second the vote for Reason.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:12 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: ISS almost complete! (56K beware)
Replies: 9
Views: 1530

Just curious . . . how are you going to display it when it's done?

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:11 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wire sleeving...
Replies: 12
Views: 2365

I used the spiral wrap stuff from Radio Shack to get these results

It's a little messy now that I added my DigiDoc 5 and have the temp probe wires out in the open.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:52 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Opportunity Knocks
Replies: 8
Views: 1414

And in other positive Mars rover news, it looks like they've re-established communication with Spirit.

Darn flash memory! Image

CNN.com linkage.

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Square holes
Replies: 24
Views: 4173

Call me when the find the round peg! Image

j/k

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Online Speak ...
Replies: 23
Views: 4355

kthxbye = ok, thanks, bye! (A.K.A "p*ss off" Image)

-Vauss OUT
by VaussBait
Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:58 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: so it's -12 F outside right now...
Replies: 19
Views: 4106

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by catch22:
<b> Yeah, we're hitting single digits here for the first time in a while (Lancaster, PA).

In fact, the moisture on the inside of the windows in my room is freezing over. </b></font><HR ...

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