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I wonder how many bugs are ACTUALLY in the NT kernels...

Based on these windows screenshots, I would say - A Lot.

WASTE was great. I just wish it had lasted long enough and generated a big enough of a following for there to be a native (non command line) Linux version. It does work under WINE, but .. it's just not the same.

Hrm, if I could get a whole package of it, I'd see about mirroring it also

You can get it here in a single zip file.

I have source code available on this web site.

Scratch that. I now have a mirror of the site.

Entire website is mirrored here

I have source code available on this web site.

Some things were meant to be "built" and some things were meant to be "used".

Who decides what should be "built" and what should be "used"? It's all personal preference in my opinion. I have no desire to build a car, or build a house, or build a ham radio, or build an antenna, or sew my own clothes, or grow my own food, etc...

Some people get more enjoyment out of building and tinkering with computers than they do actually using them. I used to be that way myself. Once the computer was up and running and everything was working smoothly, I had no use for it.

But these days I'm sort of down the middle. I still like building them and tinkering with various Operating Systems, but I also have a need to actually use my machine at some point.

And at that point I go to Windows. :) Linux is fun to install and tinker with, (and makes for a rock solid server in my experience) but when I want to just sit down and enjoy some WarCraft 3, I prefer Windows. It's easy, it works, and despite all the babble about Windows crashing and BSODs and all that, I find Windows to be more stable (and for more useable) than any Linux Desktop configuration I've messed with. And I've messed with a lot of them. (The screen shots don't even scratch the surface of how many configurations I've played with over the years.)

This is way off topic of course...
Found it

Good to hear...

Here's a link to my skydiving photos. 105 jumps and no cutaways so far thank God.

consoles were never meant for online gaming. It just doesn't make sense.

Well here's my 2 cents.

Consoles are far more convenient and more simple than a computer. How are they more convenient? They are small, light, and very portable. How are they more simple? Plug in a cartridge or put in your CD, press the power button and you're done. No installation required. I'm not suggesting that it's difficult to install a game, at least it isn't for most people, but not doing something is always easier than doing something.

Personally I think it would be great to have the simplicity of a console and the power, graphical quality, and networking capabilities of a PC all combined into one small, light weight, and portable machine.

I love getting together with friends for a weekend of LAN gaming at someones house, but I hate lugging my computer over there. On the other hand, if I had a console system like the GameCube (6x6x4.3 inches), it certainly would make LAN gaming a lot easier. A console and an LCD panel would be very portable.

Furthermore, if games were no longer any kind of a priority for my Desktop PC, I could save a fortune on PC parts. You wouldn't need to spend $350 for a ti500 GeForce3 video card. A $29 8MB AGP card would be fine for most people who just need to display 1280x1024 at 85Hz or less on a 19" monitor. Of course if you have other reasons for needing 3D power, like CAD, then this wouldn't be a factor for you. I also wouldn't be as quick about upgrading the rest of my PC parts if games weren't a factor. Games require more computing power than any other software for the most part.

Bottom line for me - I'm not willing to give up the awesome networking ability of PC gaming so until consoles can match the ability of PC's in that respect, I will continue to play games on the PC. But I would have no reservations at all about dropping PC gaming in favor of consoles when that day comes. So I think it's cool to see a project like this even if it is for the XBox.

I think you are right to say that "consoles were never meant for online gaming"... That's true in terms of all past consoles... But moving forward, I think consoles will be meant for online gaming and IMHO, it does make sense.

Let the flame begin.