--I have (2) 80 GB HD's in one computer, and (2) 40-GB HD's on my server.
Suggested uses for HD space (mostly Linux partitions): 1. Linux installs (and vmware environments) 2. Games (mostly W98SE) 3. ISO's (Linux mostly) 4. Short movies (Red Vs Blue, Matrix trailers and related stuff) 5. BACKUPS - especially of family and client machines. 6. Music files and temporary CD/DVD-burning space - a distant 6th. (Music is overrated.)
--RAM: 512MB on the 98SE/Linux 900MHz AMD, 256MB on the Pentium-233 server.
--Granted the 900 will prolly need to be upgraded to a 2GHz sometime next year in order to keep up with certain games, but guaranteed it will still be running 98SE (and Linux. Shoot, I spend more time in Linux than anywhere else these days.)
--Remember kids, it's all fun and games until somebody steps on that fatal butterfly... [BZEERKT]
--"Remembrance wogs, happijoy and safe shooting - and do not soil your flippers with the remains of the ziggywot."
--What I'd *like* to see, is the cash going to the animators. Because I can pretty much guarantee you, right now they make about as much as a Nike shoe factory worker in Zamibia.
--Yep. I've gotten to the point where if it's online and it has a rebate asterisk next to it, I'll refuse to buy it. Just give me the damn discounted price up front, and spare me the hassle.
--What are you, crazy?? Whoever's doing it now is the *worst* Bugs Bunny I've ever heard! ( And just for the record, I think it's Blanc's son. Just goes to show that talent doesn't necessarily run in the family. )
--I'll prolly be flamed for this, but I think the Simpsons voice actors acted like greedy bastards. $125,000 PER EPISODE is more than **four years** of my (old) salary. And WTF are they doing, exactly, to "merit" that much cash? SPEAKING. They're not even doing it for 8 hours a day, or 40 hours a week - they meet at the studio for a couple of hours, and then go their own way!!
--Maybe I'm just bitter because of not having a job for so d--n long, but this whole "strike" business has really soured me on the Simpsons - especially since they're not as funny as they used to be.
--Personally I prefer Futurama these days; but that's just me.
(Florida local news, approximately 2 weeks from now)
Newscaster: "And in other news, Manalapan local commerce has apparently dried up due to a sudden and prolonged lack of incoming traffic. Commuters are seemingly going out of their way to avoid the town completely, and speculation is rampant that Manalapan is about to become a ghost town. Ongoing negotiations with Wal-mart developers have been stalled for the past 3 days, and rumors of a mass exodus due to newly-proposed tax increases are running wild..."
--Just so you know, Siegfried's 3rd strike in that "circle button mash" (The Y button on Dreamcast) can be blocked with a Crouch+Block. If you have really good reflexes, you might also be able to exec a Parry.
--Heh; Siegfried/Nighmare, Lizardman, and Kilik are my top chars in that game. In some aspects, the DC version is better than the Xbox(Ivy's scene-ending animation for example, where the sword encircles her and then follows her as she twirls - absolutely awe-inspiring); but Xbox definitely has better dungeon levels. However, IMHO the Xbox game's animation is *too* fast. DC's animation is almost perfect, and makes the immersion level much more intense for me.
> Suppose I was playing a real-life tennis match with Sampras, pulled out a gun, and shot him in the knee. Would my subsequent win (assuming I wasn't arrested or handcuffed) be honest or fair? Certainly not.
That wasn't my *knee* you insensitive clod!! Now I can't have children--! == Sampras (sobs)
> Oh and if you live in the US, gas is cheap, it's one of the cheapest substances on earth. Cheaper then milk, cheaper then water depending on how you purchase water, and gives you more of a return on your investment then damn near anything. Try going 30 miles (to and from any location) in a decent time frame for less then 2 bucks, only a car with a gallon of gas can do it that cheap.
--You're forgetting Motorcycles and Scooters (of which Scooters will more than likely get the best MPG ratio.)
--According to the following link, the Honda Elite got around 75MPG:
http://www3.telus.net/dougsimpson/Road_2.html...and that's a 250cc scooter, one of the larger ones. 50-100cc engines *may* do even better (I haven't researched it, above link was from googling for "honda scooters mpg".)
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--I have (2) 80 GB HD's in one computer, and (2) 40-GB HD's on my server.
Suggested uses for HD space (mostly Linux partitions):
1. Linux installs (and vmware environments)
2. Games (mostly W98SE)
3. ISO's (Linux mostly)
4. Short movies (Red Vs Blue, Matrix trailers and related stuff)
5. BACKUPS - especially of family and client machines.
6. Music files and temporary CD/DVD-burning space - a distant 6th. (Music is overrated.)
--RAM: 512MB on the 98SE/Linux 900MHz AMD, 256MB on the Pentium-233 server.
--Granted the 900 will prolly need to be upgraded to a 2GHz sometime next year in order to keep up with certain games, but guaranteed it will still be running 98SE (and Linux. Shoot, I spend more time in Linux than anywhere else these days.)
--Remember kids, it's all fun and games until somebody steps on that fatal butterfly... [BZEERKT]
--"Remembrance wogs, happijoy and safe shooting - and do not soil your flippers with the remains of the ziggywot."
== Props to David Drake
--Dude, seriously - you can get *external* 56K modems for under $25 these days. Check pricewatch.
--Forget XP on that beast. When you get 98 installed and running the way you like it - back that sucker up.
--What I'd *like* to see, is the cash going to the animators. Because I can pretty much guarantee you, right now they make about as much as a Nike shoe factory worker in Zamibia.
--Yep. I've gotten to the point where if it's online and it has a rebate asterisk next to it, I'll refuse to buy it. Just give me the damn discounted price up front, and spare me the hassle.
--What are you, crazy?? Whoever's doing it now is the *worst* Bugs Bunny I've ever heard!
( And just for the record, I think it's Blanc's son. Just goes to show that talent doesn't necessarily run in the family. )
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--No, I truly DON'T think they deserve more cash!
--I'll prolly be flamed for this, but I think the Simpsons voice actors acted like greedy bastards. $125,000 PER EPISODE is more than **four years** of my (old) salary. And WTF are they doing, exactly, to "merit" that much cash? SPEAKING. They're not even doing it for 8 hours a day, or 40 hours a week - they meet at the studio for a couple of hours, and then go their own way!!
--Maybe I'm just bitter because of not having a job for so d--n long, but this whole "strike" business has really soured me on the Simpsons - especially since they're not as funny as they used to be.
--Personally I prefer Futurama these days; but that's just me.
--Dude... 30 feet is a LOT. Especially when you factor in tides.
--OTOH, it might be interesting to establish an underwater base there.
(Network exec, to Roddenberry -- circa 1966:)
"You guys act like that ship was actually up there, orbiting the planet right now!"
(Roddenberry:)
"It IS!!"
== Paraphrased, possibly from one of Shatner's biographies
--Yah; if Worf is a guide to Klingon culture, the whole race is in trouble... He was always getting his ass handed to him in TNG. >>;-)
--Seriously, if your web browser is taking 2 minutes to swap...
/dev/hdX '
:b
1. Invest in an ATA/133 card, and an 80-pin IDE cable
1a. Get a drive with DMA
2. ' hdparm -c1 -d1 -u1
3. Switch browsers!
--I always understood it to mean "Gee-Whiz Basic." Not kidding! ...and we LIKED IT!!
--Don't forget:
SAVE CS1
--I learned how to type on an Apple IIe and a TI 994/A. Man, Fn-P to do quotes, that was pretty messed up.
--My opinion is that diamonds exist for two reasons:
1. Peer pressure / impressing $lady's friends
2. If something happens to $husband, the diamond can be sold (or worst case, pawned) for money - to help $wife/$widow keep going.
--Anyone, feel free to jump in and correct me on this if you have evidence to the contrary, or even a strong opinion.
' time badblocks -c 128 -t random -w -s -v /dev/hdX '
(Florida local news, approximately 2 weeks from now)
Newscaster: "And in other news, Manalapan local commerce has apparently dried up due to a sudden and prolonged lack of incoming traffic. Commuters are seemingly going out of their way to avoid the town completely, and speculation is rampant that Manalapan is about to become a ghost town. Ongoing negotiations with Wal-mart developers have been stalled for the past 3 days, and rumors of a mass exodus due to newly-proposed tax increases are running wild..."
Oceania Has Always Been at War with Eurasia. In other news: The popcorn you are eating, has been pissed in. Film at 11.
:b
--"Kangaroo?" Gee, "I don't know..." ;-)
;b
Strewth!! Stone the crows, and throw another shrimp on the barbie...
--One thing I learned in Fallout: the .223 Pistol at close range, is KING. (Apologies to Bruce Campbell. ;-)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0106308/
--Just so you know, Siegfried's 3rd strike in that "circle button mash" (The Y button on Dreamcast) can be blocked with a Crouch+Block. If you have really good reflexes, you might also be able to exec a Parry.
--Heh; Siegfried/Nighmare, Lizardman, and Kilik are my top chars in that game. In some aspects, the DC version is better than the Xbox(Ivy's scene-ending animation for example, where the sword encircles her and then follows her as she twirls - absolutely awe-inspiring); but Xbox definitely has better dungeon levels. However, IMHO the Xbox game's animation is *too* fast. DC's animation is almost perfect, and makes the immersion level much more intense for me.
> Suppose I was playing a real-life tennis match with Sampras, pulled out a gun, and shot him in the knee. Would my subsequent win (assuming I wasn't arrested or handcuffed) be honest or fair? Certainly not.
That wasn't my *knee* you insensitive clod!! Now I can't have children--! == Sampras (sobs)
--Having used both TeraTerm and PuTTY, I would recommend you try PuTTY - that is, if you haven't already. IMHO it blows TT away.
> Oh and if you live in the US, gas is cheap, it's one of the cheapest substances on earth. Cheaper then milk, cheaper then water depending on how you purchase water, and gives you more of a return on your investment then damn near anything. Try going 30 miles (to and from any location) in a decent time frame for less then 2 bucks, only a car with a gallon of gas can do it that cheap.
...and that's a 250cc scooter, one of the larger ones. 50-100cc engines *may* do even better (I haven't researched it, above link was from googling for "honda scooters mpg".)
--You're forgetting Motorcycles and Scooters (of which Scooters will more than likely get the best MPG ratio.)
--According to the following link, the Honda Elite got around 75MPG:
http://www3.telus.net/dougsimpson/Road_2.html