LostInSpace

Ummm, I must have been living under a rock. I missed this one completely: Gamespot: Gothic III The last I checked there was no info that this was even in the works but that was back in may and haven't checked since. All I can is, Wooo Hooo.

quote:Originally posted by Scrivener: Holy crap... and my copy has just been sitting there for years collecting dust. I had no idea that dust was collecting on a big cardboard Benjamin. Not that I'd ever sell it or anything. Yep, welcome to the Awakened club.

Oh boy! From California I see.

Nothing wrong with that. Is it at least in IMAX? If it is, did you at least see it in IMAX?

WHISKEYTOWN, California (AP) -- Dick McDermott knows these parts as well as any man can. The 92-year-old used to earn a meager living mining the creeks that meander through the deeply wooded hills. He has slogged through the brush and hiked overgrown logging roads, hunting deer and gathering wood for his homemade fiddles. But McDermott says he's never laid eyes on the nearly 400-foot waterfall that park officials recently discovered in a remote corner of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, 43,000 acres of wilderness in northern California. "Sure, I was surprised," he said from his home in the park, where he's lived for more than 70 years. "I've been all around that place, I never seen 'em." Amazing, and here I'm thinking there's nothing left on land to discover.

Uh oh, there's trouble in paradise: Intelligent Design versus SPAM quote: The Coming Jihad: SPAMation vs. FSMism Before he ascended, Skamfor informed SPAMation that all those who believe in Henderson's FSM version of the Letter will be sentÔÇöwith only semi-porous, waxed-paper wrapping to protect themÔÇöinto the sub-zero void of interstellar space, where they will be subjected to eternal freezer burn. To those of you who have already dabbled in FSMism, we beg you to turn away from FSM and to embrace SPAM. Once again humanity is faced with the heretical notion that the Creator is of just one form, Spaghetti. This despite the fact that, over 1600 years ago at the Councils of Nicea and Constantinople, it was decided and eventually established (at great cost in human life and blood) that the Creator is of three equal eternal forms, all of the same substance. Yes, there is Spaghetti. But there is also Meatball. And one must never forget the unmentioned but omnipresent Interstitial Sauce, the IS of all being. Finally, because Henderson's FSM theory is based on the absurd notion that global warming is caused by the reduction in the number of pirates in the world (!) and not on the true cause, the failure to eat pasta, SPAMites feel it is our sacred duty to put an end to FSM theory. While SPAMites wish no ill will on FSMers or anyone else, ours is not to question the will of SPAM. Only SPAM can forgive. As it is said, "SPAM giveth and SPAM taketh away." While SPAMites do not advocate violence, we are committed to whatever it takes to correct misguided notions about global warming, before it is too late, i.e., before The Wrath of SPAM is made into a grade D Star Trek sequel. This is just too good!!!

ROFLMAO!!! I found the pirate connection hilarious.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: They have made it into Wikipedia I felt like I was reading an entry in the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

Link quote: ZDnet: A major identity theft ring has been discovered that affects up to 50 banks, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that says it uncovered the operation. The operation, which is being investigated by the FBI, is gathering personal data from "thousands of machines" using keystroke-logging software, Sunbelt said Monday. The data collected includes credit card details, Social Security numbers, usernames, passwords, instant-messaging chat sessions and search terms. Some of that data is then saved in a file hosted on a U.S.-based server that has an offshore-registered domain, according to Sunbelt. In the two days that Sunbelt has been monitoring the file, the company has seen confidential financial details of customers of up to 50 international banks, said Eric Sites, vice president of research and development at the Clearwater, Fla.-based security software maker. "For almost every bank that is listed (in the file), it's possible to get into the person's account," Sites said. Along with passwords for online banking sites, information on credit cards also has been gathered. Sites said that Sunbelt had found one customer's credit card number, expiration date and security code, in addition to name and address. That information would allow anyone to use the credit card, he said. "The types of data in this file are pretty sickening to watch," Sunbelt President Alex Eckelberry wrote in a blog posting dated Saturday. "In a number of cases, we were so disturbed by what we saw that we contacted individuals who were in direct jeopardy of losing a considerable amount of money." Sunbelt said that the people behind the scheme have obtained access to a considerable amount of bank information, including details about one company account containing more than $380,000 and another account that has "readily accessible" funds of more than $11,000. An FBI representative was unable to confirm whether or not an investigation was taking place. The data theft is carried out by a Trojan horse downloaded at the same time as CoolWebSearch and a mail zombie, Sunbelt said. Patrick Jordan, a Sunbelt employee, discovered the identity theft ring while researching a variant of CWS, which is a malicious program that hijacks Web searches and disables security settings in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser. "During the course of infecting a machine, he (Jordan) discovered that a) the machine he was testing became a spam zombie and he noticed a call back to a remote server. He traced back the remote server and found an incredibly sophisticated criminal identity theft ring," Eckelberry wrote in the blog posting. "We are still trying to ascertain whether or not this is directly related to CWS." The malicious code is hosted on a Web site that mainly hosts pornography, which Sites was unwilling to name. Users of Windows XP who have not installed Service Pack 2 are particularly vulnerable, as the code could be automatically downloaded without the user's knowledge, Sites said. Sunbelt is currently investigating whether users of earlier Windows versions, such as Windows 2000 and Windows ME, are also vulnerable. "If you have an unpatched Windows machine, when you go to the URL it will automatically download everything from the Web site, including the Trojan. All you have to do is type in the URL and you're hosed," Sites said. The Trojan is a new variant, so antivirus and anti-spyware vendors do not yet block it, Sites said. Sunbelt plans to send information on the Trojan to security companies as soon as possible. The activity could be the latest attempt by a criminal gang to use spyware for financial gain. In March of this year, Britain's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit foiled an attempt to steal about $390 million from the Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui. In that case, keyloggers were used to relay passwords and access information to the criminals who intended to transfer the funds electronically. A man in Israel was arrested after allegedly trying to transfer $25 million of the funds. "We are aware of (Sunbelt's claims) that personal information was captured. But we can't confirm it until we can take a look at it," said an eBay spokesman. "If it is the case, we will act accordingly and appropriately." eBay owns online payment service PayPal. Ingrid Marson of ZDNet UK reported from London. CNET News.com's Dawn Kawamoto contributed to this report. Ingrid Marson of ZDNet UK reported from London. CNET News.com's Dawn Kawamoto contributed to this report.

quote:Originally posted by Prez: Lost: I already have it, and have played it some; I just can't understand why it didn't do that well - I agree it IS awesome. Thanks in advance for letting me know about the Babylon 5 mod. Excellent job! I never thought I'd ever play a great Babylon 5 game in my lifetime. Well here it is. The newer mod is stand-alone. You don't need Freespace 2 installed at all. It's a 262mb download. Using bit torrent, it took around 30min to download. Ship models are dead on as are the sounds. The jump points look just like in the series. So far, haven't encounter any problems like CTD's in either this B5 mod or the FSP mod.

This is indeed very good news. I had my doubts about people lately.

quote:Originally posted by Prez: What always makes me wonder is how can a game that sold so poorly be in such demand now? Moreover, if people are really willing to pay $150 for a copy, perhaps an official re-release is in order? Trust me it's an awesome game. To me, it's the falcon 4.0 of space sims. I wouldn't pay $150 for it unless I was going to keep it pristine as a collectible. Why it didn't sell well is beyond me. It is a tough game. All you have to do is try the training simulation gauntlets to understand what I'm talking about. I just came out from there and dang it I'm outa practice. I use to be able to smoke the gauntlets. I forgot how addictive the game was and I think that's why I put it away. Dang it! The addiction is back. I bet you the development house that picks up or has picked up the rights to freespace will not be at all sorry if they develop a Freespace3 with todays game technology. As long as they stay true to the game franchise. Even a re-release. I'm going to try the Babylon5 mod next just to see what it's all about and I'll let you know.

You can also check out many additional screen shots from here: Hardlight Forums: Babylon Project.

quote:Originally posted by Joel Schultz: Well, I be a huntin' on eBay now. I might resort to HotU if all else fails, but would rather get the real deal if possible... Holy Kripes! Has anyone checked out these prices! Amazon: Freespace 2 $150 bucks for a new copy. I should have bought two of them back then. One for playing and the other for keepers. Anyway, what really caught my eye other than the star wars mod is the Babylon5 mod. The Babylon Project [ 08-08-2005, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: LostInSpace ]

Well I couldn't wait any longer. I installed the Freespace2 and the Fsopen. What a difference!? Very nice!

quote:Originally posted by Masefield: Do a search on him at Wikipedia. Great background info. Yup, I already gave the link for him in wikipedia: BC thread link

Hmm, I guess this can go in this forum section. Finally, the secret is out: Link quote: People who illegally share music files online are also big spenders on legal music downloads, research suggests. Digital music research firm The Leading Question found that they spent four and a half times more on paid-for music downloads than average fans. Rather than taking legal action against downloaders, the music industry needs to entice them to use legal alternatives, the report said. According to the music industry, legal downloads have tripled during 2005. In the first half of 2005, some 10 million songs have been legally downloaded. Music 'myth' More needs to be done to capitalise on the power of the peer-to-peer networks that many music downloaders still use, said the report's authors. The study found that regular downloaders of unlicensed music spent an average of £5.52 a month on legal digital music. This compares to just £1.27 spent by other music fans. "The research clearly shows that music fans who break piracy laws are highly valuable customers," said Paul Brindley, director of The Leading Question. "It also points out that they are eager to adopt legitimate music services in the future." "There's a myth that all illegal downloaders are mercenaries hell-bent on breaking the law in pursuit of free music." In reality hardcore fans "are extremely enthusiastic" about paid-for services, as long as they are suitably compelling, he said. I've said this from the very begining. But did anyone listen. Noooooooo.

Perfect Dark Mod Homepage Looks really good. I've always wanted to play this game but I didn't and don't have an N64.

quote:Originally posted by Cruis.In: But what are you going to do with the millions of people involved in drug trafficking when there bread and butter is gone? They could turn to worse things. Arms dealing for one, but whatever it is, they will have to replace there lost income... Here's an idea: They could become legitimate business men selling their products as producers to any U.S. distributor. Duh. What's with this poor house thing.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Navy crew and two robotic submersibles left for Russia's Pacific coast Friday in a race against time to rescue seven Russian sailors trapped in a mini-sub, U.S. Naval officials said. Britain and Japan are also sending rescue missions. But it was unclear exactly how much time the efforts have.

It will be interesting to hear Perception's take on all this.

Looses Ohio Congressional seat bid. Turns out he's just another two faced politician. He may have gone to Iraq but, from what I could find out, he was just a public affairs officer, one of those typically dubbed a REMF by combat troops. quote: Hackett, 43, a lawyer and former Milford city councilman, faces long odds. He's running in a largely rural and conservative district that hasn't elected a Democrat in nearly 40 years. QuickTime ad: http://flist.blogspot.com/oh02/ads/hackett-01_30.mp4 Windows Media Player Ad: http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wmv/rushlimb...._hackett_ad.asx quote: I'm for limited government, I'm for fiscal responsibility, I'm for a strong national defense, and I'm for fair trade. What do these concepts stand for? That means I don't need Washington to tell me how to live my personal live, or how to pray to my God. And I don't need Washington to dictate to my wife the decisions that she makes with her doctor, any more than I need Washington to tell me which guns I can keep in my gun safe. Umm, this is a Democrat? Sounds more like a Republican to me. Well this is all what he's telling his largely rural and conservative district. This speech he made (after his loss) had me chuckling: quote: "Democracy won. We won. The voters won in the Second District won because we gave them a choice. Whenever Americans have a choice, democracy is a benefactor," Hackett said, "and we gave that to them." A choice? What choice? He never once, from what I could gather, never called himself a democrat in any of his ad commercials. And this one had me laughing too: quote: "This election is a shockwave of voter discontent that will be felt all across the country," said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel in a press release. "Every Republican in Congress should consider himself put on notice." Of course he had a lot of votes, he was running his campaign with conservative ideology. Anyway this was his campaign localy. But on the regional front, he was completely different. A true democrat: Condemning the Iraq war and calling Bush an SOB. Will these democrats stop at nothing to win.

An Austrian hacker earned the dubious distinction of writing what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft's (Profile, Products, Articles) Windows Vista operating system. Written in July, the viruses take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, that is included in the Windows Vista beta code. Oh boy.

Yeah that too.

Actually that article is outa date as far as a crack for the updating. Someone, after 24 hrs of microsoft turning on the Genuine Advantage, found a javascript code you just type into your browsers address bar and walla.