LostInSpace

OMG, That is too funny.

Oh yeah street's lost it he's going bananas now.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: quote:Originally posted by LostInSpace: there are more I can give you. There are alot of college kids I know who are Ace students but are dumb as a brick when it comes to common sense and alot of other areas too. 1:Oh, you mean like Street? 2: I know because I was told that. 3: And the person that told me that MUST be so much smarter then I am, because he said so.... 1: 2: Well you are in good company with in that respect. 3: Again, refer to the my post about grades. These guys had the same problem. People thinking they are smarter than you telling you that you are dumb. Anyway not to take this thread off topic but I thought you'd find this very interesting Notable Homeschoolers. Acutally, I think I might have posted this link for you a while back it's looking awefully familiar. . Most notable is Benjamin Franklin only attended school from the age of 8-10. Like I said school isn't everything to judge a person's intelligence by.

quote:Originally posted by street: Nomad, you speak true and precise. as usual, i only wish i could speak as intelligent to those, who would rather not reason. http://www.ericblumrich.com/idiot.html Oh give me a break with that grade crap. It doesn't mean anything in the arena of common sense and real intelligence. Here some examples: "Thomas EdisonÔÇÖs teachers told him he was too stupid to learn anything. Sir Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school. Albert Einstein did not speak until he was four years old and could not read until he was seven years old. Robert Frost was expelled from school for chronic daydreaming. The young F.W. Woolworth, while working at a dry goods store, was not allowed to wait on customers because he ÔÇ£didn't have enough sense." Abraham Lincoln entered the Black Hawk War as a captain and finished as a private. A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney. Disney had, as the editor said, "no good ideas.ÔÇØ" there are more I can give you. There are alot of college kids I know who are Ace students but are dumb as a brick when it comes to common sense and alot of other areas too.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: OK, enough of the Street stuff. I think this picture says it all about last night. I think that Kerry wants to rule world if you ask me. Getting the whole world together with him and him acting as Big Brother to them all. This I think is his true aspirations. Isn't there a prophecy in the bible about that?

I've posted one of these links before and here they are again Saddam's Files Show 'Direct' 9/11 Link The Saddam-9/11 Link Confirmed

quote:Originally posted by Cruis.In: 1: get an xbox then and play it if it is meant to be an xbox game. 2: Jedi knight series wasn't bad. 1: Don't need one. I'll play it on my nephew's Xbox. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. 2: The first Jedi knight game with Mysteries of the sith kicked a$$. I hated that they changed to the quake engine. I spent more hours than I can count playing Jedi knight/Mots multiplayer. I loved the fact that you could specificaly target a weapon and pull it from the players hand. They did away with that in the later Jk's. With the addition of the player mod Grappling hook took the Bespin Gantry map to a whole new level of fun. The later incarnations of JK just doesn't do it for me in multiplayer. There just doesn't seem to be the same fun factor that the original JK had. Sure it looks alot better in the graphics department but multiplayer gameplay... eh.

I'm going to make this quick because I just don't have the time right now. In retrospect, I think both candidates in this debate were mediocre (due to the scripting of it?). Stumblimg a few times in their responses especially when bringing up Osama Bin Laden and Sadam Hussein (mixing the names up). Kerry to me stood there seeming Arrogant and Elitist with his botox treatment and fake tan (going for the looks rather than substance much like his "I have a Plan") while Bush was more personable speaking directly to the average american. As for Edwards and Cheney, I wouldn't go around making fun of someone wanting to sit down for 90 minutes. To give you an example: here in NYC, which is mostly democratic as you well know, the majority of us take public transportation. I ride the subway and let me tell you there's is not one day entering that train where it's not a football skirmish for a seat when the train doors open. Now, I'm talking about from the very young to very old male or female there's not one that would not knock you aside or down to get a seat and if there's just one seat left watch out! Just for a 30 minute ride. So much for democrat social behavior it seems to get lost when it comes to sitting down. So I don't think whether you are sitting or standing during a debate is a very big deal there are more imporant issues to concentrate on than that. BTW: I'm still waiting for one of you Kerry supporters to tell me the specifics of Kerry's plan. Don't tell he's going to follow the plans of Reagan or whoever (because of his vague reference last night). I don't want to hear about the policies of George Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt etc... They had their day and did what they needed to do in their day and age. This is a new age now and things are much different. I want to know what KERRY himself has planned point for point. (This is the only reason why I was disappointed in Bush last night. I was hoping he'd push Kerry into telling us what the specifics of his plans are). This makes me laugh LONDON, England (AP) -- John Kerry scored points against George W. Bush on the Iraq war during their televised debate, but both men avoided the kind of gaffe that could be a turning point in the presidential election, foreign analysts and media said Friday. This is the thing that makes me laugh the hardest: "Kerry seemed to show that he had the stuff to be president. He had more facts in his head, and he was able to explain his position in Iraq," Strothe said. "He is back in the race. This will help him in the race." Facts!? What facts? Position? Kerry's position on Iraq is basically the same as Bush's. These people did watch the same debate I did didn't they? I guess these people must have ignored the fact that Kerry voted against the 87bil to better arm our troops so they can do an even better job. [ 10-01-2004, 11:56 AM: Message edited by: LostInSpace ]

Maybe lucasarts will redeem themselves with Star Wars Republic Commando even though it's slated as an Xbox title. Don't know if they intend to make a PC port of the game. Maybe if it does very well they will.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: But again, this debate SUCKED the big one as far as I am concerned, a TOTAL disapointment. Yeah, I was hoping it was going to be more free form rather than totaly scripted. Bush would have had more of a chance to dig into Kerry. This debate was a total injustice to the American people if you ask me. I guess gone are those days of rough and tumble debates. As for the third debate, I wouldn't have let a CBS reporter anywhere near these things.

quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: Expect that after he's elected.. if he's elected.. which I highly DOUBTYou mean to say they Kerry is going to do what he claims Bush has done with Iraq: Claiming he had a plan and he didn't. Wow there's a shocker. I bet he does that over and over again at the next two debates. I have a plan to get every american working and I have plan to make america more secure than it has ever been. But of course we will never hear the particulars of any of his plans. I mean look at it this way, you have two generals and you need to pick one that you want to lead a campaign. One who has laid out a plan before you or the other who says he has a plan and when you put him on the job will implement his plan sight unseen. Maybe one of you Kerry supporters can help us in this matter and fill us in on what the particulars of his plans are. To tell you the truth I really can't tell if Kerry would be better than Bush because I have nothing to compare against the Bush plans. [ 09-30-2004, 11:51 PM: Message edited by: LostInSpace ]

Did anyone pay attention to Kerry's wife? She looked liked she was on valium or whatever they use today to shut the wife up and keep her out of the way.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: It is hard work, but I wish he would have stopped saying it, because it did sound like an excuse after like the 6th time.Well, they both came away with their catch phrases tonight. Bush: "It's tough work" and Kerry: "I have a plan" (I just wish he'd tell us WTF it is).

No you don't you started that post ya finish it!!!

I know it just started but thought I'd start off now, Kerry was late going onto the debate floor. Stage Fright? who knows. Here we go again Kerry: "I have a Plan". He's starting to sound Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream". He keeps saying that but I yet to know what any of his plans are. Damn and I thought I was jumping the gun on this debate CNN: Both candidates took the stage smiling and shook hands -- the only opportunity they are allowed to approach each other, according to the rules of the debate. [ 09-30-2004, 09:26 PM: Message edited by: LostInSpace ]

Update on the Jpeg exploit: Antivirus software could be ill-prepared to protect corporate networks from the latest Windows vulnerability--innocent-looking JPEG files that contain security attacks. According to Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research for F-Secure, antivirus software will strain to find JPEG malware, because by default, it only searches for .exe files. "Normal antivirus software, by default, will not detect JPEGs," Hypponen said. "You can set your antivirus scanner to look for JPEG, but the trouble is that you can change the file extension on a JPEG to so many things." There are about 11 file name extensions to which JPEGs can be changed, including .icon or .jpg2. Hypponen said this would make finding malicious JPEGs even more difficult; searching could take up a significant amount of valuable processor power. Internet Explorer processes JPEGs before it caches them. That could also mean that desktops may become infected before antivirus software has a chance to work. "This means that it is not enough to scan at the desktop," Hypponen said. "You have to scan at the gateway, but this will put a huge load on your bandwidth."

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: As Bush said, Kerry could spend the entire 90 minutes tomorrow night debating himself. Yeah, I cracked up when Bush came out with that comment. As for that ad it's just priceless. Of course, the democrats and liberals will claim it's a right wing attack even though it's John Kerry's own words.

I've read about that some time ago from other sources as well as the use of magnitite in cells. It's probably a combination of both. "magnetite-maghemite crystals Magnetite is a black mineral form of iron oxide that crystallizes in the cubic or isometric system, namely all crystals which have their crystallographic axes of equal length at 90 degrees to each other. it is mixed iron(II),iron(III)oxide and Fe3O4, and is one of the major ores of iron that is strongly magnetic. magnetite crystals are in a linear, membrane-bound chains a few micrometers in length, with up to 80 crystals per chain all the magnetite crystals that have been examined to date are single magnetic domains, which means that they are uniformly and stably magnetized and have the maximum magnetic moment per volume possible formagnetite they are generally well organized and show that there is a strict biological control. Ferromagnetic crystals interact more then a million times more strongly with external magnetic fields then do diamagnetic or paramagnetic materials researchers have also found out that the magnetite is prodiced by the cells of the organism when needed. Forms of advanced physical intelligence can directly tap into this information if they have a crstalline network within their brain activity magnitite has been found in animals that navigate by compass direction, like bees, birds and fish. The piezoelectric effect refers to that property of matter which may convert electromagnetic oscillations into mechanicl vibrations and visa vie stress is converted into an electrical signal. researchers have found that bone is an LED that required an outside source of light before an electric current wouldmake it release its own light, and the light it emitted was at the infrared frequency invisible to us, but consistent. with the use of an applied current of a few microamperes regeneration of the spinal cord, optic nerve and bone has been demonstrated and naturally generated electric currents have been linked to changes in developing embryos and in regenerating limbs Coetzee H Biomagnetism and bio-electromagnetism"

quote:Originally posted by jamotto: cool, reminds me of "The Journeyman Project" series of games. Yea, that too. But the Jorneyman project fashioned itself after Myst. Capitalizing on the Myst game style concept which was not a bad idea. Anyway, just finished the demo. What!? 197mb download for only one puzzle!? That blows. But the game is very cool all the same. Hopefully, the success of URU and Myst 4 will give life back to adventure games.

I'm in the middle of the demo and love it and could not have said it any better then the reviewer at Gamespot For more than a decade now, the Myst series has enjoyed its status as being the definitive example of the modern graphical adventure game. The series has always allowed players to explore richly detailed, photorealistic, yet surreal and creatively striking worlds, while solving puzzles and unraveling intriguing stories. And, judging by our first impressions with the latest game in the series, Myst IV Revelation seems very much in line with the delivering the sort of cerebral, wonder-filled gameplay experiences as its predecessors. The game eschews the fully 3D environments of last year's Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and instead presents '90s-era old-school adventure gameplay, in which you're free to rotate your first-person perspective to look all around you, though your movement is node-based rather than free-roaming. With that said, Myst IV delivers an undeniably striking visual presentation--and the world of the game has a surprisingly tactile feel. In other words: We're quite impressed with what we've seen of the game so far. Same here. Brings me back to games like Gabriel Knight:The beast within.

quote:Originally posted by Cruis.In: it says out of stock on chips bits, you just type in bridge commander, when it comes up, it has " - out of stock " next to it. heh... yeah there's this extortionist guy on amazon wakefield something, who bought up a whole bunch and sells them at that high and says no where else has it, its a collectible so hence the high price, i say bullshit. I'll still never buy it at that price if it was the last copy on earth. Hcmmm, you could go the last resort route and send a $20 payment to Totally Games directly. I'd rather go that route myself than pay and extorsonist.

quote:Originally posted by Eclipse: it's say it is out of stock on that site... Hmmm, I got as far as the put your credit card information and I didn't get that message about it being out of stock. Nor do I see it posted any where about it being out of stock. Unless they wait till you get to very last order complete page.

quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: *Choke* Dragonflies don't light up. Lightning bugs (fire flies) light up. Bioluminescence. Anyway, I am what I am and that's all that I am Ugh, LOL, you know I read it and it went right past me also. I did know what TAC meant but didn't pay attention to the Dragonfly statement. I gotta watch that. It could lead to trouble in the future when quoting things. Anyway, why just lightning bugs why not see if those deep sea buggers that self biolumines without the help of sunlight. I should read up on that to see what the process is on them compared to the sunlight dependant creatures.

Kind of like the Matrix where biological energy fuels the machines.

Here's quite a few more that will drive you nuts One Example: McDonald's Sued Again Over Coffee Another plaintiff is suing McDonald's, Wal-Mart, the cup manufacturer and even her own mother over spilled coffee. The southern Illinois woman claimed that a cup of coffee she bought at the drive-through window in 1998 spilled and scalded her ankle. She says the coffee was allegedly served at a temperature too hot for consumption, and hot enough to scald the human body. The coffee spilled and burned her after she placed it in a cup holder in her motherÔÇÖs car. The suit seeks $450,000 from Short Enterprises, from cup maker Cobb Manufacturing and Wal-Mart, the manufacturer of the cup holder. She also accuses her mother of negligence, saying she is responsible for the safety of others riding in her vehicle. McDonalds posts warnings on all its coffee cups that the contents are hot. _________________________________________________ Couple Sues McDonald's Over Tough Bagel PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. ÔÇôÔÇô A couple is suing the franchisee of a McDonald's restaurant, claiming an improperly prepared bagel damaged the husband's teeth and their marriage. John and Cecelia O'Hare sued Friday for unspecified damages more than $15,000. They alleged the McDonald's, owned by Johnstone Foods Inc., was negligent and violated an "implied warranty that the food sold was reasonably fit for human consumption." They contend in the suit that John O'Hare broke teeth and bridgework on Feb. 1, 2002 when he bit into the bagel. The suit did not say what exactly was wrong with the bagel. The suit alleges the wife "lost the care, comfort, consortium and society of her husband." The couple's attorney, Tim Warner, did not return telephone messages left at his office. Tracey Johnstone, owner of Johnstone Foods, said she never before had a bagel complaint and had no idea how it could have been prepared in a way that would damage teeth. "It's a bagel," she said. Mcdonalds is really a target isn't it. Ever since that first hot coffee incident. Most of the other lawsuits listed are not against Mcdonalds but still leave you scratching your head saying "What the #$%^".