Marvin

quote:Originally posted by Osjuan: I am very interested in joining your Fleet. Go here, Prime Fleet's main web page, to enlist. When you get there, click on Join in the menu options.

quote:Originally posted by LostInSpace: I bet the place is probably infested with an alien roach breed that keeps setting off the intruder alert system . Silly. It's full of tribbles.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: ... went over to their site and got registered with the forum over there.One request, please. If you post anything important at that other forum, post it here too. Else it gets too confusing. Unless, of course, the Battlecruiser search engine extends into other forums.

quote:Originally posted by Eclipse: make sure the correct campaign is selected in Miscom. In BCM, the correct campaign would be "Rendition." To get there you'd do the following: 1. Main Menu -- Select New 2. Start New Game -- Select Available Slot 3. Name -- Insert AE's Name 4. Caste -- Insurgent 5. Assignment -- Campaign Note: Make other changes to this page as required. 6. Accept Button -- Select 7. Roster Menu -- Select MISCON 8. Campaign -- Rendition 9. Mission Menu -- Read and Accept My guess is BCMG works pretty much the same. Check the manual to see if the name of the campaign has changed.

Concerning those links: I thank you. Probably, Denny thanks you too.

NTYMI, I still can't figure what ITC stands for.

Yes.

quote:Originally posted by Spindoktor: Isn't there like a 3 month moratorium? So the benefit won't kick in until Octoberish? The three-month wait is for those who signed up after the original deadline. If the courts decide in favor of Congress, this will still only apply to telemarketers; charities and political parties won't be restricted in the least. That being the case, look for any non-profit organization (including pollsters) to find a loophole in the law.

quote:Muad Dib, Gone Gold Forum: It was like he wanted to keep the "Edsel" badge and that's just not good brand marketing. I always wanted an Edsel. I was surprised to discover I already had three of 'em. Btw, newspaper editors make changes all the time. Reporters are often amazed at "what they wrote" after reading their own articles in the morning paper.

quote:Originally posted by Commander Elio Jason: click the URL button during posting and type the link. you'll see a window pop up and then you type the link.Note: The URL script prompt box will probably have "http://" already pasted in the text window. If you do a copy-paste from your browser window, make sure you don't paste a second set of "http://" to your link.

quote:Originally posted by Serondal: You didn't take all of my quote, or didn't read it all. I said I've never seen it on Liberal news programs, I didn't say anything about the web. Don't take my quotes out of context, just makes you look like a snake. Originally, the story was on the news. That's where I saw it. But, unfortunately, I didn't record it at the time. So I did a web search to see if I could find reference to it somewhere. Which I did. Sorry you misunderstood the post. My mistake.

quote:Originally posted by Serondal: I've never seen a news story talking about how someone used a gun to defend himself in his own home.Just do a web search on any of the key words in the following quote for more information. quote:2003 WorldNetDaily.com: A Brooklyn man who shot and wounded an intruder while defending his family will spend three days in Rikers Island, the same jail housing the burglar who terrorized his home, because he owns an unregistered gun. Ronald Dixon, a 27-year-old father of two, caught an intruder rifling through drawers in his son's room early on Dec. 14. "I went in.  I looked in his face. I didn't know this guy; I was so shocked.  In a nervous voice I said, 'What are you doing in my house?' and he ran toward me yelling, 'Come upstairs!' like there were other people with him. I shot him 'cause I thought more people were in the house," Dixon told the New York Daily News. Dixon fired two shots from his .9 mm pistol, wounding the suspected burglar in the chest and groin. "The only thing I could think about was my family  there was no telling what he would do to my children or girlfriend," he told the paper. Authorities charged Dixon with illegal possession of a firearm when they discovered his gun was not legally registered in New York, a charge that carries up to a year in prison. When Dixon proved he had obtained the firearm legally in Florida and tried to register it in New York, the prosecutors agreed to a charge of disorderly conduct.

quote:from my previous post: An influential liberal is perceived to be someone who ....Perceived. Maybe I spelled it wrong. I don't know. I'll check later. And the reason liberals are vilified right now is because, currently, conservatives are top dog. Eventually the scale will tip the other way.

quote:Originally posted by Race Bannon IV: Marvins explanation is an example of both oversimplification and stereotype.I could make it more complicated and more realistic. But, then, nobody would read it. Except maybe some university student who needs to borrow a thesis.

quote:Originally posted by vic: As a European, I've never understood how 'Liberal' is used in the US as a term of abuse. Could someone enlighten me please? The United States thrives on capitalism: the individual accumulation of wealth. Liberals believe in the involuntary redistribution of that wealth. An influential liberal is perceived to be someone who acquired his money easily. He cannot fathom the idea of people actually working hard and sacrificing much to gain wealth. Consequently, the liberal feels so guilty that he gives much of his wealth away and expects all other "fortunate" individuals to do the same. Others, though, believe people must earn what they acquire to appreciate it ... take care of it ... improve it. Their tale is that of the Little Red Hen. They see a liberal as the defender of the lazy, the anti-social, and the immoral. Capitalists refuse to coddle such people. Which is fine by me. Where capitalists go wrong is when they resort to unethical practices to acquire their wealth. Which, unfortunately, has happened all too often in American history.

I'm not only alive, I'm not sick Yes.

quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: Depends on the technology. the tractor beam may not be just like an energy wire, it may apply a directional gravitic force on the target, or you wouldn't be able to use a shuttle to tow a stormcarrier (then again in BC, ships are unnafected by gravity even if they are in low orbit ... 80km altitude?)And a ship can pass through a planet while in hyperspace. Meaning, during a jump, the ship has zero mass. Too bad the tractor beam can't be activated mid-jump, while both the ship and the asteroid are within the "warp" field. Anyway, I thought one of the latest patches caused a shuttle to slow (significantly) when towing a larger ship. quote:BCM VCF: v1.03 - 12.20.01: Tow load no longer effects any ship's ability to enter hyperspace but increases the duration of the jump. v1.02 RC10 - 12.10.01: A shuttle's performance (speed, Y/P/R characteristics) will now be severely affected depending on the mass and size of the object it is towing. Some were using this exploit to cart their massive lumbering CC clean, clear across space, due to the shuttle's faster speed and conservative fuel usage. Try towing a Stormcarrier and you'll probably take several hours to leave a region the size of Earth space.Which would make sense. Even NCC 1701 (TOS) had trouble towing that gigantic geodesic sphere-ship captained by Richie Cunningham's younger brother.

quote:Originally posted by dreadx: Wow. grabbing a asteroid with your tactorbeam and accelerate it towards a planet. Then release it and watch the dustcloud grow. Would be cool!f=ma .... Who would be grabbing who?

quote:Originally posted by dennymala: The only problem is that I have only a 56K modem and my connection cost isn't so cheap..... so, you know, I'm not going to do a lot of multiplay..... My brother-in-law in Quartu S.E. (Sardegna) has a high-speed connection, thereby avoiding the high phone bill for long, local calls. Would you like me to get the specifics for you?

GalCom is much more like Starfleet; very little like the Star Wars old republic and nothing like the Empire.

quote:Originally posted by dennymala: Since I'm italian, even is I think I speak a little english, I have some difficulties in understanding some of the abbreviations commonly used here in this forum, like RTFM (I know that is READ THE FINE MANUAL), or LOL (?)... Anyone can help...? Make a list and PM me. I'll give it to my son to translate (everyone around here, but me, speaks Italian). Between him and his sister, they should recognize all the abbreviations on your list.

quote:Originally posted by echo: I know htis isn't totally related to the readability of cd's well mabey sorts. Wasn't there once a conversation about using toothpaste to fill a scratch? How and what kind? Toothpaste can be used on some plastics to get rid of small scratches without smudging the surface. It works like very fine rubbing compound. But I doubt it would repair a CD that's gone bad with age.

quote:Originally posted by Spaceghost: How do I view my screenshots? After using Ctrl+G I go to my shots folder only to find that I can not view the screenshot. What format is the file and what program do I need to view it. The latest version of QuickTime should allow you to view your screenshots.

quote:Originally posted by Sir John Falstaff: Helga!! Fetch my sedatives!!! You're out of luck. Helga went back to Berne. The beer keeps her cool.

quote:Originally posted by Race Bannon IV: I'm currently using a low end Microsoft Sidewinder (USB plug and play, no software) and am considering a Saitek Cyborg any thoughts? The Saitek Cyborg 3D Gold has rudder control and a heavy base with a small footprint. The hand rest can be configured for either left or right-handed play. And the head can also be adjusted (unfortunately, though, the wrench attached to the base doesn't fit all the tightening screws). Make sure you get the USB version. The joystick comes with software but I've never needed it.