Comment Re:Just fix the MMO (Score 1) 52
I'd say Counter-Strike is fun, but having to sit out a round which can last up to five minutes while two idiots try to out-camp each other is the perfect situation to use this in game browser.
Comment Re:So your saying... (Score 1) 268
Literally.
He just has tons of energy stored up for later use.
Comment Re:Snow on Halloween (Score 1) 5
You're further North than I am, it's just the altitude in the mountains.
Sorry about your friend. I don't know anyone who has died on Halloween, and I still don't have any fun on Halloween. Too many nasty, ugly costumes and not enough scantily clad women I guess.
Comment Re:Chacham (Score 1) 5
Thanks, Chacham? Sounds Hebrewy.
Comment Tami (Score 1) 4
Her nickname seems like it's well deserved, but I have to wonder why Tami hasn't been completely ostracized yet?
"Connor's number and Stuart's number were on her 'called numbers' list right before they called Steve's phone last night."
It sounds like everyone's privy to her antics, and she pulls crap like that often enough that she's a nuisance. I'm sure she can be nice and friendly sometimes too, but damn you guys have put up with a lot from her.
Anyways, any idea on why your date stood you up? Did she find out that you knew about her AIDS?
AIX On the Desktop Is Getting the Boot 366
flnca writes "Today, I was playing with the thought again to purchase an AIX workstation one day when I can afford them, and I was surprised to see that IBM is going to give its IntelliStation POWER Series workstations the boot in January '09. A black day for AIX on the desktop. I really wonder what's the problem there, warehouse costs? IBM has a history of burying its best stuff (like OS/2 for instance). Some years ago, I enjoyed hacking away on an RS/6000 workstation running AIX 4.2, and it was a pure joy. Not only the kernel, but also the admin tools, like smit and smitty. Their blade-centric solution uses Windows as a client for workstation application. This truly sounds like IBM wants AIX only for servers anymore. I'm not amused. Although, eXceed on Windows with an XDCMP server running on AIX might also be a viable solution ... whatever. But it can't beat a native POWER box sitting on your desk, that's for sure."
Journal Journal: Single Speed Fuckery 5
Since it started getting cold a couple weeks ago I got ready to put the bike away, but so far every weekend has been perfect weather for taking it out for a ride. Come to think of it, this was the first year I can remember, since I was maybe nine years old, that we didn't have snow on Halloween. It's odd seeing kids actually dressed up in costumes, as opposed to wearing parkas and some face paint or mask. At this pace, I'll probably ride most of the winter, I don't mind the cold much once I g
Grenade-Style Wireless Camera For Combat 333
nk497 writes "A new wireless camera called the I-Ball is being developed to be shot into locations using a grenade launcher so troops can see what lies ahead. The I-Ball sends real-time, 360-degree video back to soldiers while it's flying through the air and when it lands."
Debian Lenny Installer RC1 Arrives 81
nerdyH writes "It appears that Debian 5.0 (aka "Lenny") will soon take its big binocular eyes out into the wider world. Only two months later than expected, the Debian project has completed the first release candidate of Lenny's installer. Featuring much faster installation from "live" CDs, and expanded support for ARM-based devices such as NAS servers, Lenny has gestated for 19 months, compared to 21 months for the previous "Etch" release. Lookout, world, Debian releases are picking up speed! The download is here."
Comment Why is this on Idle? (Score 1) 128
This is a lot more interesting than most of the stuff that gets posted to Idle.
Anyways, from TFA:
"The ambulance without the Howler sounded its siren and produced its familiar wail. Then, the Howler, which produced booms that sounded like a 1980s video game played at an earsplitting level. The liquids in the three glasses rippled."
I really hope that the howler is used sparingly, especially since I live right off a busy street and get some type of emergency vehicle coming by with sirens and lights at least once a day. I especially hope that the howler siren doesn't need to be played at an "earsplitting" level in order to be effective.
They had to park two ambulances next to each other with the glasses of water in between, and turning on the howler's to the loud-as-fuck volume just made the water ripple? Why don't they just have the T-rex from Jurassic Park follow the ambulance around? Dumbasses...
Oklahoma Ambulances Debut Sirens That You Can Feel
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djupedal writes "Booming like a 1980s video game, the Howler can even make liquids ripple — Oklahoma's largest ambulance company will become the first ambulance service in the nation to outfit its entire fleet with new Howler sirens, designed to emit low-frequency tones that penetrate objects within 200 feet — such as cars — to alert drivers." This is all well and fine, but I wonder what they plan to do when their sirens call up one of the big worms from deep below?
Comment Re:mystery. (Score 1) 785
Damn I wish Lego Technic was still around. I got so many of those, and the advanced sets were awesome. The set I wanted most of all was the 4x4 Off-roaded:
http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/images/8466-1.jpg
Independent suspension all around, 4 wheel drive-train hooked to a working V8 engine, gull-wing doors, working steering, and the thing weighs like 6 lbs. when it's all put together.
Heck, I'm well outside of the intended age range and I still check them out on Ebay occasionally (except this set goes for $200+ now).
Good times though...
Comment Re:A one speed mountain bike? (Score 1) 2
It's sitting on the middle gears on the front and rear, I just shortened the chain to fit snugly around those and took off the derailers and chain tensioner.
It works well enough, though I won't even lock it up at the store because anyone stupid enough to steal it deserves to get stranded with a broken bike (it's almost 15 years old and in terrible shape).
Comment Bad news never stops coming... (Score 1) 7
but damn! I'm sorry to hear about Linda again.
Concerning AIDS, from my understanding they've found some people are immune, but they're still not completely sure why. The best guess is the presence of several proteins which protect T-cells from the virus. I suppose you could always get tested for the presence of these?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2283351.stm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120766.php
I'm not sure what I would do if I met a great girl who turned out to have a serious disease. I could live with something minor, but AIDS would probably be a deal breaker.
She definitely could make a good friend though, since AIDS sufferers typically live a normal lifespan anymore. I dated a girl with cystic fibrosis a while back and the thing that really killed me was knowing in the back of my mind that she would probably not live past 30. But at least I didn't have to fear for my own health, so I honestly don't know what to say.
Journal Journal: we're taking him to his spaceship 2
Since signing up for an online dating site, I've found a couple of girls that I recognized from school on there. The thing that really surprised me was that they are both around my age, and neither of them have kids! That's pretty rare for the school that I go to, at night it seems like all of the women, even ones younger than me, have kids.
