It is a great era for PC gaming.  Windows 7 is robust.  Hardware is ahead of the software curve by far.  I am playing current games - Dishonered, Borderlands 2, XCOM on a PC that is dated - Wolfdale 8600 at stock speed, with a current medium tier current video card - ATI 7850 at high settings.  I do not foresee the need for an upgrade for awhile.

It did seem rather flat.

You would think, but once AT&T sees that it is a smart phone, it is automagically setup with a data plan.  No way around it.  This is such a rip off.  I would only use wifi, and phone companies know that a lot of people would - so less revenue.

I am within 2 miles of ground zero.  It occurred while we were watching a movie.  We thought something had fallen upstairs.  Gave up on it being on the inside and went outside.  Many of the neighbors came out trying to figure out what was going on.

I would be except that you cannot have a smart phone without a data plan.  This should be viewed as collusion.

The only thing I like of the Ipad mini versus a Nexus 7 is there are more board game ports on IOS than Android.  I am jealous that Ticket to Ride, Le Havre, Caylus and others are IOS only. 

You are correct, across from the mall.

Picked up Dragon Age 2 for $5
Space Marine for $6
Disciples 3 for $5

and then 20% off at Half Price Books, south side of Indianapolis

9/1/2012

 
Boooooo
 
I have a Wii but am 99% PC (screw apple btw).  This makes it hard to filter.  Did we run out of electrons that we cannot support another row on the main forum page?

Every third Friday a few people get together to play board games.  We have been averaging about 8 people and could be at 12 if everybody shows.  We have been meeting on the SE side of Indy 6 to 10 pm.  Send me a message if you are interested.

My company makes heat exchangers that cool the engines that generate the heat for use for killing the bed bugs. Yes, we cool the heat generator.  These are the units that generate the heat:

http://www.thermdynamics.com/fleet

Tareeq of Octopus Overlords did:

http://octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=58617&p=1175188&hilit=2001+space+odyssey#wrap

I am in Indianapolis and have lived 30 years here.  Some on the NW side and I am currently on the SE side. My company just hired a new engineer that went through the apartment hunting thing.  Let me know where your job is and I can make recommendations based on commute and what areas to look at.

I propose a white noise generator.  Our HR person has one and I really hate it.  She cranks it up at her open door.  Yes, an open door.  I wonder if I am damaging my hearing when I am near the thing.

I think I need a new poster.

This is a little late, but you may be able to clean the fan of any gunk buildup and depending on the type of bearings a touch of oil might be worth it.  I went through this before and got a replacement fan from the card manufacturer - but, it turns out it was the chipset cooling fan that was making the noise.  I replaced the fan only and did not have to remove any heat sinks.

I have a 32 GB microSDHC card that I load music and movies on.  At some random times, the files go to zero size and can no longer be play/used.  Does this seem like a problem with the flash card or the device?

The card is used in a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0.

Update:

I exchanged the memory card for another and no longer have problems.

Ticket prices are about $120 for Indy.  Way too much.

Is there a way to get a cheap Iphone refurbished without using as a phone?  I want to use it for apps and wifi only.

I use the extra comma.  The issue is Stalin and JFK could be considered an appositive instead of a list.  This has forever solidified the comma before the and for me.

Mt St Helens is not that far away.  Check conditions before going though.

Magic 8 Ball says "likely"

http://forum.starbreeze.com/viewtopic.php?id=979

Hey look at me.  I am playing Syndicate Wars in Win 7 64 bit, with music.

You can to.  I have the original disk, but still had to rip the music to OGG files.

http://swars.vexillium.org/

My old boss had prostrate cancer and had the prostrate removed.  They took out half the nerves and the doctors correctly predicted that he would need Viagra or Cialis.  The Cialis gave him back pains, so he uses Viagra.

I appreciated my boss being open about his cancer experience.  All men should get checked.  He directly impacted 3 people who finally went to the doctor to get checked and have prostate cancer.  One of them waited too long.

My old boss had prostatitis which certainly affected his lifestyle.  He avoided flying like the plague and it affected his car choices on what he could stand to drive.  Unrelated, he developed prostate cancer and had it removed.  Unfortunately, the associated pains did not end.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostatitis

What's the bullet time animation from?

High School of the Dead

I played the demo and bought the game.  How do I get the key to register?  It still acts like the demo.

Update - there was some bug and the developers fixed it. It must have been Steam specific combined with the free demo weekend.

The Mote in God's Eye and its sequel, The Gripping Hand are excellent books.

The proper response would to simply reply "I understand.  I apologize for providing convenience for you."  Then proceed to wipe your bloody wound on her nice suit.

I have been getting download speeds of 350-400 KB/s for most of the day.

I would like to hook up. My cleric is Montagano Feuer.  I am playing on Kyber.  Please send me a tell.

I figure I would run these by here before going eBay.  I have an excellent trading record on OO.  I would like to get rid of them in blocks, so all of one type in a go.  Open to trade or cash.  I am not looking to auction them here, but would be inclined to offer a more favorable deal to this group.  Feel free to ask any questions. 

The games are:

Odyessy 2:
Alien Invaders Plus
Out of This World / Helicopter Rescue
Keyboard Creations
Speedway / Spin-Out / Crypto Logic
KCS Krazy Chase
Bowling / Basketball
KC Munchkin
Computer Golf
Nimble Numbers Ned
Showdown in 2100 AD
Type and Tell
Baseball
Quest for the Rings

Atari 2600:
Amidar
Pitfall 2
Pressure Cooker
Riddle of the Sphinx
Seaquest
Cosmic Ark
Sword Quest
Word Zapper
GI Joe
Spiderman

Atari 5200:
Galaxian
Maria Bros
Ms Pac Man
Congo Bongo
Dig Dug
Joust
Super Breakout
Blue Print

Colecovision:
Artic Adventure
BC Quest for Tires
BC Quest for Tires 2
Burger Time
Carnival
Centipede
Choplifter
Congo Bongo
Cosmic Avenger
Dam Busters
Decathlon
Donkey Kong (2 copies)
Donkey Kong Jr
Frantic Freddy
Frogger 2
Front Line
Gyrus
HERO
Illusions
James Bond 007
Keystone Kappers
Lady Bug
Looping
Miner 2049
Montezumas Revenge
Mouse Trap
Mr Do
Mr Dos Castle
Oils Well
Omega Race
Pepper II
Popeye
Q Bert
Q Berts Qubes
Quest for Quintana Roo
Rock N Rope
Rockey
Sewer  Sam
Slither
Squishim Sam
Subroc
Super Action Baseball
Tapper
Tarzan
Time Pilot
Tutankham
Venture
Victory
War Room
Zaxxon
2 Super action controllers
4 regular controllers (2 functional, maybe 3)
2600 Adapter
Roller Controller

My favorite suggestion about how this episode could have ended better in say a crossover sci fi twist - they land on Earth and are greeted by Captain Picard.

I have a better one.  The landing site will have the remains of a long since non-functioning robot with a name plate of R. Giskard Reventlov.  You get your plot twist, sci-fi crossover, and you get an awesome tie in to the radiated earth.  Next episode they find the last of the final 5 on the moon, Daneel Olivaw.

I have all of the Gamemaster series.  Axis and Allies, Conquest of the Empire, Fortress America, Shogun, and Broadsides and Boarding Parties.  The last game sucked.

+1 for Calvin for Universe At War

Yup, I am a little slow.  My bookmark link was wrong and I did not even know OO was back up.

Something's happening!  I get a 404 error now.

I liked how Admiral Adama basically had a nervous breakdown.  Very well done for showing more realistic people.

As an adult we know Episode I sucks terribly. I do not think a 5-7 year old would.  I suggest skipping to episode 3 right to the scene where it implies Anakin kills all the children.  Make sure you clearly explain it in case the 5 year old does not get it.

Then, though it's not necessarily important to the discussion, you can tell me why you think the high post-WWII top marginal rate was the determining factor in the post-war economic expansion we enjoyed.

I propose two key things. 1. The GI bill with a massive increase in higher education. 2. Although Rosie the Riveter was put back in her place, the man could not keep her down entirely.