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Living Room / Re: Wedgie-Proof Underwear!

« Last post by Renegade on November 07, 2007, 03:41 PM »

You've got one mean brother, Deozaan!

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Living Room / Re: Technology Myths

« Last post by Renegade on November 06, 2007, 07:39 AM »

Ok - no technology discussion is complete until porn or sex is discussed... So...

Condoms do not necessarily protect from VD. There are diseases that don't care if you use a condom, and you'll still get infected.

Hey... No flames! I'm on topic! Condoms are technology... It takes skillz to make them latex things.

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Living Room / Re: Tower Defense games collection

« Last post by Renegade on November 06, 2007, 07:36 AM »

I like that stick one! Wasted a couple hours there too!

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Developer's Corner / Re: Using Office 2003 OCR in your own programs

« Last post by Renegade on November 06, 2007, 04:46 AM »

That is excellent! I never knew about that.

The Code Project just completely rocks. I love that site.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Starting a website; need suggestions.

« Last post by Renegade on November 06, 2007, 01:04 AM »

I'll jump in and echo the praise for a good CMS! If you don't use one, you're in for a world of pain that you don't need.

I just found a wonderful quote:

It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.

That could just just as easily read:

It's too bad that not using a CMS isn't physically painful.

There is some small, minor, tiny, insignificant upfront pain when you first use a CMS, but it's nothing compared to the pain of not using one.

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Living Room / Re: PLEASE STOP POSTING

« Last post by Renegade on November 05, 2007, 08:00 PM »

The solution is easy - stop reading them all. Seriously. I can't keep up in any of the forums I participte in, so I don't even try. I only read a few threads with titles that are interesting.

There's just no way to keep up  - so why even try?

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General Software Discussion / xplorer2 won the Epsilon award

« Last post by Renegade on November 05, 2007, 06:10 AM »

Just heard in a newsgroup that xplorer2 won the Epsilon award - it's not up at the site yet though: http://www.euroconfe...org/Epsilon_Vote.htm

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Living Room / Re: Tower Defense games collection

« Last post by Renegade on November 05, 2007, 02:08 AM »

Don't hate me:

http://www.towerdefe...e.net/?page=allgames

-Deozaan (November 04, 2007, 09:25 PM)

Hate?

I think it goes a bit deeper than just hate... I'm sure I'm completely f*(&ed now for ever getting anything done again for the rest of my life... Pray we never meet...

Just kidding - But seriously - I'm screwed!   

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Living Room / Re: Pet Peeve: I will never buy a rechargeable mouse again for as long as i live

« Last post by Renegade on November 04, 2007, 08:51 AM »

I can certainly understand the desire to get rid of wires...



 

No matter what I do, there are just too many things that need wires...

Camera
Phone
Video Camera (I don't even use the darn thing!)
USB Audio Device
Mixer
Wireless Router Switch (That I don't use for wireless because it's just too annoying and slow)
Microphones (2)
Another USB Audio Device
Speakers
Subwoofer
Converter for 220v to 110v
Printer
2 computers (1 is in the shop being fixed at the moment...)
2 monitors
MP3 player
Extra audio jack to switch speakers between computers because device immediately below doesn't do it
KVM
Etc. etc. etc...

I would LOVE to get rid of all those wires... 

Then again, I've tried some wireless stuff before and didn't like it - too fickle and not responsive enough. What was that about 22?

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Living Room / Re: Tower Defense games collection

« Last post by Renegade on November 04, 2007, 08:29 AM »

So I take it then that the A's are arrow turrets, the R's are rocket turrets, the G's are gun turrets, and the H's are HE grenade turrets. But what are the exclamation marks supposed to be? And what direction are the bad guys going to come from? What is your high score on this level? 

-tinjaw (November 04, 2007, 05:35 AM)

Those are inverted Ice Towers. Since they're inverted, they start at the bottom and freeze your enemies' asses off! 

Well, tried the RPG Tower Defense...

That didn't work out too well. Made it to this level...



Yeah - I totally took that screen shot for effect.

Actually, committed suicide here:



Tower Defense is a really good genre, but I can't wait until game developers start doing this stuff in Silverlight. Flash is just TOO HEAVY. The CPU was just crazy in that game so all the sprites lagged near the start, where the cannons nuked them. Not a challenge.

Anyways, it might be a good game if it can run right - Flash just isn't the right thing for games. It's just too heavy far too often.

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Living Room / Re: Tower Defense games collection

« Last post by Renegade on November 03, 2007, 09:52 PM »

omg... this thread is going to steal loads of time from someone

-jgpaiva (November 02, 2007, 04:08 PM)

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

You weren't kidding!

I HATE TOWER DEFENSE! BECAUSE I LIKE IT TOO MUCH!

Hours later...

I've got to learn to stay away from TD threads... Ok now Ryan... Repeat after me...

I will stay away from Tower Defense threads...
I will stay away from Tower Defense threads...
I will stay away from Tower Defense threads...
I will stay away from Tower Defense threads...
I will stay away from Tower Defense threads...

I'm such a sucker for TD. It's just such a cool genre of game!

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Developer's Corner / Re: Was My Posting To The Adobe Forum Stupid?

« Last post by Renegade on November 01, 2007, 06:47 PM »

+1 for keep it short.

People don't read - they scan. Mostly...

Keeping things maximally readable (i.e. Short & simple) attracts more readers. People don't want to get dragged into something long. They like quick fixes. Perhaps what you wanted to say was:

I'm an experienced developer looking to get into Flash game development. I have little or no Flash/Action Script skills.

Can anyone point me to a good starting point/tutorial for Flash game development?

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Living Room / Re: Entering License keys late...

« Last post by Renegade on November 01, 2007, 06:37 PM »

I suppose I should just let it go. Next posting then should be for "Day 777 of your 30 day trial" in honour of 7th son.

Too bad I didn't take a screen shot of day 22 for Acacia Avenue.

Has anyone heard, "A Matter Of Life And Death"? I haven't bought any Maiden albums in a very long time - well - since Dickinson left. Looks like he's back though. That would be about about time to start buying some more. I just knew that Somewhere in Time he'd be Back in the Village after all those Wasted Years Running Free as a Drifter out of Iron Maiden.

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Living Room / Re: Bloons Tower Defense - Very Well Done

« Last post by Renegade on November 01, 2007, 10:45 AM »

AAARRRGGGHHH~~~!!!

2 hours later...

I don't know how I always let myself get sucked into these TD threads!

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Living Room / Re: Entering License keys late...

« Last post by Renegade on November 01, 2007, 08:27 AM »

There's got to be at least 1 Iron Maiden fan here somewhere...

-Renegade (October 31, 2007, 11:41 PM)

Up the Irons! \m/  (see attachment in previous post)

-f0dder (November 01, 2007, 07:50 AM)

I knew there had to be at least 1!

Always gives me piece of mind to know I'm in good company.

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Living Room / Entering License keys late...

« Last post by Renegade on October 31, 2007, 11:41 PM »

So, I still haven't entered my license key, but I've just blogged about it - 665! The Neighbor of the Beast!

There's got to be at least 1 Iron Maiden fan here somewhere...

Anyways - just some of the stupid stuff I do to keep myself amused and sane.

Peace, Love, and Eternal Devil Worshipping... Errr... I mean Eternal Groovieness!

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Living Room / Re: NEW Cody wallpapers for Halloween

« Last post by Renegade on October 31, 2007, 06:34 PM »

Some neighbors instead offer small bible tracts denouncing "Satan's Holiday" or toothbrushes, if they're a dentist.

-Ralf Maximus (October 31, 2007, 09:52 AM)

Sigh...

Just goes to show how terribly ignorant a lot of people are... Halloween is very far from being a Satanic holiday.

The truth of the matter is that both Jesus and Buddha are very cool because get holidays on their birthdays. Satan just sucks @$$ because there are no holidays for him. WHEN will people figure this out?

<tongueincheek>I wonder if it would be worthwhile creating a holiday for Satan so that the religious freaks would have a legitimate reason to complain without looking like ignorant hicks. </tongueincheek>

Observance of Halloween -- and all other holidays -- is strictly forbidden in school (in Georgia, anyway).  Students may not wear costumes, hassle teachers for "treats", invoke demons, or even discuss the subject with peers.  This is a sad result of politically correct awareness, because some kids come from strict god fearin' families where ghosts and witches are not on the spiritual radar.

-Ralf Maximus (October 31, 2007, 09:52 AM)

Hey! Watch it there Ralf! You've got freedom of religion in the US, but nobody EVER said anything about freedom of DRESS CODE! Kids with costumes in schools should be expelled! Shame on them!

I've got a few quick Halloween fun facts here at the bottom of the page and a bit about the history of Halloween here at the bottom. The wikipedia entry goes into a lot of detail.


Edit: Corrected typo.

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Living Room / Fantastic Job Opportunity

« Last post by Renegade on October 31, 2007, 07:42 AM »

http://newyork.craig...h/cpg/464781890.html

Ummm... Is this par for the course at CL?

It's at least very entertaining.

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Living Room / Re: NEW Cody wallpapers for Halloween

« Last post by Renegade on October 31, 2007, 07:39 AM »

WOW! That's a huge change! And all for the better! The new ones are simply spectacular. Already saw the first one, but I really like the second one too - is that Von Cody?

Is that Illustrator and Photoshop, or Lightwave or another 3D package?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good websites/blogs/programs for managing money?

« Last post by Renegade on October 30, 2007, 08:53 AM »

Nope. You're all going in the WRONG direction...

The best money management web sites are all dating sites. Get yourself married & you'll quickly find your wife managing your money for you.

If you're a woman, you're probably already good at managing your money - still... Go to a dating site. Get married. Take all your husband's money so that you have more to manage.

I got this stuff aaaaalllllllllll figured out! 

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Living Room / Re: Tourettes extension for FireFox

« Last post by Renegade on October 30, 2007, 08:49 AM »

These are the same guys who laugh out of control when somebody farts or belches.  Nothing better to do with their time?   And yours? 

-mrainey (October 30, 2007, 08:21 AM)

Oh c'mon! It's funny! Maybe they do have too much time on their hands, but it is quite humourous. 

Yes - I think Terrence and Philip are hilarious. I'm also Canadian.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Happy Halloween! New Halloween Desktop Wallpapers from ALTools

« Last post by Renegade on October 30, 2007, 12:37 AM »

Hello All,

Some new Halloween desktop wallpapers for you this Halloween.





There are 3 wallpapers with a little story even.

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Living Room / Re: 8 Hour MP3

« Last post by Renegade on October 29, 2007, 08:42 PM »

I still haven't even finished listening to it once yet... I'm around hour 7 or so now.

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General Software Discussion / Re: You MUST See the Price for this Software

« Last post by Renegade on October 29, 2007, 07:26 PM »

By the way: I think what I do is not donation coding. There is the fundamental difference that people FIRST have to pay (albeit almost nothing) and THEN get the product. I've observed it from myself that I often download something from a donationware page and, in spite of being really satisfied with the software, never come back to donate because I basically forget it. So the order of things seems important to me.

That seems like a very important point there. I'm quite sure that there is donationware that I use that I've never donated for.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Evidence Eliminator - What has your experience been?

« Last post by Renegade on October 29, 2007, 06:55 PM »

radsoft.net... ho humm. Claiming that 740 registry entries will grind win9x to a halt and saying that no professionals use Visual Basic is enough to lower the site's credibility a lot. I don't doubt what it says about EE affiliate scheme and shoddy coding, but radsoft.net is just about as sensationalist bullshit as grc.com...

-f0dder (October 29, 2007, 06:35 AM)

Amen, amen and amen! I'm so totally 100% on board there.

There are a ton of very good applications written in VB by some very good developers. That's just showing that he's one of the religious crowd. I believe that discussion is here.

I don't know why I keep listening to the Security Now podcast... Steve contradicts himself constantly and blathers on about trivialities while skipping things that are actually worthwhile or interesting. Maybe I just derive some sick pleasure from hearing Steve say one thing, then turn around and say the opposite. His latest contradiction in this week's Security Now is how he's solved security once and for all with perfect paper passwords... All the while chanting about 'perfect knowledge on the part of the attacker.' Geez... Perfect knowledge except for this part...

I think this is just part-in-parcel of the security industry - it's just full of bullshit. There's no such thing as 'anti-virus' software. There's no such thing as 'anti-spyware' software. But there is such a thing as 'scareware'. Because that's 99% of their tactics - confuse people and scare them into buying their snakeoil. Ok - it's not all snakeoil, but a lot of it is and even the legit stuff is often marketed in the most sleazy of ways with half-truths and fear playing the lead roles.

Grrr... Ok - this is a pet peeve of mine and really gets my blood boiling. Time to shutup & stop ranting.