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Kyrathaba Software / Re: Kyrathasoft Found Money (a NANY 2012 entry; my 1st Coding Snacks fulfillment)

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 28, 2012, 10:16 PM »

Found Money got listed on new beta download site, Catalog of Software 

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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 27, 2012, 03:52 PM »

I like Ken Follett. Haven't read Pillars yet, but I've read Jackdaws and A Place Called Freedom.

Just finished Life Form by Alan Dean Foster.

Currently, I'm reading the third and final novel in Greg Bear's "Eon" series.

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Living Room / Re: Optimus Maximus

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 25, 2012, 07:14 PM »

I love the Tactus concept.

+1. Very Star Trekish

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Living Room / Re: Grab Free Desktop Syncing Plus 25GB Storage Space on Box (Lifehacker 2012-08-15)

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 21, 2012, 09:54 PM »

Regarding large-capacity backup services, anyone checked-out Amazon Glacier?

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Living Room / Re: Google Stabs You in the Back...

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 21, 2012, 07:40 AM »

The reason they can get away with this is complacency. If hundreds of thousands of people expressed their displeasure by no longer using Google Search, what would happen? But that won't occur, because the masses are ignorant.

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Living Room / Re: CodyOS

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 20, 2012, 06:52 AM »

Hehe, cute kid -- especially from about 4:00 minutes onward.

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Living Room / Re: Is having everything available in "real time" where we really want to go?

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 20, 2012, 06:45 AM »

IainB, thanks for the links in your article.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Generic Card/Board Game Prototyping and Playtesting Tools

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 19, 2012, 06:05 PM »

I came across NanDeck today, and it made me think of this thread, and the list of prototyping software URLs in the OP.

nanDECK is a software for Windows (any version) written as an aid for game inventors, with the aim of speeding up the process of designing and printing deck of cards (useful during prototyping and playtesting).

It's Windows software, but can reportedly also be used on *nix under Wine.


download link

(screenshot below)

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 18, 2012, 11:45 AM »

A COWBOY TOMBSTONE . Here are the Five Rules for Men to Follow for a Happy Life that Russell J. Larsen had inscribed on his headstone in Logan , Utah . He died not knowing that he would win the 'Coolest Headstone' contest. FIVE RULES FOR MEN TO FOLLOW FOR A HAPPY LIFE:
 
1. It's important to have a woman who helps at home, cooks from time to time, cleans up, and has a job.
 
2. It's important to have a woman who can make you laugh.
 
3. It's important to have a woman who you can trust, and doesn't lie to you.
 
4. It's important to have a woman who is good in bed, and likes to be with you.
 
5. It's very, very important that these four women do not know each other or you could end up dead like me.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 17, 2012, 08:30 PM »

A farmer goes in half with a friend to buy a bull so he can increase his stock.
A couple of weeks later the friend comes by to see how his investment is doing.
The farmer complains that the bull just eats grass and won't look at the cows.
His friend suggests that a veterinarian have a look at the bull.
The following week his friend returns to see if the vet helped.
The farmer looks delighted: "The bull has taken care of all my cows, broke through the fence,
and has even serviced all my neighbor's cows!
"Wow," says his friend, "what did the vet do to that bull?"
"Just gave him some pills'" said the farmer.
"What kind of pills?" asked his friend.
"I don't know, but they sort of taste like peppermint."

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Living Room / Re: Instructables - DIY site with instructions for some uber-cool stuff!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 16, 2012, 07:10 AM »

Nice link. Sent it to my dad, who loves to putz around with stuff

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Living Room / Re: Should we pre-emptively retire old hard drives?

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 16, 2012, 07:08 AM »

Thanks for the links. Added OHM to my pendrive suite.

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Living Room / Re: What's the best registry cleaner? Ask Leo says: none

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 15, 2012, 08:13 PM »

I've used Ccleaner for years (including its "registry cleaner" -- and yes, I make a backup first), and it's never hosed any of my systems.

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Living Room / Re: Should we pre-emptively retire old hard drives?

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 15, 2012, 07:49 PM »

I've used SpeedFan in the past

Anyone know if SpeedFan works as a stealthy (i.e., no registry dependencies) portable app?

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Living Room / Re: "Magic Pig Powder" May Heal My Wife

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 14, 2012, 07:09 PM »

Praying for you and your wife buddy!

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Living Room / Re: Why Linux sucks (and how to fix it) VS. Linux doesn't suck (and I can prove it)

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 14, 2012, 07:06 PM »

When I find a Linux distro that installs and automagically detects and connects to my wireless internet access point (the way both WinXP and 7 did), I'll consider learning it.

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Living Room / Re: Typing Speed Competition!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 12, 2012, 09:02 AM »

Well, if we're being picky ...

I bow to allen's greater speed 

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Living Room / Re: Typing Speed Competition!

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 11, 2012, 01:12 PM »

I think I'm still the leading WPM without any errors 

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: SFV Ninja (Simple File Verification application)

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 11, 2012, 07:23 AM »

Very nice tool! Just added it to my pen-drive suite. Donation on its way...

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Living Room / Re: Awesome Desktop Background and IE Icon Placement

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 09, 2012, 08:29 PM »

 

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Developer's Corner / Re: Opinions sought: should I open source Auspex?

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 09, 2012, 12:15 PM »

I love seeing this sort of thing. This is what makes DC so great (one of the things, anyway): someone has a slight problem with a months-old app, and lo and behold, the developer is still around, and willing to fix it!

Kudos to you, timns!

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Living Room / Re: Staple of people from State and Europe !

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 09, 2012, 07:01 AM »

Ren, can I have the Kangaroo Taco recipe?

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Living Room / Re: Staple of people from State and Europe !

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 09, 2012, 07:00 AM »

Yes, I'm amazed that with all that weight up there, the USA hasn't slid down the face of the planet and become the new land "down under".  tongue

It's because we're the most decadent, lazy society on Earth. And, the mentality of the dining-out (and -in, for that matter) American public is "you call that a full portion!?" When it comes to food portions, Americans tend to have a Texan attitude. We want it 'bigger and better'. Not to disparage the dedicated minority of US citizens who take their health seriously and even ... *shudder* ... exercise regularly.

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Living Room / Re: How Blogging (or Coding) Can Rot Your Teeth

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 09, 2012, 06:55 AM »

Hadn't ever considered this. Thanks for the tip, app!

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Living Room / Re: Pepper Spray Cop Interactive

« Last post by kyrathaba on August 08, 2012, 08:28 PM »

This is a very, very dark path that we're racing down.

The darkest.