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I would Just Like to know if anyone is planning on continuing any of the series cuz I would both like to read more episodes and I have some Ideas about what should happen in the future of the Manhattan clan. Oh Maddox said there were 12 clans world wide(not including the labryth clan) but only 10 appeared in the concil where r the other two clans.. Please let me know... Gotenks880@hotmail.com
Jay - [gotenks880@hotmail.com]
Bronx, NY, USA
Monday, June 28, 2004 10:27:00 AM
IP: 64.12.116.144

DPH: Oh yeah. About half of my classes are based on CLEP tests. But you know what? I stopped caring. The classes that I am CLEPping out of are the classes I have VERY little interest in taking, such as Humanities, or classes that I have taken but I can't transfer (Math. I passed MATH190 with no problem, but it won't transfer to a MATH110. Go fig).

Normally, I am baised against those classes too, ESPECIALLY the "Paper MCSE" people who go to MSCE boot camp.

But, like I said, I stopped caring. I've been trying to go to school for the past 6 years, and every single job I have had has prevented me from going. And to get a stable job, I need to get a degree. So I said hell with it, I've got experience, so I just want a degree.

So... I've become everything I've hated... and I just don't care.

Sorry to rant.
Fire Storm
Monday, June 28, 2004 06:58:12 AM
IP: 65.114.91.3

dph: <meds> true, as a poor bastard who is in the above 110 kg club, I know what you mean, but because i was on ritalin fr so long a sa kid, i never built up the resistance to pain killers most people have (200 mg of Ibuprofin is enough for most pain, the t3's I was given when I got my Wisdom teeth taken out made me stoned for 2 days.... [i think i was watching the little kids cartoon channel the entire time....]
)
dam
Monday, June 28, 2004 02:44:37 AM
IP: 207.6.144.51

Silvadel - You're right about people relocating to avoid the income tax, but they'll also drive to avoid the tobbacco tax.

That's the problem with small states. In Arkansas, there is a law against high usury (a very, very good idea IMO), but as a consequence, banks/credit card companies don't want to put their headquarters in Arkansas.

Fire Storm - Well, think about it. Vodka was made in Russia to withstand VERY cold climates. <If all goes well, I will graduate in 13 months via a VERY accellerated program> I'm very biased against those programs that say take one class a week for x months (2 years or less) and end up with a bachelor's degree. Half of it must be based on passing clep tests.

I got an idea for a new L&O series: GTS. Law & Order: Gargoyle Taskforce Squad. They're tasked with investigating crimes where the gargoyles were involved. With frequent guest stars of Elisa Maza and Matt Bluestone.

Thursday night I discovered a secret. I had a hidden batch of kittens around my house, belonging to my beloved Hunter. Seh's so clever. If they hadn't made any noise that night, I would not have figured out they even existed. My adult cats are pretty clueless: twice I've caught them playing with a snake.

Imzadi - I have a challenge problem for you. Whip up plans for a model version of the Cyberbiotics Airfortress 2 that will fly. I read your resume, surely with all that knowledge it wouldn't be too difficult for a genius like you to design, right?

Did you guys hear about the Jeopardy player who's been on for like 19 days straight? They finally had a category he didn't know much about: alcohol.

Patrick - <Private space flight... the first step toward space tourism.> So the mile high club will be replaced by the . . umm . . zero gravity club? Sorry somebody had to say it.

Bud-Clare - <They just announced Vegas.> I can come up with a number of possible things I suspect you guys would try to do to me if I attended a Gathering in Las Vegas, and I have one answer: I really wish I had the money to go.

*wonders about the Gunjack's whereabouts.*

The moron is being a complete jerk. Expects me to live with only news reports shown on tv. What a jerk.

Since I know absolutely nobody in this cr cares, I'm going to occupy space by saying that I have taking 50 mg of Zoloft for a couple of weeks now. I can't feel any effects, but then again, it took me about a month and half last time to feel the effects aside from increased drowsiness. I think it's just a matter of body size: heavier people take a longer time to feel the effects of medication.
DPH
AR, USA
Monday, June 28, 2004 02:29:39 AM
IP: 67.14.195.48

Slow day, nothing to say, just marking my daily place.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, June 28, 2004 12:53:06 AM
IP: 69.141.212.54

Sorry if this is ... but I want to see my ip numbers and I figure it is right before the reset anyway...
silvadel
Monday, June 28, 2004 12:00:06 AM
IP: 66.212.4.99

Dezi- well, A-kon is a pretty big event. It pulls more than ten thousand over the weekend, many of which are in costum the entire time. From experience, if you don't know where someone is or a general idea where they will be, chances are you would not find them. We lost GunJack for a whole day... though he was sitting still. Also the names on the badges are pretty small. I remember Josh making a similar comment abour that problem at Gathering 01, but said it was a good excuse to stare at a woman's chest.
Revel
Sunday, June 27, 2004 09:21:29 PM
IP: 68.119.236.69

Talking with the rents family that I forgot about just popped up again? Funny it has been like 10 years-- almost forgot they were realted to us- Talk about weird... have not talked with them though.

I can not wait for the gathering it will be my first one :)
froggleggs
Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:49:27 AM
IP: 69.212.45.85

Martin> <>: Using Windows a lot doesn't negate the aspect of being familiar with other (more tech heavy) systems. Heck, anyone who knows a programming language is beyond an average user.

Brutis> <<my funny flash>>: I've seen better.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:00:04 AM
IP: 69.141.212.54

Hey, btw comp problem solved, it all really had to do with restarted the dumb thing.
Anyway, I get this IM outta the blue from a guy that was at A-Kon, looking for another "Dezi" (from the name badge) and is trying to find her. He said she was dressed up like the black ranger from Power Rangers Dino Thunder. I told him alot of you guys on here were at there, so I'd check here. So yeah, post away, if you have any info, and I'll pass along the link to this place so he can check up on it.
Thanks!
Dezi
Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:20:37 PM
IP: 68.58.158.101

sorry i said i wasnt gonna but i cant help it i figured what the heck
Brutis - [<<clicky that for something annoying]
Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:28:23 PM
IP: 209.128.152.95

hey yall...

i FINALLY made it back online. im at my grandparents house taking care of them while my aunt is on vecation. i am also housesitting for her...so yeah boring as hell.

love the alchol freezing discussions...

oh well its too late to post much now being as its saturday night ill put my funny flash up monday ok

later yall.
Brutis - [creature_of_the_night_20042004@yahoo.com]
hammond, Louisiana, Usa
Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:23:16 PM
IP: 209.128.152.95

The Alcohol thing> Due to the freezing aspect I remembered something a friend told me once, so I questioned him about that topic again. Here are the facts he told me; When the men in the Siberian part of Russia run out of Vodka, they take coolant, originally meant for their tractors, let it run down a metal rod or crowbar and the liquid that drops off the end is almost pure ethanol, the rest froze on the way down. I don't know how cold it is there normally but I think it would be around -30 degrees Celsius. I think this sounds like a practical way to separate water and ethanol, if it really works.

Yggdrasil>><<Well I finally reserved my room for the gathering>>
Lucky you. I really would like to come too but I lack the financials.

Gside>><<You use Linux, and are therefore not an average user>>
I often switch between Gentoo Linux and Windows 2000 advanced Server. It depends mostly on my mood which one I'll use. I use Windows almost as much as Linux. But sometimes I have to start my Sun SPARC Ultra 1 with Solaris 9 if I have to program some shell scripts for Network-Management. As a pure Unix this system is definitely way off the average line. But when I'm finished studying it will improve negotiations with companies to know and be able to handle different OS'.

See you all.
Martin M
Fulda, Hessen, Germany
Saturday, June 26, 2004 05:41:28 PM
IP: 217.226.174.138

GATHERING UPDATES

Art Show:

First, we need to announce that our Art Show is FULL! All 24 panels were reserved, and that makes us happy. This will be a full show indeed! We apologize to all the other artists who would have liked to participate in the Art Show, but we have no more room for you.

However, you can still shine as an artist by renting your spot in Artist Alley. There are 5 periods during which you can reserve a table to sell commissions and prints of your work. The periods are as follows:

Friday: 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

These table spaces are free of charge, you just need to reserve them in advance. All you have to do is email Cindy at artshow@gatheringofthegargoyles.com or Karine at
conchair@gatheringofthegargoyles.com to select your Artist Alley spot!

Get those prints ready, and replenish you art supplies! You'll need them.

Masquerade / Cosplay:

Have you chosen a costume yet? Remember, the Disney DVD crew is going to be in attendance, so show your fan spirit at the Gathering Masquerade by dressing up as your favorite "Gargoyles" character. This year, in addition to the traditional masquerade and cosplay awards, an special prize will be given for the costume judged Best Canon Character. So don't just plan to sit there. Get creative and do your best to dazzle us in Montreal!

Registration:

The Gathering 2004 wants YOU! It's still not too late to pre-register or book that hotel room. There are still 11 days left to reserve your hotel room at the Delta Centre-Ville (deadline is July 6 at noon) and 20 days left to pre-register for The Gathering 2004 (deadline is July 15). Don't forget to reserve your seat at the banquet, either. Only a very limited number of seats will be availabe at the door, so reserve your spot by July 15!

- The Gathering Staff

Patrick - [<-- click for Gathering 2004 info]
Saturday, June 26, 2004 05:18:40 PM
IP: 68.170.199.45

Greetings;

Well I finally reserved my room for the gathering. I'm still available as transportation if anyone needs a ride to the Gathering. I'll be leaving from around London, ON and traveling down the 401, which will pass right by Pearson International. If anyone needs a lift just let me know.

Firestorm: I'm not sure about the water/alcohol freezing thing. Water and ethanol mix perfectly (If you want to see a neat trick; take 50ml of distilled water and mix it with 50ml of 100% ethanol. You will actually have less than 100ml when you finish.), so I actually think that the ethanol is actually frozen and becomes a part of the lattice. In fact I am sure of it, I just thought of an example. If you freeze water and alcohol together and let them thaw slowly, the alcohol does not melt first. The entire mixture will thaw at the same temp.

Yggdrasil - [eng050599@hotmail.com]
ON, Canada
Saturday, June 26, 2004 03:32:30 PM
IP: 66.185.84.203

New Jersey went and did it -- Hard for me to believe... They were working on passing a massively huge budget that was 13% larger than last years budget and included 1.5 billion dollars of long term debt... Well by the time they were adding pork to it the budget they passed was OVER SIXTEEN PERCENT above last years budget with a whopping 2 billion dollars in long term debt bonding to cover current expenses... Considering that a lot of the counterbalance is a 40% increase in the top tax rate (and yes a 9% state tax does definitely influence those wage earners to move to other states) and another large increase in the tobacco tax(which essentially will in my opinion lower revenue not raise it because tons of smokers will be going to neighboring states for their fix)...

In essence this budget is a complete disaster that the people of NJ will pay for for the next thirty years...

---

About the only worse thing NJ could do is the other thing they are working on and that is making it permanent that the teachers never have to pay their half of the social security tax and that they will never have any co-pay on their medical insurance... That is on the fast track to passage as the teachers unions pretty much OWN the government.... What people arent considering is that once this is done every state union will want the same thing... This at a time when if you work in private industry you typically get no health benefits at all that you do not pay for completely out of pocket...

silvadel
NJ -- ick
Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:45:28 AM
IP: 24.225.221.135

One thing that I've rediscovered with my short hair: bad hair days. Doesn't happen whan you always bull your hair back in a braid.

Fire Storm> <<I need to pass 7 CLEP tests so I can skip over 2 years worth of crap (the 2 tests are in 1 week), pass 2 compentency tests, AND create a portfolio tracking my past 10-15 years working on computers, AND completely go through three classes>>: The portfolio is probably going to be the hardest thing.

Dezi> <<So I have no clue how to get rid of it>>: If nothing else works, check that it's not read only in its properties, make sure it doesn't get run at startup, then reset.

Martin> <<Sometimes you have to compile software, through their source code, yourself>>: Yes, but since that scares off most people (I wouln't want to do it on a system that doesn't come with a default compiler), anything designed for a large enough audience will have a pre compiled option available.
<>: You use Linux, and are therefore not an average user.

Fire Storm> <<Most likely there is some newbie who comes in there weekly at least to ask>>: No one really pays attention to them calling themselves a grog shop. Everyone knows it as Barnacle Bill's, not the full Barnacle Bill's Grog Shop.
<<Those with weak or undesirable genes still manage to reproduce>>: I'm sure there are still a bunch of bad genes that stop (or are linked to genes that stop) the attraction of mates. That, and with civilization and whatnot, we're redefining what's weak and undesirable.
<<you get the chance to mount a barely legal virgin female in a short skirt>>: Not a very good chance with the short training time I have.
<<And I won't make it like the "Games we play in hell">>: Why not just call it by its true name, musical holes?
<>: You can always find a second being to participate in any fetishes.
<<Didn't I... wait... huh? What was I... OH! SHINEYS!>>: The memory thing's getting out of hand. Then again, I can rifle through your wallet directly, and you'll never know.
<<With the occasional key frame that has a complete picture>>: Which is why I said usually.

Yggdrasil> <<Methanol is a toxic alcohol>>: But still fun for sloshing around empty water cooler jugs then lighting the fumes.
<<one of the major problems associated with Asparatame is the fact that during digestion, methanol is released, which is then converted to formaldehyde>>: I love the taste of formaldehyde in the morning.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, June 26, 2004 01:46:02 AM
IP: 69.141.212.54

Yggdrasil: <it is the reason why you should not be distiling alcohol unless you know what you are doing>
Well, I don't know what I am doing, but that's not going to stop me!
...
(from making fuel for my car)
Fire Storm
Friday, June 25, 2004 11:56:38 PM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Greetings;

Firestorm; Yes methanol is called "Wood Alcohol" mainly due to the old practice of distilling methanol from wood. Methanol is a toxic alcohol, primarily becuase our bodies convert it into formaldehyde. As a matter of fact one of the major problems associated with Asparatame is the fact that during digestion, methanol is released, which is then converted to formaldehyde. A reason to avoid Nutra Sweet. I prefer sweetners like Sucralose, which is simply indigestible and not toxic.

When it comes to alcohol, ethanol is the only one that is safe to drink and it is the reason why you should not be distiling alcohol unless you know what you are doing. Many a person has dies because of methanol poisoning because of a bad batch of moonshine.
Yggdrasil - [eng050599@hotmail.com]
Ontario, Canada
Friday, June 25, 2004 11:34:59 PM
IP: 66.185.84.203

Ok... I need to stop. I have bid on 20 Palm pilots on eBay...
Fire Storm
Friday, June 25, 2004 11:08:07 PM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Yggdrasil: <There is a big equation to figure it out, bu ti happen to know that if you put a bottle of vodka into a clinical -80oC it will freeze.>
Well, shows you what I get for getting my alcohol info from the Something Positive Livejournal.

Now, at -80C, does the ALCOHOL freeze or does the water in the solution freeze, trapping the alcohol in the water's crystal lattice?
<It should also be noted that the high alcohol levels probably led to the situations in the first place>
*laughs* Yeah... just what I was thinking too!

Speaking of alcohol... ethanol is what you drink, methanol is "wood alcohol", correct?
Fire Storm
Friday, June 25, 2004 09:51:00 PM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Greetings:

Firestorm and Gside: A quasi science question. Pure ethanol will freeze at -117oC, liquid nitrogen is about -196oC depending on atmospheric pressure. Since most Vodka is only about 40% EtOH, it stands to reasopn that it would have a freezing point of around -40oC. There is a big equation to figure it out, bu ti happen to know that if you put a bottle of vodka into a clinical -80oC it will freeze.

As to the antifreeze properties of alcohol, their quite true. Many cases of extreme hypothermia survival have involved high alcohol levels alcohol. It should also be noted that the high alcohol levels probably led to the situations in the first place.
Yggdrasil - [eng050599@hotmail.com]
ON, Canada
Friday, June 25, 2004 07:25:15 PM
IP: 66.185.84.203

<Firestorm>I find it interesting that Vodka can be used a an antifreeze since it is EXTREMELY hard to get it to freeze (I think it even shrugs the effects of liquid nitrogen).

That explains why I was feeling fine in my friend's pool despite how cold it was a few nights ago. :-)

And hey! Your link was to "Jack"! My friend linked me up to that a few months ago - STRANGE but oddly addicting.
Tharos
Friday, June 25, 2004 06:56:03 PM
IP: 69.40.143.85

Gside: 
I find it interesting that Vodka can be used a an antifreeze since it is EXTREMELY hard to get it to freeze (I think it even shrugs the effects of liquid nitrogen)
<Sorry, they'd probably serve it is someone asks, but I don't believe anyone generally asks.>
Most likely there is some newbie who comes in there weekly at least to ask
<They've gotten pretty smart by natural selection. The stupid ones get sued out of existance.>
True. Lately I have been wondering if humans are adaptable any more. I mean, with today's "No baby should die" mentality, it's no longer survival of the fittest. It's simply "Survival of the richest," so the truly undesirable genes are no longer weeded out. Those with weak or undesirable genes still manage to reproduce, so natural selection is no longer valid in humans. An artificial selection process wouldn't be efficient because it would rely on humans (or machines run by humans) to do the selection, and humans are inherently flawed. I think the only real solution to this is to eliminate the undesirable genes via genetic manipulation.
...
Ok, so I went a LITTLE too far.

*wink* *wink* *nudge* * nudge* Knew you would, knew you would
<On second thought...>
Come on! What's to think about! For a few weeks of... less than desirable occupation you get the chance to mount a barely legal virgin female in a short skirt, AND you get a cut of the take should you win!
...
And I won't make it like the "Games we play in hell"
...
Well...
<Sounds like my chances are good of not stomping them.>
Well, if you do hear a crunch when you step and then suddenly your foot burns, so you look down and see a hole in your floor, congrats! You stepped on a tiny xenomorph!
You are now a threat to the hive.
<For eating, it's good. For slathering on other animals in whatever gear we were talking about, that'll be a fetish>
Oh. Right then. I am sure the bobcats won't mind having a little on them.
<Right, so where's that ten bucks you owe me?>
Didn't I... wait... huh? What was I... OH! SHINEYS!
<That's rather odd. Are you sure you waited long enough after running the install that the install program quit entirely?>
Odd thing is here at work there is entire directory that just won't die. We can't delete it.
And I haven't cared enough to go into Safe Mode to take care of it.
<Mostly, but describing each pixel would take up way too much room, so they usually only talk about what changed from frame to frame.>
With the occasional key frame that has a complete picture

Martin: <Why so violent?>
You HAVE been reading this CR for a while, right? You should know the answer then!
Because it's FUN!
<I'd say lock them up both and interrogate them both>
Oh yes! Slap those cuffs on me! Whip me! Beat me! Pull out the electric shock!
*drools*
...
Um... never mind me.
<Perhaps we should think of some fitting torture methods>
Well, let's see... all the fun ones have already been done before... cover in honey and put in a pile of fire ants... well, there IS always the ones that we use on people. No physical damage, just making them think they are drowning or about to die.
Those are fun
<Now you know how I felt the last five weeks>
I don't recommend this to ANYONE

Josh: <No average user should ever have to compile their own software>
Oh, just ignore Josh. He's a MAC elitist, so he is used to having systems that have a fairly narrow range of hardware options.
Linux, on the other hand, needs to be adaptable, so the OS is compiled based on your hardware, making it small and efficient.

Fire Dam: <feeling evil!>
AHHHHHH! I KNEW IT!
I'll take you out if I have to take out EVERYONE WITH ME!
*pulls out a multi-megaton nuke*
Hmm... nope. Too small.
*pulls out a 1500KG antimatter bomb*
No... still a chance...
*pulls out a Starship Troopers grade NOVA bomb*
Hmm... closer... AHHHH!
*Pulls out a 10K SOL singularity out of his coat*
Yes... this should do nicely...
Fire Storm - [<--- Oh, you kids and the games you play!]
Friday, June 25, 2004 06:31:57 PM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Heh, and leave it to Josh to set the world right Denis Leary style... by calling everyone morons. ;)
Revel
Friday, June 25, 2004 05:50:20 PM
IP: 68.119.236.69

feeling evil!
(figuring out the clone... by infiltrating the... <<BLAM>>
Firestorm:
Where do you find these?
Fire Dam
Friday, June 25, 2004 01:50:03 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

Martin M: You are not an average user. You can tell because you used the words "Gentoo Linux". No average user should ever have to compile their own software. The average user doesn't know what linux is and/or doesn't care. Also, your professor is an idiot.
Josh
Friday, June 25, 2004 01:24:12 PM
IP: 69.162.70.8

Well, I say if it's good enough for Something Positive and Randy, well then, it's good enough for us!

I bring you...

EVIL DEAD! ... THE MUSICAL!
Fire Storm
Friday, June 25, 2004 12:27:25 PM
IP: 69.212.30.89

Fire Storm > It might sound impossible, but you can do it!
Keep the faith.
kathy
Friday, June 25, 2004 09:50:48 AM
IP: 66.82.197.54

Gside>><<No average user wants to compile source. Even I don't compile my own source>>
Sometimes you have to compile software, through their source code, yourself. I had to compile the Xvid codec in order to make it work with GenToo Linux. But some guys overdo it a bit, like my OS Professor. In his opinion the only way to ensure a safe and stable OS is to compile your software manually, even your Linux kernel.

Fire Storm>><<YES! Take him out! If my death is the only way to ensure HIS death, then so be it!>>
Why so violent? I'd say lock them up both and interrogate them both. Perhaps we should think of some fitting torture methods. We'll think later about what to do with the imposter, or both of them if its a split personality.
<<And it just hit me just how f$#%ing much I have to do in the next 16 weeks. $.H.!.7>>
Now you know how I felt the last five weeks.

See you all
Martin M
Fulda, Hessen, Germany
Friday, June 25, 2004 04:38:56 AM
IP: 217.238.93.179

Thanks Gside, I downloaded the Xvid. But the other things, the "self extract" things, when I try to delete them, they say access denied, make sure it is not write-protected (huh?) or in use. I don't think its in use, I've checked everything i could think of, but it doesnt really show up anywhere (unless I'm missing something). So I have no clue how to get rid of it.
Dezi
Friday, June 25, 2004 01:01:05 AM
IP: 68.58.158.101

Ok, so I am going back to school and I am in my Bachelors program. If all goes well, I will graduate in 13 months via a VERY accellerated program (5 week classes).

Now... before 10/02/2004, I need to pass 7 CLEP tests so I can skip over 2 years worth of crap (the 2 tests are in 1 week), pass 2 compentency tests, AND create a portfolio tracking my past 10-15 years working on computers, AND completely go through three classes.

And it just hit me just how f$#%ing much I have to do in the next 16 weeks. $.H.!.7

Just thought I would share that.
Fire Storm
Friday, June 25, 2004 12:54:13 AM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Dezi> <<how is it different than Divx>>: XviD is open source, while DivX is controlled by one company (and you have to pay for some versions of it).
<<how do I go about getting it (or what's an easy way)?>>: I'd reccommend through divx-digest.com, more specifically http://www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html or http://files.divx-digest.com/software/codec/XviD-1.0.1-05062004.exe

Martin> <<You can get the source code at http://www.xvid.org/>>: No average user wants to compile source. Even I don't compile my own source, and I've even picked up a c compiler for windows.

Damien> <<mpeg is a video/ audio compression format>>: Kind of, MPEG is the Motion Pictures Experts Group, which named its video standards after itself.
<<somehow Mp2 and mp3 fit in there somehpw>>: They are MPEG Audio Layer 2 and 3, which follows a different path.
<<someone who is not so full of it, hav a better answer?>>: There are many different ways to describe movies and sound in computer terms, so you need something that tells your computer what to do when it comes up against one of these ways, which is called a codec. Because people tend to aruge over which way is better and go off to do their own thing, there are quite a few codecs flying around (DivX, Xvid, Ogg, Matroska...). Luckily the people you get your video from tell you what you need if it doesn't come with windows.

Fire Storm> <<so no adding antifreeze to it, huh?>>: I believe there are some gnomes who like antifreeze.
<<you ARE 21, right? Go in there and find out!>>: Sorry, they'd probably serve it is someone asks, but I don't believe anyone generally asks.
<<you never know how stupid theme park owners can be!>>: They've gotten pretty smart by natural selection. The stupid ones get sued out of existance.
<<the man who catches her gets to mount her>>: I might even train for that.
<<Make sure the guys are completely deprived of sex (and masturbation) and relentlessly teased for about 2 weeks first>>: On second thought...
<<They make little colonies in the wall, the ceilings, and in jars of Jiff chunky peanut butter>>: Sounds like my chances are good of not stomping them.
<<What about gerbil pudding?>>: For eating, it's good. For slathering on other animals in whatever gear we were talking about, that'll be a fetish.
<<That takes remembering things! I can't be expected to do that!>>: Right, so where's that ten bucks you owe me?
<>: Usually condecs just work through whatever video players you already have, so whenever they do something you wouldn't be able to tell that it's what's doing it.
<<and I can't delete it>>: That's rather odd. Are you sure you waited long enough after running the install that the install program quit entirely? Occaisonally they lurk around a couple minutes protecthing the file you ran them from.

Damien> <<so it knows that say 1000101010 means blue pixel and 11111110111 means black (or something)>>: Mostly, but describing each pixel would take up way too much room, so they usually only talk about what changed from frame to frame.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:52:50 PM
IP: 69.141.212.54

ok as far as i know a codec is a "library" (think reference) that your video player uses to understand the compression in a video file... so it knows that say 1000101010 means blue pixel and 11111110111 means black (or something)
DAm
Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:28:31 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

Ok, sorry, but still at a loss. I know have a "Xvid bundle" that says self extract sitting on my desktop and it won't "do" anything, and I can't delete it! I'm sorry to be a pain, but you guys sound like some of the most comp savvy people I know.
Damien: thanks about the Mpeg stuff, but really its the "codec" and binary stuff that I have no clue about.
Dezi
Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:23:26 PM
IP: 68.58.158.101

Dam: <how do we know you are the real firestorm?>
Crap! I don't know! I mean, I thought we were the same, but now that you mention it, the other one DID have a different IP address. OMG... I AM BEING STALKED AND IMPERSONATED!
<only way to make sure is to shoot you both>
YES! Take him out! If my death is the only way to ensure HIS death, then so be it!

Gside: <Most definitely, though they have a finely tuned sense of how well you do at it.>
Hmm... so no adding antifreeze to it, huh?
<Yes, but I'm not sure if they actually sell grog>
Well, you ARE 21, right? Go in there and find out!
<But what's really strange is it's a low class (peanut shells on the floor) in a very rich town>
Ah, people are just slumming, darling!
<What with my repeated proclamations of being unemployed and not being a mechE>
Well, you never know how stupid theme park owners can be!
<Then drown him in fava beans. Sometimes the greatest haute cuisine comes from terrible ingredients that you can no longer taste (like curious squid).>
Well, I suppose I could make a decent chili or spaghetti sauce out of him...
<Here's a thought for the next olympics: install a track like the rabbit for greyhound races, but with a skirt instead. Skirt chasers, the lot of them.>
Say... I like it! If the skirt if filled, even better!
Hmm... the virgin run! the man who catches her gets to mount her! Make sure the guys are completely deprived of sex (and masturbation) and relentlessly teased for about 2 weeks first, though
<Do they like open spaces, or prefer being out of the way?>
Wherever the food is. They make little colonies in the wall, the ceilings, and in jars of Jiff chunky peanut butter
<Both yes, but I think gerbils and pudding go under the radar>
What about gerbil pudding?
<You know I'm not expected for another four.>
That takes remembering things! I can't be expected to do that!
Fire Storm
Thursday, June 24, 2004 08:33:29 PM
IP: 65.114.91.3

mpeg is a video/ audio compression format,
the compression format as it is upgraded the number increases, the first version was mpeg, then upgraded to Mpeg2, then to Mpeg3, and now Mpeg4.
and somehow Mp2 and mp3 fit in there somehpw... but I dunno,
someone who is not so full of it, hav a better answer?

Dam
Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:33:12 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

Thanks, Martin, but I'm afraid I still don't get it. Most of that stuff I got off the site that the guy uses about the Inu Yashas, but I really didn't understand what I was reading. hehe, Plain English please? :)
Dezi
Thursday, June 24, 2004 08:46:48 AM
IP: 68.58.158.101

13 days left to reserve your hotel room at the Delta Centre-Ville (deadline is July 6 at noon).
22 days left to pre-register for The Gathering 2004 (deadline is July 15).
43 days left until The Gathering 2004 in Montreal, Quebec!
Patrick
Thursday, June 24, 2004 06:54:27 AM
IP: 68.170.199.45

XviD is an open source MPEG4 codec. You can get the source code at http://www.xvid.org/ and compile it on your Windows / Linux ...
You can also get the binaries at http://www.koepi.org/.
If you have further questions, visit Doom9's forum (http://forum.doom9.net/)

See you all.
Martin M
Fulda, Hessen, Germany
Thursday, June 24, 2004 06:38:24 AM
IP: 217.238.95.41

its divX spelled backwards....

and a quick google search only gives up porn sites.. so it beats me

Damien
Thursday, June 24, 2004 02:03:02 AM
IP: 207.6.144.51

OK I have a question for the computer junkies (which is pretty much everyone here). :)
I have Divx, for watching my downloaded Inu Yashas. But the dude that is subbing them says he's gonna start using Xvid. Question: What is Xvid, how is it different than Divx, and how do I go about getting it (or what's an easy way)? Thanks. Weeeeeee!
Dezi
Thursday, June 24, 2004 01:24:49 AM
IP: 68.58.158.101

Fire Storm> <<how about some homemade stuff?>>: Most definitely, though they have a finely tuned sense of how well you do at it.
<<you know, you live in a weird place>>: Yes, but I'm not sure if they actually sell grog. But what's really strange is it's a low class (peanut shells on the floor) in a very rich town, and it's always very full (it probably helps that it's on the river, but there's only one window with a view).
<<That makes more sense than seeing you as the engineer at a theme park>>: What with my repeated proclamations of being unemployed and not being a mechE.
<<They know Lecter has better taste than that>>: Then drown him in fava beans. Sometimes the greatest haute cuisine comes from terrible ingredients that you can no longer taste (like curious squid).
<<Do we still have one or two of his buildings or simply replicas?>>: Got me, I only looked up what we have here.
<<Do you accept PayPal?>>: But of course.
<<More skirts!>>: Here's a thought for the next olympics: install a track like the rabbit for greyhound races, but with a skirt instead. Skirt chasers, the lot of them.
<<If you don't step on them, there will be no structural damage>>: Do they like open spaces, or prefer being out of the way?
<<What about gerbils and marshmallow cream? Snakes and pudding?>>: Both yes, but I think gerbils and pudding go under the radar.
<<First post in like, oh... I dunno... 20 HOURS>>: You know I'm not expected for another four.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:06:06 PM
IP: 69.141.212.54

how do we know you are the real firestorm?
<loads gun>
only way to make sure is to shoot you both

and everyone is probably drinking, or at work, or drinking at work...
Dam
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 09:52:48 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

First post in like, oh... I dunno... 20 HOURS!?!

What's up with that?

Bonnieway... I was curious of my IP address and this is the laziest way I can see it.
Fire Storm
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 05:17:22 PM
IP: 204.214.121.178

Froggleggs: 
Unfortunately, it is WAY too common for people to not show up.
<Anyways, I have no other family execpt my sister, parents and my grandma I come from a small family>
Well, then that's ok.

Patrick: <Private space flight... the first step toward space tourism. So perhaps... Gathering 2054: Sea of Tranquilty!>
Personally, I wanted that prize so I am a LITTLE pissed that Rutan is going to get it by flying that little ship that is ONLY capable of going up to 62 miles AND it needs a boost from a mother ship!
BUT NASA is looking to awarding private space ventures prizes for space stuff, possibly including multi-hundred million dollar prizes for the first orbital flight, so it's all good.
Guess now that Rutan made his first flight, companies may start to see this as an economically viable venture, so maybe I can actually get FUNDING!

Gside: <That too. Pretty much anything on the upper half of the proof scale>
Ah... I see... Hmm... how about some homemade stuff? It's only methanol, after all!

Ok... you know, you live in a weird place
<That was my plan. My father has a K'nex rollercoaster he uses as a physics demonstration, which he got me to build, and every time I stop in he gets me to fix whatever the kids have broken since>
OH! That makes more sense than seeing you as the engineer at a theme park
<Frame that nice Dr. Lechter down the street>
Na. They know Lecter has better taste than that.
<But they've already plugged up that hole.>
No, no, no. Facehugger hugs you and implants you while you feel orgasmic bliss greater than you shall ever feel, then it falls off. A few hours later, up comes the children and the process is started again
<There is a Edison historical area here with a house and labs. And we've even gotten building 11 returned from the Ford Museum>
Really? Do we still have one or two of his buildings or simply replicas?

Right! Do you accept PayPal?
<Coveralls implies a bib top.>
OR am I thinking of overalls? Ah, who cares! More skirts!
<As long as you only go after small animals and don't do any structural damage, it should be good.>
If you don't step on them, there will be no structural damage!
<Medium sized animals and butterscotch still count it towards fetish gear.>
What about gerbils and marshmallow cream?
Snakes and pudding?
<From the same people do did "bother bother bother...">
That's how I found it

Damien: <That was so Wrong.... Yet so wierd.... and kinda funny>
EXACTLY why I posted it!
Fire Storm
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:26:40 PM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Fire Storm> <<a fun little Flash video>>: From the same people do did "bother bother bother..."

Damien> <<That was so Wrong.... Yet so wierd.... and kinda funny>>: Just like my life.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:17:02 PM
IP: 69.141.212.54

to correct my last post...
KAITLYN, this is a comment room
sorry krista
Damien
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 06:53:12 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

krista, this is a Comment room, Not a chat room
Damien
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 03:53:58 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

is any one here
kaitlyn
Fort worth, texas, usa
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 03:40:13 PM
IP: 66.169.97.96

Hey is Krista here
kaitlyn
fw, tx, usa
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 03:33:58 PM
IP: 66.169.97.96

That was so Wrong.... Yet so wierd.... and kinda funny
DAmien
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 01:54:54 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

Ok, a fun little Flash video.

More when I get to work.
Fire Storm
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 01:49:48 PM
IP: 68.73.54.214

I know I know I am not suppose to post twice but, I forgot to say something the first time.

Firestorm- My grandfather died in the beging of April not middle but, I will say you keep making me think, if it is possible that I know LM. But, in reality like I said I have no other family.
FROGGLEGGS
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:50:01 AM
IP: 69.212.49.109

Yes his name was Joe. Anyways, I have no other family execpt my sister, parents and my grandma I come from a small family, I have nieces and nephews from my sister but I know who they all are and they are not old enough to get married for sure and my grandmother only has me and my sissy as grand kid. That could have been a little weird not to sure if I would have wanted to find any long last family if I had any, but I don't. But your right a little to close of a situation. I am sorry LM's family did not come to the wedding and the grandmother that must have been hard.
froggleggs
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 07:10:16 AM
IP: 69.212.49.109

Fire Storm> <<Tequila?>>: That too. Pretty much anything on the upper half of the proof scale.
<<Shows you what I know about alcohol!>>: I only looked up grog because there's a "grog shop" near me.
<<Ok, you REALLY need to tell more details of this!>>: That was my plan. My father has a K'nex rollercoaster he uses as a physics demonstration, which he got me to build, and every time I stop in he gets me to fix whatever the kids have broken since.
<<But if I am going to have to listen to my sister b$%& about me eating another boyfriend, I at LEAST want a decent steak out of it>>: Frame that nice Dr. Lechter down the street.
<<Or vomit>>: But they've already plugged up that hole.
<<wasn't his moved here to Greenfield Village? (or was that just his lab)>>: There is a Edison historical area here with a house and labs. And we've even gotten building 11 returned from the Ford Museum.
<<Didn't I just lend you... what were you saying?>>: I was saying that you still owe me that ten bucks I lent you.
<<But, by that logic then, should we group pants & shorts into the same category as coveralls?>>: Coveralls implies a bib top.
<<Or really nice balloons>>: Mellons are funnier.
<<OMGWTFBBQ! I LIEK HOW J00 THINK!>>: Not those kinds of caps. Deadpan caps.
<<that would SUCK as pest control. We are harder to kill than roaches!>>: As long as you only go after small animals and don't do any structural damage, it should be good.
<<it most CERTAINLY had nothing to do with covering myself with chocolate syrup and strapping wings onto some of the local large animals, that's for sure!>>: Medium sized animals and butterscotch still count it towards fetish gear.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 01:14:28 AM
IP: 69.141.212.54

Froggleggs: LM's grandfather ALSO died in mid April. AND I know that there are some people in LM's family that doesn't know we got married for various reasons.
AND I know that the main reason her grandmother didn't come was she was still mourning over the loss of her husband.
Let's just see, just for arguement...
Was his first name Joe?
Fire Storm
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 01:02:28 AM
IP: 68.77.162.204

14th 'cause the comment room won't re-display again!!!
DAMMIT!!!
Damien
Monday, June 21, 2004 11:55:33 PM
IP: 207.6.144.51

Damn, missed it. oh well.
Dezi
Monday, June 21, 2004 06:18:41 PM
IP: 68.58.158.101

12th in the name of my favorite character, Asrial!
Krista
Monday, June 21, 2004 02:42:21 PM
IP: 68.116.254.201

11th and on with the show!
Vinnie - [tpeano29@hotmail.com]
Marquette, Michigan, Usa
Monday, June 21, 2004 01:46:04 PM
IP: 216.234.125.86

10th.
Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, June 21, 2004 01:12:13 PM
IP: 69.141.212.54

9th in the name of my new obsession - Dragonforce!
http://www.dragonforce.com
Tharos
Monday, June 21, 2004 12:52:54 PM
IP: 69.40.143.181

8th!
Leo
Monday, June 21, 2004 12:42:52 PM
IP: 68.231.241.236

Seventh!

A little history in the making today�
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/21/suborbital.test/index.html

Private space flight... the first step toward space tourism. So perhaps... Gathering 2054: Sea of Tranquilty!

16 days left to reserve your hotel room at the Delta Centre-Ville (deadline is July 6 at noon).
25 days left to pre-register for The Gathering 2004 (deadline is July 15).
46 days left until The Gathering 2004 in Montreal, Quebec!
Patrick
Monday, June 21, 2004 12:18:45 PM
IP: 66.93.14.153

As far as the awards go, last year we all got little M&M packets that Greg had too many of. Won best couple with Spacebabie last year. Wonder what this year's prizes will be?
Revel
Monday, June 21, 2004 12:08:12 PM
IP: 68.119.236.69

And make it a six.
Spacebabie - [spacebabie@hotmail.com]
Monday, June 21, 2004 11:56:36 AM
IP: 4.235.60.178

Give me Five!
Revel
Monday, June 21, 2004 11:53:10 AM
IP: 68.119.236.69

Firestorm <Ok, now that is too frigging close (what and where) to what happened here. Out of curiosity, when did your grandpa die? > Why did you ask about my grandpa? Do you think you know me or something? I doubt you do cuz I would have heard if one of my friends were getting married in the last couple of weeks. Well, anyways he passed in April of this year, he also lived in Michigan. I think it is comman for guest not to show and things though, don't you?

froggleggs
Monday, June 21, 2004 11:47:25 AM
IP: 69.212.225.146

Third! First time I've been in the top 10 in a while.
Taleweaver
Monday, June 21, 2004 11:43:25 AM
IP: 66.81.245.56

2nd!
Ed
Monday, June 21, 2004 10:55:15 AM
IP: 213.187.39.219

FIRST! HAHA!
Ghost of Gabe
Monday, June 21, 2004 10:37:29 AM
IP: 129.120.115.119