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by Yadir
Wed May 21, 2008 11:27 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: gas stimulus package?
Replies: 146
Views: 13891

Re: gas stimulus package?

Sarvis, Are you wanting to discuss free markets or environmentalism? I'm not clear whether your point is that free markets are bad or that our lack of attention to environmental issues is bad (as seen in our preferences to purchase gas-guzzling SUVs). Could you clarify? Are you pointing the finger o...
by Yadir
Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Kentucky!
Replies: 12
Views: 2583

You're just sore because UK beat the Hoosiers on Dec 9.
by Yadir
Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Your blood freezes as you hear the rattling death cry of BSG
Replies: 23
Views: 5477

Amen. G'Kar rules!
by Yadir
Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: What Sci-Fi Character are you?
Replies: 29
Views: 5857

We are all Kosh.
by Yadir
Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:40 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Picture This
Replies: 24
Views: 4739

Glorishan - Your pics remind me of a fishing trip I took to that same area in Ontario years ago. In fact, I could almost swear I stood in almost the exact same spot as the fire picture. The view brings back some good memories.

Thanks for posting.
by Yadir
Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:17 pm
Forum: T2 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Spellquests, rareloads and demotivation
Replies: 41
Views: 8461

I was just replying to Vigis.. that there was another way out of the chief's room. I agree that I don't think the word is obtainable anymore.
by Yadir
Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:35 pm
Forum: T2 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: Spellquests, rareloads and demotivation
Replies: 41
Views: 8461

There is a secret exit from the chieftain's room. You don't need a key to get out. Though will have to search for it which can be tough when they're all going aggro on you. There is also a room above the cheiftain's room that is generally safe. Ambar - You're thinking of the SSAT in Split Shield. Di...
by Yadir
Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Hacking Democracy
Replies: 23
Views: 3307

That reminds me of my favorite - the loading screen for Windows 2000. It said Windows 2000 - Based on NT Technology. Of course, NT stands for 'New Technology'.

Ahh.. redundancy.
by Yadir
Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:36 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: ARRRRRRRRR you ready!?
Replies: 22
Views: 4763

<div> <div> My pirate name is: </div> <div> Iron Tom Cash </div> <img src="http://www.piratequiz.com/flag.gif"> <div> A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do ju...
by Yadir
Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:48 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: song lyrics - post ya fave!
Replies: 20
Views: 2524

Can't find the lyrics.. so here's the video. :)

http://www.waverlyfilms.com/rocket.html
by Yadir
Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Star Wars III - A Lost Hope
Replies: 3
Views: 1338

Star Wars III - A Lost Hope

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/610/

'Warned you, we tried. Listen, you did not. Now screwed, we all will be.' -Yoda to Obi-Wan


The real Star Wars III trailer is actually pretty decent looking.

http://movies.channel.aol.com/feature/s ... p?type=lrg)type=lrg
by Yadir
Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:22 pm
Forum: Homeland Player Integration
Topic: Homeland Races
Replies: 39
Views: 25354

Centaur. That's my bet.
by Yadir
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Star Trek no more!
Replies: 11
Views: 1990

Babylon 5 4Evah!


Woot! Bab 5 rocketh!
by Yadir
Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Nokie got hitched!
Replies: 32
Views: 7434

Congrats! :) May you enjoy a long and happy life together.
by Yadir
Thu Dec 02, 2004 3:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: ask ihazim anything
Replies: 94
Views: 21865

Re: oh, i think so

muma wrote:
Ihazim wrote:can i draw you a flower in ms paint and email it to you instead?


yes?


Don't use MS Paint. Use this site instead.

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/flowers/index.htm

:)
by Yadir
Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:08 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Technology to improve Toril
Replies: 5
Views: 1134

Technology to improve Toril

I know this should go in the Ideas forum, but here goes. :) I think Toril should implement the technology in the following article. Gods should each have a pillow and encourage players to purchase them. That way they could give 'hugs' to players when they need it. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/11/t...
by Yadir
Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:02 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Counselors
Replies: 13
Views: 2391

I think going to a counselor can be a very good thing, particularly in terms of finding new solutions to old problems. We (human beings) often surround ourselves with people who think like we do. That way we feel more comfortable in our daily interactions with them and in living within our own skin....
by Yadir
Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:40 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Where are my civil rights?
Replies: 369
Views: 79387

It seems to me that a thread has 'jumped the shark'* when the posters are arguing about the context and meaning of one another's posts rather than discussing the subject of the thread.

*From 'Happy Days' - the TV Series
by Yadir
Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:41 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Hero Machine 2
Replies: 4
Views: 1089

Hero Machine 2

Even better than Hero Machine 1!

:)

http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/hero ... chine2.asp

Ahh.. what wondrous time-wasters the Internet doth provide.
by Yadir
Wed Oct 20, 2004 4:13 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: What's Toril like for you now?
Replies: 56
Views: 30909

Wow. I'm stunned at the insightfulness of Gurns's post. I agree totally. After processing what Gurns wrote, I decided that players who are asking 'what next?' have a few decisions to make. Do you play the game for the challenge/conquest/victory or for the society of Toril? The answer to this questio...
by Yadir
Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Gamers and Their Avatars Photography Exhibition
Replies: 1
Views: 1113

Interesting. I like how the story shows a more diverse cross-section of online gamers. It's a nice change from the 'headline grabbers' - EVERQUEST WIDOWS AND THEIR GOOD-FOR-NOTHING SPOUSES - story at 11. It suggests that there are more reasons for gaming than pure addiction/dysfuction. Speaking of w...
by Yadir
Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Boots
Replies: 2
Views: 744

Boots

What zone do these boots come from?

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail116.html
by Yadir
Sun Oct 10, 2004 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Zoom Quilt
Replies: 2
Views: 835

Zoom Quilt

by Yadir
Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: New Baby for the New year
Replies: 15
Views: 3313

Congrats! :)
by Yadir
Sat Nov 08, 2003 6:30 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: For thanuk:200 ways to revive a hard drive(LOOOONG POST)
Replies: 9
Views: 2735

Sarvis,

This might address your PS2 problem.. if you have the guts to try it. :)

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/003/ ... ps2-1.html

Yadir
by Yadir
Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:32 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: MY FREAKING EYES!!
Replies: 8
Views: 2307

I vote painfully blurry. *rubs eyes*
by Yadir
Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: If your hard drive crashes can you still get the data off it
Replies: 22
Views: 5339

I deal with these at work far too often as of late. I have used all sorts of methods to get data off drives like that one. It's basically a matter of money. If you're willing to spend enough you can probably get everything back. "Spend Enough" usually means $1500 (sending the hard disk off to a data...
by Yadir
Sat Oct 25, 2003 3:04 am
Forum: MUD Client Help
Topic: Help Compiling yTin in Windows
Replies: 3
Views: 1113

JMC

Werg, Have you seen JMC? (Jaba Mud Client) I've used it for a couple of years and really like it. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles (mapping, plugins, etc.) but it works great. It's small, already compiled for windows and fast. And free. You can download it here: http://www.geocities.com/jm...
by Yadir
Sat Oct 25, 2003 2:30 am
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Punkbuster Software
Replies: 1
Views: 1159

It's not spyware. It's pretty decent anti-cheating software for multiplayer FPS's. Wolfenstein Enemy Territory has it built in (servers can turn it on or off). I only play ET on punkbuster-enabled servers. It will autokick cheaters that it detects. Q3A, Rainbox Six, SoF II all can use it. Several ot...
by Yadir
Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:30 pm
Forum: T2 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: How do you improve the gaming experience?
Replies: 0
Views: 756

How do you improve the gaming experience?

I was reading this article ( http://www.ferrago.com/story/2377 ) and wondered what ideas we might have to improve Toril. I mean 'big picture' game design ideas.. not things like "fix Class X or give spell A to Class C".

What great ideas do you have if Toril was your own personal silly putty?
by Yadir
Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion Archive
Topic: Education and Misconceptions
Replies: 15
Views: 3303

http://ocw.mit.edu Free the information! Educate the masses! "We hope that in sharing MIT’s course materials, and our experience thus far with MIT OCW, we will inspire other institutions to openly share their course materials, creating a worldwide web of knowledge that will benefit mankind." - Charl...
by Yadir
Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:52 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Kids . . . how many of us have them?
Replies: 50
Views: 27910

Daz, Mothers don't deserve the bad rap you're giving them.. Your opinion is understandable but sadly underinformed. I know because I sometimes find myself tempted to ask my wife 'What did you do today?' when I come home to a house that is a little messy or kids running amok. What she needs on those ...
by Yadir
Fri Sep 12, 2003 2:39 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Books everyone needs to read
Replies: 26
Views: 5908

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
by Yadir
Fri Sep 12, 2003 2:27 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Kids . . . how many of us have them?
Replies: 50
Views: 27910

Sarvis and Daz - I appreciate your fervor to save the world from the dangers presented by abovementioned author. I agree that the world could use better parents. I don't know any parent that doesn't have regrets or worry about their children. But... you seem more interested in proving how smart you ...
by Yadir
Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:22 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Kids . . . how many of us have them?
Replies: 50
Views: 27910

"Many of today's children have gotten the message that their frightened, guilt-ridden parents will give in if they put up enough of a fight. So rather than trying to please them, they oppose, resist and irritate; their parents, in turn, cringe and cower and cave in. " Sorry - but this is just dooms...
by Yadir
Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:04 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Kids . . . how many of us have them?
Replies: 50
Views: 27910

Is it just me or does this article seem to be common sense. It may be really revelatory if you don't have kids, but I think most parents figure this out - kids tend to force you to deal with them. :) I'll admit some parents may 'miss the point' because they are caught up in work or other areas of th...
by Yadir
Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:52 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: rpg make-age
Replies: 3
Views: 1938

Here are a few 'do it yourself' developed RPGs that I've really liked (for whatever that's worth). :P Mordor 1.1 was very cool. http://www.ipc-software.com/FRP_Games/Mordor11.htm Here's a link that describes what it was like (and the follow-up Mordor II). http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/pr...
by Yadir
Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:33 am
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: A fallen star
Replies: 11
Views: 10242

I'll bet the reason this has come to Daz's (and subsequently our) attention is that it was recently released as a movie.

http://movies.go.com/movies/S/stokedris ... index.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271211/
by Yadir
Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:38 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The Weird Website Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 5592

Industrious Clock - Desktop

Daz, If you're running a modern version of Windows, make it part of your active desktop. Here's how you can do it with Windows XP. First - find a web page that has just the clock on it (to keep it clean and easy) like this one: http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/%7Eyugo/storage/monocrafts_ver3/03/index.html...
by Yadir
Thu Sep 04, 2003 5:41 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The Weird Website Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 5592

http://surface.yugop.com/

Interesting abstract flash stuff. I had #3 on my active desktop for about a year. It drove people crazy to see it on my screen.
by Yadir
Thu Mar 06, 2003 7:36 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Any Ghetto Mekanix?
Replies: 29
Views: 6584

Mazda Protege5

Nukkie, I've been doing a little homework on new cars because I'm gonna replace my '87 Acura Integra soon, I think (214,000 mi.) I think the best small car deal is the 2003 Mazda Protege5 (or Protege sedan, for that matter). The Protege's are cheaper than most other cars in their class (Nissan Sentr...
by Yadir
Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:58 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Best Real Time Strategy Game?
Replies: 27
Views: 5752

Age of Mythology
by Yadir
Mon Feb 24, 2003 5:14 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: DAYUM!
Replies: 8
Views: 2354

At 300+ mph the wind would rip you off the bike. Not much wind protection there.
by Yadir
Wed Feb 12, 2003 5:06 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Pilots
Replies: 1
Views: 755

Pilots

by Yadir
Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:28 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Best Tank...
Replies: 25
Views: 5325

Write In Vote - Warrior

I agree with Thanuk. Warriors rock! :mrgreen:
by Yadir
Fri Jan 31, 2003 3:14 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: if you were an os...
Replies: 20
Views: 3818

Slackware Linux! Image


[This message has been edited by Yadir (edited 01-31-2003).]
by Yadir
Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:13 pm
Forum: S3 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Telemarketers
Replies: 15
Views: 2216

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Abue: I am tired of using my modem and getting booted. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Did you know that you can turn off call waiting? (put it in your modem's dial string) In most ar...
by Yadir
Thu Jan 30, 2003 5:02 pm
Forum: S3 Gameplay Discussion Archive
Topic: just skip this
Replies: 10
Views: 1519

I agree that ideas like this would add to significantly to the mud. I made some similar suggestions here:

http://www.sojourn3.org/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000005.html

I hope that some of them are still in the works.

Yadir

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