Nerd Power!

[Lady Reiha]

Heh, this reminds me of one of my favorite Stephen Hawking quotes: "Whenever I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my pistol."

O_O

*scurries away*http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2002/37/brat.jpg

 

[SpeX125]

I had to share this.
Oh,those wacky Japanese...

http://uniquepeek.com/viewpage.php?page_id=647

 

[Lady Reiha]

I had to share this.
Oh,those wacky Japanese...

http://uniquepeek.com/viewpage.php?page_id=647

all I can say is


WHAT
THE
FUCK
IS
WITH
THE
CAT
IN
THE
ARSE
BEING
DISRESPECTFUL?????!!!!!

 

[Texguy84]

So, I randomly decided to pay for mIRC and Getright the other day.

I found out that I could get a free Getright registration code by subscribing to Gamefly ($10 for the first month vs. $30 for Getright), so that was a good deal. And I use mIRC so much, I figure Khaled Mardam-Bey deserved to get some money out of all of his work.

Anyhow, if anyone decides they want to do the Getright thing, Getright's website should have information on how to get the free code for buying something else.

In other news, I think I'm gonna play with Ubuntu Linux, and see how that strikes my fancy.

 

[Lady Reiha]

So, I randomly decided to pay for mIRC and Getright the other day.

I found out that I could get a free Getright registration code by subscribing to Gamefly ($10 for the first month vs. $30 for Getright), so that was a good deal. And I use mIRC so much, I figure Khaled Mardam-Bey deserved to get some money out of all of his work.

Anyhow, if anyone decides they want to do the Getright thing, Getright's website should have information on how to get the free code for buying something else.

In other news, I think I'm gonna play with Ubuntu Linux, and see how that strikes my fancy.

apprently doing it the Blockbuster way is faster and cheaper? Not sure how
I saw it advertised one day somewhere.. I think when I was in Winnipeg. Who knows lol.
I could never figure out Linux. I did somehow manage to get it to work on my PSP, along with running Window's 98 on it- But it's slow as a damn turtle. It takes 25 minutes to get it to start up O_O" Cool to do, but so not worth my time lol.

 

[Texguy84]

apprently doing it the Blockbuster way is faster and cheaper? Not sure how
I saw it advertised one day somewhere.. I think when I was in Winnipeg. Who knows lol.
I could never figure out Linux. I did somehow manage to get it to work on my PSP, along with running Window's 98 on it- But it's slow as a damn turtle. It takes 25 minutes to get it to start up O_O" Cool to do, but so not worth my time lol.

Well, the Blockbuster thing I think was immediate, you got the program key as soon as you started your account, while Gamefly took a day for the key to go out after you started an account. I went with Gamefly because the deals only apply for first-time users, and I've used Blockbuster Online before. It's not a bad service at all, the selection isn't as good as Netflix, but from what I've figured out talkign to friends who used Netflix, Blockbuster's customer support is SO much better, for dealing with things like getting the wrong movie, or the disc being scratched, or not getting it at all, etc.

As far as Linux goes, if you really want to use it, keep trying different "flavors" of it until you find one that works. Mandrake used to be the easy Linux to use, but from what I've heard, it's not so popular anymore (I dunno if it's even still being made). I'm playing with Ubuntu on a LiveCD, which basically runs the entire OS from the CD without installing over your old setup. Fun for playing around and getting a feel for the room, so to speak. The CD comes with Firefox, OpenOffice, and some other programs pre-installed so you can be productive with it.

 

[Lady Reiha]

Well, the Blockbuster thing I think was immediate, you got the program key as soon as you started your account, while Gamefly took a day for the key to go out after you started an account. I went with Gamefly because the deals only apply for first-time users, and I've used Blockbuster Online before. It's not a bad service at all, the selection isn't as good as Netflix, but from what I've figured out talkign to friends who used Netflix, Blockbuster's customer support is SO much better, for dealing with things like getting the wrong movie, or the disc being scratched, or not getting it at all, etc.

As far as Linux goes, if you really want to use it, keep trying different "flavors" of it until you find one that works. Mandrake used to be the easy Linux to use, but from what I've heard, it's not so popular anymore (I dunno if it's even still being made). I'm playing with Ubuntu on a LiveCD, which basically runs the entire OS from the CD without installing over your old setup. Fun for playing around and getting a feel for the room, so to speak. The CD comes with Firefox, OpenOffice, and some other programs pre-installed so you can be productive with it.

As for the Blockbuster-Netflix arguement, I have completely lost due to the fact that I'm too lazy to wait THAT long for movies or games, so I just simply drive like 2 minutes away to the local Blockbuster (which keep in mind, the people at the G-dot location are complete idiots.) Anyway, I guess my way is not as lazy as simply clicking your mouse a few zillion times, then wait a few days for a movie to arrive. Whatever way, it's whatever. I'm tired, and enjoying my delicious bowl of Brown Sugar Mini Wheats. Want some?



as for Linux- that stuff makes me completely lost. All I know about Linux is how Red Hat Linux 7.1 works, and that was somewhat taught to me in school I can't remember it.

 

[Texguy84]

As for the Blockbuster-Netflix arguement, I have completely lost due to the fact that I'm too lazy to wait THAT long for movies or games, so I just simply drive like 2 minutes away to the local Blockbuster (which keep in mind, the people at the G-dot location are complete idiots.) Anyway, I guess my way is not as lazy as simply clicking your mouse a few zillion times, then wait a few days for a movie to arrive. Whatever way, it's whatever. I'm tired, and enjoying my delicious bowl of Brown Sugar Mini Wheats. Want some?



as for Linux- that stuff makes me completely lost. All I know about Linux is how Red Hat Linux 7.1 works, and that was somewhat taught to me in school I can't remember it.

Well, Blockbuster Online is also a monthly flat rate, something like $15 or $18 a month now, no matter how many movies you rent, and they also give you coupons every month for free rentals and free used movies (usually stuff they're trying to get rid of) every month, so you can get some good deals with it depending on how many movies you tend to rent.

 

[Lady Reiha]

Well, Blockbuster Online is also a monthly flat rate, something like $15 or $18 a month now, no matter how many movies you rent, and they also give you coupons every month for free rentals and free used movies (usually stuff they're trying to get rid of) every month, so you can get some good deals with it depending on how many movies you tend to rent.

hm, tempting.. I like free stuff >: D

 

[snake0067]

i'm giving up on guys.. fuck them and how I let them play with my emotions. I'm going to become a lesbian.... maybe I'll have better luck.....

ok.. feeling better now. G'night everyone

What happened to us sweety /cry

BTW I'm in NJ now, when I have time to list the things I've bought my nerdiness will be confirmed.

 

[Vessira]

hm, tempting.. I like free stuff >: D

I should smack Chronie for not explaining the blockbuster online thing to you. I assume he still works there, as I do, so he should be able to tell you the benefits.

So nerds, I caved and bought myself an IPOD the other day. Now I'm in the process of putting all my CDs on it, and such. Amusingly enough, while going thru my computer files I found some pictures I completely forgot I had. It's a good think I'm not a big believer in Blackmail.

And before anyone gets excited, they are not pictures of me. Nobody wants to see those.

 

[SpeX125]

they are not pictures of me. Nobody wants to see those.

Who says?
You should let us vote on it.

Anyone who wants to see pics of Vessira,say 'aye'.

 

[Trombonus]

Who says?
You should let us vote on it.

Anyone who wants to see pics of Vessira,say 'aye'.

"aye"

 

[RavenousRae]

Aye

I like being part of the crowd

 

[lik_m_ade]

I normally lurk, but the idea of Vessira pics is too interesting to leave uncommented.

Aye.

 

[lik_m_ade]

Hmmm...now I know why y'all worry about killing the thread.

I knew I should have jumped in back when you were discussing Chewie and Worf. -sigh-

Anyhow, my apologies.

 

[Texguy84]

aye

 

[Texguy84]

So, I found out that the USB drive on my Swiss Army Knife comes with a program that lets me surf the intarwebz without leaving any traces behind (ie: History, cache, etc.)

So I used it to check my email from work. Oooooh, I'm a rebel!

Oh, a thought: I need an external hard drive solution for my computer. Basically, I'm copying over a large quantity of pictures, music, and movies (the vast quantity of which is pornograph), and the hard drive will be packed away for a few months while I go to Basic Training. When I get moved in to my tech school (where I will be in a dorm and can have my own computer and such), I'm gonna have my family mail me whatever stuff I left behind pre-packed, including the hard drive. So I need something with considerable storage capacity, affordable price, and rugged enough to be mailed from place to place without being damaged. Any suggestions? I'm up for both all-in-one external drives and internal drives with external enclosures.

 

[Vessira]

Nope....Vess is not good looking. Don't want to ruin's everyone's idea of me.

 

[lil_squirter]

Nope....Vess is not good looking. Don't want to ruin's everyone's idea of me.

Vessy lies! She is verra pretty!!! I would snuggle her in a heartbeat.

 

[EndCredits]

And before anyone gets excited, they are not pictures of me. Nobody wants to see those.

Liar.

 

[SexyCleric]

Hmmm...now I know why y'all worry about killing the thread.

I knew I should have jumped in back when you were discussing Chewie and Worf. -sigh-

Anyhow, my apologies.

Bah, don't worry about it.
Thread killing is the national sport of the Nerd Empire.

How are ya?

 

[lik_m_ade]

Bah, don't worry about it.
Thread killing is the national sport of the Nerd Empire.

How are ya?

Good, thanks, looking forward to the weekend and St. Patrick's Day.

 

[SexyCleric]

Good, thanks, looking forward to the weekend and St. Patrick's Day.

Aye. I hear that.

But, now that you've been detected, you can lurk anymore.
Hang around, post random stuff, and you know how it works around here.

 

[lik_m_ade]

Aye. I hear that.

But, now that you've been detected, you can lurk anymore.
Hang around, post random stuff, and you know how it works around here.

Fair enough, although I wonder at times if my nerd props haven't become tarnished with age. Seeing Star Wars in the theatre and being DOS and CP/M capable don't have the cachet they used to.

(actually I've kept current a bit more than that)

Thanks for the welcome, always found your nick to be rather creative.