I hate overhead lights, so all of the lights in the room are coloured lamps. A couple of lava lamps, a plain green lamp, the computer; all make up the room's lighting.
Besides that, the led's and cold cathodes have off switches, and the processor fan can be dialed down to near silent levels...
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- Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:11 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Finally finished the new box!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 636
- Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:47 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Help me choose computer components!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 653
- Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:39 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Finally finished the new box!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 636
Ran out of IDE ports, the the external burner Refused to put a floppy drive in, but got it for free from work Got the HD's from work (also free) The plywood is my screen. The projector needs one, and the curtains give a movie theater feel to it. (kind of sucked using offwhite, cracked plaster as a s...
- Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:04 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Finally finished the new box!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 636
- Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:58 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Sexual Harassment: Opinions?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 578
- Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:36 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Finally finished the new box!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 636
Finally finished the new box!
So my gaming box got gutted by an asshole that moved out to North Dakota. I got the new comp' done... finally! Black case w/side window Athlon xp 2600+ w/coolermaster Jet7 1.5 gb mushkin greenline 3200 36.7 gb 10,000rpm WD Raptor SATA (OS only) 3 120 gb 7200rpm WD Caviar 256mb Geforce 5500 Soundblas...
- Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:45 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Fearful Things
- Replies: 26
- Views: 732
- Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:06 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Help me choose computer components!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 653
I'm currently running a raptor, and can tell you that they ARE worth it. suggestion though For a better performance boost on the drive; grab the 36 gb version. If you use that for your OS alone you can minimise the performance loss from it. With the money you save, buy a larger 7200 rpm drive and us...
- Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:44 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: A whacky idea for public schools
- Replies: 38
- Views: 637
- Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:14 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: New Job; will travel
- Replies: 8
- Views: 251
New Job; will travel
Well, about 3 months ago, I started a new job. I'm maping roads for a government contractor. Mostly I just drive around, and keep the computers running as I go. Most importantly though is that I get to travel around the country for 3 weeks a month... I'll be keeping y'all updated as to my location, ...
- Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:08 am
- Forum: Gatherings
- Topic: Calling all bulldrekers...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 671
Calling all bulldrekers...
So, I just finished my work in New Hampshire today; going to Maine tomarrow... Anybody in Maine? maybe we can do dinner...
- Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:05 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Ever get Caught?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 1103
- Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:08 pm
- Forum: Words Without End
- Topic: [SR] Pre-2050's cyberware
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2500
- Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:19 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Help: Engine Swap
- Replies: 72
- Views: 1322
I know a few things about engines; in the past, if I can take it apart I can put it back together. Worked for the brake system, clutch, starter, exaust, and suspension of my last two cars. I should be in IL for a couple of weeks next month for work; if you want to do it during then, I can save some ...
- Fri Apr 30, 2004 6:04 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: The coffin issue
- Replies: 75
- Views: 958
- Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:59 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Movie Quotes that Kick Ass
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1072
- Thu Mar 04, 2004 7:29 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: UN says we're all cheap regarding AIDS.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 393
Night sky: because we're human. We can come up with an infinate number of quick fix's. Ask us for a permanent fix? Hell no! However, what doew an infinate number of quick fix's equate to? A permanent fix... BTW: I think this is stupid. It's like giving a blind man a dog... FUCK THAT! Find a way to t...
- Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:42 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: A Song Personified By a Drekker
- Replies: 144
- Views: 3000
- Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:22 am
- Forum: Bulldrek
- Topic: Monkey Shaving Contest
- Replies: 19
- Views: 279
- Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:34 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: The Patriot Missile System flaw
- Replies: 45
- Views: 575
- Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:58 pm
- Forum: Gatherings
- Topic: MN?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 671
- Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:55 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Goddamned 16 year old!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 742
Damn... She sounds intolerable... Like how a GF gets for a while after she proves you completely wrong... BTW- Dated someone like that. I was 17 , she was 16 and a sophmore in college. She could pull/rebuild/replace an engine faster than anyone I've ever seen, slay most of my friends and I in CS or ...
caz!
Some of the post counts here scare me...
I remember when there were post count wars through DR, CE showed up, planning for gathering I
Caz! 11k+?!
I remember when there were post count wars through DR, CE showed up, planning for gathering I
Caz! 11k+?!
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:45 pm
- Forum: Bulldrek
- Topic: 1001 Uses for a Circus Midget
- Replies: 79
- Views: 960
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:35 pm
- Forum: Gatherings
- Topic: MN?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 671
MN?
So, I've got a proposal for ya'll...
I'm moving into a 4 bedroom house this coming month. This is a place that i've damn-near lived at for many months. I haven't seen any of you since the gathering 2002. (çept moo of course... and wendycat) Any proposals?
I'm moving into a 4 bedroom house this coming month. This is a place that i've damn-near lived at for many months. I haven't seen any of you since the gathering 2002. (çept moo of course... and wendycat) Any proposals?
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:27 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: balls first through a wall! (of snow)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 202
balls first through a wall! (of snow)
alright... this is more of a thread meant to be about things you haven't done in a long time that are fun. Last night, we went sliding at the golf course. There were many hills, a pair of shovels, brandy, hand-rolled cig's, a pair of sno-discs, a can of pam, and an innertube. T'was quite the good ti...
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:18 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Kill * Marry * Shag
- Replies: 107
- Views: 2327
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:58 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: [Science] Bald Eagle no longer endangered/threatened in US
- Replies: 10
- Views: 203
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:29 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Najica
- Replies: 4
- Views: 154
Najica
I picked up a new anime last night, "Najica: Blitz Tactics" Overall I'd say it's hilarious. To give you an idea, the first DVD comes with 4 episodes, a box for the other 2 discs, and a pair of "Najica" panties. This only sets the stage. I think my buddy, Steve, said it best, &quo...
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:24 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Mobs
- Replies: 15
- Views: 387
sorry about that... I think i forgot to go into the topic by being distracted by the riot anecdotes... Peaceful protests usually go well around the TC's. The protestors are more respectful since they get to see what happens when things get out of hand a couple times a year. The police aren't as itch...
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:17 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Mobs
- Replies: 15
- Views: 387
Well.... As I live in the twin cities, there are a lot of protests... (I wonder if it's more or less than average...) This year I've been at 2 riots and 1 protest. It seems there's an anual riot everytime our hockey team loses/wins finals. Then there was the one for a football reason down in Mankato...
- Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:53 pm
- Forum: Gatherings
- Topic: Gathering Pictures [Hayes, 2002]
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2643
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:53 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Not for the PC sensitive
- Replies: 32
- Views: 590
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:08 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Retiring from magic, finally
- Replies: 9
- Views: 269
Retiring from magic, finally
Now that my card are officially stolen, I've placed an overnight order for my final "kill all" deck of magic cards off the interweb. When it arrives, I'm retiring from the game...
- Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:05 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: For shit and giggles...my college schedule this semester
- Replies: 46
- Views: 631
- Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:27 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: So what did you get for Christmas?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 994
Let's start out, I bought a few things for myself: Wagons East on DVD The Corruptor on DVD Jackie Chan's First Strike on DVD Hong Kong 1941 on DVD The Avengers on DVD A Midsummernight's Dream on DVD Moo3 Alpha Centauri Planetary pack Red alert 2 Sim City 3000 From others: Shaggy Ken (as in scooby do...
- Fri Dec 12, 2003 10:40 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: What Would You Do With $200,000,000?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 796
Oh, then I'd invest in long term residual income producing properties, and become a slumlord of sorts. In ten years when the mortgages start to get paid down I'll have made at least 3-5 times the innitial investment. With a billion dollars I would be hard pressed to ever lose my strangle-hold on exo...
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:09 pm
- Forum: Bulldrek
- Topic: Day of the Ninja
- Replies: 27
- Views: 378
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:06 pm
- Forum: Bulldrek
- Topic: Which do you choose.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 347
Which do you choose.
Shot in the face with a shotgun, OR, having a cell on silent crammed up your rectum and called randomly for a week?...
PICK ONE!
PICK ONE!
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:50 pm
- Forum: Gatherings
- Topic: Gathering Pictures [Hayes, 2002]
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2643
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:45 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: What Would You Do With $200,000,000?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 796
- Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:47 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: What's in your wallet?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 653
- Sun Jun 15, 2003 8:15 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Finding Nemo - Go spend the Money
- Replies: 10
- Views: 202
- Fri Jun 13, 2003 8:49 pm
- Forum: Gatherings
- Topic: So yeah... [GenCon 2003]
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1277
- Tue May 27, 2003 7:40 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: the sylabic, "Ever" and other drunken warnings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 218
the sylabic, "Ever" and other drunken warnings
I just got back from a local music festival called Xfest... OMFG was that fun! 5 days of extreme drunkeness, and I can remember half of it. About 10 people went out for their "last supper" on wed. night. After that was drinking at mikey's house until a reasonable hour. We all left on thurs...
- Tue May 27, 2003 7:28 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Hooverphonic
- Replies: 8
- Views: 132
shit, wrong ID, that was actually me, not my lil' bro... When he deletes it, here's the replacement post... Gotcha beat caz, I've recently lost my entire CD collection except the auxillary case which I only put the rejected cd's that I no longer listen to in. Any suggestions as to what to buy? I'm f...
- Thu May 15, 2003 6:54 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: [Flip-Mode] Personify yourself, DV8 style
- Replies: 37
- Views: 493
- Thu May 08, 2003 3:01 am
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: What constitutes "sex" ?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 1418
that means that you need to wear a condom, and wrap her almost entirely in saran wrap? kinky, but virginal... perhaps a definition of virgin is in order? virgin n. A person who has not experienced sexual intercourse okay... but that really doesn't tell us anything, so let's get a definition of inter...
- Fri May 02, 2003 6:15 pm
- Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
- Topic: Legal Question...
- Replies: 102
- Views: 1218
paid a ticket on the day that it was due, it took 7 days to process, I got pulled for driving with a suspended liscence by a cop out of his jurisdiction. He lied about the location and as a result neither the county or the city could give me any information about it. I got my liscence back, then 2-3...