[Off Topic] GUPT XI

[Travis Reed]

I have a newer(er) laptop now and......






I can run Orbiter on it! w00t!

Although it works best only in 800x600.

This means I now have tons of time to start making my own addon as I can finally put to work alot of the time I'm sitting in
between rounds at work to good use...now...where's the motivation...

[StarLost]

Just be careful about spending too much time on Orbiter stuff while you are supposed to be at work. Down that road
you find Travmind.

[Travis Reed]

Who's Travmind?

[StarLost]

You might have to search the past threads of the M6 forum to catch up on this one, but ...

Travmind was/is an Orbitnaut who was around for quite awhile. About a year ago he dropped out of sight, apparently
having lost his employment and departing from his family. One explanatory message, purporting to be from his lady
indicated that at least part of the reason for his employment termination was too much involvement with Orbiter
(writing addons, etc) while on the job. According to the message from his lady, this led to or was followed by
negligent inattention to domestic financial details.

Several of us who have conversed with him through the years are waiting, with hope, for him to resurface again.

The details that were presented, and the tone of his last emails to me, seem to indicate a man deeply in depression.
It can only be hoped that he finds the help he needs and reenters a useful life.

The crux of the whole affair should be a warning to all of us. Orbiter, and other entertainments are a lot of fun and
educational. But they have their place. When obsession creeps in, it can destroy what is important. For the younger
of us, what is important is education. For those of us a little older, family should always be first and foremost, and this
includes employment, which permits security for our families.

If you want another example of what can happen to an Orbinaut when you allow it to become obsession, research
what happened to NightLanding.

It is a very good thing that we are not all of a piece.

[reekchaa]

here's a lil' something with universal, generic posting appeal with little to no worth or merit:

http://www.google.com/mars/

[freespace2dotcom]

heh google will do anything it seems.


and here's something I'm curious as to whether dan has accurately depicted in fsp.

it's why you should fear weather. hehehehe..

http://order-of-the-rose-croix.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1065&posts=4

[Travis Reed]

*suddenly wonders if freespace is still involved in the OSN...and if not...why*

[StarLost]

Could be a number of reasons. I've been hangin' around here a lot of moons, too, and am not involved. Never really
had it all explained to me.

If you feel like educating me ... fire off a private message ( until I get my home network rebuilt,  please use
imstarlost@yahoo.ca or imstarlost@gmail.com )

[freespace2dotcom]

well, I'm just being really lazy. :0

I still read it, but not thoroughly, I'm busy with other things....
 

[freespace2dotcom]

so I got this email today.

now it doesn't take a genious to realize exactly what's in it, and in fact I found it in good humor that this is the first
one I've gotten that wasn't in english. I mean really! how does my email address circulate amonst the whole world's spammers
list.

oh woe be the day I gain  ultimate power  (http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm)

for then those spammers will lose a limb or two, but for now I just watch in amusement.


AFFAIRES D'ASSOCIATION
 
Mon nom est Mr.COULIBALY FRANCOIS, un banquier et comptable avec la BANQUE Abidjan.Je suis de la BANQUE OF AFRICA en tant que
le directeur de comptes personnel de Ingr.STANLEY LEWIS, qui avait l'habitude de travailler avec une compagnie de services
d'huile ici en Cote Ivoire mon client, son épouse, et leurs trois enfants ont été impliqués dans les voies aériennes
destinées malades du Kenya se brisent dans les côtes d'Abidjan en janvier 2000 d'où tous les passagers sont morts à bord.
Depuis lors j'ai fait plusieurs enquêtes pour localiser n'importe lequel de ses parents prolongés par clients mais ai non
réussi. Après  plusieurs tentatives non réussies.
 
J'ai décidé de tracer son dernier nom au-dessus de l'Internet, pour voir si je pourrais localiser n'importe quel membre de sa
famille par conséquent que je suis entré en contact dans notre intérêt particulier. Avec le depôt énorme d'une somme avec à
notre banque ici, où le défunt a un compte évalué à environ ($16 millions USA dollars).Ils m'ont publié une notification de
fournir aux parents du prochain ou la banque déclarera le compte inconnu et versera ces fonds au tresor publique.Depuis j'ai
cherches à localiser les parents du defunt mais sans réponse pendant plus 4 ans maitenant. Je cherche alors votre
consentement pour vous présenter en tant que prochain des parents juste pour recuperer ces fonds sur un compte bancaire, pour
ne pas que ces fonds soient versés au tresor et après le transfert je vous rejoindrai dans votre pays pour faire le partage
et faire une nouvelle vie d'investisseur économique.
 
Je demande  votre coopération honnête pour me permettre vous faire parvenir tous les documents que je detiens ici. Sachez il
y a une garantie parfaite dans cette affaire alors veuillez la gader confidentielle.Et que ceci sera exécuté dans le cadre de
tout l'arrangement légitime qui vous protégera contre n'importe quelle infraction de la loi.Dans votre réponse, je voudrais
que vous me donniez vos noms et prénoms, l'adresse, date de naissance, numéros de fax et de telephone.
 
Veuillez me contacter d'urgence pour me donner votre position.
Merci pour votre bonne comprehension
 
COULIBALY FRANCOIS
EMAIL PERSONNEL : (I censored this due to pity for the foo')

(oh, and sorry again for the lack of osn on my part but I'm busy.. indeed, I'mactually starting a e-novel based (somewhat
loosely and from my point of view) on the happenings throughout it all, right from the humble "sigi war" )

[reekchaa]

Niiiiice.  
Sigi War inspires where technical schools can't even begin to arouse.  

[Atom]

Now THAT'S a picture! The colours, so good.

*That's right 'colours'! Notice the 'u'. :D

How's things guys? I haven't been around here much recently.

[oli_chose123]

what about you atom? do you check OSN from time to time?

[Atom]

I haven't checked that recently, what with revision and all. If I get some time today I'll read up on what's happening.

[Atom]

I know this is a bit of a techy question, but does anyone know the performance issues with running a 533mhz FSB processor on
a 400mhz FSB limit motherboard. I heard somewhere it would run, but never got any performance details.

[AndyMan]

Not quite Useless

I was controlling flightsim just now, and a 737 I was controlling had a birdstrike on takeoff.
Lost engine
lost hydraulics
uncommanded thrust reversal.

He crashed, that was fun to deal with.

[UAF_Lt_Brenton]

GUPT XII plz Freespace?  I don't really want to incur your wrath :P

[StarLost]

Why a new one?  Just keep adding to the old.

[DanSteph]

With paging now GUPT is more practicall

Dan

[Atom]

Yay

[Edit] - Just realised how I could've said so much more...[shrugs]



Post Edited ( 04-25-06 23:51 )

[freespace2dotcom]

indeed paging makes things more organizable BUT it also makes finding stuff in the archives a real female dog to find and there's no way in h-
e-doublehockeysticks that I'm going to open a new gupt with so few posts.


that said I'm still downloading the new orbiter...   boy I'm spoiled rotten..

300KB/s download time and I'm still yelling at my PC to go faster..

I wonder how I'd tolerate dial-up nowadays... *shudder*




I'll be posting screenies of my handiwork later on.

until then folks.!

[Atom]

Is that Internet Explorer? Why are you using Internet Explorer?

[freespace2dotcom]

I think I recall having this discussion with you guys a long time ago.. but while a lot has changed, I still use IE although..


I'm using about half IE and half firefox.  in fact, in order to discourage IE usage, I even deleted the icon from my desktop. I still don't have the
commitment nor nessecety to really make that last push however, so I'm still on the border to happiness.

That particular picture was just when I was using IE, but I admit I hate firefox's downloading system. it's too newfangled to use correctly,
and I really hate having to clear the download history everyso often, as opposed to the simple small window that needs to be closed per
download. maybe there's a way to get around that, but I'm lazy so....

[oli_chose123]

freespace, you said the last time that you were writing something about OSN. do you have a link?

[freespace2dotcom]

nah.

It's not finished and I don't have it near anything that would be readable.
I'm still working on it though.

but such things take long amounts of time and I've been short on that for a long time.

I'll release it once it's done but like orbiter, it's not a thing that'll get done in one day.