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Been playing Fate from the company Wild Tangent since I got my new PC up and running a couple of weeks back. It is a Diablo style dungeon crawl, although it definitely harkens back to the old mainframe classic, Nethack. Like Diablo you start on the surface with a multilevel dungeon nearby. Like...

Since the other thread has primarily focussed on getting the new Harry Potter book I thought I would risk separate thread to discuss the novel so those still pricing it or discussing different versions don't need to worry about bleed through discussion. After completing the 6th book I think...

Just got this book earlier in the week after seeing a blurb on upcoming summer books. I'm only about a hundred pages into it so far. Hopefully I can make more of a dent this weekend. I am enjoying it so far. The pace is very measured but is interesting enough to keep you turning pages (at least...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Whew. I feel much better now. :D Don't you love when you ask for a management decision and nobody decides anything :frowning: Cheers, Kenneth

Radio Station Apologises Heard this story on CNN this morning. You have to wonder what some people are thinking. I was in Thailand during the disaster and although I wasn't near the Tsunami areas I saw daily heart rending coverage of the disaster. It is scary that some people can be so...

Saw this on CNN: fantastic four Looks like the Marvel multimedia universe just keeps expanding. Kenneth

Well, I just got a job offer in Plano so I will be moving to Dallas next month. Any natives with helpful feedback, like the best home theater shops :) or other helpful information. Right now I am looking at apartments online in Plano and Richardson, since those are close to my employer. Kenneth

I just noticed the dress for an interview thread so I thought I'd float this question. I have an interview coming up in two weeks with a company I am only slightly familiar with. I have done some google searches and one of my friends with my previous employer gave me a contact name with the...

My understanding is that the mass extinction that occurred about 65 million years ago and took out the dinos was not a cold vs warm blood thing but a big vs small. The big critters (dinos) died out and the small critters (mammals and reptiles) didn't. Incidentally there was a far worse...

My company is doing voluntary separations to reduce head count and I plan to participate. I won't separate until the Fall and plan to take a few months off first since I am getting a good separation package. Any hints to help when I start looking for a new job? I have 14 years experience at a...

Cute strip on the Oscars today: http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/viewf...t&uc_daction=X :D Kenneth

Someone sent me this list for my birthday and I thought some might enjoy it here also. Cheers, Kenneth Each year the Washington Post's Style Invitational asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter and supply a new...

I thought that this audience would appreciate this one: http://www.ucomics.com/crabbyroad/vi...r&uc_daction=X I hope no one resembles this remark :laugh: Kenneth

Saw this at cnn.com Some people have way too much time on their hands :) Even scarier to see it on cnn.com (must be a slow news day :D ) Unless the Aliens actually do fly by the Olympics today, in which case I will eat my words :cool: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/0...eut/index.html...

I saw this at CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/02/14...udy/index.html Since I get about 6 hours sleep a night this is music to my ears. I find when I sleep more than 8 hours, I am actually more tired than when I sleep less. Cheers, Kenneth

Drivers Education Exam Answers The following are a sampling of REAL answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school (read Saturday Traffic School for moving violation offenders.) Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road...

Woo Hoo! http://icewind2.blackisle.com/ I saw the announcement on gamespot, here is the link to their website. I really enjoyed the first Icewind Dale and found it a nice companion to the more detailed Baldur's Gate series. I am definitely looking forward to this one. Kenneth

After most of January and about 100 million experience points later (my main characters finished with over 15 million each, and my NPC's had various millions) I just finished the last in the Wizardry series last night. If you like epic role playing games then this is definitely one to watch out...

Doesn't happen to me very often but it was just an interesting convergence of events this month. First I received an email from a girl I went to High School with but hadn't heard from since we graduated 19 years ago. She had apparently found me in classmates.com (the first person to contact...

I thought some folks might enjoy this, if you didn't see it already. http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/viewf...t&uc_daction=X Kenneth changed the link since today's strip is now yesterdays, or something to that effect :)

The February issue of Discover magazine has this as their cover story (not on their website yet, unfortunately). Here are the questions:

I just replaced my nVidia GeForce2 GTS with a VisionTek GeForce3 Ti200 and upgraded my RAM from 128MB to 512MB. My video benchmarks just tripled from 1600 on 3DMark2001 to 4800. When I overclocked a tad I got them just above 5000. My Return to Castle Wolfenstein is screaming now, it's almost...

Things You Won't See On Hallmark Cards ========================================== OUTSIDE: As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am... INSIDE: That you're not here to ruin it for me. OUTSIDE: If I get only one thing for Christmas... INSIDE: I hope it's your sister. OUTSIDE: I've...

They were talking calls on this during CSPAN this morning. An interesting mix of people and companies. Any notable ommissions? Kenneth http://www.time.com/time/2001/influentials/index.html

2001 had some good titles that I spent quite a few hours on (Clive Barker's Undying, Baldur's Gate II expansion, Diablo II expansion, Zoo Tycoon, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Icewind Dale Expansion, Civ III, and a couple of others). 2002 has some very promising titles in the queue. Here are...

According to Fedex tracking it is arriving today. Unfortunately I am flying out for the weekend tonight :frowning: At least I can try it out after I get back. It will be interesting to see if my system can handle this bad boy since I only have a 933 Pentium III and a GeForce GTS 64MB. I will...

Good Advice From Kids "Never trust a dog to watch your food." -Patrick, age 10 "When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?' Don't answer." -Hannah, age 9 Never tell your Mom her diet's not working." -Michael, age 14 "Stay away from prunes." -Randy, age 9 "Don't pull Dad's...

Electronic's Boutique shipped my Civ III copy today. I should have it on Wednesday. I will try and post my thoughts on the weekend. Looking forward to spending lots of time on this sucker :) Kenneth

I am still working my way through this excellent 6 hour series of interviews by Bill Moyers of Joseph Campbell but I thought I would drop a few remarks. I have loved this 6 part series since I first saw it on PBS. Joseph Campbell is such a dynamic speaker and if you have even a passing...

After my disappointment with "Pool of Radiance" this is my next big preorder. With Sid Meier's name attached it should be up to snuff though. After the hundreds of hours I spent on Civ I and Civ II, I am really looking forward to the latest incarnation of the ultimate turn based strategy game...