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by reills
Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:42 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: So when was your First Encounter (fnarr, fnarr) of Elite
Replies: 161
Views: 78659

Just found the box for my C=64 Elite in the attic this weekend (fall cleaning). I must have a look inside, find my ole 128 and see what I can do... :D (I should prove to be "Harmless")
by reills
Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:38 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: Do you use the Realistic Shipyards OXP?
Replies: 36
Views: 15644

Tom Baker hit the states in the late 1970's and I was hooked (much to my sister's chagrin). I owned the TV on Saturday mornings between 9 and 10.
by reills
Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:10 pm
Forum: Expansion Pack
Topic: Do you use the Realistic Shipyards OXP?
Replies: 36
Views: 15644

Built an R/C K-9 in college. Does that qualify me a Dr. Who fan?

What?........What!?.......WHAT!!?
by reills
Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:46 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Win Vista Home Premium
Replies: 30
Views: 13645

Ah, yes, Vista is good to look at...from a long distance away, on someone else's computer, on another network. And Microsoft with their service packs all too often fix five bugs and introduce nine more. Sticking to XP Pro SP2 for the foreseeable future (I'm a geek who likes to build my own machines,...
by reills
Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:03 am
Forum: Outworld
Topic: I've got a SAIL boat
Replies: 27
Views: 17085

+++Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!+++
Well, I understood it! And the need for an auxiliary power system. The engine is a necessary evil to get in and out of a harbor, but the sweet blissful silence of shutting off the motor.
by reills
Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:45 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Ship designs.
Replies: 24
Views: 12917

I love the retro '80's look to the original designs. Kind of reminds me of the DeLorean. Hey, they're retro-rockets! :P
by reills
Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:14 am
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Addiction
Replies: 42
Views: 22780

Busted into the top 30. Hey, if I was a pop song, I'd be a hit!
by reills
Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:12 am
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Reporting spam
Replies: 4941
Views: 807012

* (Not eels?)

And yet... the Congo is full of porn!

https://bb.oolite.space/profile.php?mode ... ile&u=1765
by reills
Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:15 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Graphics card fan making odd noises
Replies: 19
Views: 19425

All electronics run on magic smoke. Let the smoke out, and things stop working. Fans are mechanical beasts, they wear out. Electronics (solid state anywho) will most often die in the very beginning or last a LONG tome (so long as you don't overheat them toooo much).
by reills
Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:50 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Trumbles - I hate those things!
Replies: 77
Views: 30949

Just nudge that asteroid close to a sun going nova...
by reills
Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:47 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Graphics card fan making odd noises
Replies: 19
Views: 19425

Personally, I would not oil the fan. Besides Oolite, I am also a clock collector (nothing real expensive mind you). Anywho, it's sacrilege to oil the clock works as it becomes a dust magnet. The oil dust mix becomes gunk that will most surely bind the fan. I would replace the fan or disconnect it an...
by reills
Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:04 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Trumbles - I hate those things!
Replies: 77
Views: 30949

Yes, I hate trumbles as much as the next captain. They are a right of passage that every commander should step in (in my case purchasing one was the only way to stop having them constantly offered to me). Then it was off for some sun-skimmed fuel :twisted: tee hee
by reills
Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:36 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Dynamic Ooniverse
Replies: 40
Views: 39899

"Obeject Oriented" refers to the the actual way a given program is written (and the language used). In the old days programs were written procedurally "first do this, and then do that, but only if this criteria is met" sort of thing. This led to the "top-down" programmi...
by reills
Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:34 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Reporting spam
Replies: 4941
Views: 807012

I can't afjord one right now. :shock:
by reills
Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:05 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Trumbles - I hate those things!
Replies: 77
Views: 30949

Brass plaque, magnetically attached? Must be some 32nd century technology.