Forum: Circular File
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Topic: Happy New Year
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Happy New Year |
Mon, 01 January 2007 18:57 |
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Ron | | Commander Forum Administrator Stars! AutoHost Administrator | Messages: 1232
Registered: October 2002 Location: Collegedale, TN | |
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Happy New Year to everyone!
Ron Miller
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Topic: Massive tpclient-pywx 0.2.0 released
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Massive tpclient-pywx 0.2.0 released |
Thu, 14 December 2006 23:04 |
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mithro | | Crewman 3rd Class | Messages: 7
Registered: October 2004 Location: Australia | |
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Hope it's not inapporiate to mention this release here, I was suggested also posting here from the FreeStars! section. I thought with all you being fans of Stars! it would intrest you.
After a massive amount of work, Thousand Parsec is proud to announce that the next version (0.2.0) of its primary client is now available.
There have been massive changes to the client's back end code and quite a few UI improvements. Some off the highlights are:
- Request Pipelineing. Faster downloads on fast connections and on connections with high ping times.
- Automatic Media Downloading. The client will now download the required media of the web.
- Animated Planet Graphics. There are now cool animated planet graphics and other graphics displayed in the information screen.
- Account Creation Support. You can now create an account on servers straight from the client.
- Design Support. You can now create ships, torpedoes or any other object that the server supports. Properties and requirements of designs are calculated locally using a Scheme based language called tpcl.
- Message Reference Support. Servers can now say that messages refer to certain objects and the GOTO button will take you to them.
- Better Caching. Better support for universe caching and only downloading what has changed.
This release also includes binaries for windows and binaries for Mac OS X ( http://www.thousandparsec.net/tp/downloads.php#tpclient-pywx ). The binaries have the following requirements:
Windows
- Windows 98 or greater
- 50mb disk space
- 1024x768 screen or greater
Mac OS X
- Mac OS X 10.3.8 or higher, 10.4.1 or higher is preferred
- 200mb disk space
- 1024x768 screen or greater
There are also two permanent demonstration servers. The servers have the following properties:
demo1.thousandparsec.net
- 5 minute turns
- Restarted every day
- MiniSec rule set
demo2.thousandparsec.net
- 6 hour turns
- Restarted when somebody takes over 80% of the universe
- Partial MTSec rule set
Hope you all enjoy the
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Topic: Miller lite ?
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Miller lite ? |
Tue, 10 January 2006 06:37 |
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mazda | | Lieutenant | Messages: 655
Registered: April 2003 Location: Reading, UK | |
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I see that Bode has taken some criticism for "admitting" he has taken part in races whilst still hungover.
Personally I think skiing is the best cure for a hangover there is and can't see what the problem is.
It certainly helps not to ski in a straight line, which is what most of us want anyway.
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Topic: True Chaos?
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True Chaos? |
Thu, 27 October 2005 01:30 |
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Anyone heard from True Chaos lately? He hasn't been online in quite awhile.
Just wondering if he's emailed anyone to his whereabouts.
Xdude
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Topic: Fundamental changes...
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Fundamental changes... |
Tue, 30 August 2005 22:44 |
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EDog | | Lt. Junior Grade | Messages: 417
Registered: November 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA | |
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...have altered the environments of Louisiana and Mississippi. All production has been cancelled.
If you would like to make any donations to help the many thousands of displaced people, please contact the American Red cross at http://www.redcross.org/.
Thank you for your care and concern.
EDog
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Born, grew up, became an adventurer
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Topic: GROW RPG puzzle
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Topic: B'doom-tish! ;)
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Topic: The Solar Death Ray and scientific studies of marshmallow Peeps
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Topic: Dr. Susse's Computer Manual
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Dr. Susse's Computer Manual |
Thu, 23 December 2004 19:55 |
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icebird | | Chief Warrant Officer 3 | Messages: 178
Registered: September 2003 Location: In LaLa land... | |
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Bits Bytes Chips Clocks
Bits in bytes on chips in box.
Bytes with bits and chips with clocks.
Chips in box on ether-docks.
Chips with bits come. Chips with bytes come.
Chips with bits and bytes and clocks come.
Look, sir. Look, sir. read the book, sir.
Let's do tricks with bits and bytes, sir.
Let's do tricks with chips and clocks, sir.
First, I'll make a quick trick bit stack.
Then I'll make a quick trick byte stack.
You can make a quick trick chip stack.
You can make a quick trick clock stack.
And here's a new trick on the scene.
Bits in bytes for your machine.
Bytes in words to fill your screen.
Now we come to ticks and tocks, sir.
Try to say this by the clock, sir.
Clocks on chips tick.
Clocks on chips tock.
Eight byte bits tick.
Eight bit bytes tock.
Clocks on chips with eight bit bytes tick.
Chips with clocks and eight byte bits tock.
Here's an easy game to play.
Here's an easy thing to say....
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash,
then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gunna crash.
You can't say this? What a shame, sir!
We'll find you another game, sir.
If the label on the cable on the table at your house
says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
but your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
and your screen is all distorted by the side-effects of gauss,
so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gunna hang!
When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
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Topic: Iron age tribe of sheep discovered!
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Iron age tribe of sheep discovered! |
Fri, 29 October 2004 01:23 |
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I tend to read the news using the internet. I noticed all over the place today talk of a species of monkey-men with skulls smaller than chimps who could build fires and make stone age tools.
For example: http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041025/full/041025-3.html
It got me thinking, and looking. And I found something more amazing close to home.
(I can honestly say no evidence was planted to make the following discovery.)
In my garden I have found proof of an iron-age species of sheep. So far fragments of 5 different specimens, 3 female and 2 male.
Some were found near remnants of a fire. There are also a few remnants of iron items/tools nearby that have yet to be identified, some look like iron nails.
Dating methods suggest an age of around 7,000 to 200,000 minutes of age between the specimens. Tools have yet to be dated.
No human bones have yet been found in my garden. From this we can conclude with certainty that an advanced tribe of sheep lived in my garden, built fires and used iron age tools. With skull sizes a bit smaller than a chimp it is amazing what some species of sheep were able to do!
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Topic: Check it out
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Topic: Kingdom of Loathing
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Topic: New Smiley?
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Topic: Hurricane Frances
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Topic: X-Prize within reach!
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Topic: Blatant music promotion
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Topic: Happy New Year!!!!
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Topic: Puzzle thread Dec.1 (unofficial)
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Puzzle thread Dec.1 (unofficial) |
Mon, 01 December 2003 16:54 |
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EDog | | Lt. Junior Grade | Messages: 417
Registered: November 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA | |
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Since Ron seems to be elsewhere today, I'll throw out a couple puzzles...
PM me with your answers
EDog
1. What is the next number in this sequence?
21 132 193 234 285 46 97 ?
2. Thomas, Richard, and Harcourt are quarrymen working on a castle. Part of their jobs entailed delivering large stone blocks to the worksite. Unfortunately, a river lay between the quarry and the worksite. They have a boat that can carry all three of them or two of them plus a stone block. It takes all three of them to load or unload a block, but it only takes one of them to row the boat across the river, loaded or not. How many times must the boat cross the river in order for them to bring all three men and four stone blocks from one side to the other?
3. McCarthy, the murder suspect, was being questioned by a police detective. "At 8 AM on Monday, March 4, 2003, you were drinking coffee in a rear booth in the Starbucks at the airport?"
"I was," confirmed McCarthy.
"And you didn't see the man in the booth across the aisle - not five feet from you - stabbed to death?"
"No, I was reading the local morning newspaper."
"The cashier remembers you. You were in an awful hurry. You gave her five dollars for a two dollar order and you didn't wait for your change."
"I had to catch a plane."
"You were aware of the time, but you didn't notice the man in the next booth was dead - with a knife sticking out of his chest?"
"I might have seen him, but I never looked directly at him. I was busy checking the New York Stock Exchange listings."
"How long did that take you?"
"A few minutes. Then I read the market news. There was a long article forecasting telecommunications prospects for next year. After I finished the article, I noticed the time. I had less than five minutes to get to the gate."
"Mr. McCarthy, I suggest you get a better alibi!" Exclaimed the police detective. How
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Topic: Fun Technologies
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Topic: Just testing my sig :)
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Topic: Independence Day
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Topic: Neat new toys
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Neat new toys |
Thu, 10 April 2003 02:11 |
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Marduk | | Ensign | Messages: 345
Registered: January 2003 Location: Dayton, OH | |
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Greetings;
I came across a couple of neat things today. First, a set of inflatable speakers at www.ellula.com for $40 a pair. Take a look, even if you have no use for such a thing it is interesting.
Second, the next generation of computer monitors. A bit more expensive, $40,000, but it will definately sell in a lot of industries - www.actuality-systems.com
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Topic: Welcome, Welcome, Welcome VekTor
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Welcome, Welcome, Welcome VekTor |
Thu, 27 March 2003 18:13 |
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Hetzer | | | Messages: 139
Registered: November 2002 Location: Hollywood |
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I just wanted to say how pleased I am to see you back Mr. VekTor Sir. Your post on boosters made the single biggest improvement in my ramp speed and the only 3 games of Stars! that I've won have all been with a 3.5 cheap modification of your "What Factories" race (I had to dumb it down a bit because I kept spinning out in the corners).
I also wanted to ask if you might be into easing your way back into Stars! with a nice friendy easy going sort of an all -f game. We're calling it "Rabid Weasels in a Box". We'll be gentle, promise
[Updated on: Thu, 27 March 2003 18:28]
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Topic: Oh...
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Oh... |
Sat, 22 March 2003 17:58 |
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SO he was teasing me... I go to the crisium website and its still the same, well actually its different... the text flashes red in Mozilla for some reason. Its really quite creepy.
Email me as ----jeffimix@----yahoo.com----
(remove dashes)
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Topic: Do you SETI?
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