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Posted 18 years ago2005-06-21 13:08:28 UTC
in I just... Post #115922
I just tried in vain to reach the urologist. There is a boy with a strange growht on his penis. I've never seen anything like it before.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-21 11:43:47 UTC
in People You Like Here On TWHL [closed] Post #115895
...and ZombieLoffe. He taught me how to use IRC. Yeah, the old geezer needed some hand-holding when I first signed on.

Besides, ZL loves everything Asian, apparently. I think I am the only Asian member at TWHL.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-20 20:28:45 UTC
in The old version of HL? (1997) Post #115776
That poison zombie in HL2 concept art looks nasty. It's a great idea though. I love it as an enemy, tough it may be to kill it.

My heart beat always quickens whenever I hear that wheezing sound around the corner. It's almost like Darth Vader.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-20 20:09:22 UTC
in People You Like Here On TWHL [closed] Post #115774
ministeve, because he's the first one to gave me an encouraging comment for my first map.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-20 13:31:58 UTC
in Another spec thread Post #115611
I just found out that my brother, who has never played any games, is running an Athlon XP 3000+. He just runs Word and Excel.

What a waste of hardware.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-20 13:24:55 UTC
in Another spec thread Post #115607
Well, you're resurrecting a thread that's almost six months old. Of course the specs appear inferior now. Just wait a year, and your computer listed above would be considered below average too.

and I don't believe having 2 GB of memory really improves performance in today's game. If you have to sacrifice dual-channel mode, the performance might even degrade.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-20 13:17:24 UTC
in The old version of HL? (1997) Post #115604
I'd like to see some beta or alpha screenshots for HL2. Valve must have done multiple versions with the Source engine in all those years developing HL2.

I know some of the publicity shots for HL2 were only from beta, as I never saw them in-game. But what about concept art for Alyx or Breen? Earlier models for the Combines?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-18 16:09:16 UTC
in W00tness! Post #115197
For torturing cute kittens?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-18 16:08:24 UTC
in I just... Post #115196
Lifted some weights and drove to work.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-17 17:49:02 UTC
in Must Read!!!!(About .dlls) [closed] Post #115058
Dude, have you been living under a rock for the past 2 years?
He probably made his map using papyrus and squid ink. You never know.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-16 17:25:27 UTC
in I just... Post #114881
I just sent a report to the Geological Survey about an earthquake in Southern California. It was 5.3, not very big, and pretty far from where I am.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-15 20:05:32 UTC
in I just... Post #114700
I just saw my last patient at the afternoon clinic, and I am wolfing down my dinner before rushing to the evening urgent care for three more hours of pain.

Life is beautiful.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-14 19:40:11 UTC
in I just... Post #114477
I just got off the forum from SnarkPit, debating the differences between "conservative" and "liberal".
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-14 13:59:11 UTC
in I just... Post #114423
I never waste time when I wait for my computer to boot up. I push the on button, and then I go read the paper or get a quick snack. Sometimes I use that time to go to the bathroom.

I do the same when I load Steam.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-14 12:56:51 UTC
in I just... Post #114406
I just saw a five-year-old boy who weighs 110 lb (50 kg). He's only five but he weighs almost as much as me. Unfortunately, the mother is also morbidly obese. He's constantly drinking juice.

May all of you be my witness. I will never allow my own child to become obese. It's a crime, and I consider it child abuse.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-14 12:41:11 UTC
in I just... Post #114401
I just checked out "Hitman 2". I understand it's a game from three years ago, but the graphics just look horrible compared to Half-Life 2 or Far Cry. I just can't make myself lower my aesthetics standard anymore.

Besides, it's not a first-person shooter. I am a die-hard fan of first-person. I think I'll pass on it.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-14 12:05:39 UTC
in I just... Post #114390
I get PC Gamer for free from work. I don't know why they send it to me, perhaps because I'm a pediatrician? I ain't complaining.

I just updated my blog http://www.livejournal.com/users/youngmd/
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-13 23:22:54 UTC
in I just... Post #114250
I just prescribed a medicine to a boy who pulled out a ten-inch (25 cm) worm from his butt this afternoon. When he did, he freaked out and threw the worm on the floor, jumping and screaming.

They brought the worm to the office, and I got to see it myself. Fortunately, this thing is readily treatable.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-13 19:48:03 UTC
in I just... Post #114234
I just microwaved some leftovers for dinner before I have to rush over to the other clinic for the night shift. Today is one of my long days--thirteen hours of work straight.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-13 17:58:03 UTC
in I just... Post #114227
I just prescribed some antibiotics to a girl with pneumonia and an ear infection.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-13 11:47:12 UTC
in How true... Post #114146
Praise the glory of online forums.

But this thread never addressed how topic in a thread can stray. Like two posters will suddenly somehow link the discussion to pedophiles and diesel fuel.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 19:13:24 UTC
in Coolest computer Post #113678
That's why the owner and builder of that computer probably amputated his legs already, to protect his work of art.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 14:32:11 UTC
in HL2 for the Xbox Post #113636
I can't ever imagine playing a shooter on a console. There just aren't enough keys to control all the things.

I wonder what keys are necessary to drop a grenade using the secondary fire mode and switch to the gravity gun and suck it up and shoot it out before it explodes in your face.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 12:47:51 UTC
in Coolest computer Post #113610
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 12:34:59 UTC
in SAS (Sing a Song) Post #113601
Never knew I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
I want to vanish inside your kiss
Every day i'm loving you more than this
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings
Telling me to give you everything
Seasons may change, winter to spring
But I love you until the end of time

Chorus:
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day

Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste
It all revolves around you
And there's no mountain too high
No river too wide
Sing out this song I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather
And stars may collide
But I love you until the end of time

Chorus

Oh, come what may, come what may
I will love you, I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place

Chorus
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 12:32:42 UTC
in HL2 for the Xbox Post #113599
Come on, it's not as horrible as people are describing. Perhaps all the negative comments brought my expectation so low that I was actually pleasantly surprised when it looks decent.

And there are more horrible things in life, like getting leukemia or falling into a coma after head injury.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 02:03:07 UTC
in HL2 for the Xbox Post #113497
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-06-10 01:57:15 UTC
in HL2 for the Xbox Post #113494
It's for the original XBox. In fact, it was voted best game for XBox during the E3 convention.

And it doesn't have a multiplayer mode. Isn't that just stupid?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-30 01:15:35 UTC
in Getting a Hard Drive, need to know... Post #111632
Seagate HDD is the best quality. I've heard great things about them.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-28 21:15:32 UTC
in CS:S Weapon Testing Post #111390
Forget what I said. I didn't see the graph before I posted.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-28 21:13:28 UTC
in CS:S Weapon Testing Post #111389
Doesn't it matter which body part you hit?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-27 22:53:25 UTC
in your Language Post #111277
Mandarin Chinese:

How are you? = ni how ma?
Good = how
Bad = huai
Sex = shin
Half-Life = ban shen
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-26 00:04:51 UTC
in SCHOOL'S OUT Post #110934
Yeah, it all brings back good memories of being a student and waiting for summer. Ever since I finished school (and it took me eleven years after high school), summer stopped being so important. It just means commuting to work in extremely hot weather. But at least when I get off work, the day is still light.

I hate the winter when it gets dark by 5:30 pm. I need the sunlight to keep me going.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-24 16:45:13 UTC
in How's it going Post #110740
Greetings from Nova Prospekt. Welcome back.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-24 14:58:13 UTC
in Dark Side Post #110731
I believe true love is something that you are willing to sacrifice everything and anything for, including friends, family, your own life, etc.

But even true love is a result of neuronal connections and synapses. This fact shouldn't undermind the power of true love though. Everything we experience is the result of chemical reactions, when you boil down to the most fundamentals.

How do you know if you've found true love? Well, if you did, you won't even question it at all. If there is any doubt, you haven't attain it.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-23 21:34:32 UTC
in Song you're listening to now Post #110663
The Origin of Love -- from "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" soundtrack
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 18 years ago2005-05-23 21:02:11 UTC
in Dark Side Post #110661
Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-23 18:51:43 UTC
in Dark Side Post #110656
I guess it all comes down to whether it's the proverbial "true love" or not. Girls who are just simply "sexual partners" don't really mean much in my dictionary.

I believe, once you met your soul mate (and I think I have), you'll be willing to do anything for her. This include killing everyone, including yourself, just to save her life.

I know it's pretty drastic, and something like this would never happen in real life. But it's a hypothetical question. None of us really will become Jedis.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-23 16:06:38 UTC
in Dark Side Post #110647
Yep, getting married on July 2nd. In fact, I just had the wedding shower this past weekend. It was pretty crazy...over seventy people were squeezed in one house.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-20 18:17:20 UTC
in Dark Side Post #110327
Yeah, even if the "friends" have nothing to do with directly harming the woman.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-20 12:06:14 UTC
in Your Screenshots! Post #110285
Unbreakable, those screenies look just like scenes from "Far Cry" (the Catacomb level).
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-20 11:46:30 UTC
in Dark Side Post #110281
WARNING potential Episode III spoiler

Would you kill all your friends to save the woman you love? I thought about that, and I think I would.

Does it mean that I would become a Sith given the chance?

What would you have done?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-19 10:59:26 UTC
in important-spread the word Post #110101
I see extremely obese children at work everyday, and it makes me angry that these parents allow their kids to weigh 250 lbs (110 kg) by the time they're ten years old.

They don't even know it's slowly killing their kids.

And yes, people everywhere are stupid. I only get surprised sometimes when they're unexpectedly smart. I've lost faith in human intelligence.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-19 10:54:36 UTC
in Embarrassing Post #110099
Many adults still act like children, and many children have been through so much in their short lives that they are mature beyond their years.

Physiologic age doesn't always tell the whole story when it comes to maturity.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-18 20:49:54 UTC
in Embarrassing Post #110047
The statutory rape law in the U.S. is quite confusing, with different age limits for each state. And the condition varies depending on consent or previous pregnancy.

The safest thing is to wait until over 18, then you can pretty much do whatever you want (well, within limits).
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-18 16:46:19 UTC
in Happy 17 may! Post #110026
Happy birthday, Norway and IEMC.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-17 13:10:17 UTC
in SnarkPit down again! Post #109892
It doesn't make anyone more evil than they already are. It can, however, bring the evilness out of someone who is already evil.

Is that enough "evil" in one paragraph, Dr. Evil?
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-17 13:01:22 UTC
in Embarrassing Post #109891
It's strange for me. I've done medical breast exams and pelvic exams on women before I've ever had a girlfriend or had sex.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-17 11:43:58 UTC
in Embarrassing Post #109882
I think sex has always been around, even in those "ancient" times when I was in high school. It just that people are much less likely to talk about it and put everything in the open.

Personally, I fell much behind my peers when it comes to sex. I wasn't experienced until I was in my thirties. Mostly because I was so hardcore about schoo
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 19 years ago2005-05-16 21:15:05 UTC
in Embarrassing Post #109840
I didn't name any names. If I did, it would be illegal.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”