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Posted 11 years ago2012-12-08 13:00:00 UTC
in Nurse kills herself over prank call Post #311415
You are comparing invalid quantities.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-02 08:36:55 UTC
in The cat in the banner Post #311289
It must be some TWHL member's cat, Google Image search and TinEye didn't return anything for it.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-01 11:05:10 UTC
in Half-Life: The Core Post #311261
Voted.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-30 09:27:32 UTC
in Autumn Steam Sale Post #311240
How much?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-29 16:26:56 UTC
in Autumn Steam Sale Post #311229
for a 10$ Steam game(35 in my currency), I pay 10 Euro because I'm in Europe( that's 45 in my currency).

Let's assume though a more expensive game, like the newly released FarCry 3, which is 50$( 175 in my currency). That is 50 euro because I'm in Europe, and that is 225 in my currency. I pay almost ~14$ more and my country's economy isn't even comparable to western European countries or to USA.

Oh and also, I've seen games that are cheaper to buy on a physical support than on steam. Where's the logic in that? :

Steam is great for what it is, but new games are more expensive here imo.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-24 10:31:00 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #311113
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-16 20:54:18 UTC
in Weird-White-Block-Thing appearing in 3D Post #311016
IT IS THE ATTACK OF THE WHITE PARALLELOGRAM! It will infiltrate your Hammer editor and prevent you from mapping, thus putting an end to our beautiful WIP THREEADS!

OH no!

Fortunately, a small "suture" to the video card's drivers will probably fix this.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-14 07:53:36 UTC
in Last movie you saw? Post #310955
Hmm, seems like a World War Z trailer was released.
Seems to be interesting and quite action-packed. BRAWWWWWWWUUUUUUMMMMM ( really, does every movie need this audio effect these days?).
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-13 22:01:59 UTC
in Best Fallout Mapper Compo Post #310950
I'm out though, for two reasons really.

1.Source
2.The Ship
I understand reason nr. 2, but 1? I thought you were making efforts to learn source mapping.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-12 11:59:35 UTC
in TWHL Post #310919
Ok then. Whoever wants to jump in the skypewagon, please add your skype username on your profile( at least until we add each other). Please confirm here.

[EDIT] So Suture has an Arduino on his avatar again. So does TJB. And you know what? I even forgot.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-12 08:36:44 UTC
in TWHL Post #310913
Yeah, I also like the Skype idea.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-11 12:05:35 UTC
in TWHL Post #310890
That's probably going to happen when you'll have a boy and will introduce him to TWHL.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-10 19:42:19 UTC
in TWHL Post #310878
How does that work? I've heard others suggest this too. Is this like accessing Steam through TeamViewer or TightVNC?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-10 10:46:48 UTC
in TWHL Post #310871
That's a nice idea. I find myself being able to talk to a limited amount of members since I went to college, Steam ports are blocked.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-10 10:05:16 UTC
in TWHL Post #310869
Would be nice if TWHL can resist at least until we get 3D immersion devices so we can virtually meet and talk face-to-face. This is very probable by the end of this decade. (although I also imagine the bad part of this: a lot of the population using such devices could be transformed into consuming vegetables if the devices are not coupled with actual physical response mechanisms).
TWHL has been my first tab in Firefox since 2008.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-09 21:40:50 UTC
in TWHL Post #310855
Wouldn't this year be the 10th birthday of TWHL? Or we have missed it by some months?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-03 07:49:26 UTC
in additional screenshots Post #310743
Exactly what I was thinking of posting in this section of the forums.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-11-01 10:14:00 UTC
in elevator Post #310701
It's going to be ridiculous.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-31 15:10:27 UTC
in elevator Post #310688
I think I know how to spot HL players at my college. There are some who like to abuse elevators.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-19 14:57:00 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #310453
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-18 19:31:32 UTC
in Your Username Post #310437
-Cstriker, I like yours but perhaps you could come up with an original one? lol.
I go by "Zeratus" these days, a "romanized" Zeratul(a character from Starcraft). I don't know how to change my name on TWHL, and I've tried in the past I think but nobody helped me.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-18 14:18:46 UTC
in Your Username Post #310424
This subjects has been discussed not long ago I think. And it spawns some ridiculous explanations.

My username... is pretty unoriginal, that's all I have to say.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-17 06:36:51 UTC
in A New Real-Time Strategy Game! Post #310400
Half-Life 2: Wars.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-16 17:36:16 UTC
in What will you be for Halloween? Post #310394
Holy shit! That's so professional!
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-15 06:00:03 UTC
in Processor vs Graphics? Post #310380
Welcome back CrolloElliot!
I've got the Acer and it's really not bad. It stays relatively cool as well.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-12 19:05:08 UTC
in What will you be for Halloween? Post #310345
Halloween?
User posted image
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-08 17:53:32 UTC
in Half-Life: The Core Post #310278
Holy crap! Thank you. Unfortunately, I'm at the college dorms where I have no access to Steam, just offline. I will check the codes in the weekend though, they won't expire right?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-06 14:27:07 UTC
in Desktops of October Post #310257
Have a 16:9 version of that? Maybe original PSD? I want it green.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-04 16:47:23 UTC
in Desktops of October Post #310233
That's uhh... very original.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-10-01 13:21:02 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310182
Leaving what Dimbark suggested to someone else, but I want to emphasize the word College to him :).
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-30 19:46:48 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310168
Windows (the OS)

Windows is without doubt the brains of most computers today. The fact that it is commercial is understandable: it simply works. In my opinion, it's simply the best OS out there at the moment, but not because it objectively IS. I guess that a lot of corporations and software developers just chose it as their main platform, and so it grew in popularity. For advanced computer users, there are always alternatives, and one of the best reasons to find an alternative is the price. Nowadays, with distros of Linux like Ubuntu or Linux Mint, it's easier than ever to be a newbie geek.
But alternatives only work if you have a targeted workflow on your pc. Most of us use their computers for a lot of things: internet, multimedia, programming, GAMING, and when it comes to this last part, Windows just wins. At the moment. Also, drivers.

College Dorms
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-28 13:58:53 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310121
Blitzkrieg's review of shampoo

It's mostly a copy-paste from Wikipedia, which is not wrong, but I myself would have quoted it. I actually read it so it didn't bother me, found out new things.

Freakazoid
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-28 09:48:51 UTC
in Half-Life: The Core Post #310117
So uhm, how did you achieve the awesomeness?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-27 20:46:39 UTC
in TWHL Big Brother 2012 Post #310110
I like how the bathroom is friggin huge, and a toilet is placed right in front of a mirror.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-27 17:45:11 UTC
in TWHL Big Brother 2012 Post #310102
This video is currently being processed

I hope this is not a spoiler.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-26 20:45:27 UTC
in Half-Life: The Core Post #310087
How's this?
User posted image
The image needs additional credit: The vulcano sonar image- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vulcano_bransfield-strait_hg.png (author: Hannes Grobe, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-26 20:07:33 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310086
TWHL

A place where I feel home. One of the nicest places on the internet. Not necessarily the greatest forum to have ever existed, but a place where a pack of people know well each other( at least on the forums), and have grown together in this online community. This feeling is erased from time to time when guys like Bruce are brucing.
10/10

Shampoos, favorite type?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-25 22:50:28 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310063
The color orange

Orange is an interesting and provocative color that I personally like. It has a wavelength of 600nm. I think it inspires energy. Think about it. Oranges contain a ton of vitamin C, and the sun is seemingly orange. Carrots are also orange, and are good for your eyes. TWHL is also orange, and is good for your mapping.

Personally, I can't find another color that is so warm, but at the same time so aggressive and full of energy. Firefox is also orange. Oh hey, look, Avast is orange too.

And Gordon... has an orange HEV suit. Need I say more?

Public transportation
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-25 13:56:04 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310047
The next person who posts

The next person who posts is quite confused. He does not know whether TJB is referring to the person right after him, or the person after the person after him. But he will try to describe the latter, since he thinks describing oneself is not a good idea in this thread.
The next person is a total mystery. Besides Rimrook's girlfriend, I can safely assume it's a "he". He enjoys an unknown type of music, and is really in love with N/A. His unknown face is always unknowing. The unknown part of this next person is so intense that it almost spawns fear of not disappointing his unknown feelings. It's quite like quantum mechanics!
He is so popular in this post that I will reserve a special question just for him:
How much unknown can an unknown unknown if an unknown could unknown unknown?
P.S. This is stupid. Let's stick to the actual scope of the thread

Alcoholic Beverages
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-25 13:05:17 UTC
in Review everything! Post #310044
The Loch Ness Monster or "Nessie"

I never bothered to imagine or fantasize about monster stories, so obviously I couldn't care less about this one. The rare times I came in contact with information or discussions concerning the Nessie story was at the English classes, and they were terribly boring.
I believe people get scared easily by strange or unknown phenomena, and a story like this just caught roots in the masses.
I'm highly skeptical when it comes to monster stories, most of them are crap fiction. That being said, I wouldn't go closer than 10m to that lake.

Bidet
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-24 20:16:17 UTC
in Interesting stuff for our brains Post #310030
This is a single cell-algae:

User posted image
.

Wait, what?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-24 18:32:35 UTC
in Post Your Photos Post #310029
User posted image


It's time for serious dog.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-23 21:57:06 UTC
in Desktops of September Post #310016
That name sounds familiar...
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-23 14:04:22 UTC
in TWHL HDD Benchmarks Post #310008
the time to buy is now.
The only time I know of this to be true is last year when the floods affected the HDD factories. But of course, nobody instructed nobody to buy HDDs then :).
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-23 12:55:10 UTC
in Desktops of September Post #310006
I saw the "Origin" icon in some of your desktops. Sometimes in a rather strange position. Why would you want to rotate your desktop around the corner of the screen?

But seriously now, is Origin a gaming platform like Steam?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-22 17:43:19 UTC
in Desktops of September Post #309981
Cool desktop Dauby! It's interesting that you still use LeakMarker. Why?

[EDIT] Btw, my laptop... desktop:
User posted image
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-22 17:12:46 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #309980
I don't know. Haven't started college, and I was just curious to learn about these things.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-22 16:13:22 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #309977
What are the cons and pros of using a 3D modelling program when comparing Blender, 3DsMax or Maya? I'm quite interested in how some of these commercial programs(besides Blender) offer free versions to students, since I'm also starting college. Also, what kind of other programs have free versions for students?
Sorry for the off-topic.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-21 18:03:06 UTC
in TWHL HDD Benchmarks Post #309964
Oh that is so sexy. I bet it moves like a cheetah. How much did you pay for the SSD?

[EDIT] Well, I just tested my USB 3.0 stick on an actualy USB 3.0 port. What the fuck?
User posted image
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 12 years ago2012-09-21 14:56:01 UTC
in Source Multi-Core compiling? Post #309965
Are the source compiling tools multicore compatible?

[EDIT] Nevermind, it seems they are:
User posted image
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure