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12-26-2007, 09:31 AM
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#16026
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: elsewhere
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If you have photoshop or something that does it, paste it onto a white background and flatten the image...
Though since it's been worked out...
I've done some stuff in Apophysis... I like that program.
Big hair is always fun. 
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Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder where you're at.
Up above the world you fly
Like a tea-tray in the sky.
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12-26-2007, 11:00 AM
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#16027
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Cackalacky
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My new laptop is the bomb-diggity. Despite the fact that it's a huge Toshiba and nothing "cool" or "hip" like a Mac book, it's so faaaast and I love it. :] My old computer was so junked up on Limewire and iTunes and everything else a teenager could ask for, and this thing's got ultimate RAM so I can do whatever.
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12-26-2007, 12:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 639
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You're one lucky gal! I wish I'd gotten a comp! I did get a lovely celtic ring though!
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12-26-2007, 12:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: elsewhere
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I bought my laptop right before the Vista ones came out, which were almost twice as good at 3/4 the price. If I'd waited, I could have bought one of those and formatted it and installed XP or Linux on it, and then I'd have had almost 2GB of RAM free, instead of having only half a GB cuz of Vista's piggishness.
Bloated programs seem to be a fad. Vista, Adobe... other stuff... It feels to me that they try to fill up all available resources by making things more inefficient. We might as well keep things as they are and not make better hardware.
There's nothing special about Macs, other than the white plastic and the price tag. Since they switched to Intel, they're basically PCs in a spiffy case.
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Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder where you're at.
Up above the world you fly
Like a tea-tray in the sky.
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12-26-2007, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,332
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Originally Posted by LaBelleDameSansMerci
There's nothing special about Macs, other than the white plastic and the price tag. Since they switched to Intel, they're basically PCs in a spiffy case.
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...Except that it's not the computer itself you buy a mac for, it's the OS. That the hardware is controlled by Apple is just an added bonus. Ok, they're more expensive but then you have to consider that since the hardware is controlled, the OS that ships with them (and the main reason to get a mac in the first place, stated yet again) is built to that hardware only so you won't have any conflicts regarding graphicscards etc, and the OS will be optimized far more than Windows will be, and even Linux unless you recompile the kernel.
Furthermore, you won't get viruses since it's Unix and only a fool will get the single one that could do any harm, you can run all the Linux apps you want inside the OS without bothering to run a VM. You can run Windows on them, if you need that crap. The design is sleek and pretty, quite spiffy as you say.
I could go on for days. The only bad thing with macs is that they aren't quite up to speed as the other powerbeast laptops out there, but unless one is a gamer that doesn't really matter (and the price.. but that depends). I will never go back to Windows except at workplaces where you're forced to use it, and I would certainly recommend anyone buying a new computer to really consider a mac. So worth it in the long run.
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-26-2007, 01:00 PM
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#16031
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,332
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Speaking of computers, I feel so nerdy now. I just bought the id-software pack over at steam, running it under Windows... on my mac. 
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-26-2007, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: North Cackalacky
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Well aren't you the techno-geek. :]
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12-26-2007, 01:20 PM
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#16033
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
Posts: 3,231
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I think I'm going to have to go to fixmyvista.com and get the optimisation patches. I am assured that they make the thing run faster and persuade it to demand less memory for basic tasks.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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12-26-2007, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fascination Street
Posts: 1,238
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Wow, I have no idea how you people can deal with Windows...
Patricia Morrison kinda bugs me. A lot. I wish I could zap her out of all the videos.
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12-26-2007, 01:33 PM
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#16035
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,332
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Originally Posted by Green.Lady
Patricia Morrison kinda bugs me. A lot. I wish I could zap her out of all the videos.
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Why? She's the perfect "ok, hun. You stand over there. Look sexy. No, I said SEXY, not peckish! Yes, over there. Shoo, shoo." member.
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-26-2007, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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I deal with windows by minimising contact with actual windows stuff and using opensource and freeware.
I still find the windows thing clunky and unneccesary, but there's feck all I can do about it as very little else will play Arcanum and Morrowind.
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The noblest sentiment I have encountered and the most passionate political statement to stir my heart both belong to a fictional character. Why do we have no politicians as pure in their intent and determinedly joyous in their outlook as Arkady Bogdanov of Red Mars?
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12-26-2007, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fascination Street
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Originally Posted by Delkaetre
feck all I can do about it as very little else will play Arcanum and Morrowind.
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Fair enough.
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Originally Posted by Methadrine
Why? She's the perfect "ok, hun. You stand over there. Look sexy. No, I said SEXY, not peckish! Yes, over there. Shoo, shoo." member.
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Lawls. But, honestly, she looks like she's had about ten face lifts. It hurts to look at her.
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12-26-2007, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by Green.Lady
Lawls. But, honestly, she looks like she's had about ten face lifts. It hurts to look at her.
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Not in her heydays.. like HERE, and HERE... and gosh.. HERE.. or THIS one..
Unfortunately, she doesn't look like that nowadays... *sniffles*
If anyone find me a P.M clone, send her over here and I'll be eternally grateful. I need someone to look goffy with. 
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-26-2007, 01:53 PM
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#16039
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fascination Street
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Hehe. I still think she just looks generally scary. But that was probably her goal.
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12-26-2007, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In the broken temple bells, in the ringing...
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Originally Posted by Methadrine
Not in her heydays.. like HERE, and HERE... and gosh.. HERE.. or THIS one..
Unfortunately, she doesn't look like that nowadays... *sniffles*
If anyone find me a P.M clone, send her over here and I'll be eternally grateful. I need someone to look goffy with. |
I want that goddamn hair!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-26-2007, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fascination Street
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Originally Posted by honeythorn
I want that goddamn hair!!!!!!!!!!!
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Don't we all...
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12-26-2007, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
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Originally Posted by honeythorn
I want that goddamn hair!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ooh, I want those lips.
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12-26-2007, 05:59 PM
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#16043
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fascination Street
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So close... to... Andrew Eldritch title... so close...
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12-26-2007, 06:04 PM
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#16044
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Minnesota, USA
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I want Wattie's mohawk. He's so cool. If you don't know who he is, shame on you. If you want to know I'll be happy to answer any questions.
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Remember, short controlled bursts.
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12-26-2007, 06:16 PM
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#16045
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In the broken temple bells, in the ringing...
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Pirates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-26-2007, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Minnesota, USA
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Pirates????????????!!!!!
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12-26-2007, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In the broken temple bells, in the ringing...
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Arrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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12-26-2007, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by honeythorn
Pirates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Garth!
(heh, don't ask..)
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Wasted forever, on speed, bikes and booze.
"Meow. Mew. Mrow. Maow? Miaox." - Lovely Delkaetre speaks cat.
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12-26-2007, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Fascination Street
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Arr???????
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12-26-2007, 06:26 PM
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#16050
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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Yar!
I say we find out the dastard who drank the last of me rum and send him to Davy Jones!
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