For example, there was a VP in my former -- now defunct -- company filled with programmers who made the mistake of publicly expressing the view that "programmers are basically commodities, they're easily replaceable." *thinks of the ancient software systems which are basically forgotten enchantment...

Triggerhappy wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:38 pm

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~Astero! Dominatus! Jita is burning ~

Wow, Flat, that's pretty messed up. Is corporate culture like this everywhere? I had no idea how bad it was. Individualism is, like anything else, a strength in moderation - and the same with the whole "hive mind" concept. There's balance to be found in all things, but it doesn't sound like those p...

where is your company uniform?
and....OH GOD! IS THAT A PHOTO OF YOUR FAMILIY THERE?! Get that off your table befote the commissar sees you!

Cody wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:19 am

I wonder what the denizens of Andromeda call our galaxy?

either none at all or more than there are humans in existence

zircher wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:27 pm

That might be a little optimistic since the Andromeda galaxy is supposed to collide with ours in 4.5 billion years.

their probability to hit something then roughly doubles
because andromeda is about as dense as the milky way

Cody wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:18 am

<chortles> I'm an old-fashioned audiophile, Flaky - I don't look at graphs, I listen to the sound.

if theres no measurable difference, what is different but your imagination?

If you're pushing the sound through a decent amp and quality speakers, I'd always recommend a discrete sound card. when you already go discrete, get an external one because theres way more variation of RF environment inside the computer than inside a closed device where all the coupled RF is define...

I made use of Creative Audio cards up to 2008. Then I switched to integrated audio with my current Gigabyte motherboard, which has -here is what it says- "Realtek ALC889A 8-channel audio codec". I have been (mostly) satisfied with it, but I expect to exist better audio by now. Problem is, the only ...

MarinoG wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:35 am

Just looking at these maps makes me anxious. Did you beat this game? haha

Depends on how you define "beat", silver has to beat his laziness to actually make something worth being called a game there :V

F4wk35 wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:21 am

Don't tempt the GM to having a strange character that looks suspiciously like a certain "Gene" dragged past our characters...

don't worry, thats just longpig on its way to processing

TheMainMethod wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 01, 2019 4:27 am

Once there create a 2G field above whomever is shooting at me.

((Above or around/at? Had a few discussions from misunderatandments from such stuff ))

Hapchazzard wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:11 am

"At least pretend to shoot at Beta. We dun' want to break our cover just yet."

"Or I shoot at someone i actually want to shoot at and not waste time"

"Took you long enough! We're watchin' them, too, from... somewhere. Brom might know that direction crap better. Anyway, good point - does any of y'all actually know which of these aliens we're supposed to shoot, n' which not?" "I'd try to shoot those that shoot on Beta and us first. We can clean up...

A cyborg girl with a Tartarus psi pack? That must be....Seesaw or so.... the guys with her are probably the other Betas *snrk* ... ah dangit.... close my helmet in case it wasnt sealed (quietly over radio) "Killshot, Terminator, i know you're here, you watching that gang standoff around Beta as well...