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Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:28 am
by Gemini
Why on God's green earth would anyone want to talk to Palin again? He was an egomaniacal troll elevated to a position of authority that he had done absolutely nothing to warrant or deserve.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:44 am
by Negi
I always saw Palin as a role-model of sorts. He's like me but if I somehow got control of CC. I'm definitely smarter is the only thing.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:29 am
by Xelxiuz
Well I don't mean like a decade and still run the newest games, I meant it won't break even after a decade of use. Durability is what I am after, since I can't risk the thing breaking down on me. And I've had a lot of things break down on me. Lots. Granted you can't complain about free crap, but still.
I don't understand what you said on the Intel CPU. If I get an i7, does this mean I can't get an ASUS motherboard?
Lastly =P this laptop is older than the computer I used when I first started here on CC. That's the longevity I want, albeit, the ability to run a web browser more smoothly would be nice. If this thing could run SC2/D3, I wouldn't even bother for an upgrade even if I had to play 800x600 lowest settings like I did on WoW.
Though, I always do feel a little empty when stuff like FO3 comes out and I can't even touch it with a 10 foot pole. So this time, I do want to be able to play nice games for once >.> but it's not like I want to forever from now on.
=] I liked Palin, he was like what would happen if RCX went inside a mirror. Made the place feel balanced out. You had someone who was dead serious about his work, and someone who...well yeah. And he was a completely different breed than Negi, Mucky, and Cheesechild in terms of humor. Of course, this stems from the fact that I never had to deal with him in anything remotely important.
But then by that basis, Mantis was definitely a cornerstone of my old CC experience, even more so than Desler at some point <.< but I'll refrain from saying more about what kind of experience that was, as I'm sure you all can relate.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:19 am
by IskatuMesk
Lavarinth wrote:
IskatuMesk wrote:
NCIX, huh? That's the site HKS/I use. He's more knowledgable about recent hardware than I am and could probably set you up with something reasonable.
Lasting a decade... highly unlikely. I'm running an i7 920 quad core, 12gb of corsair dominator, and a 4870x2, an insanely powerful system. I'll be good for two years at best.
In short;
Avoid Nvidia cards. They are bad. Nvidia is bad. Bads.
AMD and Intel both offer decent cpus.
Always buy brand-name power supply eg OCZ, Corsair, ect.
Asus mobos are good. Make sure you get a mobo that fits the socket of your cpu/vis versa.
For sound card, Creative XI-FI is probably your best bet.
4gb ram minimum, aim for 8gb. I got 12gb because I am a multitask freak and run 6 instances of 3ds max, maya, and XSI, and tons of other shit.
All my ATI cards have sucked in comparison to any Nvidia I ever bought.. Bought my friend's Nvidia card overheated.
which cards and which nvidia cards
/e
Xel >
Asus is a brand. My board is an Asus Rampage II Extreme, a$550 beast with 6 SATA2 connectors (six hard drives, the one I'm waiting on will bring me to 5.5 terabytes), some nice overclocking powers and great performance. This is a board specifically for i7's.
The CPU's all have a slot. An i7 won't fit a board slotted for a P4 or a Core 2 Duo.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:37 am
by Taeradun
Lavarinth wrote:
Negi wrote:
Gah, what was the name of the guy with the corsair?
Quirriff.
lol, only 2 days ago I discovered I still had him blocked on MSN, and almost straight after I unblocked him a window popped up with him saying something boring so I just ignored it
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:02 am
by Archangel
Long long ago, I composed a list of the many (or few...I can't remember) ways "to know if you're Queer...if."
But I can't find it and it's probably not as funny as I remember it being as an adolescent.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:21 am
by The Oracle
I remember Quirriff. He used to post smack-talk about my beautiful LotC campaigns. Said if they weren't canon, they shouldn't be made.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:41 am
by Frozty
The Oracle wrote:
I remember Quirriff. He used to post smack-talk about my beautiful LotC campaigns. Said if they weren't canon, they shouldn't be made.
Heresy. I just remember how I always dreaded reading his annoying follow-ups to anything that was remotely enjoyable.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:51 am
by Archangel
The Oracle wrote:
I remember Quirriff. He used to post smack-talk about my beautiful LotC campaigns. Said if they weren't canon, they shouldn't be made.
I swear to God I'll get you those lines. ...Just as soon as I get Lavarinth his. ...Just as soon as I get back home from set ...Just as soon-
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:23 pm
by AA7Dragoon
Yes, Palin never did much, but he was one of the original CC members of our time. He's even older than me. In fact, Palin deserves a lot more credit than people give him.
It was Palin who led the effort to restart CC under campaigncreations.org when the .com shut down. I still remember the thread at the Star Alliance forum where Palin posted, "Who wants to start CC again?" and then rallied all the members to rebuild the site. It was a critical moment in CC's history, and Palin was a leader at that moment to save the day. So he still has my respect.
I still remember Quirriff and his Dark Templar avatar.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:32 pm
by The Oracle
Promises...promises
Archangel wrote:
The Oracle wrote:
I remember Quirriff. He used to post smack-talk about my beautiful LotC campaigns. Said if they weren't canon, they shouldn't be made.
I swear to God I'll get you those lines. ...Just as soon as I get Lavarinth his. ...Just as soon as I get back home from set ...Just as soon-
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:58 pm
by Mr.
AA7Dragoon wrote:
I still remember Quirriff and his Dark Templar avatar spray painted corsair.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:37 pm
by IskatuMesk
I didn't really mind Palin I just felt he could have done a lot better. There are definitely worse people in the community that I can think of. Palin had an amusing sense of humor. He was one of the best trolls.
I still remember him trying to convince me on IRC that he could swing around a big, round metal table to beat someone in a fight.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:44 pm
by DrumsofWar
Frozty wrote:
The Oracle wrote:
I remember Quirriff. He used to post smack-talk about my beautiful LotC campaigns. Said if they weren't canon, they shouldn't be made.
Heresy. I just remember how I always dreaded reading his annoying follow-ups to anything that was remotely enjoyable.
I remember hearing that Quirriff was some kid who was bed-ridden so that might explain a few things. Sodon was writing a bit for
RockPaperShotgun as well as playing WoW. Anyone know where Admiral Styles went to?
Also, Palin was more man than any of you.
Re: Quick roll call
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:44 pm
by Xelxiuz
Even Adun? 8O!