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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #45 on: November 10, 2011, 06:11:22 AM »
Wow I remember my Texas Instruments computer....  :'(
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #46 on: November 11, 2011, 05:00:26 PM »
Quote from: Takiro on November 10, 2011, 06:11:22 AM
Wow I remember my Texas Instruments computer....  :'(

Dude, I still have a Commodore 64 I managed to salvage. In pristine condition in the original box. I call it my retirement fund.
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WORD (of Blake) is good for two things. 1. Leaving inappropriate notes on other people's work. 2. Adding fake words (of Blake) to the dictionary.

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #47 on: November 12, 2011, 08:35:01 AM »
I still haven't forgiven Apple for the Newton. ::)

And I'm just waiting for some basement dwelling hacker with too much time on his hands to develop an Apple specific virus.  Can you say small pox in the New World?
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #48 on: November 14, 2011, 12:17:45 PM »
There are some Mac specific viruses. Apple's in general aren't immune to foul play, it's just the number of avenues available to attack is limited by how well the OS is built. (Well, for most of Apple's OS.)

Currently, there are a few fun Q Virus-style attacks that are currently floating around, that target iPhone users specifically. It's mostly confined to Eastern Europe, but hey...give it time!
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WORD (of Blake) is good for two things. 1. Leaving inappropriate notes on other people's work. 2. Adding fake words (of Blake) to the dictionary.

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #49 on: November 14, 2011, 01:45:55 PM »
Does having an Ataris 520 STF in perfect conditions make any sense?
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #50 on: November 22, 2011, 05:33:49 PM »
Quote from: Ice Hellion on November 14, 2011, 01:45:55 PM
Does having an Ataris 520 STF in perfect conditions make any sense?

Absolutely.
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #51 on: November 23, 2011, 01:18:02 PM »
Quote from: Knightmare on November 22, 2011, 05:33:49 PM
Quote from: Ice Hellion on November 14, 2011, 01:45:55 PM
Does having an Ataris 520 STF in perfect conditions make any sense?

Absolutely.

Cool.
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #52 on: November 24, 2011, 08:45:01 PM »
Whatever happened to Napoleon III's semiphor(sp) tower system?  I think it was running around AT&T 3G speed. :P
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #53 on: November 26, 2011, 01:18:27 AM »
Quote from: Cestusrex on November 24, 2011, 08:45:01 PM
Whatever happened to Napoleon III's semiphor(sp) tower system?  I think it was running around AT&T 3G speed. :P

???
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #54 on: November 26, 2011, 09:41:33 AM »
Sorry.  I was thinking of the semaphore tower system the British built in preparation for an invasion by Napoleon III.  It was replaced by the telegraph not long after it was built; kind of like the pony express in the US.  But hey, the semaphore tower system could get a message from London to Portsmouth in 15 minutes.  Not bad for mid-19th century technology.  And for more on semphore towers read Terry Pratchett's Discworld Series.
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #55 on: November 26, 2011, 11:26:26 AM »
By Napoleon III?
While I was in Ireland, I saw towers and fire signals that were designed to prevent Napoleon to invade the British Islands or to warn the English that he was doing it.
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #56 on: November 29, 2011, 06:29:12 PM »
Yes, the British were worried that Napoleon III was going to invade Britain.  They're always worried that someone is going to invade Britain.  After WWI they thought the next war was going to be between them and the US.  I didn't say that their fears were grounded in reality or that they made sense(since?).  See, even their language doesn't make any sense.  I can't even come up with a word or phrase that adequately discribes how messed up the English language is.  (Is Knightmare reading this?) ;D
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #57 on: November 29, 2011, 09:53:24 PM »
I'm injecting digital hate into this thread...


Right now.
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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #58 on: December 05, 2011, 02:43:49 PM »
Quote from: Cestusrex on November 29, 2011, 06:29:12 PM
Yes, the British were worried that Napoleon III was going to invade Britain.

The 3rd or the 1st?
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
in trial against the Ice Hellion's mettle.
Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Cestusrex's Rambling Cavalcade of Esoteric Drift
« Reply #59 on: December 05, 2011, 05:27:50 PM »
Both
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