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General Chat / TEMPEST FREERUNNING ACADEMY - GYM VIDEO

« on: October 29, 2011, 01:32:55 PM »

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fouvwilGWc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fouvwilGWc</a>

Awesome!  It may have been more awesome if they had started in the city with some better music then jumped down a warp pipe that changed the music and scene to a SMB style. 

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Video Game Chat / Game Capture for Xbox 360 and PS3 Amazon Deal

« on: October 27, 2011, 03:50:12 PM »

Game Capture for Xbox 360 and PS3 Amazon Gold Box Deal:
List Price:       $99.95   
Amazon's Price:      $82.99   
Gold Box Discount:   -   $28.00   
Deal Price:      $54.99   (45% off)

Plus get a $10 Amazon.com Video Games Credit
Order Game Capture and receive a $10 promotional credit toward the purchase of video games shipped and sold by Amazon.com (certain exclusions apply, including downloads). The promotional credit will be added directly to your Amazon.com account within two days after your order ships. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Limit one per household. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27  <-- 12:00 PM PDT - Software Deal

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Video Game Chat / Sony Announces Mouse and Keyboard Controller for PS3

« on: October 14, 2011, 06:33:05 PM »

Source:  http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/3312/article/sony-announces-mouse-and-keyboard-controller-for-ps3/

My first reaction was, "Cool!"  But then, it's just a mouse and keyboard combo.  I already have that. "The pad also includes an easy-access D-Pad comes attached with a palm rest."  So, it's a keyboard/mouse combo with a d-pad.  I'm interested, but not sold. 

In a related post:  http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=13835.msg594902

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Video Game Chat / Razor Switchblade concept to take desktop PC gaming mobile

« on: October 14, 2011, 05:12:32 PM »

Source:  http://www.gizmag.com/razor-switchblade-mobile-pc-gaming-concept/17507/

My first reaction was, "Cool!"  But then, it's the mouse and keyboard combo that makes PC gaming cool.  Where's the mouse/analog input?  "An ultra-sensitive multi-touch screen." Interesting.  Oh, this is for casual gamers.  So, it's an iPad with a multi-touch/keyboard style input?  I'm interested, but not sold. 

In a related post:  http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=13836

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Forum Games / Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs

« on: October 07, 2011, 03:08:30 PM »

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General Chat / Sage's Day

« on: September 30, 2011, 04:59:12 PM »

What are your plans for Sage's Day?  http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson1186.html

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General Chat / Scientists Play Ping-Pong

« on: September 25, 2011, 08:27:20 PM »

"Scientists play ping-pong with single electron using paddles made of sound.  Scientists have managed to play 'ping-pong' with an electron, sending it back and forth from well to well sixty times. Control over single electrons may be a way to make quantum computing a reality."

Source:  http://io9.com/5842252/scientists-play-ping+pong-with-single-electron-using-paddles-made-of-sound

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General Chat / Gamers Needed for Science

« on: September 25, 2011, 08:25:26 PM »

The University of Washington game called FOLDIT is a sort of “Tetris on steroids,” but the puzzles solved by gamers may help researchers discover and develop new medications.  A recent discovery by games may lead to a cure for AIDS.  Don't waste your time gaming; Game for Science!

Source:  http://fold.it/portal/
Solve Puzzles for Science:  http://fold.it/portal/node/988864
The Science:  http://fold.it/portal/info/science

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General Chat / Necktie suggestions...

« on: September 17, 2011, 07:45:04 PM »

Before I start I should say that I already own a few dozen ties that are unremarkable, and want to expand my collection of novelty ties. 

Here's a few notables I already have:
Atoms: https://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/hats-ties/9b49/
Blue 8-bit: https://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/hats-ties/9352/
Cat in the Hat: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XWZ8PE
Snoopy Joe Cool orange: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LY4OGG
Guitar Hero: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047WGGTQ
Tetris: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00181REB8
Duck Hunt: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VJ3KBC
Elements blue: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LPS9ZM
Elements red: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LPSAHE
Nuclear Physics: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QY7J8G

Here's a wishlist I put together on Amazon (145 ties as of this posting):
http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3TI7W7BU5YNV1

BTW, my school's colors are blue and orange and we are the Spartans.

Do you have any suggestions from the Amazon wishlist above or can you post something that I don't have listed?

If I get an overwhelming response for a certain tie or if anyone purchases a tie for me I will post a picture or two of me wearing it. 

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

Edit:  I've added several gaming ties to the wishlist.  http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3TI7W7BU5YNV1

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General Chat / NASA To Announce Kepler Discovery At Media Briefing

« on: September 14, 2011, 07:52:53 PM »

Science Journal Has Embargoed Details Until 11 a.m. PDT, Sept. 15

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA will host a news briefing at 11 a.m. PDT, Thursday, Sept. 15, to announce a new discovery by the Kepler mission. The briefing will be held in the Syvertson auditorium, building N-201, at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The event will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's website at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

A representative from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., will join a panel of scientists to discuss the discovery. The briefing participants are:
--Charlie Sobeck, Kepler deputy project manager, Ames Research Center
--Nick Gautier, Kepler project scientist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
--Laurance Doyle, lead author, SETI Institute, Mountain View, Calif.
--John Knoll, visual effects supervisor, ILM, San Francisco.
--Greg Laughlin, professor for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, University of California, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Source:  http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/sep/HQ_M11-192_Kepler_Briefing.html

Last time this sort of thing happened:  http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=13392

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Forum Games / Venn Diagrams

« on: September 11, 2011, 06:57:17 PM »

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General Chat / Mythconceptions

« on: August 27, 2011, 10:24:02 AM »

What have you previously thought, but found was incorrect?

Here's one I just had:  ...wrestling with a friend who has poison ivy. What will happen? 

While I wasn't sure if it would spread from person to person, I believed that scratching would make it spread on yourself.

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The White Mushroom House / Pre-Sale of Lunar Material

« on: August 20, 2011, 12:34:06 PM »

 $750         (10% Advance Deposit on 1 Gram of Lunar Material)
 $1500       (10% Advance Deposit on 2 Grams of Lunar Material)
 $3000       (10% Advance Deposit on 4 Grams of Lunar Material)
       
http://www.interorbital.com/Lunar%20Sample%20Return_1.htm

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Not at the Dinner Table / Predictions

« on: August 10, 2011, 05:40:05 PM »

You can't predict the future.  You have to invent it  Having said that, anyone have predictions for the future? 

- Privacy won't be important in the near future and will not even exist in the far future.  (I'm working on a novel along these lines.)

I'll discuss more about my novel and add more predictions later.

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Mario Chat / K'NEX MARIO KART

« on: August 03, 2011, 09:50:10 AM »

I was just at Target to get another bookshelf and saw these.  I've wanted a LEGO Mario set for a long time, but these K'NEX sets are nearly as good.  I bought the Mario kart and Luigi bike, but they also had Mario bikes, Luigi and Yoshi karts.  In addition there were several tracks and add-ons that I couldn't find on the K'NEX site and are sold out on Target.com.