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TOKYO – A strong earthquake has jolted northeastern Japan and authorities have issued a warning of a possible tsunami.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 5:18 p.m. (0818 GMT) Friday. The epicenter was 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) beneath the seabed.
The warning said the tsunami could be as high as 2 meters (2.19 yards).
Buildings in Tokyo swayed for at least several minutes.
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Hum on GFI outlet??
Is it normal to have a hum on a gfi outlet?
I have an outlet in my master bath near a garden tub which is only feeding 2 (7 watt bulb) candles in the window above it. The switch controlling the outlet is also controlling about 8 other normal outlets (candle package)and is an x10 switch - if this matters.
I have just noticed that the gfi is humming and was wondering if the is indicative of a bad outlet or normal. It hums when I trip and reset it as well.
texasredhead - it is located a by a garden tub in a master bathroom which has a window that faces out the front to the house.
This was part of a window candle package that the electrician put in when the house was built. Basically 1 switch controls outlets installed by each window in the front of the house so that candles can put in the windows and plugged in with the ability to turn all on and off by one switch. The only things plugged into these outlets are window candles.
They had to put a GFCI for the one in the master bath because the tub is too close to the window.
Now about the hum? :-)
Unless the X-10 has a contactor and NOT a thyristor, it is likely the cause of the hum.
Even when full on a thyristor controlled circuit still distorts the AC waveform (it has a turn on threshold of at least 0.5 V and sometimes as high as 1-2 V).
This distortion can cause vibration in any transformer on the circuit, and a GFCI uses a coil as a pick up transformer to measure current balance.

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Today I was in a hydroponics store to special order the Foliage Pro and my attention was diverted to these bags of silica rock, I could not see inside but the outside said "medium" and I assume I could also order the large or small if I wanted.
I searched some posts here, but could only find references to sand.
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BTW, of all places, they had bales of Pro Mix! And a months-long search on the internet had only pointed to special ordering them from a place several miles away, over an hours drive on the freeway. This store is 3 minutes from my house. Who would've thought?!
Silica rock is diatomite, which is the fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled algae. As a result of this, it is very porous and lightweight. The tiny pores are capable of wicking water inwards, so it holds water like a sponge. It's similar to Turface or Hydroton, if you're familiar with those. Most people would use it for hydroponics, or for growing orchids or other epiphytes.


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So - what exactly did you like about the earnings and guidance - it is not just the fx headwinds - the whole business is under severe pressure as most business metrics are showing signifcant deceleration
so - what's exactly positive ? The retirment of the CEO or the warning of lower gross margins ?
In fact they will have to share the revenues from those east cost installations as Centrosolar won't perform their work for free I guess. And while RGSE will get at least SOME cash out of these contracts when finished they will lose even more money on each contract by using a third party installer.
Actually they are hiring Centrosolar to do the work they can't perform because they have no money and no supplies. Effectively they are passing their east coast backlog to Centrosolar in order to bill customers sooner to take in cash.
Given that their contracts are already net margin negative on a standalone base the money they will have to pay to Centrosolar will further weaken the earnings "power" of the company.
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So what exactly does this mean to you "The company needs to, and intends to, raise additional financing to (i) position the company to convert its backlog, which as of February 12, 2015 is approximately $55 million and (ii) best position the company to renew its line-of-credit under favorable terms for the ensuing year. "
The release contains material new information which the company is obliged to disclose:
- suppliers refuse to do business with RGSE
- cash down to $1 mln
- capital injection needed asap to stay in business
- Sunetric issues
Effectively the release is saying: "we need plenty of cash within the next few days or maybe weeks otherwise we will have to file for chapter 11 soon".
For current shareholders it really doesn't matter what happens. Fresh money would dilute them beyond recognition this time while chapter 11 would wipe them out anyway. So the best move for investors is still to sell the shares here in order to get at least a few cents.
$10 mln would be pretty high, even $5 mln looks illusive here. They should file for bankruptcy and at least pay their creditors.
Sure - they might restructure the loans but this will most likely happen using a pre-packaged chapter 11 proceeding. But given the latest numbers I don't think there's any chance for the company to come back. Anyway shareholders will get nothing or if they are very lucky 5% of the restructured company.
they could rather pick some assets out of bankruptcy but I doubt there's anything of value. I wonder how much of the backlog really makes a positive contribution to cash flows. My guess is very little as the company has always lost money on its installations.
yeah - I guess especially encouraging was the part where the company discloses that they " experienced difficulty obtaining payment terms from certain equipment suppliers and other third parties which has impacted the company's ability to convert its backlog of signed contracts into revenue".
Cash has been cut in half to $1 mln since then and effectively the company is just days away from filing for bankruptcy.
You are wrong - look at the long list of retailers which have filed for bankruptcy as of late. Creditors rather take the beating instead of betting on a recovery that never happens. Given the revenue shortfall in Q4 it is quite clear that the current company has no future. Someone will pay something for the brands in the soon to be filed bankruptcy case and inventory will be liquidated just like all the others have done as of late, Shareholders will get nothing as usual.
They are done. Bankruptcy is close at hand finally.
this is dumber than dumb...management is outright saying that they will RAISE new capital and substantially dilute current shareholders
they are
Better take a look at the Q4 results - revenues of just $40mln and a giant loss.
But I would still advice to stay on the sidelines until the convertible issue has been finally resolved. I would expect to hear about that in the Q4 earnings announcement and I now firmly expect the company to redeem the rest of the bond in cash at the due date.
I still think that current earnings expectations are way too high for Q4 but Q1 and Q2 might show better results finally. Should the company announce to redeem the convert in cash with a healthy cash cushion remaining on the balance sheet I would expect this news to overcome a sizeable earnings disappointment.
Investors willing to take a sizeable amount of risk might decide to put some money to work here but everyone else should wait until the company announces Q4 earnings.
Given management's overly optimistic projections for the syngas project I don't see much reason to believe in their forecasting.
this is outright dumb as today's news makes it painfully clear that even contracts once mutually agreed upon are NOT safe anymore in light of current market conditions. The recent DO earnings conference call already made it quite clear that customers will re-negotiate down existing contracts or outright cancel them. Seadrill is experiencing the same issues so future revenues and cash flows are going to be severely affected. The remaining $19 bln backlog will continue to come down over time not just by work being performed but also by cancellations and price concessions on existing contracts.
Decidedly positive this time. While the very slight discount already reflects market expectations for a full redemption of the convert it is interesting to see that they did not try to do another debt-for-equity-swap.
The open market buyback also signals that the company will redeem the bond in full when it matures in April. Given the current market price of the bond it looks doubtful that the remaining holders would accept any kind of equity swap so most likely there WON'T be any further dilution from this issue.


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Hello. I am interested in buying some Hellebores for my garden. I came across a company call Heronswood, has anyone ever bought anything from them? They have one called ÂOnyx Odyssey that looks very neat! Also, if anyone could recommend a company that they trust, that would be great!
I'm surprised you've never heard of Heronswood. At one time it was the premier mail order nursery for new or unusual plants, many of them collected from around the world by Dan Hinkley, the nursery founder and world famous plantsman and plant explorer. In 2000, the nursery was sold to Burpees but remained open and operating under Hinkley's leadership until it was summarily closed in 2006 by George Ball, Burpee CEO. The name was retained and operations transfered from the original property in Kingston, WA to Burpee headquarters in Pennsylvania.
Dan had an extensive breeding program for hellebores and the 'Onyx Odyssey' is only one of several named cultivars that have recently been introduced to the market as a result of this breeding program.
I have many Heronswood hellebores but they all date from before the sale of the nursery to Burpees. The plant quality and customer service at that time was excellent, although I did most of my purchasing in person as the nursery was relatively close by. I cannot vouch that Burpees has maintained the same high standards as I don't do business with them but they seem to have a quite favorable rating by Garden Watchdog. Prices are quite high compared to other vendors but Heronswood is a leader in the introduction of new hellebores to the American gardening scene.
Thanks for the info. I am relatively new to mail ordering live plants...and very new Hellebores! So thats probably why i have never heard of them. I didn't know that Burpee owned it...I don't usually buy anything from Burpee, but maybe I will give them a try!
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There is a nice nursery from NC that sells hellebores on eBay for a very reasonable price. They are one year old seedlings so you won't know exactly what type flowers you will get, but for the price they are a good bargain for someone just starting off. The seller goes by the name of nckoby. And just in case anyone is wondering, I am not a friend or affiliated with the nursery in any form or fashion.
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I have purchased a number of Helleborus from Heronswood, the original one in WA and the derivative, located in PA (derisively referred to as Burpeewood by many of us longtime customers!) And have always been pleased with the quality of the plants and customer service.
However, the Helleborus I have purchased from the present Heronswood were always in gallon containers and in bloom at the time of purchase, plus they were reasonably priced.
The 'Onyx Odyssey' they are offering are in 4 inch pots and it's doubtful that they are of blooming size. I refuse to pay, what I consider an exorbitant price, for such a small Hellebore. Especially, since I am aware of the wholesale price for 2½ inch plugs and 3½ inch pots.
But, they aren't alone in denying me the pleasure of owning one of those dark beauties! During the past month, I have researched the market and I'm almost convinced that there is a conspiratorial alliance to fix the retail price at such an inflated rate!
I found that one vendor, Contrary Mary's Plants & Designs is offering #1 size plants (1gal.) for less money and about the same S&H charges.
Must be a new online vendor, as there is only one comment (positive) at GWD and it related to on-site purchases.
I suppose I will have to wait (frugal (Syn: penny-pincher, cheap) gardeners must have patience!) until my normal supply sources can restock.
Good luck with your quest!
I buy most of my Hellebores from Pine Knot Farms. I like to buy on site during bloom season so I can pick out exactly what I want, but I bet they would work with you to select what you want even if you can't be there during Hellebore Festival. I've also bought a number of un-bloomed seedlings from them that have turned out to be lovely plants. The owners are really wonderful people and I highly recommend the nursery.
Here is a link that might be useful: Pine Knot Farms
I'm pretty sure that Onyx Odyssey came from Northwest Garden Nursery, a wholesaler in Eugene, Oregon and isn't a "Heronswood" hellebore. I purchased a couple of very small plants last year through a coop that was indirectly supplied by Terra Nova.
I have bought one hellebore from Fordhook Farms at their open house hellebore day last year. I had a $5 coupon for the day and I have been admiring "Phoenix" for a while so I got one.Compared to other hellebores I've purchased, it was the most robust. Just because of that, I would consider purchasing from them again even though the plants are overpriced compared to other mailorder sources. They aren't really overpriced against pinky green ones sold locally here.
Here is a link that might be useful: Northwest Garden Nursery
Here's a fairly new H. x ballardiae cultivar that's being offered by a local Greenhouse Outlet. They have a limited list of other Helleborus at the same price.
They use an off-shore TC lab that charges pennies, instead of dollars to replicate the plants and their markup is reasonable, because at these prices, they don't occupy shelf space very long!
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Loretta is entirely correct - 'Onyx Odessey' is NOT a Heronswood introduction :-) Sorry for that misstatement. Heronswood has introduced a number of very nice hellebores, including named doubles, but 'Onyx Odessey' is not one of them. I should have known it was part of the Byrne's Winter Gem collection with "onyx" as part of its name :-)
gerogia-rose, it's nice to see a new hybrid hellebore on the market that has an accurate hybrid designation attached to it. For some reason, these mixed hybrid plants get really muddled up - even the patent application for 'Candy Love' refers to it as a "nigercors" hybrid - tough to do since it appears to have NO argutifolius in its parentage (a niger x lividus cross). Why the hybrid hellebores are so mixed up with regards to their classifications - even from the original breeders/hybridizers who should know - is a huge mystery to me!
How does it compare to 'Ivory Prince'? It looks very similar in appearance as so many of these hybrids do.
I saw the "Heronswood hellebores" a couple of years ago at the Philadelphia Flower show. Being a hellebore nut who has collected many wonderful plants from all over (including British nurseries and NW Garden, Pine Knot and the "Old, original" Heronswood in Wa), the Heronswood hellebores of now pale by comparison. Most of their hellebores were muddy colors in fairly typical random seedling color range -- lots of mauves, off whites, and greenish flowers, most spotted. They may now be selling plants from other seed lines and those are certainly likely to be better since they will be seedling plants from hand crosses, like Onyx Oddyssey which is a slate double from NW garden and a fine strong growing plant.
The H. x b. 'Candy Love' resembles H. x b. 'Pink Frost', moreso than H. x 'Ivory Prince'. The H. x 'Ivory Prince' that I grow, all have heavily patterned foliage and cream, pink tinted flowers. 'Candy Love' & 'Pink Frost' have only a hint of white veinage and some of the flowers are actually pink! Of course there are some cream flowers and some with pink tint present, also.
David Tristram, in his Patent application, refers to the parentage of H. x 'Ivory Prince' ('Walhelivor') as unknown, and is a seedling of possible crosses between H. niger, x ericsmithii & x nigercors,
Many nurseries that sell 'Ivory Prince', refer to them as a cultivar of H. x ericsmithii (one nursery calls it H. x nigersmithii, ...makes one wonder?
Given the unknown parentage and possible genetic makeup of the plant, IMO should it not be referred to as a hybrid, H. x 'Walhelivor' ('Ivory Prince')?
I'm still mystified as to why my local nurseries do not stock some of the many cultivars of H. niger, especially the eight "HGC Christmas", as many are readily available from wholesale growers.
I surmise that they still adhere to the myth, proposed by some "expert" northern growers, that H. niger will not grow & thrive in the Southern US. They perform well for me in Zone 7 and have for more than 20 years, in morning, noon and late afternoon sun, dappled shade and full shade!
Gary & Jack at Naylor Creek will be offering Helleborus, possibly later this year, so maybe I will have a source for some of Skagit Nurseries latest offerings, without having to purchase a truckload!
I purchased 3 Helleborus from Burpeewood at the Phila Flower Show, the only year they were a vendor.
I have worked there each year, since 1997 and usually spend 5-6 days on the floor. You are correct about the pitiful plants they were offering. I was finally able to get them to bring in some plants that were worthy of the "Heronswood" name, in the colors I wanted, and then the haggling began about price!
Maybe the reason they didn't return in the following years, was to avoid me and my critical remarks! No, couldn't be!


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The G300 is not unlocked & I was wondering if a TalkTalk sim would work in it without unlocking the mobile - as TalkTalk uses the Vodafone .
I can probably get the unlock code for free in a few weeks, as it is nearly 12 months old, but was just hoping it would work without unlocking.
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Sorry, meant to say TalkTalk uses Vodafone network. (Couldn't edit original post)
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After 3 days no answer, so I take it nobody knows!
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If its a contract phone i would say no,never had a contract phone that you can put another providers sim card in without been unlocked
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It had a payg Vodafone sim but I soon replaced it with a 12 month Vodafone sim. I've never messed with phones much so don't know what "damage" I might cause by changing sims.
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When you put the payg sim in you will know if the phone will work with another provider because it will allow you to set the phone up,if it doesnt work then its locked to that network If its contract it will be locked If its payg and you bought the phone from cpwarehouse as far as im aware theyre all unlocked If its a payg phone you purchased from vodafone,02,tmobile,orange they are locked
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Hi! I have a Caladium and Elephant Ears (well, as I understand it, Elephant Ears are Caladiums, also. We have a smaller Caladium, and the large Elephant Ears).
From what I've read with bulbs, you need to wait until the plant dies back before you cut the leaves. For our Star Gazer Lillies (for example), I wait until the leaves are completely died back before I cut them off. What do I do with the Caladium?
The small Caladium wilted this week, and the Elephant Ears are beginning to yellow. The nights are now dipping to the low 30s.
I'm getting mixed information. One source tells me to just dig them up, now, and cut the plants from around the bulb.
A book I have says to wait until the top growth is killed by frost (as this will "send the tubers below the soil into dormancy). Once the foliage dies, bring the bulb indoors.
Both of these plants are NOT in pots, but were planted in the ground over the summer.
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Take a Mongoid model:
class Game
include Mongoid::Document
include Mongoid::Timestamps
field :start, type: DateTime
index :start
def process(attrs = nil, role = :default, guard_protected_attributes = true)
if attrs.keys.include?('start(1i)')
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# I'm not sure what is happening here, but we need to adjust the hour
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start = DateTime.new(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, zone)
# First we set the time and self.start will be wrong by 6 hours (my timezone)
self.start = start
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self.start -= 0.seconds
# Can't make a simple substraction as we'll get a Rational? The WTFs just keep piling up...
diff = (self.start.to_i - start.to_i).seconds
self.start -= diff
self.start -= diff # Yeah, twice?
super(attrs, role, guard_protected_attributes)
Why the
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start attribute be handled by
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In that code, the
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Weird? Man don't get me started. This is related to Rails multi-parameter attributes, which allows me to use several
select tags for setting a date/time (the
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Time.zone is UTC, so I don't know why it's using my local time zone to mangle the time.
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In the free section of the Charlotte, NC craigslist there's some bamboo with a couple pictures, posted June 8. The description says: "Already cut down and ready to be hauled away. This bamboo ranges from 4 feet long to as long as 14-16' feet. Ranging in diameter from 1/4"-1/2" some maybe even bigger. But all of it is under an inch in diameter. This stuff is strong and good for countless projects..." My understanding is that most bamboo in North Carolina is probably in the Phyllostachys genus, but I'm wondering if this could be something else. Is there any identifying, narrowing down, or ruling out that can be done based just on what's in the ad?
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I have been looking for a diaper bag for quite a while; I was not so fond of the usual models. I am glad to have found this one. It is not too small allowing me to carry just what I need to change my baby. I could fit in it 1 bib, several diapers, a whole unused pack of wipes, a portable changing pad. I did not have to struggle to zip it. Besides the practical size, I love the look of this bag. I have a 3 wheel stroller but the bag fits perfectly even if it is indicated that it is for a 4 wheel stroller. You place the bag in the lower front part of the stroller; I just need to be careful not to have a too large gate when I walk otherwise I can feel the bag against my foot; that is not a big deal though. Make sure to take it off when you fold up the stroller. Someone mentioned it in the reviews as it might break. It did not happen to me but I prefer to do if to avoid any bad surprise. The handle seems a little bit fragile. I would definitively buy again; good value for the price. The material looks great and doesn't look cheap.
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Love this!! No more lugging around a huge diaper bag. Lots of room in this bag: bottle, my wallet, diapers, wipes, phone, etc.
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Console / PC Gaming
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
on: November 05, 2004, 03:46:37 AM
Hey - now that's it on the Xbox, why isn't Sonic CD included in this version?
I really should pick this up though. So many great titles for only $20...
Console / PC Gaming
Great new Dragon Warrior 8 Trailer
on: November 04, 2004, 03:42:04 AM
Quote from: "Gratch"
Well, I've never been a fan of the Dragon Warrior series. In fact, I would list Dragon Warrior VII is one of my top 3 least favorite games of all time. And honestly, I don't remember that song from either Dragon Warrior game I played.
Okay, well, I'll have to admit - Dragon Warrior VII is the bastard child of the series.
As far as that theme music goes, it was in I, II, IV (I think), and an orchestrated version appeared in the SNES (Japan only) V and VI. So, yeah, it's been around a while.
And so have I... Ugh.
Console / PC Gaming
Re: Best Game of All Time Round 3
on: November 04, 2004, 03:31:04 AM
Left Side:
Heroes of Might and Magic 2
Ultima VII
Warcraft II
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Planescape: Torment
Ultima V
Right Side:
Unreal Tournament 2004
System Shock 2
Diablo 2
Master of Orion 2
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Knights of the Old Republic
Deus Ex
Master of Magic
Am I an RPG fan at heart? Naa...
Console / PC Gaming
Great new Dragon Warrior 8 Trailer
on: November 03, 2004, 09:45:53 PM
Quote from: "Gratch"
I'm not a big fan of cel-shading, so that will knock it down a notch for me. Also, whoever did that theme music should be shot. That was just horrible.
Uh, what? That 'theme music' is the theme for Dragon Warrior itself, and has been for like two decades. It's as well known as the Piano Theme (or is it called the Crystal Theme, or something) from Final Fantasy.
Sure, it didn't sound anywhere near as good on the NES (
), but it's still the same thing.
Console / PC Gaming
Great new Dragon Warrior 8 Trailer
on: November 03, 2004, 04:29:16 PM
*jaw drops*
Holy shit. This looks absolutely amazing.
Final Fantasy who? I want this game, and I want this game NOW.
Maybe it's just the nastalga in me (as I've played every DW that came out since the beginning), or maybe because I've been disappointed in all of the 'next gen' Final Fantasies (7, 8, 10, 10.5, 11), but this is a game I want to play, and play this instant.
[P] Fox News projects Ohio to Bush
on: November 03, 2004, 04:11:46 PM
And since it's all about Ohio, I bring you this image:
Which button do you push/cut out for Bush? Notice how 6 and 10 line up, but not the other two...
Note - I have no idea if this image is true or not, but I found it funny.
Console / PC Gaming
Best Game of All Time Round 2 Results and Tie-breaker
on: November 03, 2004, 02:33:15 AM
Quote from: "Daehawk"
Whats all the smilies in the results mean?
Well, if you make a 8 ) mark in the software (remove the space between them), it becomes a
(or the sunglasses guy). That's what it is.
And Wing Commander III won but Wing Commander didn't? Shame on you all.
Hardware / Software Hell
Good & free AV software?
on: November 03, 2004, 02:26:40 AM
There's always Trend Micro - it's entirely on the web, so there's nothing to actually download (short of a small file into IE itself):
Hardware / Software Hell
Possible blown router?
on: November 03, 2004, 02:25:47 AM
Quote from: "croman"
Worse comes to worse.. reflash the router with a new firmware upgrade (or even with the current one that you already have)
That's ultimately what I had to do. My router was behind by, oh, about a year and a half worth of revisions (purchased right as G technology was appearing, as I wanted it to be current). If you don't patch those routers, laptops and PCs with that newfangled Speedboost technology will rip them apart as I found out.
Forum and Site Feedback
Gogamer link?
on: November 02, 2004, 01:26:49 PM
Well, I'm not sure if this link will work, but from the main page itself:
If it doesn't work, we have a GoGamer ad sitting underneath our Pimps Lord one.
Console / PC Gaming
X-Men Legends is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too hard!
on: November 01, 2004, 09:28:00 PM
Quote from: "DiamondDecision"
Quote from: "Scott"
So far, I've found Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine and Nightcrawler to be unstoppable.
That is who is in my team.
I'm just about to the place in life where if it is an RPG and doesn't come come from Bioware, it's not worth having.
I *enjoy* Bioware games. I spend little time reloading and lots of time enjoying. Great stories. Great gameplay.
Well, both Storm and Nightcrawler can be pretty weak if you don't boost them up right (or let the AI take control of them anyway). My team was Wolverine, Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean Grey. The only place I ever had problems was in the very last level. That combo covers all the basics and all the resistances.
Short of that, it was a piece of cake.
Console / PC Gaming
Re: Best Game of All Time Round 2
on: October 31, 2004, 07:02:48 PM
On the left side:
Rome: Total War
Heroes of Might and Magic 2
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Ultima VII
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Age of Wonders 2
Wing Commander
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Quake 3
Never Played
Planescape: Torment
No One Lives Forever
Might and Magic 6
On the right side:
Freespace 2
Unreal Tournament 2004
Baldur's Gate 2
System Shock 2
Diablo 2
Gothic 2
Master of Orion 2
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Ghost Recon
Knights of the Old Republic
Civilization 2
Star Wars: Tie Fighter
Master of Magic
Alpha Centauri
Yay, it's snowing! (Updated with pics. Just 'cause)
on: October 31, 2004, 06:55:18 PM
Quote from: "Jeff Jones"
Take pictures!
P.S. it's 85 here in central FL
85? Good lord. It's like 70 for a high here in Arizona. I thought we're supposed to be the hottest state in the nation...
And most people love snow until you have to try to drive around in it.
Daylight Savings?
on: October 31, 2004, 02:09:46 PM
Well, I live in Arizona. We're beyond your weak, time changing ways.
Hardware / Software Hell
Possible blown router?
on: October 31, 2004, 04:43:31 AM
Okay, so here's the deal:
I currently have a nice config - a Linksys Wireless-G router watching over both my PC and a wireless enabled laptop.
Today, I borrowed my boss' PC from work, as he was having a few issues with it. I'm good with fixing issues, so now I have two PCs handy.
I decide to get my boss' PC online. Thinking absolutely nothing of it, I set up the router permissions (WEP and such), and try to connect it to my router.
Suddenly, my laptop (which was enjoying itself streaming music from online), loses its wireless connection to my router. And the other laptop won't connect to my router either.
So I fire up my PC. Odd - I don't have a connection to the internet.
Chalking it up as a glitch in the router, I reset the thing. I get the internet again, but for only about 20 seconds before I lose it.
Try again - exact same results.
So I reboot the router again, but I take my PC and log into the router as well and look at the settings. 20 seconds later, I can't connect to the router anymore. It's like the software inside of it just froze or something.
So I break out a pen and do a 'reset to factory defaults' button push. 20 seconds again into operation, the router freezes.
On a whim, I turn off all wireless features of my router. Like magic, my router stays online.
I just can't connect to it via anything related to it wirelessly without freezing the thing.
The router itself works great. I have 3 PCs now hooked up to it, and all three can connect to the 'net and see any shared folders between them. But as soon as I enable the wireless features of my router, the router hard locks and kills any landline connections.
Any suggestions? Or did I blow something somehow?
EDIT: Update - it looks like that a most major needed firmware upgrade fixed my issues. At least for now, anyway.
Console / PC Gaming
New Nintendo DS game: Nintendogs
on: October 27, 2004, 06:11:30 PM
How absolutely bloody cute.
Would anybody but small children play it though? Good question.
Console / PC Gaming
Champions of Norrath 'black screen of death' problem
on: October 27, 2004, 06:08:11 PM
Quote from: "mytocles"
i'd heard of something about the dual-layered thing but don't know much more - do you - or anyone else - know any more titles that are dual-layered?
i know that GTA VC has given people a lot of trouble, and that i had the black screen thing with one of the Crash B. games, now i'm wondering if that was the problem...
I know for a fact that one of the Contra titles on the system is a dual-layer, as that was the title to use to make sure your console was 'fixed' in the article I used to fix my PS2.
I thought there was a certain color on the back of the DVD if it was a dual-layer, but after comparing Norrath to other DVD discs, I don't see a difference.
[p] Is Bush really better at the war on terror
on: October 27, 2004, 05:56:51 PM
I doubt you'll see another post from me ever on politics, but let me put it this way why this election is just screwed up:
Okay, when two new people are running for election (previous president hits his 8 years, steps down, whatever), it should be a simple 'this guy verses this guy' 'battle'. You don't know anything about either person short of their history before trying to run for president.
However, for a reelection, it should be a fight between what the previous president did and the new guy. It should be a 'look at what the president did in his last four years, and if you want him in office for another four', not a 'this guy verses this guy' battle.
Unfortunately, the average public is just so dumb, they don't look at what Bush did the last four years in office. Instead, they just look at the person to person fight. They look at all the political bullshit that both sides toss around.
I for one don't care who takes the office 'throne', but I sure as hell don't want Bush there for another four years. I for one would vote for somebody like Nader or an unknown if it meant that it kept Bush out of office.
Yes, I feel that he screwed up that bad overall in his last four years, and that's that. I don't want to take the chance of seeing him do anything worse.
Discuss, as I won't be back.
Console / PC Gaming
on: October 27, 2004, 05:17:10 PM
Quote from: "Dimmona"
Out! Out! Out!
4-6 hours battery life? And that's not worse case? There's just no way I could deal with that...
To show you how unreal these 'real world' numbers are, Palm (makers of the Palm Pilot), insist that my Palm Tungsten T|3 lasts for 4-6 hours under real use conditions.
Try like 3, tops. And that's if I'm not going overboard with the processor (just typing away on my Word clone, instead of using my Bluetooth connection to surf the net while listening to .mp3 files).
Combine that with the fact that you have to buy (or rebuy) these mini-DVDs to watch movies on the thing, and I don't exactly see this as a winner. A threat to Nintendo, yes, but not a true winner.
Console / PC Gaming
More SOE BS
on: October 27, 2004, 05:12:26 PM
Quote from: "Arkon"
There are 4 main AT's with each AT having 3 classes, each class having 2 subclasses.
To be completely technical:
There are 4 main classes (Fighter, Priest, Mage, Scout), that each have 3 classes that split off from that (which you choose at level 10). From there, you'll advance to one of two final classes at level 20, which is based on if you're a Qeynos or Freeport (good or evil) citizen.
And, yes, the Good/Evil classes will be dramatically different. The same subclass for the Fighter, for example, can promote you to either a Paladin or a Shadow Knight. Each will get their own set of spells/abilities.
So, in short, to have a character for every class, you'd need 24 (4 main x 3 classes x 2 good/evil choice) character slots.
This is why people are complaining about how 4 slots are too few. Add in the fact that the Froglok class is locked until they're 'rescued' after launch, and you'll see the reasons.
Console / PC Gaming
Half-Life2 to require internet connection
on: October 27, 2004, 05:07:54 PM
You know, odds are, the 'usual' sites will have an executable that allows you to get around the whole registration thing day 1.
So I don't even know why companies try these kinds of things.
Console / PC Gaming
More SOE BS
on: October 27, 2004, 03:33:45 PM
BTW - us beta testers are fighting tooth and nail to get that 'overall character number' up to 8. I doubt it'll happen, but...
And as far as FFXI went - the reason that one character was enough was that you could change that character into any of the classes you wanted to at any time. In EQ2, you can't do that.
The group death penality is nothing to worry about. Basically it gives you a reason to keep everyone alive in combat. It's no longer 'every man for himself' when things go bad.
Console / PC Gaming
Champions of Norrath 'black screen of death' problem
on: October 27, 2004, 03:27:52 PM
The whole problem is that CoN is a dual-layer DVD, one of like 3 titles in the entire PS2 lineup that does so.
And, as your PS2 wears down, the first thing to do is this ability. Personally, I had to open up my 'bought at launch' PS2 and clean/adjust the thing in order for CoH to even work. Odds are you might have to do so as well.
Console / PC Gaming
Best Game of All Time Round 1 Part 2
on: October 26, 2004, 07:26:12 PM
Freespace 2
Unreal Tournament 2004
Crusader: No Remorse
Baldur's Gate 2
The Longest Journey
System Shock 2
Diablo 2
Gothic 2
Master of Orion 2
Star Control 2
Thief 2
Wizardry 8
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Baldur's Gate
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
Full Throttle
The Secret of Monkey Island
Gabriel Knight 2
Deus Ex
Star Wars: Tie Fighter
Master of Orion
Master of Magic
Starsiege: Tribes
Alpha Centauri
And since I didn't vote before, I choose Wing Commander. Gotta watch this forum more often...
Console / PC Gaming
Half-Life2 to require internet connection
on: October 26, 2004, 05:10:55 PM
Quote from: "Purge"
Quote from: "warning"
I'm going to send this over to Road to Gold as HL2 has not yet been released.
how about posting it on the frontpage too?
Huh, what?
Thanks for the find, though.
Console / PC Gaming
GBA: Couple of oldies but goodies released next week
on: October 26, 2004, 05:02:48 PM
Quote from: "Kevin Grey"
I completely agree. I loved Simon's Quest (still remember the commercial with the box beating like a heart). Unfortunately Simon's Quest seems to be the black sheep of the Castlevania family something I didn't know back then since I didn't have the internet to tell me what to think.
Yeah, Simon's Quest (rebuild Dracula like Operation so you can kick his ass again) was the black sheep of the series, but it was also a great game because of it.
So many NES greats Nintendo could bring over to their GBA...
Console / PC Gaming
IGN: San Andreas is the best PlayStation 2 game ever made
on: October 26, 2004, 04:57:16 PM
Quote from: "\/\/olverine"
I was thinking that too, 9.9 is pretty much perfection, and the graphics alone would have to drag the score down half a point I would think. Once again, IGN wimps out to give way to the pay.
McGriddles, anyone?
No game is truly perfect. Is GTA:SA an excellent game? Yes. Is it the best game ever? That can truly be debated.
Console / PC Gaming
Now THAT's a cool controller
on: October 26, 2004, 03:35:46 PM
Quote from: "Kevin Grey"
Just to be sure- this controller is
intended for the US market. Its for the Japanese release of Dragon's Quest 8. The DQ series is so popular in Japan there is no-shit law that DQ games are only allowed to be released on public holidays or Sundays due to the widespread work and school skippings.
The slime from the DQ series is probably one of the more famous monsters in any RPG series.
He's right about the Dragon Quest law.
But that controller...
That's just so...fucked up. I want one!
Console / PC Gaming
EQ2 bumped to a Nov 8th release?
on: October 25, 2004, 11:15:55 PM
Quote from: "Falator"
Mounts solely between towns or set locations is stupid. They should have copied ultima online and allowed mounts any time (note: having real mounts is such a general idea that you really can't say it is copying)
Both titles allow you to purchase a mount for general riding. You can use them in dungeons (obviously), but when wandering around the 'overworld', they're used to get from point A to point B much faster and safer.
However, the mounts that only travel to certain points are nice in their own way, as you can use them early on when you have little funds and levels.
Steals and Deals
Evil Genius $29.90 at GoGamer
on: October 24, 2004, 08:53:20 PM
Quote from: "Smoove_B"
And I see Leisure Suit Larry has dropped ANOTHER $10 - now $19.99.
Well, the 'special uber nude edition' is due out in a matter of weeks, so they're trying to dump this game while they can.
Or something.
Nice price on Evil Genius though.
Console / PC Gaming
EQ2 bumped to a Nov 8th release?
on: October 24, 2004, 08:47:38 PM
Quote from: "YellowKing"
If you actually sit down and play EQ2 and give it a fair shake but still don't like it, then I can respect that. I don't respect people who go into the game already determined to hate it.
Personally, this is the biggest 'issue' that Sony has to overcome with this, or any, MMO they release - their not-so-wonderful past with EQ1 and SWG.
Hell - their inepitude with Star Wars Galaxies alone is enough to make people swear to never buy another Sony MMO again.
But, as the saying goes - I like giving everybody a fair chance. Especially when I get into the two biggest MMO launches this year for free.
Steals and Deals
awesome deal on a Dell 8400 desktop [ends 10/25 11pm CST]
on: October 24, 2004, 07:01:10 PM
Holy cow. It's worth it just for the 19' LCD practically.
The rest of the stuff is just the icing on the cake.
I could always use a second PC...
Why? Because you aren't geeky enough without..
on: October 24, 2004, 06:56:07 PM
Quote from: "Zekester"
Old news. I've seen these things (well, not the joystick anyway) for sale at Gamestop for months.
Still worth a few laughs at work though. Love the shirt.
Console / PC Gaming
What if Half-life 2 uses Starforce?
on: October 24, 2004, 06:44:35 PM
Quote from: "Clanwolfer"
Quote from: "Greggy_D"
What if you don't have the internet? How do you register/play HL2? Are they going to have a 800 number to call ala Microsoft?
You don't. I expect 'working Internet connection' will be in the requirements on the box. It'll probably piss a lot of people off, but that's the risk they run.
It'll be 'gotten around' within the first day, if not sooner, methinks.
Console / PC Gaming
exploring in WoW & EQ2
on: October 24, 2004, 12:17:38 AM
In EQ2, you start off in one of two very different cities, depending on your allignment.
Qeynos is the good city. Everything is beautiful, everybody knows your name, and life is like out of a Disney movie. You'll also find a mini-home of the 'good' races of EQ1 there in each of the city zones. The nearby zones (and dungeons) are also more of the same pretty vistas.
Freeport is the evil city. Everything is dank and dark, the people call you worthless scum, and if you looked up evil in the dictionary, you'd find a picture of this place. The nearby zones show the same dark outlook on life as well.
If you have a high-end PC and video card, you'll find some amazing looking realistic vistas in EQ2. While WoW went for a more 'cartoony' look (but don't get me wrong - I still loved how WoW look), I prefer the realistic looking lands of EQ2.
Also, that 5-10 hour a week limit would be enough for either game. Both titles aren't geared (at least based on what I've seen) for long, drawn out dungeon crawls. Yes, you can spend some time in the dungeons, but there's always an exit somewhere nearby. Now, I haven't played either beta to high levels, so I don't know what the end-game is like, but both titles are nothing like EQ1's slow-paced gameplay.
Console / PC Gaming
EQ2 bumped to a Nov 8th release?
on: October 24, 2004, 12:05:56 AM
Quote from: "Knightshade Dragon"
On your preorder? I'm so dissapointed.....
Ron, you know my standpoint on EQ2 verses WoW. Both really are great games, but I'm prefering the 'hardcoreness' of EQ2 verses what WoW has to offer.
Call me crazy or something. Actually, you already call me crazy.
Console / PC Gaming
EQ2 bumped to a Nov 8th release?
on: October 23, 2004, 09:18:41 PM
Quote from: "olaf"
It would seem strange to move the date up a week this close to the original date if it wasnt based on publisher info. Gamestop changed their date as well.
Well, that's the other side of the coin. Retailers like EB tend to get their information from somewhere, and more often than not, they're right.
Is EQ2 ready for release? Based on what I'm playing right now, I'd be ready to pay to play it as long as some of the main issues (lag and overcrowding related problems for the most part - both of which would be solved by more servers) are fixed.
That and there's some issue of an
overcute dragon
on my preorder that suddenly really drew my attention...
Console / PC Gaming
An extremely detailed preview of EQ2
on: October 23, 2004, 07:39:30 PM
Quote from: "YellowKing"
It's also a strategic decision - do I take the time to cast Create Food (and burn the mana) to complete the wheel, or do I just nuke the guy? The wheel was designed to have trade-offs, not be a side effect of casting every offensive spell you would have cast anyway.
The HO (Heroic Opportunity) wheel is very...strange. But it's amazingly effective as well.
Let me describe the one that I see:
I'm in a group of three (myself and two friends who happen to be in the Beta as well). We consist of a Fighter (Crusader to be exact), Priest (Shaman), and Mage (Wizard).
When the Fighter pulls (arrow, taunt ability, etc), he opens with a Kick (does damage). That move starts off the HO chain, which gives us 4 different options to spread out the chain.
The Priest continues with the Smite ability (also does damage), which continues the HO chain. It still hasn't 'locked' in yet, so any miscast here will cancel the whole thing. Now there's another (and only one) ability available to continue the chain with.
Then the Mage casts Lightning (also does damage), and that finishes off the start of the HO wheel. Now it's 'locked' in, which means that it becomes a timed event. Once we all cast the spells associated with the chain, the HO will fire off.
I've seen a common HO wheel (Fighter does a damage move, mage casts a damage spell, and the Priest casts regen), which then completes to do a bonus damage of about all three of us hitting the mob with another damage spell (combined), or a more rare one (two buffs and a damage from the mage), which tends to do a bit weaker damage as a result, but also buffs or heals the entire party.
The HO system is complicated, but VERY rewarding for those more difficult encounters. Odds are though that unless you're with a good team leader (or have a good set group like I have), you won't be pulling it off consistantly.
One thing to keep in mind though - you can still pull off this combo solo. Some classes have it a bit easier than others, but all classes can do solo HOs.
Personally though, I've never seen a HO that requires things like Create Food in order to complete though. Normally they're useful things like buffs or the Taunt ability of the Warrior. Things that you'd use in the course of battle, but not things you'd always use.
Console / PC Gaming
EQ2 bumped to a Nov 8th release?
on: October 23, 2004, 07:19:47 PM
Quote from: "EngineNo9"
I'd say that thread was locked because they wanted to make an official surprise announcement or something.
Based on what I'm reading in the beta forums (open only to beta players), it's just being locked as Sony simply isn't confirming the date. Therefore it's mistruth, therefore it's locked.
Console / PC Gaming
Stoked for Star Ocean
on: October 23, 2004, 07:10:39 PM
Quote from: "vagabond"
LE's complaints are all valid, also the game cheats and deliberately breaks the gauge if you use your character to fight. Thus you must either not fight at all if you want the gauge up which isn't too fun or you fight without the gauge, which kinda eliminates the purpose of it in the first place. So you end up avoiding battle which also sucks because you can't just sit there and watch them fight because the AI will nearly always give chase to your character forcing you to spend every battle running around in circles. Not fun at all.
Now, I always actually fought in battles, and I never had any real problems of the gague breaking short of boss fights. Yes, there were some cheap instances of the enemies getting through my guard, but beyond that, I had little problem (short of the end areas, anyway) getting the bonus gague up and running. 10-15 battles without a break were pretty common for me.
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does anyone have details for this game? anything apart from the stuff on magic box would do. like charcters or stages what so ever. even thought DC's release date is closer, there seems to be for news on fma2.


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