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Looks pretty good to me. To bad you don't have your own web page.

It's ironic that your sig is what one of our forum members Kinney quoted recently in another thread!

Quote :

I want to share one of my favorite quotes with you.

The Road to Violence:

Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle

Mahatma Gandhi


Just caught my eye!





Dazzle them with Brilliance, or Baffle them with BS! :wink:

Reply to RCPilot

That is pretty ironic! :D I have used this signature for several years now ... it is good to know others like it as well!

As for my own page for this ... I have thought about it, but I think I can reach more people the way I have it now, and the community in which it is posted has been stuck with me for several years from various game campanies' fora which I have adminned/modded. I have to pay them back somehow for putting up with me after all ;)

Reply to Fionavar

I bookmarked it. I'm always looking for resources & looks like you have them. I've got to look at it & check it out a bit, but I liked it.

As for the sig, I'd never seen it until last week or so, so it was fresh in my mind. That's unusual in it self, if you know me. :lol:



Dazzle them with Brilliance, or Baffle them with BS! :wink:

Reply to RCPilot

I am happy it seems to be of use to you! As well, if there is anything that you want to share, just post there or let me know in this thread and I'll add it! Obviously the list - in regard to software/utilities - is geared @ Freeware/Open Source items.

As for the signature, we'll just chalk it up a) cosmic forces, b) voices in our collective head, or c) Aliens? :D

Reply to Fionavar

Reason I don't use that as my sig is cause I live it in real life! Tis one of the smartest sayings.

The one and only "Monstrous BULLgarian!"

Reply to Flamethrower205

Fair enough ... I am not sure I can say I live, but I aspire to it :)

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Fionavar on 03/09/04 06:57 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

Reply to Fionavar

I still don't quite get the sig and how it relates to getting to violence, and why Flamey or you try to aspire to it. Mind telling me what's with the title of that saying and what the content tries to convey?

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Reply to eden

Ghandi wrote these in 1825. They were referring to the 7 seven sins from which humanity most suffers. This quote is also sometimes called the 7 Sins or The Seven Blunders of the World. In general, I think he was trying to convey that these seven things can in themselves lead us on toward violence and suffering if we do not temper them with the potential temptation that accompanies them. I am not sure if I am explaining this well enough, but I hope that helps somewhat?

Reply to Fionavar

Just to get it right, it is spelled "Gandhi" (you're not the only one to make that mistake btw).

Also the year you quote as him having written/said the quote, it is more likely to have been the year 1925 as he lived in the 20th century for most of his lifetime. Check <A HREF="http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000080.htm" target="_new">this</A> for the chronology of Gandhi's life.




BigMac

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Reply to BigMac

Quote :


The Road to Violence:

Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle


Eden

Gandhi's idea as far as I understand is that each of these sins will lead to conflict and violence. To me the quote makes perfect sense, however because of the generic way it is stated, almost everyone can (ab)use the quote for his/her own good. All the terms in the "without" section are subjective. However this philosophy can be a great benefit if you apply it to your own life, according to your own subjective values. If everyone would do that, it would make a big difference. The essence is that each of these sins or any combination of them results in a disregard for other peoples values/rights/lifestyle (can't find the right word here as "rights" is too narrow and legalistic, values and lifestyle too vague maybe). Such disregard is a breeding ground for conflict.


BigMac

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Reply to BigMac

What I don't get is why you would apply that philosophy in your life and claim it can make a big difference. The way I interpret you, is that you're saying to follow it, by doing the stuff there.

At least Fionavar said he "aspires" to it.

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Reply to eden

Big Mac I do apologise, you are indeed correct with not only my mispelling, but the dating as well. It should have read 1925, October 22, while he was editor of Young India. It was late ... it's my only extenuating circumstance, though it is not an excuse ;)

Reply to Fionavar

FYI: I have revamped the thread. The single post was pushing the word count envelope, so I made a major structure overhaul.

Reply to Fionavar

Update: The Software/Utilities sections are now accompanied by a description of the various resources in order to improve accessibility. I hope this proves useful :)

Reply to Fionavar

Update: I have merged the previous thread of articles with <A HREF="http://www.mistresslair.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=52&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0" target="_new">The Tech Files</A>. They can now be found under the <A HREF="http://www.mistresslair.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=80815&highlight=#80820" target="_new">Words</A> section. Again I hope this is of assistance.

Reply to Fionavar

Just a quick update. For those of you have noticed that <A HREF="http://www.mistresslair.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=52" target="_new">The Tech Files</A> have been down for the last few days, they are now back up ;) Also, I have decided to remove the Words section for ease of upkeep and maintenance.

Reply to Fionavar

Just a note to let you know that the <A HREF="http://www.mistresslair.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=52" target="_new">The Tech Files</A> have been further subdivided and formated in order to address the growing info ;)

Reply to Fionavar

Well,

It's better than just posting "bump" every time.



BigMac

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Reply to BigMac

bump

"This Steel ain't stainless, Your bloodstains are all over this steel."
<A HREF="http://www.cameronwilliamson.com" target="_new">-={Messianic Maniac.}=-</A>
<font color=green>{FLM}</font color=green>

Reply to mrface

Hmmm ... I guess that is a good point. Fwiiw, however, my intent has not been to bump the thread in that manner. I feel that this is a good resource that I enjoy sharing with others, and that by adding to the existing thread, I feel that continuity is added. I apologise if anyone feels that I am unduly drawing attention to to myself a/o the list, but I hope it is felt this is a valuable resource. If not, I will gladly stop posting in this thread, as I would not want to undermine the intent of open sharing by alienating the very people who might find this a valuable resource.

Reply to Fionavar

I don't have a problem with it.

We just like to make fun of ya, if you don't mind :smile:

Keep up the good work.


BigMac

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Reply to BigMac

If I, in some small way, bring pleasure to others as either a source for tech lists or humour, I guess I can feel like I have contributed to the wholeness of others ;)

Reply to Fionavar

youre pretty easy going arent ya?

"Never underestimate the predictability of Stupidity."
<A HREF="http://www.cameronwilliamson.com" target="_new">-={Messianic Maniac.}=-</A>
<font color=green>{FLM}</font color=green>

Reply to mrface

How do you rate your Hooters?

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Reply to zpyrd

LMAO

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Reply to eden

HAHA!

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Reply to eden

I guess so ... respect and be respected I guess ;)

Reply to Fionavar

hehe [rodney dangerfield]I never get any respect.[/RD]

"Never underestimate the predictability of Stupidity."
<A HREF="http://www.cameronwilliamson.com" target="_new">-={Messianic Maniac.}=-</A>
<font color=green>{FLM}</font color=green>

Reply to mrface

Rover Dangerfield rocks.

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Reply to eden

Is that his dog?

Reply to dhlucke

***sigh***

"Never underestimate the predictability of Stupidity."
<A HREF="http://www.cameronwilliamson.com" target="_new">-={Messianic Maniac.}=-</A>
<font color=green>{FLM}</font color=green>

Reply to mrface

More like, his movie.

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Reply to eden

I tried to post these about a week ago but had no time... Since Rodney was mentioned, I thought I'd post now... These may or may not be him, but they are funny as hell!!!

<b>Rodney Dangerfield</b>

1. I was so poor growing up ... if I wasn't a boy, I'd have had nothing to play with.

2. A girl phoned me the other day and said, "Come on over; nobody's home." I went over. Nobody was home.

3. During sex, my girlfriend always wants to talk to me. Just the other night she called me from a hotel.

4. One day I came home early from work ... I saw a guy jogging naked. I said to the guy, "Hey buddy, why are you doing that?" He said "Because you came home early."

5. It's been a rough day. I got up this morning ... put a shirt on and a button fell off. I picked up my briefcase, and the handle came off. I'm afraid to go to the bathroom.

6. I was such an ugly kid...When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up.

7. I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and radio.

8. I was such an ugly baby...My mother never breast fed me. She told me that she only liked me as a friend.

9. I'm so ugly...My father carried around a picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

10. When I was born, the doctor came into the waiting room and said to my father, "I'm sorry. We did everything we could, but he pulled through."

11. I'm so ugly...My mother had morning sickness...AFTER I was born.

12. I remember the time that I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.

13. Once when I was lost, I saw a policeman, and asked him to help me find my parents. I said to him, "Do you think we'll ever find them?" He said, "I don't know kid. There's so many places they can hide."

14. My wife made me join a bridge club. I jump off next Tuesday.

15. I'm so ugly...I worked in a pet shop, and people kept asking how big I'd get.

16. I went to see my doctor. "Doctor, every morning when I get up and I look in the mirror...I feel like throwing up; What's wrong with me?" He said..."I don't know but your eyesight is perfect."

17. I went to the doctor because I'd swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills. My doctor told me to have a few drinks and get some rest.

18. With my old man I got no respect. I asked him, "How can I get my kite in the air?" He told me to run off a cliff.

19. Some dog I got. We call him Egypt because in every room he leaves a pyramid. His favorite bone is in my arm. Last night he went on the paper four times - three of those times I was reading it.

20. One year they wanted to make me poster boy for birth control.

21. My uncle's dying wish was to have me sitting in his lap; he was in the electric chair.

22. I'm so ugly, when I was born the doctor slapped my mother!


<font color=blue>GO CUBS GO!</font color=blue>
<font color=red>GO CUBS GO!</font color=red>

I'd rather be at Wrigley Field!

:lol: <font color=red>{</font color=red><font color=blue>FPS</font color=blue><font color=red>}</font color=red> :lol:

Reply to JustPlainJef

Those are great. Good ole Rodney.

<font color=blue>War</font color=blue> <font color=orange>Eagle</font color=orange>
"I am not a role model." - Charles Barkley
{FTM}

Reply to Auburn9698

Had his voice saying the jokes as I was readin' them. Heheh.

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<i>Ede</i>
<A HREF="http://www.lochel.com/THGC/album.php" target="_new"><font color=blue><b>More updates and added sites as over <font color=red>62</font color=red> no-lifers have their pics up on THGC's Photo Album! </b></font color=blue></A> :lol:

Reply to eden

Well while the jokes keep comin' ;) I thought I would add the latest link to the thread as the host has migrated to vBulletin. Perhaps a mod would not mind adding this to the original thread so this link does not get buried? Or maybe no one here needs the list ... ?<A HREF="http://mistresslair.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16" target="_new">The Tech Files</A>

Reply to Fionavar

[-peep-] me Santa [-peep-] me Santa [-peep-] me Santa [-peep-] me Santa

<font color=blue>________________________</font color=blue>
<font color=red>You are all going to go to Hell!

Reply to dhlucke

atnaS em [-peep-] atnaS em [-peep-] atnaS em [-peep-] atnaS em [-peep-]

"Never underestimate the predictability of Stupidity."
<A HREF="http://www.cameronwilliamson.com" target="_new">-={Messianic Maniac.}=-</A>
<font color=green>{FLM}</font color=green>

Reply to mrface

Update: The Table of Content for <A HREF="http://mistresslair.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16" target="_new">The Tech Files</A> has been updated to reflect the final removal of the old phpBB links.

Reply to Fionavar

Update: The Table of Content for <A HREF="http://mistresslair.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16" target="_new">The Tech Files</A> has been updated to reflect the further division of the Strategy sections.

Reply to Fionavar

This is just a quick updated for those who have PM'd/emailed me lately. The domain has finally moved to a dedicated IP server, so the <A HREF="http://www.mistresslair.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16" target="_new">The Tech Files</A> link should now be accessible w/o too much trouble ;)

Reply to Fionavar

I would like to thank everyone who has PM'd/emailed me about the status of The Tech Files. I am happy to say that the resource now has a new home. The Table of Contents has been updated. Thanks for your patience and your ongoing support/interest!

Reply to Fionavar

Wow! Its so very rare to see an old thread brought back up.

Nice.

Reply to BomberBill

My intent was not to necropost fwiiw Bomberbill. I had received a few inquiries from some members here, so I thought it best to update the thread itself. Sorry if I caused any concern or over-stepped.

Reply to Fionavar

....necro???.....


...*approaches*......

Reply to WingDing

I'll assume WingDing that's an affirmation of the resource ... :)

Reply to Fionavar

My thoughts are dictated entirely by the needs of my throbbing member. I have no awareness of anything else.

...*still approaches*...

Reply to WingDing

Quote :

My thoughts are dictated entirely by the needs of my throbbing member. I have no awareness of anything else.



Which is why we occasionally refresh your memory with regard to your wife's shopping habits.

*points and snickers*

Reply to BigMac

Quote :

My intent was not to necropost fwiiw Bomberbill. I had received a few inquiries from some members here, so I thought it best to update the thread itself. Sorry if I caused any concern or over-stepped.



By God man, you didnt overstep or throw me out of my comfort zone, I assure you. Its good to see a practical thread. Christ knows mine are full of shite! :lol:

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