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by kwirl
Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:10 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Education and Self-Improvement
Replies: 7
Views: 735

Re: Education and Self-Improvement

Thanks for the feedback, and I have a follow up question - what is a good resource for the various MS certification tests, and how much they cost? A quick google search turns up a rather useless lot of results.
by kwirl
Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:57 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Education and Self-Improvement
Replies: 7
Views: 735

Education and Self-Improvement

In an effort to collect information that I assume other people may find useful, I thought I would put a question to the toril community. I'm 30 years old, with a high school education. I walked out of high school with a 3.8 or 3.9 gpa and 1400 SAT scores, which to my knowledge is probably irrelevant...
by kwirl
Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:49 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: dreaming the future
Replies: 36
Views: 4645

dreaming the future

A friend told me recently that she sometimes 'dreamed the future' - to which i, as a natural skeptic, sort of upset her. my supposition is that sometimes the brain takes events and stores them into a part of your memory already 'allocated' for other memories, for example a dream. so that when someth...
by kwirl
Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:35 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Don't read if you are sensitive, especially on death of Joth
Replies: 14
Views: 1231

Re: Don't read if you are sensitive, especially on death of Joth

Relevant

When my time comes, forget the wrong that i've done. help me leave behind some reasons to be missed.
by kwirl
Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:06 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

ah ok, well...while you are probably right, i'd still think you should a) try different ram in YOUR motherboard, and b) flash the cmos if you haven't, sounded like you were worried about damage earlier - replacement cant be much worse than damaged
by kwirl
Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:31 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

so your mother's ram does not work in your motherboard, or it does work? you said 'it works fine' - how does that translate to must be a motherboard thing?
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:58 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

disconnect your cd rom drives and check the beeping pattern - is it long short long beep or just slow steady beeping? do you have onboard video? try removing the video card or reseating it. i *think* off the top of my head that if its not RAM and still does the beeping pattern that its usually a vid...
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:53 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

what motherboard is it
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:56 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

Try removing the RAM and reseating it firmly, then try it with just a single stick of RAM, if that doesn't work i'd see if you have another stick of RAM available, or just pick one up cheap online to test.
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:25 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

I don't know sarvis. i don't know what sarvis does. i put a starting point out here, he's more than welcome to say 'I don't need that much ram, or that much storage, etc'
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:50 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

8gb is a waste of memory? i LIKE being able to encode dvd video in under 15 minutes, tyvm. maybe for some people 1tb is overkill, not for others. i use my computer as the media hub for the house - the xbox 360, ps3 and both hdtv's are connected to and stream video and music files from it. the video ...
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:56 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

Motherboard - 59.99 Video Card - 114.99 CPU = 159.99 RAM = 109.99 HDD = 119.99 564.95 = gets you an AMD Phenom 9850 2.5GHZ Quad-Core CPU with 8GB of DDR2 PC6400 RAM and 1TB of 7200RPM HDD Storage space with a GeForce 9600GT 512 MB 256-bit Video Card, motherboard supports up to 32GB of RAM (8x4GB). ...
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:47 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Issues
Replies: 24
Views: 1753

Re: Computer Issues

did you try resetting the jumpers on your motherboard and flashing the cmos?
by kwirl
Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:25 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Pathfinder RPG
Replies: 18
Views: 3940

Re: Pathfinder RPG

D&D 4.0 = WoW on Paper
by kwirl
Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:24 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: 50 billion ponzi scheme
Replies: 13
Views: 1633

Re: 50 billion ponzi scheme

wow, talk about a fall from grace. this guy's story is just begging to be made into a movie. torilites, to your keyboards! a screenplay awaits!
by kwirl
Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:14 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The auto makers
Replies: 108
Views: 12321

Re: The auto makers

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812050400 Myth No. 1: Nobody buys their vehicles Myth No. 2: They build unreliable junk Myth No. 3: They build gas-guzzlers Myth No. 4: They already got a $25-billion bailout Myth No. 5: GM, Ford and Chrysler are idiots for investing in pickups and...
by kwirl
Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:03 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The auto makers
Replies: 108
Views: 12321

Re: The auto makers

And bailout bill goes down the toiiiilet. Swing! and a miss!
by kwirl
Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:58 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The auto makers
Replies: 108
Views: 12321

Re: The auto makers

74 an hour....jesus christ

my friend's dad worked at the GM plant and he was always very defensive of his kids EVER asking him how much he made, but fuck....if you would have told me that number in high school i bet you i would have said fuck computers and gone straight to votech automotive classes
by kwirl
Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:52 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Dear Toril... I have some sad news about Joth.
Replies: 11
Views: 2139

Re: Dear Toril... I have some sad news about Joth.

sometimes i wish toril had graphics simply so we could have in game pictures and videos of the people that have come and left our lives through this game. godspeed and im glad he found happiness, something that many people live their lives without paying attention to the value and necessity of until...
by kwirl
Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Beating the dead horse....
Replies: 29
Views: 4405

Re: Beating the dead horse....

Thanks, Shalath for the very informative and educational reply. I have to admit, it sounds like the way to go. The question then becomes, however, How do we migrate our existing system into one that works like that without enormous loss. My pastor made a point about change that seems relevant. He wa...
by kwirl
Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:48 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: San Diego f-18 accident
Replies: 9
Views: 1341

San Diego f-18 accident

"Please pray for him [the pilot] not to suffer from this accident, he is one of our treasures for the country. I don't blame him. I don't have any hard feelings. I know he did everything he could." In the context of having been spoken by a man who just lost his entire family to (hopefully)...
by kwirl
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:20 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Beating the dead horse....
Replies: 29
Views: 4405

Re: Beating the dead horse....

I can see Kiryan's point, and to some degree it makes sense. However, isn't the more expensive part of serious illness in the later stages? Wouldn't it be cheaper to spend a small(er) amount on detection and prevention? I don't know for sure, but I assume that the 'poor' people often reach extreme c...
by kwirl
Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Beating the dead horse....
Replies: 29
Views: 4405

Re: Beating the dead horse....

Agreed - I definitely think that simplification could eliminate a lot of extraneous costs, and our country seems to be a cesspool of litigation. People with financial problems go out of their way to look for ways to use a lawsuit to 'strike it rich' - something I think needs to be put in check. Doct...
by kwirl
Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:41 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Whats the best MMORPG?
Replies: 19
Views: 4412

Re: Whats the best MMORPG?

I tried match.com a couple years ago - ended up meeting a girl that I'd met a couple years before that had a crush on me but I had lost contact with. Amusing. We get together and have sex like once or twice a year as friends, but the girl im dating now ran into me on myspace.
by kwirl
Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Beating the dead horse....
Replies: 29
Views: 4405

Re: Beating the dead horse....

While I was in Canada the big thing in the news was that they were looking at legislation to 'Americanize' their health care system. I was like 'Are you people serious?' And I've seen Michael Moore's documentary, Sicko - Are you saying that the solution is to adopt the health care system in place by...
by kwirl
Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:08 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Beating the dead horse....
Replies: 29
Views: 4405

Beating the dead horse....

I know it has been touched upon before, and has probably even starred in some of its very own debated threads, but I feel that there is cause to bring this topic back to life anew. Health Care. That dreaded word, which spawns debates more annoying than god, politics, and party fouls combined. The 'n...
by kwirl
Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:15 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Why Rich People Are Rich
Replies: 9
Views: 1379

Re: Why Rich People Are Rich

Thanks for the constructive and helpful response. Posts and threads like this are the reason I still come to this forum, who knows, one day I might get over my bitterness and return to actually playing. I don't even remember why I'm mad anymore, lol.
by kwirl
Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:09 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Why Rich People Are Rich
Replies: 9
Views: 1379

Re: Why Rich People Are Rich

Speaking from the alleys here, but I have a question that you guys probably consider basic. What is the best way to invest money for saving? Savings account? Retirement plan? Stocks? Mutual Funds? Bonds? Securities? In the next year I hope to start seeing positive income (meaning I will make more mo...
by kwirl
Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:03 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Any Macross fans?
Replies: 7
Views: 1490

Re: Any Macross fans?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103173/


Coming soon, live-action Robotech movie!
by kwirl
Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:59 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Whats the best MMORPG?
Replies: 19
Views: 4412

Re: Whats the best MMORPG?

EQ and EQ2, DAoC, CoH, CoV, AoC, WoW...none of them were as fun in my mind as Earth and Beyond, which sadly, has moved on from this world. RIP.
by kwirl
Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: monopoly
Replies: 3
Views: 515

Re: monopoly

I haven't played the xbox 360 version yet, but I'm gonna try it!
by kwirl
Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:10 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: why poor people are poor
Replies: 173
Views: 13243

Re: why poor people are poor

And what is so hard to accept about the fact that some of us that are obviously 'poor' in the truest sense of the word, are not planning on being here forever. Right now I am poor, I struggle. But I do not in any way believe that it 'defines' me as a person. I quit doing drugs, and drinking. I stopp...
by kwirl
Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:57 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Who was the guy...
Replies: 0
Views: 530

Who was the guy...

Who got a full back tattoo of the sojourn or toril logo of the phoenix on his back? Anyone still have the picture? It was pretty cool, and amusing.
by kwirl
Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: 2 Month Tax vacation?
Replies: 6
Views: 833

Re: 2 Month Tax vacation?

I'm rather disappointed by this bailout, i mean they basically just took 700 billion dollars of taxpayer money, and are throwing it around with seemingly no oversight or public accountability. Is there someplace they have provided that I don't know about where we can see what that 700 billion dollar...
by kwirl
Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:20 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Obama Economic Plans
Replies: 26
Views: 1480

Re: Obama Economic Plans

Pril found the link for me below of a thread we had here 3 years ago. Its significant for two important reasons. First, Kwirl explains how he plans to blow his accident settlement. Second, (and less hilarious) theres a pretty good discussion on the bubble economy at least a a year before the RE mar...
by kwirl
Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:33 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: 2 Month Tax vacation?
Replies: 6
Views: 833

2 Month Tax vacation?

http://gohmert.house.gov/Article.aspx?NewsID=1355 You guys have a rather solid grasp on economic policy and our country's ability to fuck things up. What is your opinion on the tax relief plan outlined in the above press release? Is it just a cry for attention, or is there substance to the idea?
by kwirl
Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:36 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Watching 24 for the first time
Replies: 2
Views: 476

Re: Watching 24 for the first time

About halfway through the third season, I can't help but thinking 'Is there any government office more easily infiltrated than the Counter-Terrorist Unit? Where the hell do they screen applicants, craigslist and a temp agency?' "Don't tell anyone anything, this is a super double secret classifi...
by kwirl
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: ...
Replies: 10
Views: 1805

Re: ...

Lol, I was hoping it would be something like a coffee machine or something.
by kwirl
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:12 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: why poor people are poor
Replies: 173
Views: 13243

Re: why poor people are poor

Yeah, real tough to feel sorry for someone that blew their settlement money in half a year and now wants us to pity them. Oh woe is you indeed. I dont want shit from anyone. And yes, I've made mistakes in my life that have put me where I am now, I don't deny it. If I'm bitter at anything, it is tha...
by kwirl
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:02 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: why poor people are poor
Replies: 173
Views: 13243

Re: why poor people are poor

Well, february or so is tax season, when i get a ton of extra cash to play with, and this year its about time for a new computer.. Link The title of this thread suddenly becomes appropriate. Since the only way I can work is from home, on a computer - spending money on a decent computer isn't a luxu...
by kwirl
Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:00 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Watching 24 for the first time
Replies: 2
Views: 476

Watching 24 for the first time

So I've never watched 24 before, and I just finished my marathon of the second season.

Does anyone else get sad wishing that we could have a politician like Palmer running our country in the real world?

Oh, and its a good show.
by kwirl
Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: why poor people are poor
Replies: 173
Views: 13243

Re: why poor people are poor

Lol. Damn those poor people, wasting all of that money on food. Such gluttonous wastrels! Anyhow, as a poor person who is on the other side of this coin. Yeah, sometimes you get some money with your foodstamps and you go a little overboard. We splurge, and for a few days out of the month we eat like...
by kwirl
Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:23 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Time! Well, almost!
Replies: 12
Views: 2359

Re: Computer Time! Well, almost!

I have 3 computers in my house running vista - 1 32 bit and 2 64 bit, they run crysis, spore, sims 2, battlefield 2, battlefield 2142, age of conan, world of warcraft, civilization 4, half life 2, and all the expansion packs for all those games - they all run flawlessly, and the only crashes are usu...
by kwirl
Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Time! Well, almost!
Replies: 12
Views: 2359

Re: Computer Time! Well, almost!

of course i run 64 bit vista, been running it since RC1, mainly i use it for high end multiplayer games, crysis, battlefield anything, the half-life 2 source stuff and sims 2 with about 20GB of custom content (god knows the sims loves ram). i havent had any problems with 64 bit gaming in a LONG time...
by kwirl
Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:09 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Time! Well, almost!
Replies: 12
Views: 2359

Re: Computer Time! Well, almost!

In backwards order - I don't need to back any of it up, i can reinstall the software, redownload the media, and i burn all of my pictures and documents to dvds. its not just a matter of 'shiny and new' its the fact that i NEED a computer, and i might as well build one that is going to last me a whil...
by kwirl
Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:52 am
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Computer Time! Well, almost!
Replies: 12
Views: 2359

Computer Time! Well, almost!

Well, february or so is tax season, when i get a ton of extra cash to play with, and this year its about time for a new computer. One of the biggest things i'm excited about is being able to build a computer with 16GB of ram and a 2GB Crossfire video card configuration with an AMD quad-core processo...
by kwirl
Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:06 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Anyone speak legalese got a moment?
Replies: 2
Views: 469

Re Anyone speak legalese got a moment

Ah thanks for pointing that out! That's why I posted here, lol - so someone could point out the obvious to me. Next step I suppose is talking to a lawyer, shame - I was hoping for a peaceful resolution.
by kwirl
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:07 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Anyone speak legalese got a moment?
Replies: 2
Views: 469

Anyone speak legalese got a moment?

I'm just looking for some clarification as to the wording of a paragraph of a legal document. The paragraph is I authorize my personal representative to sell real property and personal property without the necessity of obtaining permission from the court, and to distribute the assets among the benef...
by kwirl
Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:09 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Probate Law
Replies: 3
Views: 694

Re: Probate Law

Its about 200 thousand dollars inheritance with maybe 5 surviving family members, she just asked me to find out what i could, since i like research a lot. i've been scouring the law library, internet resources, and publicly available court records, for me its sort of a personal challenge. I love spe...

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