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Re: First computer-related job?

Posted on 2023-05-29, 12:51

I worked at the porn industry...but not any kind of porn, I am talking VERY EXTREME stuff. My job was to infiltrate forums and pretend to be one of the "adepts" and promote the site I was working for without they knowing so they would subscribe to it (this was around 2003, such services were quite …

Re: Where is some disscussion about Vogons in general? You can only edit a limited number of posts at a time.. "feature"

Posted on 2023-05-29, 12:48

This was implemented because a previous user had a tantrum and started adding inappropriate content to his old posts. So yes it's a shame that a forum needs these sorts of protections, but some people are childish morons. Jade Falcon and his animated gif! :lol: Luckily I'm not squeamish, but yes, …

Re: First computer-related job?

Posted on 2023-05-29, 06:25

I worked at the porn industry...but not any kind of porn, I am talking VERY EXTREME stuff. My job was to infiltrate forums and pretend to be one of the "adepts" and promote the site I was working for without they knowing so they would subscribe to it (this was around 2003, such services were quite …

Re: First computer-related job?

Posted on 2023-05-26, 16:03

Working in a large team to make entity-relationship diagrams to map all the data involved in our client's business processes. It was a traditional ERD instead of the IDEF1X format I used (and am still using) more frequently later. It was also a quite ambitious project (blame my boss, I guess), and I …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-26, 01:45

@Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman Thanks a lot for your recommendations. I new to the flight sim genre but in general I would not mind trying out more complex games. So gunship 2000 might be a game for me. You're welcome. Unlike Their Finest Hour, Gunship 2000 is still playable with keyboard, but you'll …

Re: Printing web pages from Vogons

Posted on 2023-05-25, 12:36

I actually have no problem with that, because when printing a site, I'd rather use simplified view and disabled backgrounds to keep it simple (and to save ink). But to each his own, and I can understand if bestemor wants to print the site as seen on the browser. I usually print them into PDF to …

Re: Printing web pages from Vogons

Posted on 2023-05-25, 07:59

It looks like it depends on the site. It's the same on 2 different browsers. One Chromium based, and one Firefox. I actually have no problem with that, because when printing a site, I'd rather use simplified view and disabled backgrounds to keep it simple (and to save ink). But to each his own, and …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-21, 16:13

@Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman Did you ever play Top Gun: Fire at Will? Is the Pope Catholic? 😉 https://i.postimg.cc/zv5wQstp/Top-Gun-Fire-At-Will.jpg One of the most exciting games I've ever played. I remember enjoying it back in the day, but it seems like it didn't get great reviews. I never finished …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-21, 08:10

You're going to need that joystick for TIE Fighter, I still remember the pain of dogfighting A-Wings with a TIE Bomber using mouse. Those mouse feet probably got the same amount of travel playing TIE as with six months of normal usage. You need joystick for any LucasArts' flight sims, even those as …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-18, 17:24

You're going to need that joystick for TIE Fighter, I still remember the pain of dogfighting A-Wings with a TIE Bomber using mouse. Those mouse feet probably got the same amount of travel playing TIE as with six months of normal usage. You need joystick for any LucasArts' flight sims, even those as …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-17, 16:37

The X Wing series is indeed very interesting. I never could get int o them though because I never had a Joystick. The same can be said about other nice space games like Freespace and the Wing Commander series. But I am really thinking of trying to get an old joystick when my retro system is …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-14, 10:55

This is the reason why I never finished the game on the first place. This is the reason why I eventually threw the box and its entire contents to the trash can in rage and frustration. Recently, I re-purchased the game in GoG.com, decided to give it a second chance. Oh, how wrong I was. See, the …

Re: NUCs (and other really small PCs)

Posted on 2023-05-07, 14:23

What is the oldest operating system does it support? Does it support, say, Windows XP? I remember Phil discussed a lot about mini PCs that still support odd things like sound in pure DOS, Windows 98 support, or extra PCI slot that you can use a 3dx card in the said mini PC. I wonder if your NUC is …

Re: NUCs (and other really small PCs)

Posted on 2023-05-07, 05:02

I then came across Beelink who make NUCS through a YouTuber called RandomGamingInHD and checked out their shop and their NUCs are really good value so I ordered one for my dad (SER5 with Ryzen 5800H for £350). Anyway it arrived a few weeks later direct from China (which I anticipated based on …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-06, 16:32

Just like loot boxes, DRM, microtransactions, and console-style save points, it seems unfairly difficult escort mission is a modern game phenomenon. Perhaps it's a way for game publishers to wave their middle finger to the consumers, I don't know. But there are reason why I generally stick to old …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-05-05, 13:30

I think a game with a not-annoying escort mission has not been invented yet. They are always annoying even today. Their Finest Hour doesn't have explicitly escort missions, but if you play as the Luftwaffe, you'd need to escort your bombers anyway, to ensure success in destroying ground targets …

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