Great work DaveWS! Very cool to see your work included in the test patch - What an honor!

It could be set up with a channel system in game.

• A user could create a voice channel, with access granted by either invites or passwords or what-not. Each team and/or group of friends would be able to have their own little channel.
  
• Each user could set up server specific auto-joins. Each time you join ServerA it will automatically /join TeamWinz:iddqd, and when you join ServerB it will /join CopzTeam:idkfa
  
• A default "general" channel could exist. For those who like to make and/or hear random noises and yell "blue flag!" this would be the place to go.
  
• And of course you'd be able to easily squelch any one or more users.
  

Just some thoughts.

Uh oh, I grew up in the 90s; I feel a post of epic proportions coming on =-( Ok, I'm going through this whole thread.....

Heh, what I don't get is why Sir Mix-A-Lot was flagged as "inappropriate" while that E-Rotic stuff wasn't ^.^ Baby Got Back is an undeniable classic though, nice one.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince! Their album with Parents Just Don't Understand and Nightmare on My Street was one of the first tapes I ever owned, along with Faith No More's The Real Thing. Here:
Dj Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh ... nts Just Don't Understand
Faith No More - Epic

Quote from Shotglass :

there are so many great ones from that time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGcerG85IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uu-8DJVONQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buLCRYWXnTw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEemdRJn8g8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWnNz3eozBw

Well why don't you post one? Haha JK; MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice? Aghh Flashbacks to 4th grade! Ok how bout these:
C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
Snow - Informer

Quote from Krane :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nP2nxa3QX8

Cotton Eyed Joe! >.< I forgot all about that song, used to hear that at all the school dances lmao!

Quote from Krane :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KEPaUCXtcA

OK, I've never really been into cows, but those babes and that cow... *shivers*

Quote from Davo :

Another one up there with sir mix alot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fki7agpULSY

Doh someone beat me to Informer.

Quote from deggis :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PzagXsD0Y
Ok, it's not a real music video and it's not from 90's... but it's extremely funny especially if you've seen the original video (which is this).

Hilarious! What was that.. ahh... footage used in the "alternate take," any idea?

Quote from Thunderhead :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZADbubu0Y
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SGEn32CuS78

Haha awesome! Kriss Kross >.< Here's another (complete with horrible a/v sync): Kriss Kross - Warm It Up

OMFG how can this one be missing still? Wilson Phillips - Hold On

Makes me think of Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

Don't know why I thought of this; was never really into this kind of stuff but I remember this video giving me the chills back in the day... ew, it just did again =-/
Bone Thugs & Harmony - Tha Crossroads

Quote from GP4Flo :

Nirvana - Smeels like teen spirit
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d1nuSlSLXvA
Green Day - Basket Case
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XFlG-LW2fyU

Yes! And:
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
Green Day - Longview

Quote from sinbad :

Who could forget: (obviously if I missed it up there somewhere then nobody )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQCWjXf6FgE

Indeed, good call! Made me think of this:
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy

Oh and this one!
Crash Test Dummies - MMM MMM MMM MMM

Holy crap look at this... the pure corny essence of the 90s boiled down and distilled into one video!
TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg

Here's another horrible one:
Wreckx & Effects - Rumpshaker

Hmm ok... non-sucky 90s music... I can do this...
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss!!!
Pantera - Cemetary Gates!!! RIP Dime
Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
Radiohead - Creep (Non Beavis & Butthead version)
Faith No More - Easy Another memorable Beavis & Butthead clip
Tool - Sober!!!
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
Live - Lightning Crashes
Rollins Band - Liar
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Uncensored) (With T.Reznor's commentary) (Hilarious fan-made Star Trek themed video)
Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
Veruca Salt - Seether
No Doubt - Just a Girl
Death - Crystal Mountain (live)!!!
Meshuggah - New Millenium Cyanide Christ(Hilarious! Yes, that's the actual band in their tour bus!)
Eve 6 - Inside Out
Ben Folds Five - Brick
Cake - The Distance
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump
And finally, the epic Dream Theater - Fatal Tragedy (live)!!


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Ok, I could go on all night, but I'll spare you

Quote from Shotglass :

there are so many great ones from that time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGcerG85IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uu-8DJVONQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buLCRYWXnTw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEemdRJn8g8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWnNz3eozBw

btw does anybody know fear of a black hat ?

Fear of a Black Hat? That's only one of the funniest movies ever!

And for anyone who hasn't seen it ... F.Y.M!

Heh, almost tempting.. But not quite. Quite a variety though.

SKELETOR!!!!1!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!

I'm changing early because I never picked a December avatar =-/

I haven't had a mobile phone for over a year, and I love it!!

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1. Brake.
2. Disengage clutch.
3. Blip throttle.
4. Shift down.
5. Engage (release) clutch.

Personally, 3 & 4 are basically simultaneous for me I think. It's hard to really picture it not being in my car atm, but I'm pretty sure I'm still moving the shifter while I blip the throttle.

As an aside, I drive a 92 Isuzu Amigo (compact 4x4 SUV kinda thing) so my pedals aren't exactly designed for racing, but it's easy enough for me to blip just by rolling my foot to the side a bit.

Quote from spankmeyer :

Hm?

Pardon me, I was too busy playing Wii sports. Damn this is fun. Wiiiiiiiii!

Haha yeah! Amen brother!

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How can I protect myself from an Admin that may be abusing their privilages.

Don't go to their servers =-)

Old Man's Child - Ill-natured Spiritual Invasion >=-D

Someone mentioned Prodigy? Heh I listened to Music for the Jilted Generation at least six times on my way to San Francisco last week

I just call mine "my Japanese amigo" - that's what it is /shrug (Isuzu Amigo)

I guess that makes it masculine, but I don't think I've ever called it "he." It's an "it."

In fact, I can't recall hearing anyone refer to a car as "he." It's always feminine as far as I've observed. "He" just sounds weird.

I've only a minute before running to work so I'll keep this short.

I've been driving for about 9 years, and I consider myself a very good driver. I drive the optimum lines - within the painted lines and never more than 5mph over the speed limit. I'm situationally aware, and know exactly how my vehicle will respond to any given input.

However, I've been in two pretty serious accidents where both cars involved were total losses - luckily all people escaped with minor injuries. I was 0% at fault in both instances; both collisions were unavoidable for me.

No matter how superior your driving is, things can happen that 1)You can't be held accountable for and 2)You are incapable of avoiding. Obviously you are aware of the inferior driving skills of other people on the road - If you really are as great of a driver as you claim, these are the people that are going to get you in trouble.

No one is invincible.

That 99mil ps3 was some kind of hoax, can't remember where I read about it o.O

Heh, E-bay pulls ps3 auctions: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061015-7988.html

Ugh... 6 more hours to Wii... can't wait... /cryirl

More reason to use Opera

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Ooops. I bumped a old thread ...

Better than starting a new one

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The wheel on LFS is so unreal when you have a racing wheel. You turn it 45 degrees and the LFS wheel goes 90.

Uh, not if you have it set up properly...

My (RL) clutch feels completely linear. The feedback for me is the engine sound and the movement of the vehicle, not through my foot. Obviously there's a point where the clutch begins to (dis)engage, but for my car that is at about a third of the pedal's travel, not the way it is in game.

Quote from Hankstar :

Hell, there are a pack of wankers in my office, right at this second! [...] Drifting is what a racer does when he fcuks up

Ha! That's funny, because whenever the wanker-of-a-boss'-son is in my office watching me LFS and I fxck up and slide, he's always like, "wow dewd kewl drift!1" Makes me want to punch him in the face :o I don't give a piss about drifting one way or another, except for the wannabe ricer F&F lamos that make the entire thing seem completely stupid. As long as they either stay in their drifting through gears servers or off the public roads, don't try to claim that they're racing, and don't try to talk to me, I don't really care.

Quote from Christofire :

[Science vs. Art]

Good one, though I'm still partial to the Speed skating vs. Figure skating...

So I guess to answer the original question, blame the wanker poseurs that fxck it up for everyone else.

My car is a 1992 Isuzu Amigo 4wd manual (my Japanese Mexican friend), but I drive my girlfriend's 2004 Honda CR-V AWD auto (the Corporate Response Vehicle) just as often (She doesn't like my car )

For the record, my car gets about 20mpg, hers 30.

X-Plane is a great sim. It does have a kind of combat mode, but it's not really dedicated to that. You can fly around and shoot other planes, but it just shuts the engines down when they get hit; they don't blow apart and crash and burn. It's still fun though, the chase itself is what it's about for me Oh, I'll just quote x-plane's site (Caps are his, not mine, sorry):

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NOTE: X-PLANE DOES NOT SIMULATE DEATH OR DESTRUCTION, SO X-PLANE IS NOT REALLY A COMBAT SIMULATOR. TO AVOID THE VIOLENCE OF A COMBAT SIMULATOR, BOMBS HAVE NO EFFECT ON ANYTHING ON THE GROUND AT ALL... THEY DETONATE AND SMOKE SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY HIT, BUT THEY DO NOT ACTUALLY DAMAGE ANYTHING ON THE GROUND. AS WELL, AIRPLANES ARE NOT DESTROYED BY BEING HIT. IF YOU ARE HIT WITH A MISSILE, GUN, OR LASER OF ANOTHER PLANE, YOU WILL PUFF-SMOKE AS IF YOU WERE IN A TRAINING EXERCISE, AND YOUR ENGINES WILL BE SHUT DOWN TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE HIT. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN PLAYING AGAINST THE ARTIFICIALLY-INTELLIGENT PLANES, AND YOUR FRIENDS IN MULTIPLAY MATCHES. YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS CAN NOW ENGAGE IN MULTIPLAYER COMBAT IN X-PLANE IN ANY AIRCRAFT YOU CAN DESIGN, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HITS AGAINST YOUR FRIEND WILL SHUT HIS ENGINE DOWN AND CAUSE HIM TO PUFF SMOKE, MUCH LIKE A 'RED-FLAG' STYLE TRAINING EXERCISE WHERE FRIENDS COMPETE IN AERIAL COMBAT, BUT ACTUAL DESTRUCTION OR DEATH DOES NOT OCCUR. WE WANT TO SIMULATE THE COMPETITIVE ASPECTS OF AERIAL COMBAT, MUCH LIKE IN A RED-FLAG EXERCISE, WITHOUT SIMULATING THE DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENTS.

That being said, it's a wonderful sim with a great flight model. It's even been certified by the FAA for real flight training :o

Slayer - Christ Illusion (2006)

They never cease to amaze me.

PS Lombardo is back!

Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. Best fiction I've ever read. There are 11 of them currently, and it's still a WIP :O Opinions differ on whether or not that's a good thing, but personally I hope it never ends

Someone mentioned Hunter S Thompson, and it made me think of Kurt Vonnegut: Breakfast of Champions is a blast (hilarious) to read, and Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of pretty good short stories.

ahem... la la la la laaa

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Geraldiiiine,
Happy Birthday to you!

I like it.

I downloaded the inferno pack once and most of my sets are some incarnation of one of those. I almost always have to decrappitize the suspension (no offense Mr. Fast Guys) because they always seem way to stiff and unstable. I've gotten to the point where I can usually drive a few laps and decide to either keep it or tweak it. When I do have to mess with it, it usually only takes a couple tries to get it right. If I don't have an inferno set to start with for the particular combo I'm on, I'll just build on one from a combo of similar length at that track or something.