5330. Anonymous (d220-238-61-92.dsl.vic.optusnet.com.au) –
27 Dec 2006 06:47:46
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Hi Q3 freaks.
I started playing quake 3 about 5 months ago. I've been reading all the posts and feel like a complete novice. I can't get past Anarky Q3DM17 (Hardcore) Its like the bots got cheats enabled, I hit him 3 times with a rocket (i get the ping noise) he only has to touch me with one rocket or a quick burst from the pulse gun and I"m a gonner. I can't believe a bloody game gets me so riled. A lot of fun though.
Awesome game!
any advice welcome: galacticblaxal@hotmail.com yeah spam my ass... |
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5329. Anonymous (cpe-075-176-005-046.carolina.res.rr.com) –
26 Dec 2006 18:00:10
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
i got a 1280 is that bad
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5326. Goodman (65.98.39.145) –
24 Dec 2006 10:54:21
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Well..good site! and Happy New Year! ))) |
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5324. Sophia (c-24-218-59-63.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
24 Dec 2006 10:23:23
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
I'm not sure yet how long, but probably until Wednesday or something like that. As usual, until I get tired of being there... |
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5323. Anonymous (c-69-140-29-125.hsd1.md.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 23:05:54
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
Ok, my daughter earned 1080/sat I, so the score they are considering is about 740. So far, the only letters we have received were rejects. She has a ton of extra curr act, 3.0 gpa, excellent recomm ltrs but no acceptances. Any suggestions. |
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5320. Anonymous (c-67-185-70-84.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 15:22:07
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
Alright people.... Basically the SATS are messed up Its stupid how they dictate our future but they do. I got a 1560 on the NEW SAT I did get an 11 on my essay though. I'm applying to several colleges Ivys and non-Ivys. I'm already attending a University for my Senior year. I was a Congressional Page, 217 hours volunteer work 3.8 GPA did really really bad on SAT2s though. I'll let all you people know where I get accepted later so then maybe you can get an idea where you are. Just to let you know SATS and GPA aren't all that matter to a colleges.... sports, activities, community service play a big role in the application process. My sister is at Stanford. She got like a 1400 on the old SAT and a 3.8 GPA and did community service so you don't necessarily need perfect scores to get into good schools. Hope that somewhat helps you guys. Oh and if you get a low score and are all worried don't worry statistics show that the class of 2006 got the lowest SAT scores in the past 31 years... ( I did a research paper on it in college) Yes you guys... its because of the new SAT of course. Also think about it... Do you think famous people got fabulous SAT scores? A reporter asked Oprah her SAT scores and she refused to say... How come someone so influential be afraid to report SAT scores!!! So don't think your whole life is over if you did bad on the SAT. As TV's Conan O'Brien put it, "It has taken 20 years to forget the trauma of that damned test, and looking up my scores would be like going back to Vietnam." Retake them if you think you really did bad. |
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5319. Evelyn (cache-ntc-ac08.proxy.aol.com) –
23 Dec 2006 12:58:26
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
Critical Reading 410
Math 450
Writing 450
A total of 1310..im a senior & i have a GPA of 2.9 is that good or bad?..would i be able to go to Cal Poly Pomona ? if u have any anwers to my questions please comment back or link me at familymercado626@aol.com.. |
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5318. Tom 7 (c-67-186-132-96.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 11:32:40
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Don: It doesn't speed up (unless you never figured out how to run?) so don't bother...
Adam: Actually I think adventure games are some of the best to play cooperatively with others. I used to play the *Quest and Monkey Island series with my brothers when we were young. Only one person control the action, but you can take turns on that and most of the fun is figuring out what to do and watching the story, you know?
K: Cool! Well, I think I'm booked through Christmas, but I'll be here afterwards for a few days. Will you be around? (Unfortunately I am feeling pretty wiped out right now from this illness..)
Nels: I haven't played Grim Fandango yet (except for the demo many years ago), I'm kinda saving that one for adventurpocalypse since I've heard it's very good.
Tad: The (wired) 360 controller is a good buy because it uses a USB connector and works on the PC without any drivers. Even the headset works! But I'd rather be able to plug in my wiimote...
Apple fans: I like how spotlight works and its globality but it doesn't seem very responsive; like, I have to wait for the search results to pop in before I can hit enter. Add-ins sound good. But I forgot the most annoying thing was when some dialog box came up and I couldn't say yes or no with the keyboard. I tried like every key... is there something I'm missing? I'm sure macmaster Sophia will show me ... how long you in town? |
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5317. Sophia (c-24-218-59-63.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 10:32:44
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Yeah, I usually use Spotlight for launching apps too. Or if you find yourself in Terminal often, you can do:
open -a "Application Name"
Moira: For accessing the File menu, there are a couple of ways to make it quicker. One is that you can toggle the Fn key behavior in System Preferences (whether F keys default to F keys Fn key lets you access computer controls, or the reverse). Then you don't necessarily need to use Fn key to access the menubar. That's how I have it set on my laptop, I prefer that. And then instead of hitting the arrow key twice, you can just hit the F key once. In general, you can begin typing names of menu items to select them.
Also, you don't need add-ons to change system keyboard shortcuts. Most of them can all be set in System Preferences.
Tom: I'll be bringing my MacBook to Hamden, so when we're there (I'll be arriving Christmas Eve), I can show all of the keyboard accessibility maneuvers that I know... |
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5316. Marius (c-67-168-26-89.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 02:38:43
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
I use LaunchBar. Makes finding/launching files/apps on your computer a matter of 3-4 keystrokes, as long as you can sorta remember their names. |
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5315. jetfuel (c-24-15-35-54.hsd1.il.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 01:07:20
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
Yeah, Quicksilver or LaunchBar makes the Mac very usable from the keyboard. |
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5314. D1me (ppp71-80.lns1.mel4.internode.on.net) –
23 Dec 2006 00:53:21
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Hey all,
As it's close to Christmas, I thought I would install quake and kill some bots!!! Just finishing Hardcore, and got a little stuck with Xaero. Lots of tips here so I should be able to finish Hardcore and start on Nightmare.
Thanks guys.
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5313. Tadbot (c-68-81-169-87.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 00:01:36
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
My roommate recently went Wii60 and bought a couple consoles, and I bought a wiimote and a 360 controller for me to use with them. I haven't played Zelda yet (waiting til we get component cables for the Wii), but I started playing some coop Gears of War. However, I've really gotten into Dead Rising for the 360. Zombies zombies zombies! You can download a demo of it on Xbox live. |
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Hey T-Diddy! When we were having our great adventure game rundown the other night, I forgot to mention one of my favorites, and the last A-game I played seriously before basically giving up on games; Grim Fandango. You probably are aware of it, but it's this clever adventure based on the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. It's funny and has very nice, stylized graphics. Good stuff! |
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5311. allison (68-234-10-28.clvdoh.adelphia.net) –
22 Dec 2006 16:33:17
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I have a sore throat too! Get a mac. |
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Or use Quicksilver (http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/) for quick launching (works a bit better than spotlight and does a bunch of other handy stuff too).
Lastly, two-finger scrolling/clicking is great. Once you are used to it you will never want to go back - when I use a windows laptop, I'm constantly clicking the right key by accident. Having the one big button gives you a little more flexibility in making your hands comfortable using the trackpad. |
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got into CT a little bit ago... if you're bored gimme a call!
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That sounds like a nice A2A variant. Also, if you keep the "house winnings" in a pile, you can compare your score to the random player. It's like a "control group", a thing I learned from Science! |
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You can use spotlight to open apps quickly on the mac: Hit apple-spacebar and type in the first couple of letters of the app name. Down arrow to select it from the top of the list and hit Enter. Glorious Enter.
There are also a bunch of custom programs for assigning shortcut keys to applications and commands, but I don't use any of them. I do wish the same shortcut key combos I learned for Photoshop and Fireworks worked on the mac, but there's no easy way to, say, Apple-F to open the file menu. (Fn-Cntrl-F2 then right-arrow twice (or "F") does it, but how awkward is that?)
Oh, but my favorite part of my Mac is that I can have ten-ish apps open at once without any performance problems. I just apple-tab between them. |
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How do you play adventure games together? |
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5305. Don (dynamic-acs-24-154-191-51.zoominternet.net) –
22 Dec 2006 14:14:21
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
I tried playing Syberia a few years ago, but about halfway through the game I just couldn't force myself to watch that woman's walk cycle anymore. |
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5304. Anonymous (ool-44c7f265.dyn.optonline.net) –
21 Dec 2006 18:51:12
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
yeah well my GPA is basically good, so are my regular SATs but my SAT IIs, will that play a MAJOR role is what i'm asking |
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5303. Angel122 (86.108.112.106) –
21 Dec 2006 18:06:41
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
umm.. i know that 1500 is the average score.. but really good universities like harvard and yale are looking for 2100 and 2200.. and for the guy who wants to get into yale with a low GPA and high SAT they wont accept you because that shows that you are smart but lazy.. so unless you work hard and get a good GPA you wont get accepted:(
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