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by d0ggY
Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:57 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: A deep mystery revealed? The aaronb \"cheating controv
Replies: 20
Views: 8063

Pretty much everyone in the top 10 on the ODL were \"cheaters\". Scoundrl was the worst ;) And how did it cause the \"fall of Case's Ladder\"? I knew Jeremy (Case) and Abigail quite well and don't remember any of this ...the biggest problem he had was players submitting fake wins using different ...
by d0ggY
Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Please answer this math question.
Replies: 5
Views: 2656

I would write down \"Return the game and download the torrent\".
by d0ggY
Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:19 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Death Announcement - Bama
Replies: 90
Views: 30504

Definitely remember the name. RIP.
by d0ggY
Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:50 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Google Image Labeler
Replies: 2
Views: 341

Tried it once, bored already.

Judging by the high scores though, a lot of people will probably go all out just for bragging rights.
by d0ggY
Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:47 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

effin kato! Him and his damn gravis pad ...he was sure good with that thing.

Oh, and AB, here's a recent blurb on Scoundrl ...apparently he's still a master of whatever he plays:

http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=43&id=1560
by d0ggY
Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:57 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D1/2 ladder levels
Replies: 12
Views: 2862

Wow KB and AB in the same thread. You two bringing back the ODL?! Now we just need Scoundrl, DrDon, otaY, and Karash and we're all set.

- griffin
by d0ggY
Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:49 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D1/2 ladder levels
Replies: 12
Views: 2862

Wow, Mr.Brinton ...ltns. Back on ODL and early IDL the only ones I really remember were the Total Chaos series, Minerva, Fusion Rat's Paradise, Nysa, Athena, io, kaotixnm, manes, Atropos Some others (mostly by Spaz): Demeter, Galatea, Hera, lachesis, maia, megadeth, Aglaia For D2 the ones I ...
by d0ggY
Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:43 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: wow, what a story (or post your stumbles)
Replies: 8
Views: 749

Loved it until the end. Got too unrealistic but up until that point it was so believable that it was quite captivating.
by d0ggY
Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: (Solved by Warlock) brain trouble shooting
Replies: 10
Views: 775

Re:

if you're just sitting there trying to remember something, certain neurons have to be reached first. This is actually 100% correct, according to current theory on memory. This is precisely why, when trying to recall something you meant to say a few moments ago, retracing your conversation or ...
by d0ggY
Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

I like your wording Sllik ...as I truly agree with your second statement completely. That's precisely how it works. As for your third paragraph, again I think you allude to something very important. I think this is the point where guys like Einstein, Galileo, DaVinci, Hawkings, and other similar ...
by d0ggY
Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:05 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

One theory of memory: At a base level, our brain functions by forming synaptic connections between neurons. At the next level up, these connections build pathways between related elements. It is the way these formations occur -- the pairing of one element with another -- that determines our memory ...
by d0ggY
Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

I actually switched gears and am doing my BSW now to work in the field of family mediation. I admit ...I really really really miss neuro-psych and also the ability to take electives in religion, anthro, etc and to start to make use of the cross-disciplinary learning. With the BSW it's strictly ...
by d0ggY
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:42 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

Ahh that's a super interesting topic! I'm guessing you are doing a lot of work with the mirror neuron theory? I mixed a lot of anthropology and psych together in a special course I took in brain evolution and language and read a lot of work by de Waal and especially Arbib. I didn't get too much into ...
by d0ggY
Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

I did mine at the Perception & Action Lab at the Uni of Manitoba under Dr. Marotta. As I was the guinea pig (first one to really use the machine for the type of testing I was doing), my actual data was pretty much garbage and my entire thesis was mostly just a trial and error of what to do and not ...
by d0ggY
Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

Animals do the exact same thing. The only difference is in the wide variety of emotions that we recognize in our own species. Although I'd bet that infant-emotion is related solely to their reaction to stimuli on a pleasure/pain principle rather than on \"conscious\" processes, such as we are ...
by d0ggY
Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:46 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

I agree in some respects. Ironically enough I finished my psych thesis on comparing grasp apertures depending on whether the subject was to actually reach and grasp the object or simply to make a grasp-size estimation of the target. I worked for several years in the neurophysiology lab at my Uni ...
by d0ggY
Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

Animals also interact with their environment as well and many are quite adept at controlling and altering it to suit their needs. Animals also have access to sensory input the same as us ...and some have extra-sensory systems that go beyond us. I still hold that the difference is in our brain ...
by d0ggY
Sun May 31, 2009 1:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

tc, ya you can definitely understand how solitary confinement would quickly lead to \"insanity\". Our guide only turned the lights off for maybe 30 seconds and it really was an unbelievable experience to have your eyes \"adjust\" but still not be able to see ANYTHING. Kind of indescribable actually ...
by d0ggY
Fri May 29, 2009 10:02 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

Biofeedback!! Thanks! I was racking my brain all yesterday trying to remember the damn term. Out of curiosity, what all were you able to master for working out? It fascinated me when my prof talked about it and I had always meant to do a meta-analysis of any research since I was in both Buddhism and ...
by d0ggY
Thu May 28, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

The guy who is most famous for the astral expt is Robert Bruce. Although I heard during a lecture on psychokinetics that similar projection experiments were done in the 30's (not sure on the details) as some had claimed that guys like Houdini could make things happen out of body. Regardless, if you ...
by d0ggY
Thu May 28, 2009 10:48 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: (Solved) gas
Replies: 8
Views: 782

I think you answered the first question with your second statement. It only \"feels\" cold because the compressed gas is actually a liquid. When it is expelled into a gas, it evaporates, requiring a lot of energy from the surrounding area. This makes it feel cold. At least that's what I recall from ...
by d0ggY
Thu May 28, 2009 9:04 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

Your first statement seems contradictory. If earthworms are conscious, yet do not possess a spirit, then how come humans only become living, \"conscious\" beings once the spirit enters them? I suppose you should define consciousness and also your definition of spirit would be great as well. And ...
by d0ggY
Wed May 27, 2009 6:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

If they have had all these senses previously, yes they are very aware. They still would have acquired language, sense of time, and would have LTM and memories. However, things like your sense of time and the vividness of your memories would eventually become distorted. Imagine being locked in a ...
by d0ggY
Wed May 27, 2009 4:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Consciousness: What is it?
Replies: 56
Views: 3874

The first issue, as with any philosophical/science question is a matter of definition. Consciousness is merely being \"awake\" and \"aware\" of one's surroundings at it's root level. Based on this definition, all beings with sensory perception and an IQ high enough to be aware of all three ...
by d0ggY
Tue May 12, 2009 6:08 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

wiley ...now there's a name I vaguely remember ...wow was that awhile ago. I went by \"griffin\" back then ...ltns.
by d0ggY
Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:05 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

Scream?!?! holy crap, can't believe I left you off that list. You mangled me numerous times as well. Before d0ggY and back when you were around, I played as \"griffin\" on IDL and Official D.L.

How's it going?!?!

And ya War, we had some good battles a few times lol
by d0ggY
Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:53 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

J, otaY played around the time of AaronB, Strap, Scoundrl, DrDon, etc. He mostly just idled on Kali and joined random games but was definitely a monster.
by d0ggY
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:11 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

My list (when they were at the top of their game - and likely a few top players I'm forgetting): DrDon Strap otaY Scoundrl R2D298 Kiln Birdseye Slurpy Warlord Diablo ReaCt Jediluke Peartman Karash *Update Wow, I just found this link from when I was doing pilot ratings back in the early 2k's. http ...
by d0ggY
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic:
Replies: 47
Views: 6627

Merlin, that really isn't random enough. Taken in that order, those 3 things kinda go together.

My random 3:
1) popsicle
2) lemon tree
3) pornography
by d0ggY
Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Bad Puns!
Replies: 39
Views: 8224

One of my favs ...

A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall ...the police are looking into it.
by d0ggY
Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:18 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic:
Replies: 47
Views: 6627

Ok so if it's about innovation, pioneering, etc then what about one of the first Flight Sim games? Not sure which came first but some early ones were the MS Sim and Red Baron. Again, Wing Commander sticks in my head too. And Doom should be replaced with Wolfenstein 3D as it really started it all ...
by d0ggY
Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:57 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic:
Replies: 47
Views: 6627

I agree with the comments already made. The Sims should never have made it, neither should MULE or ROGUE. Sim City, Doom 2, Warcraft, Descent definitely should be on there. Command & Conquer as well. As for Myst, I'd take that out and stick in Buried in Time. It wasn't as popular (any of you play it ...
by d0ggY
Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:44 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: OLD school
Replies: 30
Views: 11762

That about sums up my life too. I miss D
by d0ggY
Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: LOL spoof Canada!!
Replies: 16
Views: 1422

Ya it's an ad for an autoshop up here called Midas for winter tires. Still cracks me up when I see it on TV.
by d0ggY
Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:05 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

ix: sounds like Icy's quote.
by d0ggY
Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:49 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

I remember the name Skelter ...long way back. Ya Spar was a good buddy of mine on kali altho he rarely actually played the game, he was very much enmeshed in the community. Sadly I don't know what 99% of the old players are up to these days. From the sounds of it the NYDP crew is still on the board ...
by d0ggY
Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:47 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 200949

Wow Sharpie ...how ya been?! I remember the old PSF crew ...you, Breadman ...who else was there?

Gipsoncoil ...now that's a name that goes back 10+years

- griffin / d0ggY
by d0ggY
Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:45 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: OLD school
Replies: 30
Views: 11762

Sllik'er! The man with the D gallery ...how goes it?

-griffin
by d0ggY
Sun May 11, 2008 1:25 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Clever guy
Replies: 6
Views: 792

I side with the guy ...the world is too serious when it shouldn't be and not serious enough when it should be. Common sense is a lost art.
by d0ggY
Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:56 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Dreams
Replies: 71
Views: 7188

Fair enough. Out of curiousity, do you think animals have souls? I ask because animals dream but most people who believe in souls and spirits do not believe animals possess souls.