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9.5/10 (needs to actually be done, with HL2 Cinematic Mod graphics, and less excess shaking on the robots) kQrlDUIZ3f0
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Pissing off Pest in the Vent thread because my vent was anti-environmentalist, and I'm not responding to the rest of what he said/asked... And going to bed, but not going to bed...
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Honestly, I want an FPS game that lets you do this when your character reaches max level in shotguns... TfKzt9TsMbw Oh, and this for when you run out of ammo on a gun that has a bayonet... mNnkOHDF05c
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1987 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987 The year I was born. Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. U.S. President Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery, causing speculation about his physical fitness to continue in office. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes for the first time above 2,000, gaining 8.30 to close at 2,002.25. Pennsylvania Treasurer Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself with a revolver during a televised press conference after being found guilty on charges of bribery, fraud, conspiracy, and racketeering. Supernova 1987A, the first "naked-eye" supernova since 1604, is observed. Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes U.S. President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his National Security Council staff. American Motors is acquired by the Chrysler Corporation. Woodstock of physics: The marathon session of the American Physical Society’s meeting features 51 presentations concerning the science of high-temperature superconductors. The World Wrestling Federation (later WWE) produces Wrestlemania III from the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The event is particularly notable for the record attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America until February 14, 2010, when the 2010 NBA All-Star Game has an attendance of 108,713 at AT&T Stadium. The Simpsons cartoon first appears as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. The United States Department of Justice declares incumbent Austrian president Kurt Waldheim an "undesirable alien". During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Iraqi warplanes drop mustard gas bombs on the Iranian town of Sardasht in two separate bombing rounds, on four residential areas. This is the first time a civilian town was targeted by chemical weapons. Canada introduces a one dollar coin, nicknamed the "Loonie". U.S. President Ronald Reagan nominates former Solicitor General Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. The nomination is later rejected by the Senate, the first and only nominee rejection to date. World population is estimated to have reached five billion people, according to the United Nations. Konami releases Metal Gear (video game) in Japan for the MSX2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04. The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine, which had required radio and television stations to "fairly" present controversial issues. Aéropostale – The first Aeropostale clothing store opens in New York City, New York. It is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. The followers of the Harmonic Convergence claim it was observed around the world. September 7 – September 21 – The world's first conference on artificial life is held at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Scavengers open an old radiation source abandoned in a hospital in Goiânia, causing the worst radiation accident ever in an urban area. The second Star Trek TV series The Next Generation premieres in syndication. Black Monday: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world. Iran-Contra affair: U.S. Senate and House panels release reports charging President Ronald Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair. Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion incident – unknown perpetrators hijack the signal of WGN-TV for about 20 seconds, and WTTW for about 90 seconds, and displays a strange video of a man in a Max Headroom mask. NASA announces the names of 4 companies awarded contracts to help build Space Station Freedom: Boeing Aerospace, General Electric's Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas, and the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell is argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Microsoft releases Windows 2.0. Mega Man is released in Japan. Square Co., Ltd. releases Final Fantasy in Japan for the Famicom. The Perl programming language is created by Larry Wall. In history's worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker Vector 1 in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official). Tinker Hatfield designs the Nike Air Max. Thomas Knoll and John Knoll develop the first version of Photoshop. Maglite introduces the 2AAA Mini Maglite flashlight, targeted for medical and industrial applications. Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite, is found in the U.S. The first Starbucks Coffee stores outside of Seattle are opened in Vancouver, British Columbia and Chicago.
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Wow... It didn't give me any warnings about there being other posts before I posted, and there weren't any others before I started my response... 1986 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986 The year before I was born. After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business. The first PC virus, Brain, starts to spread. The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. (and even it cracked a joke) STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Pixar Animation Studios is opened. The Beechcraft Starship makes its maiden flight. The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station. The United States Senate approves a treaty outlawing genocide. The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis. The first paper is published describing the atomic force microscope invented the previous year by Gerd Binnig, Calvin Quate and Christopher Berger. The Today national tabloid newspaper is launched in the United Kingdom, pioneering the use of computer photosetting and full-colour offset printing, at a time when British national newspapers still use Linotype machines and letterpress. The Japanese Suisei probe flies by Halley's Comet, studying its UV hydrogen corona and solar wind. United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger; the bodies of all seven astronauts are still inside. Microsoft Corporation holds its initial public offering of stock shares. Pope John Paul II officially visits the Synagogue of Rome, the first time a modern Pope has visited a synagogue. Chernobyl disaster: A mishandled safety test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union "killed at least 4056 people and damaged almost $7 billion of property". Radioactive fallout from the accident is concentrated near Belarus, Ukraine and Russia and at least 350,000 people are forcibly resettled away from these areas. After the accident, "traces of radioactive deposits unique to Chernobyl were found in nearly every country in the northern hemisphere". "Captain Midnight" interrupts the HBO satellite feed. NBC debuts the current well-known peacock as seen in the NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration. The Firearm Owners Protection Act is enacted. Hands Across America: At least 5,000,000 people form a human chain from New York City to Long Beach, California, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness. The game credited as setting the template for role-playing video games, Dragon Quest, is released in Japan. Eric Thomas develops LISTSERV, the first email list management software. The Statue of Liberty is reopened to the public after an extensive refurbishment. Informal stock trading is done in Shenyang, China; the first of its kind in Red China. Two weeks after it was stolen, the Picasso painting Weeping Woman is found in a locker at the Spencer Street Station in Melbourne, Australia. In Edmond, Oklahoma, United States Postal Service employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers before committing suicide. (this is where we get the term "going postal" from) The Big Mac Index is introduced in The Economist newspaper as a semi-humorous international measure of purchasing power parity. U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Goldwater–Nichols Act into law, making official the largest reorganization of the United States Department of Defense since the Air Force was made a separate branch of service in 1947. TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron, officially opens at Chalk River Laboratories. The Phantom of the Opera, the longest running Broadway show in history, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. The International World Day of Prayer is held in Assisi, Italy. (October 27) The Big Bang in the London Stock Exchange abolishes fixed commission charges, paving the way for electronic trading. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher officially opens the M25 Motorway, which encircles Greater London, in a ceremony on the carriageway near Potters Bar. It became Europe's second longest Orbital Road upon completion, and provides the first and only full bypass of London. Democrats regain control of the United States Senate for the first time in 6 years. In California, Chief Justice Rose Bird and two colleagues are removed by voters from the Supreme Court of California for opposing capital punishment. Iran-Contra Affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that on December 1 former Senator John Tower, former Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft will serve as members of the Special Review Board looking into the scandal (they became known as the Tower Commission). Reagan denies involvement in the scandal. Rutan Voyager, an experimental aircraft designed by Burt Rutan and piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, begins its flight around the world. After 35 years on the airwaves and holding the title of longest-running non-news program on network television, NBC airs the final episode of daytime drama Search for Tomorrow. Average per capita income in Japan exceeds that in the United States. Matt Groening creates The Simpsons family.
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You see that "/watch?v="? Put whatever follows that inside these: [youtube][/youtube] You'll embed the video that way. OT: 4/10 bebSuLhGxSo
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No you aren't. If you were, I would've been reported by now. What comments?
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It only takes once... Fortunately when I did it, the pot was an ancient cast aluminum one, and it can't be destroyed. (though the smell stayed for about a week) OT: Cooking dinner for my parents, and being bored.
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Not a bad description of the dimensional systems we currently use. I personally think the next dimensions past 10 are just when the dimensions themselves are different.
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Banned for thinking that cowbells could "boom".
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1981 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981 The first DeLorean DMC-12 automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; 2 police officers and Press Secretary James Brady are also wounded. Daylight saving time is introduced in the Soviet Union. The Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia with NASA astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen launches on the STS-1 mission, returning to Earth on April 14. It is the first time a manned reusable spacecraft has returned from orbit. Donna Payant is murdered by serial killer Lemuel Smith, the first time a female prison officer has been killed on-duty in the United States. Peter Sutcliffe is found guilty of being the Yorkshire Ripper. He is sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 counts of murder and 7 of attempted murder. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 5 homosexual men in Los Angeles, California have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems (the first recognized cases of AIDS). The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter makes its first flight at Groom Lake (Area 51), NV. The first game of paintball is played in Henniker, New Hampshire. President Ronald Reagan nominates the first woman, Sandra Day O'Connor, to the Supreme Court of the United States. (Republicans, that's "Conservatives" now, did that, not the Democratic "Progressives") Donkey Kong is released, marking the first Donkey Kong title and Mario title arcade smash hit game developed by Nintendo. The first 24-hour video music channel MTV (Music Television) is launched. The original Model 5150 IBM PC (with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor) is released in the United States at a base price of $1,565. Gulf of Sidra incident (1981): Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sends two Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept two U.S. fighters over the Gulf of Sidra. The American jets destroy the Libyan fighters. The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world, at 150 years old, when it operates under its own power outside Washington, DC. Simon & Garfunkel perform The Concert in Central Park, a free concert in New York in front of approximately half a million people. The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia. Polybius, an urban legend game, is said to have been released in 1981.
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Over what? Over sleeping, no. Over eating, no. Over doing nothing while being bored out of my mind, yes. Have you ever customized a physical object that wasn't designed to be customized? (example: adding a microphone from a cheap headset to an expensive set of headphones to make a great headset, or wiring a spare switch into your car as a fuel pump cutoff)
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Banned for not realizing that I could be an admin on an alternate account...
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Most foods contain some form of plastic now... In the food itself... Some even contain silicone, since it's non-toxic.
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Epic final lines, and post-final lines. [EDIT] The ninja stuff made me think of this for some reason...
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"What are we?"
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1979 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979 The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was known to science. The U.S. Voyager I spaceprobe photos reveal Jupiter's rings, and makes its closest approach to Jupiter at 172,000 miles. Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time. The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center, to be prepared for its first launch. The Pinwheel Network changes its name to Nickelodeon and begins airing on various Warner Cable systems beginning in Buffalo, New York. The Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal. (back when they actually had meat and a small bun, instead of a little soy buried under a huge bun) Pope John Paul II arrives in his native Poland on his first official, nine-day stay, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. This visit, known as nine days that changed the world, brings about the solidarity of the Polish people against Communism, ultimately leading to the rise of the Solidarity movement. Sweden outlaws corporal punishment in the home. (now kids there have legal reign over their parents) The Sony Walkman goes on sale for the first time in Japan. NASA's first orbiting space station Skylab begins its return to Earth, after being in orbit for 6 years and 2 months. The U.S. Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km. The first cable sports channel, ESPN, known as the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, is launched. Federal Reserve System changes from an interest rate target policy to a money supply target policy. Nuclear false alarm: the NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, detect an apparent massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early warning radars, the alert is cancelled. Eleven fans are killed during a crowd crush for unreserved seats before The Who rock concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The world premiere of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two human diseases that have been driven to extinction. The One Child Policy is introduced in China - it has since prevented about 400 million births. It is later loosened in 2013. VisiCalc becomes the first commercial spreadsheet program. The first usenet experiments are conducted by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis of Duke University. Worldwide per capita oil production reaches a historic peak.
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SPAZ... Almost done with the Insane playthrough.
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1977 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977 The world's first personal all-in-one computer (keyboard/screen/tape storage), the Commodore PET, is demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago Apple Computer is incorporated. (2 years after Microsoft) Snow falls in Miami (despite its ordinarily tropical climate) for the only time in its history. Snowfall has occurred farther south in the United States only on the high mountains of the state of Hawaii. Space Shuttle program: First test taxi flight of Space Shuttle Enterprise. The rings of Uranus are discovered. Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Led Zeppelin sets a new world record attendance for an indoor solo attraction at the Pontiac Silverdome when 76,229 persons attend a concert here on the group's 1977 North American Tour. Scientists report using bacteria in a lab to make insulin via gene splicing. Star Wars IV: A New Hope opens in cinemas. The first Apple ][ series computers go on sale. The Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates. Led Zeppelin presents its last American concert in Oakland, California, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin's crew and the staff of the promoter Bill Graham, resulting in criminal assault charges for several members of the Led Zeppelin group including the drummer John Bonham. The NASA Space Shuttle, named Enterprise, makes its first test free-flight from the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Supertanker Pierre Guillaumat is launched at Saint-Nazaire; she is the all-time world's largest ship (by deadweight tonnage and length overall) at launch. Voyager program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The Commodore PET computer is first sold. Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay. (yes, after Voyager 2 is launched) Interpol issues a resolution against the piracy of video tapes and other material, which is still cited in warnings on opening pre-credits of videocassettes and DVDs. Atari, Inc. releases its Video Computer System in North America. A nuclear non-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union. The modern Food Stamp Program begins when the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is enacted. The Atari 2600 game system is released. Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi, 3 days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors. 2060 Chiron, first of the outer Solar System asteroids known as Centaurs, is discovered by Charlie Kowal. Lockheed's top-secret stealth aircraft project, designated Have Blue and precursor to the U.S. Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, makes its first flight. The first children's cable channel The Pinwheel Network (later known as Nickelodeon), is launched.
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I looks like orange juice!
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Because it annoys him.
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"Guh?"
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1975 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975 Volkswagen introduces the Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is renamed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (woopty doo) The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. The Atomic Energy Commission is divided between the ERDA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly 2 months early in the United States. The United Nations proclaims International Women's Day. Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In Washington, DC, the Rockefeller Commission issues its report on CIA abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: A manned American Apollo spacecraft and the manned Soviet Soyuz spacecraft for the Soyuz 19 mission, docks in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the 2 nations. U.S. President Ford posthumously restores the U.S. citizenship of General Robert E. Lee, military leader of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. Elizabeth Seton is canonized, becoming the first American Roman Catholic saint. U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco. The Hughes Helicopters (later McDonnell-Douglas, now Boeing IDS) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live (George Carlin is the first host; Billy Preston and Janis Ian the first musical guests). An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States' largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379: By a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions), the United Nations General Assembly approves a resolution equating Zionism with racism. The resolution provokes an outcry among Jews around the world. It is repealed in 1991. The "Group of 6" (G-6) industrialized nations is formed. (later upgraded to G-8) Former California Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the Republican presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford. The 1975 cult classic movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show is released in America. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden is formed by Steve Harris in London. Some members of Jehovah's Witnesses believed that Armageddon will occur this year based on the group's chronology[6] and a few sold their houses and businesses to prepare for the new world paradise which they believed will be created when Jesus establishes God's Kingdom on Earth. The first Monster Truck, Bigfoot, is created by Bob Chandler. World population is at 4 billion.
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It's male, and evening/early morning...