http://www.hulu.com/watch...alls-well-that-ends-well
Absolutely hilarious.
Edit: this series is so meta it kills me.

So I have a question for Mark Skarr - what are you using for render hardware? Does your software support render farms or offloading?
I'm hesitant to link to it, but there's a thread over on HardOCP about a gentleman's render farm, and between that and your CG work for DW V, I has a curious.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies

NVS meaning Networked Video Storage/Server

I remember reading of a system that you'd transfer all your dvd's onto and access the contents of over a network. I think it was even Sony that was pushing a model of it.

The largest 3.5" "home desktop" drive I've seen is 3 TB and they're in the AU $270-$370 range atm. 2.5" 1 TB drives are currently AU $180 for standard SATA-2 and $370 for server grade SATA-3. I've also seen a 5.25" drive enclosure that lets you use four 2.5" drives off one sata connection, it comes in two versions; one with hot-swapable raid the other plain.

I've contemplated transferring DVDs to a file but I've only got 2 TB of NAS storage mostly being used for iTunes backup and offloading downloaded files to a central location.

As for plugging a media interpreter to my telly to watch 'puter friendly video, aside from some iTunes stuff, I don't need to do that as my telly & Blu-ray player can do that for themselves. So the only such device I'd be considering plugging into the TV would be the Apple TV, and then it would only be the first gen one with it's built in storage.

--Rod.H

Noticed http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/04/uksa_is_go/]this article on The Register and thought its subject should be mentioned in Fenspace... but obviously not "as is". So, what spin does Fenspace give the new "UK Space Agency"?

[size=smaller](Yes, I am trying to get other people to write FenWiki content. Why do you ask? )[/size]
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Since it's been discussed in the DW V, Fenspace, and (I think) The Legendary forums, I thought a centralized thread for listing all the useful 3D-modeling resources we've found would be apropos. DAZ/Poser to start with, since that's what at least three of us use, but feel free to talk about other modeling software and models, too.

First off... The "Galadriel" dress, which I'm using in the image of Serenity I in Fenspace and Mark appears to have used in an earlier version of the Belldandy image in DW V. This is becoming one of my "go to" outfits for females (along with Courageous), simply because it's so customizable... I've had reason to make a list of the texture sets I've been able to find for it, and I thought I'd share.

Basic outfit:

• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43806/gallery/ ... eFreak4-S4]Victoria 4, Stephanie 4, Aiko 4, The Girl 4, She Freak4
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43305/gallery/ ... s-or-Tunic]Kids 4
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43821/gallery/ ... e-Petite-3]Stephanie 3
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43469/gallery/ ... for-Aiko-3]Aiko 3
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43760/gallery/ ... or-David-3]David 3
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43587/gallery/ ... nd-Laura-3]Young Teens Luke 3 and Laura 3
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43538/gallery/ ... rai-Yuki-2]Content Paradise's Terai Yuki 2
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43432/gallery/ ... kye-Figure]3D Universe's Skye
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43768/gallery/ ... oon-Gramps]3D Universe's Toon Gramps
  

• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43314/gallery/ ... iel-Outfit]nobles' robes
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43970/browse/1 ... riel-Faery]Faery (needs add-ons, listed on page)
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43761/gallery/ ... iel-Outfit]chain-link armour
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/47216/browse/1 ... iel-Outfit]"Wood Elf" dress
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43456/gallery/ ... iel-Outfit]"steampunk" dress
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43810/gallery/ ... iel-Outfit]lace-trimmed evening gown
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43841/gallery/ ... -Galadriel]Victorian-era dress in many pastel colours
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43842/gallery/ ... -Galadriel]Victorian-era dress in many more sombre colours
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43843/gallery/ ... -Galadriel]Victorian-era dress in some colours that were very expensive in Victorian times
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43362/browse/1 ... iel-Outfit]sci-fi tunic
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43718/browse/1 ... -Galadriel]sleeveless red dress
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43835/browse/1 ... -Galadriel]Chinese dress
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/44501/browse/1 ... riel-Dress]Ottoman "Bindalli" bridal gown
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43928/browse/1 ... -Galadriel]rather menacing black dress
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/44591/related/ ... riel-Dress]low-cut ballgown
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/44667/browse/1 ... riel-Dress]somewhat retro skirt and blouse set
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/44779/browse/1 ... riel-Dress]more modern skirt and blouse set
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/44870/browse/1 ... riel-Dress]fancy white gown
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/47217/browse/1 ... iel-Outfit]simple middle-ages peasant's smock
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/43826/browse/1 ... -Galadriel]good witch's outfit
  
• http://www.sharecg.com/v/44956/browse/1 ... riel-Dress]"wicked" witch's wardrobe
  

New thread is new. http://drunkardswalkforums.yuku.com/topic/6516]Original thread is here.

I see Bob's updated the page for http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=Luna_Schroeck]Luna Schroeck...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

So I have this new shiny system installed right? Well there is a small problem when running CoH. The Client Hiccups whenever an Aoe is dropped on a spawn like say when I use foot stomp in a large cluster of council, the client will lock up for like 1 or 2 tenths of a second -every- time. It occurs just as the the damage animation/damage numbers appear. Its not game breaking but it is very annoying.
 verified game files. made sure graphics driver is up to date. Fiddled with ultra mode settings. ran at lower settings, hell even tried on minimum graphics settings but haven't had any luck. Everything else in the game works just fine, I can run around and look around without issues. Single target attacks don't seem to cause this problem so I'm at a loss of what to do if anything.

Al's Wait & Eat

Al's is a curious establishment. His target customer base is Transferred Consciousnesses like Wave Convoy, and other Infomorphs with a highly developed awareness of human senses. While he does have a normal eat-in seating area (why turn away business?) what inspired him to open his diner was the accidental creation of his Culinary Scanner: a device that takes whatever foodstuff is put into it and creates a holoprogram that mimics it perfectly, down to its relationship with time and environment. This program can be paused (it always arrives fresh and hot, and leftovers keep forever) and adjusted to match the customer's temporal awareness, but it refuses to run from the same point in time more than once.

As befits his position as leader of his local Slow Food Convivium (read: Chapter), Al refuses to sell the same meal twice or make a stockpile of holo-dishes: every meal is made to order and near as possible from scratch. This means that service is always excruciatingly slow from an Infomorph's perspective, but also that the food is always fresh, delicious, and subtly different from the last time you had it.

Staff Quirks:
Dedicated Roleplayer: The only people to see Al in person on a regular basis are the other members of his Convivium. He otherwise lives in Cyberspace where his avatar is a One Binome. He spends so little time interacting with people offline that rumour has it he's an Infomorph himself. He isn't, but he's so thoroughly wired that a biomod will probably Transfer him into a Binome chassis.
Dumb Waiter: Al is the only intelligent member of the staff: all other staff (which look like One and Zero Binomes) are cleverly designed and highly complex, but have a rigid if-then-else decision tree. If business is slow and one of his regulars comes in, then Al might seize control of a waiter-bot to take care of them "personally".

I'm going to throw a couple of links in here for my roommate's vehicle albums.  I refer to him as MonkeyFist, but most people know him as HandofBobb.
Fleet
FVCS
He does vehicles and ships.  He's one of those guys you if you give them four legos he'll give you a freaking sphere.  Whereas you're lucky if I can give you back a stick.  Some of his stuff is old, but it gives some ideas.

Out now at http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sen ... 013/1.html]MangaFox.

First: Hayate's been spending time around the other Aces.
Second: SOOO tempted to go full on Dark Side right now...