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Yep! Does Teams come up at all on the laptop over there? We also want the Jokes and Disney, among the other quaint rantings.
Apart from the purple spider webs mentioned on today’s Science Show, all you need to know about consciousness is this Maximum Cause Effect Structure:

I tend to go more for front of brain (FOB) there’s another nice piccy to summarise it:

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Very interesting! Are the English DBZK episodes dubbed or subtitled – info not often easy to get via Googling or even on Wikipedia.
The Descent is rather depressing, saying that is actually a spoiler if you intend to watch it, so belated spoiler alert!
Streaming Noughts + Crosses at the moment – nicely put together and presented with a nicely paced plot, you won’t be bowled over by the superfluity of incisive dialogue though.
Started to really getting into The Control Room, when it ended all of a sudden after three episodes. Funny these days how we are all getting acclimatised to 6 or more episodes in a said series. 😛
Oh, the dialogue in Boiling Point is very much in the idiom of the theatre of the stage, and therefore quite something else, even if I didn’t quite get all of it. Blame the lack of subtitles, my hearing, sound recording, restaurant hubbub, and the poor acoustics – after all, it was a real restaurant. Recommended.

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Great to have Gramps onboard Linux! 🙂
The other week Mum handed over another wadj of family records for the DB, so plenty on tap. Meanwhile, the Gramps Mailing List continues to toss up a varied array of goodies, such as this site using an unnamed generator, and this site generated with Gramps. 🙂

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Edited the OP, turns out the vanilla Override folder in the New directory was pointed to, and the extra files in the original Override folder caused the resolution exception. Must have contained some widescreen mod files that somehow got misconfigured or mangled – who knows? Edit: The extra files are viewable here, and all date from around 2001, so must be have been from a re-issue of part of another earlier official patch most likely 1.3.5521.
The nasty error occurred after the physical removal of the “baldur’s gate New”, upon which the initial reaction was: 😲

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How about devising a new game based on an old one – like a game of “Prong”, involving the wielding of a pointed implement capable of popping balls bouncing of walls. Well- er, if the mechanics of such a game will not inspire, the name is catchy enough, no?
No candy store in the immediate locale, one which boasts of being “environmentally focussed” might do well though.
Yes, he likes it there, it’s a thoroughfare section though, so being tripped over and trodden on would come with the territory. Alternately, a nice, cosy spot nearby is one he will take to quite willingly. 🙂
Ah yes, do allow this confession coming on strong, the first line in the article for Rin Tin Tin is “not to be confused with …”. Well, it turns out an irrefutable fact that the confusion did once exist, even to the point of imagining Snowy as some kind of international version Rin Tin Tin. 🥴
We’re not in a technical drought yet, rather, drought affected. 🙁

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Cripes, a mummy with the mummy ability, or something worse, and did the title of the book happen to be “1001 Ways to Avoid Being Harassed By Masses of Murderous Mummies”?
As a matter of interest, can PrgLnch run Notepad or Calculator or anything else on W11 over there?

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Yikes! Got sandblasted again when AFKing, so much so that the wire brush and gougers had no effect. It actually wanted a large crowbar or pick! ⛏

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Probably not, for no other good reason than the other squillion games waiting on the to-do pile. 😛
Yeah, seems that way looking at this post at GOG, but things have changed somewhat since then. Reading from the general consensus from this thread at Reddit, if you were to acquire the game now, get the EE. In purchasing the game around 2007, the choice was not available, as Beamdog was not even embryonic. 😛

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Thanks. It happened at least once going back some time ago now. Not easy to pin down, so a different browser is a good idea. 🙂

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Reported the diffed files as follows, the mage.chr is also different, so could have installed a character mod back then.

Compare I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override with I:\games\baldur’s gate New\Override

10/09/2023 9:44:05 PM

Filename	Folder	Comparison result	Left Date	Right Date	Extension
ALBERT.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 3:58:56 PM		DLG
ALDETH.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 2/07/2001 2:22:40 AM		DLG
ALIGNMNT.2DA		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 9/06/2001 1:41:30 PM		2DA
AR0116.ARE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 10:43:50 AM		ARE
Ar0116.bcs		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 10:34:08 AM		bcs
Ar0128.bcs		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 2/07/2001 12:12:14 AM		bcs
AR0717.ARE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 13/06/2001 7:40:48 PM		ARE
Ar1100.bcs		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 11:36:12 PM		bcs
ARGHAI.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:20:44 PM		CRE
Arow05.itm		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 29/06/2001 8:16:26 PM		itm
AROW12.ITM		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 9:13:32 AM		ITM
AROW14.ITM		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 9:12:58 AM		ITM
BANDCAP.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:50:12 PM		CRE
BANDCR.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:49:50 PM		CRE
BANDIC.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:49:28 PM		CRE
BANDIT.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:49:14 PM		CRE
BANDIT2.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:46:28 PM		CRE
BANDIT3.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:45:34 PM		CRE
BANDITA.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:45:10 PM		CRE
BANDITC.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:43:22 PM		CRE
BANDITCY.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:42:50 PM		CRE
BILLY.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:42:24 PM		CRE
BRAC06.ITM		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 13/06/2001 9:08:18 PM		ITM
CANTO.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:41:34 PM		CRE
CULT3.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 29/06/2001 6:53:06 PM		CRE
DRIBBE.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:41:02 PM		CRE
Flamal.bcs		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 2/07/2001 3:33:30 AM		bcs
Flamal.cre		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 2/07/2001 12:21:10 AM		cre
GORPEL.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 1/07/2001 12:17:18 PM		DLG
HOBGOBC.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 7:39:48 PM		CRE
JALANT.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 30/06/2001 6:11:16 PM		CRE
JEMBY.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:39:22 PM		CRE
KNOTT.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:38:18 PM		CRE
MARL.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 15/06/2001 11:53:54 PM		DLG
NEVILL.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:37:58 PM		CRE
NOBW8.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 14/06/2001 9:52:34 PM		DLG
ORDULI.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 7/07/2001 9:09:44 AM		DLG
OUBLEK.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 30/06/2001 9:13:00 PM		DLG
RAEMON.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:32:16 PM		CRE
RAMAZI.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 16/06/2001 9:04:24 AM		CRE
REPMAN.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:24:10 PM		CRE
SPWI003.SPL		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 7/07/2001 8:50:46 AM		SPL
SPWI112.SPL		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 7/07/2001 8:52:32 AM		SPL
sw1h20.itm		Binary files are different	* 17/06/2001 11:52:44 AM	10/05/1999 11:18:18 AM	itm
SW1H22.itm		Binary files are different	* 17/06/2001 11:53:34 AM	14/04/1999 1:56:52 PM	itm
sw1h23.itm		Binary files are different	* 17/06/2001 11:53:30 AM	27/05/1999 2:37:08 PM	itm
TAEROM.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 30/06/2001 10:18:10 AM		DLG
TEYNGA.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:23:36 PM		CRE
THUG.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:22:34 PM		CRE
TRAPDIS.bcs		Text files are different	* 29/06/2001 10:53:30 PM	16/04/1999 3:32:28 PM	bcs
TREMAI.DLG		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 27/06/2001 11:54:00 PM		DLG
ZEKAR.CRE		Left only: I:\games\Baldur’s Gate\Override	* 28/06/2001 6:21:52 PM		CRE

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Another odd related issue from MS Edge, an incredible disappearing tab.
A notable side-effect is the exception is not posted to any subcategory of Windows Events Logs, and the tab URL will not not show up in browser History. Used ChromeCacheView to search for any unposted text in the forum page, nothing.

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Heh, not unless you’re a super villain, in which case concerns regarding peace, order, and harmony in the community can be left at the door, assuming of course such an item will remain in one piece after your episode of rampant destruction. 😛
OMG, so many expansions to play- so tread carefully, for fear of falling into the evercrack!
Was never happy with the new liquorice bags, will there ever be a happy solution?
Shem the dog really likes the early spring sun!

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On the list, (so long as Ming matches up with the character portrayed in the comic strip. 😛 )
Six Minutes to Midnight worked as a thriller – 6 or 7 out of 10 perhaps, the critics were obviously put off by extrapolation of the real life events. If they expected more from the film, what?
Funny how Body Double initially flopped. Here’s the trailer:

interesting cast selection, esp. Dennis Franz, and check out the penthouse. Definitely want one of these over here! 🙂

The Tail o’ the Pup hotdog stand featured in the opening scenes, overjoyed to see it recently restored! 🙂

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There are confirmed issues of issues with adding and launching shortcuts in Windows 11… Stay tuned!

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Okay, so you did have four monitors hooked up to the old desktop rig, do they all have dvi/hdmi/displayport connectors?
Sounds like the new monitor is the one and same in use, right? (Still very much in antique DVI land here, and HDMI still for the televisions. 😛 )

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Oh, well while the weather is warming up for spring, the pebble button is wanting the firm touch again. Must be the contacts literally shrinking from the very idea of coping without all that nice permafrost around! 😛
And yes, definitely not running the Vax or any other heavy equipment (jackhammers, compressors, generators) near this rig whenever switched on. Sensitive, (and not so) new age connections, if you know what I mean. And, kid gloves, so as not to precipitate any kind of impromptu spiral descent. 😛

Is it W10 still on the laptop, or has it upgraded, and did you end up managing to connect two monitors on it?

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Could be, next time it happens, we’ll set up a crime scene, won’t be too long as there were one or two new arrivals today.
Yes, he updated it religiously, here are snapshots for 2005, 2010, and 2015, after which the site was revamped.
Subliminal is a nice turn on Superliminal, as seen in the trailer:

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Um, sounds like you might be considering loading up Starfield.
Not tempted to see the TV series then?
After years of swarms of vinegar flies happily feasting on the citrus/onion scraps in a bucket in the laundry, there has occurred a mass extinction event. Possibly bacteria, but no perceived odour.
Tweak Guides lives on thanks to xjdhdr! 🙂

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Going to play The Sims on Windows again? Might go nicely with Vulkan on Linux.
Yes, MAD has gone entirely to Reprintsville, there will be nothing like it again, I’m afraid. Yet, … still looking. 🙂
Sounds like they they have found a template, or at least the rock had an idea of what you were looking for, and ran off to get it!

Ouch! All my kerf for your surf & turf, herbs and spices from yonder werf!

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It was the original, and back on the watchlist as might have confused it with something else. 🙂
Don’t get all of the negative feedback on Legend, even though Scott did take on the task of pruning a fair chunk off the original to “suit the locale.” It’s a fantasy after all, and seemed to be adequate for the genre, although some of the scenes were derived from such stock that might be described as somewhat “kitsch iconic.” Some of the events in the story & scene switches jerked on the senses a bit, and being a Fantasy focussed on Cruisey “valorization”, the dialogue was to be interpreted as music rather than anything that had to be put to the understanding. Wonder if the voice of the vampiric Darkness could have been the source of inspiration for The Transcendent One in Planescape: Torment? 🙂
Goldsmith’s original score was very good, as were the follow-ups, many of the youtube video clips may incur copyright censoring, so the following may not be around for long:

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