Astronomer

Noob question: How in the name of my socks that are holy do you get the unique ID of a YouTube video to embed it in a message; or, put another way, how do you embed a video in forum posts? I've been dicking around with PC's, networks, and hacking for 20+ years, and I feel like an idiot 'cause I can't figure this one out. Must be an age thing... - Astronomer

Happy B-Day Chile! I might even let ya BBQ me next time we play against each other, you know, IF I let you. Hope your day was a great one.

Wow...! You love me! You REALLY love me! I want to thank my mom and dad; my Director for believing in me; the Academy...oh, wait. Wrong speech. *AHEM!* I, Astronomer, Take you, Idiots, to be my lawful partner, to have and to hold, from this day forward...Shit! Wrong speech again! Loooook!!! A Rainbooooowwwwww!!! A double rain bow-ow-ow-ow...!!! It's beautifullllll *SNIFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!* Fuck. I'm an Idiot. :-) Thanks all! - Astronomer

Hey Merlin, Glad to see you on the forums! I've played online with Merlin for a few years now. He's a good shit, 'cept he whines more than I do when he gets shot, slashed, and blown up 10 times in a row...!

RAMBOS SON No i hoping it might sort my high ping out. Port forwarding won't help with the ping issues, but there are some things that you can try. First, if other people in your home are using the network for surfing, downloading etc, ask them to stop while you're playing to see if that helps. Even idle systems can affect it. My pings were high a couple of nights ago, and once I shut off my Ubuntu Linux laptop, my ping settled. You should also stop as many running applications and processes as you can on your system as many applications update themselves and "call home" frequently or they just take up CPU cycles. One thing that you can try is check to see if your router has QOS (Quality of Service) settings. You can use them to give priority to gaming data packets which will improve things. What model router do you have? I have a D-Link as well, a DGL-4500. It's simplified things by adding gaming options under the advanced tab. I know enough about routers to be dangerous, so any information that you can provide will help in assisting you. Cheers, - Astronomer

UnChileno My oh my..Look what the cat drag in...London Ontario.Eh!!..I can probably throw a rock at you from here..Allway fun to stab your ass..Welcome to the forums...See you on the killing field..Cry baby.. heh heh heh :-) Time for me to fire up the portable BBQ! I'm relaxed, and when I'm relaxed I'm on my game. Time for some fire-roasted Chiles methinks!

Thanks fellas! Deerhunter, you're gonna be in my sights! Gump, I'll keep my head down. Nick, I'll have to see if I can find my COD2 disks. They have to be here in my man-cave somewhere...

I have to say that this a great gang to play with. I've been playing on the WAW-Freezetag server for a few months and y'all are a friendly bunch to hang with. Lots of laughs (I'm lookin' at you Chile, Gump and Magnus)! I've been playing FPS games for almost a decade and I stubbornly refuse to get better. Call it pride. I live in the Canadian province of Ontario near London, and like my nickname says, I'm an avid amateur astronomer. I defy my mom's warnings and I stare at the Sun for hours through a telescope. Dark skies and deep-sky objects are my passion. Over 40, one wife, no kids, three dogs (call me a Double-Income Large Dog Owner. You figure out the acronym). Cheers, ;-) - Astronomer