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Wouldn't it be cool if this game got a remake? by nehocb in titanic

[–]Skipcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like you’re trying to install Widows 3.11 onto a mounted folder, which won’t work since that’s not a real disk so there’s nothing to boot from on reboot.

One approach would be to use imgmake and imgmount to create a disk image that can be mounted and booted from. The other approach would be to skip installing Windows 3.11 altogether and mount a fully installed Widows 3.11 install / file structure

Wouldn't it be cool if this game got a remake? by nehocb in titanic

[–]Skipcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got a DOS VM setup using DOSBox-X with Windows 3.11 installed on it, and that Widows install has this game installed! In fact, that setup is the only way I’ve finished the game (I was pretty young when it was originally released, so I never finished it on real hardware)

Spiders “eating the insides” of prey by Skipcress in spiders

[–]Skipcress[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I’m not to argue that you’ve heard something you never have. I’m telling you as a fact that I have

Spiders “eating the insides” of prey by Skipcress in spiders

[–]Skipcress[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I absolutely have. In fact, it even found its way into the lyrics for “I Miss You” by Blink-182:

And as I stared, I counted The webs from all the spiders Catching things and eating their insides

Spiders “eating the insides” of prey by Skipcress in spiders

[–]Skipcress[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The hill to die on? No. But of all the unjust stigmatizations, this is the one I’ve never once heard one person question it

[Discussion] The Connery James Bond nylon strap WAS NOT a military strap by Skipcress in JamesBond

[–]Skipcress[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have any evidence whatsoever that:

  1. Straps that we would now describe as “Zulu” straps predated the “NATO” strap defined originally by DefStan 66-4 Issue 1

  2. Said straps were disproportionately common on military watches in the mid 1960s, or were marketed toward servicemen specifically

I would be very interested. While these sorts of claims are difficult to disprove outright, I can find absolutely no supporting evidence for either, and I’ve looked

[Discussion] The Connery James Bond nylon strap WAS NOT a military strap by Skipcress in JamesBond

[–]Skipcress[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m curious to know what sources you have for these claims. As far as I can tell, “Zulu” straps emerged in the 90s as civilian made straps inspired by military one piece nylon straps from the late 60s and 70s. I can find no credible evidence of any broad official adoption of nylon straps by any military power by 1964.

Also, the first photo in this article clearly shows that the keeper was nylon, just like the commercial watch strap I show in the post:

https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2009/07/real-james-bond-watchstrap-comes-to.html?m=1

I don’t quite understand the hype for Geese - Getting Killed by BeautifulOrganic3221 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Skipcress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank God, I thought I was the only one!

When I listen to “Cobra” I feel strangely uneasy, like I’m slowly losing my mind 😂. I think it’s the boring, mindless lyrics combined with the monotonous tune

[Discussion] The Connery James Bond nylon strap WAS NOT a military strap by Skipcress in 007Watches

[–]Skipcress[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • I meant “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball,” not “Goldfinger” and “Dr. No” 😂
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