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MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries + MekPak 3.02b Setup

BASIC INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS: This will give you a good setup for online and (MWL) League play (accurate as of 4-2009).

There is a newer patch coming out soon… I am not sure if everyone will switch to it. Look for MekPak 4 from MekTek.

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As you probably (don’t) know I have been playing guitar and writing songs since I was about 14… F***ed Up was recorded in 1999 and released in 2000… we were listening to lots of crazy music at the time so it’s kind of an eclectic batch of songs. These masters are off the reel-to-reel and not cleaned up and tweaked (and normalized) like the actual album was, but I think it’s worth a listen. If you like it I can probably dig up a copy of the release version of the album  and get you a copy (for a small fee).

Kevin and Jer were not in the band when we recorded this album, but they used to come over and jam on the weekends and give us feedback on our music… As soon as we lost the members of the band that were on this album they joined up in an instant (which got us back to a power trio format which I enjoy). I actually have about 2 and a half albums worth of songs we recorded before I moved to Tempe and when I get motivated I will release them on the Beckament Band site.

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The removeAdmin utility is pretty neat… It runs your web browser with limited user privileges, in effect it keeps it from writing to your ‘Program Files’ and ‘Windows’ directories. Many malware programs copy themselves to one (or both) of these directories. In effect it can help reduce the amount of malware that gets installed on your system by restricting write access to these directories (they are where important system files are kept and are often an attack vector for malware).

The default installer will attempt to create secure shortcuts on your desktop for Internet Explorer and Firefox web browser. It is my understanding that it can be configured (with minimal effort) to run with other browsers as well. Here is a screenshot example showing how I have it configured for use with Firefox.

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Server Name: von Pilsner’s

Game: MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
Current Mod Version: MekPak 3.02b
Hamachi VPN: Enabled (usually MW4mercs3 or MW4mercs4 network)
IP address: dynamic
EvilBot: Enabled
Max. Players: 22
Admin: Baron_von_Pilsner@hotmail.com

System:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 2.0GHz 3000+
RAM: 1024 MB
Connection: Cable/LAN (12-15 down/1.5 up)

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According to a recent Wired article; Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are seeking 6 months in prison for a man who pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of uploading pre-release Guns N’ Roses songs.

I know it is making available and not downloading, but I always thought that copyright violations were (and should be) a civil issue (I mean it’s not technically stealing since the victim has not lost the original copy, although I am not making the case that it is acceptable). I suppose I feel that the punishment should fit the crime (in this case punitive damages and not jail time). After all it is merely copying data (the article calls it a misdemeanor) and not equivalent to a violent crime. I really hope that article got it wrong and they don’t really mean prison.

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