I'm enjoying this one, but I can't say I'm enjoying it more than the SM2 game. I think this is at least partly due to SM2 being so much better than the the version before it, that I was surprised when I fired fired it up.
The controls are still great in this one, but I'm not a huge fan of cell-shading. Talking to different folks, it seems I'm in the minority on that though.
Ah Zuma, my favorite of the popcap games. I was surprised by how addictive these simple little games can be. I was happier the day I beat Zuma that anygame I've finished in many years./wife is still jealous I beat Zuma before she did.
Most places I've worked do it this way. Like right now, we give users each a directory on a server as their own dump space. I preach the glories of having your files on the server so they get backed up, so it's common knowledge that if you keep your stuff on your local machine, it's potentially toast. Unless the person who lost stuff is a manager, I make no real attempt at recovering lost/damaged files. Even with the managers, they know it's a shot in the dark they'll get every/any-thing back. Still, it happens a few times a year. . . somebody loses a HDD and proceeds to moan about it. This doesn't get their files back of course, but it seems to make them feel better (Curse you technology!). At any rate, this type of policy seems common enough.
I can only guess that I'm somehow missing a gene that makes me overly hostile to sigs. I don't see what's particularly not funny about this one (I found it funny personally), but maybe it's just because today was an exceptionally shitty day, and I'm pretty tired. If I had to postulate, I'd guess that everyone except me has a stick up their ass, but like I said, it would just be a guess.
And for the record, I agree. There are WAY TOO MANY Rimmers in the world.
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I wouldn't go so far as to say I'd ditch the wife, but something like this would certainly sew seeds of doubt/distrust
Other than the silver disk, I made one of these months before I ever saw an Ad or review for one of these pricey suckers. I took an old GlobalWin FOP 38 (or was it 32?) and two of the Nidec Gamma 28's and used zip ties to attach the fans to the HS. I could probably take a pic, but there is really no point.
That thing is very very quiet, but was a little too top-heavy for a machine I move around a lot. I'll assume that the Silverado is as heavy as mine, and suggest caution for Lan gamers etc.
The important thing to note is that I built mine outta spare parts, but even if you buy them, you could build this thing for 1/2 the retail cost. Well, almost. I didn't have the shiny silver disk for the bottom.
*Side Note* I had accidently stuck my finger in the screaming demon of a YS Tech fan that came on the FOP 38, which broke a fin and cleanly, yet painfully removing the tip of my finger nail and a bit of the finger itself. Fan guards are your friends!
Just because someone can, doesn't mean they will. If that were true, the world would be a lot less crowded. It's hard for me to stomach the accusation that I WILL do something illegal just because the possibility for it exists. I CAN steal a car, I CAN 'clear' my workplace of annoyances, I CAN copy CDs. . .
I shouldn't be punished purely because I may do something I shouldn't. Let me at least have the chance to fuck up first...sheesh.
I've built many computers with parts purchased from www.mwave.com
They're reasonably cheap, and I've only ever had one DOA part. They may not be the cheapest on pricewatch or whatever, but they are consistently very cheap.
Speaking of pricewatch, some of those names you see pop up with the lowest prices....I've seen many folks get ripped by bottom-end pricewatch dealers. Try a site like www.resellerratings.com. Watch for dealers with lots of reviews, and a high average. While you're there, take note of some of the shitty ratings for some of the aforementioned pricewatch ripoff jobs.
Don't get suckered into the latest=greatest bullshit either. If you don't need a 500 dollar video card, don't buy one. Do you NEED a P4 2.2? Probably not. Kudos if you can afford one, but I'd rather stock up on ram (btw crucial.com has great prices, make a kick-ass product, and seem to have free shipping every few weeks - until Oct 1st right now) and HDD space. These are the things that have always seemed to hit first as software becomes more demanding. Ram is cheap go for at least 512mb. HDDs are pretty cheap if yer goin' IDE, so stock up.
Buy a good case. It's important not to skimp here. Too many people do, and it can easily come back to haunt you on down the line. Plenty of juice, plenty of slots. ..you know the drill. If you're gonna build a p4, make sure the PSU is compatible. Consider 350W a minimum.
If you go AMD, a good HeatSink/Fan combo can go a long long way. Check out some overclocking sites for the latest and greatest (HardOCP.com comes to mind).
I had a plan when I started writing this, but it was a real long day today, and I've since lost the direction I started this with. Still. ..I think this is a good start.
Can't say I've looked at MSMQ, but the comment on 'pretty' is dead on. I have RC1 running, and have burned my CD of RC2, just not installed it. RC1 has been very stable, and I'm hoping RC2 holds to that pattern. We had a week long training session with w2kAdvServer and 12 RC1 clients, and the whole damn thing was crash free. Whenever I see users turned loose with beta software, encouraged to fiddle with it and it survives, I'm quite pleased.
True, my linux boxes very rarely actually crash. I'm more likely to upgrade to a newer version of whatever distro than my machines are likely to crash. I do have problems with apps crashing, but like you pointed out, identified bugs generally (but not always) seem to get attention.
My winderz boxes don't usually crash but once every few weeks. Occassionally, apps crash, but it isn't something I see extremely often. I run servers from them, I play 'obscure' (what the hell does that mean anyway) games, I download crap 24/7, they're overclocked, and the list goes on. This is just w98SE though.
Two computers are running w2k (one is OCed), and I've yet to lock 'em up except for one period with a bad stick of RAM. The oldest one of the two has been running w2k since rc2, and has never seen a crash except for UT, which from time to time, crashes on every machine I've ever seen. It is also the encoding/ripping/burning machine for the house. Oh, that reminds me of a particular version of Tsunami Encoder that would look the machine up. So that's two things tht killed it. Both run office and a horde of other apps with no difficulty. They get rebooted at most, every month or two.
I now have a machine setup to beta test XP before the looming upgrades at work, and I've seen nary a BSOD. I still haven't put it through serious paces, but just sitting there not doing much, it has been completely stable...and this is RC1 still. It's ran for about 2 weeks with light use, and no errors or reboots.
I will never deny that my Redhat and Mandrake installs are not more stable, and I enjoy them a great deal, but I at least do not see anything near 3-4 crashes a week out of any computer in the house.
At work, all desktops are either NT4, win95 or win98, and 95 is shit, NT4 is too slow to tolerate, and 98 is much much better than 95, but still crashes too much. I contribute the majority of these problems to the staggering software load these things are under. ..a snowball effect of sorts. My 'cleaned up' computer without so much crap on it is much more stable than most. Over a year and a half, and no need for a reinstall yet. . .
At any rate, my whole point here was to say that not all M$ fed computers are that unstable. Yeah, I realize this isn't the typical bash M$ post, and I want to stress that I'm not putting them on a pedestal, just trying to point out exceptions to popular opinion. I don't think M$ OS (pick one) is as stable as linux, but it isn't as bad for me as is *appears* to be for others.
I agree. I'm in training now, and we're learning W2k server and XP Pro RC 1 2505, and I'm suprised by how stable it has been for an RC 1. 13 PCs running, and I've seen nary a glitch. The small interface changes are easily learned, and my first impression was that it had a slight look-n-feel akin to gnome or kde in that the windows were easier to look at (softer and more rounded), icons were of a much higher quality, and it was, in general, plentiful in options. Yeah, I know this these are small differences, but it stuck out. After using W2k, the network setup was trivial (and I dig the 'alternate network setup' option), Active Directories is weird, but it's probably 80%+ planning. Some of the bundled stuff(media player, cdr/dvd-ram/dvd support), I doubt they'll be able to compete with my preferred apps. I like the much expanded control panel, and as much as I hate to admit it, the remote assistance features would make it easier to help the family/in-laws with their PC woes. On top of stability, I think the ease of use for XP home will be easier than that of w2k or even 98se.
I was reluctant when the class started, but my opinion has changed now. My opinion also seems to be true for the rest of the class. I'm not as suprised by it as I was by w2k (IMO the best MS OS to date), but it is certainly not complete shit.
Notice I didn't talk about the crazy licensing. Yeah, I'll admit I'm against that, but judged on the merits that end users will be looking at, I think it'll be a good upgrade.
I gotta agree on this one. Folks with that sort of an attitude are the reason I don't wanna go to work some days. These types, I've seen create problems just to see how fast I can fix 'em (yeah, I'm a lowly desktop guy, so bite me).
There is a big difference between making someone else's job easier, and showing a small amount of thought and having things configured/arranged logically. I don't ask folks to go around the world to make things simple, but it some asshole thinks I'm gonna spend a whole day trying to sort through crapware bullshit, then image it is.
BOOKS. Plural. And yes, they are something special. 'Nothing special' does not influence many writers. Now you may not like it, but obviously many many many people have.
Tolkien's books, although sticking to tales of good and evil as a basis (most books do), do not seem rehashed to me. If anything, the hordes of fantasy schlock I've seen over the past several years are rehashed bits of Tolkien's works.
I agree with the 2nd half of your statement. Drizzt could be a great piece of film. ..as long as it doesn't come out as a miserable piece of shit ala D&D.
Re-make of Rollerball? Hmm.... Can't believe I missed this little fact. I still enjoy watching this movie, but fear it could be another popular rehash of old movie craptastrophy. Will have to investigate this further. . .
MORE complex than shadowrun?!?!?! Sheesh:) At any rate, as long as my battles in reality don't take as long as my battles in shadowrun, I think I'll survive.
Self-righteous? I agree, but not that it was the principal being self-righteous. I'll guess by this comment and others (pushing people his own size???) that you were a 'geek' in school. I'd also guess that you have problems with intimidation, since this seems to be where you're stuck with this.
Yes, the supervisor probably told the kid what he did would be illegal if he was an adult, and I think he was right to do so. A 13 year old may not be an adult, but he certainly has a good idea of what is right and what is wrong, and I'd go further to postulate that he knew what he was doing was wrong when he did it. Please don't put this kid on a pedestal because he was 'one of us.' It is sad that this happened, but the evil school system isn't to blame on this one folks...the kid fucked up, he was told the severity of what he'd done (like most every child in the history of Man) and for some unknown reason, he snapped. Hell, it could have been something at home...maybe the parent seriously lost their shit on the ride home (10days!)...we don't, and probably won't ever, know.
What was the school to do? Maybe if they'd praised him for his wrongdoing, would that make it better? The only thing I recall keeping kids in line in school was fear. Fear of punishment, fear of parents finding out they screwed up, or just fear of their friends knowing whatever they did. We all faced this in our own childhood, why is it so hard to remember now? The kid did something wrong, unless you can convince me he accidently broke into their system, and the principal told him he was wrong and that it could have been more serious if he were an adult. He didn't beat the kid, he didn't take him the the happy tree to quietly reflect on what he'd done. He did what he should have done by pointing out the severity of the offense, suspending the kid, and turning it over to the parents. It may not be a perfect system, but I cn hardly blame the school. They can't look at kids cross without getting sued.
I seem to have missed the 'flamebait' nature of this comment. Perhaps the moderators of this post have never dealt with patent disputes directly. The opinions expressed above are valid ones, and in many cases, not far from the truth.
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I'm enjoying this one, but I can't say I'm enjoying it more than the SM2 game. I think this is at least partly due to SM2 being so much better than the the version before it, that I was surprised when I fired fired it up.
The controls are still great in this one, but I'm not a huge fan of cell-shading. Talking to different folks, it seems I'm in the minority on that though.
"That was a 50 to 60 hour a day job."
One word.....Daaayuum!!!!
Ah Zuma, my favorite of the popcap games. I was surprised by how addictive these simple little games can be. I was happier the day I beat Zuma that anygame I've finished in many years. /wife is still jealous I beat Zuma before she did.
Zodiac signs. . .humor. . .Offtopic???? Sheesh
Profit!!!!
1. Make Tiny RC car
2. Market through Radio Shack
3. ????????
4. Profit!!!!!
Most places I've worked do it this way. Like right now, we give users each a directory on a server as their own dump space. I preach the glories of having your files on the server so they get backed up, so it's common knowledge that if you keep your stuff on your local machine, it's potentially toast. Unless the person who lost stuff is a manager, I make no real attempt at recovering lost/damaged files. Even with the managers, they know it's a shot in the dark they'll get every/any-thing back. Still, it happens a few times a year. . . somebody loses a HDD and proceeds to moan about it. This doesn't get their files back of course, but it seems to make them feel better (Curse you technology!). At any rate, this type of policy seems common enough.
I can only guess that I'm somehow missing a gene that makes me overly hostile to sigs. I don't see what's particularly not funny about this one (I found it funny personally), but maybe it's just because today was an exceptionally shitty day, and I'm pretty tired. If I had to postulate, I'd guess that everyone except me has a stick up their ass, but like I said, it would just be a guess.
And for the record, I agree. There are WAY TOO MANY Rimmers in the world.
I wouldn't go so far as to say I'd ditch the wife, but something like this would certainly sew seeds of doubt/distrust
Other than the silver disk, I made one of these months before I ever saw an Ad or review for one of these pricey suckers. I took an old GlobalWin FOP 38 (or was it 32?) and two of the Nidec Gamma 28's and used zip ties to attach the fans to the HS. I could probably take a pic, but there is really no point.
That thing is very very quiet, but was a little too top-heavy for a machine I move around a lot. I'll assume that the Silverado is as heavy as mine, and suggest caution for Lan gamers etc.
The important thing to note is that I built mine outta spare parts, but even if you buy them, you could build this thing for 1/2 the retail cost. Well, almost. I didn't have the shiny silver disk for the bottom.
*Side Note* I had accidently stuck my finger in the screaming demon of a YS Tech fan that came on the FOP 38, which broke a fin and cleanly, yet painfully removing the tip of my finger nail and a bit of the finger itself. Fan guards are your friends!
Just because someone can, doesn't mean they will. If that were true, the world would be a lot less crowded. It's hard for me to stomach the accusation that I WILL do something illegal just because the possibility for it exists. I CAN steal a car, I CAN 'clear' my workplace of annoyances, I CAN copy CDs. . .
I shouldn't be punished purely because I may do something I shouldn't. Let me at least have the chance to fuck up first...sheesh.
I've built many computers with parts purchased from www.mwave.com
.you know the drill. If you're gonna build a p4, make sure the PSU is compatible. Consider 350W a minimum.
.I think this is a good start.
They're reasonably cheap, and I've only ever had one DOA part. They may not be the cheapest on pricewatch or whatever, but they are consistently very cheap.
Speaking of pricewatch, some of those names you see pop up with the lowest prices....I've seen many folks get ripped by bottom-end pricewatch dealers. Try a site like www.resellerratings.com. Watch for dealers with lots of reviews, and a high average. While you're there, take note of some of the shitty ratings for some of the aforementioned pricewatch ripoff jobs.
Don't get suckered into the latest=greatest bullshit either. If you don't need a 500 dollar video card, don't buy one. Do you NEED a P4 2.2? Probably not. Kudos if you can afford one, but I'd rather stock up on ram (btw crucial.com has great prices, make a kick-ass product, and seem to have free shipping every few weeks - until Oct 1st right now) and HDD space. These are the things that have always seemed to hit first as software becomes more demanding. Ram is cheap go for at least 512mb. HDDs are pretty cheap if yer goin' IDE, so stock up.
Buy a good case. It's important not to skimp here. Too many people do, and it can easily come back to haunt you on down the line. Plenty of juice, plenty of slots. .
If you go AMD, a good HeatSink/Fan combo can go a long long way. Check out some overclocking sites for the latest and greatest (HardOCP.com comes to mind).
I had a plan when I started writing this, but it was a real long day today, and I've since lost the direction I started this with. Still. .
Can't say I've looked at MSMQ, but the comment on 'pretty' is dead on. I have RC1 running, and have burned my CD of RC2, just not installed it. RC1 has been very stable, and I'm hoping RC2 holds to that pattern. We had a week long training session with w2kAdvServer and 12 RC1 clients, and the whole damn thing was crash free. Whenever I see users turned loose with beta software, encouraged to fiddle with it and it survives, I'm quite pleased.
True, my linux boxes very rarely actually crash. I'm more likely to upgrade to a newer version of whatever distro than my machines are likely to crash. I do have problems with apps crashing, but like you pointed out, identified bugs generally (but not always) seem to get attention.
.a snowball effect of sorts. My 'cleaned up' computer without so much crap on it is much more stable than most. Over a year and a half, and no need for a reinstall yet. . .
My winderz boxes don't usually crash but once every few weeks. Occassionally, apps crash, but it isn't something I see extremely often. I run servers from them, I play 'obscure' (what the hell does that mean anyway) games, I download crap 24/7, they're overclocked, and the list goes on. This is just w98SE though.
Two computers are running w2k (one is OCed), and I've yet to lock 'em up except for one period with a bad stick of RAM. The oldest one of the two has been running w2k since rc2, and has never seen a crash except for UT, which from time to time, crashes on every machine I've ever seen. It is also the encoding/ripping/burning machine for the house. Oh, that reminds me of a particular version of Tsunami Encoder that would look the machine up. So that's two things tht killed it. Both run office and a horde of other apps with no difficulty. They get rebooted at most, every month or two.
I now have a machine setup to beta test XP before the looming upgrades at work, and I've seen nary a BSOD. I still haven't put it through serious paces, but just sitting there not doing much, it has been completely stable...and this is RC1 still. It's ran for about 2 weeks with light use, and no errors or reboots.
I will never deny that my Redhat and Mandrake installs are not more stable, and I enjoy them a great deal, but I at least do not see anything near 3-4 crashes a week out of any computer in the house.
At work, all desktops are either NT4, win95 or win98, and 95 is shit, NT4 is too slow to tolerate, and 98 is much much better than 95, but still crashes too much. I contribute the majority of these problems to the staggering software load these things are under. .
At any rate, my whole point here was to say that not all M$ fed computers are that unstable. Yeah, I realize this isn't the typical bash M$ post, and I want to stress that I'm not putting them on a pedestal, just trying to point out exceptions to popular opinion. I don't think M$ OS (pick one) is as stable as linux, but it isn't as bad for me as is *appears* to be for others.
the F-4 was the first thing I thought of too :)
I agree. I'm in training now, and we're learning W2k server and XP Pro RC 1 2505, and I'm suprised by how stable it has been for an RC 1. 13 PCs running, and I've seen nary a glitch. The small interface changes are easily learned, and my first impression was that it had a slight look-n-feel akin to gnome or kde in that the windows were easier to look at (softer and more rounded), icons were of a much higher quality, and it was, in general, plentiful in options. Yeah, I know this these are small differences, but it stuck out. After using W2k, the network setup was trivial (and I dig the 'alternate network setup' option), Active Directories is weird, but it's probably 80%+ planning. Some of the bundled stuff(media player, cdr/dvd-ram/dvd support), I doubt they'll be able to compete with my preferred apps. I like the much expanded control panel, and as much as I hate to admit it, the remote assistance features would make it easier to help the family/in-laws with their PC woes. On top of stability, I think the ease of use for XP home will be easier than that of w2k or even 98se.
I was reluctant when the class started, but my opinion has changed now. My opinion also seems to be true for the rest of the class. I'm not as suprised by it as I was by w2k (IMO the best MS OS to date), but it is certainly not complete shit.
Notice I didn't talk about the crazy licensing. Yeah, I'll admit I'm against that, but judged on the merits that end users will be looking at, I think it'll be a good upgrade.
adapt and survive, at least IMO, is much MUCH more believable than a man on a throne in the clouds made me out of dirt.
I gotta agree on this one. Folks with that sort of an attitude are the reason I don't wanna go to work some days. These types, I've seen create problems just to see how fast I can fix 'em (yeah, I'm a lowly desktop guy, so bite me).
There is a big difference between making someone else's job easier, and showing a small amount of thought and having things configured/arranged logically. I don't ask folks to go around the world to make things simple, but it some asshole thinks I'm gonna spend a whole day trying to sort through crapware bullshit, then image it is.
BOOKS. Plural. And yes, they are something special. 'Nothing special' does not influence many writers. Now you may not like it, but obviously many many many people have.
Tolkien's books, although sticking to tales of good and evil as a basis (most books do), do not seem rehashed to me. If anything, the hordes of fantasy schlock I've seen over the past several years are rehashed bits of Tolkien's works.
I agree with the 2nd half of your statement. Drizzt could be a great piece of film. . .as long as it doesn't come out as a miserable piece of shit ala D&D.
Re-make of Rollerball? Hmm.... Can't believe I missed this little fact. I still enjoy watching this movie, but fear it could be another popular rehash of old movie craptastrophy. Will have to investigate this further. . .
MORE complex than shadowrun?!?!?! Sheesh :) At any rate, as long as my battles in reality don't take as long as my battles in shadowrun, I think I'll survive.
Self-righteous? I agree, but not that it was the principal being self-righteous. I'll guess by this comment and others (pushing people his own size???) that you were a 'geek' in school. I'd also guess that you have problems with intimidation, since this seems to be where you're stuck with this.
Yes, the supervisor probably told the kid what he did would be illegal if he was an adult, and I think he was right to do so. A 13 year old may not be an adult, but he certainly has a good idea of what is right and what is wrong, and I'd go further to postulate that he knew what he was doing was wrong when he did it. Please don't put this kid on a pedestal because he was 'one of us.' It is sad that this happened, but the evil school system isn't to blame on this one folks...the kid fucked up, he was told the severity of what he'd done (like most every child in the history of Man) and for some unknown reason, he snapped. Hell, it could have been something at home...maybe the parent seriously lost their shit on the ride home (10days!)...we don't, and probably won't ever, know.
What was the school to do? Maybe if they'd praised him for his wrongdoing, would that make it better? The only thing I recall keeping kids in line in school was fear. Fear of punishment, fear of parents finding out they screwed up, or just fear of their friends knowing whatever they did. We all faced this in our own childhood, why is it so hard to remember now? The kid did something wrong, unless you can convince me he accidently broke into their system, and the principal told him he was wrong and that it could have been more serious if he were an adult. He didn't beat the kid, he didn't take him the the happy tree to quietly reflect on what he'd done. He did what he should have done by pointing out the severity of the offense, suspending the kid, and turning it over to the parents. It may not be a perfect system, but I cn hardly blame the school. They can't look at kids cross without getting sued.
I seem to have missed the 'flamebait' nature of this comment. Perhaps the moderators of this post have never dealt with patent disputes directly. The opinions expressed above are valid ones, and in many cases, not far from the truth.
as long as Sgt. Stedenko doesn't set it afire, I'm cool with it.