User: Krneki

Re:Micropayments != Free Fun

On: Free 'Ad-Backed' Games the Future?

WoW is doing this via "Trade cards". The added bonus is purely cosmetic and thus won't break game balance.

Re:Create job to force automatic reboot or shutdow

On: Do Any Companies Power Down at Night?

ping ip from 192.168.0.0/24 If ping = great success, then shutdown 192.168.0.1 /switch in 5min and allow user to abort.

Macro

On: Training From America's Army Game Saved a Life

Meh, just make a macro. /s Medic, we need a Medic!

Klingons

On: Information Requested for NASA-Based MMORPG

I'm going to pick the Klingons.

It's time to lock auto-run

On: Anti-Virus Effectiveness Down from Last Year

Bloatware, spyware, viruses, .... For me they are all the same in the end they slow down your work. I like Linux repositories, because those packages aren't controlled by sales department. Each time I install a program on windows I have to run HiJackThis.exe to check it didn't put itself in the auto-run. The same is valid for 99% viruses, they use auto-run "features" to enable them to run each time you start your OS or application.

Re:Bricking?

On: EVE-Online Patch Makes XP Unbootable

Bricked used to be a term for an unsuccessful firmware upgrade, where you had to reprogram the bios chip to boot the device.

french military victories

On: The 110 Million Dollar Button

How can you forget the french military victories in "I'm Feeling Lucky" ?