This is actually typically caused by the "history".. If you do a lot of start->run-> \\network\path\here check your $PROFILE\Recent
The stuff in your start menu\recent documents points here but is not a reflection of everything in the directory, cleaning it from the start menu does no good.
On other possible cause of this is printers, yes really, if you have a lot of printers mapped, *especially* if one of the servers is slow and/or the server no longer exists, try and unmap the printers and see what happens.
This particular problem is a very frusturating one for some users, "their" machine slows down, so they login to another one - carrying their profile with them if the network is configured that way - and everything is super slow. Meanwhile, support person comes out, logs in, everything is great..
I just finished doing the same thing to my SNES controller..
The benifit of the SNES is that you don't need to mangle anything, no wires get cut, and you can get away without soldering too.. In otherwords, it would take me about 5 minutes to connect the pad I used back to the real SNES, if I so desired.
Having said that, I am going to go the soldering route - then I should be able to get the casing for the controller back on (it's currently dangling on the cord), and if my wife gets pissed off because I'm kicking her ass in Battle Dodgeball 2 and throws the controller at me again, it won't come out of the connector;)
this is one of the things that I hate about php.. inline into a web page is HORRIBLE, it's hard to read, it's easy to miss a badly spelt variable name..
When I am forced to use php, I am relying on templating tools all the time (no different then when I am using perl or any other language in the end..)
If I still had mod points, I'd be spending them on you.
I don't fathom how people state that they own their homes. They don't. The banks do. 25 years from now, you MIGHT. Until then, you're borrowing your home.
I remember the "Turbo" button on the 286 I had. It was used (at least *we* used it) to slow down the machine so that we could still play some of the games for the 8088.
I don't care if people cheat in "pubs".. it's the competitive gaming scene that gets hurt by cheats. The people that are competing competitively should *not* be using cheats.
There's always been articles like this, and, imo, always *should*..
However, they *should* fall under the YRO category and not gaming.. this has a weak weak link to gaming in any regards (I mean, who REALLY believes that Infinium is coming out??).
And other times they are simply great. One of the best examples I can think of is Epic with their UT engine. Take a look at UTPG - basically a group of gamers/geeks that convinced Epic to give them the source code so that they could continue to write patches for UT99.
True, Epic has not open sourced the product, but they did allow a group of players to continue supporting it. Open sourcing it may not have been the best option anyways (consider open-source quake engine, game becomes unplayable due to hacks etc)..
I used interbase at a previous shop (had to, the "fearless leader" was a borland guy through and through).
I can say that it seemed to handle fine, the server never crashed, there was never a corruption etc - and this was for fairly large databases as well (million+ records etc)..
Firebird I'm sure improves even further on it, the only problem I had with it was it's horrid horrid gui interface(s).
I can take a longish bit of perl code and golf it down to a miniscule amount, does that make it more bug-free? Absolutely not, quite the opposite probably.
And try and fix broken golf'd code? 3 months later?
If that's your style, than I still don't want to see your code.
The problem comes in due to the lack of female gamers..
Segregate out a smallish portion of the population. The people in this portion can only play against each other, there are some really good players, but in general, the competition is not as fierce or as good - NOT because of lack of skill, but because of lack of participation.
How are the people that have been segregated into this smaller group going to learn & improve? Where does the skill bar drop?
It's not anywhere near THAT bad. This year we had a cold snap for a week that brought it down to about -40C including the windchill. The rest of the season has been moderate though (-1 to -10C), very easy to get out in that type of weather.
Not to mention that we're used to it, live here all your life & -30C is just another thing to deal with, it's not as bad as it may sound.
Yah, right click, rename, or edit, rename are both in gnome/nautilis as well - I fail to see how that is worse that windows? Don't tell me you actually used the click, wait long enough to not REALLY be a double click, click again and have it SOMETIMES allow you to rename the file method in Windows??
The shower is definately where I solve the majority of my problems..
Having read about this a long time ago, I've put myself in the habit of purposefully thinking about a problem I've been having while I am falling asleep.. Often times it takes longer to fall asleep because of this, but by the time I am showering the next morning, the solution has almost always popped into my head.
Also, this works on more than just "code", I play competitive BF1942, thinking about how to counter a particular advantage etc works just as well:)
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This is actually typically caused by the "history"..
If you do a lot of start->run-> \\network\path\here check your $PROFILE\Recent
The stuff in your start menu\recent documents points here but is not a reflection of everything in the directory, cleaning it from the start menu does no good.
On other possible cause of this is printers, yes really, if you have a lot of printers mapped, *especially* if one of the servers is slow and/or the server no longer exists, try and unmap the printers and see what happens.
This particular problem is a very frusturating one for some users, "their" machine slows down, so they login to another one - carrying their profile with them if the network is configured that way - and everything is super slow. Meanwhile, support person comes out, logs in, everything is great..
I just finished doing the same thing to my SNES controller..
;)
The benifit of the SNES is that you don't need to mangle anything, no wires get cut, and you can get away without soldering too.. In otherwords, it would take me about 5 minutes to connect the pad I used back to the real SNES, if I so desired.
Having said that, I am going to go the soldering route - then I should be able to get the casing for the controller back on (it's currently dangling on the cord), and if my wife gets pissed off because I'm kicking her ass in Battle Dodgeball 2 and throws the controller at me again, it won't come out of the connector
yah because the $10 hit (after rebates) for UT2k4 is completely unreasonable..
this is one of the things that I hate about php.. inline into a web page is HORRIBLE, it's hard to read, it's easy to miss a badly spelt variable name..
When I am forced to use php, I am relying on templating tools all the time (no different then when I am using perl or any other language in the end..)
Just running through pix - definately some odd pictures there (did ANYBODY get the "nose" one??)
If you can fool humans, you can probably fool machines too.
Everything right but the currency name:
LoonyPoRupee (catchy isn't it?)
If I still had mod points, I'd be spending them on you.
I don't fathom how people state that they own their homes. They don't. The banks do. 25 years from now, you MIGHT. Until then, you're borrowing your home.
I remember the "Turbo" button on the 286 I had.
It was used (at least *we* used it) to slow down the machine so that we could still play some of the games for the 8088.
you deal with it like this:
The Cheat Wall
It's funny, we've had people come and ask to be removed from the "wos" etc.. those people won't be so quick to accuse again.
I don't care if people cheat in "pubs".. it's the competitive gaming scene that gets hurt by cheats. The people that are competing competitively should *not* be using cheats.
There's always been articles like this, and, imo, always *should*..
However, they *should* fall under the YRO category and not gaming.. this has a weak weak link to gaming in any regards (I mean, who REALLY believes that Infinium is coming out??).
And other times they are simply great.
One of the best examples I can think of is Epic with their UT engine. Take a look at UTPG - basically a group of gamers/geeks that convinced Epic to give them the source code so that they could continue to write patches for UT99.
True, Epic has not open sourced the product, but they did allow a group of players to continue supporting it. Open sourcing it may not have been the best option anyways (consider open-source quake engine, game becomes unplayable due to hacks etc)..
I used interbase at a previous shop (had to, the "fearless leader" was a borland guy through and through).
I can say that it seemed to handle fine, the server never crashed, there was never a corruption etc - and this was for fairly large databases as well (million+ records etc)..
Firebird I'm sure improves even further on it, the only problem I had with it was it's horrid horrid gui interface(s).
I disagree with the 75% comment.
I can take a longish bit of perl code and golf it down to a miniscule amount, does that make it more bug-free? Absolutely not, quite the opposite probably.
And try and fix broken golf'd code?
3 months later?
If that's your style, than I still don't want to see your code.
shorter != better
The problem comes in due to the lack of female gamers..
Segregate out a smallish portion of the population. The people in this portion can only play against each other, there are some really good players, but in general, the competition is not as fierce or as good - NOT because of lack of skill, but because of lack of participation.
How are the people that have been segregated into this smaller group going to learn & improve? Where does the skill bar drop?
Some people find certain games entertaining to watch.
I suspect that as the younger game playing people start to age, there will be more demand for broadcast games.
This turns it into a "sport".
It's not about physical prowess, it's about entertainment.
Let me guess, you started with php though right?
I can "do" php, but I much prefer perl.
I can read others perl code much easier than I can read others php code (side note.. in both languages I HATE seeing HTML in the code).
Oh, and this might be strange coming from a perl coder but 1/4 the lines does not make the code better, just makes it shorter.
It's not anywhere near THAT bad. This year we had a cold snap for a week that brought it down to about -40C including the windchill. The rest of the season has been moderate though (-1 to -10C), very easy to get out in that type of weather.
Not to mention that we're used to it, live here all your life & -30C is just another thing to deal with, it's not as bad as it may sound.
wow.. what was I smoking..
Yah, right click, rename, or edit, rename are both in gnome/nautilis as well - I fail to see how that is worse that windows? Don't tell me you actually used the click, wait long enough to not REALLY be a double click, click again and have it SOMETIMES allow you to rename the file method in Windows??
I always right clicked, rename.
right click, properties, rename
Not * that* obscure, true though that a right click/rename (or file/rename) is a little easier.
And all 3 of those were "Violated" by Serious Sam 2 which was quite simply one of the most ingenious and fun FPS games that I've played in some time.
wow.. currently +3 insightful when it has been shown that it was NOT the conversion that caused the problem here..
The shower is definately where I solve the majority of my problems..
:)
Having read about this a long time ago, I've put myself in the habit of purposefully thinking about a problem I've been having while I am falling asleep.. Often times it takes longer to fall asleep because of this, but by the time I am showering the next morning, the solution has almost always popped into my head.
Also, this works on more than just "code", I play competitive BF1942, thinking about how to counter a particular advantage etc works just as well
More links.
Also helps if you spell poorly.
Favorite caffeine & alchohol drink has got to be Vodka & Bawls..
Yummah!