I have to say that I agree with you that RDC is better than any other remote graphical environment. I'm sad to say that I figured it would be horrible, so even though the server was included in XP, I didn't use it (VNC instead) until a friend showed it to me running on his system. Then I used it with his win2k3 server system and it was even nicer than XP's implementation. I hope MS gives an update to XP's version so it works like the server version, but it probably won't happen (seeing as win2k3 allows multiple users to be logged in at once, a'la linux with multiuser enabled.
Ok, I've been playing violent games since I was 6. I'm not and never have been a violent person. I still play violent games, and am a nice, happy guy when I'm not playing games.
Are you saying that I'm a figment of my imagination? Or do you think I'm lying? Just curious.
I can still read CD-R and CD-RW discs that I recorded 4 years ago without any problem. The only disc read errors I've had stem either from horribly scratched media or dying CD-ROM drives. Maybe you should just experiment with different burners and media and see what happens.
On the subject of flash media, I haven't heard of any tests saying they have any real reliability. They were created to share files easily and quickly, not for long term storage as CD media (in theory at least) was.
You're a fucknut and a troll. So I dunno why I'm even replying.
He never said he was running a windows email server. The emails he's talking about are coming from his *block* of IP addresses (which include addresses that he doesn't own, he's just in the block with them). Also, I'm no Windows lover, but Win mail servers can be locked down pretty tight.If you're smart, that is.There are also faults and exploits for *nix mail servers. Installing patches for Win server vulnerabilities is much easier than for *nix vulns, which makes win mail servers easier for a lazy person to admin.
After 5 minutes of playing MP for me, I remembered almost every control. After 5 mins of Halo, I remembered jack shit. After an hour of playing Halo, I remembered jack shit. I hate console FPS games. I love MP because it's not an FPS.
I've tried my AT Radeon 9000 pro at all resolutions, and the only time I had any bad signal quality was with a card with a bad DVI output. Once I RMA'ed that board and got a new one (the new one looked a lot cleaner and more professional than the first one I got) I had perfect quality on both monitors, except when I plugged 2 monitors, as well as a TV into the card. But this is a known issue as ATI didn't build the chip to push enough power to drive the TV and both monitor outputs at the same time.
Maybe the writer's native language is German or something comparable? I know when I was taking German in high school that I would Randomly capitalize Nouns because you have to capitalize all nouns in German, but only certain ones in English, so sometimes a capital would slip through.
Umm, nvidia actually says the same thing about laptop drivers: get them from the manufacturer!
My friend's laptop was hosed repeatedly when he tried loading the nvidia website drivers on it. You should always, with any integrated component, get the drivers from the manufacturer of the biggest part (the mobo for desktop integrated video/LAN/USB or the laptop for a laptop anything).
I personally feel ATI's drivers are currently better than nVidia's. If you asked me 6 months ago, I'd tell you they were about the same to me. Go far enough before that, and nVidia's drivers were better.
Also, keep in mind that most of what I say about drivers being better is the control panels they each have. I used to hate ATI's control panel, but now I prefer it even to nVidia's old one. the current one nVidia has limits your settings potential, and I like the option, even if I don't use it all the time.
As far as driver problems, I've only had problems twice. Once with an old ATI XPert 128 that sometimes didn't like D3D engines, and the other with nVidia's GeForce 2 MX 200 that didn't like OpenGL all the time. That is the extent of my problems with drivers themselves. The control panels I already talked about.
The fan stopped working on my Radeon 9000 Pro because I accidentally bumped the connector for the fan's power. All I got was artifacting, no other errors. When I got the fan working again, it's prefect. Still not the best performance, but mangnatudes better than any comparable card from nVidia when I bought it (now the 5200 FX is out, so I dunno, nobody seems to compare the 2 cards).
Also, the R300/350 cores can be linked together in up to 256 GPUs interconnected, running basically in SMP mode for graphics. ATI wins in that respect as far as base hardware works. Too bad ATI isn't making any of these multiple GPU cards themselves.
You might be right on the money in your example. MS should specifically allow you to communicate with the people on their network, even if you're using AIM or Yahoo. They don't need to let you have an account if you're not using their supported application, but they need to let you talk to their users. The other IM companies should do the same.
There's a problem with this, though. You pay the phone co to do all this for you (not directly, but it's in the bill) but you don't pay MS for the use of their IM network.
Another problem is your saying that MS has nothing to do with MSN IM other than creating the client. They host relatively hefty servers to handle logins, messaging, etc. So you're wrong in that respect too. They own a network of computers dedicated to MSN IM.
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That is the whole point that the parent poster was trying to make!!!!
This will only increase piracy since the whole reason for it is to counter the effects of piracy on artists' (or more likely the RIAA's) pocketbooks.
I believe he's talking about Canada.
Keep in mind I don't live there so I don't know the prices there so I don't know whether you're assuming he's in the states or something.
Actually, it's more like painting the armored transport to look like an ice cream truck.
I have to say that I agree with you that RDC is better than any other remote graphical environment. I'm sad to say that I figured it would be horrible, so even though the server was included in XP, I didn't use it (VNC instead) until a friend showed it to me running on his system. Then I used it with his win2k3 server system and it was even nicer than XP's implementation. I hope MS gives an update to XP's version so it works like the server version, but it probably won't happen (seeing as win2k3 allows multiple users to be logged in at once, a'la linux with multiuser enabled.
Sounds like they reformatted and reset the /etc/hosts file or something. Tho I dunno anyone who reformats linux very often....
/. is like crack, you just can't get enough and you can't go away.
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Ok, I've been playing violent games since I was 6. I'm not and never have been a violent person. I still play violent games, and am a nice, happy guy when I'm not playing games.
Are you saying that I'm a figment of my imagination? Or do you think I'm lying? Just curious.
Damnit, why hasn't anyone modded the parent funny yet?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
I can still read CD-R and CD-RW discs that I recorded 4 years ago without any problem. The only disc read errors I've had stem either from horribly scratched media or dying CD-ROM drives. Maybe you should just experiment with different burners and media and see what happens.
On the subject of flash media, I haven't heard of any tests saying they have any real reliability. They were created to share files easily and quickly, not for long term storage as CD media (in theory at least) was.
You're a fucknut and a troll. So I dunno why I'm even replying.
He never said he was running a windows email server. The emails he's talking about are coming from his *block* of IP addresses (which include addresses that he doesn't own, he's just in the block with them). Also, I'm no Windows lover, but Win mail servers can be locked down pretty tight.If you're smart, that is.There are also faults and exploits for *nix mail servers. Installing patches for Win server vulnerabilities is much easier than for *nix vulns, which makes win mail servers easier for a lazy person to admin.
Look at the events for the Rubix Cube championship whatever festival that was on Slashdot a little while ago. It has blindfolded rubix cubes on it.
Metroid Prime was never meant as an FPS. It's not broken because it is exactly the way the makers meant it. I love the game, as well.
After 5 minutes of playing MP for me, I remembered almost every control. After 5 mins of Halo, I remembered jack shit. After an hour of playing Halo, I remembered jack shit. I hate console FPS games. I love MP because it's not an FPS.
My computer chair is at least as comfortable as my couch, just so you know. I need it that way because of long hours coding.
I've tried my AT Radeon 9000 pro at all resolutions, and the only time I had any bad signal quality was with a card with a bad DVI output. Once I RMA'ed that board and got a new one (the new one looked a lot cleaner and more professional than the first one I got) I had perfect quality on both monitors, except when I plugged 2 monitors, as well as a TV into the card. But this is a known issue as ATI didn't build the chip to push enough power to drive the TV and both monitor outputs at the same time.
I want some proof goddamnit!!
gimme a link or something, I'm hungry for some benchmarks and intelligent (and I mean intelligent) rhetoric on each card.
Maybe the writer's native language is German or something comparable? I know when I was taking German in high school that I would Randomly capitalize Nouns because you have to capitalize all nouns in German, but only certain ones in English, so sometimes a capital would slip through.
Moderators and anyone else who takes this seriously: IT IS A JOKE!!
now, that said, please stop thinking this guy was being stupid. He wasy making a funny based on the names of the cards.
did you look for hardware/software requirements on the box? it will usually say "For win NT/2000/XP" on the box in plain sight.
Umm, nvidia actually says the same thing about laptop drivers: get them from the manufacturer!
My friend's laptop was hosed repeatedly when he tried loading the nvidia website drivers on it. You should always, with any integrated component, get the drivers from the manufacturer of the biggest part (the mobo for desktop integrated video/LAN/USB or the laptop for a laptop anything).
You get choppiness? never had choppiness on anything that wouldn't be choppy on a GF3 or lower.....
I personally feel ATI's drivers are currently better than nVidia's. If you asked me 6 months ago, I'd tell you they were about the same to me. Go far enough before that, and nVidia's drivers were better.
Also, keep in mind that most of what I say about drivers being better is the control panels they each have. I used to hate ATI's control panel, but now I prefer it even to nVidia's old one. the current one nVidia has limits your settings potential, and I like the option, even if I don't use it all the time.
As far as driver problems, I've only had problems twice. Once with an old ATI XPert 128 that sometimes didn't like D3D engines, and the other with nVidia's GeForce 2 MX 200 that didn't like OpenGL all the time. That is the extent of my problems with drivers themselves. The control panels I already talked about.
The fan stopped working on my Radeon 9000 Pro because I accidentally bumped the connector for the fan's power. All I got was artifacting, no other errors. When I got the fan working again, it's prefect. Still not the best performance, but mangnatudes better than any comparable card from nVidia when I bought it (now the 5200 FX is out, so I dunno, nobody seems to compare the 2 cards).
Also, the R300/350 cores can be linked together in up to 256 GPUs interconnected, running basically in SMP mode for graphics. ATI wins in that respect as far as base hardware works. Too bad ATI isn't making any of these multiple GPU cards themselves.
You might be right on the money in your example. MS should specifically allow you to communicate with the people on their network, even if you're using AIM or Yahoo. They don't need to let you have an account if you're not using their supported application, but they need to let you talk to their users. The other IM companies should do the same.
There's a problem with this, though. You pay the phone co to do all this for you (not directly, but it's in the bill) but you don't pay MS for the use of their IM network.
Another problem is your saying that MS has nothing to do with MSN IM other than creating the client. They host relatively hefty servers to handle logins, messaging, etc. So you're wrong in that respect too. They own a network of computers dedicated to MSN IM.
I know more linux users who use MSN to chat than I do MS users.......