I'm running DDWRT and have it set to give my VOIP gateway top priority, but it doesn't seem to do squat. I have to pause my torrents every time I want to use VOIP, otherwise the call cuts out so bad that it's impossible to have a coherent conversation.
Don't flash chips have a much shorter lifespan than regular hard drives and relatively low number of reads and writes? Or is that just with older flash tech?
David Eick didn't say that the series would not be ending with the fourth season; all he said was that nothing had been officially announced. Also, it has been known that the season will have 22 episodes for quite some time now, and that the 2 of them will actually be the Pegasus "movie."
Only one of my top 20 favorite games is a console game: Chrono Trigger (for the Super Nintendo). But the most of the other games on my last are more than 5 years old, so they don't require a high-end computer to play them. Here are the ones I would recommend most, in addition to Chrono Trigger:
Paul Campbell left Battlestar Galactica for this?!? I had my hopes set high, particularly when I read that the show was written by Scrubs and Family Guy writers, but it was just as painful to watch as most other sitcoms on TV (the same shows that the show lampoons).
I had been using Azureus for quite a long time, but recently started to look for an alternative because Azureus is such an enormous resource-hog. I wasn't optimistic; Azureus has a lot of great features that I didn't want to part with. Then I found uTorrent. It has most, if not all of the features that I loved about Azureus, and it's extremely resource-efficient. Minutes after I ran uTorrent for the first time, I was uninstalling Azureus.
System Shock 2 - One of the best games of all-time
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System Shock 2 is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made, both by gamers and gaming publications. It is one of my favorite games of all-time; second only to Deus Ex.
For those who haven't played the game, I highly recommend checking it out; it remains an amazing and compelling gaming experience to this day. The game is an FPS/RPG hybrid, and it isn't necessary to have played the first game to understand or enjoy it.
I'm not sure if this post will imspire anyone to check the game out, but I hope I've helped add the game to at least one gamer's all-time favorites list.
I agree that Serious Sam is an excellent option, for all of the reasons mentioned above, but primarily the fact that when you die, you just respawn. No penalty. My girlfriend (now my wife) had never played an FPS before, but she got the hang of quickly (I was really impressed with how quickly she got used to the keyboard/mouse combo we're all familiar with). It's mindless, it's fun, it's frantic, and these days, it's likely to be found cheaply and will run on many older systems.
That's what I'm thinking... why bother building your own machine when you can order a pre-built, warrantied machine for at least as inexpensively through Dell? Of course, Dell is Intel-only, but when we're talking about a non-gaming rig, it doesn't really matter. This is one of the lamest news items I've seen on Slashdot in a while.
The main reason I no longer purchase music CDs (at all) is I don't want to have to dick around with a CD like this in order to use it the way I see fit. Ironically, the industry's spending so much money and effort on what it thinks is the best way to preserve sales is actually causing it to die. It's rather remarkable that everyone plainly recognizes it except for the industry itself. I'm not complaining, mind you; the sooner the industry self-destructs, the better off music artists will be.
you just pinpointed why these batteries will never reach market... because they last too long. There's no profit in something that doesn't break and doesn't need to be renewed.
LCDs are on the shelves primarily because average-joe consumers think they look cool; it's as simple as that.
I'm sticking with CRT for the time being because they're less expensive, allow for higher refresh rates, and can display in many resolutions without having to stretch/shrink/distort an image. When LCDs can match CRTs in those respects, I'll gladly convert.
A handheld unit now has the ability to play the previous generation of console games
The previous generation of consoles were the N64 and PSX, neither of which are emulated on the PSP yet (the PSX isn't even well-emulated on the PC yet). Gameboy Color, SNES, and Genesis are pretty dang old, so it's not a very significant accomplishment. PC emulators for these consoles have existed for nearly a decade.
Why must......SciFi persist in making these dreary, crappy, rehashed programs when there are already ton's of decent programs out there in the SciFi vein?
Have you even seen the show? Battlestar Galactica is anything but crappy, and rehashed. In my opinion, it's a very original show with terrific stories and high production values.
And tons of decent sci-fi out there? The vast majority of it is crap, in my opinion.
I'm with Oliver. Why you're devising a plan to lie to your child instead of being up front and direct with him is beyond me. My unsolicited advice is simply to teach your child the value of moderation and responsibility; limit his gaming to x hours per day and see how that works out.
US$700 is too much for my wallet to handle. And still resolution of 800x600? That's extremely disappointing. CF/SD support would've been nice... I refuse to buy Sony's over-priced memory. And I've expected more than 1GB internal memory for that price.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a [much] lower-cost cam that can do both video (at least DVD quality) and high-resolution stills (2MP+)?
Re:So don't use a camera that honors this...
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I reckon a lot of what has happened in the U.S. in the past several years would've previously been considered to be "unlikely to be mandated by law" and "nothing to be concerned about." You never know.
First of all -- and I'd think this to be plainly obvious to anyone with half of a fucking brain -- destroying a country is slightly more serious than someone getting a blow job. That more than one person in this forum is neglecting that fact is absolutely shocking, and genuinely frightens me about the direction of the United States of America.
Second of all, Clinton shouldn't have been on trial for impeachment for getting a blow job in the first place. That he was should be far more worthy of outcry and riot than his lying about it.
And thirdly, while Clinton may very well have believed there were WMDs in Iraq, Bush had no evidence to that effect whatsoever, lied to the American people about it (and continues to do so to this very day), and proceeded to murder thousands of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians for no other reason than to get some more of that tasty oil. And oh yeah, he got rid of a "brutal dictator" in the process... one that posed no credible threat to the U.S., and one of very many "brutal dictators" on this planet -- but the only one with so much delicious oil in his back yard.
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I'm running DDWRT and have it set to give my VOIP gateway top priority, but it doesn't seem to do squat. I have to pause my torrents every time I want to use VOIP, otherwise the call cuts out so bad that it's impossible to have a coherent conversation.
Don't flash chips have a much shorter lifespan than regular hard drives and relatively low number of reads and writes? Or is that just with older flash tech?
David Eick didn't say that the series would not be ending with the fourth season; all he said was that nothing had been officially announced. Also, it has been known that the season will have 22 episodes for quite some time now, and that the 2 of them will actually be the Pegasus "movie."
Paul Campbell left Battlestar Galactica for this?!? I had my hopes set high, particularly when I read that the show was written by Scrubs and Family Guy writers, but it was just as painful to watch as most other sitcoms on TV (the same shows that the show lampoons).
I had been using Azureus for quite a long time, but recently started to look for an alternative because Azureus is such an enormous resource-hog. I wasn't optimistic; Azureus has a lot of great features that I didn't want to part with. Then I found uTorrent. It has most, if not all of the features that I loved about Azureus, and it's extremely resource-efficient. Minutes after I ran uTorrent for the first time, I was uninstalling Azureus.
For those who haven't played the game, I highly recommend checking it out; it remains an amazing and compelling gaming experience to this day. The game is an FPS/RPG hybrid, and it isn't necessary to have played the first game to understand or enjoy it.
Some used copies of the game can be found at GameTZ (http://gametz.com/aGames/PC/System+Shock+2.html). Alternatively, the game routinely shows up on popular BitTorrent sites. After you get ahold of the game, you'll want to download the excellent Rebirth mod (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/etienne.aubert/sshock/ssh ock_rebirth.htm) and upgraded texture pack (http://shtup.home.att.net/), which both really help the game to look much less dated. (Some torrents include the mods, as they're considered almost essential.)
I'm not sure if this post will imspire anyone to check the game out, but I hope I've helped add the game to at least one gamer's all-time favorites list.
I agree that Serious Sam is an excellent option, for all of the reasons mentioned above, but primarily the fact that when you die, you just respawn. No penalty. My girlfriend (now my wife) had never played an FPS before, but she got the hang of quickly (I was really impressed with how quickly she got used to the keyboard/mouse combo we're all familiar with). It's mindless, it's fun, it's frantic, and these days, it's likely to be found cheaply and will run on many older systems.
That's what I'm thinking... why bother building your own machine when you can order a pre-built, warrantied machine for at least as inexpensively through Dell? Of course, Dell is Intel-only, but when we're talking about a non-gaming rig, it doesn't really matter. This is one of the lamest news items I've seen on Slashdot in a while.
The main reason I no longer purchase music CDs (at all) is I don't want to have to dick around with a CD like this in order to use it the way I see fit. Ironically, the industry's spending so much money and effort on what it thinks is the best way to preserve sales is actually causing it to die. It's rather remarkable that everyone plainly recognizes it except for the industry itself. I'm not complaining, mind you; the sooner the industry self-destructs, the better off music artists will be.
Err, nevermind. It's very hot in my room, ok? :)
I'm sticking with CRT for the time being because they're less expensive, allow for higher refresh rates, and can display in many resolutions without having to stretch/shrink/distort an image. When LCDs can match CRTs in those respects, I'll gladly convert.
I errored; I was thinking of PS2 emulation.
Have you even seen the show? Battlestar Galactica is anything but crappy, and rehashed. In my opinion, it's a very original show with terrific stories and high production values.
And tons of decent sci-fi out there? The vast majority of it is crap, in my opinion.
If this dumb fuck spends an hour a week getting rid of spyware, he sure as shit shouldn't be the head of anything, let alone Intel.
Out of genuine curiosity, may I ask why that is?
I'm with Oliver. Why you're devising a plan to lie to your child instead of being up front and direct with him is beyond me. My unsolicited advice is simply to teach your child the value of moderation and responsibility; limit his gaming to x hours per day and see how that works out.
Ummm, most movies are already available digitally. On DVD. Does the story mean to say they'll be available as legal downloads?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a [much] lower-cost cam that can do both video (at least DVD quality) and high-resolution stills (2MP+)?
I reckon a lot of what has happened in the U.S. in the past several years would've previously been considered to be "unlikely to be mandated by law" and "nothing to be concerned about." You never know.
Second of all, Clinton shouldn't have been on trial for impeachment for getting a blow job in the first place. That he was should be far more worthy of outcry and riot than his lying about it.
And thirdly, while Clinton may very well have believed there were WMDs in Iraq, Bush had no evidence to that effect whatsoever, lied to the American people about it (and continues to do so to this very day), and proceeded to murder thousands of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians for no other reason than to get some more of that tasty oil. And oh yeah, he got rid of a "brutal dictator" in the process... one that posed no credible threat to the U.S., and one of very many "brutal dictators" on this planet -- but the only one with so much delicious oil in his back yard.
I have a better solution: don't give EA your business ever again.