a PC game that ships with an editor has a seperate application for modding, and has the resources of a PC that can get additional content from many sources (keyboard for scripting, scanner for new textures, internet connection to download content created by other users) and has plenty of space to store additional information. Basically, the actual coding and artwork the development team does for these games is done on a PC, and additional tools are often required for some modifications. These games run from a local hard disk and have an easily available place for mods to reside.
On the other hand, on a console, you have limited ways of getting content onto the system, tools that aren't native to the system because the original development work for it all was done on a PC, and space issues (the larger Gamecube memory card released by Nintendo is 16M. It was 4MB when this game was released.) These games can't be patched afterwards, they run unmodified from optical media and only have a very small amount of space to save user data.
his will also get rid of many spyware/adware problems you might be having as they wont be able to install the malicious software.
I just wanted to point out that most malicious software can be installed without the user having administrative rights. such software often exploits vulnerabilities in windows or IE to get the installation to run as a system process instead of using the rights assigned to the user.
my guess is that the companies who are worried about usb drives are already giving these employees systems without cd/dvd burners or floppy drives, and monitoring their internet access. Reasons for this sort of security might be legal responsibility for any sort of government or financial system, like the bank mentioned in an earlier post. I suppose such behavior can be excused in these cases, anywhere else, it merely creates an enviornment that says the employees aren't trusted.
some of the gutenburg ones (and all of the library ones the other poster mentioned) are read by people, and are much easier to listen to than machine-read stuff, unless you're trying to put them to sleep on the drive.
Not sure why this was modded as funny, he's absolutely right. What I assume is the backspace key on the keyboard is shown next to the backspace key in the map, but is actually located under it.
sure, plenty of people losed the covers, but in my experience, the cover isn't very neccassary for these things, unless you're leaving the thing sitting in a pile of dirt, it wont have any effect on the device. Since the only external piece is the connection, even if it gets too dirty, a quick swab with rubbing alchohol and it's just like new.
actually, I'd rather use thunderbird for both easier usability and the ability to have multiple mailboxes accessible at the same time. (including my gmail account via POP)
From my understanding, the format is only used in a very limited amount of very high end cameras, and appealing to the niche market that would be using this probably isn't worth the licensing fees, more so if you consider that it seems more likely to result in lost sales for Nikon than it would for Adobe.
first, i'd like to question your math. 41 * 40 * 52 is $85280 ( unless you're assuming there are 56 weeks in a year) Yes, that's still a lot of money, but when you consider things like the 85 hour weeks they require during crunchtimes (link below) and all of the sudden it doesn't seem so good anymore. http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/11/11/0031259.s html?tid=98&tid=10/
as regards the "couple of D-cell batteries hooked up to the motherboard" you suggested, they wouldn't have nearly enough power output to run most systems. According to the specs, http://duracell.com/oem/Pdf/new/1300_US_Ultra.pdf a D cell battery can provide a max of 2 Watts, and can only hold that load for about 90 minutes. Assuming your system has a power drain of 200W, (relatively low) you'd need 50 batteries to keep your system going, much more complicated than using a UPS. You don't want to run your system with less power than it needs, as this could be potentially damaging to the processor. If it's that important that you shut down properly in the event of a loss of power, you should just hook up a small UPS with adequate power output
Realistically, this is where you look into getting a new key some other way, as getting one from valve isn't going to happen. Now, if you've just bought the game at retail in the past month, you could exchange it at the store for another copy, which is the only way I see that getting a new legitimate key would be possible.
I have little sympathy for people stupid enough to used a CD-Key hack on a legit copy of a product they bought. Why on earth would you use a pirated product code on a product you bought? It's not like the CD-Key was missing.
I don't know if this specifically applies to HL2, but I do know that some keygenerators have been known to pop out keys that have been issued with legitimate copies. So what do you do if you can't get on a game with your purchased copy because someone id curently using the key?
Also, check your local laws. Stores in MA cannot have a "No Refunds" policy, because that is against state laws. Also, they cannot turn down a refund within 30 days of the purchase date.. but that's again in MA.
Not entirely true. I also live in MA, and most stores in MA (of the ones that sell games/movies/music) have a policy where opened software/cds/dvds can only be exchanged for another copy of the same item. This works fine for people with a defective product, but keeps back the people copying items and returning them. Obviously, it's of no help to people who buy software and have a problem with the EULA.
even if you don't destroy it, isnt the beta version rather useless after 6 months when the full release is available free of charge (or at least a new beta build is available) This clause is probably only in there so they have an easy answer for anyone wanting support on an old build of the software.
Sure, that makes it seem easy to let 30 people know where you are, but look at it this way. Once you send your location, it sends a text message to ALL your friends. and vice versa when they put in theirs. How would you like to get 10+ text messages every night explaining where people are, with closer to 30 on weekends. That's before it takes into account sending you messages about every friend of a friend within 10 blocks of you. With a large group, the amount of text message spam this thing could send out is ridiculous.
You can complain all you want about a cellphone being more expensive, The way I see it is, when I want to make a call to an out of state on my cellphone it's just a normal call, but on a landline i have to worry about per minute costs that are very high, and start being high immediately, rather than after a certain number of minutes. It's fairly easy to make a cellphone you'r only phone, just make sure your plan has enough minutes for how much you plan on using it. And if that's not enough for you, keep in mind that most companies dont use up minutes for calls to other people using the same service, not just free calls at off hours. I shut off my landline almost 2 years ago after i noticed that for the same price, my cellphone provided a lot more features, and a lot more convenience.
there are tons of USB keyboards in use, and i'm fairly certain that ctrl + alt + del works just as well as it would on any other keyboard in Windows XP/2003
Actually, wouldnt it suck to slip and accidentally hit it in that case? While it would obviously suck as a normal button, I was hoping it would do something like toggle the backlight on and off.
It really is a shame the way that they went downhill, when after all this time people are still talking about how good the service was. The story in the parent post sounds rather familiar, I heard many similar stories while I was working for Genuity. And you're right, the Level3/CSC remnants of the company are nothing like what it used to be.
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a PC game that ships with an editor has a seperate application for modding, and has the resources of a PC that can get additional content from many sources (keyboard for scripting, scanner for new textures, internet connection to download content created by other users) and has plenty of space to store additional information. Basically, the actual coding and artwork the development team does for these games is done on a PC, and additional tools are often required for some modifications. These games run from a local hard disk and have an easily available place for mods to reside.
On the other hand, on a console, you have limited ways of getting content onto the system, tools that aren't native to the system because the original development work for it all was done on a PC, and space issues (the larger Gamecube memory card released by Nintendo is 16M. It was 4MB when this game was released.) These games can't be patched afterwards, they run unmodified from optical media and only have a very small amount of space to save user data.
I just wanted to point out that most malicious software can be installed without the user having administrative rights. such software often exploits vulnerabilities in windows or IE to get the installation to run as a system process instead of using the rights assigned to the user.
my guess is that the companies who are worried about usb drives are already giving these employees systems without cd/dvd burners or floppy drives, and monitoring their internet access. Reasons for this sort of security might be legal responsibility for any sort of government or financial system, like the bank mentioned in an earlier post. I suppose such behavior can be excused in these cases, anywhere else, it merely creates an enviornment that says the employees aren't trusted.
some of the gutenburg ones (and all of the library ones the other poster mentioned) are read by people, and are much easier to listen to than machine-read stuff, unless you're trying to put them to sleep on the drive.
Project Gutenberg has a bunch of old books in audio formats.
that isn't a child, it's a scientist.
Gamefaqs tells me that right next to her there's a PDA with a woman's name listed as a Weapon Analyst. and a code for the plasma gun locker.
Not sure why this was modded as funny, he's absolutely right. What I assume is the backspace key on the keyboard is shown next to the backspace key in the map, but is actually located under it.
Seriously, who mods up a post that says don't mod any posts in this story?
sure, plenty of people losed the covers, but in my experience, the cover isn't very neccassary for these things, unless you're leaving the thing sitting in a pile of dirt, it wont have any effect on the device. Since the only external piece is the connection, even if it gets too dirty, a quick swab with rubbing alchohol and it's just like new.
actually, I'd rather use thunderbird for both easier usability and the ability to have multiple mailboxes accessible at the same time. (including my gmail account via POP)
From my understanding, the format is only used in a very limited amount of very high end cameras, and appealing to the niche market that would be using this probably isn't worth the licensing fees, more so if you consider that it seems more likely to result in lost sales for Nikon than it would for Adobe.
don't worry too much about it, it was easy enough to figure out what you meant as long as people read the whole comment
first, i'd like to question your math. 41 * 40 * 52 is $85280 ( unless you're assuming there are 56 weeks in a year) Yes, that's still a lot of money, but when you consider things like the 85 hour weeks they require during crunchtimes (link below) and all of the sudden it doesn't seem so good anymore.s html?tid=98&tid=10/
http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/11/11/0031259.
as regards the "couple of D-cell batteries hooked up to the motherboard" you suggested, they wouldn't have nearly enough power output to run most systems. According to the specs, http://duracell.com/oem/Pdf/new/1300_US_Ultra.pdf a D cell battery can provide a max of 2 Watts, and can only hold that load for about 90 minutes. Assuming your system has a power drain of 200W, (relatively low) you'd need 50 batteries to keep your system going, much more complicated than using a UPS. You don't want to run your system with less power than it needs, as this could be potentially damaging to the processor. If it's that important that you shut down properly in the event of a loss of power, you should just hook up a small UPS with adequate power output
Realistically, this is where you look into getting a new key some other way, as getting one from valve isn't going to happen. Now, if you've just bought the game at retail in the past month, you could exchange it at the store for another copy, which is the only way I see that getting a new legitimate key would be possible.
I don't know if this specifically applies to HL2, but I do know that some keygenerators have been known to pop out keys that have been issued with legitimate copies. So what do you do if you can't get on a game with your purchased copy because someone id curently using the key?
Not entirely true. I also live in MA, and most stores in MA (of the ones that sell games/movies/music) have a policy where opened software/cds/dvds can only be exchanged for another copy of the same item. This works fine for people with a defective product, but keeps back the people copying items and returning them. Obviously, it's of no help to people who buy software and have a problem with the EULA.
even if you don't destroy it, isnt the beta version rather useless after 6 months when the full release is available free of charge (or at least a new beta build is available) This clause is probably only in there so they have an easy answer for anyone wanting support on an old build of the software.
why was this modded as Informative? Solaris Express is the beta version, and it's perfectly reasonable to have a 6 month license for a beta build.
Sure, that makes it seem easy to let 30 people know where you are, but look at it this way. Once you send your location, it sends a text message to ALL your friends. and vice versa when they put in theirs. How would you like to get 10+ text messages every night explaining where people are, with closer to 30 on weekends. That's before it takes into account sending you messages about every friend of a friend within 10 blocks of you. With a large group, the amount of text message spam this thing could send out is ridiculous.
You can complain all you want about a cellphone being more expensive, The way I see it is, when I want to make a call to an out of state on my cellphone it's just a normal call, but on a landline i have to worry about per minute costs that are very high, and start being high immediately, rather than after a certain number of minutes. It's fairly easy to make a cellphone you'r only phone, just make sure your plan has enough minutes for how much you plan on using it. And if that's not enough for you, keep in mind that most companies dont use up minutes for calls to other people using the same service, not just free calls at off hours. I shut off my landline almost 2 years ago after i noticed that for the same price, my cellphone provided a lot more features, and a lot more convenience.
there are tons of USB keyboards in use, and i'm fairly certain that ctrl + alt + del works just as well as it would on any other keyboard in Windows XP/2003
Actually, wouldnt it suck to slip and accidentally hit it in that case? While it would obviously suck as a normal button, I was hoping it would do something like toggle the backlight on and off.
It really is a shame the way that they went downhill, when after all this time people are still talking about how good the service was. The story in the parent post sounds rather familiar, I heard many similar stories while I was working for Genuity. And you're right, the Level3/CSC remnants of the company are nothing like what it used to be.
"Having looked at Australia's pioneering efforts in cappedband services, AT&T Broadband and Comcast"
I assume by RR you mean road runner, which is at&t broadband.... so no, no yay for RR, they're the ones the article is talking about, after all.