Don't forget that it's the same world that a simple shell script could land you in the same cell and for the same time as someone who raped/killed another.
Silly me... when I read new architecture I said to myself: "Finally! We move on from x86. We have advanced beyond 20 year old technology."
Sadly, I was mistaken.
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Actually if I remember correctly you can adjust fuel trims without replacing your car's computer by knowing the correct memory locations and just adjusting the information to them.
No matter though, my DMS is but N/A and I doubt I will have the money to do a motor swap on it to make it a turbo. Soon though, I plan to get a '99 GSX and do a 6-bolt swap on it or just an Evo setup. Then install the ultimate car computer.:)
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Everytime I had ideas to build a car PC (always lacked the funding) I always wanted to not just play movies, mp3s, wardrive, checkweather, browse the web, etc.; I also wanted to know what was going on with my car. Driving a 1993 DSM this is a fairly easy task since the car already outputs data from the computer in standard RS-232 format and at least a couple of dataloggers is readily available from sourceforge for DSMs. I would think this would be even easier to do for any car manufactured after 1995 (or was it 1996?) which support the very standard ODBII. I mean c'mon? Who doesn't want to see the exact statistics of their RPM, Knock, O2, air temperature, coolant temperature, etc. as a nice screensaver?
This simply won't happen. It would take Valve YEARS to develop a sequel to HL2. It is taking them well over a year to develop Lost Coast. Moreover, still under development is TFC2 and CS2. More likely is that HL2 will be ported to the 360 rather than the XBox so that no loss of quality (other than controls) is necessary (see Doom3 for example of quality loss). Unless the XBox 360 will be able to run Steam I highly doubt HL3 will be released for it anytime near the PC release.
Machinima is another medium for people to use to create art and express themselves. Moreover, sometimes it's better to tell a story through machinima because the file size may be smaller and uses game engine technology so it can be viewed in high resolutions. This is all without having to know the ins and outs of programs like 3Ds, Maya, Lightwave, etc. and without rendering every single frame out with your CPU 3-5 times to cover the most used resolution, etc.
Unlike C, and various other languages, English does not appear to be a syntax whore. Ergo, I may say something to the tune of "can I use the restroom" instead of "may I use the restroom," and my message will still be clearly understood.
We spend enough time staring at computer screens and getting yelled at for improper syntax used on a daily basis. Why can't we have a break when communicating with human beings? Improper syntax usage still effectively communicates the message. After all, communicating is the only reason *any* language exists.
Napster was free. Industry didn't like it. Napster now charges. Same concept. People are going to do it whether you try to stop them or not. If you can't beat them, join them (and make money too).
This is a case of someone reading PC gamer too much. First off, GW is nothing like Diablo II. Secondly, it is an MMO. When you have hundreds of people in an area sumiltaneously before a new "zone" is created. Some gameplay is done in instanced zones and other isn't. Yet saying GW is not MMO is like me saying WoW, UO, AO, etc. are not MMOs either because they have more than one server. Please, open your mind and broaden your horizons.
Really? I've heard that feelings of spirituality are a NORMAL thing, something that occurs naturally in the brain.
If by NORMAL and naturally you mean having your temporal lobes affected by disruptions in electro-magnetic fields around you, and specifically around your temporal lobes then yes. That is, after all, what causes these feelings fo spirituality and other things of that nature.
PC Gamers spend a little more than that...
$200 for 10,000 RPM Hard drive. $500 for latest video card. $300 for the newest RAM. $1000 for the latest CPU. $200 for a motherboard. Etc. Repeat every 18-24 months.
It seems incredible, but millions of families and thousands of businesses have no-one to turn to but a bunch of unqualified amateurs to fix the most complicated pieces of equipment that have probably ever existed. It's a scary thought.
And it's about time that vet starts repaying me for all the hours I've put in fixing his computer. So far the pooch hasn't been ill, but then he only has about 500 parts. But when he does get sick, at least I know I'll be taking him to a fully qualified canine service engineer to be mended, not a local amateur.
Because the people who take their computers apart, use them daily, and usually teach the tech support weanies are really the amateurs. See to be really qualified you obviously need a piece of paper like the CompTIA A+ certification (most geeks,/.ers, and CS students can take that in their sleep). Yep... unqualified amateurs alright.
We built our systems, tuned them, made them perform better than they should, kept them virus free, and done it for less than going with a retail box just so we can be called amateurs. Sorry, but only pros can do things like that.
What's really sad though, is that all you need to do to use a computer and have almost no problems is well... RTFM. =/
Windows is easier to use. I can't use any distro of Linux and install programs the same way. Under Windows, most programs just run a setup.exe or install.exe (sometimes replace exe with msi) and the program installs for you. Sure Red Hat has it's RPMs and Debian has the apt-get system. However, in no way will this carry over to other distros. Linux is still very user hostile over all. There is no easy way to setup users and permissions or anything like that unless you RTFM. Most people simply don't want to RTFM =/
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Instead of looking for more sources of petrol, why not find alternative fuels which are both cleaner and less expensive?
Don't forget that it's the same world that a simple shell script could land you in the same cell and for the same time as someone who raped/killed another.
Silly me... when I read new architecture I said to myself: "Finally! We move on from x86. We have advanced beyond 20 year old technology."
Sadly, I was mistaken.
Actually if I remember correctly you can adjust fuel trims without replacing your car's computer by knowing the correct memory locations and just adjusting the information to them.
No matter though, my DMS is but N/A and I doubt I will have the money to do a motor swap on it to make it a turbo. Soon though, I plan to get a '99 GSX and do a 6-bolt swap on it or just an Evo setup. Then install the ultimate car computer. :)
Everytime I had ideas to build a car PC (always lacked the funding) I always wanted to not just play movies, mp3s, wardrive, checkweather, browse the web, etc.; I also wanted to know what was going on with my car. Driving a 1993 DSM this is a fairly easy task since the car already outputs data from the computer in standard RS-232 format and at least a couple of dataloggers is readily available from sourceforge for DSMs. I would think this would be even easier to do for any car manufactured after 1995 (or was it 1996?) which support the very standard ODBII. I mean c'mon? Who doesn't want to see the exact statistics of their RPM, Knock, O2, air temperature, coolant temperature, etc. as a nice screensaver?
This simply won't happen. It would take Valve YEARS to develop a sequel to HL2. It is taking them well over a year to develop Lost Coast. Moreover, still under development is TFC2 and CS2. More likely is that HL2 will be ported to the 360 rather than the XBox so that no loss of quality (other than controls) is necessary (see Doom3 for example of quality loss). Unless the XBox 360 will be able to run Steam I highly doubt HL3 will be released for it anytime near the PC release.
It's the PATRIOT Act, UK edition.
Machinima is another medium for people to use to create art and express themselves. Moreover, sometimes it's better to tell a story through machinima because the file size may be smaller and uses game engine technology so it can be viewed in high resolutions. This is all without having to know the ins and outs of programs like 3Ds, Maya, Lightwave, etc. and without rendering every single frame out with your CPU 3-5 times to cover the most used resolution, etc.
Unlike C, and various other languages, English does not appear to be a syntax whore. Ergo, I may say something to the tune of "can I use the restroom" instead of "may I use the restroom," and my message will still be clearly understood.
We spend enough time staring at computer screens and getting yelled at for improper syntax used on a daily basis. Why can't we have a break when communicating with human beings? Improper syntax usage still effectively communicates the message. After all, communicating is the only reason *any* language exists.
This is really sad. Especially since sometimes, black and white photographs just look better.
...if Apple just directly competed with Microsoft?
It's just easier to get a job if you do.
This would also kill all the vegetation growing outside in the garden...
The magic of the movies is ruined because we saw it at home and not in the cinema!!! This movie completely sucked because we saw it at home!
The highly unstabled cell processor. :P
It's a shame how uneducated some people are. Seperation of Church and State only applies to what the Federal Government can/can't do. =/
Max party size is 8. It's 4 for early missions and gets progressively larger as you go. In most PvP areas the party size is 8.
Napster was free. Industry didn't like it. Napster now charges. Same concept. People are going to do it whether you try to stop them or not. If you can't beat them, join them (and make money too).
This is a case of someone reading PC gamer too much. First off, GW is nothing like Diablo II. Secondly, it is an MMO. When you have hundreds of people in an area sumiltaneously before a new "zone" is created. Some gameplay is done in instanced zones and other isn't. Yet saying GW is not MMO is like me saying WoW, UO, AO, etc. are not MMOs either because they have more than one server. Please, open your mind and broaden your horizons.
Even more reason to explore space.
Too bad they forgot to mention the efforts by Intense Custom Computing and OceanLAN - Wireless Innovations in Troy, Ohio (just north of Dayton).
PC Gamers spend a little more than that... $200 for 10,000 RPM Hard drive. $500 for latest video card. $300 for the newest RAM. $1000 for the latest CPU. $200 for a motherboard. Etc. Repeat every 18-24 months.
We built our systems, tuned them, made them perform better than they should, kept them virus free, and done it for less than going with a retail box just so we can be called amateurs. Sorry, but only pros can do things like that.
What's really sad though, is that all you need to do to use a computer and have almost no problems is well... RTFM. =/
Windows is easier to use. I can't use any distro of Linux and install programs the same way. Under Windows, most programs just run a setup.exe or install.exe (sometimes replace exe with msi) and the program installs for you. Sure Red Hat has it's RPMs and Debian has the apt-get system. However, in no way will this carry over to other distros. Linux is still very user hostile over all. There is no easy way to setup users and permissions or anything like that unless you RTFM. Most people simply don't want to RTFM =/