Exactly. The blowing up of this by the media, and the subsequent word-of-mouth, is fucking bullshit. I watched the entire sermon in which those things were said, and taken in context, it was a good message and, while maybe not family-friendly in language and content, was an appropriate underlying lesson to hear at a church. If I remember correctly, the right to speak out against (or even act against) unjust acts of the government was one of the founding principles of this country - this is all Rev. Wright was doing. I'm white, I'm American, and I have no problem with what he said - seriously, just go watch the whole sermon, it's on YouTube.
Just because an older black man who grew up having to sit at the back of the bus still has the mindset that America is racist against blacks (and yes, it still is, but obviously not like back then), and speaks his mind about it, he's racist against whites now? And because he condemns the acts of the Israeli government against Palestine he's an anti-semite? People need to do their research and stop listening to Rush Limbaugh (he actually has the audacity to call Wright a "racist, poison-spewing hate-monger" when he has to have seen the whole sermon.)
What the hell is wrong with people? They don't want a president who's willing to listen to the views of someone who thinks there's some problems with racism in America? They don't want a president who's willing to listen to the views of someone who's not totally happy with everything in America, and says something about it? Remember, he repudiated Wright's more abrasive comments, but in a show of good character, didn't abandon the man. And I believe one of the founding fathers said something to the effect of, "the greatest patriots of this country are those who are willing to question it." (I don't remember exact words or who it was, that's a paraphrase.)
Amusingly I have heard from a handful of diehard Republicans that if it comes down to John McCain and Hilary Clinton, they just might vote for Clinton.
Even more amusingly, I have heard the exact opposite from diehard Democrats that if it comes down McCain or Clinton, they'd go for McCain.
And many die-hard Republicans have said that they will vote for Hillary over McCain. Kinda funny how politicians who lean to the center tend to have their heads bitten off by the party idealogues.
And many die-hard Democrats have said that they will vote for McCain over Hillary. Wait...
I'm well aware that extra executables on the disk don't constitute bloat, and I'm also well aware of how to recompile the kernel with only what I need (although I still end up being a pack rat when I do that - "I might need HFS support someday..."). It was a joke.
Exactly! I was commenting on how the OP said 480i would be so terrible for looking worse than SDTV - well, if you're only seeing 480 lines anyway out of 525 lines technically there, why get pedantic, GP?
Or maybe I should move across the Atlantic so that my SD viewing experience can be slightly better and I can see 576 out of 625 lines at a lower framerate! Or hell, import all PAL equipment and media from now on!
The funny thing about user-created content (and it really shows in every single one of these examples) is that the maps tend to look incredibly bland and undetailed - not to mention these in particular look like they're all based on the Quake 3 engine, circa 2001.
Just turning off UAC, Windows Defender, Sidebar, System Restore, and Error Reporting and then installing SP1 and the Nvidia-recommended performance/stability hotfixes works for me..
Most people going into a CC are going there to buy something, not to wander around - a salesperson can't cause someone going in there just to wander around to buy something, but someone who wants a plasma HDTV or a laptop can have a knowledgeable and friendly salesperson find the right model for them and explain what they'll need, hence making them revenue. Keep in mind most of the people that shop at those places for those items aren't as do-it-yourself as the Slashdot crowd. And no it's not DVDs making the money - it's TVs and PCs and the warranties on them.
We're talking about a store that sells DVDs and video games, not a used car lot.
Yeah, because people routinely purchase large plasma TVs and laptop computers at the drop of a hat without a salesman there to help them compare models and convince them to buy.. that's where most of their revenue comes from (and their profit comes from the warranties on those). Video games and DVDs are only there because people would expect them to be. The TVs that are regularly sold there cost about as much as a used car.
Yeah, the "spyware removal" program doesn't seem to be malicious, but who knows what info it's sending back - I've seen PSGuard, and I've seen WinAntiVirus 2007 more recently as the program it tries to get you to buy...
Your list looks good there, add in Spy Sweeper w/Antivirus if you can find the 15 day trial installer. For SFF, just boot into safe mode and run it and do option 2.
I know - you'd think they'd have figured it out by now since it's so easy for someone like you or me to identify it with a cursory look at the machine - although SmitFraudFix in safe mode works fine, you're right about the angry customer thing.
I had that problem too, I mean, I could run Oblivion on Very High at 1024x768 at 30+fps, but Stalker, with dynamic lighting enabled (which is the difference between it looking like a 2007 game and a game using the Quake 3 engine), ran at about 2fps once I got outside (this was with my Athlon 64 4000+ / 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 / GeForce 7800 GS 256mb / Nforce3 rig). My new 8800 GTS 320mb / A64 6000+ / 2GB corsair DDR2-800 / Nforce5 rig runs it fine, so I think it was something with my specific hardware combination.
I wish I hadn't stopped playing after beating NF (or maybe I don't wish that, as my life isn't consumed by it anymore).. I have 1200 hours put in, but I can't seem to get back into it for EN, despite the fact that I bought it the day (hour even) it was out. I tried looking on GuildWiki for some motivation (i.e. new 15k armor) but the new armor all looks like poop (like, from a butt) to me..
Plus, in the time I would spend on GWEN if I got into it, I've beaten Half-Life 2 Ep. 2, Portal, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4, Bioshock, Crysis, and I've played a bunch of Team Fortress 2. But GW still calls to me..
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So he's a flaming lunatic for liking the linux-y part of linux?
Exactly. The blowing up of this by the media, and the subsequent word-of-mouth, is fucking bullshit. I watched the entire sermon in which those things were said, and taken in context, it was a good message and, while maybe not family-friendly in language and content, was an appropriate underlying lesson to hear at a church. If I remember correctly, the right to speak out against (or even act against) unjust acts of the government was one of the founding principles of this country - this is all Rev. Wright was doing. I'm white, I'm American, and I have no problem with what he said - seriously, just go watch the whole sermon, it's on YouTube.
Just because an older black man who grew up having to sit at the back of the bus still has the mindset that America is racist against blacks (and yes, it still is, but obviously not like back then), and speaks his mind about it, he's racist against whites now? And because he condemns the acts of the Israeli government against Palestine he's an anti-semite? People need to do their research and stop listening to Rush Limbaugh (he actually has the audacity to call Wright a "racist, poison-spewing hate-monger" when he has to have seen the whole sermon.)
What the hell is wrong with people? They don't want a president who's willing to listen to the views of someone who thinks there's some problems with racism in America? They don't want a president who's willing to listen to the views of someone who's not totally happy with everything in America, and says something about it? Remember, he repudiated Wright's more abrasive comments, but in a show of good character, didn't abandon the man. And I believe one of the founding fathers said something to the effect of, "the greatest patriots of this country are those who are willing to question it." (I don't remember exact words or who it was, that's a paraphrase.)
My original Game Boy had the batteries explode in it when I was a kid, leaving it completely incapacitated.
I'm well aware that extra executables on the disk don't constitute bloat, and I'm also well aware of how to recompile the kernel with only what I need (although I still end up being a pack rat when I do that - "I might need HFS support someday..."). It was a joke.
Hahaha! Very clever, but no one likes using a crusty /dev/sock.
yoyhed@hell:~/# ./jackoff > /dev/null
Easy cleanup!
Or maybe I should move across the Atlantic so that my SD viewing experience can be slightly better and I can see 576 out of 625 lines at a lower framerate! Or hell, import all PAL equipment and media from now on!
What? Ordinary low-definition TV is 640x480i.
Yep: WirelessHD
The funny thing about user-created content (and it really shows in every single one of these examples) is that the maps tend to look incredibly bland and undetailed - not to mention these in particular look like they're all based on the Quake 3 engine, circa 2001.
Just turning off UAC, Windows Defender, Sidebar, System Restore, and Error Reporting and then installing SP1 and the Nvidia-recommended performance/stability hotfixes works for me..
Trust me, there is not some grand conspiracy to keep customers from finding the product they want and buying it.
Most people going into a CC are going there to buy something, not to wander around - a salesperson can't cause someone going in there just to wander around to buy something, but someone who wants a plasma HDTV or a laptop can have a knowledgeable and friendly salesperson find the right model for them and explain what they'll need, hence making them revenue. Keep in mind most of the people that shop at those places for those items aren't as do-it-yourself as the Slashdot crowd. And no it's not DVDs making the money - it's TVs and PCs and the warranties on them.
Yeah, the "spyware removal" program doesn't seem to be malicious, but who knows what info it's sending back - I've seen PSGuard, and I've seen WinAntiVirus 2007 more recently as the program it tries to get you to buy...
Your list looks good there, add in Spy Sweeper w/Antivirus if you can find the 15 day trial installer. For SFF, just boot into safe mode and run it and do option 2.
I know - you'd think they'd have figured it out by now since it's so easy for someone like you or me to identify it with a cursory look at the machine - although SmitFraudFix in safe mode works fine, you're right about the angry customer thing.
I had that problem too, I mean, I could run Oblivion on Very High at 1024x768 at 30+fps, but Stalker, with dynamic lighting enabled (which is the difference between it looking like a 2007 game and a game using the Quake 3 engine), ran at about 2fps once I got outside (this was with my Athlon 64 4000+ / 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 / GeForce 7800 GS 256mb / Nforce3 rig). My new 8800 GTS 320mb / A64 6000+ / 2GB corsair DDR2-800 / Nforce5 rig runs it fine, so I think it was something with my specific hardware combination.
Oh, and wouldn't you rather kill like 30 of them with one sweep of the axe at Nolani Academy? ;-)
I wish I hadn't stopped playing after beating NF (or maybe I don't wish that, as my life isn't consumed by it anymore).. I have 1200 hours put in, but I can't seem to get back into it for EN, despite the fact that I bought it the day (hour even) it was out. I tried looking on GuildWiki for some motivation (i.e. new 15k armor) but the new armor all looks like poop (like, from a butt) to me..
Plus, in the time I would spend on GWEN if I got into it, I've beaten Half-Life 2 Ep. 2, Portal, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4, Bioshock, Crysis, and I've played a bunch of Team Fortress 2. But GW still calls to me..