I turned UAC off after using Vista for about an hour and I have had no driver issues. Of course, this is on a computer I just built with all Vista-compatible hardware, so take that for what it's worth.
As I said, I didn't have a very good opinion of XP. I uninstalled it on computers that had it and installed Win2000, which was basically the same OS without the Fisher-Price look and other sillyness. To be fair, Vista comes with a bunch of crap getting in the way of the user actually interacting with the computer (in the name of user-friendlyness), but after turning it off (which I'm sure could be done with XP also), it's fine.
Disclaimer: I am not a fan of Microsoft in any way and prefer Linux as an OS. My below post is being unbiased and discussing Vista purely as a mainstream, consumer OS.
Ahem.
Except it's not crappy. It's a perfectly fine Windows OS. It's better than XP in every way I can think of.
The problem, I think, is that it doesn't really have anything to get people who are content with XP to upgrade. That combined with all the FUD about Vista makes for poor sales. I got it because I built a new machine, mainly for gaming. My old machine still had Win2000 on it as I wasn't a fan of XP. Now it has Slackware.
Our government bans nothing based on nudity or sex. An adult can freely go and buy all kinds of porn here. Try buying Manhunt 2 in the UK. It's banned by a governmental body and cannot be legally sold there.
The UK straight up banned Manhunt 2 because of, among other things its "tone", Germany bans pretty much anything with violence (AFAIK) and now Italy is censoring the internet.
Why do so many Europeans need to be protected from themselves and why do they allow it?
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I honestly have no clue what you're ranting about, but I can tell it's very misinformed.
No, the controls on the computer felt fine. They had a team dedicated to the PC version that built the PC interface from the ground up. I played the 360 Bioshock demo and the controls are *much* better on the PC and I don't just mean aiming with the thumbstick vs mouse.
I think the "consoleized" complaint refers more to game design or gameplay. I hate traditionally PC games being consoleized, but I didn't really notice it much in Bioshock. At least nothing jumped out at me, as opposed to Oblivion.
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If you have a decent PC, you already own the best FPS platform with the best FPSes, so I would completely ignore Halo. In fact, I do completely ignore Halo.
In console terms, it's a decent shooter (but Gears of War is much better, IMO), but in PC terms, it's sooooooooo five years ago.
Just get Team Fortress 2 and forget Halo.:)
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I don't get why Halo is a big deal on Slashdot. I think it's the most overrated series ever. To me, it seems that if it were originally a PC FPS, it would be considered completely mediocre. The only thing I see that makes it popular is that it's a decent FPS on a console.
Are there really that many Halo fanboys on Slashdot? I would imagine there would be many PC gamers here that would be aware of much better FPSs than Halo.
It may be illegal to download, but if I were to download it, I'd still buy the M-rated version when it comes out, if for no other reason than to support the developers. It may still be illegal, but it wouldn't be unethical, since I'm still buying it when it comes out. I would like to see the original version, is all.
Just like downloading a cracked version of a game you bought that you can't play because of screwy copy protection isn't unethical. They still get the money for the game and you get to play what you paid for.
Where is it said that you have the right to mandate that a company fix your computer?
I realize this happened in the UK and laws are weir^H^H^H^Hdifferent there, but where do "rights" enter into this?
Is it written in the policies somewhere about changing the OS voiding a warranty? If so, I don't see how you have any case.
I'm not saying it's not dumb for them to refuse to fix it, because it is, but it bugs me when people bring "rights" into something like this (unless UK laws are truly bizarre and I'm just not aware of it).
So people misunderstanding a phrase due to a lack of education--which is then copied by other ignorant people--is a perfectly good way for a language to evolve?
Just because something is common doesn't make it right. A lot of people think "it's" means "belonging to it". Should we change the grammar for the possessive of "it" because its misuse is such a common grammatical error? A lot of people spell "altar" as "alter". Maybe we should change the spelling for that?
You can't change the standards of the English language or the meanings of phrases to accommodate people who don't use them properly in the first place.
Thank you. That bugged me to and I was considering writing a reply stating why it was wrong.
I get tired of people using phrases they don't understand. "Slippery slope" is another misused phrase that actually refers to a logical fallacy. People regularly commit a "slippery slope" fallacy by using the phrase "slippery slope" the way they use it.
Government dosn't grant *any* rights. Its function to is protect our pre-existing rights. All a state can do is either protect our rights, or attempt to deny us our rights. It cannot *grant* rights.
Yup, what the companies that are pushing LCDs don't tell you is that CRTs have better picture quality, better refresh rates, better color, and are *cheaper*. The *only* reason I'd buy an LCD is if space was very much an issue (and I had a lot of spare money kicking around). That's really the only real benefit to flat-panels.
They can't be placed where you placed it in the first sentence (or the second, for that matter). When you glue two complete ideas together like that, it's called a comma splice. I think a semicolor (;) is what you're looking for.
So no, you can't just stick them anywhere. They're not just generic symbols.
Composed by software? Software (for the most part) doesn't compose. I assume they meant "created with software". Now what is wrong with music sounding like it was created with software? 10 years ago, that would have been a bad thing, but now many many people do all their music with software. Modern music (sequencers, softsynths, softsamplers, effects) software is very powerful. So by listening to music, you're no longer going to be able to tell if it was created with software or hardware.
I never hear people saying that a movie doesn't look like it was edited on a computer, like is a good thing.
Geez, ignorance on Slashdot?!? I can't believe it!
Not all sampling is taking a complete part of a song and using it some other track, like Puffy Diddy P Daddy "Vote or Die" Poopy Dumbass Combs. I don't agree with that at all. Taking a sound from a song and reusing it in a way where it doesn't sound like the original song with new lyrics is fine.
Sampling is just using digital audio as a tool for making music. I have made my own samples for several years now. I used to use loops when I was just starting making electronic music. A sample is nothing more than a piece of digital audio, it does not require taking it from recorded songs.
But yes, I agree that for a bunch of self-styled geeks and nerds, most people here seem to look down on electronic music, despite having a very vague understanding of it.
And then not to mention that not all electronic music is sample-based. With synthesizers, you can make completely original sounds from scratch.
So while I agree with what you're saying, I'm not sure what you're getting at.
I think I'd better explain something to...uh...you. Not all electronic music is that trance/hardcore/whatever stuff that they play at raves.
Electronic music is not associated with the gay scene at all. Certain kinds may be by people who don't know any better, but there is a hell of a lot more to electronic music than dance music. Associating electronic music with dance music is just as ignorant as associating dance music with the "gay scene". You obviously don't know a whole lot about electronic music if you think it's all disco-based. If you do indeed realize that it's not, please be more specific before you go on a condescending rant about how much more sophisticated and evolved European music is that us Americans just can't seem to understand.
I'm glad disco died out here so that people could invent new and interesting electronic music instead of stuff that's scientifically designed to be danced to. But don't think that noone listens to that stuff here either. There was unfortunately quite a dominant rave scene here for a while and probably still is.
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I turned UAC off after using Vista for about an hour and I have had no driver issues. Of course, this is on a computer I just built with all Vista-compatible hardware, so take that for what it's worth.
As I said, I didn't have a very good opinion of XP. I uninstalled it on computers that had it and installed Win2000, which was basically the same OS without the Fisher-Price look and other sillyness. To be fair, Vista comes with a bunch of crap getting in the way of the user actually interacting with the computer (in the name of user-friendlyness), but after turning it off (which I'm sure could be done with XP also), it's fine.
Disclaimer: I am not a fan of Microsoft in any way and prefer Linux as an OS. My below post is being unbiased and discussing Vista purely as a mainstream, consumer OS.
Ahem.
Except it's not crappy. It's a perfectly fine Windows OS. It's better than XP in every way I can think of.
The problem, I think, is that it doesn't really have anything to get people who are content with XP to upgrade. That combined with all the FUD about Vista makes for poor sales. I got it because I built a new machine, mainly for gaming. My old machine still had Win2000 on it as I wasn't a fan of XP. Now it has Slackware.
Our government bans nothing based on nudity or sex. An adult can freely go and buy all kinds of porn here. Try buying Manhunt 2 in the UK. It's banned by a governmental body and cannot be legally sold there.
The UK straight up banned Manhunt 2 because of, among other things its "tone", Germany bans pretty much anything with violence (AFAIK) and now Italy is censoring the internet.
Why do so many Europeans need to be protected from themselves and why do they allow it?
I honestly have no clue what you're ranting about, but I can tell it's very misinformed.
No, the controls on the computer felt fine. They had a team dedicated to the PC version that built the PC interface from the ground up. I played the 360 Bioshock demo and the controls are *much* better on the PC and I don't just mean aiming with the thumbstick vs mouse.
I think the "consoleized" complaint refers more to game design or gameplay. I hate traditionally PC games being consoleized, but I didn't really notice it much in Bioshock. At least nothing jumped out at me, as opposed to Oblivion.
System Shock 2 is freely available as abandonware.
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If you have a decent PC, you already own the best FPS platform with the best FPSes, so I would completely ignore Halo. In fact, I do completely ignore Halo.
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In console terms, it's a decent shooter (but Gears of War is much better, IMO), but in PC terms, it's sooooooooo five years ago.
Just get Team Fortress 2 and forget Halo.
I don't get why Halo is a big deal on Slashdot. I think it's the most overrated series ever. To me, it seems that if it were originally a PC FPS, it would be considered completely mediocre. The only thing I see that makes it popular is that it's a decent FPS on a console.
Are there really that many Halo fanboys on Slashdot? I would imagine there would be many PC gamers here that would be aware of much better FPSs than Halo.
Except there's a Quake 4, which makes it not really a trilogy.
It may be illegal to download, but if I were to download it, I'd still buy the M-rated version when it comes out, if for no other reason than to support the developers. It may still be illegal, but it wouldn't be unethical, since I'm still buying it when it comes out. I would like to see the original version, is all.
Just like downloading a cracked version of a game you bought that you can't play because of screwy copy protection isn't unethical. They still get the money for the game and you get to play what you paid for.
Where is it said that you have the right to mandate that a company fix your computer?
I realize this happened in the UK and laws are weir^H^H^H^Hdifferent there, but where do "rights" enter into this?
Is it written in the policies somewhere about changing the OS voiding a warranty? If so, I don't see how you have any case.
I'm not saying it's not dumb for them to refuse to fix it, because it is, but it bugs me when people bring "rights" into something like this (unless UK laws are truly bizarre and I'm just not aware of it).
And you've entirely missed the rather obvious joke.
Except that Calvin and Hobbes and the Far Side are both funny.
So people misunderstanding a phrase due to a lack of education--which is then copied by other ignorant people--is a perfectly good way for a language to evolve?
Just because something is common doesn't make it right. A lot of people think "it's" means "belonging to it". Should we change the grammar for the possessive of "it" because its misuse is such a common grammatical error? A lot of people spell "altar" as "alter". Maybe we should change the spelling for that?
You can't change the standards of the English language or the meanings of phrases to accommodate people who don't use them properly in the first place.
Thank you. That bugged me to and I was considering writing a reply stating why it was wrong.
I get tired of people using phrases they don't understand. "Slippery slope" is another misused phrase that actually refers to a logical fallacy. People regularly commit a "slippery slope" fallacy by using the phrase "slippery slope" the way they use it.
No, no, no!
Government dosn't grant *any* rights. Its function to is protect our pre-existing rights. All a state can do is either protect our rights, or attempt to deny us our rights. It cannot *grant* rights.
That was a typo, as I'm sure you realize. My ego is fine; I'm not the one reaching for some way to "show me up".
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Actually, I take it back, you're right...I was certain that they were called semicolors...thanks for enlightening me.
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Yup, what the companies that are pushing LCDs don't tell you is that CRTs have better picture quality, better refresh rates, better color, and are *cheaper*. The *only* reason I'd buy an LCD is if space was very much an issue (and I had a lot of spare money kicking around). That's really the only real benefit to flat-panels.
They can't be placed where you placed it in the first sentence (or the second, for that matter). When you glue two complete ideas together like that, it's called a comma splice. I think a semicolor (;) is what you're looking for.
So no, you can't just stick them anywhere. They're not just generic symbols.
This is completely off-topic, but your sig is freaking hilarious.
WTF?
Composed by software? Software (for the most part) doesn't compose. I assume they meant "created with software". Now what is wrong with music sounding like it was created with software? 10 years ago, that would have been a bad thing, but now many many people do all their music with software. Modern music (sequencers, softsynths, softsamplers, effects) software is very powerful. So by listening to music, you're no longer going to be able to tell if it was created with software or hardware.
I never hear people saying that a movie doesn't look like it was edited on a computer, like is a good thing.
Geez, ignorance on Slashdot?!? I can't believe it!
Not all sampling is taking a complete part of a song and using it some other track, like Puffy Diddy P Daddy "Vote or Die" Poopy Dumbass Combs. I don't agree with that at all. Taking a sound from a song and reusing it in a way where it doesn't sound like the original song with new lyrics is fine.
Sampling is just using digital audio as a tool for making music. I have made my own samples for several years now. I used to use loops when I was just starting making electronic music. A sample is nothing more than a piece of digital audio, it does not require taking it from recorded songs.
But yes, I agree that for a bunch of self-styled geeks and nerds, most people here seem to look down on electronic music, despite having a very vague understanding of it.
And then not to mention that not all electronic music is sample-based. With synthesizers, you can make completely original sounds from scratch.
So while I agree with what you're saying, I'm not sure what you're getting at.
I think I'd better explain something to...uh...you. Not all electronic music is that trance/hardcore/whatever stuff that they play at raves.
Electronic music is not associated with the gay scene at all. Certain kinds may be by people who don't know any better, but there is a hell of a lot more to electronic music than dance music. Associating electronic music with dance music is just as ignorant as associating dance music with the "gay scene". You obviously don't know a whole lot about electronic music if you think it's all disco-based. If you do indeed realize that it's not, please be more specific before you go on a condescending rant about how much more sophisticated and evolved European music is that us Americans just can't seem to understand.
I'm glad disco died out here so that people could invent new and interesting electronic music instead of stuff that's scientifically designed to be danced to. But don't think that noone listens to that stuff here either. There was unfortunately quite a dominant rave scene here for a while and probably still is.
That's Elder Scrolls *III* : Morrowind. Elder Scrolls IV is not out yet.
What do you mean by the original? Arena?