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  1. Re:How to get your wifi card working... on Windows Interoperability in A Linux Distro · · Score: 1
    I've never got that to work, my card is also a Texa's instruments one as well. It should also work with these and these instructions.

    I have no doubt it will work, its just I can't get it to:/

  2. Windows software... on Windows Interoperability in A Linux Distro · · Score: 2, Interesting
    ...really isn't a problem, especially if you're targetting you're average desktop user (excluding gamers, as ever). Word can be replaced with Open office writer with few problems, how many people use word because it has mail merge which you can link to an access database or because it has spellcheck?

    The real problem is hardware thats not compatable out the box, most people will give up. I've run Mandrake for 2 months no problems (However took a year to get hardware sorted) until a couple weeks back when the computer moved upstairs and I added a wifi card. Its either Windows with its problems (not saying Linux is perfect, merely Linux's short comings don't affect my use of the computer) and net access, or Linux and no internet.

    Untill hardware is supportted (And by no means is the *nix developers fault), it'll fail to get a foot hold.

    And no, I'm not Linux savvy, I just know UT2004 gets more frames per sec in mandrake (Mandriva, silly, silly name) than XP2 and looks just as good to me, and firefox seems a little more responsive, not to mention CGI scripts/php in apache worked better than apache in windows. And thats what matters to me.

  3. Re:Replacement? on Imperator MMOG On Hold · · Score: 2

    Space marines, for the most part, are Romanish, Imperial guard more like Russians, not to mention alien races and Human cults.

  4. Aren't they meant to give you something nice? on Apple's 500 Million Songs · · Score: 1, Funny
    the winner gets 4 first row Coldplay tickets with back-stage passes.

    The horror!

    *Awaits insightful from those of similar mind and troll/flamebait from the fans*

  5. Re:FPS on a console? Been done, and better. on Halo 3 Rumours Surface · · Score: 1
    Also known as "How to create a bias piece of film" That one with the plasma pistol was fantastic, 0.3 kill, yeah, if you're opponent is in the air, you have you're pistol charged, you can fire before the touch down, and its just you 2 and no other people shooting.

    Almost as good as the plasma/HE pistol, try than in a 4 a side fire fight. Best off with 2 people with dual plasma pistols and a couple with smg's and battle rifles to finish them off, being plasma does more damage VS shields than bullets, and Bullets more Vs health.

    Infact, they should rename it "How I got pwned on a console FPS after dropping straight from a PC, and made up excuses for my crappyness."

    Never show them Golden Eye.

  6. I put in... on The Formula for a Successful Sitcom · · Score: 1

    Euler's identity but my calculator gave me the Er2 "number too high" :(

  7. It entirely depends on Writing Down Passwords? · · Score: 1
    If its for you're router, why not, what are they going to do? Block port 80? Just use the reset button on the back and spend a while reseting it.

    If its for a big company server you're going to want to keep it in a vault or something if you *must* write it down. But then again, you coul keep an old laptop full of passwords in a vault.

  8. Re:Halo + Marathon on Halo Script Hawked To Studios · · Score: 1

    However in the books it states Cortana was from a cloned copy of Dr Hasely's Brain. I think the writing was more a prophecy.

  9. Re:Halo + Marathon on Halo Script Hawked To Studios · · Score: 1

    Erm no, there is a link on that bag which pointed to an old bungie.net article (Official bungie site) that was since removed due to redesign where bungie clearly stated a link.

  10. Re:Halo 3 'in the works' on Halo Script Hawked To Studios · · Score: 1

    It should be named "Halo 2.5: Oh Sh*t we forgot the ending!"

  11. Re:Halo + Marathon on Halo Script Hawked To Studios · · Score: 1
    http://halosm.bungie.org/story/marathon.html

    Unfortunately the article in which they admitted links got chopped when they revamped the site, and i have been unable to find a copy:/

  12. Re:Why not? on Extending Pop Music Copyrights · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Just because everyone is doing it doesn't mean its fair.

    Infact, if alot of the larger publishers are pushing for it, it most likely means its not fair.

  13. Re:been there done that on Some Revolution Downloads Will Be Free · · Score: 1

    And there will be Xbox live silver, though nothing certain.

  14. I'm getting it on 'Sith' Already Found Online · · Score: 1
    98.8%, quality is pretty sweet too, shame about the big timer at the top of the screen but that can't be helped, being from a studio cut.

    Are Lucas arts loosing out on my cash? Hell no, I'm going to watch it at the cinema, the film, story wise, might suck but the action is pretty sweet (I'm assuming, watched Ep II twice at cinema because of this). Sure I'll watch it at home with this rip.

    And when the dvd comes out, I'll buy it, it has starwars in the title, sounds stupid but there you go.

    So what have they lost? I know what I've lost, atleast £30, I have the orginals on VHS, they cost me £30, now I'll have to shell out more for the new remastered DVD's, no exchange scheme, nothing.

    Lucas Arts owe me.

  15. Re:I don't know about their technology... on The Feasibility of Star Wars Tech · · Score: 1

    I put mine down as Sith, however there is only ever a master and apprentice, being outnumbered 195,000 to 1 isn't fun.

  16. Re:UT MMORPG on Unreal Tournament 2007 Officially Announced · · Score: 1

    More of a MMOFPS.

  17. Re:DOOOMMMMED on Handling Viruses in an Uncontrolled Network? · · Score: 1

    Thats not a bad Dad's army quote is it?

  18. Simple on Handling Viruses in an Uncontrolled Network? · · Score: 1
    1) Lay down.

    2) Curl into the fetal position.

    3) Sob, quietly enough to be annoying, loud enough to be noticed.

    4) When asked what the problem is say "Viruses (Virii? Whatever), Viruses! I told them I did, yes, did they listen? No precious no! All over they are! Argghhhh Viruses!"

    5) be Glas they just told you they don't really need you're voluntery work after all.

  19. Re:No. of CPUs Vs CPU powerusage. on AMD 'Venice' Core Shows Big Drop in Power Needs · · Score: 1
    Its most likely true as well.

    The biggest power consumption in the UK are kettles at 8pm (Mostly), right after Coronation Street (Tv soap).

    It sounds stupid but its true.

  20. Oddly Enough... on What Ever Happened to Virtual Reality? · · Score: 1
    ...I went to an open day at the University of Central Lancashire (Begin the slagging off), last saturday were they has a full demonstration of this, it was pretty good, using 3 rear projexted screens to make a 3d hallway, you could view it using special glasses, they then brought out a head set that changed the orientation. It was pretty good. They are even starting 3 courses this year based around digital images and imersion.

    I do, however, post this drunk, this did infact happen (the whole university thing) but should account for lack of grammer and spelling.

  21. Re:In a related matter... on French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs · · Score: 1
    Oh I'm sorry, I'll make it clearer.

    TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL TROLL

    Damn, if only the trout around round here were as gullble as you:P Look at my first post on this its rated 0 Troll. Go hack 127.0.0.1

  22. Re:In a related matter... on French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs · · Score: 1
    Stupid copy and paste, same link twice, doh!

    Anyway I'm done screwing with ya. Unless you wanna bite some more:)

  23. Re:In a related matter... on French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs · · Score: 1
    And scottish accent?

    http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/play/play.cfm/sound_i id.62334 (lo-fi play)

    For Tony Blair

    http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/play/play.cfm/sound_i id.62334

    For typical scottish

    http://www.moviewavs.com/0056218974/MP3S/Movies/Au stin_Powers_In_Goldmember/takeacrap.mp3

    For the REAL DEAL.

  24. Re:In a related matter... on French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs · · Score: 1

    No I'm from the UK. Check my website (Some of us don't do the Anon Coward thing, so our details come up) and trace route the ip, you'll find its located in the uk. So where are you from? France?

  25. Re:In a related matter... on French Courts Ban DRM on DVDs · · Score: 1

    [i]So, yeah, I'd say he's Scottish. So would most people.[/i] Said Anon Coward.