He's probably using some of that V14GR@ I keep hearing about. This fellow keeps sending me emails about great deals on it. I can forward some to you if you like.
Linux isn't perfect, but most Linux desktop users know what they're doing well enough to fix it themselves when something goes wrong, or they know where to look to get the information without calling tech support. In my experience in tech support, 99% of all Windows tech support calls are either virus/spyware related, or the customer did something stupid without knowing what they're doing and now the system is "broken". So yes, in my experience, if a Linux user is calling in about an issue, you can be fairly sure that something is well and truly fucked and you (or your employers) are going to be on the hook for it.
Also remember which grand old party controlled Congress and the Senate at the time. Both parties are complicit, denying that shows either ignorance or partisan foolishness.
I installed Doom 3 on my first try, no problem. Ran fine. I ran the id software install script (that I downloaded from id's public ftp), copied the files from my CD's to the installation folder, and I was done. This was on Gentoo, which is supposed to be terribly user-unfriendly. I probably could have done it easier by installing it from portage, but I like to do things the hard way. Yep, Linux sure is tough these days.
It's funny because I actually own a car for summer and a car (a beater) for winter. The summer car is loads of fun when the weather's nice, but all that power can get dangerous when the roads are covered in snow, and the winter car handles bad roads great but is boring as hell. I also have a PC that I run Linux on to do mundane day-to-day things, and I do my gaming on consoles. I spent less money on computers and consoles than most hardcore PC gamers I know spend on their high-end gaming rigs and I spend it less often. Seems like a good system to me.
No. As others have pointed out, they did a thorough audit to make sure ReactOS wasn't tainted. Much of the project's source is actually derived from WINE (though with many differences, since ReactOS is an OS and not a compatibility layer), and last I heard the two projects have a friendly relationship and source and documentation goes back and forth between them wherever it can be helpful.
Id owns them still, except for Episode 6, I think. IIRC, Tom Hall tried to buy the rights off them to do a sequel, but they wanted more than he was willing to pay. As it stands, the franchise will be left to languish while id puts out more tech demo first-person shooters.
Tom Hall has wanted to do a sequel for years, but he doesn't own the rights to it and he's not at id anymore. His idea was for a 3D platformer that was halfway between Mario 64 and Pandemonium.
That depends on just how much you pirate. The average console gamer who buys around 3-4 games per year probably won't see the benefit. By the time he buys the modchip, has it professionally installed (because most people just don't have the necessary soldering skill), and buys blank media, he's probably no further ahead than if he'd bought the games outright. Additionally, if something goes wrong, he can't take the console in for repairs with the OEM because of the modchip. On the other hand, someone who lives for video games can see considerable benefit cost-wise in piracy, enough to offset the risk of damage to the hardware. I'd wager that there are fewer of those types as a percentage of console gamers vs. how many pirates there are for PC games, though, since the barrier for piracy is so much lower on PC.
I hope you're joking, but in case you're not, someone who studies astronomy is an astronomer. Astrologers are people who study the pseudoscience of astrology.
As a terrorist organisation, the IRA was very successful, Al Quieda has not been.
They can't have been that successful, Northern Ireland is still a part of the UK. On the other hand, Al Qaeda has convinced other countries to leave Iraq through their actions. You may not be living in terror because of them, but Al Qaeda has arguably accomplished more than the IRA has.
The IRA weren't the only terrorist group operating in Northern Ireland, just the most well-known. There were Unionist groups active as well, and there were criticisms that the British troops turned a blind eye to the atrocities committed by those groups because they were pro-UK. From that same article:
The group has issued several detailed reports previously outlining cases of collusion between loyalist terrorists and the security forces. These include the Pat Finucane murder and the killing of Raymond McCord Jr by the Ulster Volunteer Force. In both cases, British Irish Rights Watch claim many of the loyalists involved in these murders were agents for the security forces - allegations that were later substantiated.
I'm not sure what the British would gain strategically by assisting the IRA, though. Interesting if true.
This site says that only 19-30% of Canadians are atheists or agnostics, and this article quotes a survey that says that 62% of Canadians believe in the statement "through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins." There are more atheists and agnostics in Canada than in the U.S. per capita, but there are still quite a few religious people here. They just tend to be less outspoken about it and more private in their worship.
Hell would freeze before you're left with "gigs of unplayable" mp3s. Remember that software patents only affect certain parts of the world. There would still be a Free mp3 codec available for Europe, for example. It would technically be illegal for you to install it if you're in a country that has software patents and the creators haven't paid the requested royalties (if any), but I really don't think too many people are going to care.
American football is descended from rugby football which is probably where it got its name. Its popularity in the U.S. and Canada vs. association football (aka soccer) is probably why it's referred to simply as "football" here. Contrary to what the English would have you believe, the term "football" covers a number of different but related sports.
The RIAA specifically does not exist in Canada. That's a U.S.-only cartel for American-based record labels. In Canada, there's the CRIA, which is made up of the Canadian branches of those major labels, plus whatever Canadian-based indies have decided to join. So it's basically the same thing, but specific to each country.
Why would anyone think that? It's not like Microsoft gives Dell support for Windows; that's Dell's job.
Actually, Microsoft does support Windows on Dells. I know this because I used to work for MS tech support. How it works is Dell supports problems with the hardware and configuration, and if they can prove it's a problem with the OS they tell the customer to call MS. The inverse is also true; if a Dell customer calls MS, they troubleshoot it as a Windows issue until they're sure it's a problem with the hardware or whatever else, then send the customer running back to Dell.
Not entirely on-topic: What would you say your experience with System76 has been with regards to both the hardware and the support? My old Vaio laptop has seen better days and I've been looking at System76 as I search for a replacement.
Just FYI, you confused the blow-off valve with the wastegate here. The blow-off valve is used to relieve pressure when you let off the gas and the throttle body closes. Without a BOV, the backpressure from that may damage the turbo. A wastegate, on the other hand, reroutes exhaust gas away from the turbo past a certain boost level, regulating the amount of boost the turbo produces.
Also, it's not terribly difficult to adjust the boost of a supercharger, either. You simply swap the pulley for one larger or smaller depending on the intended effect. It's more involved than with a turbo but it's not like changing cylinder heads or anything.
Yes. I've heard of a number of people converting their performance cars to ethanol just to take advantage of the high compression ratios. A high compression ratio (generally) will increase horsepower and torque throughout the rpm range but anything above 11-11.5:1 (and even that's pushing it with older engine designs) and you usually need high octane race fuel to keep it from detonating. This stuff can cost well over $5/gallon, even for the lower (100) octane stuff, but ethanol/E85, in the areas it's available, is quite a bit cheaper.
I'm not sure what's involved in the conversion though as I don't know anyone personally who's done it. I don't even know of a place that sells ethanol or E85 in my area. Husky sells gas with 10% ethanol, but that's not enough to need a conversion and it runs fine in every car I've ever filled up with it.
I'll mention my "gaming wall". The spider-ball battle in Metroid Prime 2 was one of the most frustrating gaming moments I've ever encountered. Any of the multiple-bomb-jump parts in those games are a little bit of a pain in the ass, but this part was so unforgiving it took hours to pass. I eventually beat it, but I haven't gone back through the game at all since, whereas I've played through the first MP several times.
Also, the "stealth" part of Metroid Zero Mission for GBA was annoying, but not a show-stopper.
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He's probably using some of that V14GR@ I keep hearing about. This fellow keeps sending me emails about great deals on it. I can forward some to you if you like.
Linux isn't perfect, but most Linux desktop users know what they're doing well enough to fix it themselves when something goes wrong, or they know where to look to get the information without calling tech support. In my experience in tech support, 99% of all Windows tech support calls are either virus/spyware related, or the customer did something stupid without knowing what they're doing and now the system is "broken". So yes, in my experience, if a Linux user is calling in about an issue, you can be fairly sure that something is well and truly fucked and you (or your employers) are going to be on the hook for it.
Also remember which grand old party controlled Congress and the Senate at the time. Both parties are complicit, denying that shows either ignorance or partisan foolishness.
I installed Doom 3 on my first try, no problem. Ran fine. I ran the id software install script (that I downloaded from id's public ftp), copied the files from my CD's to the installation folder, and I was done. This was on Gentoo, which is supposed to be terribly user-unfriendly. I probably could have done it easier by installing it from portage, but I like to do things the hard way. Yep, Linux sure is tough these days.
It's funny because I actually own a car for summer and a car (a beater) for winter. The summer car is loads of fun when the weather's nice, but all that power can get dangerous when the roads are covered in snow, and the winter car handles bad roads great but is boring as hell. I also have a PC that I run Linux on to do mundane day-to-day things, and I do my gaming on consoles. I spent less money on computers and consoles than most hardcore PC gamers I know spend on their high-end gaming rigs and I spend it less often. Seems like a good system to me.
Actually, the H2 is basically a Suburban under its skin, so his claim regarding his Suburban's mileage is directly comparable.
No. As others have pointed out, they did a thorough audit to make sure ReactOS wasn't tainted. Much of the project's source is actually derived from WINE (though with many differences, since ReactOS is an OS and not a compatibility layer), and last I heard the two projects have a friendly relationship and source and documentation goes back and forth between them wherever it can be helpful.
Id owns them still, except for Episode 6, I think. IIRC, Tom Hall tried to buy the rights off them to do a sequel, but they wanted more than he was willing to pay. As it stands, the franchise will be left to languish while id puts out more tech demo first-person shooters.
I'm sure there are a few European companies and countries that would be a little upset about that.
Tom Hall has wanted to do a sequel for years, but he doesn't own the rights to it and he's not at id anymore. His idea was for a 3D platformer that was halfway between Mario 64 and Pandemonium.
That depends on just how much you pirate. The average console gamer who buys around 3-4 games per year probably won't see the benefit. By the time he buys the modchip, has it professionally installed (because most people just don't have the necessary soldering skill), and buys blank media, he's probably no further ahead than if he'd bought the games outright. Additionally, if something goes wrong, he can't take the console in for repairs with the OEM because of the modchip. On the other hand, someone who lives for video games can see considerable benefit cost-wise in piracy, enough to offset the risk of damage to the hardware. I'd wager that there are fewer of those types as a percentage of console gamers vs. how many pirates there are for PC games, though, since the barrier for piracy is so much lower on PC.
I hope you're joking, but in case you're not, someone who studies astronomy is an astronomer. Astrologers are people who study the pseudoscience of astrology.
As a terrorist organisation, the IRA was very successful, Al Quieda has not been.
They can't have been that successful, Northern Ireland is still a part of the UK. On the other hand, Al Qaeda has convinced other countries to leave Iraq through their actions. You may not be living in terror because of them, but Al Qaeda has arguably accomplished more than the IRA has.
I'm not sure what the British would gain strategically by assisting the IRA, though. Interesting if true.
This site says that only 19-30% of Canadians are atheists or agnostics, and this article quotes a survey that says that 62% of Canadians believe in the statement "through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins." There are more atheists and agnostics in Canada than in the U.S. per capita, but there are still quite a few religious people here. They just tend to be less outspoken about it and more private in their worship.
I see you've never owned a PS2.
Hell would freeze before you're left with "gigs of unplayable" mp3s. Remember that software patents only affect certain parts of the world. There would still be a Free mp3 codec available for Europe, for example. It would technically be illegal for you to install it if you're in a country that has software patents and the creators haven't paid the requested royalties (if any), but I really don't think too many people are going to care.
American football is descended from rugby football which is probably where it got its name. Its popularity in the U.S. and Canada vs. association football (aka soccer) is probably why it's referred to simply as "football" here. Contrary to what the English would have you believe, the term "football" covers a number of different but related sports.
The RIAA specifically does not exist in Canada. That's a U.S.-only cartel for American-based record labels. In Canada, there's the CRIA, which is made up of the Canadian branches of those major labels, plus whatever Canadian-based indies have decided to join. So it's basically the same thing, but specific to each country.
Why would anyone think that? It's not like Microsoft gives Dell support for Windows; that's Dell's job.
Actually, Microsoft does support Windows on Dells. I know this because I used to work for MS tech support. How it works is Dell supports problems with the hardware and configuration, and if they can prove it's a problem with the OS they tell the customer to call MS. The inverse is also true; if a Dell customer calls MS, they troubleshoot it as a Windows issue until they're sure it's a problem with the hardware or whatever else, then send the customer running back to Dell.
Not entirely on-topic: What would you say your experience with System76 has been with regards to both the hardware and the support? My old Vaio laptop has seen better days and I've been looking at System76 as I search for a replacement.
Just FYI, you confused the blow-off valve with the wastegate here. The blow-off valve is used to relieve pressure when you let off the gas and the throttle body closes. Without a BOV, the backpressure from that may damage the turbo. A wastegate, on the other hand, reroutes exhaust gas away from the turbo past a certain boost level, regulating the amount of boost the turbo produces.
Also, it's not terribly difficult to adjust the boost of a supercharger, either. You simply swap the pulley for one larger or smaller depending on the intended effect. It's more involved than with a turbo but it's not like changing cylinder heads or anything.
Yes. I've heard of a number of people converting their performance cars to ethanol just to take advantage of the high compression ratios. A high compression ratio (generally) will increase horsepower and torque throughout the rpm range but anything above 11-11.5:1 (and even that's pushing it with older engine designs) and you usually need high octane race fuel to keep it from detonating. This stuff can cost well over $5/gallon, even for the lower (100) octane stuff, but ethanol/E85, in the areas it's available, is quite a bit cheaper.
I'm not sure what's involved in the conversion though as I don't know anyone personally who's done it. I don't even know of a place that sells ethanol or E85 in my area. Husky sells gas with 10% ethanol, but that's not enough to need a conversion and it runs fine in every car I've ever filled up with it.
I'll mention my "gaming wall". The spider-ball battle in Metroid Prime 2 was one of the most frustrating gaming moments I've ever encountered. Any of the multiple-bomb-jump parts in those games are a little bit of a pain in the ass, but this part was so unforgiving it took hours to pass. I eventually beat it, but I haven't gone back through the game at all since, whereas I've played through the first MP several times.
Also, the "stealth" part of Metroid Zero Mission for GBA was annoying, but not a show-stopper.
No, screw them because they think they're oppressed when that couldn't be further from the truth.