First thing I do with any new windows install is to both "Hide file extensions for known file types" and enable "Show hidden files". I do not like my computer hiding things from me. Ever.
I beg to differ. I used to use it (not sure what version, but I know I got it from limewire.com), till I ran a virus scan on my comp and found over SIX THOUSAND infected files, all within LimeWire's installation directory (NOT the download/share directory).
I stick with Ares Galaxy (which is FOSS) and torrents now.
"Rabbit ears", i.e., set-top indooor antennas only work well if you're in the city where most of your channels are being broadcast from. More than 20 miles or so out, and you'll be lucky to get half a dozen stations, even with a signal booster.
(Hrm...I need to change my sig; I'm using Win7 now...)
There's a difference between "old" and "classic". Since this is only the second time I've seen a beowulf-cluster joke on Slashdot, this qualifies as the latter. The Vista jokes are just old.
I think that would be an ideal setup to run Vista on. I heard that with SP1 you might only need half of the equipment you currently have. The Vista-needs-uber-comp jokes are getting extremely old. Get some new material.
in about:config, create a new boolean and set extensions.checkCompatibility to false.
...or you could just go get the "MR Tech Toolkit" extension, which lets you do this simply by checking a checkbox, as well as force any that get disabled for incompatibility anyway to re-activate (with varying degrees of success).
Vista SP1 wasn't an improvement? What about those, like me, who have seen improved network speeds, file transfer rates, and lower RAM consumption with SP1?
Ah, but given a sun of half the size, and the fact that the system's two largest planets are orbiting at about half the distance of *our* system's two largest planets, it stands to reason that if that system has smaller planets, there's likely one that's orbiting at about half the distance Earth is from Sol -- and being closer to its sun would make up for the cooler nature of the sun itself, making it more likely for said currently-theoretical planet to be within that sun's liquid-water zone.
I don't think it's a hoax, per se, but it's not true perpetual motion either. It seems to use some effect involving the permanent magnets on the wheel for its "perpetual motion"; but "permenent" magnets aren't truly permanent, and will gradually de-magnetize over time. At best, this device is simply a way to draw out the energy already present in the magnets and harness it.
Uh, BS? Every time I've installed Firefox so far, then gone to a page with an embedded QuickTime media file, Firefox has complained of needing an additional plugin. I install QuickTime itself, and then embedded QT files play just fine.
A little overly aggressive in your presentation there, but I agree with your points. I've been using Vista for about a year, and 90% of the problems people claim to have with it, I have yet to encounter.
I've had *one* game that would not reliably run under Vista, and installing SP1 RC solved that particular issue.
Here's how to downgrade without it auto-(re)-updating on you:
1.) Get whatever files you need your 2.0.0.10 installation method of choice, then disconnect from the Internet (by whatever means you like).
2.) Once disconnected, install Firefox.
3.) In Firefox, go Tools > Options, go to the "Advanced" section, and click the "Update" tab. You should see an option saying "When updates to Firefox are found: ( ) Ask me what I want to do; (x) Automatically download and install the update". Change that setting to the "ask me" option, and it should prompt you whenever it finds an update.
4.) Reconnect to the intertubes and surf away.
Alternatively, on the same screen, there are checkboxes to determine what features to *look* for updates to.
It's about cutting out the parts of it that are completely unnecessary, making the rest no brighter than they need to be to do their jobs, keeping the light from spilling over where it's not needed *or* wanted, and just in general being smart about nighttime lighting. An entire Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot does not need to be as bright as noon at 2 in the morning.
Just last night I was outside at 9:30 (I live on the outskirts of a small city in NC), and it hit me just how damn much light pollution there is. To the southwest, it actually looked like nighttime, but to the northeast, towards downtown, it still looked like twilight.
At some point in my life, I'm gonna find a place to live that's 50 miles from anywhere, so I can sit on my own porch and still get a decent view of the night sky.
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Chocolate? Uh, yeah, that's totally what I was gonna say...{shifty eyes}
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Well, if I ever can't find a specific song, say, using Ares Galaxy, and have to look in the Zune Marketplace, now I'll be able to clean the DRM off of it.
Probably never need it, but I suppose it's good to have the ability.
...Yes, this means I'm one of those people who actually bought a Zune. I love the thing. No, I did not get a brown one. The brown makes it look too much like a friggin' candy bar made out of-- well, you know.
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Er, "disable 'Hide extensions...'", that is. ...this is what I get for posting at 1:30 in the morning...
First thing I do with any new windows install is to both "Hide file extensions for known file types" and enable "Show hidden files". I do not like my computer hiding things from me. Ever.
LimeWire's open source? I was not aware of this.
Regardless, I had the problem with LW, and did not have the problem with Ares; therefore, I am sticking with Ares.
I beg to differ. I used to use it (not sure what version, but I know I got it from limewire.com), till I ran a virus scan on my comp and found over SIX THOUSAND infected files, all within LimeWire's installation directory (NOT the download/share directory).
I stick with Ares Galaxy (which is FOSS) and torrents now.
...does it still autonomously and secretly download malware in the background?
"Rabbit ears", i.e., set-top indooor antennas only work well if you're in the city where most of your channels are being broadcast from. More than 20 miles or so out, and you'll be lucky to get half a dozen stations, even with a signal booster.
(Hrm...I need to change my sig; I'm using Win7 now...)
There's a difference between "old" and "classic". Since this is only the second time I've seen a beowulf-cluster joke on Slashdot, this qualifies as the latter. The Vista jokes are just old.
I'd mod "+1 Funny", but I already commented once.
Not the JesusPhone after all, is it? No unconditional love here...
Aspyr was only involved in porting GH3 to PC. All the console versions were made by Activision.
Ah, but given a sun of half the size, and the fact that the system's two largest planets are orbiting at about half the distance of *our* system's two largest planets, it stands to reason that if that system has smaller planets, there's likely one that's orbiting at about half the distance Earth is from Sol -- and being closer to its sun would make up for the cooler nature of the sun itself, making it more likely for said currently-theoretical planet to be within that sun's liquid-water zone.
I don't think it's a hoax, per se, but it's not true perpetual motion either. It seems to use some effect involving the permanent magnets on the wheel for its "perpetual motion"; but "permenent" magnets aren't truly permanent, and will gradually de-magnetize over time. At best, this device is simply a way to draw out the energy already present in the magnets and harness it.
Heh. And to think, I was considering posting that as AC...
A little overly aggressive in your presentation there, but I agree with your points. I've been using Vista for about a year, and 90% of the problems people claim to have with it, I have yet to encounter.
I've had *one* game that would not reliably run under Vista, and installing SP1 RC solved that particular issue.
Here's how to downgrade without it auto-(re)-updating on you:
1.) Get whatever files you need your 2.0.0.10 installation method of choice, then disconnect from the Internet (by whatever means you like).
2.) Once disconnected, install Firefox.
3.) In Firefox, go Tools > Options, go to the "Advanced" section, and click the "Update" tab. You should see an option saying "When updates to Firefox are found: ( ) Ask me what I want to do; (x) Automatically download and install the update". Change that setting to the "ask me" option, and it should prompt you whenever it finds an update.
4.) Reconnect to the intertubes and surf away.
Alternatively, on the same screen, there are checkboxes to determine what features to *look* for updates to.
It's not about having *no* nighttime lighting.
It's about cutting out the parts of it that are completely unnecessary, making the rest no brighter than they need to be to do their jobs, keeping the light from spilling over where it's not needed *or* wanted, and just in general being smart about nighttime lighting. An entire Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot does not need to be as bright as noon at 2 in the morning.
Just last night I was outside at 9:30 (I live on the outskirts of a small city in NC), and it hit me just how damn much light pollution there is. To the southwest, it actually looked like nighttime, but to the northeast, towards downtown, it still looked like twilight.
At some point in my life, I'm gonna find a place to live that's 50 miles from anywhere, so I can sit on my own porch and still get a decent view of the night sky.
Well, if I ever can't find a specific song, say, using Ares Galaxy, and have to look in the Zune Marketplace, now I'll be able to clean the DRM off of it.
...Yes, this means I'm one of those people who actually bought a Zune. I love the thing. No, I did not get a brown one. The brown makes it look too much like a friggin' candy bar made out of-- well, you know.
Probably never need it, but I suppose it's good to have the ability.