the_Monk

really? No one remembers FIREFLY? hmmm..... [e digicons]:S[/e]

For anyone who is even remotely a fan of FIREFLY. This little SP of a gem released Oct 20th, I just got around to trying it out a few days ago. Aside from the obvious firefly flavour it feels like Freelancer in some ways? It's DX11, has a fantastic soundtrack, comedic value and well combat is just FUN! ;) Oh......and it's $20 on STEAM!!!

Up here (in Canada) the carriers have been choosing one or the other model for a while now. Then we consumers just needed to choose between 'Unlimited Data' (with the potential for speed throttling) or 'Set Data Plans' with no speed throttling. As doc pointed out, the wording 'unlimited' has always applied to [I]quantity[/i] not quality (and that is actually the consumer's fault since when comparing cell providers and plans everyone was a

Thanks for posting doc! Yes, hopefully his actions won't be forgotten but rather emulated by others around the world. It seems every day there is more strife in the world. All it takes is one of us to *start making* a difference each day.

[quote who="Island Dog" reply="18" id="3591827"] http://www.zdnet.com/article/no-microsoft-is-not-spying-on-you-with-windows-10/ [/quote] Excellent read ID, thanks for the link. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

[quote who="starkers" reply="19" id="3591885"] Yup, I'm pretty happy with that... but if ever I get that old and infirm.... and/or just plain lazy, I'll get me some of those smart ass gadgets that do everything.... including wipe my arse and clean my dentures. Seriously, while I like new toys, I'm not prepared to surrender everything that's me to get them. [/quote] That's just it, it's not ab

MS Edge (Win10)

[e digicons]:rofl:[/e] Man starkers......sometimes you just come across as so cranky!.... [e digicons]:X[/e] Obviously to each his/her own and I absolutely respect your opinion......but I just have to voice mine again. As Doc also pointed out above obviously some of the mentioned 'privacy concerns' about Win10 are necessary to its [i]smart operation[/i] and while some (you obviously as well) feel strong disdain for anything resembl

Starkers, weren't you singing the iPad's praises just a few months ago? [e digicons]O:)[/e] In any case as stated in the op the 3 reasons I bought this tab for weren't about replacing my desktop or even a good notebook and were certainly strengthened by the discounts offered at retail currently.

Is it worth it? Seeing as several retailers have been offering it at a substantial discount I finally picked one up. Here are my concise thoughts. CONS 1024x768 (what is this 2010?!?) 1.2 quad core somewhat weak processor 2 GB RAM 16 GB onboard storage (expandable via SD card

[quote who="Jafo" reply="2" id="3584333"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 1 If you needed 68 updates that's a problem not related to 'windows update' specifically...... What the_Monk is saying is that 68 is such a number that it indicates you're not doing the updates

If you needed [b]68 [/b] updates that's a problem not related to 'windows update' specifically......

Actually I think XavierMace has provided the most intelligent and succinct replies to this thread yet...........certainly more so than I could provide! [e digicons]O:)[/e]

[quote who="starkers" reply="44" id="3578398"] Yeah, I should have mentioned that the program is bundled with opt out extras. However, I did not experience pop ups while on majorgeeks... nor have I ever. Thing is, the program is most likely safe to use without the bundleware [majorgeeks does test all proggies it posts], so if one opts to opt out all should be well. [/quote] So you would rather [I]trust[/I] that a program bundled with [I]opt-out[/I] 'e

.....all of this righteous indignation......lol If you are ever connected to the internet.......you are 'connected'.....to [I]them[/I] (whomever) etc. Even if you do 'custom' installs, sometime later something you are wanting to do is going to require a service dependency resulting in a 'service' (OS function) being turned on that enables yet a different back door. Websites that tell you which s

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="19" id="3577938"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 17 at least Cortana has no feelings I could potentially hurt so the odds of my life being fucked by a vindictive digital assistant are much less than those by a real live one I'd say! For now... although that's just a guess. [e d

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="20" id="3577939"] Enjoy W10, Monk. My next OS will be Mac. Although I'm probably older, I keep my brain young by keeping track of my stuff by myself. Anyone who thinks it's OK to surrender his/her privacy to MS for the sheer pleasure and beauty of their OS can have it with my "blessing". [/quote] I will thanks. You might just find that W10 is 'the better OSX'. Also my brain is plenty active (sometimes

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="12" id="3577818"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 10 @topic How exactly is the digital assistant (Cortana in this case) supposed to automatically remind me of my flight, car rental/hotel booking etc. etc. without 'reading' my email? How is 'it' supposed to get any better at its job w

@starkers After I read your last post I had to remind myself that you are a current user of windows phone.... @leothelion I agree completely. Very well put. @topic How exactly is the digital assistant (Cortana in this case) supposed to automatically remind me of my flight, car rental/hotel booking etc. etc. without 'reading' my email? How is 'it' supposed to get any [I]better[/I] at its job witho

You could try navigating to WINDOWS > SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION > DOWNLOAD and deleting everything in that folder. I had one machine also stuck. Did that and it finally finished properly.

Yeah the game is definitely easy to pick up but what I found really satisfying is that it has so much depth/complexity that isn't immediately apparent. The campaign (tutorial) doesn't explain the half of it........for me the game really began in 'continuous mode' and/or the online 'domination mode'. A lot of depth to explore in Anno 2070 (not unlike the rest of the series).

Thing is.....the game is great for sure........but what I find best about Anno 2070 is actually the game's UI. I have played so many (too many) RTS/Strategy games in my life with (by comparison) absolutely horrible UI's so I just had to pause playing to post about it. UBI / BlueByte have done something really right with Anno 2070 and I hope it continues in Anno 2205. The UI is fluid and informative without drowning you in unnecessary information. I&

[quote who="starkers" reply="30" id="3569468"] Thing is, with the constant reminders... read nagging, he doesn't lift the seat up anymore. Ya just gotta wonder what his next course of action will be when gets tired of hearing: "You've pissed on the damned seat.... AGAIN!!!!!" [/quote] Actually that has never been an issue in our house........yes.... I am one of [I]those[/I] guys who has always sat his ass down. The only t

[quote who="moshi" reply="27" id="3569378"] three weeks? ok, then i'll take that back. Cortana isn't much of a privacy problem if she's that slow. [e digicons];)[/e] Google Now knew that instantly. [/quote] Oh I'm not saying she didn't know that right away..........she just let me in on the fact that SHE knew a bit later.......you know seems less creepy that way! [e digicons];)[/e]

[quote who="moshi" reply="13" id="3568488"] with Windows 10 there'll be "Hey Cortana" on os level. and this will be what the NSA, FBI, etc. will use. [/quote] Hey....I love my Cortana.......you leave her alone! [e digicons]:inlove:[/e] Ahhh the day Cortana and I met....... (the outside was still cloudy and muggy .......it had stormed for most of the morning......but the inside was air-conditioned and pleasa