Absolutely! [e classic]:congrat:[/e] I'm pretty much an "Anything-Quest" lover. Kings Quest, Police Quest, Space Quest etc. they were all kick-ass games. Sigh......we need games like that again.
[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="37" id="2605330"] Most people in IT do in fact look down their noses at end-users (sometimes this is hard NOT to do). It's the classic "god-complex" that other professions (ie Doctors etc.) struggle with as well. Struggle with? Come to me, Monk... jk. You really shouldn't believe what you see on TV. Or should you? [/quote] Well my wife's ex-husband is an emergency-room physician and after having [b]manipu
I work in network infrastructure/security design and there I actually DO perform miracles (of an IT nature..hehe) by setting up/connecting networks (physical and virtual) in ways that make some people's head spin! [e digicons]O:)[/e] Thing is, I don't come cheap. That is my single best defense against irrational/demanding users. You want me to make the sun shine? Hand over the keys to that beach-house! :P But see this is w
I don't have friends...
[quote]....giving the upper-hand of their games to the ones willing to throw out the most money so that the top "players" are actually the top "buyers".[/quote] Ironically it seems that in *most* games released today someone is always out to "buy their way to the top" by availing themselves of cheats/hacks etc (the best cheats/hacks cost monet too!) and ensuring their spot at the top of a "stat-ladder" somewher
DK...dude come on....you don't realize it but you're proving my point....sigh Looking at this latest batch of photos you certainly aren't the type to ever be concerned with "desk space" except maybe from the perspective of where you can plop down another electric gizmo. Seriously, look at these latest pictures yourself [i]objectively[/i] (if you can) and you'll see what I'm talking about. Any available SURFACE in your home seems to have some kind o
At the risk of offending the OP (here's hoping he doesn't take offence and simply takes my comments for what they are...."comments") I'm beginning to think (after reading the replies he's received and his counters to said replies) that he wasn't entirely truthful in the premise/purpose of this thread. Seems to me [i]a little[/i] like one of those "hey will my PC run X game at X settings?!?" threads when the real purpose of some of those threads is to show up someone eles's syste
[quote who="TheDarkKnight2008" reply="20" id="2591157"]LOL. Nice suggestions there. Btw, monitors are now lit: Reduced 45% Original 1280 x 960 [/quote] dude.......PC's on the carpet floor?!? cardinal sin....... [e digicons]O:)[/e] Get a decent KVM (with fast-switching), buy/build some racks to hold all of that expensive-looking equipment OFF OF THE FLOOR and away from the desk so you can actually put
The only pattern I've ever been able to discern with regard to SINS desyncing is I've noticed it seems to happen less if the machines (hardware and connections) are as similar as possible. Sorry I can't be of more substantial help...
The first step is.....I'll need a tad more info to be able to help you further (my apologies for not noticing this thread sooner I've been rather busy and I do help out in several gaming communities....) 1. Give me (to the best of your knowledge) yours and your friends "network map" for example: internet >> cable/dsl modem >> router >> switch >> PC etc. also include the make/m
@ ChuckCS You should have been done with the COD series after the introduction of perks and killstreaks in COD4 (that's the last COD game I will ever have played). Rewarding people for camping and thinking only of their own KDR is a the best way to kill teamplay. Plus the stupid weapon perks that allow for (no....encourage even) frankenstein weapon configs etc. is just lame. I chose Battlefield Bad Company 2 and couldn't be happier at having spent my
[e digicons]:rofl:[/e] ..... well kudos on the flag anyway!
fine....poor choice of words......I'll change it to EXPECT then! Since I do have have such an expectation. By the way narby, way to show exactly what you're focused on when reading my posts. Nothing in response but to pick apart my post and completely ignore my point. Makes me wonder why I even bother coming here anymore...............pointless really. Germany has 100 million people (give or take) so its not farfetched to [b]expect[/b] (*c
First, I'm assuming we're talking about SINS here? Second, if you truly are on LAN (that means both connected to the same network swtich or the LAN-side of the same ROUTER) then the only thing causing you issues could/would be some security software or firewalls improperly configured. If you're pressing the LAN button in-game hoping to connect to one another via the internet then you'll need to forward ports. For help with that either go to <a href="http:/
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="256" id="2579990"]Our lifestyles in the United States are ridiculously unhealthy. There's a great new show called Food Revolution that outlines how lazy our habits are when it comes to eating. When Europeans talk about universal healthcare, they are making cultural assumptions that don't apply here. Europe doesn't have universal healthcare. Individual countries in Europe have it. This is a very big difference
[quote who="narbytrout" reply="217" id="2576371"]In the United States, I do have these rights. I am just going to cover a few to make an example... Freedom of Speech and Religion: Though still, I cannot take someone else's speech as my own, or share copyrighted materials without permission. I am also not forced to go to church or forced to believe in anything/ nothing. Right to Bear Arms: The goverment does not collect money or skills to pay for e
I think you mean you just installed a terabyte Hard Drive (HD). The message you're receiving relates to RAM (as in the chip(s) in the slots on your mainboard) and not HD space. You need to upgrade the RAM in your computer. the Monk
[quote who="jacklv" reply="202" id="2575995"] ...... Monk...your american bashing is tiring and nonproductive. Americans are inherently stupid, uncaring and "think" upon birth superior...happy? Certain Canadians for the opposite reasons superior..you in particular. [/quote] It's a politically charged [i]opinion[/i]-thread. I'll grant you when mine get taken out of context or no attempt is even made in understanding them, I can b
[quote who="Daiwa" reply="177" id="2575550"]Ha Ha. Paying for the 'sins of capitalism' - that's brilliant. Perfection being impossible, it comes down to which 'set of sins' is less onerous in the long run and which offers the greatest opportunity. Whether the individual has primacy or the state. I prefer a system that empowers the individual and constrains the state, which is what the DOI & Constitution intended. If you prefer the state make all your dec
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Lead and Gold (beta) waiting for the new Splinter Cell (only because MICHAEL IRONSIDE is back!!!) also waiting for LEGO UNIVERSE...that is going to ROCK! hehe [e classic]:hot:[/e]
[quote who="Daiwa" reply="166" id="2575340"]That wasn't a personal dig, BTW, starkers. In case you took it that way. I was only referring to the lack of perspective I could envision an Aussie laboring under, as relates to US values & history. Just as I have no perspective on Aussie history. [/quote] Daiwa, What is "history" anyway? It's a story we tell where we always take great pains to present ourselves in the "better" light......no matter wh
[quote] Maybe in your emotional mind, but logically, the two are vastly different. You may not be depriving them of a phsyical item that could be sold to someone else, but at the end of the day you're still taking advantage of their work while refusing to compensate them, and doing so purely for your own pleasure. You can spout platitudes about open source all you like, but that will never justify taking the fruits of someone else's labor against their w
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="56" id="2573938"]I for one always look forward to comments from non-Americans on American issues. But I really wish they would at least educate themselves on the issue before commenting. There are several in the Stardock family of websites that could run rings around Americans on American issues, but unfortunatly most cannot. And indeed health care is one issue where the "furiners" that have commented do not appear to have a clue on how America wor
[quote who="OldMsgt" reply="26" id="2573729"]RE to JODA That is not true, Emergency rooms at any hospital would have by law been required to take you. You are spreading a Myth, It is emergency room care for those without insurance that is driving the cost of health care up along with litigation. I wonder if Canadian health care is so great why did the leader of Newfoundland come to the USA for his heart surgery [/quote] [b]@ OldMsgt,[/b] The guy from Newfoundla
njareg, I believe I posted before the forums went "boom" a week ago....so I'll try to recreate (at least the basic message of) my lost post... You keep stating that SD should give you stand-alone patches "the way every other company" is doing it. I beg to disagree, in fact I believe that if you care to look closely you can't help but notice that the writing has been on the proverbial wall for stand-alone patches for quite some time now.