Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Nov 14, 2006 6:00pm PSTSo after about a year I decided to fix that huge blank space at the top of the front page. I probably turned your world all crazy with such a huge change and I apologize. Change isnt always bad ok? Just ask Chris after he finally agreed to go to that 'parlor' with Maarten a few months ago.
- TiVo internet attack - Dont hate the boobies :( - Zune vs iPod and bit more - A billion bloggersLastly, what the Dems in power means for technology. Net neutrality will probably pass now.
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Anyway, I checked out ok. My lungs are good, my heart is good, my balls are good *cough*, my ears are good, all that jazz. Got a tetanus and flu shot and some blood work done. Only cost 15 dorra. Hooray copays!
Anyway, I'm generally very calm about doctor visits. I was a bit anxious today, though, and I don't know why. I guess just because it was a new doctor.
How do you feel about doctor visits?
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I'm trying to plot a simple graph and keep getting
Error using ==> mpower
Matrix must be square.
wtf?
Function is:
(10^10) / (4*pi*t^2)
Won't let me plot it, gives that error :(
I defined t as:
t=0:0.1:10;
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I need some PC repair advice... in reply.
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http://rosewood.shackspace.com/wudancebig.gif
Not bad for my first animated gifs. Seriously, I think this whole gif thing on the internet is really going to take off. Shacknews should consider using more animations here. Imagine if all these buttons down here in the post comments box spun or danced or were on fire?!
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I asked him "Isn't that a little too late?", The guy didn't answer. lol
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Did the amount of spam that hits your spam folder go up 5x in the last few days?
Im impressed that none hits my inbox, but I imagine I am getting 50 or 60 a day now. Just a week ago it was maybe 1 or 2
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gettin ready for my trip outta this hell hole, and i need some mapping software for me Laptop. got me bluetooth gps reciever connect to it and i'm ready for the long voyage ahead, anything free out there that will give me a moving map with directions? ARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
i dunno whats up with the pirate thing, i'm just in a good mood for the first time in like a year.. teeeheee
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The next game they need to make for the Wii:
POD Racer!!!
Jesus that would be fun, holding the controller and the nunchuk like the handles of the pod racer!
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The Catholic bishops of the United States overwhelmingly approved new documents yesterday, exhorting Catholics to refrain from using artificial birth control, describing gay sex as immoral, and saying that anyone who disagrees with key church teachings should not take Communion.
Wow. They really should refrain for saying ANYTHING about sex. With all their own problems in that area...
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Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, Beck, Outkast, RJd2
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http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/gorgeous-gifts/gifts-for-him/t-qualizer-music-tee/index.html
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Its 8 mins, but theres a short version here with great commentary by our own Moleton: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12915032 . Basically its a 3d visualisation of the processes that occur inside cells.
Every now and then I still think about how there are loads of those walker things in every cell of my body, wandering around all the time. Makes us seem more... mechanical.
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http://wii.ign.com/articles/746/746145p1.html
Sounds like i shouldn't wait to get this for the 360. I hope things get better over time. The whole concept of doing controller motions that simply just translate into a button push doesn't really do anything for me. Sure you have wii sports where your angle actually translates in the end. I think unless ports have some really good motion sensing that really lets you bring your style into the game, I'm better off gettin it for my 360.
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/11/15
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Any cheap companies I should try? I tried the free netzero thing but the software doesn't detect the modem (even though I can open hyper terminal and call my cell phone with the modem, netzero's software says I don't have a modem or something....)
thanks!
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061115/ap_on_re_as/japan_tsunami
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Raise your tankard of ale!
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I've recently been reading a lot more (for work) and have found that often I'll just skim over large parts of text (like I would the shack) and only understand the bare minimum of what's been written. I have to physically force myself to digest every word in order to gain any understanding.
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I don't remember a huge blank space. Hmmmm.
Anyhow, Percosets and coffee are a great way to start off your day!
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My woes continue. My 7800GTOC works fine in a friends PC. In my PC, it gives 3 beeps on boot fukd memory and I got a memtest error on one stick plus when it sometimes does boot (if I push the RAM sticks down, strangely) Windows falls over within a minute.
Swap in my 6600GT, no trouble. 460 Watt Akaka PSU, should handle everything just fine with room to spare (2HDDs and opticals, Intel 955 P4 EE). It did this after I tried a Zalman fan and ramsinks on the 7800, it's now back on stock though. I thought the 7800 GPU RAM might have fried but like I said, works fine and ran HL2 in a friends PC for ages + 3D Mark.
What, The, Fuck.
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I'm listening to the Games for Windows podcast and they mentioned that they didn't think Gears would be getting the reviews it's getting (9.5-10) if it was on the PC. Do you agree with this?
I don't have the game myself (November 23 here in Aus) so I can only base my opinion on the media I've seen and the reviews I've read. It seems to me like it's an exceptionally good looking game, possibly the first game that lives up to the "next-gen" graphics hype, and a great fun but nothing beyond that. Eurogamer's 8/10 seemed to resonate more with what I've seen than anything else.
Is it only scoring high because there is nothing else to compete with it on the 360 and it has all of Microsoft's marketing hype thrown behind it? Is it really something that can compare to Half-Life 1/2 or <insert another universally acclaimed shooter>?
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For the new Wii and PS3.
Im going with 13% on PS3 and 6% for the Wii.
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put in a fake name. its worth it.
http://www.eesf.org/safetrid/wtp/safetriderlarge.htm
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What is the best engine for destructible environments? What is the easiest to learn? (Loaded question, I know.)
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The Link Says It All
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it's free and well-made: http://www.bloodmasters.com/
best fun since the quake3 days when fast-paced action was king
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