Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Jan 29, 2007 7:58pm PSTPlease take these under careful advisement
- Trixy hobbits - Verizon had a crack at iPhone - Hubble is emo :( - The new moon race - Your wedding video of the day - Congrats to KFed!Lastly, Vista does indeed launch tonight. We're hacking up the xml feeds here a little more for those of you who want to take advantage of that.
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
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Also, I only see it for sale with a wireless controller atm. boo!
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1) Canon SD 800 IS, or choose something similar!
Pros: Nice and small simple camera that is easy to use and easy to carry around. It also a lot handier than our camcorder for shooting quick movies.
Cons: I'm not sure I'm sold on the picture quality. The IS feature is a must for us but I'm afraid of some of the darker shots being too soft thanks to DIGIC III's noise reduction. Having a DSLR makes me rather picky.
2) A new lens for the DSLR. Considering the EF-S 17-85MM f4-5.6 IS USM or EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Pros: More flexibility with the camera I already have. That EF-S lens effectively replaces my kit lens and gives me some overlap before I hit my 75-300mm EF lens. The regular EF lens has a lower f/stop and gives me more zoom, which is something I'm often wanting. It also gives me a reason to keep that silly kit lens around. Either of them give me some hot IS action which I need w/ my shakes.
Cons: My wife still has issues figuring out my XTi, even when I have shown her the auto setting. She really wouldn't feel like she would get much use out of this.
3) A new flash for the DSLR. Considering the 580EX or the 430EX.
Pros: I could definitely get better shots because I am often getting harsh shadows and such when shooting our daughter. I've always known I needed a new flash and it just seems silly to upgrade the lenses when anything I am doing up close is basically rubbish.
Cons: I'll have to either bulk up the camera with battery accessories or get used to shooting a whole lot less on one charge. The XTi battery is no champ so I already have two but I can only imagine what these flashes do to those poor things. I also don't know which would better serve my needs on the XTi, but I am leaning towards the 580EX because I want hardware I can grow with and hardware that makes my shooting the most flexible possible.
4) Other. Oh this this the one that keeps me awake at night. There are so many things that I could get that she would like but never thinks to ask for. We could use a new receiver instead of using my old z680s that don't have the proper inputs/input switching. But this means I need a new sub too... and then I have a new receiver and sub and she is still wondering what she gets (when she gets easier TV/wii switching). I could improve the HTPC which basically only I can run at the moment.
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5th Element is starting on TBS.
This is perhaps my favorite Sci-Fi movie. Yes, above Star Wars, and all that jazz.
So much for getting to bed early tonight.
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And also, 32 bit or 64 bit?
I am running a very current C2D box.
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http://fazed.net/video/?id=578
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The bad news: When you go to music, pics, or videos in the Xbox 360 dashboard, the Vista PC is there, but none of the files are seen. This makes no sense to me and it sucks because I'd rather have it there then in Media Center (which is basically useless).
Any suggestions? It sucks but I bet I've tried everything anyone can even suggest. Absolutely zero problems with XP but some reason (im betting shitty DRM or shitty over-secure file sharing) Vista hates my 360.
Try vista for 120 days
http://blogs.msdn.com/buckh/archive/2007/01/29/extending-the-windows-vista-grace-period-to-120-days.aspx
Maybe by then it might be worth buying too.
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We're on the second semester for this project (me and two other people) although we literally scrapped all gameplay related code and entirely changed the game because we lost one person inbetween semesters.
So while what we have right now isn't really a game (there's no way to "play" it and you can't beat it), it's a pretty tech demo and you can see what we're going for at least.
http://ecks.shackspace.com/bossinabox/bossinabox.zip
It's going to be a boss battle where you fight a boss in a box :). You can control the guy with the wasd keys and move the mouse. Shoot off tentacles with the t button (more of a test than actual gameplay).
Anyway, ya. Should be much more impressive in a couple of weeks, but I figured we've gotten enough visual response that it looks good that I could show it here.
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Microsoft, you dicks.
Only one install my ass.
XP FO LYFE, YO.
FIN
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Currently have ATI Radeon 1600 pro 512MB PCIx. It's great but want something where my screen doesn't go blank every hour or so when using Excel and Word.
I have budget of $250. What Nvidia cards would be better performance at this price? Thanks!
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We bought more chips today and we're thinking of upping the buy in to £5 for a game tonight.
Am I addictied, lol?
Also who has some tips for me, I wanna win this time.
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Best. GBA game. Ever. Seriously, it's addictive. I thought the gyro would be too gimmicky, but it's actually very fun. The unlockable minigames are also worth the pricetag alone (Wario Excite Bike is great).
Best $20 CAD I ever spent. :-)
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I have an HP pavilion dual core I bought couple months back. It only has a 300W psu in it. I am currently using the ATI 1600 pro in it but the screen keeps going blank on the Windows desktop every hour or so as i browse the web or am using Excel (never does it in games). So, I want to get an Nvidia card instead and a new psu to drive it.
Anyone here upgraded an HP before? Any advice on card and psu that I should get? Thanks so much for the help. My price limit is $300 for all.
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http://www.gadling.com/2007/01/28/sweeden-opens-official-embassy-in-second-life/
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Going out after work to get this:
http://www.home-entertainment.toshiba.co.uk/consumer/products.nsf/pages/lcdplasma-lcdfreeview-32wlt68?opendocument
It is way hot and I can't wait until work is done :(
I love, love, love this firmware and I'm finally happy that I don't have to reset my router every couple of days. Kind of sad that the community had to resort to fixing all of linksys' bugs/problems, but I'm happy they did at least do that much.
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Who's with me?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bPMwAHdJCg
I'll tell ya!
$510
No foolin'!
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I think they need to reprogram that first part.
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Ode to Best Buy
A crisis had arisen for a family that I know.
A hasty trip arranged, working details as they go.
"I need a laptop, quickly, so that I can stay connected,
so my clients and my associates do not feel rejected."
Off to Best Buy she did travel to find a mobile unit,
was met by eager sales help so anxious to provide it.
"Here's just the one to suit you, yes it's quite ideal.
Great price, a demo, but, hey for that it is a steal."
She took it home and started to make the PC hers
Installing stuff, removing stuff to make this PC purr.
Alas but every time rebooted nothing ever changed,
the things deleted all came back the icons re-re-arranged
It seems that in their haste a program not removed
Preventing any change from sticking this damn thing tricky proved.
Hello Mr. Best Buy can you help ? A password's all we need.
We open up the program, disable it and finally we’ll succeed.
“HOW DO WE KNOW YOUR REALLY NOT SOME ROTTEN LITTLE KID ?
HELL BENT ON WREAKING HAVOC LIKE SOME OTHER MISCREANTS DID?
Oh please ? How many call and describe a plight so clearly
Of surgery, travel and a lack of time is it common? Is it really ?
The moral of this odious verse is plain for all to see
Don't ever shop at Best Buy if life causes you to hurry.
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http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?shit0001.wav=shit
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/30/verizon_turned_down_iphone/
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then i had 2 bacon sarnies, a bowl of chips and 4 dips for lunch. must suck to have to buy vista also.
Absolutely amazing and very handy too. I have every TV show I have DVR'd for the last few years ready to go at my finger tips. If a drive crashes and I lose old episodes of Lost, I won't cry. But I also have storage to make sure I have the important shit backed up. So very nice.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAxLgGVRV64
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http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=drumkid22
Jersey Girl
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=cheace&page=5
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