Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Feb 18, 2008 6:00pm PSTApparently not content with just showing her boobies in person to every person she
meets Lindsay Lohan is now getting pictures put out on the internets. Good for her.
- Library Guitar Hero
href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GadgetGuide/wireStory?id=4304504">contests
- Electronics are
fat
- ALIENS!
- The SeeqPod
href="http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/commentary/listeningpost/2008/02/listeningpost_0218">lawsuit
- Whistle blower site taken
down
As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:
- GDC 2008 Excitement List
- PROTOTYPE WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
- Xbox 360 Blu-Ray
- China Hates Gamers
- Amazon Digital Game Downloads
Lastly, for once there is a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/18/poll.texas/index.html">close vote
Texas and I'm already tired of it. The phone literally rings every day with companies
taking polls about how I plan to vote. I plan to put my vote up on eBay. Trust the market!
Alan Wake 2 would be 'much quicker' than first game, says Remedy
Darksiders 2 releases June 26, pre-order bonuses announced
PlayStation Home getting avatar 'fighting' game
Girl Fight bringing fighting girls to XBLA and PSN
Skyrim Workshop touts 2M downloads, 2,500 mods
Xenonauts dev promises 'proper remake' of XCOM
Binary Domain demo available this week
Shack PSA: Angry Birds on Facebook today
Resistance: Burning Skies dawns on Vita in May
Shack PSA: Mass Effect 3 demo out today
This is getting insane. I have done nearly everything and I think my BSODs are CPU related in some way. I recently ran Prime95 and every time I do a torture test using "In-place large FFTs" it BSODs after only a minute.
I am now trying to see if it is heat related, but I am on my second fan. Is there a way to watch your CPU temps in realtime? Is there an app for this?
I have an Abit IP35 MoB and a Quad Core Duo Q6600.
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On my way home, I decided to get a WRT54G (non L version) from Best Buy for 44.99 because I didn't want to order through Newegg and wait 3 days for the Linux version, since I was feeling brave and wanted to get DD-WRT micro going. So, after doing all my critical internet stuff first, I decided to get the router going.
I follow all of Linksys's directions, and get to the internet connection detection stage.
FUCKING THING DOESN'T DETECT MY GOD DAMN CONNECTION. All the lights come on, and I mess with it for a good 20 minutes trying a shitload of things.
FUCK YOU LINKSYS.
I should have listened to you, Shack. I'm sorry. So now, I'm going to be returning this piece of shit router to Best Buy on my way home from work and promptly ordering through Newegg tomorrow night.
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Not as bad as the dude with a microscopic amount of weed under his show, but an extremely well known drum 'n bass dj from the UK (Grooverider) got sentenced to 4 years in jail for showing up for a gig in Dubai with ~2g in his bags.
http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/Police_and_The_Courts/10190903.html
crazy fucking place.
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http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category_feature_item_guide.jsp?catId=cat130130
seems like every other place that sells a low-rise jean isn't really low-rise, and a rip off!!!
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It's a tech and gaming news website that uses AI and language processing to report stories as they materialize and flow throughout the web. We use all the information we can find out about a story to gauge it's global real time popularity, a term we call the story's "Buoyancy Rating".
I've written up an explanation here: www.newspond.com/about/
We've just launched it, so if you can, please create an account and explore the site a bit.
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Pick the better HDMI cable:
$59.99: http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802523
$74.99: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/NexxTech-Ultimate-HDMI-to-HDMI-Cable-8-U8HDMI/sem/rpsm/oid/180251/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
$89.99: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8473412&st=hdmi+cable&type=product&id=1188558641855
(you save $10.00!)
$4.74: http://store.bargaincell.com/10ft-HDMI-MM-Gold-Connector-Series/M/B000FQBKZI.htm
srsly tho, a cable is a cable and these retail stores just rip you off right?
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First off, i have to admit that i havent spent as much time with the pyro as i have with the other classes, but thats because they have so many weaknesses compared to every other class. Basically, every class can do everything better than a pyro can, with, possibly, the exception of one thing. The one thing?
The one thing pyros can do better than any other class, which is debateable since heavies can do the same thing, is guard an engineer and his equipment vs spies. I give the edge to pyros because they can set cloaked spies on fire.
You want to do an uber rush? Take a heavy or a demo. Demos are better for sentry heavy positions, heavies are better for taking out enemy opponents.
You want to guard a position? Every class, with the exception of possibly spies, though they do guard by killing people behind enemy lines, is a better choice tactically and from a standard of pure power than a pyro?
Whats the biggest problem? They are a one for one class if that. What do i mean by that? If i am a soldier, i can take out multiple people before i get taken down, with or without a medic. And you can basically do this with any class, with the exception of the pyro most of the time. Why? The flame thrower is just not that powerful and it lacks range. You couple this with a pyros relatively low health and lack of long range weapons and they are basically a point blank class that is absolutely overpowered at any point besides close range.
Tactics vs a pyro? A soldier will just kill you before you can even get close. A demo can do the same thing. A scout will pick you off from range. Engineers can do this as well. Heavies own you no matter what, etc . . . . Basically, your sole advantage is versus spies, and, most of the time, a competant spy can completely avoid you.
What needs to be done? The flamethrower damage needs to be increased and the burn time needs to be decreased. Pyros need at least 50 more health. Their secondary weapon should be an incendiary grenade that burns as long as the current flamethrower and has a crit chance like the demos stickies. It should be a clip of 4 grenades that have to be "reloaded." I think this would make them much more viable and fun myself.
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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/02/15/warhawk-v13-patch/
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In this thread, please post your favorite famous quote. It could be from a literary source, a public figure or a movie.
Examples:
"80% of success is showing up" - Woody Allen
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke
They don't have to be profound or inspirational, I just need interesting quotes.
Yes I have a good reason. I swear.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nulC70OM-EA&feature=related
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http://lmnopc.com//greasemonkey/shacklol/
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