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that's just plain amusing!

leet computer fan - - -

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/cooler/retail/cl-p0114/cl-p0114.asp

...and you're sooo gonna get screwed at for your linking!! HA!

yeah, uxtheme rulez, coz it makes no difference to cpu usage.

uxtheme.dll hack ftw!!!!!

yeah, atleast with batch compiling you can see where in the stage its freezing, and you can see if any progresss really is being made.

you can ride them, but it still sucks though. gameplay just ain't as addictive as other rct's imo

i hated rct3 compared to rct1 & 2 - it truly sucks!

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this guy is a serious tosser!

mr.jgamer@ntlworld.com

resolutions up to 2560x1600.

hah!

1. the previous sentence that I typed in a word document! oh, and my windows screen-saver configs!

2. Yes, but who reads them anyway?!?

3. Definately, except warez!

250fps?!?!?!?! holy-shit. i get about 70fps on max without anti-aliasing!

use two env_renders, and have two walls with different colours on top of each other - set to func_wall and named. Change the second wall to texture and FXamount 1, then set the renders to change the properties of the first to this and then second wall to fxamount 225.

The button should trigger a multimanager to trigger the two env_renders

You could also get away with only having one render by having the second wall 1 unit in front of the other, so the player wouldn't notice the difference. Then just use 1 render to make the second wall appear

add some sprites with large scale values to create a cool effect over the ice... that would look great!

get scanspyware and all your troubles will be over! BEST SPYWARE REMOVER EVER!!!

whoa, i've never come across that before! i really don't think so, and a multiplayer that big is probably too big. There is a limit to how big an area people like to play at, and depending on their systems.

yeah, although I must admit, it's a good story!

ok, so maybe a got a bit carried away, hell, it don't even bother me, i was just curious. but now, this is just damn funny!

im not in any way against it... i do it all the time, yet it does make you wonder... well, it makes me wonder, well... i'll just shut up now!

[u]"Why do we swear?"[/u]

I've often wondered about this - nearly everyone in the world is guilty of it, yet in many cases it is treated as a crime or a serious offence.

Of course, there are the two extremes - for example, the truckers (no offence to any truckers or relatives of truckers) in general, swear a considerable amount, in comparison to the one-word wonders that usually proceed an injury or loss of something.

What also occurs to me, is that swearing can be, or will be used in nearly all situations, such as:

Surprise - Being made to jump or scream

Anger / Annoyance - Usually aimed at an individual or group, or in some circumstances, an item

Happiness - Used to express the entend of ones enjoyment / happiness

General Conversation - The people who swear every other word, to no effect

you can probably think of more, but these are the first that crossed by mind.

What makes you think though is the fact that although everyone does it, many think that it is now a part of life, when yet it effectively achieves nothing. It only has as much effect as the receiptient is prepared to give it.

At some point in life, the universe, and everything, some people must have 'created' these words that nowadays play such a large part in our lives as a whole, and quite often cause great offense.... but how? Did someone decide that they wanted a horrible name to call an enemy, and it grew from there? Why bother?

So, why do some people swear excessively? Does it really make them seem 'hard' in the eyes of others, do they really think that it will improve their social status by doing it? I grant that in these causes, 99% of the time there is a strong influence such as parent's that constantly swear, or friends... but then we get back to parents eventually, and they got it from their parents, etc, etc.... but back to where? Where did it originate, and for what purpose? And what's more, why are some words deemed more offensive than others. Furthermore, different people find different words offensive. Some familes as a whole swear far more than others, yet for no apparent reason.

Of course, there are some exceptions... such as words with meanings that have changed over the years, such as:

'Gay'

Not many years ago, that term basically meant happy. Yet, over the years, it has been adopted by the ever-increasing vocabulary of offensive / swearing words, it is now treated as either the term for a individual 'keen' on their own sex, or a word that effectively disregards gay people. You may be thinking "gay" isn't a swear-word, and I agree, yet now it is used in the same manner as many other swear-words, and yes, people do find it offensive.

But, to return my point, "why do we swear," used in general context, what does it achieve? Emphasis?

You decide.

whattttt.... that looks NOTHING like her!

kk, will do, worth trying everything to get those wonderful textures! and thinking 'bout it, they must have based alyx on someone - just I wonder who?

lol! yeah she looks like a prostie, like all the kinky photos in the labs!!! funny! this is also very funny!!

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1432/hl281sg.jpg

BUT... anyway, no i seriously doubt is computer related, im getting bout 60 fps constant on max graphics, and 1280x1024 res. 2gb ram, and 16x radeon pci express. What im saying is its all new, and my fps are still good. mmmm......

After 'installing' fakefactory full skin 2.2, and updates, when I play, I've noticed that from a distance, some of the models faces are screwed up, (see image 1) and also, some of the textures are blurry, (see image 2, yellow paper)

Any idea whats causing this?

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6389/prob8wf.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7638/prob25yx.jpg

hello!

...so are you going to one of those 'cool' uncles that spoils their grand-children... or the type that cooks boiled cow tongue when they come round for dinner?!

dunno, check out some of the modelling websites, maybe someone here might be able to help you personally, not sure?

hey, jobabob, thats actually quite funny

hah! you make me laugh elon!

well atleast its a nice day, for once...

http://i4.tinypic.com/10oee1h.jpg

http://i4.tinypic.com/10oeejt.jpg

...its not much, but its home!

although you can just place them anywhere, and double-click!

mine - update:

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3594/desktop4iq.jpg

i like!

thats not windowsblinds is it Ant?

...if it is, shame on you!

EDIT: http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2218/mydesktop1yf.jpg mine

EDIT: whoops, sorry repost

meh, formatted, solved, closed.

bastard windows

mmm... well I overwrited due to some rather sensitive testing of an app im working on, which, errr... to put it simply... failed.

luckily, my comp backed up 2 days before!

ANYWAY, - - update:

i have mananged to replace it through console, but it still has same error. i think formatting is soon gonna be the only option

if i just type copy D:i386... then it says access denied

but if i type copy D:i386... C:windows... then it says not recognized.

i know it is only the .sys file coz it was me that f**ked it up, but replacing it with another.

Ok, so i majorly crapped up my comp (again ) , and corrupted ntfs.sys. so...

....booted with xp disk, and tried to do full repair (without console), which didn't work, as it couldnt repair / replace it. so I then tried to repair using the console...

...so using my limited console knowledge, i renamed the system32/...ntfs.sys to ntfs.old, which was fine. i then attempted to copy the new one from the disk to my hard-drive, but it just refuses to copy

ive also tried copying the ntfs.sys from another comp to a floppy, and copying from a floppy, but it just says "access denied", which it obviously isn't

Im using command:

copy D:i386ntfs.sys drive C:windowssystem32drivers

but this is just saying "not reconized" etc..

...tried goggling, but its quite a wide topic (cmd, etc...) so its useless, just hoping something with a bit more know-how could help

Tah.

what software u using for burning? please don't say windows copy / paste or media player, coz those suck!

i need to turn done my joystick vibrate - it scares me... i swear one day it will vibrate off my desk!!

7th, you dissapoint me!! task manager, at bottom

NOT CPU USAGE YOU WALLY

Mine... http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2218/mydesktop1yf.jpg

Im a bit of a speed-freak, hence no unwanted applications running in background, etc.

Oh, and a commit charge of [i][u]96[/i][/u]

HAH!!!

hey, i dont think its copying if they cant get done for it, wats wrong with 'taking' all the good points from other consoles, to create the ultimate console with everything. That sensor thing would be great for like flying games, etc, and who really cares bout dual-shock?! also, although its similar to Wii, it is in theory a completely different system, and it works in a different way. personally i say go for it, - they chose to hold ps3 back past xbox, and now they're making up for it

heh, nice interview. although, how 'convienient' that he couldnt get a copy. even i could get a frame from an external java source!...

WHAT!!! you dont know what... what... a, a, <<stutters>> jaffacake is?

google is your friend.

"...the tribunal concluded thatm while the productr had some of the chracteristics of biscuits or confectionery, it had sufficent cake characteristics to be a cake."

i also believe that a jaffa cake has above 12% moisture, therefore by many companies certified it to be a cake.

but then ask yourself this question:

Is the orange bit in the middle jelly or jam?"

....the debate continues....

can you post a screeny?

you cant see the text clearly on the bookshelf... otherwise ok, also sound is buggy as above, but pointless me pointing that out... oh, hang on, i just did... :

i didn't know it was possible to 'kill' breen in regular hl, or is this g-mod? pretty sweet anyway, reminds me of that Honda advert a while back - that was great!

yeah, its worrying. but hey, we all know what will happen. one day oil will suddenly run out, and amercia will blame it on afganiskan or some other oil-rich country. however, by then, toilets would have taken over the world!

hey, great!!! although timing was out for dancing, but no1s perfect what song is that?

yeah, sorry, but

a) this aint an advertising zone
b) what are the chances that some1 is interested / close enough to fesiably post them
c) if they dont work, it would be awkward
d) etc...

no hard feelings man... but, just, no... :

do you want an xp pro serial?

still looks great on a non-hd tv, really, don't listen to other people. it makes a difference, but not that much!

hmmm, im also having this problem slightly, random cubes in mid-air. although its not as important, as they are hardly visible through a window