@ Kurosaki Ichigo:
Well fuck, I guess you can't trust any manufacturer these days. Seagate is generally praised throughout the internet, even more than WD. God help us all to save our data D:
Forum posts
Maybe you should also change the hard drive to either a Seagate or a Western Digital. Could be my bad luck, but my Samsung drive just died on me after 2 and a half years >:(
Holy crap, my little shithole of a town actually has a wiki page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajosmizse
Also came across some information I didn't know about (or forgot). Well done, Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajosmizse
Also came across some information I didn't know about (or forgot). Well done, Wikipedia.
Nice shots, I fucking fell in love with that lighter, too bad that I can't seem to find any near my location D:
I mean come on, Austria is next fucking door for me, I can't grasp why webshops aren't flooded with this stuff :/
I mean come on, Austria is next fucking door for me, I can't grasp why webshops aren't flooded with this stuff :/
Nice collection ye guys have there. Elof, did you manage to get Messiah working on any OS above Win 98? I always had troubles with it under Xp, and could never finish it :'(
Lol'd hard at the cat...official TWHL meme.
The first "screenshot" of the three above is older than human history, seen that one two years ago, certified fake. The third one is an overdone HDR photo I recall from flickr.
Thanks for the help guys, I managed to solve it...by downgrading the driver of my wireless adapter (Atheros) to an older, Win Xp (!) version. Found it on a forum somewhere after trying all Win7 / Vista drivers and fiddling around with the wireless options. Now that makes sense.
Thank-you, Microsoft. :/
Thank-you, Microsoft. :/
Indeed, everything's up to date.
To all you Win7 users out there:
Why is it, that when I install Win7, activate, everything seems to be in order, etc. the wireless connection doesn't work? The OS tells me, that the connection's established, but it's unstable. Every 5-10 minutes or so, the connection just "drops out" and after a minute, everything's back to normal. Meanwhile, there's no connection error message, windows tells me, that everything works perfectly. My rommies don't have any problems with the wireless connection, and this happens with every wireless network (happens with the wireless network at the Uni).
Any ideas? D:
Why is it, that when I install Win7, activate, everything seems to be in order, etc. the wireless connection doesn't work? The OS tells me, that the connection's established, but it's unstable. Every 5-10 minutes or so, the connection just "drops out" and after a minute, everything's back to normal. Meanwhile, there's no connection error message, windows tells me, that everything works perfectly. My rommies don't have any problems with the wireless connection, and this happens with every wireless network (happens with the wireless network at the Uni).
Any ideas? D:
Hahah...Godzilla-cat rules xD
Poets of the Fall - War
...on a related note, Alan Wake rules so far. At least story-wise.
...on a related note, Alan Wake rules so far. At least story-wise.
@Daub: ROFL.
Heh, lawl.
It's nice and tidy, but it still looks somehow...cheap. This is only my point of view, but with a darker background color it may look more professional. If your sticking with this color, I think you should have a like 1 or 2px border for the whole site - like 5 px from the browser window - or as Grim said, surround the content (below the menu) with a white background.
The site is really cool, you just need to make every fraction of it stand out.
The site is really cool, you just need to make every fraction of it stand out.
For me, I guess favorite bands would be more appropiate, since there are quite a few bands / genres that I like. Right now, I'm pretty much hooked on Irish / Celtic sounds, like Dropkick Murphys, or their Hungarian equivalents Paddy and the Rats and Firkin.
Other than that, the other bands that would definitely make it in my top 10 are:
Other than that, the other bands that would definitely make it in my top 10 are:
- Crystal Method
- Led Zeppelin
- ZZ Top
- Mark Knopfler
- The Doors
- Pearl Jam
- Nine Inch Nails
- Rage Against The Machine
- Audioslave
- Dub Pistols
Actually, nowadays it's pretty narrow-minded to say that a laptop is crap for gaming. For example I have a pretty budget Toshiba laptop (I bought it for like ~800 USD two years ago) and it still runs newer games. The main problem is, that manufacturers see a bucket of money instead of people, that are willing to purchase a laptop.
The main specs are always "CORE2 QUAD 8000 GIGAHURTZ 8 GB RAM 1 TB HARD DRIVE OMG", but mostly forget to mention the graphics chip. But there are indeed deals, that can compete with desktop rigs. Sure, they're not upgradeable, but can serve you for 'round 2-3 years, if you're lucky. You just need to keep your eyes open, and look at the specs. Especially if your goal is to run like Source apps, you can get a laptop for 800 USD, and can use it for future games as well.
The laptop I have is a Toshiba Satellite A200-1S9, which - as I already mentioned - cost me ~800 USD two years ago, and serves me perfectly fine. It has a cheap Core 2 Duo processor and a fairly decent Ati Radeon HD 2600 graphics chip, and even in the worst case, I can run newer games - like say Borderlands or Mass Effect 2 - on high settings at 1024x600 with playable framerates. Yeah, it's not the highest resolution, but since the highest resolution is 1280x800, it's not a huge sacrifice.
Yeah, if you want to run everything on max resolution, with 8x AA and 16x AF, you should get a desktop, or a lappy for 'round 1500 USD. But if you just want something, that can handle everything with a minimal compromise and needs to be portable, hell, go with a laptop. Just keep your eyes peeled.
The main specs are always "CORE2 QUAD 8000 GIGAHURTZ 8 GB RAM 1 TB HARD DRIVE OMG", but mostly forget to mention the graphics chip. But there are indeed deals, that can compete with desktop rigs. Sure, they're not upgradeable, but can serve you for 'round 2-3 years, if you're lucky. You just need to keep your eyes open, and look at the specs. Especially if your goal is to run like Source apps, you can get a laptop for 800 USD, and can use it for future games as well.
The laptop I have is a Toshiba Satellite A200-1S9, which - as I already mentioned - cost me ~800 USD two years ago, and serves me perfectly fine. It has a cheap Core 2 Duo processor and a fairly decent Ati Radeon HD 2600 graphics chip, and even in the worst case, I can run newer games - like say Borderlands or Mass Effect 2 - on high settings at 1024x600 with playable framerates. Yeah, it's not the highest resolution, but since the highest resolution is 1280x800, it's not a huge sacrifice.
Yeah, if you want to run everything on max resolution, with 8x AA and 16x AF, you should get a desktop, or a lappy for 'round 1500 USD. But if you just want something, that can handle everything with a minimal compromise and needs to be portable, hell, go with a laptop. Just keep your eyes peeled.
The graphics chip in that lappy is balls, you don't want to have an Intel graphics chip, if you're wanting to do something other than office work. Source could run on it if you're lucky, but I wouldn't count on it. Even if it works, the frame rates would be pretty low.
This site http://www.notebookcheck.com/Mobile-Grafikkarten-Benchmarkliste.735.0.html is a big help, if you want to compare graphics chips. You'll be probably be looking for some chip around #110 and up on this list, for example the Mobility Radeon HD 4570 would be a good pick, especially since it's fairly popular in laptops these days. Something similar from Nvidia should also do the job, just forget Intel
This site http://www.notebookcheck.com/Mobile-Grafikkarten-Benchmarkliste.735.0.html is a big help, if you want to compare graphics chips. You'll be probably be looking for some chip around #110 and up on this list, for example the Mobility Radeon HD 4570 would be a good pick, especially since it's fairly popular in laptops these days. Something similar from Nvidia should also do the job, just forget Intel
The Dead Kennedys - Chemical Warfare
We've used Pinnacle Game Profiler to play Guitar Hero III on PC with the Xbox 360 controller, maybe it works with Borderlands. Check it out.
Shock traps are just as effective.Yup, or a load of electric gel. You just keep pushing the left mouse button, and once the ammo is depleted and you need to reload, the Big Daddy drops dead.
My list:
- A pimp black leather shoe - from me mum
- Philip K. Dick: Radio Free Albemuth - from me ladyfriend
- Dirty Harry collection - from meself
ROFL.
And you gotta love his uncontrollable hand xD
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
A twisted cold war satire and black comedy, with Peter Sellers playing three different roles. Great performances, great camerawork, great comedic effect. Thank you for your awesome movies, Mr. Kubrick.
A twisted cold war satire and black comedy, with Peter Sellers playing three different roles. Great performances, great camerawork, great comedic effect. Thank you for your awesome movies, Mr. Kubrick.
Aye, I'm luving The Incredibles. I don't like Pixar movies in genera?, but this is truly an awesome animated picture.
22.
Paddy and the Rats - We will fight
"We will stay together
And only feel alright
We will live forever
if we can drink all night
We will stay together
And only feel alright
So let us drink forever
Or we will fight"
Epic drinking song.
"We will stay together
And only feel alright
We will live forever
if we can drink all night
We will stay together
And only feel alright
So let us drink forever
Or we will fight"
Epic drinking song.
For the GTX 260, you'll need a new motherboard, that's for sure, it's a PCI-Express card. However you don't "need" the GTX 260, you can go with something much cheaper - which I've listed before.
It's your choice, what you'll do. As I've told you, I don't know about prices in your country. Take a look at the prices of these components, check your pocket, and if it fits your budget, go for it. This setup should serve you well for 1, maybe 2 years. If you want something more beefy, that lasts longer without upgrading, save up.
It's your choice, what you'll do. As I've told you, I don't know about prices in your country. Take a look at the prices of these components, check your pocket, and if it fits your budget, go for it. This setup should serve you well for 1, maybe 2 years. If you want something more beefy, that lasts longer without upgrading, save up.
You're going to need a new motherboard first. That motherboard you've mentioned comes with the old AGP-slot, but you're gonna need a PCI-Express card, if you want any good. Besides, you can barely get you're hands on AGP cards these days, and if even so, they're much too slow for their price.
So, you'll need a new motherboard, CPU, RAM, and graphics card. As Huntey suggested, you should definitely go with a Dual Core Processor, but in my opinion, even a stronger Intel Dual Core (like say 2,5 Ghz) is going to be enough, they're even cheaper, than Core 2 Duos, but aren't that much slower.
For RAM - you've already heard the man, 2 GB DDR2, go.
Graphics card: anything from Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT and up, and in the case of ATi cards, something like the Radeon 4850 or 4870 should be more than enough. I don't know about prices in your country, but if it fits your budget, you can also try going with the GeForce 260 GTX. But you'll also need a new mobo, so that might tighten your budget.
For the mobo, I can't really say models, just choose something, that supports DDR2 memory, multi-core processors and has a PCI-Express slot. Shouldn't be more, than a hundred bucks.
That's all you need.
So, you'll need a new motherboard, CPU, RAM, and graphics card. As Huntey suggested, you should definitely go with a Dual Core Processor, but in my opinion, even a stronger Intel Dual Core (like say 2,5 Ghz) is going to be enough, they're even cheaper, than Core 2 Duos, but aren't that much slower.
For RAM - you've already heard the man, 2 GB DDR2, go.
Graphics card: anything from Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT and up, and in the case of ATi cards, something like the Radeon 4850 or 4870 should be more than enough. I don't know about prices in your country, but if it fits your budget, you can also try going with the GeForce 260 GTX. But you'll also need a new mobo, so that might tighten your budget.
For the mobo, I can't really say models, just choose something, that supports DDR2 memory, multi-core processors and has a PCI-Express slot. Shouldn't be more, than a hundred bucks.
That's all you need.
Watched Memento last night. Turns out Christopher Nolan did some pretty sweet movies even before the over-hyped (but still epic) Dark Knight. Very clever movie, I must say, with an unpredictable twist in the end. Worth watching.
Totally agree with Daub. Although this doesn't help you, if you really want to stick with Hotmail, but hell: Gmail all the way!
XP still works perfectly for me. I'm only upgrading once it becomes absolutely necessary.
Tried a few themes, and to be honest, they all pretty much suck. I'll stick with the default for now.
D/led Hot Fuzz recently, enjoyed it. Some proper British comedy.One of my all-time favorites, epic movie. It also proudly sits in my legal DVD collection.
Saw Tango and Cash myself two days ago, was in the mood for a retro action flick. Kurt Russel is always awesome, but I still prefer Escape From New York.
Moar Nine Inch Nails info from a fanboy:
I would recommend the albums "The Fragile", as Elof already mentioned "With Teeth" and "The Slip" (the last one is free for download from NINs official website, btw).
The earlier albums, such as "Broken" and "The Downward Spiral" are more angstier records, I guess you wouldn't like them, if you find even Black Sabbath "aggressive".
I would recommend the albums "The Fragile", as Elof already mentioned "With Teeth" and "The Slip" (the last one is free for download from NINs official website, btw).
The earlier albums, such as "Broken" and "The Downward Spiral" are more angstier records, I guess you wouldn't like them, if you find even Black Sabbath "aggressive".
Yup, those two are pretty awesome. I'm currently checking your list, there are quite a few bands, which I'm not familiar with. So far loving Bassnectar and Zero 7.
Edit: and Thievery Corporation.
Edit: and Thievery Corporation.
The Crystal Method - Smile
Wow Elof, nice list. It kinda made me want to come up with a list as well, so here it is, shamelessly ripping off its structure 
Big Beat
The Crystal Method (one of my all-time favorites, the albums "Vegas", "Tweekend" and "Legion Of Boom" are all a must-hear)
Dub Pistols (primarily the albums "Point Blank" and "Six Million Ways To Live")
Overseer (only a one-album wonder with "Wreckage" but still good stuff)
Fluke (actually it's more Electronic, than Big Beat, but what the hell - the albums "Risotto", "Puppy" and maybe "Oto" are the best, imo)
Chillout/ambient
The Future Sound Of London ("My Kingdom" and "Cascade" are my favs, but there's loads of others to choose from)
Misc
Juno Reactor (a mix between Electronic, Goa and sometimes Classical music. Some tracks are shite, but the albums "Bible Of Dreams", "Shango" and "Labyrinth" are pretty much win)
I guess that's about all I recall atm.
Big Beat
The Crystal Method (one of my all-time favorites, the albums "Vegas", "Tweekend" and "Legion Of Boom" are all a must-hear)
Dub Pistols (primarily the albums "Point Blank" and "Six Million Ways To Live")
Overseer (only a one-album wonder with "Wreckage" but still good stuff)
Fluke (actually it's more Electronic, than Big Beat, but what the hell - the albums "Risotto", "Puppy" and maybe "Oto" are the best, imo)
Chillout/ambient
The Future Sound Of London ("My Kingdom" and "Cascade" are my favs, but there's loads of others to choose from)
Misc
Juno Reactor (a mix between Electronic, Goa and sometimes Classical music. Some tracks are shite, but the albums "Bible Of Dreams", "Shango" and "Labyrinth" are pretty much win)
I guess that's about all I recall atm.
I'm in for some Sunday evening HLDM too.
I'd use it as a wallpaper, were it not for the lack of anti-aliasingMy rig can't handle AA on a 30-man server, but I don't like it anyway, it makes the whole image sometimes a lot blurrier.
Ragdolls tripping over never gets oldQFT.
Also, lol'd at Luke's second and pretty much all of Strider's pictures
I can't help but notice that nobody is waiting for / wants more info about Alan Wake. :rly:Well yeah, I suppose it could end up being an awesome game, but the new media on it just so short, poor and recycled from previous trailers, that it's hard to stay interested over the 4 years of development.
But anyway, I sure hope the long wait is gonna be worth it.
Oh yeah, up for the last season of Lost as well.
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Occupation: Web Designer.Hell yeah
Looking forward to:
Films:
None really atm. Perhaps somehow getting my hands on Moon in my country, which is highly unlikely.
- Mafia 2 - Fuck, supposed to be out in 2009 and I just realized, that it's delayed until 2010...but still, can't wait for this one!
- Black Mesa
- Mass Effect 2 - just milking the cow, but hell, the first one was awesome
- HL2EP3
- Deus Ex 3
Several design decisions were unveiled, such as regenerating health and a cover systemNo wait...that sounds gay.
Films:
None really atm. Perhaps somehow getting my hands on Moon in my country, which is highly unlikely.
VOFL
Yay, KotH sounds awesome.
Also, I laughed my ass of reading the weather reports on those new hidden pages xD
"Hotter Than a Roo's Tail in a Bushfire"
"Hotter Than a Sheep-Shearer's Armpit"
lulz.
Also, I laughed my ass of reading the weather reports on those new hidden pages xD
"Hotter Than a Roo's Tail in a Bushfire"
"Hotter Than a Sheep-Shearer's Armpit"
lulz.
Yup, it's my bike, although I don't really care, which side I lean it, it's already old and crappy, but survived it and worked on my way home. But anyway, thanks for the heads up, I shall pay attention to that next time.
I do have higher res versions of them, it's just that I'm uploading a huge-ass video on YouTube atm, so I kept 'em small.
I do have higher res versions of them, it's just that I'm uploading a huge-ass video on YouTube atm, so I kept 'em small.