The Half Elf wrote on Jan 12, 2013, 23:38:

Ant wrote on Jan 12, 2013, 23:05:

The Half Elf wrote on Jan 12, 2013, 19:22:
Can we downvote Ant's birthday?

Sure, but when did BN get voting options?

Blue, shame on you!

If BN EVER get's voting options you are NOT allowed to have access to them, your notorious across the interwebs

The Half Elf wrote on Jan 12, 2013, 19:22:
Can we downvote Ant's birthday?

Fantaz wrote on Jan 10, 2013, 22:19:
so this is not the movie trailer?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRCScTPaRo

i thought it was...

StaticRandomNumber wrote on Jan 10, 2013, 15:33:
That graphics in the trailer made me think of Natural Selection 2, I was expecting to see the shadow of an Onos...

The problem with Aliens for me, is that the world of it is so narrow, the surprise of discovering a person in a cocoon or seeing a chest burst only works the first time and each game seem to use that as their main set piece.

But I have enjoyed a number of books set in the Aliens universe, so I hope they can make a fantastic story happen, instead of just trying to surprise us the same way as the movies did.

Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 9, 2013, 09:45:
Certainly stored well, in CD cases and other than being moved in boxes when I personally moved, always indoors (with AC). I didn't bother with another drive because I knew I could get the ISO image from a buddy. But now that you mention it, I'll see if a different drive can read them.

Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 18:01:
I don't know about 1,000 years, but if the disc will really lasted 50 years I'd be pretty happy. Recently had an issue with original CDs apparently degrading beyond use (15 year old original install CDs).

EricFate wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 03:39:

Creston wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 01:27:
Microsoft gently reminds world that cheap Windows 8 ends soon.

World shrugs and continues to ignore Windows 8, and really any Microsoft product in general.

Balmer continues to stay employed.

Creston

I don't want it at a discount, I wouldn't want it for free, and I wouldn't even install it on one of my machines if they gave me a rebate check which exceeded the original purchase price.

Quboid wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 20:09:

edaciousx wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 18:35:

Asmodai wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 16:47:
Reading, HOW DOES IT WORK?!?!?! X D

How does what work?

Something about how is I.T. work in Reading. I don't really get it.

Creston wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 22:28:

Ant wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 13:10:

peteham wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 08:46:
I'd consider getting this Windows 8 upgrade for my laptop at this price (mainly for the slightly improved battery life), if it wasn't for the upgrade reportedly requiring the presence of an existing Win7 installation every time you want to do a full system wipe/reinstall. Granted, I'm not doing those nearly as often these days compared to the XP-or-earlier era, but even so. Having to FIRST install Win7 and then running the upgrade installer every single time, is too much hassle. So I'll just stick with 7.

Yep, that's upgrade. You need retail to do clean installs. OEM doesn't work well if you want to reuse it on new hardwares since it is only for installation for the same PC. DRM FTL.

The fucking irritating thing is that they used to allow you to just put in a CD of a previous valid OS, and then they would install the new OS clean, even if it was an upgrade. So if you had an XP upgrade CD, it would ask for "proof" of an existing OS, you'd put in a 98 or win2K CD, and it would go.

That apparently stopped right around Vista. When I installed my Win7 upgrade, I actually first had to install Windows XP. It sits there in a dual boot, never used, taking up a few gigs of space.

So even if I wanted to upgrade to 8, I'd first have to install XP, then upgrade to 7, then upgrade to 8? Fuck that noise, MS. Way to make your shit WORSE to use over the years.

Creston

peteham wrote on Jan 6, 2013, 08:46:
I'd consider getting this Windows 8 upgrade for my laptop at this price (mainly for the slightly improved battery life), if it wasn't for the upgrade reportedly requiring the presence of an existing Win7 installation every time you want to do a full system wipe/reinstall. Granted, I'm not doing those nearly as often these days compared to the XP-or-earlier era, but even so. Having to FIRST install Win7 and then running the upgrade installer every single time, is too much hassle. So I'll just stick with 7.

eRe4s3r wrote on Jan 5, 2013, 22:21:
Looks like this year won't be the year of the linux desktop for gaming either.. haha

jdreyer wrote on Jan 4, 2013, 22:34:

The Half Elf wrote on Jan 4, 2013, 22:03:
I haven't watched it but if it's the same guy from Walken plays Skyrim it was just as terrible.

How can you guys say that? The impression is close enough and the commentary is hilarious. I won't be watching this one (not having yet played the Walking Dead), but the Skyrim one was funny. And the BL2 one with Morgan Freeman had me cracking up.

Flo wrote on Jan 4, 2013, 06:25:
The death of the PC!.... Until those people try to write a letter or do some excel sheets...
It's really only after you used an ipad or some puny android tablet that you cherish the PC (and -I'm ready to take the flames-, windows 8 which is a dream on my x86 samsung tablet)

Panickd wrote on Jan 3, 2013, 13:49:
Why the fuck would anyone with any other option use HughesNet? Satellite internet is just awful. I can understand why someone who lives out in the boonies where there isn't anything else offered might think to pay for their piss-poor service but even low rent cable and DSL offerings are way better (and cheaper).

Creston wrote on Jan 3, 2013, 11:52:
The whole "Wattage" craze is ridiculous. Unless you're rocking SLI setups with two GTX690s (or the Radeon equivalent) that require two 6 pin connectors each, and have 9 drives running besides, you will never need more than 500/550 W in your PSU.

My current rig has a 500W PSU and it runs just fine. 2 SSDs, one data drive, one DVD drive, GTX660ti, i-2500K.

Creston