A graphics engine more used by benchmarkers than players.
LFS certainly needs some gfx updates, but lets not go silly.
LFS certainly needs some gfx updates, but lets not go silly.
Unlucky... although it didn't look like it was in very good shape to start with... not quite as bad as when they finished with it though 
Perhaps, but I've nothing better to waste my time on.
Besides, they might be in single figures now, but if an LFS widget were to be made; who knows?
Hmmmm, looks interesting.
I've never had a bash at konfabulator widgets before, but looking through the docs, they are a fairly easy combo of XML & JS bundled in a zip with the resources.
I'll have at it tomoz when I get back from work and see what I can muster.
I've never had a bash at konfabulator widgets before, but looking through the docs, they are a fairly easy combo of XML & JS bundled in a zip with the resources.
I'll have at it tomoz when I get back from work and see what I can muster.
I've had mine for about a year and a half now. I mainly listen to music, but watch the occasional DVD with them too.
Listening to the intro track on 'Speakerboxx' by 'Big Boi', the bass is there, but not quite as thunderous as it should be. I've tried them in different rooms, and from different sound sources and I get a similar pattern everywhere.
Afriend has a set of ADA890s from Altec, and they sound just like my Sennheiser HD25 monitor phones do, except with a little less clarity. Unfortunately, Altec stopped making these a while back.
I have some megaworks 2.1, and I'm pretty disappointed with them. They are loud, but mids are flat, bass is pretty muddy and doesn't go down to that sub-sonic-shake-stuff-off-the-desk sort of range.
High frequency response is ok, but nothing ground breaking.
Sound stage is ok, but all but the best produced tracks lack presence.
I have a £30 set of Altec ACS-33s (2.1) that I bought nearly 5 years ago, and they beat the Megaworks 2.1 hands down for quality, but you can't crank them up too much.
High frequency response is ok, but nothing ground breaking.
Sound stage is ok, but all but the best produced tracks lack presence.
I have a £30 set of Altec ACS-33s (2.1) that I bought nearly 5 years ago, and they beat the Megaworks 2.1 hands down for quality, but you can't crank them up too much.
Same here; unless there is a good reason to create a class (i.e. a unified API like LFSWPPF)
To keep docs organised, I'd suggest only keeping the current version info in the first post, and attaching older version docs as text documents.
That way new developers coming to lfs will be using the latest version, which is usually what you'd want.
Programatically, I'd suggest a directory structure similar to
Then you simply include the appropriate file after parsing action and version. (I'd recommend a whitelist of values for action, and a (float) force type for version to ensure system security)
You may want to keep an include that defines the versions that exist for each action, so that you don't have to keep polling the file system to make sure the files exist too.
If the version is not specified, fall back to version 1.0... if an incorrect version is specified, fall back to current version.
The idea being that you want maximum backward compatibility, but encouraging developers to use the latest version.
All of this could be totally impractical depending on how you currently have the stat generation structured, but this is how I would do it.
To keep docs organised, I'd suggest only keeping the current version info in the first post, and attaching older version docs as text documents.
That way new developers coming to lfs will be using the latest version, which is usually what you'd want.
Programatically, I'd suggest a directory structure similar to
*action*/*version*.php
Then you simply include the appropriate file after parsing action and version. (I'd recommend a whitelist of values for action, and a (float) force type for version to ensure system security)
You may want to keep an include that defines the versions that exist for each action, so that you don't have to keep polling the file system to make sure the files exist too.
If the version is not specified, fall back to version 1.0... if an incorrect version is specified, fall back to current version.
The idea being that you want maximum backward compatibility, but encouraging developers to use the latest version.
All of this could be totally impractical depending on how you currently have the stat generation structured, but this is how I would do it.
Depends on how you architecture it.
If get_stat.php was just a facade with a switch block....
<?php
switch($version)
{
case 1.1:
include('get_stat/1.1.php');
break;
case 1.0:
default:
include('get_stat/1.0.php');
}
?>
<?php
$statGen = AbstractStatGen::factory($action, $version);
?>
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An optional 'version' arg on the URL would solve any expansion issues. Say you post Version 1 of PST (the current version), this would be the default version in case no version is specified.
Then a minor addition like the online/offline status could be made version 1.1, and unless version >= 1.1 then don't echo the extra data.
Then as revisions & bugfixes are made, you don't have to worry about busting existing code.
I just noticed something that could have been either the cause, or be related to the cause of this on the smilies page...
On the right hand side, about half way down (just under :snowman: )
there is a duplicate
The image URL is http://www.lfsforum.net/images%5Csmilies%5Cbiggrin.gif , and the smiley image does not load (instead just displaying a).
Just thought I'd point it out
On the right hand side, about half way down (just under :snowman: )
there is a duplicate
The image URL is http://www.lfsforum.net/images%5Csmilies%5Cbiggrin.gif , and the smiley image does not load (instead just displaying a
).Just thought I'd point it out
You were a noob once too; Leave the dude alone :chair:
Are you sure you don't want a few more things in the quicklaunch tiny?
S'pose I should make an appearance, but beware; It may scare little kids... or big kids... or anyone for that matter
:doh: How did I forget the Hitman games. I nearly got sacked from bunking off playing the original Hitman.
Hitman 2 was just as good, which is rare for a sequel, but Contracts fell a bit short IMO.
Hmm, in a rough order of discovery...
Turbo Esprit (On my spunky ZX128 +2a)
XJ220 (On my even more spunky Amiga 500)
Doom
Sim City 2000
Quake (specifically with team fortress)
Quake II
Gran Turismo
Everquest
And of course LFS
Turbo Esprit was the first driving game I ever played, and I loved it despite it taking 10 minutes to load.
Pretty red and blue bars. *beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep**bip**beeeeeeeeeeeeieieieieiieeep**bip*
Heheh, brings back some memories
*edit* Oh, forgot these two
Abes oddysee
Abes exodus
Probably the only game on the planet where you can possess your own fart and blow stuff up with them, and thats not to mention they were really funny; and there were some decent puzzles.
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Turbo Esprit (On my spunky ZX128 +2a)
XJ220 (On my even more spunky Amiga 500)
Doom
Sim City 2000
Quake (specifically with team fortress)
Quake II
Gran Turismo
Everquest
And of course LFS
Turbo Esprit was the first driving game I ever played, and I loved it despite it taking 10 minutes to load.
Pretty red and blue bars. *beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep**bip**beeeeeeeeeeeeieieieieiieeep**bip*
Heheh, brings back some memories
*edit* Oh, forgot these two
Abes oddysee
Abes exodus
Probably the only game on the planet where you can possess your own fart and blow stuff up with them, and thats not to mention they were really funny; and there were some decent puzzles.
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To dissipate the full 100W+ load, you ideally want a water cooled peltier setup, where the peliter cools the proc, and the water cools the pelt.
Of course; if you are going sub-zero (or close to), with the difference in air temparture around the peltier, you need to use neoprene and silicon sealant to keep condensation at bay, or you'll fry the whole thing.
As far as power supplies go; usually a smaller independant power supply is used for the peltier, in conjunction with your regular PSU.
Hate to piss on the 'crack proof' bonfire, but it is far from it since LFS still operates without the master server by specifying an IP/port. In addition, if someone was determined to be an arse, an lfs master server emulator wouldn't be overly difficult to create for someone that can emulate / bypass the unlocking sequence.
Far from crack proof, but certainly the most robust deterrant to date.
(P.S, for those of you that think a master server emulator is far fetched, try googling for EQEmu)
Far from crack proof, but certainly the most robust deterrant to date.
(P.S, for those of you that think a master server emulator is far fetched, try googling for EQEmu)
As dave has said, while the idea is good in intentions, the only thing it would do is hamper the clueless and drive the distribution of the LFS files underground.
You can find plenty of examples where people have tried this, only to have the full version distributed by other means; Trillian is a good example, as is Windowblinds.
You can find plenty of examples where people have tried this, only to have the full version distributed by other means; Trillian is a good example, as is Windowblinds.
We had that ponderance; since the inusrance company refused to believe that it was a 2 litre when he tried to get a quote.
Anyway; thanks for all the info guys. I'm a total noob when it comes to cars, so your help is much appreciated
Satisfied with them in respect of what the patches are trying to introduce / fix.
Ahah, thanks
A little googling for how they actually work gave me the answer I was looking for... unless anybody else can think of any technical reasons why you can't put a dump valve on an automatic
http://www.seatcupra.net/review_forgedv.htm
A little googling for how they actually work gave me the answer I was looking for... unless anybody else can think of any technical reasons why you can't put a dump valve on an automatic
http://www.seatcupra.net/review_forgedv.htm
That is the reasoning we came to, but then it occured to us that we didn't know how the actual valve is actuated. Is it purely based on pressure building up, or is it actuated in some manner?
Dump valve on an auto?
Ok; I'm asking this for my uncle as he is looking in to buying a 2.0 litre twin turbo supra with an automatic transmission...
He wants to know if he can put a dump valve on it, and since I know about as much as car mechanics as I do sewing (not alot), any advice would be appreciated. I can't seem to find any relavent matches from google, but then again, I could be looking for the wrong keywords.
He wants to know if he can put a dump valve on it, and since I know about as much as car mechanics as I do sewing (not alot), any advice would be appreciated. I can't seem to find any relavent matches from google, but then again, I could be looking for the wrong keywords.
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