I mean like the numbers of readers...

RAM and HDD usage were caused by the new evolution of prefetcher called superfetch (which is still the same in win7, but newer optimized version, also updated in vista now) and the search service which was caused by a bad default indexing of files (default indexing is better in win7 and easier to config)... new tech needs time to mature...


That folder is called winsxs in win7 and it grows the same way as Vista, this has been done to insure compatibility and allow the system to rollback drivers and so on when something goes wrong.... mine is around 9GB now...

Well configured windows 7 install should boot around 15sec max with good ssd, so I am not surprised at all... haven't done much testing on Vista with SSD though...

Last edited by Framaris, Sat 26 May 2012, 08:00.

I am looking for the link tot he livestream for today, can't find it, has it been posted already?

Personally I use Autoruns ( http://technet.microsoft.com/e ... ysinternals/bb963902.aspx ) to manage the startups, but it would be too long to explain everything here... What I can advise you is to download the guide for your windows version and to start configuring/tweaking it properly (very easy to use and understandable for most pc users): http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

If you want to know more about windows services, here is the best resource I know: http://www.blackviper.com/

Also you can find other guides for your graphic cards and firefox here: http://www.tweakguides.com/System.html

Dave: the story about Vista was made by all those journalists who wanted to boost their stats, most of it was bull.. at the time we've worked a lot on this subject, and my friend at tweakguides.com even write an article on the subject: http://www.tweakguides.com/VA_1.html

need me to change the name? no airio needed?

Need one of ours?

Let's not forget how it use to be and what it was to be a driver in 1929: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seqYJ9azUbw

@Bmxtwins: I am not worked up at all mate, you’ve understood me the wrong way, I was just curious of the strategy behind the drivers removal. Just joined up on this in a friendly way, I was not implying that you should use an other system than what you think is best for your team… thought it was nice to exchange experiences a bit…

@edge3147: sounds like you have lots of experience and you know what you’re talking about. I’ve been gaming since 1984, managing gaming teams/servers and websites/forums since 95, I’ve been a RL racer, managed a Moto rider for years and still managing a Moto team today… And after all that I believe I am still an amateur and I am always happy to learn from experienced ppls like you!... Sadly you can’t resume team building with making rules, you also need a vision and that’s what ppls want to follow!

@Tommy: Of course you’re right, I never said it was wrong to kick some ''bad'' members, I just wanted to discuss the inactivity rule in general….

Hard to have normal discussions without hurting someone’s sensitivity on this forum, that’s why I contribute so little here…

Fram out!

Quote from Senninha25 :

So I guess that the conclusion I take is that this rule is made to make sure that all of our drivers participate a bit more in the team.

Ok this bit is what I was looking for here, so it works as a lever to keep ppls active… I think it is dangerous to result in twisting harms to achieve your objectives… stimulating and motivating works better!

In my view there are other ways of keeping ppls motivated, the first is to keep objectives within the capacity of the team, e.g. when you chose a league it should not be too far above what the team can do, too many teams are way too far off pace in major leagues and that tend to kill motivations. So planning is important, like for a race you have to find the pace of the team and work your way up step by step, don’t place the bar too high. I don't say we are an example, but look how we have started, the first years was dedicated to public racing and organizing open amateur series (Dailycious series), to develop relationships between drivers and evaluate each other’s driving abilities, second year we’ve entered a few amateur leagues to see how we would be pace wise and to learn the ins and outs of endurance racing, third year we’ve entered some bigger leagues with the most able part of the team. Small steps (with mixed results and lots of ''learned'' lessons) insured that we have worked our way up without too many deeps…

Another important thing is that drivers need to feel part of the team, they should never feel like an instrument. When I've created R2R I've decided that the owners would be its members, meaning that I am the leader, but I can be democratically demoted if I don’t do my job properly (that keeps the leader on its toes and gives everyone a sentiment of appurtenance ), also every decisions are taken collectively (It is our team so we all work for the good of the team). Initiatives should be encouraged and everyone should be allowed and motivated to contribute in other ways than driving… Many ppls have talents which can be useful to the team, some don’t even know about it… You really feel part of something when you can contribute and your efforts are rewarded!

Communication and maturity, it is not easy to manage ppls coming from different countries, with different mentality and ages, so respect between members is very important, leader should always handle problems internally and maturely before or right when they start. Leader have to show example and be consistent in their actions, you can’t ask drivers to act maturely if the leader act childishly… Ambiance inside the team is key!

As for GenR, I don’t consider us being a top team in any way, I think we make a good challenger at best and that is a very good place to be as we have less pressure. That said we all suffer from the same problems like inactivity and contrarily to what you said, most don’t warn me before, but I accept that real life has priority and I presume they all have a good reason for it…

And to close this non sense of mine, I think it is easy to give the fault to the absent drivers. as I see it, most teams die because of their ''leaders'' making wrong decisions or losing interest… keep that in mind!

Sorry for sharing my 2 cents here....

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Quote from Senninha25 :

I'll explain. Because we want to grow as much as possible, we need to make sure that the members are here to help with the team's growth by racing, being active with practicing, helping out in organising events, well, pretty much doing something useful in league racing instead of faffing about in public servers and doing nothing in the leagues.
I can tell you that at the end of last year, half (or almost half, 45-50%) of the team's roster were inactive. Only 5 or 6 out of the 20 drivers in our roster were available/willing to race in leagues, and the rest was doing nothing, either they were away from LFS or just doing nothing for the team.
So at the beginning of 2012, we put a rule that drivers who were idle for over 90 days would be removed from the team without warning, and that's how we've been acting so far. We bring in drivers who want to race and be involved in leagues, if they race and are active in the team and interact with their teammates regularly, then they earn their spot in the roster. If they end up joining the team only to go inactive without saying anything, they get kicked. Obvious exception is if they tell us they're going on a long holiday.

THX Rui, I think I get your point, but still I can not see in what way inactive drivers interfere with your objectives, I mean I use a site like this http://tracker.ice-wolves.de/t ... /Last%20Lap%20Motorsports to see if I need to recruit or not, the only rule we have is that the inactive drivers are not allowed to complain about decisions which have been taken when they were not there. Of course I am not telling you how you should do it, but I've seen many teams doing the same and I always wondered what were the advantages in doing so?

I think you evaluate the size of your team on the numbers of active members, but I don’t see why the inactive members could be a problem, I mean a team should be like a family and you don’t remove your brother from the family because he didn’t show up for a year. And I think everyone is very happy to see him if he comes back… It is not like it is costing money to keep them on the team list…any way I don’t get it, so could you explain why plz?

Hmm, sad for motogp, maybe he wants to move to the more competitive Superbikes?? (wishful thinking :razz

Quote from PMD9409 :

Thanks for the heads up, re-uploaded it and it seems to work now.

THX, downloaded!

For some reason the download link of the last updated pack seems broken: http://www.lfsforum.net/attach ... mp;stc=1&d=1312309326

Quote from aroX123 :

Im so happy, i've got my first girlfriend. ZOMG

Looks like I saw her before, is it her?

Quote from cargame.nl :

No points for the last race? Did I drive one hour with engine damage for nothing?

Joking right?

Hehe I guess that's the result of everyone pressuring Dom to make the standings last night...he will have a look at them again today!

Will there be a limit for how long the pro driver may drive?

Not if you consider that half is PRO and the rest AM, maybe it should have been posted separately?



PRO:
- {Feuerdrache, Sascha Riegler, Germany}
- {krkriv, Krasimir Ivanov, Bulgaria}
- {DarknessPainF1, Joonas Koskinen, Finland}
- {Drifters Only, Robbin Heijerman, the Netherlands}
- {Dmt, Dmitri Tšubenko, Estonia}
- {TexasLTU, Klaidas Gasiunas, Lithuania}


AM:
- {Framaris, François Maris, France}
- {A3rox, Julien Schein, Belgium}
- {bossforce, Mocanu Virgil, Romania}
- {MrMakintosh, Gauthier Luc, France}
- {Mattydread, Mathieu Lonneville, France}
- {Ceskomasai, Bernard Leclercq, France}
- {azrael5, Ben Dubray, France}

01.04.12 hahahaha

Almost got me there!

Last edited by Framaris, Sun 1 Apr 2012, 07:23.

I agree with Momo, 3h is a bit short....

Happy anniversary SR!!

Nice vid and cool skin guys!!

I thought this was a very interesting (+2hours) debate, probably the first I see where all arguments are being discussed intelligently!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSrN2zIRwN8


I am not for or against, but I am sure the war on drugs is an expensive failure like it was for alcohol prohibition!...so I think it is good that we start looking for alternative solutions.

Happy Birthday!

There is one question I wanted to ask for a long time, your name sounds Dutch and even better since Vlaardingen is a city close to Rotterdam...so are your origins from the Netherlands? (sorry if this has been asked already...)

Have a great day!!

Round 2 results and champ standings have been posted: http://www.ready2rollteam.com/ ... topic.php?f=80&t=1172

Rules update: http://www.ready2rollteam.com/ ... topic.php?f=80&t=1151

Just watched the stream, nice race everyone!...what a strange and exiting last couples of laps LOL

On my part, started 21 and finished 10th...I had not done a stint on the set, so I just cruised the second half of the race with niki's voice in my head telling me that my (low pressure) tires would not finish the race (said during training)....I forgot how cool it was to race on lfs and I want more now, see you next week!

Grats P.Goik!!

THX to Thilo for the stream and CSF for the commenting!

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