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glyphon
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AJS, you should pay attention to the beginning of the video. specifically the part where Neg explains that he isn't throwing food at random strangers, but at people were setup by their friends.
glyphon
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Quote from Widdowmaker :Wireless normally operates at only 10mb/s - which is the same as a normal 10/100 nic connection. I dont suffer because my broad band is only 2 mb/s but it does lag....

actually, it depends on what standard you are using.

802.11a max speed is 54mb/s
802.11b max speed is 11mb/s
802.11g max speed is 54mb/s (a couple wireless manufactures have equipment that doubles this speed to 108mb/s)
802.11n max speed is 540mb/s

but, all of those are most likely faster than your connection coming into your home. lag across your wireless network should be negligible (1-3ms) if everything is working correctly, so if you are having any issues, it is most likely from the ISP.
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glyphon
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Quote from imthebestracerthereis :doesnt mac run mac and pc wouldnt it get 2x the amount of viruses?

that would only be true if the virus population was equal for both operating systems. there are almost no viruses that target OS X (the current version of the mac os). those that do exist are macro viruses, which attack MS Office documents, so in that case those viruses are platform independent and only run if opened in an MS Office program...which you can hardly fault the OS for those viruses.

there are some exploits that allow remote users access to the system, but those don't self replicate, so they aren't technically viruses. there have also been a few proof-of-concepts that have come out, but nothing actually in the wild...and most of those proof-of-concepts were by security vendors trying to scare people into buying there software.
glyphon
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Quote from Racer X NZ :ROFL - So how many teeth has he managed to loosen as he does the standard Jack Russell head butt.

haha...3 on me and 2 on my wife
glyphon
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1yr old jack russell - black lab mix. he's basically a 60lb jack russell.
glyphon
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Quote from moeFinley :But anyways this post is stupid there's nothing interesting to capture when a Mac crashes...

yes there is (on occasion).


Quote from glyphon :macs do have a similar screen (in function). it doesn't tell you what actually crashed though.

mac gray screen of death


glyphon
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Quote from moeFinley :But that's Windows running on a Mac?

When a Mac crashes it doesn't tell you. You just get the spinning Beach Ball o' Death!

macs do have a similar screen (in function). it doesn't tell you what actually crashed though.

mac gray screen of death


that's not of my computer. my mac rarely crashes that big. typically the keyboard and mouse just stop working and you have to reboot.
glyphon
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basically, it would just take a bunch of experimenting to find the best format. You should try a high bitrate AAC, OGG, and Variable BR mp3. that's what i typically use. set the max at 320 and min at 192. excellent quality and only slightly larger filesize than a static BR mp3 at 192.

although, i've never tried doing that with this type of music, but i would guess that it would give the best results.
glyphon
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i'm not sure what encoder they used, or what settings were used, but the definately is missing something. i didn't catch it at first, but it is definately there. the sid version is "brighter" and "crisper". that very well could be an issue from recording it from a software player also, as kegetys suggested, but i would guess that it is more related to the mp3 compression tools they used.

and i wouldn't say its horrible, and no one would notice the difference unless they listened to the 2 files back to back, specially trying to listen for a difference.
glyphon
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Quote from th84 :Turbographic 16 (spelling?), what a POS that was.

iirc, it was turbografix 16. and it wasn't as big a POS as the jaguar or the 3do. the TG16 at least had a few games worth playing on it.
glyphon
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Quote from Davo :How do I play the sid, do I need some proprietery player? haha just listened to that mp3 and it sucks, it's like a midi file, no wonder they can fit that crap into a 5kb sid LOL

if you really care, google sidplayer. but the sid file sounds just like* the mp3 version, just in a smaller file. and yeah, its nothing more than an outdated, proprietary midi (it was used in the commadore 64 and commadore 128).


*the output is close enough that most people aren't going to notice a difference...disclaimer added for the benefit of the audiophiles out there.
glyphon
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yup. listened to the two clips.

they are 2 completely different techologies...like vector graphics and raster graphics. you can make a raster graphic look exactly like a vector graphic, but the vector one will likely be much smaller in filesize, because of how it is saved.

one is a huge collections of data samples (mp3/raster graphics), one is a set of instructions (sid/vector graphics).

mp3 is not missing anything as compared to sid. in fact, it is the otherway around. sid is only able to generate electronic tones through synth interface. mp3 is able to accurately record and playback any audio source.

is one better than the other? depends on what you are using it for.
glyphon
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completely different. you're better off asking sid or mid. its kind of like asking whats better, gif or mpg. not exactly, but i can't think of a good analogy.

...um, like a trike vs a car, and justifying the trike because it weighs 3kg while the car ways 1500kg. that seems slightly better. or maybe not. i'm tired.
glyphon
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Intellivision
Atari 2600
NES
Gameboy
Super NES
Genesis
SegaCD (both versions)
PC (not a console, but have played lots of games on them)
Playstation
Dreamcast
Slim Playstation 2
Xbox 360
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glyphon
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Quote from 96 GTS :ZOMG FOTOHAX!!!1111oneeleven11!!!!

Nice drawing by the way

haha, thanks

Quote from JTbo :Is that drawing or render?

its a drawing. and it took a very long time as i was spending a lot of time on the shadows on the body panels.
glyphon
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glyphon
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that's a really nice f1 you've drawn there.

my turn
glyphon
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beer (all varieties) need to be ice cold. if not, they taste rather funky to me.
glyphon
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maybe he's talking about a 64 4000+ or maybe a 64 x2 4000+ and thought 4000+ number referred to its clock speed.

and stay far far away from the 5200. it is slow. you'll be lucky to get playable frame rates at 800x600, depending on the game and the settings. if you want an old agp card, find a ti4600, a ti4800, or a radeon 9600, 9700, or 9800. all of those cards are better than the 5200. in fact. stay away from the whole nividea 5xxx line. the 5900s were decent (for their time), but pretty much the rest of the lines sucks. and now that they are several years old, they just aren't worth it.

go for a x800, a 9800, a 6800, a 6600, or at the low end, a 9600xt if you want a cheap agp card.

and, if you are building a new system, you really should go PCI-e. agp is very much a dying technology.
glyphon
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^^^ the british army isn't perfect either. they've had their share of friendly fire...in this war and in others.
glyphon
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Quote from frokki :Finnish TV showed the video cut like it would have obviously been the pilots' fault.

so much for fair and unbiased media
not saying that we have that here either. just commenting on the state of "journalism" these days...truth or spin, run which ever will get better ratings.

sadly, its usually spin. :ashamed:
glyphon
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Quote from XCNuse :but you also have to keep in mind that war never has been a fair game; someone that may look innocent may have some guns hidden under there and will take you out in the blink of an eye which.. happens all the time

they also booby trap themselves, their children, and deadbodies with explosives and detonate them whenever allied troops get near them.
glyphon
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Quote from StewartFisher :Are you saying they should have opened up their canopies and asked for ID?

don't be silly...they have to land, shut off the engines, get out of the planes and walk up to the trucks. too much noise otherwise
glyphon
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well, it all depends...for a single incident, 9/11 was larger, but cumulatively, the War on Terror has been much worse. Eroded rights by the govts, more americans killed than in the 9/11 attacks, in addition to all of the ally losses, innocent Iraqi losses, and insurgent losses.

to the US govt, this was originally a very arrogant war (quick and easy), and is ultimately a very ill-thought-out war.
glyphon
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Quote from ATC Quicksilver :Who needs advanced technology when you have orange paint and a set of eyes

yeah, because that's not any easy pattern to figure out and mimic.
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