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by Zaelath
July 3, 2013, 1:02 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Chart of the Day
Replies: 123
Views: 41564

Re: Chart of the Day

That graph is best case scenario, for the white people.
by Zaelath
June 25, 2013, 6:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
Replies: 157
Views: 48591

Re: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!

http://news.yahoo.com/vegan-sellout-lis ... 00340.html

Just in case you were thinking of back-sliding, shit be noted.
by Zaelath
June 5, 2013, 9:52 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Replies: 289
Views: 87302

Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread

Windows 8, a tragedy in 2 parts.

Script

Microsoft: Oh, you want a start button? We can do that.

Windows 7 fans: No, no we don't.

Windows 8 fans: No, no we don't.

Microsoft: We listen.

All: No you don't.

:curtains:
by Zaelath
June 4, 2013, 12:15 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Altomail by AOL...yes AOL. Try it!
Replies: 10
Views: 2666

Re: Altomail by AOL...yes AOL. Try it!

Spang wrote:Got an invitation in about twelve hours. Not gonna use it.
Wish I was retiring soon, then I could get in line for the next iProduct and not buy it.
by Zaelath
June 2, 2013, 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!
Replies: 157
Views: 48591

Re: "Soon" vegans will have no excuse!

...it would definitely be a big step forward for humans if we were no longer dependent on animals for our food. Yes, if only there were already other foods out there with essential vitamins and minerals and protein that humans could eat. If only that were already true, we could lose our dependency ...
by Zaelath
June 2, 2013, 7:18 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Altomail by AOL...yes AOL. Try it!
Replies: 10
Views: 2666

Re: Altomail by AOL...yes AOL. Try it!

You'll be pleased to know then that gmail has ripped off that tabbed email idea.
by Zaelath
May 26, 2013, 7:22 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official NextBox Thread!
Replies: 1335
Views: 253894

Re: The Official NextBox Thread!

I bought both last generation (2 Xbox even though the one red ringed on me), possibly neither this generation, but definitely no Xpox.

Hardware sales are a LOT harder to misrepresent than software, should be an interesting quarter when it's actually released.
by Zaelath
May 7, 2013, 6:23 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Replies: 289
Views: 87302

Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread

The "Start Button" just takes you to Metro Start/Search. It's being placed there for any of you morons that couldn't figure out how to press the windows key. It will "fool" 10's of millions into thinking something major changed. That's not what the article would suggest, if it i...
by Zaelath
May 7, 2013, 5:54 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread
Replies: 289
Views: 87302

Re: Official Windows 8 Blows Thread

Misleading headline, but "listening to customer feedback" probably means it's true.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/07 ... _8_u_turn/
by Zaelath
May 6, 2013, 6:40 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Computer upgrade questions
Replies: 87
Views: 21291

Re: Computer upgrade questions

Nope, just as likely to be the video card or the PSU (running the real driver will draw more juice out of the PSU than the stock Windows driver). I always do PSU replacement first, it's the cheapest component and as long as you put it back in the plastic bag it can sit on the shelf as a spare if it'...
by Zaelath
May 4, 2013, 2:55 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Computer upgrade questions
Replies: 87
Views: 21291

Re: Computer upgrade questions

You don't need the CCC, just the driver. There is an option on the ATI page to get the driver only.
by Zaelath
April 24, 2013, 6:35 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Boston Bombing...
Replies: 22
Views: 4615

Re: Boston Bombing...

I thought he was being ironic, YMMV.
by Zaelath
April 22, 2013, 5:21 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

Winnow wrote: Android blows. Even the nerd developers prefer iOS.
Yeah, that's all so true I watched a PM wander around an office full of nerds and developers yesterday looking for anyone that had a charger for an iPhone 5.
by Zaelath
April 22, 2013, 4:57 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

Samsung != Google.

If you want to be told what you're allowed to do with your phone, more power to you. You're getting to that age where it's more and more common.
by Zaelath
April 21, 2013, 6:08 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

And then there's this: Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, is confident that Apple’s share price will rise again even though it’s been falling short at the moment, due to future products that will “surprise and shock us all.” http://www.theonion.com/articles/weeping-tim-cook-spotted-screaming-for-help...
by Zaelath
April 21, 2013, 8:31 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

Apple is crushing Android in the tablet market...absolutely destroying them and deservedly so. Perhaps Android will drop to #3 by this time next year. Surface (1.5M) has already outsold the Nexus 10 (less than 700K). Mini Surface products due out soon. Saturated Surface figures are for wholesale un...
by Zaelath
April 21, 2013, 6:17 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

Yeah, and who is Chitika? Chitika is an online ad network that caters over four billion strategically targeted ads each month to a network of over 250,000+ sites, making it the second largest network of its kind. Oh, right. BTW, how do any of your "If I was" fantasies related to the best v...
by Zaelath
April 20, 2013, 12:02 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Dexter Season 8
Replies: 8
Views: 2068

Re: Dexter Season 8

Ironic loop, Dexter is snatched and dispatched by another vigilante.
by Zaelath
April 20, 2013, 12:00 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Boston Bombing...
Replies: 22
Views: 4615

Re: Boston Bombing...

Spang wrote:With Boston cops going back to their normal routine, jaywalking probably not safe anymore.
As long as you're not jaywalking with a backpack, that'll be PC for a cavity search.
by Zaelath
April 19, 2013, 7:59 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: CISPA is back
Replies: 6
Views: 1900

Re: CISPA is back

Where's your armed militia when you need it?
by Zaelath
April 19, 2013, 7:58 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Boston Bombing...
Replies: 22
Views: 4615

Re: Boston Bombing...

Unfortunately, our community has shrunk so much that we can't really carry on a conversation as it's happening. I'm on other sites now watching information come in from hundreds/thousands of sources and commenting as stuff is happening in real time, similar to when 9/11 happened and our board had a...
by Zaelath
April 18, 2013, 6:23 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

Around 400/share is a reasonable price for AAPL so if it drops to like 350 or lower, it would be worth considering buying some as when the next round of iphone/mini/pads are released, the stock will go up for a decent gain. So do you have a big buy order for $350 in place? Personally I think it wil...
by Zaelath
April 18, 2013, 5:21 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Heroes Vol. 5 : Does Anyone care anymore?
Replies: 46
Views: 17326

Re: Heroes Vol. 5 : Does Anyone care anymore?

Exclusive XBox content... hrmm, I think it would have to be at the level of say John Boehner skull fucking Sarah Palin before I'd care. Or this: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2089051/plo ... f_=tt_ql_5

Heroes? Meh.
by Zaelath
April 18, 2013, 5:14 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Apple - New Phone and Tablet
Replies: 703
Views: 165581

Re: Apple - New Phone and Tablet

It's called saturation, but shhhh, Winnow doesn't understand economics.
by Zaelath
April 14, 2013, 6:48 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

And then there's this: More losses for Android. Not surprising considering the malware infested lousy SDK hack job that it is. Gotta love those open platforms! Yup, tons of malware. All of which requires some fairly impressive levels of ignorance to install, those people should be on iPhones where ...
by Zaelath
April 14, 2013, 9:56 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/asus ... announced/

7" ... and not the only one.

BTW, are cocks measured on the diagonal?
by Zaelath
April 11, 2013, 7:15 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

I can see how that would be a concern for you.
by Zaelath
April 8, 2013, 1:04 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

lol what? Have you turned your TV on in the past year? Samsung has been pumping out mega bucks on commercials non stop telling you how uncool the iPhone is. The fact is that the iPhone is more reliable, better made, easier to use, with better apps and easier upgrades for all phones, not just the &q...
by Zaelath
April 7, 2013, 11:18 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: US oil, gas boom
Replies: 68
Views: 15323

Re: US oil, gas boom

Sounds like Wulf's version is the internally distibuted lies in the industry, like I've seen in every industry I've worked in. I'm sure fat McDonalds workers believe McD's is good food too. Funk's version probably swings too far the other way. Regardless, probable harm outweighs the likely good if y...
by Zaelath
April 7, 2013, 6:49 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

Get back to me when you find the clock genius. That old straw man? Sad. Replacement stats add to the fact that Android adoption blows any way you look at it since 2011. Whether it's new users or existing users fed up with it and switching to iOS or back to iOS. -declining new user adoption rate -de...
by Zaelath
April 7, 2013, 1:32 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

I'm the idiot, and you're quoting replacement stats against an argument about "net user gains". Given replacements are +0, this is fun, what else ya got?

Oh, and I'm on 4.2.2. Apparently this argument is about allowing stupid OS codenames to leak into public usage, didn't Apple patent that?
by Zaelath
April 6, 2013, 9:33 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

Saturating, learn to comprehend.
by Zaelath
April 6, 2013, 9:10 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

Oh, I keep forgetting you're the kind of infinite-growth-economics idiot that thinks "slowing growth" is recession, in a saturating market, and a fraction of the overall market at that. Besides, Apple adoption is about cachet. There's nothing in stability or quality to differentiate an iPh...
by Zaelath
April 6, 2013, 6:25 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

Positive growth in both, yeah, real trouble.

Most of the growth comes in "new entrants" to phones, so ... children. Yeah, I might get them a locked down phone I can control too.
by Zaelath
April 4, 2013, 5:14 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Using Multiple HDDs
Replies: 5
Views: 1181

Re: Using Multiple HDDs

Yeah, it's fine. Assuming you have an IDE connection on the motherboard.
by Zaelath
April 2, 2013, 2:59 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: The Rational Optimist
Replies: 2
Views: 932

Re: The Rational Optimist

What book? The libertarian manifesto?
by Zaelath
March 25, 2013, 2:41 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB)
Replies: 19
Views: 4355

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB)

I guess you only steal shit when there's no risk involved. What fun would that be? You can rest assured that I pump way more into this economy than you do. You do? I thought you were a day-trading trustfund-baby that doesn't contribute anything of worth at all to the economy. I thought you were at ...
by Zaelath
March 24, 2013, 5:44 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB)
Replies: 19
Views: 4355

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB)

You misunderstand (as usual) I may have run into hardware issues with the surface but I still like Windows 8. I'll just be getting different hardware for my portable/tablet. Windows Blue leaked and its not much different than Windows 8 so keep enjoying XP. Windows 8 has been the most stable, smooth...
by Zaelath
March 24, 2013, 9:03 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB)
Replies: 19
Views: 4355

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB)

Microsoft has sold little more than a million of the Surface RT version and about 400,000 Surface Pros since their debuts, according to three people, who asked not to be named because sales haven’t yet been made public. The company had ordered about 3 million Surface RTs, they said. Brent Thill, an...
by Zaelath
March 22, 2013, 7:57 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Please Help Me
Replies: 9
Views: 2347

Re: Please Help Me

I wouldn't go that far, but you will probably find it quickest to reinstall Windows to a new folder (if it's Windows 7 it will just move your current one to windows.old). Make sure you backup all your saved passwords first, documents, etc. The files will still be in /windows.old/users but it's a pai...
by Zaelath
March 18, 2013, 5:16 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

I have a Galaxy S III and I enjoy it. Truth be told that if I didn't have to be On-Call and my company didn't actually pay for my phone and subscription, I probably wouldn't have a phone at all. I don't need yet another monthly payment for something I don't have a lot of use for. Are they handy to ...
by Zaelath
March 17, 2013, 1:42 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

I know that you're a massive fan of unattributed quotes, but I'll bet my left nut that "worked with both" is the same as me saying "I've lived in both Australia and America". Not in this case. Andoid apps really do suck balls compared to iOS apps unless you like to do the herky ...
by Zaelath
March 16, 2013, 9:43 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

I’ve worked with both the Android SDK and Cocoa Touch. I’d say that Cocoa Touch is more advanced. It quickly becomes pretty obvious that the rendering / animation engine in iOS is based on Quartz from OS X and Android’s is basically something google has made from scratch. It shows when you pay clos...
by Zaelath
March 15, 2013, 4:35 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?
Replies: 159
Views: 61917

Re: IPhone 5, Galaxy SIII or Other?

The actual figures for 2010/11 pretty easily available for "all of Samsung" http://www.samsung.com/au/aboutsamsung/ ... rt_Eng.pdf

But I can't see where they get the numbers for this graph...
by Zaelath
March 11, 2013, 2:51 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: SimCity 5
Replies: 23
Views: 3938

Re: SimCity 5

If you expect me to pay money for a game that even gets authorised to start from an internet site, it needs to be a site with a financial motive to keep operating long after this particular game is sold. So that would be... Steam, and .... nothing.
by Zaelath
March 7, 2013, 5:04 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Iron Man 3
Replies: 27
Views: 4330

Re: Iron Man 3

Those Chinese Arabs are the worst!
by Zaelath
March 6, 2013, 5:56 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Iron Man 3
Replies: 27
Views: 4330

Re: Iron Man 3

Looks fantastic, I bet it's not, but I'll be going anyway :P
by Zaelath
February 25, 2013, 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh the PAIN!
Replies: 43
Views: 18281

Re: Oh the PAIN!

You're the man my mother told me about as a kid that has it so much worse, Tyek.

I hope the nerve knackering works!
by Zaelath
February 25, 2013, 2:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh the PAIN!
Replies: 43
Views: 18281

Re: Oh the PAIN!

Winnow wrote:You'll make a great anthropological find some day when the next wave of human civilization rises after the apocalypse, tries to determine how much we knew about medicine.
I don't get it.