Tech: Open thread

2009-12-20 17:25:13

#1176

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6722|Finland

O yeah getting some sweet ass Classified and Dominator GTs o/

Oh and joining the merry band of ASUS Xonar DX users too!

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-12-20 17:51:31)

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2009-12-20 18:06:03

#1177

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6875|NYC / Hamburg

Guess I'm the only one here with a high end PC but no soundcard

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-12-20 19:55:40

#1178

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6967|BC, Canada

max wrote:

Guess I'm the only one here with a high end PC but no soundcard

I don't have one at the moment either.... in time.

2009-12-20 20:29:04

#1179

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6722|Finland

Oh looks like none of my cases is big enough for the Classy.... the Fractal I was thinking about included... will see what I can do about that!

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2009-12-21 00:23:58

#1180

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6722|Finland

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Noctua NT-H1 paste seems to be shit. It is hard like cement after few months use! Not good for cooling...

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2009-12-21 09:48:11

#1181

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6499|Roma

Worth getting a full 1080p HD screen on a 15.6" laptop? £70 more than regular HD.

Last edited by PrivateVendetta (2009-12-21 09:48:30)

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2009-12-21 09:49:11

#1182

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7047|Toronto | Canada

PrivateVendetta wrote:
Worth getting a full 1080p HD screen on a 15.6" laptop? £70 more than regular HD.

Not in the slightest

2009-12-21 10:41:54

#1183

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6875|NYC / Hamburg

PrivateVendetta wrote:
Worth getting a full 1080p HD screen on a 15.6" laptop? £70 more than regular HD.

A higher res screen is always worth it. A good screen is the most important part of a PC IMO. It's the thing you spend all your time looking at.

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-12-22 02:59:49

#1184

mr.hrundi: Wurstwassereis; +68|6745|Germany

In Germany a governmental (lol, mental...) institution is blocking youtube videos that (according to them) violate the artists' rights. Which means some music videos aren't available. That doesn't really matter when I'm searching for a special song, because the userbase here is big enough that every removed video is uploaded again in a matter of seconds.
It's getting annoying though when I'm trying to watch embedded videos. All I get to see more and more is "this video is not available in your country".

Question is: would it be possible to use a proxy so that youtube (and only youtube) thinks I'm from the US or whereever?

2009-12-22 06:11:31

#1185

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6505|Winland

max wrote:
PrivateVendetta wrote:
Worth getting a full 1080p HD screen on a 15.6" laptop? £70 more than regular HD.
A higher res screen is always worth it. A good screen is the most important part of a PC IMO. It's the thing you spend all your time looking at.

Indeed.

*Glares at his barely visible laptop screen*

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-12-22 07:19:05

#1186

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6905|Seattle

mr.hrundi wrote:
In Germany a governmental (lol, mental...) institution is blocking youtube videos that (according to them) violate the artists' rights. Which means some music videos aren't available. That doesn't really matter when I'm searching for a special song, because the userbase here is big enough that every removed video is uploaded again in a matter of seconds.
It's getting annoying though when I'm trying to watch embedded videos. All I get to see more and more is "this video is not available in your country".

Question is: would it be possible to use a proxy so that youtube (and only youtube) thinks I'm from the US or whereever?

Try ultrasurf. I would say to use hidemyass.com but I don't think it plays youtube videos. Just an idea, they might not work...

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2009-12-22 11:24:53

#1187

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6935|UK

heh: "Microsoft loses patent appeal; Word and Office to be barred from sale starting January 11"

2009-12-22 11:31:31

#1188

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6620

liquidat0r wrote:
heh: "Microsoft loses patent appeal; Word and Office to be barred from sale starting January 11"

Everywhere? Or just in certain countries/states?

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122

2009-12-22 11:35:56

#1189

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6935|UK

Everywhere I think. Not sure

http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/micr … rred-from/

2009-12-22 11:50:46

#1190

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6722|Finland

They WHAAAT?!?!?!

After using a lot Open Office lately I now truly know how much I love MS Offices. Simply put, Open Office can suck donkey balls with its endless list of bugs... Its nice for free utility, but if they start taking Office away I am going to barricades.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-12-22 11:51:37)

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2009-12-22 11:53:13

#1191

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6905|Seattle

They're just going to put out another version of it. It'll never go away...

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2009-12-22 11:59:15

#1192

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6761|The Twilight Zone

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
They WHAAAT?!?!?!

After using a lot Open Office lately I now truly know how much I love MS Offices. Simply put, Open Office can suck donkey balls with its endless list of bugs... Its nice for free utility, but if they start taking Office away I am going to barricades.

Word

Spoiler (highlight to read):
do u c what i did there??

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2009-12-22 12:03:30

#1193

TravisC555: Member; +118|6527|Cox Convention Center, OK

King_County_Downy wrote:
They're just going to put out another version of it. It'll never go away...

Yep M$ is preparing Word and Office 2007 versions that don't have the XML features for sale by Jan 11.

2009-12-22 12:05:32

#1194

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7047|Toronto | Canada

TravisC555 wrote:
King_County_Downy wrote:
They're just going to put out another version of it. It'll never go away...
Yep M$ is preparing Word and Office 2007 versions that don't have the XML features for sale by Jan 11.

M$, how original.

They'll just pay whatever fine it is or just buy the company out, they wont let themselves be banned from selling Office

2009-12-22 13:10:16

#1195

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6722|Finland

LMAO forgot the check if there is anything done to WGA lately and kept automatic updates on... oh well of course it downloaded M$ latest and greatest WGA activation checker which finally said NO and showed me activation screen.

5 mins later, fully activated and reminder to turn off auto update is well heard.

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2009-12-22 15:24:34

#1196

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6975

PrivateVendetta wrote:
Worth getting a full 1080p HD screen on a 15.6" laptop? £70 more than regular HD.

Hell yeah. 1920x1080 is so worth it. Plus LED in my case. My wife has a 1366 x 768 15.6, and it irritates me to no end having to scroll.

And my 17" lappie has 1920x1200 LED. Only way to go when working with media.

Last edited by Ilocano (2009-12-22 15:26:37)

2009-12-23 03:31:37

#1197

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6505|Winland

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This graphics card is actually one of the best I've ever used. Matrox drivers are FAR superior to the Nvidia and ATI counterparts. In fact, you can't even use their cards from the same era in 7!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-12-23 04:24:20

#1198

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6805

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Matrox drivers are FAR superior to the Nvidia and ATI counterparts.

i agree. to bad the cards suck for 3d.

2009-12-23 04:27:28

#1199

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6505|Winland

burnzz wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Matrox drivers are FAR superior to the Nvidia and ATI counterparts.
i agree. to bad the cards suck for 3d.

Don't say that! My G450 is almost as fast as a Geforce 2 when it comes to Direct3D 7!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-12-23 04:42:52

#1200

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6805

Freezer7Pro wrote:
burnzz wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Matrox drivers are FAR superior to the Nvidia and ATI counterparts.
i agree. to bad the cards suck for 3d.
Don't say that! My G450 is almost as fast as a Geforce 2 when it comes to Direct3D 7!

i also like how Matrox was out front with multi display - we still have a triple head-2-go at work somewhere . . .

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