...and it bricked my computer, so I've spent my entire Friday night reinstalling Windows 8 instead of shooting zombies in the face. Does that count as a rollback? Or will I try it again tomorrow, like the whore that I am...? :~
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My 8 yo son is heavily into Battlefield Heroes[^], and we actually give him his pocket-money as BattleFunds instead of "real" money. He's pretty good at it too... But he'll get upset for being vote-kicked from a game for cheating or hacking, when he isn't.
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Probably not legal to resell it... ...but there's nothing to stop you from leaving it open and charging your neighbors $10 a month for a routine PC maintenance contract.
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Christian Graus wrote:
Yeah, there's a sensible comment. Fail.
About as sensible as your assertion that you can't trust your "entire computing platform to this bit of code never failing". By extension, you could say that about any piece of code on your system. Tons of drivers and wonky software cause Blue Screens and other problems all the time. One extra piece of code on your system isn't going to make it magically fall apart. The actual functionality and purpose of this piece of code is an entirely different debate. The point was, if you can't trust this piece of code to work as intended, why should you trust any other piece of code on your system to work as intended?
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Christian Graus wrote:
So, how can I trust my entire computing platform to this bit of code never failing ?
Yeah, you'd better go back to pencil and paper before it's too late. you know, just in case something doesn't work...
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Real developers relax by writing code. People who play computer games are users.
You're an idiot. And a pretentious one at that.
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Well, given the abomination of garbage that is iTunes on Windows, I can't say I'm in a real hurry to experience it "for real".
Christian Graus wrote:
The best photo app I've ever seen. A perfectly good office suite that interops with Office. Windows running in a window if I ever need it for anything. But, that's not the point. The OS works. Any platform has the apps you need, the platform is the point.
I use PaintShop Pro 8 - it's old, but it works. Similarly, I use Office 2003, and it does exactly what I need it to do. My windows all run in Windows natively, and for me (and most everyone I've spoken to) Windows 7 just works. Any platform does not have the apps I need, and the platform is largely irrelevant once you're using your applications anyway.
Christian Graus wrote:
Well, that's a religious reason, I can't say anything about that. Notice that Windows has no fanboys ? Why is that ?
I was being a little facetious. Also, check the links in my sig.
Christian Graus wrote:
I work in .NET on a Mac, every day.
I work in .NET every day, on a PC with Windows.
Christian Graus wrote:
I think buying an XBox or Wii makes more sense ( we have a Wii )
I play PC games that simply do not exist on other platforms (for example, http://www.fallenearth.com[^]). I have no interest in console games whatsoever.
Christian Graus wrote:
My Mac has 8 cores, 20 GB of RAM, 2 TB of HDD space. Hell of a notebook you have there...
Well, obviously it's not as powerful as yours - but I bet it also cost a hell of a lot less. Dual-core, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD and Radeon 4850 video driving a 17" screen at 1920x1200. Works great on everything I've asked it to do. I can't imagine needing 20GB RAM for much of anything - even our IIS/SQL servers at work don't have that much. The point of my post was basically saying I have absolutely no desire to get a Mac. I have no need of anything it may or may not do. Windows does everything I need and I have no complaints. Windows 7 and an MSI laptop works for me. Your mileage of course, may (and very likely will) vary.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Then you must not be a developer.
What ridiculous leap of logic is that? :wtf: I write software during the day, and in the evening I relax with computer games. My point was, that the games I play are only available for Windows. Buying a computer that is capable of playing games doesn't mean it won't run Visual Studio.
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Christian Graus wrote:
why have you not bought a Mac yet ?'
1). Because if Mac software is anything like iTunes on windows, I'd rather claw my eyes out with a rusty spoon. 2). It has precisely zero applications that I care about. 3). Because my boss is an Apple fanboy too, and I just couldn't let him influence me. (See also, C. Graus) ;P 4). I buy a computer for work. And I work with Microsoft products. 5). I buy a computer to play games on. 'nuff said. 6). I cannot afford a second mortgage for a computer that is lower-equipped than my laptop, for more money. 7). All of the above.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Well, on a laptop, you can't really do that without voiding the warranty...
Really? I've never heard of that before. Either you buy your laptops from extremely shady retailers or I've got a bridge to sell you...
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
BTW, your regular internet connection can't be used while you're using VPN.
http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?msg=3351951#xx3351951xx[^]
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Download the AMD64 version - it works just fine on Intel.
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You mean she should count from 0 to 9, like everyone else.
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Sounds to me like he created a POS.
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My laptop is 17" 1920x1200, and it is awesome. That is all.
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I've ran into the exact same issue, and it's ridiculous. I was trying to restore an old system for a friend and HP didn't have ISO's, CD's or anything they could let me have. Basically told me I had to buy another copy of Windows. :mad: I told them to get lost. And based on my laptop experience, I recommend MSI[^] to anyone that asks about laptops now.
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Christian Graus wrote:
The question is, does it create DVDs that will play in a DVD player ?
For everyone else, yes.
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What do you call a guy with no arms or legs swimming in the ocean? Clever Dick.
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Why do elephants paint their balls red? So they can hide in cherry trees. What's the loudest noise in the jungle? Monkeys eating cherries. :-O
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