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  1. Goldenratiophi gets an avatar!

    in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion

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    Now I'll have an easier time recognizing your posts. (I generally look at the avatar first.) :)

    Same here, it's annoying when someone changed their avatar :P

    Ah - I knew I wasn't the only one around here that did that. :) A while back I made a poll regarding this, but most people said they recognize people by their nickname. Personally, I glance at the avatar first, out of habit, and unconciously memorize everyone's avatars. Then, when people insist on changing them, my brain revolts ;)

    What type of fractal is that?

    Computer Dying

    in Computer Desk

    Posted

    or maybe it's just that your hard drive is faulty and every time Outlook tries to access so many e-mails (so much disk usage of course :)), it crashes.

    I assume you mean that Outlook crashes, not the hard drive itself? A hard drive only 'crashes' once - then it's toast :)

    Any chance some of those e-mail messages could be archived to a seperate file and only loaded 'on demand'?

    Computer Dying

    in Computer Desk

    Posted

    About RAM: I had to temporarily downgrade to a mere 512MB (:)) recently, and it's surprising how unpleasant it makes things - with two or three large programs open (Firefox, Thunderbird, Visual Studio, etc), it usually took whole seconds to switch between them. With more RAM, it's instantaneous, making me much happier :)

    Certainly - I did the 512MB-to-1024MB upgrade recently, and won't be going back (ever). I do a lot of heavy multitasking as well (Firefox, various editors, various communication apps, Outlook, and others) and can easily tell the difference. Before, I would frequently run out of physical memory, causing Windows to hit the swap file, but now I even go so far as to switch out of a large game (such as Rome: TW) to check something and still have a nice cusion of physical RAM unallocated.

    Computer Dying

    in Computer Desk

    Posted

    Second, upgrading from Windows 98 (SE) to Windows ME has no practical benefits...as both are equally buggy and unuseable.

    I disagree - ME is much more buggy than Win98 :)

    While I don't believe it would solve your problem, installing that extra RAM would REALLY help the computer.

    Oh - and my best suggestion yet - get a new one :P.

    Not such a bad idea :) Budget computers can be had for $300-400 nowadays.

    computer turns off

    in Computer Desk

    Posted

    Try the steps outlined here to do some basic stress tests on your hardware. Frequently, the type of problem you are experiencing turns out to be a hardware issue (bad power supply, faulty RAM, and so on). Let us know how the testing goes.

    Hope you can get this fixed up, David :)

  12. Suggestions for 0 A.D.

    in Gameplay Discussion

    Posted

    A physics engine is more than just graphical pleasure and an annoyance.

    In regards to physics engines - I agree, there is *some* benefit other than visuals or annoyance. Unfortunately, the advanced nature of such programming challenges outweigh the benefits, as has already been stated. :)

    One thing that did impress me with regards to AOE3 is the implementation of ragdoll physics. Though that could be categorized as a "graphical pleasure", it certainly may end up looking better than "static" animations. We'll see if it ends up being a plus or minus in terms of gameplay :)

  15. Forum can't count...

    in Help & Feedback

    Posted

    Do F&G posts not count towards the displayed total? 2123 ('total', excluding F&G) + 938 (F&G) = 3063, and 938/3063=31%, so that seems reasonable.

    Ah - that's it. I forgot about that little fact when I posted earlier :) Now that you've jogged my memory, I think Tim said at one point that he was going to try to change the code so that it won't count the F&G forum in the "Most active" display and post averages.

    Windows does not boot

    in Computer Desk

    Posted

    unplug the system drop cable

    Hmm? :)

    Good point - SP2 is a must. The firewall in SP2 is much nicer than having none at all, but doesn't control outgoing connections (only incoming ones). ZoneAlarm is nicer in some cases, although it may confuse a "computer illiterate" person.

    You can also order SP2 on CD (free CD + free shipping, last I checked), which is extremely handy when work on other peoples' systems, and even moreso when working on systems without a broadband Internet connection. :)

    Nintedo vs. Microsoft vs. Sony

    in Gaming Discussion & Match-making

    Posted

    Here's some very very detailed information about the Cell processor over at Anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2379

    Another interesting website is here: http://www.blachford.info/computer/Cells/Cell0.html This explains the cell processor in more "laymen's" terms, though it also seems overly optimistic in some areas. :)

    Anyhow, the Cell is either going to be really good - or a big flop. Time will tell :)

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