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°Bernouli
31 minutes ago
Go get some candy to suck on, swordy. It helps me when my throat hurts, if it's any consellation =)
`swordfish-II
45 minutes ago
My throught is killing me damm it >.>
~LenasLover
51 minutes ago
Yeah..
$Crunchbite
54 minutes ago
D: I would hate to live somewhere with tornados. Crawl spaces are awesome if you are a kid :3
~LenasLover
55 minutes ago
Hmm.. not sure. The house doesn't have one. Just crawl space. Great since we have tornados frequuently. lol..
$Crunchbite
57 minutes ago
XD why not?
~LenasLover
59 minutes ago
I have no basement.
°Bernouli
1 hour 6 minutes ago
Ah, there's too much crap in ours to do anything like that.
$Crunchbite
1 hour 10 minutes ago
Ive been here for a while... We just finished the basement last year so i claimed it for now.
°Bernouli
1 hour 13 minutes ago
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My first wall
10 months 2 weeks ago
"Here is what I would do:• Diverge from the all-orange scheme a bit. A cloudy layer with Hue overlay mode could do the trick.
• Remove the white strike. It's awful.
• Add a reason why the character to the right is so large. I know that you mean her to be "near" and it probably lacks the legs anyway, but try to underscore the proximity with some lighting, anything.
• The default Mincho font is indeed cheap. I've also used a serif kanji font once, but at least I used Kochi Mincho, which is a bit more fancy variant available for free. Here I suggest, if you have access to a scanner or a camera, to draw the "ikkitousen" kanji by hand and then transfer it into the computer. It should have more success if some IRL effort is put in.
• Add some shadows under the sitting girls.
•Fix the pixels on the ochre "arc".
And as a side double-note, Otaku in your avatar is commonly written in katakana and it is an insult to be called as such."
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Drainin' Colour
10 months 2 weeks ago
"I like it too, but it probably won't receive the right appreciation. Try to make a light background. "View
Does Heaven and Hell exist?
10 months 2 weeks ago
"Heaven and hell are parts of fairy-tales for medieval workers. The question is, how many percent in our society should believe to make us the strongest country?"View
Capitalism
10 months 2 weeks ago
"I don't know how this phrase goes in English, but "the winners write the history". Capitalism is considered the least faulty, because the British and consequently the U.S. fought successfully around the world.I do agree that capitalism is quite close to the jungle's workings, but it also seems so because we are taught to think so from the start. Working for the good of the whole population is common in nature too and we are yet to find an establishment that would include both the good aspects of each "wing".
I usually say that I prefer communism to create the striving for performance in capitalists. Ironic, isn't it?"
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Major Comp Slowdown
10 months 2 weeks ago
"Seeing that much has been already said, I'll add some unconventional recommendations.Download NTFILMON (FileMonitor) from sysinternals.com and see what accesses the files most often.
Run MSCONFIG and try to disable some start-up programs not from Microsoft. In fact, disabling any such programs won't cause unbootable computer, so just try it.
Download SpeedFan, go to it's SMART tab and check the "Fitness" parameter of your disk. If it appears to fail, replace it.
Remember if you played a StarForce-equipped game (likely), download SFDRVREM (google) and use it.
And last but not least, remember what you installed just before it started to do that and uninstall it."
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iexplore.exe ATTACKS
11 months 1 week ago
"I suggest that the OP installs FAR to see the parent process of the IEXPLORE ones and also to see their full path. It is common for malware to use common system filenames while running from elsewhere. Then, if iexplore is NOT in c:\program files\internet explorer, kill them and then delete the malicious iexplore.exe.As a side note, I also use Windows Server 2003 as a workstation and I'm happy with it. I can play 3D games with no problems. I use themes etc. The main reason why I tried it is to experiment with web services."
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Windows Install Problem
1 year 2 months ago
"The SCSI setup is indeed tricky, I suggest that you read all the manuals and labels again for your controller and disk.Since your disk is already formatted in another computer, simply select to keep the filesystem without changes and it should work.
I also can't see a reason for using SCSI today when SATA has completely taken over.
P.S.: Ribbon cables are likely to break inside. You should change yours to see if it helps."
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Firefox Bug
1 year 2 months ago
"I've never had the same problem, but you can invoke Start Menu / Mozilla Firefox / ...Safe Mode. This will let you find out if it's some plug-in.If you want a new install, you MUST manually delete c:\program files\mozilla firefox AND c:\documents and settings\<YOUR NAME>\application data\mozilla. (Warning: This method is aggressive, you will lose all FF settings.)
As for the memory requirements, ff uses about 30 MB RAM more than IE, perhaps because FF carries it's own implementation of everything while IE uses the OS libraries already shared in memory used by the OS.
But once FF is loaded, this makes no difference in the speed of the browsing. The loading times will, of course, differ from browser to browser, but all are reasonably fast today and you should choose according to the security and features more."
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Prob with computer
1 year 2 months ago
"I had to upgrade from 512 MB RAM to 1 GB just because of Photoshop 6 back then. Trust me, it needs a LOT of RAM.The Windows defragmenter is not too good and it may not recover ANY free space, plus it won't really optimize all the files it could. I suggest that you keep your hard drive somewhat empty (no more than 80% taken). The paging file won't be defragmented anyway, so unless you use a good third-party program (Raxco PerfectDisk), the defragmenter won't do any of it's claimed goals properly.
If you are unsure about spyware, run Spybot and Spyware Terminator (both free), you may also try AdAware. This makes sense.
Please also use SFDRVREM to remove STARFORCE which is not detected otherwise and also makes the system slow and unstable."
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i have been fined
2 years 1 month ago
"I don't post my new works here either, not because of the points, but because I honor the characters and their author and they simply don't deserve to be rejected by anyone."View
My First Wall (CCS)
2 years 1 month ago
"I like it very much. Although the grey bg could be made more sophisticated, this is already nice."View
Why does everyone like Firefox?
2 years 1 month ago
"I'm a web developer and Firefox supports what it is supposed to the best, so I use it as my primary browser. Opera is the second best, but I don't like how Opera specifically obeys various tests while neglecting the universal functionality. JavaScript is pain in Opera - it doesn't support such things as JS-set cookies and innerHTML."View
a little help, here
2 years 1 month ago
"The magnetic properties statement is nonsense. But I also recommend returning it to the shop, because none of the people around the computer can fix it anyway."View
Capital Punishment?
2 years 1 month ago
"Then you seem to not to see the true human nature, which is indeed repulsive. The mass crimes have multiplied since this punishment was abolished. Some types of murderers just need to be killed."
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Power outage reflashing BIOS?
2 years 1 month ago
"That's nothing, you just need to set up the FSB and the multiplicator properly in your BIOS. This is a different problem than when the power fails during flashing. Please don't mix the incomparable."
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Virus/Trojan/Etc victim?
2 years 1 month ago
"To the thread starter: Create a new account with restricted access and let her play with it instead. If you mean the computer for serious work, do not allow incompetent individuals to it.To the general public:
Badware nowadays installs from everywhere, including LEGAL game cd's. It just happens. If the computer does contain something even slightly important to you, password-protect it and forbid others the access."
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what do you think of these parts for computer im building?
2 years 1 month ago
"The RAID array you are planning to use is bad. Disks tend to malfunction. Buy two 200Gig ones and put them in RAID 1. They are cheap enough today and your data will be protected.As for the cooling, buy a Scythe Ninja Plus."
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Do you guys think graphics will become perfected?
2 years 2 months ago
"The graphics in the games don't improve; they get even worse sometimes. Take Max Payne. That game wasn't demanding, yet with antialiasing, it looks better than GTA SA. Or Mafia. Mafia was demanding at that time, but runs well now and again - better than GTA. Or True Crime (the second part) - terrible. I don't give a damn about graphics, I just want it to be enjoyable."View
Worst mobo layout from...
2 years 2 months ago
"My advice is to use 2 cables - a CD burner should be on a single cable after all."
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Who has RAID?
2 years 2 months ago
"I have a RAID 1 to protect my data. It's important for me."View
Opera, the web browser
2 years 2 months ago
"I keep Opera for compatibility testing, but I use Firefox. Opera still lacks the right interpretation of more difficult HTML constructions."View
Screencap software
2 years 2 months ago
"I load the video into VirtualDub (free) and it has the feature of snapshot saving. Plus the snapshot from VD is always 1:1, not stretched like you would probably get it from a screenshot."View
Intel VS AMD
2 years 2 months ago
"AMD has better price/performance ratio, both absolutely and relatively. I and my friends always buy it. It also lasts longer. Try comparing a 3 years-old Pentium to a 3 y/o Athlon and you will see the difference - AMD is longer usable.The only advantage of Intel is it's idiotically easy installation and maintenance. You can be a noob and just put it together like a Lego and it will work on the first plugging into the wall outlet. Every socket and hook is so made that you can hardly do it wrong. They started preparing a readily usable layer of silicone paste on the heatsink when other heatsinks had just a syringe with it separately. But the paste in the syringe doesn't obviously dry out, which is where we get to the overall advantages of AMD."
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What is the truth about LCD Screens ? Tell me ?
2 years 2 months ago
"Definitely avoid the 1280x1024 models! The aspect ratio is very badly chosen, it will limit you in everything. You'll need even different wallpapers for it! I bought a 20" LCD with 1600x1200 and it's right suitable.When choosing it, pay attention to these:
- Aspect ratio: Never 5:4; choose either standard 4:3 (1600x1200) or 16:9. (Avoid 16:10).
- Brightness curve: Bother and CHECK if the monitor can make difference between, for example, 95% white and 100% white. Some cheap models have dodged curve to simulate higher "contract" at the price of untrue color transmission. Make a pic with a black-to-white bar, bring it and have it displayed. It might be necessary to adjust brightness/contrast, but don't let them brush you off and TRY before you buy.
- Dead pixels. Display a white fullscreen and look for any defects. Smudge a spot with finger if uncertain. Then do the same with an all-black picture (but not shut down, haha)
- Response time. Mine has 16ms and when I switched to it, I noticed a late mouse response. I'm used to it now, but expect it to lag a little bit. You will get used to it fast.
There is no problem with movies, the blurriness seen in older models is history now."
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Men and Football/Soccer
2 years 2 months ago
"The winning isn't it here. Our country is the best at ice hockey, but our fans still prefer football. It's hard to tell why, but one possibility is that they played it as children."View