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  2. Posted

    Ok, it's been 13 years, so I  figured I'd post an updated score.

     

    HP ProBook 6460b

    Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz

    8192MB RAM

    Intel HD Graphics 3000

    Wine on Ubuntu Linux 16.10 (Direc3D)

    Average OFPMARK: 1302

     

    So apparently computers don't move data around the bus much faster these days.

     

    Maybe it'll score better under Windows.

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  6. Posted

    Quote[/b] ]"We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy..." bin Laden said in the transcript

    Bankrupt America huh? Well, you have to give it to him for setting such lofty goals.

    Quote[/b] ]"We, alongside the mujahedeen, bled Russia for 10 years until it went bankrupt and was forced to withdraw in defeat," bin Laden said.

    So thaaaaat's why Russia economy fell apart! It all makes sense now! That darn "false economy trying to keep up with the U.S. in a massive arms race" theory never did make much sense to me.

  9. Posted

    Quote[/b] ]Here's what to do - go down to your local K-Mart and buy the most powerfull crossman pelet gun they have. Powerline models will push a pellet at about 675 fps. That is just enough firepower to kill a raccon, and other small vermin.

    Howabout a .22? I hear those work pretty well.

    Yeah, but the impact force of a .22 is huge compared to a .177 caliber pellet gun. A .22 rifle spits out a bullet at around 1600-2000 fps, and the bullet is much heavier than a pellet.

    With a .22 a body shot will rip into a coon, and the coon wont have a chance.

    A .22 is the next ebst thing to a pellet gun. If you insist on using a .22, I'd recommend removing the clip and only chambering one round - force yourself to make a good shot the first time. biggrin_o.gif

  10. Posted

    As the owner of a Maine Coon mix (thats a cat), I can see the how the cuteness factor would be a turn off to killing them - BUT, for those who live in areas where Racoons live and know how annoying and destructive they can be....

    I say - go for it, but don't do it the pussy way.

    Forget about the dogs for one thing, and don't be a wuss and bring a shotgun or .306 coon hunting. For coon hunting to be a true challege, you need to have the proper equpiment.

    Here's what to do - go down to your local K-Mart and buy the most powerfull crossman pelet gun they have. Powerline models will push a pellet at about 675 fps. That is just enough firepower to kill a raccon, and other small vermin.

    Now you'll have a real challenge. A body shot would most like just hurt the coon. The only way you'll be able to kill one is to get a clean headshot - and you'll only have one shot, as pellet guns take as long to load as a breach-loading muskets.

    I've never Killed a racoon myself, but have knocked down gophers and jackrabbits with a pellet gun. The sastifaction level will be much higher if you use a pellet gun - after all it will be one shot, one kill. tounge_o.gif

  13. Posted

    You have to understand, it takes an IQ of at least 70 to fill in all the questions, we're talking primal instincts below that. wink_o.gif That is partly a joke and partly truth about the tests, that is a terribly low IQ for a human being.

    Yep...I believe Koko the Gorrilla scored 85 on an IQ test written in American Sign Langauge.

  15. Posted

    You can also get some good stick time in X-Plane if you are looking for realistic flight models and cockpits. There are also lots of downloadable aircraft models. Alas, the program does not support any form of networking yet AFAIK.

    Are you sure? I've flown with other people on the internet with X-Plane version 5.xx, and the current version of X-Plane is 7.61.

    Anyhow, I would concur that if you want a *real* flight simulator, X-Plane is the way to go. With MS Flight Simulator the flight characteristics are programed into each induvidual plane, with with X-Plane the game just takes the dimensions, and weight of the plane and actually simulates how it would fly.

    http://x-plane.com/about.html

  16. Posted

    I think the joke is on you guys. It was obviously written as a spoof slash joke. You look like a bunch of dopes for falling for it and getting all emotional.

    Ummm...yeah. What Sputnik Monroe said. Give it up guys, you've all been "punk'd".

    Don't feel bad though. By the number of signatures and their contents it looks as if plenty of other people fell for it too.

  17. Posted

    Research has shown that an unpatched, unsecured (not behind an external firewall) Windows XP system that is connected to the Internet gets compromised in an average of 20 minutes

    I've seen it happen in 5 seconds. ;)

    For info on how to slipstream a Winxp cd with SP2, here is a guide.

  18. Posted

    Show me an advertisement for software that isn't misleading and I'll show you the secret to world peace.

    Oracle - "Unbreakable"

    WindowsXP - "The most secure Windows Operating System Ever"

    PeopleSoft - "The worlds most flexible and adaptable software"

    TCO studies are marketing tools to begin with. Either side can take a particular set of curcumstances and show their product to be much cheaper over the other side's product. Everything in that Microsoft ad was *technically* true.

  20. Posted

    but I still want to try something else and see if that OS is more stabel then Windows XP Pro.

    There is no hurt in trying Linux, just don't get your hopes up. It sounds like you're looking for an OS that will replace XP. What you will find is that many of the apps you took for granted in XP are simply not available for Linux. Some apps have replacements, but in many cases they are incomplete, or just not as good as their Windows counterparts.

    On the other hand if really get into it, using Linux can be a rewarding experience, as you will start to learn Unix, which is the basis for every major Operating system today (except Windows or course tounge_o.gif).

  21. Posted

    Well, that movie really changed my 'political' view on Microsoft,
    It sounds like the makers of that movie you watched had quite the agenda.
    they stole most of the things that makes Microsoft as they are today and that I don't like that.
    Actually they bought these things. They didn't steal DOS - they bought it. They didn't steal the Gui interface or mouse system from Apple. The concept of using a computer with a mouse and the GUI interface was around long before Apple or Microsoft existed. If anyone "stole" anything, it was Apple who "stole" the GUI interface from Xerox. I put quotes around stole because I really don't think anyone stole anything.

    It's a crapy and unstable OS,

    All OS's have the ability to be crappy and unstable. Different OS's just crash differently.
    Quote[/b] ]I hope game companies some day find out that there is other OS that is better to use then Windows sad_o.gif
    Actually, America's Army has a Linux version. I run it in FreeBSD from time to time, but contrary to what some Linux fan boys will have you believe, the Linux version is no faster than the Windows version. Ironically, the Linux version of AA crashes my computer once in awhile, while I've never had AA crash while running it in Windows.

  22. Posted

    It sounds like you have som services disabled that the update process relies upon.

    Click on start>settings>control panel>administrative tools>services

    Turn on the "Crytographic Services" and make sure it's set to "automatic".

    If it won't turn on then you've got problems with your system.

    The owners/authors of those XP websites that tell you to shut down all kinds of services to save memory should be bent over and spanked. Blindly shutting down services on your WindowsXP box can make your system faster, but can also make important things from working.

  23. Posted

    The main reason I uninstalled this pack was because I like to play Americas Army, and though it doesnt say that AA is affected (i couldnt find it), AA would always quit out after I joined an MP game. So...I uninstalled and now that still happens?? Anyone know why? I reinstalled it and STILL! crazy_o.gif

    AA uses punkbuster, which I'm pretty sure acts as a server and listens for incoming requests. I would visit the AA forums and find out what you have to do to allow AA to work with SP2.

  24. Posted

    for crying out loud the built-in XP firewall simply doesnt work at all, as someone standed b4: you may well be more safe not to use this firewall, as it just worser then "simply have nothing" :P(ie. me biggrin_o.gif)

    What do you mean it doesn't work at all? It does exactly what it is supposed to do - blocks unsolicited incoming traffic. If you are referring to outbound blocking, that is feature which is overblown anyway, and for the average user would only be a hinderance.

  25. Posted

    Yeah, I should have said if you don't have any other sort of firewall, don't just disable the XP firewall to get a game working.

    I have the XP firewall turned off, but it's because have a BSD machine that acts as my DSL router/Firewall.

    If you have another software firewall already, or have a hardware based firewall, then by all means disable it. smile_o.gif

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