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by Spec8472
Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Steam?
Replies: 5
Views: 8506

Re: Steam?

Yeah, I'm on Steam - same over there too.
by Spec8472
Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is not my month.
Replies: 46
Views: 56864

Re: This is not my month.

I know. I was trying to be sarcastic Oh, you missed the sarcasm tags. I guess even here its nigh impossible to see the difference Actually, you'll see a quite significant improvement in performance by switching to SSDs, pretty much regardless of what your use-case is. Disk wait times on a machine w...
by Spec8472
Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is not my month.
Replies: 46
Views: 56864

Re: This is not my month.

I didn't think my XP office would install on a 64 bit system. You can always run a 32 bit version of a software on a 64 bit OS but not viceversa. (although, technically speaking, you will be compromising on the 'optimal performance' of the software :lol: ) For office software, there's not really an...
by Spec8472
Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is not my month.
Replies: 46
Views: 56864

Re: This is not my month.

Interesting. I'm willing to give 8.1 a fair chance before I go there. It's just WAY WAY different from XP or 7. Well, when you decide it's the steaming heap of crap it really is... :) Windows 7 ISO Downloads (legit! legal!) Windows 7 boot tool (Yes, it says 'download tool', that's a lie) - Copies t...
by Spec8472
Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is not my month.
Replies: 46
Views: 56864

Re: This is not my month.

Fel wrote:It came with 8.1 installed. If I have too many issues, I'll just go buy 7 from Newegg and "downgrade."
You have downgrade rights in your 8.x license.
by Spec8472
Sun Apr 27, 2014 1:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2048
Replies: 20
Views: 26662

2048

Caution: Addictive Game ahead.

I mentioned 2048 on twitter a fortnight ago. Game doesn't seem that entertaining at first, but jebus it really eats up the time. Managed to get the team hooked on it, and just yesterday Fel was cursing my name for mentioning it.

http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/
by Spec8472
Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Clitorides Award on SOL
Replies: 5
Views: 8225

Re: Clitorides Award on SOL

Pulitzer? That's journalism...
by Spec8472
Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Equoid - (Laundry Files Series) - MLP Fans pay attention.
Replies: 0
Views: 4670

Equoid - (Laundry Files Series) - MLP Fans pay attention.

Technically this belongs in the Good Reading section, but it's worth pointing out seperately. Charles Stross has a series of books called The Laundry Files . Very good read, the lot of them. I only just stumbled over [Equoid](http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/09/equoid), which is a free-to-read novell...
by Spec8472
Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: the economics of charity
Replies: 7
Views: 11089

Re: the economics of charity

I'd suggest looking at (http://www.codecademy.com/learn), or [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/) for free learning tools. As for free 'compilers' - I think you need to step back for a bit and think about development tools. They're the most important bit, what your compiler is (or interprete...
by Spec8472
Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thanks, tech guys...this is what I went with:
Replies: 22
Views: 24796

Re: Thanks, tech guys...this is what I went with:

Install everything except bulk-data on the SSD that you can fit. SSDs tend to have a short lifespan, but that comes with the territory and doesn't matter too much about your typical write-load. All our servers at work are SSD based, except for the archival/backup ones. Even the big-arse reporting/da...
by Spec8472
Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How did you learn about Fel/Sennadar?
Replies: 67
Views: 72911

Re: How did you learn about Fel/Sennadar?

Fel wrote:How did I learn about this place?

Well...
It was me posting on your old forums and/or emailing you telling you to register. :)
by Spec8472
Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Enders Game Movie (Contains Spoilers)
Replies: 5
Views: 8588

Enders Game Movie (Contains Spoilers)

So, I just went to a 10am Sunday showing of Enders Game. It's only just opened (on 5th) A few observations: There's no 'gold class' (adult/small cinemas/serves alchohol/food/etc) showings near me, like Despicable Me 2, and there's few showings in the larger theatres. This indicates they're not expec...
by Spec8472
Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: More techhead advice needed...go!
Replies: 25
Views: 25511

Re: More techhead advice needed...go!

On the PC Side of things, may I just point out http://www.logicalincrements.com/ Best. Fricken. Site. Ever. Not sure what's Great? Just go down the list until your budget runs out. On the Smartphone side of things... man, this is where the US Sucks... What carrier are you on? If it's Verizon you've ...
by Spec8472
Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy 50th-anniversary Doctor
Replies: 3
Views: 6156

Re: Happy 50th-anniversary Doctor

They had the episode playing at the Cinemas here over the weekend. Was planning to go, but major headachy.
by Spec8472
Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Setting up RSS Reader
Replies: 8
Views: 9684

Re: Setting up RSS Reader

Bored at work Spec? That's an impressively detailed post. But I couldn't help but notice this should be -30 ;) The names of the employees who were employed in the last 30 days select name from Employees where EmploymentDate > dateadd(dd, 30, getdate()) Wasn't at work, but thanks... :) And... yes, i...