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by fyrephlie
Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:41 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Where is Google heading? This is absolutely scary!
Replies: 32
Views: 2472

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MD-2389 wrote:heh, I guess I'm the only one that find this funny. FFS, its satire! Its like watching Demolition Man all over again.
speaking of which ... i have been craving taco bell lately.
by fyrephlie
Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:17 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Name Change thread
Replies: 31
Views: 4619

Krom's right about it in this thread... not feedback, but this thread.


ontopic: i have nothing to add to this thread... feel free to delete this post. :)
by fyrephlie
Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:16 pm
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: Please post the forum rules. To start with..
Replies: 99
Views: 12201

Image

congrats flip... you get another hitler face!
by fyrephlie
Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:09 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Congress invites Google
Replies: 22
Views: 1878

this is very similar to the way that microsoft censors, removes and dissalows chinese people from 'illegal' speech on their msn blog (spaces i think...) thing... this is what they 'must do' to be allowed in the country they are operating in... why is this a big deal?
by fyrephlie
Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:43 pm
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: RSS Feed added
Replies: 7
Views: 1485

so..... gonna fix this soon... :P
by fyrephlie
Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:38 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Quadro4 900/980 XGL Blurry/Ghosted display ...
Replies: 11
Views: 889

what do you mean by 'blurred'?

are you saying the picture in general is just blurry or fuzzy when you are on you desktop?

are you using lcd monitors or crts?

what resolutions?
by fyrephlie
Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:09 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: My 2nd computer just went down
Replies: 23
Views: 1573

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cheapest PSU my bestbuy sells is a dynex, its almost as bad as the FMIs, but its 80bucks you think everything is 80 bucks... the chepaest at compusa is like 80, and its specs are but to shame by most 30USD PSUs online. not $80 @ big yellow price tag i mean really... antec 350 watt for 61.... yeah i...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:27 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: My 2nd computer just went down
Replies: 23
Views: 1573

i don't recommend using a CompUSA or FMI PSUs, they are 'garbage'... i was being sarcastic about the one he's had for 5 years...

best buy sells Antec for 'cheap'.
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:21 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: XP Tweaks
Replies: 6
Views: 1007

it's very old school... i think part of it is that a lot of linux users are still told now they don't need a swap partition anymore... maybe this to carries over lol. really though... disabling page file scaling, and keeping it from fragmenting is the way to go... prefetching is great... but iirc ma...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:18 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Track registry changes
Replies: 1
Views: 407

RegCleaner

i stumbled on it a few years ago.... it is REALLY 'powerful'

just be careful when you use it... it is NOT dummy proof, but just give you some control over 'before' and 'after' ...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:08 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Teacher Stupidity
Replies: 71
Views: 5794

recent posts skimmed: out of curiousity... i wonder if this school, like many around here have adopted the 'no sports jersey' policies to prevent bullying, fighting, and 'gang' activity.... article seems rediculously thin too... ccb is defending the teacher because the teacher is a \"blonde\&qu...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:14 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I'm playing nut, PSP commercial.
Replies: 5
Views: 763

yeah ... they is quite the funny the first couple hundered times you see 'em... :P
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:44 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Spiderman like youve never seen him
Replies: 14
Views: 1399

Re:

Richard Cranium wrote:
fyrephlie wrote:lol @ fansubbed: OMFG thats a giant robot! How could marvel agree to something like this?
You really think they asked?
yes... i do. even with my tiny brain, and inability to read japanese... i can recognize things like © 1978 The Marvel Comics Group ...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:40 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New D3 Patches
Replies: 27
Views: 2647

screw xp and 98... i spend all my time trying to get everything running under windows 3.0... so far i have solitaire running 'fairly' solidly... and mspaint is definatley the best graphics editor availiable today. stupid elitists trying to run that 'windows for workgroups' 3.11... ugh.
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:36 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Where is Google heading? This is absolutely scary!
Replies: 32
Views: 2472

anti-trust anyone? by the time something of this nature could happen... i expect that we would have a lot more laws and international policies on intelectual properties, copyrights, trademarks, and media restrictions. i mean this idea is astounding... and don't get me wrong... the first time i saw i...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:13 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Is there a market (500 copies sold) for next \"Descent\
Replies: 23
Views: 1943

mmm Sorry but prolly not gonna work... keep plugging away though... ;)
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:09 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: My 2nd computer just went down
Replies: 23
Views: 1573

Re:

Immortal Lobster wrote:and they'll eat his PC alive
five years with an FMI CompUSA PSU seems like they actually do ok... :P
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:08 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: AVG Anti Vitus Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 1078

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fliptw wrote:writing to NTFS is unsupported under linux. unless you are connecting the linux box to another windows machine, you have clarifying to do.
umm... i write to NTFS under SUSE quite easily thank you very much...
by fyrephlie
Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:54 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: My 2nd computer just went down
Replies: 23
Views: 1573

http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... &Ne=500000

they suck... but they sell 'em.... :P
by fyrephlie
Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:45 am
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: Forum RSS feeds broken
Replies: 13
Views: 2344

lol i was just about to post this!!! :P

does this in general... google home page / firefox etc etc... ;)
by fyrephlie
Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:39 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Please Welcome ....
Replies: 18
Views: 1315

nothing like a drunken aussie moderating this beast...
by fyrephlie
Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:37 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: My 2nd computer just went down
Replies: 23
Views: 1573

well... a 5 year old CompUSA (FMI) PSU is really just about as cheap as PSUs come... just make sure that if you get a new PSU... buy it retail from someplace like Comp, and have them test it for you... and make sure you can return it if that it not the problem...
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:25 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Microsoft MovieMaker
Replies: 6
Views: 1136

lol some more!
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:24 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: My 2nd computer just went down
Replies: 23
Views: 1573

what matrix said...

especially if the burning smell coinsided with the system not running for more than 10 seconds at a time.
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:21 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Freezing problem
Replies: 4
Views: 694

didn't know creative name went on any onboard audio....

but my question is this... is it freezing at the point of the message you are getting, or is that just a message it gave you before you started?
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:19 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Microsoft MovieMaker
Replies: 6
Views: 1136

lol
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:05 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Look it's Monsterball in Real Life!
Replies: 21
Views: 1926

laugh out freaking loud!
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:01 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Spiderman like youve never seen him
Replies: 14
Views: 1399

lol @ fansubbed: OMFG thats a giant robot! How could marvel agree to something like this?
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: A little something some of you might remember.
Replies: 15
Views: 2351

i still have a lot of the original eastman / laird books... it was a pretty solid series back in teh day.
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:03 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: track and compare content?
Replies: 1
Views: 387

sounds like a great idea... but also a fairly HUGE undertaking...
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:49 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: OC Guides and Fans - (.com mirror / need answers people!!!)
Replies: 1
Views: 419

OC Guides and Fans - (.com mirror / need answers people!!!)

can anyone point me to a GOOD overclocking / bios guide? most of these settings i get... but there are things here i have not seen having not worked with the nForce and Athlon 64's before on a PCIe architecture.... I am running the BFG Tech nForce 4 ultra board cause i got a good deal on it. (actual...
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:30 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Biometric Password Managers
Replies: 4
Views: 464

here's my take on biometrics, apart from the easily bypassable thing (depending on your definition of easily)... it takes me about 1/8 of a second to type in most of my passwords... while i have limited my self to left hand alpha, right hand numpad... i still feel 'relatively' secure that my passwor...
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:04 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The Quantum Computer Chip Developed!
Replies: 25
Views: 1497

that's just neat... how long do you think til they 'really' hit the market?
by fyrephlie
Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:05 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: If you could...
Replies: 43
Views: 3712

d2x-xl (with d1 and d2 game data, does it count as 1 or 2?)
half-life 2
america's army
by fyrephlie
Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:01 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Alternate egos
Replies: 25
Views: 2351

Re:

Vindicator wrote:Hello and welcome to two months ago! ;)
or... well, 10 or so years ago.... :P
by fyrephlie
Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:27 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Looking for recommendations on an LCD
Replies: 17
Views: 1685

Re:

The only difference I can see between the 940B and the 930BF is the response time and the brightness. The 940 is brighter while the 930 has a 4ms response time rather than 8ms. Is that a big enough difference to warrant paying $50 more for a monitor that isn't as bright (please note again that I al...
by fyrephlie
Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:11 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Alternate egos
Replies: 25
Views: 2351

umm... i have pretty much always used fyrephlie, for a while i would also use afi, or drgn.fli / drgn.fly or some derivitave thereof. but i haven't had much reason to use anything but fyrephlie. :)
by fyrephlie
Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:02 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Richard simmons meets \"Who's line is it\"
Replies: 12
Views: 1585

no no no no no!!!

ok... the laughing hurt sooooo much... damn!
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:33 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Its a BOY!
Replies: 46
Views: 4194

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congrats papa!!! I found that computer gaming and being the father of a newborn work well together. Since you are gonna be up all night anyway, why not play a little between tantrums, diapers, and feedings? :) trudat mang... when my first was born, it took a little while to figure out how to old her...
by fyrephlie
Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:26 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Looking for recommendations on an LCD
Replies: 17
Views: 1685

the samsung is worth shelling out the extra cash (based on the $300-400 proposal), while i haven't been able to invest in one (or the 25 or so i would want around the house lol), i have used them at friends, sold them to clients, and had one at a job i was at for a little while, and have REALLY REAL...