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Forum: Storage Devices and Memory 03-03-2013, 01:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 411
Posted By Tharic-Nar
The Plextor M5 Pro also suffers from rapid...

The Plextor M5 Pro also suffers from rapid degradation too it seems. Anandtech covered most of the recent drives and plotted their long term performance consistency, so you can flick through the...
Forum: Storage Devices and Memory 03-02-2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 411
Posted By Tharic-Nar
From what I remember, there are two types of...

From what I remember, there are two types of garbage collection, which can probably be best described as active and passive. The latter is the easiest to explain, it waits until the SSD is inactive...
Forum: General Software 02-26-2013, 07:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 267
Posted By Tharic-Nar
I second using a Hard drive instead of BD, much...

I second using a Hard drive instead of BD, much better storage density compared to price, and honstly, a little more stable too (less prone to scratches). If you want to go with the free software...
Forum: General Hardware 02-10-2013, 05:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,803
Posted By Tharic-Nar
The application launcher and Macros will not work...

The application launcher and Macros will not work on a different system. While the program launchers are saved in hardware, they use absolute paths, which means they will have no effect on a system...
Forum: Off Topic 02-05-2013, 11:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 530
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Oh the joys of Intellectually Bankrupt people....

Oh the joys of Intellectually Bankrupt people. Mind you, we've all done something similar in our time; Pushed a door that clearly says pull, poured water into a kettle and wondered why it hasn't...
Forum: Off Topic 01-15-2013, 05:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 380
Posted By Tharic-Nar
RFC 2324 HTCPC Protocol

I knew there was an internet protocol for this, just never knew the name. Finally, I have a meaningful project to collaborate on, to help sustain modern society.

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt
Forum: Site and Forum Comments & Issues 01-08-2013, 03:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 455
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Nah, we moved away from the P4 a few months ago,...

Nah, we moved away from the P4 a few months ago, :p. We're on virtually anything these days, 8 of them actually, but with less memory than Apache thinks necessary.

Seriously though, what was...
Forum: Site and Forum Comments & Issues 01-08-2013, 08:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 455
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Unresponsive site, downtime, etc

For those that do not frequent twitter, during the latter half of yesterday and through to early today (and still ongoing), the site was under the effect of a non-malicious DDoS attack; put another...
Forum: General Hardware 12-26-2012, 05:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 518
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Should see some of the stunts pulled by USB...

Should see some of the stunts pulled by USB chargers and car power adapters. Horrendously dangerous devices - no filtering, no regulating, no fuses. It's not just people being stupid and buying cheap...
Forum: Gaming 12-26-2012, 05:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 261
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Seen a number of ads on UK TV, Runescape, World...

Seen a number of ads on UK TV, Runescape, World Of Tanks, Forge of Empires and of course, WoW. MMOs seem to spend big when it comes to TV ads in the UK, as the channels are quite popular (thus...
Forum: Off Topic 12-21-2012, 01:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 440
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Well, I died horrifically. No idea what hit me,...

Well, I died horrifically. No idea what hit me, but it was over fast. I got better though.
Forum: Off Topic 12-18-2012, 09:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 569
Posted By Tharic-Nar
I very rarely use 'safely remove', mainly because...

I very rarely use 'safely remove', mainly because it laughs in my face and says the device is busy... even when it's not! So I just wait for lights to stop blinking and yank it. The only time I've...
Forum: Gaming 12-16-2012, 11:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 373
Posted By Tharic-Nar
One of these days, I'll play Morrowind again and...

One of these days, I'll play Morrowind again and actually get somewhere. I also have a ten-year-old save game for X-COM Apocalypse that needs completing. Shame I only have five days to complete them...
Forum: Off Topic 12-11-2012, 12:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 440
Posted By Tharic-Nar
10 Days to live...

Ten days till a super storm hits, all the volcanoes go off, a plague sweeps the planet, and an asteroid the size of 4 million Olympic swimming pools collides with earth - or so say the interpretors...
Forum: Off Topic 12-09-2012, 08:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 443
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Inside the left cheek of the inflatable buttock...

Inside the left cheek of the inflatable buttock edition...or so I hear...
Forum: Gaming 12-08-2012, 02:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 336
Posted By Tharic-Nar
I've had stuff like that happen in so many games,...

I've had stuff like that happen in so many games, I just sigh in disbelief and try to carry on. So many times, in so many games... *screen slowly fades into a nostalgic glaze of rippling water and a...
Forum: Off Topic 12-06-2012, 09:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 386
Posted By Tharic-Nar
The answer might be to go the opposite direction,...

The answer might be to go the opposite direction, remove the protection. During the early years of boxing, there were no gloves, but strangely, knockouts were minimal. Why? Fighters avoided punching...
Forum: Gaming 12-01-2012, 11:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 412
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Steam Updates in 2020

I have seen the future - Steam is no longer a simple distribution service for games. It distributes your life! Behold, a taste of things to come - from a holographically projected virtual remake of a...
Forum: Gaming 11-28-2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 332
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Puts my wire-wound bracelets to shame... don't...

Puts my wire-wound bracelets to shame... don't judge, I got very bored and was delirious with flu at the time...

For the next image, try 16-bit with something like this...
...
Forum: Gaming 11-24-2012, 05:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 537
Posted By Tharic-Nar
An EA Origin EULA I can finally agree to...

Title says it all really. I loaded up Origin.... because I wanted to punish myself... and it wanted to update. So I continued and it presented a EULA, as per usual. I waited and waited, then finally,...
Forum: Gaming 11-15-2012, 01:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 274
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Elite: Dangerous

Elite: Dangerous - being made by David Braben (and Frontier Developments) ... That is all.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous

If you are not up to speed on Elite...
Forum: Off Topic 11-13-2012, 07:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 353
Posted By Tharic-Nar
*pop*... *pop-pop*....*pop*.... What...? I'm...

*pop*... *pop-pop*....*pop*....

What...? I'm releasing trapped air back into society, it's called recycling, it's very therapeutic...

*pop...*
Forum: General Software 11-12-2012, 02:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 711
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Microsoft needs a bigger foot, it's running out...

Microsoft needs a bigger foot, it's running out of places to shoot itself... or it just needs to load blanks instead.

Honestly though, this isn't going to make the blindest bit of difference when...
Forum: Gaming 11-11-2012, 01:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 481
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Don't bother with DVD backups, waste of money...

Don't bother with DVD backups, waste of money really and for such little storage and a huge time-sink to burn each of them, label, etc. Sticking to large HDD is the better bet - but as you have...
Forum: General Software 11-08-2012, 08:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 650
Posted By Tharic-Nar
Wasn't this the whole idea behind Java? Platform...

Wasn't this the whole idea behind Java? Platform agnostic - not OS or Hardware, but platform. You create one set of code that will run on all 'compatible' devices. It's just a shame that functions...
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