does one game count as a 'bundle'?

i'm still going to get it, as i like these frantic shooters and the aesthetics are immensely pleasing (to me, at least).

wow, weird. anyways, Calvin contacted me, so we're taking this offline.

the first season of "Spaced" was pretty good... didn't care for the second season at all.

the monitor i purchased from Calvin died after eight months of use. does anyone know how to get ahold of him? he apparently hasn't logged in for a long time and my PMs have gone unanswered for the past few weeks.

with some effort and time, you can repair it as well. doesn't require any special electronics knowledge: http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm

no footies, no deal

Inverter probably. Sometimes the inverter can shut the monitor off if one of the back lights is on the fritz, though, so that could be the issue as well.

When you turn your monitor on, do you get a picture for a few seconds and then it shuts off, or does it shut off immediately?

i don't get a picture at all. nothing is ever displayed...

If it's not immediate, are you sure you're checking the screen with the flashlight while it's on?

totally sure.

While I'm sure you already checked those, it wouldn't hurt to check every connection again to be sure they're tight.

septuple-checked that...

i purchased a Dell 2005FPW from a user on this very board back in January, and one day a few weeks ago, while i was using the computer, the display suddenly went completely black. it now displays nothing on the screen (not even the on-screen menus), but the power light will turn on and off when the power button is pressed. i've tried the VGA, DVI, composite and s-video inputs - none work. i've tried shining a light on the monitor to see if i can see anything displayed on the screen at all, but i can't see anything. i figure my next step is to disassemble the monitor (as shown here) to see if any capacitors have swollen. what is the likely problem here?

I've been meaning to install custom firmware on my PSP-1000 for homebrew for a few years, but want to do it now, as i have two new games that require the firmware to be updated. I'm currently on official firmware 5.03 and I have been avoiding playing these new UMDs, as I thought the system had to be on firmware 5.03 to have a different firmware installed. I've done some forum reading, and I can't quite figure out which updater or CFW I should use. the latest version of PRO-B8 seems to be the way to go, I think?

I really use my Kindle in conjunction with retroread.com and Google Books to find pre-1923 books of interest. I download the ones that have epub versions (most of the ones I'm interested in do) and convert them to mobi at Retroreads and can send them directly to my Kindle. The conversion is a bit ugly but isn't really a detriment to me.

Project Gutenberg already has Kindle-formatted versions of many of their texts - would save you a step.

i've been using this for eight years now, and it has become very simple to set-up. just get the skype installer from skype.com - every option it presents to you is pretty much a no-brainer. it will also detect your camera, and you can calibrate from the Tools -> Options -> Video Settings menu.

i actually would recommend having more than 4GB of RAM for Parallels, as launching a Win7 virtual environment twice or more in a row tends to seriously bog down everything.

Am I just sexist?

Just sexY

i have a 120GB XBox i would gladly swap for a PS3. no one's going to go for that trade, but it's nice to pretend.

the Jambox would be a good thing to strap onto my bicycle rack. my bike sound system idea keeps getting easier to implement over the years...

that was disappointing. at least they kept (most of?) the original actors for the voices. if you haven't seen the the original movie, definitely do so.

1) The game requires a constant internet connection. It cannot be played offline.

as the Internet eloquently says, DO NOT WANT

recommended if only for Hammerfight! but i've also played the VVVVVV demo numerous times...

re Zeno Clash - best first person beat-em-up i ever played

site is much less busy today

any good bundles on sale? i now regret not getting the indie variety and action packs from a few weeks ago.

all that matters is that it works on GSM networks for T-Mobile and has the charger. monochrome screen, whatever - 'candybar' models preferred and the smaller the better, but age/technology doesn't otherwise matter. if you have one collecting dust, let me know...

if a Nokia model can't be located, i'd accept something from other manufacturers. i might be able to get an AT&T or other GSM device unlocked as well...

they make great armrests when one is sitting on the couch and every pug i've ever met has been friendly, but i don't see the point of breeding dogs with inherent health problems (e.g. nasal passage issues).

i'm not sure why some people here are downplaying Java and instead recommending C#?

i'm liking Unity on Ubuntu, even though it still seems to be in a beta release state. i can see a few areas where usability can be (and should be) improved, but it's the most 'flowing' UI i've used on a *nix machine yet. too bad the memory usage is somewhat more substantial than GNOME/KDE...

i was going to replace OS X Tiger on my iBook G3 (ca. 2002) with Debian, but it doesn't look like that will fix the inability to connect to WPA2 networks over wifi - appears to be a hardware limitation of the original Airport.

i suppose this has something somewhat related to context of thread

Windows 8 crash screen:



Apple Leopard crash screen:



very imaginative.

did anyone else notice that the (voice of) the main character's father was played by Scott Bakula...

heh heh

I think the main reason for that difference is that most people who know nothing about computers buy PCs. And so while there are almost certainly more absolute numbers of tech-savvy PC people, there are also almost certainly higher absolute numbers of computer illiterate PC folk. So relative to their install base, Mac users probably have a higher percentage of tech savvy users.

Keep in mind that OS X sits on top a Unix variant, which is attractive to some techies.

This would be the reason i use Mac (and Linux) machines at work - the Unix-based command line interface.

get here in early September (first half of the month for sure).

See:

- if you can get here for a day of Bumbershoot, do so

- the downtown Central Library (check out the architecture from the top floor inside)

- Discovery Park in Magnolia - be sure to head to the beach

- Archie McPhee in Wallingford (near where i live... website explains all: http://www.mcphee.com/ )

- the giant stone troll under the Aurora Bridge in Fremont (there's also a huge statue of Vladimir Lenin in downtown Fremont)

- Thai Tom in University District - if you like Thai food, you must go here. the place is a hole in the wall, but there's a reason there's always a line in front of it when there are about a dozen other Thai restaurants within a few blocks....

(there are at least 200 Thai restaurants in Seattle ... and around 100 Teriyaki shops. see the NYT article about it)

- Samurai Noodle in the International District for prettttty good ramen

- Gasworks Park in... what's that neighborhood called... uh, North Lake Union?  go to the top of the tallest hill there.

- Pink Gorilla in International and University Districts for rare/import video games

- Easy Street Records in Queen Anne (great record store)

- Big Bowl Pho in Ballard... because the portions are huuuge (and good)

- if you must eat by the waterfront, check out The Pink Door

- drive out for a hike to Mount Sai or Pilchuk

- take the ferry to Bremerton

for the first time, i already own zero games from the bundle. ON IT

you don't need anymore games.

it didn't download from Intel's site, but it does from Best Buy's.

i take it you need to have AppUp running in order to launch any programs...

doesn't seem to work with PCs running AMD processors...?

Chrome 10 is nice. If I could get NoScript working for it, I might switch.

How is Chrome already on 10 releases? Crazy.

versioning inflation

after using Fedora 12/13 at work over the past year, i think i'm going to stay away from any RPM-based distro from now on if i can possibly help it.

i have done a bit o' PS2 disassembling/reassembling. there were some fiddly cables in there...

i just downloaded off there earlier today...

or you can play Crush the Castle for free: http://armorgames.com/play/3614/crush-the-castle

...$200 for a case?