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  1. It's cheap enough for impulse buys, throwaway experimenting and single tasks. Being ARM-based, it's also highly energy-efficient.

    I'm picking up one or 2 sometime for local servers.

     

    Its biggest flaw is it's not provided in a case but naked and vulnerable to static electricity, dust and other hazards unless you can find one not covering the ports.

     

    Actually it does come with a case, albeit a simple clamshell type one that it ships in, but it does have notches inside to lock the board into. Open it up for access, or you could easily take a dremel and cut holes where ports are to make it a permanent solution.

     

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-original-shipping-case-hack/

  2. I own one and can use it for XBMC or anything else I want for that matter, just by swapping SD cards. It's the size of a credit card, only higher.

     

    Seeing as it's just as capable, if not more, than something like an AppleTV or anything like that, and at less than half the price, I think it's a no-brainer.

     

    I'm not retarded enough to own a $700 smartphone, or be locked into a contract with my cell provider in order to get one at a lower price/free(I'm on contract, but not locked in and my provider kisses my ass to keep me as a result), and never will be...the masses of sheeple can continue to be, but no thanks.

     

    The old XBOX isn't powerful enough to stream HD or the like, or even high resolution SD for that matter. Hacked PS3? I know nobody with one...it's still a pain in the ass, and streaming video to the 360/PS3 is STILL lame as shit with no SMB support and lacking codec support and DLNA is fucking LAME.

    DS and PSP aren't even worth mention here...

  3. For what they cost, I'd rather just use membrane keyboards. I can't stand WSAD anyway...I remap everything to the arrow keys and the ones that surround it, like shift for jump. Too many other keys around WSAD when playing games.

     

    Because of that I want my keyboard back that had no space between the up arrow and the row of keys above it.

  4. I suppose substituting another pc bios might work, but given that the cpu is listed as a pentium running at 2GHz, not only is the pentium cpu not fully emulated yet, but it would be as slow as sludge.

     

    I don't understand why they need to "emulate" something that could be passed directly to the hardware the emulator is running on. I understand the "need" to implement the emulation of it, but a simple check to hand it off it's running on the same architecture just makes sense...why reinvent the wheel, simply for the sake of reinventing the wheel?

  5. Never pay attention to the media coverage for actual figures until things have calmed down. The initial reports on Boston were of 3 devices exploding and multiple more undetonated devices being found...only the 2 exploded and NO other devices were found.

     

    There was also reports of 12 and even 50 people being dead in Boston...wasn't the case.

     

    The media likes to sensationalize things like this to get ratings...it's fucking sad actually.

  6. I've seen enough of this "2nd amendment" "Constitutional Rights" BS...it's not your right under the constitution, simply because it's been misinterpreted and bastardized to serve that purpose.

     

    I don't believe guns need banned, just regulated better...it's no civilians right to own an AK47, or even an AR15(Although it's semi auto-matic, it's no hunting rifle). There's also no need to own a handgun, it's only purpose being concealment AND is harder to fire accurately than a rifle.

    There's just far too much redneck persuasion for things to ever change, because like you already mentioned, theres a percieve bastardized RIGHT to owning any gun you want.

    Why stop there? Why not make rocket launchers legal? Afterall, law abiding citizens won't abuse those...too bad it's the law abizing citizens who buy guns ILLEGALLY for those who aren't allowed to own them, and the stupid morons that don't store them properly that wind up having them stolen or their kids shoot themselves or their siblings in the face with them.

     

    Yes, guns don't kill people, people kill people...and there are too many with sub 80 IQs in your gun culture ridden society that are allowed possession of them.

     

    I've fired weapons of war, and have the "right" to own a number of weapons...and I don't believe it's a right that should be given to civilians beyond possessing weapons for the means of hunting, should they also be used as a means of self-defense, then so be it. But handguns and assault rifles? Bitch please...

  7. I recently upgraded my server in the basement, so I've got plenty of resources to spare. Decided to run a UT2004 server.

     

    There's no Master Server uplink, thus no CD Key check(and thus no stats tracking). All the Bonus packs are in use as well as a bunch of Classic UT remakes and some others. I'll continue adding maps as I have time.

     

    Server is up 24/7(nearly, scheduled reboot twice a week at 5am) so long as my internet connection is up, and a public file redirect on a 100mbit line is present for downloads of maps/packages you don't have, so downloads are fast and don't affect the game server.

     

    Map voting is on, with the ability to change gametype, server default is CTF and will revert to random CTF map if no votes are placed. Min 6 players with bots filling spots and always playing, keeping the maps rotating.

     

    ut2004://kencinder.servegame.com

  8. Back on topic - On top of all that the intenet isn't on everyone's list of must have's nowadays. Most of my friends don't have internet because of it's price and the limits set for GB's a month.

     

    http://www.acanac.ca I'm in my 2nd year with them, unlimited and not only is their customer service good(They'll listen to you if you know what you're doing, rather than treat you like a moron like Rogers and Bell do), I haven't HAD to even speak to them in over a year.

  9. It appears only the old school see what these sites in FB/twitter are doing to the smaller sites.

    A generation of controlled web users?

     

    No more like a generation of stupid, spoiled little emo brats that couldn't possibly think for themselves.

     

    Those deemed "Generation Z" who have no appreciation for doing ANYTHING for themselves, you thought Gen Y kids were bad with their online antics and brain damaged-ness? Gen Z kids take it to a whole new level! Problem is, most of us Gen X'ers are the problem, as they're OUR kids!

    Sooooo basically it sucks to be parent in this era? lol

     

    No it sucks seeing how big of a failure most other parents are these days...I blame it on how many of them were brought up spoiled trust fund kids, and how many overpaid desk jockeys there are today.

    Will take another economic meltdown ala the 1930's to burn out their kids trust funds, and force them to get real jobs they're worthy of(instead of the 6 figure one they're unqualified for that their family/friends got them), to put a stop to it.

  10. It appears only the old school see what these sites in FB/twitter are doing to the smaller sites.

    A generation of controlled web users?

     

    No more like a generation of stupid, spoiled little emo brats that couldn't possibly think for themselves.

     

    Those deemed "Generation Z" who have no appreciation for doing ANYTHING for themselves, you thought Gen Y kids were bad with their online antics and brain damaged-ness? Gen Z kids take it to a whole new level! Problem is, most of us Gen X'ers are the problem, as they're OUR kids!

  11. its weird but i dont like how fb is becoming so powerful, there are tons of site where u can register just by having a fb account.

    I m terrified of what FB and Google will become.

     

    I've noticed that with youtube too, You MUST have a gmail account now. Sucks

     

    You only need an account to upload(and you always have), and Google owns Youtube...so having 1 single login for everything Google offers, is WAY better than registering separately.

     

    Facebook lets me keep in touch with friends and family I can't possibly see in person, or are not close enough friends to do so otherwise. I don't use it for the addictive BS some people do, hell I might post on there once a month, but I do read alot of what people post and laugh at how fucking EMO some people can be.

     

    Twitter...twitter is THE single most useless website in existance. Tweets are stupid, serve no real purpose and any "Conversation" cannot be coherently followed.

    There is no "News" from any single tweet, that one can find any substance in whatsoever. You're far better off getting your news from places of real substance, as even the companies or individuals "Tweeting" something, elaborate and provide FAR FAR more depth and substance on REAL websites...Twitter is a hilarious little emo 12 year old smart phone having childs website.

  12. Fight Club - LOVE IT! watching nakatomi plaza burn is still enjoyable!

    There was a nakatomi plaza in fight club?

     

    No, that would be Die Hard...in Fight Club, it's just Fox Plaza acting as a bunch of "Bank Offices".

     

    No, It's nakatomi tower they draw the smiley face on

     

    Look it up...you're wrong lol

     

    Nakitomi Plaza/Tower is a fictional building in Die Hard, Fox Plaza/Tower was used to represent it.

     

    It was on AMC when I watched it, the story notes said it was the same tower from die hard. I'm just passing it on as I read it :-)

     

    It is...Fox Plaza(As in the real life company, who owns the rights to both movies). In Die Hard they called it Nakitomi, which is a fictional name.

  13. Fight Club - LOVE IT! watching nakatomi plaza burn is still enjoyable!

    There was a nakatomi plaza in fight club?

     

    No, that would be Die Hard...in Fight Club, it's just Fox Plaza acting as a bunch of "Bank Offices".

     

    No, It's nakatomi tower they draw the smiley face on

     

    Look it up...you're wrong lol

     

    Nakitomi Plaza/Tower is a fictional building in Die Hard, Fox Plaza/Tower was used to represent it.

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