Posts by Danny 14

Scammers exploit wannabe demon-slayers hyped by Diablo III

Re: Other Scams

I got mine from tescos, search for a voucher code and you'll find a £5 off code. £28 for D3 wasnt too bad I thought.

Diablo III

Re: Only 85%

I'd say 85% is fair. Not enough customisation. Runes are too simplistic compared to the D2 level trees - far too easy to respec for a boss then respec back. No ability to choose what to add to your stats on leveling is also a pain (i.e. only add dex and stay low health but high damage etc).

Call my a cynic but im sure they want you to buy better loot to get uber stats...

Re: I tried the beta

Have you uninstalled the beta and removed that beta battlenet installer? Same happened to one of our beta testers (closed beta not the open one).

well

Diablo 2 is still receiving patches and battle.net for D2 is still active. They have no plans to drop D2 support so I imagine (based on those stats) that D3 has quite a bit of legs to run.

Ref error 37. 4 of us sat up on monday night for the EU launch. 11pm and it was error 37, after 15 mins of cut and paste one of us got in and played. I got in at 11:30 ish then hung on the creating character. Cancelled got in properly at 11:45 one of the other two gave up at midnight and the last lass got in at about 12:30. Played rock solid till 4AM.

We tried relogging at 4AM and all 3 of us got back in immediately. Not had any issues with 37 since launch night, and we've been on every night from tea time ish.

Perhaps it is just the US servers with the big issues? Euro ones seem OK.

Personally I think it is too dumbed down. Leveling system is too simplistic and obviously geared more to loot rather than character customisation (funny that there is a paid-for auction house....)

Seeing ads on Wikipedia? Then you're infected

Re: traffic

idiot.

That is the whole point of donations vs adverts. I have donated (a whopping £5 last year) simply because I use it a lot and DONT get bombed with adverts. There are other sites I use that I wish had this approach, I would much rather donate to some sites that see adverts.

Will UK.gov crack down on itself for missing Cookie Law deadline?

Re: So Google Analytics now ok?

I think it is more the case of if it includes analytics then you are screwed. Our website runs on a "this has cookies that do this, dont like it then exit now" type approach. The same as tesco, sainsbury etc

Fasthosts officially not the best in UK for virtual servers

sack of crap

We hosted 2 servers with them, one shared. The shared box got accused of using "too many resources due to badly configured scripts". We found this odd as we didnt use many scripts on that box. They bumped not only this box but our other two (lord knows why the other 2) onto some other infrastructure that suffered more downtime and far worse response. All complaints went onto deaf ears, all complaints about the 2 unconnected servers being moved were ignored until all of a sudden they admitted it was another host on the shared box. Great. They took close to 6 weeks to move it back.

Come renewal we went elsewhere. Wouldnt touch em with a barge pole.

Nokia Lumia 900 WinPho 7 smartphone

Re: not too bad

ack no edit! on the situation with 2 cores, with my S2 system monitor pro shows that my 2nd core is idle for 97% of the time. Only when playing games has the 2nd core powered up and whilst core 1 does peak at 100% core 2 has only done so a few times. I doubt many apps are multithreaded enough to care.

I still wouldnt swap my S2 for one though. We couldnt find apps for stuff I use on my phone.

not too bad

Work colleague has one, got it on saturday. We spent yesterday comparing with my galaxy S2. Battery life is about the same. W7 is far easier to use for some tasks, for others is simply wont do things. Y

ou cant run (for example) a streaming radio program whilst locked on the 900 whereas tuneinpro works just fine on the S2.

No wakelock issues on the 900 due to design.

GPS lock took about 5 seconds outside but a good full minute in the office. S2 took 5s and 10s respectively.

A task of adding a number to contacts from an unknown text was easier in 900 (stock apps on S2)

Looking up the location of a postcode in maps whilst on a speakerphone call was a chuffing nightmare in the 900, S2 was easy.

16Gb is utterly tripe on the 900. Since you dont get 16Gb it will be gone in a week. Totally inexcusable and would be a dealbreaker for me - offer 32 or 64 versions! S2 trucking along with 16gb+32 however, with android being shit, this is geek territory, my wife couldnt figure out why there is a hidden 2gb "apps" partition, 10Gb of "sd_card" (that isnt the sd_card) and 30 Gb of "/mnt/external_storage" (that is the sd_card) so thumbs down for android's stupid file manager.

Exchange 2010 was the same for both. You can do the same things in both.

Overall the 900 seemed ok for normal stuff, app store was a bit sparse compared to android but then again you need to hit google (or bing) to find the usefulness of each android app anyway (and check wakelock issues nowadays...)

75% i'd say simply due to lack of storage. As a phone it seems ok and a decent alternative to android or iOS. This being from a neutral person who has USED one rather than spewed venom at something different.

Button batteries burn kids from inside

Re: I've never swallowed a button cell battery but I did explode one!

RCCBs? we didnt have those. If you got busted by blowing the ring main fuse then an original solid metal scalextric power supply came a close second. I think they were 12v 5a. Plus it beat having a numb arm for a few hours.

Re: we used

fun? Its a quick way to test the battery work.

Still is.

New Apple keyboard patent may spell trouble for Android

Re: skilled in the art...

True, also didnt windows 95 have floating keyboards that altered configuration for the virtual keybaord? Ive seen these things in the windows of bus stations etc. I cannot see how they will enforce it

Hyundai Veloster coupé

Re: Modern Cars (@ Gene Cash)

I just did a quick look on deal drivers. You can get a brand new focus titanium for £15300 1.6T eco 6 speed, or a ford direct 60 plate 13k mileage 1.6 tdci titanium for £13k. That doesnt factor in the £1000 finance rebate you can get for the new one (bringing it to 14300 on the road delivered) that wouldnt be available on the direct option.

Sensible purchasing works for both methods.

Re: Modern Cars (@ Gene Cash)

"Down to car choice really "

Some people also buy new cars cheaply. I bought a black titanium tdci smax for a paid price of about 18k (I needed to pay for tax and delivery, also this was after cashbacks and finance rebates + a £500 trade in that only cost me £500 to buy in the first place! so my trade in appreciated) brand new first registration - it should be noted that the finance was settled after month 1 for penalty of 1 month interest. It didnt depreciate in the first year. I could still sell it now for £12k. £6k depreciation in 3 years I would say is a result and certainly better than buying an 8 year old mondeo doing it up and selling it on (IMHO).

This was hardly deal of the century, "drive the deal" and "deal drivers" were churning these deals out.

really?

Did you not see the ipod cable?

ITS AN IPOD CABLE! IN A CAR!

AMD: New Trinity laptop chips out-juice Intel graphics

Re: Nice but...

damn no edit. Before people say, yes I do know about the "no tearing option" and the lack of enabled by default on 11.10. If that is enabled then you get blocky decode errors instead, apparantly this has been fixed in the newer 12+ catalyst. No such issue on an idential ION setup (both XBMC installed from same source).

Re: Nice but...

really? Here is my experience with an E350 fusion chipset this very weekend on ubuntu,

Bundled driver is catalyst 11.11 (open source). Needed newer catalyst to stop tearing in 1080 movies (ripped myself so I know the source and method/quality level).

Attempt to use jockey, fglrx basic works but the update barfs. Attempt to remove, nogo, attempt to upgrade nogo. Roll back to clonezilla backup.

Attempt 2. Use the ati catalyst update package. First try to install using the package (not rebuild). Barfs the whole system, no --initial, no xconf, no driver. Roll back to clonezilla backup.

Attempt 3. Use the ati catalyst update package. Build the package. Same as above. Great. Rollback. Hit the wiki and follow the instructions for 11.10 to the letter. Doesnt work. symbolic links missing. Add them manually still doesnt work. Give up.

In contrast, my XBMCBuntu on an ION board works out of the bag. Need to update the nvidia drivers? Worked EVERY time.

Whilst I use ATI on my desktop windows machine I would never use one again for a linux media center.

Russian upstart claims BitTorrent-killer

Re: Won't Work

tarpitting is fairly common on large email servers. The way round it is to manually drop connections if data isnt received in a timeframe. Then blacklist that source. Sure it might slow things down initially but it will self heal.

Samsung sheds light on low-cost WinPho blower

Re: 5 months and obsolete

samsung do not have a huge track record of upgrading all their phones. Even the venerable S2 only got ICS in some parts this year. I doubt a budget part will get precidence.

How to simulate a light armoured vehicle

cramped

I had a few joyrides in a LAV25 in the early 90's. Pretty cramped but hell better than the shitty spartans I trained with.

Grab your L-plates, flying cars of sci-fi dreams have landed

"casualties getting flying cars off the ground"

I think it is the coming back to the ground that will cause more casualties. Especially if the fly car becomes many flying car bits.

Re: Finally the future is here.@Minophis

I'd love to work from home. Worst thing about schools are the children.

hmm

I'd still say the problem will be the drivers/pilots. I'd quit flying when the first flying transit van is unveiled. Or flying BMW/Audi.

Re: Power requirements

I assumed the math was for VTOL hence lead weight. Gliders and normal A/C do not fit the bill of "flying car" in this concept - I assumed we were looking at helicopter equivalents (witha car component bolted on). Otherwise we are simply talking about helicopters.

Carriers, prepare to bleed: EU pops a cap on data roaming

Re: 3G auction crap

yes because BT are the most astute company in the world.

By your rationale Three wont be making any money.

Re: Try doing that in Italy

you can buy one before you go out. There are loads of tourist type sims. You can even get true european roaming sims if you like - all pre pay. I have a spanish "tourist" sim. It works out much cheaper than an internet cafe when I tether too.

Ten... freeware gems for new PCs

Re: Being pedantic here .....

not sure why the downvotes.

paint.net needs an honourable mention. As does ImgBurn. Putty is useful too. EaseUS has a freeware backup that will schedule bare metal capable backups that can be stored on a network location that doesnt have to be NTFS (unlike the MS one)

Re: Libre or Open Office ?

libreoffice is nice but a pain to configure on mass rollouts. Previously you could copy config files but the new version wont let you. OO is still enterprise friendly in that respect.

North Korean GPS blocking sparks cyber war fears

Re: If only they could find oil

There are missiles that not only home in on the jamming but can home in on "warm" sets too. Most ICBM use star tracking as backups too.

Best and the Rest: ARM Mini PCs

Re: Rubbish...

Plus I bet there are othe Pi in the pipeline, maybe ones with beefier CPUs and more RAM. Imagine a suitably clocked Armv7 Pi with 1Ghz RAM. That would be a beast of a barebones HTPC.

Re: hella expensive

agreed. If you cut corners you can get an almost like for like fusion board + ram + case + storage for less than £150. Use an open-elec XBMC and you have a decent fusion (or ion) media center.

Cameron's F-35 U-turn: BAE Systems still calls the shots at No 10

but in reality it is shit compared to the F18. Lewis might go on a bit but this really was a very very stupid decision.

At last! A use for Blighty's phone-boxes: Free Wi-Fi hotspots

Re: Don't give your mobile phone number to any organisation ....

you used your real phone number? really?

Re: Don't knock the old phone boxes!

indeed. I'm only 40 and still remember pips and a quick double dial for "come pick me up dad" as a kid.

VW STUNS WORLD+DOG WITH REAL HOVER-CAR!

Re: It's the perfect car...

and if it is using that sort of power for induced current magnetic repellent then your keys should also start glowing and melting through your leg.

Anonymous takes the Kremlin offline in Putin protest

Re: Anonymous take out the Kremlin

indeed and in a true western democratic society old grandma flo will be rendered to the US 'cause she had a rootkit installed on her "not quite up to date pc" along with all her other zombie infested PC friends.

Old-school Mars rover water findings confirmed

hmm

the odds are a thousand to 1 against I say.

Java jury finds Google guilty of infringement: Now what?

Re: Copyright an API?

and cross licenced of course so that intel wont have a monopoly.

Microsoft kills Windows Live brand

Re: Stick to a ruddy name will you

XP messenger was NET SEND wasnt it?

Microsoft delays license price hike for current SPLA users

aye

Phoenix already knew this, or at least did when I asked (renewal in August.)

Fanbois froth as Apple claims 'iPhone5.com' rights

Re: iphone4

the problem is they asked for more than their lawyers so its tough titty.

Samsung Galaxy S III: A Swiss army knife of wireless tech

Re: SuccessCase - "surely cost an arm and a leg"

Personally I see people who spend £36 a month on beer as being extravagant- horses for courses its your money spend it on what you like. I have an S2 that I bought outright and use a sim of my choice (3 - phoned to cancel got good giff gaff beating deal for retention etc). I wont be getting the s3 as its probably too big for me. I do like the specs though.

£900 a year isnt a lot for a "toy". My classic CB500 costs me far more than that.

Microsoft ejects DVD playback from Windows 8

Re: "rely on the many quality solutions on the market"

who said licensing was meant to be sensible?

EA unplugs Rock Band for iOS

Re: Smart 'phones..!!

Old games yes I can agree with you. Rock band IOS is not even 3 years old yet. That is like shutting "modern warfare 2" down completely (released a month afterwards). I can imagine shutting a 10 year old game down but really, this is taking the piss.

How politicians could end droughts forever But they don't want to

Re: JG Ballard and tilting at windmills.

Gradients are the problem. There are plenty of these - look at how manchester gets its water (from the lakes). Liverpool gets some from wales too.

However, it isnt as simple as building lots of pipes.

Re: Wind

Actually what really happens is that in the morning the prices are set and loads are calculated. Power stations are told to come on or off on the schedules depending on their costs. If the weather is really windy the gas stations lower their costs so that they dont have to be knocked off. Then a price war erupts. Nuclear is generally very cheap anyway.

Its not as cut and dry as people think.

Total War Battles: Shogun

ingame XP purchasing?

shamefur dispray!

LG: We're not walking away from Windows Phone

Re: Windows Phone released roughly 2010/2011???

echo another comment. I have used my FM radio on my S2 maybe twice or three times. tuneinradio pro is FAR better and works in more areas tbh. Forget using the FM radio whilst walking, it simply isnt good enough. PLus you are very limited on FM nowadays - still its your phone do as you will.

As for google slurping data, I bet MS do the same, as to apple and so do RIM. Google dont sell peoples data. They sell advertising. Why would google sell its only leading edge? Blocking adverts and stopping crap going out of your phone is trivial on android. I would guess very hard on apple (jailbreak at a guess) and I dont know about the winphone.

I discounted winphone on the strenght it has no external storage. 10-12gb free is pitiful. My S2 is now 4gb free internal and about 6gb free on the 32gb card. The other 32gb card is full of kids movies for holiday travel.

Microsoft hikes volume prices by more than a third

Re: When meeting MS people...

why? so that they can be assured of more CALS?