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There should be a PDF on the disc.

Excellent rebuttal. It is possible (and likely) that DirectX9.0L will be inferior to DirectX10; afterall I was under the (mis-?) apprehension that DirectX10 included Shader Model 4; should DirectX9.0L emulate DirectX10, it will have to (at best) make a "best guess" at performing additional calculations ... and there isn't much processing power left on the current x9xx ATi and nVidia generations of cards.

I have MS Works, it is a proprietary Office-type suite of packages (though it also contains Word); can't say I've ever tried to install it more than once and only kept it on my old (Dell) laptop because it came pre-installed and I installed Office on top (and I feared that uninstalling Works would clobber Word).

Not sure why / what the image gallery would be used for ... when I read the question initially, I thought this might be a gallery of Obsidian offical-type artwork, like avatars, screensavers, backgrounds, skins, etc.

Saw The Departed the other day and was pleased that it was not terrible; Scorsese is really bringing the best out of DiCaprio, and the whole cast shines. The direction is good, but I doubt it's good enough to win an Oscar without the guilt-c

Please, tell me! What was the "rich backstory" of the original series? If you can't see the depth of the new series, then you aren't looking. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They were trying to find a new safe haven while trying to avoid being destroyed by the Cylons and other enemies, while keeping an entire rag-tag fleet of citizens and supplies safe from Pirates and any other things that were trying to kill them and rying to keep rebellions from happening across the disgruntled citizens in the fleet. They also had some damn good subplots along with believable acting to support it. Basically, it's survival, not some stupid soap opra thats just abunch of bad drama. Now why don't you tell me the so-called 'rich backstory' of the new series, meta? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's not a big CGI-and-tights lightshow, like the old series. I watched the old series on tv when it was screened, and I have fond memories of it. Then, I watched the summaries included in the "making of" documentary of the new mini series, and all my rose-coloured reminisces were stripped from me: the new series has much[/i] better writing. The acting is probably about the same, all things considered, as I have found some of the new series to be quite ordinary. The new series investigates the ethical dimensions of interesting characters, like Gaius Baltar, who is not a particularly good person and yet has managed to provide for the survival of the remnants of the fleet on many occassions. Similarly, the Cylons have a much richer exploration, too: such Philip K. Dιck concepts as What is a soul? and very interesting theological concepts that would arise from humanity creating life: Would humans be seen to by gods by their creation?, Would the created love or hate their creators, or both?, Would the created be better than the creators? and even the added concept of machines coming to terms with emotions, how they affect various ego states and the entire consciousness feedback process. None of which was present in the earier series.

* Draws a discreet curtain across this topic *

Get a loan (from your sister ) ) to pay for cabs / buses.

Demo?

It hasn't.

Trouble is, as with all despots in Stalinist states, no-one can tell them any uncomfortable truths. Like this was a really bad idea, and a low-probability win. The US won't give Iran direct one-on-one talks. Considering that Iran is borderline entering the Nuclear club, the US CANNOT accede to North Corea's demands without also giving a big green light to Iran. And the only thing worse than NK letting off a nuke, is Iran doing it too. Military action isn't even being discussed by the US. It'll be sanctions. They are worth more to me because I am an American. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I know, I was just showing you what a hypocrite you are.

So what makes the lives of "innocent Americans" worth more than the lives of the innocent North Coreans?

Sorry, but i place the lives of the innocent Americans who would die in such attack in a higher regard. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But I thought North Korea would be the perfect exemplar of your new-found self-sufficiency model.

What do the graphics designer edition of GPUs do that is different than the regular pixel-pumpers?

Tutorial?

Yeah, loads of corporates negotiated "extended support" for Windows NT.

Even though I subscribe, I don't read slashdot all the time; information overload. So I am pleased when others post what they think is important.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hahaha, that is quite the catch-22. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't think it's quite as cut-and-dried as that. Firstly, the core WILL BE hacked. Apple's OSX for Intel was hacked THE FIRST DAY of the developer's release. Secondly, it is not unreasonable for Microsoft to hold third-party security companies like McAfee and Symantec to a formal trade secrets contract with punitive clauses; in other words, only divulge the really sensitive stuff to named people in the companies, who would be personally responsible should anything be leaked. In the end, security by obscurity doesn't work (for software). Depends on the when. Vista will probably ship first quarter 2007, meaning it will be available (in about seven different versions from "Home" to "Total"), and this will include laptops. Whether you should use it as soon as it comes out, though, especially for a lower-end laptop, remains to be seen ...

Because all those innocent citizens are to blame. Gee, I'm glad you don't have any power.

All Kim Il Jung is doing is playing brinkmanship. And attempt to challenge his authority to do whatever he wants (he threatens) will make him more unreasonable. The good news is that he is isolating himself from every country in the world, even normally po-faced (towards the interfering predelictions of the UN) China. The bad news is that a lot more North Coreans are going to die before anything good happens.

:D

Dual-wielding rapiers!

It's the same engine, just enhanced. The developers are working on the next engine simultaneously and secretly.

I'd be surprised (and disapointed) if it didn't, given all the Lead Developer hype about making a better, deeper and broader FPS.