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I'm still holding out for kinetic control!

I can answer this.

It doesn't.

Check your keybinding options. The tab button is defaulted to next-target option, but there are other settings such as to automatically target the enemy closest to you.

too much to hope that L***** = Linux... be nice to see a native client...

anyways, for some real questions that probably CAN be answered, besides wanting to know if you need another person in tech support:

Crossfire / SLI support: is there any kind of update on how close native support is for the game? I don't mean "well if you use this third party application and modify hex values you can enable AFR" : I mean : enable by default and it just works.

Eyefinity / Matrox Triple-Head / Nvidia Surround: Okay. Pet thing I would like to see implemented is proper support for wide-screen resolutions outside of 16:9 / 16:10. From earlier in this year I know it's not going to happen by Going Rogue, or likely in the issue after, but with Nvidia's recent extension of Triple-Screen support across SLI'd GTX 200 cards does this boost the potential install base / usage base of this type of tech.

Now with the stuff I want to know out of the way...

What was your biggest programming error you ever made?

What was the biggest prank you ever played on a user? And no, the ether-killer doesn't count.

Is it true that Dr. Aeon keeps rigging your computer's power supply to turn off... and was responsible for the noodle incident?

Is it also true that Dr. Aeon's source code includes the terms Blowhard, ID=TenT, and... wait... why are all my characters in pink tutus?

better, but not way better: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/..._card_review/2

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...d_5830_review/

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...tx_460_review/

The GTX 460 is about the same performance as a 5830. The 5850 is pretty much capable of destroying 285's (and 295's for that matter). The 5830's drop from the 5850's rendering power puts it closer to where the best 285's scored.

There's also still the matter of DirectX 11 / OpenGL 4.0 support, which the GTX 200 series can't do. The GTX 460 will do those levels of rendering.

Given that Microsoft had already firmly stated, beyond a shadow of a doubt, with no misgivings, and no chance of any change, that Windows Xp was going to be terminated with no other recourse in October 2010...

and now that they've reprieved it YET AGAIN, I'm seriously going to take any date they give for future endings of support / termination with a barrel of salt. I'm going to have so much salt on hand, Slugs will be talking about the plotted "Great Slug Massacre" for years.

Okay, I'll concede that maybe, just maybe, Microsoft is actually going to stick to their word, and they really will stop supporting NT5 in 2014. I just... I wouldn't count on it.

what, keeping ALL programs up to date, or just keeping FireFox up to date?

Well, that's just it. Support isn't ending. It's been extended... yet again... for the life of Windows 7.


heh. Just don't use IE and that solves 95% of the malware right there.

that's what it reads like.

Yet reprieve for Windows Xp.

There's really not much more to say on this topic. Windows Xp is not going away. It will continue to be a target for any developer.

OpenGL is still the only way to target all versions of Windows.

DirectX is still a multi-billion dollar mistake. Period. Stop.

So, it's now official. You can use your Windows 7 licenses for Windows Xp... for the duration of Windows 7 lifecycle.

oh that's not good for long term subscription...

if you somehow got on a banned credit card list, you might be better off buying from a retail store or amazon.com

Going out on a limb here. One of the problems we had at Cox Communications is that it was possible to list a modem of one model with a MAC-address from a modem of a different model.

This might not sound like a bad thing until you consider that most DOCSIS systems, such as those used by Cox or Comcast, often receive their firmware updates and modem information from the ISP. So, if you had a Motoral Surfboard 5100, but we told the system you had a Surfboard 4100, or vice versa, you could actually get a corrupted modem firmware that would generate disconnections, lag, and other issues.

It's possible then since Comcast basically flipped a switch and it worked, they had screwed something up on their side of the connection. To confirm what Kitsune says though, it's basically policy for the company to never admit THEY did anything wrong.

let me guess.

Involved the word: Provisioning

nice assumption it will take that long.

Okay, fair point: let me clarify.

There's a difference between speaking something in a movie, and actually, well, showing it. Cityofheroes.com stands as a good example of this. When you go to check on information about the game... well.. look.

http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/getting_started/
http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_inf..._overview.html
http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_inf..._overview.html

The Planetside site is the same way. You go there: http://planetside.station.sony.com/players/

And you find... http://planetside.station.sony.com/howto/

When you go to someplace like Champions Online... well. The site is actually bare on information about the game. So is DCUO. In all fairness, DCUO is bare because they haven't actually launched the game. Still, the information on the actual content... the costumes, zones, and everything else, is pretty limited.

SOE's advantage is that SOE isn't afraid to throw developers at products to ensure lots of Launch Content. SOE's disadvantage is that outside of the Everquest franchise, their follow-up efforts tend to be anemic. I seriously doubt DCUO can launch with more zones / costumes / etc. etc. etc. than CoH. I also seriously doubt SOE will back the game in the long run. That's just SOE's reputation. Hopefully DCUO will be the game to break their reputation.

Yeah... I think it's highly unlikely that DCUO will have anywhere near the amount of content or powers that CoH has.

What's interesting about Championess's statement is that DCUO actually hasn't said anything about the costumes, powers, or missions of the game: http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/overview.vm

The most info we have comes from the publically released movies: http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/movies.vm

About the only real advantage DCUO will have at launch is that it will also be a console game, with a PS3 client. That's an attractive offer for those not ready to upgrade their computers or invest in a new computer, but still want something with lots of eye candy.

so your saying your motherboard does not have a port that looks like an over-sized phone jack?

so... you're the crazy aunt?

*takes off running in the opposite direction!*

dumb question time:

what happens when you use a REAL network interface and do NOT use USB?

I'm not aware of any crashes related to this. Have you posted in the Technical Help forum?

*clonks Cien on the head with a Brontosaurus leg bone*

Bad puppy! Now. Fetch!

*throws the bone off into the yonder!

thanks for saying what I was thinking.