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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2015, 10:32 PM »

They've had free upgrades before...

-wraith808 (January 28, 2015, 08:16 PM)

I don't seem to recall any 'free' full version upgrades that weren't purchased as part of a "free upgrade" guarantee offer. (i.e. "Shop with confidence! Buy now - and get a 'free' upgrade to Windows XX when it's released later this year...") What did I miss?

why assume that it's anything different than what the policy has always been?

-wraith808 (January 28, 2015, 08:16 PM)

AFAIK, Microsoft's policy has always been: copies of Windows are never ever to be given away for free. Period. Everyone must pay something to get one. So in this instance, I think this marks a truly major departure from Microsoft's long standing "NO FREEBIES!" rule.

Did you see something that says otherwise?

-40hz (January 28, 2015, 08:37 PM)

As I said above, I received a free windows 8 upgrade, and a free windows 7 upgrade.  And the windows 7 upgrade was over a year after I purchased my Vista laptop.  The windows 8 was closer... but only by about 6 months.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2015, 08:16 PM »

As with a lot of things... there's FUD clouding the issue.

-wraith808 (January 28, 2015, 04:47 PM)

Yes, except this time they are doing it to themselves...  My point is that MS introducing so much uncertainty may have created the opposite effect they wanted to achieve, i.e. people may be more inclined to stick with their Win7 instead (or even go out and buy a retail pack - at least looking at Amazon UK, people still seem to be buying them, even though it's 60 pounds (!) more expensive now than what I paid for it exactly 2 yrs ago).

-dr_andus (January 28, 2015, 05:37 PM)

How are they doing it to themselves?  They've had free upgrades before... why assume that it's anything different than what the policy has always been?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2015, 04:47 PM »

Again, in that case I might just want to stick with my Win7 disk for a while, in the face of all this uncertainty about the details (which even businesses do not tend to like). Wouldn't it just have been easier if they'd revealed a bit more detail and put our minds at ease??

-dr_andus (January 28, 2015, 04:16 PM)

As with a lot of things... there's FUD clouding the issue.  Everything people have said about subscriptions is based upon zero information and much speculation.  Perhaps, since they have already done the same sort of thing, and this is just an expansion of the same programs, they might assume that people would take it at the value of them going forth with the same policies?

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Dying Light

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2015, 11:42 AM »

And I have my tagline for how to describe it:

Mirror's Edge meets and improves Dead Island and marries Just Cause.

The parkour isn't a plot point- it's a mode of movement, and is fun in and of itself and very functional.

I just had my first boss fight... figuring out how to kill him was very fun.  The survivor sense comes into play a lot there- to point out things that you might miss otherwise.  And my final solution wasn't the only solution.  And it had downsides.  The boss went explody, and the noise called more zombies.  Maybe I should have thought that through a bit more.

But after that, I'd made it to the point that the people are in Walking Dead, i.e. the zombies, while dangerous, aren't really scary.

... then it turned night.

WHAT.THE.****

It's been a while since I actually had a game scare me.  I was FREAKING OUT!  SO.MUCH.FUN!

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2015, 11:16 AM »

@wraith808: OK, just out of interest, that's how many times now that you have been censured for making unfunny jokes?
Some people (not me, you understand) might say that there could be a message in there, but I couldn't possibly comment.

-IainB (January 28, 2015, 10:58 AM)

Ummm... once?  Unless you're projecting your own experiences.  But of course, I couldn't possibly comment.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2015, 10:29 AM »

How do you fit a thousand dead babies into one barrel?

-wraith808 (January 25, 2015, 05:42 PM)

I know this is just a joke--I'm not at all offended by it, nor am I complaining that you posted it--but I just didn't find it even remotely humorous, and I tend to find humor in morbid things.

-Deozaan (January 26, 2015, 05:15 PM)

I suppose there's different humor points for different people.  There's been several things posted in the thread that I didn't particularly find funny.

* wraith808 shrugs

That's what's great about the ability to express yourself and such... everyone will find something that they like. 

onward!

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Dying Light

« Last post by wraith808 on January 27, 2015, 11:48 PM »

Screenshots!

http://steamcommunit...nshots/?appid=239140

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Dying Light

« Last post by wraith808 on January 27, 2015, 09:41 PM »

thanks for the report! so it's not just Dead Island with parkour?

-lanux128 (January 27, 2015, 09:26 PM)

Doesn't seem to be.  Borrows a lot from Dead Island with the combat, which is a good thing.  But the focus is different, and the zombies are definitely different.

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DC Gamer Club / Dying Light

« Last post by wraith808 on January 27, 2015, 09:18 PM »

My first first day purchase (other than MMOs) since Dishonored is a good call.  Dying Light gets a thumbs up for me.  Only have a couple of hours into it, but:

Holy crap- it's fun, but really tough!  Really demanding on full graphics... but I turned it off and it's working really well.

I'll probably stream some on twitch and take some screenshots, and post a full accounting later.  But definitely recommended.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by wraith808 on January 27, 2015, 12:57 PM »

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by wraith808 on January 27, 2015, 11:33 AM »

^^ That sort of grisly humour reminds me of this, which I think I posted to this thread to much acclaim, some time back:
 (see attachment in previous post)

For those who might not get it, it's a rather clever spoof of the horror movie "Mary's Baby".

-IainB (January 27, 2015, 05:01 AM)

Actually, it's just the poster for It's Alive (1974) with some text changed.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 26, 2015, 09:52 PM »

But that wasn't the way that the Windows 8 upgrade was handled for the same purpose.  I received media to install.

-wraith808 (January 26, 2015, 08:13 PM)

Yes. But you either bought a new PC within the "qualifies for free upgrade to Windows 8" timeframe - or you paid money to get it.

-40hz (January 26, 2015, 08:48 PM)

Actually... neither.  I purchased Windows 7 to install on my Macbook... and it came with a free upgrade to windows 8.  Seems like the same scenario.  I only paid for the media.  I could have gotten it as an anytime upgrade.... but... yeah.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Syncfusion Essential Studio Suite *FREE*

« Last post by wraith808 on January 26, 2015, 09:51 PM »

Late to the game, I know, but looks like the website FAQ says the license is valid forever, as long as you don't make over $1 million USD per year.  Can't find anywhere on the site that spells out details in the EULA, so maybe that's the sticky point?

-Edvard (January 26, 2015, 09:09 PM)

Why would that be a sticky point?  Most community editions of commercial software products are limited similarly in my experience.  They're a way to get it into the hands of people that are in the hobbyist or small business area.  If you're making $1 mil a year, you can surely purchase a license, I'd think.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Quick list of 7 FOSS Cloud Storage Products for Self-hosting

« Last post by wraith808 on January 26, 2015, 09:49 PM »

This actually got me looking at this subject again... and I realized I already had a solution ready to go!  For anyone else who doesn't know about this and has a Synology NAS, there's a solution called CloudStation.  It was pretty easy to set up, and appears to be working well so far.

Just an FYI.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 26, 2015, 08:13 PM »

I wouldn't think you'd have to install it to get the upgrade, nor have zero media.  Why not get the upgrade, and just not install it?

-wraith808 (January 26, 2015, 03:15 PM)

Oh, can that be done? I thought there would be some activation code or licence that expires?

-dr_andus (January 26, 2015, 04:00 PM)

I'm guessing they'll handle it through the same mechanism they use for their Anytime Upgrade. It'll probably read your ID and activation info, and update their customer database so they know you requested the upgrade - and then irrevocably move you up to 10 - after which you likely won't ever be able to downgrade to (or reactivate) Windows 7. Even if you have disks. If you need system backups or want machine specific restoration disks, you'll have to make them using the recovery tools already built into Windows. Just like you can now.

Seriously. This will be a one-way corridor you'll have to contractually agree (via the EULA) to walk down. The primary reason they're doing this "for free" is to get you off Windows 7, regardless of whatever other reasons they may also have. And they intend to do it once and for all when they do. No repeating that XP holdout debacle.

Microsoft may be clueless at times. But they're not stupid.

-40hz (January 26, 2015, 06:55 PM)

But that wasn't the way that the Windows 8 upgrade was handled for the same purpose.  I received media to install.  If there's no media and such, there's no way in HELL I'm taking them up on that offer.  And I think that anyone that has any modicum of sense would do the same.  There's too many reasons to need media to fall for that.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 26, 2015, 06:12 PM »

I wouldn't think you'd have to install it to get the upgrade, nor have zero media.  Why not get the upgrade, and just not install it?

-wraith808 (January 26, 2015, 03:15 PM)

Oh, can that be done? I thought there would be some activation code or licence that expires?

-dr_andus (January 26, 2015, 04:00 PM)

If they do it the same as the Windows 8 upgrade?  No... not really.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 as an Internet service?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 26, 2015, 03:15 PM »

As for the free upgrade, I will probably wait until the last week of the 11th month to see all the feedback on the bugs and issues etc., whether it's really worth it or better to stick with Win7 (unless the early feedback will be really amazing). But to be honest, all I heard so far is that they bring back features for which there are already better 3rd party tools anyway (like the Start menu), so I'm not seeing yet the fabulous benefits of upgrading.

-dr_andus (January 26, 2015, 03:11 PM)

I wouldn't think you'd have to install it to get the upgrade, nor have zero media.  Why not get the upgrade, and just not install it?

I did it with the free Windows 8 upgrade that I received....

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by wraith808 on January 25, 2015, 05:42 PM »

Posted this in interesting stuff by accident:

How do you fit a thousand dead babies into one barrel?

A blender.

How do you get them back out?

Tortilla chips.

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by wraith808 on January 25, 2015, 01:15 PM »

How do you fit a thousand dead babies into one barrel?

A blender.

How do you get them back out?

Tortilla chips.

NOTE: I meant to post this in silly humor.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Quick list of 7 FOSS Cloud Storage Products for Self-hosting

« Last post by wraith808 on January 24, 2015, 10:26 PM »

Full article link doesn't go anywhere

-rgdot (January 24, 2015, 10:02 PM)

http://www.cyberciti...rivacy-and-security/

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free course on Hugo, a static site generator written in Go

« Last post by wraith808 on January 24, 2015, 02:01 PM »

Haven't gotten too far yet... but you do have a very pleasing, clear, and calm voice.  I never could do that on voice overs.   I'm at Lesson 5 so far, and I'm glad that you didn't rush into the topic, even though a lot of it I knew.  More of a comparison to other static generators would have been a nice thing... I'm liking hugo better than jekyll already!

Good show... and I'll let you know how it progresses.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Aptana Studio 3 ROCKS~! (IDE for JavaScript)

« Last post by wraith808 on January 23, 2015, 02:16 PM »

I prefer to use [the product I am affiliated with]
It has best JavaScript autocomplete.

-clo (January 23, 2015, 09:27 AM)

Until you're established - especially when you're recommending your product, you want to make that association clear.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free course on Hugo, a static site generator written in Go

« Last post by wraith808 on January 23, 2015, 01:25 PM »

Nice... I've signed up.  Thanks for the discount!  I'd not heard of hugo before, and this is a good time to look at expanding past Wordpress in my website skillset.  Thanks!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Syncfusion Essential Studio Suite *FREE*

« Last post by wraith808 on January 19, 2015, 10:06 PM »

Licensing implies something different to me than price, however...

-wraith808 (January 19, 2015, 09:30 AM)

Fair 'nuff. But would you care to elaborate?

-40hz (January 19, 2015, 08:31 PM)

There are some component developers and service providers where the price is totally reasonable, but the license conditions are not.  Limiting use, distribution, DRM on distribution, etc.  None of those have anything to do with the price itself...

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by wraith808 on January 19, 2015, 10:51 AM »

^^ Amusing, but probably unlikely. Those men are all pulling a wry face and appear to be looking down - presumably at where their respective brains are located. The dog, on the other hand, is not looking down or anywhere except at the camera, and anyway looks more like a puppy and would not be mature enough to mate at that age. He is probably merely pulling a wry face because someone photoshopped him or something tastes funny in his mouth. Maybe he has just eaten the household budgerigar and is wondering what to do with the feathers. You'd probably have to prise open his jaws to be sure.

-IainB (January 19, 2015, 09:09 AM)

Way to take the funny right out of a joke. I thought this was the silly humor thread, not the true stuff thread. Please excuse me if I posted it in the wrong place.

-app103 (January 19, 2015, 09:34 AM)

Agreed... seemed a needless addition to a pretty good joke.