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General Software Discussion / Re: Portable alternative for Cathy (cataloging freeware) that runs on Win7 64 bit?
« Last post by wraith808 on October 12, 2012, 11:44 AM »
you could also try the compatibility mode settings
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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 Pledge: Track My Stuff!
« Last post by wraith808 on October 12, 2012, 07:58 AM »
I personally think TaoPhoenix has a pretty useful insight, and it is one I've subnconsciously followed for all of my apps as well.
-worstje (October 12, 2012, 02:27 AM)

It's not that... it just seems a bit premature.  After all, I've only posted an initial precis, and it wasn't really a suggestion like hey maybe you could put this in there to make it more useful or anything like that.  Don't know... just struck me in the wrong way at the time.  Not a big deal, and like I said, most of my apps are created at that intersection of useful for me and useful for learning something/honing skills, and this falls at that intersection.
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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 Pledge: Bead Designer
« Last post by wraith808 on October 12, 2012, 07:54 AM »
That looks cool!  And I agree that when (not if!) you finish, you should seek an OEM deal :)
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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 Pledge: Track My Stuff!
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 08:21 PM »
^ That sounds rather... premature.  And a bit negative.  But, we'll see.
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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: And so it begins.. NANY 2013
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 05:36 PM »
Well, I figured almost meant 'I could do it now' :)
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N.A.N.Y. 2013 / NANY 2013 Withdrawn: Track My Stuff!
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 05:36 PM »
NANY 2013 Entry Information

Application NameTrack My Stuff!
Short DescriptionTrack your items and who you lent them to.
Supported OSesWindows XP/Vista/7
Setup FileTBA
DescriptionI have a lot of xbox games because I don't trade them in because I play sporadically.  So when my son's friends come over, they want to borrow games.  I don't mind- but I also don't play enough to notice when they haven't returned them.  This was my solution.
FeaturesTracks your items, and who currently has them.  Customizable description fields, and image of item.
ScreenshotsComing Soon
InstallationWith .NET 4.0 installed, unzip application to location and run.
UninstallingDelete application install location.
NotesRequires .NET 4.0.

I had to cancel this last year... but I will make it this year!
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 02:39 PM »
You suggest that "...but this was most likely a civil seizure..." but if that is the case, then I do not understand why the police/FBI/SS etc . were so heavily involved with the police and SS (GCSB) in NZ.
As far as I was aware, in any civil actions in NZ, the police would not normally get involved - only if a crime had been committed.
-IainB (October 11, 2012, 12:58 PM)

The civil seizure is not predicated by a criminal procedure.  However, the two are related, i.e. they seized him based upon criminal proceedings.  During the criminal seizure of his person, they also seized his assets based on civil forfeiture rules, so that this part would not be based on the criminal proceedings.  This is usually used in the case of drug lords and such, as they deal in cash and other assets with ready liquidity and as such if immediate seizure and forfeiture is not enacted, there might be nothing to enact it against.
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Testers Wanted for my Game(s) - Asteroid Destroyer
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 10:56 AM »
Congrats!  :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 10:37 AM »
Confuzzling. The US judiciary apparently want Dotcom extradited because they cannot put him on trial until he is in the US.
However, it seemed to me that they had already established his guilt in something, having effectively somehow already charged and tried him in his absence - otherwise why sequester all his personal and business assets as they would do for a confirmed criminal?
-IainB (October 11, 2012, 09:51 AM)

There are two types of seizure - criminal and civil.  Criminal is what you refer to, but this was most likely a civil seizure (most likely because most these days are, and the requirements place the onus on the claimant, not the authorities).

A good explanation of asset forfeiture lawsw

HR 1658

Overview of Current US Forfeiture Processes (.pdf courtesy of UNAFEI)
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Living Room / Re: 20 famous corporate logos that hide secret messages
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 10:16 AM »
Oh, it's just that I don't like to download stuff other than very deliberately, and especially not pdfs, and usually only if its something that I'm going to keep.  I think there are several others like that, so I googled it and found the original article :)
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General Software Discussion / Re: Steam set to become app store
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 08:10 AM »
I'm curious whether they will make the software sold via steam able to run without running steam. If not, you're buying software that you can only rely on when you have access to a connection, which is inadequate imo.
-iphigenie (October 11, 2012, 05:56 AM)

Have you tried this recently?  I have three of my computers (XP desktop, W7 Laptop, Macbook) set to offline, and I haven't had any problems with this on any of them...
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Living Room / Re: 20 famous corporate logos that hide secret messages
« Last post by wraith808 on October 11, 2012, 12:15 AM »
Seems to be from MSN for those of us that like credits and/or websites instead of PDFs :)
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Living Room / Re: Major ISPs to implement "Six strike" rule
« Last post by wraith808 on October 10, 2012, 06:46 PM »
Send a message to the ISPs about backing down from the rule:

http://act.demandpro.../letter/six_strikes/
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Living Room / Re: Major ISPs to implement "Six strike" rule
« Last post by wraith808 on October 10, 2012, 07:39 AM »
So, how do people have their connections set up for VPN?  Connection sharing through a central computer?  Or some other setup?
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Dishonored for $45
« Last post by wraith808 on October 09, 2012, 11:30 PM »
That resale case lurking in the Supreme Court might bear on this too. The price of a game used to also factor that used copies were beginning to show up.
-TaoPhoenix (October 09, 2012, 11:10 PM)

That wouldn't really have any effect on PC game sales.  You don't really see PC games used.
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Dishonored for $45
« Last post by wraith808 on October 09, 2012, 10:48 PM »
Has someone made a site yet that predicts prices of games over time?  So that for a new game we could see a prediction of how the price will change over the next year?  Might help in making decisions..
-mouser (October 09, 2012, 10:20 PM)

I don't think such a thing is reliably possible - especially with the business model that steam is using (and others appear to be following).  I saw syndicate for $10 over on Gamersgate.  That's a function of the reviews, I think.  But in addition to that, there's the publisher, the developer, and the buy rate.  All of those factor into it.
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Living Room / Re: Major ISPs to implement "Six strike" rule
« Last post by wraith808 on October 09, 2012, 10:46 PM »
How much of a slowdown is it?  One of the major reasons I haven't worried about it (and I don't torrent either, so not a big deal there).  I just hear about the false positives, and that's the major reason I'm looking (in addition to being able to connect to home while I'm out).
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Living Room / Major ISPs to implement "Six strike" rule
« Last post by wraith808 on October 09, 2012, 09:43 PM »
The USA's major internet service providers by year’s end will institute a so-called six-strikes plan, the “Copyright Alert System” initiative backed by the Obama administration and pushed by Hollywood and the major record labels to disrupt and possibly terminate internet access for online copyright scofflaws.

The plan, now four years in the making, includes participation by AT&T, Cablevision Systems, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. After four offenses, the historic plan calls for these residential internet providers to initiate so-called “mitigation measures” (.pdf) that might include reducing internet speeds and redirecting a subscriber’s service to an “educational” landing page about infringement.

If you download a lot through torrents, you might want to consider getting an VPN account.  TorrentFreak has a good article on which VPN hosts that do not track ther users

http://torrentfreak....ty-seriously-111007/

More information (where I borrowed most of this post from:

http://www.wired.com...-sharing-monitoring/
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DC Gamer Club / Dishonored for $45
« Last post by wraith808 on October 09, 2012, 09:42 PM »
Green man gaming has a coupon on the home page of the site that applies to Dishonored, bringing the price down to $45.  If the reviews are any indication, it's not likely to be that price anytime soon otherwise.

Sale lasts until 10/12/12
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Living Room / Humble eBook Bundle
« Last post by wraith808 on October 09, 2012, 01:31 PM »
Humble eBook Bundle is here with an amazing collection of literary tales by award-winning authors!

Pay what you want for Pirate Cinema, Pump Six and Other Stories, Zoo City, Invasion: The Secret World Chronicle (with extras!), Stranger Things Happen, and Magic for Beginners. If you choose to pay more than the average, you will also receive Old Man's War and graphic novel Signal to Noise!

Each of these fantastic digital books is DRM-free and work on your computer, eBook readers, and many mobile devices. Signal to Noise has never been available in digital format before, and Invasion's unabridged version is debuting right here with us!
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DC Gamer Club / Groupees Be Mine 5
« Last post by wraith808 on October 08, 2012, 05:25 PM »
Groupees is having a promotion- they must be regularly going to do stuff along the lines of the other indie bundles.

A pretty good round-up:

Games:
Kung Fu Strike
NEO Scavenger
King's Bounty: The Legend
X-Blades
Tropico 3
Stranger's Wrath HD

Graphic Novels
The Sixth Gun V1: Cold Dead Fingers
Sharknife: Stage First
WASTELAND V1: CITIES IN DUST3

Music
Search & Destroy EP
The Android Factory EP
Special Collection
Dim World
World Invasion EP

For a min. of $1, get: Kung Fu Strike PC (Steam Key) , Neo Scavenger PC/ Mac/ Linux (Desura + DRM Free),  X-Blades PC (Steam Key), King's Bounty: The Legend PC/Mac (Steam Key+ DRM Free), For $5 get the core Bundle AND: Stranger's Wrath HD PC ( Steam Key + DRM free), Tropico 3 PC (Steam key) + 3 Graphic Novels: The Sixth Gun V1: Cold Dead Fingers 160 pg. Graphic Novel (.PDF), Sharknife: Stage First 168 pg. Graphic Novel (.PDF), Wasteland V1: Cities in Dust 3 144 pg. Graphic Novel (.PDF)
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: NetLaunch
« Last post by wraith808 on October 08, 2012, 09:59 AM »
I think that the post should be removed.  An unknown participant with a link to an executable based off of another?  *I* wouldn't trust it.
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DC Gamer Club / Re: Testers Wanted for my Game(s) - Asteroid Destroyer
« Last post by wraith808 on October 06, 2012, 10:43 AM »
I'll echo the nice graphics and explosions.  The thing about newtonian physics in asteroids was that you could accelerate continuously and continue to gain acceleration- you might want to think about if you want to go full newtonian, not newtonian, or keep it as is.  I'll definitely echo the difficulty level, and not sure what you are going to do for long term playability- after a few levels, the sameness sets in.  Also, a way in the application to adjust the volume other than on or off would be nice.  But nice first shot.
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Living Room / Re: Yet Another Privacy Violation - This time it's about kids
« Last post by wraith808 on October 05, 2012, 08:30 PM »
And I am not too sure it would be wise to put up a fuss about the palm scanning, either. It is for the protection of the children, and not merely for convenience. You might not understand my point of view unless you were bullied, beaten up, and had your lunch money/tickets stolen as a child. A single act is a multiple assault whose effects do not ever entirely go away, first with an act of violence when the money/tickets are taken, then again when you have to go hungry every day for a week, and then again every day when you are going to/from school from the fear of being attacked again. I still hold my breath when going under a certain bridge, even as an adult in the safety of a car, because of what happened there when I was about 8 years old.

A bully can't steal your palm.
-app103 (October 05, 2012, 08:08 PM)

Very good points.  I was of a different mind... but reading your post with an open mind... You make a very persuasive argument.
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Living Room / Re: For the Trekkies - Star Trek Engines Being Researched
« Last post by wraith808 on October 04, 2012, 01:33 PM »
Call me when either Deanna or Beverly are free for dinner. ;)
-40hz (October 04, 2012, 01:30 PM)

Is dinner a euphemism?  No?  It is for me... ;D
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