Comment Re:Come on, Detroit isn't that bad. (Score 1) 538
8) We've got an enormous set of technically capable people just waiting for companies to set up shop here.
They aren't coming.
8) We've got an enormous set of technically capable people just waiting for companies to set up shop here.
They aren't coming.
Some potential spoilers so don't read further if you don't want to know.
Yes, it will be entertaining, but not enough to carry the franchise forward long term. It will kind of look like an Enterprise redux - Enterprise was good at the start, but then the temporal war thing got to be too much.
Lousy writers and having Berman and Braga producing is what killed Enterprise. The series got way better toward the end, but the audience was already lost. A lot of retconning took place in Enterprise, which damaged the franchise more perceived damaging that this movie created.
Remember the movie takes place in an alternate timeline so the events that we know have taken place throughout TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY will not have occurred as Kirk and crew took command way too soon. The timeline that we know from the series is still in tact, otherwise future Spock would have no memory of any of the events that he experienced.
Some people are pretty pissed though about the design of the Enterprise in this movie because it doesn't look like the TOS Enterprise. The fact is, because of the technology we have now, having a ship controlled by knobs, switches, and buttons won't make you believe it's the future.
How's that supposed to work?
That depends if it's an African Canadian goose, or a European Canadian goose.
Alienware is, admittedly, pretty silly. Buy a refurbished Dell machine at their outlet or on Ebay, and spend your money on upgrades when you need them.
Alienware is a subsidiary of Dell. He'd just be giving money to the parent company of the subsidiary that is screwing him over.
Since they went so hard after Glider in the US. I'm pretty sure they realize that going into a joint venture with a Chinese company leaves them open to be totally screwed if they decide to leave them. It's happened many times with other companies. The Chinese don't recognize US intellectual property, and government officals are easily bribed to look the other way.
I have Verizon FIOS now and I'm relatively happy, other than their pact with satan (i.e. MPAA / RIAA) and the three strikes policy.
Verizon was one of the few ISP who stood up with the RIAA, and I don't believe they have a three strike policy. I might be wrong about that though, but a quick google search turns up nothing.
Why don't you try an aftermarket cooling solution. A bigger heat sink and fan should do the trick for your overheating problems. There are plenty of options out there and most of them aren't that expensive.
Hmmm, perhaps shareholders should be filing complaint with the SEC for possible fraud if the CEO is saying two different things about costs.
Except I'm pretty sure the PC game publishers wouldn't let them open the boxes.
Then, get those plastic cases that you need to unlock at the counter. (Yes you could still steal it, but it would be a bit more noticeable)
or lock them all up behind a glass case. (It would require employees to actually do something while working, but sacrifices need to be made somewhere)
Canadians may have burned the White House's interior, but it's made of concrete so it still stood.
Anyways Canada didn't become a sovereign nation until 1982. So hah. We win.
My extended RROD warranty was also gone, as it was only good for 3 years.
After I opened it up, I put a bit of pressure on the heatsink, and it did RROD. I had to "bake" it twice to get it back in working order. So it went
E74->RROD->E74->Working.
Back in Decemeber, I got the E74 error. My warranty had already expired, so I'd have to spend $100 for Microsoft to fix it. Rather than give them 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of a new 360, I figured I'd try and fix it myself.
There are numerous guides out there for the X-clamp fix. This requires opening the console drilling bigger holes in the metal casing where the GPU sit, and using bolts rather than flimsy x-clamp that Microsoft uses, to attach the heatsink to the board, and then running the console for about 10-15 minutes with no cooling on the GPU to heat it up so the GPU reconnects to the board. Overall, it cost me about $10 for the fix.
I don't know how long my console will continue to work, but I know Microsoft sends you back a refurbished console which had problems before it would get to me, and from what I've read, many times, that console will fail eventually too, perhaps the same day it's received.
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