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[QUOTE=kaine123;26432079][B]What country do you live in?[/B][/QUOTE] I wondered that too, I mean, 20 Mbit/s? poor, poor him.
Mega[b]bits[/b]? Seriously, that's slow. I live in Oklahoma and get Mega[b]bytes[/b] and that saying something considering most the people in my area are complete idiots.
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;26432692]Mega[B]bits[/B]? Seriously, that's slow. I live in Oklahoma and get Mega[B]bytes[/B] and that saying something considering most the people in my area are complete idiots.[/QUOTE] Pretty much [B]EVERY[/B] ISP sells their speeds as Megabits (Mb, notice the non-caps b?) So look at your package, let's say you have a 20Mb connection, changing that into MegaBytes would be a piece of cake. 20 / 8 = 2.5 Your max download speed would be 2.5 MegaByte per second. Actually, take that with a grain of salt, I just did a speedtest of my own and I ended up hitting 14MB/s while I'm supposedly on a 25mbps cable service.
I get a theoretical max of 24mbps (ADSL2+). In reality, I get nothing near that. 16-17mbps max. I need to check if they still offer cable services.
What's with your connections? I have 100Mb/s for €30/month and I thought I had it bad when I could only take out 70 of that...
A kid said "The PS3 uses wifi so when the internet goes down it can't connect to anything. The Xbox uses the other thing... I forget what it's called... so that never happens. That's why I'll never buy anything Sony makes" Luckily even the other computer illiterate people knew he was completely stupid.
working on one, , not sure what im doing wrong. As it exits after the choosing the city thing [code]@echo off echo Loading ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 > nul echo "United States Strategic Missile Command - Nuclear Weapons System" echo "Username: ******" echo "Password: ***************" ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul echo "Login accepted." echo "> launch" echo "Beginning pre-launch tests... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo tests complete." echo "Finishing fueling sequence... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo complete." echo "Select target region:" echo "1) Africa 2) Asia 3) Australia 4) Europe 5) North America 6) South America" set /p choice=enter your choice then press ENTER: if %choice%==1 goto:a if %choice%==2 goto:b if %choice%==3 goto:c if %choice%==4 goto:d if %choice%==5 goto:e if %choice%==6 goto:f a: echo missile to hit goto g: b: echo missile to hit goto g: c: echo missile to hit goto g: d: echo missile to hit goto g: e: echo missile to hit goto g: f: echo missile to hit g: ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 > nul cls echo "Calculating trajectories... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1500 > nul echo done" echo "This action requires a second commander for authorization." echo "> Override" color 0C ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo "Override accepted." echo "Beginning countdown... echo 10 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 9 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 8 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 7 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 6 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 5 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 4 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 3 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 2 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo 1 ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo "LAUNCH" echo "Launch complete." ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul echo Missile now at 50,000 feet, first stage rocket ejected. echo "Detonation in 2 Hours 15 Minutes, 31 Seconds." pause >nul [/code]
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26420863]Set it to color 1f. Start Reg Query HKLM /s. Illiterates can't tell the difference :v:[/QUOTE] but it looks nothing like a bsod
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;26432692]Mega[b]bits[/b]? Seriously, that's slow. I live in Oklahoma and get Mega[b]bytes[/b] and that saying something considering most the people in my area are complete idiots.[/QUOTE] 150kbps over here, mofo. FASTEST BROADBAND EVER!
[QUOTE=TheUnwantedFag;26430168]Woo my state is finally getting internet speed of 20Mb/s and will be effective starting from Mid 2012, and they are charging us $85 for 20Mb/s which is the fastest. I fucking hate my country. And I'm getting like, half of my friend saying shit like, "Durr its the fastest in the weerld, fucking revolutionary". Well, fuck that,[/QUOTE] That's revolutionary to me since it's twice as fast as what I'm getting for $10 less
[QUOTE=gaboer;26433829]working on one, , not sure what im doing wrong.[/QUOTE] I kinda figured. I'll fix it for you. [code]@echo off echo Loading... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 > nul :un CLS echo United States Strategic Missile Command - Nuclear Weapons System echo Username: %usr% set usr=%usr%* ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul IF "%usr%"=="*******" GOTO pw GOTO un :pw CLS echo United States Strategic Missile Command - Nuclear Weapons System echo Password: %pwd% set pwd=%pwd%* ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul IF "%pwd%"=="*****************" GOTO comm GOTO pw :suc ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul :comm CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: L ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LA ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAU ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAUN ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAUNC ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAUNCH ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul :pr echo Beginning pre-launch tests... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo tests complete. echo Finishing fueling sequence... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo complete. ECHO. :set echo Select target region: echo 1) Africa 2) Asia 3) Australia 4) Europe 5) North America 6) South America set /p choice=enter your choice then press ENTER: if %choice%==1 ( set con=Africa GOTO prep ) if %choice%==2 ( set con=Asia GOTO prep ) if %choice%==3 ( set con=Australia GOTO prep ) if %choice%==4 ( set con=Europe GOTO prep ) if %choice%==5 ( set con=North America GOTO prep ) if %choice%==6 ( set con=South America GOTO prep ) CLS GOTO set :prep ECHO. ECHO Locked on to %con%. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 > nul cls echo Calculating trajectories... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1500 > nul echo done ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1500 > nul :over CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: O ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OV ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVE ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVER ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERR ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERRI ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERRID ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERRIDE ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul CLS color 0C echo Override accepted. Welcome, Commander. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul set count=11 :countdown set /a count=%count%-1 IF %count%==0 GOTO launch CLS echo Beginning countdown... ECHO %count% ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul GOTO countdown :launch CLS echo LAUNCH ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul echo Launch successful. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul echo Missile now at 50,000 feet, first stage rocket ejected. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul set h=2 set m=15 set s=31 goto eta :etacount set /a s=%s%-1 if %s%==-1 ( set /a m=%m%-1 set s=59 ) if %m%==-1 ( set /a h=%h%-1 set m=59 ) if %h%==-1 GOTO det :eta CLS echo ETA: %h% Hours, %m% Minutes, %s% Seconds. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul GOTO etacount :det ECHO Target hit. %con% eliminated. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul ECHO. ECHO Press ENTER to exit. PAUSE > nul [/code] It counts down the ETA now, as well. It actually looks kind of nice.
[QUOTE=LemONPLaNE;26435266]I kinda figured. I'll fix it for you. [code]@echo off echo Loading... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 > nul :un CLS echo United States Strategic Missile Command - Nuclear Weapons System echo Username: %usr% set usr=%usr%* ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul IF "%usr%"=="*******" GOTO pw GOTO un :pw CLS echo United States Strategic Missile Command - Nuclear Weapons System echo Password: %pwd% set pwd=%pwd%* ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul IF "%pwd%"=="*****************" GOTO comm GOTO pw :suc ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul :comm CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: L ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LA ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAU ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAUN ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAUNC ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo Login accepted. ECHO Command: LAUNCH ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul :pr echo Beginning pre-launch tests... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo tests complete. echo Finishing fueling sequence... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul echo complete. ECHO. :set echo Select target region: echo 1) Africa 2) Asia 3) Australia 4) Europe 5) North America 6) South America set /p choice=enter your choice then press ENTER: if %choice%==1 ( set con=Africa GOTO prep ) if %choice%==2 ( set con=Asia GOTO prep ) if %choice%==3 ( set con=Australia GOTO prep ) if %choice%==4 ( set con=Europe GOTO prep ) if %choice%==5 ( set con=North America GOTO prep ) if %choice%==6 ( set con=South America GOTO prep ) CLS GOTO set :prep ECHO. ECHO Locked on to %con%. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 > nul cls echo Calculating trajectories... ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1500 > nul echo done ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1500 > nul :over CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: O ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OV ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVE ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVER ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERR ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERRI ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERRID ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > nul CLS echo This action requires a second commander for authorization. echo Command: OVERRIDE ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul CLS color 0C echo Override accepted. Welcome, Commander. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul set count=11 :countdown set /a count=%count%-1 IF %count%==0 GOTO launch CLS echo Beginning countdown... ECHO %count% ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul GOTO countdown :launch CLS echo LAUNCH ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul echo Launch successful. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul echo Missile now at 50,000 feet, first stage rocket ejected. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 > nul set h=2 set m=15 set s=31 goto eta :etacount set /a s=%s%-1 if %s%==-1 ( set /a m=%m%-1 set s=59 ) if %m%==-1 ( set /a h=%h%-1 set m=59 ) if %h%==-1 GOTO det :eta CLS echo ETA: %h% Hours, %m% Minutes, %s% Seconds. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul GOTO etacount :det ECHO Target hit. %con% eliminated. ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > nul ECHO. ECHO Press ENTER to exit. PAUSE > nul [/code] It counts down the ETA now, as well. It actually looks kind of nice.[/QUOTE] You win the scary .bat contest. Nice touch with the read color
[QUOTE=BreenIsALie;26435408]You win the scary .bat contest. Nice touch with the read color[/QUOTE] That was in there to begin with. I just edited it to look more fluid.
OK, is this the "Computer Illiterate people" thread or the "How to troll computer illiterate people" thread?
[QUOTE=gman003-main;26435484]OK, is this the "Computer Illiterate people" thread or the "How to troll computer illiterate people" thread?[/QUOTE] "Dr. Illiterate, or how I learned to stop worrying and troll computer illiterate people"
[QUOTE=gman003-main;26429795]Honestly, don't even bother with Windows 7. It's not that big an improvement over Vista, definitely not enough to justify a $100-$200 price tag (yes, that's for upgrading, not buying a regular copy). Also, there's no reason why downloads should disappear except a problem with Firefox. Trust me - I run Vista/Firefox, no such problems. Is it downloading them to a temporary folder perchance?[/QUOTE] It's a GIGANTIC improvement over Vista.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26435653]It's a GIGANTIC improvement over Vista.[/QUOTE] No, it isn't. I run Vista on my laptop, and I use 7 on the school computers, each about 4-5 hours a day. It's not a big improvement. I would be better off spending my $150 on more RAM, maybe an ExpressCard sound card, or a new hard drive (250GB is kinda cramped). There's no way there's that much of a performance improvement; the improvements to the UI are definitely not worth that much either.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;26435832]There's no way there's that much of a performance improvement; the improvements to the UI are definitely not worth that much either.[/QUOTE] I don't know about the performance improvements, but I think that the UI is what killed Vista. I haven't used Vista in a while, but what I remember of it was mind bogglingly flashy UI and annoyance at every corner. In 7, the UI is much more subdued, and less annoying. Maybe it's not worth $150 to go to 7, but I would rather downgrade to XP then continue using Vista. (which I did.)
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26435653]It's a GIGANTIC improvement over Vista.[/QUOTE] Explain.
[QUOTE=waxrock;26436000]Explain.[/QUOTE] On every PC with Vista I've used, even if you've never installed a program and have 1TB ( :downs: ) of RAM, it really begins to bog down after a month and takes 12 years to open the Start menu.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26435951]I don't know about the performance improvements, but I think that the UI is what killed Vista. I haven't used Vista in a while, but what I remember of it was mind bogglingly flashy UI and annoyance at every corner. In 7, the UI is much more subdued, and less annoying. Maybe it's not worth $150 to go to 7, but I would rather downgrade to XP then continue using Vista. (which I did.)[/QUOTE] XP is crap. Security holes everywhere, no accelerated window rendering, no DX10 (admittedly, MS did that on purpose), no UAC. Need I go on? And yeah, Vista has a bright interface. I don't mind. If I did, I could disable it easily. Besides, I could get a UI mod and make Vista look just like 7, or just like XP, or even just like OSX if I so desired.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26435951]I don't know about the performance improvements, but I think that the UI is what killed Vista. I haven't used Vista in a while, but what I remember of it was mind bogglingly flashy UI and annoyance at every corner. In 7, the UI is much more subdued, and less annoying. Maybe it's not worth $150 to go to 7, but I would rather downgrade to XP then continue using Vista. (which I did.)[/QUOTE] huh. apparently a few UI changes = GIGANTIC not performance, but UI. Really? [editline]1st December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=brandonsh;26436057]On every PC with Vista I've used, even if you've never installed a program and have 1TB ( :downs: ) of RAM, it really begins to bog down after a month and takes 12 years to open the Start menu.[/QUOTE] what?
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26435951]I don't know about the performance improvements, but I think that the UI is what killed Vista. I haven't used Vista in a while, but what I remember of it was mind bogglingly flashy UI and annoyance at every corner. In 7, the UI is much more subdued, and less annoying. Maybe it's not worth $150 to go to 7, but I would rather downgrade to XP then continue using Vista. (which I did.)[/QUOTE] With Aero turned off it's quite nice in my opinion. Actually don't like the UI of most 7 computers I've used... I've heard 64bit Vista is supposed to be better than 32bit? Is that right?
[QUOTE=brandonsh;26436057]On every PC with Vista I've used, even if you've never installed a program and have 1TB ( :downs: ) of RAM, it really begins to bog down after a month and takes 12 years to open the Start menu.[/QUOTE] Huh. You must be doing something wrong, then - I reinstalled about a month ago due to a virus, and my Start Menu opens in less than 20 milliseconds. And I have 48 programs in the Start Menu. Hell, it isn't even bogged down - the only program I have issues with is Firefox, due to a known bug when you have too many RSS feeds bookmarked.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;26436189]Huh. You must be doing something wrong, then - I reinstalled about a month ago due to a virus, and my Start Menu opens in less than 20 milliseconds. And I have 48 programs in the Start Menu. Hell, it isn't even bogged down - the only program I have issues with is Firefox, due to a known bug when you have too many RSS feeds bookmarked.[/QUOTE] Well, my 7 machine has way too many programs and is freakin' fast... and it has 1GB of RAM, whereas our Vista machine with 3GB is slower than a rather slow thing.
no uac is a bad thing?!
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;26436361]no uac is a bad thing?![/QUOTE] UAC has improved infinitely in Windows 7, much less intrusive.
[QUOTE=brandonsh;26436380]UAC has improved infinitely in Windows 7, much less intrusive.[/QUOTE] Even on Vista, UAC is a good thing. A normal account shouldn't be able to do admin-level things without at least prompting. I think of it as "sudo for Windows".
[QUOTE=gman003-main;26436473]Even on Vista, UAC is a good thing. A normal account shouldn't be able to do admin-level things without at least prompting. I think of it as "sudo for Windows".[/QUOTE] With me and my bad Vista experience, a UAC prompt would take like 5 seconds to open, one of the main reasons I hated Vista.
Just making a comparison: In Vista, my laptop had a constant memory usage of ~1500 MB (out of a total 2gb) In 7, that number is ~600 MB. With the same programs. However, I've gotten more bluescreens on 7, probably just because I've used it for longer (2 years, compared to 1 for vista). I would never ever ever switch back to Vista, I'd rather go ME.
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