Computer illiterate people who think they know things V8: Mandrith appreciation Station. - Hardware & Software

Just saw this, reminds me of certain companies in the industry: [media]http://vimeo.com/8703840[/media]

[QUOTE=howling techie;27849342]Just saw this, reminds me of certain companies in the industry: [media]http://vimeo.com/8703840[/media][/QUOTE] "Throw your 4000 away, it's a piece of shit!" Am I missing something here, because I don't know which company you're referring to (besides possibly Microsoft).

[QUOTE=howling techie;27849342]Just saw this, reminds me of certain companies in the industry: [media]http://vimeo.com/8703840[/media][/QUOTE] That was great.

microsoft doesnt make computers. cant be microsoft.

I decided that the rest of the house doesn't need the quite expensive DLink router that they have (It's for routing internet to two computers) I was amused that the router had built-in syslog support, and I routed that to my laptop for informational purposes

DICKS. That kid who cut the battery apart just got a new one. He tried to fit it in his briefcase, saw that it wouldn't fit, and went for the scissors on the desk. I stopped him and the exchange went something like this: [quote]Me: YOU CAN'T CUT UP THE BATTERY Him: Why not? It's not like that stuff inside is dangerous. That's what [U][I][B]THEY[/B][/I][/U] want you to think. (stares awkwardly)[/quote]He stood there for a minute. My hand was on my knife the whole time. He would have stood there longer but I called Campus Safety on him and he left. [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] Scary shit, he's staring at me through my window. Dammit CS where the hell are you.

When 11 year old kids try running MC servers. [url]http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=161314[/url] The stupid bastard actually thought he could download RAM.

Wow, he's trying to fight the security guard saying he's got a right to be standing there staring at me. Anyway...

[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;27851730]Wow, he's trying to fight the security guard saying he's got a right to be standing there staring at me. Anyway...[/QUOTE] He is going to kill you in your sleep. With battery acid.

[QUOTE=Killowatt;27851823]He is going to kill you in your sleep. With battery acid.[/QUOTE] Sure as fuck hope not. (locks door)

Mini-Content, went through the minecraft forum for ages until i found this: [url]http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=165247[/url]

Guy I know sitting near me was talking about how GPS' work. He basically said that they work because they, to quote him exactly, "Are able to connect to special 3-g wifi networks. Without them there would be no way to use a GPS, because that's how they know where you are."

[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;27851982]Sure as fuck hope not. (locks door)[/QUOTE] Haha, you think your measly door will stop battery boy? He will eat straight through that minor inconvenience!

[QUOTE=howling techie;27849342]Just saw this, reminds me of certain companies in the industry: [media]http://vimeo.com/8703840[/media][/QUOTE] I NEED to know this movie's name.

It's a movie?

Nevermind, it's The Onion Movie.

[QUOTE=Derpmeifter;27852115]Guy I know sitting near me was talking about how GPS' work. He basically said that they work because they, to quote him exactly, "Are able to connect to special 3-g wifi networks. Without them there would be no way to use a GPS, because that's how they know where you are."[/QUOTE] Wow.

[QUOTE=Mattk50;27851096]microsoft doesnt make computers. cant be microsoft.[/QUOTE] Well, they made the XBox. That was just a stripped down PC. Even ran Windows 2000.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;27849434]"Throw your 4000 away, it's a piece of shit!" Am I missing something here, because I don't know which company you're referring to (besides possibly Microsoft).[/QUOTE] The whole industry acts like this. They sell you a pre-built pc built for "surfing the net" which costs over five hundred dollars. I've made a list for one that could easily surf the web, play some games on medium-low and play movies for under one hundred bucks. And they sell cpus with like +400Mhz for ~200 bucks more, see the pre-SB i7s.

[QUOTE=Dr Nick;27853353]Well, they made the XBox. That was just a stripped down PC. Even ran Windows 2000.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure the whole Windows 2000 on the original xbox is a rumor.... [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] Or myth, if you will

[QUOTE=Blaberry;27853536]The whole industry acts like this. They sell you a pre-built pc built for "surfing the net" which costs over five hundred dollars. I've made a list for one that could easily surf the web, play some games on medium-low and play movies for under one hundred bucks. And they sell cpus with like +400Mhz for ~200 bucks more, see the pre-SB i7s.[/QUOTE] Yeah, companies try and take what the average person wants, make that the bare minimum, and then have $50 steps up to the $700 computer that would do the same thing in the end

"Android is faster than the iPhone because it uses NAND technology!"

waitwhat was mandarith proved fake? Also:content When i asked someone what web browser they used they were all "internet explorer durrr" I said firefox. "OMG THATS A VIRUS" Generic content is generic

[QUOTE=Warship;27853938]I'm pretty sure the whole Windows 2000 on the original xbox is a rumor.... [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] Or myth, if you will[/QUOTE] It did have some bits of Windows in there, like DirectX. I saw a project a while ago that basically made a wrapper for Xbox games to run them on the PC. I assume they did this to make it easier for software developers to port their Windows games over to the Xbox without hiring a completely new set of programmers to write software for a completely new platform.

Isn't XNA PC/360 compatible? Do they use that?

[QUOTE=benjgvps;27855279]It did have some bits of Windows in there, like DirectX. I saw a project a while ago that basically made a wrapper for Xbox games to run them on the PC. I assume they did this to make it easier for software developers to port their Windows games over to the Xbox without hiring a completely new set of programmers to write software for a completely new platform.[/QUOTE] It used a modified 2000 kernel but that was about it.

[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;27855338]Isn't XNA PC/360 compatible? Do they use that?[/QUOTE] Original XBox

[QUOTE=Warship;27853938]I'm pretty sure the whole Windows 2000 on the original xbox is a rumor.... [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] Or myth, if you will[/QUOTE] The prototype ran 2000 then they just used parts of the Kernel the complicated anti piracy chips and mass production it lost the ability to run the full version. You can however make it into a Linux box complete with usb keyboard mouse.

[QUOTE=supersnail11;27855413]Original XBox[/QUOTE] Oh, I see. More content: I had to call the HP people to find out what was in the battery. [quote]Me: What are the contents of the travel battery (model number/serial here)? HP: Well it's essentially toxic so you should take necessary precautions to clean it up. Did one of these batteries crack? Me: Not by accident. HP: ? Me: Someone decided that it would be a good idea to cut a battery to make it fit in his briefcase. HP: (silence) Me: With scissors. HP: (more silence) Me: Hello? HP: (beep) Could you say that again? Me: (repeats) HP: (laughing) Please tell me you're joking? Me: Nope. HP: (more laughing) Ookay then, we'll send you the cleanup procedure for the battery stuff. Me: Ridiculous, isn't it? HP: (in background) He cut a battery in half with SCISSORS! How the hell do you even do that? [/quote] :specialschool:

Am I the only one who hears voices on this page? :iiam: