Comments for Errant Musings http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on “Plug and play, motherfuck!” by mrfeel http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=616#comment-59 mrfeel Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:51:29 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=616#comment-59 I do feel for you partners since I had the same issue.I was too trying to figure out what was wrong.If I had nothing else to do I would probably gone bonkers like poor Nick,but I have a job.So I just could not pay attention to the issue,just kept it in the back of my mind for a month.Then one day I just thought I'm tired of emule so I click the close button and voila my computer is still running in the morning when I wake up !? I just type "emule freeze crash windows xp yukon" and well you figure the rest of the story...And They all lived happily ever after... I do feel for you partners since I had the same issue.I was too trying to figure out what was wrong.If I had nothing else to do I would probably gone bonkers like poor Nick,but I have a job.So I just could not pay attention to the issue,just kept it in the back of my mind for a month.Then one day I just thought I’m tired of emule so I click the close button and voila my computer is still running in the

morning when I wake up !? I just type “emule freeze crash windows xp yukon” and well you figure the rest of the story…And They all lived happily ever after…

]]> Comment on “Plug and play, motherfuck!” by erroneous_nick http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=616#comment-58 erroneous_nick Mon, 29 Aug 2005 02:33:59 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=616#comment-58 I just want to say THANK THE FUCK OUTTA YOU FOR SHOWING ME THE WAY OUT OF MY 3 WEEKS OF HARDWARE HELL!!!! I tried everything else. I replaced my video card, RAM, power supply, hard drives, floppy, CD/DVD and all the cables. I replaced the motherboard, I installed a fresh OS on the replaced HD, I ran a huge extension cord to another plug on another circuit, I got a UPS. NOTHING worked. The only hardware not replaced was my CPU. Here I find kindred spirits in the same personal hell and discover that a few clicks of the mouse would grant freedom from the oppressively frozen PC monster on my desk. I LOVE YOU!!!! I just want to say THANK THE FUCK OUTTA YOU FOR SHOWING ME THE WAY OUT OF MY 3 WEEKS OF HARDWARE HELL!!!! I tried everything else. I replaced my video card, RAM, power supply, hard drives, floppy, CD/DVD and all the cables. I replaced the motherboard, I installed a fresh OS on the replaced HD, I ran a huge extension cord to another plug on another circuit, I got a UPS. NOTHING worked. The only hardware not replaced was my CPU.

Here I find kindred spirits in the same personal hell and discover that a few clicks of the mouse would grant freedom from the oppressively frozen PC monster on my desk.

I LOVE YOU!!!!

]]> Comment on “Plug and play, motherfuck!” by Arjen Hiemstra http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=616#comment-57 Arjen Hiemstra Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=616#comment-57 I got bugged by the same issue. The latest Marvell Yukon driver v8 downloaded through Windows Update has a flaw! Random freezes of the PC and reproducable freezes after downloading a large file (180MB). I reverted to v7 (downloaded from Gigabyte web site) and no problems since. I got bugged by the same issue. The latest Marvell Yukon driver v8 downloaded through Windows Update has a flaw! Random freezes of the PC and reproducable freezes after downloading a large file (180MB). I reverted to v7 (downloaded from Gigabyte web site) and no problems since.

]]> Comment on Checkmate. by Jason Bassford http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=548#comment-56 Jason Bassford Sat, 22 May 2004 09:54:47 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=548#comment-56 Thanks, James! One of the problems with Faile is that it is a console game (while I don't want/need all of the fancy 3D graphics, I would prefer even just the simple graphics of something like WJChess, Arena, or Bringer). The other problem is that's its minimum strength level is 2,000. I can play at that level if I really concentrate but for a "casual" game, I'm more around 1,500 or so. (Although that's something I wouldn't mind improving - I just haven't had much time to devote to practising.) Also, my wife is a beginner and would need something much less difficult than that. The above three games I mentioned would all work perfectly for me - if it weren't for the fact that their minimum game play levels are, all, higher than I would like. The other one I found was Jose Chess (I did find all of these at Source Forge sometime ago by the way) which looks absolutely perfect - except for the fact that it fails to run for me, complaining about a Java plugin and then dying. Despite the fact that I've got the latest Java, etc. I even emailed the author about this but he was unable to determine the problem... Thanks, James!

One of the problems with Faile is that it is a console game (while I don’t want/need all of the fancy 3D graphics, I would prefer even just the simple graphics of something like WJChess, Arena, or Bringer).

The other problem is that’s its minimum strength level is 2,000. I can play at that level if I really concentrate but for a “casual” game, I’m more around 1,500 or so. (Although that’s something I wouldn’t mind improving – I just haven’t had much time to devote to practising.) Also, my wife is a beginner and would need something much less difficult than that.

The above three games I mentioned would all work perfectly for me – if it weren’t for the fact that their minimum game play levels are, all, higher than I would like.

The other one I found was Jose Chess (I did find all of these at Source Forge sometime ago by the way) which looks absolutely perfect – except for the fact that it fails to run for me, complaining about a Java plugin and then dying. Despite the fact that I’ve got the latest Java, etc. I even emailed the author about this but he was unable to determine the problem…

]]> Comment on Checkmate. by james http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=548#comment-55 james Fri, 21 May 2004 14:11:49 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=548#comment-55 Jason, If you're looking for lightweight, check out the open source stuff that's out there. There's Faile, which is a console based chess game. The engine is actually quite challenging to play against, although the software is more of a learning tool that lets you see all its internals. <a href="http://faile.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">http://faile.sourceforge.net/</a> If that doesn't work out, a sourceforge.net search for "chess" turns up lots of results. good luck! Jason,

If you’re looking for lightweight, check out the open source stuff that’s out there. There’s Faile, which is a console based chess game. The engine is actually quite challenging to play against, although the software is more of a learning tool that lets you see all its internals.

http://faile.sourceforge.net/

If that doesn’t work out, a sourceforge.net search for “chess” turns up lots of results. good luck!

]]> Comment on Is this line secure? by Jason Bassford http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=507#comment-52 Jason Bassford Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:28:22 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=507#comment-52 Thank you for the compliment! I'll try to not let it go to my head. <grin> Thank you for the compliment! I’ll try to not let it go to my head. <grin>

]]> Comment on I’m on the job! by Jason Bassford http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=509#comment-54 Jason Bassford Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:07:40 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=509#comment-54 I swear that there's something funky with Movable Type's notification function. This isn't the first time that I've been browsing around and noticed a comment in reply to one of my posts - even though I never got an email about it. (I'm supposed to, and I do with most comments. Just not all of them.) Anyway. I have a bike - and I don't smoke. <grin> I swear that there’s something funky with Movable Type’s notification function. This isn’t the first time that I’ve been browsing around and noticed a comment in reply to one of my posts – even though I never got an email about it. (I’m supposed to, and I do with most comments. Just not all of them.)

Anyway. I have a bike – and I don’t smoke. <grin>

]]> Comment on Is this line secure? by John B. Abela (AbelaJohnB) http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=507#comment-51 John B. Abela (AbelaJohnB) Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:49:36 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=507#comment-51 Hey, nice job on this MOD. I (also) have always wondered why nobody else ever did this for phpBB. Not all that complicated of a MOD (from an installation point of view) but a nice peice of work you've done! Anyway, nice job! John B. Abela (aka: AbelaJohnB) Hey, nice job on this MOD.

I (also) have always wondered why nobody else ever did this for phpBB.

Not all that complicated of a MOD (from an installation point of view) but a nice peice of work you’ve done!

Anyway, nice job!

John B. Abela

(aka: AbelaJohnB)

]]> Comment on I’m on the job! by James, random web wanderer http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=509#comment-53 James, random web wanderer Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:54:52 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=509#comment-53 If you want to go without a car you could start cycling around burlington. We actually have quite a few streets with bike lanes. For the ones without, well, what's life without a little adventure? Personally I bike to work and all my errands and visits about town whenever the weather permits. I find it's fabulous for my health. Another way to save money would be to quit smoking! Especially with prices going up all the time. If you want to go without a car you could start cycling around burlington. We actually have quite a few streets with bike lanes. For the ones without, well, what’s life without a little adventure? Personally I bike to work and all my errands and visits about town whenever the weather permits. I find it’s fabulous for my health.

Another way to save money would be to quit smoking! Especially with prices going up all the time.

]]> Comment on Installation in a flash – just a click away. by Jason Bassford http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=494#comment-49 Jason Bassford Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:04:27 +0000 http://www.dante.com/users/jasonb/?p=494#comment-49 Sorry, just reporting the fix (by somebody else) was the extent of my powers. Sorry, just reporting the fix (by somebody else) was the extent of my powers.

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