One of the sites I regularly go to started giving me a "The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading." error out of the blue. Leave it alone for a few hours, same thing. Cleared cache and cookies, unplugged router for several minutes, and rebooted computer. Same thing. Try Googling solutions, and don't find anything I haven't already tried. One suggestion I found was to run a trace on the site, which I did, and it was timing out at the twelfth hop. I do not know what to do with this information, but there it is. I also tried connecting to said site through one of those free proxy servers, and it connected instantly.

If anyone can tell me how I might fix this, I'd be much obliged.

>>4285
Update: it looks like the problem finally resolved itself... after a total of sixteen hours. If there's some remedy that can fix things faster than that, I'd still be most appreciative to hear it.

oh god that's the expansion card equivalent of having two asses and two heads

Liiiiiiiiive!

http://metaseq.net/english/
http://www.blender.org/

Free 3D modeling softwares.

anyone else running the windows 8 previews?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18061174
The future is HERE!

>>4287
awesome

>>4287
Oh my god this really IS awesome.

>>4289

Hold your hand still but waggle your thumb around.

The screen is about 60% bigger than your maximum waggle distance.

I'm ok with it though.

>>4291
I've got pretty sizable mitts. Hence why I want a Note so bad.

>>4292

Ditto. Don't care bout no babby hands problems no more, want something my hand won't accidentally swallow.

Yes. Download Realplayer and Realdownloaded. They should include a program that lets you download any video playing in your screen.

Firefox+Flashgot+JDownloader if you haven't already tried it.

>>4273
>download realplayer

what kind of monster would force someone to download realplayer

>>4266
PC, XP. I have an Nvidia graphics card.

A better example, if it may help. Look at the wings. Set to my television's default statistics, you can't see much more than the red lines, if at all. After adjusting to my current settings, I can just make out the far tip of the blue.

>>4268
Well, set as a wallpaper. Right now I can't see any of the wings.

>>4268
see if you can adjust the color and such through the NVidia control panel. Should be located in the regular control panel.

>>4175

Wait, Kindles can do comics now? Niiice.

I haven't actually ever used Netflix (although I've wanted to) and I can't read, watch a lot of stuff, or play vidja in the car or else I get horrible vertigo. I think if anything, I'll end up buying an eBook reader. Thanks for the advice!

Another question- if a game comes out for iPad, should it also come out for Mac as well?

>>4199
The Kindle Fire is good for reading comics. I don't have a ton of experience with it, but I might buy one for my mom soon.

>if a game comes out for iPad, should it also come out for Mac as well?

Not really, but I think there's a way to emulate them.

My mom is really good at getting free iPads.
A 2 was her 25 year employment gift and then she won a 3 at a staff party.
My sister called dibs on the old one almost immediately, lol.
I've tried it out, seems pretty cool.
The only thing is the times I'd want to have an iPad on me are times where I wouldn't want to be carrying it around.
My phone will suffice for now.

Mostly 320 mp if I can find it for the player sometimes FLAC if its on the desktop and I got the surround hooked in. Speaking of Audio anyone know anything about earphones

http://www.amazon.com/JBuds-Fidelity-Ergonomic-Earbuds-style-Headphones/dp/B005VEZ57S

Found this pair and the overall specs look pleasing.

Same as >>4213

I'm the kind of person who is irrationally opposed to compression artifacts, whether or not they're ones we can actually perceive.

So FLAC.

>Apple will settle out of court with minor fees and suppress the story in the news
>then their stock will continue to skyrocket because children

Ok.

In other news...

>Microsoft is counting down the days until it is through with the Windows XP operating system for personal computers.

>The US software titan used a blog post to remind the world that in two years it will no longer support the generations-old operating system that people have clung to despite the releases of successors Vista and Windows 7.

>"We want to acknowledge the two-year countdown to the end of Windows XP and Office 2003 support," said Microsoft marketing director Stella Chernyak.


http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-counting-down-end-windows-xp-093316552.html

>>4227
Need to have a countdown clock and an event marking the sunset of a damn fine OS.

>aircraft designed for vertical takeoff and landing
>"hurr its not considered VTOL"

If we can make stuff like the Williams X-Jet a.k.a. The Flying Pulpit...

http://www.wimp.com/flyingmachine/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_X-Jet

I'm sure we will, eventually, make flying cars common, at least in cities. However, they'll probably be self-piloting to minimize the chance of collision, so once Google's self-driving cars take off, similar systems could be developed for flying vehicles.

As for lighter-than-air vehicles, I see those potentially being put into use as cheap and efficient but slow transports, whether for mail, product delivery, or anything else. Heck, it could possibly make direct deliveries, cutting out the middleman. I know, I'm crazy for thinking it, but it's at least *possible*. We can dream, and maybe someday, some other crazy person will try to accomplish it.

>>3908
The first major obstacle I see with a self "flying" vehicle is that you will also need to calculate air density, temperature, and winds. Completely possible, but you will need constant updates. As it stands, the most frequent aviation weather updates we get happen ever half hour, or so. But, like you said, using the internet and automatic weather reporting stations would make it possible.

A bigger problem with weather is an aircraft's vulnerability to high winds. On a nice breezey day, let's say 30 knot winds, a lot of smaller aircraft will be in deep shit. For something as densely populated as New York or something, the flying car (at least to me) just doesn't seem like a viable solution.

That and you still have the same major problems of fuel consumption and the downward thrust being a hazard to those around you.

Now, as a recreational vehicle out in more rural areas, you would find a pretty big market. Make something cheap, easy to fly, able to be put on a trailer, easy to story in a garage or a public storage unit and you have yourself a winner.

larry flies to Phyllis's farm,…

>>3792
>post reasons why Autogyros aren't, not limited to the fact that they need forward motion which can be observed with a change in mainrotor RPM, explain that atmosphere is a dynamic environment, and still have a climb out
>refuse to acknowledge
>greentext

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>>4188
Here's the best part.
It found nothing for any of my computers.

>>4191
So... what? You just call your ISP up and tell them "yeah dudes nada"?

>>4193
I'll probably do that when I have a free day. They're not bothering me so far, so I'm not terribly concerned yet.

>>4119
Actuallt it's year/month/day(day)hour:minute
I know it's very unusual, but there is logic to it, so retarded wouldn't be the right word.

>>4120
Anybody who's tried to maintain an archive of files by date will recognise how damn useful it is.

Hello. I have had this program for over ten (10) years. It's Fyiro's Playstation Multi Converter or PsxMc for short. The program finds media by scanning the disc and creating a virtual "fingerprint" that gets saved as a "CDAZ" file. Many years ago, I had Japanese to English translation software installed. I was able to order a key for a whopping $13.63. The Sony XA audio format is a realy weird bird. The method of compression is to recuce the hertz rating from 44.1 down to 38.7. When the program does the conversion from XA to WAV, it will write the new file at 44.1 I am an honest man, emaill me and I'll try to help you the best I can.

>>3812
Give us a personal review.

>>3814
I'm very bad at headphone reviews, but I'll try to bring up interesting points.

* They're easy to drive, so even if an amp helps, it's not necessary.
* The cable is replaceable. (1/8" Male to 1/4" male, I think)
* They're definitely leagues clearer than cheaper headphones I've owned (Though I wouldn't call the clarity a spectacular jump from most $80+ headphones)
* The headphones themselves sort of make you feel like you're in a room (compared to sounding "in your head"). Things like voices and claps tend to sound "up front", while other stuff sounds far away. It's great for games and movies, but some songs are ruined by it. (But hey, some other songs sound way better. I mean WAY better. Holy shit better.)
* The bass is neutral. Not too heavy, not too light. I'd personally prefer a bit more impact.
* The highs aren't as unbearable as on my Portapros, but it's still pretty bright, and not the sort of headphones you use for relaxing.
* It handles most genres either well, or well enough. Almost as fun as my portapros, but not as much. It's perfect for movies and games, IMO, but only 'almost' perfect for music. Well, even that is kinda harsh. I'd just prefer a bit more bass for times I want exciting music, or a more laid back sound for studying. It's a compromise, and I'd be spoiled to ask for more.

Next thing I'll be looking for is an Orthodynamic headphone. Preferably dark, for studying and drinking alone while masturbating to your pictures on Facebook.

Looking into getting a new pair of earbuds since my old pair I've been using just crapped out. I've heard some good things about the Klipsch IMAGE S4, anyone know of any others that are a good choice that fall under the 100 dollar mark?