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Off-Topic / Re: Dumb things that annoy you
2015 Feb 12, 09:57:00Quote from: Ramisha on 2015 Feb 12, 09:44:03
Why is it called double u anyway? It's obviously a double v...
Might be because U and V used to be the same letter.
Still doesn't excuse needing 3 syllables to describe a single letter though
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Off-Topic Archive / Re: Windows 10
2015 Feb 11, 16:55:46
Theres plenty of screenshots and news articles about the Windows 10 interface, but why have those when you can have pony themed ones!
Heres what I got from looking around the preview build:
Most of the tablet interface is disabled when your on a regular desktop PC (huzzah!), or just gone for good. Though its still kinda... weird here and there. For instance when searching for the configuration panel it gives you the 'settings app' as the first result which is basically the rather badly dressed down tabled version of the configuration panel.
The aesthetics are... simple would be the most generous way to describe them. Its not ugly or anything but it does seem rather bland, and the only things you can change are the main color (the dark blue in the screenies) and the font size on the title bars, the latter of which requires a reboot for... reasons.
You are eventually supposed to be able to remove that tile section in the start menu, but thats not implemented yet. I tried getting it gone so thats why mine is all weird and empty, on a fresh install its full of those weather/news/random stuff app tiles, which I never really use tbh.
It runs Horsegame and Dwarf Fortress (which are really easy to just copy-paste and run), runs fine as a virtual machine (I am running inside my current windows 8 installation). Haven't done much extensive testing with games but compatibility is bound to be very similar to Vista/win7/win8.
There is quite a lot of bugs left over though. The release is supposed to be in June so I guess the MS developers don't get much time off now
All in all I would say its an improvement over windows 8, though frankly they could have just updated the back-end on windows 7 and have the thing everyone actually wants...
Now... should I try to run it on an ancient notebook with 512mb memory and some weird VIA CPU I never heard about, just to see what happens?
Edit: Hmm it can still run horsegame with just 1gb of memory. The fun things with these virtual machine is that I can just give it whatever specs I want. Lets see it if runs with 512mb and 1 CPU core heheheh!
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Heres what I got from looking around the preview build:
Most of the tablet interface is disabled when your on a regular desktop PC (huzzah!), or just gone for good. Though its still kinda... weird here and there. For instance when searching for the configuration panel it gives you the 'settings app' as the first result which is basically the rather badly dressed down tabled version of the configuration panel.
The aesthetics are... simple would be the most generous way to describe them. Its not ugly or anything but it does seem rather bland, and the only things you can change are the main color (the dark blue in the screenies) and the font size on the title bars, the latter of which requires a reboot for... reasons.
You are eventually supposed to be able to remove that tile section in the start menu, but thats not implemented yet. I tried getting it gone so thats why mine is all weird and empty, on a fresh install its full of those weather/news/random stuff app tiles, which I never really use tbh.
It runs Horsegame and Dwarf Fortress (which are really easy to just copy-paste and run), runs fine as a virtual machine (I am running inside my current windows 8 installation). Haven't done much extensive testing with games but compatibility is bound to be very similar to Vista/win7/win8.
There is quite a lot of bugs left over though. The release is supposed to be in June so I guess the MS developers don't get much time off now
All in all I would say its an improvement over windows 8, though frankly they could have just updated the back-end on windows 7 and have the thing everyone actually wants...
Now... should I try to run it on an ancient notebook with 512mb memory and some weird VIA CPU I never heard about, just to see what happens?
Edit: Hmm it can still run horsegame with just 1gb of memory. The fun things with these virtual machine is that I can just give it whatever specs I want. Lets see it if runs with 512mb and 1 CPU core heheheh!
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Off-Topic / Re: Dumb things that annoy you
2015 Feb 11, 16:07:34Quote from: Ramisha on 2015 Feb 11, 15:54:08
Really?
Pure water (you can just buy it as distilled water so yes it exists in the wild) is completely non-conductive. You could potentially submerge a (very clean) computer in pure water and not have it cook itself.
That said it takes only a very small amount of contaminant to make it conductive so uh, don't put your computer underwater.
A chemistry test really should have that specified though. Now it just sounds like a bad grade-schooler joke.
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 11, 02:10:22
A big nope.
The pony below me has an abstract cutie mark.
The pony below me has an abstract cutie mark.
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The Retirement Home / Re: Make up a secret about the person above you~ (reactivated)
2015 Feb 09, 18:24:51
Secretly is a hug theft private investigator.
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 09, 14:30:02
False, blueberry muffins aren't really a thing around here so I really wouldn't know.
The pony below me once ate a rock instead of a muffin.
The pony below me once ate a rock instead of a muffin.
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The Retirement Home / Re: Make up a secret about the person above you~ (reactivated)
2015 Feb 09, 14:25:09
Secretly makes counterfeit hugs.
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Off-Topic / Re: Today's Smile
2015 Feb 09, 11:14:05Quote from: Lync Volan on 2015 Feb 09, 07:19:30
you literally just killed me lolwell now i know 2 buddies who work in Groceries
and now all i see is both of you working hoof & hoof
Augh! Zombies posting!
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 08, 19:25:59
False! I have no idea what either of those are and as such cannot despise them.
The pony below me does understand what 'ourrrrrageous accent' references.
The pony below me does understand what 'ourrrrrageous accent' references.
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The Retirement Home / Re: Make up a secret about the person above you~ (reactivated)
2015 Feb 08, 15:15:27
Tis a misunderstanding! The guard just came on their own because of all the fire!
The pony above me secretly set loose roaches to get a day off once.
The pony above me secretly set loose roaches to get a day off once.
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Thread Games / Re: Make A New Word With the Ending Letter Of The Above Word Reactivated.
2015 Feb 07, 20:05:24
Entropy.
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 07, 19:54:40
False. I don't usually bother with the disguise.
The pony below me has a pet robot.
The pony below me has a pet robot.
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 07, 09:39:32
Crystalllsssssss! True. Though making a house out of it is just a plain bad idea, it carries sound better than an empty factory hall.
The pony below me once sneaked into an empty factory hall.
The pony below me once sneaked into an empty factory hall.
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The Retirement Home / Re: Make up a secret about the person above you~ (reactivated)
2015 Feb 07, 09:27:29
Whoops, apologies 
And veggie pizzas can be pretty good... with some additions.
Anyhow, she once sold a beef hamburger to a vegetarian because its made from '100% vegetarian'!
And veggie pizzas can be pretty good... with some additions.
Anyhow, she once sold a beef hamburger to a vegetarian because its made from '100% vegetarian'!
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 06, 15:55:58
True, only on competitive multiplayer though. For the rest I can just not use it!
The pony below me can jump over tall fences.
The pony below me can jump over tall fences.
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The Retirement Home / Re: Make up a secret about the person above you~ (reactivated)
2015 Feb 06, 15:30:47
Once added bacon to his breakfast cereal... and will do it again!
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Thread Games / Re: true or false? (guessing game~)(reactivated)
2015 Feb 06, 11:02:51
True! I release most after catching though.
The pony below me once conversed with a tiger.
The pony below me once conversed with a tiger.
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Thread Games / Re: Fillies vs Colts Reactivated
2015 Feb 04, 16:52:18
Wouldn't that get the game stuck on the same two numbers forever? We can't have that!
55!
Wait, that was the wrong way again. Oh well.
55!
Wait, that was the wrong way again. Oh well.