captmellow

this is re: the flash-only site navigation, right? it's a great choice of words, really appropriate.

e2m9 mystery meat cool tune, it owns me.

I've heard the intro and the e1m1 song so far, I'm getting the torrent for the rest. So far, it sounds decent. I have no idea what genre to expect, but the e1m1 rendition was close to what I expected.

I use Ad-Aware & Spybot S&E together. I installed Spybot on most ppl's comps at work using cain & abel to get a remote shell, mounting a share containing the install file, and then doing a silent installation from the command line (check http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/30.html for cli fun). The result is that the users can keep working on their comp without me having to use vnc and take over their kb/m. Then I also set up a couple scheduled tasks which go to 2 different batch files to run spybot in silent mode: one to update, one to scan & remove stuff. Those run once a week on everyone's comp. Unfortunately, Ad-Aware is gui-only, which makes automation impossible, and don't bring up autoit, it's bogus for doing unattended admin stuff. Be sure to immunize with Spybot, as it will trap any writes to the registry, but disable it when you install/upgrade stuff. I used Hijackthis to remove a particularly stubborn bit of IE-hijacking Spyware (a browser "helper" object which had run amuck in the registry) from someone's comp at work. It it recommended that you check some forums where ppl are posting their hijackthis logs, it will give you a good idea of what to remove or leave alone. I installed Firefox on a few ppl's comps, and told them never to use IE ever again. Ever since, whenever I scan those comps with Ad-Aware/Spybot S&E, it shows up NOTHING. Weeks later, NOTHING again. I'm dead serious about not using IE, it is the number one vulnerability to Spyware. I know you don't want a browser war, but a spade's a spade, and to deny it is to stick your head in the sand. Any scatological protests won't change that fact. Anyone defending IE at this point is completely clueless. It's like defending asbestos vs. fiberglass, or defending lead paint. If you must use IE (some web apps require it), then at least disable activex. But that's not going to protect you--much. I see you're quite zealously guarding your topic, but haven't you heard of an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure? Incredibly, you mention that you want open discussion, yet then you're attacking ppl who are recommending ways to prevent getting spyware in the first place. Maybe you're not interested in avoiding spyware. Maybe you just enjoy removing it. I don't know. /me shrugs

No, I think that CERT, Homeland Security, and countless others have said enough on the subject. That using IE poses a security problem is not even debatable any more. But whether ppl keep using IE, I don't mind or care.

Hmmm you really need a whole new rig, buddy. Send me yours . . .

Yep, it's mx440, 64 mb ddr memory. It's an Apollo board, 'Bloody Monster', got it cheap at compgeeks.com.

I have heard a lot of different stories on the minimum specs for Doom3. I have a pci geforce4, 512mb PC-2100 ddr ram, and I know that all falls well within the required hardware. However, I am uncertain about the minimum cpu speed. I have an athlonxp 1.2 ghz (266 mhz FSB). I have heard that the minimum speed is 1 ghz, then 1.2 ghz, and most recently 1.5 ghz. I was thinking that I'm all set, but now I'm not sure. I think my mb could handle just swapping out the cpu, but if the current one's okay, I won't bother.

Memory problem? Sounds like something flaky w/ the hardware, anyway. /me likes slack, btw

tarin? you now go by boris? why, pray tell?

. . . which is why I have been getting into consoles as of late.

Actually, no effort at all was required--when you share a computer with others, including children, and everyone is installing stuff when you're not around, it happens. Anyway, whatever dogmatic 98-holdouts will say, progress goes on. They can keep running old hardware and an old os, and they can gripe that the rest of the world has moved on, and then I guess they can start living in a shack in the woods and mail bombs to the people who make the new hardware and the new os's. I'm sure somewhere there's someone complaining that there's no good DOS games coming out anymore.

Hmmmmm . . . XP actually ran faster on our celeron 900 (r.i.p.) than 98 did. Booted faster, more responsive interface, etc. I was shocked. Granted, the 98 install was getting pretty flaky/unstable.

Indeed.

Well, I am willing to give Yadex a spin and help out with some levels. My own mapping experience is limited to a ZDoom CTF map, which I made a loooong time ago and played with Carnevil on Doomserv, and a few other unreleased dm maps. It looks like all the maps are already assigned, but many of them were assigned 1-2 years ago, so perhaps some of them have been abandoned? BTW I heard Tarin mention that his map02 is done, and so that 'in dev' status could be updated to 'done'. Also, I was glad to see my lava was still included, _and_ my song! :)