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Reply to Can you please help me find the hardware specs of a "sony vaio PCG7142L" laptop? in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]2 minutes with Google.[/quote] I guess 2 minutes was not long enough, since you came up with a totally different computer. [e digicons];P[/e] The search I made came up with nothing except vague references to drivers and monitors and such. But nothing on the laptop itself. KeithMacDonald, how old is the laptop? What country was it purchased in? Just curious.

The demagogue in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

France finds lost spy file on young Hitler "Hitler was the head of the NSDAP (Nazi Party) when the A4-size record was made, and it refers to him as the “German Mussolini,” going on to say he "is not an idiot but (...) a very skillful demagogue." http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091120-23407.html Main Entry: 1dem·a·gogue Variant(s): also dem·a·gog \ˈde-mə-ˌgäg\ Function: noun

Reply to Stargate - Universe in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Even on its own merits, and not comparing it to anything - it sucks.

Reply to New Security Software Ratings in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

I use Avast, but it is not one of those tested. I have been happy with it, however.

Reply to Stargate - Universe in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Well, looks like back to the usual tripe. 10% substance - 90% garbage. I'm really tired of all these 'trips home' via the stones. The whole idea of the stones is lame as it is. They can't send a signal to speak to or see one another over that distance, but they can touch a stone and have an instantaneous transfer of self. Right. It was barely tolerable in SG-1, but to have it work a billion (or billions) of light years further is just too incredible. Is it powered by a Duracel

Reply to M.I.A. The Dred Lords in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

That only happens in the Campaign, not in sandbox mode. You'll get pirates in sandbox, but not Dread Lords.

Reply to MS Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

I'll stick with Open Office.

Reply to cant update in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

If the game is registered you can install the newest version directly through Impulse.

Reply to The Prisoner - 2009 in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Sadly, Patrick died early this year - 1/13/09. "From the previews it seems they're trying too hard to be campy and cerebral, and are failing." You got that right. It seems, too much these days, the studios are trying to 'remake' instead of 'make'. It seems there is no new talent, no new ideas, anymore. It is just simply trying to make the best into something better 'for the modern way of thinking'. And it never works. &nbsp

Reply to The Prisoner - 2009 in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Wow! No one watching The Prisoner mini-series? Can't blame you, really. It was a total let down, in every way.

Reply to "V" 2009 in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I don't think their purpose is to procreate. If you remember the original series, we were food. But there was a hint given in this episode that might shed some light. Bliss. Anna keeps the other V's under control with a drug. They are all addicts. So, the main twist from the original series (my prediction, at this point in the series) is that they need us, not for food - but as an integral part in the manufacture of 'Bliss'

The Prisoner - 2009 in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

So, has anyone been watching the new Prisoner mini-series? Any comments? Personally, as a fan of the original, I am rather disappointed. If you have never seen the original series, you can watch it (well, at least the first half or so) here: http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner-1960s-video No doubt, you will get more enjoyment from the original than from the poorly done remake.

Reply to Strange method of backing up your files in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

So has anyone tried to recreate a file yet? Making a bitmap would be easy, but scanning it back in to a usable program file might be a bit more problematic.

Reply to Strange DA CTD in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz) Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768 Try running the game at your desktop resolution, or switching to windowed mode. Trying to run a high resolution wide screen monitor at a low resolution 4:3 aspect ratio could be causing your problem.

Reply to Stargate - Universe in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

What's strange is that, weird is weird. I just don't know what wierd is. i before e, except after...

Reply to nudity vs violence in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

I dunno. I sit here with my 13 year old daughter, watching a 'good' show (could be one of many), and suddenly there is partial nudity (or full nudity with a sheet or towel in the way) and a sex scene which really has nothing to do with the story line of the show. It is just thrown in to add some skin-n-slurp. SGU is a very good example, because there have been so many scenes in so few episodes that are simply thrown in for the sake of showing some

Reply to Fighter distribution through planets in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Nope

Reply to [Solved] Having problems setting up dual monitors in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Like I mentioned before, the nVidia Control Panel. Since you are running that monitor at its max res, make sure the refresh rate is not set too high. You can check the cable by switching them around. If you switch them and the same thing happens, it is not the cable. If your primary monitor goes blank, it is the cable. That is assuming that both cables are DVI at both ends, and you are not using an adapter.

Reply to Stargate - Universe in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

It was better in that respect. But I find it unlikely that they contract a parasite on one planet, then at the very next that they come to they discover a cure from the venom of the 'alien chest suckers'. And, it ends there without a 'current time line' being successful. The preview for next week does not look like it picks up at that point, and so far every attempt to capture one of the creatures has failed miserably. With two failed time lines it looks like it could simply l

Reply to [Solved] Having problems setting up dual monitors in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Are you set for Dualview in the nVidia Control Panel? If not, your 21" might be receiving a signal that is out of its range. You fail to mention the resolution the secondary is set at.

Reply to CTD from using mousewheel in galactic map pop-up in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

You seem to have neglected to update anything on your computer for quite some time. Old BIOS, old video and sound drivers, still on SP2 for XP. Add to that only 1GB of ram and playing what looks like max everything for quite some time when the crash happened... and it looks like you restarted the game a few times during the session. Not surprising that you crashed.

Reply to "V" 2009 in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Acting is OK, but whoever plays "Anna" is really good.[/quote] Anna is played by Morena Baccarin. She also starred in Stargate SG-1 (Adria) and Firefly/Serenity (Inara).

Reply to Stargate - Universe in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]My friend noticed that stargate universe is missing music... it really is. that might be what you all are missing.[/quote] Nope. It is good acting, and a good storyline, and many other things. Music? Not so much.

Reply to nudity vs violence in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Well, we could just 'let it all hang out' for a period of years, or decades, and see what becomes of society. A new 'Grand Experiment', to see if no limits or censorship would really produce a change for the worse (or better). Trouble is, it would have to work every way. It could not allow anyone (or any entity) to force their opinions on anyone else. Let the porn crowd produce and distribute as they would. Let the violence crowd do the same. Let the relig

Reply to Custom Resolution in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It could be that your video card/driver simply can not do that res. If that is the case, then simply go with what works best. If the worst worry is that a few videos or menus get stretched out, what is the big f deal?