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May. 23rd, 2006 01:20 pm...Status: Active
Thanks to the dude in a Mercedes SLK that is Chris Peach dropping over at the weekend for a drink, TLSII is now alive and running, and kicking like the newborn thoroughbread beast she is.
Her vital statistics:
ASUS AN8-SLi Deluxe Motherboard
AMD Athlon FX-55 CPU
2 x 1GB Corsair PC3200 DDR400 RAM
2 x 200GB WD Caviar SE Hard Drives and a spare 200GB Seagate Barracuda just in case...
XFX GeForce7900 GTX 512MB GPU
2 x Pioneer DVDR-111 DVDRW Drives
SB X-Fi Platinum Audio with LiveDrive
Enermax Noisetaker 485W PSU
Cooler Master Centurion 530 Case
She laughed out loud when I showed her Freelancer, and the short amount of free network time I've had at home has shown she can handle EQ2 with no trouble. I managed not to cry when I successfully logged in for the first time in almost a year, but only just.
Some facts about TLSII:
You get more out of TLSII than what you put in.
TLSII doesn't run programs - she jogs them.
When TLSII finds a 404 error, she slaps the server about until it shows the page.
Spyware doesn't automatically download onto TLSII - it humbly asks permission first.
When TLSII connects to the internet, the web has an orgasm.
TLSII's favourites page has an eight month waiting list.
TLSII only allows games more than 1GB in size to be installed - unless she's slumming.
Pushing TLSII's off switch only makes her angry.
TLSII broke her last three benchmarking programs.
TLSII doesn't crash - nothing dares get in her way.
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Chris' visit also involved a trip to see The Da Vinci Code. My advice - stick to the book. The screen adaptation is sorely lacking if you've read the original, and I would imagine rather puzzling if you haven't. Either way, Emma and I are recreating our first date with a trip to Pizza Express before she sees it for the first time with me tonight. At this point, I cease caring about the film and just enjoy the fact I'm with her, so it's all good.
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Greetings to all those who have been enthusing over Eurovision since Saturday night's eye-opener - either there is some serious bandwagonning going on or I'm not as alone as the strange looks I received as a result of my previous post seemed to suggest. Welcome to my world - the annual sift through crap in order to find good new music will hopefully keep some of the new people interested long enough that they might watch again next year. Useful information for those who might:
Preparations for Helsinki 2007 will start around mid-January. From then, you will be able to see the results of each country's song for Europe competition (the Swedish one is invariably good) on the official and biggest unofficial sites that track the contests and compile the winning entries for viewing before the actual competition. Finland (as winners), Germany, France, the UK and Spain (as the four major financial contributors) and Russia, Bosnia, Romania, Lithuania, Sweden, the Ukraine, Armenia, Greece and Ireland (as the highest placed finishers) are guaranteed places in the 2007 final, whereas all other entrants will have to get through a semi-final to be held the night before the actual contest. Lordi will probably perform live at the beginning of the 2007 broadcast (if the Finnish director follows the script laid down by scores of others), so it may be worth tuning in for the first part even if you have already had a listen to the songs and decided there's nothing worth your time this year. That said, why not have an evening of comedy where you laugh at crap? What else do you do on a Saturday night?
Strange how the ESC has become flavour of the month since something people liked won it. Undoubtedly, everyone will view it with the same contempt they always have come May next year. Give it a chance - you might like it, and contrary to popular opinion you won't need to take a bath if you do.
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Warhammer was frustating last night. Lots of sitting around trying to solve a difficult problem, only to find we didn't need to and had something more pressing go and do. Plenty of experience heading our way come the next few games, the first of which will be held the night we get back from the Heartlands if any of Jon, Tim or myself can pick ourselves up off the floor - or I can stop myself from EQing.
Thanks to the dude in a Mercedes SLK that is Chris Peach dropping over at the weekend for a drink, TLSII is now alive and running, and kicking like the newborn thoroughbread beast she is.
Her vital statistics:
ASUS AN8-SLi Deluxe Motherboard
AMD Athlon FX-55 CPU
2 x 1GB Corsair PC3200 DDR400 RAM
2 x 200GB WD Caviar SE Hard Drives and a spare 200GB Seagate Barracuda just in case...
XFX GeForce7900 GTX 512MB GPU
2 x Pioneer DVDR-111 DVDRW Drives
SB X-Fi Platinum Audio with LiveDrive
Enermax Noisetaker 485W PSU
Cooler Master Centurion 530 Case
She laughed out loud when I showed her Freelancer, and the short amount of free network time I've had at home has shown she can handle EQ2 with no trouble. I managed not to cry when I successfully logged in for the first time in almost a year, but only just.
Some facts about TLSII:
You get more out of TLSII than what you put in.
TLSII doesn't run programs - she jogs them.
When TLSII finds a 404 error, she slaps the server about until it shows the page.
Spyware doesn't automatically download onto TLSII - it humbly asks permission first.
When TLSII connects to the internet, the web has an orgasm.
TLSII's favourites page has an eight month waiting list.
TLSII only allows games more than 1GB in size to be installed - unless she's slumming.
Pushing TLSII's off switch only makes her angry.
TLSII broke her last three benchmarking programs.
TLSII doesn't crash - nothing dares get in her way.
_______________
Chris' visit also involved a trip to see The Da Vinci Code. My advice - stick to the book. The screen adaptation is sorely lacking if you've read the original, and I would imagine rather puzzling if you haven't. Either way, Emma and I are recreating our first date with a trip to Pizza Express before she sees it for the first time with me tonight. At this point, I cease caring about the film and just enjoy the fact I'm with her, so it's all good.
_______________
Greetings to all those who have been enthusing over Eurovision since Saturday night's eye-opener - either there is some serious bandwagonning going on or I'm not as alone as the strange looks I received as a result of my previous post seemed to suggest. Welcome to my world - the annual sift through crap in order to find good new music will hopefully keep some of the new people interested long enough that they might watch again next year. Useful information for those who might:
Preparations for Helsinki 2007 will start around mid-January. From then, you will be able to see the results of each country's song for Europe competition (the Swedish one is invariably good) on the official and biggest unofficial sites that track the contests and compile the winning entries for viewing before the actual competition. Finland (as winners), Germany, France, the UK and Spain (as the four major financial contributors) and Russia, Bosnia, Romania, Lithuania, Sweden, the Ukraine, Armenia, Greece and Ireland (as the highest placed finishers) are guaranteed places in the 2007 final, whereas all other entrants will have to get through a semi-final to be held the night before the actual contest. Lordi will probably perform live at the beginning of the 2007 broadcast (if the Finnish director follows the script laid down by scores of others), so it may be worth tuning in for the first part even if you have already had a listen to the songs and decided there's nothing worth your time this year. That said, why not have an evening of comedy where you laugh at crap? What else do you do on a Saturday night?
Strange how the ESC has become flavour of the month since something people liked won it. Undoubtedly, everyone will view it with the same contempt they always have come May next year. Give it a chance - you might like it, and contrary to popular opinion you won't need to take a bath if you do.
_______________
Warhammer was frustating last night. Lots of sitting around trying to solve a difficult problem, only to find we didn't need to and had something more pressing go and do. Plenty of experience heading our way come the next few games, the first of which will be held the night we get back from the Heartlands if any of Jon, Tim or myself can pick ourselves up off the floor - or I can stop myself from EQing.
