Ozzy38

Reply to Sony releases stupid box thing (at Best Buy of all places), The Onion is vindicated in Everything Else Sins Forums

It seems I'm strange: When I want to watch something, I get a TV. When I want to play something, I get a console. When I want to use internets and play moar games, I get a PC. Next there'll be a sofa cooker.

Reply to My DVD drive is packing in, what to get as an external DVD drive? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

Thanks for the help. I have a policy of not fiddling inside, or someone else fiddling inside, a PC. Only for cleaning or if there is no other choice. But I don't use my computer for burning discs or watching movies, only for internets, games and the odd bit of work. So I'll try my luck with an external one. Some games do ask for the CD to be in while playing the game, but I've never heard the thing whirr while playing one so don't think there would be an issue with data tran

Reply to My DVD drive is packing in, what to get as an external DVD drive? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="jeffalford" reply="1" id="2807860"]Man. there are plenty of good internal combo drives of the Blue-Ray verity out there for less than $100.00 USD. check out http://www.maximumpc.com. They have never steered me wrong. Look for the Best Of tab and shock and amaze at the amount of free info you are getting.They even break them down to price points for the budget minded. But I like Lite On products for internal drives, why are you using an external drive for games anyway, bad idea for

Reply to Beware the new Zeus v3 Trojan. It Empties your Bank Account!!! in Personal Computing Sins Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="37" id="2807362"]It's not YOUR fault....but neither is it the bank's. It's not even the antivirus proggy/company's. The 'fault' is with the poster of the link/scam/whatever. However... If you are naive enough to imagine your browsing is without danger then [some of] the fault is yours... [/quote] Alas, I assumed we lived in a world of logic. Banks have too much money, I assumed they could spare a measly &po

Reply to Beware the new Zeus v3 Trojan. It Empties your Bank Account!!! in Personal Computing Sins Forums

For some reason I'm not quoting properly, so I'll just remove the quote tags... "Depends, if the virus/malware/whatever was on the bank's server, then yes you get it back because they failed to keep your money safe. If it was something on your computer that made you lose your money, that's on you and you don't get it back. It's like the difference between a bank heist and you adding someone to your account who cleans you out. The first is of no fault of y

My DVD drive is packing in, what to get as an external DVD drive? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I've discovered ( https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/390748 ) my DVD drive is packing in. While my beloved Football Manager and my gf's beloved Sims 3 still work, there will come a tme where I will stop being patient and realise I have other shit to play. I bought X3 a few years ago, tried it a long time later, and thought it was broken so threw the disc away. Oops. I will need to play this game at some point, without paying

Reply to Beware the new Zeus v3 Trojan. It Empties your Bank Account!!! in Personal Computing Sins Forums

They get their money refunded by the bank, don't they? I don't know what to think of viruses/malware anymore. The vast majority of people who use computers click on and join absolutely anything that comes up, with or without a firewall and antivirus, and nothing happens to them. In fact, as a teen I used some standard firewall and/or antivirus, and on a few occasions none at all, and my identity is still mine. On the other end of the scale, when I have wised up and used a fire

Reply to EA Louse - A Blog 'confessional' in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I saw the opening post and thought this was going to be about a different link. This has actually happened before, an employee going public about EA's practises.

Reply to Why does everyone I meet want to kill me? Why can't we be friends? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="1" id="2717657"]I don't think you can make an ally or ceasefire when it is 1 v 1. Even in larger games unless you set the allied victory conditions to allow more than one player to win, the AI will declare war on you when you are the last one left. Though why would you want a ceasefire in 1 v 1? Wouldn't it be better to disable the AI player entirely making you the only one in the system? [/quote] Well it would make things easier if I made </a

Why does everyone I meet want to kill me? Why can't we be friends? in Strategy Sins Forums

I've only played 1 v 1 so far so maybe it's different when there's more factions and players, so this is pre-emptive. Why does the other player hate me, even if we're the same race? Refuses cease fire, refuses trade pact and shoots on sight. If I don't encounter him/her/it, they'll make themselves known soon enough. I'll keep to myself and still suddenly have capital ships and fleets with tight sphincters ruining my stuff. Can't we get along? Or do we always have to kill each

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

mmm internet arguments.

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

Facepalm. So I suppose you're all choosing to partake in the increase of VAT and to be in a particular tax band, and are just giving 'your' money cos you want to and no because the government tells you and automatically does it? Stop and think a bit. The government owns a good chunk of our wage in that respect.

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

[quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="111" id="2716494"]Ozzy, you clearly have some kind of mental damage since you believe the government's money is their money. It isn't; it is the money of everyone who earned it and gave it to the government as taxes, and the government essentially stole it from them with the threat of jail time.[/quote] Getting better, but you still need to skip the Obligatory Insult Attempt at the start. And like I said, you're kidding yourself. Gove

Reply to Is it easy to play? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="DirtySanchezz" reply="112" id="2716432"] Quoting Ozzy38, reply 111 I'm gonna have to look up a walkthrough or guide, cos with Pirates off the insta-massive fleet of the pirates has changed to an insta-massive fleet of the enemy. I even tried sticking to one planet after initially being attacked, researching military and defence and fleets etc. and building massive fleetsand defences, still I'd be outnumbered. You might want to

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="103" id="2716057"] Ozzy, please say you have no plans to reproduce bef[/quote] Stopped reading here. I don't think you're quite understanding the 'trolling doesn't work on me' bit. If you are incapable of mature discussion nor trolling intelligently, let alone providing an argument against anything I've said (not supposedly said), get yer hands off your sticky keyboard.

Reply to Is it easy to play? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I'm gonna have to look up a walkthrough or guide, cos with Pirates off the insta-massive fleet of the pirates has changed to an insta-massive fleet of the enemy. I even tried sticking to one planet after initially being attacked, researching military and defence and fleets etc. and building massive fleetsand defences, still I'd be outnumbered. I'd be fine defending, just concentrating all my power on the biggest ship, then the next etc., but making the jump to their planet =

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="96" id="2715695"] Are there any Americans who seriously believe this system is going to bring the Apocalypse? Apocalypse is a little strong of a word. If you asked if it was going to cripple us economically, set us back 20 years, make 20% unemployment normal, and cripple the health care industry, I'd say we're already getting there just fine with Medicare. Bush's Part D expansion is just the latest stra

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="94" id="2715664"] when we see Americans protesting free(ish) health care, That is what makes your comment so stupid. regardless of the system, Canada, England, Australia, France - or the US - none of them are free. Not even ish. [/quote] Wrong. Troll defeated.

Reply to Is this where the U.S. is headed with Obamacare? in Everything Else Sins Forums

The only feeling from us that overides shock/sadness for Americans who have to pay a large annual fee and thousands of dollars for operations and generally to stay alive is ROFL/more shock when we see Americans protesting free(ish) health care, just to spite an opposition party. Are there any Americans who seriously believe this system is going to bring the Apocalypse? Doesn't help your stereotype, guys.

Reply to I give up in Single Player Sins Forums

Or you could turn pirates off. >_> Then go "ooo" at the green stars. Sure it's not entirely factual, but it's purdy.

Reply to Is it easy to play? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="107" id="2715182"]Lol, nice. The pirates weren't always very hard though, that's a feature that was added in Diplomacy. This article was written right when Sins came out, so it wasn't an issue then. Hopefully they'll be nerfed some more, otherwise just keep the pirates off. [/quote] I was expecting some step-by-step tips on how to easily destroy all pirates by a smart-arse, but it's nice to know it's not just me.

Reply to Is it easy to play? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

There's one thing that counteracts those 8 things though... PIRATES Been playing the game for a couple of days now. Every time on my easy, small game I've been building up then been completely wiped out by pirates. At least you can turn off pirates though. I don't forsee a future where humans have colonized space etc. only to be terrorised by massive kamikaze "destroy everything or die trying. 1 on 20? BRING IT

Reply to Trinity Edition - Why are the DVDs unreadable and seem blank? in Technical Sins Forums

I'm going to pretend to understand all of that. :D

Reply to Trinity Edition - Why are the DVDs unreadable and seem blank? in Technical Sins Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="1" id="2713116"]It's possible there's just some manufacturing peculiarity that your drive doesn't like, but most others have no problem with. In any case though, you need not rebuy it--you can simply register the serial key out of the box and download the game via Impulse. [/quote] Ah that's cool, thanks. So at least this just turns into a general technical question. As I edited above (don't know if you saw it), ONE of 5 other DVD games I've tried do

Trinity Edition - Why are the DVDs unreadable and seem blank? in Technical Sins Forums

I bought the game (Trinity) and, when I got it, I put it in my CD tray and...nothing. The computer makes the first noise it usually makes when a new CD/DVD gets put in, but nothing follows (usually there is a loudish whir as the CD/DVD loads up and when it's read generally). I sent it back and got the game somewhere else. I put it in and the same happened. My computer meets all the minimum requirements and I think all the recommended requirements. It reads and writes