Warning about Gigabyte 9800 GTX+ 1Gb cards
Just a quick note to all who fancy a 9800 GTX 1Gb...a great card for the price (~£160)
HOWEVER!!!!
There are some SERIOUS issues concerning a batch that was released with the Revision 10 BIOS.
Basically, the card works great with any nVidia drivers BELOW 178's...which, lets be honest, arent much good these days!
If you want to update your drivers to 180+ (I went straight to the 181's..latest WHQL) then you will probably have a major panic attack as soon as you reboot your comp after installation....
because it will freeze halfway through loading and you will be looking at a nice pretty black screen with absolutely nothing on it.
Only way around this is to flash the BIOS to Revision 11 (for those with Samsung memory onboard) or Revision 20 for the other type of vRAM.
After this, it _should_ work OK...mine did.
Heres the linky to the relevant thread on the nVidia forums: (230+ posts already!!!)
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=84478
Hope this helps somebody!
HOWEVER!!!!
There are some SERIOUS issues concerning a batch that was released with the Revision 10 BIOS.
Basically, the card works great with any nVidia drivers BELOW 178's...which, lets be honest, arent much good these days!
If you want to update your drivers to 180+ (I went straight to the 181's..latest WHQL) then you will probably have a major panic attack as soon as you reboot your comp after installation....
because it will freeze halfway through loading and you will be looking at a nice pretty black screen with absolutely nothing on it.
Only way around this is to flash the BIOS to Revision 11 (for those with Samsung memory onboard) or Revision 20 for the other type of vRAM.
After this, it _should_ work OK...mine did.
Heres the linky to the relevant thread on the nVidia forums: (230+ posts already!!!)
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=84478
Hope this helps somebody!
Bet stands. You lost. Sorry 
Moral of story...never bet unless you know ALL the facts! (or as many as possible!)
Moral of story...never bet unless you know ALL the facts! (or as many as possible!)
Pain, as they say is relative.
It varies from person to person, but in my experience, it ALSO varies depending on how many bevvies you have consumed before going to the tattoo shop.
A fine balance needs to be struck here, you want enough to numb the pain, but not so much that you try twatting the tattooist the minute the needles hit your skin!
Our Dutch cousins have a slight advantage, cos they can go get legally stoned before going...this works as a good anesthetic as well!
It varies from person to person, but in my experience, it ALSO varies depending on how many bevvies you have consumed before going to the tattoo shop.
A fine balance needs to be struck here, you want enough to numb the pain, but not so much that you try twatting the tattooist the minute the needles hit your skin!
Our Dutch cousins have a slight advantage, cos they can go get legally stoned before going...this works as a good anesthetic as well!
Main ones:
Eagle (Upper right arm)
Panther (Left forearm)
Dove (Inside left forearm)
Black Widow (Right forearm)
Heart and Flowers (chest)
'Lucky Number 7' design..(Left calf)
"I hate silly Canadians" (on Riders Motion's forehead)
"HMS" on my willy...when girls ask if I was in the Navy, I just tell them: "No...but get me excited and it spells where I was born...Hammersmith!"
Eagle (Upper right arm)
Panther (Left forearm)
Dove (Inside left forearm)
Black Widow (Right forearm)
Heart and Flowers (chest)
'Lucky Number 7' design..(Left calf)
"I hate silly Canadians" (on Riders Motion's forehead)
"HMS" on my willy...when girls ask if I was in the Navy, I just tell them: "No...but get me excited and it spells where I was born...Hammersmith!"
Got 14 in all.....all over, arms, legs and chest!
Seeing as nobody else bothered with TRUE classics...I will! 
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
----------------------------------------------
There's a lady who's sure all that
Glitters is gold.
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
And when she gets there she knows
If the stores are closed.
With a word she can get what she came for.
There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure.
Cause you know sometimes words have
Two meanings.
In a tree by the brook there's a songbird
Who sings sometimes.
All of our thoughts are misgiven.
There's a feeling I get when I look
To the West.
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke
Through the trees.
And the voices of those who stand looking.
And it's whispered that soon if we all
Call the tune.
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those
Who stand long.
And the forests will echo with laughter.
And it makes me wonder.
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now.
It's just a spring clean for the May-queen.
Yes there are two paths you can go by.
But in the long run.
There's still time to change the road you're on.
Your head is humming and it won't go
-In case you don't know.
The pipers calling you to join him.
Dear lady can you hear the wind blow.
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
And as we wind on down the road.
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know.
Who shines white light and wants to show.
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all.
To be a rock and not to roll
----------------------------------
I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel,
I can roll, I can feel.
And you can't stop me turning.
Cause I'm the sun, I'm the sun,
I can move, I can run.
But you'll never stop me burning!
Coming down with fire, to lift my spirit higher.
Someone's screaming my name.
"Come and make me holy again!"
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I'm the day, I'm the day,
I can show you the way.
And look! I'm right beside you!
I'm the night, I'm the night,
I'm the dark and the light.
With eyes that see inside you.
Coming down with fire, to lift my spirit higher.
Someone's screaming my name.
"Come and make me holy again!"
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
----------------------------------------------
There's a lady who's sure all that
Glitters is gold.
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
And when she gets there she knows
If the stores are closed.
With a word she can get what she came for.
There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure.
Cause you know sometimes words have
Two meanings.
In a tree by the brook there's a songbird
Who sings sometimes.
All of our thoughts are misgiven.
There's a feeling I get when I look
To the West.
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke
Through the trees.
And the voices of those who stand looking.
And it's whispered that soon if we all
Call the tune.
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those
Who stand long.
And the forests will echo with laughter.
And it makes me wonder.
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now.
It's just a spring clean for the May-queen.
Yes there are two paths you can go by.
But in the long run.
There's still time to change the road you're on.
Your head is humming and it won't go
-In case you don't know.
The pipers calling you to join him.
Dear lady can you hear the wind blow.
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
And as we wind on down the road.
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know.
Who shines white light and wants to show.
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all.
To be a rock and not to roll
----------------------------------
I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel,
I can roll, I can feel.
And you can't stop me turning.
Cause I'm the sun, I'm the sun,
I can move, I can run.
But you'll never stop me burning!
Coming down with fire, to lift my spirit higher.
Someone's screaming my name.
"Come and make me holy again!"
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I'm the day, I'm the day,
I can show you the way.
And look! I'm right beside you!
I'm the night, I'm the night,
I'm the dark and the light.
With eyes that see inside you.
Coming down with fire, to lift my spirit higher.
Someone's screaming my name.
"Come and make me holy again!"
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I'm the man on the silver mountain.
I dont KNOW any excuses for being late for work....because in the last 8 years I have only been late twice...once when the stretch of road I happened to be on at the time got closed by the police because of an RTA (a quick phone call to the boss, they knew all about it...no problemo!) and the other was when I got involved in an RTA when some stupid b***h (a female driver ) decided to rear-end me at the traffic lights...again, quick phone call and I didnt even lose any pay over it.
Considering that my start times vary between 0320 am at the earliest and 1650 (4.50 pm) at the latest..with just about everything in between!... I think that is a pretty good record.
Best excuse? dont be late!
) decided to rear-end me at the traffic lights...again, quick phone call and I didnt even lose any pay over it.Considering that my start times vary between 0320 am at the earliest and 1650 (4.50 pm) at the latest..with just about everything in between!... I think that is a pretty good record.
Best excuse? dont be late!
Is it your one remaining brain cell?
Keep on topic here please!
Only other one I can think of is Blenheim, and if that is near to where you live, then "Oh Shit"...we are neighbours!
Speaking as somebody who has seen all this situation from the OTHER side...(ie, as the PARENT of an emotional teenager!), my advice is...
Dont forget that at the end of the day, your parents probably DO have your best interests at heart.
Your Mum is nagging because she KNOWS that times are hard financially, and SHE is probably finding it very hard to put food on the table, especially as she is trying to support YOU, when it seems from your text that she is trying to get by on a DLA..which believe me is not a lot!
She can probably do with a bit of extra support, and as (I assume) YOU are now the "Man-of-the-House" she is looking to YOU to provide that extra support.
I realise that it is quasi-impossible to get a job, but keep trying... If nothing else, it will let your Mum see that you ARE trying. Discuss things with her, ask her advice on maybe extra training/qualifications....there are a load of government incentives around (according to Brown Bullshit Press Releases) to help people like you...ask about them!
As for the GF...sorry mate, but sh*t happens, you WILL get over it!
Dont forget that at the end of the day, your parents probably DO have your best interests at heart.
Your Mum is nagging because she KNOWS that times are hard financially, and SHE is probably finding it very hard to put food on the table, especially as she is trying to support YOU, when it seems from your text that she is trying to get by on a DLA..which believe me is not a lot!
She can probably do with a bit of extra support, and as (I assume) YOU are now the "Man-of-the-House" she is looking to YOU to provide that extra support.
I realise that it is quasi-impossible to get a job, but keep trying... If nothing else, it will let your Mum see that you ARE trying. Discuss things with her, ask her advice on maybe extra training/qualifications....there are a load of government incentives around (according to Brown Bullshit Press Releases) to help people like you...ask about them!
As for the GF...sorry mate, but sh*t happens, you WILL get over it!
+ several million
As a matter of fact, I watched it again this week...just for a change! Emmy got p***ed off with me saying all the lines just before they were spoken on screen......(what upset her most was...I was right every time!
)Slumdog Millionaire...its not as good as everybody says it is.....
ITS BETTER!!!!!
Excellent film, very enjoyable!
Another tip...AVOID "Twilight" at all costs...unless you have a bucket handy!
ITS BETTER!!!!!
Excellent film, very enjoyable!
Another tip...AVOID "Twilight" at all costs...unless you have a bucket handy!
Yep...made it easy with the 'clue'
Had the idea cos I just watched Slumdog Millionaire...(great film, btw!)
Surely that's a spelling mistake...shouldn't that read: "hanging CHAVS"???
It is _A_ White 'house', but not _THE_ White House!
Another definitely NOT in the UK (although some might not believe that! )
)To be more precise, Port Grimaud....serves you right for getting the Pont St Benezet before I had a chance to see it....I used to LIVE near Avignon 
mmm...Wiki is cheating a bit...but you are right...the clue was "Bannister Close" in the bottom left of the map.
Next one please!
Next one please!
A small FAIL I noticed on Facebook just now:
If it was Photoshopped, it was the News of the Screws what done it...thats the pic that was on their website...and as for the BC info, just google for HSE (Health & Safety Executive) and Hammonds crash...teh troofs is out there!
Picture Quiz
OK..lets see if this gets closed, or if it becomes popular!
The idea is simple, take a pic (or a screenie from googly maps) of somewhere FAMOUS (ie: NOT your back garden!) and see who can guess where it is and what it's claim to fame is. Try to include some visual clues that will help... without making it too obvious!
To start the ball rolling, and to give you a general idea:
There are MORE than enough clues there...so, where is it, and why is it famous?
The idea is simple, take a pic (or a screenie from googly maps
) of somewhere FAMOUS (ie: NOT your back garden!) and see who can guess where it is and what it's claim to fame is. Try to include some visual clues that will help... without making it too obvious!To start the ball rolling, and to give you a general idea:
There are MORE than enough clues there...so, where is it, and why is it famous?
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