Quote from Lible :

In what way is Windows more 'designed' to run games than the Unix or Unix-like operating systems?


The reason there is no Linux build is because there is nothing to be gained from creating one.

Which is the only one that can natively run *.exe, hmm? It's not that Windows is more designed to run games, rather most games are designed to run under Windows

Quote from Nathan D. :

*Unix platforms are arguably the standard for hosting game servers amongst other server applications and play a major role in the amount of servers that exist for games.

I disagree. If you want to host a Windows game, it's going to be easier to do so on a Windows server. Don't expect developers to provide native support for an OS that isn't designed to run games. Some do, but that's their choice. *nix systems are far more adept at networking deployments, like web servers, anyway

It's *nix by the way, used to denote a unix-like OS, that's not necessarily unix compliant itself You could just call it Linux though, as other than BSD it's pretty much the only major *nix system in use

Or...bring the PS3 with you? Every dorm has at least one PC, so hooking up a PS3 should be no problem

Lucky *profanity*, I've got my Yaris up to ~145km/h on an old main road that's been bypassed (80km/h limit, in all fairness), and I know if I went any faster at all, there'd be a shiny checkpoint around the next corner, this country's full of them

Although, I'm driving to a house party tomorrow night, so we'll see how quick this puppy goes on the motorway on the way home at 3AM

NOTE: The author of this post does not condone excessive speed. Unless you're trying to see how fast you can go before you develop a speed wobble, strictly for educational/safety purposes

Quote from Dajmin :

I guess if you really suck at it, you could plan ahead. Think about what you want to say ahead of time and work out the possible conversation branches. That way you'll always have something to say and if you take charge of the conversation you can guide it to a binary answer so it heads in the right direction

Reminds me of this:





I've yet to have a proper "date" in the true sense of the word. Random nights out in town with friends are far more fun anyway, you meet way more interesting people, and you can take your pick afterwards And if the whole thing doesn't work, at worst you have a few friends to hang around with

Quote from aroX123 :

if somebody want to see if their computers survives 32 cars then here you go:
That is not a replay it is a .rac file so change the end of the name to .rac and put it in the grids folder.(didn't work to upload .rac file)

What has this got to do with any test patch?

Quote from hazaky :

Wrong thread o.O

Not necessarily. Watch it again. Pay attention to the guy in the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd22agNC2Z8

The irony in this thread is unreal...

Quote from matze54564 :

Show me your own insim...Then i believe you that you are able to code a insim...find out what insims u already have released as freeware....

There's only one person on this forum who's made any version of InSim, and that's Scawen. There's no such thing as InSims by the way, there is only one, and only ever can be one (If there was two, it would need a name change. Such as OutSim, or OutGauge).

Quote from matze54564 :

Furthermore, the actual insim version runs stable

Yes, well we have had it since patch X. Then again, how does one manage to crash a protocol?

Considering you're all claiming to be expert InSim programmers, surely you'd actually know the difference between InSim and a program that uses the InSim protocol? Seems a rather noobish mistake to me

Quote from sam93 :

Lol, 1.6 impreza is £1700 a year to insure. But aren't they fwd the 1.6?

Yes. Any car enthusiast worth their salt will look at your rear drums and lack of rear diff and laugh at you for trying to impersonate the proper 2.5 4WD version. I love doing it to all the boy racers around here, it's so much fun to see their faces drop

Quote from danthebangerboy :

I have attached how i have got it looking like now, this is TOO cool!!!

I thought 7 was the best looking thing possible (other than Ubuntu of course ), the shininess sort of faded after a few months of use...The major problem I have with it, is that working with older Windoze now feels like a pain. Everything is so quick in 7, like dragging windows around to maximise, minimise, etc. Makes XP feel like a dog when I have to work in it

Quote from sam93 :

Lol. A Mini Cooper I wouldn't mind or just a simple 1.3litre, but they seem to be pretty pricey for a decent'ish one.

I think it may be the rover k series engine in the ZR (If I remember correctly) which is prone to blowing head gaskets.

It's finding a car that is going to be fun to drive, nippy (Less than 12 seconds to 60) and cheap on insurance.

I was thinking of a VTR, but it's a little bit chavvy, even if it is a first car. Although, all first cars are a little chavvy.

Got my 1275 for €2k, and it's in a fairly good condition. Bit of rust around the body, but the engine is mint. They're half the price in England too Don't go for a Cooper or Clubman, you'll be raped by your insurance. Get a 1275, and give it Cooper stripes. If you want to be pedantic you can fit the extras, like the second tank and the Cooper cylinder head, but they're basically the same thing. They're cheap to insure too, and parts are for nothing.

Not so sure on the K series to be honest, A series is my speciality Yer man was a bit of a boy racer like, so it could be all his fault that it kept blowing gaskets. Just seems to be a bit of a coincidence

Problem is, fun and nippy don't go hand in hand with cheap insurance. You're going to have to make a compromise. Pay a bit more for insurance or save your money and get a better car when you're older. VTRs aren't really chavvy, just expensive to insure. Basically anything that has something extra in the name (VTR, GTI, Vtec :razz is a killer on insurance for young lads

The Mini fits into your category perfectly actually. 0-60 in 10-11 secs, depending on who you listen to. Most 1275's put out about 60-70bhp stock, very easily tuned though, especially the carb'd ones. BMW do a supercharger that you can pick up second hand for ~£400 for example, has been known to triple BHP when setup correctly in the right engine. It'll out-handle literally any other "first car", especially if you fit 10"s, and can take most in a straight line. It has been known to take the odd chav in a Corsa by surprise when going around roundabouts

Motorways aren't that much of a problem, you can get them up to 90-95mph before your ears explode, but it's going to be fairly wobbly at that. 70mph is definitely possible, and it tears away fine at about 4k. One problem is speed bumps (they have 14cm clearance as standard, nearly all are lowered through wear and tear, or purposefully), but you can fit between them so it doesn't matter Plus it pulls like there's no tomorrow. Take it into town any weekend night, and if you come home with an empty car there's something seriously wrong. And it always has reserved parking spaces where no other car can fit. Tescos trolley bays work nicely

It's like a road legal go-kart, if you're doing 40 it'll feel at least 50, which is very handy as a first car. Most people will beg you for a spin in it, everbody seems to love them. It actually has plenty of driver leg room, not so much passenger leg room though. That's a good thing though, watching tall people get in/out is always brilliant. Even more so if you fit buckets

I'll stop talking about the Mini now as I've been ranting a bit. Oh, if you get one, pack several jackets when you drive during the winter months. You'll thank me when it happens

Avoid the ZR like a house on fire though. Aside from being less comfortable than sitting on a pile of bricks, the few I've seen have been plagued by engine trouble. The lad I bought my Mini off was trying to flog a ZR, blew 3 head gaskets in the last month on him. They're far more trouble than they're worth, a nice Metro would be a far better MG.

Seriously, any car will be fine. You're not a professional racing driver, you're 17. You don't have the experience to drive a big car properly (No offense mate, trust me, I'm in the same boat). You wouldn't believe the fun I've had in a 1L Yaris, it's not all about engine size. I've had a nice few close shaves in it, that I know I wouldn't have escaped (and probably wouldn't have survived) in a bigger car. By bigger car, I mean both engine size and physical size. It's far better to get a small-ish car know, rack up the experience on the road, and then get something with a bit of poke as a second or third car. Actually, the Yaris is about the best first car I could suggest. As a 1L it puts out just under 70BHP, and 0-60 in 12.5s

OK, I'm really going now. I've just spent the last 20mins typing this on my phone

Mine seems to shift clutchless at any RPM, regardless of throttle position. It goes in far easier in the higher revs though It is as old as I am though, with the original gearbox, and has had the bejases driven out of it (mainly by me, poor bike gets an awful doing ), so it wouldn't surprise me if it's down to wear of some sort...

Trials. But I mainly use mine for trail riding, simply because it can get places most trail bikes can't

Quote from MAX-k :

In the game, if you stop accelerating, with a turbo car, you lose your turbo pressure.

For the once or twice a race you'd need to do this, you could just pull in the clutch and change down without lifting off, it'll heat your clutch a bit but you'll keep your boost. Doing it once or twice won't cause problems

Quote from batteryy :

xbox is better, thanks to live

Yes! Let's pay to listen to even more 8-year old American whiny voices! What a business model!

The exclusives aren't much of a selling point, same can be said for both consoles. PS3 (because of Sony, not necessarily because it's a better machine, which it is) tends to have the better exclusives though

Call her. Tell her to meet you somewhere in public, a bar, cafe, whatever. Talk about it. You'll calm down once it's all been sorted. Harming yourself won't fix it, if anything she'll think you're a psycho

Quote from DEVIL 007 :

noone bealive me....i have the knives....i dont know what to do........................just help me......I am mad lotst,,,shit

I'm telling you man, you WILL regret doing that. Go for the ice cubes, they hurt like **** but won't do you any damage

I agree with above, if you really are that mad at someone/something, don't do something you'll regret. If you need to hurt yourself (I know that sounds terrible, hear me out...) try squeezing ice cubes or hit something a lot. Ice cubes won't leave scars or leave you with any damage, and hitting something hard will only cause bruising or cuts, they'll heal in a few days. It'll help vent the anger, safely. You really should call a close friend or family member and get them to come over though, just talk it out

Leave the knives dude, trust me you'd regret it even tomorrow morning. Try going for job interviews or even going out with friends, and never being able to wear a t-shirt. Not good man

It's definitely possible, just very uncomfortable and not very fast They're bad enough for just trail riding, absolute pigs on the road If you keep the trials tyres on it too, you'll find it very hard to corner at any sort of speed, and it's not all advisable in the wet...

You're not the only one who loves the Cock...

Yes, there's loads of road legal ones around here, all you need (for Ireland + England anyway) is a rear number plate, brake light, headlight and tail light. You'll need to tax and insure it too. They're not very practical or comfortable for road use though, there's no seat and it'll reach about 60mph, tops. The ones I've seen road legal are only to get between sections, where you need to travel on road

Oh, the substring is in the SQL query? Sorry, thought you were parsing it after the query

Not sure what language you're using, but in ASP C# (which I assume it is, if you're using substring) it would be something like:


If you're using another language I can't help much, but that'll do it for C#