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EA Games are giving away Dead Space for a short time, so I signed up last night and grabbed a copy.
OK, the signup process was ... um ... poor. (It took three tries before registration worked without DB error messages, and I can't use "OriginalGriff" because it contains a "prohibited word or character".)
So this afternoon I went to install it.
And you have to install "Origin" - their DRM software. Great. "Steam Mk II" coming up.
The installer is a windows EXE. And it HTML encodes < and > characters. So you get messages like
... that means it's <FAST>. <<REALLY>> fast ... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Origin sucks, way more than Steam (which I got used to in the end). It's slower, less reliable, most games are unpalyable if you're not online or the servers are dow (which happens A LOT) because it won't load any saved game if you have any DLC installed (EA games are 10% game and 59% DLC) - you should restart from scratch with only the tutorial base game.
Dead Space lasted 3 minutes on my PC: it's a console port made with the rear end and doesn't even allow remapping of controls.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I dumped Origin as well, for similar reasons. I do have DeadSpace on my phone but it is hard for me to manage the controls. I guess I'm just not as hip as the young guys. 
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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I enjoy Mass Effect (1 to 3 and also Andromeda, though it's less memorable) too much to dump Origin but it's pretty much disabled on my PC until I decide to activate it.
Steam improved a lot, added to my 80+ games in library and the discounts it is a fixed presence as of now.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Some tech books you read just to get through and get the info.
But the best tech books you slow down so you can absorb the story.
That's what I'm doing right now with, The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk[^]
It is a fantastic book. It builds the story of Linux Programming starting out with some history of Unix, C, GNU, etc. Really great.
The author is also maintainer of Linux man-pages so he knows exactly what he is talking about.
This is one of those books that will last, because it has great breadth and depth.
Have any of you read it?
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I find it amusing that they used a fiddlehead fern as the cover picture.  I wonder how many geeks actually know what that is, not to mention eat anything green. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: find it amusing that they used a fiddlehead fern as the cover picture
I did not know what that was. And I never would've guessed it was an edible thing.
However, I do eat veggies. 
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Reviews there, are hyper about this book. Curious to know what's in. I know the ABC of linux,it's gonna be fun when I try to figure out advanced concepts.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Vunic wrote: Reviews there, are hyper about this book
Yeah and although I haven't read that much I can see why.
This is like the modern version of Eric Raymond's The Art of Unix Programming[^]
It's written really well and has so much detail.
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Love these kinda books.
Thanks for sharing.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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When I read the title I was convinced you were talking about me and my book(s).
Got disappointed 
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tints their front windows of their vehicle.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Just as a pirate with two eye patches.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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simple solution for said pirate: 2 parrots.
The one that squawks is about to run into something.
It's a home hack echo location for the hard of hearing (bound to be on the utube somewhere.)
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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How about two peg legs and two hooks as well?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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It is illegal in countries I know.
--edit--
Additional tint, the film you apply, since existing windows are tinted already (unless you have a really old car.)
modified 16-Feb-18 9:16am.
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The individual states control whether you can tint the windshield, and by how much. Most of the time, the tint can only be applied to a certain distance from the roofline. My truck has really dark tint at the top of the windshield, and my wife's truck has very light tint on the entire windshield to protect against UV light.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Yeah, for the windscreen its ok at the top, how about the side windows?
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Again, laws are state-specific.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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What about the hot rod? Does it have tinted windows to cut down on the thermal radiation glare when you approach mach-7? That is the real question. 
-- rants are the vehicle of the lazy and uninspired - JSOP 2/2018
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The race car has legal tint (none on the windshield, 30% on all the other glass. Legally, I can go as dark as I want on all windows behind the doors, but I chose not to.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Munchies_Matt wrote: It is illegal in countries I know.
It is too in many places in the US, I just don't ever see it enforced.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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In Texas, they nail you for illegal tint when you go for your annual inspection. They have the equipment to check it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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There are legal limits to front window tints in the UK: the front windscreen must let at least 75% of light through and the front side windows must let at least 70% of light through. Some police cars carry tint meters to check them at the roadside and will issue on the spot fines and prohibit the car from being driven until the tint is removed.
That's a lot less tint than the average pair of sunglasses, and it's for two reasons:
1) So that you can actually see something after dark.
2) So the police can see the driver and what she or she is doing.
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