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LOL I think you misunderstood.. The purpose of the 2nd account is so you have an email address you can give out to sites that are likely to spam you - leaving your regular email account free and clear of the stuff.
Seriously.... I doubt that anyone really LIKES or approves of spam except maybe spammers - and only then if they're the ones sending the stuff out.
FWIW, I have one such account and use it for facebook as well. I log in once a week or so and dump the spam and what not from it.
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BTW.... The latest patches for Sacred and Underworld are available HERE in the download's section.
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TWICE even.. Once in Sacred and once in Sacred 2.
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I'm not sure if anyone else found this... BUT... There's an employee hiding in plain sight in Sacred Underworld.
Seems to me the name in question is suspiciously similar to Anca Adelina Finta, the employee found in Thylysium proper. I mean - Anacala da Andelina FIntaria... Too similar...
The pic above is the lady requesting your aid in dealing with a judge and a thug in the bar in Braverock Castle...
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It's typical SyFy schlock. it's not really all that compelling. It's weakly written. The only thing going for it are the special effects. But hey, I'm a bit jaded.. lol
LOL wolfie, you could not have said this better... typical sci fi schlock... how apt...and how, eeek, I seem compelled to ferret out this kind of stuff!
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The problem with this - I think - is the caliber of acting they're getting. It comes off as being...plastic.
It comes off as if the actors are phoning it in instead of being on the set and actually trying to make it believable. Or interesting.
Take for instance, the characters from Stargate SG-1. The cast made the characters come alive. These guys... They have no passion.
Even Zoie Palmer - the gal who previously played Lauren - the doctor from Lost Girl comes off as less than human. Granted, she plays an android, but still. Brent Spiner played Data - also an android - with much more engaging and interesting effect.
I dunno.. if you want a wild and crazy pirate adventure - check out One Piece..
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OK.. So.. I suppose I should write a brief review of the story so far...
As previously reported, it's a story about 6 people who wake up on a spaceship without any memory of who they are, but they have bad arse fighting skills.
Turns out they're a bunch of pirates, smugglers, thieves, and other assorted lowlife. They also have an android - see the previous post. It seems they're not really the heartless thugs this galactic corporation that hired them to kill this bunch of miners on this planet where the asteroid belt around the planet that's loaded with ore the corporation wants. The miners, however, are non-aligned to any of the big galactic corporations. And, as such, they're in the way.
So, the corporation sent these guys in there to wipe out the colony.
In the 3rd episode, the members of the team, arrive at the planet in question. And yet, when they get there, they don't have any interest in wiping out a bunch of unarmed colonists. So, they decide to give the colonists part of their stockpile of weapons in order to give them a fighting chance.
While down on the planet, the Big Bad corporation's dreadnoughts arrive in orbit and are kind of confused as to why these mercenaries haven't wiped out the colony. The Big Bads send a shuttle down to the planet to clean up their mess. The mercs, of course, wind up helping the miners out.
All in all, the story so far, meh... It's typical SyFy schlock. it's not really all that compelling. It's weakly written. The only thing going for it are the special effects. But hey, I'm a bit jaded.. lol-
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It seems the android from Dark Matter is in fact, the gal who plays (played?) Dr Lauren Lewis on Lost Girl
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Hold onto your socks people.. It's official! RWBY Series 3 is now in production!
Read it here!Time to do a bit of a happy dance..!
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Well, it is a great spooky name for a detective story. And "Black Substances" just sounds... wrong.
Black substances... Immediately brings to mind things like heroin.. Black Tar..
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Not as yet.. but the first episode is available online.. And yes, there was - which is why I said SyFy has a fondness for the name Dark Matters. It was hosted by the crazy old guy from Fringe - John Noble. Dark Matters - Twisted But True lasted 2 seasons a few years ago.
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Seems SyFy has a fondness for the name of our favorite site... But not for the reasons why most of us come here.
They have a new show on the tube called "Dark Matter" and it's about 6 apparent strangers who wake up on a space ship without a clue as to who they are.
The page for the show can be found here
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LOL It was up to #35 as of this posting..
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That hardly explains why just installing a different copy of Win7 fixed all the problems though does it? And considering the recent aricles warning about the unsecure "backdoors" built into Lenovos, are you really sure you should advise biuying one?
I am looking at a rebuilt laptop now, and considering whether I want it using Linux rather than Windows. I had a good look at Win8.1 and found it to be pretty much a waste of time since almost all of the "improvements" are in areas I am never going to use. I browse the internet, and I play games, period. I avoid Facebook, Twitter and all social networking like the plague, so what does Win8 etc offer me apart from incompatability with almost all my old and cherished software, nearly all of which it appears will run under Wine?
Sure it does. The hard drive could be going bad. A fresh format MAY solve the problem temporarily, but will eventually fail again and they'll be back to square one.
Any "back doors" that may be installed into a Lenovo will be software based - I.e. apps. And you can uninstall those without any issues. Most of those are kinda useless except maybe the one that runs the web cam - and the facial recognition thing.
As far as issues with old favorites go - not sure which apps you'd be having a problem with. I think I already mentioned this but I'm running a copy of Paint Shop Pro 7 - which came out in 2001. Also got Warcraft III and the sequel Frozen Throne running on here without issue.
The only program I did have a problem with was installing Office 2010 Starter. It wasn't originally supposed to work with Win 8.x but they later issued a patch. I had it installed until I got 2013.
What cherished software do you mean?
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It was a Packard Bell! Returned after many phone calls to both the tech dept of the store that sold it and to Acer helpline (They have taken over Packard Bell now). They told me to return via the store I bought it from, and the "Tech Guys" instore help desk are the ones who made the comments about Win7.
LOL Say no more.. All you had to say was "Packard Bell"..
Packard Bell systems in the US had a seriously bad rep for being piece of crap.
From Wikipedia:
In 1995, Compaq sued Packard Bell for not disclosing that Packard Bell computers incorporated used parts. This practice was, in fact, widespread in the computer industry including Compaq itself. However, unlike its rival companies, Packard Bell was judged not to have advertised the practice sufficiently in its warranties (Compaq, for instance, disclosed it in the warranty statement). The company was the subject of several lawsuits, and paid millions of dollars in settlements. In 2005, PC World Magazine ranked the Packard Bell computers of 1986–1996 as the worst PCs manufactured of all time. In addition, one out of six Packard Bell PCs sold at retail was returned, a rate double the industry average.
It goes on to say Packard Bell stopped selling PCs in the US in 2000. Back in the day, we computer savvy people used to call them Pukard Hells. Sounds like in the last 15 years, not much has changed.. They still suck..
Anyhow.. For the money you spent on that kind of system, you can probably build your own desktop OR you can simply buy a slightly used refurbished laptop like the one I've got here. It set me back about $265 USD and positively rocks.
It's a Lenovo (formerly IBM) 15.6" laptop with touch screen, 6 GB of RAM, 500 GB hard drive and Windows 8.1. Been using it since Christmas 2014 and works like a charm.
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Sounds like there's some hardware flaking out on you.. Might want to have a tech have a look at it..
I did and was told "bloody Win7, always have people bringing in Win7 machines with software issues.". They took the machine back and refunded me. I later learned that they solved the issue eventually by wiping hardrive and installing a different copy of Win7.
OK.. So.. This system wasn't a name brand box (I.e. Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc...) but some "custom" job...
Sounds like the people involved were using some questionable hardware. In my experience, Windows 7 is rock solid.. The only issues I've had were with flakey hardware that was on it's last leg. All copies of Windows 7 are the same - even between the various editions, the core of the OS is identical. The only difference is what features are unlocked by the product key...
At least you got your money back..
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Damn... How old is that system? Good grief. My older system (now going on 7 or 8 yrs old now) could handle Windows 7 and 8 without issue.
1.73Ghz Intel, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb integrated graphics, 30Gb Hardrive. Laptop made before they decided to go for slimline, weighs exactly 6lbs and has 14 inch screen supporting 1400x1050 resolution. Was made in 2003/4 I believe.
Egad... That system IS rather ancient by modern standards.
How old is the Windows 7 system?
The good news - that laptop might be upgradeable. Tho, to be honest, you'd be better off investing your duckets in something a bit newer. The laptop I have has Win 8.1, 6 GB RAM, latest generation I3 chip, Got it used for about $250 and hardly weighs anything. Oh.. Its also got a touch screen, tho the keyboard is permanently attached.
The bad news is that that laptop IS already upgraded to the max, lol.
I did have a desktop with Win7, but it repeatedly BSOD'd (black screen) even after factory reset with no software but windows on it! That's why I am still with my little XP laptop, because it works everytime, is compatible with virtually everything I use and has never ever given me any problems. Als my finances are stretched so tight that unless it is bargain basement prices, I can't afford a new computer.
Sounds like there's some hardware flaking out on you.. Might want to have a tech have a look at it..
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latest news:
Windows 10 will be able to have a full install via iso-files, after (!) getting updated successful. the old 7/8-key will become invalid, so a downgrade afterwards will be impossible.
still not clear is "binded to the lifetime of the device", which could mean that the change of hardware could force the user to buy a new license (especially mainboard). this sounds silly, because a lot of people think of buying the new Skylake-platform this autumn...
Windows beta versions for Vista, 7 and 8 all had a "drop dead" date. Going to assume the 10 beta/preview has the same thing. What this means is simple - Once the expiration date comes and goes - you can boot the system but after 1 hour, it will shut itself off. Long enough to maybe get your data off. but not much more...
Windows 8 already has some of this built in. Systems with the new EFI BIOS store the product key there instead of in the registry. Once a new product key is added to a system, it overwrites the one that's there and poof, it's gone. and getting into the EFI BIOS isn't as easy as getting into the old style BIOS.
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Mega bummer..
I recall playing DD and BD just before getting ahold of Sacred Underworld. I seem to recall it was a pretty good game - even if it was kind of limited replay-wise. Beyond Divinity added an interesting twist - the soul forging thing - being linked to the bad guy. -
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Poor security.
Last to have the blue screen of death driver design.
Not supported for latest software.
I'm curious now. What else bugged you with XP?
3.) Windows XP is NO LONGER SUPPORTED. Took Microsoft long enough, but they finally killed the beast that would not die off.. New versions of software - like MS Office - no longer work with XP. In fact, Office 2013 requires Windows 7 or 8.x or 10. This is a trend that will likely continue. Ding dong, the witch is DEAD!
So by "not being supported" people mean "we stopped taking into account that OS during software development"? Huh. I thought it would be more than that.
By the way, do you have to buy the NEW latest version of the MS Office with the free update? frak that. I still use the good old Office 2003 with modern format support. At least this way I know where the page formatting settings are. Hate the simplified clutter 2007 redesign in office. But I do like the Win7 MS Paint over the simple WinXP MS Paint.
Truth be told, XP is not the latest version of Windows to have a BSOD. I've seen one on Windows Vista - tho that particular one had to do with a hard drive that was failing. If you see a BSOD on a Windows Vista or later system, odds are it's hardware related - and in that case, time to replace the offending bit of hardware. I'd imagine 7, 8 and 10 will also feature a BSoD mechanism that's somewhat similar to the one from Vista for the same sort of reasons...
Yes, that would be part of what Microsoft would be doing - no longer considering XP as an option for installation. But it goes further than that. If some enterprising skript kiddie manages to find another killer exploit, you can't get a patch to block it.
For what it's worth, no, you don't NEED to buy a new version of Office to use on the latest version of Windows. I'm sure Office 2003 will still install on Windows 10.
Though, I'm sure Microsoft would LOVE it if you did. Heck, I'm able to run PaintShop Pro 7 on my Win 8.1 system without any issues. And that one came out oh.. about 2001.
Truth be told, I'm using Office 2013 Pro Plus on my new system. I managed to get a copy of that for $40 when I was enrolled in the Office 2010 course I took at the local college. It's actually pretty cool. The ribbon is your friend. It's not as scary as some people make it out to be. It's very logically put together and context sensitive. So if you're working on a table, you get a menu tab with table related stuff on it. When you're working on a picture, the picture menu tab pops up. Ditto for other specialized things like charts and the like.
I'll have to go along with you - the 2007 version of Office wasn't that good, but the 2010 and 2013 versions are immensely better. Consider the 2007 ribbon to be like Vista - with issues. But the 2010 and 13 versions are immensely better. And myself, I prefer the 2013 version over 2000 - 2003 versions. Consider the following picture... Where do you think the document formatting options are?
Bonus points if you said the "Design" tab...
Actually, it's split between the Design tab and Page Layout. 
The version of Paint in 8.1 is a bit better than the one in 7. Tho, for my needs, Paint is too simple a program. Need more advanced features than MS bakes into the program.
All in all, Windows and Office are getting better..
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Damn... How old is that system? Good grief. My older system (now going on 7 or 8 yrs old now) could handle Windows 7 and 8 without issue.
1.73Ghz Intel, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb integrated graphics, 30Gb Hardrive. Laptop made before they decided to go for slimline, weighs exactly 6lbs and has 14 inch screen supporting 1400x1050 resolution. Was made in 2003/4 I believe.
Egad... That system IS rather ancient by modern standards.
How old is the Windows 7 system?
The good news - that laptop might be upgradeable. Tho, to be honest, you'd be better off investing your duckets in something a bit newer. The laptop I have has Win 8.1, 6 GB RAM, latest generation I3 chip, Got it used for about $250 and hardly weighs anything. Oh.. Its also got a touch screen, tho the keyboard is permanently attached.
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used to love the original, as well
Guess Ill have it run during this breakfast
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Ya know, when I first saw the song title, this was NOT the first thing to cross my mind.
In fact, it was the Scorpions's song by the same title..
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I like Windows 7, but I didn't like what I was reading about Windows 8. As it is, I already have to make a lot of customizations with 3rd party programs to get the UI and Windows Explorer running like I want them. I'll have to read up on functionality.
FWIW, Windows 8 had some issues - but 8.1 actually is pretty good. Been using it for 6 months and it works rather nicely. The primary change in Windows 10 will be that the "start" menu will kinda go back to the way it was. It will still be tiled apps, but the tiles will show up in a small box - like in Windows 7 and before. That is, unless you get one of those convertible laptops (like the MS Surface) where the Keyboard can detach. Once you remove the kb, the start menu reverts to Windows 8.x style - which makes SENSE...
Windows 10:)
Hell I am still using Windows XP as my system can't manage Win7!
Besides which most of my favourite software and games struggle or won't work under Win7 and definitely not under 64bit. I have a Win7 machine but have to use my WinXP 32bit machine to install stuff then transfer it to my Win7 64bit machine via flashdrive. So what is wrong with XP? Win7 uses over double the resources of WinXP so God know how much Win10 will use.
Dang newfangled ideas. I agree with the system annalyst who told me that the 2 most frightening words in the english language are "NEW" and "IMPROVED"!
Damn... How old is that system? Good grief. My older system (now going on 7 or 8 yrs old now) could handle Windows 7 and 8 without issue.
As for what's wrong with XP.... I could give a rather lengthy list - FAR too long to post here. But some of the highlights are:
1.) XP is NOT secure. It's security is an afterthought. Namely, security was introduced with SP 2. Prior to that, just connecting your XP box to the Internet was dangerous. Even after SP 2, security still had plenty of holes. Most people ran XP in Admin mode - which in spite of what experts recommended, was typical. This allows malware to install itself without permission on your system. One bad click on a link and your system is compromised.
2.) Drivers... XP has what are known as Kernal mode drivers. Kernal mode, means the driver installs itself as part of the system kernal - the core of the OS. Seems like a good idea - every version of Windows up to XP used that. The problem is, if the driver crashes - it brings the entire system to a halt - with the now infamous Blue Screen of Death. Introduced in Windows Vista, User mode drivers changed all that. User Mode means the driver is now loaded as part of the system UI. If the driver crashes, it's not such a major problem. You get a message saying the driver crashed and will be restarted. Your hard work will NOT go poof along with your Windows session.
That, btw, was the primary reason why Vista was so poorly received. Many vendors took their sweet time getting drivers ready for Vista - some taking 9 months or longer to get working drivers on the market. HP, for example, took that long to produce Windows Vista compliant drivers for their Color Laserjet 1600 printer. Seriously... 9 MONTHS? HP chose NOT to participate in the beta process saying the driver model was changing almost every day - which is utter bull... Nvidia, ATI and Intel were able to produce drivers for their graphics cards during this time. Realtek were able to produce audio drivers. HP was just too lazy.
3.) Windows XP is NO LONGER SUPPORTED. Took Microsoft long enough, but they finally killed the beast that would not die off.. New versions of software - like MS Office - no longer work with XP. In fact, Office 2013 requires Windows 7 or 8.x or 10. This is a trend that will likely continue. Ding dong, the witch is DEAD!
That said, XP sucks rotten eggs.
Now then, you say you have to install stuff by way of your XP box and then transfer it by way of flash drive to your 7 box..? That doesn't sound like it would work too well. Moving programs from one system to another can work OK for just copying the program, DLLs and other support files, but it doesn't transfer the registry entries for that system. created during installation. That can lead to all manner of problems.
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So basically the seraphim and dragons got together to have a baby named "Dragon Mage."The logo represent 2 dragon head and 2 seraphin wings.
New head connon activated.
Er. That makes little sense.... If you read the book that came from Sacred 1 - The Book of the Seraphim, And I quote..
"Memorandum from Urisa'N TachYon regarding the use of cloned warriors: The first test run in the defense matrix GT-AS 565 went entirely satisfactory. The DNA morphing of Dragon Battle Lizards with female Elifa slaves produced effective fighting amazons in a very short time. These warriors can be used in combat against the three-dimensional giant Worgarians as a replenishable battlefield resource.
Fiber-reinforced bone constructions and organic reflex amplifiers permit efficient close combat techniques to be employed. Fitted with transmitters to send enquiries from geostationary transfer satellites, these warriors prove to be very efficient terminators, since they are able to call energy bundles from orbit by vocal command or energized protective shields.The plans exist to carry out training routines to turn these clone fighters into efficient pilots for our space attack forces. The spacecraft of the Paladin Class seem to me to be a suitable basis for this.”So what we've got here - the Creator and his kind - used genetic engineering to create the Seraphim from Dragons and Elves. Add to that a bit of the sort of thing that made Wolverine (from the X-Men - the "Fiber-reinforced bone constructions" and you can see what makes a Seraphim quite the bad arse warrior.Now then, the phrase "replenishable battlefield resource"... This sounds an awful lot like Seraphim are manufactured - grown, rapidly. Much like the clones from Star Wars episodes 1-3 and given that there are more Seraphim in Sacred 2 than there are in Sacred 1, it would seem they aren't capable of reproduction... Besides there don't seem to be any male Seraphim about.While Seraphim and Dragons are apparently related, it would be seriously doubtful they could make babies together - not with the level of technologies available in modern Ancaria. And by that, I mean the Sacred 2 era. -
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In my epic length story (which I'm sorry, I haven't had time to finish), "Sophia's Choice" - I kinda handle that discrepancy rather handily..
True Dragon Mages are reincarnated dragons. Dragons have a rather LONG life cycle and when one dies, it's soul reincarnates normally into another dragon. But since they came to Ancaria, many died but had not had a chance to do that as dragons only mate once every 10,000 years. And so, the dragon souls wound up attached to any body they could find - humans, elves, etc..
Given Dragons DO have an aire of superiority over humans, elves, and other denizens of Ancaria, it's not surprising that Dragon Mages would be a bit uppity toward their own species.
If you look at the Sacred 2 logo found in the game - there are two dragon heads - which gives you an idea on who is really in charge on Ancaria...
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Well... OK.. I can see your point to a degree, but in reality, like it or not, it's here to stay. The only way we can give them NO targets to send their crap is to not have email of any sort. Period.
And that, in this day and age is NOT happening. Email is just too useful, So, the only way to deal with it is to delete it.
Be careful where you aim that Email EMP... The computer you aim it at may be your own. Taking over computers for the purpose of spam delivery IS a popular activity for the various d-bags out there.