At 4/23/09 10:42 PM, fluffkomix wrote:
it got rid of over 80 million kilobytes (or bytes cant remember). is that a lot?
If it really was 80 million kilobytes it's around 70gb, if it's bytes it is around 70mb. Megabytes are small, 70mb (which I assume is the right amount it cleared up) is unnoticeable. 70gb is a lot of space.
my comp still runs slow tho, so i dont think my slow comp doesnt have a memory problem.
Computers generally run based on their component speeds (processor being the most important, but RAM, HDD, etc all effect different things speed-wise). Clearing up space on your hard drive won't speed your computer up any noticeable amount. If you use the defragment tool, that will help make your hard disk access (read/write) speed faster, but it won't be an incredible speed gain.
second question is: im planning on getting a new computer, most likely the new Windows 7 (i think thats the one), do you think that thats the best choice, or should i go with a better windows XP? i dont really want to go into a mac comp because all my comp games are only for windows.
Windows 7 is apparently better than Windows XP. I haven't tried 7 but I probably will have it on my next computer. XP is great but it's better to have an up to date OS that is more supported by newer releases of software/hardware. When 7 is first released (it isn't out yet, no idea when it will be without googling) it will have a lot of compatibility issues with some software and older hardware, just like any new OS does, but this will clear up fast :p
At 4/23/09 11:26 PM, NegativeONE wrote:
Incidentally, someone drank all your alcohol.
I did lol :P Wasn't it your birthday a week ago or so? Your name was mumbled a few times then! :O or maybe everyone just used your alias "PositiveONE", I can't remember.
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I just watched "A place for paedophiles", a documentary by Louis Theroux about some american institute where paedophiles are locked up for "treatment" after jail. Theroux's journalism style is very entertaining, he's very up front and it genuinely makes you feel uneasy to watch sometimes, but in a good way, and I love that. About the documentary; firstly I must say I disagree with the way these people are being forced into this hospital after serving their jail time, it's really not fair. However, they are paedophiles (or at least, 'were') and that takes that sympathy away. Watching the documentary it's amazing how all of the paedophiles look like a typical paedophile, and lot of them seem to behave like a typical paedophile would do. They forcibly tell Louis (and the camera) that they are no longer paedophiles, as if they are lieing to themselves. There are a few people in there that have been through therapy for 5-10 years and seem like they genuinely are sorry for their actions, but most of them seem to only be sorry they were caught. There's some paedophiles that refuse the therapy, and tell us that it's because they are cured through prison, that therapy can't help, etc etc.. but it's as if they're scared of what the therapy will show - if they really don't have feelings for children, the therapy will show that, so why be a dick and refuse it? It just makes you seem like a sleazeball that deserves to be punched in the face by Iron Man.
Also, BBC iPlayer is the best flash video player ever. Maybe not content wise, they only host things for 7 days after the show was aired, but the actual player (and the website itself) has no flaws. Subtitles, volume adjusting that works perfectly (goes up to 11!), popup version, full screen (that also works perfectly). Plus it's in high definition (though you have a choice of SD), and they recently added a download feature (I haven't tried it but I assume there will be a license that only allows limited period of viewing). Just sayin' :D
