BTGBullseye

Yeah, getting a controller to work the way you want either requires the game to accept the raw input from the analog axis provided by the sticks and the XBOX360's triggers, or drivers that will do the same. Some games just won't allow you to map a controller axis to an axis, (like the left stick to replace the mouse control) and that can't be corrected by any driver. (blame the game programmers for their shitty control options) Also, deadzones on the controllers are impossible to set outside of a very select few games with the MS drivers... (I've loosed quite a few missiles prematurely in H.A.W.X. due to this problem) I still have yet to find a free set that works, but I'll let you know if I find some.

HL2... Fixing the GFX config bug that came about with the most recent update...

It depends on the drivers you use... The default ones that come from MS don't do a very good job at displaying the capabilities of the controllers when plugged into a PC.

McPixel

XBOX and PS3 controllers can be plugged into a PC and used identically to the console usage... Why does nobody seem to know this? (I admit analog WASD would be interesting though)

Glad to be of assistance.

No PC version, no play for me. Sounds like it would be fun though... The way I see it, devs want to develop for consoles so they can use the limitations of the console as an excuse for not doing what they should have when making the game, and the publishers want it because they can milk a lot more money out of each copy of the game. MW3 is STILL $50 when it's on sale, same as the Angry Birds Trilogy that you can get on it's native Android for $5! (even Guitar Hero: Metallica is that price, and it came out in 2009!)

True, but for all of it's downfalls, it still did better than most expected. Unfortunately Human Revolution also had similar downfalls, but at least they weren't as expansive as they were in Invisible War. (I'd actually like to see a remake of IW in the HR GFX engine)

Minecraft. Built a new server for private LAN gaming, was testing it with a friend.

Humble Bundle for Android 5 & 6... Torrented Kerbal Space Program, (will buy when I finally get my debit card) and Unepic. (a great game, but needs someone that can translate into English better)

As nice as the consoles seem, I can still beat them with my 6 month old mid-grade gaming laptop.

Yes, but being monitored by us could be a deciding factor with helping them overcome that issue. Bear in mind that for a long time the people were asking us for help to be rid of the dictators so they wouldn't be faced with the kill-or-be-killed issue.

Which torrent are you using? If it's the original, then that one is out of date and nobody is seeding... If it's the newest one from me, (one page back) then I can only seed at certain times due me borrowing a friend's internet. As of the time of this post, I will be seeding on a high bandwidth connection for a minimum of 12 hours, probly closer to 18 hours. (and it will most likely be offline again for 6-8 hours, then seeded again, and probly repeated throughout the week)

And there is the problem. we need to save lives in general by taking away Assad's chemical weapons, and therefore preventing their use by Hezbollah and/or al-Qaeda. A few American doughboys for a lot of Muslim civilians and Israelis. Sounds like a fair trade. Sarcasm detection fail. Aha, I see now. You are a Scott! Regards Or Irish...

We shouldn't intervene... We need to save American lives so they can come home and die when and how the US government wants them to... Usually while on welfare. Really, intervening is the only prudent choice, but not letting either side take power. Turn it into a US territory, and do what we want to with it.

So... They don't take the opportunity to work things out, (or protest instead of riot) but we do... (usually) How does that factor in to this?

For most of the custom AVAdirect laptops, yes. Look for the Clevo ones that specify "MXM-III Discrete Graphics", all others don't have that option. The ASUS ones are great for cooling, but only have mediocre specs... A decent Clevo one has 2 fans, 2 heatsinks, (the ASUS has 1) and is a lot more customizable for only a little bit higher price. Lenovo has extremely easy maintenance access for an extremely low price comparatively. If you're looking for a low budget system, I recommend Lenovo. If you're looking for a $1500+ desktop replacement, go for a Clevo.

Yeah, when you upgrade, I highly recommend Lenovo if you're not ordering custom from somewhere like AVAdirect. One back panel taken off, and you have access to everything with a Lenovo... (and Lenovo was the one that bought IBM's laptop division, so there's a lot of quality in them)

Just a side track from this, the USA isn't a democracy, it's a republic. The electoral college is the one that elects the president, and they don't give a shit what the people want. (Obama's second term proved that) As for the opportunity to work things out, everyone has that, they just don't take the opportunity most of the time. I can understand why riots would be in with the killing, but why protests? Protests are when people demonstrate their disagreement without violence...

Dell requires everything but the screen to be disassembled before the heatsink is accessible... Definitely look up a vid of someone doing it, or a walkthrough for your specific system if you don't have experience doing it yourself.

Hmm... The USA isn't in a civil war, and we've had a lot more reasons to start one than most other countries... How does that factor in?

Shouldn't be hard... Most laptops require you to take out the keyboard to get to the heatsink, just an FYI. (Lenovo laptops have a nice design that puts everything that can be altered right there when you take off on back panel, so they're a lot easier to maintain) What brand PC are you using? (Dell make it as hard as possible to get to the CPU/GPU/heatsink)

Network card, TV tuner card, extra USB and firewire ports, PCI-to-ISA slot converter...

And what is your basis for that? I'm interested in getting as much info as possible, and shooting down anything that is false. I like facts when possible, and showing everyone the truth.

Well, it's also debatable just how long we as a species have been around... Fossil records are inaccurate by however long you want to say we've tested for, (argue all you want, but when you have to tell the testing place what age you think it is before they will test it, something's up) and we don't have any records going back farther than previously mentioned. As for extinction, I don't believe that we ever will truly be extinct as a species, but we may very well be forced to leave the planet at some point or die.