[Klaustrophobia]

initial shock and mildly impressed take on creative support responding to me from the feedback button has passed.  after 4 email rounds, all they have been able to do is tell me to install the wrong driver, and then go "oh sorry, no install THIS one."  AFTER i told them in the initial round that i had already tried EVERY single driver on their website, and the problem was in fact with the other software, not the drivers.

open to non-fanboyish suggestions for new sound card.  music quality is more important to me than gaming, but it should be able to do that too without a huge headache.  i have 5.1 analog speakers.

[Flipside]

Dads' funeral today. It's taken long enough to get all the paperwork sorted out, he died on the 17th of last month, but UK bureaucracy is alive and well..

[LHN91]

initial shock and mildly impressed take on creative support responding to me from the feedback button has passed.  after 4 email rounds, all they have been able to do is tell me to install the wrong driver, and then go "oh sorry, no install THIS one."  AFTER i told them in the initial round that i had already tried EVERY single driver on their website, and the problem was in fact with the other software, not the drivers.

open to non-fanboyish suggestions for new sound card.  music quality is more important to me than gaming, but it should be able to do that too without a huge headache.  i have 5.1 analog speakers.

This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132013 I don't own one, but I hear good things, reviews from reputable sites are good, and the price is fair. I still think that your issue installing the Creative card may be helped by installing the most recent drivers in Safe Mode, as that's whats needed to get the apps for my Creative working. Otherwise they complain there's no compatible card.

[Klaustrophobia]

i tried that, but they wouldn't install right in safe mode.  i can try again though.

[Dilmah G]

Dads' funeral today. It's taken long enough to get all the paperwork sorted out, he died on the 17th of last month, but UK bureaucracy is alive and well..

My condolences, man.

[LordMelvin]

Granddad's 90th birthday = crazywow chaostime. Why's the family gotta be spread out so much geographically?

[deathfun]

So I was called by this indian fellow posing as a Windows Operating System tech guy helping me with the copious amount of errors being sent to him which MUST be a virus

I was bored, so I strung him along. Oh boy, where to start
"Alright, go to your computer"
"Alright, at my computer"
"Do you see the desktop and everything on it?"
"Uh.... no I just see a black screen"
"...is the computer on?"
"I think so... oh wait... no it isn't. Hold on" *pause* "Alright, it's turning on"
"Alright" *pause* "Do you see the desktop and all the icons?"
"Uh... no it's still loading. It takes about three minutes"
"Well it would appear your computer is running slowly, and could be related to things running in the background"
"Oh no, it's always run like this. It's Windows 98"
"Did you say Windows 98 sir?"
"Yes, it's Windows 98"
"Do you have any other computers in your household?"
"Uh, no... this is my only computer"
"That is your only computer?"
"Yes, the the 98 is my only computer"
"Do you see the desktop icons yet?"
"No... still load- oh wait here we go. I see the... four dozens or so icons now"
"Alright, take a look and find the one that says "My Computer""
"I already found my computer"
"Right click on it"
"How do I right click on a CRT monitor?"
"No sir, right click on the desktop icon"
"There's a desktop icon for My Computer?"
"Yes sir, it should be located in the top left corner"
"Uh... okay... searching for it now..." *pause* "Ah there it is, it was under that vid...eoo.... [chuckle]"
"Now right click on it"
"How do I right click?"
"Hit the right click on your mouse"
"I have a single click mouse... how do I right click?"
"Okay forget about that then sir, go to run"
"Run where?"
"Run program"
"Are you selling me a gym membership?"
"No sir, it's on your computer. It's a program"
"Oooooo. Alright, where is this run?"
"Click the start menu button"
"Okay, clicked it"
"Now it should be on the right side... hit run. R...U...N" (thanks dumbass for spelling it)
"Alright, I clicked it... nothing happened"
"Nothing happened?"
"Ya, I clicked it and nothin- oh wait there we go. A small little box came up"
"Alright, what do you see in this box?"
"It's a box... with a white line typey thingy to type in, and an arrow I can click which gives me a white box"
"Alright, click on the white... line... thingy"
"Okay"
"Now type in ffjdsfjf" (I honestly didn't know what he told me to)
"Wait... what was I typing in?"
"fdhsfjak"
"Could you repeat that?"
"Are you at the run program sir?"
"Yes I am at the run program. What am I supposed to type in?"
"Alright, type in the following" *Starts listing using phonetics*
"Okay okay, now what?"
"Hit okay"
"Alright, so I hit okay... nothing happened. Is that suppose to happen?"
"Your computer is running really slowly sir. Are you sure you don't have any other computers in your household?"
"Nope. I only have the 98"
"How old is that computer sir?"
"It's from 1998"
"And there are no other computers in your house?"
*aggravated* "No, there are no other computers in my household!"
"Alright, did a window pop up on your screen?"
"Uh... no... all I see is a blue screen with white text saying... internal error"
"I'm sorry si-"
"What did you do to my computer? WHAT THE **** DID YOU DO TO MY COMPUTER?"
*click*

 

Best start to a morning I've ever had. 

[headdie]

[FlamingCobra]

I'll be doing........ Mega Moody's Math Challenge........ with some classmates... sometime soon. If we win, we can get $115000 in scholarships. I'm the only boy on the team. We practice sunday...

So on Sunday, it'll be just me and four girls.... for about seven hours.... alone.

[redsniper]

Holy ****. This video made me tear up. It's kind of like an old school Toonami-style promo for NASA! **** yeah!

That's gotta be Peter Cullen narrating, and if it's not I'll eat my shoes.

[z64555]

Holy ****. This video made me tear up. It's kind of like an old school Toonami-style promo for NASA! **** yeah!

That's gotta be Peter Cullen narrating, and if it's not I'll eat my shoes.

 

[Dilmah G]

Just saw Leeson's most recent movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Klaustrophobia]

something FINALLY ****ing worked and i have control over my sound again.  absolutely NO thanks to "Silvano" from creative support, who mysteriously went silent after the drivers he told me to install didn't work (as i told him in my initial email they didn't).

still have no idea what did it though.  part of the solution was using the original disk that creative says under no circumstances to use.  i do know that much.

[FireSpawn]

Currently trying to decide if I want to download the Katawa Shoujo OST bundle.
On one hand, they are all brilliant pieces to listen to and would make a nice contrast to the rest of my music. But on the other hand, there is a very real chance that they will cause my mind to implode from a massive influx of emotion.

[redsniper]

There's no decision. You already know you're going to do it.

[Dark Hunter]

You cannot resist the pull of "Generic Happy Music", and you know it.

[Klaustrophobia]

Today, I was banned from commenting for a week on fmylife.  My crime was commenting "so what?" to a post that basically said "it rained on me," and "how does something this obviously fake get past moderation?" to a post that was incredibly and obviously fake.  The notification of my banning was more offensive than my comments.  FML.

[FireSpawn]

Tell me, should I be worried that my pork with peppercorn marinade tasted like a seafood dish?

[deathfun]

You cannot resist the pull of "Generic Happy Music", and you know it.

GOD DAMMIT COULDN'T STOP MYSELF FROM SMILING

[Firstdragon34]

I prevented myself from smiling without clicking on it.