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omg that truck is gnarly. edit: drat new page will post after work. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 18:19 on May 5, 2016 |
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May 5, 2016 19:08
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Holy poo poo.. 
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May 5, 2016 19:34
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I just read up on why there was no DB8 (it's the DB9) and it is precisely the kind of thinking you'd expect from an eccentric running a luxury car company.
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May 5, 2016 19:35
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Is it wrong I like the DB4 more than the 5 simply because of the lights?
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May 5, 2016 21:42
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fyodor posted:I just read up on why there was no DB8 (it's the DB9) and it is precisely the kind of thinking you'd expect from an eccentric running a luxury car company. Pray go on.
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May 5, 2016 21:58
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I don't think it's really up for debate.
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May 5, 2016 22:00
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glyph posted:Pray go on. Aston worried that if they called it the DB8 people would be concerned that it only had a V8, as opposed to a V12, the Proper number of cylinders.
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May 5, 2016 22:28
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Linedance posted:I don't think it's really up for debate.
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May 5, 2016 22:35
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Memento posted:Aston worried that if they called it the DB8 people would be concerned that it only had a V8, as opposed to a V12, the Proper number of cylinders. And, despite having done so for the previous 7 models, he felt that going from 7->8 indicated only refinement of the previous model and didn't properly suggest the leap forward the DB8-uh-9 was meant to be. It's Aston's Windows 10.
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May 5, 2016 22:39
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To be fair, Microsoft has a legitimate excuse for skipping windows 9. A lot of software identifies windows 95 and 98 as windows 9 (to save time since they are compatible). That software wouldn't work correctly on an OS called windows 9.
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May 5, 2016 22:49
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Plus their biggest competitor has been at version 10 for 15 years. They got a lot of catching up to do!
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May 5, 2016 22:52
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:To be fair, Microsoft has a legitimate excuse for skipping windows 9. A lot of software identifies windows 95 and 98 as windows 9 (to save time since they are compatible). That software wouldn't work correctly on an OS called windows 9. Yeah but also that is really dumb.
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May 5, 2016 23:11
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MrYenko posted:If this doesn't elicit an instant and immediate erection, you may want to consider leaving AI altogether. It's alright, not really that amazing Now here's the erection
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May 5, 2016 23:40
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:To be fair, Microsoft has a legitimate excuse for skipping windows 9. A lot of software identifies windows 95 and 98 as windows 9 (to save time since they are compatible). That software wouldn't work correctly on an OS called windows 9. 
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May 5, 2016 23:49
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:To be fair, Microsoft has a legitimate excuse for skipping windows 9. A lot of software identifies windows 95 and 98 as windows 9 (to save time since they are compatible). That software wouldn't work correctly on an OS called windows 9. I've seen this talked to death, and this is not the venue for it, but I'm not aware of there being any OS check baked into the OS that returns "Windows 9x" in any form. Windows 9x was major version 4, I think. 2k and XP were 5, Vista was 6, 7 was 6.1, etc.
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May 5, 2016 23:58
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May 6, 2016 00:36
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Hnnnnnnnggggg  (I will own a single-mirror coupe one day. I can't believe I didn't buy one when I had the chance.)
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May 6, 2016 00:51
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I think it looks ridiculous but that's just me. I like the mirrors lower. Also not a fan of those rims. If you're gonna copy rims off another car, at least do it properly. That's me, judging minutiae on cars I will never be able to afford. 
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May 6, 2016 01:28
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Raluek posted:I've seen this talked to death, and this is not the venue for it, but I'm not aware of there being any OS check baked into the OS that returns "Windows 9x" in any form. Windows 9x was major version 4, I think. 2k and XP were 5, Vista was 6, 7 was 6.1, etc. You're thinking of the Windows NT OS versions, Windows NT 4 (and not Windows 98) was the direct ancestor to Windows 2000, whose version was 5, etc. The 9x & ME windows were a different line of ancestry. And yeah, there is a shitload of (mostly garbage java) code out there that runs a version check that matches a string starting with "Windows 9" and assumes it's running on windows 9x. Also it's May so have some bitchin' pictures of Arie Luyendyk's incredible hair / Indycars      Yeah that's a Chrysler LeBaron pace car   (old Gasoline Alley)   this is the car he set the IMS track records in, which still stand today. Apple was one of his sponsors, which, can you imagine that now?
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May 6, 2016 04:03
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:To be fair, Microsoft has a legitimate excuse for skipping windows 9. A lot of software identifies windows 95 and 98 as windows 9 (to save time since they are compatible). That software wouldn't work correctly on an OS called windows 9. The OS version was 4 in that era. It's just marketing claptrap to skip 9.
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May 6, 2016 04:41
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So 80s it hurts. Just listen to Beat It in your head while you look at this.
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May 6, 2016 04:52
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EightBit posted:The OS version was 4 in that era. It's just marketing claptrap to skip 9. As a previous poster already explained, it's garbage code from third parties that checks for "Windows 9*" and assumes it's running on 95/98. Windows' entire marketing case is that it knows how to handle legacy software, so handling that wrong would be a massive problem.
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May 6, 2016 07:46
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Linedance posted:I don't think it's really up for debate. 
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May 6, 2016 13:21
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Sagebrush posted:As a previous poster already explained, it's garbage code from third parties that checks for "Windows 9*" and assumes it's running on 95/98. Windows' entire marketing case is that it knows how to handle legacy software, so handling that wrong would be a massive problem. I've never seen software do that (there aren't any API calls that would return "Windows 98" or "Windows 9" and it's not even really in the registry) and you're making the assumption that garbage software even bothers to check. For someone that has done lots of Windows programming, this just looks like a poorly thought out excuse to avoid having to grasp even more inscrutable marketing logic.
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May 6, 2016 14:54
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I've seen less retarded derails in PYF. Good lord.
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May 6, 2016 16:18
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EightBit posted:I've never seen software do that (there aren't any API calls that would return "Windows 98" or "Windows 9" and it's not even really in the registry) and you're making the assumption that garbage software even bothers to check. For someone that has done lots of Windows programming, this just looks like a poorly thought out excuse to avoid having to grasp even more inscrutable marketing logic. Yeah I have always wondered about that statement. All of the WinAPI functions for checking current version return version structs that don't have the marketing name in it.
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May 6, 2016 16:36
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Declaring bankruptcy on the 7k unread posts; pretend I autocrossed in this as penance 
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May 6, 2016 19:39
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Yeah I have always wondered about that statement. All of the WinAPI functions for checking current version return version structs that don't have the marketing name in it. https://searchcode.com/?q=if(version%2Cstartswith(%22windows+9%22)
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May 6, 2016 20:03
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Oh gently caress, I wasn't thinking Java. No wonder.
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May 6, 2016 20:08
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That's actively faulty logic and shouldn't be Microsoft's support problem. Cutting off poo poo software like that should be a boon, as supporting it makes headaches for people down the road.
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May 6, 2016 20:43
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Wow, this car stuff sure is awesome. Oh wait...   There we go.
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May 6, 2016 21:05
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Agreed, Java should go in the horrible failures thread.
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May 6, 2016 21:34
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Not sure where to put this. Hail satan.
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May 6, 2016 23:55
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It looks as though the driver is trying to say "Missed it by that much..."
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May 7, 2016 00:15
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It's a split-second before he finishes giving a thumbs-up.
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May 7, 2016 04:43
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Lightbulb Out posted:Not sure where to put this. Hail satan. SATAN here probably makes Crunchberries for a living. Those things will destroy the roof of your mouth.
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May 7, 2016 06:16
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I LIKE TO SMOKE WEE posted:Declaring bankruptcy on the 7k unread posts; pretend I autocrossed in this as penance But have you ever autocrossed your black Saturn Astra?
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Godholio posted:It's a split-second before he finishes giving a thumbs-up. And mere moments before entering a coma.
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