Dr Brain

I didn't do search for a manual, but this briefly touches upon the subject for TI calculators: http://epsstore.ti.com/OA_HTML/csksxvm.jsp?nSetId=103110 1/2π (1/2pi for the ASCII impaired) springs to mind for convenience. I don't agree with it, but I know why they did it. You're not ever going to find a paper talking about it, because the rules are so clear. Multiplication and division have the same precedence, and are evaluate from left to right. To take it to absurdity, just because there's no paper talking about addition in the southern hemisphere of the earth doesn't mean it's different there.

I have no idea what you mean by mbj or ooo. In mathematics, implied multiplication doesn't have a higher precedence than explicit multiplication. Some calculators think it does, but they explicitly state in their manuals that it's done that way for convenience, and is not accurate.

Well 6/2x is 6/2*x, not 6/(2*x), so your argument sort of falls apart there.

DSB is not on the same server. I don't know about EG, though. Checking the IP in your zone list would give a good indication.

I don't know what you're talking about. I can only assume you have not seen the entire episode.

Yes it will; see Mythbusters for a conclusive discussion.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=6%C3%B72(1%2B2)

Is this a serious question? or was it edited into insanity?

The steady pop of 30+ is just for L1 BanG, and has nothing to do with zone access to the biller.

This^ Moved to trash talk. If you keep replying to your own posts, I'll have to take more drastic actions.

If you have a problem with mods, bring it to the smods. If you have a problem with the smods, bring it to d1st0rt or myself. Putting these topics on the forum just makes you look petulant.

Read my last post again. I did account for that.

Mod problems are not to be posted on the forum. They are to be discussed with smods, d1st0rt or myself, preferably in that order.

Math time. 19+you playing in the arena, two 10 player teams. Best case scenario, everyone contributes exactly $100, and the winning team gets $200 in return. But if you bet $500 and everyone else bets $100, then you get $240. So you've spent 500% of everyone else, and gotten a 140% of the reward. Alternatively, if you bet $0, you get $190 in return. Why bet more? Why bet at all? So everyone has an incentive to bet less than everyone else. Only time you get decent odds are when you have 0 team mates. Sounds more like socialism than gambling.

Ok, then why bet at all? There's nothing stopping you from giving $90k to your teammates as things currently are.

I left.

Notice the crucial conjunction. All of those names are distinctive, none are descriptive. EDIT: polix, you posted just before me. Polix, why does the name matter? Were you confused by what he was talking about? Are you less likely to play because of it?

You just have to make sure you get one big enough to hold the OS and all of your non-game programs. Even a slow SSD is going to make a huge difference over a magnetic drive.

Ah good, I guess I missed it.

I just read through the list of components you finalized, and I think it's a mistake to pay that much and not include a SSD.

I bought a computer for work about 3 months ago. I'd bought the same rig for home, 4 months before (minus some minor changes). It's the best performance computer I could assemble before the price starts to really skyrocket. The most important component is the Crucial SSD, and a motherboard that's fast enough to accept it. I also aimed for a quiet rig. From Newegg: * 1 x Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142 (it's quiet) * 1 x COOLER MASTER R4-S4S-10AK-GP 140mm Case Fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103078 (it's also quiet) * 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758 (if you're not into that stealing thing) * 1 x Seasonic SS-850HT 850W ATX12V v2.31,EPS12V v2.92 80Plus Silver Certified, Active PFC Power Supply - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151100(ho-hum, it's a PSU. tom's hardware recommended it) * 1 x Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 (I like this case. your mileage may vary) * 1 x GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423 (spiffy, at least for the i7 processor series) * 1 x Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211 (cheapest heavy duty processor at the time. things may have changed) * 1 x G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225 (memory. not much to say. there's probably a better choice today) * 1 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 (for all the big stuff that won't fit on the SSD, and backups) * 1 x LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 (a CD drive. got to have one) * 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 (optimize heat transfer) * 3 x Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185004 (quiet) * 1 x XTRAC PADS X-Trac Pro Mouse Pad http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817114175 (to delineate space on the desk, more than anything) From Amazon: 1x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002B3YCQM (The best corded mouse in existence) 1x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BH3Z8E (needed to fit the SSD into the case) 1x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039SM0AS (128 GB SSD. this was the fastest bugger on the planet when I bought it) 1x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033WSDNS (graphics card to allow 3 monitors. there are other eyefinity cards that will) 1x http://www.amazon.com/Accell-UltraAV-B087B-002B-DisplayPort-Dual-Link/dp/B002ISVI3U (display port to DVI, needed for three monitors, trust me) 1x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RL84OY (for skype) 1x http://www.amazon.com/3Dconnexion-SpaceNavigator-Standard-Navigation-3DX-700028/dp/B000LB7G00 (only if you do CAD work) 3x http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RJUSO0 (really nice monitor. check Newegg on prices, as they go back and forth) I got an el cheapo keyboard from Best Buy, and don't have a link. I needed something I could pop the keys off of to switch to Dvorak. You probably don't have the same need. If you have money to burn, I suggest three of these: http://www.amazon.com/Ergotron-Desk-Mount-LCD-45-241-026/dp/B00358RIRC. They will be my next purchase.

A player is going to download and install it no matter what it's called. A player is going to enter a zone and play (usually Trench), no matter what it's called. That player will stick around if they like the game, and leave if they don't, no matter what it's called. Only then, once the player has decided to stay, will there be any confusion about the name. At that point, we've already won, and it doesn't matter what it's called. Sense a theme here? I do: It doesn't matter what it's called.

FTP sends passwords unencrypted. Do you use FTP at all, Polix? If so, then that could be the source of the problem.

Making items with more DPS than shredder or salvo is a Bad Idea. They can be extremely overpowered with the right build, regardless of fire cost. And if they're balanced properly, they will require more energy to fire then they inflict for damage.