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Actually several brands are made in other countries. However, that doesnt mean that individual *parts* arent made in China. Like 'American' cars with overseas suppliers.

The laptop came from China as well. Coincidence?

Yes do not get the iso from untrusted sources. They often switch out some of the files for hacked ones. And do NOT install cod4x. Nor go to any server that uses it. At least not after a fresh install. You can find out by checking the server information before you join. They usually say 20.something and most servers use Linux builds. Later, after its all set up and running as a stock/vanilla server then maybe. This is not a knock against cod4x. Its creators do great work and on their own time and dime. Then, when installed, back up your entire cod4 folder before downloading and installing maps and mods. That way you will always have a fresh copy to work with.

The instructions on the bottom of that page are for cod2. Ignore those. Instead get the cod4 patches to bring it up to patch 1.7 and install those normally.

Protesters do need to be careful however. After they have had their say and got all their media exposure, but still wont go home, and continue to disrupt everyone else... in this case even if you live in another country... peoples patience starts to wear thin.

What server are you trying to join. None of the XI servers should even try and get you to update cod4x.

Peter Gabriel was certainly a character.

That picture shows why homo sapiens are a failure as a species.

Thus far, I would have to say HBOMax is a good streaming service. Going through the first season of Westworld and its a pretty good show. So might end up cancelling Netflix streaming because I hardly use it anymore and stick to their BD service (for those things I cant get from the other streaming services I have). All the various Netflix-only streaming stuff is available there as BD anyway if/when I want to watch it. After seeing the first disc of Star Trek Discovery, and I cant say I have seen any truly bad Star Trek (other than the 5th movie), I do have to say I am unimpressed by the show. Seems to be trying to do a little too much too fast instead of letting things naturally develop. But I will give it a chance to see if it finds its footing. On the other hand, never saw the World At War documentaries and they are quite good.

ow2 1.45 is the last publicly released version. Available at www.3dmappers.com

20.5 is the cod4x patch. It should automatically download when you join one of the servers that uses it. If they configured it properly. Or you can head to the cod4x website to get it. Note that none of the servers here use cod4x anyway so there is no reason for you to install it to play here.

Hmmm. I suppose it might be a good time to pick up one to put in an external case for extra storage space.

You're welcome. And yes, realtek sucks. Might we worth it to get a pci sound card. Doesnt have to be an expensive one. But one that has support for an amplified 3.5 front panel jack. Never had a problem with a crashing cod4 game using the front panel 3.5 jack non-usb set, and no mic, but I dont have realtek enabled. Just a simple asus card. My headset *with* the mic was both. 3.5 for audio and usb for the mic and in-line amp. But also no realtek.

Patch v20.5 is cod4x. So at some point you must have joined a server with it installed. Your record level also shouldnt have a number next to it. Another sign that you got a patch somewhere. First recommendation, rename your current player config_mp file and let it autogenerate a new one. If that doesnt work, uninstall cod4x.

Until for some strange reason the CBS execs decided that the viewers didnt like the whole premise of the show. Which was to trick the enemy, usually small third world dictatorships, into destroying itself using subterfuge, lies, and deception. So, they changed their focus towards organized crime and various other domestic individuals and groups as the 'safe' option. No idea why they thought it was an actual problem since I am pretty sure ratings were always good.

Shouldnt matter. Not having mic plugged in can cause crashes depending on how your sound mixer is set up. But I cannot say whether or not that is limited to USB-only headsets.

Run the maps using the modwarfare mod.

He has some talent thats for sure.

Last evening, Yojimbo. As much as I like A Fistful of Dollars its very often tough to beat the original.

Back in those days, if they only knew where Meathead was going with his career in the future.

Isnt that 21? Unless its a special form of BJ and aces are only worth 1. 11+5+2+3

Since HDD tech is not something I keep up on, I never heard of SMR before. The couple reads I found about what it is and how it works were quite enlightening. I need a USB drive, that I planned to hook up to my NAS, just as extra storage to keep stuff for backup that I wouldnt access that much. My NAS is pretty full and the plan is to offload some less essential BD backups or large archives. For example all my game development and modeling/asset files are much more important than a backup of Star Wars. However still easily accessible when needed as opposed to having to keep it hooked up to my PC all the time sitting on my desk. So in the end, its likely not really an issue for that purpose. However the NAS itself does have two 4TB red drives that are on the list that does use SMR. It seems they are no longer on the Synology list of compatible drives. They are over three years old now and probably bought around the time WD started to. While their usage is probably just average it is not particularly encouraging. It seems to be the usual on consumer level drives these days as well. So when the day comes that I need to replace one of my PC drives it will be something to keep in mind. Newegg does list that info for those that it knows about. Seagate has an official page. WD has some info on a blog post and consumer relations email responses. I will likely get bigger NAS drives this year anyway. So I could just go for the more expensive models that use the reliable traditional methods. But their extra expense would have to be kept in mind for budgeting that I didnt plan on. https://www.newegg.com/Hard-Drives/Category/ID-15 https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/cmr-smr-list/ https://nascompares.com/2020/04/16/your-wd-red-nas-hard-drives-might-be-using-smr-what-you-need-to-know/

Lets see at this moment in time... Just watched the 6-part Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy with Alec Guinness. The new movie version was good also, but in comparison it lacked depth due to its shorter runtime. Also Smileys People. Finished the first season of Heroes. Saw seasons 1 and 2 many years ago but not the others. Much more entertaining than any of the Avengers or X-Men movies. Steins Gate. Great anime show with fun characters. The first couple of episodes of Foundation. Batman Beyond Red Dwarf. Which I havent seen since it first came to America on PBS many many years ago. Havent seen the latest incarnation of The Doctor, and only a couple with Capaldi. One of these days I will tune in Boba Fett. If you havent seen it yet, for Firefly also watch Serenity after completing the show. River kicks a lot of ass.

Is it a bad thing if you can sing along and know all the words to Kyles Mom Is A Bitch?