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Reply to The coming AI apocalypse in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

You raise one of the basic issues of our civilization: the impact of AI. You then go to a secondary issue, the sustainability of a 7 billion human population where the continual cycle of replacing human labor with machine labor intensifies. This cycle really got got going with the industrial revolution. There many workers lost their jobs to 'more efficient' machines. They threw monkey wrenches into the gears of the machines in a vain attempt to prevent losing t

Reply to suggestions for web hosting in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] looking for a free web hosting site. Looking for simple, basic, etc. I've done the duckdduckgo searches, and kinda swamped in overkill info. Anyone with experience in this area care to offer some suggestions - help me cut through all the info-haze? Thanks all. [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] As always, you are most kind, and helpful. And I appreciate you. I had already done a web search, and fou

Reply to Breakthrough in Evolutionary Theory in Science & Tech Elemental Forums

Pee review. Rigorous testing. Repeatable result by different and unrelated team. Did i mention Peer review?

suggestions for web hosting in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

looking for a free web hosting site. Looking for simple, basic, etc. I've done the duckdduckgo searches, and kinda swamped in overkill info. Anyone with experience in this area care to offer some suggestions - help me cut through all the info-haze? Thanks all. :)

Reply to How to stop or roll back a W10 upgrade in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

I'm not meaning to hijack. If MS has indeed changed the "x" to mean yes, I want this; and since it is universally understood to mean the opposite, "NO," then why hasn't anyone brought legal action against Microsoft-gate? And where is Anonymous now? Talk about an appropriate target...

Reply to Help with registering game in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I don't know the specifics of your purchase. But if the registration key has already been used, then the 'second hand' vendor sold you a defective game: (no valid key = zero value of item). If above is true, then vendor should refund all you money including any shipping charges, and tax. It the vendor's 'bad.' If vendor won't - report them. Be sure to find out the physical location of vendor and then report them to Better Business Bure

Reply to 60 Minutes stalwart, Morley Safer has died at 84. in Everything Else Elemental Forums

One of the last of the statesman like 'news' announcers. Good night, and good luck, because that's the way it is. RIP Morley. May your memory be an inspiration.

Reply to Isnt Stellaris just a shiny fancier version of Distant Worlds? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="37" id="3636001"] Quoting adamb1011, reply 36 I gotta say the galciv3 AI has come leaps and bounds since release. And I know there's still loads of room for improvement! i think what galciv needs now is something to make the map more exciting. the space just feels so... Empty! Whi

Reply to Europa Universalis 4 in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Primal_Savage" reply="2" id="3636025"] The last two on your list aren't likely to get huge discounts. "Mare Nostrum" was released April 2016 so forget about getting a good discount on that one soon. Outside chance for some decent discount during the Summer Sale. "The Cossacks" was released in December 2015, I suppose it will get a decent/good discount during the Summer Sale. The rest will likely get the usual 66% to 85% discount at one point or another. Best wa

Europa Universalis 4 in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I'm new to EU4. I'm interested in the 6 major upgrades of the game. (The graphics DLCs not so much.) They are quite pricey. Conquest of Paradise 14.99 (8 pounds from a European vendor) Wealth of Nations 9.99 Res Publica 4.99 Art of War 19.99 El Dorado 14.99 (+5 flavor add on) Common Sense 14.99 (+5 flavor add on) The Cassocks 19.99 (+7 flavor add on) Mar

Reply to Microsoft has taken the Captain's complaints to heart... in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="8" id="3635957"] Quoting ElanaAhova, reply 7 MS has taken software to a whole new level of "nagware." [e digicons]:)[/e] Yes, that is an issue for many Win 7, 8.1 users who haven't installed/don't know about GWX Control Panel... those constant promp

Reply to Isnt Stellaris just a shiny fancier version of Distant Worlds? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I've now played Stellaris about 80 hours (ya, ya, I'm retired, and don't have a life, lol) The game has great potential - but its pretty lame right now. (remember the first elemental game?) I Never player Europa Universalis IV (also made by Paradox). I took a good look at how Paradox games has improved their games. I expect Stellaris to become a truly stellar game, if Paradox follows the same game plan they have with their other games.&nbs

Reply to Love Watching Kittens Play! in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="8" id="3635862"] Hehe, was exercising my dirty mind just before, as I do, and it dawned on my why Tweety says "puddy tat". [e digicons]:-"[/e] Okay, nothing else to see here... back to yer pussy cat play. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [/quote] My, my, you just purrrrr along, don't you now that the cat's out of the bag (sack) :)

Reply to Civilization VI announced in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I'm with Zarkov on this one. I started on the original civ, then civ2 ... civ5. Each iteration has its charm. Civ3 with its HG wells scenario - great memories for me. Civ5 does have the best graphics, and really cool music and voice overs. However, game play wise, civ 4 wins hands down. And the civ4 mods, Fall from Heaven2, Wrye's and Fall of Civ, both wonderful experiences. And then there's Loreth's mod: A New Dawn (love the Egyptia

Reply to Microsoft has taken the Captain's complaints to heart... in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

MS has taken software to a whole new level of "nagware." :)

Reply to Civilization VI announced in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Larsenex" reply="8" id="3635178"] None of that matters. I play Civ 5 on HUGE maps like I do Gal Civ III and unlike Gal civ I have memory issues with Civ 5. Icons missing, units freezing and even CTD's. This is one area I can seriously say that 64 bit WILL make a HUGE difference. If Civ 5

Reply to Love Watching Kittens Play! in Everything Else Elemental Forums

When I watch kitten kin play, wish i could join in!

Reply to So.... in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

Check out the mods for LH, really awesome...

Reply to How cool is the Hover Drone Camera? in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="4" id="3634835"] So far there's been at least one 'plane-strike' involving a commercial aircraft [in the UK] with a 'drone'. I'd prefer to see them all banned from public access. There are too many idiots out there. [/quote] Drone-downing the plane was unfortunate. We do need to get all these dangerous machines out of the hands of the many idiots out there. Many of these idiots

Reply to Huge email leak involving major services. in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="23" id="3634776"] Good on ya, Doc. [e digicons]k6[/e] Rather have the occasional 'false' alarm than a real fire & not know it. I was due to change my master pword, anyway. [/quote] agree. better safe than sorry

Reply to Canadian Fires in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

May they all be safe...

Reply to Huge email leak involving major services. in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="13" id="3634465"] Quoting DrJBHL, reply 12 Don't get me started. Grrrr. C, mon, Doc, you're already in 1st gear and rearing to go... so yeah, tell us how you really feel. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [/quote] I second, all in favor s

Reply to Thank you in Everything Else Elemental Forums

Hugs, Hugs, Hugs, [e digicons]

Reply to Isnt Stellaris just a shiny fancier version of Distant Worlds? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="11" id="3634430"] Well, compared to Distant Worlds, which basically plays itself if you let it... In GC3 you actually have to move all those ships around, build stuff. Getting the new terraforming tile on fifty planets is a bit of a grind. [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] This is the main reason I generally play on smaller maps. I like the feel of tactics rather than strategic ...

Reply to Isnt Stellaris just a shiny fancier version of Distant Worlds? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Borg999" reply="5" id="3634391"] RTS games are not my cup of tea. For every click of the mouse I make, the AI makes 1,000. How can you even begin to compete? [/quote] I agree, I don't care for RTS games. Regarding Distant Worlds (universe), its listed as RTS, but the pause at will feathure makes it ok for me.