Official: Ventura County Chat Thread

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 12:02 AM

I don't know if it's just me or if my 3GS' battery was failing, but I've noticed a huge increase in battery life. I'm using my phone the same as my 3GS and I am currently at ~80% life. My 3GS would be at ~25-40% right now.

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 01:09 AM

Any of you read through the "Personals" sections on CL?

The "W4M" section is always good for a laugh, but I recently discovered the "Missed Connections" section and it has proven to be quite interesting.

persian54 · 10-20-2011, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

Any of you read through the "Personals" sections on CL?

The "W4M" section is always good for a laugh, but I recently discovered the "Missed Connections" section and it has proven to be quite interesting.

O do I have stories...

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Originally Posted by Wes.

I don't know if it's just me or if my 3GS' battery was failing, but I've noticed a huge increase in battery life. I'm using my phone the same as my 3GS and I am currently at ~80% life. My 3GS would be at ~25-40% right now.

my 4S is alright

same as the 4
but it charges slower

persian54 · 10-20-2011, 06:04 AM

sleepy...

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by persian54

O do I have stories...

What? Do you post in the M4W section? lol

theriz · 10-20-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

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Ah, that sucks. My grandpa had alzheimers and it's sad to see somebody lose their mind like that. Luckily, he kicked the bucket (of old age) before it became really severe. It's a terrible way to die.

Aim bots, unlimited grenades, flying across the map, etc... You modify the save files somehow.

we meeting at the CCC first???

and what?? are you serious? ive never heard of that on xbox before.

Bowser330 · 10-20-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

Let's say you have a 500GB HDD. Chances are, you will only be using 50-100gb, so what do you do with the rest?

The idea is for the company to pay you to use your empty storage (10¢ per month) and they would take that storage and rent it to people for 20¢ per month, making a profit of 10¢/GB per month.

For the people who are renting the space, they would be able to store music, movies, pictures, documents, etc... Since the company doesn't just have a ton of servers storing the data (what every other company is doing), everything is P2P (I believe) making downloads really fast (think torrents).

I think it's a good idea.

It is a good idea.

However there are some hurdles, the company's with tons of servers are selling you more than their storage, they are selling you security and stability also.

Obviously there needs to be some sort of security encryption guarantee, which will protect the stored data when its sitting on some hacker's HDD.....

What happens when the the HDD owners turn off the system for some reason? There has got to be backups/mirrors of the stored data on other drives that the ensure the users always have access.

persian54 · 10-20-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

What? Do you post in the M4W section? lol

I have in the past, but my freaky stories aren't related to those lol

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by theriz

we meeting at the CCC first???

I think so

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Originally Posted by Bowser330

It is a good idea.

However there are some hurdles, the company's with tons of servers are selling you more than their storage, they are selling you security and stability also.

Obviously there needs to be some sort of security encryption guarantee, which will protect the stored data when its sitting on some hacker's HDD.....

What happens when the the HDD owners turn off the system for some reason? There has got to be backups/mirrors of the stored data on other drives that the ensure the users always have access.

Yes, there are some potential security risks. The guy was saying that his friend (the main programmer) has been working on this for 2 years and part of the reason why it's taking so long is because he has to make sure that everything is encrypted and people are only able to access their own data.

I also thought about what would happen if people disconnect their HDD from the network. I don't know how it's possible to get around something like that without mirrors, like you mentioned.

The idea is good, but I think that there are too many things that can go wrong that would prevent this from really taking off.

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by persian54

I have in the past, but my freaky stories aren't related to those lol

So.... let's hear some stories!

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 01:29 PM

This just in: Gaddafi is dead

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/20...=BN1&hpt=hp_t1

persian54 · 10-20-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

So.... let's hear some stories!

lol...

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Originally Posted by Wes.

This just in: Gaddafi is dead

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/20...=BN1&hpt=hp_t1

Old story :P

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by persian54

Old story :P

Kooni

theriz · 10-20-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

I think so

Yes, there are some potential security risks. The guy was saying that his friend (the main programmer) has been working on this for 2 years and part of the reason why it's taking so long is because he has to make sure that everything is encrypted and people are only able to access their own data.

I also thought about what would happen if people disconnect their HDD from the network. I don't know how it's possible to get around something like that without mirrors, like you mentioned.

The idea is good, but I think that there are too many things that can go wrong that would prevent this from really taking off.

what time?

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 07:02 PM

I'm not sure. I don't think we decided yet...

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 09:40 PM

I'm about to troll some people on CL. I'll put up the link in a second.

M_BYEEE · 10-20-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

I'm about to troll some people on CL. I'll put up the link in a second.

Awaiting link....

WesleyC · 10-20-2011, 09:47 PM

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...660772965.html

For the McDonald's Monopoly, to win the million bucks, you need the Boardwalk and Park Place piece. There is only 1 Boardwalk piece and millions of Park Place pieces... I'm pretending not to know lol.

M_BYEEE · 10-20-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...660772965.html

For the McDonald's Monopoly, to win the million bucks, you need the Boardwalk and Park Place piece. There is only 1 Boardwalk piece and millions of Park Place pieces... I'm pretending not to know lol.

You crack me up Wes

persian54 · 10-20-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...660772965.html

For the McDonald's Monopoly, to win the million bucks, you need the Boardwalk and Park Place piece. There is only 1 Boardwalk piece and millions of Park Place pieces... I'm pretending not to know lol.

Actually, I thought there were 3 pieces?

persian54 · 10-20-2011, 10:51 PM

Regarding time, I'm thinking meet at my house around 6 is a good idea

or if I can't meet at my place for whatever reason, I know of a couple safe parking spots where we could always leave a car or something.

WesleyC · 10-21-2011, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by amg135i

You crack me up Wes

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Originally Posted by persian54

Actually, I thought there were 3 pieces?

I think you're right. Still, 3 pieces out of tens of millions is next to nothing.

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Originally Posted by persian54

Regarding time, I'm thinking meet at my house around 6 is a good idea

or if I can't meet at my place for whatever reason, I know of a couple safe parking spots where we could always leave a car or something.

6 is good. Sounds like a plan.

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