Archive for July, 2011

Running The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings on a CrossFire motherboard

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

A lot of people with ATI cards on CrossFire mobos are having problems running The Witcher 2. Here is how I managed to get it running at a pretty good, steady framerate (around 50-60 fps), while still using most of the “Ultra” settings in the configuration tool. Here’s what you want to do.

1. Patch the game to version 1.1 (we need to get to 1.2 but you can’t update straight to 1.2; you need 1.1 first)

2. Patch the game to version 1.2 (as mentioned above).

3. Download the latest drivers — 11.6 — follow this link:

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/radeon_win7-64.aspx

4. Download the 11.6 CAP2 file (CAP is Catalyst Application Profiles) using the same link I just posted for step 3.

5. Go into the /bin folder of The Witcher 2, run the configuration tool, set the graphics level to Ultra. Keep the config tool running for step…

6. In the configuration tool, go into “Advanced Settings” and disable ubersampling.

7. Play the game. It should work just fine.

8. ???

9. Profit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A quick note regarding VG vs. PG

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Okay, this is just a short tip for vapers. The two types of fluid used in e-cigs are Propylene Glycol (PG, same stuff used in fog machines), and Vegetable Glycol (same as PG but with a vegetable base).

Now, here’s the thing. I got some VG juice from Johnson Creek — their flavors are great — and I began to have problems with harsh hits from my eGo-T (yeah, I got one, I’ll write a review later) and my 510-T.

It turns out this can happen with VG because VG is thicker than PG and you have to allow more time for the atomizer to “drink it in”. I replaced the VG in my e-cigs with PG-based Vanilla from Vaper’s Choice…and, lo and behold, the harsh throat hits stopped. I also started getting a lot more vapor per puff.

This may not be exactly what was causing the harsh hits, but, given that the PG worked, I’m inclined to believe it was a major factor. But I do not speak for all vapers — some prefer VG to PG. Search the Internet and draw your own conclusions. But do it before you blow $20 on a bottle of e-liquid that may end up being useless to you.

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Partial Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s “super-PAC” press conference

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Okay, guys, I’m still looking around for a full transcript of this, but this is the best I can do for now. Anyway, these are a few highlights from Stephen Colbert’s press conference yesterday after the government green-lighted his “super-PAC”.

Excerpts follow…

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COLBERT: “One way to get a lot of cash is with a political action committee or PAC, a private group of like-minded citizens formed to promote a candidate or an issue. … Some maybe candidates out there, already have exposure because they’re on TV — like Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, and Sarah Palin, who are on Fox News. … I thought, why not me? So I decided to form ColbertPAC.”

COLBERT:  “[Our intent is]…to poke fun at lax campaign finance laws that treat corporations as people whose feelings will be hurt if they cannot express themselves freely, generally by donating large amounts of money to political candidates.”

COLBERT: “I hate my parent company! they never let me do anything. [Laughter] Everyone else’s parent company let them do it. Karl Rove is a paid employee of Fox News and he gets to talk about his SuperPAC American Crossroads all the time.”

COLBERT: (Responding to a question about what he would do with the money: “‘…I don’t know. Give it to me and let’s find out.’”

COLBERT: “I believe in the American Dream. And that dream is simple: That anyone, no matter who they are, if they are determined, if they are willing to work hard enough, someday they can grow up to create a legal entity which can then receive unlimited campaign funds which can be used to influence elections.

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