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This is Mal:

The NBA isn't the government. They're free to fine him.

Is there a warranty on the computer from the original manufacturer? If so, you might want to look to that. If not: when does it get noisy? Just when you're playing a game, or does it also get noisy, say, on startup?

Is there ever an issue booting into OS X, or only into Windows? Or is Windows the only thing installed? If he bootcamped it, did he make sure to install the Apple compatibility stuff for Windows?

Unauthorized derivative works are ineligible for copyright. The fact that he said "you can edit the model" isn't enough to clear you; if the model is converted from a commercial game (like the vast majority of IV models), it's an unauthorized derivative of the commercial model. Even if it is entirely scratch by the author, or if he has permission from the original modeller to grant permission for anyone to edit their original model, you're infringing on Chevy's trademarks by making the mod, and an actual claim of copyright could well get you hammered by GM's lawyers for unauthorized use of a trademark (car companies often don't care about mods, but they start to care when you try to make money or claim some sort of ownership). Copyright is a very, very unattractive form of protection for modelers (skinners and scripters can have it easier: skins which are either wholly original or whose only non-original parts are in the public domain (e.g. all works produced by US federal government employees in the course of their job) are copyrightable, as is most computer code that doesn't use code written by others.

At my current job as a computer tech, we do use compressed air to clean computers (we don't normally see a computer where the main issue is dust buildup; it's more a "while we're taking this laptop apart *anyway*, to reseat cables, swap in known-good stuff, and the like, may as well dust it."

Ah, missed the "not".

You could probably still contact se7ensins and ask them to take it down; even if you don't have a trademark, they might be nice. They might not, though.

He specifically asked for one going through his IP. I don't think he *wants* to mask his IP.

In a .NET script, you want to avoid natives if at all possible - they tend to be poorly documented, and the interface is kludgy. You'd want to use SHDN's API if you can.

Note: If you feel uncomfortable disassembling it, take it to a professional.

Better yet, check the manufacturer's site and see if there's a service manual - those tend to be much better than a video.

That might be substantially more effective. What you've described is sorta like Kickstarter.

Compressed air is very effective; if you go to someone to clean the computer, that's what they'll use. However, Unr3al's point was that compressed air is generally best used after taking the computer apart. You don't want to blow the dust further into the computer, and you can't even get air everywhere it's needed from the outside.

If Rockstar decided on whether or not to make a PC port (which is a pretty major business decision; porting is expensive, and the programmers involved could otherwise be working on other projects) based on an Internet petition, they probably wouldn't still be in business. Internet petitions are utterly meaningless for any real purpose - since there's literally no cost whatsoever to sign them, they don't convey any useful information. Rockstar will not and should not decide anything important based on a petition - those sorts of things are fine to make minor decisions, but for important things, they're much more likely to look at what will make them more money. What meaningful information does that petition give? Don't say "it shows a lot of people want GTA V to be ported" - it doesn't. The problem with Internet petitions is that there is next to zero cost for the petitioners, so the message has nothing to indicate any form of sincerity. You say "if Rockstar cares about their fans, they'd listen to them." Rockstar does have to pay attention to what potential customers want. But an online petition is a terrible way to do this. Because there's no cost on the signer's end, it completely fails as a signal.

Threads merged. Please don't make multiple threads about a Youtube channel. Instead, reply to your existing one - this is one of the situations in which double-posting is perfectly acceptable.

More details, please. People will be more interested in helping the more information they have. A mod name isn't generally enough to go on - a short description is more effective, because it means anyone wanting to help is closer to being on the same page as you, and because it gives potential helpers an idea of what the project might entail from a technical perspective, so they can tell if their skills are similar to what you need.

Nope:

Also, if the chase is too dangerous to the public, departments often back off. Car chases are really, really dangerous, to innocent bystanders as well as to the suspect and police. A fair number of departments will only get into a high-speed chase if the person is suspected of a violent felony.

That's generally a good thing.

This. If you want speed, Ethernet is the only actual way to get it (yes, even with 802.11ac - despite the rated 1300 Mbps, it actually generally runs under 500 Mbps, and goes down more the further you get from the AP). That's actually why my room internet is slower - my current dorm is wired with 100BASE-TX (the 800 Mbps were from the computer cluster in the dorm I'll be in next year; I'm hopeful that I'll have gigabit Ethernet in my room).

Sorry, I meant my computer's mute button. I generally keep my computer on mute unless I have a special reason to want audio.

I don't hear music either. It's called a "mute" button. @CrossFire: That would be a moderation nightmare. It's hard to tell if code contains a security risk.

How is the ping that high to that host? On my computer, "ping localhost" gives *way* shorter times.

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p929/ar02.html If you: (a) can be claimed as a dependent on someone's tax forms [you almost certainly are a dependent on your parent's tax form], and (b) earn over $6,100 in a year in earned income, or over $1,000 in unearned income, then you are required to file a federal tax return. I'm not sure whether Youtube income counts as "earned" or "unearned". If it's unearned, then your $1,600 requires you to file a tax return. If it's earned, then it depends on what "starting balance" means (did you seriously make $20K from Youtube? That seems unlikely) - if that was income made from Youtube in the past year as well, you'd have to file a tax return anyways. Searching online suggests that Google sends you a 1099-MISC form if you make over $600 through Youtube.