Wish I could mod myself +1 dumbass for not RTFA. You're exactly right, but I still don't see this as being anything more than a minor inconvenience for the pirates. The small independent hackers will always have the advantage over the large companies because they can move faster, have far less to lose and aren't hampered by silly things like "ethics" and "law".
This is assuming of course that motherboard manufacturers will comply. I'm sure there will be a couple of savvy companies out there that will see the benefit of refusing to embed this chip. The gamers will flock to those companies. Even if this chip does turn out to be "uncrackable" (which I doubt very much) economic forces will prevail in the end.
We were on on offshore survey in the Gulf of Mexico when one of our computers died. No problem I thought, I threw in a spare laptop SATA and reinstalled Windows and the survey software. When it came time to download the printer drivers from HP they came in at a whopping 135 MB! For a damn driver! We were on a satellite linkup and downloading that one driver to print out the results cost over $100.
Thanks for the breakdown. It really is useful to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The lab I administer is geared towards undergrads and I'm hoping that their agile minds will be able to grasp Blender faster than my mid-20's mind can. I'm glad to know that there is a systematic logical approach to their interface, it should make learning it easier for the kids.
Re:Looks like they've made some improvements.
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Blender 2.46 Released
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· Score: 4, Interesting
Major complaints were that the interface was very non-intuitive compared to Maya and Max. The main reason I'd switch over is I have about 20 spare machines I can build into a render farm. It would be substantially cheaper using Blender to render than it would using Maya or Mental Ray.
Looks like they've made some improvements.
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Blender 2.46 Released
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· Score: 4, Informative
Looking at the screencaps I'd say they've done a lot to improve the interface. For my amateur work I started with Blender about 2 years ago and quickly switched to Maya. If these improvements are as significant as they look, I may consider installing Blender on all of my lab machines.
I guess the key difference is that Solitaire and Pinball are usually found preinstalled on most systems. I find that when I'm preparing workstations I tend to leave them on there. When I walk by and see somebody playing solitaire it doesn't bother me, if I saw somebody playing the Sims or some fps there would be a problem.
Normally when I get spam I just delete it, by using trashmail and being somewhat safe about my browsing habits I've found that I only get one or two per week. However recently I've been getting spam through SMS on my phone and that's what I find really infuriating. Granted it is technically just another email, but the fact that I'm paying for this service is what really grinds my gears.
My question is how do they prove that the person in the picture is a minor (yes I know that in extreme cases it's easy). I dated a very tiny girl a few years ago. She was 22 and yet still got carded every time we went out, even got stopped by the cops once wondering why she wasn't in high school. So now are you telling me that some of my mementos from our relationship could now be illegal?
What are the odds that the FTC would actually allow a merger like this anyway? I mean the evil power of Microsoft coupled with both of Yahoo's users could mean serious trouble.
I already live in the south (if you consider Texas the south). The people down here are a lot friendlier than most I've met on either coast. They have little problem with some good natured teasing.
I thought with the success of Guitar Hero, the world would be ready for the obvious next step. Say hello to Jug Hero. It comes with washtub bass, spoons, jug, and a washboard. You spend your time going around the south playing in various redneck bars. When you start to get behind in a song, just tip your jug for special moonshine power!
At the University I work at (and I have to imagine most major schools) we have a surplus property division that the more well endowed departments take their old machines. I've picked up servers just a couple of years old, and recently 30 dual-core workstations. If no other departments want the machines, they get passed on to area high schools, if they don't want them the machines get auctioned off. If Illinois doesn't have something like this in place already it may be worth looking into.
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Wish I could mod myself +1 dumbass for not RTFA. You're exactly right, but I still don't see this as being anything more than a minor inconvenience for the pirates. The small independent hackers will always have the advantage over the large companies because they can move faster, have far less to lose and aren't hampered by silly things like "ethics" and "law".
This is assuming of course that motherboard manufacturers will comply. I'm sure there will be a couple of savvy companies out there that will see the benefit of refusing to embed this chip. The gamers will flock to those companies. Even if this chip does turn out to be "uncrackable" (which I doubt very much) economic forces will prevail in the end.
We get to freeze his head as well!
Safe or not, my little Ninja gets 55 mpg and with the way gas prices are going it's more and more becoming my primary mode of transportation.
Does this remind anybody else of the Eloi gathering to be taken underground by the Morlocks?
If your folks can understand WiMax, you may want to mod your parents up
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We were on on offshore survey in the Gulf of Mexico when one of our computers died. No problem I thought, I threw in a spare laptop SATA and reinstalled Windows and the survey software. When it came time to download the printer drivers from HP they came in at a whopping 135 MB! For a damn driver! We were on a satellite linkup and downloading that one driver to print out the results cost over $100.
That sir, is the most disturbing thing I've heard today. My hat is off to you.
Thanks for the breakdown. It really is useful to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The lab I administer is geared towards undergrads and I'm hoping that their agile minds will be able to grasp Blender faster than my mid-20's mind can. I'm glad to know that there is a systematic logical approach to their interface, it should make learning it easier for the kids.
Major complaints were that the interface was very non-intuitive compared to Maya and Max. The main reason I'd switch over is I have about 20 spare machines I can build into a render farm. It would be substantially cheaper using Blender to render than it would using Maya or Mental Ray.
Looking at the screencaps I'd say they've done a lot to improve the interface. For my amateur work I started with Blender about 2 years ago and quickly switched to Maya. If these improvements are as significant as they look, I may consider installing Blender on all of my lab machines.
I guess the key difference is that Solitaire and Pinball are usually found preinstalled on most systems. I find that when I'm preparing workstations I tend to leave them on there. When I walk by and see somebody playing solitaire it doesn't bother me, if I saw somebody playing the Sims or some fps there would be a problem.
Normally when I get spam I just delete it, by using trashmail and being somewhat safe about my browsing habits I've found that I only get one or two per week. However recently I've been getting spam through SMS on my phone and that's what I find really infuriating. Granted it is technically just another email, but the fact that I'm paying for this service is what really grinds my gears.
Although it's amazing how many begin at that Nigerian prince who still owes me my damn money!
My question is how do they prove that the person in the picture is a minor (yes I know that in extreme cases it's easy). I dated a very tiny girl a few years ago. She was 22 and yet still got carded every time we went out, even got stopped by the cops once wondering why she wasn't in high school. So now are you telling me that some of my mementos from our relationship could now be illegal?
What are the odds that the FTC would actually allow a merger like this anyway? I mean the evil power of Microsoft coupled with both of Yahoo's users could mean serious trouble.
I already live in the south (if you consider Texas the south). The people down here are a lot friendlier than most I've met on either coast. They have little problem with some good natured teasing.
I thought with the success of Guitar Hero, the world would be ready for the obvious next step. Say hello to Jug Hero. It comes with washtub bass, spoons, jug, and a washboard. You spend your time going around the south playing in various redneck bars. When you start to get behind in a song, just tip your jug for special moonshine power!
At the University I work at (and I have to imagine most major schools) we have a surplus property division that the more well endowed departments take their old machines. I've picked up servers just a couple of years old, and recently 30 dual-core workstations. If no other departments want the machines, they get passed on to area high schools, if they don't want them the machines get auctioned off. If Illinois doesn't have something like this in place already it may be worth looking into.
Damn! And I bought VHS!
I can see the preview right now...
As Arnold shoots a bad guy with the gun he says, "Bad Sector"
No worries, that rib always breaks.
So that's who just ran me down!