Well, the size of the shelf according to the article was 66km^2. An NHL hockey rink according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_rink is 0.001586 km^2. Therefore the ice shelf is the size of 41614 hockey rinks, which is enough for every game played in the regular season to be played on a different rink until 2022.
Now if we're talking international rinks, that's something entirely different . . .
The egg rolls off the chicken, sweat rolling off his brow. He reaches to the bedside table, takes out a cigarette and lights it. He turns to the egg and says, "Well, I guess we settled THAT question!"
I know this sounds like a defense, and it kind of is, but I personally have no problem with having multiple disks for a game. In fact, in my mind, it's almost a value add. I remember the first game I had in one of those huge 3-4 CD cases (I-War for PC, mostly forgotten space shooter, but I thought it was brilliant) and it was pretty close to the best thing ever. I got the game from a friend while I was at boarding school and would sometimes take out the case and open it and look at all the CD's (each one with the ship on it in a different color) and think about how much better this game must be because it had so many disks! Now of course I know this is not always the case, but it's still far from a turn-off. For a more recent example, look at DVDs. I'm sure several people here own the LotR movies. How many of you splurged for the super-ultra-extended editions with 4 DVDs per movie, of which two are the film? I'm sure many. You switched disks when you watched the movie and most of you probably never even put in the extended ones. But you like the fact that there's so much information, and with no better reason than "just because".
I'm also (on a similar topic) quite OK with MS's decision to keep HD-DVD out of the 360. I know that I DEFINITELY would not have purchased one at launch if it was $200 more, but I am now considering purchasing the add-on. It's a nice value-add if you want the HD movie experience , but is strictly optional and should Blu-Ray suddenly surge ahead and win this "format war" (a term I LOATHE), they can easily turn around and add that capability instead.
I did actually hear something about one of the SPE's on the Cell being disabled and one being reserved for the OS on the machine for sure. I also seem to have some vague recollection of reading about an additional SPE being used as "redundancy", but I could also be way off. I've tried to find the article in question, but no no avail.
Regardless, we're definitely down to 6 SPEs at this point, which puts it in a similar class to the 360 with 6 hardware threads. I know the two chips are architecturally dissimilar, but in all honesty I have no idea how this would affect the complexity of programming or the yields of the machine.
I do think the shared 512MB of RAM is a better model than the 2x256MB on the PS3. The eDRAM on the GPU provides quick memory access to prevent bottlenecking and the rest can be dynamically shared.
That . . . "image" is burned into my brain.
It will ruin far more than Zune for you and if you don't know what we're talking about, consider yourself lucky.
I think one of the main barriers for people understanding your arguements, fyngyrz, is that you (from my understanding) are discussing machine intelligence. Most of the comments I've seen here are relating to what could be termed "human emulation".
The first "true AI" which we develop will not be able to pass the Turing test. It will, however, function in a similar manner to a single-celled organism. This "being" may not be sentient, but it will be intelligent. I truely don't believe that this is too far in the distance. My concern is that research money is going into "human emulation", which is the final result, skipping all the early steps. The evolution of AI will likely take a similar form to the evolution of any of the higher life-forms on Earth.
I'm not sure who gives a fuck, but if they're female and decent looking, can you post a phone number/e-mail address/IM ID?
Because after all, people who read/. couldn't possibly be getting any, but you seem to be so well-adjusted that perhaps you could introduce us to your "high-class" friends?
I'm so excited Futurama is back that I hardly can contain myself! If you can't contain yourself, try and at least contain it to your pants.
But yeah, I can't wait either.
You're definitely not alone. I was in boarding school in Kenya and my buddy used to go home on the weekends (he only lived about an hour away). On occasion I would be lucky enough to be allowed to go home with him. We finished Zelda II on a broken cartridge that wouldn't allow you to save by using the "never-turn-this-damned-thing-off" trick over 6 weekends. It took this long simply because after the first two there was a power cut and we had to start again.
Ahh, those were the good old days.
That and my buddy shooting his brother in the leg with a BB gun.
Personally I have over 120 original Xbox games (mostly bought used, but I'm sure 30 of them were purchased new).
Yes, I was living in my parent's basement and working.
Yes, I do have an HDTV and a surround sound system to go with it.
Yes, I have now moved out.
No, you can't come over and play.
I would have to agree with this statement. 360 certainly has itself well placed in the current market; good games, good support (even if you have had problems, I think they're doing a good job at addressing the concerns of the community). I can certainly see the 360 becoming the centre of my entertainment system, especially if Microsoft successfully releases a Zune/portable Xbox and puts their IPTV technology into the Xbox.
Because as popular as omgwtfM$!!1! may be on/., you have to admit that when they put their minds to something, they have the means to get it done.
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In addition, this virus can cause SAIDS in some monkeys.
Now if we're talking international rinks, that's something entirely different . . .
The egg rolls off the chicken, sweat rolling off his brow. He reaches to the bedside table, takes out a cigarette and lights it. He turns to the egg and says, "Well, I guess we settled THAT question!"
Seriously, this is the cheeziest conversation I've seen on /. in a while.
I'm not religious, but I think my feelings on this post can best be summed up by saying, "Amen!"
I'm also (on a similar topic) quite OK with MS's decision to keep HD-DVD out of the 360. I know that I DEFINITELY would not have purchased one at launch if it was $200 more, but I am now considering purchasing the add-on. It's a nice value-add if you want the HD movie experience , but is strictly optional and should Blu-Ray suddenly surge ahead and win this "format war" (a term I LOATHE), they can easily turn around and add that capability instead.
Emphasis on the word TRYING . . .
Regardless, we're definitely down to 6 SPEs at this point, which puts it in a similar class to the 360 with 6 hardware threads. I know the two chips are architecturally dissimilar, but in all honesty I have no idea how this would affect the complexity of programming or the yields of the machine.
I do think the shared 512MB of RAM is a better model than the 2x256MB on the PS3. The eDRAM on the GPU provides quick memory access to prevent bottlenecking and the rest can be dynamically shared.
Umm, I'm pretty sure the PS1 was around for more than a year . . .
I know it's complex, but you'll work it out.
> Investigate.
Unknown command.
> Look.
The room is dark. > Sniff.
You detect an acrid scent in the air.
You find . . . a Shield of Lightning +3!
No, I have no idea why that sentence reminded me of text-based RPGs. My mind is a frightening place.
That . . . "image" is burned into my brain. It will ruin far more than Zune for you and if you don't know what we're talking about, consider yourself lucky.
I think one of the main barriers for people understanding your arguements, fyngyrz, is that you (from my understanding) are discussing machine intelligence. Most of the comments I've seen here are relating to what could be termed "human emulation". The first "true AI" which we develop will not be able to pass the Turing test. It will, however, function in a similar manner to a single-celled organism. This "being" may not be sentient, but it will be intelligent. I truely don't believe that this is too far in the distance. My concern is that research money is going into "human emulation", which is the final result, skipping all the early steps. The evolution of AI will likely take a similar form to the evolution of any of the higher life-forms on Earth.
"I, for one, welcome our new head-in-a-jar overlords!"
"In Soviet New New York, robot programs you!"
Repeat ad infinitum.
But seriously, how cool would it be if a Futurama episode opened with a /.-ism?
I'm sorry in advance for feeding the troll.
You're definitely not alone. I was in boarding school in Kenya and my buddy used to go home on the weekends (he only lived about an hour away). On occasion I would be lucky enough to be allowed to go home with him. We finished Zelda II on a broken cartridge that wouldn't allow you to save by using the "never-turn-this-damned-thing-off" trick over 6 weekends. It took this long simply because after the first two there was a power cut and we had to start again. Ahh, those were the good old days. That and my buddy shooting his brother in the leg with a BB gun.
What? No Hitler analogy yet? What happened to Godwin's Law?
I for one welcome our new XNA developing overlords.
Personally I have over 120 original Xbox games (mostly bought used, but I'm sure 30 of them were purchased new). Yes, I was living in my parent's basement and working. Yes, I do have an HDTV and a surround sound system to go with it. Yes, I have now moved out. No, you can't come over and play.
I would have to agree with this statement. 360 certainly has itself well placed in the current market; good games, good support (even if you have had problems, I think they're doing a good job at addressing the concerns of the community). I can certainly see the 360 becoming the centre of my entertainment system, especially if Microsoft successfully releases a Zune/portable Xbox and puts their IPTV technology into the Xbox. Because as popular as omgwtfM$!!1! may be on /., you have to admit that when they put their minds to something, they have the means to get it done.