You could buy a vintage Battlezone, the first FPS, designed in 1979 by Ed Rotberg for Atari. It's an elegant design. No dials, but the control schema of the sticks are beautiful to behold. Most of the XY technology used in those early Atari vector machines are nearly identical to the tech described in this video. The math required for real time manipulation of XY displays is far simpler than what Jim Blinn was doing around the same time. He was a wizard for sure.
My understanding is that government guidelines that define a "safe" waveform are produced by averaging the width & height of said waveform. Some systems, like Doppler radar or the Navy's Pave Paws system have been cited as possible causes of Ewings Sarcoma. The high & narrow spike waveforms produced by these systems meet government defined safety averages for permissible exposure limits, but only at a defined distance from the array. Litigation has been successful in removing the Pave Paws system from communities -- despite the Navy insisting that their system is "safe" (as long as you keep a safe distance from the array). What surprises me are the snarky comments made here that completely dismiss the possibility of harmful exposure -- or at least dismiss the possibility that this guy is simply doesn't want a large microwave producing device right next to him and his family, and is smartly using the organic excuse as a legal reason to keep it off his farm.
Star Raiders was the reason I purchased an Atari 800 computer over an Apple ][. It was a magnificent game -- especially coming in the wake of the original Battlestar Galactica & first Star Wars. Star Raiders came bundled, and was a huge attraction to the systems. It showed how expansive feeling a game could be. I still play the game to this day (my Atari 800, btw, still boots up as if it were the 80's -- talk about rugged design!).
A one-way trip would presume the need to send along the materials required for subsisting on Mars and maintaining a foot hold. Anything less would be a denial of the spirit of exploration that has come to define the better virtues of humanity.
Why would they target state governors' offices? Well, they'd presumably be easier to pwn than, say, the Department of Defence or the CIA, and a good starting point for setting up pieces.
Worse still is the possibility that this wasn't a just starting point, but mid-to-late in the distribution scheme. I imagine I would begin with corporate contractors and end up with government itself.
Considering the latest story on Bing's biased search results, I wonder if it's possible that M$ would hardwire Windows to drain Mac batteries faster. The ultimate Malware -- a MalOS?
I too liked the Silent Hill movie. I found it captured the look and feel of the game, and enjoyed that they weren't so bound by canon in the adaptation. I've never felt like I was so trapped in a fever dream before in a movie. It was like a European art film masquerading as a Hollywood movie -- maybe that's why it worked for me.
Why is this effectively any different than the guy who can't watch his RCA Selectavision discs because no one manufactures the player anymore? Hello?! It's dead tech. You lose for making a bad bet. Buy a set of patch cables and port your crap over to your new system and suck up the generational loss like we ALL had to before the digital age. Or, buy new stuff from a more reliable vendor. Now, excuse me while I go listen to my 8-track!
Arresting officers literally have a checklist that they use to fill out their reports. They try to hit every bullet point they can, and they tend to trump up charges. This is why the reports always sound identical -- because "slurring" and "staggering" are terms recognized within law.
Consider that many cops were once soldiers, who honed their skills in Iraq -- utilizing basic Fascist tactics and protocols, like occupying people's homes, holding without cause, and warrant-less searches. I trust the police to be honest no more than I trust an employee of Best Buy to be honest...actually, less.
Progress doesn't slow, but people do. My father still gets by with his 8086, because he can still run the antiquated version of AutoCAD he never grew out of. He became, I'm afraid to say, comfortably numb.
(In full disclosure, I still do most of my writing on an Apple eMate 300 -- because it has a terrific battery life and does what I want it to do.)
I'll wager you a peso that in 2019 computers won't look ANYTHING like they do today. Because just when you think you've reached the perfect solution, something new and better comes along.
You neglect to factor in the time value of innovation. It's arguable that since it took this long to achieve where the Amiga was that we've actually lost well over a decade waiting for PC's to catch-up. Imagine where we might be now had we started innovating from the Amiga on? Imagine what computers will be like 10 to 15 years from now. Who'll be talking about "primitive purchases" then?
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You could buy a vintage Battlezone, the first FPS, designed in 1979 by Ed Rotberg for Atari. It's an elegant design. No dials, but the control schema of the sticks are beautiful to behold. Most of the XY technology used in those early Atari vector machines are nearly identical to the tech described in this video. The math required for real time manipulation of XY displays is far simpler than what Jim Blinn was doing around the same time. He was a wizard for sure.
If the choice is to charge us appropriately for the medium, believe me, they will!
My understanding is that government guidelines that define a "safe" waveform are produced by averaging the width & height of said waveform. Some systems, like Doppler radar or the Navy's Pave Paws system have been cited as possible causes of Ewings Sarcoma. The high & narrow spike waveforms produced by these systems meet government defined safety averages for permissible exposure limits, but only at a defined distance from the array. Litigation has been successful in removing the Pave Paws system from communities -- despite the Navy insisting that their system is "safe" (as long as you keep a safe distance from the array). What surprises me are the snarky comments made here that completely dismiss the possibility of harmful exposure -- or at least dismiss the possibility that this guy is simply doesn't want a large microwave producing device right next to him and his family, and is smartly using the organic excuse as a legal reason to keep it off his farm.
Star Raiders was the reason I purchased an Atari 800 computer over an Apple ][. It was a magnificent game -- especially coming in the wake of the original Battlestar Galactica & first Star Wars. Star Raiders came bundled, and was a huge attraction to the systems. It showed how expansive feeling a game could be. I still play the game to this day (my Atari 800, btw, still boots up as if it were the 80's -- talk about rugged design!).
Steve Jobs!
A one-way trip would presume the need to send along the materials required for subsisting on Mars and maintaining a foot hold. Anything less would be a denial of the spirit of exploration that has come to define the better virtues of humanity.
Why would they target state governors' offices? Well, they'd presumably be easier to pwn than, say, the Department of Defence or the CIA, and a good starting point for setting up pieces.
Worse still is the possibility that this wasn't a just starting point, but mid-to-late in the distribution scheme. I imagine I would begin with corporate contractors and end up with government itself.
Is it just me (and forgive me if I haven't read all of the 400 comments on this post), or is this movie an unauthorized adaptation of Half Life 2?
Considering the latest story on Bing's biased search results, I wonder if it's possible that M$ would hardwire Windows to drain Mac batteries faster. The ultimate Malware -- a MalOS?
Apparently you didn't see Drag Me To Hell, where Raimi did go back to his roots -- and with great success. It's an awesome movie.
I too liked the Silent Hill movie. I found it captured the look and feel of the game, and enjoyed that they weren't so bound by canon in the adaptation. I've never felt like I was so trapped in a fever dream before in a movie. It was like a European art film masquerading as a Hollywood movie -- maybe that's why it worked for me.
Better to have one and not need it, than to need one and not have it.
How much would like to wager that eventually there's a mule (or ox, or something) hooked up to that thing? (It's cool regardless.)
The most useful element.
Why is this effectively any different than the guy who can't watch his RCA Selectavision discs because no one manufactures the player anymore? Hello?! It's dead tech. You lose for making a bad bet. Buy a set of patch cables and port your crap over to your new system and suck up the generational loss like we ALL had to before the digital age. Or, buy new stuff from a more reliable vendor. Now, excuse me while I go listen to my 8-track!
Load them with porn.
Hotels.
...but didn't Apple successfully pull this off twice?
And for even greater reliability, the Pen.
I mean, not seriously, but what about it?
I had those symptoms the last time I had the flu. Am I a duck?
Arresting officers literally have a checklist that they use to fill out their reports. They try to hit every bullet point they can, and they tend to trump up charges. This is why the reports always sound identical -- because "slurring" and "staggering" are terms recognized within law.
Consider that many cops were once soldiers, who honed their skills in Iraq -- utilizing basic Fascist tactics and protocols, like occupying people's homes, holding without cause, and warrant-less searches. I trust the police to be honest no more than I trust an employee of Best Buy to be honest...actually, less.
You sound suspiciously like my father. ;-)
Progress doesn't slow, but people do. My father still gets by with his 8086, because he can still run the antiquated version of AutoCAD he never grew out of. He became, I'm afraid to say, comfortably numb.
(In full disclosure, I still do most of my writing on an Apple eMate 300 -- because it has a terrific battery life and does what I want it to do.) I'll wager you a peso that in 2019 computers won't look ANYTHING like they do today. Because just when you think you've reached the perfect solution, something new and better comes along.
You neglect to factor in the time value of innovation. It's arguable that since it took this long to achieve where the Amiga was that we've actually lost well over a decade waiting for PC's to catch-up. Imagine where we might be now had we started innovating from the Amiga on? Imagine what computers will be like 10 to 15 years from now. Who'll be talking about "primitive purchases" then?
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