The publicity is worth quite a lot to them. It gets the PS3 a few mentions in the press in a context that suggests that the hardware is still considered extremely powerful. The mystical computational capability of the Cell is a large part of how Sony has promoted the PS3.
"I was curious, given the swimming pools of booze I've guzzled over the years - not to mention all of the cocaine, morphine, sleeping pills, cough syrup, LSD, Rohypnol... there's really no plausible medical reason why I should still be alive."
Is it because I'm in my 30s or because I'm a nerd or both that makes me think, "loser" when I read that?
I was thinking that sending a probe might be a better idea than sending human beings. Bare in mind that advances in nano technology and computer technology might enable the creation of an extremely small probe. If the probe was the size of a video cassette, making the fuel supply 540 times bigger might not be quite so impractical.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed it. The odd comma here and there would have made it far more readable. I spent most of my time very confused. It looks like it made it to the web without any sub editing.
I grew up using an Acorn BBC Micro and I'm a retro enthusiast. However, I don't see how a microcomputer with BASIC is a good way to learn how computers work. In what way is that era more instructive than the current era?
Although an entry point for a generation of self-taught hobbyists, BASIC is a notorious language for teaching bad habits and techniques that can't be carried over to other systems. Like most micros of the time, the Beeb used a line editor rather than a text editor, so even the environment is at odds with current systems.
Some examples, although I admit that I'm not an expert when it comes to game dev: Modern games are event driven and games written in BASIC tend to be a loop that whizzes around as fast as possible. Modern games usually emphasize separation between code and content. Modern games also make use of libraries that are interfaced with one another and abstract the hardware interface wherever possible.
Everything about programming games in BBC BASIC is both at odds with how modern programs are made and how the underlying hardware works. It's the worst of both worlds, really. [remembers where he is] To make use of a car analogy, it's a bit like using horses and carts to teach car maintenance.
I'm sure it was an interesting course for the youngsters but I find it hard to believe they wouldn't be better equipped, vocationally and academically, if they had learned a modern language and environment. Maybe a bit of ASM to see how things really work under the hood. Learn some 6502 and you gain an understanding of how computers work at a fundamental level that will probably be relevant until the quantum computing era arrives.
There was a young woman from Leeds,
who swallowed a packet of seeds.
Within the hour,
her tits were in flower,
and her bottom was covered in weeds.
See, I knew I learnt something instructive while at school.
It's a hoax, but it it's a shame that something isn't being to speed up development on the successor to LaTeX2. LaTeX 3 development work has been underway since the early 1990s. One feature I'd like to see implemented is a reliable way of inserting an inline text box that the main text wraps around, for tip boxes. There is some third party support for images that take up less than a full column width, and it can be hijacked for text, but it doesn't work reliably. Basically, what I think will happen is that TeX will die out to be replaced by DTP due to the stalled development process. A shame, as a lot of us liked it, particular when teamed up with LyX.
How is it technology or science news? If I posted a story about how the number of male primary school teachers has actually decreased since 1981, would it be promoted to the front page? Or the fact that, in the UK, men are the majority of victims of all crime, particularly violent crime? If I wanted to get a story like that onto this site, I suppose I'd have to think of a technology or science angle angle. I should hope so.
When a woman is successful in a role that typically attracts more men, it is more heavily covered by the media than when men start to make inroads into female dominated work or life roles. That's unfair bias. To whoever promoted this, I think you can guess where I'd like you to shove your chivalry/sisterhood.
If you EVER figure out why the various Amiga OS developers didn't abandon legacy 68k support in favour of an emulation layer about 15 years ago, PLEASE let me know.
You obviously think that your views constitute a universal standard. The Guardian is a hate rag too and mouth-piece for man hating militant feminists. The BBC goes from the centre to the far left, while all the time presenting its views as non-biased. My views sit on either side for different issues but you could probably sum them up as mostly "centre right libertarian". The Daily Mail has its moments but my favourite paper is The Times.
Which would be fine, if not for the constant hardware support regressions. Next time I get chance I'm going to spend another couple of hours trying to get my Canon ip2600 working again. Worked fine under the last Ubuntu.
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Similar path for me. I suspect that a new OS/2 will be a rebranded Linux. Rather like IBM's rebranding of Open Office.
From the article - "Are all swans white? If we find one single black swan, logic allows us to conclude that the statement that all swans are white is false."
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The publicity is worth quite a lot to them. It gets the PS3 a few mentions in the press in a context that suggests that the hardware is still considered extremely powerful. The mystical computational capability of the Cell is a large part of how Sony has promoted the PS3.
Prerendered graphics or realtime graphics from a a high end PC can exceed the quality of realtime graphics from a current gen console.
Get away from her, you geek!
"I was curious, given the swimming pools of booze I've guzzled over the years - not to mention all of the cocaine, morphine, sleeping pills, cough syrup, LSD, Rohypnol... there's really no plausible medical reason why I should still be alive."
Is it because I'm in my 30s or because I'm a nerd or both that makes me think, "loser" when I read that?
[sits the AC down]
"Actually, the movie was serious."
I hereby admit that I like nearly anything post apocalyptic and sometimes enjoy The Day After Tomorrow as a guilty pleasure. There, I've said it.
Thems there mass drivers over there, you mean?
Unisex showers, baby! Of course I'd like to know more.
I was thinking that sending a probe might be a better idea than sending human beings. Bare in mind that advances in nano technology and computer technology might enable the creation of an extremely small probe. If the probe was the size of a video cassette, making the fuel supply 540 times bigger might not be quite so impractical.
This demonstrates the advantage of open source one-liners.
The road to hell is paved with good indentions.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed it. The odd comma here and there would have made it far more readable. I spent most of my time very confused. It looks like it made it to the web without any sub editing.
I grew up using an Acorn BBC Micro and I'm a retro enthusiast. However, I don't see how a microcomputer with BASIC is a good way to learn how computers work. In what way is that era more instructive than the current era?
Although an entry point for a generation of self-taught hobbyists, BASIC is a notorious language for teaching bad habits and techniques that can't be carried over to other systems. Like most micros of the time, the Beeb used a line editor rather than a text editor, so even the environment is at odds with current systems.
Some examples, although I admit that I'm not an expert when it comes to game dev: Modern games are event driven and games written in BASIC tend to be a loop that whizzes around as fast as possible. Modern games usually emphasize separation between code and content. Modern games also make use of libraries that are interfaced with one another and abstract the hardware interface wherever possible.
Everything about programming games in BBC BASIC is both at odds with how modern programs are made and how the underlying hardware works. It's the worst of both worlds, really. [remembers where he is] To make use of a car analogy, it's a bit like using horses and carts to teach car maintenance.
I'm sure it was an interesting course for the youngsters but I find it hard to believe they wouldn't be better equipped, vocationally and academically, if they had learned a modern language and environment. Maybe a bit of ASM to see how things really work under the hood. Learn some 6502 and you gain an understanding of how computers work at a fundamental level that will probably be relevant until the quantum computing era arrives.
There was a young woman from Leeds, who swallowed a packet of seeds. Within the hour, her tits were in flower, and her bottom was covered in weeds. See, I knew I learnt something instructive while at school.
Is it because "i" stands for "integer" and the others follow on from that?
I've found it to be unreliable, particularly when the wrapfig doesn't appear near the top of a page.
It's a hoax, but it it's a shame that something isn't being to speed up development on the successor to LaTeX2. LaTeX 3 development work has been underway since the early 1990s. One feature I'd like to see implemented is a reliable way of inserting an inline text box that the main text wraps around, for tip boxes. There is some third party support for images that take up less than a full column width, and it can be hijacked for text, but it doesn't work reliably. Basically, what I think will happen is that TeX will die out to be replaced by DTP due to the stalled development process. A shame, as a lot of us liked it, particular when teamed up with LyX.
How is it technology or science news? If I posted a story about how the number of male primary school teachers has actually decreased since 1981, would it be promoted to the front page? Or the fact that, in the UK, men are the majority of victims of all crime, particularly violent crime? If I wanted to get a story like that onto this site, I suppose I'd have to think of a technology or science angle angle. I should hope so.
When a woman is successful in a role that typically attracts more men, it is more heavily covered by the media than when men start to make inroads into female dominated work or life roles. That's unfair bias. To whoever promoted this, I think you can guess where I'd like you to shove your chivalry/sisterhood.
I have found that Google image search often omits the "find similar images" button for images containing nudity.
If you EVER figure out why the various Amiga OS developers didn't abandon legacy 68k support in favour of an emulation layer about 15 years ago, PLEASE let me know.
Couldn't you just print out some more money? I mean, you wouldn't actually be taking anything from anyone.
87 years ago...
You obviously think that your views constitute a universal standard. The Guardian is a hate rag too and mouth-piece for man hating militant feminists. The BBC goes from the centre to the far left, while all the time presenting its views as non-biased. My views sit on either side for different issues but you could probably sum them up as mostly "centre right libertarian". The Daily Mail has its moments but my favourite paper is The Times.
Which would be fine, if not for the constant hardware support regressions. Next time I get chance I'm going to spend another couple of hours trying to get my Canon ip2600 working again. Worked fine under the last Ubuntu.
Similar path for me. I suspect that a new OS/2 will be a rebranded Linux. Rather like IBM's rebranding of Open Office.
Look up falsifiability.
From the article - "Are all swans white? If we find one single black swan, logic allows us to conclude that the statement that all swans are white is false."