I guess many would be aware of the case of the 500-mile email. An office was not able to send emails to places which were physically located at a distance greater than 500 miles from the office! Entire story and the logic behind it can be read here - http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html
I just remembered an episode of Boston Legal (Season 2 Episode 21) where a kid dies due to video game addiction. His mother sued the company that made the video game. According to the plaintiff, the company hired a clinical psychologist whose purpose was to conduct tests and increase the dopamine levels while playing the game. According to the psychologist,
"Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. It's also connected to the reinforcing effects of
drugs like cocaine and amphetamines. It's often called the master molecule of addiction. Playing this video game is like receiving a jolt equivalent to an injection of
amphetamines. And my duty, was to create a game that would maximize dopamine output for the
players."
A quick look at the Wikipedia article suggests that the addiction theory has some basis. The case was dismissed due to the fact that anything we enjoy is accompanied by increased dopamine levels. However, it would be interesting to see whether video game makers actually hire people to make video games physically addictive.
My uptime is currently a little more than 15 days. Activities include browsing, gaming, running Matlab (although small codes), maintaining a FTP server, watching movies/anime in HD format, et cetera.
Not sure about the army, but it is (now) stable enough for my purposes, especially on an AMD Athlon 3000+ based system.
As Microsoft's Eric Schurman points out, the fastest-loading page of all is a blank one, but it's also the most useless.
So? The second fastest popular page is google.com and it is the most useful. I haven't RTFA but does he actually say that performance and utility are inversely related?
It will certainly be beneficial. As of now, I just cannot use Word to create my reports. Using equations is such a pain. Many Math programs encourage and teach TeX through courses for this very purpose. If Word gets this right and if one could produce high-quality typesetting out of the box, then it would definitely score over TeX. Even if cost is a factor, Word will become only more popular.
Maybe you would want to take a look at the "What does not" section in each of the links you provided which will totally ruin my gaming experience. That was what I was talking about - the jumping through hoops is often not worth it.
I already have a plan:) $1500 desktop for games and other heavy stuff. $500 Netbook with Slackware for work in general. But I have quite some time to take that decision.
tepples is right. Out of thousands of massively popular games apart from WoW, how many can you think of which wine can run out of the box? If the answer is 'very few', then yes, you are lucky.
Sometimes, you might be able to configure a particular game to run from wine. But in my experience, more often than not, the effort is not worth it. Lack of games is one of the main reasons why I am still on Windows.
I'm waiting for virtual reality gaming. Like the one they used to show on "Real Adventures of Johnny Quest". TFA mentions it briefly. No idea whether that kind of technology will be possible in 30 years.
False. It's overclocked alright, it just doesn't have to be overclocked by users or the third party manufacturers to run at 1 ghz. From their press release:
Oh. So is this the same as their HD 4890 OC edition? TFA says
At any rate, AMD has today proudly announced the planet's first 1GHz graphics processor (without third-party / user overclocking, of course) with the ATI Radeon HD 4890 GPU.
I had seen and read reviews on OC edition quite some time back. So I thought this was a newer version.
Ohhh, can it tell me when to move and shoot as well?
Maybe not now. Currently its only for DotA. But it might easily be extended to other games as you say. If so, won't cheating be easy in multiplayer games? How can that be prevented?
I'll do that next time. And you 'try to' be polite.
What I thought was voice mail was actually "voice sms" which is launched recently. But I don't care what they call it. When I call up a number and don't reach it, I can leave a "voice sms" for really cheap - which is just what I want. I don't even need to activate any kind of service or do any settings.
4. VoiceMail? Answering machies and voice mail never really took off in India, and with the massive marketing push behind Voice SMS from the operators, this just might be the voice mail for this market.
Vodafone just started the voice mail in India. I used it first time a few days back and said to myself "Hey.. this is great.. why didn't we have this earlier?"
First thing that came to my mind - how the hell did they put a price tag on the moon rocks? Is there some black market I'm unaware of where they trade that stuff?
I concur. People would pay reasonable amount for better services. There has been lot of talk recently about the how developing world is a profit sink for web companies - http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/28/0014237. An effective cost model might help things for youtube and other companies as well.
However, one should also take into consideration the effect of currency conversion. Outside the US, one cannot expect to pay the same cost for same kind of services. You said you are willing to pay up to 20 USD/month. This would be equivalent to 1000 INR/month in India and NO ONE would be willing to pay that much. Take the setting of a grad student (which I am). In US, the same cost would be 1% of his monthly stipend. In India, it would be up to 10%
I raise this issue because I have faced this problem many times. I always want to donate a certain amount of money to certain software developers (e.g. ViM). But the amount I can afford to donate (which would be reasonable if the developers would be in India) would be paltry once converted into USD.
In short, I, along with several others here, would be willing to pay for better services. But in rupees, not in dollars.
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The April 2009 version of Ars Technica System Guide covers three systems priced at $700, $1600 and $12,500. The link is http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/04/ars-technica-system-guide-april-2009-edition.ars Tweaking the first two systems here and there should cover requirements of most users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutually_assured_destruction>MAD?. By the way, is this nuclear test reason enough to invade North Korea and 'liberate' their people?
I guess many would be aware of the case of the 500-mile email. An office was not able to send emails to places which were physically located at a distance greater than 500 miles from the office! Entire story and the logic behind it can be read here - http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html
I just remembered an episode of Boston Legal (Season 2 Episode 21) where a kid dies due to video game addiction. His mother sued the company that made the video game. According to the plaintiff, the company hired a clinical psychologist whose purpose was to conduct tests and increase the dopamine levels while playing the game. According to the psychologist,
"Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. It's also connected to the reinforcing effects of drugs like cocaine and amphetamines. It's often called the master molecule of addiction. Playing this video game is like receiving a jolt equivalent to an injection of amphetamines. And my duty, was to create a game that would maximize dopamine output for the players."
A quick look at the Wikipedia article suggests that the addiction theory has some basis. The case was dismissed due to the fact that anything we enjoy is accompanied by increased dopamine levels. However, it would be interesting to see whether video game makers actually hire people to make video games physically addictive.
Tell your friend that he can die. What else?
The Russians use Linux
You mean their brand new, very own OS, right?
My uptime is currently a little more than 15 days. Activities include browsing, gaming, running Matlab (although small codes), maintaining a FTP server, watching movies/anime in HD format, et cetera.
Not sure about the army, but it is (now) stable enough for my purposes, especially on an AMD Athlon 3000+ based system.
In that case, it would be interesting to see a release of 4770 X2 card and what price tag AMD would put on it. The HD 4870 X2 was surely a big hit.
As Microsoft's Eric Schurman points out, the fastest-loading page of all is a blank one, but it's also the most useless.
So? The second fastest popular page is google.com and it is the most useful. I haven't RTFA but does he actually say that performance and utility are inversely related?
are going to have a field day.
It will certainly be beneficial. As of now, I just cannot use Word to create my reports. Using equations is such a pain. Many Math programs encourage and teach TeX through courses for this very purpose. If Word gets this right and if one could produce high-quality typesetting out of the box, then it would definitely score over TeX. Even if cost is a factor, Word will become only more popular.
Maybe you would want to take a look at the "What does not" section in each of the links you provided which will totally ruin my gaming experience. That was what I was talking about - the jumping through hoops is often not worth it.
I already have a plan :) $1500 desktop for games and other heavy stuff. $500 Netbook with Slackware for work in general. But I have quite some time to take that decision.
tepples is right. Out of thousands of massively popular games apart from WoW, how many can you think of which wine can run out of the box? If the answer is 'very few', then yes, you are lucky.
Sometimes, you might be able to configure a particular game to run from wine. But in my experience, more often than not, the effort is not worth it. Lack of games is one of the main reasons why I am still on Windows.
I'm waiting for virtual reality gaming. Like the one they used to show on "Real Adventures of Johnny Quest". TFA mentions it briefly. No idea whether that kind of technology will be possible in 30 years.
Hmm.. I got the factors that number, but am not getting the roots of a quadratic equation!
False. It's overclocked alright, it just doesn't have to be overclocked by users or the third party manufacturers to run at 1 ghz. From their press release:
Oh. So is this the same as their HD 4890 OC edition? TFA says
At any rate, AMD has today proudly announced the planet's first 1GHz graphics processor (without third-party / user overclocking, of course) with the ATI Radeon HD 4890 GPU.
I had seen and read reviews on OC edition quite some time back. So I thought this was a newer version.
The highest score you can get on Vista is 5.9.
The 1242 MHz speed is the frequency of vertex shaders, not the core speed. Also, 1 GHz is the core speed without overclocking.
Ohhh, can it tell me when to move and shoot as well?
Maybe not now. Currently its only for DotA. But it might easily be extended to other games as you say. If so, won't cheating be easy in multiplayer games? How can that be prevented?
He he.. I'm sure hkz meant Benford's Law. If so, then he made a horrible typo. If not, I'm missing something big here.
The result holds regardless of the base in which the numbers are expressed, although the exact proportions change.
Atleast 'try to' verify what you write.
I'll do that next time. And you 'try to' be polite.
What I thought was voice mail was actually "voice sms" which is launched recently. But I don't care what they call it. When I call up a number and don't reach it, I can leave a "voice sms" for really cheap - which is just what I want. I don't even need to activate any kind of service or do any settings.
http://www.medianama.com/2008/11/223-vodafone-launches-kirusas-voice-sms-some-thoughts-on-voice-sms/
4. VoiceMail? Answering machies and voice mail never really took off in India, and with the massive marketing push behind Voice SMS from the operators, this just might be the voice mail for this market.
which was my point.
Vodafone just started the voice mail in India. I used it first time a few days back and said to myself "Hey.. this is great.. why didn't we have this earlier?"
And now this.
First thing that came to my mind - how the hell did they put a price tag on the moon rocks? Is there some black market I'm unaware of where they trade that stuff?
I concur. People would pay reasonable amount for better services. There has been lot of talk recently about the how developing world is a profit sink for web companies - http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/28/0014237. An effective cost model might help things for youtube and other companies as well.
However, one should also take into consideration the effect of currency conversion. Outside the US, one cannot expect to pay the same cost for same kind of services. You said you are willing to pay up to 20 USD/month. This would be equivalent to 1000 INR/month in India and NO ONE would be willing to pay that much. Take the setting of a grad student (which I am). In US, the same cost would be 1% of his monthly stipend. In India, it would be up to 10%
I raise this issue because I have faced this problem many times. I always want to donate a certain amount of money to certain software developers (e.g. ViM). But the amount I can afford to donate (which would be reasonable if the developers would be in India) would be paltry once converted into USD.
In short, I, along with several others here, would be willing to pay for better services. But in rupees, not in dollars.