I didn't flunk biology, but I still can't decipher what they heck they're talking about?! I'm sure others on slashdot may be in the same position. This definately sounds interesting, though.
Disney has one of the most ruthless marketing departments in the world (personal opinion). Did you see what these guys did when anyone tried to get into their space. For example, Anastasia.
I'm willing to bet that there may have been some other underlying motive. Maybe the competition is getting ready to put something out and they want to swamp the market at that time.
trade secrets are anything that comes out of a company including drawings and processes. the rendering may very well have been a "concept". just as a concept car, the manufacturers keep tight lipped about them, even if they never intend to release them. "concept" machine designs and moldings are still "trade secrets" and it could be disasterous to let out a design before a design patent is pursued. If Apple chose to pursue this design, however, I would be rather shocked.
on the other hand, it could just be Apple pursuing remedies merely against the concept of a square machine.
I'm sorry but brand valuations are HIGHLY subjective. It is difficult to truly place a value on the impact of brand. Usually they look at how much money has been put into marketing and protecting that mark. There is a point when there is a serious name recognition, but, is a brand really worth hundreds of millions or a billion dollars?! Really, it would be better to look at what that brand could possibly sell for on the open market. In other words, how much would Ross Perot pay for that brand.
"The Mac Junkie has mirrors of the pics, and claims that they are frauds along with some good arguments to back it up."
the biggest problem with this story is that AppleInsider has posted alot of stuff conflicts with reports in ZDNet, and other sources (in the past). I wouldn't be surprised if someone just sat around all day fabricating stories to post to rumours sites like them.
The cube they have on the site looks like it is a render (unless it was amazingly shot, there doesn't seem to be any radiosity from the blue apple logo).
In America all minors (humans under 18 years of age) are considered to be "wards of the state". This does not imply that they have the same privledges as those over 18. Though, there seems to be some consessions such as driving, etc. If you are a ward of the state, then don't worry, big-brother is looking out for your best interest! They will make sure you grow up in a violence free, sex inhibited, non-educational environment. That is unless you go to school and have to deal with the drug, drive-bys, and chicks who want to "do-it".
lack of in-depth technical specs on the website!
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"The RADEONTM CHARISMA ENGINETM supports full transformation, clipping and lighting (T&L) at 30 million/second processing capability for a 10 fold improvement in 3D details"
30 million what? 30 millions points/second, or 30 million triangles a second?
I am impressed with the range on 2D and 3D at the same time. What it really needs to identify is if it is OpenGL 1.1 compliant, though? (ie can the pixels scale so you can walk into particle effects like smoke and fire without it looking like crap)
Isn't that the same driver with Gear Pro? Is that the company that makes Gear? It's actually kind of a pain to use! It's all command line which is nice for little things, but a pain when you want to burn a gig worth of stuff.
uhhh... ever heard of software rendering?! Ever heard of the renderman specification? If you don't know anything about distributed rendering technologies, maybe you should read and research before opening your mouth. You might stick your foot in it!
Hey, how many of you have been to a tradeshow?! I mean if you've worked one you know that when someone from ZDTV comes around, or someone from any press comes around... out comes the press kit and a *free* copy of software/hardware! Why? Free press is the best marketing! So, its sort of a payoff, but there really isn't a guaruntee that the reviewer is going to use, review, or even like your product! This marketing tactic could blow up with a bad review! So, just because something is free doesn't mean that a reviewer is going to write something favorable. These guys get free stuff every booth they walk to. They're inundated with free stuff! (and them writing an unfavorable review is not going to keep the free stuff from coming to their door)
What strikes me as amazing is that I know a couple of guys who ran out of machines and where running out of time during a render for a film production. These little boxes just happened to be a cheap way to get renders kicking! Now, nothing like seeing a render farm of dreamcasts?!
I don't think the interesting aspect of this is the exploit. It has to be AOL's general policy! If you are going to have a strict policy to make you look good parents, why then isn't it being enforced to fullest. Not to say that censorship is a good thing, but it still says something when you a defined a policy to address complaints and still don't enforce it well. Especially with such a sensitive topic as what "children" are allowed to view. I think parents in every country are concerned to a certain extent with protecting their children.
Hey, isn't every sci-fi flick about the degraded tech involved future: bladerunner et al. Now if it was an indie sci-fi flick called "How I learned to stop worrying and love the Valley", then I'd be jumping for tickets!;)
Hey, this isn't like those people who went to see nuclear testing and now have cancer is it?
I checked out the site, but there were no hard numbers as to the probability of a really disasterous serious sun storm. Anybody have this kind of info?
"Eliminate the two sources of artificial scarcity (limited TLDs and trademark law) and all domain name problems vanish."
uhh, can say bullsh*t boys and girls... I knew you could.
First off, people will hijack... it's the western definition of capitalism.
Secondly, a US trademark seems to be a big sticking point right now. What people forget is that trademarks are applied by class. 2 or more companies/people can legitimately hold the same trademark. So, you're still going have people bitching and moaning over the TLD they wanted even if it's not squatting.
Are any reviews really unbiased! The reviews of hardware, for example, are usually done with equipment sent in from the manufacturer. Often systems that don't even cater to the same market are compared to make one system look better than another!
Furthermore, companies buy research from comapnies like Forrester! If you pay for something, don't you think they're going to tell you what you want to hear. Hence, you'll never see a glowing Linux review in a Windows magazine.
The process hass way more problems thatn just the prospect of recieving free software.
I think it requires you to look at things as generated. If you generated HTML output, then that is a "derivative" work if I'm not mistaken. Since it is derivative, what you do with it is still limited by the original license.
okay... this a real flashback to school. (though at UCSB they phased out Pascal fro Java while I was there).
I guess my big question is, what will people use this for? I imagine it is still great to learn on... but is it really viable for large scale production. I used it to develop simple grade calculation, and Turbo Pascal's BGI to do little loaders and appz programs. Anybody using for anything useful, though?
Well, which company paid off the probation office?
I know that alot of people here are going to put me on the sh*t list, but he was convicted and serving a sentence. Why whould there be a 180-degree reversal. Something just sounds fishy.
still, it is good to see some justice from absurd rulings.
This is great and all, but why not burn regular CDs?!! I mean, it's better quality than an mp3?! This whole mp3 thing is just branding gone awry. Its an opportunity to make your company seem like it's jumping on the internet or new technology band wagon. Up the stock prices, eh boys?
pick up the phone! you'll be surprised how many organizations lack websites, or anyone who knows anything about them. We just sponsored PASAW and you'd be surprised how thankful they were. They knew they needed a site, but had very little idea how to go about it. There are a lot of theiving people who would take advantage of that kind of a situation.
"I've also got the new NVidia 0.9-4 drivers which allow NVidia's line of cards to function correctly on XFree86 4.0.1"
Have you tried this with anything requires OGL? I've had bad luck in the past with "drivers that function" with X-Free only to have problems with programs that make use of OGL.
a network is almost always configured as a figgin' network. of course it will probably work with *nix, you get an ip, or you use dhcp, it is still delivering an address for the os to spew out ip packets with. thus, when they say win98 is all that's "supported" what they mean is that is all their technicians will "support". they don't probably don't want to be responsible for some *nix head who doesn't know how to configure their nic.
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I didn't flunk biology, but I still can't decipher what they heck they're talking about?! I'm sure others on slashdot may be in the same position. This definately sounds interesting, though.
kick some CAD
Disney has one of the most ruthless marketing departments in the world (personal opinion). Did you see what these guys did when anyone tried to get into their space. For example, Anastasia.
I'm willing to bet that there may have been some other underlying motive. Maybe the competition is getting ready to put something out and they want to swamp the market at that time.
kick some CAD
trade secrets are anything that comes out of a company including drawings and processes. the rendering may very well have been a "concept". just as a concept car, the manufacturers keep tight lipped about them, even if they never intend to release them. "concept" machine designs and moldings are still "trade secrets" and it could be disasterous to let out a design before a design patent is pursued. If Apple chose to pursue this design, however, I would be rather shocked.
on the other hand, it could just be Apple pursuing remedies merely against the concept of a square machine.
kick some CAD
I'm sorry but brand valuations are HIGHLY subjective. It is difficult to truly place a value on the impact of brand. Usually they look at how much money has been put into marketing and protecting that mark. There is a point when there is a serious name recognition, but, is a brand really worth hundreds of millions or a billion dollars?! Really, it would be better to look at what that brand could possibly sell for on the open market. In other words, how much would Ross Perot pay for that brand.
kick some CAD
"The Mac Junkie has mirrors of the pics, and claims that they are frauds along with some good arguments to back it up."
the biggest problem with this story is that AppleInsider has posted alot of stuff conflicts with reports in ZDNet, and other sources (in the past). I wouldn't be surprised if someone just sat around all day fabricating stories to post to rumours sites like them.
The cube they have on the site looks like it is a render (unless it was amazingly shot, there doesn't seem to be any radiosity from the blue apple logo).
kick some CAD
In America all minors (humans under 18 years of age) are considered to be "wards of the state". This does not imply that they have the same privledges as those over 18. Though, there seems to be some consessions such as driving, etc. If you are a ward of the state, then don't worry, big-brother is looking out for your best interest! They will make sure you grow up in a violence free, sex inhibited, non-educational environment. That is unless you go to school and have to deal with the drug, drive-bys, and chicks who want to "do-it".
kick some CAD
"The RADEONTM CHARISMA ENGINETM supports full transformation, clipping and lighting (T&L) at 30 million/second processing capability for a 10 fold improvement in 3D details"
30 million what? 30 millions points/second, or 30 million triangles a second?
I am impressed with the range on 2D and 3D at the same time. What it really needs to identify is if it is OpenGL 1.1 compliant, though? (ie can the pixels scale so you can walk into particle effects like smoke and fire without it looking like crap)
kick some CAD
Isn't that the same driver with Gear Pro? Is that the company that makes Gear? It's actually kind of a pain to use! It's all command line which is nice for little things, but a pain when you want to burn a gig worth of stuff.
CAD, kicked, good
uhhh... ever heard of software rendering?! Ever heard of the renderman specification? If you don't know anything about distributed rendering technologies, maybe you should read and research before opening your mouth. You might stick your foot in it!
kick some CAD
Hey, how many of you have been to a tradeshow?! I mean if you've worked one you know that when someone from ZDTV comes around, or someone from any press comes around... out comes the press kit and a *free* copy of software/hardware! Why? Free press is the best marketing! So, its sort of a payoff, but there really isn't a guaruntee that the reviewer is going to use, review, or even like your product! This marketing tactic could blow up with a bad review! So, just because something is free doesn't mean that a reviewer is going to write something favorable. These guys get free stuff every booth they walk to. They're inundated with free stuff! (and them writing an unfavorable review is not going to keep the free stuff from coming to their door)
kick some CAD
Have you seen Dextrose for the N64? great place to find assemblers, compilers, and sources for writing stuff for the N64.
kick some CAD
What strikes me as amazing is that I know a couple of guys who ran out of machines and where running out of time during a render for a film production. These little boxes just happened to be a cheap way to get renders kicking! Now, nothing like seeing a render farm of dreamcasts?!
kick some CAD
I don't think the interesting aspect of this is the exploit. It has to be AOL's general policy! If you are going to have a strict policy to make you look good parents, why then isn't it being enforced to fullest. Not to say that censorship is a good thing, but it still says something when you a defined a policy to address complaints and still don't enforce it well. Especially with such a sensitive topic as what "children" are allowed to view. I think parents in every country are concerned to a certain extent with protecting their children.
kick some CAD
Hey, isn't every sci-fi flick about the degraded tech involved future: bladerunner et al. Now if it was an indie sci-fi flick called "How I learned to stop worrying and love the Valley", then I'd be jumping for tickets! ;)
kick some CAD
Hey, this isn't like those people who went to see nuclear testing and now have cancer is it?
I checked out the site, but there were no hard numbers as to the probability of a really disasterous serious sun storm. Anybody have this kind of info?
kick some CAD
"Eliminate the two sources of artificial scarcity (limited TLDs and trademark law) and all domain name problems vanish."
uhh, can say bullsh*t boys and girls... I knew you could.
First off, people will hijack... it's the western definition of capitalism.
Secondly, a US trademark seems to be a big sticking point right now. What people forget is that trademarks are applied by class. 2 or more companies/people can legitimately hold the same trademark. So, you're still going have people bitching and moaning over the TLD they wanted even if it's not squatting.
Are any reviews really unbiased! The reviews of hardware, for example, are usually done with equipment sent in from the manufacturer. Often systems that don't even cater to the same market are compared to make one system look better than another!
Furthermore, companies buy research from comapnies like Forrester! If you pay for something, don't you think they're going to tell you what you want to hear. Hence, you'll never see a glowing Linux review in a Windows magazine.
The process hass way more problems thatn just the prospect of recieving free software.
kick some CAD
I think it requires you to look at things as generated. If you generated HTML output, then that is a "derivative" work if I'm not mistaken. Since it is derivative, what you do with it is still limited by the original license.
kick some CAD
okay... this a real flashback to school. (though at UCSB they phased out Pascal fro Java while I was there).
I guess my big question is, what will people use this for? I imagine it is still great to learn on... but is it really viable for large scale production. I used it to develop simple grade calculation, and Turbo Pascal's BGI to do little loaders and appz programs. Anybody using for anything useful, though?
I'm a Player
Well, which company paid off the probation office?
I know that alot of people here are going to put me on the sh*t list, but he was convicted and serving a sentence. Why whould there be a 180-degree reversal. Something just sounds fishy.
still, it is good to see some justice from absurd rulings.
geek = chic, but does CAD = geek
Boy that must have been exciting. Did Orin Hatch have that little vein on his forehead throbing as he said it?!
guess the music industry should be paying more money to the republican party!
kick some CAD
This is great and all, but why not burn regular CDs?!! I mean, it's better quality than an mp3?! This whole mp3 thing is just branding gone awry. Its an opportunity to make your company seem like it's jumping on the internet or new technology band wagon. Up the stock prices, eh boys?
kick some CAD
pick up the phone! you'll be surprised how many organizations lack websites, or anyone who knows anything about them. We just sponsored PASAW and you'd be surprised how thankful they were. They knew they needed a site, but had very little idea how to go about it. There are a lot of theiving people who would take advantage of that kind of a situation.
"I've also got the new NVidia 0.9-4 drivers which allow NVidia's line of cards to function correctly on XFree86 4.0.1"
Have you tried this with anything requires OGL? I've had bad luck in the past with "drivers that function" with X-Free only to have problems with programs that make use of OGL.
a network is almost always configured as a figgin' network. of course it will probably work with *nix, you get an ip, or you use dhcp, it is still delivering an address for the os to spew out ip packets with. thus, when they say win98 is all that's "supported" what they mean is that is all their technicians will "support". they don't probably don't want to be responsible for some *nix head who doesn't know how to configure their nic.
kick some CAD