The ability of even a modest platform to show HD resolution full motion video means that a AAA production budget (which is ultimately the real definition of AAA) is possible on current and even previous generation hardware. So from the stand point of pre-rendered (static) content all systems are equivalent.
What makes something AAA isn't limited to the technology, but there is quite a bit of production value. That includes art (2D and 3D and pre-rendered 3D), voice acting, sound, music, story, performance, and even a lack of bugs matters here. (those buggy unplayable games are considered failed AAA titles)
The difference in abilities between current and previous generation hardware to produce high quality dynamic content is relatively minor. And arguably a very polished (AAA) immersive game world is possible on a number of platforms today.
I don't think the term AAA will really start to mean anything again until the ray tracing capable graphics cards are widely available. (2-5 years?)
My reply was in response to the GP "Expect any decent politician to have a pair of accounts, one that is a ''Senator from Illinois'' account, and one that is a personal account,". And not specifically about the situation with President Trump.
Assuming if a decent politician maintains two accounts, is that second personal account subject to the same requirements as a public one? If you don't know, that's fine, but don't pretend I asked a completely different question.
I'm not sure that the US Constitution or SCOTUS case law really distinguishes between a public figure's personal life and his public life. Would be interesting to find some proof one way or the other.
if you want to play the new games, you kind of have to have the new console.
What if everyone kept their game consoles for 10 years and kept buying games for them? Would game studios still produce new games? I think yes, if there was money in it for studios and if the console licenses permitted it.
The upgrade cycle is intentional and very artificial. It doesn't represent consumer demand but it is organized by marketing. In exchange we get new whizbang graphics, better physics, more realism and ultimately better immersion.
But if you play games because you like the mechanics or you like the stories they tell. Then more powerful hardware isn't strictly necessary. For games that don't need beefy hardware I think we'll see more and more market share going to mobile games as long as nobody gets sick of the manipulative quasi-gambling freemium model that plagues the current mobile industry.
Indeed. And nothing prevents you and your friends from joining multiple social networks. It's not like we can't afford to sign up for G+, Facebook, and whatever else that suits our fancy. And *gasp* we might even meet new people and establish an additional circles of friends.
If EU wanted alternatives maybe they should ask Google why they killed Orkut. (created by a Turkish national)
There is also ASW, which is for the elites of European society. (and based in Switzerland I believe)
And there is also Netlog (aka Facebox) which is Belgian and still around. Certainly not as hugely popular as Facebook (like 0.5% the user base)
It's a bit ridiculous to expect "competition" in a market where the service is totally free (except for ASW). I'd argue that facebook users aren't really engaging in a commercial transactions.
What it really it really is is up to regulators, but thinking that it is a business or a monopoly is a mistake. I can start a social network site tonight, and Facebook can't stop me and isn't (as far as I know) going to keep users from my site. Google will probably happily index me in their search engine if it means I dilute Facebook's market share.
She's an intelligent woman, that I have no doubt. She has trouble with being forthright and conceding when she doesn't have expertise on a topic. Not knowing everything doesn't make you stupid. As for her public speaking ability? Hillary's public speaking abilities are not as bad as G.W. Bush, but on the other hand Bush would make a fantastic tourguide with his goofy charisma. (and has ability to climb stairs)
Not being able to say "I don't know" is a flaw typical of male slashdotters.
Is a bit like lumping all vertebrates and invertebrates together. Bacteria is a pretty broad category.
As a human I would like to suggest that we spread the blame to our cousins: the jawed fish, cephalopods, and the mammal order of Rodentia (Rodents). We could possibly include all Eukaryotes because I think mushrooms and trees had a hand in this situation as well.
People insisting that you should use the Latin plural form are either trolls or tools.
Or alternatively they are somewhat aware of historic precedent established in scientific circles a few hundred years ago.
That you don't care about history doesn't make everyone else a troll. You're absolutely in your right to criticize the current standard as archaic, but it is unreasonable for you to assume that people are following standards just to get a rise out of you.
VHF spectrum (FM is in the middle of VHF) isn't really that great for high speed data. I think the idea of reclaiming it to make mobile phones faster is a misunderstanding along the way.
What is really going is that some portion of that band will be reclaimed and used for private purposes like point-to-point wireless networking. It's important to realize that what once was a radio band accessible by the public is going to become private.
If you use a big enough notch of the band you can have very fast networking, but if you slice it up into lots of channels so that many mobile devices can work at the same time then it's going to be slow. Also transmitting with a tiny fraction of an antenna is not very effective, it's preferable to go to a higher frequency where your antenna is quarter wave or better.
Ultimately most digital subscribers want personalized streams of their favorite programming, not local information. Those people can stream from their phones and there is almost no place for DAB.
We see the same trend here in the US with HD Radio and services like Sirus. People who listen to these could have been as easily served with a pre downloaded podcast or stream on their phone. The people listening to FM and AM are the ones that care about news in their own community and local views on national topics. As for local traffic and weather, I think even for AM/FM that is going away, it's far easier to get the information integrated into a navigation device.
I have broadband Internet, video conference, etc. Can't most of us "knowledge workers" work at home and stop commuting every day. In 20-30 years will our grandkids have to go to a physical building for their education? (I work with hardware, but I still do a bit portion of my stuff remotely. using cameras and control/relay boards)
I suspect the future will be where most things we do can be done remotely. And the percentage of us that absolutely have to be on site will decrease over many years as technology improves.
I doubt it will go to zero, but if half the people in Silicon Valley didn't need to drive to work our traffic problem would transform over night.
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Save is the right word.
If they said "create" or "earn" or "make", then I think your objection would be spot on.
The ability of even a modest platform to show HD resolution full motion video means that a AAA production budget (which is ultimately the real definition of AAA) is possible on current and even previous generation hardware. So from the stand point of pre-rendered (static) content all systems are equivalent.
What makes something AAA isn't limited to the technology, but there is quite a bit of production value. That includes art (2D and 3D and pre-rendered 3D), voice acting, sound, music, story, performance, and even a lack of bugs matters here. (those buggy unplayable games are considered failed AAA titles)
The difference in abilities between current and previous generation hardware to produce high quality dynamic content is relatively minor. And arguably a very polished (AAA) immersive game world is possible on a number of platforms today.
I don't think the term AAA will really start to mean anything again until the ray tracing capable graphics cards are widely available. (2-5 years?)
My reply was in response to the GP "Expect any decent politician to have a pair of accounts, one that is a ''Senator from Illinois'' account, and one that is a personal account,". And not specifically about the situation with President Trump.
Assuming if a decent politician maintains two accounts, is that second personal account subject to the same requirements as a public one? If you don't know, that's fine, but don't pretend I asked a completely different question.
I'm not sure that the US Constitution or SCOTUS case law really distinguishes between a public figure's personal life and his public life. Would be interesting to find some proof one way or the other.
if you want to play the new games, you kind of have to have the new console.
What if everyone kept their game consoles for 10 years and kept buying games for them? Would game studios still produce new games? I think yes, if there was money in it for studios and if the console licenses permitted it.
The upgrade cycle is intentional and very artificial. It doesn't represent consumer demand but it is organized by marketing. In exchange we get new whizbang graphics, better physics, more realism and ultimately better immersion.
But if you play games because you like the mechanics or you like the stories they tell. Then more powerful hardware isn't strictly necessary. For games that don't need beefy hardware I think we'll see more and more market share going to mobile games as long as nobody gets sick of the manipulative quasi-gambling freemium model that plagues the current mobile industry.
So... if I buy a PS5 I can ditch my ISP
Like Satellaview for the Super Famicom? Or Sega Channel for Genesis?
The issue was less critical for me as I'm (slowly) learning Portuguese. My pronunciation is atrocious though.
"international" is code for anglophone. it's OK, I don't think that's really that bad. But let's at least be honest about it.
Indeed. And nothing prevents you and your friends from joining multiple social networks. It's not like we can't afford to sign up for G+, Facebook, and whatever else that suits our fancy. And *gasp* we might even meet new people and establish an additional circles of friends.
If EU wanted alternatives maybe they should ask Google why they killed Orkut. (created by a Turkish national)
There is also ASW, which is for the elites of European society. (and based in Switzerland I believe)
And there is also Netlog (aka Facebox) which is Belgian and still around. Certainly not as hugely popular as Facebook (like 0.5% the user base)
It's a bit ridiculous to expect "competition" in a market where the service is totally free (except for ASW). I'd argue that facebook users aren't really engaging in a commercial transactions.
What it really it really is is up to regulators, but thinking that it is a business or a monopoly is a mistake. I can start a social network site tonight, and Facebook can't stop me and isn't (as far as I know) going to keep users from my site. Google will probably happily index me in their search engine if it means I dilute Facebook's market share.
She's an intelligent woman, that I have no doubt. She has trouble with being forthright and conceding when she doesn't have expertise on a topic. Not knowing everything doesn't make you stupid. As for her public speaking ability? Hillary's public speaking abilities are not as bad as G.W. Bush, but on the other hand Bush would make a fantastic tourguide with his goofy charisma. (and has ability to climb stairs)
Not being able to say "I don't know" is a flaw typical of male slashdotters.
As a tour guide? That'd be neat. Sounds like a good job for a retiree.
Is a bit like lumping all vertebrates and invertebrates together. Bacteria is a pretty broad category.
As a human I would like to suggest that we spread the blame to our cousins: the jawed fish, cephalopods, and the mammal order of Rodentia (Rodents). We could possibly include all Eukaryotes because I think mushrooms and trees had a hand in this situation as well.
People insisting that you should use the Latin plural form are either trolls or tools.
Or alternatively they are somewhat aware of historic precedent established in scientific circles a few hundred years ago.
That you don't care about history doesn't make everyone else a troll. You're absolutely in your right to criticize the current standard as archaic, but it is unreasonable for you to assume that people are following standards just to get a rise out of you.
We should also scrutinize government agencies and political offices while we're at it.
VHF spectrum (FM is in the middle of VHF) isn't really that great for high speed data. I think the idea of reclaiming it to make mobile phones faster is a misunderstanding along the way.
What is really going is that some portion of that band will be reclaimed and used for private purposes like point-to-point wireless networking. It's important to realize that what once was a radio band accessible by the public is going to become private.
If you use a big enough notch of the band you can have very fast networking, but if you slice it up into lots of channels so that many mobile devices can work at the same time then it's going to be slow. Also transmitting with a tiny fraction of an antenna is not very effective, it's preferable to go to a higher frequency where your antenna is quarter wave or better.
Ultimately most digital subscribers want personalized streams of their favorite programming, not local information. Those people can stream from their phones and there is almost no place for DAB.
We see the same trend here in the US with HD Radio and services like Sirus. People who listen to these could have been as easily served with a pre downloaded podcast or stream on their phone. The people listening to FM and AM are the ones that care about news in their own community and local views on national topics. As for local traffic and weather, I think even for AM/FM that is going away, it's far easier to get the information integrated into a navigation device.
Is it annoying to be in a 9pm-10pm conference call with people cycling through their weekly status reports in a monotonous drone to the entire team?
And they own it forever.
At my company managers have direct reports in multiple timezones. Lots of conference calls for me.
And Anthony Weiner has shown the power of dick pics to harass people from afar.
I have broadband Internet, video conference, etc. Can't most of us "knowledge workers" work at home and stop commuting every day. In 20-30 years will our grandkids have to go to a physical building for their education? (I work with hardware, but I still do a bit portion of my stuff remotely. using cameras and control/relay boards)
I suspect the future will be where most things we do can be done remotely. And the percentage of us that absolutely have to be on site will decrease over many years as technology improves.
I doubt it will go to zero, but if half the people in Silicon Valley didn't need to drive to work our traffic problem would transform over night.
A rather short perl script could replace brains in situations like this.
Makes me want to start smoking again.
Spending $5m on Assange seems like weird priories from a country where 25% of the population makes less than $2/day.
I'm well aware of the FSF policy for copyright, we've known that for years. But that doesn't make it the personal property of RMS.
My earlier point still stands. That most people in GNU believe it to be a democratic process.
Yeah, the only thing that gave me enough context to know it was California is that it was about idiot drivers and a tech startup.