Really, so you think it is OK for IT employees to just go install whatever software package they want to on whatever PC?
The _real_ problem there is that Change Control, documentation creation, certification, etc are all implemented in a way that make them a Pain in the ass to use.
If the Change Control process was actually easy to use for simple things, I think you would see a lot more people using it.
The even bigger problem here is you are taking a format that the content providers give you which is _ALREADY_ compressed, and then compressing it again...
Once wireless technology like 4g are main stream, the "last mile" price would drop substantially.
Instead of having to run tens or hundreds of thousands of miles of last mile fiber, they could just setup strategic towers in the neighborhood and run fiber to the towers.
I would imagine blanketing an entire county / state in wireless coverage would be a lot cheaper than doing the same thing with wires.
If I can get 100mbits from a wireless connection, I would be a very happy camper... If you need more bandwidth, just grab a few more wireless receivers.
If you liked TA, give Supreme Commander a try... some really innovative game play mechanics were introduced. (SupCom was created by the same guy(s) that created TA)
SupCom 2 is supposedly coming out soon, and as a bonus will be able to run on a 360. (meaning that a dual core should easily be able to churn out a good 2000+ unit battle)
Im not going to argue controllers, because its pretty much fact that for a FPS, mouse / keyboard wins every time, even with the sticky aim that you find on console games.
(you can buy an adapter that allows you to plug in a keyboard and mouse to the 360; would love to try it out in MW2 to see how much better/worse off you become)
My issue is that if you already have a HD TV (~ 40 million homes based on this)there is little point to buy a computer for the purpose of gaming these days.
Part of that has to do with the American household dynamic of the TV room being the entertainment room.
Now, I definitely agree with you that its mainly the fault of the companies making games, but there is also little incentive for them to make games for PCs _except_ to showcase these new awesomeness cards.
If PC games are to make a comeback, major innovation is going to need to hit the PC market before that happens. (virtual reality, augmented reality, etc have a chance, but by the time they get commercialized, you will probably be able to run them from your cellphone with the new ATI HD10000 on it)
Give me a setup that is under 300 dollars that can run MW2 at == levels as the 360 at 1920x1080 at lets say 30-60FPS consistently.
You can't go buy a PC that would run this game at a reasonable speed for the price of a 360, even today.
We can sit and argue over Console vs PC for games, but guess what? which "system" was the first to really take off for games? The good ole arcade machine with some buttons and a joystick. You and your buddies may have been playing Decent back in 95 when it came out, but guess what, the majority of the gaming audience was at the arcade playing Street Fighter II
Why upgrade your computer to play game X,Y & Z, when you can just buy a 360 and play them all on your HD TV?
there is absolutely no point.
Maybe MW2 would look better on a computer hooked up to the TV, but to get it to this level of quality I need to purchase the equivalent of 2 360's? I'll pass.
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Really, so you think it is OK for IT employees to just go install whatever software package they want to on whatever PC?
The _real_ problem there is that Change Control, documentation creation, certification, etc are all implemented in a way that make them a Pain in the ass to use.
If the Change Control process was actually easy to use for simple things, I think you would see a lot more people using it.
FYI:
This is better.
(though XIM 2.0 requires a PC still; XIM 3.0 wont once it gets released)
Has anybody tried THIS for the 360 and MW2 yet?
I feel like I have run into a few people using these based on the way the cursor moved, and they look AMAZING.
I feel that it would be cheating though
Honor Buddy
This sucker uses meshes and hotspots instead of waypoints.
No way to have it work with other bot controlled players though as far as I am aware...
VLAN = Virtual LAN
Amazingly, switches allow you to setup a port on them for more than one VLAN... crazy I know.
really?
you must have the worst possible plan with them then.
with FioS, I have absolutely no blocking done on my setup.
I actually have the Cynapse appliance setup and running on port 80 right now.
(Part of the reason could be because the default FioS router they give you uses port 40 and 443 for the router login page)
Hardware acceleration with CUDA makes this product worthwhile to watch.
Over 9000
What?! But that's impossible!
OVER 9000!
Why don't you help out then.
Don't just sit there and complain on /dot.
Go over to their site and help code a better UI, post your suggestions, or even draw up some UI images?
Whacking Wednesday
Twittering Thursday
Phishing Friday
Searching Saturday
The even bigger problem here is you are taking a format that the content providers give you which is _ALREADY_ compressed, and then compressing it again...
isn't all this completely irrelevant?
Once wireless technology like 4g are main stream, the "last mile" price would drop substantially.
Instead of having to run tens or hundreds of thousands of miles of last mile fiber, they could just setup strategic towers in the neighborhood and run fiber to the towers.
I would imagine blanketing an entire county / state in wireless coverage would be a lot cheaper than doing the same thing with wires.
If I can get 100mbits from a wireless connection, I would be a very happy camper... If you need more bandwidth, just grab a few more wireless receivers.
Guess you don't have FioS in your area.
Verizon simply takes the content as they get it from the station, and forwards it onto their users.
Comcast on the other hand, compresses it more and then sends it down the wires.
here is the discussion about it
Really?
Those shows are targeted at the EXACT group of people that see 0% benefit in watching a show vs going to Google and searching "new ATI video card"
Why the HELL would I want to listen to some 40 year old guy go over technology news? What can he tell me that I can't find on the internet?
I'd rather see a Springer ripoff that pits MS employees vs Google employees. Now THAT has entertainment value.
FioS HDTV is uncompressed...
Yeah, suck on that Comcast.
Ever play with the WoW client?
the good ole days being before Warden existed, and you had a huge community around WOWSHARP.
Man, I miss those days.
But it is a step in the right direction!
I bet you are a ninja just like this guy.
I thought information could travel faster than light?
I mean how else can you explain the Ancient communication stones we use to talk with Destiny?
I'd much rather have a blog with video footage of certain memories instead of having to lug around a video camera everywhere I go.
Now I could see this causing problems for Politician X who just had an affair.
Police would also have a much easier time: "Judge, all we are asking for is a search warrant on his memories between 2PM Friday and 6PM Saturday."
If you liked TA, give Supreme Commander a try... some really innovative game play mechanics were introduced.
(SupCom was created by the same guy(s) that created TA)
SupCom 2 is supposedly coming out soon, and as a bonus will be able to run on a 360. (meaning that a dual core should easily be able to churn out a good 2000+ unit battle)
Im not going to argue controllers, because its pretty much fact that for a FPS, mouse / keyboard wins every time, even with the sticky aim that you find on console games.
(you can buy an adapter that allows you to plug in a keyboard and mouse to the 360; would love to try it out in MW2 to see how much better/worse off you become)
My issue is that if you already have a HD TV (~ 40 million homes based on this)there is little point to buy a computer for the purpose of gaming these days.
Part of that has to do with the American household dynamic of the TV room being the entertainment room.
Now, I definitely agree with you that its mainly the fault of the companies making games, but there is also little incentive for them to make games for PCs _except_ to showcase these new awesomeness cards.
If PC games are to make a comeback, major innovation is going to need to hit the PC market before that happens. (virtual reality, augmented reality, etc have a chance, but by the time they get commercialized, you will probably be able to run them from your cellphone with the new ATI HD10000 on it)
Really? I think not.
Give me a setup that is under 300 dollars that can run MW2 at == levels as the 360 at 1920x1080 at lets say 30-60FPS consistently.
You can't go buy a PC that would run this game at a reasonable speed for the price of a 360, even today.
We can sit and argue over Console vs PC for games, but guess what? which "system" was the first to really take off for games? The good ole arcade machine with some buttons and a joystick. You and your buddies may have been playing Decent back in 95 when it came out, but guess what, the majority of the gaming audience was at the arcade playing Street Fighter II
Sales don't lie
This is because _GOOGLE_ doesn't want you using IE8 to browse their results...
Exactly.
Why upgrade your computer to play game X,Y & Z, when you can just buy a 360 and play them all on your HD TV?
there is absolutely no point.
Maybe MW2 would look better on a computer hooked up to the TV, but to get it to this level of quality I need to purchase the equivalent of 2 360's? I'll pass.