Yep, same for me. I've decided that neither card is worth it; I'd rather drop $130 on a Ti4200, which is plenty powerful for current games, then buy the 5900 when I need it. Will probably be cheaper in the long run.
If you are thinking about buying one to play Doom 3, just wait until Doom 3 comes out. By then you can have it for $250.
If you are thinking about buying one to play Duke Nukem Forever, just wait until Duke Nukem Forever comes out. By then you'll be dead of old age and your descendants can use the money you saved by not buying the card to decorate your tombstone with pretty flowers.
I agree with you 100%. I've worked in places where management complains about the budget, but I've seen their expense reports; these people will drop a thousand dollars on lunch. But rather than go without that meal at Le Cirque, they'll fire a few more people.
No, your wrong. I said the "majority of people on the system...". I never said a majority of people in the US. Go get your glasses and read it again.
Now you're just completely delusional. Your EXACT words were:
I'm willing to bet that there is a small percentage in this country "working hard" and shouldering the economy while the rest of the nation "rests and relaxes".
You specifically state "the nation", and not "the system". Oops, looks like I'm not the one who needs glasses, eh? Kind of annoying how "that's not what I said" doesn't work when you know, everything is archived.
Huh? He was saying the same things while he was running last election. In fact, that was probably one of the reasons Gore picked him for a running mate.
In my state (MA), that number is low. Nationally, ok, it evens out. But you know what? 3.3, let's call it 4% of 250 million? That's a LOT of people bubba.
Awww, poor guy was caught in either a lie or ignorance, and now is backpedalling. You said the majority of people were being supported by the minority. 4% isn't a majority, is it? Heh.
I don't think I ever said I wanted to get rid of Welfare. All I'm saying is that welfare should be a "crutch", not a hammock. Why are people treating this like a free ride? Why would someone who loses their job think first "look, i can always file for unemployement". How about getting an interim job and contributing instead of doing the "easy thing".
Damn you're ignorant. The masses of formerly high-paid workers who are going into retail or service have apparently escaped you; you just assume that everyone's gone on unemployment (which, by the way, they helped pay for when they worked) because, well, like I said, you're paranoid.
The funny thing, is if you're doing the consultant thing, you're probably cheating someone, as the vast majority of "consultants" are con artists.
Incidently, our office is located in a really poor section of Boston, and when i walk over to get lunch I see a LOT of people milling around and not working. I'm pretty sure a lot of those people aren't medically incapable of working.
WOW, YOU HAVE ESP! You can tell they don't have jobs simply by looking at them? And there's no chance that maybe that was their time off? That's why we can't trust what you say, these massive assumptions you make. I guarantee the majority of those people you've seen have jobs. But that doesn't fit into your weird worldview, so boom, make up something.
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I get 80 hours of vacation every year, plus three personal days, and it's easy to get a block of five days in a row off of work for travel or just to not work with the adjustment of a day here and there with someone else.
Anywhere else in the world they'd be shocked that your vacation time was measured in hours instead of weeks...
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Have you seen the welfare numbers?
Yes. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 3.3 percent of Americans are dependent on welfare.
Have you seen the unemployment numbers?
About 6 percent.
And let's go back to your opening statement:
I'm willing to bet that there is a small percentage in this country "working hard" and shouldering the economy while the rest of the nation "rests and relaxes".
You'd lose that bet. You're not basing this on any actual knowledge or experience, you're just making huge assumptions because by God you have to feel superior to everyone. So your insecurity and paranoia leads you to suspect that somehow you're getting a raw deal, that you're supporting some massive army of lazy, unemployed welfare recipients, a horde that exists only in your delusions.
There are people receiving welfare who work full time, at jobs you wouldn't last a day in, doing backbreaking work that you couldn't possibly imagine.
So show a little humility. As much as you'd like to believe it, you're not some square-jawed Ayn Rand hero supporting ungrateful parasites. The vast majority of the rest of us work just hard as you do; the only difference is most of the rest of us have a little freaking compassion and empathy. We know that we're all in this together, and if the guy down the road lost his job and needs to feed his family, then hell yes I'm willing to give up some of my paycheck to keep them off the streets. If you don't like it, then you can protest with your vote. If you can't change things with your vote, then you can emigrate. You can find a nice little country with no government. But be careful, true anarchies do exist in this world, but they're not very pleasant places to live.
Hell for every guy who buys an xbox only for linux, theres a hundred like me who'll buy a dozen games or so.
Also, even if you mod it and never buy any games, MS can still add yours to the tally, then rack in the licensing fees. "Yes, Mr. Developer, we sold 10 million Xboxes"--the developer will just assume that's 10 million potential customers.
Unfortunately there are tons of consultants who think they can, advocating all Microsoft solutions because of better integration and "industry standards".
As someone who has to work with both I can tell you Novell is annoying as hell to run in conjunction with Windows. Better off jettisoning Novell.
Yes, they made decent software, even if they were a little behind the times (look at how long it took them to support TCP/IP). Yes, MS can be blamed for a lot of it. Yes, Novell was treated unfairly. But figuring out the reason why straight Windows is better than Windows/Novell is pointless; whoever's fault it is it's simply a fact now, and companies have to deal with it.
The only thing is "mac fanatics" are a small subset of "mac owners". I own a mac and a PC. I use the PC for a lot of what I do, but switch over to the mac whenever I do anything involving multimedia. I have no need to become fanatical over either, as I can use both with no problem.
It doesn't matter. We don't need saints in congress, or even especially honest politicians. If we're loud, vocal, and vote, they'll do most of what we demand out of fear.
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Oh well, guess we'll continue taking over the hollywood, maple syrup conglomerate and beer industries. :P
Don't forget the slashdot story right before this one...ATI is a Canadian company, after all...
Check Tom's Hardware. You might be better off on the nVidia side with a Ti4200, the same or better performance as the 5600 but cheaper.
Yep, same for me. I've decided that neither card is worth it; I'd rather drop $130 on a Ti4200, which is plenty powerful for current games, then buy the 5900 when I need it. Will probably be cheaper in the long run.
If you are thinking about buying one to play Doom 3, just wait until Doom 3 comes out. By then you can have it for $250.
If you are thinking about buying one to play Duke Nukem Forever, just wait until Duke Nukem Forever comes out. By then you'll be dead of old age and your descendants can use the money you saved by not buying the card to decorate your tombstone with pretty flowers.
Google for Samuel Beckett.
Damn, can't escape Google, can you...maybe it is God.
I agree with you 100%. I've worked in places where management complains about the budget, but I've seen their expense reports; these people will drop a thousand dollars on lunch. But rather than go without that meal at Le Cirque, they'll fire a few more people.
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Hell, I even agree with your
Yeah? Hmm, thought they just charged licensing fees. Guess they're not doing so well, then, as the Xbox isn't quite as successful as they hoped.
Uhhh, who are you, Charles Dickens? They don't do that anymore...
Now you're just completely delusional. Your EXACT words were:
You specifically state "the nation", and not "the system". Oops, looks like I'm not the one who needs glasses, eh? Kind of annoying how "that's not what I said" doesn't work when you know, everything is archived.
Huh? He was saying the same things while he was running last election. In fact, that was probably one of the reasons Gore picked him for a running mate.
In my state (MA), that number is low. Nationally, ok, it evens out. But you know what? 3.3, let's call it 4% of 250 million? That's a LOT of people bubba.
Awww, poor guy was caught in either a lie or ignorance, and now is backpedalling. You said the majority of people were being supported by the minority. 4% isn't a majority, is it? Heh.
I don't think I ever said I wanted to get rid of Welfare. All I'm saying is that welfare should be a "crutch", not a hammock. Why are people treating this like a free ride? Why would someone who loses their job think first "look, i can always file for unemployement". How about getting an interim job and contributing instead of doing the "easy thing".
Damn you're ignorant. The masses of formerly high-paid workers who are going into retail or service have apparently escaped you; you just assume that everyone's gone on unemployment (which, by the way, they helped pay for when they worked) because, well, like I said, you're paranoid.
The funny thing, is if you're doing the consultant thing, you're probably cheating someone, as the vast majority of "consultants" are con artists.
Incidently, our office is located in a really poor section of Boston, and when i walk over to get lunch I see a LOT of people milling around and not working. I'm pretty sure a lot of those people aren't medically incapable of working.
WOW, YOU HAVE ESP! You can tell they don't have jobs simply by looking at them? And there's no chance that maybe that was their time off? That's why we can't trust what you say, these massive assumptions you make. I guarantee the majority of those people you've seen have jobs. But that doesn't fit into your weird worldview, so boom, make up something.
I get 80 hours of vacation every year, plus three personal days, and it's easy to get a block of five days in a row off of work for travel or just to not work with the adjustment of a day here and there with someone else.
Anywhere else in the world they'd be shocked that your vacation time was measured in hours instead of weeks...
Have you seen the welfare numbers?
Yes. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 3.3 percent of Americans are dependent on welfare.
Have you seen the unemployment numbers?
About 6 percent.
And let's go back to your opening statement:
I'm willing to bet that there is a small percentage in this country "working hard" and shouldering the economy while the rest of the nation "rests and relaxes".
You'd lose that bet. You're not basing this on any actual knowledge or experience, you're just making huge assumptions because by God you have to feel superior to everyone. So your insecurity and paranoia leads you to suspect that somehow you're getting a raw deal, that you're supporting some massive army of lazy, unemployed welfare recipients, a horde that exists only in your delusions.
There are people receiving welfare who work full time, at jobs you wouldn't last a day in, doing backbreaking work that you couldn't possibly imagine.
So show a little humility. As much as you'd like to believe it, you're not some square-jawed Ayn Rand hero supporting ungrateful parasites. The vast majority of the rest of us work just hard as you do; the only difference is most of the rest of us have a little freaking compassion and empathy. We know that we're all in this together, and if the guy down the road lost his job and needs to feed his family, then hell yes I'm willing to give up some of my paycheck to keep them off the streets. If you don't like it, then you can protest with your vote. If you can't change things with your vote, then you can emigrate. You can find a nice little country with no government. But be careful, true anarchies do exist in this world, but they're not very pleasant places to live.
Hell for every guy who buys an xbox only for linux, theres a hundred like me who'll buy a dozen games or so.
Also, even if you mod it and never buy any games, MS can still add yours to the tally, then rack in the licensing fees. "Yes, Mr. Developer, we sold 10 million Xboxes"--the developer will just assume that's 10 million potential customers.
This is obviously illegal under the DMCA ... but what real laws are they breaking?
Uhhh, the DMCA maybe?
That sounds a lot like David Brin's recent Kiln People, where a detective sends out multiple copies of himself to work on his cases.
We've broken lots of physical speed barriers (many believe the speed of sound was a physical speed limit).
Well for airplanes, at least. We already could propel things faster than sound. The light barrier seems to be hardcoded into the universe, though.
But...they didn't go to jail. So they did it the right way, eh? I swear, sometimes I just don't understand slashdotters...
Unfortunately there are tons of consultants who think they can, advocating all Microsoft solutions because of better integration and "industry standards".
As someone who has to work with both I can tell you Novell is annoying as hell to run in conjunction with Windows. Better off jettisoning Novell.
Yes, they made decent software, even if they were a little behind the times (look at how long it took them to support TCP/IP). Yes, MS can be blamed for a lot of it. Yes, Novell was treated unfairly. But figuring out the reason why straight Windows is better than Windows/Novell is pointless; whoever's fault it is it's simply a fact now, and companies have to deal with it.
The only thing is "mac fanatics" are a small subset of "mac owners". I own a mac and a PC. I use the PC for a lot of what I do, but switch over to the mac whenever I do anything involving multimedia. I have no need to become fanatical over either, as I can use both with no problem.
WHAT do Apple's programmers and designers have the Linux/GNOME programmers do not?
Maybe they're just better coders.
Depends. At $999 the ibook is far superior to comparably priced desktops.
and i can run dvd's, mp3's, vcd's, avi's, .mov's, wmv's .... you get the idea.
Too bad you can't run games.
Nah, Aliens vs. Predator was pretty damn cool, and graphically impressive for the time.
It doesn't matter. We don't need saints in congress, or even especially honest politicians. If we're loud, vocal, and vote, they'll do most of what we demand out of fear.