They say to use optical mice. I have never really liked the feel of optical mice personally and aren't there tracking problems on most of them at high velocities. Ball mice just have that more definite feel to them. They point better and track more accurately. Just get a good mousepad and keep it clean. Optical mice are kind of cool, but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to make them usable for hardcore gaming.
Well, the American government kind of forced him to become a recluse when they demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes in 1992. If he had come back after the Spassky match, he would have been promptly arrested. That is why he moved to Argentina, to prevent being extradited. It would cost Millions for Fischer to return to tournament play. There would be the repayment of the US government, preparation time and money to be able to play at the top levels of chess in a real time setting (Pawn-push openings would be destroyed in over the board tournament play against GM's, but could be an interesting surprise in g/3) and then, why would Fischer want to play tournament games again. He already won the world championship in perhaps the most decisive manner ever. If he were to play again, it would require the current world champion to offer a match entirely on Fischer's terms. That would mean probably random piece starting placement (FischerRandom) and a closed playing hall (if not a virtual one).
After studying hundreds of players styles and analyzing thousands of games like all modern grandmasters have, it is entirely possible for any of them to be able to identify anonymous opponents. Chess style is very much like handwriting, you can obscure your little nuances, but to the trained eye each person is unique. The random opening moves and the aggression with which this player played all suggest Fischer. Fischer was an advocate of opening deconstruction with his "Fischerrandom" variation of Chess. Also, pawn push openings and blitz play are definitely hypermodern ideas of which Fischer was the master. Really, though this has to either be a computer (which is insane considering the opening book it would be using), or a grandmaster since the preparation needed for top level play is far more than any non-professional could achieve. I would in fact be willing to wager that there is not a single amateur (meaning non-GM) player who could so thoroughly destroy a top level grandmaster such as Short.
True, it is possible that someone could be faking as Bobby Fischer, but aganst a player such as Short who has without a doubt rigorously studied fischer's games, a fake would be harder and harder to pull off. Especially at speed and rapid games, a distinct style such as Fischer's would be easy to spot. I can only think of a few players that would be able to play like Fischer (Shirov perhaps?) and make it believable. A computer could possibly replicate a Fischer-like strategical fury, but it would be impossible to be certain without more games with full analysis. Also, Fischer is over 50 years old now, so I would tend to doubt his prowess at 3 minute. Short is strong, but I would rather see this mystery player match Shirov or maybe Kramnik.
This idea of making anything run linux isn't new. Some of my friends used to do that kind of stuff, but they more often tried to make bongs. A bong in a kitchen appliance such as discussed above could really get you toasted. I guess that Linux system would be great for Usenet flame wars. It doesn't look like it can burn a CD though, although some luddite twit will probably put one in to try it out.
Actually someone tried this with an apple laptop once. The powerbook 1400 had a little removable hinged compartment on the back of the screen. One company made a small solar cell that could be attached in place of the plastic door. IIRC, it worked pretty well at extending battery life, but was bulky, heavy, and expensive. As for getting energy back from the screen, using a mirror and a smaller backlight would be more efficient, lighter, and cheaper.
So, who would win in a processing match between Athlons and Pentium IIIs. Of course, Da Bears. Only, however if Ditka is on the Pentium III's side would that skimpy processor have a shot. I say Bears 77-3
In UT at least, you can set the FOV to any angle really. However unless a server allows FOV changes, you'll be stuck at the standard fov (90?). I use 120 for my botmatches. It's kinda disorienting at first, but I've gotten used to it.
Okay, the real reason that G4s are not sporting Radeons yet is that there are no mac Radeons yet. ATI will not shp Mac AGP Radeons until September with the PCI Radeons quickly to follow. Ths isn't Jobs spanking ATI or anything, it is just ATI delivering a product after MWNY. I doubt that the Radeon was meant to ever be released with the Dual G4.
Why would Blizzard want to make a Linux version of Diablo II? In order to make the mac version, a company went to Blizzard, handed them some cash, and a portion of profits from the sales of the mac version of Diablo II. How many copies of Diablo II could a linux version sell? Most of the people who would buy a Linux version of Diablo II will have already bought a Windows version. A mac version however targets an entirely different market. For the most part, the Linux market is a subgroup of the Windows market.
What's the point of a photonic motherboard? You're talking about a transmission distance of maybe a few miles if you stretched the wires out and laid them end to end. With such short distances, what's the point of moving a signal at.9c versus.7c. Also, all the fiber optics that I have worked with have been a total pain in the ass. I doubt that photonics will ever surpass the good old copper wire as ameans of data transmission for most people.
Overclock the Chips Using 3M's Fluorinert Allow it to gel Do not Overclock Even at one Gigahertz Windows does still suck My CPU runs Quake at 90 FPS Software rendering Natalie Portman With a big bowl of hot grits Boils the Nitrogen
No, only the best of superhot superconductors start superconductiong at LN2 temperatures. So far, most superconductors I have heard of that can be cooled with Nitrogen are Yttrium compounds.
I thik that if you moved the intercooler into the same tank as the mobo and allowed the Fluorinert to gel it seems like YCBO Supercondutors would work on the motherboard. Just Submerge the entire motherboard in Fluorinert and run the intercoolers around the motherboard. I think YCBO superconducts at just shy of -200 C.
This is Apple "we don't need no stinkin' grammar around here" Computers we're talking about here. Their slogan is "Think Different". They could have chosen "Think Differently" or, "Choose a different way in which to think" but no, Apple thinks different. Anyone who has a problem with Apple's grammar can eat my balls.
is definitely Next. Not only was it powerful, it was also pretty. Frankly, most OSes right now aren't too easy on the eyes. If you're going to be staring at a screen for 10+ hours a day, it helps to make it interesting. Someone needs to make an OS with lots of little elves that do everything for you. I can see it now System 7 dwarves
Yeah, a fast alpha is not what every home user needs. However, there are a few justifiable reasons for such huge amounts of power. First of all, speech recognition is really moving forward much faster than the processing power is. IBM released their ViaVoice recently, and it runs well on a G4 450, but by giving it a consideralby faster system, accuracy and response could be vastly improved. Also, Desktop video production is becoming a reality with IEEE 1394 camcorders coming down in price. Any DV program would be much nicer on a fast system with lots of ram. Also, there is the trickle-down, racing improves the breed mentality behind faster processors. If the high-end systems move up to these ultra-fast Alphas, then theoreically, the previous high-end will become the mid-level consumer systems and the prices will drop across the board. The hope is not that everyone has a 1.2 Ghz alpha by the end of the year, but that Copper chips and such trickle down to the masses.
I found a page comparing the 500 mhz Alpha 21264, the 400 Mhz Apple G4 (using optimized code), and a 600 Mhz P3 "Coppermine". Here is the link. Basically, the G4 with altivec smokes the P3, but the Alpha absoloutely demolishes the G4 and P3. The alpha would probably even beat the G4 and P3 if it gave them a clock advantage of 300 Mhz. With a 1.2 Ghz Alpha you will be hard pressed to find something faster
Do you find it more objectionable for people to make available full albums of material through services such as Napster than to make just the singles publicly available? Also, do you see a live concert bootleg as being just as bad as a studio album when it comes to trading online?
Who gives a hoot about cray anymore. They didn't go to multi processor systems early enough and lost it all. Now IBM and Intel are the big supercomputer powers. The old Crays were cool and ahead of ther time, but THey haven't done anything meaningful lately.
Sure, Microsoft isn't dominating the wireless, open source, and supercomputer markets, but Microsoft is still the largest player in the OS and Word Processing markets. They do not dominate those other new areas because it is not their focus. Besides, Microsoft is not going away any time soon even though we may hope so.
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They say to use optical mice. I have never really liked the feel of optical mice personally and aren't there tracking problems on most of them at high velocities. Ball mice just have that more definite feel to them. They point better and track more accurately. Just get a good mousepad and keep it clean. Optical mice are kind of cool, but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to make them usable for hardcore gaming.
Well, the American government kind of forced him to become a recluse when they demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes in 1992. If he had come back after the Spassky match, he would have been promptly arrested. That is why he moved to Argentina, to prevent being extradited. It would cost Millions for Fischer to return to tournament play. There would be the repayment of the US government, preparation time and money to be able to play at the top levels of chess in a real time setting (Pawn-push openings would be destroyed in over the board tournament play against GM's, but could be an interesting surprise in g/3) and then, why would Fischer want to play tournament games again. He already won the world championship in perhaps the most decisive manner ever. If he were to play again, it would require the current world champion to offer a match entirely on Fischer's terms. That would mean probably random piece starting placement (FischerRandom) and a closed playing hall (if not a virtual one).
After studying hundreds of players styles and analyzing thousands of games like all modern grandmasters have, it is entirely possible for any of them to be able to identify anonymous opponents. Chess style is very much like handwriting, you can obscure your little nuances, but to the trained eye each person is unique. The random opening moves and the aggression with which this player played all suggest Fischer. Fischer was an advocate of opening deconstruction with his "Fischerrandom" variation of Chess. Also, pawn push openings and blitz play are definitely hypermodern ideas of which Fischer was the master. Really, though this has to either be a computer (which is insane considering the opening book it would be using), or a grandmaster since the preparation needed for top level play is far more than any non-professional could achieve. I would in fact be willing to wager that there is not a single amateur (meaning non-GM) player who could so thoroughly destroy a top level grandmaster such as Short.
True, it is possible that someone could be faking as Bobby Fischer, but aganst a player such as Short who has without a doubt rigorously studied fischer's games, a fake would be harder and harder to pull off. Especially at speed and rapid games, a distinct style such as Fischer's would be easy to spot. I can only think of a few players that would be able to play like Fischer (Shirov perhaps?) and make it believable. A computer could possibly replicate a Fischer-like strategical fury, but it would be impossible to be certain without more games with full analysis. Also, Fischer is over 50 years old now, so I would tend to doubt his prowess at 3 minute. Short is strong, but I would rather see this mystery player match Shirov or maybe Kramnik.
This idea of making anything run linux isn't new. Some of my friends used to do that kind of stuff, but they more often tried to make bongs. A bong in a kitchen appliance such as discussed above could really get you toasted. I guess that Linux system would be great for Usenet flame wars. It doesn't look like it can burn a CD though, although some luddite twit will probably put one in to try it out.
Actually someone tried this with an apple laptop once. The powerbook 1400 had a little removable hinged compartment on the back of the screen. One company made a small solar cell that could be attached in place of the plastic door. IIRC, it worked pretty well at extending battery life, but was bulky, heavy, and expensive. As for getting energy back from the screen, using a mirror and a smaller backlight would be more efficient, lighter, and cheaper.
Imagine a world without hypothetical situations. It's a much better place isn't it?
So, who would win in a processing match between Athlons and Pentium IIIs. Of course, Da Bears. Only, however if Ditka is on the Pentium III's side would that skimpy processor have a shot. I say Bears 77-3
it has served me quite unreliably for 4 years. Definitely a bad apple! :-)
In UT at least, you can set the FOV to any angle really. However unless a server allows FOV changes, you'll be stuck at the standard fov (90?). I use 120 for my botmatches. It's kinda disorienting at first, but I've gotten used to it.
Okay, the real reason that G4s are not sporting Radeons yet is that there are no mac Radeons yet. ATI will not shp Mac AGP Radeons until September with the PCI Radeons quickly to follow. Ths isn't Jobs spanking ATI or anything, it is just ATI delivering a product after MWNY. I doubt that the Radeon was meant to ever be released with the Dual G4.
Why would Blizzard want to make a Linux version of Diablo II? In order to make the mac version, a company went to Blizzard, handed them some cash, and a portion of profits from the sales of the mac version of Diablo II. How many copies of Diablo II could a linux version sell? Most of the people who would buy a Linux version of Diablo II will have already bought a Windows version. A mac version however targets an entirely different market. For the most part, the Linux market is a subgroup of the Windows market.
Uh, Macs use USB. I think any decent PC has USB ports nowadays. Should be Plug-n-play.
What's the point of a photonic motherboard? You're talking about a transmission distance of maybe a few miles if you stretched the wires out and laid them end to end. With such short distances, what's the point of moving a signal at .9c versus .7c. Also, all the fiber optics that I have worked with have been a total pain in the ass. I doubt that photonics will ever surpass the good old copper wire as ameans of data transmission for most people.
What exactly does MP stand for? I am guessing Member of Parliament, but could someone please help me out.
Overclock the Chips Using 3M's Fluorinert Allow it to gel Do not Overclock Even at one Gigahertz Windows does still suck My CPU runs Quake at 90 FPS Software rendering Natalie Portman With a big bowl of hot grits Boils the Nitrogen
No, only the best of superhot superconductors start superconductiong at LN2 temperatures. So far, most superconductors I have heard of that can be cooled with Nitrogen are Yttrium compounds.
I thik that if you moved the intercooler into the same tank as the mobo and allowed the Fluorinert to gel it seems like YCBO Supercondutors would work on the motherboard. Just Submerge the entire motherboard in Fluorinert and run the intercoolers around the motherboard. I think YCBO superconducts at just shy of -200 C.
This is Apple "we don't need no stinkin' grammar around here" Computers we're talking about here. Their slogan is "Think Different". They could have chosen "Think Differently" or, "Choose a different way in which to think" but no, Apple thinks different. Anyone who has a problem with Apple's grammar can eat my balls.
is definitely Next. Not only was it powerful, it was also pretty. Frankly, most OSes right now aren't too easy on the eyes. If you're going to be staring at a screen for 10+ hours a day, it helps to make it interesting. Someone needs to make an OS with lots of little elves that do everything for you. I can see it now System 7 dwarves
Yeah, a fast alpha is not what every home user needs. However, there are a few justifiable reasons for such huge amounts of power. First of all, speech recognition is really moving forward much faster than the processing power is. IBM released their ViaVoice recently, and it runs well on a G4 450, but by giving it a consideralby faster system, accuracy and response could be vastly improved. Also, Desktop video production is becoming a reality with IEEE 1394 camcorders coming down in price. Any DV program would be much nicer on a fast system with lots of ram. Also, there is the trickle-down, racing improves the breed mentality behind faster processors. If the high-end systems move up to these ultra-fast Alphas, then theoreically, the previous high-end will become the mid-level consumer systems and the prices will drop across the board. The hope is not that everyone has a 1.2 Ghz alpha by the end of the year, but that Copper chips and such trickle down to the masses.
I found a page comparing the 500 mhz Alpha 21264, the 400 Mhz Apple G4 (using optimized code), and a 600 Mhz P3 "Coppermine". Here is the link. Basically, the G4 with altivec smokes the P3, but the Alpha absoloutely demolishes the G4 and P3. The alpha would probably even beat the G4 and P3 if it gave them a clock advantage of 300 Mhz. With a 1.2 Ghz Alpha you will be hard pressed to find something faster
Do you find it more objectionable for people to make available full albums of material through services such as Napster than to make just the singles publicly available? Also, do you see a live concert bootleg as being just as bad as a studio album when it comes to trading online?
Who gives a hoot about cray anymore. They didn't go to multi processor systems early enough and lost it all. Now IBM and Intel are the big supercomputer powers. The old Crays were cool and ahead of ther time, but THey haven't done anything meaningful lately.
Sure, Microsoft isn't dominating the wireless, open source, and supercomputer markets, but Microsoft is still the largest player in the OS and Word Processing markets. They do not dominate those other new areas because it is not their focus. Besides, Microsoft is not going away any time soon even though we may hope so.