So I'll be buying a network adapter soon for GT4 when it comes out; is SOCOM II still a good value? Are people still playing it alot, or is the community dying off at a fairly rapid pace?
what about buying a used copy off of ebay? Is there a specific serial number that's used to track your online ID like Diablo 2, and I should only buy a new copy if I want to play online, or will a used copy be adequate?
The CD came out in 1982. It took until 1996 (1.4 decades) to see the first CD-Rs. 1.8 to see "affordable" CD writing.
Given the current "trend" of 2.5x less time from introduction to affordable writing capability each generation, it should take 2.8 years before we see affordable writable BD-ROMs. Considering that they're designing the spec with BD-Rs in mind (unlike CDs and DVDs), two years isn't too far out of the range of possibility.
On the flip side, about 80% of the memory (probably more, I'm taking a guess here) is used for graphical application. With the advent of HDTV, you went up in graphical density by about 400% (another guess), giving you a number around 128 MB. Assume for a moment that they decide to make the PS3 be able to do non interlaced 1080, would give you 256MB.
I would guess the PS3 will have somewhere between 96 and 196MB of ram, with 384 being the absolute highest. Look at what the Xbox can do with 64mb of ram, and it is only half a generation ahead of the PS2.
Check out the Robocratic's blog at Robocratic.com . Because Electric-Americans deserve to have a greater hand in deciding the future of this great nation.
Rather than sell the "community" copy of ICO to gamestop, it keeps changing hands from player to player for what the previous person paid for it; usually $15. I currently own the community copy, and I'm the 6th owner, with about 4 more people that are waiting to play it. Sales numbers for a one time playthrough game mean nothing when it comes to overall market penetration.
Have you ever plunked one down in someone's living room and turned the volume up loud? Go get one of those "try our bose wave radio out for free" jobbies and do a comparative test between the wave radio and your radio alarm clock at the same volume. A bose wave radio + ipod make the ultimate in dorm room stereo technology:)
If the paper is turned in as a printed document, the teacher will have to re-type the entire thing and Google each part for potential matches.
My profs have you turn in a dead tree copy by the deadline, and email them a copy also (since you're required to type the final copy on the computer, this isn't much of a hassle, and I think only 1 or 2 students in any class ever hand writes a draft anymore, and they all have long since stopped bitching about having to type the final copy...)
...helps automate the task of comparing text considerably.
I believe he used emachineshop.com for the machining of the case. Pretty slick. Some other people have used their services to make bits and pieces for their automated telescope mounts.
Dropped an old (ancient) HP Laserjet II six feet onto the concrete in 2000. No dent, no crack, still prints perfectly. I think we bought the printer (used) in '96 or so, and had been in use since at least '92. I still print term papers with it today. Them pre-Carly things were TANKS I tell you.
My mom's new Laserjet 2100 TN (circa 2002)is a piece of junk, the (much thinner) plastic case has already cracked, and never been dropped.
Start verifying articles (with sources, ect), and create a "locked" version of articles, that would go into a stable release (Wikipedia 1.0, ect). When people go to edit the locked version, they are redirected to editing the unlocked, public version. Their contribution may be eventually included in the locked version, maybe not. Users would be able to search either the unlocked database, locked, or both (default both).
Now you have the flexibility of the current Wiki, with a credible version that would slowly build alongside it's brother.
Paper books have been proven to safely and reliably store data that can be recovered by anyone, at any time, for thouseands of years; regardless of a supply of electricity or advanced technology. Paper is immune to radiation, EMP blasts, and electric shocks. Properly kept dry and cool, books will last hundreds to thousands of years with no mainenence.
G4 550 powerbook. Loaded in about 10 seconds, the NYC subway map. I think your main problem is the fact that your system bus runs at somthing like 33 or 66 mhz, while modern systems run at more than double that, 133mhz. not to mention much faster ram.
It's pretty simple. You don't do a marketing campaign unless you can make back at least 10x your investment. The average Duke student's family probably makes well over $100,000/year. Many students' parents hold jobs where they interact with other wealthy people. Give 1650 iPods to privilidged students, watch them come home, dad or mom asks "let me see that neat toy they gave you that everyone's been talking about... hey, that's pretty neat. We should get Johnny (your little brother) one for christmas. The wife could probably use an iPod mini..." Johnny and Wife get iPods, their (rich) friends see them, want one, and buy one (or more). Not to mention the fact that this greatly increases the likelyhood that Joe freshman will buy a mac to work with his iPod, furthering sales.
Don't forget about the home-made pinhole paper camera, the Dirkon. Somewhere out there there is a pdf file that you can print on tagboard, cut out, and glue together.
If you can't find it, or the site gets slashdotted, and you have some bandwidth to spare/share, I'll email you a copy and you can host it. Approx. 416KB.
DART rail in Dallas started off with a crappy amount of usage. It's been about two years now, and people are starting to consider using it rather than driving. In fact, it's usually about half full in the afternoons and evenings. Sadly though, it takes me less time (15 min) to drive to mockingbird station from plano, tx, than it is to drive to the station and ride the train (25 min). Oh, and you can't buy a month's pass, which is irritating, because it would ultimately save me money on gas and wear and tear on my car.
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The network adapter is a hardware eithernet adapter, not software. Online play shouldn't effect gameplay.
So I'll be buying a network adapter soon for GT4 when it comes out; is SOCOM II still a good value? Are people still playing it alot, or is the community dying off at a fairly rapid pace?
what about buying a used copy off of ebay? Is there a specific serial number that's used to track your online ID like Diablo 2, and I should only buy a new copy if I want to play online, or will a used copy be adequate?
Friend of mine has a 4mb ram chip on his keychain.
The CD came out in 1982. It took until 1996 (1.4 decades) to see the first CD-Rs. 1.8 to see "affordable" CD writing.
Given the current "trend" of 2.5x less time from introduction to affordable writing capability each generation, it should take 2.8 years before we see affordable writable BD-ROMs. Considering that they're designing the spec with BD-Rs in mind (unlike CDs and DVDs), two years isn't too far out of the range of possibility.
On the flip side, about 80% of the memory (probably more, I'm taking a guess here) is used for graphical application. With the advent of HDTV, you went up in graphical density by about 400% (another guess), giving you a number around 128 MB. Assume for a moment that they decide to make the PS3 be able to do non interlaced 1080, would give you 256MB.
I would guess the PS3 will have somewhere between 96 and 196MB of ram, with 384 being the absolute highest. Look at what the Xbox can do with 64mb of ram, and it is only half a generation ahead of the PS2.
buh? I can't imagine what you're using Access for on the desktop...
I still owe you that copy of bf1942 btw.
Check out the Robocratic's blog at Robocratic.com . Because Electric-Americans deserve to have a greater hand in deciding the future of this great nation.
Depends on the season. The north pole melts considerably in the summer.
Rather than sell the "community" copy of ICO to gamestop, it keeps changing hands from player to player for what the previous person paid for it; usually $15. I currently own the community copy, and I'm the 6th owner, with about 4 more people that are waiting to play it. Sales numbers for a one time playthrough game mean nothing when it comes to overall market penetration.
Bathe everything in tomato juice, scrub well, then steam clean them, afterwards rinse throughoughly with alcohol.
Pressurized Gas moves towards a low pressure zone. Aka oxygen inside pressurized tank will move towards the cabin.
...a blackberry you mean?
Have you ever plunked one down in someone's living room and turned the volume up loud? Go get one of those "try our bose wave radio out for free" jobbies and do a comparative test between the wave radio and your radio alarm clock at the same volume. A bose wave radio + ipod make the ultimate in dorm room stereo technology :)
My profs have you turn in a dead tree copy by the deadline, and email them a copy also (since you're required to type the final copy on the computer, this isn't much of a hassle, and I think only 1 or 2 students in any class ever hand writes a draft anymore, and they all have long since stopped bitching about having to type the final copy...)
...helps automate the task of comparing text considerably.
So what you're saying is that a linearly increasing storage space for email has an exponentially decreasing effect on your choice of webmail provider?
I believe he used emachineshop.com for the machining of the case. Pretty slick. Some other people have used their services to make bits and pieces for their automated telescope mounts.
Dropped an old (ancient) HP Laserjet II six feet onto the concrete in 2000. No dent, no crack, still prints perfectly. I think we bought the printer (used) in '96 or so, and had been in use since at least '92. I still print term papers with it today. Them pre-Carly things were TANKS I tell you.
My mom's new Laserjet 2100 TN (circa 2002)is a piece of junk, the (much thinner) plastic case has already cracked, and never been dropped.
I've got a better idea than that ;) :)
Start verifying articles (with sources, ect), and create a "locked" version of articles, that would go into a stable release (Wikipedia 1.0, ect). When people go to edit the locked version, they are redirected to editing the unlocked, public version. Their contribution may be eventually included in the locked version, maybe not. Users would be able to search either the unlocked database, locked, or both (default both).
Now you have the flexibility of the current Wiki, with a credible version that would slowly build alongside it's brother.
Wikipedia has several IRC channels that would be a good place to ask these questions, and recieve a much more informed response/awnser.
Paper books have been proven to safely and reliably store data that can be recovered by anyone, at any time, for thouseands of years; regardless of a supply of electricity or advanced technology. Paper is immune to radiation, EMP blasts, and electric shocks. Properly kept dry and cool, books will last hundreds to thousands of years with no mainenence.
G4 550 powerbook. Loaded in about 10 seconds, the NYC subway map. I think your main problem is the fact that your system bus runs at somthing like 33 or 66 mhz, while modern systems run at more than double that, 133mhz. not to mention much faster ram.
It's pretty simple. You don't do a marketing campaign unless you can make back at least 10x your investment. The average Duke student's family probably makes well over $100,000/year. Many students' parents hold jobs where they interact with other wealthy people. Give 1650 iPods to privilidged students, watch them come home, dad or mom asks "let me see that neat toy they gave you that everyone's been talking about... hey, that's pretty neat. We should get Johnny (your little brother) one for christmas. The wife could probably use an iPod mini..." Johnny and Wife get iPods, their (rich) friends see them, want one, and buy one (or more). Not to mention the fact that this greatly increases the likelyhood that Joe freshman will buy a mac to work with his iPod, furthering sales.
Talk about the perfect targeted advertising.
Alot of people use engine oil. I use canola oil.
Don't forget about the home-made pinhole paper camera, the Dirkon. Somewhere out there there is a pdf file that you can print on tagboard, cut out, and glue together.
If you can't find it, or the site gets slashdotted, and you have some bandwidth to spare/share, I'll email you a copy and you can host it. Approx. 416KB.
DART rail in Dallas started off with a crappy amount of usage. It's been about two years now, and people are starting to consider using it rather than driving. In fact, it's usually about half full in the afternoons and evenings. Sadly though, it takes me less time (15 min) to drive to mockingbird station from plano, tx, than it is to drive to the station and ride the train (25 min). Oh, and you can't buy a month's pass, which is irritating, because it would ultimately save me money on gas and wear and tear on my car.