the better the debugger, the more errors its gonna catch. hopefully it'll be easier for people to catch and fix memory leaks now.
sigh...the only thing is...i wish it were for windows...thats where i have problems with people writing programs with memory leaks (at least moreso than on my linux boxes)
According to the article, so far there's only a 4.7% increase between the 4x and 8x cards. Personally, I'd say thats a pretty good start. Of course, I'm still using a GeForce2, TNT2, and Rage128...so as you can see, graphics cards aren't that big of a deal to me.
What I get worried about with these upgrades is that they're going to come out with games that actually require them! And them I'm screwed:(.
Personally, I find it interesting that it continues to seem like every card *needs* more bandwidth, more power, etc (and yes, i know these cards operate at lower voltages, but still...). Someday I'm going to need that special SOUNDBLASTER QUASIEXTAGYWITHCHERRIESONTOP made for the SPECIAL SOUND CARD BUS WITH MORE BANDWIDTH. I dread the day when i need a special slot for every type of card i want:(.
So gogo with the ultrauberbandwidth increases, but keep that backwards compatability! I like pci graphics cards sometimes!
Newspapers are places people traditionally go for information (news..on paper...hence the name!). Logically, they automatically have a userbase (their readership) as soon as they 'take the leap' to online publishing/features. Classified ads are something people expect from a newspaper: they're used to them, and its no suprise that this can make them successful online.
According to the article, most of the successful newspaper websites treat their online portion as an extension of their print version (i.e. allowing people to 'upgrade' their classified ad to be posted online as well for an additional fee...at least thats how I read it.)
The significance people place on these 'profitable websites' is misplaced: the reson they are successful is because they have, for the most part, a solid backing in PRINT. However, those sites that attempt to do something different and are still successful bear examination. (i'll leave this as an exercise for the reader:p)
I believe that this success is not true internet success: it comes from their ties to print media and the name recognition that comes with that.
no...the main difference IS the basis. The imperial system is based upon the human body. a foot ~= the length of a foot. an inch, the length of a part of the thumb. a yard, a pace. a mile is a thousand paces. get it? got it? good. a pint of water weighs about a pound:)
10 times as dense makes it EASIER to change things...less distance to travel. also the size difference between HK and USA is several orders of magnitude i would think
Pfft. We aren't talking about the UK. We're talking about the US. When the good ol' US of A goes and does something, we do it all the way. Its the same with sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Even if the UK does it first, we do it better baby! Especially today or something.
hehe. the preceding comment can be taken any way you like, since it wasn't meant in any specific way.
The US has already tried to switch to the SI unit system. The previous attempt failed miserably: some people just don't want to switch, some people honestly just don't have the mental capacity to understand the difference between the two systems, and relearning a new system just isn't something that they can do. Also, the costs associated with converting to the SI system would be enormous. Paying to have thousands upon thousands of miles of road remarked with new signs would be prohibitively expensive. I think that since the schools have been teaching the metric system for years now, the deciding factor is in fact the infrastructure that has already been laid down.
Think about it: mile markers, X miles to [town name], speed limits - all of these signs would have to be replaced.
I wouldn't exactly call our units system archaic, its rather simple once you understand the basis - the human body as compared to the basis of the metric system (base 10 and something involving the earths core or some such).
As for the actual posting: if you mean metric as the SI system, 60 second minutes, 60 minute hours, 24 hours days, etc ARE SI time.
as far as i know, you are still able to make emergency (911) calls from a cell phone even if it has no service agreement. however, seeing as it wasn't the united states, more power to the sales guy or something. next we'll be hearing a story about how spam saved someone's life. (i don't care whether its the canned or electronic kind, would be interesting either way:))
sprint pcs? what exactly have they done? their rates are quite reasonable imho, and their service is excellent in most cases in my area. i'd appreciate it if you would expound upon your comment.
as for cable internet: i'm still pissed off that my downstream and upstream were capped when comcast took over. i went from having > 1 Mbyte/s downstream to 1.5Mbit downstream, and my upstream was capped to that horrible number (128 Kbits/s). they don't offer a 'business' service with higher speeds (they are planning to i believe...supposedly 3.0Mbit down/ 256Kbit up...but planning on charging well over twice the price from what i've heard) . they won't let you upgrade to a faster cap, myself and many other users have asked for the opportunity. its a shame...cable is the only broadband that i can get at home...and the rose colored glasses shattered.
i'm sure they could have come up with a better game to package than the sims...a game that demonstrates the capabilities of the software. however, the biggest mistake here seems to be the lack of an 'gaming expansion pack' sold seperately...i know you can probably download it somewhere, but i think thats what should be on the shelves rather than a 'gaming distribution.' what about the whole already installed userbase? hmm...
sniff...i always wondered what my life would have been like had i been given an erector set. but, alas, i was left with only lincoln logs and legos, and eventually computers, circuit boards, and soldering irons. sniff. oh well. personally, i think that many kids outgrow lincoln logs mighty quickly, as there's only so much you can build. as for lego...they need to sell specific color blocks. i always wanted just black ones and blue ones. down with red and yellow! such is life, it goes on, and now i build cool shit.
well, maybe not perfect, but even intermediate releases of anything mean imporvements (yay!).
the simple net installer is a step in the right direction for anything, especially this...
haha....
not once have i tried to argue the fairness of any laws. the laws provide a guideline for the courts. however, its the courts that decide things....so prior things that have happened make all the difference.
problem being...if you write down the numbers and give them to someone, it could be considered a violation of copyright. trust me, i thought this through. writing it down could be seen as a way of copying the 'melody' in a musical notation, which would be an illegal copy...a stretch, but...yeah.
ok, little note for some prior posters:
copyright and patent are two completely different things, with two different purposes. prior art doesn't apply to copyright. ok...now that i've gotten that out of the way...
i'm not sure if i agree with what these gentlemen have done. i don't believe that such things deserve to be 'owned' by anyone. no matter the reasoning behind their actions, and even if they are attempting to protect people from corporations and 'BIG BROTHER' i find myself disagreeing with their methods. also, i fear the day that they are threatened and bought out by a [insert entity here]that doesn't have their moral fabric. in such a case, beware.
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well, the problem with that is this:
ITS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH HEADPHONES ON.
although personally i'd rather see people with headphones instead of subs...but then again, what do i know.
the better the debugger, the more errors its gonna catch. hopefully it'll be easier for people to catch and fix memory leaks now.
sigh...the only thing is...i wish it were for windows...thats where i have problems with people writing programs with memory leaks (at least moreso than on my linux boxes)
According to the article, so far there's only a 4.7% increase between the 4x and 8x cards. Personally, I'd say thats a pretty good start. Of course, I'm still using a GeForce2, TNT2, and Rage128...so as you can see, graphics cards aren't that big of a deal to me.
:(.
:(.
What I get worried about with these upgrades is that they're going to come out with games that actually require them! And them I'm screwed
Personally, I find it interesting that it continues to seem like every card *needs* more bandwidth, more power, etc (and yes, i know these cards operate at lower voltages, but still...). Someday I'm going to need that special SOUNDBLASTER QUASIEXTAGYWITHCHERRIESONTOP made for the SPECIAL SOUND CARD BUS WITH MORE BANDWIDTH. I dread the day when i need a special slot for every type of card i want
So gogo with the ultrauberbandwidth increases, but keep that backwards compatability! I like pci graphics cards sometimes!
Newspapers are places people traditionally go for information (news..on paper...hence the name!). Logically, they automatically have a userbase (their readership) as soon as they 'take the leap' to online publishing/features. Classified ads are something people expect from a newspaper: they're used to them, and its no suprise that this can make them successful online.
:p)
According to the article, most of the successful newspaper websites treat their online portion as an extension of their print version (i.e. allowing people to 'upgrade' their classified ad to be posted online as well for an additional fee...at least thats how I read it.)
The significance people place on these 'profitable websites' is misplaced: the reson they are successful is because they have, for the most part, a solid backing in PRINT. However, those sites that attempt to do something different and are still successful bear examination. (i'll leave this as an exercise for the reader
I believe that this success is not true internet success: it comes from their ties to print media and the name recognition that comes with that.
according to a japanese friend, the laptop must be plugged in when the dvd burner is in use. this is mentioned on the website! :)
no...the main difference IS the basis. The imperial system is based upon the human body. a foot ~= the length of a foot. an inch, the length of a part of the thumb. a yard, a pace. a mile is a thousand paces. get it? got it? good. a pint of water weighs about a pound :)
10 times as dense makes it EASIER to change things...less distance to travel. also the size difference between HK and USA is several orders of magnitude i would think
Pfft. We aren't talking about the UK. We're talking about the US. When the good ol' US of A goes and does something, we do it all the way. Its the same with sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Even if the UK does it first, we do it better baby! Especially today or something.
hehe. the preceding comment can be taken any way you like, since it wasn't meant in any specific way.
The US has already tried to switch to the SI unit system. The previous attempt failed miserably: some people just don't want to switch, some people honestly just don't have the mental capacity to understand the difference between the two systems, and relearning a new system just isn't something that they can do. Also, the costs associated with converting to the SI system would be enormous. Paying to have thousands upon thousands of miles of road remarked with new signs would be prohibitively expensive. I think that since the schools have been teaching the metric system for years now, the deciding factor is in fact the infrastructure that has already been laid down.
Think about it: mile markers, X miles to [town name], speed limits - all of these signs would have to be replaced.
I wouldn't exactly call our units system archaic, its rather simple once you understand the basis - the human body as compared to the basis of the metric system (base 10 and something involving the earths core or some such).
As for the actual posting: if you mean metric as the SI system, 60 second minutes, 60 minute hours, 24 hours days, etc ARE SI time.
didn't they always tell us not to put metal in the microwave? sparks fly baby!
how about slartibartfast?
as far as i know, you are still able to make emergency (911) calls from a cell phone even if it has no service agreement. however, seeing as it wasn't the united states, more power to the sales guy or something. :))
next we'll be hearing a story about how spam saved someone's life. (i don't care whether its the canned or electronic kind, would be interesting either way
sprint pcs? what exactly have they done? their rates are quite reasonable imho, and their service is excellent in most cases in my area. i'd appreciate it if you would expound upon your comment.
as for cable internet: i'm still pissed off that my downstream and upstream were capped when comcast took over. i went from having > 1 Mbyte/s downstream to 1.5Mbit downstream, and my upstream was capped to that horrible number (128 Kbits/s). they don't offer a 'business' service with higher speeds (they are planning to i believe...supposedly 3.0Mbit down/ 256Kbit up...but planning on charging well over twice the price from what i've heard) . they won't let you upgrade to a faster cap, myself and many other users have asked for the opportunity. its a shame...cable is the only broadband that i can get at home...and the rose colored glasses shattered.
nono... he wasn't talking about 13 year old boys...
so...basically she has to buy the game again? thanks for supporting my point.
i'm sure they could have come up with a better game to package than the sims...a game that demonstrates the capabilities of the software. however, the biggest mistake here seems to be the lack of an 'gaming expansion pack' sold seperately...i know you can probably download it somewhere, but i think thats what should be on the shelves rather than a 'gaming distribution.' what about the whole already installed userbase? hmm...
here's the thing...man lets you look up the commands themselves. gasp.
just give them one command: man. its got all sorts of information about the commands.
sniff...i always wondered what my life would have been like had i been given an erector set. but, alas, i was left with only lincoln logs and legos, and eventually computers, circuit boards, and soldering irons. sniff. oh well. personally, i think that many kids outgrow lincoln logs mighty quickly, as there's only so much you can build. as for lego...they need to sell specific color blocks. i always wanted just black ones and blue ones. down with red and yellow! such is life, it goes on, and now i build cool shit.
someones trying to raid God's liquor stash...better watch out!
well, maybe not perfect, but even intermediate releases of anything mean imporvements (yay!).
the simple net installer is a step in the right direction for anything, especially this...
haha....
not once have i tried to argue the fairness of any laws. the laws provide a guideline for the courts. however, its the courts that decide things....so prior things that have happened make all the difference.
as for the sig...eh. i'm too lazy.
problem with copyrights? no.
probelm with misuse of every law under the sun, and then some? yes.
problem being...if you write down the numbers and give them to someone, it could be considered a violation of copyright. trust me, i thought this through. writing it down could be seen as a way of copying the 'melody' in a musical notation, which would be an illegal copy...a stretch, but...yeah.
ok, little note for some prior posters:
copyright and patent are two completely different things, with two different purposes. prior art doesn't apply to copyright. ok...now that i've gotten that out of the way...
i'm not sure if i agree with what these gentlemen have done. i don't believe that such things deserve to be 'owned' by anyone. no matter the reasoning behind their actions, and even if they are attempting to protect people from corporations and 'BIG BROTHER' i find myself disagreeing with their methods. also, i fear the day that they are threatened and bought out by a [insert entity here]that doesn't have their moral fabric. in such a case, beware.