Very well said.
Vendor lock-in is the biggest issue with switching games over. Let's not forget about the likely scenario that games won't give the same FPS on linux as they would on Windows. For the die hard game enthusiast, frame rates are extremely important. Look at all the people dumping boatloads of cash on video cards just to get obscene frame rates. Take a 10-15% hit by switching software? Good luck convincing some of the people to do that.
As mentioned below, total weight is a big part. If it's a solitaire, it's an I3 clarity with horrible color and cut. You can get 3 carats for under 20 if the quality is that bad. If you have a ring with 1-1.5 total carat weight of smaller melee diamonds, they can be almost worthless depending on quality.
Either way, if it's a $200 ring, the sentimental meaning of it is priceless. It hurts the victim just as much, sometimes more if the ring isn't worth much. I think that's the worst part of all this. Loosing your engagement ring to theft is just a horrible feeling, and the suspect needs to be pretty heartless.
It's unfortunate, but regardless, I will be a die hard AMD supporter. They've helped keep the market competitive, have much better business practices, and always have the end-user in mind with regards to their CPU socket configurations. Or should I say configuration? One socket for a massive range of CPUs. I like being in control of my upgrades. I can't stand that Intel changes MB socket types with damn near every CPU and expect it to be alright to fork over a couple hundred bucks in addition to the CPU price.
AMD has never let me down since I switched during the K7 era. I for one can not wait for the Bulldozer. I know right now the new Sandy Bridge chip is simply amazing but I can wait a few months.
This mouse has been out for a while now. Maximum PC gave it a "kick-ass" review in their September issue. It seems to be the best mouse for the money if comfort and fit is a priority. If I were a computer gamer, this would be the mouse hands down.
May be true but unlike the iPhone, you have a lot more than one or two phone options with the Android platform. The Droid doesn't have any issues. The Droid X doesn't seem to have this issue, but we won't know for sure until the 15th when it hits the masses.
I don't hate the iPhone. I still use the G1 myself and have been happy with it. I like having a qwerty keyboard which the iPhones will never offer. The Moto Droid is one of the strongest overall phones to date, for me. Everyone has a difference or preference though, which is why the iPhone simply can't be for everyone.
That and I wouldn't be caught dead running on the AT&T network.
The only thing I can say is a lot of benchmarking software that offers charts and nice graphs tend to be skewed. Not all of them however. A lot of hardware companies design the parts to get somewhat abnormally high results on benchmarks, thus inflating the numbers, and providing inaccurate results.
Your best bet is unfortunately more time consuming. You should have multiple software testing the machine, and then make your own chart. This is much more accurate. Try rendering a 1080p video file and record the amount of time it takes. Things like that.
So much for Boy Scouts sticking to what its roots were in the 1900's. What's next?
Oh yeah... Sleeping badge. You eat 12 cookies, drink a glass of milk, then sleep for 14 hours a day for a full week! It's the ultimate badge that takes a lot of hard work.
Console gaming will never go away. Sure they would benefit from a more robust online system (which is continuously happening). I will never want to sit on my phone to play a game for a few hours. The couch and a big screen with surround sound will always be more appealing.
I recall reading an article that console gaming is destroying the PC gaming market. Then this article comes out saying that an almighty cell phone is worry console makers? Please.
Thank you for pointing that out.
The point is to improve software and engineer better technology. Sure they make some money off of it but how else will they continue to improve/change things. The idea of the new file format is to conserve space. Doesn't matter much on smaller files but massive Excel files spread through a server in a large corporation can really eat up network bandwidth. Having smaller files frees up bandwidth to help with other tasks in the company.
I think MS has many faults don't get me wrong but we wouldn't be where we are today without them.
I just finished my build using AMD for a media server for my house. I know it's not the fastest, but I'm using an OC'd Phenom 9750, MSI MB ATI Radeon 4850, with 4 16x pci-e slots, 4GB of G-Skill PC8500 RAM, 1TB WD Black Edition HD, Antec P180 case, 700watt TT PSU, etc for about $550!! I'd like to see a comparable Intel system put up similar builds for that price. I agree this isn't their best chip for the money but they will always have my support. Without them Intel would not be what they are today.
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I'm assuming this cost them less than half the price it does it build ours. I'd still rather fly in an American made plane over any Chinese knock-off.
Very well said. Vendor lock-in is the biggest issue with switching games over. Let's not forget about the likely scenario that games won't give the same FPS on linux as they would on Windows. For the die hard game enthusiast, frame rates are extremely important. Look at all the people dumping boatloads of cash on video cards just to get obscene frame rates. Take a 10-15% hit by switching software? Good luck convincing some of the people to do that.
Yeah a propeller based system will work really well in outer space.
As mentioned below, total weight is a big part. If it's a solitaire, it's an I3 clarity with horrible color and cut. You can get 3 carats for under 20 if the quality is that bad. If you have a ring with 1-1.5 total carat weight of smaller melee diamonds, they can be almost worthless depending on quality. Either way, if it's a $200 ring, the sentimental meaning of it is priceless. It hurts the victim just as much, sometimes more if the ring isn't worth much. I think that's the worst part of all this. Loosing your engagement ring to theft is just a horrible feeling, and the suspect needs to be pretty heartless.
It's unfortunate, but regardless, I will be a die hard AMD supporter. They've helped keep the market competitive, have much better business practices, and always have the end-user in mind with regards to their CPU socket configurations. Or should I say configuration? One socket for a massive range of CPUs. I like being in control of my upgrades. I can't stand that Intel changes MB socket types with damn near every CPU and expect it to be alright to fork over a couple hundred bucks in addition to the CPU price. AMD has never let me down since I switched during the K7 era. I for one can not wait for the Bulldozer. I know right now the new Sandy Bridge chip is simply amazing but I can wait a few months.
This mouse has been out for a while now. Maximum PC gave it a "kick-ass" review in their September issue. It seems to be the best mouse for the money if comfort and fit is a priority. If I were a computer gamer, this would be the mouse hands down.
May be true but unlike the iPhone, you have a lot more than one or two phone options with the Android platform. The Droid doesn't have any issues. The Droid X doesn't seem to have this issue, but we won't know for sure until the 15th when it hits the masses. I don't hate the iPhone. I still use the G1 myself and have been happy with it. I like having a qwerty keyboard which the iPhones will never offer. The Moto Droid is one of the strongest overall phones to date, for me. Everyone has a difference or preference though, which is why the iPhone simply can't be for everyone. That and I wouldn't be caught dead running on the AT&T network.
The only thing I can say is a lot of benchmarking software that offers charts and nice graphs tend to be skewed. Not all of them however. A lot of hardware companies design the parts to get somewhat abnormally high results on benchmarks, thus inflating the numbers, and providing inaccurate results. Your best bet is unfortunately more time consuming. You should have multiple software testing the machine, and then make your own chart. This is much more accurate. Try rendering a 1080p video file and record the amount of time it takes. Things like that.
So much for Boy Scouts sticking to what its roots were in the 1900's. What's next? Oh yeah... Sleeping badge. You eat 12 cookies, drink a glass of milk, then sleep for 14 hours a day for a full week! It's the ultimate badge that takes a lot of hard work.
Maybe one day my electric bill will go down and I can leave all of my computers running... By then SRP will have raised the rates anyway.
Console gaming will never go away. Sure they would benefit from a more robust online system (which is continuously happening). I will never want to sit on my phone to play a game for a few hours. The couch and a big screen with surround sound will always be more appealing. I recall reading an article that console gaming is destroying the PC gaming market. Then this article comes out saying that an almighty cell phone is worry console makers? Please.
Thank you for pointing that out. The point is to improve software and engineer better technology. Sure they make some money off of it but how else will they continue to improve/change things. The idea of the new file format is to conserve space. Doesn't matter much on smaller files but massive Excel files spread through a server in a large corporation can really eat up network bandwidth. Having smaller files frees up bandwidth to help with other tasks in the company. I think MS has many faults don't get me wrong but we wouldn't be where we are today without them.
I just finished my build using AMD for a media server for my house. I know it's not the fastest, but I'm using an OC'd Phenom 9750, MSI MB ATI Radeon 4850, with 4 16x pci-e slots, 4GB of G-Skill PC8500 RAM, 1TB WD Black Edition HD, Antec P180 case, 700watt TT PSU, etc for about $550!! I'd like to see a comparable Intel system put up similar builds for that price. I agree this isn't their best chip for the money but they will always have my support. Without them Intel would not be what they are today.