I agree. What the original poster might not realize is that CG 3d can be rendered such that it appears to have been hand drawn, i.e. cel-shading instead of smooth shading (Phong, Blinn etc.). The systems used by Disney to emulate a traditional animation look are much more complex than the cel-shading renderers available to consumers though.
I wouldn't be surprised if we started seeing apparent "flaws" added to CG animation to make it look like traditional animation. Stuff like random noise added to perspective calculations, some jitter added to the outlines. It's the lack of these flaws that makes it easy (for me at least) to spot the CG in otherwise entirely hand-drawn films.
With the ability to change the shape of 3d geometry in any way at any interval the animation capabilities of 3d are limitless. A vertex (or any other part of geometry) could be at coordinates (0,0,0) at frame 1, then at (5,10,90) at frame 2, changing locations without traversing the space in between. I believe that is "bending space-time", and it exists in all digital animation that is composed of frames. It is impossible not to bend "space-time" while dealing with quantized animation media.
There are no physical laws in CG unless the artist desires there to be. The only limitations are in the artist's ability to use the software, and sometimes (though it seems unlikely with power of software scripting and ad hoc software creation) in the software itself. Moving to an all CG animation process removes the tedium of traditional animation and adds all of the automation and precision possible with computers.
Jesus fucking christ. For a person to appear objective and unbiased to an Apple fan, must he have absolute and unfaltering devoting to every one of Apple's products? THE CNET ARTICLE SAID THAT THE iPod IS "HANDS-DOWN" THE BEST MP3 PLAYER ON THE MARKET. The article pointed out some iPod flaws but it NOT just Apple bashing. What is wrong with this? What is wrong with exposing flaws that DO EXIST in a product that many desire? What the FUCK is wrong with at least pushing consumers to perhaps question the quality of the product that has been praised by the majority?
I have read probably several dozen articles about the iPod, and dozens more of testimonials on forums, and this cnet article is the first somewhat negative article I have read about the iPod. I've done my own comparisons and have known of these flaws for a long time, but god is it refreshing to see someone else who "thinks different" about the iPod.
The Rio Karma (previously mentioned here on slashdot) supports FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), a very popular lossless format which typically results in compression factors of 2-4.
I'm not saying that you're wrong, but can you give any sources to back your statements up? Apple does not say that its iTMS tracks are taken from the masters, and considering the fact that Jobs said he went to some length to get the rights to sell "untethered" music online, it seems unlikely that the record labels would give in even more by letting Apple use the masters.
And you mention the fact that the iTMS AAC's are 128kbps, 44khz, compared to 16bit 44khz audio of CD's. Well, keep in mind that the 128kbps bitrate is not comparable to the 16 bit sampling precision. They are different specifications. The first one measures the amount of data stored in 1 second of audio, the second one measures the precision of the digital value used to store a frame of audio IIRC (feel free to correct me). One must compare the AAC bitrate to the bitrate of the audio CD, which varies but is usually around 1-3mbps, an order of magnitude greater than 128kbps.
Other than those things, you mainly seem to say that AAC sounds better, purely as an unscientific opinion rather than something based on any real facts. And I have to question whether you did blind testing when comparing the audio formats...
Microsoft will realize it needs to balance the equation. Currently there is fairly active, fairly vociferous anti-MS group. Microsoft needs to do more than donate cash; it needs to form a permanent peace with the other side. To do this, the anti-MS community's leader will negotiate with MS.
Trinity though dies after crash landing a ship into a structure in the machine city, while Neo survives. No, she does not get revived.
The war also ends, with the sentient programs (the Oracle, the Architect etc.) remaining in the computer world. Zion is saved (yay).
Indeed... to add a bit though, fluid dynamics differ primarily from what's termed "gas dynamics" in compressibility. Whereas fluid dynamics deal with constant densities, gas dynamics involve compressible flow (supersonic flight, interiors of jet engines, etc.).
The problem is that.msh files will be exectuted[sic] by default from the mail reader, the web browser, and the media player.
How do you know this? After the Word and Outlook fiascos and with Microsoft's increased focus on security, it seems unlikely that MS would make such a mistake again.
As much as I dislike Microsoft and their products, I don't think they'd be so foolish as to let something like a web browser execute shell scripts without restrictions.
There's also a free version of SOFTIMAGE|XSI, that runs on Linux. SOFTIMAGE is generally considered to be Maya's primary competitor in the high-end 3d graphics industry, though Maya seems to be more popular at the moment (then again, that appearance could just be caused by Alias's advertising). There's also a free version of Houdini. Houdini is kind of a niche product in the cinematic effects industry, very powerful though not as well known as either Maya or SOFTIMAGE.
Virginia, a conservative state which is consistently Republican, has a voluntary recitation of the pledge in effect at its schools. At my Virginia high school, students not wishing to recite the pledge would do as they wished, and nobody seemed to care.
never trust benchmarks until you've confirmed them on your own.
For 99% of us though, that is extremely impractical. One might as well not read hardware reviews at all, and rely entirely on self-experience. Compromises must be made in whom and how we trust. I've found that benchmarks that I do not confirm myself are just about always accurate (after purchasing the actual hardware and testing it myself) when they are replicated by multiple sources.
"Russians are nice people" And the Chinese aren't? You should know of course, having personally met over 50% of all Chinese and Russian citizens (isn't that around 600 million people?). I doubt that you ever met a single native Russian or Chinese person.
"their government is slowly but surely becoming more reasonable as the years go on" After Putin came into power the government's grip on the "independent" TV and print media has clearly tightened. And of course there is Chechnya, but that is a different debate...
"The Chinese government, on the other hand, doesn't really like the US and is only trading (er, dumping their goods) with us just so they can raise the money needed to build up their military. China will never allow US companies to penetrate their markets or make any money there..." This couple of sentences is just bizarre... Do you have any support for any of your statements? And when's the last time you've looked at the "MADE IN..." message on something you've bought in America?
"The United States and Russia have the potential to be great trading partners" Why? You have given no valid reasons.
"China on the other hand, is in a relationship of convenience (for them), and as soon as they've drained the US dry, they'll become a far larger problem and threat to the US than Russia ever was..." Draining the U.S. dry... I suppose the U.S. is just giving China stuff for free? And that the U.S. has no other sources of revenue besides trade with China?
"We should not encourage (or even allow, I say) technology transfers to China (of course, Clinton sold us down the river by giving all sorts of secrets to the Chinese, so the damage may have already been done)." Off topic tangent. And what have you been smoking?
If your post is not intended to be a troll, then please, before you make such strong opinions, use something other than American movies and computer games plots as your sources of information.
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You fool, of course it was not Spasski.
I agree. What the original poster might not realize is that CG 3d can be rendered such that it appears to have been hand drawn, i.e. cel-shading instead of smooth shading (Phong, Blinn etc.). The systems used by Disney to emulate a traditional animation look are much more complex than the cel-shading renderers available to consumers though.
I wouldn't be surprised if we started seeing apparent "flaws" added to CG animation to make it look like traditional animation. Stuff like random noise added to perspective calculations, some jitter added to the outlines. It's the lack of these flaws that makes it easy (for me at least) to spot the CG in otherwise entirely hand-drawn films.
With the ability to change the shape of 3d geometry in any way at any interval the animation capabilities of 3d are limitless. A vertex (or any other part of geometry) could be at coordinates (0,0,0) at frame 1, then at (5,10,90) at frame 2, changing locations without traversing the space in between. I believe that is "bending space-time", and it exists in all digital animation that is composed of frames. It is impossible not to bend "space-time" while dealing with quantized animation media.
There are no physical laws in CG unless the artist desires there to be. The only limitations are in the artist's ability to use the software, and sometimes (though it seems unlikely with power of software scripting and ad hoc software creation) in the software itself. Moving to an all CG animation process removes the tedium of traditional animation and adds all of the automation and precision possible with computers.
"After the deal was inked and signed, Steve looked up the records and found out that Disney ROUTINELY does movies for way more than that."
Jobs investigated Disney's demands AFTER the deal was made? What kind of businessman is he?
Jesus fucking christ. For a person to appear objective and unbiased to an Apple fan, must he have absolute and unfaltering devoting to every one of Apple's products? THE CNET ARTICLE SAID THAT THE iPod IS "HANDS-DOWN" THE BEST MP3 PLAYER ON THE MARKET. The article pointed out some iPod flaws but it NOT just Apple bashing. What is wrong with this? What is wrong with exposing flaws that DO EXIST in a product that many desire? What the FUCK is wrong with at least pushing consumers to perhaps question the quality of the product that has been praised by the majority?
I have read probably several dozen articles about the iPod, and dozens more of testimonials on forums, and this cnet article is the first somewhat negative article I have read about the iPod. I've done my own comparisons and have known of these flaws for a long time, but god is it refreshing to see someone else who "thinks different" about the iPod.
The Rio Karma (previously mentioned here on slashdot) supports FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), a very popular lossless format which typically results in compression factors of 2-4.
Seemed like the whole system was developed by MIT students and/or faculty, but it was not.
I'm not saying that you're wrong, but can you give any sources to back your statements up? Apple does not say that its iTMS tracks are taken from the masters, and considering the fact that Jobs said he went to some length to get the rights to sell "untethered" music online, it seems unlikely that the record labels would give in even more by letting Apple use the masters.
And you mention the fact that the iTMS AAC's are 128kbps, 44khz, compared to 16bit 44khz audio of CD's. Well, keep in mind that the 128kbps bitrate is not comparable to the 16 bit sampling precision. They are different specifications. The first one measures the amount of data stored in 1 second of audio, the second one measures the precision of the digital value used to store a frame of audio IIRC (feel free to correct me). One must compare the AAC bitrate to the bitrate of the audio CD, which varies but is usually around 1-3mbps, an order of magnitude greater than 128kbps.
Other than those things, you mainly seem to say that AAC sounds better, purely as an unscientific opinion rather than something based on any real facts. And I have to question whether you did blind testing when comparing the audio formats...
Microsoft will realize it needs to balance the equation. Currently there is fairly active, fairly vociferous anti-MS group. Microsoft needs to do more than donate cash; it needs to form a permanent peace with the other side. To do this, the anti-MS community's leader will negotiate with MS.
Trinity though dies after crash landing a ship into a structure in the machine city, while Neo survives. No, she does not get revived.
The war also ends, with the sentient programs (the Oracle, the Architect etc.) remaining in the computer world. Zion is saved (yay).
Indeed... to add a bit though, fluid dynamics differ primarily from what's termed "gas dynamics" in compressibility. Whereas fluid dynamics deal with constant densities, gas dynamics involve compressible flow (supersonic flight, interiors of jet engines, etc.).
How do you know this? After the Word and Outlook fiascos and with Microsoft's increased focus on security, it seems unlikely that MS would make such a mistake again.
As much as I dislike Microsoft and their products, I don't think they'd be so foolish as to let something like a web browser execute shell scripts without restrictions.
http://www.informit.com/content/images/0672322803/ 0672322803.jpg
I wonder how much the largest voucher is worth. In the $202 million settlement here in Florida, the largest voucher is worth a whopping $12.
"On a more positive note, it is good to see designers anticipating problem exploits - no one likes a mutiplayer cheater."
Is it a cheat if the only thing it requires is skill, without any modification to the game?
For someone like me who has never compiled a kernel before, what sort of troubles should I expect in a move to a new kernel version?
There's also a free version of SOFTIMAGE|XSI, that runs on Linux. SOFTIMAGE is generally considered to be Maya's primary competitor in the high-end 3d graphics industry, though Maya seems to be more popular at the moment (then again, that appearance could just be caused by Alias's advertising). There's also a free version of Houdini. Houdini is kind of a niche product in the cinematic effects industry, very powerful though not as well known as either Maya or SOFTIMAGE.
Check out the about:mozilla page in the new releases... it's different...
I won't spoil the surprise... the meaning of the about:mozilla statement seems pretty obvious.
Virginia, a conservative state which is consistently Republican, has a voluntary recitation of the pledge in effect at its schools. At my Virginia high school, students not wishing to recite the pledge would do as they wished, and nobody seemed to care.
does this story use the AMD icon?
For 99% of us though, that is extremely impractical. One might as well not read hardware reviews at all, and rely entirely on self-experience. Compromises must be made in whom and how we trust. I've found that benchmarks that I do not confirm myself are just about always accurate (after purchasing the actual hardware and testing it myself) when they are replicated by multiple sources.
Ignorance is bliss.
Yob t'voyu mat.
"Russians are nice people"
And the Chinese aren't? You should know of course, having personally met over 50% of all Chinese and Russian citizens (isn't that around 600 million people?). I doubt that you ever met a single native Russian or Chinese person.
"their government is slowly but surely becoming more reasonable as the years go on"
After Putin came into power the government's grip on the "independent" TV and print media has clearly tightened. And of course there is Chechnya, but that is a different debate...
"The Chinese government, on the other hand, doesn't really like the US and is only trading (er, dumping their goods) with us just so they can raise the money needed to build up their military. China will never allow US companies to penetrate their markets or make any money there..."
This couple of sentences is just bizarre... Do you have any support for any of your statements? And when's the last time you've looked at the "MADE IN..." message on something you've bought in America?
"The United States and Russia have the potential to be great trading partners"
Why? You have given no valid reasons.
"China on the other hand, is in a relationship of convenience (for them), and as soon as they've drained the US dry, they'll become a far larger problem and threat to the US than Russia ever was..."
Draining the U.S. dry... I suppose the U.S. is just giving China stuff for free? And that the U.S. has no other sources of revenue besides trade with China?
"We should not encourage (or even allow, I say) technology transfers to China (of course, Clinton sold us down the river by giving all sorts of secrets to the Chinese, so the damage may have already been done)."
Off topic tangent. And what have you been smoking?
If your post is not intended to be a troll, then please, before you make such strong opinions, use something other than American movies and computer games plots as your sources of information.
Yes, my grammar is not impeccable. Ambiguity was present in my previous post. I think I got my meaning across though, and the meaning is what matters.
P.S. Again, fuck you.