Ah, I overlooked that. Points for you and king neckbeard.
In any case, the point isn't about exploiting all the gaming capabilities of any particular hardware. It's that as hardware advances, there will be innovations that weren't imagined before because many people's thinking has been based on the constraints of today's (or yesterday's) hardware.
I agree that someone could possibly build a compelling new type of game on old hardware, but there are many interesting and worthwhile gaming things you could never do with a SNES. An engaging AI environment is one example that comes to my mind.
Why is an innovation inherently going to make use of more computing power?
Didn't the post you're "responding" to that say about the innovation "will be some whole new way of thinking about gaming", rather than just higher resolution, FPS, etc. And did it mention anything at all about using more computing power?
If you're just looking for a place post your two cents on a subject, you could at least make it a reply to something vaguely related to what you're talking about.
It's not that I think what you're saying is wrong; it's just a nonsequitor in this thread.
According to TFA, they are actually taking advantage of other sources of energy in addition to the electricity provided by the wall plug. So it's not really the LED getting "greater than 100% efficiency", it's really "producing more light than you would get if you only took advantage of the electricity from the wall plug".
And they're talking in the range of 69 picowatts of light output, using only 30 picowatts of "wall plug" energy input. So it's quite believable.
Where I live, there are doctors who get contacted in case of emergencies. I understand that some of these doctors frequent theaters for "films", concerts, and live performances.
The American legal system again. Where lawsuits let people die while feeding corps and trolls. Way to go "America"...
To paraphrase a different lobbying group: Lawsuits don't "let people die", people do. Yes, it's frustrating. However, the ability to harm people through litigation is an effect of whom the people chose to create laws. If you don't participate in every election available, you should expect this kind of thing.
While this is true, there are two aspects to "alternative medicine":
1. The completely made-up "magic" stuff (e.g. wearing magnetic wristbands will make you more energetic). This is the part we tend to focus on and make fun of. 2. The "medicine" part... This is the part we should focus on and worry about.
Some of these "medications" have physiological effects that are real. However, they are frequently not well-studied, are completely unregulated by the organizations that are in place to ensure the safety of our medicines, and may have important, undocumented interactions with other "alternative medicines" or regulated drugs.
Seriously, do people wonder why they are consuming a whole plant, instead just single chemical it contains that has valuable medicinal properties?
Perhaps it's being used for educational purposes. Linux is a bit huge to use as a learning tool for various aspects of how operating systems work. I speculate that pulling in code from NetBSD seems to make sense to provide more up-to-date examples of modern OS architecture issues.
Having a backup sensor is not the same as seeing what's behind you. The reason being blind is a "disability" is that being able to see is a LOT more effective than hearing to tell what's around you and where.
you might want to read the short story "The march of the morons' to see what would happen if you baby proof the world
In the same sense that you might want to read "Stranger in a Strange Land" to see what would happen if we sent humans to live on Mars. It's in a book; it must be true!
The events of history should not be erased simply because they are unfortunate. In my view, you have the right to pursue success, but you don't have the right to be successful. In this case, the campground operator doesn't have any right to be successful, no matter how much it wishes its context or were different.
As others have suggested, the easy solution is to choose a new name. Asking Google to "forget" is foolish, and does a disservice to people who are interested or were affected by the disaster.
To somebody with an elementary grasp of statistics, even if there is zero financial penalty, the time potentially spent being pulled over for speeding (or having an accident that prevents arrival at the intended destination) makes it worthwhile to drive safely.
Presumably the value of getting somewhere quickly is directly proportional to the speeder. The bigger the hurry, the less concerned people are about the money, but the more inconvenient the potential for being stopped becomes.
In other words, driving unsafely because of desire to get somewhere in a hurry demonstrates failure to act in one's own self interest. It is not a rational activity, but an emotional one.
You are incorrectly inferring that they are talking about an interlock system.
Oops; correct, I was making an assumption. I suppose it's a reasonable convenience feature to have the breathalyzer availble. Thanks for setting me straight on that.
Tough rocks. A few shitty teachers made life a living hell for one of my kids so pardon me if I'm not on the worship-the-teacher bandwagon.
Why *shouldn't* they live under the same thumb they so firmly implant on their students?
In other words, let the good teachers be unfairly judged along with the bad ones. That surely creates the incentive needed to ensure the quality of educators children deserve.
Serves her right... she was stealing from Artists!
Sure, musicians have the RIAA, moviemakers have the MPAA... but those poor Scam Artists don't have a lobbying group with high-powered lawyers protecting their interests!
Or, how about voting for federal legislators who will address the problem, instead of encouraging state legislators to spend their time in exercises less effective than a single state's Occupy movement?
Slashdot Mirror
but can someone explain to me how "50% chance" == "10 minutes until war begins", and "0% chance" == "20 minutes until war begins"?
This looks like a concept created by someone who is in a very big hurry to see a war.
Tidmouth. Obviously.
Ah, I overlooked that. Points for you and king neckbeard.
In any case, the point isn't about exploiting all the gaming capabilities of any particular hardware. It's that as hardware advances, there will be innovations that weren't imagined before because many people's thinking has been based on the constraints of today's (or yesterday's) hardware.
I agree that someone could possibly build a compelling new type of game on old hardware, but there are many interesting and worthwhile gaming things you could never do with a SNES. An engaging AI environment is one example that comes to my mind.
Why is an innovation inherently going to make use of more computing power?
Didn't the post you're "responding" to that say about the innovation "will be some whole new way of thinking about gaming", rather than just higher resolution, FPS, etc. And did it mention anything at all about using more computing power?
If you're just looking for a place post your two cents on a subject, you could at least make it a reply to something vaguely related to what you're talking about.
It's not that I think what you're saying is wrong; it's just a nonsequitor in this thread.
According to TFA, they are actually taking advantage of other sources of energy in addition to the electricity provided by the wall plug. So it's not really the LED getting "greater than 100% efficiency", it's really "producing more light than you would get if you only took advantage of the electricity from the wall plug".
And they're talking in the range of 69 picowatts of light output, using only 30 picowatts of "wall plug" energy input. So it's quite believable.
No, no no. It's a computerized platform upon which you can display your collection of retinas.
Where I live, there are doctors who get contacted in case of emergencies. I understand that some of these doctors frequent theaters for "films", concerts, and live performances.
1. Write post
2. Make the mistake of ever looking at flawed post again
3. ???
5. Profit!
(Note to self: Proofread BEFORE hitting "submit")
I assumed they intentionally left out the name of the website in question to make it slightly more difficult for us to realize this is a dupe:
http://slashdot.org/story/12/03/01/0412241/us-shuts-down-canadian-gambling-site-with-verisigns-help
Not at all. Now, that Michael Geist weighed it, it's "news for nerds" instead of "stuff that matters".
And the evidence even showed up on Slashdot on February 27.
The American legal system again. Where lawsuits let people die while feeding corps and trolls. Way to go "America"...
To paraphrase a different lobbying group: Lawsuits don't "let people die", people do. Yes, it's frustrating. However, the ability to harm people through litigation is an effect of whom the people chose to create laws. If you don't participate in every election available, you should expect this kind of thing.
While this is true, there are two aspects to "alternative medicine":
1. The completely made-up "magic" stuff (e.g. wearing magnetic wristbands will make you more energetic). This is the part we tend to focus on and make fun of.
2. The "medicine" part... This is the part we should focus on and worry about.
Some of these "medications" have physiological effects that are real. However, they are frequently not well-studied, are completely unregulated by the organizations that are in place to ensure the safety of our medicines, and may have important, undocumented interactions with other "alternative medicines" or regulated drugs.
Seriously, do people wonder why they are consuming a whole plant, instead just single chemical it contains that has valuable medicinal properties?
Except that if one reads the article, while some of them are innocuous:
Australian Catholic University: Introduction to Complementary Nursing Therapy
(which is presumed to be so that nurses understand the consequences and interactions of patients using such alternative therapies)
some our outright degrees:
Canberra Institute of Technology: Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy
Just to clarify: Some ARE outright degrees.
Thank you for introducing relevant facts.
Let's try some actual references with, you know, facts, and stuff.
Instead of just making stuff up.
Perhaps it's being used for educational purposes. Linux is a bit huge to use as a learning tool for various aspects of how operating systems work. I speculate that pulling in code from NetBSD seems to make sense to provide more up-to-date examples of modern OS architecture issues.
Having a backup sensor is not the same as seeing what's behind you. The reason being blind is a "disability" is that being able to see is a LOT more effective than hearing to tell what's around you and where.
you might want to read the short story "The march of the morons' to see what would happen if you baby proof the world
In the same sense that you might want to read "Stranger in a Strange Land" to see what would happen if we sent humans to live on Mars. It's in a book; it must be true!
The events of history should not be erased simply because they are unfortunate. In my view, you have the right to pursue success, but you don't have the right to be successful. In this case, the campground operator doesn't have any right to be successful, no matter how much it wishes its context or were different.
As others have suggested, the easy solution is to choose a new name. Asking Google to "forget" is foolish, and does a disservice to people who are interested or were affected by the disaster.
To somebody with an elementary grasp of statistics, even if there is zero financial penalty, the time potentially spent being pulled over for speeding (or having an accident that prevents arrival at the intended destination) makes it worthwhile to drive safely.
Presumably the value of getting somewhere quickly is directly proportional to the speeder. The bigger the hurry, the less concerned people are about the money, but the more inconvenient the potential for being stopped becomes.
In other words, driving unsafely because of desire to get somewhere in a hurry demonstrates failure to act in one's own self interest. It is not a rational activity, but an emotional one.
You are incorrectly inferring that they are talking about an interlock system.
Oops; correct, I was making an assumption. I suppose it's a reasonable convenience feature to have the breathalyzer availble. Thanks for setting me straight on that.
More to the point, how are you going to get the car to the repair shop when the breathalyzer breaks? A tow truck? Really?
Tough rocks. A few shitty teachers made life a living hell for one of my kids so pardon me if I'm not on the worship-the-teacher bandwagon.
Why *shouldn't* they live under the same thumb they so firmly implant on their students?
In other words, let the good teachers be unfairly judged along with the bad ones. That surely creates the incentive needed to ensure the quality of educators children deserve.
Serves her right... she was stealing from Artists!
Sure, musicians have the RIAA, moviemakers have the MPAA... but those poor Scam Artists don't have a lobbying group with high-powered lawyers protecting their interests!
Or, how about voting for federal legislators who will address the problem, instead of encouraging state legislators to spend their time in exercises less effective than a single state's Occupy movement?
Microsoft is an MPEG LA licensor. Motorola is not.
MPEG LA claims that Theora and VP8 infringe on its members' patents, and implies it will take legal action against users of those codecs.