What set Doom apart wasn't just the visuals, it was how immersive the world was. There were other Doom engine based games that came out after Doom that were NOT nearly as good(Heretic was pretty damn close though).
Serious Sam was good because it aped the Doom gameplay style.
As for why they don't go AMD, it's probably due to AMD's supply line for midrange CPU parts. Note that Apple doesn't sell Celeron chips. they sell C2D, Core i5, i7 and Xeon.
Normally I'd shake my head and walk away. However, with the Boxee Box and other embedded devices running on Atom and other low end x86 CPUs and Linux, having the community bash out bugs in your drivers means that nVidia can get to the top of the embedded heap.
Do I always have to carry the keyboard with me? Sure. But like I said, it's still no less portable than an iPad: they both need a bag. IMO, the important divisions of portability are "attaches to my body" vs. "fits in my pocket" vs. "fits in a bag" vs. "fits in a suitcase" vs. "too big to travel with".
the keyboard makes a laptop less portable than an iPad(has to be sat down in a specific form factor, can't be used any way else). The hard drive makes it less portable than an iPad(drop it and it's toast; drop an ipad and it's dinged). My work T410 gets 3 hours under optimal conditions.
Or run productivity/development apps, or view Flash sites, or carry files from one place to another, or play/burn CDs and DVDs...
I can run Pages, Notes, and god knows how many productivity apps from the app store, I can use a flash card over the camera connector or various file sharing apps to share files over wifi, my last two netbooks couldn't burn CDs either, and the lack of flash is a feature.
Let's stop this stupid meme of the iPad is for consumption only. it's bullshit.
How do you know? I own a MacBook and work's provided a T410. For remote administrative work, no, the iPad's form factor is superior. If I were editing video or hacking away at images, we'd be talking a different story.
I wish this meme of the iPad only being for consumption would just fucking die already.
i can leave the keyboard in my bag when I'm not using it. When I'm using a notebook or other portable, the keyboard always comes with me. Portables with similar sized screens tend not to get 10 hours of battery life. Laptops... not so much, unless we're talking about a cheap netbook with a giant battery, then, i'm going to *need* an external keyboard anyway, and the track pad is definitely going to suck.
There's very little I can't do on an iPad that I can do on a laptop, like burn a hole in my crotch.
I've used an iPad for some sysadmin stuff, it's not painful in the slightest.
I'd rather have an iPad around for those kinds of tasks than a laptop. Laptops get hot, they're bulky, and heavy. An iPad's lighter, and with a bluetooth keyboard and a decent stand, better than a laptop for remote work.
From what I understand about Qt's place as an application framework, it's really lacking in scope as also a UI framework.
I think that Android tablets DO fail based on UE and UI concerns, but, I think unlike MeeGo's, the APIs need to be just simply fixed, not built from the non-existant ground up.
(Although this is advantageous if I'm building an environment where a custom UI, building general purpose applications would be a hassle at best, and nightmare at worst.
The one piece I've noticed a lot of geeks miss about OSes is that UI is a really, *REALLY* important piece, particularly when you're targeting Apple, in the mobile sphere. It's not about just good, it's also about consistent.
If Nokia wants me to build Qt framework applications, they need to get UIs consistent and in order, particularly if they want me to be able to develop from anything from a netbook, to a MID to an STB.
I don't know. I think it's more bandwagon jumping than "joining forces."
I think this is a case of AMD knowing what side it's bread is buttered on. If they can drum up more business through direct sales because linux now works as well or better than a competitor(like say, intel, or ARM)'s product, and the cost is a few dozen engineers on a crazy fun short term amount of time spent kernel hacking, I'd say it's worth it.
From what it sounds like, MeeGo might be a less than stellar MID or phone OS compared to say, Android, but, MeeGo's probably my first choice if I had to design a DVR set top box, or a kiosk that would be shipped to thousands and thousands of locations.
What's stopping Google from using code in the MeeGo base?
I'm 99% sure that it's nothing, and that if the code's good enough, we'll probably see a lot of cross contamination between Android and MeeGo kernel code.
I think though, that this is more proof that Nokia and maybe Google(I suspect that since Android's source is completely open, there would be no shame if Googlers went into Nokia, Intel and AMD's back yards and stole the grill) are both too stubborn to realize what's best for them.
If Nokia and Google were smart, Nokia would steal Google's UI code and Dalvik and Google would steal their best threading, i/o, and whatever other code is probably superior in MeeGo that isn't probably going to wind up in the base kernel trunk and call the whole thing a "cross platform open source collaboration" or some other nonsense string of buzzwords that make marketers beyond happy.
(I'm pretty sure AMD and Intel know better tricks for CPU optimization than Google does, then again, I don't know if ARM is working directly on the Linux kernel/Android or not.)
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Where's the application infrastructure? Third parties, distribution, OS drivers, etc?
With MeeGo, it's not there. Not for MeeGo specific apps.
This was modded up funny, but, you know, that's kind of the heart of the matter.
in the first century AD the number of the devil is 666.
In the 21st century, the number of the devil is $666.66 apparently. I guess inflation is a force greater than good or evil.
I don't think so.
What set Doom apart wasn't just the visuals, it was how immersive the world was. There were other Doom engine based games that came out after Doom that were NOT nearly as good(Heretic was pretty damn close though).
Serious Sam was good because it aped the Doom gameplay style.
best solution.
mostly, wait for other idiots using it and nick the ipad after they crash.
(assuming the ipad's in good condition after the wreck.)
AMD CPUs you mean? Apple uses Radeon parts.
As for why they don't go AMD, it's probably due to AMD's supply line for midrange CPU parts. Note that Apple doesn't sell Celeron chips. they sell C2D, Core i5, i7 and Xeon.
Normally I'd shake my head and walk away. However, with the Boxee Box and other embedded devices running on Atom and other low end x86 CPUs and Linux, having the community bash out bugs in your drivers means that nVidia can get to the top of the embedded heap.
Do I always have to carry the keyboard with me? Sure. But like I said, it's still no less portable than an iPad: they both need a bag. IMO, the important divisions of portability are "attaches to my body" vs. "fits in my pocket" vs. "fits in a bag" vs. "fits in a suitcase" vs. "too big to travel with".
the keyboard makes a laptop less portable than an iPad(has to be sat down in a specific form factor, can't be used any way else). The hard drive makes it less portable than an iPad(drop it and it's toast; drop an ipad and it's dinged). My work T410 gets 3 hours under optimal conditions.
Or run productivity/development apps, or view Flash sites, or carry files from one place to another, or play/burn CDs and DVDs...
I can run Pages, Notes, and god knows how many productivity apps from the app store, I can use a flash card over the camera connector or various file sharing apps to share files over wifi, my last two netbooks couldn't burn CDs either, and the lack of flash is a feature.
Let's stop this stupid meme of the iPad is for consumption only. it's bullshit.
Another way to look at this. He got caught. how good could he really be?
How do you know? I own a MacBook and work's provided a T410. For remote administrative work, no, the iPad's form factor is superior. If I were editing video or hacking away at images, we'd be talking a different story.
I wish this meme of the iPad only being for consumption would just fucking die already.
i can leave the keyboard in my bag when I'm not using it. When I'm using a notebook or other portable, the keyboard always comes with me. Portables with similar sized screens tend not to get 10 hours of battery life. Laptops ... not so much, unless we're talking about a cheap netbook with a giant battery, then, i'm going to *need* an external keyboard anyway, and the track pad is definitely going to suck.
There's very little I can't do on an iPad that I can do on a laptop, like burn a hole in my crotch.
bluetooth keyboard?
Keyboard dock?
I've used an iPad for some sysadmin stuff, it's not painful in the slightest.
I'd rather have an iPad around for those kinds of tasks than a laptop. Laptops get hot, they're bulky, and heavy. An iPad's lighter, and with a bluetooth keyboard and a decent stand, better than a laptop for remote work.
and like most royalty, it's ugly, inbred, useless and long past it's time.
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Global bashrc file.
Idiot Savant phone.
Yes and the marketplace isn't keeping track of updates orotber data either.
Being the easiest method isn't always best. Cutting something out of an already lean process means you may have cut out something more vital.
What exactly is the process for buying apps on the market place anyway?
But that's about as difficult as the process is to create a Kindle account, a Steam account, a Google Checkout account or any other online account.
Are you saying that Kindle and Steam are both user unfriendly?
Err.
Okay.
Steve Jobs doesn't stand behind me personally to watch me and make sure that I'm only doing approved things with my phone.
OTOH, no one's watching the Ovi Store or the Android Marketplace and it's turning into a haven for malware.
(Well, the Ovi Store has to have apps in it first before malware can creep in.)
You've never had to scroll through a poorly thought out webform drop down list with 300 elements have you?
Kinetic scrolling at that point made absolutely perfect sense.
From what I understand about Qt's place as an application framework, it's really lacking in scope as also a UI framework.
I think that Android tablets DO fail based on UE and UI concerns, but, I think unlike MeeGo's, the APIs need to be just simply fixed, not built from the non-existant ground up.
(Although this is advantageous if I'm building an environment where a custom UI, building general purpose applications would be a hassle at best, and nightmare at worst.
The one piece I've noticed a lot of geeks miss about OSes is that UI is a really, *REALLY* important piece, particularly when you're targeting Apple, in the mobile sphere. It's not about just good, it's also about consistent.
If Nokia wants me to build Qt framework applications, they need to get UIs consistent and in order, particularly if they want me to be able to develop from anything from a netbook, to a MID to an STB.
I don't know. I think it's more bandwagon jumping than "joining forces."
I think this is a case of AMD knowing what side it's bread is buttered on. If they can drum up more business through direct sales because linux now works as well or better than a competitor(like say, intel, or ARM)'s product, and the cost is a few dozen engineers on a crazy fun short term amount of time spent kernel hacking, I'd say it's worth it.
From what it sounds like, MeeGo might be a less than stellar MID or phone OS compared to say, Android, but, MeeGo's probably my first choice if I had to design a DVR set top box, or a kiosk that would be shipped to thousands and thousands of locations.
*puts on anti-Nokia troll hat*
Isn't that what Android is for?
What's stopping Google from using code in the MeeGo base?
I'm 99% sure that it's nothing, and that if the code's good enough, we'll probably see a lot of cross contamination between Android and MeeGo kernel code.
I think though, that this is more proof that Nokia and maybe Google(I suspect that since Android's source is completely open, there would be no shame if Googlers went into Nokia, Intel and AMD's back yards and stole the grill) are both too stubborn to realize what's best for them.
If Nokia and Google were smart, Nokia would steal Google's UI code and Dalvik and Google would steal their best threading, i/o, and whatever other code is probably superior in MeeGo that isn't probably going to wind up in the base kernel trunk and call the whole thing a "cross platform open source collaboration" or some other nonsense string of buzzwords that make marketers beyond happy.
(I'm pretty sure AMD and Intel know better tricks for CPU optimization than Google does, then again, I don't know if ARM is working directly on the Linux kernel/Android or not.)
This belongs in a MUSEUM. </Indiana_jones>
It's a driving simulator, so everything up TO the crash is realistic, everything afterwards... It's not a crash simulator. ;)