Some people believe the millennials are to blame for a great many things. Those people typically live in fear of everything, including how much corduroy they wear. Sad state of affairs really...
ATI has yet to do good in the software department. The only reason they release the spec is that they can't write drivers themselves. They can't even get one platform right, what makes you think that they can get all of them?
For those that have no problems (they exist right?) with ATI drivers, count your blessings, you are really, really lucky. I gave up on ATI back in 1994. After seeing the anguish year after year of my friends getting the AIW cards, and the like, I will probably never be back.
Diamond set a bad precedent for ATI in the early 90s, good HW sells, screw the SW, it isn't worth anything.
I will continue, as I have for the last decade, to watch for their progress, but I won't buy a card b/c it is faster, I will buy a card when I can plug it into my system, load the drivers, and have it *work*.
So you are saying that we *should* allow the government to be run by soft money and extremists?
We have seen that email/s-mail/fax campaigns on issues are worthless in real issues. The likelihood of a senator to change his/her mind because of a handfull of their millions of constituents is absurd. You haven't seen the senators that California keeps electing. It's shameful (and no I didn't vote for either of them).
The PACs and related organizations have created monsters out of good people. Corruption is rampant because of these organizations. We have over 6GW of power laying in waste because those plants have exausted their "air-pollution" credits. Granted that is only about half of what we need extra over what we have, but PG&E and SPE wouldn't be bankrupt (yet *P).
I believe the PACs should have their say in a public forum that is paid attention to by government officials. But I strongly disagree with the allowable system that has destroyed the accountability of the elected officials. We are not in a democracy. We are a Republic. If we can't trust our elected officials to do our bidding, we have no voice.
California has some of the more deepseated problems of the nation. It will take decades to undo what has been done in the last 15 years. This power crisis is just the beginning. Corporate is already abandoning California (Barrett (Intel) said that he will build no more facilities in CA). I am waiting for Old Money corps to do the same.
What we need is 6 carbon copies of Diablo Nuclear Power Plant. No waste is transported offsite. No air pollution, no water pollution. It holds most/all of the world records for safety and uptime (90% uptime). Runs like a clock. This will hold us over until enough money gets properly dumped into Fusion research. Sandia will have a facility built capable of high-yield fusion this or next year. Once it is proven, 1/2 of DoE's money needs to go there. 20 years with the right money. Just in time to replace the Diablo clones.
The gas problem is political more than technical. So it is much messier, and won't entertain a solution ATM. I wish I knew a quick fix, I don't like getting a US$147 gas bill for 103 therms. Last year it was US$27.
Do it right the first time and you won't see this happen.
Funny, I have noticed in the last 12 years that Sony has always been at the *bottom* of sound quality in the high-end (e.g. their ES line). Just b/c they can put glitz on their products, and use similar smoke and mirrors that Dr. Bose uses to make is pathetic speakers sound good doesn't make them a high quality company.
I would certainly hope that after 20 years that they have the best walkman. After shopping for studio headphones, I found that Sony didn't have the quality there either. I (and others, including a handful of recording engineers that I know, including my father) put them significantly down the list, for everything from comfort to sonic compleatness.
mediocrity != quality
As for price, ES is just as expensive as HK, about $1K for the A/V receivers.
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Some people believe the millennials are to blame for a great many things. Those people typically live in fear of everything, including how much corduroy they wear. Sad state of affairs really...
ATI has yet to do good in the software department. The only reason they release the spec is that they can't write drivers themselves. They can't even get one platform right, what makes you think that they can get all of them?
For those that have no problems (they exist right?) with ATI drivers, count your blessings, you are really, really lucky. I gave up on ATI back in 1994. After seeing the anguish year after year of my friends getting the AIW cards, and the like, I will probably never be back.
Diamond set a bad precedent for ATI in the early 90s, good HW sells, screw the SW, it isn't worth anything.
I will continue, as I have for the last decade, to watch for their progress, but I won't buy a card b/c it is faster, I will buy a card when I can plug it into my system, load the drivers, and have it *work*.
And now for something compleatly different; a man with a satellite up his bum.
So you are saying that we *should* allow the government to be run by soft money and extremists?
We have seen that email/s-mail/fax campaigns on issues are worthless in real issues. The likelihood of a senator to change his/her mind because of a handfull of their millions of constituents is absurd. You haven't seen the senators that California keeps electing. It's shameful (and no I didn't vote for either of them).
The PACs and related organizations have created monsters out of good people. Corruption is rampant because of these organizations. We have over 6GW of power laying in waste because those plants have exausted their "air-pollution" credits. Granted that is only about half of what we need extra over what we have, but PG&E and SPE wouldn't be bankrupt (yet *P).
I believe the PACs should have their say in a public forum that is paid attention to by government officials. But I strongly disagree with the allowable system that has destroyed the accountability of the elected officials. We are not in a democracy. We are a Republic. If we can't trust our elected officials to do our bidding, we have no voice.
California has some of the more deepseated problems of the nation. It will take decades to undo what has been done in the last 15 years. This power crisis is just the beginning. Corporate is already abandoning California (Barrett (Intel) said that he will build no more facilities in CA). I am waiting for Old Money corps to do the same.
What we need is 6 carbon copies of Diablo Nuclear Power Plant. No waste is transported offsite. No air pollution, no water pollution. It holds most/all of the world records for safety and uptime (90% uptime). Runs like a clock. This will hold us over until enough money gets properly dumped into Fusion research. Sandia will have a facility built capable of high-yield fusion this or next year. Once it is proven, 1/2 of DoE's money needs to go there. 20 years with the right money. Just in time to replace the Diablo clones.
The gas problem is political more than technical. So it is much messier, and won't entertain a solution ATM. I wish I knew a quick fix, I don't like getting a US$147 gas bill for 103 therms. Last year it was US$27.
Do it right the first time and you won't see this happen.
TheFinn
End of line.
Funny, I have noticed in the last 12 years that Sony has always been at the *bottom* of sound quality in the high-end (e.g. their ES line). Just b/c they can put glitz on their products, and use similar smoke and mirrors that Dr. Bose uses to make is pathetic speakers sound good doesn't make them a high quality company.
I would certainly hope that after 20 years that they have the best walkman. After shopping for studio headphones, I found that Sony didn't have the quality there either. I (and others, including a handful of recording engineers that I know, including my father) put them significantly down the list, for everything from comfort to sonic compleatness.
mediocrity != quality
As for price, ES is just as expensive as HK, about $1K for the A/V receivers.
just my $.02 worth.
TheFinn