After today's events, don't you want to take a few moments to let your brain and emotions relax? We can't sit here on edge 100% of the time, it won't do us, or the situation, any good.
In many situations, people are known to react irrationally if they do so in the heat of the moment. Take the time to calm down, relax, and then reflect on what's happened to get your head on straight.
I was able to send my comment in as early as August 16th, and they accepted it. Perhaps you have your deadlines mixed up?
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Subject: RE: COPYRIGHT REFORM PROCESS Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:26:39 -0400 Thank you for your comments. We are currently preparing all comments received for web posting. Submissions will be posted according to the date received and with the author's name.
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...according to the article, you can't pre-order it unbundled. I'm not even sure if you'll be able to buy it unbundled for a certain period of time. Besides, you get to save a whopping $5 if you choose the controller as the bundled accessory...
When you attempt to switch users in Windows XP, and you have an active internet connection, it warns you that you will have to disconnect from the internet to switch users. I have no idea if there is any way to turn this off, but I haven't seen one.
You wouldn't be able to transfer those ?Napster files and check your sister's email at the same time, unfortunately.
I mean, come on!! It's 2001, and computers still have moving parts?
Well, I think that we won't be getting rid of HSFs any time soon, and it seems to apply to Moore's Law as well. Fans need to be twice as powerful with every new CPU generation, unfortunately.
I have a Super Orb on my Athlon 1.2GHz (2x5500RPM fans, though my monitor shows one 6000RPM and one 5500RPM), in an air conditioned room (about 68F), and my CPU idles at 45C, with an ambient case temp of 25C, even though I'm not overclocking, and the CPU is using 1.6V Core (normal is 1.75 for an Athlon 1.2GHz), 3.3V VIO. (Sorry, but my A/C shows Farenheit, and my monitor shows Celcius).
There's got to be a way to cool these damn things down, without being so noisy! At this rate, I don't care how loud my hard drive is (60GB Quantum Fireball AS, pretty quiet actually), I won't be able to hear it over the fscking fans in my case!
Microsoft gave nVidia the resources to produce these chipsets, which were originally for the X-Box. The Multimedia & Communications Processor on the X-Box that handles the sound and network and hypertransport bus are the same as found on this chipset. The graphics core is even integrated into the chipset about the same way that it was on the X-Box. The only thing they added was the PCI bus on the south bridge, because the X-Box had no need for this.
By that same token though, I've been dying to see a new Mario game. On Gameboy, Super Mario Land 1 and 2 were amazing, but then it started to get centred around Wario. I was really anticipating a new side-scrolling Mario game for the GameBoy Advance, but they sort of did a rehash of an old NES game like they did with Super Mario Deluxe. I really enjoy the old games, and I'm happy to see them in portable form, but I hope they also release something new. If they expect to get another 10 years though, I'm sure they'll have to;)
I'm really happy about the multiplayer on F-Zero though, the other GBA players don't even need a cart! You can hook up GBAs with your friends and they download the level data and are able to play against you! You all have to use the same car though, and there are only a couple of tracks to choose from (this is unless you each have a cart) so it gives you incentive to buy the full version and gives you a little demo at the same time, plus it's great for casual users. Nintendo really did a great job on this one!
I highly doubt that... consoles usually use very specific hardware, and code for it is also very specific. Considering the X-Box will use a P3 733MHz CPU, you'd think they would use SSE, which even the 1.33GHz 266FSB Athlons don't support.
Also, on consoles, timing is very important, as it is the exact same on every X-Box. Programmers use timers for hardware tricks, which is why timing can either make or break hardware emulation.
Now, considering that the X-Box will use the GeForce 3, and since no other current card has a programmable pixel shader, I doubt any other card would be used in the demo hardware. (I doubt any other vendor would lend their hardware to be used to sell a competitor's product either). Either way, this hardware is very specific as well.
In any case, blah blah Troll post blah blah blah, blah blah beta hardware blah, blah blah blahbetyblah.
Personally, I think the fact that Microsoft is buying all of the games for its systems, I wonder if this will lead to console preference based on which developers they own compared to console preference based on the overall amount of developer support it recieves... I understand that MS has to even out the field a little since it's jumping in where it has no experience or reputation, but they really did lay it on thick this time.
I believe that these games would be better off on the PC than the X-Box though, PC gamers need something to play as well. Sure, we've got our share of games, but there is a particular "motif" for PC games, which excludes console-style gaming. I'd like to put my joystick to use without having to rely on classic gaming (I want to enjoy what everyone else is playing too), and after laying down $300 on a spiffy new graphics card, because I love my eyes, I'd like to enjoy some spiffy games with spiffy visuals... not Unreal... now with Anti Aliasing(TM)(C)(R)!
Soul Calibur? Crazy Taxi? Zone of the Enders? Perhaps a good conversion of Metal Gear Solid, motion blur included? <SARCASM>I'm almost sure my PC might be able to handle that...</SARCASM> (Especially since it can emulate it perfectly...)
If the consumer gets screwed over, it's their fault for not knowing what they're buying in the first place!
To be fair, though, (at least in the local computer store here) I've actually overheard store clerks recommending Durons instead of Celerons (and even P3s in some case) and Athlons instead of P4s. The store clerk is there to help out the consumer, and I think less and less Intel chips are being sold because of simple word-of-mouth.
Well if all this stuff makes Intel look better than AMD, I'm all for it. I'd rather have the best machine no matter who it comes from, and if the price drops on P4s combined with DDRSDRAM etc make better systems, great!
I'm rather pissed off at this 686B problem as it is right now, and personally I'm not too keen on VIA because of it, and the fact that AMD doesn't want to produce their own chipsets. I'd like to see AMD succeed as well... but I'd like to see a widely-implemented chipset that rivaled the BX in stability and ease of use.
Or they'll be creamed. I suffer from the 686B problem that has been plaguing so many Athlon users... and we thought all these problems died with Super 7.
Right now I miss my BX board, and unless AMD starts making their own chipsets, or they get 3rd parties to make damn good ones, nobody will put the hammer series to any good use.
Don't bullies inherit their violent tendencies from butt whoopings? If they are raised this way I don't think making matters worse will solve anything.
How about Ludovico's treatment?
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AIM has the first, fourth and last problem as well. I've begun annoying AOL about this but so far they have done nothing. I've been dying to get an AIM-compatible client that doesn't do this!
I took a look at some ICQ resources and apparently it may have AIM interoperability written into it. Has anyone taken a look at the "icqateres.dll" file in a resource editor? It seems to have AIM graphics and dialog boxes.
My Duron 700 was able to compress 24fps video in realtime, 720x480 around 900kbps with a 44.1KHz 160Kbps MP3 stream. This was using a Quantum Fireball AS 7200RPM 60GB drive as the source as well as the destination.
I'm positive that video conferencing has a lower requirement (since even broadband is slower than the bandwidth required for a DivX;-) movie this quality).
Take a look at ICQ, AIM, even apps with legacy code still in it like mIRC...
Aren't people also saying Windows is bloated enough already?
I think as long as my PC can't measure up to my consoles graphically, code is already too bloated. I still haven't seen anything look as good as Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast or Metal Gear Solid 2 on PS2. Why don't they port them over (no matter how slow they will be) and then run them on the PC? Users will always be willing to upgrade for the sake of a killer must-have game, and I can't think of anything more so than Metal Gear Solid 2. If gaming leads technology on the PC, they should be able to keep it going by bringing out games that actually take advantage of the hardware or push it past its limits.
As long as Quake 3 is the best looking thing we have to play on PCs, nobody's going to want to upgrade. Even then, it's just another FPS, and the genre has become an ocean.
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In many situations, people are known to react irrationally if they do so in the heat of the moment. Take the time to calm down, relax, and then reflect on what's happened to get your head on straight.
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From: copyright-droitdauteur@ic.gc.ca
To: xxxx
Subject: RE: COPYRIGHT REFORM PROCESS
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:26:39 -0400
Thank you for your comments. We are currently preparing all comments received for web posting. Submissions will be posted according to the date received and with the author's name.
Malaka Hendela
Policy Analyst
Intellectual Property Policy Directorate,
Industry Canada
...according to the article, you can't pre-order it unbundled. I'm not even sure if you'll be able to buy it unbundled for a certain period of time. Besides, you get to save a whopping $5 if you choose the controller as the bundled accessory...
When you attempt to switch users in Windows XP, and you have an active internet connection, it warns you that you will have to disconnect from the internet to switch users. I have no idea if there is any way to turn this off, but I haven't seen one. You wouldn't be able to transfer those ?Napster files and check your sister's email at the same time, unfortunately.
Whew, it feels liberating to hear someone else say it; I thought I was the only one!
Well, money represents the time we had to spend to earn it, so it's about the same either way.
It makes sense, each "Final Fantasy" is pretty "Final," they don't get continued.
Well, I think that we won't be getting rid of HSFs any time soon, and it seems to apply to Moore's Law as well. Fans need to be twice as powerful with every new CPU generation, unfortunately.
I have a Super Orb on my Athlon 1.2GHz (2x5500RPM fans, though my monitor shows one 6000RPM and one 5500RPM), in an air conditioned room (about 68F), and my CPU idles at 45C, with an ambient case temp of 25C, even though I'm not overclocking, and the CPU is using 1.6V Core (normal is 1.75 for an Athlon 1.2GHz), 3.3V VIO. (Sorry, but my A/C shows Farenheit, and my monitor shows Celcius).
There's got to be a way to cool these damn things down, without being so noisy! At this rate, I don't care how loud my hard drive is (60GB Quantum Fireball AS, pretty quiet actually), I won't be able to hear it over the fscking fans in my case!
Microsoft gave nVidia the resources to produce these chipsets, which were originally for the X-Box. The Multimedia & Communications Processor on the X-Box that handles the sound and network and hypertransport bus are the same as found on this chipset. The graphics core is even integrated into the chipset about the same way that it was on the X-Box. The only thing they added was the PCI bus on the south bridge, because the X-Box had no need for this.
I'm really happy about the multiplayer on F-Zero though, the other GBA players don't even need a cart! You can hook up GBAs with your friends and they download the level data and are able to play against you! You all have to use the same car though, and there are only a couple of tracks to choose from (this is unless you each have a cart) so it gives you incentive to buy the full version and gives you a little demo at the same time, plus it's great for casual users. Nintendo really did a great job on this one!
Also, on consoles, timing is very important, as it is the exact same on every X-Box. Programmers use timers for hardware tricks, which is why timing can either make or break hardware emulation.
Now, considering that the X-Box will use the GeForce 3, and since no other current card has a programmable pixel shader, I doubt any other card would be used in the demo hardware. (I doubt any other vendor would lend their hardware to be used to sell a competitor's product either). Either way, this hardware is very specific as well.
In any case, blah blah Troll post blah blah blah, blah blah beta hardware blah, blah blah blahbetyblah.
Personally, I think the fact that Microsoft is buying all of the games for its systems, I wonder if this will lead to console preference based on which developers they own compared to console preference based on the overall amount of developer support it recieves... I understand that MS has to even out the field a little since it's jumping in where it has no experience or reputation, but they really did lay it on thick this time.
I believe that these games would be better off on the PC than the X-Box though, PC gamers need something to play as well. Sure, we've got our share of games, but there is a particular "motif" for PC games, which excludes console-style gaming. I'd like to put my joystick to use without having to rely on classic gaming (I want to enjoy what everyone else is playing too), and after laying down $300 on a spiffy new graphics card, because I love my eyes, I'd like to enjoy some spiffy games with spiffy visuals... not Unreal... now with Anti Aliasing(TM)(C)(R)!
Soul Calibur? Crazy Taxi? Zone of the Enders? Perhaps a good conversion of Metal Gear Solid, motion blur included? <SARCASM>I'm almost sure my PC might be able to handle that...</SARCASM> (Especially since it can emulate it perfectly...)
To be fair, though, (at least in the local computer store here) I've actually overheard store clerks recommending Durons instead of Celerons (and even P3s in some case) and Athlons instead of P4s. The store clerk is there to help out the consumer, and I think less and less Intel chips are being sold because of simple word-of-mouth.
Compared to the 50's? Absolutely yes.
I'm rather pissed off at this 686B problem as it is right now, and personally I'm not too keen on VIA because of it, and the fact that AMD doesn't want to produce their own chipsets. I'd like to see AMD succeed as well... but I'd like to see a widely-implemented chipset that rivaled the BX in stability and ease of use.
Right now I miss my BX board, and unless AMD starts making their own chipsets, or they get 3rd parties to make damn good ones, nobody will put the hammer series to any good use.
They say that hate is the opposite of enlightenment, and you've proved this beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Hehe.
How about Ludovico's treatment?
Oh is that what's wrong? My sanity's loose?
Well, it does have them. There is a Win32 platform, and Java works on MacOS.
It comes bundled with Windows Millennium Edition. From what I've seen, it's in Windows XP as well!
I took a look at some ICQ resources and apparently it may have AIM interoperability written into it. Has anyone taken a look at the "icqateres.dll" file in a resource editor? It seems to have AIM graphics and dialog boxes.
Yeah, but doesn't 128MB RDRAM come with the P4? Also the P4 has a 400MHz FSB.
I'm positive that video conferencing has a lower requirement (since even broadband is slower than the bandwidth required for a DivX ;-) movie this quality).
Aren't people also saying Windows is bloated enough already?
I think as long as my PC can't measure up to my consoles graphically, code is already too bloated. I still haven't seen anything look as good as Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast or Metal Gear Solid 2 on PS2. Why don't they port them over (no matter how slow they will be) and then run them on the PC? Users will always be willing to upgrade for the sake of a killer must-have game, and I can't think of anything more so than Metal Gear Solid 2. If gaming leads technology on the PC, they should be able to keep it going by bringing out games that actually take advantage of the hardware or push it past its limits.
As long as Quake 3 is the best looking thing we have to play on PCs, nobody's going to want to upgrade. Even then, it's just another FPS, and the genre has become an ocean.
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