If there is a widely accepted standard, there is a guaranteed customer base. 4K is the next logical plateau since it is gaining traction as the next broadcast standard (although NHK is pushing for 8K!).
There are only two suppliers of flat panels, Samsung and Sharp (and Sharp isn't looking good financially). If you ask them to make a common, but not wildly common resolution, it will cost much more.
In two years, you will be able to buy a 4K monitor for the same price as a 1080p screen, and all new video cards will support it.
Until, when I look at a video game on my screen and look at a live action TV show and can't tell the difference, there is room for improvement. Perhaps the improvement needs to come from the game developers, but there is still room and I do not believe we have hit the pinacle of GPU performance.
By the way, 4K will replace 1080p very soon, so the article is doubly moot.
"13. Note on Java support. The software may contain support for programs written in Java. Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of java technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage.
...whatever you learned in school is already out of date, when you consider what they teach in University is 5 years old when they teach it.
Ask BSCS grads who graduated in 2008 or earlier how much of what they learned in school is still relevant.
Getting into management without a degree is much tougher. Common knowledge is that you are a "better person" if you spent 6 years of your life getting an MBA, rather than actually doing the job.
Being from the Bay Area, it would be really cool to drive from, say Palo Alto to Emeryville (Steve Jobs' old commute) on or under the bay. Would probably be quicker than going through traffic.
How many lawsuits have been avoided because Google now has a formidable patent portfolio. Was the money spent on a nuclear arsenal wasted because there was no actual nuclear war?
Since the gun background check bill died because it was believed it create a registry of gun owners (it didn't), since CISPA *CAN* create a registry of gun owners, it should be easily defeated in the Senate.
We have no idea this was the reason and I would bet EA does NOT blame DRM for the failure. Especially given the fact that the servers do little processing (as we now know). I am sure they blame server engineering for being unprepared, or the guy who didn't sign the big server check, or the team responsible for forecasting. I can almost guarantee they do not blame DRM, since your gamer brethren BOUGHT THE GAME knowing DRM was in there.
Only if DRM disappears from EA games in the future, can you declare victory.
Jerry Lundegaard: No, but, Wade, see, I was bringin' you this deal for you to loan me the money to put in. It's my deal here, see? Stan Grossman: Jerry, we thought you were bringin' us an investment. Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, right. Stan Grossman: You're sayin'... What're you sayin'? Wade Gustafson: You're sayin' that we put in all the money and you collect when it pays off? Jerry Lundegaard: No, no. I- I 'd, pay you back the principal, and interest. Heck, I'd go one over prime? Stan Grossman: We're not a bank, Jerry. Wade Gustafson: What the heck, Jerry, if I wanted bank interest on seven hundred fifty thousand I'd go to Midwest Federal. Talk to Bill Diehl. Stan Grossman: He's at Norstar. Wade Gustafson: He's at - Jerry Lundegaard: No, see, I don't need a finder's fee, I need a... finder's fee's, what, ten percent, heck that's not gonna do it for me. I need the principal! Stan Grossman: Jerry, we're not just going to give you seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Wade Gustafson: What the heck were you thinkin'? Heck, if I'm only gettin' bank interest, I'd look for complete security. Heck, FDIC. I don't see nothin' like that here. Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, but I... Okay, I would, I'd guarantee ya your money back. Wade Gustafson: I'm not talkin' about your damn word, Jerry. Geez, what the heck're you-- Stan Grossman: We’re not a bank, Jerry.
"Bill of Rights" issues are for people who don't have a choice, like "Patients Bill of Rights" You do not have a choice about getting sick, you do have a choice about gaming.
The official documentation and message boards serve two different purposes, The official documentation should be a complete reference to the API and structure of a language. This is necessary for completeness. Stack Overflow should be used for quick real-world examples of simple tasks to be used as a starting point, or to get help with a particularly nasty bug.
We need both approaches, and the success of one, does not indicate the failure of the other.
This is not to say official documentation doesn't fail for other reasons, but killing it in favor of Stack Overflow alone is not the answer.
Yea, this makes it complicated. For example, a "gallon" is set by NIST, but it is a county official who goes to the gas pump and verifies that what it says is a gallon is actually a gallon, then puts a seal on the pump to certify it. Not sure of any US governing body that actually tests weights and measures.
Oops, yea, you are right, but there are usually provisions for security related changes or emergency changes, and two months is still too long. Week before and after black friday, then two weeks leading up to Christmas should be plenty.
Two months is a looong time. 17% of the year not getting full fidelity on your contracted services seems excessive. Usually, changes freezes are a few hours in the middle of the night, once a week.
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I know someone who had his original work taken down by a Warner Bros DMCA bot (without recourse, naturally, since only lawyers are people nowadays).
Really?
If there is a widely accepted standard, there is a guaranteed customer base. 4K is the next logical plateau since it is gaining traction as the next broadcast standard (although NHK is pushing for 8K!).
There are only two suppliers of flat panels, Samsung and Sharp (and Sharp isn't looking good financially). If you ask them to make a common, but not wildly common resolution, it will cost much more.
In two years, you will be able to buy a 4K monitor for the same price as a 1080p screen, and all new video cards will support it.
Until, when I look at a video game on my screen and look at a live action TV show and can't tell the difference, there is room for improvement. Perhaps the improvement needs to come from the game developers, but there is still room and I do not believe we have hit the pinacle of GPU performance.
By the way, 4K will replace 1080p very soon, so the article is doubly moot.
"13. Note on Java support. The software may contain support for
programs written in Java. Java technology is not fault tolerant and is
not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as online
control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe
performance, such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft
navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life
support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of java
technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe
physical or environmental damage.
...whatever you learned in school is already out of date, when you consider what they teach in University is 5 years old when they teach it.
Ask BSCS grads who graduated in 2008 or earlier how much of what they learned in school is still relevant.
Getting into management without a degree is much tougher. Common knowledge is that you are a "better person" if you spent 6 years of your life getting an MBA, rather than actually doing the job.
Being from the Bay Area, it would be really cool to drive from, say Palo Alto to Emeryville (Steve Jobs' old commute) on or under the bay. Would probably be quicker than going through traffic.
How many lawsuits have been avoided because Google now has a formidable patent portfolio. Was the money spent on a nuclear arsenal wasted because there was no actual nuclear war?
These are probably defensive patents.
That helps with hardware incompatibility but not security.
Since the gun background check bill died because it was believed it create a registry of gun owners (it didn't), since CISPA *CAN* create a registry of gun owners, it should be easily defeated in the Senate.
4chan may have found them... http://imgur.com/a/sUrnA
Their ISP may have given them no choice.
As far as I know, you can't use the DMCA for trademark infringement. They should have hired a lawyer.
The defendant in this case made no copies, he simply imported paper books already sold in Asia.
There are other cases winding their way though regarding First Sale in the ebook world, we will have to wait for one of them to get to SCOTUS.
We have no idea this was the reason and I would bet EA does NOT blame DRM for the failure. Especially given the fact that the servers do little processing (as we now know). I am sure they blame server engineering for being unprepared, or the guy who didn't sign the big server check, or the team responsible for forecasting. I can almost guarantee they do not blame DRM, since your gamer brethren BOUGHT THE GAME knowing DRM was in there.
Only if DRM disappears from EA games in the future, can you declare victory.
Jerry Lundegaard: No, but, Wade, see, I was bringin' you this deal for you to loan me the money to put in. It's my deal here, see?
Stan Grossman: Jerry, we thought you were bringin' us an investment.
Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, right.
Stan Grossman: You're sayin'... What're you sayin'?
Wade Gustafson: You're sayin' that we put in all the money and you collect when it pays off?
Jerry Lundegaard: No, no. I- I 'd, pay you back the principal, and interest. Heck, I'd go one over prime?
Stan Grossman: We're not a bank, Jerry.
Wade Gustafson: What the heck, Jerry, if I wanted bank interest on seven hundred fifty thousand I'd go to Midwest Federal. Talk to Bill Diehl.
Stan Grossman: He's at Norstar.
Wade Gustafson: He's at -
Jerry Lundegaard: No, see, I don't need a finder's fee, I need a... finder's fee's, what, ten percent, heck that's not gonna do it for me. I need the principal!
Stan Grossman: Jerry, we're not just going to give you seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Wade Gustafson: What the heck were you thinkin'? Heck, if I'm only gettin' bank interest, I'd look for complete security. Heck, FDIC. I don't see nothin' like that here.
Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, but I... Okay, I would, I'd guarantee ya your money back.
Wade Gustafson: I'm not talkin' about your damn word, Jerry. Geez, what the heck're you--
Stan Grossman: We’re not a bank, Jerry.
Just don't buy it.
"Bill of Rights" issues are for people who don't have a choice, like "Patients Bill of Rights" You do not have a choice about getting sick, you do have a choice about gaming.
Miller–Urey experiment created amino acids in the lab with lightning. This is the most likely source of life on earth. Not Mars, not comets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Newark/4931-Bosworth-Ct-94560/home/1763349
9th Circuit is the most liberal, it has a good chance of being overturned or modified by SCOTUS.
The official documentation and message boards serve two different purposes, The official documentation should be a complete reference to the API and structure of a language. This is necessary for completeness. Stack Overflow should be used for quick real-world examples of simple tasks to be used as a starting point, or to get help with a particularly nasty bug.
We need both approaches, and the success of one, does not indicate the failure of the other.
This is not to say official documentation doesn't fail for other reasons, but killing it in favor of Stack Overflow alone is not the answer.
Yea, this makes it complicated. For example, a "gallon" is set by NIST, but it is a county official who goes to the gas pump and verifies that what it says is a gallon is actually a gallon, then puts a seal on the pump to certify it. Not sure of any US governing body that actually tests weights and measures.
Perhaps we need a weights and measures type certification for ISPs?
In the US it's per County, so that will be interesting!
Oops, yea, you are right, but there are usually provisions for security related changes or emergency changes, and two months is still too long. Week before and after black friday, then two weeks leading up to Christmas should be plenty.
Two months is a looong time. 17% of the year not getting full fidelity on your contracted services seems excessive. Usually, changes freezes are a few hours in the middle of the night, once a week.