Sure, the games verge on not being playable on a regular modem. But the game developers ARE thinking of you, the problem being that it isn't as simple as waving a magic wand in order to make all bandwidth and latency issues disappear.
Game developers (usually) do optimise their net code to the best of their ability, the problem lies within the modem.
You know... I was thinking the exact same thing.
I don't blame John -- the post was fine. But it definately doesn't deserve +4 Informative. The moderators go crazy over anything he says, thats their fault. I don't think anyone should be "blasting" John for this post, it was informative (and who better to inform about money made from games?!?). I just think its kinda funny how everything he says gets modded up to +4 or +5 even though it may only be deserving of +2, which it would get if not for his fame. Once again though, this definately isn't John's fault.
As if a doctor can do that... that'd be like me patenting the design of one of NVidia's GPUs, I can't because I don't own it.
If my doctor turns out to be a DNA-stealing mongrul I'll sue his ass for copyright infringement.
I don't understand... when writing an article that contains metaphors how the writer(s) could possibly overlook throwing in a few similes as well. What next?!? Poems about technical issue? "Poems for nerds. Stuff that rhymes." To all writers: Next time you're writing an article, don't forget alliteration and consonance!
Whenever remembering computer-related things, they come easily to me (programming languages, ect). I'm also pretty sure that my real life memory has been better because of computers.
The one thing I have noticed is that sometimes I have a very inconsistent short term memory in that sometimes I can remember a whole conversation after having it, sometimes nothing.
Anyways, I think the moral of the story is that in today's high tech society we can no longer depend on our own memory, so get PDA...;]
I thought they were making a "weird" move when they decided to stop producing Dreamcasts... I mean, it is pretty popular and it seemed like they were letting it die very early since it really wasn't performing too badly.
This is just a Dreamcast with downloadable games (pay-per-play), right??
Cunning move... software isn't selling, so we make a new console, same software... and sell software as pay-per-play. Could also turn out to be a stupid move if it flops (has pay-per-view/play ever worked?!?).
Ok... so we have a war in space... but what if aliens come and see us fighting?? You know what they say about inter-galactic politics, "first impressions last". If aliens come and see us fighting amongst ourselves, they may consider us a hostile and threatening race and decide to wipe us out.
Scary stuff.
"Even if Linus was somehow brainwashed by AMD into trying to make Linux AMD-only or something silly like that, he would rapidly find himself sidelined in Linux development."
You're thinking of Intel... they were the ones who tried to block other CPUs using their CPUID.
Too bad for them, no developers thought that limiting their market to people who owned a certain CPU was a good idea.
Besides, its pretty much impossible to limit Linux to a certain CPU: Its open-source. Of course, Linus could change that, but I don't think AMD could convince him to do any of this.
Whats the advantage to having a train that floats due to magnetic tracks apart from acting "as a model to display the high-tech achievements of Shanghai"?
It sounds like a big waste of money to me. Why not just go for 200 miles of old fashioned track?
I assume its also going to need some barriers on both sides to make sure it doesn't lose its balance??
Anyone else check out that video?? A little jerky and I'm pretty sure I saw the ball actually change its position for a frame or two when the camera was mid-swing... Hopefully thats just due to the poor quality video...
I'd prefer to use the term "improbable" in that case. If you could discover the perfect prediction algorithm... why not?!? They did mention in the movie that the computer was only predicting. That kinda stuff isn't impossible to do with computers, since our minds can predict that kinda stuff OK.
After all, our minds are just genetic computers.
while(alive == TRUE)
{// think.
}
Exactly.
Apart from a knife being a very low and barbaric form of opposition, it is also not the most effective. One person with a knife will stab one person and then get thrown into jail. If that person instead fights with their voice, they can't be thrown into jail and will be able to fight long and hard like that.
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I think they might have perhaps identified it before lift-off?? (DUH!)
Sure, the games verge on not being playable on a regular modem. But the game developers ARE thinking of you, the problem being that it isn't as simple as waving a magic wand in order to make all bandwidth and latency issues disappear. Game developers (usually) do optimise their net code to the best of their ability, the problem lies within the modem.
Uhm... The first screenshots were released over a year ago.
You know... I was thinking the exact same thing. I don't blame John -- the post was fine. But it definately doesn't deserve +4 Informative. The moderators go crazy over anything he says, thats their fault.
I don't think anyone should be "blasting" John for this post, it was informative (and who better to inform about money made from games?!?). I just think its kinda funny how everything he says gets modded up to +4 or +5 even though it may only be deserving of +2, which it would get if not for his fame.
Once again though, this definately isn't John's fault.
As if a doctor can do that... that'd be like me patenting the design of one of NVidia's GPUs, I can't because I don't own it. If my doctor turns out to be a DNA-stealing mongrul I'll sue his ass for copyright infringement.
Genius is often mis-understood. ;]
Then again, maybe both?
Watch out electricians in Detroit... one mistake now and you're toast for sure!!
All these companies are getting ripped off! There are people out there that will attack your computer FREE! Don't pay for virus attacks anymore ;]
I don't understand... when writing an article that contains metaphors how the writer(s) could possibly overlook throwing in a few similes as well. What next?!? Poems about technical issue? "Poems for nerds. Stuff that rhymes."
To all writers: Next time you're writing an article, don't forget alliteration and consonance!
Shouldn't that be a telefrag since Gamespot took their place?
I can't remember what I was going to write.
Whenever remembering computer-related things, they come easily to me (programming languages, ect). I'm also pretty sure that my real life memory has been better because of computers. ;]
The one thing I have noticed is that sometimes I have a very inconsistent short term memory in that sometimes I can remember a whole conversation after having it, sometimes nothing.
Anyways, I think the moral of the story is that in today's high tech society we can no longer depend on our own memory, so get PDA...
I thought they were making a "weird" move when they decided to stop producing Dreamcasts... I mean, it is pretty popular and it seemed like they were letting it die very early since it really wasn't performing too badly. This is just a Dreamcast with downloadable games (pay-per-play), right?? Cunning move... software isn't selling, so we make a new console, same software... and sell software as pay-per-play. Could also turn out to be a stupid move if it flops (has pay-per-view/play ever worked?!?).
SPAM is a billion dollar industry?? In 10 years from now, when MS have a "monopoly" over SPAM, will the Department of Justice step in?
Just wait till you start seeing the "ModChip.com" ads reading "4 wire mod chips for cars!!".
Ok... so we have a war in space... but what if aliens come and see us fighting?? You know what they say about inter-galactic politics, "first impressions last". If aliens come and see us fighting amongst ourselves, they may consider us a hostile and threatening race and decide to wipe us out.
Scary stuff.
With all these SEGA rumours lately, you'd think people would learn?!? And you'd also think its about time a REAL announcment came out of SEGA's mouth.
"Even if Linus was somehow brainwashed by AMD into trying to make Linux AMD-only or something silly like that, he would rapidly find himself sidelined in Linux development."
You're thinking of Intel... they were the ones who tried to block other CPUs using their CPUID.
Too bad for them, no developers thought that limiting their market to people who owned a certain CPU was a good idea.
Besides, its pretty much impossible to limit Linux to a certain CPU: Its open-source. Of course, Linus could change that, but I don't think AMD could convince him to do any of this.
I wanna get one of those holiday implants like in Total Recall... I just hope everything turns out better this time.
Whats the advantage to having a train that floats due to magnetic tracks apart from acting "as a model to display the high-tech achievements of Shanghai"? It sounds like a big waste of money to me. Why not just go for 200 miles of old fashioned track? I assume its also going to need some barriers on both sides to make sure it doesn't lose its balance??
Anyone else check out that video?? A little jerky and I'm pretty sure I saw the ball actually change its position for a frame or two when the camera was mid-swing... Hopefully thats just due to the poor quality video...
I'd prefer to use the term "improbable" in that case. If you could discover the perfect prediction algorithm... why not?!? They did mention in the movie that the computer was only predicting. That kinda stuff isn't impossible to do with computers, since our minds can predict that kinda stuff OK. After all, our minds are just genetic computers. while(alive == TRUE) { // think.
}
Exactly. Apart from a knife being a very low and barbaric form of opposition, it is also not the most effective. One person with a knife will stab one person and then get thrown into jail. If that person instead fights with their voice, they can't be thrown into jail and will be able to fight long and hard like that.
I guess .NET is looking good for Microsoft now... "compile once, run anywhere" (except non-ms OS's)
This sounds like a trick to get me to give him all my bugs...
Hmmmm.....