Keep in mind all he posted were contact details for the appropriate person. He didn't say "FLAME THEM!!", but "If you wish to let Nintendo know what your thoughts are about all this". But either way, this person might have to read some hate mail... what do you want me to do? Weep for the "Vice President of Corporate Affairs" at a big company called Nintendo who gets paid way too much for doing not enough? I think they can handle abit of hate mail, don't you?
"Basically they talk about the lack of competition in the Australian broadband market, as well as the current Australian Government's boneheaded IT policy."
Uh... since when does Microsoft have the right to complain about lack of competition?? I mean, they crush competition in their parts of the industry and then say theres not enough competition in Australia's broadband market. WTF?
Sure, the gap between software and hardware is getting larger and larger. It used to be if you don't have hardware from within the past year or even few months... you can't run the latest software.
But nowdays you can still run the latest software on a computer almost 2 years old. Do you really think it is because we cannot utilize the extra power?? The reason the power isn't being used is because people are hanging onto hardware longer now. There is a huge gap between CPU speeds (300 Mhz - 1.5 Ghz) and software needs to cater for slightly lower CPU speed audiences.
I'm pretty sure any game coming out within the next month could easily have taken advantage of a 1.5 Ghz chip and used it to its full potential but they need to cater for the lesser machines as well. Why buy a 1.5 Ghz chip then?? Its an investment. Initially, it won't be used 100% which is what you want when you buy a CPU. If you buy a CPU and its already being used 100% (and needing more power) then imagine what it'll be like in a few months.
Lots of free advertising would happen.
Sure, many people would be disgusted and uninstall it. But more people yet would now recognise the brand and product name.
And Macromedia?? They wouldn't have any penalty imposed on them. Basically a virus distributed through flash would only be of benefit to Macromedia. Look at any of the softwares that have had big viruses distributed through their use and I think you'll find that they are more widely used than they were before.
OK, Firstly, the actual article claims its the "15 Most influential games of all time" therefore NOT PC only. Which begs the question, which deserves to be there more... Half-Life or Pac-man? Tomb Raider or Space Invaders?
I think you can see what I'm getting at...
I think the most influential games list, would include only a single game from each genre. That single game need not be the "first" in the genre... but instead, the one that gave it a kick-start. (Catacombs 3D was the first FPS, but DOOM, Wolf3D and Quake gave the FPS genre the momentum it has today)
I'm pretty amazed Tomb Raider made it onto the 15 most influential... I reckon I could think of 15 games not listed that were more influential than Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider's marketing was influential, not the game.
OK... so the problem isn't on the chip itself. That doesn't make it go away. Anyone with a P4 and this setup will face the problem. It doesn't matter very much where the problem lies unless you plan on shelling out for some new hardware.
Anchor it to an asteroid?!?
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Ummm... If its not happening, why post about it?
I mean... this wasn't even an update, same post.
Its about as good as a "what if" when you know the "what if" won't happen.
What if all/. "news" becomes like this?
Wouldn't the robots have some trouble... I mean, even humans have enough trouble trying to get two bits of LEGO seperated sometimes. Sure, its not exactly LEGO but the pieces look like they could be abit tricky...
I think they should also build a speaker into the robots so that they can scream obsenities at the pieces when they get frustrated. Maybe they could hum as they work, too?? Provided everything is going well, that is.
I can't see why you'd want to do that...?
A cable modem still requires a network card, so why not just get some cat-5 cable and hook up the network cards?
3D GUI's take a load off the CPU??
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Hmmm... Would running this really be a problem? I mean, currently the CPU renders everything and tells the graphics card what pixels to put where, right??
So right now our OS's are not graphically accelerated at all. If we start using 3D API's, then don't we get a speed increase from the use of 3D acceleration?
Yep!! Its true, Saddam Hussein is stockpiling PS2's and using them to assist in the creation of nuclear weapons...
Now theres gonna be hell to pay when he finds out that all the launch titles are crap!!
I would have thought that stuff like Napster was the pinnacle of piracy?? I mean, its still not putting all that much of a dent in the music industry's profits (they've been going up consistently), but now oh-so-many people have on their HD's music that they don't own, and can within 3 minutes have any song they know the name of.
I think Napster is a good thing -- the corporations really don't need more money, but I wouldn't say its "pppfffttt" kindof piracy, otherwise why are certain music organisations getting so anal about it?
What evidence is there that the net has peaked?? Its not like things have been slowing down at all... ZDNet's small part of the internet has perhaps peaked, but the rest continues to thrive and grow. Consoles are about to be connected to the net (PS2, Dreamcast, X-Box), programs like Napster are pushing a cosumer revolution, instant messenger programs are becoming as used if not more so than the telephone. How is that anything but an upwards trend??
The internet isn't an economic stockmarket like some corporations would like it to be. It doesn't "crash".
They mean that in 100 years, it'll be lesser than it is today?? I doubt it!!
All it takes is one more killer app for the internet to be taken to new heights all over again. The internet is still relatively new, its a baby internet. Just wait to see the behemoth it can grow into...
Going for a cheap CPU is understandable... but why would anyone want a cheap motherboard?? They just cause headaches don't they?? Oops, not enough ports. Oops, no USB. If you're gonna go cheap on a CPU at least spend the extra money on a decent motherboard.
http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=1 242000-12189
Basically, British police suspect the IRA terrorist organization is selling pirated PS2 games in order to raise money for weapons they can use to launch attacks with over the christmas period.
"At least two men involved in the counterfeiting have close ties to the Real IRA leadership, police confirmed."
As bad as it may sound, maybe its better to support the large, mean, money-hungry corporations on this one...
Obviously the PS2 has only been out a few weeks so the best games haven't been released yet. But I was shocked to play Tekken Tag and see a very obvious line just below the bottom of the screen, only visible when the game was in motion. What was it?? Sprite meets Polygon. The ground was a polygon and everything in the background seemed to be pre-rendered!! Really, that means that Tekken Tag was just rendering the characters, some ground fx and a textured quad as the ground. I didn't count all the polygons but I think it was abit short of 20 million...
I also saw SSX which looked like a pretty good game, but still not graphically amazing. Comparing this to what the Dreamcast had at launch I think I'd have to say that the Dreamcast launch titles were alot more visually impressive, taking into account the time difference.
Some of the upcoming PS2 games do look like they will make up for this however... namely, Metal Gear Solid 2.
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Its amazing how facts can get so twisted. :P
Keep in mind all he posted were contact details for the appropriate person. He didn't say "FLAME THEM!!", but "If you wish to let Nintendo know what your thoughts are about all this".
But either way, this person might have to read some hate mail... what do you want me to do? Weep for the "Vice President of Corporate Affairs" at a big company called Nintendo who gets paid way too much for doing not enough?
I think they can handle abit of hate mail, don't you?
I mean... who wouldn't?? How can anyone expect to go that fast and not get pulled over?
"Basically they talk about the lack of competition in the Australian broadband market, as well as the current Australian Government's boneheaded IT policy."
Uh... since when does Microsoft have the right to complain about lack of competition?? I mean, they crush competition in their parts of the industry and then say theres not enough competition in Australia's broadband market.
WTF?
Sure, the gap between software and hardware is getting larger and larger. It used to be if you don't have hardware from within the past year or even few months... you can't run the latest software.
But nowdays you can still run the latest software on a computer almost 2 years old. Do you really think it is because we cannot utilize the extra power?? The reason the power isn't being used is because people are hanging onto hardware longer now. There is a huge gap between CPU speeds (300 Mhz - 1.5 Ghz) and software needs to cater for slightly lower CPU speed audiences.
I'm pretty sure any game coming out within the next month could easily have taken advantage of a 1.5 Ghz chip and used it to its full potential but they need to cater for the lesser machines as well. Why buy a 1.5 Ghz chip then?? Its an investment. Initially, it won't be used 100% which is what you want when you buy a CPU. If you buy a CPU and its already being used 100% (and needing more power) then imagine what it'll be like in a few months.
Lots of free advertising would happen. Sure, many people would be disgusted and uninstall it. But more people yet would now recognise the brand and product name. And Macromedia?? They wouldn't have any penalty imposed on them. Basically a virus distributed through flash would only be of benefit to Macromedia. Look at any of the softwares that have had big viruses distributed through their use and I think you'll find that they are more widely used than they were before.
But its slower than the 600 Mhz Celeron... right?? Maybe if we recompile all our programs......
OK, Firstly, the actual article claims its the "15 Most influential games of all time" therefore NOT PC only. Which begs the question, which deserves to be there more... Half-Life or Pac-man? Tomb Raider or Space Invaders?
I think you can see what I'm getting at...
I think the most influential games list, would include only a single game from each genre. That single game need not be the "first" in the genre... but instead, the one that gave it a kick-start. (Catacombs 3D was the first FPS, but DOOM, Wolf3D and Quake gave the FPS genre the momentum it has today)
I'm pretty amazed Tomb Raider made it onto the 15 most influential... I reckon I could think of 15 games not listed that were more influential than Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider's marketing was influential, not the game.
OK... so the problem isn't on the chip itself. That doesn't make it go away. Anyone with a P4 and this setup will face the problem. It doesn't matter very much where the problem lies unless you plan on shelling out for some new hardware.
Wouldn't the correct term be 'meteorite'? ;]
Ummm... If its not happening, why post about it? I mean... this wasn't even an update, same post. Its about as good as a "what if" when you know the "what if" won't happen. What if all /. "news" becomes like this?
Wouldn't the robots have some trouble... I mean, even humans have enough trouble trying to get two bits of LEGO seperated sometimes. Sure, its not exactly LEGO but the pieces look like they could be abit tricky... I think they should also build a speaker into the robots so that they can scream obsenities at the pieces when they get frustrated. Maybe they could hum as they work, too?? Provided everything is going well, that is.
Too late to get one for Christmas I guess, eh??
I can't see why you'd want to do that...? A cable modem still requires a network card, so why not just get some cat-5 cable and hook up the network cards?
Hmmm... Would running this really be a problem? I mean, currently the CPU renders everything and tells the graphics card what pixels to put where, right?? So right now our OS's are not graphically accelerated at all. If we start using 3D API's, then don't we get a speed increase from the use of 3D acceleration?
Intelligence suggests Iraq was interested in networking these low-power radios in order to create nuclear weapons with maximum efficiency.
Yep!! Its true, Saddam Hussein is stockpiling PS2's and using them to assist in the creation of nuclear weapons...
Now theres gonna be hell to pay when he finds out that all the launch titles are crap!!
I would have thought that stuff like Napster was the pinnacle of piracy?? I mean, its still not putting all that much of a dent in the music industry's profits (they've been going up consistently), but now oh-so-many people have on their HD's music that they don't own, and can within 3 minutes have any song they know the name of. I think Napster is a good thing -- the corporations really don't need more money, but I wouldn't say its "pppfffttt" kindof piracy, otherwise why are certain music organisations getting so anal about it?
What evidence is there that the net has peaked?? Its not like things have been slowing down at all... ZDNet's small part of the internet has perhaps peaked, but the rest continues to thrive and grow. Consoles are about to be connected to the net (PS2, Dreamcast, X-Box), programs like Napster are pushing a cosumer revolution, instant messenger programs are becoming as used if not more so than the telephone. How is that anything but an upwards trend?? The internet isn't an economic stockmarket like some corporations would like it to be. It doesn't "crash".
They mean that in 100 years, it'll be lesser than it is today?? I doubt it!! All it takes is one more killer app for the internet to be taken to new heights all over again. The internet is still relatively new, its a baby internet. Just wait to see the behemoth it can grow into...
Going for a cheap CPU is understandable... but why would anyone want a cheap motherboard?? They just cause headaches don't they?? Oops, not enough ports. Oops, no USB. If you're gonna go cheap on a CPU at least spend the extra money on a decent motherboard.
Nah, they're using reverse marketing techniques -- its abit like reverse physcology but it doesn't work so well...
http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=1 242000-12189
Basically, British police suspect the IRA terrorist organization is selling pirated PS2 games in order to raise money for weapons they can use to launch attacks with over the christmas period.
"At least two men involved in the counterfeiting have close ties to the Real IRA leadership, police confirmed."
As bad as it may sound, maybe its better to support the large, mean, money-hungry corporations on this one...
"Looks like they've been recycling the games from my old Commodore C64." They enhanced the sound.
Obviously the PS2 has only been out a few weeks so the best games haven't been released yet. But I was shocked to play Tekken Tag and see a very obvious line just below the bottom of the screen, only visible when the game was in motion. What was it?? Sprite meets Polygon. The ground was a polygon and everything in the background seemed to be pre-rendered!! Really, that means that Tekken Tag was just rendering the characters, some ground fx and a textured quad as the ground. I didn't count all the polygons but I think it was abit short of 20 million... I also saw SSX which looked like a pretty good game, but still not graphically amazing. Comparing this to what the Dreamcast had at launch I think I'd have to say that the Dreamcast launch titles were alot more visually impressive, taking into account the time difference. Some of the upcoming PS2 games do look like they will make up for this however... namely, Metal Gear Solid 2.