OK, if you want to see some crappy pics of the trailer already, look here. If you look at one of the bottom pics, you can see the early Star Destroyer taking off.
You reckon that Windows is actually coded by MS in binary code? My point was that if the C/C++/VB/Whatever source code is released, the possibility of an extreme security vulnerability being exposed/abused is very high.
Of course no one is going to be able to open the binary code and understand it, duh.
I wonder what they would do, the possibility of some uber-virus would be there with people exploiting all sorts of loopholes in the Windows system. We'd be able to see just how insecure the thing is. Overall, the release of source-code could cause hell.
Apparently you are correct. This FAQ entry says that the term is not used in the book at all.
This link gives details on where the term comes from.
The title can be traced back to a book by science fiction / fantasy
writer Alan E. Nourse who rote a story called "The Bladerunner".
The story dealt with an impoverished society where medical supplies
were so scarce they had to be supplied by smugglers known as "Blade
Runners".
I just speed read the first 50 pages, couldn't see anything in there. They're referred to as Bounty Hunters. Still, I'm fairly certain that the term was in the book somewhere.
Why on Earth didn't they benchmark with 3DMark 2001? If you want to see how well the GF3 performs against other cards, this is one of the benchmarks that really should be used.
Why? Because it actually USES the NV20 DirectX8 optimisations. I believe the GF3 is currently the only DX8 card around, and if you compare a GF2 or Radeon against it in 3DMark2001 then it would be miles ahead.
Why they chose 2000 I have no idea, but there you go.
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OK, if you want to see some crappy pics of the trailer already, look here. If you look at one of the bottom pics, you can see the early Star Destroyer taking off.
Did you actually read my post?
You reckon that Windows is actually coded by MS in binary code? My point was that if the C/C++/VB/Whatever source code is released, the possibility of an extreme security vulnerability being exposed/abused is very high.
Of course no one is going to be able to open the binary code and understand it, duh.
I wonder what they would do, the possibility of some uber-virus would be there with people exploiting all sorts of loopholes in the Windows system. We'd be able to see just how insecure the thing is. Overall, the release of source-code could cause hell.
So THAT'S where Bin Laden got all his peeps trained - that ahhhvacado women is going down!
I think he's referring to the fact that most DVDs (single-sided, double-layer) are around 5-9GB each.
That's way the trailer you're referring to is called "Forbidden Love". The other two trailers "Mystery" and "Breathing" hint at the battles to come.
... when the guy looks like this.
It's just ooooozing football hooligan!
Apparently you are correct. This FAQ entry says that the term is not used in the book at all.
This link gives details on where the term comes from.
The title can be traced back to a book by science fiction / fantasy writer Alan E. Nourse who rote a story called "The Bladerunner". The story dealt with an impoverished society where medical supplies were so scarce they had to be supplied by smugglers known as "Blade Runners".
I just speed read the first 50 pages, couldn't see anything in there. They're referred to as Bounty Hunters. Still, I'm fairly certain that the term was in the book somewhere.
Unless of course they are used to launch attack satellites into orbit.
Why on Earth didn't they benchmark with 3DMark 2001? If you want to see how well the GF3 performs against other cards, this is one of the benchmarks that really should be used.
Why? Because it actually USES the NV20 DirectX8 optimisations. I believe the GF3 is currently the only DX8 card around, and if you compare a GF2 or Radeon against it in 3DMark2001 then it would be miles ahead.
Why they chose 2000 I have no idea, but there you go.