I love this version. Some friends and I were playing when a 6th showed up. Since 2210 is a 5-player game only, we created a new rule for the 'mooooon-people'.
Basically, we set it up so that once the moon people got to the earth, they would spread rapidly (territories count double, etc). So, it was up to the rest of us to stop them (at the same time stabbing each other in the back).
It was BY FAR the most fun I've ever had playing a board game.
Right now, the two biggest concerns chip-makers have are power and die-size. With HyperThreading, Intel is able to garner about a 20-30% improvement (I've done a LOT of testing to back this up) of systems with multiple CPU-intensive threads running for only 15% additional die-size.
This also means an HT-enabled chip consumes much less power than a dual-core CPU.
The problem in current processors is that only about 30% of the execution units are actually being utilized due to lack of independent instructions. A dual-code chip would have this same problem. However, an HT chip can get up 50% usage... Again, this isn't a huge number, but for only 15% additional die-size, it's well worth it.
I've thought a lot about what would make me buy an e-book... it would have to be something that really differentiates it from standard books. Automagic bookmarking is all well and good, and additional content would just be distracting (for fiction... other stuff might need it). Nope the killer feature IMO would be...
Water-proofing.
I would love to sit in a pool or hot-tub and read... you just can't do that (comfortably) with real books.
Great, just what I need... a new piece of hardware to upgrade every 6 months. I guess it will help the frame-rate flickers I seem to be getting recently (I really need to consider leaving getting more than 2 hours of sleep a night.)
Did anyone get the fillrate on this sucker? Does it come with hardware T&L?
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I love this version. Some friends and I were playing when a 6th showed up. Since 2210 is a 5-player game only, we created a new rule for the 'mooooon-people'.
Basically, we set it up so that once the moon people got to the earth, they would spread rapidly (territories count double, etc). So, it was up to the rest of us to stop them (at the same time stabbing each other in the back).
It was BY FAR the most fun I've ever had playing a board game.
See? There's the typical American bias again.
;)
It's obviously a symbol-crash in the original poster's home country.
Why don't you try traveling a bit and quit forcing your American-centric views on everyone else.
Right now, the two biggest concerns chip-makers have are power and die-size. With HyperThreading, Intel is able to garner about a 20-30% improvement (I've done a LOT of testing to back this up) of systems with multiple CPU-intensive threads running for only 15% additional die-size.
This also means an HT-enabled chip consumes much less power than a dual-core CPU.
The problem in current processors is that only about 30% of the execution units are actually being utilized due to lack of independent instructions. A dual-code chip would have this same problem. However, an HT chip can get up 50% usage... Again, this isn't a huge number, but for only 15% additional die-size, it's well worth it.
Oh man!
Think how easy it would be to do evening trips to Mons!
Woohoo!
the best part about it is that the picture shows him driving DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. Great marketing, folks.
I've thought a lot about what would make me buy an e-book... it would have to be something that really differentiates it from standard books. Automagic bookmarking is all well and good, and additional content would just be distracting (for fiction... other stuff might need it). Nope the killer feature IMO would be...
Water-proofing.
I would love to sit in a pool or hot-tub and read... you just can't do that (comfortably) with real books.
Or perhaps it simply means that the movie industry tends to release Oscar-caliber movies towards the end of the year? (which is pretty well-known).
Sheesh.
Great, just what I need... a new piece of hardware to upgrade every 6 months. I guess it will help the frame-rate flickers I seem to be getting recently (I really need to consider leaving getting more than 2 hours of sleep a night.)
Did anyone get the fillrate on this sucker? Does it come with hardware T&L?