I have nothing against a page putting ads up; if the ads get too voluminous to read the content I'll simply stop going to that page. But pages that pollute my desktop with pop-ups, especially ones that spawn more when I try to close them, can go to hell. If getting rid of pop-ups means the end of the world-wide web, then go 'head, pull the trigger.
That's actually a good thing. Semiconductor manufacture relies on the material forming around a seed crystal that is introduced into the molten material, and other crystalization would disrupt its structure.
If you were lucky, you'd find yourself apprenticed to a craftsman and learning a trade. You might also choose to join the church. Those would be the only categories of "employment" where you might stretch your brain; aside from that, you'd probably become a soldier or a farmer.
Several SF authors have predicted that electronics manufacturing would eventually move to space because it'd be easier to produce purer semiconductor crystals in microgravity. Maybe the time has come?
I can see the consumer bearing a heavier burden for a HD-compatible box, as it would not only require the interface electronics but a lot beefier GPU in order to handle the higher resolution. But exactly what additional costs would it put on game developers? Maybe somewhat more detailed models, maybe more megabytes for finer textures, but these aren't heavy costs compared to creating the games in the first place. The models nowadays are already way more detailed than 480i requires, since the computer versions companies come out with are already played on higher resolutions. There's plenty of room for textures on a DVD and higher resolution textures don't cost much more either.
holy crap. the asshole removes the case fans and just leaves the cpu fan and psu fan in? ALL the DEAD systems that have come in here, have had failed OR missing fans [me:] You should probably post a comment about that. meh god. how fucking stupid to remove the fucking case fans the cpu fan and psu fan just aren't enough and when one of them fails. kiss your computer goodbuy bye that's one of the reasons i hate dell so much they typically have an 80 mm fan on the outside. and have a cowl that goes around the cpu heatsink with no fan on the cpu if the fan fails. it overheats badly need.. at least ONE fan on the case one psu fan one cpu fan if anything should fail. it won't destroy the hd and ram god. they can't spend the 3 fucking bucks on a fan oh hell they just remove em and dump em.
Yup, and there's no reason why you couldn't use the same frequencies on ALL aircraft, reducing the number of frequencies you'd need to block to a very small number. A smaller receiver set apart from the main dish could also be used to detect when cell transmitters were in the path of the main dish and could temporarily suspend data recording while an airplane was in the path.
Ever play chess with a really elaborate set? Intricately engraved figures with so much fine detail you could scream? Kinda difficult picking out the pieces, isn't it? I really prefer a nice, simple, classical set, where you can identify the piece at a glance.
I think videogames are approaching the same limit. You aren't going to be paying attention to detail when you're actually playing the game, it's at best ignored and at worst a distraction. The best thing for developers to do would be to work at reducing distractions.
Rather than having one "ultimate leatherman" as big and clunky as that humongous swiss army knife they make, what about a customizable one? Make it a little easier to take apart (I've had to do it, to switch out broken blades; it's annoying and it'd be a lot easier if the heads were hex or square) and then offer optional replacements and sets of replacements. That'd let people build ones that suit the jobs they need them for.
I wouldn't call it white hat, no. On the other hand, perhaps we shouldn't be so sympathetic to people who allow their computers to become platforms for attacking others. At the least, organizations with lots of machines that can do lots of damage ought to be held liable for the results. Maybe they'd welcome a bunch of wiped hard drives in place of a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
If you're interested in fast but portable data entry, I suspect even the Morse coders couldn't beat someone with a chording keyboard. This interesting little device is meant for one hand, with 3 buttons for the thumb and one button for each of the other fingers. Pressing the buttons in different combinations selects different letters, and the letter is entered when the keys are released. I've seen practiced users typing at the equivalent of 40 WPM on them.
I suspect the poll has something to do with a new science (fiction) television series coming soon on the Discovery channel, showing alien life forms we encountered after conquering space...
Well, this strategy may backfire on US companies, when the Chinese, sick of having US DRM imposed on them, form a huge market willing and able to buy DRMless parts. At that point there'll be fabs set up in China or other IP-unfriendly countries churning out unburdened CPUs - and they'll probably be pin-compatible with US company parts. Then they'll get plenty of revenue importing them INTO the US - until the US outlaws 'em, at which point they'll make for lucrative smuggling opportunities.
One of the hurdles for making a modern video game is gathering the huge amount of capital required to hire the dozens or hundreds of people involved. Perhaps a profit-sharing arrangement where coders, 3D artists *AND* voice actors take a lower salary in exchange for a share of the distribution would help lower that hurdle.
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I have nothing against a page putting ads up; if the ads get too voluminous to read the content I'll simply stop going to that page. But pages that pollute my desktop with pop-ups, especially ones that spawn more when I try to close them, can go to hell. If getting rid of pop-ups means the end of the world-wide web, then go 'head, pull the trigger.
That's actually a good thing. Semiconductor manufacture relies on the material forming around a seed crystal that is introduced into the molten material, and other crystalization would disrupt its structure.
If you were lucky, you'd find yourself apprenticed to a craftsman and learning a trade. You might also choose to join the church. Those would be the only categories of "employment" where you might stretch your brain; aside from that, you'd probably become a soldier or a farmer.
Several SF authors have predicted that electronics manufacturing would eventually move to space because it'd be easier to produce purer semiconductor crystals in microgravity. Maybe the time has come?
That'll be eight bucks!
As opposed to bad grammar, such as "anymore"?
[runs away]
I can see the consumer bearing a heavier burden for a HD-compatible box, as it would not only require the interface electronics but a lot beefier GPU in order to handle the higher resolution. But exactly what additional costs would it put on game developers? Maybe somewhat more detailed models, maybe more megabytes for finer textures, but these aren't heavy costs compared to creating the games in the first place. The models nowadays are already way more detailed than 480i requires, since the computer versions companies come out with are already played on higher resolutions. There's plenty of room for textures on a DVD and higher resolution textures don't cost much more either.
Dunno why that message disappeared from the front; I probably put it in greater-than/less-than and Slashdot discarded it as bad html.
holy crap. the asshole removes the case fans and just leaves the cpu fan and psu fan in?
ALL the DEAD systems that have come in here, have had failed OR missing fans
[me:] You should probably post a comment about that.
meh
god. how fucking stupid to remove the fucking case fans
the cpu fan and psu fan just aren't enough
and when one of them fails. kiss your computer goodbuy
bye
that's one of the reasons i hate dell so much
they typically have an 80 mm fan on the outside.
and have a cowl that goes around the cpu heatsink
with no fan on the cpu
if the fan fails. it overheats badly
need..
at least ONE fan on the case
one psu fan
one cpu fan
if anything should fail. it won't destroy the hd and ram
god. they can't spend the 3 fucking bucks on a fan
oh hell they just remove em and dump em.
Yup, and there's no reason why you couldn't use the same frequencies on ALL aircraft, reducing the number of frequencies you'd need to block to a very small number. A smaller receiver set apart from the main dish could also be used to detect when cell transmitters were in the path of the main dish and could temporarily suspend data recording while an airplane was in the path.
Ever play chess with a really elaborate set? Intricately engraved figures with so much fine detail you could scream? Kinda difficult picking out the pieces, isn't it? I really prefer a nice, simple, classical set, where you can identify the piece at a glance.
I think videogames are approaching the same limit. You aren't going to be paying attention to detail when you're actually playing the game, it's at best ignored and at worst a distraction. The best thing for developers to do would be to work at reducing distractions.
It'll probably be bad -- but a "walkie-talkie" system like Nextel has might solve that problem.
"Leeeeeroyyyyyyyyyy Jhhhenkhinsszzzzzz!!!"
IPv6, please. There's enough pressure on IPv4 right now.
Rather than having one "ultimate leatherman" as big and clunky as that humongous swiss army knife they make, what about a customizable one? Make it a little easier to take apart (I've had to do it, to switch out broken blades; it's annoying and it'd be a lot easier if the heads were hex or square) and then offer optional replacements and sets of replacements. That'd let people build ones that suit the jobs they need them for.
Here's some video of Nintendogs in action. Umm, for some reason I don't think this is going to go over well in the US market.
I wouldn't call it white hat, no. On the other hand, perhaps we shouldn't be so sympathetic to people who allow their computers to become platforms for attacking others. At the least, organizations with lots of machines that can do lots of damage ought to be held liable for the results. Maybe they'd welcome a bunch of wiped hard drives in place of a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
If you're interested in fast but portable data entry, I suspect even the Morse coders couldn't beat someone with a chording keyboard. This interesting little device is meant for one hand, with 3 buttons for the thumb and one button for each of the other fingers. Pressing the buttons in different combinations selects different letters, and the letter is entered when the keys are released. I've seen practiced users typing at the equivalent of 40 WPM on them.
I suspect the poll has something to do with a new science (fiction) television series coming soon on the Discovery channel, showing alien life forms we encountered after conquering space...
Where's moderator points when you need them? :(
Well, this strategy may backfire on US companies, when the Chinese, sick of having US DRM imposed on them, form a huge market willing and able to buy DRMless parts. At that point there'll be fabs set up in China or other IP-unfriendly countries churning out unburdened CPUs - and they'll probably be pin-compatible with US company parts. Then they'll get plenty of revenue importing them INTO the US - until the US outlaws 'em, at which point they'll make for lucrative smuggling opportunities.
One of the hurdles for making a modern video game is gathering the huge amount of capital required to hire the dozens or hundreds of people involved. Perhaps a profit-sharing arrangement where coders, 3D artists *AND* voice actors take a lower salary in exchange for a share of the distribution would help lower that hurdle.
And label yourself "stephen_hawking.torrent".
Instead of yet another service to be charged for, what about receiving broadcast TV?