Yeah, in our switch over the local ABC station when back to the VHF freq the analog one had been on.
Had to reposition the antenna and finally raise one of the "rabbit ears", otherwise it couldn't get enough signal to display the channel.:)
Almost a pity they couldn't have just left the channels alone, but in a few weeks I expect they'll have everything ironed out just fine (and maybe up the signal strength, so I can move it back:) ).
Two words (try not to let your heads assplode): Wii. Ports.
Possibly. If I were a Wii developer, and I determined that with a little more time I could put my game on 2 platforms instead of 1, why wouldn't I? (unless I am Nintendo:) )
Is that a bad thing?
Suddenly the PS3 becomes not only a competitor to the 360, but also a (more) direct competitor to the Wii, while offering something that neither the Wii or 360 has, access to the "other" style of gameplay.
If I were Sony this seems like a smart move. Then all they need to do is get a few of their "must have" games come with the device bundled to prime the market, and it might fly.
Something else that most people don't seem to realize is that the Sony version relies on the PS3's EYE camera also, so as soon as they start bundling that with the core system, you also end up with video-chat becoming more common (supports up to six people now).
But we don't have to pay them very much, they work ridiculous hours for no overtime pay, they LOVE all the new Languages that are laden with BUZZ words that our PHBs want to use, and when we're done with them in 5-15 years, we can throw them out.
Lately it's like all the countries of the world are engaged in an Olympic competition to see who can screw themselves up the most through acts of extreme stupidity and greed. What the fuck is wrong with people?
I don't know what you just said except "Olympics", and we all know what we do at the Olympics, right? Support your country to be number one, no matter WHAT the event!
Now of course what I would prefer is a wrap-around display that gives me a field of view at least 200 degrees horizontally and 100 degrees vertically, and includes a layer of clear optical smart-gel on the inside that self-calibrates for my eyes. I need it as a HUD for my flying car...
I'll make up a second one for you after I'm done making the first. I need it as a HUD for my battlesuit.
Especially the constant reviewing of commented 6502 source code for reading and writing to floppy disks by track and sector! Why possible purpose does it serve to be reading that while shooting up a police department?
Hmmm... So Skynet started as a DeFragging tool that moved on to become a Fragging tool? Neat!
The secretary you give the file to ask to type it out.
As another poster pointed out, most of this only makes sense if you're used to the way offices work, without computers.
Once computers came on the scene they slowly overhauled the traditional workflow and removed traditional jobs like "secretary" that were needed to type up documents, answer phones, etc.:)
I suppose "get off our lawn!" isn't appropriate?:)
Okay, jokes aside, every office I've been in, even one populated with "below 35s" still has a Desk, a Filing Cabinet/Book shelf and a person sitting in a chair doing the work.
I usually use the phrase "the desk's surface" or "the top of the desk" when I'm discussing the analogy specifically because a lot of people now-a-days associate the word "Desktop" with their home screen/directory on the computer. However you're right, some people don't always get the "computer as office" analogy.
The core of the analogy is simple though:
1) Things - these are the files/programs that the system is using. 2) A place to store things - this is the Disk Drive (Floppy/Hard/SolidState) 3) A place to work/play with the things - this is the RAM 4) The "user" who is the CPU.
You can always tailor the analogy to your audience (although I'd say the more practice you have with a given analogy the better you'll be able to expand it and adapt it to the discussion).
For instance: you could also describe a computer by using a Child, their floor, their toy-chest and their toys.
The child is the CPU. The toys and the games they play are the files and processes. The toy chest is the Disk Drive. The floor is the RAM.
Not enough Floor (RAM) and things get messy fast and you can't play (process) many toys (files/programs), before you need to put things back in the toy chest. Not enough Toy Chest (disk) and there is no where for your toys(files). Add Extra Children (CPUs) and they can play with more toys but they'll run out of floor(RAM) sooner. Give the children caffeine and/or sugar (OverClock the CPU) and you can play with toys faster, but they can crash fast and need a nap (premature hardware failure).
Actually... thank you... I think I've found my new favorite analogy.:)
System memory = counter top; where stuff that's being worked on now is Hard drive = refrigerator and cabinets; stuff you want to keep/use, but aren't using now CPU = oven Programs = food processor, blender, etc.
I've found it to work surprisingly well.
Nice. I usually use the "computer as office" analogy.
Hard drive = filing cabinet, where you store your files. System memory = Desktop; where you take out files and work (you only have so much desk space before things back up). CPU = you/others in the office Programs = tasks you're doing
Its usually simple enough that people can grasp it, and you can usually expand things pretty easily. "you want to add more RAM? that's like getting a bigger desktop so you can have more projects open on it at once" "you want a faster CPU? that's like you being able to work faster" "multiple cores? Okay, imagine it wasn't just you sitting in the office, but there were four people"
Other hardware becomes office equipment (depending on what it is and how its used), but that starts to push the analogy a bit.:)
No its not. This is only banned under Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle, which means you only care about this if you're following those set of development guidelines. Its still in the language. And you can always use memcopy_s:
Developers who want to be SDL compliant will instead have to replace memcpy() functions with memcpy_s, a newer command that takes an additional parameter delineating the size of the destination buffer.
Cool! So MS is now supporting cross-platform gaming? NEAT! ~
So, a product is worth the time and effort put into it?
If I mowed your lawn with tweezers, would it be worth more than if I did it with a lawnmower? If I wrote a book that was the alphabet repeated six million times, all typed by hand, would it be worth anything? The "time is money" math only works on the producing end. If I could make $4 for an effort that takes two hours, I probably wouldn't do it. It doesn't automatically mean that if something takes time then it is worth money.
I didn't say you had to buy the book, but to use your analogy:
If you mow my lawn and it takes you four hours because it was very high grass, with lots of rocks, and was a very difficult job, you would expect to make more than if it were a five minute job.
This is a misdirection though.
The author/publisher feels that the book cost X and is selling it for Y.
If you don't think it is worth it, no problem. Don't buy it.
Pity there isn't a GPU socket on the motherboard the same as the CPU socket. Then we COULD use those big honking CPU cooling solutions (or some derivative of them), provided the case were designed to accommodate the board. You could also get high speed runs between memory (perhaps it could have its own bank), and the CPU.
Pity some CPU maker couldn't come along, buy a GPU maker, and make something like this.
(of course existing GPU solutions in slots are MUCH easier to upgrade, which is something against this sort of solution, unless they come out with a form factor that combines Chip+Cooling solution (similar to the old Slot1/A)
It will only get better once the government has gone so far out of whack that it micromanages every aspect of our lives. Only then will there be enough pushback
Ah, so they are trying to help us get thin, so we can be ready to revolt?
Nice to know the government has our best interests at heart.
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(Peasants charge castle gates) Guard: The peasants are revolting! King:Yes! They are!
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Yeah, in our switch over the local ABC station when back to the VHF freq the analog one had been on.
Had to reposition the antenna and finally raise one of the "rabbit ears", otherwise it couldn't get enough signal to display the channel. :)
Almost a pity they couldn't have just left the channels alone, but in a few weeks I expect they'll have everything ironed out just fine (and maybe up the signal strength, so I can move it back :) ).
No.
Listing sources are for program guide data.
The system should still have the ability to scan for available channels so it can:
1) Update program channel mappings that might be incorrect
2) Add channels for which you might not have any program data (or might not have expected receiving), but still manage to pick up.
Possibly. If I were a Wii developer, and I determined that with a little more time I could put my game on 2 platforms instead of 1, why wouldn't I? (unless I am Nintendo :) )
Is that a bad thing?
Suddenly the PS3 becomes not only a competitor to the 360, but also a (more) direct competitor to the Wii, while offering something that neither the Wii or 360 has, access to the "other" style of gameplay.
If I were Sony this seems like a smart move. Then all they need to do is get a few of their "must have" games come with the device bundled to prime the market, and it might fly.
Something else that most people don't seem to realize is that the Sony version relies on the PS3's EYE camera also, so as soon as they start bundling that with the core system, you also end up with video-chat becoming more common (supports up to six people now).
There is always a Boom Tomorrow.
We should at least be willing to at least listen to what he has to say ... does anyone have a torrent for his speech? :P
Technically that's true of the Yankees and Mets also since they both decided to build new stadiums that opened this year.
Because they first have to solve the problem of the majority of Slashdotters living in their parents' basement.
Once that's been overcome, snu-snu here we come! ;)
But we don't have to pay them very much, they work ridiculous hours for no overtime pay, they LOVE all the new Languages that are laden with BUZZ words that our PHBs want to use, and when we're done with them in 5-15 years, we can throw them out.
We WOULDN'T we want to hire teenagers?~
I'd laugh if Velikovsky had some of the radical ideas right (even as he was vilified for the totality of his thoughts).
"Worlds in Collision" indeed.
I don't know what you just said except "Olympics", and we all know what we do at the Olympics, right? Support your country to be number one, no matter WHAT the event!
U-S-A! U-S-A!~
I'll make up a second one for you after I'm done making the first. I need it as a HUD for my battlesuit.
Hmmm ... So Skynet started as a DeFragging tool that moved on to become a Fragging tool? Neat!
New from the Alpha Quadrant:
Betazoids Gone Wild!!!!
Just what goes on at those Betazoid Weddings?
We bring the cameras and you get to see!
Its like you're actually participating in the joining ceremony and seeing just WHAT all the fuss is about!
If you like the holo-recording do nothing, and another installment will appear on your PAD next month, cancel at any time.
Betazoids Gone WILD!!!
Act now and reserve for your free copy of: "When Founders Attack!" Newly recorded in the Gamma Quadrant!
A real warrior does not use Operating Systems that coddle you like OSX.
A real warrior does not hide behind the security of a Linux install.
A real warrior relishes the eternal battle between himself, his operating system and those that would cunningly infect your system.
Windows is obviously the only choice for honorable combat.
I think we're ready for a new meme ... I vote for "The Gates-Ballmer Paradigm"
The secretary you give the file to ask to type it out.
As another poster pointed out, most of this only makes sense if you're used to the way offices work, without computers.
Once computers came on the scene they slowly overhauled the traditional workflow and removed traditional jobs like "secretary" that were needed to type up documents, answer phones, etc. :)
I suppose "get off our lawn!" isn't appropriate? :)
Okay, jokes aside, every office I've been in, even one populated with "below 35s" still has a Desk, a Filing Cabinet/Book shelf and a person sitting in a chair doing the work.
I usually use the phrase "the desk's surface" or "the top of the desk" when I'm discussing the analogy specifically because a lot of people now-a-days associate the word "Desktop" with their home screen/directory on the computer. However you're right, some people don't always get the "computer as office" analogy.
The core of the analogy is simple though:
1) Things - these are the files/programs that the system is using.
2) A place to store things - this is the Disk Drive (Floppy/Hard/SolidState)
3) A place to work/play with the things - this is the RAM
4) The "user" who is the CPU.
You can always tailor the analogy to your audience (although I'd say the more practice you have with a given analogy the better you'll be able to expand it and adapt it to the discussion).
For instance: you could also describe a computer by using a Child, their floor, their toy-chest and their toys.
The child is the CPU.
The toys and the games they play are the files and processes.
The toy chest is the Disk Drive.
The floor is the RAM.
Not enough Floor (RAM) and things get messy fast and you can't play (process) many toys (files/programs), before you need to put things back in the toy chest.
Not enough Toy Chest (disk) and there is no where for your toys(files).
Add Extra Children (CPUs) and they can play with more toys but they'll run out of floor(RAM) sooner.
Give the children caffeine and/or sugar (OverClock the CPU) and you can play with toys faster, but they can crash fast and need a nap (premature hardware failure).
Actually ... thank you ... I think I've found my new favorite analogy. :)
Nice. I usually use the "computer as office" analogy.
Hard drive = filing cabinet, where you store your files.
System memory = Desktop; where you take out files and work (you only have so much desk space before things back up).
CPU = you/others in the office
Programs = tasks you're doing
Its usually simple enough that people can grasp it, and you can usually expand things pretty easily.
"you want to add more RAM? that's like getting a bigger desktop so you can have more projects open on it at once"
"you want a faster CPU? that's like you being able to work faster"
"multiple cores? Okay, imagine it wasn't just you sitting in the office, but there were four people"
Other hardware becomes office equipment (depending on what it is and how its used), but that starts to push the analogy a bit. :)
"I don't understand. I was using my computer and The Windows broke."
"The Windows keeps restarting every time I turn it on."
"I think I have a virus, The Windows is running slower."
"I think there is something wrong with The WIndows. It keeps beeping and the TV won't turn on."
Works for me.
Cool! So MS is now supporting cross-platform gaming? NEAT! ~
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_DirectMedia_Layer)
I know its paranoia, but part of me keeps wondering if MS isn't just trying to redefine the SDL TLA.
I didn't say you had to buy the book, but to use your analogy:
If you mow my lawn and it takes you four hours because it was very high grass, with lots of rocks, and was a very difficult job, you would expect to make more than if it were a five minute job.
This is a misdirection though.
The author/publisher feels that the book cost X and is selling it for Y.
If you don't think it is worth it, no problem. Don't buy it.
And yet, while the copy and reproduction may cost nothing, that does not mean the item itself spontaneously sprang forth from the ether, fully formed.
Books and other creative works, even if they are in electronic form, still take time and dedication to create, as well as research, proofread, etc.
If your time is worth nothing, that is fine, but most people's time is more valuable than that.
Pity there isn't a GPU socket on the motherboard the same as the CPU socket. Then we COULD use those big honking CPU cooling solutions (or some derivative of them), provided the case were designed to accommodate the board. You could also get high speed runs between memory (perhaps it could have its own bank), and the CPU.
Pity some CPU maker couldn't come along, buy a GPU maker, and make something like this.
(of course existing GPU solutions in slots are MUCH easier to upgrade, which is something against this sort of solution, unless they come out with a form factor that combines Chip+Cooling solution (similar to the old Slot1/A)
Ah, so they are trying to help us get thin, so we can be ready to revolt?
Nice to know the government has our best interests at heart.
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(Peasants charge castle gates)
Guard: The peasants are revolting!
King:Yes! They are!
Now that's just sad.
I usually buy 100% Juice all the time specifically because it doesn't include HFCS and other crap.
Of course, I usually dilute the juice with water or seltzer when I pour myself a drink, but thats my choice, and I still know what's in my glass.
(its also usually cheaper than buying "Fruit Drinks", especially once you figure in the diluted volume.