Note that the webpage doesn't state that the jumper will be the 'first' man to break the sound barrier unaided, but the 'fastest'. I assume that means they are aware of this previous attempt, and simply plan to surpass it.
You do, of course, realize that it was because a private venture failed that the X-33 was canned. Lockheed-Martin couldn't keep its contractual obligations, so NASA cut them off. So much for our savior, the private sector.
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What _I_ want to ask is when we'll start seeing some working DVI support on nVidia-based cards. The GeForce1 works OK with DVI, but at limited resolutions. GeForce2 support is right out broken. They claim to have fixed the problem in the GeForce2MX chip; but no MX boards today ship with a DVI out, and I don't know if there are plans for any.
ATI and Matrox seem to have it working, why not nVidia? I want a dual output DVI GeForce board! Why is that so hard?
Semi-correct. The goal of any corporation is to provide value to its shareholders. That's it; the only thing that matters. A corporation doesn't give a rat's behind about providing goods or services to the public, it simply wants its stock price to rise, and will do anything it can to reach that goal.
I know what you mean. Just thinking about how butchered Cowboy Bebop would have to be for cable makes me shudder. Even if it's only for time; I think the Japanese have the right idea with the 'one commecial break every 15 minutes; for 2 minutes' thing. Only one break for a half hour show... lovely.
According to the news reports I read, the email trojan gave the crackers passwords for access to MS code meant for employees working off-site. The crackers then proceeded to act as off-site workers and d/led the code (maybe).
Guy, I have some sad, sad news for you. I was at Macworld today and saw one of these bad boys with the cover off. The Rage boad IS attached using an AGP slot. It's just that simple. That board is specially designed to be only 7 inches long (to fit in the case), and has additional connectors for power and USB (Apple's digital monitor cable moves these, too), but it is a Bona Fide AGP slot.
Sorry, but I believe you owe the Slashdot community a testicle.
Actually, I think that "space superiority" is a much more applicable term than "air superiority". It is absolutely impossible to "hold" a region of airspace; any plane you send up has to come down sometime. In space, however, you can throw a defensive platform up into an orbital, and bang, you've got a semi-perminent base of operations.
Folks, I'm sorry. I WISH that OpenGL was the be-all and end-all of Graphics Libraries. And perhaps technically, it is. But from where I sit, Microsoft's (ugh) recent statement that "the only things that use OpenGL are the Quake engine-based games" (or words to that effect) seems pretty durn close to true. This hits me as one of the big reasons that more stuff doesn't get ported to Linux (gamewise); they all use Direct3d. Even high-end 3d apps support both Direct3d and OpenGL.
This is excellent. I'm a web designer (creative talent reads/., too!) and am in love with Corel Photo-Paint (part of the Draw package) in particular. Right now I have to run NT if I want to use it, but the fact that they're releasing it on Linux is great.
First off, IMHO, Corel's products beat the pants off of anything Adobe makes. Foremost in the Corel arsenal is the fact that all of their interfaces are completely customizable (layout and button-wise, not skinnable). The bitmap editing tools in Corel are much more powerful than those in Adobe's stuff.
Now that a big-name, main-stream graphics app is coming for linux, maybe I can finally switch over permanently. Now, if only I could get Homesite for Linux, too...
No, that was Chicago. Rhapsody was a codename for Apple's in-house and now defunct next-gen OS, which has been replaced by the current OSX, based on mach.
Actually it was in 1939. Time's "Man of the Year" is NOT "Best Man of the Year". It's supposed to showcase the most influential person of that year. If you look back at 1939, it was most certainly Hitler's year.
If quality of display means a lot to you, remember that every time you add another link in the chain of monitor cables between the video card and the monitor, you loose image quality. This is a major problem for us graphic designers who have to work at ultra-high resolutions. This is also a major critique of products like the Creative DxR2 DVD decoder card, which requires a VGA passthrough.
More or less. OS/2 was a joint IBM/MS project. MS backed out after version 1.0 (I think. maybe after 2.0?), and used the knowlege gained from that joint venture to begin work on NT.
I don't think they'll be launching any shuttles with this. The acceleration involved would squish any human into goo. Sounds like a bulk material / supplies / probe launcher to me.
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Well, for those of us on Windows (don't kill me), there's Sensiva. Designed for a mouse, but works great with a Wacom tablet, too.
Note that the webpage doesn't state that the jumper will be the 'first' man to break the sound barrier unaided, but the 'fastest'. I assume that means they are aware of this previous attempt, and simply plan to surpass it.
You do, of course, realize that it was because a private venture failed that the X-33 was canned. Lockheed-Martin couldn't keep its contractual obligations, so NASA cut them off. So much for our savior, the private sector.
Don't forget some of my favorites:
Penny Arcade
The Parking Lot is Full
Pope Alien
And many others that just don't pop into mind now.
What _I_ want to ask is when we'll start seeing some working DVI support on nVidia-based cards. The GeForce1 works OK with DVI, but at limited resolutions. GeForce2 support is right out broken. They claim to have fixed the problem in the GeForce2MX chip; but no MX boards today ship with a DVI out, and I don't know if there are plans for any.
ATI and Matrox seem to have it working, why not nVidia? I want a dual output DVI GeForce board! Why is that so hard?
Semi-correct. The goal of any corporation is to provide value to its shareholders. That's it; the only thing that matters. A corporation doesn't give a rat's behind about providing goods or services to the public, it simply wants its stock price to rise, and will do anything it can to reach that goal.
Am I the only person who, on seeing the subject line:
Rasterman's New Toy: EVAS
Thought that Rasterman had gone out and picked up some of those oh-so-cool Evangelion figures?
I know what you mean. Just thinking about how butchered Cowboy Bebop would have to be for cable makes me shudder. Even if it's only for time; I think the Japanese have the right idea with the 'one commecial break every 15 minutes; for 2 minutes' thing. Only one break for a half hour show... lovely.
One runner up was Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss. This was both a wonderful game and one made by Looking Glass.
According to the news reports I read, the email trojan gave the crackers passwords for access to MS code meant for employees working off-site. The crackers then proceeded to act as off-site workers and d/led the code (maybe).
Guy, I have some sad, sad news for you. I was at Macworld today and saw one of these bad boys with the cover off. The Rage boad IS attached using an AGP slot. It's just that simple. That board is specially designed to be only 7 inches long (to fit in the case), and has additional connectors for power and USB (Apple's digital monitor cable moves these, too), but it is a Bona Fide AGP slot.
Sorry, but I believe you owe the Slashdot community a testicle.
Or better yet, if you commute, get your company to buy one for you. Even if you do buy it, transportation to work is a tax write-off.
Actually, in NYC, a huge chunk of the power comes from the Niagra Falls power generators; hydro power.
The only reference to the Clone Wars in the movies is in ANH, when Obi-Wan give Luke the lightsaber and tells him (the half-truths) about Anakin.
Actually, I think that "space superiority" is a much more applicable term than "air superiority". It is absolutely impossible to "hold" a region of airspace; any plane you send up has to come down sometime. In space, however, you can throw a defensive platform up into an orbital, and bang, you've got a semi-perminent base of operations.
Folks, I'm sorry. I WISH that OpenGL was the be-all and end-all of Graphics Libraries. And perhaps technically, it is. But from where I sit, Microsoft's (ugh) recent statement that "the only things that use OpenGL are the Quake engine-based games" (or words to that effect) seems pretty durn close to true. This hits me as one of the big reasons that more stuff doesn't get ported to Linux (gamewise); they all use Direct3d. Even high-end 3d apps support both Direct3d and OpenGL.
This is excellent. I'm a web designer (creative talent reads /., too!) and am in love with Corel Photo-Paint (part of the Draw package) in particular. Right now I have to run NT if I want to use it, but the fact that they're releasing it on Linux is great.
First off, IMHO, Corel's products beat the pants off of anything Adobe makes. Foremost in the Corel arsenal is the fact that all of their interfaces are completely customizable (layout and button-wise, not skinnable). The bitmap editing tools in Corel are much more powerful than those in Adobe's stuff.
Now that a big-name, main-stream graphics app is coming for linux, maybe I can finally switch over permanently. Now, if only I could get Homesite for Linux, too...
No, that was Chicago. Rhapsody was a codename for Apple's in-house and now defunct next-gen OS, which has been replaced by the current OSX, based on mach.
Why does it deserve a 0?
Actually it was in 1939. Time's "Man of the Year" is NOT "Best Man of the Year". It's supposed to showcase the most influential person of that year. If you look back at 1939, it was most certainly Hitler's year.
If quality of display means a lot to you, remember that every time you add another link in the chain of monitor cables between the video card and the monitor, you loose image quality. This is a major problem for us graphic designers who have to work at ultra-high resolutions. This is also a major critique of products like the Creative DxR2 DVD decoder card, which requires a VGA passthrough.
More or less. OS/2 was a joint IBM/MS project. MS backed out after version 1.0 (I think. maybe after 2.0?), and used the knowlege gained from that joint venture to begin work on NT.
I don't think they'll be launching any shuttles with this. The acceleration involved would squish any human into goo. Sounds like a bulk material / supplies / probe launcher to me.
So where are they sold? I immediately wanted to order one, but couldn't online. Someone needs to tell these people about e-commerce.
I want my Nano-Bar!