Neostorm: My preconceived notion was actually that Rez was what you perceived it to be - original.
When I thought about it, I disagreed with that. Your original point was valid, though, and I agree with that. But that you took Rez as an example made me want to write that reply.
Bottom line: we agree. On how we see the big picture.
"The same applies to most other games that break the mold. Some may pick up Rez and decide it's the worst shooter in the world (compared to space harrier or it's very similar gameplay cousin Panzer Dragoon) and hate it. But when they realize that the creators were trying to merge a sensory experience using sound, visuals and physical sensation, they find it possible to gain more appreciation for it, and become more open minded towards this unique experience."
Hmm. What I saw in Rez was a lame attempt to cash in on the Joe Public's noticing of all things "techno" - being futuristic and excitingly unknown. Mix in some trendy-a-few-years-back polygons and undeniably techno drum machine samples.
In my view, there is nothing that unique about Rez. It's a techno-themed shooter. It's got Finnish-demo style graphic gimmicks.
Where actually is the unique sensory experience? All shooters are an unique sensory experience. The only difference between the "ordinary" shooters and Rez is that Rez is actively CLAIMING to be something they all are. By default. Shooters are lots of blinking lights and beeping sounds. That's what shooters _are_. Pff.
I was surprised I didn't see the Rez + herbal ecstasy + glowstick kit.
"Apple changed a lot of things on the G5 so all software and hardware will need some changes. For instance, they changed the PCI bus voltage so normal PCI cards won't work in the G5, they have to be redesigned."
This puzzled me. I went and searched around.
from http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/pcix_20/pci_x:
"[...] if conventional PCI devices are installed in a bus capable of PCI-X operation, the clock remains at a frequency acceptable to the conventional device, and other devices on that bus are restricted to using conventional protocol."
from http://www.pcisig.com/news_room/faqs:
"Q: All of the recent technology releases from the PCI-SIG are built to 3.3V. What is happening with 5.0V?
A: The PCI-SIG believes that migrating to 3.3V signaling is keeping pace with the industry's migration to 3.3 volt technologies and the need for higher performance within the system. Both high-end and mobile environments currently implement 3.3V signaling (no 5.0V) and this trend will soon migrate to the workstation and desktop level (3.3V signaling will replace 5.0V signaling when the newer technologies can no longer support 5.0V signaling)."
So. What's the damn use of having a PCI-X bus backwards compatible in therms of clock frequency if it's volt incompatible?
I doubt you'll be able to make use of 2-2-2 memory's extra speed without firmware hacking. AFAIK, firmware hacking is done in some version of FORTRAN. Some Japanese people have been rather clever with Apple's firmware, changing bus speeds and other strange things by writing even stranger things into registers. Time will tell.
I'd personally get the 1.8 as it seems slightly more futureproof.
You must invest more man-hours. Vertically, not horizontally. Add more programmers and manage them well. Then you for example code the quick-n-dirty stuff yourself and your underlings clean up after you as you move on.
By moving the CD copying to Malaysia, it's sort of implied that there's some pirating going on here! Newbies to Linux don't need this FUD - it could deter a few of them from joining the fest.
Hardly.
Finally using Malaysia to manufacture CDs that are actually legal is all that much prettier.
Now that we are aware of the fact that the link between piracy and Malaysia exists, we must use it to our advantage, not make it stop us.
Pushing audio over digital cables is probably easier if you use grounded cables, which is what AES/EBU does, as far as I know. This uses three-pronged XLR jacks for transmitting S/PDIF data, and uses an inverted signal over a second wire that is used to cancel noise that gets picked up in the cable.
Balanced cables are pretty cool, actually. They are used also for transmitting analog audio in higher-spec equipment. If you only have one cable from A to B, the noise will not really be noticeable. If you have many, many cables, like in a studio, reducing the noise somewhat in each cable makes a very discernable difference for the quality of the final output.
Someone DOES need to invent these. At least update them.
Our current version of drink A does not actually wake you up, but rather makes you anxious, often mistaken for being awake in this world of degenerate sleeping habits.
The version of drink B we have now definitely goes well with pizza and there is no room for improvement there. Only, the delivery system could be more efficient. I am thinking taps in every home. However, it does not actually help you get a good nights sleep. Alcohol *interrupts* your sleep. You may sometimes feel that you are falling asleep more easily, but many times have I laid in bed and waited for it to stop swaying and / or spinning. The depth of one's sleep is affected as well, so beer before bed is a bad idea.
From Inattention: (a) often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work or other activities (b) often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities (c) often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly (d) often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions) (e) often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities (f) often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework) (g) often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools) (h) is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli (i) is often forgetful in daily activities
I suspect I could say yes to items (d) through (i). How is losing my gym bag 2-3 times every winter as a kid a result of my boredom? Or my constant inability to leave the house with a key in my pocket?
The fact that I CAN NOT REMEMBER TO DO THINGS unless I have something beep at me - complete and utter absent-mindedness - is something I have a very hard time connecting with boredness.
It's real.
There IS a neurotransmitter whose function is to make you more / less attentive. There IS a symptom of deficiency of it. It IS real.
BTW: cartoons blink and beep. Video games pulsate and flicker and have a millions colors. These kinds of activities that people with ADD tend to be successful at have a thing in common: they naturally draw your attention towards them, by design and nature. ADD is not having NO attention, it is having a different kind of attention. These things naturally dovetail with ADD peoples need for more engaging activities.
From the Apple web site: Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed; writes CD-R discs at 24x speed; writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed; reads CDs at 24x speed (12-inch model)
They may be lying, though. The legacy ports don't matter. How could they matter?
I agree with you on the cachelessness being bad, and the display resolution is just idiotic. MacOS X has pretty large window dressing and fonts.
If Apple wanted to have a machine in this price range on the market, that's what they would put out. Instead of waiting for someone else to do it.
If this guy can build upgradable g4 Macs for $1000 or however much it was for a box that is actually usable, think about how cheap it would be for Apple themselves to do it.
Oh yeah, one more thing. The user isn't forced in any way to mess with the kernel, the user could simply choose to download and install a distribution with a kernel suitable for desktop use.
i was optimizing my mandrake system for audio use, which meant installing a pre-emptible and low-latency patched kernel source package and recompiling it for my specific cpu / architecture
and that meant X turned from snappy enough to blisteringly fast
what is the problem with X then?
the problem is that the linux kernel is optimized on most distibutions NOT for low latency but for high throughput, due to its being used mostly for server boxes.
so if you actually take the time to either pick a kernel that is suitable for desktop use or compile one yourself (which I duly recommend, I learned a LOT from doing so) you have a high-latency/high-througput server kernel. X being slow has nothing to do with X itself, but on the kernel that is running underneath.
your comment about kernel tweaking is sort of like playing quake 3 on a p66 and complaining that its slow and ID software told you to (gasp) TWEAK YOUR COMPUTER! Unthinkable!
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The actual magic of Slashdot. Mmm.
Neostorm: My preconceived notion was actually that Rez was what you perceived it to be - original.
When I thought about it, I disagreed with that. Your original point was valid, though, and I agree with that. But that you took Rez as an example made me want to write that reply.
Bottom line: we agree. On how we see the big picture.
In my view, there is nothing that unique about Rez. It's a techno-themed shooter. It's got Finnish-demo style graphic gimmicks.
Where actually is the unique sensory experience? All shooters are an unique sensory experience. The only difference between the "ordinary" shooters and Rez is that Rez is actively CLAIMING to be something they all are. By default. Shooters are lots of blinking lights and beeping sounds. That's what shooters _are_. Pff.
I was surprised I didn't see the Rez + herbal ecstasy + glowstick kit.
This puzzled me. I went and searched around.
from http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/pcix_20/pci_
from http://www.pcisig.com/news_room/faqs
So. What's the damn use of having a PCI-X bus backwards compatible in therms of clock frequency if it's volt incompatible?
I was kidding - what exactly does posting a "winning" post mean?
To give away my position: I now consider you an ally. As in this being a war.
Cool.
Must remember to stop guessing at facts.
Dude, what are you talking about?
I understood the parent post. I didn't feel like sloughing through your overly verbose one.
Sorry. He won.
I doubt you'll be able to make use of 2-2-2 memory's extra speed without firmware hacking. AFAIK, firmware hacking is done in some version of FORTRAN. Some Japanese people have been rather clever with Apple's firmware, changing bus speeds and other strange things by writing even stranger things into registers. Time will tell.
I'd personally get the 1.8 as it seems slightly more futureproof.
Tai Chi is surprisingly effective, the slow movements require a constant effort. Interestingly difficuly.
It also looks pretty cool. I think that's actually why it's as popular as it is in China.
You must invest more man-hours. Vertically, not horizontally. Add more programmers and manage them well. Then you for example code the quick-n-dirty stuff yourself and your underlings clean up after you as you move on.
Nope.
It should.
That's what's wrong.
By moving the CD copying to Malaysia, it's sort of implied that there's some pirating going on here! Newbies to Linux don't need this FUD - it could deter a few of them from joining the fest.
Hardly.
Finally using Malaysia to manufacture CDs that are actually legal is all that much prettier.
Now that we are aware of the fact that the link between piracy and Malaysia exists, we must use it to our advantage, not make it stop us.
they'll be thinking "Hmm, I learned how to do this in school, maybe I'll try it at home."
No, they'll go, like "This is UNIX! I know this!". And it'll be AutoCAD-WM. And the world will be beautiful.
Did I say grounded cables?
I meant balanced.
Jeez.
Pushing audio over digital cables is probably easier if you use grounded cables, which is what AES/EBU does, as far as I know. This uses three-pronged XLR jacks for transmitting S/PDIF data, and uses an inverted signal over a second wire that is used to cancel noise that gets picked up in the cable.
Balanced cables are pretty cool, actually. They are used also for transmitting analog audio in higher-spec equipment. If you only have one cable from A to B, the noise will not really be noticeable. If you have many, many cables, like in a studio, reducing the noise somewhat in each cable makes a very discernable difference for the quality of the final output.
Someone DOES need to invent these. At least update them.
Our current version of drink A does not actually wake you up, but rather makes you anxious, often mistaken for being awake in this world of degenerate sleeping habits.
The version of drink B we have now definitely goes well with pizza and there is no room for improvement there. Only, the delivery system could be more efficient. I am thinking taps in every home. However, it does not actually help you get a good nights sleep. Alcohol *interrupts* your sleep. You may sometimes feel that you are falling asleep more easily, but many times have I laid in bed and waited for it to stop swaying and / or spinning. The depth of one's sleep is affected as well, so beer before bed is a bad idea.
From Inattention:
(a) often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work or other activities
(b) often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
(c) often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
(d) often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions)
(e) often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
(f) often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)
(g) often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools)
(h) is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
(i) is often forgetful in daily activities
I suspect I could say yes to items (d) through (i). How is losing my gym bag 2-3 times every winter as a kid a result of my boredom? Or my constant inability to leave the house with a key in my pocket?
The fact that I CAN NOT REMEMBER TO DO THINGS unless I have something beep at me - complete and utter absent-mindedness - is something I have a very hard time connecting with boredness.
It's real.
There IS a neurotransmitter whose function is to make you more / less attentive. There IS a symptom of deficiency of it. It IS real.
BTW: cartoons blink and beep. Video games pulsate and flicker and have a millions colors. These kinds of activities that people with ADD tend to be successful at have a thing in common: they naturally draw your attention towards them, by design and nature. ADD is not having NO attention, it is having a different kind of attention. These things naturally dovetail with ADD peoples need for more engaging activities.
verdict: not bad.
the coffee is not neccessarily making you unfunny, but it definitely isn't helping your anxiety and paranoia.
From the Apple web site: Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed; writes CD-R discs at 24x speed; writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed; reads CDs at 24x speed (12-inch model)
They may be lying, though. The legacy ports don't matter. How could they matter?
I agree with you on the cachelessness being bad, and the display resolution is just idiotic. MacOS X has pretty large window dressing and fonts.
You can, as far as I know. Set the font smoothing to "Standard - best for CRT".
If Apple wanted to have a machine in this price range on the market, that's what they would put out. Instead of waiting for someone else to do it.
If this guy can build upgradable g4 Macs for $1000 or however much it was for a box that is actually usable, think about how cheap it would be for Apple themselves to do it.
Oh yeah, one more thing. The user isn't forced in any way to mess with the kernel, the user could simply choose to download and install a distribution with a kernel suitable for desktop use.
Yes But It Doesn't Have Anything To Do With X11!
Which was the point i was trying to make.
Sorry, my sentences tend to get convoluted.
ugh.
"so UNLESS you actually [...] you have a high-latency/high-througput server kernel."
IF was supposed to be UNLESS.
Okay?
i was optimizing my mandrake system for audio use, which meant installing a pre-emptible and low-latency patched kernel source package and recompiling it for my specific cpu / architecture
and that meant X turned from snappy enough to blisteringly fast
what is the problem with X then?
the problem is that the linux kernel is optimized on most distibutions NOT for low latency but for high throughput, due to its being used mostly for server boxes.
so if you actually take the time to either pick a kernel that is suitable for desktop use or compile one yourself (which I duly recommend, I learned a LOT from doing so) you have a high-latency/high-througput server kernel. X being slow has nothing to do with X itself, but on the kernel that is running underneath.
your comment about kernel tweaking is sort of like playing quake 3 on a p66 and complaining that its slow and ID software told you to (gasp) TWEAK YOUR COMPUTER! Unthinkable!