The next generation consoles will probably push at least 5 ghz for the main CPU.
I think that is a little high, the CPU isn't as important to a console as it is to pc (in fact you could argue it's not that important to pc's anymore). The ps2 main cpu runs at around 300 mhz whilst the GC runs at around 400 mhz, the difference between these machines and the 700 mhz X-Box is that the memory, graphics chip and CPU are practically built into each and data bus's are all high bandwidth. The X-Box is the most powerful console but it's lead isn't as great as the numbers suggest.
My point is that raw CPU speed won't guarantee you a great games playing machine, I really can't see MS shelling out for expensive top of the range CPU's when most of their power would be wasted.
S3 DeltaChrome, apparently it is quite a good graphics chip, doesn't rival the latest offerings from nvidia or ATI but is still quite powerful.
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My favorite example is why some African-Americans can & do use the term "nigger" to describe themselves without inpunity or shame, but if a white person does so, they can/will be fired and their lives ruined. Why is it a double standard, and it's a negative hateful word. Why do blacks in certain circles constantly use it?
I think if you were friends with a black guy and said it jokingly then they would have to be really uptight to get upset about it. The problem is that white people rarely use the word nigger in this way, which is why some people (white and black) seem to be so hypersensitive to it's use at all.
Timely, given the continuing speculation as to whether the US is going to go back.
Of course no one with the power to make it happen is thinking of going back to the moon. All the speculation is based on what the USA's reaction might be if the Chinese space program looks like it could credibly establish a permanent manned presence.
So far a space race is only impetus that has pushed man to make those giant leaps. But is that a good thing ?.
That problem applies to any software, not just Linux. Broken IP law and submarine patents means that any software may have this problem. And have you seen M$'s guarantee recently? Like most software they don't guarantee jack.
But you have missed one galringly obvious point, Microsoft's code isn't open to the public for all to see. They may well have stolen code in the past, they may do it in the future as well, who is to know ?. And if comapnies have to make a big payout to SCO then I think they may well start to view the diminished risk of unseen future IP infringemnet as a big plus.
To say Linux will "become illegal" is childish and silly. Just as likely, illegal software will be found in M$Windows and M$ will have to stop shipping. Fat chance.
Obviously when the offending code is known publically it will be replaced, that is not really the problem.
The worst case scenaerio is that SCO manange to score retrospective compensation against any commercial organisation that has made use of linux during the last decade. Once companies have finished shelling out for this they are going to take a long hard look at their IT systems and think "what if this happened again ?, what if linux is found to be infringing someone elses IP ?, could we afford to shell out again ?".
Then they will look around for software developers who can guarantee their code is their own and that there will be no nasty surprises down the line. Whats that in the distance ?, is it Microsoft dressed up as a knight in shining armour ?.
Cue Bill Gates laughing manically as his plan for world domination advances another step.
Linux isn't at stake here, we can always program another OS from scratch if need be. Whats at stake is the reputation of OSS, GNU, GPL, etc. If that reputation isn't salvaged then linux will dissapear into the underground, some may still use it in their homes but for all commercial intents and purposes it will be dead.
If you think about it, the USA defeated two of the most incredibly murderous regimes ever to see the face of the globe, and is working hard on containing the third.
I guessing that the two regimes are are nazi germany and stalinist russia. But if you refering to saddam husein's Iraq as the third then you are mistaken, there are lots of regimes worse than his.
The article does have evidence to back the claims up, for example it mentions VoIP...
In Japan NTT's profits have been dented because people can call much more cheaply via the Yahoo BB VoIP service they get as part of their ADSL subscription.
plus vint cerf isn't commercially linked to the internet in the same way that gates is to windows.
I think it almost certainly will but no one should get upset if it isn't, ID (and carmack in particular) have always said the release date is "when it's done".
Now Half-Life 2 on the other hand is a different story, anyone care to place any bets ?.
From the bbc article...
Despite more than 30 missions launched to the Red Planet since the 1960s, only three landers have ever reached the Martian surface successfully.
Maybe instead of sending loads of cheap probes we should all pool our cash and build a really expensive one...
Notice they also had to retire a version of SQL and the current version of office.
These products aren't being taken away (which is what you suggested with the word retire) they are merely being update to comply with the relevant legal agreement.
As for win98 I guess MS basically felt that it wasn't worth updating cause it would be retired in a year or two anyway. Not much of a story really...
Anyways, my point is that it all comes down to Suspension of Disbelief, and if you (the audience, not you personally) can't grok that then why are you watching Science Fiction in the first place?
Suspension of disbelief is not a good explanation IMHO, who was it who said "that the secret of great science fiction is that it isn't about the future at all, it's about the present" ?.
And the war in Iraq cost 160 billion dollars, on top of whatever the US spends yearly on the military.
15 billion is loose change for 10 trillion dollar economy, you look at that and think what a waste, I look at it and see how little people care about space anymore.
Iraq's oil reserves are worth somewhere in the region of 4 trillion dollars, maybe if we could promise the oil barons that run the US that kind of return from space exploration they might throw a couple of hundred billion at NASA.
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The next generation consoles will probably push at least 5 ghz for the main CPU.
I think that is a little high, the CPU isn't as important to a console as it is to pc (in fact you could argue it's not that important to pc's anymore). The ps2 main cpu runs at around 300 mhz whilst the GC runs at around 400 mhz, the difference between these machines and the 700 mhz X-Box is that the memory, graphics chip and CPU are practically built into each and data bus's are all high bandwidth. The X-Box is the most powerful console but it's lead isn't as great as the numbers suggest.
My point is that raw CPU speed won't guarantee you a great games playing machine, I really can't see MS shelling out for expensive top of the range CPU's when most of their power would be wasted.
S3 DeltaChrome, apparently it is quite a good graphics chip, doesn't rival the latest offerings from nvidia or ATI but is still quite powerful.
My favorite example is why some African-Americans can & do use the term "nigger" to describe themselves without inpunity or shame, but if a white person does so, they can/will be fired and their lives ruined. Why is it a double standard, and it's a negative hateful word. Why do blacks in certain circles constantly use it?
I think if you were friends with a black guy and said it jokingly then they would have to be really uptight to get upset about it. The problem is that white people rarely use the word nigger in this way, which is why some people (white and black) seem to be so hypersensitive to it's use at all.
Nasa wants us all dead!
Nasa sent up monkeys. Are they all accounted for?
Nasa sent up robots. Where are they now?
"We can defeat the monkeys. We can defeat the robots.
BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME!!!"
- Lewis Black
Timely, given the continuing speculation as to whether the US is going to go back.
Of course no one with the power to make it happen is thinking of going back to the moon. All the speculation is based on what the USA's reaction might be if the Chinese space program looks like it could credibly establish a permanent manned presence.
So far a space race is only impetus that has pushed man to make those giant leaps. But is that a good thing ?.
You're slashdotting a hundred million dollar mars rover!
$400 million actually and yes that is just spirit.
so when does it land GMT, 8:35 PST is 8 hours behind right ?
Beer comes in crates. Wine comes in cases.
And you come in just one flavour, pedantic.
Which is why europeans love to laugh at stupid americans who refer to it as "French Champagne".
Ermm yeah... my champagne stock is running a little low, you wouldn't mind sending me a crate would you ?
That problem applies to any software, not just Linux. Broken IP law and submarine patents means that any software may have this problem. And have you seen M$'s guarantee recently? Like most software they don't guarantee jack.
But you have missed one galringly obvious point, Microsoft's code isn't open to the public for all to see. They may well have stolen code in the past, they may do it in the future as well, who is to know ?. And if comapnies have to make a big payout to SCO then I think they may well start to view the diminished risk of unseen future IP infringemnet as a big plus.
To say Linux will "become illegal" is childish and silly. Just as likely, illegal software will be found in M$Windows and M$ will have to stop shipping. Fat chance.
Obviously when the offending code is known publically it will be replaced, that is not really the problem.
The worst case scenaerio is that SCO manange to score retrospective compensation against any commercial organisation that has made use of linux during the last decade. Once companies have finished shelling out for this they are going to take a long hard look at their IT systems and think "what if this happened again ?, what if linux is found to be infringing someone elses IP ?, could we afford to shell out again ?".
Then they will look around for software developers who can guarantee their code is their own and that there will be no nasty surprises down the line. Whats that in the distance ?, is it Microsoft dressed up as a knight in shining armour ?.
Cue Bill Gates laughing manically as his plan for world domination advances another step.
Linux isn't at stake here, we can always program another OS from scratch if need be. Whats at stake is the reputation of OSS, GNU, GPL, etc. If that reputation isn't salvaged then linux will dissapear into the underground, some may still use it in their homes but for all commercial intents and purposes it will be dead.
Of course if the local base station is affected by the power cut as well...
If you think about it, the USA defeated two of the most incredibly murderous regimes ever to see the face of the globe, and is working hard on containing the third.
I guessing that the two regimes are are nazi germany and stalinist russia. But if you refering to saddam husein's Iraq as the third then you are mistaken, there are lots of regimes worse than his.
The article does have evidence to back the claims up, for example it mentions VoIP...
In Japan NTT's profits have been dented because people can call much more cheaply via the Yahoo BB VoIP service they get as part of their ADSL subscription.
plus vint cerf isn't commercially linked to the internet in the same way that gates is to windows.
# Doom 3 still won't be released.
I think it almost certainly will but no one should get upset if it isn't, ID (and carmack in particular) have always said the release date is "when it's done".
Now Half-Life 2 on the other hand is a different story, anyone care to place any bets ?.
The ubiquity of the iPod, the return of the Mac, and the simplicity of the portable memory stick
Haven't all these happened already ?
Let the industry duke it out...I won't need to worry for ~ 10 years.
Unless they stop releasing movies on the current DVD format, it may sound crazy but I wouldn't put it past the studio's.
From the bbc article... Despite more than 30 missions launched to the Red Planet since the 1960s, only three landers have ever reached the Martian surface successfully. Maybe instead of sending loads of cheap probes we should all pool our cash and build a really expensive one...
Tin foil, get your tin foil!
If you are not already wearing your tin foil hat then you have already been compromised...
Notice they also had to retire a version of SQL and the current version of office.
These products aren't being taken away (which is what you suggested with the word retire) they are merely being update to comply with the relevant legal agreement.
As for win98 I guess MS basically felt that it wasn't worth updating cause it would be retired in a year or two anyway. Not much of a story really...
While it still has it's problems XP and 2000 are both far better then 98.
Anyways, my point is that it all comes down to Suspension of Disbelief, and if you (the audience, not you personally) can't grok that then why are you watching Science Fiction in the first place?
Suspension of disbelief is not a good explanation IMHO, who was it who said "that the secret of great science fiction is that it isn't about the future at all, it's about the present" ?.
And the war in Iraq cost 160 billion dollars, on top of whatever the US spends yearly on the military.
15 billion is loose change for 10 trillion dollar economy, you look at that and think what a waste, I look at it and see how little people care about space anymore.
Iraq's oil reserves are worth somewhere in the region of 4 trillion dollars, maybe if we could promise the oil barons that run the US that kind of return from space exploration they might throw a couple of hundred billion at NASA.
And did not all those empires \ soceities lose there power in the end ?
As another poster said as long as you are dead when the turnaround comes then lucky you.