Why do you play computer games at all then? Do you need a computer to plot galactic conquest? Why don't you just sell your computer and use a pen and paper or just your imagination?
Oh and do some research...just a quick google search on "how many frames per second can an eye see" produced many links. Here is just one:
"I highly doubt the player is really going to notice a detail drop when ACTUALLY running through the game and Killing stuff."
Uhhh, its very easy to notice, but you never even bother to try becuase you're still playing Descent 2. Granted, Descent 2 was a great game and I would love to see a modern version of Descent.
Basically your arguement is that all the eye candy should just be dropped to bare blocky polygons because you don't like the current games? Your post has nothing to do with the technology of frame rates and refresh rates but everything to do with your opinion on what makes a good game. Kind of off topic for a thread about a new video card don't you think? Bordering on flame bait I would say.
You obviously have never played a first person shooter getting at 30 and then again at 70-80 or so have you? There is a HUGE difference. The framerates are also averages. Would you rather have an average of 30 (which means you could dip down into the teens at times) or an average of 100 (that never dips lower than 40 or so?) Check google or search slashdot and you'll find articles explaining all about human abilities and the truth and myth about framerates.
So does nvidia recommend any power supply brands to be used with this card? I would think they would almost have to recommend something as the power usage requirements might scare a lot of people away from buying the card just because they don't think (or know) if the one they have will work.
How is a cell phone conversation any different from someone talking on a normal phone? Or talking on a cordless phone out in your yard on on your patio? Do people get annoyed when people in their own home pick up the phone and carry on a conversation? If not then why do they get annoyed when a stranger is having a conversation on a cell phone in public?
I don't think its the cell phone so much as its people feeling left out. They want to be nosey but can't because they only hear one side. What if 2 people were talking face to face and one was using sign language and the other was speaking out loud. Would the be as annoying to other people around them as a cell phone?
This is a PERFECT example of how so many people complain and protest about too much stuff. Hey retards, if you don't like it, don't sign up. Its free! I will be getting an address as soon as they let people sign up for it. I could care less if some computer somewhere is reading my email. Wish I lived in CA so I could tell this senator how much of a freaking moron he is. Doesn't he have something better to do?
You know, I'm starting to not care about all this stuff anymore. No matter how loudly people complain about stuff like this you know the studios are only going to do what makes them the most money. Whether the public agrees or not they could care less. So unless anyone here actually has some pull on decisions like this, its rather pointless to even talk about it. No matter what we say or think it won't make one bit of difference.
Yeah I saw it, it wasn't about a videogame, it was about recruiting pilots to fight in a war. Whether the video game or a box of cracker jacks triggered the recruitment was not relevent.
Well if seriousness of the crime is not relevent then life sentences for everyone. Doesn't matter if you murdered 20 people or shoplifted a stick of gum. According to you the rights of the shop owner who lost 50 cents is just as important as the rights of the 20 murdered people. In fact lets just start executing everyone who commits any crime. According to you a crime is a crime, so might as well treat them all equally. What country do you really live in?
Does anyone else think a ton of money can be made by some company who can put a private ship in orbit with the only purpose being to collect space trash and clean up the orbits around the planet? Sign me up for that.
You can block the channel at the cable box but it doesn't remove it from the channel list. Its still there and you still have to go past a blank channel that says "blocked" on it. I want them gone entirely. Only way you should be able to get to it is via the guide or by entering the channel number directly.
Will be all the religious channels, foreign language channels and if possible all the public access channels.
Hopefully if this ever happens they don't just make them blank forcing you to still surf by them. I want to completely removed from my lineup so they aren't there. I want it to go from channel 12 to 23 automatically skipping all inbetween.
"Tell your elected officials that you disagree with what they are supporting, and command them to stop."
Yeah I already tried that, got a letter back basically saying I am wrong and he is right and because he is an elected official he knows what's best for me. They are all the same, the elected ones, the ones running for election, all of them.
And politicians wonder why voter turn out is low? They waste their time and my tax dollars on stupid hearings and debates. Why don't they do something about the patiot act and dmca first? Those are much greater invasions of my privacy than some little electronic tag that will let stores know what kind of jeans I bought.
I've met and known many female geeks. The reason most don't know they are there is because a lot of male geeks LOOK like the stereotypical geek. Female geeks do not.
"Like another poster pointed out, tyeing it to your cell phone means that, should you get run down by a bus, the alerts won't go to your successor. In fact, it's conceivable that your management isn't even aware of this monitoring capability. It might die with you!"
But really...if you die or get run over by a bus I seriously doubt the person will give a rats ass if their works servers crash in a flaming pile of plastic. Hell when I just get sick and can't get into work I could care less whats happening there. There are more important things than just work.
I'd say comply with the rule, but then also remove all paging from the servers to your personal devices. Then when something goes down its not your problem. Servers that crash will be discovered when you get in in the morning and fixed during proper work hours. If they want to make you carry a pager, insist on a pay increase. Carrying a pager basically means you are working 24/7 and the pay should reflect that. I love how management these days wants to further restrict employees on personal time at work but at the same time insist that employees give up after hours and weekend time to do work. The way I look at it is its a "you do this for me, I'll do this for you" kind of thing. You let me use my cell phone at work, I'll allow the work servers to send warnings to my personal phone. You let me have free access to the web then I won't complain about having to stay after work or work on weekends. You pay me every 2 weeks, I'll show up at work, hit all my deadlines and do a good job.
Being a good employee is one thing, letting companies walk all over you is completely different.
The when the download is complete someone quickly creates a normal torrent file and its out in the trackers before the majority of people have even downloaded it form blizzard.
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Why do you play computer games at all then? Do you need a computer to plot galactic conquest? Why don't you just sell your computer and use a pen and paper or just your imagination?
Oh and do some research...just a quick google search on "how many frames per second can an eye see" produced many links. Here is just one:
http://amo.net/NT/02-21-01FPS.html
"I highly doubt the player is really going to notice a detail drop when ACTUALLY running through the game and Killing stuff."
Uhhh, its very easy to notice, but you never even bother to try becuase you're still playing Descent 2. Granted, Descent 2 was a great game and I would love to see a modern version of Descent.
Basically your arguement is that all the eye candy should just be dropped to bare blocky polygons because you don't like the current games? Your post has nothing to do with the technology of frame rates and refresh rates but everything to do with your opinion on what makes a good game. Kind of off topic for a thread about a new video card don't you think? Bordering on flame bait I would say.
You obviously have never played a first person shooter getting at 30 and then again at 70-80 or so have you? There is a HUGE difference. The framerates are also averages. Would you rather have an average of 30 (which means you could dip down into the teens at times) or an average of 100 (that never dips lower than 40 or so?) Check google or search slashdot and you'll find articles explaining all about human abilities and the truth and myth about framerates.
So does nvidia recommend any power supply brands to be used with this card? I would think they would almost have to recommend something as the power usage requirements might scare a lot of people away from buying the card just because they don't think (or know) if the one they have will work.
How is a cell phone conversation any different from someone talking on a normal phone? Or talking on a cordless phone out in your yard on on your patio? Do people get annoyed when people in their own home pick up the phone and carry on a conversation? If not then why do they get annoyed when a stranger is having a conversation on a cell phone in public?
I don't think its the cell phone so much as its people feeling left out. They want to be nosey but can't because they only hear one side. What if 2 people were talking face to face and one was using sign language and the other was speaking out loud. Would the be as annoying to other people around them as a cell phone?
This is a PERFECT example of how so many people complain and protest about too much stuff. Hey retards, if you don't like it, don't sign up. Its free! I will be getting an address as soon as they let people sign up for it. I could care less if some computer somewhere is reading my email. Wish I lived in CA so I could tell this senator how much of a freaking moron he is. Doesn't he have something better to do?
It gives me a break to hit the bathroom or grab something to eat or put a load of laundry in.
You know, I'm starting to not care about all this stuff anymore. No matter how loudly people complain about stuff like this you know the studios are only going to do what makes them the most money. Whether the public agrees or not they could care less. So unless anyone here actually has some pull on decisions like this, its rather pointless to even talk about it. No matter what we say or think it won't make one bit of difference.
Yeah I saw it, it wasn't about a videogame, it was about recruiting pilots to fight in a war. Whether the video game or a box of cracker jacks triggered the recruitment was not relevent.
Why? Last Starfighter wasn't about a video game, and TRON was a movie first then a game.
A halo game could be really cheap to make too. They would be able to just reuse all the set pieces over and over without any modification.
Well if seriousness of the crime is not relevent then life sentences for everyone. Doesn't matter if you murdered 20 people or shoplifted a stick of gum. According to you the rights of the shop owner who lost 50 cents is just as important as the rights of the 20 murdered people. In fact lets just start executing everyone who commits any crime. According to you a crime is a crime, so might as well treat them all equally. What country do you really live in?
I can't believe you compared murder to downloading bits that are a representation of sound. Yeah, good comparison there.
Oh and P2P networks are not illegal and the jury is still out on whether downloading MP3's is copyright infringement. It hasn't been challenged yet.
Uhhh...maybe because we find it entertaining? You don't, and thats just fine. You do what you want and I'll do what I want.
Personally I don't understand how people can spend more than 2 hours a week on slashdot much less spend money to see stories before other people.
Does anyone else think a ton of money can be made by some company who can put a private ship in orbit with the only purpose being to collect space trash and clean up the orbits around the planet? Sign me up for that.
You can block the channel at the cable box but it doesn't remove it from the channel list. Its still there and you still have to go past a blank channel that says "blocked" on it. I want them gone entirely. Only way you should be able to get to it is via the guide or by entering the channel number directly.
Oh and add home shopping networks to my list.
Will be all the religious channels, foreign language channels and if possible all the public access channels.
Hopefully if this ever happens they don't just make them blank forcing you to still surf by them. I want to completely removed from my lineup so they aren't there. I want it to go from channel 12 to 23 automatically skipping all inbetween.
"Tell your elected officials that you disagree with what they are supporting, and command them to stop."
Yeah I already tried that, got a letter back basically saying I am wrong and he is right and because he is an elected official he knows what's best for me. They are all the same, the elected ones, the ones running for election, all of them.
And politicians wonder why voter turn out is low? They waste their time and my tax dollars on stupid hearings and debates. Why don't they do something about the patiot act and dmca first? Those are much greater invasions of my privacy than some little electronic tag that will let stores know what kind of jeans I bought.
I've met and known many female geeks. The reason most don't know they are there is because a lot of male geeks LOOK like the stereotypical geek. Female geeks do not.
Ok, well good for you. In the end its your loss. You choose the beds you sleep in, so have fun.
Then don't buy it and don't play. I doubt many people really care if you do or not.
But don't go out and steal it just to play and then the next day spout off in your holier than thou attitude about bnetd and freecraft.
"Like another poster pointed out, tyeing it to your cell phone means that, should you get run down by a bus, the alerts won't go to your successor. In fact, it's conceivable that your management isn't even aware of this monitoring capability. It might die with you!"
But really...if you die or get run over by a bus I seriously doubt the person will give a rats ass if their works servers crash in a flaming pile of plastic. Hell when I just get sick and can't get into work I could care less whats happening there. There are more important things than just work.
I'd say comply with the rule, but then also remove all paging from the servers to your personal devices. Then when something goes down its not your problem. Servers that crash will be discovered when you get in in the morning and fixed during proper work hours. If they want to make you carry a pager, insist on a pay increase. Carrying a pager basically means you are working 24/7 and the pay should reflect that. I love how management these days wants to further restrict employees on personal time at work but at the same time insist that employees give up after hours and weekend time to do work. The way I look at it is its a "you do this for me, I'll do this for you" kind of thing. You let me use my cell phone at work, I'll allow the work servers to send warnings to my personal phone. You let me have free access to the web then I won't complain about having to stay after work or work on weekends. You pay me every 2 weeks, I'll show up at work, hit all my deadlines and do a good job.
Being a good employee is one thing, letting companies walk all over you is completely different.
The when the download is complete someone quickly creates a normal torrent file and its out in the trackers before the majority of people have even downloaded it form blizzard.