plus needs a multitude of models so it looks good both close up and at a distance
I would assume they use dynamic LOD (level of detail) like most 3D games do these days.
So, for example, when you're close to a person their model contains 1000 polygons, when you're farther away the model would only be made up of 50 or 100 polygons.
I did RTFA, but I must have missed the part where it stated that somehow $1.6 billion in increased trade (a lot of it with companies that make a lot of their equipment overseas) had created anywhere near the amount of jobs that were lost. So great, we lose 50,000 jobs, but we gain a 1000 (or 2000 or 5000). I'm sure economists everywhere think that the US is the one really making out here.
All it is is hiring workers who do the job best, without regards to where the worker is. No big deal. There is nothing wrong with hiring the best worker.
How is this insightful? It's just plain incorrect. It has nothing to do with the best worker, otherwise you'd have call-centers filled with highly paid experts.
It's about hiring someone who can still do a decent job and saving money, with a heavy emphasis on saving money.
This must be some new economic theory. That a $1.6 billion dollar trade increase is somehow more beneficial than tens of thousands of good paying jobs.
But seriously now, I haven't had as much fun playing a game online since the original Tribes came out. I can't wait for UT2004 to be released. I can't wait to try out all the new levels (especially the onslaught levels) and it looks like EPIC finally got it right and incorporated level and mod downloading right into the game. It's nice to see them put assault levels back in too. I'll be curious to see if they have any assault levels with vehicles involved.
From the article: In 2001, for instance, Australian researchers created a mousepox virus far more virulent than any wild strains. This scenario is unlikely, but not impossible, says virologist Earl Brown of the University of Ottawa, Canada. "You could create something that is right out of whack, but I'd be surprised." Mousepox virus. Is it good or is it whack? Looks like this researcher has been reading a little bit too much slashdot.
Heh.. yeah... I can be dumb at times, but I was really referring more to how that comment was moderated as "Score:5, Interesting" which makes it look like the mods didn't quite get the joke.
M$ to abbrev Microsoft as it seems to accurately describe their primary design goal.
As apposed to all those other companies whose goal is to, what, make people happy?
Why not: $u$e $aturn $tarbucks $un People$oft et c.
Perhaps a little more understanding before you run rampant on your pathetic link attempts and criticisms.
I understood in full. The original poster was at best misinformed, at worst a trolling idiot. As for pathetic link attempts, how better to illustrate a point than to provide evidence support that point? Should I have just thrown out some "leet" speak and swear words and just verbally berated the original poster? Would that be better?
Small employers, taken together, are the largest employer in the nation (maybe not bigger than the gov't)
From US Small Business Admin. Office of Advocacy How important are small businesses to the U.S. economy? Small firms (under 500 employees): Represent more than 99.7 percent of all employers. Employ more than half of all private sector employees Pay 44.5 percent of total U.S. private payroll. Generate 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually. Create more than 50 percent of nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP). Supplied 22.8 percent of the total value of federal prime contracts (about $50 billion) in FY 2001. Produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms. These patents are twice as likely as large firm patents to be among the one percent most cited. Are employers of 39 percent of high tech workers (such as scientists, engineers, and computer workers ). Are 53 percent home-based and 3 percent franchises. Made up 97 percent of all identified exporters and produced 29 percent of the known export value in FY 2001.
As odd as this may sound, I had an uncle who worked for a military listening station in eastern europe during the cold war. He had made mention to something along those lines at one time. I thought it sounded kind of odd, but it was definitely interesting. Other than talking to him about it, this is the first time I've ever seen/heard it mentioned.
Security measures that are a such a major invasion of privacy that they destroy the anonymity that is so essential to free speech.
Sorry but free speech != anonymous free speech
While free speech is a right, it is not without it's responsibilities and it is not without boundaries either (yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, etc.). The right to free speech (in the US) does in no way guarantee you that you can make whatever statement you want, whenever you want to, anonymously (if you want), and face no repercussions.
It is a right, and like many other rights, it can be abused. If you abuse it, you face the consequences.
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The article seems to imply that it was routine because the suspect was seen hanging around with other Mulsim militant/terrorist types.
plus needs a multitude of models so it looks good both close up and at a distance
I would assume they use dynamic LOD (level of detail) like most 3D games do these days.
So, for example, when you're close to a person their model contains 1000 polygons, when you're farther away the model would only be made up of 50 or 100 polygons.
I seem to remember Duke Nukem having an earthquake in one of the canyon levels
It was a jab at iD Software and Quake. Right after the earthquake Duke says something like "I ain't afraid of no quake"
I did RTFA, but I must have missed the part where it stated that somehow $1.6 billion in increased trade (a lot of it with companies that make a lot of their equipment overseas) had created anywhere near the amount of jobs that were lost. So great, we lose 50,000 jobs, but we gain a 1000 (or 2000 or 5000). I'm sure economists everywhere think that the US is the one really making out here.
All it is is hiring workers who do the job best, without regards to where the worker is. No big deal. There is nothing wrong with hiring the best worker.
How is this insightful? It's just plain incorrect. It has nothing to do with the best worker, otherwise you'd have call-centers filled with highly paid experts.
It's about hiring someone who can still do a decent job and saving money, with a heavy emphasis on saving money.
This must be some new economic theory. That a $1.6 billion dollar trade increase is somehow more beneficial than tens of thousands of good paying jobs.
Very interesting.
mmmmm, raptors.
My AVRiL will make you my biatch. =P
But seriously now, I haven't had as much fun playing a game online since the original Tribes came out. I can't wait for UT2004 to be released. I can't wait to try out all the new levels (especially the onslaught levels) and it looks like EPIC finally got it right and incorporated level and mod downloading right into the game. It's nice to see them put assault levels back in too. I'll be curious to see if they have any assault levels with vehicles involved.
From the article:
In 2001, for instance, Australian researchers created a mousepox virus far more virulent than any wild strains. This scenario is unlikely, but not impossible, says virologist Earl Brown of the University of Ottawa, Canada.
"You could create something that is right out of whack, but I'd be surprised."
Mousepox virus. Is it good or is it whack?
Looks like this researcher has been reading a little bit too much slashdot.
Heh.. yeah... I can be dumb at times, but I was really referring more to how that comment was moderated as "Score:5, Interesting" which makes it look like the mods didn't quite get the joke.
Control your experiment. You'll have to find an online board full of people who don't use technology and evaluate their stress levels.
Uhmm... me thinks there's a problem there.
It's indemnification
Bah. ed(1) is the default, and therefore the best.
Gah! You sound like one of my professors...
pico rules...
there you go
Although I use nano now since it is available seperately from Pine and is released under the GPL.
M$ to abbrev Microsoft as it seems to accurately describe their primary design goal.
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As apposed to all those other companies whose goal is to, what, make people happy?
Why not:
$u$e
$aturn
$tarbucks
$un
People$oft
e
Perhaps a little more understanding before you run rampant on your pathetic link attempts and criticisms.
I understood in full. The original poster was at best misinformed, at worst a trolling idiot. As for pathetic link attempts, how better to illustrate a point than to provide evidence support that point? Should I have just thrown out some "leet" speak and swear words and just verbally berated the original poster? Would that be better?
It's pathetic that AMD has to fix M$'s bugs...
How is this insightful? First of all, any post that uses the $ is Microsoft's name should be modded -1, 14 year old poster.
As if buffer overflows really had much to do with the OS. It has a lot more to do with poor coding. Try the following searches for more info:
linux buffer overflow
bsd buffer overflow
OS X buffer overflow
Solaris buffer overflow
And yes, everyone's favorite:
windows buffer overflow
How exactly do you simulate a whole city/country/planet of living and breathing people, except for on a computer?
Build all the plywood cities on all the military bases you want, but until you can fill them with people they'll always be lacking greatly.
by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 20, @03:56PM (#8344222)
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You're stupid
No no no... if you're going to troll, you've got it all wrong.
it's Your stupid
As in "I am your stupid
Small employers, taken together, are the largest employer in the nation (maybe not bigger than the gov't)
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From US Small Business Admin. Office of Advocacy
How important are small businesses to the U.S. economy?
Small firms (under 500 employees):
Represent more than 99.7 percent of all employers.
Employ more than half of all private sector employees
Pay 44.5 percent of total U.S. private payroll.
Generate 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually.
Create more than 50 percent of nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP).
Supplied 22.8 percent of the total value of federal prime contracts (about $50 billion) in FY 2001.
Produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms. These patents are twice as likely as large firm patents to be among the one percent most cited.
Are employers of 39 percent of high tech workers (such as scientists, engineers, and computer workers )
Are 53 percent home-based and 3 percent franchises.
Made up 97 percent of all identified exporters and produced 29 percent of the known export value in FY 2001.
This will be good against countries that have no space program.
How are anti-satellite satellites and weapons good against countries that have no space program?
If you are wondering what country this might come in handy against in the future...
China
If most restaurants are selling alcohol then most restaurants are certainly contributing to the problem of drunk driving.
Don't be dumb. That's like saying a hardware store that sells pipes is contributing to people building pipe bombs.
On one hand, it's a true statement. On the other hand it's an absolutely stupid statement.
As odd as this may sound, I had an uncle who worked for a military listening station in eastern europe during the cold war. He had made mention to something along those lines at one time. I thought it sounded kind of odd, but it was definitely interesting. Other than talking to him about it, this is the first time I've ever seen/heard it mentioned.
Out of the $25 it costs my company to hire an India-based developer
Shouldn't this be $25,000?
Otherwise, who cares about $25?
How is that off-topic? Every (male) geek wants one of those for valentines day.
Who are these mods?
Security measures that are a such a major invasion of privacy that they destroy the anonymity that is so essential to free speech.
Sorry but free speech != anonymous free speech
While free speech is a right, it is not without it's responsibilities and it is not without boundaries either (yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, etc.). The right to free speech (in the US) does in no way guarantee you that you can make whatever statement you want, whenever you want to, anonymously (if you want), and face no repercussions.
It is a right, and like many other rights, it can be abused. If you abuse it, you face the consequences.