I understand why people with too much money do this, and I appreciate it as it makes gfx cards cheaper for all of us in the end...
what I don't understand is why they don't make single cards with 2 gpus on them... they'd probably end up being cheaper then SLI, and you wouldn't have needed special mobos to run them. I realize heat/size may be an issue, but I do believe this is possible... I think I remember reading about a card with two radeons on it.
Only reason is so my phone would be customized to me... now I know it's overpriced... but it was just one ringtone... I might have downloaded 4 in my life.
I'm sure a lot of people are like me... think it's overpriced.. but hell... for a one time fee, I can live with it for my scooby-phone.
Now if you want me to start downloading a lot of music... well even 99 cents is too much... try $.75
even current ppc macs are similar in hardware design to pcs... with the same busses and whatnot.
By your statement any old dell is a "complete system" like that.
I think what the OP was yearning for was the days when the whole computer was built via proprietary systems. (like an Amiga for instance)
I loved my Amiga, but upgrades were a bitch (A500), and the systems that were upgradable had components like PCS... although with a different architecture (Zorro 3 anyone?)
IMHO, computers are like stereos... best to pick and choose your own components.
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I have no idea what you're talking about... all rambling on and such...
>> And, to date, I cannot place a disc in my XBox and turn it into something else without opening the case... so in my opinion, it is still secure.
Actually, you can... using a save game exploit... sure you need it on a memory card, but that's not hard, and opening the case is not required.
Check out www.xbox-scene.com for good tutorials on how to do this... it involves a retail game (I think there are 3 or 4 that work), so I see your point.
The XBox hasn't been fully cracked... it's been exploited in a few ways. Thank god however... I wouldn't own one if I couldn't use XBox Media Centre on it.
Incidently, I won't buy a PS3 or XBox360 unless I can run whatever code I want on them.
Modern laptops are a hell of a lot more powerful then this... and ultraportable ones are frackin' expensive.
If I had a few bucks lying around right now I'd be interested in picking on up... but mainly just out of morbid curiousity.
I'd bet it detects as a cd-rom to use the autorun feature of windows... that way it could run a program off it's own media that sets up the link. If it needs rebooting to work then it's just because you can boot off a cd-rom with little or no problem.
I'd imagine it's because Win98 still relied heavily on BIOS calls... therefor the BIOS has access to any part of the system it wants, including the internet.
When Windows 98 (which was what PhoenixNet was designed for) would call the BIOS, the BIOS would then run the embedded adware.
I'll bite back too... as I wish Linux had better media creation tools.
Blender -> crazy interface, substandard third party support (if any) Vector Images -> open office draw was very limited, and not meant (IMO for any intensive vector work... more for office charts and such stuff you add in to documents) I don't do as much vector work anymore, but when I did, Illustrator and Freehand (strangely my favorite) were much more advanced then anything I've seen on Linux to date. Gimp -> If you think it's better then photoshop, all the power to you, many do not, I included.
I use Linux, Windows, and *BSD extensivelly, and as soon as the free tools are up to the job, I will replace them. But for now, sadly no.
Don't even get me started on audio... yes, Audacity is nice... Where's FruityLoops, Logic (Damn APPLE for this one), Reason, Rebirth, Cubase...etcetc.
Multimedia... where's Premier, After Effects, and stuff like that... I know Linux has a pretty high end composite application (forget the name, but it uses a server-node model), but you need a farm to run it on.
There is a Linux version of Maya, SoftImage, and Houdini around, but a lot of artists I know use 3DS Max/Lightwave... and trying to change an artists tools can be quite difficult (if not impossible)
I'm not trying to downplay Linux, what the community has done is phenomenal, and I applaud them. I anxiously await the day I won't need my windows machines anymore...except maybe for games:)
I agree... 100% Google has a huge database of user info.
The thing is, this is one time were I AGREE to it. Their services are good, and make me lower my walls a bit. I am generally very anal about companies collecting information, but this is one time were I am a hypocrite.
Google is just another company to me and their "Do no evil" policy is meaningless (I mean do other companies actually sit around in high backed chairs and think of how to "do evil"?) Unfortunately the provide great services, and their "spying" has little impact on me... so if they need to do it to survive and provide good things, then they can have it.
This once... period... you other fuckers be warned:)
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do you know how hard it is to jerk off to this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pagliaphoto.jpg
I understand why people with too much money do this, and I appreciate it as it makes gfx cards cheaper for all of us in the end...
what I don't understand is why they don't make single cards with 2 gpus on them... they'd probably end up being cheaper then SLI, and you wouldn't have needed special mobos to run them. I realize heat/size may be an issue, but I do believe this is possible... I think I remember reading about a card with two radeons on it.
hate to reply to my own thread, but it seems like I was on drugs.
I scanned the article for playstation, not psone... I never even knew there was an LCD for the psone... have only seen one psone in my life.
sorry..
back to the glass pipe.
yeah and anyone else see that even tho /.'s title says "Playstation Touch Screen For Your Linux Box", the article mentions nothing about Playstation..
Nobody mentioned this so far...
have I gone nuts?
I was wondering what form of packaging you'd prefer for these gifts of love...
...sorry.
gymsock ok?
>> ...but thanks in large part to the RIAA the DJs no longer say what song just played...
why is this?
I've noticed I don't hear the names of the song/artist as much anymore, and would appreciate more info? links?
that skit was funny..
but it needed more cow bell.
dude...
U sew R teh GAY!
I think the left one's phase is inverted.
you get a big fat gold star as well.
awesome.
works great... the only thing I was jealous of FF for...
you my friend, get a big gold star.
I paid $2 for a scooby doo ringtone.
Only reason is so my phone would be customized to me... now I know it's overpriced... but it was just one ringtone... I might have downloaded 4 in my life.
I'm sure a lot of people are like me... think it's overpriced.. but hell... for a one time fee, I can live with it for my scooby-phone.
Now if you want me to start downloading a lot of music... well even 99 cents is too much... try $.75
I can't see this succeeding
-1 to any scooby disses!
I'd choose 1024x768 2xAA 2xAF
because resolution while not the be all end all... still make a difference.
the xbox s-controller is hands down the best controller I've used out of all of them
of course I had to get used to it first.
uhm... no...
even current ppc macs are similar in hardware design to pcs... with the same busses and whatnot.
By your statement any old dell is a "complete system" like that.
I think what the OP was yearning for was the days when the whole computer was built via proprietary systems. (like an Amiga for instance)
I loved my Amiga, but upgrades were a bitch (A500), and the systems that were upgradable had components like PCS... although with a different architecture (Zorro 3 anyone?)
IMHO, computers are like stereos... best to pick and choose your own components.
I have no idea what you're talking about... all rambling on and such...
:)
but if you can nail her dude... go for it.
>> And, to date, I cannot place a disc in my XBox and turn it into something else without opening the case ... so in my opinion, it is still secure.
Actually, you can... using a save game exploit... sure you need it on a memory card, but that's not hard, and opening the case is not required.
Check out www.xbox-scene.com for good tutorials on how to do this... it involves a retail game (I think there are 3 or 4 that work), so I see your point.
The XBox hasn't been fully cracked... it's been exploited in a few ways. Thank god however... I wouldn't own one if I couldn't use XBox Media Centre on it.
Incidently, I won't buy a PS3 or XBox360 unless I can run whatever code I want on them.
...did you get to go to the Ball?
Maybe because you could go over to other offices, friends houses... anywhere where they'd let you plug it in and have your own little system.
I agree with earlier posts though, this would be cool, but needs a HDD system.
Modern laptops are a hell of a lot more powerful then this... and ultraportable ones are frackin' expensive.
If I had a few bucks lying around right now I'd be interested in picking on up... but mainly just out of morbid curiousity.
I'd bet it detects as a cd-rom to use the autorun feature of windows... that way it could run a program off it's own media that sets up the link. If it needs rebooting to work then it's just because you can boot off a cd-rom with little or no problem.
I'd imagine it's because Win98 still relied heavily on BIOS calls... therefor the BIOS has access to any part of the system it wants, including the internet.
When Windows 98 (which was what PhoenixNet was designed for) would call the BIOS, the BIOS would then run the embedded adware.
What like ads?
I'll bite back too... as I wish Linux had better media creation tools.
:)
Blender -> crazy interface, substandard third party support (if any)
Vector Images -> open office draw was very limited, and not meant (IMO for any intensive vector work... more for office charts and such stuff you add in to documents) I don't do as much vector work anymore, but when I did, Illustrator and Freehand (strangely my favorite) were much more advanced then anything I've seen on Linux to date.
Gimp -> If you think it's better then photoshop, all the power to you, many do not, I included.
I use Linux, Windows, and *BSD extensivelly, and as soon as the free tools are up to the job, I will replace them. But for now, sadly no.
Don't even get me started on audio... yes, Audacity is nice... Where's FruityLoops, Logic (Damn APPLE for this one), Reason, Rebirth, Cubase...etcetc.
Multimedia... where's Premier, After Effects, and stuff like that... I know Linux has a pretty high end composite application (forget the name, but it uses a server-node model), but you need a farm to run it on.
There is a Linux version of Maya, SoftImage, and Houdini around, but a lot of artists I know use 3DS Max/Lightwave... and trying to change an artists tools can be quite difficult (if not impossible)
I'm not trying to downplay Linux, what the community has done is phenomenal, and I applaud them. I anxiously await the day I won't need my windows machines anymore...except maybe for games
I agree... 100% Google has a huge database of user info.
:)
The thing is, this is one time were I AGREE to it. Their services are good, and make me lower my walls a bit. I am generally very anal about companies collecting information, but this is one time were I am a hypocrite.
Google is just another company to me and their "Do no evil" policy is meaningless (I mean do other companies actually sit around in high backed chairs and think of how to "do evil"?) Unfortunately the provide great services, and their "spying" has little impact on me... so if they need to do it to survive and provide good things, then they can have it.
This once... period... you other fuckers be warned
Do we have time?