The micro grooves layed in the pipe by photolithographic techniques so the medium can wick properly along designed paths is probably what is patented here.
Kind of makes you wonder about how much the markup is on foodstuffs. I do know that SimonDelivers will not deliver to an apartment complex, even if the patron agrees to be on site when the delivery truck is there.
The other thing is seem to make their money on the weekly specials they offer
It is true that Windows software is the most agregious offender in model dialog boxes that demand your attention. Thankfully, some apps now let you set a preference option - still the use has to find it and then turn it off.
Mac OSX native software (might be earlier software too, haven't used Macs till recently) gets around this. If the background app wants your attention, error, status update, etc., the dock bar icon bounces (which is a new annoyance), a notification sound will be inserted into the sound stream (eg playing music or whatever), or if you like, configure in system preferences to flash the screen. Now I have my dock bar hidden most of the time, so I get the sound notification, which is fine for me. When I am really cranking away at code or something, the sound doesn't interrupt my train of thought to badly, and I have learned to block it out at times.
What would be nice is a periodic notification based on user action. Perhaps switching app windows or shutting down an app.
-FlynnMP3 *jedi hand wave* "These are not the sigs you seek."
Normal software development follows these three qualtities: Good software (ie less buggy), Cheap software (ie didn't cost too much to make), and fast (ie the development cycle to release wasn't too long),
Game companies also have to follow this axiom. A lot of smaller game companies make software that is cheap to produce (relatively) and has a fast development cycle - as a result the products they produce are bad. Movie tie in games I would normally classify these under. Although there are exceptions.
Other game companies make software that is good (art, content, gameplay) and cheap (mostly in relatively few programmers and artists) - but by no means is their development cycle fast.
Then there are the game companies which are the innovators. They truly understand what it takes to make a quailty product. They too follow the axiom, but with a new twist. The product is good, not cheap, and not fast to market. Those are the companies that consistently produce games worth playing. It costs tons of money, they have some of the most creative people in the business, and they have the right project managers that understand what motivates those creative people. Another way to say it might be 'the end justifies the means".
Too bad those type of game companies are few and far between.
Not that it matters, but not all audiophiles are uptight condescending a-holes that is being referred to in the parent post. I am an audiophile. I have spent a large part of my discressionary income on a stereo system that totals in the range of $100,000.00 US.
I enjoy it. It is a hobby. And yes, I can hear a difference in higher quality codecs. Most people don't have the audio equipement to be able to tell the difference. Plus you have to know what to listen for. Most people don't give a rat's ass. That's fine.
Some people have a musical ear, some have a critical (listening) ear. Those that have both are the people that tend to go overboard on ridiculous claims like how the phase offest of bass sound waves pumping through the subwoofer is 45 degrees off, and by god - they are just beside themselves with fury.
Other people don't care if it sounds good. As long as the melody is discernable and they can hear the words occasionally, that's good enough.
Regardless what some may think, it's the audiophiles, and sound engineers of the world that improve the 'Best Buy' or 'Bose' equipement that you can enjoy for a moderate price. They improve it by doing research into how to improve their craft. Eventually, that level is brought down to the larger consumer sections and you see the new stuff in the elctronics stores across this land.
Next time you see an audiophile that begins wagging their dick about how big the subwoofers they have are or the newest audio codec just blows everything away, tell em to go call somebody that actually cares.
As long as you enjoy whatever system you have, then all power to you. Now those that bitch about the music system they do have yet won't fork over the cash to get improved stuff - those ppl just piss me off.
Looks like Microsoft bought themselves out of another problem, IE. losing marketshare. They tend to by themselves out of out all kinds of problems. They bought their freedom from the DoJ, still working on the various states. All that is is time. All the state governments want is craploads of money and they'll drop the cases.
Now Microsoft is buying governments outside of the US. This is a great day for them. Their internal Oligarchy Meter must maxxed out by now.
-FlynnMP3 "Imagine I said something witty here."
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All kinds of various manufacturers are being more and more hostile to 3rd party products. No longer are consumer goods made for the good of the consumer. Mega advertising and money grubbing companies scramble for larger and larger slices of the economic pie. While at the same time those companies try and lock down their respective business models. It's a viscious cycle. It's capatalism run amuck.
My thought is one of these companies will over step the bounds and get sued. Oh wait..Microsoft already did and they are buying their freedom. God I feel good about America right now.
Dude! You screwed up big time. Grow some guts and admit when you misused the sytem and now are trying to get somebody else to take the blame for it.
MILLIONS of people use UPS all the time, every single day. The statistics of how many packages are damaged number in the 100's - if that. Thats less than 1/10th of a percentage point. Can they do a better job? Sure. Any company can. It requires new systems and procedures.
Oh yeah, like UPS is going to roll over just for you. Get over it man. Next time, pack the shipment as others have suggested.
More and more companies are now purchasing laptops as the main machine instead of desktops. Granted, nobody should be playing FPS games at work. There are other valid uses as well.
If there is an option to turn off sections of the GPU to suit truly mobile tasks, this could please quite a few.
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The micro grooves layed in the pipe by photolithographic techniques so the medium can wick properly along designed paths is probably what is patented here.
Kind of makes you wonder about how much the markup is on foodstuffs. I do know that SimonDelivers will not deliver to an apartment complex, even if the patron agrees to be on site when the delivery truck is there.
The other thing is seem to make their money on the weekly specials they offer
-FlynnMP3
It is true that Windows software is the most agregious offender in model dialog boxes that demand your attention. Thankfully, some apps now let you set a preference option - still the use has to find it and then turn it off.
Mac OSX native software (might be earlier software too, haven't used Macs till recently) gets around this. If the background app wants your attention, error, status update, etc., the dock bar icon bounces (which is a new annoyance), a notification sound will be inserted into the sound stream (eg playing music or whatever), or if you like, configure in system preferences to flash the screen. Now I have my dock bar hidden most of the time, so I get the sound notification, which is fine for me. When I am really cranking away at code or something, the sound doesn't interrupt my train of thought to badly, and I have learned to block it out at times.
What would be nice is a periodic notification based on user action. Perhaps switching app windows or shutting down an app.
-FlynnMP3
*jedi hand wave* "These are not the sigs you seek."
Normal software development follows these three qualtities: Good software (ie less buggy), Cheap software (ie didn't cost too much to make), and fast (ie the development cycle to release wasn't too long),
Game companies also have to follow this axiom. A lot of smaller game companies make software that is cheap to produce (relatively) and has a fast development cycle - as a result the products they produce are bad. Movie tie in games I would normally classify these under. Although there are exceptions.
Other game companies make software that is good (art, content, gameplay) and cheap (mostly in relatively few programmers and artists) - but by no means is their development cycle fast.
Then there are the game companies which are the innovators. They truly understand what it takes to make a quailty product. They too follow the axiom, but with a new twist. The product is good, not cheap, and not fast to market. Those are the companies that consistently produce games worth playing. It costs tons of money, they have some of the most creative people in the business, and they have the right project managers that understand what motivates those creative people. Another way to say it might be 'the end justifies the means".
Too bad those type of game companies are few and far between.
-FlynnMP3
Anybody know if this is the last motion picture that Pixar is contractually obligated to release under the joint name of Disney/Pixar?
Seriously, these guys do such an amazing job, I would hate for them to be associated with Disney forever.
Not that it matters, but not all audiophiles are uptight condescending a-holes that is being referred to in the parent post. I am an audiophile. I have spent a large part of my discressionary income on a stereo system that totals in the range of $100,000.00 US.
I enjoy it. It is a hobby. And yes, I can hear a difference in higher quality codecs. Most people don't have the audio equipement to be able to tell the difference. Plus you have to know what to listen for. Most people don't give a rat's ass. That's fine.
Some people have a musical ear, some have a critical (listening) ear. Those that have both are the people that tend to go overboard on ridiculous claims like how the phase offest of bass sound waves pumping through the subwoofer is 45 degrees off, and by god - they are just beside themselves with fury.
Other people don't care if it sounds good. As long as the melody is discernable and they can hear the words occasionally, that's good enough.
Regardless what some may think, it's the audiophiles, and sound engineers of the world that improve the 'Best Buy' or 'Bose' equipement that you can enjoy for a moderate price. They improve it by doing research into how to improve their craft. Eventually, that level is brought down to the larger consumer sections and you see the new stuff in the elctronics stores across this land.
Next time you see an audiophile that begins wagging their dick about how big the subwoofers they have are or the newest audio codec just blows everything away, tell em to go call somebody that actually cares.
As long as you enjoy whatever system you have, then all power to you. Now those that bitch about the music system they do have yet won't fork over the cash to get improved stuff - those ppl just piss me off.
-FlynnMP3
Looks like Microsoft bought themselves out of another problem, IE. losing marketshare. They tend to by themselves out of out all kinds of problems. They bought their freedom from the DoJ, still working on the various states. All that is is time. All the state governments want is craploads of money and they'll drop the cases.
Now Microsoft is buying governments outside of the US. This is a great day for them. Their internal Oligarchy Meter must maxxed out by now.
-FlynnMP3
"Imagine I said something witty here."
All kinds of various manufacturers are being more and more hostile to 3rd party products. No longer are consumer goods made for the good of the consumer. Mega advertising and money grubbing companies scramble for larger and larger slices of the economic pie. While at the same time those companies try and lock down their respective business models. It's a viscious cycle. It's capatalism run amuck.
My thought is one of these companies will over step the bounds and get sued. Oh wait..Microsoft already did and they are buying their freedom. God I feel good about America right now.
Dude! You screwed up big time. Grow some guts and admit when you misused the sytem and now are trying to get somebody else to take the blame for it.
MILLIONS of people use UPS all the time, every single day. The statistics of how many packages are damaged number in the 100's - if that. Thats less than 1/10th of a percentage point. Can they do a better job? Sure. Any company can. It requires new systems and procedures.
Oh yeah, like UPS is going to roll over just for you. Get over it man. Next time, pack the shipment as others have suggested.
Good journeys to you.
-FlynnMP3
More and more companies are now purchasing laptops as the main machine instead of desktops. Granted, nobody should be playing FPS games at work. There are other valid uses as well.
If there is an option to turn off sections of the GPU to suit truly mobile tasks, this could please quite a few.
-FlynnMP3
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