Icebox, the creators of Starship Regulars, only has 4 of the episodes online their site. However, they have a flash based game - Starship Shag Shack - Play the game of skill, luck and intergalactic promiscuity.
Showtime's Starship Regulars is done using Flash. It's a pretty funny Trek parody. You'll want to watch them in order - it defaults to the most current episode so click on the 1 first.
Michael Dorn (Worf in Star Trek) and Diedrich Bader(Oswald on the Drew Cary show) do some of the voices.
Checking out Seti's results by OS shows some interesting info. In the 90 OSes listed, MacOS is #3 in results and OS/2 is #20. Linux is #6. Based on SETI's results, F@H should have done the Mac client BEFORE the linux client.
I run SETI at home under OS/2 and at work under NT. It's a lot more interesting running SETI at work because there I can SEE what it's doing, and therefor better comprehend what I'm helping to analyse.
Also, if eye-candy is so unappealing, then why all the fuss in the Linux world about SKIN'ing everything?!?!
The video projector in our conference room uses a DLP chip with color wheel(as opposed to 3 DLP chips). Works really well. Picture is much better than the LCD models I've used in the past. DLP projectors go for around $3000, in the same price range as LCD projectors.
Panasonic PT-52DL10 is an HDTV set out using it. It's way overpriced though - part of the appeal of DLP is it should make the sets cheaper, not more expense($11,000!)
I'm guessing you're looking at the third image, which starts with
Semiconducting polymers sandwiched between two electrodes can be used to make large areas that generate light of any colour.
I interpret that as a large area of a single color, not multiple colors, because it's between a single pair of electrodes.
Slamming something that is available today by claiming a forthcoming product on unproven technology will be so much better.
While the technology is impressive, I couldn't help but notice the display was a single color. I'm sure we're all going to rush out to get flat panel B&W(er, black and yellow) TV sets...
All the pre-release information I've read about the Playstation 2 states that it supports HDTV. While no resolutions have been stated, HDTV is denoted as 720p and/or 1080i. A 480p image is denoted as SDTV.
(HDTV = Hi Def, SDTV = Standard Def - i = interlaced, p = progressive)
A vast majority of the HDTV sets are widescreen. As such, I think widescreen gaming will have more apeal than multi-monitor gaming. Not many people will go to the trouble(cost, deskspace, etc) of multiple monitors for a game or two they might play whereas HDTV is the future of television in the USA(NTSC is scheduled to phase out in 2006-info from the HDTV FAQ).
This would be a great argument if Europe had better landline-service (and prices, ouch!) than the US.
I know how "cost effective" the US government is at doing things(er, wait - those $5000 hammers really fund Area 51!) I suspect European goverments are just as bad.
Ever try using X on a 640x480 screen? It's a major pain, many of the GUI interfaces and control panels do not adjust to the resolution and the the "ok" and "cancel" buttons more often than not appear offscreen.
Like many others, I first evaluated Linux on an older system. Being an old system, I can understand that system performance/responsive will not be the best. However, the system could not support above 640x480(old VGA card and/or fix frequency monitor). "Minor" things like not being able to save setting changes really give Linux a bad first impression.
I'm still very impressed with my Newton MP2100. It's a shame that Steve had such a vendetta against them. The MP2100 is still a few years ahead of any PDA available today.
A friend of mine recently picked up a color Palm. I played around with it this past weekend and basically found the color to be more of a "wow, look at me" factor. I was really disappointed in the display, each pixel has a black outline which made the image appear as if viewed thru a screen. Also the screen resolution of the Palm seriously limits what you can do (the palm is 160x160, the MP2100 is 320x480).
I guess I'll stick with the Newton, haven't seen anything better come along yet.
Electric cars like GM EV1 get 50-60 miles per charge. I know quite a few people where that's less than the round trip home->work->home(my 25 mile round trip is one of the shortest amongst my friends). As such, they have to plug in during the day or they won't make it home.
Solar panels are a possible solution, but lots of cars end up in parking garages(especially in the larger cities where space is a premium). As such, solar panels won't help much.
If you think 50-60 miles round trip is a lot, then you're problably living in a small city. When I lived in Corpus Christi(south Texas) I would balk at the idea of driving 30 miles(round trip) to go do something. Now that I live in Houston, a 60 mile(round trip) is a routine occurance. Of course it helps that we now have a 70MPH speed limit in Texas:)
We're already experiencing rolling blackouts due to summer time demands(air conditioning). If we cannot support peak demand, how can we expect it to support cars that must be plugged in? I suspect many of the electric cars would even have to be plugged in during the day as they have such a limited range before needing a recharge.
Sure, it's easy to say "build more power plants", but the NIMBY factor makes it very difficult. No matter how safe they can be made, nobody wants a power plant near them.
Seems to me that as the costs of obtaining natural resources(metals, minerals, etc) on earth becomes more and more expensive that we'll start looking to mine the asteroid belt.
Maybe we should join with the ultra-extreme-environmentalists in an effort to raise the cost of mining on earth:-)
How many things are the way they are today because we went to space?
How about that small, yet extremely powerful computer you used to post that message?
I used to work at a Home Healthcare company, and lots of the really cool things, such as ultra-light sports-wheelchairs, are directly related to technology derived from the space program.
Interesting. I guess that the Texas DPS must not do any real work then. When I renewed my car plates they were running OS/2...
Why do you feel that you have the right to tell me what I must run on my own time? Perhaps I should insist that you drive a Honda...
Just like the roads are open to vehicles that follow the standards(brake lights, turn signals, etc.) the internet is open to computer platforms that follow the standards. Isn't that what a lot of people here are fighting for? Not being forced to use Windows due to proprietary data formats?
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Icebox, the creators of Starship Regulars, only has 4 of the episodes online their site. However, they have a flash based game - Starship Shag Shack - Play the game of skill, luck and intergalactic promiscuity.
Michael Dorn (Worf in Star Trek) and Diedrich Bader(Oswald on the Drew Cary show) do some of the voices.
Works great using the OS/2 flash plugin too.
I read this parody Bored of the Rings back in the early 80s. Hadn't thought about it until I read your post's title! Very funny stuff!
Checking out Seti's results by OS shows some interesting info. In the 90 OSes listed, MacOS is #3 in results and OS/2 is #20. Linux is #6. Based on SETI's results, F@H should have done the Mac client BEFORE the linux client.
Also, if eye-candy is so unappealing, then why all the fuss in the Linux world about SKIN'ing everything?!?!
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Panasonic PT-52DL10 is an HDTV set out using it. It's way overpriced though - part of the appeal of DLP is it should make the sets cheaper, not more expense($11,000!)
My DirecTV setup is about $20 a month less than what I used to pay for Digital Cable.
Activision is making money off classic games for the Atari, C= 64 and even the Intellivision
Dealing with photo attachments and the like is another story - doable but not very easy :-)
after all, they have to make up the income lost by dumping the Windows version...
I interpret that as a large area of a single color, not multiple colors, because it's between a single pair of electrodes.
Probably directly related to you're inability to take responsibility for your actions(AC post).
Do you say the same about people who can afford to buy expensive automobiles, yachts, or million dollar homes?
While the technology is impressive, I couldn't help but notice the display was a single color. I'm sure we're all going to rush out to get flat panel B&W(er, black and yellow) TV sets...
A vast majority of the HDTV sets are widescreen. As such, I think widescreen gaming will have more apeal than multi-monitor gaming. Not many people will go to the trouble(cost, deskspace, etc) of multiple monitors for a game or two they might play whereas HDTV is the future of television in the USA(NTSC is scheduled to phase out in 2006-info from the HDTV FAQ).
I know how "cost effective" the US government is at doing things(er, wait - those $5000 hammers really fund Area 51!) I suspect European goverments are just as bad.
Like many others, I first evaluated Linux on an older system. Being an old system, I can understand that system performance/responsive will not be the best. However, the system could not support above 640x480(old VGA card and/or fix frequency monitor). "Minor" things like not being able to save setting changes really give Linux a bad first impression.
They decided to not tempt Microsoft with the challenge of releasing Windows ME ver 2.0 on 5 DVDs, all of which are required :-)
A friend of mine recently picked up a color Palm. I played around with it this past weekend and basically found the color to be more of a "wow, look at me" factor. I was really disappointed in the display, each pixel has a black outline which made the image appear as if viewed thru a screen. Also the screen resolution of the Palm seriously limits what you can do (the palm is 160x160, the MP2100 is 320x480).
I guess I'll stick with the Newton, haven't seen anything better come along yet.
Solar panels are a possible solution, but lots of cars end up in parking garages(especially in the larger cities where space is a premium). As such, solar panels won't help much.
If you think 50-60 miles round trip is a lot, then you're problably living in a small city. When I lived in Corpus Christi(south Texas) I would balk at the idea of driving 30 miles(round trip) to go do something. Now that I live in Houston, a 60 mile(round trip) is a routine occurance. Of course it helps that we now have a 70MPH speed limit in Texas :)
We're already experiencing rolling blackouts due to summer time demands(air conditioning). If we cannot support peak demand, how can we expect it to support cars that must be plugged in? I suspect many of the electric cars would even have to be plugged in during the day as they have such a limited range before needing a recharge.
Sure, it's easy to say "build more power plants", but the NIMBY factor makes it very difficult. No matter how safe they can be made, nobody wants a power plant near them.
NIMBY = Not In My BackYard
Maybe we should join with the ultra-extreme-environmentalists in an effort to raise the cost of mining on earth :-)
How about that small, yet extremely powerful computer you used to post that message?
I used to work at a Home Healthcare company, and lots of the really cool things, such as ultra-light sports-wheelchairs, are directly related to technology derived from the space program.
Why do you feel that you have the right to tell me what I must run on my own time? Perhaps I should insist that you drive a Honda...
Just like the roads are open to vehicles that follow the standards(brake lights, turn signals, etc.) the internet is open to computer platforms that follow the standards. Isn't that what a lot of people here are fighting for? Not being forced to use Windows due to proprietary data formats?