Actually a game where you could shoot jews would be so controversial it'd never get released, but it's ok to shoot germans and americans 'in context'. Remember, this is WWII stuff, not modern day events. Strange how there are a whole slew of these games all of a sudden huh?
I seriously doubt the fat filesystem had any bearing on *how fast a 3d game ran*. Last time I checked my drives weren't spinning when I was playing RTCW, only when it was initially loading. Visual FX don't make a damn bit of difference when you're gaming either. Go back under the bridge little troll.
I've looked at everything from porn sites to corporate news sites in Konqueror, and this one takes the cake. It's the first web page that's completely invisible in Konqueror. Kudos to the nimrods responsible, I've never seen something so completely broken on the web in my life.
I saw a show on Nokia not too long ago, and one of the developers was talking about how gread 3g is and all that jazz. He mentioned games that he'd been working on and then proceeded to start a game of seek 'n' destroy. You can play with many people in a real area and it looked pretty fun. Your phone screen shows a radar screen with your target's general direction then proceeds to tell you how close you're getting to them as you move. When you get close enough you can hit a key on the phone to 'shoot' them. You can keep a running score, etc. Fun stuff to get fat Americans back in the sunlight again:)
I wonder if you could build a regenerative motor that throttles on and off, and when it's off, it uses the person's motion to recharge. This is how electric cars recharge (regenerate during braking, etc.) so I don't see why it can't be done here. Sure, it's a magnitude smaller than an electric car, but then again, they're only shooting for 2hp not 100 or more. I think if you have someone walking, that should generate a few watts to charge it right?
I think most of us that are familiar with gnutella are using sLimeWire which sucks, or gnapster with the gnutella servers, which also sucks. I'm glad there's a good alternative.
Wow, you can quote but you can't read. Read this part again:
except to a court or governmental agency if permitted by law, as authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction or to the limited extent described below under "Certain Third Party Transactions".
Which computer company was it that soldiered their cards onto the motherboard???
Packard Bell, the upgrader's nightmare. E-Machines is nearly as bad with their extremely cheap hardware and only 1 or 2 pci slots (on the machines I've opened), but at least they give you slots you can use.
Gary Glitter is the guy who made the famous rock n' roll song titled, strangely enough, Rock N Roll Part II. It's played in sports stadiums all the freakin' time...the goofy song that shouts 'hey!' in the middle. A little light reading here http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vanderlin den/GG5900.htm
I don't know what I'm talking about? You didn't read my post before your frontal lobes caught fire. Quote "Unless this is a pre-amd XP chip, don't worry too much"
Since linuxwatch's servers can't handle even a mild slashdotting, this was speculation on my part because I couldn't read the page (even 5 posts into it). What I say still holds true.
Your second point is moot according to my original response. Quote "The last generation Athlons were missing this but the new stuff all has it". I already covered that.
I live in Dallas, and noticed that ad also. It's not a 900mhz celeron here, it's some gimpy Cyrix III 733. Actually, here's the link to Outpost.com that advertises it:
http://shop4.outpost.com/{PD9xBw5eHHyDFgHKdVuDKKeg 00KnawTRGn4LuypMZ87dJ475kx47|-923709581810043960/1 68694047/6/7001/7001/7002/7002/7001/-1|-7215197308 176380348/168694048/6/7001/7001/7002/7002/7001/-1| 1010790663969}/product/3194620/
Damn what a messy, horrible link. At any rate, I don't know what a "Linux 1.3 shell" refers to, maybe Caldera 1.3 or something?
Quote "(you'll need a good one with that CPU: it will not burn out your pocket, but WILL burn out itself and your motherboard if you don't cool it properly)."
Yet more lack-of-hardware-understanding. Most of the Intel chips in recent years have thermistors-on-die which throttle back the chip if the core temp gets too high. The last generation Athlons were missing this but the new stuff all has it. Unless this is a pre-amd XP chip, don't worry too much. If the cooler quits working, the worst that can happen is either your chip throttles back and your system chunks, or it locks up, you lose some data (maybe) and you reboot after it cools off (and you figure out what happened). You won't destroy your motherboard or your chip in this scenario.
Bah, who cares about the SBLive, they never finished the linux drivers and the support is poor at best. The Audigy will probably be more of the same. Windows-only if you want all the features.
If Nvidia bought Creative I think it'd be a different story.
Looks like you've fallen into the 'measure performance by clock speed' trap that others following Intel-compatible architectures often do. Mhz/ghz is NOT a measure of speed when comparing risc-like chipsets from Motorola and IBM. Alot of g4's can outperform Intel chips that run at twice the mhz rating. AMD has just proven this when you compare the new AMD XP chipsets to Intel chipsets. The AMD's can smoke Intel chips that cost alot more and run at a higher clock speed. They have more instructions per clock cycle than the Intel chips do, among other things.
Come on, you all saw it coming. The Tick was never gonna succeed with all the crap the Fox nimrods edited into it. I remember when the creator of the Tick was interviewed about the live action show...he said alot of the stupid dialogue wasn't his idea and he seemed kinda pissed that some knucklehead edited it to be that way.
Networks are great at shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to innovation. Remember the Clerks animated cartoon? It only lived long enough to spawn 6 episodes but was hilarious and had the trademark Clerks humor out the wazzoo. The episodes built the plot successively, so if you didn't see episode one before 2 you could be slightly lost.
Guess what. NBC (or was it CBS) aired the 4th episode as the pilot! People were lost and wondering what the hell was going on when they saw it. After 4 was 5 and 6 but that was it. It got canned. I suggest everyone go grab it on DVD. A true jewel.
I hope someone mods you up. Good points indeed. My tnt2 ultra was still kicking (and still is on my brother's computer) and still has mad features. The unified driver architecture is brilliant. If you install the nvidia drivers under linux, you can switch from a TNT to a Geforce3 and anywhere in between while having to make NO CHANGES to your xconfig or anything else.
Also recently someone benchmarked the geforce3 ti under linux. The 2314 drivers under linux give better performance than winxp in quake3 at most resolutions. RTCW didn't fare quite as well but the MP release is still beta. I bet TTimo hasn't slept for weeks.
I think your framerate is gonna be a hell of alot faster on the Geforce3 if that's all your concerned about. Also RTCW supports compressed textures (read: detail), Trueform, vertex shading, hardware t&l, etc. The Geforce3 is nice but realistically, not many games really cater to it yet.
Besides, does it matter how old games are? It's the popularity. Look at how old Half Life is, and it still rocks and has a huge following. Until something comes along to kick it's ass and be the 'next big thing', those games are still used as the mark of quality. Games like Max Payne are great for awhile but if you can't keep playing it online, people forget about it.
So there you have it. The most popular FPS games are available on linux or can be run under wine/winex. Dispel the myth, drown the FUD.
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Actually a game where you could shoot jews would be so controversial it'd never get released, but it's ok to shoot germans and americans 'in context'. Remember, this is WWII stuff, not modern day events. Strange how there are a whole slew of these games all of a sudden huh?
I seriously doubt the fat filesystem had any bearing on *how fast a 3d game ran*. Last time I checked my drives weren't spinning when I was playing RTCW, only when it was initially loading. Visual FX don't make a damn bit of difference when you're gaming either. Go back under the bridge little troll.
Damn I got scooped, I was just over at blue's news and was gonna post this. Oh well, my submissions always get forwarded to /dev/null anyway.
Everyone come and play at manbeast, my server. Good times there.
I've looked at everything from porn sites to corporate news sites in Konqueror, and this one takes the cake. It's the first web page that's completely invisible in Konqueror. Kudos to the nimrods responsible, I've never seen something so completely broken on the web in my life.
I saw a show on Nokia not too long ago, and one of the developers was talking about how gread 3g is and all that jazz. He mentioned games that he'd been working on and then proceeded to start a game of seek 'n' destroy. You can play with many people in a real area and it looked pretty fun. Your phone screen shows a radar screen with your target's general direction then proceeds to tell you how close you're getting to them as you move. When you get close enough you can hit a key on the phone to 'shoot' them. You can keep a running score, etc. Fun stuff to get fat Americans back in the sunlight again :)
I wonder if you could build a regenerative motor that throttles on and off, and when it's off, it uses the person's motion to recharge. This is how electric cars recharge (regenerate during braking, etc.) so I don't see why it can't be done here. Sure, it's a magnitude smaller than an electric car, but then again, they're only shooting for 2hp not 100 or more. I think if you have someone walking, that should generate a few watts to charge it right?
Actually he looks more like a Porn Star. Maybe that's what he does in his spare time.
Harry Ballison.
Hey, maybe this time they can make some good controllers that fit the human hand.
I think most of us that are familiar with gnutella are using sLimeWire which sucks, or gnapster with the gnutella servers, which also sucks. I'm glad there's a good alternative.
If his city is facing a WinXP 'upgrade', the savings will be more than significant.
Wow, you can quote but you can't read. Read this part again:
except to a court or governmental agency if permitted by law, as authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction or to the limited extent described below under "Certain Third Party Transactions".
Can you see that? Is it visible?
Almost sounds like you're talking about Star Wars...insert Harrison Ford where your Jeff Bridges comment goes.
Which computer company was it that soldiered their cards onto the motherboard???
Packard Bell, the upgrader's nightmare. E-Machines is nearly as bad with their extremely cheap hardware and only 1 or 2 pci slots (on the machines I've opened), but at least they give you slots you can use.
Gary Glitter is the guy who made the famous rock n' roll song titled, strangely enough, Rock N Roll Part II. It's played in sports stadiums all the freakin' time...the goofy song that shouts 'hey!' in the middle. A little light reading here http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vanderlin den/GG5900.htm
How hard would it be to get linux up and running on this little thing? A friend of mine needs a box for a VPN connection to his network...
Thanks for the enlightenment. I thought for sure AMD would make up for their shortcoming by now.
I don't know what I'm talking about? You didn't read my post before your frontal lobes caught fire. Quote "Unless this is a pre-amd XP chip, don't worry too much"
Since linuxwatch's servers can't handle even a mild slashdotting, this was speculation on my part because I couldn't read the page (even 5 posts into it). What I say still holds true.
Your second point is moot according to my original response. Quote "The last generation Athlons were missing this but the new stuff all has it". I already covered that.
Mod points to the parent please...don't be racist.
I live in Dallas, and noticed that ad also. It's not a 900mhz celeron here, it's some gimpy Cyrix III 733. Actually, here's the link to Outpost.com that advertises it: http://shop4.outpost.com/{PD9xBw5eHHyDFgHKdVuDKKeg 00KnawTRGn4LuypMZ87dJ475kx47|-923709581810043960/1 68694047/6/7001/7001/7002/7002/7001/-1|-7215197308 176380348/168694048/6/7001/7001/7002/7002/7001/-1| 1010790663969}/product/3194620/
Damn what a messy, horrible link. At any rate, I don't know what a "Linux 1.3 shell" refers to, maybe Caldera 1.3 or something?
Quote "(you'll need a good one with that CPU: it will not burn out your pocket, but WILL burn out itself and your motherboard if you don't cool it properly)."
Yet more lack-of-hardware-understanding. Most of the Intel chips in recent years have thermistors-on-die which throttle back the chip if the core temp gets too high. The last generation Athlons were missing this but the new stuff all has it. Unless this is a pre-amd XP chip, don't worry too much. If the cooler quits working, the worst that can happen is either your chip throttles back and your system chunks, or it locks up, you lose some data (maybe) and you reboot after it cools off (and you figure out what happened). You won't destroy your motherboard or your chip in this scenario.
Bah, who cares about the SBLive, they never finished the linux drivers and the support is poor at best. The Audigy will probably be more of the same. Windows-only if you want all the features.
If Nvidia bought Creative I think it'd be a different story.
Looks like you've fallen into the 'measure performance by clock speed' trap that others following Intel-compatible architectures often do. Mhz/ghz is NOT a measure of speed when comparing risc-like chipsets from Motorola and IBM. Alot of g4's can outperform Intel chips that run at twice the mhz rating. AMD has just proven this when you compare the new AMD XP chipsets to Intel chipsets. The AMD's can smoke Intel chips that cost alot more and run at a higher clock speed. They have more instructions per clock cycle than the Intel chips do, among other things.
Don't be fooled by mhz ratings, pure and simple.
Come on, you all saw it coming. The Tick was never gonna succeed with all the crap the Fox nimrods edited into it. I remember when the creator of the Tick was interviewed about the live action show...he said alot of the stupid dialogue wasn't his idea and he seemed kinda pissed that some knucklehead edited it to be that way.
Networks are great at shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to innovation. Remember the Clerks animated cartoon? It only lived long enough to spawn 6 episodes but was hilarious and had the trademark Clerks humor out the wazzoo. The episodes built the plot successively, so if you didn't see episode one before 2 you could be slightly lost.
Guess what. NBC (or was it CBS) aired the 4th episode as the pilot! People were lost and wondering what the hell was going on when they saw it. After 4 was 5 and 6 but that was it. It got canned. I suggest everyone go grab it on DVD. A true jewel.
I hope someone mods you up. Good points indeed. My tnt2 ultra was still kicking (and still is on my brother's computer) and still has mad features. The unified driver architecture is brilliant. If you install the nvidia drivers under linux, you can switch from a TNT to a Geforce3 and anywhere in between while having to make NO CHANGES to your xconfig or anything else.
Also recently someone benchmarked the geforce3 ti under linux. The 2314 drivers under linux give better performance than winxp in quake3 at most resolutions. RTCW didn't fare quite as well but the MP release is still beta. I bet TTimo hasn't slept for weeks.
I think your framerate is gonna be a hell of alot faster on the Geforce3 if that's all your concerned about. Also RTCW supports compressed textures (read: detail), Trueform, vertex shading, hardware t&l, etc. The Geforce3 is nice but realistically, not many games really cater to it yet.
Besides, does it matter how old games are? It's the popularity. Look at how old Half Life is, and it still rocks and has a huge following. Until something comes along to kick it's ass and be the 'next big thing', those games are still used as the mark of quality. Games like Max Payne are great for awhile but if you can't keep playing it online, people forget about it.
So there you have it. The most popular FPS games are available on linux or can be run under wine/winex. Dispel the myth, drown the FUD.