I seem to recall an article on Toms Hardware about some new drivers being released for the Geforce (1 not 3) that provided "incredible" performance gains in Quake2. Other benchmark progs showed very little or no benefit at all, but Quake2 benchmarks went up by quite a bit. I don't know if this article is still available, and yes, I could be wrong, but it seems everyone is lambasting ATI for something others have done. Namely, creating drivers aimed at a specific benchmark. Is it wrong? Yes, if you want to see the true performance of the card in a particular prog. Should they be getting this hammered for it? No, I don't believe so.
BTW, the benchmark may have been ZDNets' old graphics benchmark prog....
Has anyone ever noticed how with the terrorist groups, or the countries that support them, will ALWAYS refer to their suicide bombers as "soldiers," or "heroes," while when their opponents / enemies are ALWAYS referred to as "murderers?" Palestine and Isreal for example. A Palestinian who walks into a pizza parlor crowded with people is a "patriot" or "hero," while any sort of retalation by Isreal is by "murderers?"
I was channel surfing tonight, came across a BBC re-broadcast, they were interviewing an Arab man (no I don't know who), who was saying this attack was justified because of US "atrocities" in the Middle East. His examples being: supporting Isreal, the Gulf War against Iraq, and the continued bombing of Iraq.
As far as any of that goes, Isreal was created after WWII, Iraq may be debatable, depending on wether or not Kuwait is an ally of the US, although reports of what Hussiens troops did in Kuwait would also qualify as "atrocities."
And before ANYONE DARES to accuse me of being a "racist" or "anti-Arabic" I'm not. I am NOT saying that someone from the Middle East was behind this.
My feelings are however that IF and WHEN the US govmnt has evidence of whoever did this atrocity, they should go after them. I do NOT want to see civilians in whatever place that may be get hurt, and would prefer a "surgical" strike to mass bombing. The perpatrators killed possibly as many as 10000 Americans? Fine. Capture them and re-open Alcatraz just for them, let them ROT for the rest of their life in a 10x10 cell with no windows and no human contact.
Am I angry? You betcha.
In my home town (Detroit) the news was reporting that HUNDREDs of people have been donating supplies to go to NY along with some 30-40 police officers. They had pictures of an entire 50' truck container FULL of bottled water. THAT is what an American does when someone is in need of help. They HELP.
My condolonces to anyone who lost loved ones in the attacks, and my hopes go out to those who are trying to survive in the wreckage.
The US Air Force is already flying remote spy planes over the Balkans. The "Predator" is flown via remote, and can go over the horizon by use of satelites to send and recieve transmissions. May issue of Air & Space has an article on them. The pilots who get the duty are none too happy, as they don't accumulate flight time while doing this, but typically will be rewarded when their tour is up with the duty of their choice.
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I seem to recall an article on Toms Hardware about some new drivers being released for the Geforce (1 not 3) that provided "incredible" performance gains in Quake2. Other benchmark progs showed very little or no benefit at all, but Quake2 benchmarks went up by quite a bit. I don't know if this article is still available, and yes, I could be wrong, but it seems everyone is lambasting ATI for something others have done. Namely, creating drivers aimed at a specific benchmark. Is it wrong? Yes, if you want to see the true performance of the card in a particular prog. Should they be getting this hammered for it? No, I don't believe so.
BTW, the benchmark may have been ZDNets' old graphics benchmark prog....
Has anyone ever noticed how with the terrorist groups, or the countries that support them, will ALWAYS refer to their suicide bombers as "soldiers," or "heroes," while when their opponents / enemies are ALWAYS referred to as "murderers?" Palestine and Isreal for example. A Palestinian who walks into a pizza parlor crowded with people is a "patriot" or "hero," while any sort of retalation by Isreal is by "murderers?"
I was channel surfing tonight, came across a BBC re-broadcast, they were interviewing an Arab man (no I don't know who), who was saying this attack was justified because of US "atrocities" in the Middle East. His examples being: supporting Isreal, the Gulf War against Iraq, and the continued bombing of Iraq.
As far as any of that goes, Isreal was created after WWII, Iraq may be debatable, depending on wether or not Kuwait is an ally of the US, although reports of what Hussiens troops did in Kuwait would also qualify as "atrocities."
And before ANYONE DARES to accuse me of being a "racist" or "anti-Arabic" I'm not. I am NOT saying that someone from the Middle East was behind this.
My feelings are however that IF and WHEN the US govmnt has evidence of whoever did this atrocity, they should go after them. I do NOT want to see civilians in whatever place that may be get hurt, and would prefer a "surgical" strike to mass bombing. The perpatrators killed possibly as many as 10000 Americans? Fine. Capture them and re-open Alcatraz just for them, let them ROT for the rest of their life in a 10x10 cell with no windows and no human contact.
Am I angry? You betcha.
In my home town (Detroit) the news was reporting that HUNDREDs of people have been donating supplies to go to NY along with some 30-40 police officers. They had pictures of an entire 50' truck container FULL of bottled water. THAT is what an American does when someone is in need of help. They HELP.
My condolonces to anyone who lost loved ones in the attacks, and my hopes go out to those who are trying to survive in the wreckage.
Jason A.
PS My apologies for beginning to ramble.
Thank you. ;)
To lazy to look it up myself today
Jason A.
The US Air Force is already flying remote spy planes over the Balkans. The "Predator" is flown via remote, and can go over the horizon by use of satelites to send and recieve transmissions. May issue of Air & Space has an article on them. The pilots who get the duty are none too happy, as they don't accumulate flight time while doing this, but typically will be rewarded when their tour is up with the duty of their choice.
Jason A.