The NV30 surpasses DX9 reqs, while the 9700 complies.
But both are 100% DX9 compliant. If a game is written with DX9 in mind, it will look identical with both cards (not counting such things as filters on the card and such. Those have usually been better on ATI cards than on NVIDIA, with Matrox being the best). There are some features in NV30 that go beyond DX9 specs, but in practise they don't make any difference when it comes it the image-quality
Hmm, nice rhetoric:) The issue isn't that Apple can choose KHTML, it's more a case of why.
it is? How can it be when the Safari-developers clearly stated that the reason they chose KHTML is because (and I quote):
The number one goal for developing Safari was to create the fastest web browser on Mac OS X. When we were evaluating technologies over a year ago, KHTML and KJS stood out. Not only were they the basis of an excellent modern and standards compliant web browser, they were also less than 140,000 lines of code.
The size of your code and ease of development within that code made it a better choice for us than other open source projects. Your clean design was also a plus. And the small size of your code is a significant reason for our winning startup performance as you can see reflected in the data at http://www.apple.com/safari/.
So there really is no question of "why?", since the answer is right in front of your eyes (that is, if you bothered to look)!
When DirectX 9 is out the door, it will not only be faster, but look better.
Huh? What are you talking about? Both R9700 and NV30 are 100% DX9 compatible. To say that since DX9 is out, NV30 will "look better" than R9700 is in full honesty just plain stupid.
They tested on old OS'es to make sure that it's backwards compatible. Isn't that the point of being backwards compatible? To be able to run old software. What better way to test that than by actually running old software?
I don't want to outlaw spam. I would be perfectly happy if they:
A) Did not forge their email addresses B) Did not use those "click here to remove yourself from our mailinglist"-thingies that in reality just validate that the address is a real and working add (and because of that, you get even more spam) C) did not use resources of others (MY bandwith that I'm paying for, the servers of the ISP) without asking for their permission and/or paying suitable compensation for their use D) Did not use spam advertising "hot & horny sluts" to adds where the reader might be just a kid E) if they placed an "ADV:" tag in front on front of the subject-line
If they do those, I'll promise to shut up. But as long as they don't, I'll keep on whining.
Galadriel and Lothlorien -- get gutted. In the original edition, they are practically cameos. Leaving out the gift giving was a crime. Cate Blanchett is a wonderful actress, but I don't care for her portrayal.
FWIW: The gift-giving scene is in the extended edition. I know at least one guy who thought that the theatrical version of FoTR sucked, whereas the Extended Edition was awesome.
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Are you one of those who think "if it is different from the book, it's automatically crap!". Yes, the movies are different from the books in some places. No, that does not make the worse. What works in the book, may not work in the movie. Books and movies are completely different medias, you cannot expect them to be identical.
Are you REALLY saying that Chrysler bought Daimler? Ummm... No. In theory it was a "merger of equals", but anyone with a half a brain knows that Daimler was the company that was calling the shots. Or why do you think the new company is called DaimlerChrysler, not ChryslerDaimler? Why was the head honcho or Chrysler replaced by a guy from Daimler? Sounds awfully strange to me if Chrysler is the company calling the shots.
No, Daimler took over Chrysler, fair 'n square. Any of you (americans) who think otherwise are flat our wrong.
My girlfriend did this to me just yesterday!
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She called me and told me that she had searched for my name in Google. Just for fun. Well, most of the first sites it provided was somehow related to me. Usenet-posts I had made, that sort of stuff. Nothing shady though. She did say that she instantly recognised my style (we have been together for a long time now).
A Mac is more than an image! It is overpriced yet underperforming hardware! It is untweakable hardware! It is a group of people who all suffer from superiority-complex! It is a community that believes Steve Jobs is Jesus reincarnated! That's what Mac is!
I was merely commenting on the claims that different Bluetooth do not interoperate with each other. That is clearly not the case (except this case where MS apparently sabotaged it on purpose)
Funny, we have Compaq Evo N600c's with a Bluetooth adapter. We also have Nokia 6310i's with Bluetooth. They interoperate flawlessly with each other. We also had a Bluetooth Access Point (made by yet another different company) and it too worked flawlessly with the laptops.
Sure, there might be some problems between products from different manufacturers, but from my experience the interoperability is pretty good. No, I'm not claiming to have tested every Bluetooth combination there is, but the ones I have tried have always worked.
Or add a lot more to the product which is exactly what they did, unless you have the quaint belief that there is absolutely no difference between MSDOS and Windows.
Are you saying that the hardware has stayed the same, except they have been getting cheaper. Whereas Windows has improved but it's price has remained stable (read: high).
Sorry, I don't buy that. Hardware has improved trendemously. Speed and capacity of hard-drives has shot through the roof. CPU's are order of magnitude faster. Vid-cards can do stuff we could only dream of few years ago. They have done all that, and the prices have come crashing down. Only exception is Windows. Sure it has more functionality than DOS had, but your CPU has alot more functionality (in it's case: performance) than Pentium 60 had, yet it's alot cheaper. So why is it that all other components in your computer has both increased their capabilities and reduced their price, but Windows has not? Could it be because Windows is the only product of a monopoly in your PC?
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Depends what you are comparing. Diesels emit more particles than regular gas-enginges, but they have smaller CO2-emissions. And while they do release more particles, the old image of diesel-car with black/blue-smoke pouring from the tailpipe is a thing of the past.
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he US is actually very interested in fuel economy: Corporate Average Fuel Economy [doc.gov] is very much responsible for pushing manufacturers to increase fuel economy.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't SUV's not part of the CAFE? Which (of course) means that car-makers can still push those gas-guzzling monstrosities and not worry one bit about fuel-economy.
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I don't drive a diesel, but I'll try to comment
1. They are noisy, and dirty.
Not anymore. For example, the TDI diesels from VW are so smooth that just about only time you know it's a diesel, is when you are refuelling it (that is, you put in diesel instead of gasoline)
2. Finding fuel used to be a pain in the ass
I don't know how it is in US, but in Finland (and rest of Europe I guess) 100% of gas-stations sell diesel as well.
3. You are constantly tightening things (diesels vibrate like nobody's business)
Fixed. Maybe they vibrate marginally more, but in reality they do not. Modern diesels are smooth
4. You can't shut them off if they overheat (I think modern diesels have a fuel cutoff. If not, they should!)
Ummm, this I don't know a thing about (Like I said, I don't drive diesel myself)
"Yes, I brought the entire DNS-system crashing down! I'm l337! Now, all I have to do is to go online and brag about my exploits... Hmmm... There seems to be something wrong with my net-connection..."
I'd happily make donations to the EFF if I knew that they'd act for issues I'm faced with too (I live in England).
I have thought about donating to EFF. And I have thought aboht the very same thing you mentioned. That is why I think my money is better spent at EFFi (www.effi.org). Altrough I haven't yet donated any money *cough*...
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But both are 100% DX9 compliant. If a game is written with DX9 in mind, it will look identical with both cards (not counting such things as filters on the card and such. Those have usually been better on ATI cards than on NVIDIA, with Matrox being the best). There are some features in NV30 that go beyond DX9 specs, but in practise they don't make any difference when it comes it the image-quality
it is? How can it be when the Safari-developers clearly stated that the reason they chose KHTML is because (and I quote):
So there really is no question of "why?", since the answer is right in front of your eyes (that is, if you bothered to look)!
Huh? What are you talking about? Both R9700 and NV30 are 100% DX9 compatible. To say that since DX9 is out, NV30 will "look better" than R9700 is in full honesty just plain stupid.
They tested on old OS'es to make sure that it's backwards compatible. Isn't that the point of being backwards compatible? To be able to run old software. What better way to test that than by actually running old software?
I don't want to outlaw spam. I would be perfectly happy if they:
A) Did not forge their email addresses
B) Did not use those "click here to remove yourself from our mailinglist"-thingies that in reality just validate that the address is a real and working add (and because of that, you get even more spam)
C) did not use resources of others (MY bandwith that I'm paying for, the servers of the ISP) without asking for their permission and/or paying suitable compensation for their use
D) Did not use spam advertising "hot & horny sluts" to adds where the reader might be just a kid
E) if they placed an "ADV:" tag in front on front of the subject-line
If they do those, I'll promise to shut up. But as long as they don't, I'll keep on whining.
FWIW: The gift-giving scene is in the extended edition. I know at least one guy who thought that the theatrical version of FoTR sucked, whereas the Extended Edition was awesome.
Are you one of those who think "if it is different from the book, it's automatically crap!". Yes, the movies are different from the books in some places. No, that does not make the worse. What works in the book, may not work in the movie. Books and movies are completely different medias, you cannot expect them to be identical.
Oh I see... "We tucked our tail between our legs and ran before the entire thing came crashing down, so we didn't REALLY lose".
Are you REALLY saying that Chrysler bought Daimler? Ummm... No. In theory it was a "merger of equals", but anyone with a half a brain knows that Daimler was the company that was calling the shots. Or why do you think the new company is called DaimlerChrysler, not ChryslerDaimler? Why was the head honcho or Chrysler replaced by a guy from Daimler? Sounds awfully strange to me if Chrysler is the company calling the shots.
No, Daimler took over Chrysler, fair 'n square. Any of you (americans) who think otherwise are flat our wrong.
She called me and told me that she had searched for my name in Google. Just for fun. Well, most of the first sites it provided was somehow related to me. Usenet-posts I had made, that sort of stuff. Nothing shady though. She did say that she instantly recognised my style (we have been together for a long time now).
Excuse me, but how what that a draw? South-Vietnam was invaded and annexed. If you call that a draw, I would hate so see what losing is like!
A Mac is more than an image! It is overpriced yet underperforming hardware! It is untweakable hardware! It is a group of people who all suffer from superiority-complex! It is a community that believes Steve Jobs is Jesus reincarnated! That's what Mac is!
Wouldn't either of these deals be blocked by the authorities? Like when MS tried to boy Quicken.
I was merely commenting on the claims that different Bluetooth do not interoperate with each other. That is clearly not the case (except this case where MS apparently sabotaged it on purpose)
www.teosto.fi
Please, Slashdot them!
Then why do just about all people say that cost of Qt is alot cheaper than some of the competing products?
Funny, we have Compaq Evo N600c's with a Bluetooth adapter. We also have Nokia 6310i's with Bluetooth. They interoperate flawlessly with each other. We also had a Bluetooth Access Point (made by yet another different company) and it too worked flawlessly with the laptops.
Sure, there might be some problems between products from different manufacturers, but from my experience the interoperability is pretty good. No, I'm not claiming to have tested every Bluetooth combination there is, but the ones I have tried have always worked.
And to a company like Sun, the cost of commercial QT is somewhere between "neglible" and "jack shit"
Are you saying that the hardware has stayed the same, except they have been getting cheaper. Whereas Windows has improved but it's price has remained stable (read: high).
Sorry, I don't buy that. Hardware has improved trendemously. Speed and capacity of hard-drives has shot through the roof. CPU's are order of magnitude faster. Vid-cards can do stuff we could only dream of few years ago. They have done all that, and the prices have come crashing down. Only exception is Windows. Sure it has more functionality than DOS had, but your CPU has alot more functionality (in it's case: performance) than Pentium 60 had, yet it's alot cheaper. So why is it that all other components in your computer has both increased their capabilities and reduced their price, but Windows has not? Could it be because Windows is the only product of a monopoly in your PC?
Depends what you are comparing. Diesels emit more particles than regular gas-enginges, but they have smaller CO2-emissions. And while they do release more particles, the old image of diesel-car with black/blue-smoke pouring from the tailpipe is a thing of the past.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't SUV's not part of the CAFE? Which (of course) means that car-makers can still push those gas-guzzling monstrosities and not worry one bit about fuel-economy.
Not anymore. For example, the TDI diesels from VW are so smooth that just about only time you know it's a diesel, is when you are refuelling it (that is, you put in diesel instead of gasoline)
I don't know how it is in US, but in Finland (and rest of Europe I guess) 100% of gas-stations sell diesel as well.
Fixed. Maybe they vibrate marginally more, but in reality they do not. Modern diesels are smooth
Ummm, this I don't know a thing about (Like I said, I don't drive diesel myself)
Must... Resist... The... Urge... To... Make... Jokes...
I mean, isn't that a bit counterproductive?
"Yes, I brought the entire DNS-system crashing down! I'm l337! Now, all I have to do is to go online and brag about my exploits... Hmmm... There seems to be something wrong with my net-connection..."
I have thought about donating to EFF. And I have thought aboht the very same thing you mentioned. That is why I think my money is better spent at EFFi (www.effi.org). Altrough I haven't yet donated any money *cough*...