A ton of subliminal penis can hurt either... especially flying zeppelin penises.
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Quartz 2D Extreme?
There is "Quartz," which is (essentially) OS X's 2D drawing engine and windowing system, and there is something called "Quartz Extreme" which provides OpenGL acceleration for the Quartz compositor.
Quartz is really not comparable to DirectX. Comparisons between OpenGL and DirectX are more apt... as are comparisons to Quartz and Windows Vista's Desktop Compositing Engine.
Currently, system requirements for the DirectX accelerated Desktop Compositing Engine are significantly higher then Apple's requirements for OpenGl accelerated Quartz.
Realistically, Vista users using Aero Glass are going to need 128 megs of vram and at least x8 AGP. OS X users running accelerated Aqua typically need 16megs of vram and PCI. That's a big difference.
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Because, ya know, Direct X 9 is totally something Mac OS uses.;)
There are exceptions, but the general rule is AGP and at least 16 megs of vram.... which means just about any jankie graphics card will do these days. The requirements for QT are not that high.
You can NOT gain a physical location from an IP address...that's the very reason why VoIP customers are commonly required or advised their give notice of their address.
Moreover, registering an address is a fairly crappy solution at that. VoIP, like a cell phone, does not have to be tethered to a single location at all times.
VoIP providers are being required to come up with something more substantial in the states.
I've yet to read the forum post since the link is currently Slashdoted.This may have been a problem with Vonage forwarding the call, or the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
All e911 calls get forwarded to a local PSAP. With a wireline this is fairly easy since your address is a given. Moreover, the same can be said about a mobile phone. Your location can be determined via GPS or or your proximity to two cells. With VoIP this is different... your IP address doesn't store your physical location.
I don't quite know how this problem is or has been resolved, but that said, PSAPs royally suck. PSAPs frequently give people busy signals and or put people on hold for upwards of 10 minutes.
This is especially bad during peek times, such as commute hours. Every moron in the world is on the road armed with a device that can both distract, cause accidents, AND make a 911 call. Needless to say, we need more PSAPs.
Moreover, a non-emergency number would be a god send. A massive portion of e911 calls aren't even emergencies.
Actually, yes, it does require slammed Dew for cooling; yet, since it's compatible with the poser socket it doesn't require extensive snowboarding, skateboarding, or motocross knowledge to operate. However, Stussy, Etnies, Independent, Think, or Billabong stickers -must- be used to keep the CPU attached via the poser socket. Older models may require Body Glove or T&C Surf Designs stickers. Furthermore, the presence of Hypercolor may be necessary in some cases.
Case windows are also required for operation. Neon lights, a Type R badge, and tuner stickers are required for street racing models.
In a grad program, you're given piles of material ahead of time. I don't see why a law degree would be much different. Moreover, there is a lot of note taking.
Personally, I think students need to learn how to take hand written notes effectively, especially at the graduate level... given they don't have a learning disability which requires a laptop. I went through a fairly intense graduate program and I -always- ran into professors that stressed hand written notes.
Hand written notes are something you become good with over time. You learn shorthand; you can highlight, cluster, and link information in weird ways; you face isn't stuffed into a monitor. This is a fairly important skill to master before you enter the professional world.
Perhaps if they had tablet PCs it would be different. Nevertheless, I think it is a good thing to get those student out of their safety zone. You can't always be typing away on a laptop when you're in an important meeting with a client or firm.
I'm well aware of that. However, there was a bit of confusion with the original post.
"The Australian Labor Party (much the same as the Democrats in the US) are claiming they will force ISPs to block violent and pornographic content if elected."
Not to sounds like a total grammar nerd, but that sentence reads oddly. "much the same as" can be read as a comparison of actions. It should say something like "a party similar to the US Democratic party."
A sleepy idiot such as much self can read that sentence and think "umm, since when did the US Democratic party want to force ISPs to block violent and pornographic content if elected?"
Specifically the parts that note he was permitted from discussing a number of things and he had to give the interview with a NASA watchdog recording and overseeing the interview.
Not to sound like an ass, but I find this post a tad ironic... especially when the article linked above is talking about the problems of filtering science though politics.
I don't know about that. As much as I enjoy the content on this site, the layout is not as successful as it could be.
As an interactive designer I tend to see two extremes off bad design. One looks like Slashdot and or Craig's List, and the other looks like something that should be submitted to FlashKit. The latter usually uses an off-putting "cool for cool's sake" layout that doesn't effectively communicate because it's to busy trying to be being awesome. The former doesn't care as much about being cool, nevertheless, tends to disregard basic elements of typography and visual hierarchy that would make a site easier to read and navigate.
I'm fairly familiar with the slash layout now, but when I first started following links to this site I found it incredibly confusing. Moreover, I've learned not to direct people to Slashdot if they're not familiar with the site. As lame as this sounds, Slashdot has a learning curve to it. I've seen it shy people away on several occasions.
All in all, there are things that could be done. Slashdot could be refreshed in a way that didn't abandon it's identity or functionality. For example, look at the 2002 redesign of the Wall Street Journal. Many people didn't even recognize the change, yet they found the paper easier to read.
Good graphic design is never about hot flashy graphics, it's about effective communication. And often this involves resolving the countless bits of minutia people don't realize they rely upon to read.
Well it's always fun to try and place shit in places it doesn't belong.
Well, what does IBMs design team look like?
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As a designer, the first thing that comes to mind is... "errr, what do IBMs design teams look like?" And by "design" I'm not referring to a pile a of engineers dubbed "designers," or a bunch of art school kids who don't understand how a product actually functions. I'm talking about a real design team with industrial designers, graphic designers, interactive designers, engineers, social and psychological researchers all working in the same building, on the same floor, and drinking from the same water cooler.
I seriously doubt IBM does this, or does this well. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they simply dream up garbage and ship it off to a design firm to become pretty. I don't know.
I know more then a few people who would love to, and know how to, design the "next big thing(s)," but a company such as IBM needs to accommodate an innovative environment. Moreover, they can't rely upon people in a vacuum to develop such an environment. They need to get off their butts and start hanging out in firms like IDEO. They need to see how people innovate on a daily basis.
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...because that made absolutely no sense to me.
Your logic is flawed. Jesus would be capable of defying burrito thermodynamics and could prevent a burrito from burning.
This is just another sign of the liberal pro-unicorn agenda.
I hope the president takes a stand against this just as he has so powerfully taken a stand against human animal hybrids.
Worst. Quote. Ever.
The correct quote is:
"Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that he himself could not eat it?"
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OMG ROFL!!! LOLerskates!!!
A ton of subliminal penis can hurt either... especially flying zeppelin penises.
Quartz 2D Extreme?
There is "Quartz," which is (essentially) OS X's 2D drawing engine and windowing system, and there is something called "Quartz Extreme" which provides OpenGL acceleration for the Quartz compositor.
Quartz is really not comparable to DirectX. Comparisons between OpenGL and DirectX are more apt... as are comparisons to Quartz and Windows Vista's Desktop Compositing Engine.
Currently, system requirements for the DirectX accelerated Desktop Compositing Engine are significantly higher then Apple's requirements for OpenGl accelerated Quartz.
Realistically, Vista users using Aero Glass are going to need 128 megs of vram and at least x8 AGP. OS X users running accelerated Aqua typically need 16megs of vram and PCI. That's a big difference.
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Ya...what this guy said.
Because, ya know, Direct X 9 is totally something Mac OS uses. ;)
There are exceptions, but the general rule is AGP and at least 16 megs of vram.... which means just about any jankie graphics card will do these days. The requirements for QT are not that high.
Don't forget the daily iPod story.
Time for Slashdot's quarterly "AIDs might be cured" story.
Burst my bubble?
You can NOT gain a physical location from an IP address...that's the very reason why VoIP customers are commonly required or advised their give notice of their address.
Moreover, registering an address is a fairly crappy solution at that. VoIP, like a cell phone, does not have to be tethered to a single location at all times.
VoIP providers are being required to come up with something more substantial in the states.
I've yet to read the forum post since the link is currently Slashdoted.This may have been a problem with Vonage forwarding the call, or the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
All e911 calls get forwarded to a local PSAP. With a wireline this is fairly easy since your address is a given. Moreover, the same can be said about a mobile phone. Your location can be determined via GPS or or your proximity to two cells. With VoIP this is different... your IP address doesn't store your physical location.
I don't quite know how this problem is or has been resolved, but that said, PSAPs royally suck. PSAPs frequently give people busy signals and or put people on hold for upwards of 10 minutes.
This is especially bad during peek times, such as commute hours. Every moron in the world is on the road armed with a device that can both distract, cause accidents, AND make a 911 call. Needless to say, we need more PSAPs.
Moreover, a non-emergency number would be a god send. A massive portion of e911 calls aren't even emergencies.
Actually, yes, it does require slammed Dew for cooling; yet, since it's compatible with the poser socket it doesn't require extensive snowboarding, skateboarding, or motocross knowledge to operate. However, Stussy, Etnies, Independent, Think, or Billabong stickers -must- be used to keep the CPU attached via the poser socket. Older models may require Body Glove or T&C Surf Designs stickers. Furthermore, the presence of Hypercolor may be necessary in some cases.
Case windows are also required for operation. Neon lights, a Type R badge, and tuner stickers are required for street racing models.
In a grad program, you're given piles of material ahead of time. I don't see why a law degree would be much different. Moreover, there is a lot of note taking.
Personally, I think students need to learn how to take hand written notes effectively, especially at the graduate level... given they don't have a learning disability which requires a laptop. I went through a fairly intense graduate program and I -always- ran into professors that stressed hand written notes.
Hand written notes are something you become good with over time. You learn shorthand; you can highlight, cluster, and link information in weird ways; you face isn't stuffed into a monitor. This is a fairly important skill to master before you enter the professional world.
Perhaps if they had tablet PCs it would be different. Nevertheless, I think it is a good thing to get those student out of their safety zone. You can't always be typing away on a laptop when you're in an important meeting with a client or firm.
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It's a generalization.
Cheese? You prefer the show where the good guys run around with capes and shoot sword wielding robot bad guys that talk like a 1984 Mac?
Thew new show is soooo much better the original... or most filmed SciFi.
I'm well aware of that. However, there was a bit of confusion with the original post.
"The Australian Labor Party (much the same as the Democrats in the US) are claiming they will force ISPs to block violent and pornographic content if elected."
Not to sounds like a total grammar nerd, but that sentence reads oddly. "much the same as" can be read as a comparison of actions. It should say something like "a party similar to the US Democratic party."
A sleepy idiot such as much self can read that sentence and think "umm, since when did the US Democratic party want to force ISPs to block violent and pornographic content if elected?"
Since when did the democratic party want to censor internet access? I usually here proposals like this from the other side of the isle.
Or, you could actually -read- the article.
Specifically the parts that note he was permitted from discussing a number of things and he had to give the interview with a NASA watchdog recording and overseeing the interview.
Not to sound like an ass, but I find this post a tad ironic... especially when the article linked above is talking about the problems of filtering science though politics.
I don't know about that. As much as I enjoy the content on this site, the layout is not as successful as it could be.
As an interactive designer I tend to see two extremes off bad design. One looks like Slashdot and or Craig's List, and the other looks like something that should be submitted to FlashKit. The latter usually uses an off-putting "cool for cool's sake" layout that doesn't effectively communicate because it's to busy trying to be being awesome. The former doesn't care as much about being cool, nevertheless, tends to disregard basic elements of typography and visual hierarchy that would make a site easier to read and navigate.
I'm fairly familiar with the slash layout now, but when I first started following links to this site I found it incredibly confusing. Moreover, I've learned not to direct people to Slashdot if they're not familiar with the site. As lame as this sounds, Slashdot has a learning curve to it. I've seen it shy people away on several occasions.
All in all, there are things that could be done. Slashdot could be refreshed in a way that didn't abandon it's identity or functionality. For example, look at the 2002 redesign of the Wall Street Journal. Many people didn't even recognize the change, yet they found the paper easier to read.
Good graphic design is never about hot flashy graphics, it's about effective communication. And often this involves resolving the countless bits of minutia people don't realize they rely upon to read.
This sounds great as long as we're not creating military human animal hybrids... ya know, like Cobra Commander. George Bush is against that stuff.
Well it's always fun to try and place shit in places it doesn't belong.
As a designer, the first thing that comes to mind is ... "errr, what do IBMs design teams look like?" And by "design" I'm not referring to a pile a of engineers dubbed "designers," or a bunch of art school kids who don't understand how a product actually functions. I'm talking about a real design team with industrial designers, graphic designers, interactive designers, engineers, social and psychological researchers all working in the same building, on the same floor, and drinking from the same water cooler.
I seriously doubt IBM does this, or does this well. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they simply dream up garbage and ship it off to a design firm to become pretty. I don't know.
I know more then a few people who would love to, and know how to, design the "next big thing(s)," but a company such as IBM needs to accommodate an innovative environment. Moreover, they can't rely upon people in a vacuum to develop such an environment. They need to get off their butts and start hanging out in firms like IDEO. They need to see how people innovate on a daily basis.