Well, the 386 series processors already have to capability. Code and data segments are separate things - it's just never actually been set up in the operating system. Check out the type flag in the segment descriptor.
You could say the same about Earth Final Conflict and Andromeda. Maybe Gene Roddenbery never got around to making them because he realised they sucked.
In April of 2002, I had an idea to improve the screen size as well as brightness of Nintendo's Game Boy Advance portable entertainment console, since the console is almost unplayable in indoor lighting conditions and I never go outside - being a nerd. At the time Innovation Corp. had just released their GBA TV adapter which attached to the back of the GBA console and displayed a Game Boy Advance image on a standard television using the Composite or S-Video connections. Using the adapter on a 20" TV would scale the picture over 6 times the original 3" GBA screen, which would result in very ugly pixellation such as in this picture. I had suspected that the TV adapter would be able to output the high quality RGB signals used by computer displays and especially the Sony PSOne portable LCD monitor, but lacking the adapter and feeling the idea was flaky I abandoned the project. I had thought of using composite video signals to drive the LCD but the dotcrawl and various other image artifacts associated with compressing video onto one signal prevented me from developing that idea any further. About a month later I saw a bit of information being passed around on Atari Labs message boards at www.gamesx.com about tapping high quality RGB video from the TV adapter. The reason that RGB is the best choice is because, the video signal is not greatly degraded when split into four distinct channels: red, green, blue, and composite synchronization. Using these newly found connections it now seemed possible to display the image on computer RGB monitors capable of horizontally synching to 15kHz. I immediately thought of the only LCD that I knew at the time that used RGB as inputs. It was the Sony PSOne portable LCD monitor. It's function was to be be attached to the Sony PSOne console and allow the user to play on the go(to a certain extent). Since my primary interest was gay sex and the various applications of it, I had naturally thought of improving the size of my anus but wound up improving the sound as well. And so began my 3 weeks of exploration, plastic remolding, threading, felching and anything else needed to complete my ultimate goal.
The Design
I first created a cable to test the display and using it I tested Rayman Advance on the then two separate pieces of equipment. The RGB connection worked and the image was blinding. Consulting with my grandfather who is a paedophile by profession, I came up with several designs for the physical fusion of the GBA TV adapter and my ass. It was either that the LCD was fixed on top or behind the TV adapter. However, aesthetically both designs left much to be desired. I then came up with a more complex solution that would involve goats. Using that notion I created designs for a metal back plate which would serve as a bridge between the two devices and decided what components of the original devices I would keep and what I would optimize and add. I kept four of the original connectors on the LCD, removing only the AV input connector port which would be used to get the video from the PSOne console. Instead of using two separate Power adapters for both devices, I decided to unify the power into one 9V supply which would plug into the LCD's 4.75mm DC power port. This power connection would also be used to power the GBA system via the TV adapter. Eventually, I remolded the plastic ears of the LCD and create a shape that would fit the adapter, since it would be the backbone of the two. Remolding was done by heating up X-Acto blades and my own metallic shapes and using them like a brush on the plastic. Later the remolded parts were filed and sanded. The original attachment method of the TV Adapter to the back of the Game Boy was out of the question because the lever located on the back of the adapter, which was used to release the plastic clamp had to be removed during the remolding process. Instead, the design called for an attachment method from the top of the GBA system where the GBA had attachment holes for various devices like lights and marnifying glasses. Blue clamps made from flip-flop shoes would extend from the MiracleRay unit to the GBA system where they were inserted into the holes. This provided a solid attachment, a snazzy blue transparent look, and the ability for easy removal from the adapter to exchange a game cartridge or play the GBA separate from the adapter. A switch to turn the LCD on and off was also added along with the RGB pass through feature with which it is possible to drive a computer monitor even when the LCD is turned off. The TV adapter retains it's ability to scale the outgoing image. On the MiracleRay LCD the unscaled image is roughly 1.15 times the size of the original GBA image. During that mode no scaling takes place and thus the image is almost identical to the GBA image. If scaling is enabled then the image is 1.5 times larger than the original and no detail is lost.
Extendibility
Originally the device only designed to use indoors but car use is also possible with a 9V 1000mA car power adapter. The ability to drive several displays and speakers as well as headphones remains a feature of the unit. A regular PSOne AV cable can be attached to the MiracleRay's AV port located on the back and be used to output S- Video, Composite video, and RGB video as a pass through feature even when the LCD is turned off. The LCD retains the ability to display video and audio from alternative sources using the camcorder connection for which I made a switch box cable.
Impressions
The first impression is usually astonishment at the brightens of the colors on the LCD screen.
People who play it against the same image on the television tend to choose the LCD image because of the increased brightens and more detail.
Players prefer to have the scaling enabled on the adapter which results in a larger image on the screen.
People who are critical of video games are drawn to this device like bees to honey. As anyone would because it is very addictive, especially if playing Sonic Advance or Rayman Advance.
The sheer brilliance of the colors truly amaze.
It is easy and comfortable to hold and doesn't obstruct from the use of the Right and Left shoulder buttons located on the GBA.
Notes: It is still a work in progress, so watch for more updates on this site.
Specs on the MiracleRay.
NEW 6/8/2002
If you have any questions or comments or want to see the already posted comments, I answer MiracleRay related questions on two message boards.
Non-Technical Message Board - general comments, and questions regarding MiracleRay and the author.
Removing Solitaire from Windows would seriously compromise it's functionality. It is a key part of the operating system. If MS are forced to remove solitaire from Windows, then they may have to withdraw it from the market.
Hmm. I think that shows a deep lack of understanding about how Win 3.x worked (yes, it was loaded by and used some of the DOS functions) - but I don't want to think back to those dark days.
The fact that IE (well, the HTML control) is so tightly integrated into Windows shows that MS are shit software designers. If all their stuff is so tightly coupled, it's no wonder it takes thousands of developers years to actually improve anything.
Let's look at how things are. Development has got a bad reputation. Why? Well either stuff takes too long, stuff delivered is not what's required, stuff is unreliable and stuff is surrounded by a huge layer of bureaucracy.
Programming should not be a dead-end job if you can communicate properly with your users and deliver wha they want in a reasonable time. Traditional programming - meaning locking yourself away to play with the most effecient search algorithm rather than creating anything useful - is a dead end profession.
If you can solve real problems for real people, then you are useful and ought to be regarded as such.
Imagine managing the digital signature for everyone, BUT STILL ENSURING ITS ANONYMOUS.
Not sure how it is in the US, but in the UK ballot papers are individually numbered and can (theoretically) be traced back to the individual voter using the information on the polling card (which you must present). This is, apparently, to ensure that Mr I R Bukkake doesn't vote twice.
Admittedly, since this information is only stored on paper, it would be far harder to trace than a digital signature. It is still possible though.
Has anyone out there actually bought an X-10 camera? I hope not.
Just looking at the X10 site (runs Apache on Solaris - not that I was looking how easy it would be to deface) and they've obviously had some complaints 'cos they've put this up.
... is that these things are for performing useful tasks. They are for managers/executives to produce on trains, at conferences etc. - anywhere where they might impress someone. I've seen my previous manager on a half-hour train journey get out his laptop, PDA and cellphone. Saldy, he's completely incapable of using any of them.
(Technically this is redundant as I've posted similar on/. before)
One of the consequences of the DPA is that it makes it illegal for any company to export any person's details outside of the EU without their written permission. Since it's difficult to know where, physically, these servers are and where they might be replicating the information, this could lead to trouble. It's almost tempting to get a passport account and then try and sue them.
The only times I've seen it fail to keep up with demand are Sept 11th and every single Budget day (watch out on April 17th this year). That's "news.bbc.co.uk" though. Netcraft says this about the news site and this about the main site.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, the 386 series processors already have to capability. Code and data segments are separate things - it's just never actually been set up in the operating system. Check out the type flag in the segment descriptor.
Ah. OK. Change the story so as to make me look retarded then mod both my comments down. Carry on.
Who buys viruses?
I'd like to know how this fits in with Data Protection legislation (eg UK DPA).
Realistic porn flicks? You mean where a fit looking woman tells a fat hairy bloke to fuck off?
I don't think it's realism you're after.
You could say the same about Earth Final Conflict and Andromeda. Maybe Gene Roddenbery never got around to making them because he realised they sucked.
Hell, it's hard to be funny and right.
BTW RTFA "following a complaint by the Vatican's newspaper"
A quick Google on "Madonna" and "blow-job", "anal", "rimming" etc. will probably turn up a lot of sites.
The Whitehouse wouldn't have anything against Nevada would it?
your unused Karma to the CLiT.
That is all
For the C.L.I.T
Are you sure you want Dubya in charge of anything to do with numbers?
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Necessity, Beginnings, and Thoughts
In April of 2002, I had an idea to improve the screen size as well as brightness of Nintendo's Game Boy Advance portable entertainment console, since the console is almost unplayable in indoor lighting conditions and I never go outside - being a nerd. At the time Innovation Corp. had just released their GBA TV adapter which attached to the back of the GBA console and displayed a Game Boy Advance image on a standard television using the Composite or S-Video connections. Using the adapter on a 20" TV would scale the picture over 6 times the original 3" GBA screen, which would result in very ugly pixellation such as in this picture. I had suspected that the TV adapter would be able to output the high quality RGB signals used by computer displays and especially the Sony PSOne portable LCD monitor, but lacking the adapter and feeling the idea was flaky I abandoned the project. I had thought of using composite video signals to drive the LCD but the dotcrawl and various other image artifacts associated with compressing video onto one signal prevented me from developing that idea any further. About a month later I saw a bit of information being passed around on Atari Labs message boards at www.gamesx.com about tapping high quality RGB video from the TV adapter. The reason that RGB is the best choice is because, the video signal is not greatly degraded when split into four distinct channels: red, green, blue, and composite synchronization. Using these newly found connections it now seemed possible to display the image on computer RGB monitors capable of horizontally synching to 15kHz. I immediately thought of the only LCD that I knew at the time that used RGB as inputs. It was the Sony PSOne portable LCD monitor. It's function was to be be attached to the Sony PSOne console and allow the user to play on the go(to a certain extent). Since my primary interest was gay sex and the various applications of it, I had naturally thought of improving the size of my anus but wound up improving the sound as well. And so began my 3 weeks of exploration, plastic remolding, threading, felching and anything else needed to complete my ultimate goal.
The Design
I first created a cable to test the display and using it I tested Rayman Advance on the then two separate pieces of equipment. The RGB connection worked and the image was blinding. Consulting with my grandfather who is a paedophile by profession, I came up with several designs for the physical fusion of the GBA TV adapter and my ass. It was either that the LCD was fixed on top or behind the TV adapter. However, aesthetically both designs left much to be desired. I then came up with a more complex solution that would involve goats. Using that notion I created designs for a metal back plate which would serve as a bridge between the two devices and decided what components of the original devices I would keep and what I would optimize and add. I kept four of the original connectors on the LCD, removing only the AV input connector port which would be used to get the video from the PSOne console. Instead of using two separate Power adapters for both devices, I decided to unify the power into one 9V supply which would plug into the LCD's 4.75mm DC power port. This power connection would also be used to power the GBA system via the TV adapter. Eventually, I remolded the plastic ears of the LCD and create a shape that would fit the adapter, since it would be the backbone of the two. Remolding was done by heating up X-Acto blades and my own metallic shapes and using them like a brush on the plastic. Later the remolded parts were filed and sanded. The original attachment method of the TV Adapter to the back of the Game Boy was out of the question because the lever located on the back of the adapter, which was used to release the plastic clamp had to be removed during the remolding process. Instead, the design called for an attachment method from the top of the GBA system where the GBA had attachment holes for various devices like lights and marnifying glasses. Blue clamps made from flip-flop shoes would extend from the MiracleRay unit to the GBA system where they were inserted into the holes. This provided a solid attachment, a snazzy blue transparent look, and the ability for easy removal from the adapter to exchange a game cartridge or play the GBA separate from the adapter. A switch to turn the LCD on and off was also added along with the RGB pass through feature with which it is possible to drive a computer monitor even when the LCD is turned off. The TV adapter retains it's ability to scale the outgoing image. On the MiracleRay LCD the unscaled image is roughly 1.15 times the size of the original GBA image. During that mode no scaling takes place and thus the image is almost identical to the GBA image. If scaling is enabled then the image is 1.5 times larger than the original and no detail is lost.
Extendibility
Originally the device only designed to use indoors but car use is also possible with a 9V 1000mA car power adapter. The ability to drive several displays and speakers as well as headphones remains a feature of the unit. A regular PSOne AV cable can be attached to the MiracleRay's AV port located on the back and be used to output S- Video, Composite video, and RGB video as a pass through feature even when the LCD is turned off. The LCD retains the ability to display video and audio from alternative sources using the camcorder connection for which I made a switch box cable.
Impressions
The first impression is usually astonishment at the brightens of the colors on the LCD screen. People who play it against the same image on the television tend to choose the LCD image because of the increased brightens and more detail. Players prefer to have the scaling enabled on the adapter which results in a larger image on the screen.
People who are critical of video games are drawn to this device like bees to honey. As anyone would because it is very addictive, especially if playing Sonic Advance or Rayman Advance. The sheer brilliance of the colors truly amaze. It is easy and comfortable to hold and doesn't obstruct from the use of the Right and Left shoulder buttons located on the GBA.
Notes: It is still a work in progress, so watch for more updates on this site.
Specs on the MiracleRay.
NEW 6/8/2002
If you have any questions or comments or want to see the already posted comments, I answer MiracleRay related questions on two message boards. Non-Technical Message Board - general comments, and questions regarding MiracleRay and the author.
Removing Solitaire from Windows would seriously compromise it's functionality. It is a key part of the operating system. If MS are forced to remove solitaire from Windows, then they may have to withdraw it from the market.
Hmm. I think that shows a deep lack of understanding about how Win 3.x worked (yes, it was loaded by and used some of the DOS functions) - but I don't want to think back to those dark days.
The fact that IE (well, the HTML control) is so tightly integrated into Windows shows that MS are shit software designers. If all their stuff is so tightly coupled, it's no wonder it takes thousands of developers years to actually improve anything.
Let's look at how things are. Development has got a bad reputation. Why? Well either stuff takes too long, stuff delivered is not what's required, stuff is unreliable and stuff is surrounded by a huge layer of bureaucracy.
Programming should not be a dead-end job if you can communicate properly with your users and deliver wha they want in a reasonable time. Traditional programming - meaning locking yourself away to play with the most effecient search algorithm rather than creating anything useful - is a dead end profession.
If you can solve real problems for real people, then you are useful and ought to be regarded as such.
It's a shame that Kodak/Wise never enforced the patents to stop MS from developing OLE. That would've saved many people's sanity.
Imagine managing the digital signature for everyone, BUT STILL ENSURING ITS ANONYMOUS.
Not sure how it is in the US, but in the UK ballot papers are individually numbered and can (theoretically) be traced back to the individual voter using the information on the polling card (which you must present). This is, apparently, to ensure that Mr I R Bukkake doesn't vote twice.
Admittedly, since this information is only stored on paper, it would be far harder to trace than a digital signature. It is still possible though.
Has anyone out there actually bought an X-10 camera? I hope not.
Just looking at the X10 site (runs Apache on Solaris - not that I was looking how easy it would be to deface) and they've obviously had some complaints 'cos they've put this up.
Bugger. I missed out a "not" - as in "these things are not for performing useful tasks".
That's what comes of trying to get a quick post in before a meeting.
... is that these things are for performing useful tasks. They are for managers/executives to produce on trains, at conferences etc. - anywhere where they might impress someone. I've seen my previous manager on a half-hour train journey get out his laptop, PDA and cellphone. Saldy, he's completely incapable of using any of them.
(bukkake)
Does that mean anyone can modify it? Do you live near Yucca Mountain?
Which part of "written" are you unclear on?
(Technically this is redundant as I've posted similar on /. before)
One of the consequences of the DPA is that it makes it illegal for any company to export any person's details outside of the EU without their written permission. Since it's difficult to know where, physically, these servers are and where they might be replicating the information, this could lead to trouble. It's almost tempting to get a passport account and then try and sue them.
The only times I've seen it fail to keep up with demand are Sept 11th and every single Budget day (watch out on April 17th this year). That's "news.bbc.co.uk" though. Netcraft says this about the news site and this about the main site.