I haven't seen either achieved. I'm not sure the current crop of GPU's is up to running an X Server but the thought is intriguing. However, I don't see why one couldn't code an MP3 encoder today using something like Sh.
Ok, then we agree. My fault if I misunderstood what you were saying. I was just using OpenGL as an example, but you're obviously well versed on the matter.
I've been checking out the Sh project and it's a lot of fun. I agree; I'd like to see other vendors embrace the GPU as an 'it isn't just for graphics anymore' processor.
What we really need are GPUs that have "public" interfaces, either HW or SW (open drivers) that others can harness for GPGPU. Let's see if that kind of competition expands the market for these GPUs, instead of just fighting ATI and nVidia for the current market.
OpenGL is a 'public' interface that effectively hides the hardware with a standard API while also offering low level programmability via it's shader language. We already have what you're asking for.
Check out the GPGPU project. It sounds like it might interest you.
It wasn't below sea level when it was first built. Once they stopped the natural process of silt deposits from the annual floods, the city of New Orleans began to slowly sink.
I'm sure you're right and some had no means, but they ran quite a few interviews on various news outlets of people saying 'I survived Camile, I'll live through this one too.'
They had ample warning this time, it's just that many chose to ignore it and stay. The loss of lives is most likely going to be in the hundreds if not thousands by the time this is all played out.
A new warning system would have changed nothing about this current event.
Yes, it's a bad example. Dante's Inferno is freely available from Project Gutenberg even. The copyright long ago expired. I think the 'Copyrighted Material' watermark that Amazon uses is just an automatic gesture on their part.
That's not *entirely* true. A turbocharger uses the power from the waste gasses(exhaust) to drive the turbine that then adds boost to the air/fuel mix. So in that sense, the gasoline is used twice;)
I think what he meant was 'that sound you just heard was the joke flying over your head'. Either that our your reply was just too dry for most of us to get.
I don't know...I think I'd like to be able to email my coffee maker and tell it when to start brewing.
On the other hand, I'd also like it to actually work, and not spew hot liquid all over my lap instead. If the latter could be satisfied, I'd be very happy to have the former as a feature.
I think you've let yourself lose sight of the fact that to someone who has never used the Internet in high resolution, 640x480 is just fine.
Queue all the obligatory 'that's nothing, in my day we only had ONE pixel' jokes, but the Internet was more than usuable at 640x480 resolutions 'back in the day'. Actually, it still is. Just because *you* think it's 'teh suck' doesn't mean the vast majority of people in China will.
Surely even mass production wil struggle to bring such complex devices down to sane prices in the near future.
You're kidding, right? Building a unit that can use Java for network connectivity and menus won't be very expensive. Your average TiVo box or PDA has more horsepower than they need for that, and I don't see a lot of problems with mass production of those.
I'd expect next-gen DVD players to enter the market at around a $200 price point anyways.
The question really should have been "How would you design a UI from the ground up for Blind/Deaf users." The OS has little to do with presentation and interaction. I know that the definition has blurred in recent years, but an OS is responsible for talking to the hardware and exposing such in an API for applications. It's the UI that the OP is asking about.
I'm surprised you were modded as insightful. The point was that they were including software support to run games via Cedega (Wine). If you bought an ATI card then given their track record with Linux drivers you get what you deserve. ATI's Linus drivers are known to suck. If you want to run Linux and play games, Nvidia is still the best for that purpose.
This thread is about added software support in a Linux distribution, not about various hardware/driver issues on Linux.
It has nothing to do with the smarts (or lack of) of the market. It has to do with their capacity and with marketing.
99% of the users out there don't even need a 2ghz P4, let alone a 2.8ghz FX-57. AMD has long been catering to the enthusiast market which is a very, very small fraction of the overall market.
No existing vehicle can complete the job other than the shuttle. 'Don't use it' is easy enough to say, but someone (the US or others) needs to field a replacement if we want to finish the ISS.
Now, the debate as to whether the ISS is much more than a political excercise and a publicity stunt or not is another topic for another day;)
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I haven't seen either achieved. I'm not sure the current crop of GPU's is up to running an X Server but the thought is intriguing. However, I don't see why one couldn't code an MP3 encoder today using something like Sh.
Ok, then we agree. My fault if I misunderstood what you were saying. I was just using OpenGL as an example, but you're obviously well versed on the matter.
I've been checking out the Sh project and it's a lot of fun. I agree; I'd like to see other vendors embrace the GPU as an 'it isn't just for graphics anymore' processor.
What we really need are GPUs that have "public" interfaces, either HW or SW (open drivers) that others can harness for GPGPU. Let's see if that kind of competition expands the market for these GPUs, instead of just fighting ATI and nVidia for the current market.
OpenGL is a 'public' interface that effectively hides the hardware with a standard API while also offering low level programmability via it's shader language. We already have what you're asking for.
Check out the GPGPU project. It sounds like it might interest you.
It wasn't below sea level when it was first built. Once they stopped the natural process of silt deposits from the annual floods, the city of New Orleans began to slowly sink.
Blame the French. They built it.
I'm sure you're right and some had no means, but they ran quite a few interviews on various news outlets of people saying 'I survived Camile, I'll live through this one too.'
The same could be said of Anonymous Cowards. They obviously lack sentience.
They had ample warning this time, it's just that many chose to ignore it and stay. The loss of lives is most likely going to be in the hundreds if not thousands by the time this is all played out.
A new warning system would have changed nothing about this current event.
It is the job of the poster, not the reader, to cite references. I would submit that you were the lazy one here.
Yes, it's a bad example. Dante's Inferno is freely available from Project Gutenberg even. The copyright long ago expired. I think the 'Copyrighted Material' watermark that Amazon uses is just an automatic gesture on their part.
[queue Darth Vader voice]I find your lack of humor disturbing...[/end voice]
I didn't say you were getting free power. I simply stated that the energy from the gasoline was being used more than once, in more than one manner.
And as someone already pointed out, you described a supercharger
That's not *entirely* true. A turbocharger uses the power from the waste gasses(exhaust) to drive the turbine that then adds boost to the air/fuel mix. So in that sense, the gasoline is used twice ;)
No no no, from my PC, the night before. When I decide what time I'm going to head to the office.
To: Car Coffee Maker
From: Me
Subject: Work
Dear Coffee Machine,
I plan on leaving for work at 6:15AM tomorrow. Please have 4 cups of Breakfast Blend prepared just prior to my departure.
Regards,
Me
I think what he meant was 'that sound you just heard was the joke flying over your head'. Either that our your reply was just too dry for most of us to get.
However, none of that qualifies you as a jackass.
I don't know...I think I'd like to be able to email my coffee maker and tell it when to start brewing.
On the other hand, I'd also like it to actually work, and not spew hot liquid all over my lap instead. If the latter could be satisfied, I'd be very happy to have the former as a feature.
I think you've let yourself lose sight of the fact that to someone who has never used the Internet in high resolution, 640x480 is just fine.
Queue all the obligatory 'that's nothing, in my day we only had ONE pixel' jokes, but the Internet was more than usuable at 640x480 resolutions 'back in the day'. Actually, it still is. Just because *you* think it's 'teh suck' doesn't mean the vast majority of people in China will.
Surely even mass production wil struggle to bring such complex devices down to sane prices in the near future.
You're kidding, right? Building a unit that can use Java for network connectivity and menus won't be very expensive. Your average TiVo box or PDA has more horsepower than they need for that, and I don't see a lot of problems with mass production of those.
I'd expect next-gen DVD players to enter the market at around a $200 price point anyways.
The question really should have been "How would you design a UI from the ground up for Blind/Deaf users." The OS has little to do with presentation and interaction. I know that the definition has blurred in recent years, but an OS is responsible for talking to the hardware and exposing such in an API for applications. It's the UI that the OP is asking about.
Yes you did, for not doing your research first.
:)
Of course, you make it all better by calling me a 'jerk' for pointing out the truth. I hope that makes you feel better
I'm surprised you were modded as insightful. The point was that they were including software support to run games via Cedega (Wine). If you bought an ATI card then given their track record with Linux drivers you get what you deserve. ATI's Linus drivers are known to suck. If you want to run Linux and play games, Nvidia is still the best for that purpose.
This thread is about added software support in a Linux distribution, not about various hardware/driver issues on Linux.
It has nothing to do with the smarts (or lack of) of the market. It has to do with their capacity and with marketing.
99% of the users out there don't even need a 2ghz P4, let alone a 2.8ghz FX-57. AMD has long been catering to the enthusiast market which is a very, very small fraction of the overall market.
You had me up until the 'inherent instability' part. That turned what would have been an insightful post into a clever troll.
No existing vehicle can complete the job other than the shuttle. 'Don't use it' is easy enough to say, but someone (the US or others) needs to field a replacement if we want to finish the ISS.
;)
Now, the debate as to whether the ISS is much more than a political excercise and a publicity stunt or not is another topic for another day
Heh...anytime.
Yes. All three of us meet for coffee every Tuesday.