Wow, that has to be one of the best examples of PC-thuggery I've seen.
Nasty little truth: People are people but cultures play a massive role in how those people see and treat their world.
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Umm they were only 'solved' if you play your DVDs through a computer. For the 95% of people who play DVDs with set-top DVD players the UOP problem has utterly failed to be solved.
I'm just wondering what everyone here has got against an aussie talk show host.
Okay so some of his jokes fall flat and he did get rid of the "what the-?" section on his show but I think people might be taking this a bit too seriously.
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Well, yes.
Next question?
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I really don't care for the HD craze, I still buy plain old DVDs. Am I really in the minority?
I really don't care for the DVD craze. What with UOPs, regionalisation and CSS I still buy plain old VHS. Am I really in the minority?
Does this guy really think that porn was the deciding factor in the demise of Betamax?
Looking at my video collection, and considering every VHS or Beta tape I have ever rented, exactly 0% has been of a pornographic nature. Counting all my family and friends I would estimate about 1% of all rentals might be pornographic.
If what this guy's saying is true, where do all these filthy perverts come from, and why do they seem to have so much money?
Not having a user-replaceable battery is an absolute show-stopper for me. Li-Ion batteries fail, it's a fact of life. I would have thought that Apple would have learned from the iPod nano but apparently not.
Additionally scrolling light text on a dark background shows up the worst in LCD refresh times if you're unfortunate enough to have an "8ms" or higher claimed pixel response rate. Try smooth-scrolling www.hackaday.com to see what I mean.
How does causing your LCD screen to use more power help save power? LCD screens produce black by twisting LCD molecules to *block* the white light from behind. AFAIK their most energy-efficient mode is white, unless you turn the backlight off.
Absolutely. In addition to the tactile feedback thing, when you have a control that might be needed at any time you really want to always know where it is. Having it buried in a level of menus is definitely not intuitive (sorry if I just abused that word) or convenient.
The Wii's success has completely to do with the remote.
I disagree. I still think is has more to do with the Wii being the cheapest major games console of all time, when adjusted for inflation.
Id est, the most affordable major games console of all time. Don't underestimate the power of price when Mr Bluecollar stands at the game console wall at the local superstore.
For live action content (which another poster has pointed out is usually different from video game content) my eye perceives motion at around 10 fps, but isn't fooled into seeing fully smooth motion until about 45 fps. For non-blurred video games it's closer to 90 fps.
Of course any game with a decent shader should be using motion blur anyway these days.
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In Indiana no one can hear you ChaCha, Cha.
Goethermal?
Is that some kind of underwear worn by neo-Platonic poets?
Wow, that has to be one of the best examples of PC-thuggery I've seen.
Nasty little truth: People are people but cultures play a massive role in how those people see and treat their world.
Umm they were only 'solved' if you play your DVDs through a computer. For the 95% of people who play DVDs with set-top DVD players the UOP problem has utterly failed to be solved.
Gee, funny how your sig hasn't changed in 3 years either :)
(I know, I know, slashcode is broken)
Because the silly sausages released it under a licence that prohibits any distribution whatsoever.
My wrist and fingers went back to normal after switchiiiing back to a mouse.
Well, almost back to normal.
I'm just wondering what everyone here has got against an aussie talk show host.
Okay so some of his jokes fall flat and he did get rid of the "what the-?" section on his show but I think people might be taking this a bit too seriously.
Well, yes.
Next question?
I really don't care for the HD craze, I still buy plain old DVDs. Am I really in the minority?
I really don't care for the DVD craze. What with UOPs, regionalisation and CSS I still buy plain old VHS. Am I really in the minority?
Does this guy really think that porn was the deciding factor in the demise of Betamax?
Looking at my video collection, and considering every VHS or Beta tape I have ever rented, exactly 0% has been of a pornographic nature. Counting all my family and friends I would estimate about 1% of all rentals might be pornographic.
If what this guy's saying is true, where do all these filthy perverts come from, and why do they seem to have so much money?
Not having a user-replaceable battery is an absolute show-stopper for me. Li-Ion batteries fail, it's a fact of life. I would have thought that Apple would have learned from the iPod nano but apparently not.
What? OfficeMax was out of staples?
BTW, some of us still need those legacy connectors. In fact we're struggling to find boards with enough PATA/RS-232/PCI connectors for our needs.
Just for the record I still use all those ports, and for very good reasons.
Additionally scrolling light text on a dark background shows up the worst in LCD refresh times if you're unfortunate enough to have an "8ms" or higher claimed pixel response rate. Try smooth-scrolling www.hackaday.com to see what I mean.
How does causing your LCD screen to use more power help save power? LCD screens produce black by twisting LCD molecules to *block* the white light from behind. AFAIK their most energy-efficient mode is white, unless you turn the backlight off.
Who's playing young Kirk? Is it still Matt Damon?
After years of hard experience I have learned this principle:
Never leave anything of value in your car overnight. Ever
Also of similar importance:
Never leave anything of value in your car visible, if car is unattended for 30 seconds or more.
Trying to get rich AND famous is a dream for losers. ... and actors.
Absolutely. In addition to the tactile feedback thing, when you have a control that might be needed at any time you really want to always know where it is. Having it buried in a level of menus is definitely not intuitive (sorry if I just abused that word) or convenient.
I think you've just identified one of the fatal flaws of political correctness.
Expect black^H^H^H^H^H gunmetal grey helicopters outside your house shortly.
I second that. Not the bit about it being just you, I mean the bit about preferring potentiometers.
Or at least an infinitely-turnable rotary switch that acts exactly as a potentiometer like many stereos with remote-controls have.
Jobs hates buttons, Carmack hates threads, Stallman hates Linux.
What are us geeks to do when our beloved mentors go loco?
The Wii's success has completely to do with the remote.
I disagree. I still think is has more to do with the Wii being the cheapest major games console of all time, when adjusted for inflation.
Id est, the most affordable major games console of all time. Don't underestimate the power of price when Mr Bluecollar stands at the game console wall at the local superstore.
For live action content (which another poster has pointed out is usually different from video game content) my eye perceives motion at around 10 fps, but isn't fooled into seeing fully smooth motion until about 45 fps. For non-blurred video games it's closer to 90 fps.
Of course any game with a decent shader should be using motion blur anyway these days.