You should stop smoking weed to protect yourself from mouth and lung cancers, and to try and ensure that you don't end up as some mid-thirties loser who does nothing but watch TV and can't handle life without a bifta in their hand.
I know several people who've ended up like that. In "The Big Lebowski", the Dude is funny and our hero, in real life he's just wasted his whole life.
That's what goverment IS, it's there to organise crap for the community and limit the power of private concerns. What the hell do you think government is FOR?
I agree. HOWEVER we have a more serious problem - benchmarks are almost completely meaningless. Apple CAN claim the G5 is the 'fastest' if it can do ONE SINGLE OPERATION faster than ANY other computer - as can any other manufacturer if they can show likewise. I rather suspect that there has NEVER BEEN and NEVER WILL BE a 'world's fastest personal computer' by the ASA definition.
I know it's a bit of a stretch for Apple to claim the Dual 2Ghz G5 as the world's 'fastest' (though it has better claim to the title than most), but that's advertising for you!
Contrast Apple's exuberance with Intel's ludicrous Centrino ads, where some guy half way up Everest watches a little WMV of his daughter "thanks to Intel's Centrino wireless technology". They never actually explain what they're on about, and I hardly expect there to be a handy wireless access point available up EVERY mountain. It's bollocks, quite frankly, at least Apple's is DEBATABLE.
My first PC graphics accelerator was an Orchid ProDesigner IIs, which could run at up to 800x600 in thousands of colours on my humble Panasonic Multiscan display. It was SO good, that it almost made my disgusting 386DX with Windows 3.1 as nice to use as my friend's Mac II.
The Amiga was still WAY better, but I played Flashback for many hours on that crappy PC coz the progressive scan display didn't make my brain hurt.
Money? If you take a look at the G5, you'll see that its form factor is actually rather peculiar for a desktop - presumably Apple could engineer a 3U Xserve using the existing G5 tower in a month or two, but to do a 1U version is gonna mean a much bigger (and therefore more Xpensive) engineering effort.
The power dissipation of the PPC 970 is really nothing special, a laptop version is definitely feasible, though I'd imagine they'll wait for the 90nm version until they go for it, especially with the MPC 7457 proving itself such a good mobile chip.
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You should stop smoking weed to protect yourself from mouth and lung cancers, and to try and ensure that you don't end up as some mid-thirties loser who does nothing but watch TV and can't handle life without a bifta in their hand.
I know several people who've ended up like that. In "The Big Lebowski", the Dude is funny and our hero, in real life he's just wasted his whole life.
It's physically impossible to suck ANYTHING that small.
Sorry, buy you may have had to find that out the embarrassing way sooner or later.
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Bollocks.
English is the language spoken by the population of ENGLAND. The language you're talking about is - for want of a better name - American.
That's what goverment IS, it's there to organise crap for the community and limit the power of private concerns. What the hell do you think government is FOR?
I'll bet that your relatives in England can fucking spell though.
I agree. HOWEVER we have a more serious problem - benchmarks are almost completely meaningless. Apple CAN claim the G5 is the 'fastest' if it can do ONE SINGLE OPERATION faster than ANY other computer - as can any other manufacturer if they can show likewise. I rather suspect that there has NEVER BEEN and NEVER WILL BE a 'world's fastest personal computer' by the ASA definition.
I know it's a bit of a stretch for Apple to claim the Dual 2Ghz G5 as the world's 'fastest' (though it has better claim to the title than most), but that's advertising for you!
Contrast Apple's exuberance with Intel's ludicrous Centrino ads, where some guy half way up Everest watches a little WMV of his daughter "thanks to Intel's Centrino wireless technology". They never actually explain what they're on about, and I hardly expect there to be a handy wireless access point available up EVERY mountain. It's bollocks, quite frankly, at least Apple's is DEBATABLE.
Shame you missed out on the Amiga!
My first PC graphics accelerator was an Orchid ProDesigner IIs, which could run at up to 800x600 in thousands of colours on my humble Panasonic Multiscan display. It was SO good, that it almost made my disgusting 386DX with Windows 3.1 as nice to use as my friend's Mac II.
The Amiga was still WAY better, but I played Flashback for many hours on that crappy PC coz the progressive scan display didn't make my brain hurt.
"which makes money off of ITunes"
which makes money FROM iTunes
"...all future productions are to look like Shreck"
What? You mean like SHIT?
"...in british english"
You mean, I presume, English?
Because of capitalism, products are developed in the interests of maximising PROFITABILITY, not for the good of mankind.
Money? If you take a look at the G5, you'll see that its form factor is actually rather peculiar for a desktop - presumably Apple could engineer a 3U Xserve using the existing G5 tower in a month or two, but to do a 1U version is gonna mean a much bigger (and therefore more Xpensive) engineering effort.
The power dissipation of the PPC 970 is really nothing special, a laptop version is definitely feasible, though I'd imagine they'll wait for the 90nm version until they go for it, especially with the MPC 7457 proving itself such a good mobile chip.
"The Archers" is as much an 'everyday tale of farming folk' as "Eastenders" is an everyday tale of East End folk.
It simply isn't entertaining - I actually LOOK FORWARD to "Front Row"!
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was closed YEARS ago, more's the pity.
Still, there are LOADS of CDs of their work available now, so it's not all bad...
Why haven't you been cut off? :-]
I'm a Radio 4 head too, but you forgot:
a) The News Quiz
b) I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
c) In Business
d) Material World
d) From Our Own Correspondent
e) Et al!
Radio 4 is the best radio station yet conceived, it's really only Woman's Hour, You and Yours and The Archers that are holding it back!
Similarly, I've walked out of "Pearl Harbour", "Batman Forever" and "Damaged" in my time.
I wish I'd walked out of "X2" two thirds of the way through, too. I'd then have believed it to be a thoroughly entertaining film!
No, no. I LIKE it when people disagree - especially with me.
You had faith in Hollywood?
This HAS TO BE a troll!
So... let's get this straight:
a) You saw "The Matrix" and liked it.
b) You saw the sequel and DIDN'T like it.
c) You STILL PAID to see the 3rd film, but you paid EVEN MORE this time.
Do you realise that THERE'S NOTHING BUT YOUR OWN STUPIDITY that's making you give Hollywood your money.
If Hollywood told you to stick a red-hot chainsaw up your arse, you'd do it, wouldn't you?
Pre-booked your Alien vs Predator tickets yet?
Caught me out, eh? Sonia MADE me come to London, honest!
Or Alan Partridge either, presumably?