I hope matrox can deliver these cards with solid drivers. If that happens, we'll see prices drop for all high end video cards. There are some impressive specs. Now if only I wasn't so cheap and broke, I'd upgrade. Until then, my TNT is just fine, thanks.
Let's see. Console manufacturers typically subsidize the cost of the console anywhere from 20-50%, so that it is affordable. They then make the money back on games. This old cnet article states it's estimated to cost between 320-400 to make each console. If the price of an Xbox drops, it will take even longer for microsoft to see a return on the money invested. The PS2 on the otherhand is already making money for Sony. Plus sony is good at manufacturing, so they are in a better position if the fight gets ugly.
Seal up JK's mouth and super-glue his fingers together. What total freakin trash. Go ahead and mod me down, but talk about over generalizing and plain old wrong. If Katz could back up his argument and explain his perspective more effective, it would be one thing. But the man simply yaps his trap on a soap box and doesn't realize the delivery is everything.
it's only great when some one else is driving, or if there isn't 12 different roads all leading to the round about. I've done loops around round about a few times and boy are they a bad idea. Roundabouts are good for streets, but in the Northeast they are used on highways and freeways. To make it worse, it's a mix of freeway and street traffic. Tell me that's a good idea. The theory of roundabout is feasible, just not how NorthEast states have implemented them. Having good signs would definitely help, but when you're going 40mph round and round can you really see 20 signs accurately?
Ok, as much as I would like to agree with you, signs in other states are worse. Take for example signs in the Northeastern states. Not only are there fewer signs, but the signs are usually poorly designed. I used to bitch about the poor signs on the 5 interchange near down town LA, but after you see the signs in NY and MA you'll think twice. Signs in MA are purposely small, use bad color schemes and typically non-existent. Rather than cut down a tree to make signs easier to read, the mentality is "only people who live here should be here; tree stays, and remove the sign."
To make it worse, there are fewer street lights which use fewer watts. It's great for using less energy, but terrible if you're trying to find your way on weird winding streets at night. Atleast in CA the streets are grid-like. In the beautiful Northeast, streets are at weird messed up angles and they don't make any sense. That's what you get when streets are made where cows walked. Talk about a dumb idea. Even better, try decifering signs on a roundabout. Talk about an idea that should have been left with the horse and buggy.
This is for the japanese market, where small gizmo's are hot. Just think of all the great gizmo's Japan has had the last 10 years. Most of them never reach the US. Any body who complains the tiny laptop isn't expandable is missing the point. If it does email, word processing, web browsing, and downloads photos from a camera that's all 50% of the people need.
From personal experience, refills only work well for inkjets because of how inkjets work. For laser printers, it usually ends up in leaking toner, which end up messing up the rollers. In the end, you end up messing up your expensive network laser printer to save a couple dollars. Refills don't always make sense.
I saw the movie saturday and was happily surprised and entertained. Given most movies by-pass character development for T&A or something equivalent, it is nice the movie spent time on developing the main characters.
Don't get me wrong, there were flaws, but overall it was a good movie and really entertaining. For me, it is better than X-men and the first Batman. I like character development, so having peter parker go through the awkward phase of learning how to use his powers was great fun. Plus having him wrestle was just too funny.
Ok, read the anandtech article, but it looks more evolutionary than revolutionary. The differences between GeForce and VPU will only result in performance improvement if the drivers are good. More competition is good, even if I don't have time to play games anymore and can't justify those heafty prices for bleeding edge video cards.
One great feature is the virtual memory, which should improve the appearance of depth and richness of models. I wonder how much more textures designers can cram onto a model? Does this mean more games will start to utilize multi-pass rendering and ID will rewrite their engine once again for models with massive amounts of textures? I haven't kept up with the latest trend in 3D game technology, so someone more informed can tell the rest of us?
They do absolutely nothing for us (the consumer). Instead we should encourage all the console makers to keep putting money into their consoles. In the end, we will benefit and they'll fight it out.
As long as it has a ton of chilis or soy, it's all good. Now if they can make ramen that tastes like hand made noodles, like the ones the iron chefs make, even better. Oh wait, that's not possible? Doh, well ramen is still good.
It's not going to happen. How many big corporations have big lobbiest at DC? Do you really think other tech companies are going to stand by and just let that happen? People have been trying to get every branch of the government to use exactly the same systems for a long time. Guess what? It hasn't happened, nor will it. There's way too much politics for it to happen. You think all the other top administrators of each division/branch/office is going to just switch? They're taking kick backs too, so I doubt it's gonna happen. There are too many hands in every pocket for there to be just one hand in all pockets.
No matter what people think of him going to MS, the man knows his C++. Merit is what counts people, not where you sit at work, or the name attached to your business card. The only thing worth keeping is ones integrity and work ethic. Companies, languages and platforms come and go, so don't get too attached to the latest fad.
This is total BS that schools are using this particular tactic to insure students learn. I've worked for 3 individuals who got a MS in CS or EE, but couldn't understand the fundamental idea of RPC or Inheritance in OOP. Their degrees are from well known universities, but I won't bother mentioning which, since every university occasionally turns out people who can memorize enough to get a high GPA (3.5-4), but couldn't understand Programming theories and techniques to save their lives. The three individuals asked question a sophmore in CS wouldn't ask, like "what does import do in Java." Another classic example is, "How do I configure NT to share folders?" Well the second question isn't a CS thing, but for people who claim to have 10+ years of programming experience, they should be able to figure it out.
Learning starts at a young age. If a person doesn't have the thirst and desire to really understand the material, no school, teacher or system is going to fix it. Universities stopped being about education and inspiring students a long time ago. It's pure a vocational environment, without the vocation part. Atleast in europe, vocational schools actually teach the practicle skills needed for a particular profession.
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Uh, why does intelligence necessarily == go visit other species?
What if other intelligent species realize it's better to focus on wisdom and living in the moment? I don't think humans are intelligent. Definitely self-centered and egotistic.
The company suing Sony has no right. Sony is no saint, but that kind of law suit is a waste of time and money. Judges should throw that junk out immediately.
is a programming language suppose to last forever? Languages change, people change, business change, and everything changes. Get real. Only people who buy into the hype in the first place have something to loose. Nothing is permanent, therefore deal with it.
Gateway isn't a perfect company by any measure, but atleast in this particular case, supporting consumers and making money are in alignment. The RIAA has ceased to respect the consumer. Make that all major record labels no longer respect the consumer. Their folly will result in the death or at minimum a shock to their industry. Some punk kids will rise and de-thrown the current crop of lamer pop BS idiots.
Did anyone notice the comment at the end of the article?
I had learned a good deal from those few days, I realized, and most of it was not at all about cosmology.
The real story here isn't all the math and science. It's about life and living it fully people. Gregory Benford stated pretty clearly there. Thought I mention that in case anyone skimmed or didn't read the article.
It was worth reading because it's really a story about how two people who live half way around the world can enjoy each other's company. They're both scientists, but it's no different than "they are wearing pants."
Geezus, f_cking chr_st. What idiot researcher is getting paid good money to do such an assinine study. Let's think about this for a second. Old people are the reason why we exist, since they had the love and energy to raise us. Therefore we should A. cast them aside, B. pair them up with robots, C. change our lives to take of them. The sooner our culture realizes people are really more important than careers and money, a lot of problems would be solved. Which would mean some smart grad student or researcher would be doing research that actually does some good, instead of being a total waste of time.
I am no fan of microsoft, but it's good that microsoft is changing it to a standalone package. Though before that happens, I would like to see Microsoft finally describe in full detail exactly how persona fits into the whole webservices picture and set some good guidelines about how to use it. I've read the whitepapers a few times, but I still don't get a crystal clear picture. More like looking for a truck in the morning fog. You see it, but not sure if it's the right truck.
For the last decade, there has been a movement in including science fiction in literary studies. Many of the great sci-fi pulp writers were well read. It's no accident great science fiction draws on the same themes and motifs. There's an old saying in writing courses, "there are no new stories, just re-telling old ones."
The writer of the article needs to come back to earth, because this fact is well known in literary circles forever. Earth to reporters "remember all the novels, classics and poems you read in class." As other great writers have said in the past, "to be a good writer, read good writing and forget where you stole it."
Well you're right, programming isn't that intellectual. I'm sure there are really smart engineers at MS, but like I said, I chalk it up to PR drivel. I don't claim to have any real knowledge of MS, just a comment on their PR statement:P
If article is correct and they really were successful in brainwashing that many engineers, their task just got that much harder. Clear thinking engineers who think for themselves would not be brainwashed so easily, nor would they be happy smily about it. Responsible, hardworking, thorough engineers don't just roll over with a few lectures. Security is a way of living, not something you just implement in 2 months. If anything, their PR firm just screwed up. No one in the security business is going to buy the idea a "lecture" is any measure. Further, if the execs are using lectures as a measure of success in implementing security, than I would argue it's already doomed to fail.
Of course, what the PR people say is rarely what's really happening, so I'll chalk it up to lamer marketing guy writing out of his butt.
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I hope matrox can deliver these cards with solid drivers. If that happens, we'll see prices drop for all high end video cards. There are some impressive specs. Now if only I wasn't so cheap and broke, I'd upgrade. Until then, my TNT is just fine, thanks.
Seal up JK's mouth and super-glue his fingers together. What total freakin trash. Go ahead and mod me down, but talk about over generalizing and plain old wrong. If Katz could back up his argument and explain his perspective more effective, it would be one thing. But the man simply yaps his trap on a soap box and doesn't realize the delivery is everything.
it's only great when some one else is driving, or if there isn't 12 different roads all leading to the round about. I've done loops around round about a few times and boy are they a bad idea. Roundabouts are good for streets, but in the Northeast they are used on highways and freeways. To make it worse, it's a mix of freeway and street traffic. Tell me that's a good idea. The theory of roundabout is feasible, just not how NorthEast states have implemented them. Having good signs would definitely help, but when you're going 40mph round and round can you really see 20 signs accurately?
To make it worse, there are fewer street lights which use fewer watts. It's great for using less energy, but terrible if you're trying to find your way on weird winding streets at night. Atleast in CA the streets are grid-like. In the beautiful Northeast, streets are at weird messed up angles and they don't make any sense. That's what you get when streets are made where cows walked. Talk about a dumb idea. Even better, try decifering signs on a roundabout. Talk about an idea that should have been left with the horse and buggy.
the /. crowd is not the intended market.
From personal experience, refills only work well for inkjets because of how inkjets work. For laser printers, it usually ends up in leaking toner, which end up messing up the rollers. In the end, you end up messing up your expensive network laser printer to save a couple dollars. Refills don't always make sense.
Don't get me wrong, there were flaws, but overall it was a good movie and really entertaining. For me, it is better than X-men and the first Batman. I like character development, so having peter parker go through the awkward phase of learning how to use his powers was great fun. Plus having him wrestle was just too funny.
One great feature is the virtual memory, which should improve the appearance of depth and richness of models. I wonder how much more textures designers can cram onto a model? Does this mean more games will start to utilize multi-pass rendering and ID will rewrite their engine once again for models with massive amounts of textures? I haven't kept up with the latest trend in 3D game technology, so someone more informed can tell the rest of us?
They do absolutely nothing for us (the consumer). Instead we should encourage all the console makers to keep putting money into their consoles. In the end, we will benefit and they'll fight it out.
As long as it has a ton of chilis or soy, it's all good. Now if they can make ramen that tastes like hand made noodles, like the ones the iron chefs make, even better. Oh wait, that's not possible? Doh, well ramen is still good.
It's not going to happen. How many big corporations have big lobbiest at DC? Do you really think other tech companies are going to stand by and just let that happen? People have been trying to get every branch of the government to use exactly the same systems for a long time. Guess what? It hasn't happened, nor will it. There's way too much politics for it to happen. You think all the other top administrators of each division/branch/office is going to just switch? They're taking kick backs too, so I doubt it's gonna happen. There are too many hands in every pocket for there to be just one hand in all pockets.
No matter what people think of him going to MS, the man knows his C++. Merit is what counts people, not where you sit at work, or the name attached to your business card. The only thing worth keeping is ones integrity and work ethic. Companies, languages and platforms come and go, so don't get too attached to the latest fad.
Learning starts at a young age. If a person doesn't have the thirst and desire to really understand the material, no school, teacher or system is going to fix it. Universities stopped being about education and inspiring students a long time ago. It's pure a vocational environment, without the vocation part. Atleast in europe, vocational schools actually teach the practicle skills needed for a particular profession.
What if other intelligent species realize it's better to focus on wisdom and living in the moment? I don't think humans are intelligent. Definitely self-centered and egotistic.
trailer for those who want to see. I haven't seen the movie, but trailer looks interesting.
The company suing Sony has no right. Sony is no saint, but that kind of law suit is a waste of time and money. Judges should throw that junk out immediately.
is a programming language suppose to last forever? Languages change, people change, business change, and everything changes. Get real. Only people who buy into the hype in the first place have something to loose. Nothing is permanent, therefore deal with it.
Gateway isn't a perfect company by any measure, but atleast in this particular case, supporting consumers and making money are in alignment. The RIAA has ceased to respect the consumer. Make that all major record labels no longer respect the consumer. Their folly will result in the death or at minimum a shock to their industry. Some punk kids will rise and de-thrown the current crop of lamer pop BS idiots.
I had learned a good deal from those few days, I realized, and most of it was not at all about cosmology.
The real story here isn't all the math and science. It's about life and living it fully people. Gregory Benford stated pretty clearly there. Thought I mention that in case anyone skimmed or didn't read the article.
It was worth reading because it's really a story about how two people who live half way around the world can enjoy each other's company. They're both scientists, but it's no different than "they are wearing pants."
Geezus, f_cking chr_st. What idiot researcher is getting paid good money to do such an assinine study. Let's think about this for a second. Old people are the reason why we exist, since they had the love and energy to raise us. Therefore we should A. cast them aside, B. pair them up with robots, C. change our lives to take of them. The sooner our culture realizes people are really more important than careers and money, a lot of problems would be solved. Which would mean some smart grad student or researcher would be doing research that actually does some good, instead of being a total waste of time.
I am no fan of microsoft, but it's good that microsoft is changing it to a standalone package. Though before that happens, I would like to see Microsoft finally describe in full detail exactly how persona fits into the whole webservices picture and set some good guidelines about how to use it. I've read the whitepapers a few times, but I still don't get a crystal clear picture. More like looking for a truck in the morning fog. You see it, but not sure if it's the right truck.
The writer of the article needs to come back to earth, because this fact is well known in literary circles forever. Earth to reporters "remember all the novels, classics and poems you read in class." As other great writers have said in the past, "to be a good writer, read good writing and forget where you stole it."
Well you're right, programming isn't that intellectual. I'm sure there are really smart engineers at MS, but like I said, I chalk it up to PR drivel. I don't claim to have any real knowledge of MS, just a comment on their PR statement :P
Of course, what the PR people say is rarely what's really happening, so I'll chalk it up to lamer marketing guy writing out of his butt.