I remember back when 100% of my free time was spent playing 4-person Goldeneye on the N64, I wished there was a level for every single interesting building or structure I went into. I would have LOVED a map of my school, or even better a major international airport, as in Die Hard 2.
Oops. Brought up airports and level design in the same topic. My name just moved up a few spaces on the govt. list. Better leave some extra time next time I fly. After all, these games are only functional as "simulators", right?
Riiight... It's an absurd lack of faith in structural engineering to claim that NOTHING could be as impact resistant as a solid piece of concrete or tub of water.
Where's the expectation that rigid bodies can be designed to be both strong and not fill all internal space?
Except: fluorescent bulbs also emit RGB, in order to make white light. While it's likely not exactly the same R, G, and B as the projector pixels, I'll assume the bandwidth for reflection of the screen is fairly wide to accomodate as many different projectors as possible.
Most boardrooms and classrooms use fluorescent lighting, which should reflect.
It should still be better than what we have now, but something to consider.
Exactly. I know it plays great games, and Ico looks great, but the fact is the failure rate on the PS2 is incredibly high. It's quite rare that a PS2 can read CD games, DVD games, audio CDs, and movie DVDs after a couple years. I payed over $200 for my PS2, and it pisses me off that I can no longer play any game with a blue-backed disc.
The warrenty is 30 days. I can pay Sony, and shipping both ways to fix something that shouldn't wear out in less than 2 years. Right now I am only buying the multiplatform games for the cube, simply because it still works.
Right-o. I was going to mention the same thing. I think racing games are WAY more fun with a catch-up mode, because the races are always really damn close. The better player still wins most of the time, but the lesser player gets to feel like they're actually competing.
Something like the weapons discrepency in Mario Kart would be quite nice in an FPS, I think.
I have a very good heart rate monitor that also makes an estimate of calories burned. It seems to be quite accurate based on a few little experiments I've run on the thing.
I do mostly use the monitor to know exactly how intense my workout is, and the calorie count is just a number I look at at the end of a workout for comparisons sake.
BTW, I am a liberal, but thought that you'd like a reply.
Working out in stocking feet may increase the lifetime of the pad, but it's hell on your body.
All impact activity should be done with proper arch support. It is pretty easy to destroy your arches, and develop long-term lower leg pains from improper footwear.
Anytime you're jumping up and down, or running, for long periods you need to be wearing good shoes for the activity - this goes doubly if you're overweight!
"In just one hour of playing it's possible for a person to burn around 640 calories, compared to only burning 501 calories jogging."
Uh, in my workouts I usually burn 900 to 1000 calories an hour, be it jogging or cycling.
It's simply a function of intensity, so where does the number "501 calories for an hour of jogging" come in? I can see that someone a bit out of shape can only output so much energy, but to be specific to 500 and ONE calories?
Except, I can surf when it's convenient to my social schedule. TV viewers are usually locked up from 7 to 11 in the evening. I think that's the most likely reason.
You can graft marijuana to hops quite easily, and the hops will carry the THC. I don't think you can make psychoactive beer though; THC breaks down in alcohol. You could likely smoke the hops though, but they would be quite harsh.
It took me until here to realize that you're simply a bad troll.
You're given a good link to proof of the limits of the beliefs of the founding fathers, and your only reply is that it's fiction? The link even uses their own writings to affirm the statement, and you dismiss it in 3 words.
Damn fool. This country was originally 'founded' by a bunch of religous zealots that actively murdered the previous inhabitants. Then later, a bunch of deists came along and became a more responsible set of 'founding fathers'. Joe McCarthy then tried to rewrite it all, and you suck up the paranoia. Good job.
I couldn't afford the Prius when I needed a car. I bought the Toyota Echo instead. The emissions arn't as great, but my avg gas mileage is well over 40 mpg, and on long road trips has freqently broken 50 mpg.
So, same gas use, half the price. Just wish the overall emissions were a bit lower.
Oops. So sorry, I'd misread read the damn thing. I thought it was claiming that 26% of women over 18 gamed. Not that 26% of gamers are women over 18. You are right.
"If you are going to lump all women over the age of 18 together and compare that to middle school and high school boys, I guess you could say that the numbers add up in favor of the disproportionately large population."
Uh, it's a *percentage*. Frankly, all women over the age of 18 should skew to a lower percentage, since I doubt many grannies get their game on.
But how important is general traffic enforcement to the safety of the people? Something this strict and intolerant of circumstance implies too much priority in minor infractions. What should the priorities of serving and protecting be?
Also, my insurance provider will absolutely hose me if I get more than a ticket a year. People make mistakes (such as not noticing a speed limit sign, or letting the car coast to too high a speed on descent) and if you are ticketed every single time, without the chance to explain/petition for otherwise, who is going to keep the insurance companies in check?
Maybe the Brits don't have mandatory insurance. I don't really know.
A single LED has a very hard time creating the color white, and the efforts continue. 'White' LED bulbs are generally a blue LED with a yellow phosphor that emulates a reasonable white, however, as I stated originally, last I checked they still were too blue.
R[G]B bulbs can be placed in close proximity, obviously, but the goal will always be to have a single bulb. What to do if one color breaks down early in a three-point bulb? Maybe it would be nice to have a dark purple light to see just enough to find another bulb, but I would think it?s clear that the manufacturing and materials cost is better for a single unit.
Why post a condescending comment about 'basic color theory' without even considering the possibility that it's actually 'non-basic solid state'? Do you talk to people in real life so arrogantly?
Then wouldn't it be treason to 'translate' the phrase 'well regulated' as 'well trained'?
And who's training the general populace, so that they may act out the duties of such a militia?
There is neither a formal regulation or formal training program for the general citizen, therefore the militia you fanatics are so crazy about has ceased to exist. The House code doesn't clear this up, but then gun nuts don't like that part anyway.
BTW: don't you feel absurd that you got modded up as interesting, but your only replies are to your sig?
Last I looked into white LEDs there was still a color problem. The light comes out just a bit too blue. At the time, it was impossible to get a truer white in a single 'bulb'.
This reminds me of a question I've had for a while:
Isn't it inappropriate to discuss speeds in terms of Mach or Sonic at these altitudes? I mean, I know what the speed of sound is at sea level, but I've got NO idea what it is at 35,000ft or even 100,000ft.
I would think that mach 20 at the altitudes encountered early at re-entry is a bullshit number. Anybody know what the proper way to define these speeds in such a case?
Maybe when all you care about is molecular friction on re-entry, mach is proper notation; I don't know.
I also own the 4500, and I also use two 128MB cards (although I get about 105 pictures per card at the best jpeg format).
While the cards are quite large, and I would consider using fixed storage at around the 1GB mark (that's A LOT of pictures and when I travel, I edit out the crap every night, so I only keep what's good. 200 pictures gets me about 3 weeks to a month of continous vacation somewhere exotic), but here is the problem I see:
When I get a card with 100 pictures on it of places I'll likely never be again, I get a little worried. I start to keep it protected with my passport in hotels. I have plans so that if I get mugged and they want the camera I can inconspicuously slip out the card.
The camera can be replaced, but frequently the pictures cannot; I wouldn't want a camera with several thousand pictures saved up on it I guess. I'd rather swap cards.
Old growth deforestation is a huge problem for the wildlife.
Slightly OT trivia: Did you know that in the 48 contiguous states you can never be further then 21 miles from a road.
We're running out of large wilderness area. 1000 acres of three foot high trees cannot pass for forest. Neither can trees in rows for that matter. It isn't just about the trees, it's about the whole ecosystem.
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I remember back when 100% of my free time was spent playing 4-person Goldeneye on the N64, I wished there was a level for every single interesting building or structure I went into. I would have LOVED a map of my school, or even better a major international airport, as in Die Hard 2.
Oops. Brought up airports and level design in the same topic. My name just moved up a few spaces on the govt. list. Better leave some extra time next time I fly. After all, these games are only functional as "simulators", right?
Riiight...
It's an absurd lack of faith in structural engineering to claim that NOTHING could be as impact resistant as a solid piece of concrete or tub of water.
Where's the expectation that rigid bodies can be designed to be both strong and not fill all internal space?
Except: fluorescent bulbs also emit RGB, in order to make white light. While it's likely not exactly the same R, G, and B as the projector pixels, I'll assume the bandwidth for reflection of the screen is fairly wide to accomodate as many different projectors as possible.
Most boardrooms and classrooms use fluorescent lighting, which should reflect.
It should still be better than what we have now, but something to consider.
"PS2 is a heaving load of junk"
Exactly. I know it plays great games, and Ico looks great, but the fact is the failure rate on the PS2 is incredibly high. It's quite rare that a PS2 can read CD games, DVD games, audio CDs, and movie DVDs after a couple years. I payed over $200 for my PS2, and it pisses me off that I can no longer play any game with a blue-backed disc.
The warrenty is 30 days. I can pay Sony, and shipping both ways to fix something that shouldn't wear out in less than 2 years. Right now I am only buying the multiplatform games for the cube, simply because it still works.
Right-o. I was going to mention the same thing. I think racing games are WAY more fun with a catch-up mode, because the races are always really damn close. The better player still wins most of the time, but the lesser player gets to feel like they're actually competing.
Something like the weapons discrepency in Mario Kart would be quite nice in an FPS, I think.
I have a very good heart rate monitor that also makes an estimate of calories burned. It seems to be quite accurate based on a few little experiments I've run on the thing.
I do mostly use the monitor to know exactly how intense my workout is, and the calorie count is just a number I look at at the end of a workout for comparisons sake.
BTW, I am a liberal, but thought that you'd like a reply.
Point of argument:
Working out in stocking feet may increase the lifetime of the pad, but it's hell on your body.
All impact activity should be done with proper arch support. It is pretty easy to destroy your arches, and develop long-term lower leg pains from improper footwear.
Anytime you're jumping up and down, or running, for long periods you need to be wearing good shoes for the activity - this goes doubly if you're overweight!
"In just one hour of playing it's possible for a person to burn around 640 calories, compared to only burning 501 calories jogging."
Uh, in my workouts I usually burn 900 to 1000 calories an hour, be it jogging or cycling.
It's simply a function of intensity, so where does the number "501 calories for an hour of jogging" come in? I can see that someone a bit out of shape can only output so much energy, but to be specific to 500 and ONE calories?
Except, I can surf when it's convenient to my social schedule. TV viewers are usually locked up from 7 to 11 in the evening. I think that's the most likely reason.
You can graft marijuana to hops quite easily, and the hops will carry the THC. I don't think you can make psychoactive beer though; THC breaks down in alcohol. You could likely smoke the hops though, but they would be quite harsh.
It took me until here to realize that you're simply a bad troll.
You're given a good link to proof of the limits of the beliefs of the founding fathers, and your only reply is that it's fiction? The link even uses their own writings to affirm the statement, and you dismiss it in 3 words.
Damn fool. This country was originally 'founded' by a bunch of religous zealots that actively murdered the previous inhabitants. Then later, a bunch of deists came along and became a more responsible set of 'founding fathers'. Joe McCarthy then tried to rewrite it all, and you suck up the paranoia. Good job.
I couldn't afford the Prius when I needed a car. I bought the Toyota Echo instead. The emissions arn't as great, but my avg gas mileage is well over 40 mpg, and on long road trips has freqently broken 50 mpg.
So, same gas use, half the price. Just wish the overall emissions were a bit lower.
No, not a 'twat'.
I think the proper term is 'prig'.
Oops. So sorry, I'd misread read the damn thing. I thought it was claiming that 26% of women over 18 gamed. Not that 26% of gamers are women over 18. You are right.
"If you are going to lump all women over the age of 18 together and compare that to middle school and high school boys, I guess you could say that the numbers add up in favor of the disproportionately large population."
Uh, it's a *percentage*. Frankly, all women over the age of 18 should skew to a lower percentage, since I doubt many grannies get their game on.
But how important is general traffic enforcement to the safety of the people? Something this strict and intolerant of circumstance implies too much priority in minor infractions. What should the priorities of serving and protecting be?
Also, my insurance provider will absolutely hose me if I get more than a ticket a year. People make mistakes (such as not noticing a speed limit sign, or letting the car coast to too high a speed on descent) and if you are ticketed every single time, without the chance to explain/petition for otherwise, who is going to keep the insurance companies in check?
Maybe the Brits don't have mandatory insurance. I don't really know.
Erm, is this troll?
The only LEDs on MY laptop are the battery and disk use lights. The display is LCD.
OLED displays may become practical in the future, but right now laptops are made with LCDs. Big difference.
I bike with an LED headlamp.
It's amazing how much more convenient it is than the older bulky incans and halos.
2 AAA batteries is most of the weight. I recommend the Petzl Tikka.
No, it's not 'basic color theory'.
A single LED has a very hard time creating the color white, and the efforts continue. 'White' LED bulbs are generally a blue LED with a yellow phosphor that emulates a reasonable white, however, as I stated originally, last I checked they still were too blue.
R[G]B bulbs can be placed in close proximity, obviously, but the goal will always be to have a single bulb. What to do if one color breaks down early in a three-point bulb? Maybe it would be nice to have a dark purple light to see just enough to find another bulb, but I would think it?s clear that the manufacturing and materials cost is better for a single unit.
Why post a condescending comment about 'basic color theory' without even considering the possibility that it's actually 'non-basic solid state'? Do you talk to people in real life so arrogantly?
Then wouldn't it be treason to 'translate' the phrase 'well regulated' as 'well trained'?
And who's training the general populace, so that they may act out the duties of such a militia?
There is neither a formal regulation or formal training program for the general citizen, therefore the militia you fanatics are so crazy about has ceased to exist. The House code doesn't clear this up, but then gun nuts don't like that part anyway.
BTW: don't you feel absurd that you got modded up as interesting, but your only replies are to your sig?
Last I looked into white LEDs there was still a color problem. The light comes out just a bit too blue. At the time, it was impossible to get a truer white in a single 'bulb'.
This reminds me of a question I've had for a while:
Isn't it inappropriate to discuss speeds in terms of Mach or Sonic at these altitudes? I mean, I know what the speed of sound is at sea level, but I've got NO idea what it is at 35,000ft or even 100,000ft.
I would think that mach 20 at the altitudes encountered early at re-entry is a bullshit number. Anybody know what the proper way to define these speeds in such a case?
Maybe when all you care about is molecular friction on re-entry, mach is proper notation; I don't know.
Off topic:
Is that by chance a reference to the film 'Barcelona'?
Perfectly subtle; I love it.
I also own the 4500, and I also use two 128MB cards (although I get about 105 pictures per card at the best jpeg format).
While the cards are quite large, and I would consider using fixed storage at around the 1GB mark (that's A LOT of pictures and when I travel, I edit out the crap every night, so I only keep what's good. 200 pictures gets me about 3 weeks to a month of continous vacation somewhere exotic), but here is the problem I see:
When I get a card with 100 pictures on it of places I'll likely never be again, I get a little worried. I start to keep it protected with my passport in hotels. I have plans so that if I get mugged and they want the camera I can inconspicuously slip out the card.
The camera can be replaced, but frequently the pictures cannot; I wouldn't want a camera with several thousand pictures saved up on it I guess. I'd rather swap cards.
How you want to define a forest now?
Old growth deforestation is a huge problem for the wildlife.
Slightly OT trivia: Did you know that in the 48 contiguous states you can never be further then 21 miles from a road.
We're running out of large wilderness area. 1000 acres of three foot high trees cannot pass for forest. Neither can trees in rows for that matter. It isn't just about the trees, it's about the whole ecosystem.