I hope you're being sarcastic;
Actually, I'm being entirely serious.
the only area where there's even a difference between the output of tubes and transistors is when they're overdriven.
That's a damn lie. All the recording artists I know use a tube preamp on their vocals -- and how do you overdrive a vocal track other than screaming into the mic?
I think you forgot Con #5 of fluorescent lighting: Intense EM radiation. Those things (halogens too) let off an obscene amount of EMI and screw your signal-to-noise ratio.
Macs are less popular than x86 architectures for a couple of very good reasons:
1. For a long time, there was very little innovation within the Apple world. They tried to make their machines look like x86 machines and didn't try to do anything new. This was during the time that Steve Jobs wasn't an employee, and when he was rehired his innovative spirit came back, and now look at Macs. They're like nothing else.
2. That innovation and niche market comes at a price. A pretty high one, too, but it's also all Apple hardware. Macintosh computers have always been at the forefront of multimedia development. They reign supreme for audio recording and processing and, until just a couple of years ago, all serious video work was done on a Macintosh. Unix is starting to push into video, but Macs continue in audio. And you know why? Because it's all Apple hardware. If you know exactly how the sound and video hardware work, you can write your GUI to take full advantage of that -- direct hardware calls, &c. Windows users are stuck with DirectX drivers which adds an extra layer of computation to the mix that just slows things down and inhibits capabilities -- why bother adding features to your sound card that DirectSound can't access? Unix users are really out in the wind on that one because very few hardware developers are giving Unix users drivers, so they have to roll their own, leading to long development cycles and less-capable drivers. Proprietary hardware is simultaneously the greatest advantage and disadvantage for a Mac user.
Yeah, that hearing enemies thing is... I'd go so far as to say revolutionary. I remember playing Crusader: No Remorse and sort of wishing that they'd have done something along those lines... I think it'd be fantastic for games with that isometric view -- you see an enemy approaching a corner but he disappears when he gets to it because he's actually farther away than you thought! It'd certainly add a new element to being cautious in an environment such as that.
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Oh yeah... I forgot that one, key, fundamental law of electricity! -laughs-
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In the particular case detailed in the article, the machines would probably draw energy directly from the patient's body. Considering that the human body can quite handily conduct electrical energy -- and that the nervous system is based on electrical impulses -- finding the microvolts necessary probably wouldn't be that hard a task.
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Probably won't carry the same weight as when you trick a human being to do it; its voice synthesis probably isn't on par with AT&T Natural Voices.. it'll probably be kind of choppy, halting, broken English.
Basically, they're normal people who spend time and money on military FPSes rather than stamp collecting or model trains.
I wouldn't call that "dyed-in-the-wool" behaviour. That's just having a hobby. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool hacker -- I've been using computers for, literally, time out of mind (goofing around on VIC-20s is among my earliest memories. Possibly my first.) and it's all I can see myself doing. I'm skinny, lanky guy with elongated fingers and a mildly shitty back. I'm surprised my vision and wrists are as healthy as they are (I have 20/20 vision in my right eye and slightly better in my left; and only after playing guitar for about three days, three hours a day after barely playing at all have I developed any wrist problems). Looking at me, you can sort of tell I use computers -- a lot. That's what the author's talking about -- the gamers that have been interested in the game's subject matter for as long as they can remember.
I don't know, the author says that today's serious, dyed-in-the-wool gamers have their own uniforms and codes of conduct.. He's not trying to make sweeping generalisations and stereotypes -- he's just saying that you can usually visually identify the hardcore gamers. Hardcore Tony Hawk players are usually skaters themselves. Hardcore Ghost Recon players are usually interested in the military. That's all he's saying.
Actually, Linux came out of Linus wishing he could have his own copy of Minix without having to pay for it. So, rather than resorting to outright piracy/theft (as in theft of the install disks from the university), he reverse-engineered it.
Not necessarily. Have you ever heard (much of) the Unabomber Manifesto? He's actually really intelligent and what he's on about is machines and computers taking over the places of humans. Think of him as the last guy to plug into the Matrix and it's his spirit that fuels the resistance.
And electrical tape is a ghetto way to do things, use zip ties and folding.
Actually, if done properly, an electrical tape bind-back can look quite professional -- zip ties look like you just don't care and just want that shit out of the way. Put a little bit of effort into the tape and it'll look like you bought the machine that way.
Well, the sixteen my school bought (down to fourteen; gotta love high school. I'm glad I'm leaving) get to feel really hot after a few hours of uptime.
That's what I was thinking, too, about the fans. I have an un-fanned P3 450 running, just using the 80mm case fan in the front running as an exhaust, the blow-over from the PSU and the rear vent on the PSU and it sits pretty at 31 Celsius with or without the case panels on... so I don't know what this dude thinks he needs.. unless he's overclocking it too..
The iMacs are silent because they're fanless and perforated to shit. The other downside? The recessed handle is right above the firing end of the tube, so it's hot as fuck for about twenty minutes after you shut 'er down.
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I hope you're being sarcastic;
Actually, I'm being entirely serious.
the only area where there's even a difference between the output of tubes and transistors is when they're overdriven.
That's a damn lie. All the recording artists I know use a tube preamp on their vocals -- and how do you overdrive a vocal track other than screaming into the mic?
Oh yeah, tube amps sound way better than solid-state.
I think you forgot Con #5 of fluorescent lighting: Intense EM radiation. Those things (halogens too) let off an obscene amount of EMI and screw your signal-to-noise ratio.
Macs are less popular than x86 architectures for a couple of very good reasons:
1. For a long time, there was very little innovation within the Apple world. They tried to make their machines look like x86 machines and didn't try to do anything new. This was during the time that Steve Jobs wasn't an employee, and when he was rehired his innovative spirit came back, and now look at Macs. They're like nothing else.
2. That innovation and niche market comes at a price. A pretty high one, too, but it's also all Apple hardware. Macintosh computers have always been at the forefront of multimedia development. They reign supreme for audio recording and processing and, until just a couple of years ago, all serious video work was done on a Macintosh. Unix is starting to push into video, but Macs continue in audio. And you know why? Because it's all Apple hardware. If you know exactly how the sound and video hardware work, you can write your GUI to take full advantage of that -- direct hardware calls, &c. Windows users are stuck with DirectX drivers which adds an extra layer of computation to the mix that just slows things down and inhibits capabilities -- why bother adding features to your sound card that DirectSound can't access? Unix users are really out in the wind on that one because very few hardware developers are giving Unix users drivers, so they have to roll their own, leading to long development cycles and less-capable drivers. Proprietary hardware is simultaneously the greatest advantage and disadvantage for a Mac user.
Yeah, for some reason, it's not the responsiblity of the editors to edit. We need to petition Rob, or something.
Yeah, that hearing enemies thing is... I'd go so far as to say revolutionary. I remember playing Crusader: No Remorse and sort of wishing that they'd have done something along those lines... I think it'd be fantastic for games with that isometric view -- you see an enemy approaching a corner but he disappears when he gets to it because he's actually farther away than you thought! It'd certainly add a new element to being cautious in an environment such as that.
Oh yeah... I forgot that one, key, fundamental law of electricity! -laughs-
In the particular case detailed in the article, the machines would probably draw energy directly from the patient's body. Considering that the human body can quite handily conduct electrical energy -- and that the nervous system is based on electrical impulses -- finding the microvolts necessary probably wouldn't be that hard a task.
-laughs-
Probably won't carry the same weight as when you trick a human being to do it; its voice synthesis probably isn't on par with AT&T Natural Voices.. it'll probably be kind of choppy, halting, broken English.
Basically, they're normal people who spend time and money on military FPSes rather than stamp collecting or model trains.
I wouldn't call that "dyed-in-the-wool" behaviour. That's just having a hobby. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool hacker -- I've been using computers for, literally, time out of mind (goofing around on VIC-20s is among my earliest memories. Possibly my first.) and it's all I can see myself doing. I'm skinny, lanky guy with elongated fingers and a mildly shitty back. I'm surprised my vision and wrists are as healthy as they are (I have 20/20 vision in my right eye and slightly better in my left; and only after playing guitar for about three days, three hours a day after barely playing at all have I developed any wrist problems). Looking at me, you can sort of tell I use computers -- a lot. That's what the author's talking about -- the gamers that have been interested in the game's subject matter for as long as they can remember.
I don't know, the author says that today's serious, dyed-in-the-wool gamers have their own uniforms and codes of conduct.. He's not trying to make sweeping generalisations and stereotypes -- he's just saying that you can usually visually identify the hardcore gamers. Hardcore Tony Hawk players are usually skaters themselves. Hardcore Ghost Recon players are usually interested in the military. That's all he's saying.
Linux CAME FROM [experimentation]
Actually, Linux came out of Linus wishing he could have his own copy of Minix without having to pay for it. So, rather than resorting to outright piracy/theft (as in theft of the install disks from the university), he reverse-engineered it.
Gordon? Yeah, King Gordon.
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Yeah, but even funnelling can't provide a pint in five seconds...
I want BallBlazer back. That was the shit.
"Remember the time we found out how much beer I could drink? I forgot how to drive!"
Not necessarily. Have you ever heard (much of) the Unabomber Manifesto? He's actually really intelligent and what he's on about is machines and computers taking over the places of humans. Think of him as the last guy to plug into the Matrix and it's his spirit that fuels the resistance.
And electrical tape is a ghetto way to do things, use zip ties and folding.
Actually, if done properly, an electrical tape bind-back can look quite professional -- zip ties look like you just don't care and just want that shit out of the way. Put a little bit of effort into the tape and it'll look like you bought the machine that way.
X-COM: Terror From The Deep featured Gauss weaponry as the most basic weapon type. Then you research alien weaponry and start using Sonic weapons.
They wanted to with the Clipper Chip, put I'm pretty sure it never got implemented.
Well, the sixteen my school bought (down to fourteen; gotta love high school. I'm glad I'm leaving) get to feel really hot after a few hours of uptime. That's what I was thinking, too, about the fans. I have an un-fanned P3 450 running, just using the 80mm case fan in the front running as an exhaust, the blow-over from the PSU and the rear vent on the PSU and it sits pretty at 31 Celsius with or without the case panels on... so I don't know what this dude thinks he needs.. unless he's overclocking it too..
The iMacs are silent because they're fanless and perforated to shit. The other downside? The recessed handle is right above the firing end of the tube, so it's hot as fuck for about twenty minutes after you shut 'er down.