They ARENT real, they clearly as fake, they are more fun... because they are innovative and imaginative, with very good play mechanics.
Exactly! Video games are don't have to be realistic to be fun. How realistic is Tetris?
Normal games aren't realistic either. Would a complicated set of zoning rules and a system for tracking changing property values make Monopoly more fun? I don't think so.
Realism is fine for simulations and can make games more immersive, but gameplay is what counts. If realism gets in the way of gameplay, drop it.
Does anyone here remember the adult games produced for SNES? Those could have benefited from a dose of realism. Then again, how realsitic is most "adult entertainment" anyway.
Realism is great. Realism is neat. I'd like to see a really realistic game. I'd still rather play Super Mario Brothers. It may not be realistic, but it is fun. I worry that if game developers spend too much time aiming for realistic 3d games, they may be wasting man-hours better spent on designing really fun, engaging games.
I'm not sure about gcc, but many compilers optimize for loops differently than other code. Some platforms have built-in looping intructions since looping over a fixed number of elements is a common task.
A better test would be to compile a large amount of code replacing i+=1 with i++ everywhere. Then you could be sure that the instructions aren't just identical under special circumstances.
Copy protection is built-in; there are no digital outs on any minidiscs
My Sony stereo has a special mode for copying Minidiscs to tape. There's even a button for it on the remote and a special input on the back of the stereo itself.
They do have a section about active sites (explanation). You have to scroll halfway down the main page to see the graph. Apache's share grows to 64.37% while Microsoft's share drops to 26.81%.
You should be able to rip the DVD to MPEG and open it in the OLD QuickTime Player 2.5. It came with editing plugins (on the cd) that let you edit tracks. The trick is that the old version lets you play with tracks and save to different formats for free -- it came out before the whole QuickTime Pro joke started. Sure the files are a few gigs, but hey, it's worth it just to have a homebrew MST3K version of "The Net"
Maybe if the coder's parents signed, it would work. Also, certain states allow "removal of restrictions of nonage." This allows a minor to become a legal adult. In Florida, it just requires you to take your kid to the court house and sign some forms.
There must be some solution of ther than simply kicking the coder off the team. I didn't join ADC when I was under age, but I did write plenty of Mac programs. I don't see how throwing away young talent is a sound business practice.
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From the article: In 1997, 94 leftover N1 engines were sold to the American company Kistler for refurbishment and incorporation into a new rocket.
Walking under ladders is bad luck - you are increasing the probability that something will fall on you. If the guy on the ladder is going to drop his bucket of paint, you'll be less likely to be splattered if you aren't walking under his ladder at the time. Not to mention that walking under his ladder may cause him to spill the paint.
What in the world are you talking about? OS X has great java support right out of the box. One of the first things I did after installing OS X was to try to compile some of my Java2 stuff. It worked w/out a glitch. I also use jEdit and ArgoUML frequently. Java support in OS X is the best I have seen on any platform.
I use Linux and OS X. OS X is my main machine and it serves a few php pages, etc. My Linux box is the server for my home network and repository of all things X11. I run Linux StarOffice, etc from my Mac using XDarwin. The setup is great. I get all the benefits of Linux on x86, a real UNIX, and Aqua.
Just look at how Microsoft has raised the bar for consumer level computers and graphics
Please name one innovative, creative, "bar raising" product from Microsoft. Show me such a program and I'll show you a program that was developed by anoter company at least one year earlier.
I contend that Microsoft has not raised the bar for consumer computers (other than forcing progress through bloatware that crashes old computers) and that they have never innovated in computer graphics.
For god sakes, Apple's performance claims are pure marketing FUD. Get two dual AMD 1u systems with 6 times the power for the same price.
Please, we all know that SPEC is designed to compare x86 compatible systems. SPEC tests integer math and perfectly formed sets of instructions. The G4 is a flop monster and recovers more quickly from branch mispredictions than x86 processors.
Using SPEC to compare a G4 and an x86 is like taking a Porsche and a rocket drag racer to the race track. The rocket car will win on the 1/4 mile -- it was designed for it. The Porsche will win on any track with a curve in it. The G4 has much better real-world performance than x86.
The difference is that every DVD-RAM media has it's own caddie and the caddie is supposed to be permenant That is incorrect. Double sided DVD-RAM discs are in a permanent caddie. Single sided discs are in a caddie that is designed to open easilly. The disc can be removed for use in other drives. They can only be written to while in a caddie, so you can't just open all of your singe-sided discs and toss the caddies.
I don't know if you can put a standard DVD-/+R(W) in the cartridge and use it. You can't.
Looking on the data side, of the backups I have done, I have always had files lost during the backup write. I've never lost any data and I've added and removed gigs of data from mine. It is quick, convenient, and reliable. I'm not complaining about quality at all, I just wish DVD-RAM had been more widely adopted.
I copy my DVDs to my hard drive. When I started watching DVDs, the player was still in beta and it would loose sync with the movie and pause to read the disc. Once I started playing them off of my hd, things went much smoother. Now, I don't even bother going to my DVD rack, I just mount the disc image.
What ever happened to DVD-RAM? I bought one of those drives in '99 and I have yet to see another computer with one. I can theoretically use single-sided DVD-RAM discs in read-only mode in other drives, but is that the extent of its usefulness? I've only bought one (5.2gb) DVD-RAM disc, but I've never had reason to buy another.
MacPerl is not an Apple product. Also, I believe your definition of "vaporware" is incorrect:
Vaporware is software or hardware that is either (1) announced or mentioned publicly in order to influence customers to defer
buying competitors' products or (2) late being delivered for whatever reason. Most computer companies have from time to time
delivered vaporware, either by calculation or unintentionally.
MacPerl drove me nuts under the old MacOS. I had to do some perl development and I needed to use some database modules that were unstable ondr MacOS. I tried to use them under Windows using ActiveState, but there the modules were just not available. I ended up HAVING to learn to use Linux (and install) in order to get my work done.
Since OS X has perl, I do my perl development on my Mac again. It's good to see MacPerl being developed, but its usefulness has diminished -- the target audience uses an operating system that is being phased out.
Err... MacOS X has built-in support for multi-button mice.
MacOS 9 can do it with a number of different drivers.
Apple doesn't sell Macs with two-button mice because the focus group testing they did for Lisa development was conducted when few people outside of places like Xerox were using mice. When they tried to teach people to use two-button mice they kept asking "which button do I press" and looking at the mouse. The testers using single-button mice benefited from the easier learning curve.
The end result: one-button mice are easier for newbies. If you're not a newbie, but a two- (in my case 4- w/ a wheel) button mouse.
They wanted the other side to look barbaric by attacking people.
The problem here is that the gel stops them from protesting while making the opposition look humane. This is wat the parent is talking about. Violence against peaceful protesters gets publicity for the cause. An unimpeded peaceful protest gets publicity for the cause.
A peaceful protest that is peacefully prevented does not benefit the cause in any way. It prevents the message from getting out while not attracting any attention.
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They ARENT real, they clearly as fake, they are more fun ... because they are innovative and imaginative, with very good play mechanics.
Exactly! Video games are don't have to be realistic to be fun. How realistic is Tetris?
Normal games aren't realistic either. Would a complicated set of zoning rules and a system for tracking changing property values make Monopoly more fun? I don't think so.
Realism is fine for simulations and can make games more immersive, but gameplay is what counts. If realism gets in the way of gameplay, drop it.
Does anyone here remember the adult games produced for SNES? Those could have benefited from a dose of realism. Then again, how realsitic is most "adult entertainment" anyway.
Realism is great. Realism is neat. I'd like to see a really realistic game. I'd still rather play Super Mario Brothers. It may not be realistic, but it is fun. I worry that if game developers spend too much time aiming for realistic 3d games, they may be wasting man-hours better spent on designing really fun, engaging games.
I'm not sure about gcc, but many compilers optimize for loops differently than other code. Some platforms have built-in looping intructions since looping over a fixed number of elements is a common task.
A better test would be to compile a large amount of code replacing i+=1 with i++ everywhere. Then you could be sure that the instructions aren't just identical under special circumstances.
I first visited this site in 1996. How is this news?
Copy protection is built-in; there are no digital outs on any minidiscs
My Sony stereo has a special mode for copying Minidiscs to tape. There's even a button for it on the remote and a special input on the back of the stereo itself.
They do have a section about active sites (explanation). You have to scroll halfway down the main page to see the graph. Apache's share grows to 64.37% while Microsoft's share drops to 26.81%.
You should be able to rip the DVD to MPEG and open it in the OLD QuickTime Player 2.5. It came with editing plugins (on the cd) that let you edit tracks. The trick is that the old version lets you play with tracks and save to different formats for free -- it came out before the whole QuickTime Pro joke started. Sure the files are a few gigs, but hey, it's worth it just to have a homebrew MST3K version of "The Net"
Maybe if the coder's parents signed, it would work. Also, certain states allow "removal of restrictions of nonage." This allows a minor to become a legal adult. In Florida, it just requires you to take your kid to the court house and sign some forms.
There must be some solution of ther than simply kicking the coder off the team. I didn't join ADC when I was under age, but I did write plenty of Mac programs. I don't see how throwing away young talent is a sound business practice.
From the article:
In 1997, 94 leftover N1 engines were sold to the American company Kistler for refurbishment and incorporation into a new rocket.
So what did Kristler do with them?
...walking under ladders, etc.
Walking under ladders is bad luck - you are increasing the probability that something will fall on you. If the guy on the ladder is going to drop his bucket of paint, you'll be less likely to be splattered if you aren't walking under his ladder at the time. Not to mention that walking under his ladder may cause him to spill the paint.
The Article
It doesnt look like you can see through it.
The article says:
The Nomad's release this year will be the first commercial introduction of the retinal-scanning technology, which does not block the user's vision.
Note: it "does not block the user's vision."
The only glitch so far is there is no Java plugin
What in the world are you talking about? OS X has great java support right out of the box. One of the first things I did after installing OS X was to try to compile some of my Java2 stuff. It worked w/out a glitch. I also use jEdit and ArgoUML frequently. Java support in OS X is the best I have seen on any platform.
I use Linux and OS X. OS X is my main machine and it serves a few php pages, etc. My Linux box is the server for my home network and repository of all things X11. I run Linux StarOffice, etc from my Mac using XDarwin. The setup is great. I get all the benefits of Linux on x86, a real UNIX, and Aqua.
Just look at how Microsoft has raised the bar for consumer level computers and graphics
Please name one innovative, creative, "bar raising" product from Microsoft. Show me such a program and I'll show you a program that was developed by anoter company at least one year earlier.
I contend that Microsoft has not raised the bar for consumer computers (other than forcing progress through bloatware that crashes old computers) and that they have never innovated in computer graphics.
For god sakes, Apple's performance claims are pure marketing FUD. Get two dual AMD 1u systems with 6 times the power for the same price.
Please, we all know that SPEC is designed to compare x86 compatible systems. SPEC tests integer math and perfectly formed sets of instructions. The G4 is a flop monster and recovers more quickly from branch mispredictions than x86 processors.
Using SPEC to compare a G4 and an x86 is like taking a Porsche and a rocket drag racer to the race track. The rocket car will win on the 1/4 mile -- it was designed for it. The Porsche will win on any track with a curve in it. The G4 has much better real-world performance than x86.
The difference is that every DVD-RAM media has it's own caddie and the caddie is supposed to be permenant
That is incorrect. Double sided DVD-RAM discs are in a permanent caddie. Single sided discs are in a caddie that is designed to open easilly. The disc can be removed for use in other drives. They can only be written to while in a caddie, so you can't just open all of your singe-sided discs and toss the caddies.
I don't know if you can put a standard DVD-/+R(W) in the cartridge and use it.
You can't.
Looking on the data side, of the backups I have done, I have always had files lost during the backup write.
I've never lost any data and I've added and removed gigs of data from mine. It is quick, convenient, and reliable. I'm not complaining about quality at all, I just wish DVD-RAM had been more widely adopted.
I copy my DVDs to my hard drive. When I started watching DVDs, the player was still in beta and it would loose sync with the movie and pause to read the disc. Once I started playing them off of my hd, things went much smoother. Now, I don't even bother going to my DVD rack, I just mount the disc image.
What ever happened to DVD-RAM? I bought one of those drives in '99 and I have yet to see another computer with one. I can theoretically use single-sided DVD-RAM discs in read-only mode in other drives, but is that the extent of its usefulness? I've only bought one (5.2gb) DVD-RAM disc, but I've never had reason to buy another.
MacPerl is not an Apple product. Also, I believe your definition of "vaporware" is incorrect:
Vaporware is software or hardware that is either (1) announced or mentioned publicly in order to influence customers to defer
buying competitors' products or (2) late being delivered for whatever reason. Most computer companies have from time to time
delivered vaporware, either by calculation or unintentionally.
MacPerl drove me nuts under the old MacOS. I had to do some perl development and I needed to use some database modules that were unstable ondr MacOS. I tried to use them under Windows using ActiveState, but there the modules were just not available. I ended up HAVING to learn to use Linux (and install) in order to get my work done.
Since OS X has perl, I do my perl development on my Mac again. It's good to see MacPerl being developed, but its usefulness has diminished -- the target audience uses an operating system that is being phased out.
Err... MacOS X has built-in support for multi-button mice.
MacOS 9 can do it with a number of different drivers.
Apple doesn't sell Macs with two-button mice because the focus group testing they did for Lisa development was conducted when few people outside of places like Xerox were using mice. When they tried to teach people to use two-button mice they kept asking "which button do I press" and looking at the mouse. The testers using single-button mice benefited from the easier learning curve.
The end result: one-button mice are easier for newbies. If you're not a newbie, but a two- (in my case 4- w/ a wheel) button mouse.
I want a vat of this in my trunk - with a release lever in my car. Now I can be like James Bond.
They wanted the other side to look barbaric by attacking people.
The problem here is that the gel stops them from protesting while making the opposition look humane. This is wat the parent is talking about. Violence against peaceful protesters gets publicity for the cause. An unimpeded peaceful protest gets publicity for the cause.
A peaceful protest that is peacefully prevented does not benefit the cause in any way. It prevents the message from getting out while not attracting any attention.