I spent yesterday at a Halloween Show performing a VR segment. I spent the weekend a few weeks back demoing various arts pieces.
I've probably done nearly a couple of hundred VR demos in total. No technology in my lifetime (I'm late 40s) has elicited such a strong positive reaction across a broad demographic.
People still find VR magical and wondrous. I don't care about sales numbers or hype cycles - I think VR is so obviously compelling that it will find it's place given time. It might not be mass market and it might not be for mainstream gaming. But it's not going away.
I don't know where you got the impression that this was Apple-bashing.
They failed to make the connection with other platforms but in my view the Apple bashing was all in your mind.
You haven't really thought about this issue in any depth, have you?
Still. I'm glad you got that impulse to comment on something you don't really care about out of your system.
I would argue that support for indexed images!=lossy compression.
You are passing an already altered image to the compressor. It's the color reduction that introduces the loss, not the file format's compression.
Why do we need it?
PNG is lossless and unsuitable for photographic compression.
JPEG is lossy and therefore capable of much better compression ratios on photos or similar images but is based on rather dated techniques.
If you devote more than half a braincell to it then I am afraid it doesn't. I'm sorry you feel so jaded today but may I suggest taking up caffeine again?
Except...
A column of text that is spread out to 1600 wide can be very hard to read. Do you read Slashdot with your browser fullscreen when you are working at those kind of resolutions?
I would prefer whitespace to overly long lines of text any day.
Flamebait? How so!
Surely any self respecting Slashdot moderator should recognize a Monty Python reference when they see one. Hang your head in shame. You are an affront to nerd-dom.
"1) they are measureable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally PART of our universe, and hence any talk of "multiple universes" is gibberish."
Agreed but everyone understands that what is meant by 'Universe' in the phrase "multiple universes" refers to our current understanding of the word 'universe' and hence the phrase 'multiple universes' would amount to a redefinition of 'universe' in a narrower sense.
You know what the phrase means in this context, hair-splitting aside. Although coinages such as 'multiverse' are awkward they get the concept across reasonably well.
Although accurate to argue that 'Universe' should be defined in the widest sense possible and thus not be used in this narrow sense but people intuitively understand what is implied by such a redifinition.
"2) They are not measurable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally NOT proper subject matter of physics but are properly subject matter of philosophy, and anything that is said about them isn't "science" in any meaningfull sense of that word."
Agreed if there is absolutely no effect on the observable world then 'other universes' should be discarded as metaphysical baggage.
However there is a lot of scope for other universes to have measurable consequences without them being directly 'observable' as such.
Quarks aren't observable and yet they positing their existence makes our desription of certain observable phenomenon so much clearer they have to a strong claim to 'existence'. (this is simply an example so keep your particle physicists on the leash!)
"1) they are measureable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally PART of our universe, and hence any talk of "multiple universes" is gibberish."
Agreed but everyone understands that what is meant by 'Universe' in the phrase "multiple universes" refers to our current understanding of the word 'univrese' and hence the phrase 'multiple universes' would amount to a redefinition of 'universe' in a narrower sense. You know what the phrase means in this context, hair-splitting aside.
Although coinages such as 'multiverse' are awkward they get the concept across reasonably well. It is accurate to argue that 'Universe' should be defined in the widest sense possible and thus not be used in the narrow sense but people intuitively understand what is implied by such a redifinition.
"2) They are not measurable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally NOT proper subject matter of physics but are properly subject matter of philosophy, and anything that is said about them isn't "science" in any meaningfull sense of that word."
Agreed if there is absolutely no effect on the observable world then 'other universes' should be discarded as metaphysical baggage.
However there is a lot of scope for other universes to have measurable consequences without them being directly 'observable' as such.
Quarks aren't observable and yet they positing their existence makes our desription of certain observable phenomenon so much clearer they have to a strong claim to 'existence'. (this is simply an example so keep your particle physicists on the leash!)
No, but thats not what he said.
Power-chording IN a minor key. i.e. Playing Root+Fifth off of the notes say, A, C and D in sequence...
Anyway I am not totally certain but I think Nirvana style guitar bands would be a likely to throw in 3rds with their root and fifths so they ain't really power-chords...
You can do both those things if you want!
Just use the correct DOCTYPE ferchrissakes...
FONT is only obsolete if you stick in a DOCTYPE that states it is obsolete!
The W3C aint that stupid!
Good post!
This kind off sums up the main area of positive influence Microsoft and possibly only Microsoft is able to have - that is the broad influence to enact strategic changes in industry standards.
OK half the time they do it in a way that benefits their bottom line and they are quite happy to wreck standards that they perceive (in their rather paranoid worldview) to threaten their bottom line BUT on more than one occasion they have radically accelerated the adoption of technology that may never have seen the light of day otherwise... I am wary to pick any examples cos I am bound to be wrong in the details but I sometimes wonder if how fragmented the industry could become without our favourite evil empire in the picture?
"Truthfully, the overriding philosophy of most Asian cultures is "looking out for number one"
Horseshit...
Confucianism and Buddhism are pretty widespread in the East (so I hear!) and both more than occasionally mention the subject of ethics...
Your argument makes more sense applied to Existentialism or Romantic Individualism which are both pretty Western and have origins that can be traced back to Greek thought and the Reformation
Can we look up insightful in a dictionary please? Calling developers that make a different decision to you on a complex issue 'insane' not to mention the slightly premature guesstimate of 99% strike me more as rabid and partisan...
What a load of tosh... Have you tried modelling at all? Although it was possible to get results on slower machines; the more cpu power the more responsive the tool becomes and the more freedom you have got to throughpoygons around. Also modelling is only part of the job. Once you start lighting and texturing you need to RENDER. Waiting overnight for a preview render is no fun when you just want to know whether your complicated procedural shader or volumetric lighting effect does when it is animating...
Good god! I'm gonna post a link to your message on a few 3d forums! Everyone is going to be highly amused to find they don't need high-end systems their 3d work!
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You seem to be conflating 3D and VR. Have you actually tried VR?
I spent yesterday at a Halloween Show performing a VR segment. I spent the weekend a few weeks back demoing various arts pieces. I've probably done nearly a couple of hundred VR demos in total. No technology in my lifetime (I'm late 40s) has elicited such a strong positive reaction across a broad demographic. People still find VR magical and wondrous. I don't care about sales numbers or hype cycles - I think VR is so obviously compelling that it will find it's place given time. It might not be mass market and it might not be for mainstream gaming. But it's not going away.
I don't know where you got the impression that this was Apple-bashing. They failed to make the connection with other platforms but in my view the Apple bashing was all in your mind.
You haven't really thought about this issue in any depth, have you? Still. I'm glad you got that impulse to comment on something you don't really care about out of your system.
I would argue that support for indexed images!=lossy compression. You are passing an already altered image to the compressor. It's the color reduction that introduces the loss, not the file format's compression.
Why do we need it? PNG is lossless and unsuitable for photographic compression. JPEG is lossy and therefore capable of much better compression ratios on photos or similar images but is based on rather dated techniques.
If you devote more than half a braincell to it then I am afraid it doesn't. I'm sorry you feel so jaded today but may I suggest taking up caffeine again?
Except... A column of text that is spread out to 1600 wide can be very hard to read. Do you read Slashdot with your browser fullscreen when you are working at those kind of resolutions? I would prefer whitespace to overly long lines of text any day.
Flamebait? How so! Surely any self respecting Slashdot moderator should recognize a Monty Python reference when they see one. Hang your head in shame. You are an affront to nerd-dom.
I'll try that again with line breaks this time!
"1) they are measureable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally PART of our universe, and hence any talk of "multiple universes" is gibberish."
Agreed but everyone understands that what is meant by 'Universe' in the phrase "multiple universes" refers to our current understanding of the word 'universe' and hence the phrase 'multiple universes' would amount to a redefinition of 'universe' in a narrower sense.
You know what the phrase means in this context, hair-splitting aside. Although coinages such as 'multiverse' are awkward they get the concept across reasonably well.
Although accurate to argue that 'Universe' should be defined in the widest sense possible and thus not be used in this narrow sense but people intuitively understand what is implied by such a redifinition.
"2) They are not measurable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally NOT proper subject matter of physics but are properly subject matter of philosophy, and anything that is said about them isn't "science" in any meaningfull sense of that word."
Agreed if there is absolutely no effect on the observable world then 'other universes' should be discarded as metaphysical baggage.
However there is a lot of scope for other universes to have measurable consequences without them being directly 'observable' as such.
Quarks aren't observable and yet they positing their existence makes our desription of certain observable phenomenon so much clearer they have to a strong claim to 'existence'. (this is simply an example so keep your particle physicists on the leash!)
"1) they are measureable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally PART of our universe, and hence any talk of "multiple universes" is gibberish." Agreed but everyone understands that what is meant by 'Universe' in the phrase "multiple universes" refers to our current understanding of the word 'univrese' and hence the phrase 'multiple universes' would amount to a redefinition of 'universe' in a narrower sense. You know what the phrase means in this context, hair-splitting aside. Although coinages such as 'multiverse' are awkward they get the concept across reasonably well. It is accurate to argue that 'Universe' should be defined in the widest sense possible and thus not be used in the narrow sense but people intuitively understand what is implied by such a redifinition. "2) They are not measurable and studiable from our universe, and hence, are definitionally NOT proper subject matter of physics but are properly subject matter of philosophy, and anything that is said about them isn't "science" in any meaningfull sense of that word." Agreed if there is absolutely no effect on the observable world then 'other universes' should be discarded as metaphysical baggage. However there is a lot of scope for other universes to have measurable consequences without them being directly 'observable' as such. Quarks aren't observable and yet they positing their existence makes our desription of certain observable phenomenon so much clearer they have to a strong claim to 'existence'. (this is simply an example so keep your particle physicists on the leash!)
No, but thats not what he said. Power-chording IN a minor key. i.e. Playing Root+Fifth off of the notes say, A, C and D in sequence... Anyway I am not totally certain but I think Nirvana style guitar bands would be a likely to throw in 3rds with their root and fifths so they ain't really power-chords...
You can do both those things if you want! Just use the correct DOCTYPE ferchrissakes... FONT is only obsolete if you stick in a DOCTYPE that states it is obsolete! The W3C aint that stupid!
yjays funny... My theory also is that the reason many Europeans hate Americans is because you care so little that we hate you! ;-)
and I've got a new compression routine that will compress anything by at least 1%
Bit tricky not too with some forms of content. If it has to be streaming video then you haven't got much choice at present.
dontya love moderation. A post that is a teeny bit positive about the great Satan of Redmond is of course a troll! Silly me! How could it not be!
Good post! This kind off sums up the main area of positive influence Microsoft and possibly only Microsoft is able to have - that is the broad influence to enact strategic changes in industry standards. OK half the time they do it in a way that benefits their bottom line and they are quite happy to wreck standards that they perceive (in their rather paranoid worldview) to threaten their bottom line BUT on more than one occasion they have radically accelerated the adoption of technology that may never have seen the light of day otherwise... I am wary to pick any examples cos I am bound to be wrong in the details but I sometimes wonder if how fragmented the industry could become without our favourite evil empire in the picture?
"Truthfully, the overriding philosophy of most Asian cultures is "looking out for number one" Horseshit... Confucianism and Buddhism are pretty widespread in the East (so I hear!) and both more than occasionally mention the subject of ethics... Your argument makes more sense applied to Existentialism or Romantic Individualism which are both pretty Western and have origins that can be traced back to Greek thought and the Reformation
AFAIK Attack of the Clones WAS shot entirely on digital hence the fuss about digital projection...
"Don't all requests/authentication/charges end up going through MS?" In a word - No.
How is this a '+2 - Insightful'?
Can we look up insightful in a dictionary please? Calling developers that make a different decision to you on a complex issue 'insane' not to mention the slightly premature guesstimate of 99% strike me more as rabid and partisan...
What a load of tosh... Have you tried modelling at all? Although it was possible to get results on slower machines; the more cpu power the more responsive the tool becomes and the more freedom you have got to throughpoygons around. Also modelling is only part of the job. Once you start lighting and texturing you need to RENDER. Waiting overnight for a preview render is no fun when you just want to know whether your complicated procedural shader or volumetric lighting effect does when it is animating... Good god! I'm gonna post a link to your message on a few 3d forums! Everyone is going to be highly amused to find they don't need high-end systems their 3d work!