Also good. Key point: there are low-wattage options and there could be more (both manufacturers could be compelled to explore the tech more) if people started buying up the cards.
Of course, most people are just told "Get a big power supply and you won't have to worry about it".
Mid-Range typically refers to what the majority are willing to spend on something, not what prices are offered. The buyers, not the sellers, determine mid-range and the buyers aren't scrambling to grab $250 cards.
About a year and a half ago, I upgraded my system to a cheapo off a w00t!-off for ~$300. It came with a decent dual-core processor, DVD-RW, 750GB HDD, onboard sound, onboard video, 6GB RAM, and a free upgrade to Win7 from the pre-installed Vista. It also came with a a 270w power supply. Being a budget gamer and someone always open to another computer challenge, looked immediately into making a low-wattage system that could play games like L4D2 and the aging but still-insanely-resource-hungry Everquest.
After some quick research, I found that my processor was already a "low-wattage" option. I figured the onboard sounds was livable and started researching the existence of power-sipping video cards. I found the GeForce GT 220 which maxes out at 58w at full load. (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-radeon-hd-6870-geforce-gtx-570,2834-7.html) Tom's equates it to about a GeForce 7900 GT or X1900 XTX.
I went with the GT 220 (I think it cost me $65), kicked the RAM up to 8GB, installed Windows 7 and have never had an issue. The computer's on 24/7. I play DCUO, EQ, L4D2, BF2. None of them are played at maximum settings, but all are set just below the max settings or at a lower-than-monitor-max resolution. I play DCUO, for example, at 1366x768 or something.
So I'm gaming happily at less-than 300w and under $400. That's just me, though.
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Except it'd be stupid to use a phone per se... What they, of course, mean is to use small, hand-held tablet-style touch-interface computers. And that is nothing spectacular or notable.
But putting any tool that controls a space mission on a major public network (er... like a phone is), would be ludicrous for safety and security.
Yes, but they were experimenting... just like in every other aspect of the film and story. Afterally, look at the place blatant attempts at viral marketing have now. (Teaser trailers 10 months before release, puzzles connecting to movie themes on websites, etc.)
I still think they should
(1) Make a browser-playable version of Enter the Matrix that can grant access to the cut-scenes. or (2) Make an all-encompassing DVD set that has the 3 movies, the Animatrix, and all the cut-scenes from the game with the option to watch it all in chronological order.
This was my initial response. Ad revenue is what makes the interest free (beer and speech). The site producers can pay little/no out of pocket expense to pay for hosting due to ad revenue and since they're not requiring SPECIFIC sponsorship, they do not have to follow the whims of their sponsors with their content.
I want my privacy but fully understand the value of advertising for the internet I love. So, I allow tracking... until I turn off my browser... when all my cookies and temp files are wiped. That's my happy medium. I allow advertisers to know that in the early morning, my browser surfs slashdot, google news, and whatever articles within. However, when I close my browser, that's the end of "string" of consecutive data for them. I'll allow the tracking of sessions, personally, but not me in my entirety.
That's pretty surprising, to be honest. I thought the only things they were en masse hateful of, cinema-wise, were the attempts of George Lucas to constantly profit on his first 3 Star Wars movies over and over again.
I subscribe to the idea that the Matrix Trilogy is indeed a great trilogy, but... only if you don't consider it a trilogy. Why? Because to fully understand the Matrix story, you not only have to have seen The Animatrix (short series of animated Matrix stories that directly tie into films 2 and 3), but played the video game "Enter the Matrix" which has quite a bit of cinematic cut-scenes (movie quality) that fill in a TON of holes in the first sequel, second film.
If you were to watch it all in this order: 1) Movie 1 2) Movie 2 3) Enter the Matrix 4) Animatrix 5) Movie 3
I'm pretty sure your opinion would be quite favorable.
While I understand that lots of people hated 2 and 3 because they had almost nothing to do with the original story line, that story just ended-- all stop. Some people are content with that while others, like myself, HATE it when a story ends with a giant climax and refrains from describing what happened with life afterwards. I mean, come on, Neo kills agents and surely makes the machine consider humans as a threat... THE END.
Note: I love shows/stories that ARE an afterward. The show "Jericho" was all an afterward. World War Z is one giant afterward. The story of the Matrix would have been shallow crap if it wasn't for all the story development that came after.
If there's money to be made, assume there will be people who don't want to actually do the work to get the money... and that they'll circumvent rules, regulations, laws, treaties, barriers (physical and digital) to get to that money. Moreover, it's safe to assume that if there's a consistent, reliable flow of money, that these dishonest or disingenuous people will plant themselves or others in the system to make the siphoning easier.
It's pretty difficult to write the history of ANYTHING if you don't record stuff along the way. Sure, we know when certain game systems and games were released, but that's just a time line. Genuine history happens in between those major events and is pretty difficult to summarize if someone didn't put it all down on paper/disc.
Also, Wiki is a starting place for research-- not the end-all academic source of knowledge for the human race. If you see something that interests you, check the sources and go from there.
A free product whose place in the world is not *needed*, but desired. It's a "no biggie" situation, not a "how can you be so irresponsible?" situation.
I work for a university and as a means to leave as little a personal financial footprint (we're in a budget crisis, people...), I decline computer upgrades because they're never actually "upgrades", they're "replacements". The departments aren't allowed to spend money on RAM or a video card to increase performance because they'd have to require official tech support (out university tech support) to install it (so tech support can be blamed if something goes wrong). That's just too much hassle in the eyes of the bureaucracy.
So I sneak in my own old, hand-me-down RAM, video cards, and even speakers. No one that cares to keep track of the hardware knows and money is saved. I'd say there's about 6 GB of RAM in computers at this university and prob 3 video cards in offices all over the place that were once my property.
Boiling deep sea volcanos, under-ice salt deposits. Life is good at living. Look where you least expect and you'll still likely find it... so long as we haven't screwed with the area yet.
What the hell are you talking about? Security through obscurity is, by definition, the only pure security.
Don't want to get hacked? Don't be on a network and don't allow anyone access to your computer. If you *are* on a network, don't go trouncing about setting off alarms and drawing attention to yourself. Don't want your bike stolen? Have an ugly bike and make sure no one can see it wherever you lock it up. Don't want someone to do bad things to you? Don't get noticed. Don't want your identity stolen? Use as few digital identities (online, credit, billing, etc.) as possible and don't let people keep your transaction data.
Obscurity should be a massive portion of any security solution. It prevents issues as opposed to attempting to predict what an educated criminal may attempt... which in a logic map, is still purely reactive.
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Moreover, what's the reason for counting days from an arbitrary date?
Also good. Key point: there are low-wattage options and there could be more (both manufacturers could be compelled to explore the tech more) if people started buying up the cards.
Of course, most people are just told "Get a big power supply and you won't have to worry about it".
Mid-Range typically refers to what the majority are willing to spend on something, not what prices are offered. The buyers, not the sellers, determine mid-range and the buyers aren't scrambling to grab $250 cards.
About a year and a half ago, I upgraded my system to a cheapo off a w00t!-off for ~$300. It came with a decent dual-core processor, DVD-RW, 750GB HDD, onboard sound, onboard video, 6GB RAM, and a free upgrade to Win7 from the pre-installed Vista. It also came with a a 270w power supply. Being a budget gamer and someone always open to another computer challenge, looked immediately into making a low-wattage system that could play games like L4D2 and the aging but still-insanely-resource-hungry Everquest.
After some quick research, I found that my processor was already a "low-wattage" option. I figured the onboard sounds was livable and started researching the existence of power-sipping video cards. I found the GeForce GT 220 which maxes out at 58w at full load. (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-radeon-hd-6870-geforce-gtx-570,2834-7.html) Tom's equates it to about a GeForce 7900 GT or X1900 XTX.
I went with the GT 220 (I think it cost me $65), kicked the RAM up to 8GB, installed Windows 7 and have never had an issue. The computer's on 24/7. I play DCUO, EQ, L4D2, BF2. None of them are played at maximum settings, but all are set just below the max settings or at a lower-than-monitor-max resolution. I play DCUO, for example, at 1366x768 or something.
So I'm gaming happily at less-than 300w and under $400. That's just me, though.
Precisely my thought.
Budget: Free/Hand-me-down to $75
Mid-Range: $76-$150
Enthusiast: $151-$250
Takes gaming too seriously: $251+
My Ranking (Worst at the top, going down to "more reasonable")
Small newspaper article comment sections ... ...
Youtube
Various Forums' "Politics" sections
Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Fark
Slashdot (I consider Slashdot to be the most reasonable and still accessible public discussion area I've ever found. Much is due to the rating system.)
Fill in as you see fit.
Not better... but safer.
I think the 2.0 comes with taking comments and questions from Twitter and Youtube-- the bastions of reasonable discourse on the web.
Don't open up discussion on Twitter. You can't say anything worth while there. Everyone knows this. All that will be there are trolls and worshipers.
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Thanks Grond! This is genuinely useful information. I am better for knowing it.
I have no mod points today and you're already at a (5, Informative), so this is all I can offer you for your quick and thorough work.
The summary? I read the article. That's why I made the post pointing out that the summary title is a bit misleading.
Except it'd be stupid to use a phone per se... What they, of course, mean is to use small, hand-held tablet-style touch-interface computers. And that is nothing spectacular or notable.
But putting any tool that controls a space mission on a major public network (er... like a phone is), would be ludicrous for safety and security.
Looks like they have such a thing.... it's called "The Ultimate Matrix Collection".
Yes, but they were experimenting... just like in every other aspect of the film and story. Afterally, look at the place blatant attempts at viral marketing have now. (Teaser trailers 10 months before release, puzzles connecting to movie themes on websites, etc.)
I still think they should
(1) Make a browser-playable version of Enter the Matrix that can grant access to the cut-scenes.
or
(2) Make an all-encompassing DVD set that has the 3 movies, the Animatrix, and all the cut-scenes from the game with the option to watch it all in chronological order.
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This was my initial response. Ad revenue is what makes the interest free (beer and speech). The site producers can pay little/no out of pocket expense to pay for hosting due to ad revenue and since they're not requiring SPECIFIC sponsorship, they do not have to follow the whims of their sponsors with their content.
I want my privacy but fully understand the value of advertising for the internet I love. So, I allow tracking... until I turn off my browser... when all my cookies and temp files are wiped. That's my happy medium. I allow advertisers to know that in the early morning, my browser surfs slashdot, google news, and whatever articles within. However, when I close my browser, that's the end of "string" of consecutive data for them. I'll allow the tracking of sessions, personally, but not me in my entirety.
That's pretty surprising, to be honest. I thought the only things they were en masse hateful of, cinema-wise, were the attempts of George Lucas to constantly profit on his first 3 Star Wars movies over and over again.
I subscribe to the idea that the Matrix Trilogy is indeed a great trilogy, but... only if you don't consider it a trilogy. Why? Because to fully understand the Matrix story, you not only have to have seen The Animatrix (short series of animated Matrix stories that directly tie into films 2 and 3), but played the video game "Enter the Matrix" which has quite a bit of cinematic cut-scenes (movie quality) that fill in a TON of holes in the first sequel, second film.
If you were to watch it all in this order:
1) Movie 1
2) Movie 2
3) Enter the Matrix
4) Animatrix
5) Movie 3
I'm pretty sure your opinion would be quite favorable.
While I understand that lots of people hated 2 and 3 because they had almost nothing to do with the original story line, that story just ended-- all stop. Some people are content with that while others, like myself, HATE it when a story ends with a giant climax and refrains from describing what happened with life afterwards. I mean, come on, Neo kills agents and surely makes the machine consider humans as a threat... THE END.
Note: I love shows/stories that ARE an afterward. The show "Jericho" was all an afterward. World War Z is one giant afterward. The story of the Matrix would have been shallow crap if it wasn't for all the story development that came after.
If there's money to be made, assume there will be people who don't want to actually do the work to get the money... and that they'll circumvent rules, regulations, laws, treaties, barriers (physical and digital) to get to that money. Moreover, it's safe to assume that if there's a consistent, reliable flow of money, that these dishonest or disingenuous people will plant themselves or others in the system to make the siphoning easier.
I think the tradition is that only comets get to be named by their discoverers. Stars and planets get rather mundane designations.
It's pretty difficult to write the history of ANYTHING if you don't record stuff along the way. Sure, we know when certain game systems and games were released, but that's just a time line. Genuine history happens in between those major events and is pretty difficult to summarize if someone didn't put it all down on paper/disc.
Also, Wiki is a starting place for research-- not the end-all academic source of knowledge for the human race. If you see something that interests you, check the sources and go from there.
A free product whose place in the world is not *needed*, but desired. It's a "no biggie" situation, not a "how can you be so irresponsible?" situation.
I work for a university and as a means to leave as little a personal financial footprint (we're in a budget crisis, people...), I decline computer upgrades because they're never actually "upgrades", they're "replacements". The departments aren't allowed to spend money on RAM or a video card to increase performance because they'd have to require official tech support (out university tech support) to install it (so tech support can be blamed if something goes wrong). That's just too much hassle in the eyes of the bureaucracy.
So I sneak in my own old, hand-me-down RAM, video cards, and even speakers. No one that cares to keep track of the hardware knows and money is saved. I'd say there's about 6 GB of RAM in computers at this university and prob 3 video cards in offices all over the place that were once my property.
Actually, yes. =D
Boiling deep sea volcanos, under-ice salt deposits. Life is good at living. Look where you least expect and you'll still likely find it... so long as we haven't screwed with the area yet.
What the hell are you talking about? Security through obscurity is, by definition, the only pure security.
Don't want to get hacked? Don't be on a network and don't allow anyone access to your computer. If you *are* on a network, don't go trouncing about setting off alarms and drawing attention to yourself.
Don't want your bike stolen? Have an ugly bike and make sure no one can see it wherever you lock it up.
Don't want someone to do bad things to you? Don't get noticed.
Don't want your identity stolen? Use as few digital identities (online, credit, billing, etc.) as possible and don't let people keep your transaction data.
Obscurity should be a massive portion of any security solution. It prevents issues as opposed to attempting to predict what an educated criminal may attempt... which in a logic map, is still purely reactive.
Oh ya... and I consistently mention "take-home". Tax those numbers up there real quick...