Perhaps true, but that's not the point of the article. The author is trying to point out that, even with a dedicated open-source development effort, the development model or open-source can't drive an 4 year, 80 hour work week for a game that will only have a year or two of play time.
This is certainly no knock against open-source development, just a statement of the current state of things.
Wouldn't the heat from letting the car set out on a sunny day have horrendous effects on the computer? Cars can become virtual solar ovens on a hot day. How does one deal with cooling?
One distinction does need to be made, however. It should be noted that Video Games allow the player to act out and decide how to wreak their havock. They are in fact acting out, in some way shape or form, their own fantasies. Movies do little more than show us alternatives and possibilities.
While I'm not making a judgement call stating that video games are somehow worse than movies, it is something to keep in mind.
Having owned and used a CD writer since about '96, I've got quite a selection of backups and music cd's from over the years.
A cheap highschool student, I was always on the lookout for the cheapest CD-R's I could find - no name brands and auctions on ebay. I'd just like to point out that, contrary to this article, almost all of the old CD-R's that I have still work, unless I scratched them or dinged them up pretty bad. I don't seem to have any problems with decay.
I suppose they'll have to give more details about the encryption methods used. But not every conversation is encrypted. You have to install a certificate (as does your counterpart) before the encryption goes into effect.
I would just like to speak out, as a student at RPI, that Celery and Phynd, the samba search engines in quesiton have been an invaluable tool. Yes, they are frequently used for mp3's, divx, warez, and even pornograhpy, but at the same time they are invaluable when it comes to locating a paper that your class group is sharing when you've forgotten where its shared. There are lots of times these engines have saved my butt.
What about shielded cables? Using on the fly A/D conversion assumes that you have a very accurate converter. The cost on a product like can be quite high, for a good one.
While 32 bit depth will allow for a good range of amplitudes, 48khz still misses the mark for the frequencey spectrum. Yes, it covers what is considered normal human hearing, but their are still frequencies that can add to a listening experience outside of what is considered audible. This is why DVD audio, and the likes, are upping the sampling rate.
Another quick question:
This product would seem to go "anologue-digital-analogue", two conversion processes on top of whatever effects/amplifcations are being applied. Wouldn't this hurt sound fidelity? I certainly don't see how it could benefit.
They say it's compatible with existing equipment. Wouldn't this neccesitate a D/A converter, thus negating the effects of a digital guitar to begin with?
Actually, I don't doubt the idea that it might be sociological, at least in part. It happens quite a bit. It runs parallel to the concept of first impressions.
Any psychologist will tell you that first impressions when meeting someone (or something) can be vastly important in determining ones attitudes towards them in the future. Microsoft is introduced to so many people as being an evil monopoly that makes bad software that many people accept this as fact.
It is true that Windows does contain many inexcusable bugs, especially when compared against Posix based operating systems. This fact too contributes to the first impression phenomenon. If a users first experience with the software is a bug and there are rants and complaints against the company for producing a poor product, it is inevitable that that user will perpetuate the idea that the software is poorly constructed.
This is certainly no excuse for a poor performance record but it does explain the almost excessive torrents of bad publicity the software gets.
You say this, but its sense of freedom still lies in its violence. You still can't go into buildings, talk to most people, do actions other than run around, punch, steal, and shoot, or just about anything else.
Yes, there are lots of places one can be violent in GTA, but that's about the extent of it.
I suppose I didn't really say that they weren't a natural part of life, (although last time a checked, most people weren't running around in the streets with flame throwers).
Rather, I stated that death and chaos were often the amusing parts of games. Just to clarify;-)
It'll be interesting to see if the game can attract the blood thirsty gamers aroud today. It seems that death and chaos are often one of the more amusing parts of games, as sick as it may be to say. GTA seems to demonstrate this quite clearly.
That price seems really cheap to me. The latest Zip750 goes way above that price, comparatively, and has much larger media, physically. There must be some drawback to these, something they're not telling us. How do companies like Iomega plan on responding to this product?
I believe Wired ran an article on a company that was working on this. I don't believe it was logitech however. Several thousand invisible dots were crammed onto special sheets of paper that the tip of the pen could discern. Each dot was uniquely spaced allowing for the pen to recognize its location on the paper.
Applications including automatic faxing, emailing or saving of documents simply by checking off a box in the corner of the paper. I would like to think it was wireless as well.
I only wish I could remember which issue it was in
Slashdot Mirror
Echelon - Redifining the Meaning of BOFH (or perhaps BDFH?)
Perhaps true, but that's not the point of the article. The author is trying to point out that, even with a dedicated open-source development effort, the development model or open-source can't drive an 4 year, 80 hour work week for a game that will only have a year or two of play time.
This is certainly no knock against open-source development, just a statement of the current state of things.
Wouldn't the heat from letting the car set out on a sunny day have horrendous effects on the computer? Cars can become virtual solar ovens on a hot day. How does one deal with cooling?
One distinction does need to be made, however. It should be noted that Video Games allow the player to act out and decide how to wreak their havock. They are in fact acting out, in some way shape or form, their own fantasies. Movies do little more than show us alternatives and possibilities.
While I'm not making a judgement call stating that video games are somehow worse than movies, it is something to keep in mind.
Having owned and used a CD writer since about '96, I've got quite a selection of backups and music cd's from over the years.
A cheap highschool student, I was always on the lookout for the cheapest CD-R's I could find - no name brands and auctions on ebay. I'd just like to point out that, contrary to this article, almost all of the old CD-R's that I have still work, unless I scratched them or dinged them up pretty bad. I don't seem to have any problems with decay.
Maybe I'm just lucky?
I suppose they'll have to give more details about the encryption methods used. But not every conversation is encrypted. You have to install a certificate (as does your counterpart) before the encryption goes into effect.
I'm sure they'll keep that in mind ;-)
I would just like to speak out, as a student at RPI, that Celery and Phynd, the samba search engines in quesiton have been an invaluable tool. Yes, they are frequently used for mp3's, divx, warez, and even pornograhpy, but at the same time they are invaluable when it comes to locating a paper that your class group is sharing when you've forgotten where its shared. There are lots of times these engines have saved my butt.
What about shielded cables? Using on the fly A/D conversion assumes that you have a very accurate converter. The cost on a product like can be quite high, for a good one.
While 32 bit depth will allow for a good range of amplitudes, 48khz still misses the mark for the frequencey spectrum. Yes, it covers what is considered normal human hearing, but their are still frequencies that can add to a listening experience outside of what is considered audible. This is why DVD audio, and the likes, are upping the sampling rate.
Would you not agree?
Another quick question:
This product would seem to go "anologue-digital-analogue", two conversion processes on top of whatever effects/amplifcations are being applied. Wouldn't this hurt sound fidelity? I certainly don't see how it could benefit.
What are the benefits to this product?
They say it's compatible with existing equipment. Wouldn't this neccesitate a D/A converter, thus negating the effects of a digital guitar to begin with?
How much does it cost?
Actually, I don't doubt the idea that it might be sociological, at least in part. It happens quite a bit. It runs parallel to the concept of first impressions.
Any psychologist will tell you that first impressions when meeting someone (or something) can be vastly important in determining ones attitudes towards them in the future. Microsoft is introduced to so many people as being an evil monopoly that makes bad software that many people accept this as fact.
It is true that Windows does contain many inexcusable bugs, especially when compared against Posix based operating systems. This fact too contributes to the first impression phenomenon. If a users first experience with the software is a bug and there are rants and complaints against the company for producing a poor product, it is inevitable that that user will perpetuate the idea that the software is poorly constructed.
This is certainly no excuse for a poor performance record but it does explain the almost excessive torrents of bad publicity the software gets.
Sorry, I had a bad italics tag in there :-P
You say this, but its sense of freedom still lies in its violence. You still can't go into buildings, talk to most people, do actions other than run around, punch, steal, and shoot, or just about anything else.
Yes, there are lots of places one can be violent in GTA, but that's about the extent of it.
I suppose I didn't really say that they weren't a natural part of life, (although last time a checked, most people weren't running around in the streets with flame throwers).
;-)
Rather, I stated that death and chaos were often the amusing parts of games. Just to clarify
It'll be interesting to see if the game can attract the blood thirsty gamers aroud today. It seems that death and chaos are often one of the more amusing parts of games, as sick as it may be to say. GTA seems to demonstrate this quite clearly.
That price seems really cheap to me. The latest Zip750 goes way above that price, comparatively, and has much larger media, physically. There must be some drawback to these, something they're not telling us. How do companies like Iomega plan on responding to this product?
I believe Wired ran an article on a company that was working on this. I don't believe it was logitech however. Several thousand invisible dots were crammed onto special sheets of paper that the tip of the pen could discern. Each dot was uniquely spaced allowing for the pen to recognize its location on the paper.
Applications including automatic faxing, emailing or saving of documents simply by checking off a box in the corner of the paper. I would like to think it was wireless as well.
I only wish I could remember which issue it was in
Aren't I just as well off simply dropping a hot pack in a glass of water?