Well if it works out they way they want it to (ex. car of the future), the first prototype could be a pretty valuable commodity for collectors or museums. Besides, maybe some one just wants to give the company so capital and get something in return. Have you ever seen what some people buy at a charity auction?
Well first of all there is a difference, between the All In Wonder 9700 Pro and Just he 9700 Pro. The All In Wonder does video editing, has a built in TV tuner etc. However, $715 is a total rip off. On PriceWatch, the 9700 Pro starts for about $232. For a Geforce 4 TI 4600 (only fair since it is Nvidia's flag ship, yes the 4200 is much cheaper), it starts aroudn $220 (Prices are USD). Yes, the all in wonder is expensive as hell, but the 9700 Pro is pretty competative actually.
Well, I know a friend of mine has a box that dual boots between win2k and redhat 7.2 (maybe 7.3) and he has two SGI 17" flat screen LCD's working. He had to recompile the kernel a few times and hack around the OS, but you actually can get it working with a Geforce 3 (don't remember which one he had specifically though). Then again, knowing him, he might have written the driver himself.
This is a good reason to support Congressman Boucher and the Digital Choice and Freedom Act of 2002. They are trying to actually get fair rights usage on the law books, not just as court case precidents (esp. since the DMCA stripped a lot of our rights away and this takes some back). It is not slated to appear this congressional session. However, it never hurts to start calling your Reps and asking them to sponsor the bill.
I am sure that it does add some latency. However, the GeforceFX should actually have a quicker access time (2.2 ns) over the 9700 (2.9 ns) because it is using DDR-II and if I remember correctly, the Radeon is still using the first generation. So, yeah, you might be right, but it will still be faster then any thing on the martket.
SomaFM has a pretty good over view of what it means to them. The answer is we will see (since the negotiations haven't started yet). I really hope they make it back on the air. I want my SomaFM.
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This is a pretty straight forward example. However, I have seen wierd stuff before though. Some thing like raising the taxes on walnuts tacked onto some kind of welfare reform bill. Besides, they could just rewrite the bill (like that doesn't happen all the time) where the amendment is no longer an amendment, but rather a part of the body of the bill. However, if it is just something extra added to the bill that is completely unrelated, I would have no problem seeing a line item veto option on it.
I have to agree with you. I would just assume that the program is designed properly and then sectioned out to each programmer to work on. Just make sure that the programmers in your shop all have a uniform way of documenting code and naming variabless so that at periodic stops, you can look at and optimize each others code. The working tandem thing, just doesn't do it for me.
>Oh well. I don't mind if Microsoft loses power and influence.
I don't think any one would mind that. However, Microsoft seems to be the only company I have ever seen scrap a project and have their stock go up almost a dollar (86 cents). 8-(
Some how I think I would rather pay and see it with none of the screen chopped off and in full quality (esp sound). Just because it exists, doesn't mean it is really worth having.
However, there is no guarantee that they will be implemented properly. For instance, Microsoft has had a long history of perverting open standards/languages (i.e. creating MSSMB instead of using the current standard and bastardizing Java). So, yes, this is a good thing, but some how, I don't see a lot of the established messaging services changing their ways. I hope I am wrong though.
Actually, there is something that pretty much does. eMusic has a massive list of music you can grab. They don't have all of the major artists on tap, but they have a lot of good music there from small/indie artists. 10$ or 15$ a month for unlimited completely legal mp3's (and no I don't work for them, just happy with the service). I have been using it for about 2 months now and it has worked great for me. I have downloaded around 10 gigs of mp3's so far and have listened to a lot of music I doubt I would have heard otherwise.
You are correct that the 700MB limit sucks. However, I have had some good experiances with an Apex 3 disk model. That way you can split a Replay Tv'ed mini-series into three svcd disks and take them with you to a friends house to watch and there is just a slight pause between the disks. It worked well for me.
I would say about 95% of the time you are right, but Outlook and Outlook Express are not the only things that cause problems. However, there have been several other issues especially with the Indexing Service and IIS. Remember Code Red and Code Red 2?
I understand that... I am a PC guy. I do PC gaming. The only console in my house is a NES. However, think about it this way. an X-box is a computer running a scaled down version of Win2k. With the people kicking butt over at the X-box Linux Project, it may not belong until you can do both with an X-box. Granted that is stretching it, but you do have several valid points and I agree with most of them which is why I am a PC person. However, I can see the other side too.
This used to be a valid argument. However, the X-box is nothing more then a compact computer. Nvidia specifically designed the card for the box. Think about it. A decent video card (for gaming) is going to be around $100-$150, then a good sound card $75 (Audigy), you get the idea. An X-box is $199. Factor in, actually having to install the software, driver conflicts, computer lock ups, and the idea of just putting a disk in a machine and it "just working", as Mac puts it, is very appealing to the average American. The way the market is going, it is leaning towards the cheaply replacable throwaway consoles, esp now because they are going to start having the perks of PC's, broadband multiplayer, VOIP, etc (not to mention they have Suse 8 running on an X-Box now). Yeah, so for Joe Blow it makes a lot more sense to buy a $199 X-Box that he can replace with about $200-$300 hundred dollar unit in 3-4 years rather then a $1500 gaming machine. Don't get me wrong. I am a PC gamer right now. I like PC gaming. I like being able to tweak stuff. I like Mods. Mods are what keep me playing gaming. However, given time most gaming will probably be on consoles. It just makes sense to most people. I just hope there will be mods available.
true... I just didn't think about it. I figured I would do something similar to the Google cache for this one for three reasons. 1) I already had copied the content and ftp'ed it to send home. 2) It is a link not on the main page of the site so I figured it would be fine. 3)I hate it when a site I actually want to read gets/.'ed. If Ars or any one has any kind of legal problem with it, I will be happy to take it down. However, since it is not a main link and since it is only about 15k and I have only received around 200 hits in the first 30 minutes it has been posted. It will likely be fine. Esp. since there is no other content on my web site as it only functions as an email and ftp space for me right now.
but I should have a pretty hefty server. I was copying the whole thing into a text file for myself. So, let's see if my server gets slashdotted. It's only 15k, so I hope not, besides, I need to use up my 40 gig of through put this month.
ArsTechnicaBiosGuide.zip
IMHO, I wouldn't want to see that unless it was on the very low end of the computer market. I like my parts compartmentalized. If my video card goes out, I don't have to get a new cpu/gpu/ram at what is likely to be an increased cost. It is worth noting thought that you can currently purchase many motherboards that have a soundcard and video card (that leeches of your memory) built in. I have had bad experiances with such combined units (bad stability, performance). If it is done right, they could change my mind, but it would have to be a quallity piece of hardware that performs well and is either cheap enough to buy a new one when I want to upgrade, then I might consider it.
I have to agree whole heartedly. One of the nice things about programmers is that you don't have to guess whether they are good or not. You can look at their code or ask them to interpret some that your team has already created and critic it to see if they code in similar ways etc. Since it sounds like you are employeeing multiple programmers. Have one of them sit in with the guy and talk shop, work on functions, etc. If your guys are good programmers, they should have a pretty good BS detector. Artists have portfolios, why shouldn't programmers (PDA's aside).
Well there are some floating around, but from what I hear it shouldn't be out till the end of August. I got to play on one of these cards at QuakeCon and let me tell you they are SWEET. Wolfenstien in 1280x1024, lightmap, all eye candy was usually 250-330 FPS. When it hit 400 FPS I about dropped a load.
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Well if it works out they way they want it to (ex. car of the future), the first prototype could be a pretty valuable commodity for collectors or museums. Besides, maybe some one just wants to give the company so capital and get something in return. Have you ever seen what some people buy at a charity auction?
Well first of all there is a difference, between the All In Wonder 9700 Pro and Just he 9700 Pro. The All In Wonder does video editing, has a built in TV tuner etc. However, $715 is a total rip off. On PriceWatch, the 9700 Pro starts for about $232. For a Geforce 4 TI 4600 (only fair since it is Nvidia's flag ship, yes the 4200 is much cheaper), it starts aroudn $220 (Prices are USD). Yes, the all in wonder is expensive as hell, but the 9700 Pro is pretty competative actually.
Technically, they already do. You buy the hardware and then pay for refills after every use. Just not to the same people.
Well, I know a friend of mine has a box that dual boots between win2k and redhat 7.2 (maybe 7.3) and he has two SGI 17" flat screen LCD's working. He had to recompile the kernel a few times and hack around the OS, but you actually can get it working with a Geforce 3 (don't remember which one he had specifically though). Then again, knowing him, he might have written the driver himself.
This is a good reason to support Congressman Boucher and the Digital Choice and Freedom Act of 2002. They are trying to actually get fair rights usage on the law books, not just as court case precidents (esp. since the DMCA stripped a lot of our rights away and this takes some back). It is not slated to appear this congressional session. However, it never hurts to start calling your Reps and asking them to sponsor the bill.
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I am sure that it does add some latency. However, the GeforceFX should actually have a quicker access time (2.2 ns) over the 9700 (2.9 ns) because it is using DDR-II and if I remember correctly, the Radeon is still using the first generation. So, yeah, you might be right, but it will still be faster then any thing on the martket.
Wait till February if you are going to do that. They haven't even released test samples yet. They have just finalized the design.
yeah, you could start Somaholics Anonymous. However, the RIAA would probably try to levy taxes against it 8-(.
SomaFM has a pretty good over view of what it means to them. The answer is we will see (since the negotiations haven't started yet). I really hope they make it back on the air. I want my SomaFM.
This is a pretty straight forward example. However, I have seen wierd stuff before though. Some thing like raising the taxes on walnuts tacked onto some kind of welfare reform bill. Besides, they could just rewrite the bill (like that doesn't happen all the time) where the amendment is no longer an amendment, but rather a part of the body of the bill. However, if it is just something extra added to the bill that is completely unrelated, I would have no problem seeing a line item veto option on it.
I have to agree with you. I would just assume that the program is designed properly and then sectioned out to each programmer to work on. Just make sure that the programmers in your shop all have a uniform way of documenting code and naming variabless so that at periodic stops, you can look at and optimize each others code. The working tandem thing, just doesn't do it for me.
>Oh well. I don't mind if Microsoft loses power and influence. I don't think any one would mind that. However, Microsoft seems to be the only company I have ever seen scrap a project and have their stock go up almost a dollar (86 cents). 8-(
From the info file linked to:
Release: 11/09/02
Quality: CAM
Some how I think I would rather pay and see it with none of the screen chopped off and in full quality (esp sound). Just because it exists, doesn't mean it is really worth having.
However, there is no guarantee that they will be implemented properly. For instance, Microsoft has had a long history of perverting open standards/languages (i.e. creating MSSMB instead of using the current standard and bastardizing Java). So, yes, this is a good thing, but some how, I don't see a lot of the established messaging services changing their ways. I hope I am wrong though.
Actually, there is something that pretty much does. eMusic has a massive list of music you can grab. They don't have all of the major artists on tap, but they have a lot of good music there from small/indie artists. 10$ or 15$ a month for unlimited completely legal mp3's (and no I don't work for them, just happy with the service). I have been using it for about 2 months now and it has worked great for me. I have downloaded around 10 gigs of mp3's so far and have listened to a lot of music I doubt I would have heard otherwise.
You are correct that the 700MB limit sucks. However, I have had some good experiances with an Apex 3 disk model. That way you can split a Replay Tv'ed mini-series into three svcd disks and take them with you to a friends house to watch and there is just a slight pause between the disks. It worked well for me.
I would say about 95% of the time you are right, but Outlook and Outlook Express are not the only things that cause problems. However, there have been several other issues especially with the Indexing Service and IIS. Remember Code Red and Code Red 2?
I understand that... I am a PC guy. I do PC gaming. The only console in my house is a NES. However, think about it this way. an X-box is a computer running a scaled down version of Win2k. With the people kicking butt over at the X-box Linux Project, it may not belong until you can do both with an X-box. Granted that is stretching it, but you do have several valid points and I agree with most of them which is why I am a PC person. However, I can see the other side too.
This used to be a valid argument. However, the X-box is nothing more then a compact computer. Nvidia specifically designed the card for the box. Think about it. A decent video card (for gaming) is going to be around $100-$150, then a good sound card $75 (Audigy), you get the idea. An X-box is $199. Factor in, actually having to install the software, driver conflicts, computer lock ups, and the idea of just putting a disk in a machine and it "just working", as Mac puts it, is very appealing to the average American. The way the market is going, it is leaning towards the cheaply replacable throwaway consoles, esp now because they are going to start having the perks of PC's, broadband multiplayer, VOIP, etc (not to mention they have Suse 8 running on an X-Box now). Yeah, so for Joe Blow it makes a lot more sense to buy a $199 X-Box that he can replace with about $200-$300 hundred dollar unit in 3-4 years rather then a $1500 gaming machine. Don't get me wrong. I am a PC gamer right now. I like PC gaming. I like being able to tweak stuff. I like Mods. Mods are what keep me playing gaming. However, given time most gaming will probably be on consoles. It just makes sense to most people. I just hope there will be mods available.
true... I just didn't think about it. I figured I would do something similar to the Google cache for this one for three reasons. 1) I already had copied the content and ftp'ed it to send home. 2) It is a link not on the main page of the site so I figured it would be fine. 3)I hate it when a site I actually want to read gets /.'ed. If Ars or any one has any kind of legal problem with it, I will be happy to take it down. However, since it is not a main link and since it is only about 15k and I have only received around 200 hits in the first 30 minutes it has been posted. It will likely be fine. Esp. since there is no other content on my web site as it only functions as an email and ftp space for me right now.
but I should have a pretty hefty server. I was copying the whole thing into a text file for myself. So, let's see if my server gets slashdotted. It's only 15k, so I hope not, besides, I need to use up my 40 gig of through put this month.
ArsTechnicaBiosGuide.zip
IMHO, I wouldn't want to see that unless it was on the very low end of the computer market. I like my parts compartmentalized. If my video card goes out, I don't have to get a new cpu/gpu/ram at what is likely to be an increased cost. It is worth noting thought that you can currently purchase many motherboards that have a soundcard and video card (that leeches of your memory) built in. I have had bad experiances with such combined units (bad stability, performance). If it is done right, they could change my mind, but it would have to be a quallity piece of hardware that performs well and is either cheap enough to buy a new one when I want to upgrade, then I might consider it.
I have to agree whole heartedly. One of the nice things about programmers is that you don't have to guess whether they are good or not. You can look at their code or ask them to interpret some that your team has already created and critic it to see if they code in similar ways etc. Since it sounds like you are employeeing multiple programmers. Have one of them sit in with the guy and talk shop, work on functions, etc. If your guys are good programmers, they should have a pretty good BS detector. Artists have portfolios, why shouldn't programmers (PDA's aside).
Well there are some floating around, but from what I hear it shouldn't be out till the end of August. I got to play on one of these cards at QuakeCon and let me tell you they are SWEET. Wolfenstien in 1280x1024, lightmap, all eye candy was usually 250-330 FPS. When it hit 400 FPS I about dropped a load.
I don't want to die. So, not option 3. However, Dude, where's my car? is only 87 minutes where as Ernest Goes to Camp is 92 minutes long.
Dude, where's my car? wins.