Can't argue there. If you look at Mozart or Bach, there music is FAR from random.
Good music is very calculated. Even heavy metal usually has some sort of order to it. Whereas, as I understand it, this has none.
I beg to differ on the changes in the netcode. I run a modem, always have, always will where I live until Verizon puts in the DSLAM they promised before Sep 11.
My point is that for me, at least, latency got worse with the "latency compensation." My ping went up, my lag went up, and I was killed before I could even see my assailent.
Right arround then I stopped playing CS. For some reason TF wasn't as bad.
I used to be big into CS, very much so. I actually wrote one of the first CS Strategy guides (since modified), worked briefly for CSN, and was on of the founders of Clans United. Anyways, CS was good. That is, back in the olden days of the first betas it was. For all the complaints of CTs and Tangos looking the same in the first beta, that was actually somewhat fun.
When CS really went bad though is when Goose stopped writing and coporate did. CS, to an old-schooler like me, was a victim of its own success. When too many people got interested in it, the pro-shops started monkeying with the code. Did you ever hear of a cheat in the first few betas? (Any yes, I know that Valve changed the netcode in Half-Life, and that THAT opened up many of the security holes.) So, yes, cheating was a major issue, but that wasn't the root of the problem.
Not to mention back in the early betas everyone was basically at the same skill level. You didn't have people playing for years yet. Instead, everyone was still learning the game.
Personally, I stopped playing CS when it got "polished." I don't exactly have the fastest machine, and run on a shared modem, so the new netcode, models, and all the other tweaks made to CS over the years made it unplayable for me. Even if that wasn't the case, all that made it just plain not fun, to me.
So, I may be the one of the few who thinks that CS isn't all that its cracked up to be, but I do.
And here I thought Microsoft made an unbreakable OS all along. I mean, if you take out the NIC, Vid Card, kb, mouse, serial, and com ports, even IIS is secure.
I know this may sound a little out there, but if you aren't happy with the TOS/ELUA/etc of any of the PVRs out there, have you thought of making your own device?
With ever dropping hardware prices, its almost economical now to build your own box. Its not like you need an Athlon 4.
Rough Idea of HW: Motherboard - 120 CPU - 60 Case - 50 512 mb RAM - 120 120 GB 7200 RPM HD - 150 (yes, you can find it that low) ATI AIW - 50 (old one off ebay) ------------------ Total - 400
If I'm missing anything, I'm sorry, I'm still sipping my morning coffee.
I have to say that this interface probably faces an uphill battle. True it is in some very high end, apparently. But its not in very much hardware. From what I've found in the last few minutes, it seems most of the hardware is made by Machine Vision, as well as a Matrox card I just found. In any event, even such high end camera's as Cannon's acclaimed XL1s doesn't have it.
Just for the record, while you usually think as 802.11 as being relatively limited in range, its really not. For instance, a Primestar dish can be used as a directional antenna and get a supossed 10 mile range. I've also heard of a Pringles can being used similiarly. (Those were the first hits on google, there are many more resources.)
My point is that its not just "war drivers" you need to be concerned about, but the guy two blocks away but with line of sight too. For about $10, you can build a directional antenna, and the rest is just a matter of time.
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Can't argue there. If you look at Mozart or Bach, there music is FAR from random. Good music is very calculated. Even heavy metal usually has some sort of order to it. Whereas, as I understand it, this has none.
I beg to differ on the changes in the netcode. I run a modem, always have, always will where I live until Verizon puts in the DSLAM they promised before Sep 11.
My point is that for me, at least, latency got worse with the "latency compensation." My ping went up, my lag went up, and I was killed before I could even see my assailent.
Right arround then I stopped playing CS. For some reason TF wasn't as bad.
Isn't that better than movies like Hackers, Swordfish, etc?
I mean, modding is closer to hacking than cracking is. And, personally, I think that the term has to be broadened to fit the times anyways.
Who needs Sierra? WineX not work on OS X?
I mean, all you need to do is install XFree, KDE, WineX, all from sources, of course. That'll only take what, five ten minutes?
Not to mention the fact that you could gun run!
I loved amassing an arsenal of automatic weapons to switch between.
I used to be big into CS, very much so. I actually wrote one of the first CS Strategy guides (since modified), worked briefly for CSN, and was on of the founders of Clans United. Anyways, CS was good. That is, back in the olden days of the first betas it was. For all the complaints of CTs and Tangos looking the same in the first beta, that was actually somewhat fun.
When CS really went bad though is when Goose stopped writing and coporate did. CS, to an old-schooler like me, was a victim of its own success. When too many people got interested in it, the pro-shops started monkeying with the code. Did you ever hear of a cheat in the first few betas? (Any yes, I know that Valve changed the netcode in Half-Life, and that THAT opened up many of the security holes.) So, yes, cheating was a major issue, but that wasn't the root of the problem.
Not to mention back in the early betas everyone was basically at the same skill level. You didn't have people playing for years yet. Instead, everyone was still learning the game.
Personally, I stopped playing CS when it got "polished." I don't exactly have the fastest machine, and run on a shared modem, so the new netcode, models, and all the other tweaks made to CS over the years made it unplayable for me. Even if that wasn't the case, all that made it just plain not fun, to me.
So, I may be the one of the few who thinks that CS isn't all that its cracked up to be, but I do.
And here I thought Microsoft made an unbreakable OS all along. I mean, if you take out the NIC, Vid Card, kb, mouse, serial, and com ports, even IIS is secure.
Total is $550.
I know this may sound a little out there, but if you aren't happy with the TOS/ELUA/etc of any of the PVRs out there, have you thought of making your own device?
With ever dropping hardware prices, its almost economical now to build your own box. Its not like you need an Athlon 4.
Rough Idea of HW:
Motherboard - 120
CPU - 60
Case - 50
512 mb RAM - 120
120 GB 7200 RPM HD - 150 (yes, you can find it that low)
ATI AIW - 50 (old one off ebay)
------------------
Total - 400
If I'm missing anything, I'm sorry, I'm still sipping my morning coffee.
Oh, I agree, I prefer BNC to RCA any day of the week.
The aforementioned technicals.
I have to say that this interface probably faces an uphill battle. True it is in some very high end, apparently. But its not in very much hardware. From what I've found in the last few minutes, it seems most of the hardware is made by Machine Vision, as well as a Matrox card I just found. In any event, even such high end camera's as Cannon's acclaimed XL1s doesn't have it.
Now who would ever do that? Not to mention the whole deal with RCA plugs.
KE = .5mv^2
The mass of a dust particle may be small, but it sure travels fast. Guess where the energy goes?
Forgive my ignorance, but wwc?
Just for the record, while you usually think as 802.11 as being relatively limited in range, its really not. For instance, a Primestar dish can be used as a directional antenna and get a supossed 10 mile range. I've also heard of a Pringles can being used similiarly. (Those were the first hits on google, there are many more resources.) My point is that its not just "war drivers" you need to be concerned about, but the guy two blocks away but with line of sight too. For about $10, you can build a directional antenna, and the rest is just a matter of time.