I was pretty psyched about the MacBooks, but roadmaps show that Intel will have 64-bit mobile processors this fall. Common sense suggests that there will be Intel 64-bit Apple laptops shortly after. It just doesn't seem to make sense to buy into a platform that is already planned for obsolescence in barely half a year. Any thoughts? I don't mind obsolescence, it happens very quickly. But less than a year? Bah.
So, to upgrade from the "lower end" model to the "higher end" model, first let's make them as comparable as we can.
1. Add 512 MB of RAM to the "lower end" so that it is 2x512 (1 GB) --> $2099 2. Downgrade the "higher end" from single 1 GB chip to 2x512 MB of RAM --> $2399
We now have a $300 difference. What we get for this $300 (14% increase in cost):
1. Upgrade processor from 1.67 GHz to 1.83 GHz (10% increase) 2. Upgrade HDD from 80 GB to 100 GB (25% increase) 3. Upgrade VRAM from 128 MB to 256 MB (100% increase)
Let's say that I will not be doing any DVD editing, 3D modeling, or gaming. The primary use of the machine will be for sound editing. Is the $300 worth it for the only part of the upgrade I'll take advantage of, the 10% increase in CPU clock speed?
how long until world of warcraft is ported to the new hardware? until then, maybe i'll be able to actually use the mac book for what i purchased it for (music recording).
Like another poster mentioned, unless this gets much, much worse natural selection will simply start choosing bears better at swimming, or that find an alternate method for moving.
Yaah, let's see the creationists argue with a friggin' flying polar bear!
it is possible that the revolution controller could be cloned/copied/etc. but it is unlikely that any next gen zelda, metroid, or mario games will be released on xbox2 or the RootKit3.
It appears the mice have finished reconstructing the question. Since this version of the Earth has now fulfilled its purpose, is it time to make way for the intergalactic highway? And, uh... can I get a ride offa here?
Bell & Ross Fusion. What's that annoying commercial (for a different watchmaker) say? That "your watch tells more about you than anything else you wear"? How about that if you paid $2000 for a watch, you paid about $1990 more than necessary!?
Wearing an orange Apple polo, dark dress slacks and a stainless steel, analog-and-digital Bell & Ross wristwatch, Wozniak greeted me at the door. After talking to Wozniak for five minutes, it was obvious there is weight to his reputation: he is affable, candid and sharp. The remarks that follow are excerpts from our discussion.
when I'm playing an FPS on my PC right now, and I shift in my chair, sometimes my hand jogs the mouse a bit. so you get really, really good and not jagging your mouse around when you shift in your chair, at microfocusing your attention to detail in the movement of your mouse hand to pinpoint accuracy (in my case a trackball, but I digress). this is one of the reasons that certain FPS players on the PC are more badass than others -- they are incredibly skilled at pinpoint accuracy movement with their optical device. pinpoint accuracy which is not available with even modern analog controllers.
just -imagine- having such a gun controller. now, i don't know or want to promise that the revolution controller will work as this mock-up. but if it does, oh my god. i will play console FPS games again.
Exactly. Right now there is one game that uses the adapter (Phantasy Star Online). Not everyone plays it, so it's not in big demand.
Actually there are seven games that use the adapter. 3 of them are PSO games, but 1080 Avalanche, Kirby Air Ride, Mario Kart: Double Dash, and Mario Power Tennis all use the adapter.
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and i've put my money where my mouth is. i had a macbook pro on order which i have cancelled pending an announcement of a remedy to this situation.
xen has so much support, and soon in-hardware support from both AMD and Intel. xen is the virtualisation layer of now and the future.
I was pretty psyched about the MacBooks, but roadmaps show that Intel will have 64-bit mobile processors this fall. Common sense suggests that there will be Intel 64-bit Apple laptops shortly after. It just doesn't seem to make sense to buy into a platform that is already planned for obsolescence in barely half a year. Any thoughts? I don't mind obsolescence, it happens very quickly. But less than a year? Bah.
good info, bad news for productivity. :(
So, to upgrade from the "lower end" model to the "higher end" model, first let's make them as comparable as we can.
1. Add 512 MB of RAM to the "lower end" so that it is 2x512 (1 GB) --> $2099
2. Downgrade the "higher end" from single 1 GB chip to 2x512 MB of RAM --> $2399
We now have a $300 difference. What we get for this $300 (14% increase in cost):
1. Upgrade processor from 1.67 GHz to 1.83 GHz (10% increase)
2. Upgrade HDD from 80 GB to 100 GB (25% increase)
3. Upgrade VRAM from 128 MB to 256 MB (100% increase)
Let's say that I will not be doing any DVD editing, 3D modeling, or gaming. The primary use of the machine will be for sound editing. Is the $300 worth it for the only part of the upgrade I'll take advantage of, the 10% increase in CPU clock speed?
how long until world of warcraft is ported to the new hardware? until then, maybe i'll be able to actually use the mac book for what i purchased it for (music recording).
the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than whether a submarine can swim.
Edsger Dijkstra
Now, before you dismiss it, he also said one of the great truths:
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.
but then again, i'm a geek with AOLserver module hacking on his resume. hi there google!!!!
as to how once nintendo beat off 3rd party developers with a stick, and now would love to see some 3rd party support, eh? eh? eh, nintendo?
My kingdom for some mod points today. +1 funny.
woz's watch costs about six times as much as this cathode watch.
it is possible that the revolution controller could be cloned/copied/etc. but it is unlikely that any next gen zelda, metroid, or mario games will be released on xbox2 or the RootKit3.
It appears the mice have finished reconstructing the question. Since this version of the Earth has now fulfilled its purpose, is it time to make way for the intergalactic highway? And, uh... can I get a ride offa here?
I tried the link.
Got "403 Forbidden" with a very nice favicon graphic.
Oh, "Very nice" if you were into repeated viewings of goatse.cx, that is.
Bell & Ross Fusion. What's that annoying commercial (for a different watchmaker) say? That "your watch tells more about you than anything else you wear"? How about that if you paid $2000 for a watch, you paid about $1990 more than necessary!?
Wearing an orange Apple polo, dark dress slacks and a stainless steel, analog-and-digital Bell & Ross wristwatch, Wozniak greeted me at the door. After talking to Wozniak for five minutes, it was obvious there is weight to his reputation: he is affable, candid and sharp. The remarks that follow are excerpts from our discussion.
Orange polo and dark dress slacks. Check.
Multi-thousand dollar watch. Well, maybe some other time.
when I'm playing an FPS on my PC right now, and I shift in my chair, sometimes my hand jogs the mouse a bit. so you get really, really good and not jagging your mouse around when you shift in your chair, at microfocusing your attention to detail in the movement of your mouse hand to pinpoint accuracy (in my case a trackball, but I digress). this is one of the reasons that certain FPS players on the PC are more badass than others -- they are incredibly skilled at pinpoint accuracy movement with their optical device. pinpoint accuracy which is not available with even modern analog controllers.
http://cube.ign.com/articles/653/653867p1.html
just -imagine- having such a gun controller. now, i don't know or want to promise that the revolution controller will work as this mock-up. but if it does, oh my god. i will play console FPS games again.
babylon 5 sucked, you pretentious sonsofbitches. the emperor has no clothes.
and there is a smell, no doubt about it.
Don't forget Debian. Ian had my lab bench before I did down in the bowels of the Purdue Library IT department.
the bad:
now I have to check the price of every song before I buy it to make sure it's not been deemed "worth" $2.99 or whatever.
the presumed good:
much of the music I'm interested in will drop to $0.79 because it is far from "popular".
yeah right.
Seriously who the hell cares? That's like making an article titled: "Super Mario not coming out for Xbox 360!!!!"
yeah, just like that.
except Super Mario was never announced or even rumoured for Xbox 360, of course.
Exactly. Right now there is one game that uses the adapter (Phantasy Star Online). Not everyone plays it, so it's not in big demand.
Actually there are seven games that use the adapter. 3 of them are PSO games, but 1080 Avalanche, Kirby Air Ride, Mario Kart: Double Dash, and Mario Power Tennis all use the adapter.
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the article said "toolkit" not "tool shed, tool warehouse, and tool factory on wheels".