But it infringes on my right to print out fake money!
I dont get the "your rights online " tie-in. Since when was HP ever obligated to sell me a printer that produces near-flawless counterfeit bills?
Like you said, the image quality and reliability of HP printers is great. I don't see the issue. If they messed up the image quality enough that folks noticed, they'd just lose customers to someone else.
only degenerates and hotmail users recieve spam. I've yet to be spammed since I give my email address only to human recipients who would need to contact me.
Could the cable company not quickly whip something together to scan all of their subscribers modems, and have a list of uncapped/hacked boxes in their hands within a few minutes, hours tops?
Or even better, can hackers reach this shell from the outside?
Sounds like a good way to lose your service and wind up in court.
A story is words in a book. A storey is a floor of a building.
Americans have been misspelling so many words for so long they think everyone else is wrong now, and it's time to tell the English how to speak english.
Analog guages in a car, as well.. There was a big trend in the late 80s to go with all digital dashes, then all of a sudden the analog guages came back - or LCD reproductions of analog..
Same reasons you cite. With a quick glance you can tell that you're pushing your engine into the red, or that your temperature getting too high, or you're going wayy fast.. You just see speed, rpm, temperature without having to read it.. Reading engages wholly different parts of your brain and complicates the activity.
The games dont use DirectX only. It's a console, not a PC, there's no reason developers need to stay within the confines of the DirectX standard. There's a ton of low level tweaking going on, and more will be happening as XB1's life goes on.
Even so, ATI cards can NOT run all of nVidia's proprietary shader programs natively, even on PC. TRON 2.0 on an ATI card lacks the "glowing" effect present on nVidia, Splinter Cell on ATI lacks smooth shadows, and so on..
XBox developers haven't been sitting there thinking "OK lets make sure that this will work fine with the Radeons rendering path"..
The next XBox probably will be compatible. This article is really just speculating about challenges that may or may not be present. And nVidia is just trying to badmouth MSFT, miffed that they've been dumped for XBox2.
Or maybe it wont be, but not because of nVidia liscenses or CPU speed, but because XBox2 uses a new and totally incompatible media format, something akin to BluRay.
All I know is I'll buy one for the new games it has to offer, not the ones I've already played.
The Sega Genesis was backwards compatible with the SMS, it needed an adaptor which really only fit the different shaped cartridges, and flipped some switch to make the Genesis to run the code on the Z80 (the SMS' native CPU) rather than the 68k.
My point being the Genesis was hardware compatible - there was no real silicon in the SMS adapter, AFAIK.
No, they did at one time consider making SNES backwards compatible. Genesis was compatible with Master System (Genesis co-CPU the z80 was the same cpu used in the SMS, so there was a little adaptor you could get)..
Anyhow, I remember reading an article way back at the SNES launch where Nintendo was saying they just simply decided it wasnt worth it. They'd have had to water down the SNES hardware just to make it compatible with NES, and they would have rather created a better product.
By the time SNES was out a couple months, a NES was 20 bucks or so. By the time PS2 came out, a PS1 was 20 bucks or so. By the time XBox2 comes out, an Xbox will be 20 bucks or so.. Not a big deal, IMO.
I don't know who bought a PS2 to play PS1 games. Most people I know with a library of PS1 titles have a PS1, and even if they didnt, they can be found for 19.99 used at EB these days.
PS2 got a years jump on the competition, lined up some good exclusives, and generally swamps the shelves with games. It just looks to consumers like the best, most supported console. This, IMO, is why it's at the top of the heap. Even so, it had a shaky start.
Backwards compatibility is nice and all, but I doubt a major selling point. I know I've never bothered once to play a PSX game in the PS2.
The GBA being backwards compatible with GB, however, seems more an intelligent idea. There's less space in my pocket to carry both around. Even so, I haven't played any GB games in the GBA so far either.
I'll buy an XBox2 because(if) it has games out that I want to play, not because of some spec or feature listed on the display.
I'm sure for plenty of folks, myself included, the single biggest factor in deciding whether to buy a piece of video game hardware is - "does it have games that I want to play?"
64 bit workstations have been around forever. Does everyone forget the DEC Alphas?
No, we don't need 64 bit on the desktop. We haven't for the last decade or so, and it won't have that big of an impact immediately.
For gaming? What, you need 64bit color and 64bit sound? No, 24bit is already more colors than the eye can distinguish.. Even if you did, that's the realm of the GPU/APU. For writing emails?
So what if you can linearly address 4TB? A 1 or 2 GB machine is top of the line these days so far as desktop boxes go. The barrier is mainly price, not the addressing capabilities of the CPU.
Show me 512GB-1TB dimms and I'll show you a real good reason for a 64bit CPU on the desktop.
In the backroom, big transactional servers and the like, there's more of a call for it. Maybe a lil boost to a high-end CAD machine.
As far as all the kids running out to spend their allowance on AMD64 chips, that's just them trying to fit in and show how computer savvy they are.
There are those two or three who run linux desktops, I'm sure they could make use of it.
Everytime there's a new processor on the market someone always says "noone needs this power". Frankly, I've never used a machine that I didn't wish was just a little bit faster.
"2 minutes to compile?! I want it now"
Whether the performance/price ratio is worth it is subjective. To me, 1000 bucks for 5%-10% better performance with the P4EE isn't worth it. To the "uberguru" type who's computer skill extends only to the ability to spend lots of money to impress other dolts with meaningless benchmark scores, it is. The markets there, why else jump on the hip-n-trendy bandwagon to market it as the "Extreme Edition"?
Decide what the requirements are for your system then choose appropriate hardware. Do you need 64 bit extensions? Do you need hyperthreading? Do you need instruction set X because it'll make your game run faster?
I'm sick of hardware sites and the lame "X vs Y showdown" articles. They're utter bullcrap.
You can't stop people from gathering information. If I want to get out a spiral notebook and a pencil and start writing down every liscense plate number I see and descriptions of the drivers, I can.
What's needed is systems in place to ensure that the information is not abused, and punishments for abuse.
Like the Do Not Call list. I was bombarded with telemarketers before it went into affect (you need only buy a home to get every mortgage agent in the universe to start calling). Now they've completely stopped. Do I care that people can go find out how much I owe on my mortgage? Not really.
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But it infringes on my right to print out fake money!
I dont get the "your rights online " tie-in. Since when was HP ever obligated to sell me a printer that produces near-flawless counterfeit bills?
Like you said, the image quality and reliability of HP printers is great. I don't see the issue. If they messed up the image quality enough that folks noticed, they'd just lose customers to someone else.
Huh? Anyone who's had money in the last year, say those of us with a job, have seen the colors. I don't think its a big federal secret.
Oh yeah, Perens quit so they're the devil now.
I forgot.
Probably not first post thanks to 20 second rule.
Why the ads anyways? If I wanted the book, I'd be resourceful enough to find it.
Do they get referrer bucks or some other such lame innernet moneymaking scheme?
This probably isnt first post, but pretty damn close.
dont, theres nothing wrong with email.
only degenerates and hotmail users recieve spam. I've yet to be spammed since I give my email address only to human recipients who would need to contact me.
bank of americas entire ATM network was comprimized by SQL slammer.
Ever notice those stickers on banks saying "Insured by FDIC"? Ever see on on your ballot?
Banks can plan for a potential hack, elections are more of a one shot deal.
Banks are insured. Elections aren't.
Could the cable company not quickly whip something together to scan all of their subscribers modems, and have a list of uncapped/hacked boxes in their hands within a few minutes, hours tops?
Or even better, can hackers reach this shell from the outside?
Sounds like a good way to lose your service and wind up in court.
hell ya, slashdot cant even keep itself up.. aint you ever noticed it'll be unaccessible for hours, even days at a time?
it runs on linux not magic fairy dust (though it is run by fairies, so im told)
I tried but it was googledotted
Hes missin a nose and has a nose patch, like a pirate eye patch. WTF?
Did he have syphillis or something?
Or you could get a dictionary.
A story is words in a book. A storey is a floor of a building.
Americans have been misspelling so many words for so long they think everyone else is wrong now, and it's time to tell the English how to speak english.
Dean, Edwards, Clarks and Liebermans platforms are "Hey! We're not Bush either!"
Why do linux zealots interpret everything as an anal sex machine?
"Hey Leroy whats that you got?"
"An iPod!"
"What do ya do with it?"
"I can fuck myself in the ass with it!"
Analog guages in a car, as well.. There was a big trend in the late 80s to go with all digital dashes, then all of a sudden the analog guages came back - or LCD reproductions of analog..
Same reasons you cite. With a quick glance you can tell that you're pushing your engine into the red, or that your temperature getting too high, or you're going wayy fast.. You just see speed, rpm, temperature without having to read it.. Reading engages wholly different parts of your brain and complicates the activity.
The games dont use DirectX only. It's a console, not a PC, there's no reason developers need to stay within the confines of the DirectX standard. There's a ton of low level tweaking going on, and more will be happening as XB1's life goes on.
Even so, ATI cards can NOT run all of nVidia's proprietary shader programs natively, even on PC. TRON 2.0 on an ATI card lacks the "glowing" effect present on nVidia, Splinter Cell on ATI lacks smooth shadows, and so on..
XBox developers haven't been sitting there thinking "OK lets make sure that this will work fine with the Radeons rendering path"..
The next XBox probably will be compatible. This article is really just speculating about challenges that may or may not be present. And nVidia is just trying to badmouth MSFT, miffed that they've been dumped for XBox2.
Or maybe it wont be, but not because of nVidia liscenses or CPU speed, but because XBox2 uses a new and totally incompatible media format, something akin to BluRay.
All I know is I'll buy one for the new games it has to offer, not the ones I've already played.
The Sega Genesis was backwards compatible with the SMS, it needed an adaptor which really only fit the different shaped cartridges, and flipped some switch to make the Genesis to run the code on the Z80 (the SMS' native CPU) rather than the 68k.
My point being the Genesis was hardware compatible - there was no real silicon in the SMS adapter, AFAIK.
No, they did at one time consider making SNES backwards compatible. Genesis was compatible with Master System (Genesis co-CPU the z80 was the same cpu used in the SMS, so there was a little adaptor you could get)..
Anyhow, I remember reading an article way back at the SNES launch where Nintendo was saying they just simply decided it wasnt worth it. They'd have had to water down the SNES hardware just to make it compatible with NES, and they would have rather created a better product.
By the time SNES was out a couple months, a NES was 20 bucks or so. By the time PS2 came out, a PS1 was 20 bucks or so. By the time XBox2 comes out, an Xbox will be 20 bucks or so.. Not a big deal, IMO.
I don't know who bought a PS2 to play PS1 games. Most people I know with a library of PS1 titles have a PS1, and even if they didnt, they can be found for 19.99 used at EB these days.
PS2 got a years jump on the competition, lined up some good exclusives, and generally swamps the shelves with games. It just looks to consumers like the best, most supported console. This, IMO, is why it's at the top of the heap. Even so, it had a shaky start.
Backwards compatibility is nice and all, but I doubt a major selling point. I know I've never bothered once to play a PSX game in the PS2.
The GBA being backwards compatible with GB, however, seems more an intelligent idea. There's less space in my pocket to carry both around. Even so, I haven't played any GB games in the GBA so far either.
I'll buy an XBox2 because(if) it has games out that I want to play, not because of some spec or feature listed on the display.
I'm sure for plenty of folks, myself included, the single biggest factor in deciding whether to buy a piece of video game hardware is - "does it have games that I want to play?"
64 bit workstations have been around forever. Does everyone forget the DEC Alphas?
No, we don't need 64 bit on the desktop. We haven't for the last decade or so, and it won't have that big of an impact immediately.
For gaming? What, you need 64bit color and 64bit sound? No, 24bit is already more colors than the eye can distinguish.. Even if you did, that's the realm of the GPU/APU. For writing emails?
So what if you can linearly address 4TB? A 1 or 2 GB machine is top of the line these days so far as desktop boxes go. The barrier is mainly price, not the addressing capabilities of the CPU.
Show me 512GB-1TB dimms and I'll show you a real good reason for a 64bit CPU on the desktop.
In the backroom, big transactional servers and the like, there's more of a call for it. Maybe a lil boost to a high-end CAD machine.
As far as all the kids running out to spend their allowance on AMD64 chips, that's just them trying to fit in and show how computer savvy they are.
There are those two or three who run linux desktops, I'm sure they could make use of it.
Everytime there's a new processor on the market someone always says "noone needs this power". Frankly, I've never used a machine that I didn't wish was just a little bit faster.
"2 minutes to compile?! I want it now"
Whether the performance/price ratio is worth it is subjective. To me, 1000 bucks for 5%-10% better performance with the P4EE isn't worth it. To the "uberguru" type who's computer skill extends only to the ability to spend lots of money to impress other dolts with meaningless benchmark scores, it is. The markets there, why else jump on the hip-n-trendy bandwagon to market it as the "Extreme Edition"?
Decide what the requirements are for your system then choose appropriate hardware. Do you need 64 bit extensions? Do you need hyperthreading? Do you need instruction set X because it'll make your game run faster?
I'm sick of hardware sites and the lame "X vs Y showdown" articles. They're utter bullcrap.
Axelson authors a set of Complete books including ones covering serial, parallel, and USB communication
I recommend "RTFA for dummies."
You can't stop people from gathering information. If I want to get out a spiral notebook and a pencil and start writing down every liscense plate number I see and descriptions of the drivers, I can.
What's needed is systems in place to ensure that the information is not abused, and punishments for abuse.
Like the Do Not Call list. I was bombarded with telemarketers before it went into affect (you need only buy a home to get every mortgage agent in the universe to start calling). Now they've completely stopped. Do I care that people can go find out how much I owe on my mortgage? Not really.