... having heard programmers going on about the PS2's fucked up vector system and low texture memory. The PS2 is a bitch to develop for...the reason so many do is because of the huge installed base, the payoff is so large.
Yes, there are difficulties to developing for the PS2. There is much more to consider at a low-level than if you're coding games for a PC platform using an established API.
The reason I do it, however, is not thanks to the installed base but because it's a challenge. When coded well, the results are phenomenal. If you code it badly, you're going to get worse results than an average home PC.
I'm sorry, I didn't realise any 16th century French courtiers posted here.
I humbly apologise and stand corrected by your first hand knowledge of the inner workings of early French nobility.
So I may learn more of this phenomenon whereby men utterly controlled the thoughts of women, I wonder if you could provide me with some reading material on the subject?
It's part of what conditions girls (& boys) to think that body type is attainable, and even normal.
Any ideas of what body shape is supposed to look like predate Barbie by a couple of centuries actually.
The corset has been worn since Neolithic times when women wore laced bodices made of animal hides. Though perhaps the most extreme corset-wearing dates from the French court in the 16th century. The corset was an indicator of the wearer's social standing and no lady-in-waiting was allowed a waist larger than 13 inches.
As an addendum, Victorian doctors even considered corsetry as a necessity for 'holding up' fragile women
So as much as I'd like to blame Barbie ( and the heroin addict look seen across high fashion during the past 20 years or so ) for influencing body shape, the problem is a social one that runs much deeper
I can't imagine why anyone would want to do one of these fashionable degrees like "wireless computing", "internet technology" or the computer games ones. People who want to do game design should study maths, physics or pure computer science.
Precisely. I got myself a Masters degree in Physics and a PhD in Maths. As part of the PhD, I ended up doing a lot of coding of simulations of physical systems. I think this has put me in a better position to not only get the job I wanted but also to do well in the position.
And yes, the job I wanted was a games programmer. And yes, I "play games for a living";)
1. The Universe is finite[1] and there are parts of the Universe that we know to be devoid of mass[2]. The mass in the Universe must therefore be finite.
2. Take a sample region of the Universe. Tally up the amount of visible mass. This gives you a density. Multiply this by the known volume of the Universe[3].
3. Matter is energy. Energy is matter. If antimatter existed in the same quantities as matter, there'd be no you, no me, nothing, nada, rien. Fortunately, antimatter only exists naturally in small quantities[5][6].
[1] There is only so far a photon can travel from one 'edge' of the Universe so the Universe is essentially finite
[2] ie, vacuums
[3] Assume homogeneity first of course[4];)
[4] Not necessarily a bad assumption given the uniformity of the Cosmic Microwave Background
[5] And in physics labs around the world:P
[6] Why antimatter doesn't naturally exist in the same quantities as matter is an interesting question in its own right.
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And none of the above could be studied without Mathematics.
Ok, so calling Mathematics a physical science might be stretching things a little... But since when did such pedantry matter on/.?
It's not news so much as corroboratory[1] evidence. This article outlines a different method and data set that gives a result that ( approximately ) agrees with earlier results.
Once you start getting every ( valid ) method giving results that agree with previous efforts, you can begin to pin down the "real" answer.
[1] Is it just me or are there -way- too many os and rs in this word?
You obviously didn't study quantum mechanics. We can either know where it is, or where it's going. We can't know both.
I'm sorry. I didn't realise Pioneer 10 was small enough to be subject to quantum mechanics. I suggest next time you try to apply Heisenburg you take into account Planck's constant.. It's quite a small number, you know..
Aren't some of the Voyager probes still operational?
Yes they are. In fact, one of them overtook Pioneer 10 in 1998.
You see, the problem with sending repeaters out after the original probe is that the repeaters will invariably be more advanced. If this is true, why not just send out a more advanced probe?
Where exactly is the Pioneer headed to. Is it intended to eventually make a circular path and eventually head home, or will it just continue to wander out into space?
In about 2 million years it'll be in the vicinity of Aldebaran. It was sent out originally as a deep space probe.
Sending out probes is cool when we can collect info, but it's not really useful if the data isn't able to be processed.
Just finding it is useful information. From this, physicists can map its path and start to make observations of what space is actually like out there. They have used the some sparse readings in the past to investigate everything from cosmic rays to gravitational mechanics.
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Yes, there are difficulties to developing for the PS2. There is much more to consider at a low-level than if you're coding games for a PC platform using an established API.
The reason I do it, however, is not thanks to the installed base but because it's a challenge. When coded well, the results are phenomenal. If you code it badly, you're going to get worse results than an average home PC.
I'm sorry, I didn't realise any 16th century French courtiers posted here.
I humbly apologise and stand corrected by your first hand knowledge of the inner workings of early French nobility.
So I may learn more of this phenomenon whereby men utterly controlled the thoughts of women, I wonder if you could provide me with some reading material on the subject?
Any ideas of what body shape is supposed to look like predate Barbie by a couple of centuries actually.
The corset has been worn since Neolithic times when women wore laced bodices made of animal hides. Though perhaps the most extreme corset-wearing dates from the French court in the 16th century. The corset was an indicator of the wearer's social standing and no lady-in-waiting was allowed a waist larger than 13 inches.
As an addendum, Victorian doctors even considered corsetry as a necessity for 'holding up' fragile women
So as much as I'd like to blame Barbie ( and the heroin addict look seen across high fashion during the past 20 years or so ) for influencing body shape, the problem is a social one that runs much deeper
Actually, yes. Corset-wearing women have been known to have waist sizes much smaller than this.
Of course, whether the chest measurement was as large is questionable.
Precisely. I got myself a Masters degree in Physics and a PhD in Maths. As part of the PhD, I ended up doing a lot of coding of simulations of physical systems. I think this has put me in a better position to not only get the job I wanted but also to do well in the position.
And yes, the job I wanted was a games programmer. And yes, I "play games for a living" ;)
1. The Universe is finite[1] and there are parts of the Universe that we know to be devoid of mass[2]. The mass in the Universe must therefore be finite.
2. Take a sample region of the Universe. Tally up the amount of visible mass. This gives you a density. Multiply this by the known volume of the Universe[3].
3. Matter is energy. Energy is matter. If antimatter existed in the same quantities as matter, there'd be no you, no me, nothing, nada, rien. Fortunately, antimatter only exists naturally in small quantities[5][6].
[1] There is only so far a photon can travel from one 'edge' of the Universe so the Universe is essentially finite ;) :P
[2] ie, vacuums
[3] Assume homogeneity first of course[4]
[4] Not necessarily a bad assumption given the uniformity of the Cosmic Microwave Background
[5] And in physics labs around the world
[6] Why antimatter doesn't naturally exist in the same quantities as matter is an interesting question in its own right.
Ok, so calling Mathematics a physical science might be stretching things a little... But since when did such pedantry matter on /.?
It's not news so much as corroboratory[1] evidence. This article outlines a different method and data set that gives a result that ( approximately ) agrees with earlier results.
Once you start getting every ( valid ) method giving results that agree with previous efforts, you can begin to pin down the "real" answer.[1] Is it just me or are there -way- too many os and rs in this word?
I'm sorry. I didn't realise Pioneer 10 was small enough to be subject to quantum mechanics. I suggest next time you try to apply Heisenburg you take into account Planck's constant.. It's quite a small number, you know..
Yes they are. In fact, one of them overtook Pioneer 10 in 1998.
You see, the problem with sending repeaters out after the original probe is that the repeaters will invariably be more advanced. If this is true, why not just send out a more advanced probe?
In about 2 million years it'll be in the vicinity of Aldebaran. It was sent out originally as a deep space probe.
Sending out probes is cool when we can collect info, but it's not really useful if the data isn't able to be processed.Just finding it is useful information. From this, physicists can map its path and start to make observations of what space is actually like out there. They have used the some sparse readings in the past to investigate everything from cosmic rays to gravitational mechanics.
Another change to the role of Saruman is illustrated when Gandalf tries to lead the fellowship over Caradhas.
In the film, it is Saruman who conjures the storm that defeats their efforts. In the book, it is the mountain itself that defeats them.
This really shows the power that Saruman is able to wield and shows him as a real threat to the quest rather than as "a mere henchman".