As far as I can tell, the adaptor on the Apple Cinema displays is a standard-issue DVI connector. However, the two larger models require you drive that connection with an nVidia GeForce 6800 or better adaptor. I tried it with my 5950 FX Ultra, and the display quality was... decent, but not as good as I'd expect from a DVI adaptor. And yes, you can plug the Apple Cinema display into a Linux/Windows/Intel/IBM-Compatible PC.
Yes! And let's put a giant positronic/cybernetic brain at it's core. We can give it control over the world's defense systems. We'll call it... uh... cloudgroup... nah... wait, I got it... SkyNet.
I hear Windows has some pretty colors. Red, yellow, green, and blue... and they're organized into a neat little pattern. Problem is that that's the only part that works; the rest is just plain blue. I can never see Apple's colors because the products are always so frackin' shiny. The glare is just too much to handle. Linux has colors, too, from what I understand, but my framebuffer broke long ago, and all I see now is black and white at 80x32.
I can still compute on all those platforms. Their color really isn't an issue.
I'm sorry, but I really don't see how a video iPod is such a great idea. Nice bell/whistle effect? Yes. Do you really wanna sit on a train holding that bastard for two hours to watch a movie? Probably not.
You know what'd be a really nice feature? An iPod with a USER REPLACEABLE BATTERY. Now, with as heavy as a portable hard disk drive is (not that it's an unmanagable brick, it isn't, but compared to the nano...) an 80GB iPod would probably be pretty hefty. Slap on a bigger screen, a wireless antenna, and an email client, and you'll give the rest of the market a run for their money. Palm's biggest drawback for me was storage space; I couldn't put my MP3s on my Palm Pilot. So it was either iPod or Palm. Well, one day, there wasn't enough space for the both of them, and the palm got shelved. (Since then, my girlfriend has stolen my iPod, and I can't find my Palm, but I digress...)
My personal records are scanned in high-res PDF format and kept on a jumpdrive. Identicals are kept with both of my parents on identical hardware, and my grandmother holds the originals. (This includes my birth certificate, my SSN card, my high school diploma, last 3 years of 1040 forms, my insurance policies, my driver's license, my EMS certification, and a few odd bills here and there for 'proof of residence'.)
I keep a backpack packed with a dry pair of pants, fresh socks, two t-shirts, a sweatshirt, a bright orange-and-yellow 'RESCUE ME' vest, emergency self-inflating flotation device (rated to 225 lbs), 4L of drinking water, 6 MREs, a space-warmer blanket, air-activated hand-warmers, a flashlight, batteries, sweedish-firesteel, 600$ cash, a rescue strobe light, a leatherman, a wide-band two-way radio and scanner, a GPS reciever, a universal hand-crank charger, a map, a compass, pencil, paper, an emergency contact card, and the aforementioned USB keychain.
It's not a huge bag, one just has to know how to pack. I do not live in the countryside by any means, but I travel through such areas often, and you never really know where you're going to end up if you need help quickly.
I also keep a proper EMS bag (affectionately known as the 'blue bag') in my trunk, as well as a large ammocan with more space blankets, MREs and fresh drinking water. The assumption is that I'm not alone in the car, and we have to create a shelter-in-place.
The real question is whether or not this is a refelection on the 360 itself. There's got to be something they're cutting corners on to get it out the door a full year before the PS3; hopefully, it's some mundane feature that won't make it to retail, as opposed to rock-solid functionality.
...for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, you don't want to run the entire room off of the UPS; just your critical computer equipment. My UPS runs my workstation, the router, one display monitor, and typically a linux file/web/services server. It also runs my desk lamp. The UPS I use in particular is nice (and I believe mine is related to yours, in brand) because it has this warning alarm when it's power becomes the primary source of energy. The reason for this is that my particular outlet (I live in an apartment with three other people) is wired to a pair of lightswitches on anterior corners of my desk. We've also noticed that when you turn something on in one part of the apartment, the power will occasionally spike, and without the UPS, reset someone's workstation. But I digress, don't plug the whole room into your UPS. Just what you need on to perform an adequate shutdown of your equipment, in the event of a power failure.
Secondly, if you put the UPS on the source side of your breaker, and your house gets struck by lightning, your UPS is going to BLOW UP. And I don't want to be anywhere near it if and when that happens. Circuit breakers are there for a reason. Sure, they aren't the end of the line in protection, you need a surge protector, too. Now, my UPS does have a surge protector in it, but still, I'm sure you see my point by now.
From being a first-adopter of this technology, what games will be available at release? I could almost see this being a system where it's game development will fall horribly short, just because the hardware is being rushed out the door. The sooner the Xbox360 is placed on the market, the faster software developers will have to force their code through QA and proper testing to try and make the retail launch date. Anyone remember KotoR for Xbox? Not the best example, but it didn't have to be. That game had so many little glitches and bugs, that if you turned around a corner too fast, it took a dump in your lap. Hope you saved within ten footsteps! That, or have absolutely no titles on the shelves next to the console, which is kinda primo retarted when you think about it.
Yes, I am familiar with that page, but I'd like it from the perspective of the developers, and not Human Resources, in all their polished glory. I want to hear what the TEAM has to say.
Go, and play the game. Find the hot-coffee mod for yourself. Look at it. Then be ashamed, while games like Playboy: The Mansion, and XXX Volleyball are still on store shelves (rated M for Mature).
The article states that the vehicle has an operational range of 330 kilometers with a full fuel tank. That translates into, roughly, 206 miles or so. Not so great. My Dodge Stratus with a 2.4L engine gets about 300 miles on a full fuel tank. The article isn't clear on exactly how much fuel the Honda FCX holds, or how much a full tank would cost, but at 26 dollars to fill my tank currently (from absolutely bone-dry empty), with an effective range of 150 miles, compared to the 100 miles in the Honda FCX, well, that just doesn't cut it.
Sadly, the other drawback IS the lack of fuel filling stations in California. I understand that some exist, sure, about fifteen or so, but being teathered to living within 5 miles (par exampla, if you want to use your vehicle for something other than driving to the fuel depot), depending on your commute, you're going to spend most of your time, and money, going to get gas! Great planning, that.:-p
I appreciate that a lot of movies lately really haven't been up to par as one might expect, but do we really have to bury them before they've even made it to the screen? I, personally, want to go see this movie, and am willing to give it a chance. I don't quite see why they're all horrible the moment they're concieved.
Further, I wouldn't be surprised if this guys campagin goes after the theatrical production compan because of this movie. I would, however, be surprised if he got anywhere with it. I'm not sure how Northrup-Grumman are experienced with defending themselves against the legaleese vigilantes with half-wit agendas, but I'm more than positive that the Motion Picture Association of America is more than prepared for dealing with that sort of chaff in today's legal atmosphere.
Here's a cup, a magazine, and a wet nap. Don't spill. If you use Viagara, make sure you use adaquate eye protection. If it comes out green, call me in the morning.
I was in the Civil Air Patrol, myself, for a few years. I know all about what you're saying.
And I do agree with you; cell phones disrupting navigational equipment is all bunk. I mean, think about it. If terrorists really wanted to down aircraft, they wouldn't need bombs or knives, or even guns, which is what the TSA is searching for. Just turn that cell phone on, kick back, and watch the fun! I bet a B1RD is a bigger concern than a cell phone.
I don't want some fat bastard screaming into my ear because his caller can't hear him over the sound of flight, and/or the air pressure pushing on his inner eardrum. It's bad enough that we're crammed into these flights like cattle as it is. I try to be considerate of those around me when flying. No huge laptops (12" PowerBook is ok), no noisy electronics, earbuds turned down to a below-reasonable volume.
The guy sitting next to me is not more important than my headache, when it comes to matters of personal entertainment (or business, even). Cellular phone use in a crowded, quasi-calm/quiet area is simply inconsiderate. Worse in a cramped, often-tense aircraft.
It not only ruins the economy, but also ruins some players experiences.
Par exampla, I was in a party on our way into Maraudon. One of our players simply couldn't or wouldn't communicate with the rest of us. He kept running ahead, and eventually lead to our team getting wiped out. He finally told us that he didn't know very much English (this was long after we entered the instance...) We had also previously agreed to a need-before-gree loot system, such that if you need it, you can roll on it. It's yours if it's an upgrade. I don't know how many times he broke that condition, but I know that the rest of us got very little in terms of spoils from that run.
...everyone is suddenly thining that Mac OS X will be running on the x86 architecture. Intel does make x86 chips, but then again, so did IBM, and Motorola, and that never stopped them from producing a PPC architecture. While I understand that things WILL need to be recompiled, that doesn't mean that it's x86.
What I am thinking is that this might be a necessary step into the PowerBook G5 market. The IBM/Motorola Combine have been unable to produce a G5 processor that will be competitive in the mobile market, and still be safely cooled by a laptop chassis. That, and the fact that the G5 processor is a massive, ungainley chunk of kit. We have seen a similar translation, historically - Intel's Pentium II processor. Introduced as a large, blocky slot-loaded module, it wasn't a viable mobile processor. Intel debuts the Pentium II M-series; a pentium II core with a socket formfactor. Could Apple be calling on Intel's experience for pounding a square peg into an oddball shaped hole?
The HangUp Team has been operating in Russia with impunity for years. Some members are allegedly based in Archangelsk, an Arctic Circle city of rusting Soviet nuclear submarines and nearly perpetual winter.
That's really sad, to think about; rusting Soviet nuclear submarines. Such technology, such virtue. I would absolutely love an ex-Soviet nuclear submarine. It'd make a neat houseboat. Just seems like kindof a massive thing to leave laying around.
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But I want the ability to put my OWN hard drive in there, of my choosing, without having to buy additional equipment (except for said hard drive, of course). Sony's trying chance to sell a 40GB hard disk for the PS2 at a price of 199$ is and was ridiculous. I mean, FFS, I have hard disks just kicking around my room.
Also, will I be able to put savegames on the hard drive? Will I be able to near-seamlessly move them onto a Memory Card?
The voice is higher-pitched, and sometimes even shrill. Daniels spoke with a slow, consistent tone in the original three, and in the newer three, it seems as if he is rushing the words. However, the pitch is so consistant, I would blame it on audio effects.
Ignore the fact that the office suite runs on nothing but their OS. They're certainly not making the boatloads of money from Office X 2004. They aren't making AS MUCH money from the OS as the Office suite because the OS ships on so many platforms, Microsoft can afford to take the hit in pre-packaging.
Not kidding, either. I'm not sure about the UK (though I probably should know better...), but one of thw two high schools I went to prohibited students from bringing backpacks of any size smaller than X - unless they returned a waiver signed by the student, and the students legal guardians (i.e. parents) stating that while on school grounds they had absolutely no reasonable expectation to privacy - were prohibited. Bags of or larger than size X were absolutely prohibited. I do recall being searched on my person more than once. I was even suspended for a week for having wirecutters (I was taking basic electronics and introduction to engineering design at the time). Being an AP/Honors student sucked when all you were allowed was a dinky little bag.
Searching for, finding, and seizing snacks wouldn't be a major step.
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As far as I can tell, the adaptor on the Apple Cinema displays is a standard-issue DVI connector. However, the two larger models require you drive that connection with an nVidia GeForce 6800 or better adaptor. I tried it with my 5950 FX Ultra, and the display quality was... decent, but not as good as I'd expect from a DVI adaptor. And yes, you can plug the Apple Cinema display into a Linux/Windows/Intel/IBM-Compatible PC.
Yes! And let's put a giant positronic/cybernetic brain at it's core. We can give it control over the world's defense systems. We'll call it... uh... cloudgroup... nah... wait, I got it... SkyNet.
I hear Windows has some pretty colors. Red, yellow, green, and blue... and they're organized into a neat little pattern. Problem is that that's the only part that works; the rest is just plain blue. I can never see Apple's colors because the products are always so frackin' shiny. The glare is just too much to handle. Linux has colors, too, from what I understand, but my framebuffer broke long ago, and all I see now is black and white at 80x32.
I can still compute on all those platforms. Their color really isn't an issue.
I'm sorry, but I really don't see how a video iPod is such a great idea. Nice bell/whistle effect? Yes. Do you really wanna sit on a train holding that bastard for two hours to watch a movie? Probably not.
You know what'd be a really nice feature? An iPod with a USER REPLACEABLE BATTERY. Now, with as heavy as a portable hard disk drive is (not that it's an unmanagable brick, it isn't, but compared to the nano...) an 80GB iPod would probably be pretty hefty. Slap on a bigger screen, a wireless antenna, and an email client, and you'll give the rest of the market a run for their money. Palm's biggest drawback for me was storage space; I couldn't put my MP3s on my Palm Pilot. So it was either iPod or Palm. Well, one day, there wasn't enough space for the both of them, and the palm got shelved. (Since then, my girlfriend has stolen my iPod, and I can't find my Palm, but I digress...)
My ideal 'out' kit;
My personal records are scanned in high-res PDF format and kept on a jumpdrive. Identicals are kept with both of my parents on identical hardware, and my grandmother holds the originals. (This includes my birth certificate, my SSN card, my high school diploma, last 3 years of 1040 forms, my insurance policies, my driver's license, my EMS certification, and a few odd bills here and there for 'proof of residence'.)
I keep a backpack packed with a dry pair of pants, fresh socks, two t-shirts, a sweatshirt, a bright orange-and-yellow 'RESCUE ME' vest, emergency self-inflating flotation device (rated to 225 lbs), 4L of drinking water, 6 MREs, a space-warmer blanket, air-activated hand-warmers, a flashlight, batteries, sweedish-firesteel, 600$ cash, a rescue strobe light, a leatherman, a wide-band two-way radio and scanner, a GPS reciever, a universal hand-crank charger, a map, a compass, pencil, paper, an emergency contact card, and the aforementioned USB keychain.
It's not a huge bag, one just has to know how to pack. I do not live in the countryside by any means, but I travel through such areas often, and you never really know where you're going to end up if you need help quickly.
I also keep a proper EMS bag (affectionately known as the 'blue bag') in my trunk, as well as a large ammocan with more space blankets, MREs and fresh drinking water. The assumption is that I'm not alone in the car, and we have to create a shelter-in-place.
Worse-comes-to-worse, eat someone.
Crap in, crap out.
The real question is whether or not this is a refelection on the 360 itself. There's got to be something they're cutting corners on to get it out the door a full year before the PS3; hopefully, it's some mundane feature that won't make it to retail, as opposed to rock-solid functionality.
We shall wait and see.
...for a couple of reasons. Firstly, you don't want to run the entire room off of the UPS; just your critical computer equipment. My UPS runs my workstation, the router, one display monitor, and typically a linux file/web/services server. It also runs my desk lamp. The UPS I use in particular is nice (and I believe mine is related to yours, in brand) because it has this warning alarm when it's power becomes the primary source of energy. The reason for this is that my particular outlet (I live in an apartment with three other people) is wired to a pair of lightswitches on anterior corners of my desk. We've also noticed that when you turn something on in one part of the apartment, the power will occasionally spike, and without the UPS, reset someone's workstation. But I digress, don't plug the whole room into your UPS. Just what you need on to perform an adequate shutdown of your equipment, in the event of a power failure. Secondly, if you put the UPS on the source side of your breaker, and your house gets struck by lightning, your UPS is going to BLOW UP. And I don't want to be anywhere near it if and when that happens. Circuit breakers are there for a reason. Sure, they aren't the end of the line in protection, you need a surge protector, too. Now, my UPS does have a surge protector in it, but still, I'm sure you see my point by now.
From being a first-adopter of this technology, what games will be available at release? I could almost see this being a system where it's game development will fall horribly short, just because the hardware is being rushed out the door. The sooner the Xbox360 is placed on the market, the faster software developers will have to force their code through QA and proper testing to try and make the retail launch date. Anyone remember KotoR for Xbox? Not the best example, but it didn't have to be. That game had so many little glitches and bugs, that if you turned around a corner too fast, it took a dump in your lap. Hope you saved within ten footsteps! That, or have absolutely no titles on the shelves next to the console, which is kinda primo retarted when you think about it.
Yes, I am familiar with that page, but I'd like it from the perspective of the developers, and not Human Resources, in all their polished glory. I want to hear what the TEAM has to say.
...who would you be looking for, in terms of technical skills, and what sort of background would you be hiring from?
Go, and play the game. Find the hot-coffee mod for yourself. Look at it. Then be ashamed, while games like Playboy: The Mansion, and XXX Volleyball are still on store shelves (rated M for Mature).
Be very fucking ashamed at yourselves.
The article states that the vehicle has an operational range of 330 kilometers with a full fuel tank. That translates into, roughly, 206 miles or so. Not so great. My Dodge Stratus with a 2.4L engine gets about 300 miles on a full fuel tank. The article isn't clear on exactly how much fuel the Honda FCX holds, or how much a full tank would cost, but at 26 dollars to fill my tank currently (from absolutely bone-dry empty), with an effective range of 150 miles, compared to the 100 miles in the Honda FCX, well, that just doesn't cut it.
:-p
Sadly, the other drawback IS the lack of fuel filling stations in California. I understand that some exist, sure, about fifteen or so, but being teathered to living within 5 miles (par exampla, if you want to use your vehicle for something other than driving to the fuel depot), depending on your commute, you're going to spend most of your time, and money, going to get gas! Great planning, that.
So you can inspect the electronics inside your monitor, without removing the front cover.
I appreciate that a lot of movies lately really haven't been up to par as one might expect, but do we really have to bury them before they've even made it to the screen? I, personally, want to go see this movie, and am willing to give it a chance. I don't quite see why they're all horrible the moment they're concieved.
Further, I wouldn't be surprised if this guys campagin goes after the theatrical production compan because of this movie. I would, however, be surprised if he got anywhere with it. I'm not sure how Northrup-Grumman are experienced with defending themselves against the legaleese vigilantes with half-wit agendas, but I'm more than positive that the Motion Picture Association of America is more than prepared for dealing with that sort of chaff in today's legal atmosphere.
Here's a cup, a magazine, and a wet nap. Don't spill. If you use Viagara, make sure you use adaquate eye protection. If it comes out green, call me in the morning.
ED-209: Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply.
Shopper: Wtf?
[ED-209 blows shopper away.]
I'm sure that'd go over real well.
I was in the Civil Air Patrol, myself, for a few years. I know all about what you're saying.
And I do agree with you; cell phones disrupting navigational equipment is all bunk. I mean, think about it. If terrorists really wanted to down aircraft, they wouldn't need bombs or knives, or even guns, which is what the TSA is searching for. Just turn that cell phone on, kick back, and watch the fun! I bet a B1RD is a bigger concern than a cell phone.
I don't want some fat bastard screaming into my ear because his caller can't hear him over the sound of flight, and/or the air pressure pushing on his inner eardrum. It's bad enough that we're crammed into these flights like cattle as it is. I try to be considerate of those around me when flying. No huge laptops (12" PowerBook is ok), no noisy electronics, earbuds turned down to a below-reasonable volume.
The guy sitting next to me is not more important than my headache, when it comes to matters of personal entertainment (or business, even). Cellular phone use in a crowded, quasi-calm/quiet area is simply inconsiderate. Worse in a cramped, often-tense aircraft.
It not only ruins the economy, but also ruins some players experiences.
Par exampla, I was in a party on our way into Maraudon. One of our players simply couldn't or wouldn't communicate with the rest of us. He kept running ahead, and eventually lead to our team getting wiped out. He finally told us that he didn't know very much English (this was long after we entered the instance...) We had also previously agreed to a need-before-gree loot system, such that if you need it, you can roll on it. It's yours if it's an upgrade. I don't know how many times he broke that condition, but I know that the rest of us got very little in terms of spoils from that run.
...everyone is suddenly thining that Mac OS X will be running on the x86 architecture. Intel does make x86 chips, but then again, so did IBM, and Motorola, and that never stopped them from producing a PPC architecture. While I understand that things WILL need to be recompiled, that doesn't mean that it's x86.
What I am thinking is that this might be a necessary step into the PowerBook G5 market. The IBM/Motorola Combine have been unable to produce a G5 processor that will be competitive in the mobile market, and still be safely cooled by a laptop chassis. That, and the fact that the G5 processor is a massive, ungainley chunk of kit. We have seen a similar translation, historically - Intel's Pentium II processor. Introduced as a large, blocky slot-loaded module, it wasn't a viable mobile processor. Intel debuts the Pentium II M-series; a pentium II core with a socket formfactor. Could Apple be calling on Intel's experience for pounding a square peg into an oddball shaped hole?
Hey, a geek can only hope.
The HangUp Team has been operating in Russia with impunity for years. Some members are allegedly based in Archangelsk, an Arctic Circle city of rusting Soviet nuclear submarines and nearly perpetual winter.
That's really sad, to think about; rusting Soviet nuclear submarines. Such technology, such virtue. I would absolutely love an ex-Soviet nuclear submarine. It'd make a neat houseboat. Just seems like kindof a massive thing to leave laying around.
But I want the ability to put my OWN hard drive in there, of my choosing, without having to buy additional equipment (except for said hard drive, of course). Sony's trying chance to sell a 40GB hard disk for the PS2 at a price of 199$ is and was ridiculous. I mean, FFS, I have hard disks just kicking around my room.
Also, will I be able to put savegames on the hard drive? Will I be able to near-seamlessly move them onto a Memory Card?
The voice is higher-pitched, and sometimes even shrill. Daniels spoke with a slow, consistent tone in the original three, and in the newer three, it seems as if he is rushing the words. However, the pitch is so consistant, I would blame it on audio effects.
Ignore the fact that the office suite runs on nothing but their OS. They're certainly not making the boatloads of money from Office X 2004. They aren't making AS MUCH money from the OS as the Office suite because the OS ships on so many platforms, Microsoft can afford to take the hit in pre-packaging.
They already do this.
Not kidding, either. I'm not sure about the UK (though I probably should know better...), but one of thw two high schools I went to prohibited students from bringing backpacks of any size smaller than X - unless they returned a waiver signed by the student, and the students legal guardians (i.e. parents) stating that while on school grounds they had absolutely no reasonable expectation to privacy - were prohibited. Bags of or larger than size X were absolutely prohibited. I do recall being searched on my person more than once. I was even suspended for a week for having wire cutters (I was taking basic electronics and introduction to engineering design at the time). Being an AP/Honors student sucked when all you were allowed was a dinky little bag.
Searching for, finding, and seizing snacks wouldn't be a major step.