All of the former 'free' sites, which used to be cool (gamespy, fileplanet, soon to be gamefaqs) going pay-to-view (Yeah, they say it won't happen. I've heard that atleast a dozen times by now, and, because of believing that, I now visit about... oh... a dozen fewer sites than I used to. Hm. Consider that!)
Just general alienation of the fans. Putting your fanbase off, and devaluing them is... suicidal. Without fans, you have no gmae. Well. You have a game. Just no one plays it.
I'm sorry if this is a troll. Just my own $0.02
However, in terms of gaming, how about Nintendo's Gameboy SP with no audio jack? What about the repeated pushbacks on Star Wars: Galaxies?
While I agree with your point that signatures are harder to forge than email headers (exhibit 1: spam), having to sign your name to a letter or document, or even a cheque doesn't necessitate learning how to write fluently in cursive. You just need to know how to sign your name, and make it look good (and unique - signing my last name in cursive looks like I just had an epileptic fit, as opposed to holding the pen with confidence).
Learning how to sign your name is far different from learning an entirely different writing style. I prefer the former, and will continue to type to my hearts content. I hope that pens are only used for signatures in 10 years, and that everything else is done digitally. Hopefully, by then, instead of signatures, we can use biometrics. Nothing like thumbprinting a document instead of signing it. What about those of us with Carpal Tunnel (from the typing, of course...)!
BTW I'm using the term "guys" generically, I think at least one of the key people was female.
Yeah, isn't she the one that made the PDA comfortable, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and offer all the protection you could ever need? (so long as you have spare batteries...)
Energy savings
Density also will increase, Magenis said. Along with stripping out parts, the company has worked on engineering issues such as keeping energy consumption down. The RCA device will be able to run 12 hours on a single battery charge because the drive's motor shuts down between tasks, Magenis said. Shock-absorbing materials in the drive case will allow devices to sustain the shock from a 1-meter drop, he added.
Just worked for me. Also included is now a Bluetooth Software download, upgrade to 1.2.1, which wasn't mentioned by the original article poster in this Apple Update.
Do note, that as of 3 June 2003, 0935 AM EST, the updates are not as of yet available via OS X's 'Software Update' function/package/program/thinger. Yup.
Wait wait wait wait wait...
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A Tour of Pixar
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· Score: 5, Informative
When Pixar started in 1985, Greenberg says, it took 8 hours to render one frame (or 1/24th of a second) of computer animation. Now, it still takes 8 hours, because the artwork in each frame is far more complex.
105 minute movie (approximation)
105 * 60 = 6300 seconds in the movie
105 * 60 * 24 = 151200 frames in the movie
151200 * 8 = 1209600 hours to compile complete movie (?!?!)
1209600 / 24 = 50400 days
50400 / 365.25 = 137.9 years
I suppose however assume that..
...the RenderFarm. Behind a large window is a wall of blinking lights, a collection of some 300 machines, each with eight processors. Together, Greenberg says, they perform 400 billion computations per second.
105 minute movie (approximation)
105 * 60 = 6300 seconds in the movie
105 * 60 * 24 = 151200 frames in the movie
151200 / 300 = 504 (one frame per machine)
504 * 8 = 4032 hours to compile movie with one machine per frame
4032 / 24 = 168 days to compile movie with one machine per frame (46% of a year)
Will the software used for this transition support IPv6? Will it be BASED on IPv6? I mean, the point of IPv6 is to give us more IP addresses than the initial 256 * 256* 256 * 256, and moving an entire phone network would only make the IP addressing problem worse (if not using v6...), right?
Step 1: President of global software company sells part of his hold in company.
Given: This provides an image of the president allegedly losing faith in his company and their projects. This may be an indicator for others to sell. Stock price-per-share drops.
Step 2: If the drop is enough, president re-purchases his previously sold shares of stock at a lower price.
Given: Everyone else scrambles to buy up what's left.
Step 3: Value skyrockets. Profit! (From leftover money in difference of higher-priced-sale and lower-costing-buyback, and then from the now even-higher-valued stock).
...I don't see a saucer-section, or anything of the sort. What kinda 'Next-Generation' is this, anyway?
I swear to God, though, if they make a mock up of this one, call it 'Enterprise', and try to pretend like it was actually made before the first shuttle Enterprise , I'll shoot someone.
I mean, the storage for a portable can't be a disc. They skip. Terribly. That, or the device would need an assload of expensive, high-quality RAM.
What if you could have a USB converter to transfer the games from CD format to the solid-state media, a cartridge, or a storage module on the device itself (just plug in the PSP to the PS2). It could store a max of five or six games at any given time, and, as long as you have the disc, you can keep playing. Sure, I can already see the sorts of abuse that could bring, but.... why not?!:-p
We started exploring mines, caves and soon included stormwater drains. These days, the Cave Clan have explored just about every type of artificial tunnel or chamber there is: bridge rooms, gas pipeline tunnels, purification tanks, sewerage discharge tunnels (disused), optic fibre tunnels, train tunnels, and many unnameable tunnels and cavities under the City.
For most mines and caves and such, if the company which bore the caves is still in existance, they may have maps and such for the caves and so on. If not them, then national archives. National archives or local government agencies may also have maps for the stormwater drains, as well.
...should be re-invested into the project, or, used to start new projects with the same team. With a few people, and a good amount of money, it would be possible to allow for upgrades to development machines, and maybe celebrate and take the team out to lunch. Any left over money could/should be placed into a bank account for future team use. E.G. development supplies such as replacing suddenly blown machines, buying books, the occasional 'Hey! Let's get a pizza.'. However, for developers who may be in troubled times, or be leaving the team, a cash bonus is acceptable.
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All of the former 'free' sites, which used to be cool (gamespy, fileplanet, soon to be gamefaqs) going pay-to-view (Yeah, they say it won't happen. I've heard that atleast a dozen times by now, and, because of believing that, I now visit about... oh... a dozen fewer sites than I used to. Hm. Consider that!)
Just general alienation of the fans. Putting your fanbase off, and devaluing them is... suicidal. Without fans, you have no gmae. Well. You have a game. Just no one plays it.
I'm sorry if this is a troll. Just my own $0.02
However, in terms of gaming, how about Nintendo's Gameboy SP with no audio jack? What about the repeated pushbacks on Star Wars: Galaxies?
While I agree with your point that signatures are harder to forge than email headers (exhibit 1: spam), having to sign your name to a letter or document, or even a cheque doesn't necessitate learning how to write fluently in cursive. You just need to know how to sign your name, and make it look good (and unique - signing my last name in cursive looks like I just had an epileptic fit, as opposed to holding the pen with confidence).
Learning how to sign your name is far different from learning an entirely different writing style. I prefer the former, and will continue to type to my hearts content. I hope that pens are only used for signatures in 10 years, and that everything else is done digitally. Hopefully, by then, instead of signatures, we can use biometrics. Nothing like thumbprinting a document instead of signing it. What about those of us with Carpal Tunnel (from the typing, of course...)!
BTW I'm using the term "guys" generically, I think at least one of the key people was female.
Yeah, isn't she the one that made the PDA comfortable, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and offer all the protection you could ever need? (so long as you have spare batteries...)
I happen to be a geek with a job in web operations. Hey, waking up at 8:00 and getting paid 12.50 an hour is just fine with me.
And does it make sense to buy a book about a GPLed piece of software?
You mean, like, Perl?
Energy savings
Density also will increase, Magenis said. Along with stripping out parts, the company has worked on engineering issues such as keeping energy consumption down. The RCA device will be able to run 12 hours on a single battery charge because the drive's motor shuts down between tasks, Magenis said. Shock-absorbing materials in the drive case will allow devices to sustain the shock from a 1-meter drop, he added.
Won't that be a bit taxing on the motor itself?
Just worked for me. Also included is now a Bluetooth Software download, upgrade to 1.2.1, which wasn't mentioned by the original article poster in this Apple Update.
Do note, that as of 3 June 2003, 0935 AM EST, the updates are not as of yet available via OS X's 'Software Update' function/package/program/thinger. Yup.
When Pixar started in 1985, Greenberg says, it took 8 hours to render one frame (or 1/24th of a second) of computer animation. Now, it still takes 8 hours, because the artwork in each frame is far more complex.
...the RenderFarm. Behind a large window is a wall of blinking lights, a collection of some 300 machines, each with eight processors. Together, Greenberg says, they perform 400 billion computations per second.
105 minute movie (approximation)
105 * 60 = 6300 seconds in the movie
105 * 60 * 24 = 151200 frames in the movie
151200 * 8 = 1209600 hours to compile complete movie (?!?!)
1209600 / 24 = 50400 days
50400 / 365.25 = 137.9 years
I suppose however assume that..
105 minute movie (approximation)
105 * 60 = 6300 seconds in the movie
105 * 60 * 24 = 151200 frames in the movie
151200 / 300 = 504 (one frame per machine) 504 * 8 = 4032 hours to compile movie with one machine per frame 4032 / 24 = 168 days to compile movie with one machine per frame (46% of a year)
Ok, so I suppose it could work...
Um, yeah. Why the hell is it red? :\
Will the software used for this transition support IPv6? Will it be BASED on IPv6? I mean, the point of IPv6 is to give us more IP addresses than the initial 256 * 256* 256 * 256, and moving an entire phone network would only make the IP addressing problem worse (if not using v6...), right?
It's not my ass, it's just that the units are getting incrementally smaller. Ho ho! It's not me. *dances*
Damned inreliable measure standards. *shakes fist*
Step 1: President of global software company sells part of his hold in company.
Given: This provides an image of the president allegedly losing faith in his company and their projects. This may be an indicator for others to sell. Stock price-per-share drops.
Step 2: If the drop is enough, president re-purchases his previously sold shares of stock at a lower price.
Given: Everyone else scrambles to buy up what's left.
Step 3: Value skyrockets. Profit! (From leftover money in difference of higher-priced-sale and lower-costing-buyback, and then from the now even-higher-valued stock).
Better that than some looney doctor who never sleeps and would rather wipe a cut on my arm with bio-gel-bat-shit than give me a band-aid.
...I don't see a saucer-section, or anything of the sort. What kinda 'Next-Generation' is this, anyway?
I swear to God, though, if they make a mock up of this one, call it 'Enterprise', and try to pretend like it was actually made before the first shuttle Enterprise , I'll shoot someone.
I mean, the storage for a portable can't be a disc. They skip. Terribly. That, or the device would need an assload of expensive, high-quality RAM.
:-p
What if you could have a USB converter to transfer the games from CD format to the solid-state media, a cartridge, or a storage module on the device itself (just plug in the PSP to the PS2). It could store a max of five or six games at any given time, and, as long as you have the disc, you can keep playing. Sure, I can already see the sorts of abuse that could bring, but.... why not?!
Not very widely known, but very good material.
We started exploring mines, caves and soon included stormwater drains. These days, the Cave Clan have explored just about every type of artificial tunnel or chamber there is: bridge rooms, gas pipeline tunnels, purification tanks, sewerage discharge tunnels (disused), optic fibre tunnels, train tunnels, and many unnameable tunnels and cavities under the City.
For most mines and caves and such, if the company which bore the caves is still in existance, they may have maps and such for the caves and so on. If not them, then national archives. National archives or local government agencies may also have maps for the stormwater drains, as well.
...could it be?!
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-0
slooflirpa.slashdot.org
Security through obscurity, but still a place for all that crap.
And if I happen to be disabled myself, leaving my options open to a wheelchair infront of a desk?
...to make the world a better place, and just because you can.
...should be re-invested into the project, or, used to start new projects with the same team. With a few people, and a good amount of money, it would be possible to allow for upgrades to development machines, and maybe celebrate and take the team out to lunch. Any left over money could/should be placed into a bank account for future team use. E.G. development supplies such as replacing suddenly blown machines, buying books, the occasional 'Hey! Let's get a pizza.'. However, for developers who may be in troubled times, or be leaving the team, a cash bonus is acceptable.
Just my $0.02...
SHUSH!
Don't give them any more ideas....
'Close enough only counts with horseshoes and hand-grenades...'
And apparently when 'lobbing' thermonuclear weaponry!