I sure wish they'd port that to pc. I seriously doubt I'll be getting a 360 until I find one in bin for $30.
100USD and I'm game. Had one in the first couple months, surprisingly DVD-ROM went out and not the RROD, now that I've been burned once I shant be burned again. So I guess to get back on topic, price also plays an important roll in gaming. For instance I still use my ATI x1800XT, draws more power then I like but I find it hard to invest in gaming tech when so few good games come out. It seems to me games eat up ever more sophisticated hardware without a justifiable return of enjoyment.
I love my Dreamcast, it's an elegant gaming solution that had ~700 games. With so many excellent fighting games... Marvel vs. Capcom, Soul Caliber, Powerstone... Plus some of my personal favorites Shenmue and Tony Hawk 2. It was a wonderful system that in a different world could of dominated. Either way it holds a certain place in my heart that few systems will ever attain.
what exactly is going to replace the base load part of the power grid?
Wind and Solar with proper energy retention mechanisms for times when they cannot provide the power needed. Take the money you would invest in ramping up nuclear and invest in basic battery research in the meantime use concepts like molten salt and compressed air to provide energy during night and low wind occurrences. Invest in basic science to provide long range power transmission so areas rich in said power can supply far off urban centers.
If we build a modern generation of feeder-breeder reactors that are something close the 97-99 times more efficient than the old breed and can consume previously generated nuclear waste as fuel.
You can't recycle the fuel indefinitely, eventually you will have waste. And eventually it needs to be dealt with.
Because the biggest obstacle to any new computer technology just got removed from the equation.
In what way does Microsoft impede new computer technology? Seems to me by providing a consistent platform on which one can develop new technologies they seem to enhance it?
Or by your viewpoint, is computer technology == operating system?
As the Russian modules have the motors that would be used for controlled de-orbit, this poses a potential issue if Russia takes that capability to a new, on-going station. Other options include using a European Automated Transfer Vehicle. One option stated for an ongoing station is for Russia to build a ball-shaped, six-port module to which existing modules could be attached.
Yes, 3 billion dollars of taxpayer money has been blown.
So we are going to bicker over 3 billion? Seems to me could recoup the loss by, oh I don't know, cutting 3 billion from defense spending? Seems to me a lot of things could get done by diverting money from Defense.
I know that 360 games are always rendered at least at 4x AA, but it's kind of besides the point. Graphics do not a good game make. I've spent more time playing Baldur's Gate 2 and the first Unreal Tournament over the years then anything released since.
Linux in its current state on the desktop cannot compete with Win7.
OS X can and does.
How exactly does OS X compete on the desktop once you consider even marginal gaming? Look at the department store value bins, the $10 section. People want their cheap maddens, their cheap puzzle games and for some reason their cheap Ghost Recon... Seems like DirectX is the de facto standard.
Outside of this one very specific issue I see both OSX and Linux as great alternatives to Windows. But unless Flash games are your end all be all none of these even try to compete. (and yes I am aware of what titles are available on these platforms, but it's far from an impressive list for either of them.) Once linux/mac software is available at Wal-Mart, then we might be talking.
And let us not forget Quake Live, pretty impressive for a browser plug-in. And once you run in full screen the whole 'browser based' part has less and less meaning.
Yes I agree it is laughable that our government is thinking it appropriate to move basic space endeavors to the private sector. I might have more faith in this move if we were pursuing greater feats while leaving the left overs to the private sector. Seams to me that since the abandoning the Apollo kit for the Space Shuttle we have been on a steady downward decline at NASA.
Before more users jump on the useless non-interesting "working for me"/"not working for me" posts, dont do it. No one really cares.
Well I guess you don't care. However I find it worth noting that over the past week or so I've had intermittent problems logging on to Gmail. Usually lasting no more than 5-10 mins at a time hardly worth noting, until this article. And today, for instance, I was alerted to another situation by the angry cursing of my girlfriend as she attempted to log into her account. Whether it's related or not I do not know. Just figured I would share my experience of the matter.
I know people who were downloading gigabytes a month (maybe a week) of songs and videos, but in the past year or two they have tapered off. They've gotten most of the stuff they've wanted, and now are just listening to and watching it.
From first hand experience I can agree with that to a degree, however I believe it's a multitude of factors playing out here.Traffic Shaping as well as more aggressive bandwidth caps and the increased availability of residential low priced, low allowance pay per GB plans and perhaps to a lesser to degree more people getting more things done with mobile data plans (iphone, non wifi laptop access). That being said, I've found the speed of my torrents at any time of the day much greater than say a year ago.
Imagine being able to choose any domain name you wanted....... and choosing "Symbolics.com".
Imagine getting the fabled domain name, now please explain to me how you leverage that into any sort of profit outside of curious passerby's from The Slashdot.
If only the wind turbines were on stationary towers, then they might be able to map them, and use such a map to inform their interpretation of the radar data.
Exactly and then ignore the Doppler readings of that area, and instead take notice when a bunch of turbines suddenly go offline.
Slashdot Mirror
IMO, it kind of sucked to play against bots.
Maybe in a game that doesn't natively support them, UT sure did a heck of a job with em, IMO.
I sure wish they'd port that to pc. I seriously doubt I'll be getting a 360 until I find one in bin for $30.
100USD and I'm game. Had one in the first couple months, surprisingly DVD-ROM went out and not the RROD, now that I've been burned once I shant be burned again. So I guess to get back on topic, price also plays an important roll in gaming. For instance I still use my ATI x1800XT, draws more power then I like but I find it hard to invest in gaming tech when so few good games come out. It seems to me games eat up ever more sophisticated hardware without a justifiable return of enjoyment.
I love my Dreamcast, it's an elegant gaming solution that had ~700 games. With so many excellent fighting games... Marvel vs. Capcom, Soul Caliber, Powerstone... Plus some of my personal favorites Shenmue and Tony Hawk 2. It was a wonderful system that in a different world could of dominated. Either way it holds a certain place in my heart that few systems will ever attain.
Since it's not, I'll make it up: bloated, past its prime, and fueled entirely by the force of its own inertia.
Ah, yes much like the first Galactic Empire.
It's not paranoid when they actually are out to get you.
Allow me to point to Occam's Razor.
so why not have corporations that need satellites start paying the cost for getting those satellites up there instead of taxpayers?
They already do.
what exactly is going to replace the base load part of the power grid?
Wind and Solar with proper energy retention mechanisms for times when they cannot provide the power needed. Take the money you would invest in ramping up nuclear and invest in basic battery research in the meantime use concepts like molten salt and compressed air to provide energy during night and low wind occurrences. Invest in basic science to provide long range power transmission so areas rich in said power can supply far off urban centers.
If we build a modern generation of feeder-breeder reactors that are something close the 97-99 times more efficient than the old breed and can consume previously generated nuclear waste as fuel.
You can't recycle the fuel indefinitely, eventually you will have waste. And eventually it needs to be dealt with.
Because the biggest obstacle to any new computer technology just got removed from the equation.
In what way does Microsoft impede new computer technology?
Seems to me by providing a consistent platform on which one can develop new technologies they seem to enhance it?
Or by your viewpoint, is computer technology == operating system?
As the Russian modules have the motors that would be used for controlled de-orbit, this poses a potential issue if Russia takes that capability to a new, on-going station. Other options include using a European Automated Transfer Vehicle. One option stated for an ongoing station is for Russia to build a ball-shaped, six-port module to which existing modules could be attached.
Decommissioned doesn't necessarily mean EOL.
Yes, 3 billion dollars of taxpayer money has been blown.
So we are going to bicker over 3 billion? Seems to me could recoup the loss by, oh I don't know, cutting 3 billion from defense spending? Seems to me a lot of things could get done by diverting money from Defense.
I know that 360 games are always rendered at least at 4x AA, but it's kind of besides the point. Graphics do not a good game make. I've spent more time playing Baldur's Gate 2 and the first Unreal Tournament over the years then anything released since.
Linux in its current state on the desktop cannot compete with Win7. OS X can and does.
How exactly does OS X compete on the desktop once you consider even marginal gaming? Look at the department store value bins, the $10 section. People want their cheap maddens, their cheap puzzle games and for some reason their cheap Ghost Recon... Seems like DirectX is the de facto standard.
Outside of this one very specific issue I see both OSX and Linux as great alternatives to Windows. But unless Flash games are your end all be all none of these even try to compete. (and yes I am aware of what titles are available on these platforms, but it's far from an impressive list for either of them.) Once linux/mac software is available at Wal-Mart, then we might be talking.
No profit in free.
I disagree.
The only folks who use Flash fullscreen are people watching online porn. :)
Well, and YouTube,
and Hulu.
I thought the Fallout3 immersion factor was quite hi due to it's sound and lighting.
And let us not forget Quake Live, pretty impressive for a browser plug-in. And once you run in full screen the whole 'browser based' part has less and less meaning.
it's sounds a little.. whats the word... pointless!
What's pointless about it? Sounds to me as if you can burn through kilowatts and increase your power bill, without even being home!
LMFAO!!!
Yes I agree it is laughable that our government is thinking it appropriate to move basic space endeavors to the private sector. I might have more faith in this move if we were pursuing greater feats while leaving the left overs to the private sector. Seams to me that since the abandoning the Apollo kit for the Space Shuttle we have been on a steady downward decline at NASA.
WHO CARES!
Perhaps people eager to ascertain whether it's a coordinated attack or merely a system failure? Or various other thoughts along those lines.
Before more users jump on the useless non-interesting "working for me"/"not working for me" posts, dont do it. No one really cares.
Well I guess you don't care. However I find it worth noting that over the past week or so I've had intermittent problems logging on to Gmail. Usually lasting no more than 5-10 mins at a time hardly worth noting, until this article. And today, for instance, I was alerted to another situation by the angry cursing of my girlfriend as she attempted to log into her account. Whether it's related or not I do not know. Just figured I would share my experience of the matter.
I know people who were downloading gigabytes a month (maybe a week) of songs and videos, but in the past year or two they have tapered off. They've gotten most of the stuff they've wanted, and now are just listening to and watching it.
From first hand experience I can agree with that to a degree, however I believe it's a multitude of factors playing out here.Traffic Shaping as well as more aggressive bandwidth caps and the increased availability of residential low priced, low allowance pay per GB plans and perhaps to a lesser to degree more people getting more things done with mobile data plans (iphone, non wifi laptop access). That being said, I've found the speed of my torrents at any time of the day much greater than say a year ago.
Imagine being able to choose any domain name you wanted.... ... and choosing "Symbolics.com".
Imagine getting the fabled domain name, now please explain to me how you leverage that into any sort of profit outside of curious passerby's from The Slashdot.
If only the wind turbines were on stationary towers, then they might be able to map them, and use such a map to inform their interpretation of the radar data.
Exactly and then ignore the Doppler readings of that area, and instead take notice when a bunch of turbines suddenly go offline.
Very small investment considering the cost of the actual wind farm itself.
I'm sure the hardware investment would be relatively small, but the cost to put eyes in front of the screens would probably be much more significant.