Fawn over Carmack's godly programming skillz all you want, but Quake 3 hasn't been relevant for a couple of years (though some of the Q3-based games are better). 300 frames per second is fast enough. Whatever this 6800 monster would put out is irrelevant. More recent games with higher polygon counts, more lights, bigger textures, etc make for more interesting benchmarks.
Where's Doom 3? That'd be a game worth testing on this thing.
This is dangerous stuff, and one of the very few areas I believe Congress needs to intervene in to prevent abuse of data that was never meant to be aggregated, linked, and abused.
Its the same reason why laptops get such aweful battery life. I'm sure that someone could create a very functional laptop with a 50 MHz processor that does a competent job running a basic office suite and have superb battery life.
The big LCD screens eat as much power as anything and spinning the harddrive/cd/dvd isn't free either. (I won't even mention the trend of powerful GPUs in notebooks. Oops too late!) Popping a 0.1W processor in there isn't going to get you a PDA-like lifetime out of a notebook. The Pentium M and Mobile Athlon already cut back on the power consumption drastically when asked too.
In the end, I think most people find it's easier to find a plug or carry a spare battery.
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The sun will not go nova, it is not large enough for that. What will happen is the sun will become a red giant in a few billion years, and wipe out anything still clinging to this oversized asteroid.
I have not had a TV since May, 1978.
I have not missed a darn thing.
There is too much in life to enjoy without
having a TV.
And spending time on Slashdot to tell people how long you haven't had a TV is how you spend your TV-free life? That's not a really complelling argument.
Armed and Dangerous has some seriously funny (often adult humor) cutscenes. Laugh out loud stuff and just plain WTF moments. And you get to shoot things.
Also it's in the bargain bin now.
I like a lot of British comedy (Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Chef, Bean, etc), but The Office doesn't do it for me at all. I don't need to spend another 30 minutes watching on TV what I get 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
When are they going to invent something that helps (ie: forces) people to park between the lines in normal parking spaces? It's like pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey in most public parking lots.
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The funny (not ha-ha funny) part is, they don't make the motherboards. Really I think AMD is hurting themselves with the extra confusion. People have been waiting on the whole socket plan to shake out instead of buying.
What's LEGO's problem? Their products don't have a limited lifespan. Twenty year old Legos (Legos, that's right I called them Legos! One Lego, Two Legos, Red Legos, Blue Legos) are just as good as new ones. My own Legos have already been recycled to newer generations a couple of times.
Now if they'd switch to some sort of fast-degrading plastic or better still, edible, they'd have a huge demand without end.
I still can't see why it's better for my daughter to see people being killed than to see people naked. Practically, a 12 year old will be unable to handle the consequences of shooting someone either;)
Being/. I though this would be obvious: Everybody dies, but not everybody has sex.
Once again we have to wonder about the timing of this lawsuit. It seems as though this case should have appeared much sooner. What is Roxio on? Version 6? As if the patent holder didn't notice the same infringement for the past few years?
There should be some requirement to enforce your patents in a timely manner.
Sure molecular assemblers are possible, but they will probably be quite limited. A universal assembler, a single nanobot that can build anything from component atoms, is likely impossible. What we'll get are assemblers much like our current machines, that is, highly specialized. Assemblers will put one specific atom or functional group in one site on another specific molecule. Then pass the product off to another assembler.
To build something really complex, you'll actually be using a whole host of assemblers each designed for a specific task.
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Where's Doom 3? That'd be a game worth testing on this thing.
But is it better than just staring at screens?
Not if you've got a good desktop wallpaper.
But information wants to be free!
The big LCD screens eat as much power as anything and spinning the harddrive/cd/dvd isn't free either. (I won't even mention the trend of powerful GPUs in notebooks. Oops too late!) Popping a 0.1W processor in there isn't going to get you a PDA-like lifetime out of a notebook. The Pentium M and Mobile Athlon already cut back on the power consumption drastically when asked too.
In the end, I think most people find it's easier to find a plug or carry a spare battery.
The sun will not go nova, it is not large enough for that. What will happen is the sun will become a red giant in a few billion years, and wipe out anything still clinging to this oversized asteroid.
Either way, I'd feel better if LeGuin was mentioned in that press release as collaborating on this project.
Skynet. Not only is it a bad idea, it's inevitable. :)
So what you're saying is you've got an idiot for a sysadmin, because he could have gotten Pro licenses to begin with much much cheaper.
Another perfectly good violant Slashdot argument cut short by the coherent presentation of facts. Stab your eyes, Shing!
And spending time on Slashdot to tell people how long you haven't had a TV is how you spend your TV-free life? That's not a really complelling argument.
Armed and Dangerous has some seriously funny (often adult humor) cutscenes. Laugh out loud stuff and just plain WTF moments. And you get to shoot things. Also it's in the bargain bin now.
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Forget it.
Does it give anyone else a sense of global brotherhood to know that this is true everywhere?
Nah, me neither.
If anyone is particularly passionate about saving the Hubble, do something more than sign an online petition.
We wait longer than that just to talk to you!
I like a lot of British comedy (Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Chef, Bean, etc), but The Office doesn't do it for me at all. I don't need to spend another 30 minutes watching on TV what I get 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
When are they going to invent something that helps (ie: forces) people to park between the lines in normal parking spaces? It's like pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey in most public parking lots.
Plan my real estate purchases by figuring out how much global warming and coastal flooding we'll have in 2050.
The funny (not ha-ha funny) part is, they don't make the motherboards. Really I think AMD is hurting themselves with the extra confusion. People have been waiting on the whole socket plan to shake out instead of buying.
Now if they'd switch to some sort of fast-degrading plastic or better still, edible, they'd have a huge demand without end.
I still can't see why it's better for my daughter to see people being killed than to see people naked. Practically, a 12 year old will be unable to handle the consequences of shooting someone either ;)
Being /. I though this would be obvious: Everybody dies, but not everybody has sex.
Once again we have to wonder about the timing of this lawsuit. It seems as though this case should have appeared much sooner. What is Roxio on? Version 6? As if the patent holder didn't notice the same infringement for the past few years?
There should be some requirement to enforce your patents in a timely manner.
Are you suggesting that there is oil on Mars? I'm sure we can drum (ba dum) up support in that case.
To build something really complex, you'll actually be using a whole host of assemblers each designed for a specific task.