>God Forbid the terrorists be blamed for the attacks. Much better to use the fear of terrorism to fight against whatever political beliefs you disagree with, right?
No way! Terrorists can't be more than 50% responsible for their actions!
On Oct. 26, unanimously, the jury said the guys who carried out the [93 WTC] bombing were only 32 percent responsible for the damages. PointOfLaw
And you must have your sense of humor checked. And your shift key.
Slashdotted, but I got the first page
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Ageia PhysX Tested
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· Score: 4, Informative
Without question, one of the hottest topics throughout the industry this year has been the advent of the discrete physics processor or "PPU" (Physics Processing Unit). Developed by a new startup company called Ageia, this new physics processor gives game developers the opportunity to create entirely new game-play characteristics that were not considered possible using standard hardware. Since its original inception, both CPU and GPU vendors have come to the spotlight to showcase the ability to process physics on their respective hardware. However, the Ageia PhysX PPU is the only viable solution which is readily available to consumers.
For the foreseeable future, the only vendors which will be manufacturing and selling physics processors based on the Ageia PhysX PPU are ASUS and BFG. With ASUS primarily focusing on the OEM market, BFG will enjoy a monopoly of sorts within the retail channel, as they will comprise the vast majority of all available cards on store shelves. Today, we will be running a retail sample of BFG's first ever Physics processor through its paces. Judging from the packaging alone, you can tell that this box contains something out of the ordinary. Housed in an unusual triangular box with a flip-down front panel, consumers can glimpse the card's heatsink assembly through a clear plastic window.
BFG Tech PhysX Card And Bundle
Flipping the box, consumers are presented with a quick listing of features complete with summaries and a small screen-shot. Most importantly, the package also lists the small handful of games which actually support the PPU hardware. This short list consists of City of Villains, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, and Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport.
Upon opening the packaging, we are presented with a standard fare of accessories. Beyond the actual card itself, we find a power cable splitter, a driver CD, a demo CD, and a quick install guide. Somewhat surprisingly, we also find a neon flyer warning of a driver issue with Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter that instructs users to download the latest driver from Ageia to avoid the problem. This is a bit disheartening as there are only three games which currently support this hardware. With this in mind, it is hard to not feel as though the hardware is being rushed to market a bit sooner than it probably should have.
Directing our attention to the card itself, we find a rather unassuming blue PCB with a somewhat standard aluminum active heatsink assembly. Amidst the collection of power circuitry, we also find a 4-pin molex power connector to feed the card as a standard PCI slot does not provide adequate power source for the processor. At first glance, the card looks remarkably similar to a mainstream graphics card. It's not until you see the bare back-plate with no connectivity options that you realize this is not a GeForce 6600 or similar product.
Thankfully, the BFG PhysX card does not incorporate yet another massive dual-slot heatsink assembly as so many new pieces of high-end hardware do these days. Rather, we find a small single-slot active heatsink that manages to effectively cool the PPU while keeping noise at a minimum. Removing the heatsink, we were pleased to find that BFG has done an excellent job of applying the proper amount of thermal paste and that the base of the heatsink was flat with no dead spots. After powering the system, we see that BFG has dressed the card up with three blue LED's to appease those with case windows.
With the heatsink removed, we have our first opportunity to glimpse the Ageia PhysX PPU in all its glory. Manufactured on a 0.13u process at TSMC, the die is comprised of 125 million transistors. Overall, the size of the die is slightly larger than the memory modules which surround it. Looking closely at the board, we see that the 128MB of memory consists of Samsung K4J55323QF-GC20 GDDR3 SDRAM which are rated for a maximum frequency of 500MHz. Unfortunately, neither BFG nor Ageia have disclosed what frequency the PPU memory and core operate at, so we are unsure
All was good when the top-down view games were on PC first, just as god intended. But then they sold out to Sony for GTA3-5. Now they sold themselves to MS for 360. Thankfully, being the whores they are, they'll release a PC version sooner or later, but I'll still be pissed off when I'm the only one not getting any...
Looks like the standard MS drivers simply redirect all sound to the BT device, but I'm only saying this because of what others said about them. The WIDCOMM drivers I use let you connect a headset as a separate audio device, just like another sound card. This would usually let you choose the output device for each application, but some apps only use the default output and don't let you change it.
I'm myself pretty happy with the $20 Panasonic headset (BHX70A I'm not in India, but that's the best link I could find) I got during a promotion. It works well with both my ancient phone (T68i) and PC, where I use it mainly for Skype VOIP. It lasts slightly less then advertised, but not by much. It's also quite light and can be used while charging, although I have to move it to my left ear, otherwise the cord would be sticking vertically upward.
OMG Apple is teh innovator again! Magnetic latching system and built in iSight video camera! Wow, Steve, my Lord, I love you! This has never been done before!
> Some of her "friends" [...] make remarks to her online that they'd never do in my hearing (and live to tell about it)
Something like this?
I wanna fuck your brains out I wanna stick my cock in your mouth
Now wait, instead of loading your shotgun, maybe you could give me her myspace profile name?
Just kidding, of course, you don't have to worry about me. I'd probably just start shaking and run to the corner of the room before entering the verbal communication range.
Unfortunately, no. From what I can remember from my intro law class, once signed, such treaties have a high status and can even override local laws.
Don't worry though, the solution is simple: simply pretend no such treaty was ever signed, and the worst case scenario is that UN will be very angry with you and maybe send you a letter saying how angry they are.
Ok, how the fuck can an article get tagged "floppingwienervision"? I can't imagine more than 2-3 people out of the whole/. horde coming up with this description, and I'm sure it takes more than that to get an article tagged.
If the compiler doesn't have a problem with unmatched parentheses, to prevent any such problems in the future, simply insert) closing) parentheses) instead) of) spaces).
Slashdot Mirror
Trojan wants you to go out and have real sex.
They're not the only ones...
Maybe you could be playing with my Wii, then? You wouldn't have to lie to people this way, and it's not nearly as scary.
>God Forbid the terrorists be blamed for the attacks. Much better to use the fear of terrorism to fight against whatever political beliefs you disagree with, right?
No way! Terrorists can't be more than 50% responsible for their actions!
On Oct. 26, unanimously, the jury said the guys who carried out the [93 WTC] bombing were only 32 percent responsible for the damages. PointOfLaw
They got Chuck Norris to roundhouse kick the regular light until it started moving backward!
>you really must not be a smart person. at all.
And you must have your sense of humor checked. And your shift key.
Without question, one of the hottest topics throughout the industry this year has been the advent of the discrete physics processor or "PPU" (Physics Processing Unit). Developed by a new startup company called Ageia, this new physics processor gives game developers the opportunity to create entirely new game-play characteristics that were not considered possible using standard hardware. Since its original inception, both CPU and GPU vendors have come to the spotlight to showcase the ability to process physics on their respective hardware. However, the Ageia PhysX PPU is the only viable solution which is readily available to consumers.
For the foreseeable future, the only vendors which will be manufacturing and selling physics processors based on the Ageia PhysX PPU are ASUS and BFG. With ASUS primarily focusing on the OEM market, BFG will enjoy a monopoly of sorts within the retail channel, as they will comprise the vast majority of all available cards on store shelves. Today, we will be running a retail sample of BFG's first ever Physics processor through its paces. Judging from the packaging alone, you can tell that this box contains something out of the ordinary. Housed in an unusual triangular box with a flip-down front panel, consumers can glimpse the card's heatsink assembly through a clear plastic window.
BFG Tech PhysX
Card And Bundle
Flipping the box, consumers are presented with a quick listing of features complete with summaries and a small screen-shot. Most importantly, the package also lists the small handful of games which actually support the PPU hardware. This short list consists of City of Villains, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, and Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport.
Upon opening the packaging, we are presented with a standard fare of accessories. Beyond the actual card itself, we find a power cable splitter, a driver CD, a demo CD, and a quick install guide. Somewhat surprisingly, we also find a neon flyer warning of a driver issue with Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter that instructs users to download the latest driver from Ageia to avoid the problem. This is a bit disheartening as there are only three games which currently support this hardware. With this in mind, it is hard to not feel as though the hardware is being rushed to market a bit sooner than it probably should have.
Directing our attention to the card itself, we find a rather unassuming blue PCB with a somewhat standard aluminum active heatsink assembly. Amidst the collection of power circuitry, we also find a 4-pin molex power connector to feed the card as a standard PCI slot does not provide adequate power source for the processor. At first glance, the card looks remarkably similar to a mainstream graphics card. It's not until you see the bare back-plate with no connectivity options that you realize this is not a GeForce 6600 or similar product.
Thankfully, the BFG PhysX card does not incorporate yet another massive dual-slot heatsink assembly as so many new pieces of high-end hardware do these days. Rather, we find a small single-slot active heatsink that manages to effectively cool the PPU while keeping noise at a minimum. Removing the heatsink, we were pleased to find that BFG has done an excellent job of applying the proper amount of thermal paste and that the base of the heatsink was flat with no dead spots. After powering the system, we see that BFG has dressed the card up with three blue LED's to appease those with case windows.
With the heatsink removed, we have our first opportunity to glimpse the Ageia PhysX PPU in all its glory. Manufactured on a 0.13u process at TSMC, the die is comprised of 125 million transistors. Overall, the size of the die is slightly larger than the memory modules which surround it. Looking closely at the board, we see that the 128MB of memory consists of Samsung K4J55323QF-GC20 GDDR3 SDRAM which are rated for a maximum frequency of 500MHz. Unfortunately, neither BFG nor Ageia have disclosed what frequency the PPU memory and core operate at, so we are unsure
Rockstar = whores.
All was good when the top-down view games were on PC first, just as god intended. But then they sold out to Sony for GTA3-5. Now they sold themselves to MS for 360. Thankfully, being the whores they are, they'll release a PC version sooner or later, but I'll still be pissed off when I'm the only one not getting any...
Looks like the standard MS drivers simply redirect all sound to the BT device, but I'm only saying this because of what others said about them. The WIDCOMM drivers I use let you connect a headset as a separate audio device, just like another sound card. This would usually let you choose the output device for each application, but some apps only use the default output and don't let you change it.
I'm myself pretty happy with the $20 Panasonic headset (BHX70A I'm not in India, but that's the best link I could find) I got during a promotion. It works well with both my ancient phone (T68i) and PC, where I use it mainly for Skype VOIP. It lasts slightly less then advertised, but not by much. It's also quite light and can be used while charging, although I have to move it to my left ear, otherwise the cord would be sticking vertically upward.
>..I smell a lawsuit coming...
Obviously, you're not applying enough Aquafresh.
Huh heh heh... he said "cock"!
>Let me start by saying You can have my mac when you pry it from my cold dead hands
Don't worry, the only way I'm ever touching a mac is with my cold dead hands, and that's not happening in the foreseeable future.
OMG Apple is teh innovator again! Magnetic latching system and built in iSight video camera! Wow, Steve, my Lord, I love you! This has never been done before!
>It doubles as a slot machine...
And a hooker! In fact, forget the slot machine!
Five years ago called, and it wants its threat back.
What he is, of course, is a sex offender.
>Won't somebody think of the money?!
Don't worry, I've got that asspect covered, too.
No sound, no buy.
I can see them sticking a speaker which would play back some real sounds, something like what they did on this thing, but that's not gonna do it.
I mean, just the song/album names would make GH2 worth buying:
Something like this?
Now wait, instead of loading your shotgun, maybe you could give me her myspace profile name?
Just kidding, of course, you don't have to worry about me. I'd probably just start shaking and run to the corner of the room before entering the verbal communication range.
Steve Vai is still not amused by the new name
Unfortunately, no. From what I can remember from my intro law class, once signed, such treaties have a high status and can even override local laws.
Don't worry though, the solution is simple: simply pretend no such treaty was ever signed, and the worst case scenario is that UN will be very angry with you and maybe send you a letter saying how angry they are.
Ok, how the fuck can an article get tagged "floppingwienervision"? /. horde coming up with this description, and I'm sure it takes more than that to get an article tagged.
I can't imagine more than 2-3 people out of the whole
for a twenty-one gun salute.
From the summary: What if I-95 announced an exclusive deal with General Motors to provide a special "rush-hour" lane for GM cars only?
I think they already do this in some states, except they discriminate by how many blow-up dolls you are transporting in your vehicle.
If the compiler doesn't have a problem with unmatched parentheses, to prevent any such problems in the future, simply insert) closing) parentheses) instead) of) spaces).
Nomad, eh?