Your forgetting that this box will last YEARS for (PC) gaming without needing any upgrades.
Yes, you can get build it for cheaper but the simple cost comparison of $X vs. $Y is incomplete as you need to amortize the cost of getting a nice gaming system vs. upgrading more often. i.e. Spending $50 on a GPU today means you'll have to spend another $50 down the road in a year or two so you can play this year's games. Battlefield Bad Company 2, Sniper Ghost Warrior, and other games from this year are already pushing this year's GPUs -- good luck playing those at a medium resolution at a decent framerate on a a $50 GPU. e.g. 1280x1024 at 60 fps.
> can be had for $300-500. A gaming PC needs more CPU and GPU horsepower, and probably more RAM and HD, which can easily double the price.
Eh? You don't need to spend THAT much to build a half decent gaming box, if you do your homework on pricing... (i.e. haven't taken advantage of any combo deals)
I have argued in the past that Games are Meta-Art.
- They contain music that if sold on their own would be considered works of art. - They contain pictures that if sold on their own would be considered works of art. - They contain text/writing that if sold on their own would be considered works of art (I'm going to pass on most FPS:-) but there are a few well written Interactive Fiction [sic] and RPGs. - They have contained some pretty interesting dilemas (philosophy) presented in unique and creative ways (the art of story telling.) e.g. Loom, ICO, Uncharted 2. - There is an art form to actually writing the code that players never see. I've seen (and written) some absolutely beautiful game code.
Ebert is stuck in the 20th century, when movies and photography weren't considered art. Maybe Ebert should ask the fundamental question "What is the purpose of Art?"
More like Business $ense. That way you don't have to pay Ph.D.s 2x-5x (or experienced programmers) what you can pay non-college kids.
On the positive side, the company is investing in itself, assuming they can teach good coding practices.
While I feel the University degree in Computer Science was largely a waste of time, it did expose me to a terminology and concepts that I probably wouldn't of studied on my one. I was programming LONG before going to college. College provided more of the Theory then worry about hand-waving those "implementation details in the Real World(TM)."
You don't _need_ to provide one. If they get their panties in a knot ask them to specificially show you the law that requires you to have one in order to have electricity, which is what I did. The op got all huffy but there was nothing legally they could do since you have a right to electricity and they can't deny you that right. The Socialist Slave Number is completely voluntary. Google the Taco Bell case if you want to open this can of worms...
> One man cannot possibly retard intellectual advancement for a thousand years except that legions of other men play follow-the-leader and imitate him like little robots instead of finding their own way...
You mean like the ignorant masses that worshiped Jesus?
*ducks*
-- "We can accept God becoming man to save man, but not man becoming God to save himself." - Vernon Linwood Howard (1918-1992)
The idiot AC doesn't understand upsampling an image (Gimp > Rescale) isn't the solution you are talking about, namely one of having a higher pixel density.
> But copyright became mangled because of extensions to copyrights that probably shouldn't have been put into place. No matter; it's still not right to steal.
And I see that you still don't understand the difference between illegal copying and stealing. When I give you an idea we both have an idea and I have lost nothing of value. When you steal a physical thing, the original owner has lost something of value. Audio, Video, etc., and ALL Information (which is how they are) are intangible goods -- whining about how imaginary property should be treated as physical property isn't going to change that fact.
In Canada it is perfectly LEGAL to share (copy) music. It is _Right_, as in Canadians have that _Right_. Just because the US is stuck in 16th century thinking with respect to copyrights doesn't imply the rest of the world is.
There will come a day (24th century) when copyright no longer exists. You can fight it all you want but it is inevitable.
> Neither the GameCube nor even the Wii had programmable shaders,
The article is misleading.
Having shipped two Wii games the Wii has _half_ a pixel shader. Technically, the Wii has 8 TEV stages where each stage can do a texture lookup, although in practise you probably wont use more then 4 for performance reasons. While the TEVs are limited you CAN still do projected shadows + Shadow Buffers using CMP + pass_pixel_if then ROPS. Check out some of the GX demos of the RVL SDK for more details.
Options: - Wind (maintence = too many moving parts) - Hyrdo (maintence) - Wave (maintence = , corrision an issue?) - Solar (still too inefficient ATM, good potential once more efficient) - Geothermal (initial cost & maintenance has poor ROI) - Fission (nuclear) - too much of a terrorist threat - Fussion (pending, +50 years away) - ZPE (pending, +10-20 years away at least, at the earliest)
The two big problems: - batteries suck - NIMBY (Not In My BackYard) / BANANA (Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything.)
If we could figure out how to send electricity through the air without the significant signal loss, Solar would be a nice win.
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Your forgetting that this box will last YEARS for (PC) gaming without needing any upgrades.
Yes, you can get build it for cheaper but the simple cost comparison of $X vs. $Y is incomplete as you need to amortize the cost of getting a nice gaming system vs. upgrading more often. i.e. Spending $50 on a GPU today means you'll have to spend another $50 down the road in a year or two so you can play this year's games. Battlefield Bad Company 2, Sniper Ghost Warrior, and other games from this year are already pushing this year's GPUs -- good luck playing those at a medium resolution at a decent framerate on a a $50 GPU. e.g. 1280x1024 at 60 fps.
Forgot to add,
$20-$40 CPU cooler
If you go the CF route, you need to beef up the Power Supply as well... $+30
$100 PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire 80+ (Mail In Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
> can be had for $300-500. A gaming PC needs more CPU and GPU horsepower, and probably more RAM and HD, which can easily double the price.
Eh? You don't need to spend THAT much to build a half decent gaming box, if you do your homework on pricing... (i.e. haven't taken advantage of any combo deals)
= Budget Gaming Box = (single channel)
$180 CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
$77 MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P (422 reviews)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392
$110 7-7-7-20 MEM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227478
$70 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
$50 CASE: Antec Three Hundred (mail in rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
$145 GPU: $150 ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB (390W Load CF2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121363
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$632
Not including Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, HD, but you should have those laying around if you are upgrading.
If you want to go the Crossfire (CF) route, then double the price of the mobo, and add a second 5770 a year or two later.
Beautifull comment.
I have argued in the past that Games are Meta-Art.
- They contain music that if sold on their own would be considered works of art. :-) but there are a few well written Interactive Fiction [sic] and RPGs.
- They contain pictures that if sold on their own would be considered works of art.
- They contain text/writing that if sold on their own would be considered works of art (I'm going to pass on most FPS
- They have contained some pretty interesting dilemas (philosophy) presented in unique and creative ways (the art of story telling.) e.g. Loom, ICO, Uncharted 2.
- There is an art form to actually writing the code that players never see. I've seen (and written) some absolutely beautiful game code.
Ebert is stuck in the 20th century, when movies and photography weren't considered art. Maybe Ebert should ask the fundamental question "What is the purpose of Art?"
Typical RIAA, whining about when the Law doesn't give them what they want...
Guess they didn't bribe^H^H^H^H^H lobby enough...
More like Business $ense. That way you don't have to pay Ph.D.s 2x-5x (or experienced programmers) what you can pay non-college kids.
On the positive side, the company is investing in itself, assuming they can teach good coding practices.
While I feel the University degree in Computer Science was largely a waste of time, it did expose me to a terminology and concepts that I probably wouldn't of studied on my one. I was programming LONG before going to college. College provided more of the Theory then worry about hand-waving those "implementation details in the Real World(TM)."
Thanks for the great explanation!
> Want electricity? SSN.
You don't _need_ to provide one. If they get their panties in a knot ask them to specificially show you the law that requires you to have one in order to have electricity, which is what I did. The op got all huffy but there was nothing legally they could do since you have a right to electricity and they can't deny you that right. The Socialist Slave Number is completely voluntary. Google the Taco Bell case if you want to open this can of worms...
> There is only that many GHz silicon can manage.
That's the unspoken 4 GHz silicon barrier.
If you switch to another element you can raise the barrior to a ~ 400 GHz, the problem is cost: Silicon is dirt cheap.
The article doesn't mention C-Section wasn't a possibility, therefore it is possible for both to be the same age.
> While it's true that g/g is obviously eliminated, the boy MUST be either the younger or the older.
Can't RTFA, but does the problem explicitly rule out twins?
> One man cannot possibly retard intellectual advancement for a thousand years except that legions of other men play follow-the-leader and imitate him like little robots instead of finding their own way...
You mean like the ignorant masses that worshiped Jesus?
*ducks*
--
"We can accept God becoming man to save man, but not man becoming God to save himself." - Vernon Linwood Howard (1918-1992)
Is this an simplified explaination?
http://priabroy.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/geoid-ellipsoidal-orthometric_height.jpg
Not quite full HD but still is a higher res: 1081 x 541
http://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/pguth/website/so432web/ww15mgh.jpg
YHBT.
The idiot AC doesn't understand upsampling an image (Gimp > Rescale) isn't the solution you are talking about, namely one of having a higher pixel density.
> But copyright became mangled because of extensions to copyrights that probably shouldn't have been put into place. No matter; it's still not right to steal.
And I see that you still don't understand the difference between illegal copying and stealing. When I give you an idea we both have an idea and I have lost nothing of value. When you steal a physical thing, the original owner has lost something of value. Audio, Video, etc., and ALL Information (which is how they are) are intangible goods -- whining about how imaginary property should be treated as physical property isn't going to change that fact.
In Canada it is perfectly LEGAL to share (copy) music. It is _Right_, as in Canadians have that _Right_. Just because the US is stuck in 16th century thinking with respect to copyrights doesn't imply the rest of the world is.
There will come a day (24th century) when copyright no longer exists. You can fight it all you want but it is inevitable.
I haz new legz
Reminds me of that old Windows Jokes...
Windows (95) is NOT a virus... viruses do something...
> Neither the GameCube nor even the Wii had programmable shaders,
The article is misleading.
Having shipped two Wii games the Wii has _half_ a pixel shader. Technically, the Wii has 8 TEV stages where each stage can do a texture lookup, although in practise you probably wont use more then 4 for performance reasons. While the TEVs are limited you CAN still do projected shadows + Shadow Buffers using CMP + pass_pixel_if then ROPS. Check out some of the GX demos of the RVL SDK for more details.
> In my day, a fieldtrip consisted of nothing more than going outside -- in a field.
You were lucky to have a field. We weren't allowed outside... /cue Monty Python skit...
The Canadians were too busy apologizing for the food shortage to give an opinion...
Part of that reality is coming true...
http://hubpages.com/hub/This-affordable-3D-printer-can-print-itself
Hey, thx for the concise summary of Wind.
Options:
- Wind (maintence = too many moving parts)
- Hyrdo (maintence)
- Wave (maintence = , corrision an issue?)
- Solar (still too inefficient ATM, good potential once more efficient)
- Geothermal (initial cost & maintenance has poor ROI)
- Fission (nuclear) - too much of a terrorist threat
- Fussion (pending, +50 years away)
- ZPE (pending, +10-20 years away at least, at the earliest)
The two big problems:
- batteries suck
- NIMBY (Not In My BackYard) / BANANA (Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything.)
If we could figure out how to send electricity through the air without the significant signal loss, Solar would be a nice win.
Any other options?
Shenmue would be a nice addition.
Rez HD on PSN would be nice too, (At least its available on XBL).
Some of my favorites are still even earlier on the Saturn - Guardian Heroes, and Virtual Cop. Still haven't found any good modern remakes.
...is let the president know of our support for Clean Energy:
http://my.barackobama.com/CleanEnergy-auto