I would say "those who are looking for a fanless graphics card capable of hardware decoding and DX9 graphics." Then again, why not just buy a cheap Radeon 9550LE, underclock it, and disable the fan?
Onstar: Onstar, how may I help you? Rover: Yea, I seem to be stuck in a sand dune on another planet. Onstar: Alright, I'll send a rescue crew to meet you. They should be there in about 4 months. Rover: About that, could you hurry it up? I think this sand dune is collaps...
To quote: It is said a cow produces about 280 liters of methane-rich flatulence each day. By using a tube inserted into a cow's anus, one can ignite the gas and cause the cow to explode.
After knowing this, people will pack matches whenever they go cow tipping.
Géza Kovács.... Killer in Record Store (as Geza Kovacs) Sony Forbes.... Killer in Attic Jérôme Tiberghien.... Killer in Attic (as Jerome Tiberghien) Denis Lacroix.... Killer in Barn
Not exactly what you're looking for, but it would work:
Either delegate people from your team, or hire some local person (IE: College student looking for a little extra cash) to point a radar gun at the boats, and have the radar gun output to something.
Cheap computer capable of rendering 2D bitmaps at 60fps: about $300. Gigabit connection: $200/month Cost after 1 year: (300 + 200*12) = $2700 Cost after 3 years: (300 + 200*36) = $7500
Mid-range computer capable of rendering 3D at 60fps: about $1200 1MBit ADSL connection: $30/month Cost after 1 year: (1200 + 30*12) = $1560 Cost after 3 years: (1200 + 30*36) = $2280
Personally, I would rather eat the initial cost of the mid-range computer and save money over time. That money saved could be spent on upgrading the mid-range computer to a higher-end computer.
If it shows what it can really do that would be impressive.
This is what is wrong with the whole gaming/computing industry as a whole. Specifications are always put out before anything else, thus further perpetuating the "Megahertz Myth".
We've all seen the XBox2/360 specs. Sure, dual Power 970 processors is nice, but dual processors mean nothing if nothing decent is being done with them. I would rather see gameplay videos, screenshots, etc showing the console in action before I see specs. Much the same as I would rather test-drive a car before I look under the hood.
But an iPod shuffle is a sexy white *and* plays MP3s, what more could you require?
You make it sound better than my girlfriend:
* Sexy * Plays MP3's * Has volume control * Can be spontaneous * Can follow orders
Now lets see - spend the money on an ipod shuffle and have enough music to last all eternity, or spend the money on my girlfriend to possibly ensure that the human race can continue to last for all eternity...
The most Xtreme thing I've probably ever had was being left alone inside the headquarters for the local militia. Funny how the militia trusts cadets more than the cadets' officers trust the cadets.
Some sergeant arrived while I was outside waiting for the officers to open the place, and unlocked the doors. He trusted me to keep an eye on the place until either he came back from his meal at Tim Hortons, or officers arrived.
To make matters more interesting, I know the locations of all the weapons and ammunition in the building. Pellet guns,.22 Lee-Enfields, 5.56mm C7 Assault Rifles, and 5.56mm C9 Light Machine Guns. Of course, all these weapons have at least 5 locks between their storage room and the rest of the facility at all times.
I used to have an independent theater that went the whole nine yards with popcorn. To start, its air-popped in high-quality olive oil, and placed evenly on a tray so that butter, salt, and flavor additive salts can be placed evenly.
To top if off, the admission price was cheap, and compensates for this somewhat more expensive popcorn. Admission was about $4, and a large popcorn about $7. Beat famous players $10 admission + sizeof(your.paycheck) refreshments anyday.
To start, you can cache Windows to a ramdrive to speed things up a little, or if you're a linux zealot, you can cache an entire Knoppix LiveCD to a ramdrive, and have all the more space on your HD.
Of course, you could always cache pr0n videos to a ramdrive for uber-smooth playback.
It seems Ubi learned a hard lesson through the school of hard knocks. As a game developer myself I can actually say "More often than not, adding alot of man power to a project will only make it alot worse."
The new entries will be plagued by confusion with what is already created and how to create new things. This confusion will result in the already-there workers having to explain and document everything to them, and results in a huge slow-down on the project.
Their "SWAT Team" idea was really nice though. I should think of that next time I get some additional people to work on a project.
That beowolf cluster could quickly beam an image of a nice healthy pair of breasts onto a passing PDA, you insensitive clod!
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Obligatory simpsons quote:
Unmodified: Homer: So, someone had to take the babysitter home, then i saw that the gummi venus de milo was stuck to her, so i grabbed it off. Just thinking about that sweet candy... just makes me want to have another! Newserial guy: Thank you Mr Simpson, that will do nicely.
Modified: Homer: So, someone had to take the babysitter home, then i grabbed her swswswsweet can. Just thinking about her swswswsweet can makes me want to have another! Newserial guy: So, you grabbed her can. What do you have to say in your defence?
The difficulty with a thunder system is the problems and threats it poses to other things in this world. That thunder would be generating an enormous amount of EM Interference, thus making radio transmissions very difficult.
Plus, for widespread use, there would have to be control measures in place in order to avoid innocent people getting 10000VAC arcs onto their left asscheek. On the upside though, cities could entirely phase out street lights with a thunder system.
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Hide them beneath the floor boards
this seems like an incredibly stupid and public way of locking customers into paying for information they were already previously getting for free.
We can still get it for free. Just set a camcorder in front of the instrument panels and press "RECORD".
That little 2D side scroller starring Gordon Freeman was a cute bonus too.
That is availible for free to everyone. You don't need a Half-Life(2) license for it.
I would say "those who are looking for a fanless graphics card capable of hardware decoding and DX9 graphics." Then again, why not just buy a cheap Radeon 9550LE, underclock it, and disable the fan?
Onstar: Onstar, how may I help you?
Rover: Yea, I seem to be stuck in a sand dune on another planet.
Onstar: Alright, I'll send a rescue crew to meet you. They should be there in about 4 months.
Rover: About that, could you hurry it up? I think this sand dune is collaps...
+++NO_CARRIER
There's also "Exploding Cows"
To quote:
It is said a cow produces about 280 liters of methane-rich flatulence each day. By using a tube inserted into a cow's anus, one can ignite the gas and cause the cow to explode.
After knowing this, people will pack matches whenever they go cow tipping.
Géza Kovács .... Killer in Record Store (as Geza Kovacs) .... Killer in Attic .... Killer in Attic (as Jerome Tiberghien) .... Killer in Barn
Sony Forbes
Jérôme Tiberghien
Denis Lacroix
Woah. Killer cast.
Not exactly what you're looking for, but it would work:
Either delegate people from your team, or hire some local person (IE: College student looking for a little extra cash) to point a radar gun at the boats, and have the radar gun output to something.
That wouldn't be terribly cost-effective.
Cheap computer capable of rendering 2D bitmaps at 60fps: about $300.
Gigabit connection: $200/month
Cost after 1 year: (300 + 200*12) = $2700
Cost after 3 years: (300 + 200*36) = $7500
Mid-range computer capable of rendering 3D at 60fps: about $1200
1MBit ADSL connection: $30/month
Cost after 1 year: (1200 + 30*12) = $1560
Cost after 3 years: (1200 + 30*36) = $2280
Personally, I would rather eat the initial cost of the mid-range computer and save money over time. That money saved could be spent on upgrading the mid-range computer to a higher-end computer.
If it shows what it can really do that would be impressive.
This is what is wrong with the whole gaming/computing industry as a whole. Specifications are always put out before anything else, thus further perpetuating the "Megahertz Myth".
We've all seen the XBox2/360 specs. Sure, dual Power 970 processors is nice, but dual processors mean nothing if nothing decent is being done with them. I would rather see gameplay videos, screenshots, etc showing the console in action before I see specs. Much the same as I would rather test-drive a car before I look under the hood.
But an iPod shuffle is a sexy white *and* plays MP3s, what more could you require?
You make it sound better than my girlfriend:
* Sexy
* Plays MP3's
* Has volume control
* Can be spontaneous
* Can follow orders
Now lets see - spend the money on an ipod shuffle and have enough music to last all eternity, or spend the money on my girlfriend to possibly ensure that the human race can continue to last for all eternity...
Tough decision.
Colleges have Counter-Strike departments now?
The most Xtreme thing I've probably ever had was being left alone inside the headquarters for the local militia. Funny how the militia trusts cadets more than the cadets' officers trust the cadets.
.22 Lee-Enfields, 5.56mm C7 Assault Rifles, and 5.56mm C9 Light Machine Guns. Of course, all these weapons have at least 5 locks between their storage room and the rest of the facility at all times.
Some sergeant arrived while I was outside waiting for the officers to open the place, and unlocked the doors. He trusted me to keep an eye on the place until either he came back from his meal at Tim Hortons, or officers arrived.
To make matters more interesting, I know the locations of all the weapons and ammunition in the building. Pellet guns,
Still, given a chain-saw and 20 minutes...
I used to have an independent theater that went the whole nine yards with popcorn. To start, its air-popped in high-quality olive oil, and placed evenly on a tray so that butter, salt, and flavor additive salts can be placed evenly.
To top if off, the admission price was cheap, and compensates for this somewhat more expensive popcorn. Admission was about $4, and a large popcorn about $7. Beat famous players $10 admission + sizeof(your.paycheck) refreshments anyday.
2 gigs? You can do amazing things with 2 gigs.
To start, you can cache Windows to a ramdrive to speed things up a little, or if you're a linux zealot, you can cache an entire Knoppix LiveCD to a ramdrive, and have all the more space on your HD.
Of course, you could always cache pr0n videos to a ramdrive for uber-smooth playback.
It seems Ubi learned a hard lesson through the school of hard knocks. As a game developer myself I can actually say "More often than not, adding alot of man power to a project will only make it alot worse."
The new entries will be plagued by confusion with what is already created and how to create new things. This confusion will result in the already-there workers having to explain and document everything to them, and results in a huge slow-down on the project.
Their "SWAT Team" idea was really nice though. I should think of that next time I get some additional people to work on a project.
Porn also fuels spending and upgrades in the industry. Think about it:
People want porn faster - ISP's upgrade equipment to provide faster connections.
As the amount of people with faster connections rises, so does the quality and hence the file size of the porn.
As the file sizes get larger and larger, the time it takes to acquire them gets longer, and people want them faster. So, the cycle repeats again.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Or install Folding@Home on all the systems, set the CPU usage to 100%, and set every client to the same User ID and Team. Top user in no time!
It weighs more than Bush's brain.
or Mike Rowe...
And, yes, Hell does occasionally freeze over here. They televised it once...
Yes, they televised the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the cup back in the 1950's. I think they learned their lesson though.
*dodges brick*
That beowolf cluster could quickly beam an image of a nice healthy pair of breasts onto a passing PDA, you insensitive clod!
Obligatory simpsons quote:
Unmodified:
Homer: So, someone had to take the babysitter home, then i saw that the gummi venus de milo was stuck to her, so i grabbed it off. Just thinking about that sweet candy... just makes me want to have another!
Newserial guy: Thank you Mr Simpson, that will do nicely.
Modified:
Homer: So, someone had to take the babysitter home, then i grabbed her swswswsweet can. Just thinking about her swswswsweet can makes me want to have another!
Newserial guy: So, you grabbed her can. What do you have to say in your defence?
The phrase "tax on the stupid" seems to fit quite well in that statement.
The difficulty with a thunder system is the problems and threats it poses to other things in this world. That thunder would be generating an enormous amount of EM Interference, thus making radio transmissions very difficult.
Plus, for widespread use, there would have to be control measures in place in order to avoid innocent people getting 10000VAC arcs onto their left asscheek. On the upside though, cities could entirely phase out street lights with a thunder system.