nvidia was on the wrong track. they HAD to blow the air out of the case because it was so damn hot it would overheat (but that was just due to ridiculous overclocking to compete with ATI). and blowing air will always be noisy, especially if blowing it through small holes.
the key imo is watercooling for high-end cards, and generating less heat for the mid/low-end cards. AFAIK some.13 micron ATI cards only need passive heatsinks.
Because piracy is an international problem, RIAA has joined with the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) and other groups to combat this problem worldwide. (IRMA represents the world's leading replicators of optical media.) Recently IRMA launched the world's first Anti-Piracy Certification/Compliance Program for the manufacture of CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs.
Similar to RIAA's domestic guidelines, this global initiative is designed to help manufacturing plants establish procedures to reduce publishing pirated material. It was developed with input and support from the IRMA Anti-Piracy Coalition, comprised of optical media replicators, and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
When IRMA announced its new certification/compliance program, Scott Bartlett, Sony DADC's Vice President, Customer and Industry Relations, emphasized the importance of the program saying, "It's the right thing to do. Writers and artists, whether recording artist or motion picture producer, have the right to be paid. We have a responsibility as a major supporter of RIAA and MPAA, and as a replicator, to be at the forefront of this program - to ensure that copyrights are protected."
also:
Buyer Beware--The Six Deadly Sins of CD Rip-offs
The packaging has blurry graphics, weak or bad color.
The package or disc has misspelled words.
The price is often way below retail value.
The record label is missing or it's a company you've never heard of.
It has cheaply made insert cards, often without liner notes or multiple folds.
The sound quality is often poor or inconsistent.
so logically... if you weigh the same a a duck.... you're made of wood.... and therefore a witch... and will be BURNED!!!
"AFAIK (IANAP) anti-matter galaxies/stars would be indistinguishible from normal-matter ones. Photons don;t care whether they are created by matter fusion or anti-matter fusion, etc."
an anti-matter world would look mostly the same, but you could tell it apart from a matter world using kaon decay rates - matter/anti-matter symmetry is not exact.
no.... my dad pays a flat rate fee for gas and electricity just like he does for cable internet.
and water is charged at a pretty much constant rate, averaged over an area.
one of the reasons flat rate electricity/gas schemes were introduced was that poor people, especially the elderly, would freeze to death rather than fear running up debts in winter.
paying for uploads/downloads would make the internet a horrible place and put people off. this isn't like regulations on cars and tax on petrol to protect the environment. this is difficult, complicated, annoying, expensive, intrusive, restrictive measures to.... er, do what again? you're looking for horrible solutions to a non-existent problem.
apart from stuff I've downloaded and not unshared yet, my only shares are the Smashing Pumpkins Machina 2 album, which was released free on the internet... hahaha suck on my legitimate use of p2p RIAA ****s:-)
AFAIK (IANAL), in UK at least, you cannot be held to terms and conditions based on a "by opening this box you accept the terms and conditions inside" sticker.
of course they could stick all the terms and conditions on the outside, but who'd buy a CD that had a legal contract (with a list of what you're not allowed to do with it) instead of artwork and tracklists?
it uses typical movie music and captions to tell a heart-breaking sob story.
the story is how despite movies making millions, the "star system" means those on screen have more money than they know what to do with while those who actually make the movies are worried about money.
now I really hate the movie industry. I will pirate as much as possible to destroy it. the set painters and other skilled workers will find jobs elsewhere, but the moronic managers and the talentless whores they pimp will lose the most.
er, well that's 5. I assume you have another (infinity - 5) possibilities jotted down on a napkin.
I would imagine all of those things are, or would be, crimes and could be dealt with accordingly.
it seems ironic that people have such a luddite attitude on a board only accessible with a fair amount of technology.
anyway, if you object to technology because it has possibilities for abuse computers would be the first to be sabotaged. looks like this is what the RIAA etc. wants. do you agree with them, or are you a hypocrite?
although, like mobiles, this great technology will probably end up just being annoying (because OTHER people don't know how to use it "properly" like I do;-)
lol yeah right, cos they make some money from selling your info they'll give lower fares.
they'll always charge as much as they can. if they can get away with claiming higher fares due to "better security" then they will, regardless of how much money they might actually make from it.
they'd only lower fares if market forces, laws etc. FORCED them to
one of the best ways is during the huge London rallies the police often record them and there's CCTV cameras too. if you request your footage, someone has to sit through hours of tapes with millions of people looking for you.
adverts, then don't worry, I use Firebird to block pop-ups and most adverts so I'm not going to see them anyway.
even if I did I'd never buy from them or anyone affiliated with them after the b!tches they've been.
er, right, Japan attacking a U.S military base justifies the U.S. testing nukes on Japanese civilians. This is the attitute that brought down the twin towers.
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nvidia was on the wrong track. they HAD to blow the air out of the case because it was so damn hot it would overheat (but that was just due to ridiculous overclocking to compete with ATI). and blowing air will always be noisy, especially if blowing it through small holes.
.13 micron ATI cards only need passive heatsinks.
the key imo is watercooling for high-end cards, and generating less heat for the mid/low-end cards. AFAIK some
the problem with noisy graphics cards isn't the noise they make during noisy games, it's the noise they make the other 99.8% of the time
I taught him how to cheat by turning the mouse speed and acceleration up :-)
but the best I got is still only ~612 mph
all my nephew does is play flash games like "spank the monkey".
I spend a lot of time downloading TV programmes, so what group does that count as?
from the RIAA:
Nowhere to Hide--Compliance is Now Worldwide
Because piracy is an international problem, RIAA has joined with the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) and other groups to combat this problem worldwide. (IRMA represents the world's leading replicators of optical media.) Recently IRMA launched the world's first Anti-Piracy Certification/Compliance Program for the manufacture of CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs.
Similar to RIAA's domestic guidelines, this global initiative is designed to help manufacturing plants establish procedures to reduce publishing pirated material. It was developed with input and support from the IRMA Anti-Piracy Coalition, comprised of optical media replicators, and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
When IRMA announced its new certification/compliance program, Scott Bartlett, Sony DADC's Vice President, Customer and Industry Relations, emphasized the importance of the program saying, "It's the right thing to do. Writers and artists, whether recording artist or motion picture producer, have the right to be paid. We have a responsibility as a major supporter of RIAA and MPAA, and as a replicator, to be at the forefront of this program - to ensure that copyrights are protected."
also:
Buyer Beware--The Six Deadly Sins of CD Rip-offs
The packaging has blurry graphics, weak or bad color.
The package or disc has misspelled words.
The price is often way below retail value.
The record label is missing or it's a company you've never heard of.
It has cheaply made insert cards, often without liner notes or multiple folds.
The sound quality is often poor or inconsistent.
so logically... if you weigh the same a a duck.... you're made of wood.... and therefore a witch... and will be BURNED!!!
"AFAIK (IANAP) anti-matter galaxies/stars would be indistinguishible from normal-matter ones. Photons don;t care whether they are created by matter fusion or anti-matter fusion, etc."
an anti-matter world would look mostly the same, but you could tell it apart from a matter world using kaon decay rates - matter/anti-matter symmetry is not exact.
no.... my dad pays a flat rate fee for gas and electricity just like he does for cable internet.
and water is charged at a pretty much constant rate, averaged over an area.
one of the reasons flat rate electricity/gas schemes were introduced was that poor people, especially the elderly, would freeze to death rather than fear running up debts in winter.
paying for uploads/downloads would make the internet a horrible place and put people off. this isn't like regulations on cars and tax on petrol to protect the environment. this is difficult, complicated, annoying, expensive, intrusive, restrictive measures to.... er, do what again? you're looking for horrible solutions to a non-existent problem.
I don't share, I just download ;-)
:-)
apart from stuff I've downloaded and not unshared yet, my only shares are the Smashing Pumpkins Machina 2 album, which was released free on the internet... hahaha suck on my legitimate use of p2p RIAA ****s
AFAIK (IANAL), in UK at least, you cannot be held to terms and conditions based on a "by opening this box you accept the terms and conditions inside" sticker.
of course they could stick all the terms and conditions on the outside, but who'd buy a CD that had a legal contract (with a list of what you're not allowed to do with it) instead of artwork and tracklists?
all the attention! :-)
modern music is crap I don't want any of it!
I use kazaa but for downloading TV programmes, but music.
when is someone going to start trying to stop me?
that movie really pissed me off.
it uses typical movie music and captions to tell a heart-breaking sob story.
the story is how despite movies making millions, the "star system" means those on screen have more money than they know what to do with while those who actually make the movies are worried about money.
now I really hate the movie industry. I will pirate as much as possible to destroy it. the set painters and other skilled workers will find jobs elsewhere, but the moronic managers and the talentless whores they pimp will lose the most.
scared off by the NYT lawyers ?
"I wonder how they ever got this idea to market..."
the same way digital watches did ? (HHGTTG)
er, well that's 5. I assume you have another (infinity - 5) possibilities jotted down on a napkin .
I would imagine all of those things are, or would be, crimes and could be dealt with accordingly.
it seems ironic that people have such a luddite attitude on a board only accessible with a fair amount of technology.
anyway, if you object to technology because it has possibilities for abuse computers would be the first to be sabotaged. looks like this is what the RIAA etc. wants. do you agree with them, or are you a hypocrite?
this kind of technology, like ALL technology, can be excellent for society if used properly.
==> Star Trek communicator
;-)
although, like mobiles, this great technology will probably end up just being annoying (because OTHER people don't know how to use it "properly" like I do
lol yeah right, cos they make some money from selling your info they'll give lower fares.
they'll always charge as much as they can. if they can get away with claiming higher fares due to "better security" then they will, regardless of how much money they might actually make from it.
they'd only lower fares if market forces, laws etc. FORCED them to
yes, I've seen Mark Thomas live and his TV shows.
one of the best ways is during the huge London rallies the police often record them and there's CCTV cameras too. if you request your footage, someone has to sit through hours of tapes with millions of people looking for you.
recording is fine for security e.g. recording violent passengers.
but I see no reason to keep the tapes, especially for 10 years. (plus increased fares for storing all these files?)
also, recording private conversations with no prior good reason and without consent is not acceptable imo.
here in the UK, the data protection act means (IANAL) that you must be provided with a copy of all footage of yourself if requested.
understand the difference between intelligence and knowledge.
Sorry to the rest.
adverts, then don't worry, I use Firebird to block pop-ups and most adverts so I'm not going to see them anyway. even if I did I'd never buy from them or anyone affiliated with them after the b!tches they've been.
what about compound interest on that for the period during the case and incured costs?
er, right, Japan attacking a U.S military base justifies the U.S. testing nukes on Japanese civilians. This is the attitute that brought down the twin towers.
it looks just like a personal organiser
personal organisers...
"it should be more sleek - get rid of the keyboard"
palm computers...
"it should be more convenient - give it a keyboard"
palm computers with keyboards
course you'll win, they're stealing your eyes!!!!
just think of the millions of pounds in lost potential earnings they've cost you by using up your vision!!!