Intel is able to get the P4s to run at a higher clock rate then Opterons because the P4s have a longer pipeline. Even with equivalent manufacturing techniques P4s will run at higher clock rates then Opterons.
I find it amusing that the people one/., the same people who believe that one should be able to go to the source and verify the code on voting machines, seem to believe what ESR is telling them about MS and SCO w/o having access to his source. Does anyone else see the irony in this?
I'm guessing IBM makes a lot more money off gamecube sales then G5 sales. Think about it, there have been around 14 million gamecubes sold (if you trust this source) and how many macs sold? I doubt 14 million. Even if the profit margin on the game cube processors is lower, IBM could still be making more money. Now if IBM doesn't have to make significant changes for the X-box 2, and it can expect similar sales as the original X-box, then they can expect a huge profit while keeping the costs low.
Also, no matter which console wins, IBM wins. The article states that they are making the processor for the X-box 2, the new gamecube, and the PS3. So they benifit the most when people to buy multiple consoles, instead of just one, but they have also insulated themselves incase any one of the three makes huge profits and the other two bomb. As long as overall unit sales are as high as they expected, they win. (On a side note, 10 years ago who'd of thought IBM would ever be so integrated into gaming?)
In other words, I think it is a money making move, and a good one too. If they wanted publicity they wouldn't want something where they need to produce (most likely) over 30 million processors (2 per system, with similar sales as the current X-box worldwide over it's life), since they only have so much foundry space and they would probably rather use that space for the jobs they get from the publicity.
But then again, this is all speculation. Few people know the true motives behind large corps.
One thing that would help would be help files that don't require internet access. I don't know about GIMP, but when I tried to get help with thunderbird it took me to a website that was overloaded so I couldn't get the info I needed. One thing I love about most windows apps is that they have decent local help files (this also helps when one is using a laptop).
I'm also worked at IBM for 6 months and most people there thought IBMs products were better. But we have to remember that these are IBM employees saying that IBM is better, chances are that an independent 3rd party might not think so.
It sounds like you want the secretery to have an X-terminal. That's been done, and I'm pretty sure there were some reasons to move to fat clients (such as the cost of fat clients is not significantly more then that of thin).
If it isn't your email it's hard to tell if it's spam or not. For example, I get newsletters from the EFF, how would someone else know that those emails are not just random spam?
Starcraft is over 6 years old, and I know a lot of people still play it. When I saw it for $9.99 at some store I bought 3 copies (some of my buddies still hadn't gotten around to getting it). It's a great game and still considered to be one of the best RTS games.
Funny enough, I think your conclusion of "All because it's our net game, that we control." might be a bit biased. If the games is as great as you say, you'd probably still be playing it even if you had to use the company's free servers.
Now, I would love to be able to play with my buddies using bnetd since we're all on the same college campus and we tend to want to play when battle.net is having problems so I really hope blizzard loses the case.
Linux (IBM, SUSE, RedHat), MySQL (themselves), and other open source projects are supported commercially. Just because the product is developed by a loose group of people doesn't mean that others won't support it.
I personally don't play MMO games. None have been quite as fun as the old text based MUDs I used to play, so chances are the only way I'll end up paying for WoW is if I get into the beta AND it's more fun the Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest.
If I remember correctly, changes in copyright law have been applied retroactively...What's to stop congress from creating other laws which are also applied retroactively?
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So basically your saying that the government and GM are in on this with SCO and MS? Talk about needing a tin-foil hat.
Intel is able to get the P4s to run at a higher clock rate then Opterons because the P4s have a longer pipeline. Even with equivalent manufacturing techniques P4s will run at higher clock rates then Opterons.
I find it amusing that the people one /., the same people who believe that one should be able to go to the source and verify the code on voting machines, seem to believe what ESR is telling them about MS and SCO w/o having access to his source.
Does anyone else see the irony in this?
Couldn't someone just write/modify a windows soundcard driver that saves the digital audio instead of or in addition to converting it to sound?
If someone can do that, then any amount of DRM is nearly useless.
But they are like the majority of Americans, why would we go to war against them?
We want to kill people that are different then us...it's just like Carlin says, "What? They have bigger dicks then us? BOMB THEM!"
New high end Mercedes-Benz cars have it as an option as well.
It's a sin to call a piece of electronics ugly on /.
You should know better then that.
I'm guessing IBM makes a lot more money off gamecube sales then G5 sales. Think about it, there have been around 14 million gamecubes sold (if you trust this source) and how many macs sold? I doubt 14 million. Even if the profit margin on the game cube processors is lower, IBM could still be making more money.
Now if IBM doesn't have to make significant changes for the X-box 2, and it can expect similar sales as the original X-box, then they can expect a huge profit while keeping the costs low.
Also, no matter which console wins, IBM wins. The article states that they are making the processor for the X-box 2, the new gamecube, and the PS3. So they benifit the most when people to buy multiple consoles, instead of just one, but they have also insulated themselves incase any one of the three makes huge profits and the other two bomb. As long as overall unit sales are as high as they expected, they win. (On a side note, 10 years ago who'd of thought IBM would ever be so integrated into gaming?)
In other words, I think it is a money making move, and a good one too. If they wanted publicity they wouldn't want something where they need to produce (most likely) over 30 million processors (2 per system, with similar sales as the current X-box worldwide over it's life), since they only have so much foundry space and they would probably rather use that space for the jobs they get from the publicity.
But then again, this is all speculation. Few people know the true motives behind large corps.
One thing that would help would be help files that don't require internet access. I don't know about GIMP, but when I tried to get help with thunderbird it took me to a website that was overloaded so I couldn't get the info I needed. One thing I love about most windows apps is that they have decent local help files (this also helps when one is using a laptop).
"Me fail English, that's unpossible"
I'm also worked at IBM for 6 months and most people there thought IBMs products were better. But we have to remember that these are IBM employees saying that IBM is better, chances are that an independent 3rd party might not think so.
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unpickable proof, someone will invent a better pick
What do you do when you don't have a network connection? Personally I like having a laptop that I can use on an airplane.
It sounds like you want the secretery to have an X-terminal. That's been done, and I'm pretty sure there were some reasons to move to fat clients (such as the cost of fat clients is not significantly more then that of thin).
911 service is much more then a call to 911. It is also keeping a database that maps phone numbers to addresses (it also has some other information).
One of my friends helped a local phone company build a new interface for thier database.
I have a 20gb iPod with a dock connection and it has the star rating system and the "name that tune" game.
If it isn't your email it's hard to tell if it's spam or not. For example, I get newsletters from the EFF, how would someone else know that those emails are not just random spam?
How does one test a program like this that's more acurate the humans?
Will this have a standard way for wireless headsets to connect to phones and wireless headphones to connect to audio equipment?
If not, bluetooth is needed as well.
Starcraft is over 6 years old, and I know a lot of people still play it. When I saw it for $9.99 at some store I bought 3 copies (some of my buddies still hadn't gotten around to getting it). It's a great game and still considered to be one of the best RTS games.
Funny enough, I think your conclusion of "All because it's our net game, that we control." might be a bit biased. If the games is as great as you say, you'd probably still be playing it even if you had to use the company's free servers.
Now, I would love to be able to play with my buddies using bnetd since we're all on the same college campus and we tend to want to play when battle.net is having problems so I really hope blizzard loses the case.
I was part of the SWG beta and I did play EQ for a short period a long time ago...I suppose I should have said "I no longer play MMO games"
Linux (IBM, SUSE, RedHat), MySQL (themselves), and other open source projects are supported commercially. Just because the product is developed by a loose group of people doesn't mean that others won't support it.
I personally don't play MMO games. None have been quite as fun as the old text based MUDs I used to play, so chances are the only way I'll end up paying for WoW is if I get into the beta AND it's more fun the Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest.
The beta is free. How many of those that signed up will be willing to pay a monthly fee?
If I remember correctly, changes in copyright law have been applied retroactively...What's to stop congress from creating other laws which are also applied retroactively?