I dont know about that, I have the Bluetooth BD remote for the PS3, and I tend to change the batteries every 6 months to one year. (so far 2 times in 2 years). The controllers dont last as long, granted, but the remote with its twin AA batteries does seem to last quite a bit.
Actually depends where the software is written for. Most of their embedded stuff, and firmware is actually of a pretty good quality, especially considering what it does, and the eyecandy they offer...
There "supporting" software (eg pc stuff.. etc....).. however...........
I agree with everything you said, except the YRoD (Yellow Ring of Death) on the PS3.
There is no "such thing"... You are talking about the yellow light that comes on when a general failure occurs (Memory error/CPU error/MB Error/FAN failure).
The whole talk of "the yellow light of death" was a poorly researched piece by the BBC's Watchdog, where a "tech pundit" suggested that there was a recurring problem with PS3's caused due to poor soldering, and that "many" PS3s where broken. It was later revealed that the "pundit" was in the employ of Microsoft.
The thing was, the YellowLightOfDeath, as mentioned above, is a general hardware failure signal. It was not representative of a specific problem. Secondly it affected just 0.5% of the consoles. Thats actually pretty low.
I think you mean "make it look and behave like Windows 2000", as there is no XP 'look' in Windows 7. Indeed, Windows 7 has actually removed a lot of stuff that was in Vista, and XP (good in my books,but your mileage may vary)
Though trust me, I was like you, trying to get my Windows 7 to behave like W2k, but in the end, I found it wasn't much of a difference in performance because the DWM compositor actually seems pretty fast as it is, the difference between Full Aero and Classic is almost a moot point.
Ahhh, so you mean a programmer from a "code factory" based in India? And you are talking about code coming FROM such a coding factory?
Fair enough, your post implied that you meant "Indian Origin" programmers, which is way too broad a statement, hence my call on racism.
I do agree that those "coding houses" can be problematic, I myself, when working for LogicaCMG, had to fix code from the Bangalore Office.
Most often the case usually was that the "Engineers" had a chip on their shoulders for getting employment in a "large company", etc, and thought they didn't have to *learn* anymore.
I am an "Indian" (actually Sri Lankan) Developer, who started programming when I was 7, on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (not just Basic, but loads of yummy Z80 Assembly). I was brought up in the UK.
My Father-in-law is also a Sri Lankan Developer, who was brought up in Sri Lanka, yet has worked in USA, Singapore, and UK on lucrative contracts.
When we say that we are EXPERIENCED Developers, you can count on that. We earn craploads of money, fixing the bugs created by other so called "senior developers", who then get pushed into PHB/Management roles, still earning less than us.
That is not a bigger question, it is a silly question....
Having once worked for Google...
Google is a web company, and having IE 6 around for testing is only prudent. They dont use it primarily. Web Developers at Google, like other web companies, have various browsers installed for testing, and use.
Paint.net is a great program, but is "windows only" (though i think they have made stides to make it work with mono). personally i also like irfan view
unfortunatly nothing is so clear cut. There are three types of downloaders:
a) A person wanting to try out a game, but the trial versions are inaccesible for some reason or another. Or maybe he wants to test it on his rig, to see if the "final" product performs well on his rig as there may be some differences between trial and final versions. He illegally downalods, finds he likes the game and it runs well on his system, then buys it. In this case it is not a lost sale, and in fact can be argued that the illegal download resulted in a sale that may have not happend otherwise.
b) like a) but decided he doesnt want the game, and decided to delete it after one try. Again not a lost sale, unless the manufacturer assumes that customers have to pay to try, whether they like it or not, which although not wrong, doesnt garner much respect for the manufacturer.
c) a person (maybe student, or kid) who wants to play a game, and decides to illegally download it and plays it as if it was bought. This is a lost sale. It doesnt matter if the person intended to buy it or not, the fact is the person did download, and then ENJOY the game without paying.
So out of the above c) is the only cause for concern. if a person who can afford a game, but just downloads "because he can", does deserve to be hammered.
If affordability or accessability is an issue, then maybe we need to look at our society for issues, that make a child think he "has" to play a game, that he cannot afford. Is marketing causing peer pressure, etc? all interesting concepts. Maybe social analysis can lead to answers to reduce piracy, by helping children understand that Computer games are not the be all and end all in life? A huge complex issue that goes beyond piracy. However, it is true that case c is illegal, but punishments need to be fair.
In the case of Music and Movies, its rather different.
With Music, you heard the music on radios, and other sources freely. Illegally downloading a song is much less justified, there are little need to "trial" first. Indeed, one can record from the radio if they really want to.
With Movies, again, how do u "trial" a movie? Its increasingly a first show experience. after watching a movie, there is often little incentive for a person to watch it again in the majority of cases. so a download almost rarely translates into a purchase.
Absolutely remarkable, considering they were only "designed" for 90 days!
Go NASA! Go Rovers
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a) The other OS function was ONLY cut from the Slim version. Fat versions still have it, and its still available on firmware updates for the fat version. Nevertheless, how you say it limits CPU does not make sense, as you do get the same CPU cores, that native PS3 games get IF you run other OS (1 general dual threaded PPU, and 6 SPUs, with 1 being reserved for the system, same as for native ps3 games). If you have a slim PS3, you cannot get other OS anyway
b) the other half of the RAM used by the GPU CAN be accessed by Linux too, either as a framebuffer, or as swap memory.
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erm, I have seen this comment, time and time again, the hyper visor only really limits GPU access. the Cell has the same full access that under Linux that games have. (one SPU reverved for the System, remaining 6 SPUs and core available for Linux)
I think we should try and move away from actions in the past. Sure we should forget some of the horrors, but considering most of the ills in this world is caused by people living in intolerance of a bygone age.
Yes the roman Catholic Church did a lot of wrong in the past, but they ARE changing. Remember, current believers who still swear by the 6000 year old earth are NOT catholics (it was a catholic priest who indeed first theorized the Big Bang) .
I am not a catholic myself, I am a Hindu Humanist. But my wife is Roman Catholic. I do occasionally visit a church, and she visits a temple. We have our own beliefs, yet we share ours with each other. We are both scientists, and do rationalize beliefs based on science, and need for humanity, and common sense. Yet we do have a faith.
When we go to church/temple, we are not looked down upon.. never. In fact, we receive a lot of respect for our attitude and reasoned thinking.
I am a geek, and am confidently so. I am not scared about my interests, etc. I don't go to pubs, I am overweight, and not your Brad Pitt type.... I am not particularly well off. Just a person who has skills, and hobbies that are varied, and interesting. Pretty much an ordinary person.... But I never had an 'issue' with seeing "interesting girls", and have dated... I find if you just be yourself, talk, and are fun to be with thats all that is important. Yes, and I can be a very choosy, and patient too.
Now I am married to a wonderful woman, who is absolutely stunning, in looks and personality. We still love each other as much as we did when we were dating years ago. All i can say is dont be desperate, be yourself, and be patient.
No, but the Ancient Egyptians did think the brain was the "heart", responsible for emotions of "life" and the brain was just a mess of stuff they didn't fully understand the significance of. Some ancient Egyptian physicians knew there was something vital about the brain, in that if a clot appeared, they would drill the skull/etc, but they never fully understood it was the nerve center of life.
Wrong, that is not the reason why pure diesels are being replaced by Diesel Electrics, or pure electrics.
A plain diesel engine needs a transmission gearbox, clutch, and various other drive train features to deliver the power of the diesel engine to the wheels.
With locomotives being a lot more complex than cars already there are more losses due to the conventional drivetrain. Here are some issues:
- Diesels have a narrow band of high torque/power, hence a loco would need multiple gear ratios to keep in band, requiring complex transmissions.
- greater number of driving wheels, require more complex drive shafts, couplers, and differentials to ensure all wheels get equal power, and consistent speeds. In the case of a DMU (diesel multiple unit) its harder to synchronize the engines on each unit to run at the same speed/rpm, and each engine on each unit would need a transmission/torqueconverter/drive train, etc.
- Bogies, Large locomotives have bogies (trucks in American usage) instead of fixed wheels. Bogies revolve freely on their axis, making the drivetrain even more complex.
- complex controls to cater for all this.
Diesel Electric Locos/DMUs avoid these problems.
- The engine is replaced by a prime mover built to run at a certain optimum bands, which are simpler/powerful than ones that have to work across different bands around different.
- The prime mover generates electricity, which can be piped around via much more flexible wires (even across units)
- Electric drive direct motors mounted within each bogie.
- Electric motors can provide very high torque at zero mph, needing no transmittions, or complex drivetrains.
- Trains can "cruise" efficiently, once at a speed, little power is needed to maintain that speed, and the prime mover can be appropriately throttled down, so no need to run at high RPMs for long periods at high speed (notice how a DE locos engine throttles down as it reaches speed, but runs "hard" at the start and when accelerating).
- Electric motors can provider reostatic braking, which is more efficient, and cost effective than friction brakes (and can possibly be used to GENERATE power when braking, returning power to the line when braking on pure electric trains)
- Easy to do DMUs, by putting a sequence of smaller diesel generators across the units, than one large heavy loco at front.
- Simpler controls (just a notched throttle and reverser)
- Trains can run off plain electricity where available.
- High Speed Operation (The UK have diesels operating at 125mph in regular use, some DMUs and some loco based)
However, medical procedures are slightly different. Already a doctor can ask to analyse you, or your child with regard to a diagnostic reasons. (Gynos, etc). They will ask permission, and most people are fully informed about whats happening.
I dont know if its practically useful to boot to DOS to run games any more on modern systems.
The old DOS games needed a "soundblaster" running on ISA, with DMA, IRQ, etc. I dont think any modern soundcard/inbuilt sound system can directly support soundblaster emulation as HARDWARE. Almost always it will require software emulation (using some trickery). Which are probably not even produced anyway. This takes away memory from conventional ram etc, and removes the one advantage of running in pure dos.
To be honest, these days, its almost always easier to use DOSBOX, or some other DOS emulator running under Windows/Linux, which will emulate the soundblaster better anyway.
Any performance loss from the need to emulate DOS, is easily made up by the fact that back in the day, the most "hungry" DOS game maxed out at about 166Mhz Pentium Processor, with 2 or 4 MB of RAM, which current Processors are more than capable of outperforming in an emulation.
Finally running in a DOSBOX frees conventional RAM, as a "real" dos need not be present, instead just thunks to the host OS. Something that was important in those days.
We have used a CFL (not the spiral type, but the stright type, philips) for our outdoor light for the last two years. Its still going strong, and we live in unpredictable London (hot-ish in summer, fscking cold in winter)
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I dont know about that, I have the Bluetooth BD remote for the PS3, and I tend to change the batteries every 6 months to one year. (so far 2 times in 2 years). The controllers dont last as long, granted, but the remote with its twin AA batteries does seem to last quite a bit.
Actually depends where the software is written for. Most of their embedded stuff, and firmware is actually of a pretty good quality, especially considering what it does, and the eyecandy they offer...
There "supporting" software (eg pc stuff.. etc....).. however...........
I agree with everything you said, except the YRoD (Yellow Ring of Death) on the PS3.
There is no "such thing"... You are talking about the yellow light that comes on when a general failure occurs (Memory error/CPU error/MB Error/FAN failure).
The whole talk of "the yellow light of death" was a poorly researched piece by the BBC's Watchdog, where a "tech pundit" suggested that there was a recurring problem with PS3's caused due to poor soldering, and that "many" PS3s where broken. It was later revealed that the "pundit" was in the employ of Microsoft.
The thing was, the YellowLightOfDeath, as mentioned above, is a general hardware failure signal. It was not representative of a specific problem. Secondly it affected just 0.5% of the consoles. Thats actually pretty low.
I think you mean "make it look and behave like Windows 2000", as there is no XP 'look' in Windows 7. Indeed, Windows 7 has actually removed a lot of stuff that was in Vista, and XP (good in my books,but your mileage may vary)
Though trust me, I was like you, trying to get my Windows 7 to behave like W2k, but in the end, I found it wasn't much of a difference in performance because the DWM compositor actually seems pretty fast as it is, the difference between Full Aero and Classic is almost a moot point.
Ahhh, so you mean a programmer from a "code factory" based in India? And you are talking about code coming FROM such a coding factory?
Fair enough, your post implied that you meant "Indian Origin" programmers, which is way too broad a statement, hence my call on racism.
I do agree that those "coding houses" can be problematic, I myself, when working for LogicaCMG, had to fix code from the Bangalore Office.
Most often the case usually was that the "Engineers" had a chip on their shoulders for getting employment in a "large company", etc, and thought they didn't have to *learn* anymore.
That was a bit racist, don't you think?
I am an "Indian" (actually Sri Lankan) Developer, who started programming when I was 7, on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (not just Basic, but loads of yummy Z80 Assembly). I was brought up in the UK.
My Father-in-law is also a Sri Lankan Developer, who was brought up in Sri Lanka, yet has worked in USA, Singapore, and UK on lucrative contracts.
When we say that we are EXPERIENCED Developers, you can count on that. We earn craploads of money, fixing the bugs created by other so called "senior developers", who then get pushed into PHB/Management roles, still earning less than us.
So stop being a bigot, and prejudiced.
Video provided by YouTube, thats pretty hilarious! (its a Microsoft official site)
That is not a bigger question, it is a silly question....
Having once worked for Google...
Google is a web company, and having IE 6 around for testing is only prudent. They dont use it primarily. Web Developers at Google, like other web companies, have various browsers installed for testing, and use.
Considering now that .net apps need the hefty .net runtime, I think people are more happier to download a jvm in the same way to run applications.
Paint.net is a great program, but is "windows only" (though i think they have made stides to make it work with mono). personally i also like irfan view
unfortunatly nothing is so clear cut. There are three types of downloaders:
a) A person wanting to try out a game, but the trial versions are inaccesible for some reason or another. Or maybe he wants to test it on his rig, to see if the "final" product performs well on his rig as there may be some differences between trial and final versions. He illegally downalods, finds he likes the game and it runs well on his system, then buys it. In this case it is not a lost sale, and in fact can be argued that the illegal download resulted in a sale that may have not happend otherwise.
b) like a) but decided he doesnt want the game, and decided to delete it after one try. Again not a lost sale, unless the manufacturer assumes that customers have to pay to try, whether they like it or not, which although not wrong, doesnt garner much respect for the manufacturer.
c) a person (maybe student, or kid) who wants to play a game, and decides to illegally download it and plays it as if it was bought. This is a lost sale. It doesnt matter if the person intended to buy it or not, the fact is the person did download, and then ENJOY the game without paying.
So out of the above c) is the only cause for concern. if a person who can afford a game, but just downloads "because he can", does deserve to be hammered.
If affordability or accessability is an issue, then maybe we need to look at our society for issues, that make a child think he "has" to play a game, that he cannot afford. Is marketing causing peer pressure, etc? all interesting concepts. Maybe social analysis can lead to answers to reduce piracy, by helping children understand that Computer games are not the be all and end all in life? A huge complex issue that goes beyond piracy. However, it is true that case c is illegal, but punishments need to be fair.
In the case of Music and Movies, its rather different.
With Music, you heard the music on radios, and other sources freely. Illegally downloading a song is much less justified, there are little need to "trial" first. Indeed, one can record from the radio if they really want to.
With Movies, again, how do u "trial" a movie? Its increasingly a first show experience. after watching a movie, there is often little incentive for a person to watch it again in the majority of cases. so a download almost rarely translates into a purchase.
Absolutely remarkable, considering they were only "designed" for 90 days!
Go NASA! Go Rovers
a) The other OS function was ONLY cut from the Slim version. Fat versions still have it, and its still available on firmware updates for the fat version. Nevertheless, how you say it limits CPU does not make sense, as you do get the same CPU cores, that native PS3 games get IF you run other OS (1 general dual threaded PPU, and 6 SPUs, with 1 being reserved for the system, same as for native ps3 games). If you have a slim PS3, you cannot get other OS anyway
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_on_the_PlayStation_3
b) the other half of the RAM used by the GPU CAN be accessed by Linux too, either as a framebuffer, or as swap memory.
erm, I have seen this comment, time and time again, the hyper visor only really limits GPU access. the Cell has the same full access that under Linux that games have. (one SPU reverved for the System, remaining 6 SPUs and core available for Linux)
I think we should try and move away from actions in the past. Sure we should forget some of the horrors, but considering most of the ills in this world is caused by people living in intolerance of a bygone age.
Yes the roman Catholic Church did a lot of wrong in the past, but they ARE changing. Remember, current believers who still swear by the 6000 year old earth are NOT catholics (it was a catholic priest who indeed first theorized the Big Bang) .
I am not a catholic myself, I am a Hindu Humanist. But my wife is Roman Catholic. I do occasionally visit a church, and she visits a temple. We have our own beliefs, yet we share ours with each other. We are both scientists, and do rationalize beliefs based on science, and need for humanity, and common sense. Yet we do have a faith.
When we go to church/temple, we are not looked down upon.. never. In fact, we receive a lot of respect for our attitude and reasoned thinking.
And more important we get along JUST fine.
I know, its odd they didn't make the connection, but they didn't.
Hence why in mummification they usually scoop out the brain using special scoops inserted via the nasal canal, yet preserved the heart.
You were modded funny, Sir, but if i had mod points, I would mod you as possibly insightful!
Very correct....
I am a geek, and am confidently so. I am not scared about my interests, etc. I don't go to pubs, I am overweight, and not your Brad Pitt type.... I am not particularly well off. Just a person who has skills, and hobbies that are varied, and interesting. Pretty much an ordinary person. ... But I never had an 'issue' with seeing "interesting girls", and have dated... I find if you just be yourself, talk, and are fun to be with thats all that is important. Yes, and I can be a very choosy, and patient too.
Now I am married to a wonderful woman, who is absolutely stunning, in looks and personality. We still love each other as much as we did when we were dating years ago. All i can say is dont be desperate, be yourself, and be patient.
No, but the Ancient Egyptians did think the brain was the "heart", responsible for emotions of "life" and the brain was just a mess of stuff they didn't fully understand the significance of. Some ancient Egyptian physicians knew there was something vital about the brain, in that if a clot appeared, they would drill the skull/etc, but they never fully understood it was the nerve center of life.
Wrong, that is not the reason why pure diesels are being replaced by Diesel Electrics, or pure electrics.
A plain diesel engine needs a transmission gearbox, clutch, and various other drive train features to deliver the power of the diesel engine to the wheels.
With locomotives being a lot more complex than cars already there are more losses due to the conventional drivetrain. Here are some issues:
- Diesels have a narrow band of high torque/power, hence a loco would need multiple gear ratios to keep in band, requiring complex transmissions.
- greater number of driving wheels, require more complex drive shafts, couplers, and differentials to ensure all wheels get equal power, and consistent speeds. In the case of a DMU (diesel multiple unit) its harder to synchronize the engines on each unit to run at the same speed/rpm, and each engine on each unit would need a transmission/torqueconverter/drive train, etc.
- Bogies, Large locomotives have bogies (trucks in American usage) instead of fixed wheels. Bogies revolve freely on their axis, making the drivetrain even more complex.
- complex controls to cater for all this.
Diesel Electric Locos/DMUs avoid these problems.
- The engine is replaced by a prime mover built to run at a certain optimum bands, which are simpler/powerful than ones that have to work across different bands around different.
- The prime mover generates electricity, which can be piped around via much more flexible wires (even across units)
- Electric drive direct motors mounted within each bogie.
- Electric motors can provide very high torque at zero mph, needing no transmittions, or complex drivetrains.
- Trains can "cruise" efficiently, once at a speed, little power is needed to maintain that speed, and the prime mover can be appropriately throttled down, so no need to run at high RPMs for long periods at high speed (notice how a DE locos engine throttles down as it reaches speed, but runs "hard" at the start and when accelerating).
- Electric motors can provider reostatic braking, which is more efficient, and cost effective than friction brakes (and can possibly be used to GENERATE power when braking, returning power to the line when braking on pure electric trains)
- Easy to do DMUs, by putting a sequence of smaller diesel generators across the units, than one large heavy loco at front.
- Simpler controls (just a notched throttle and reverser)
- Trains can run off plain electricity where available.
- High Speed Operation (The UK have diesels operating at 125mph in regular use, some DMUs and some loco based)
However, medical procedures are slightly different. Already a doctor can ask to analyse you, or your child with regard to a diagnostic reasons. (Gynos, etc). They will ask permission, and most people are fully informed about whats happening.
My wife is a gaming girl.. its fun to play some games together.. we just take turns...
I dont know if its practically useful to boot to DOS to run games any more on modern systems.
The old DOS games needed a "soundblaster" running on ISA, with DMA, IRQ, etc. I dont think any modern soundcard/inbuilt sound system can directly support soundblaster emulation as HARDWARE. Almost always it will require software emulation (using some trickery). Which are probably not even produced anyway. This takes away memory from conventional ram etc, and removes the one advantage of running in pure dos.
To be honest, these days, its almost always easier to use DOSBOX, or some other DOS emulator running under Windows/Linux, which will emulate the soundblaster better anyway.
Any performance loss from the need to emulate DOS, is easily made up by the fact that back in the day, the most "hungry" DOS game maxed out at about 166Mhz Pentium Processor, with 2 or 4 MB of RAM, which current Processors are more than capable of outperforming in an emulation.
Finally running in a DOSBOX frees conventional RAM, as a "real" dos need not be present, instead just thunks to the host OS. Something that was important in those days.
You spoke tooo soon, it already does!
http://www-jpc.physics.ox.ac.uk/home_home.html
boot DSL linux in a browser using a java based x86 emulator.
Note some of the images take a while to start, but tty linux at:
http://www-jpc.physics.ox.ac.uk/tty.html
works.
We have used a CFL (not the spiral type, but the stright type, philips) for our outdoor light for the last two years. Its still going strong, and we live in unpredictable London (hot-ish in summer, fscking cold in winter)