Given the amount of babble on the net about this, and the 4 Slashdot articles in the last four business days, I'd say that Wii is thus far a complete and total success.
If they'd called it the "Nintendo Penis", would you expect them to get the same number of Slashdot articles? Would you still call it a complete success?
You must have a nice, simple setup, then. Where I work, there are seven full-time employees and approximately 22 computers, including three servers. Between the various needs for off-site access, support for earlier mistakes, and stuff that just doesn't work like it should, we have:
One DHCP pool for VPN from Macintosh computers One DHCP pool for VPN from Windows computers One DHCP pool for trying to get the VPN support in the Cisco router working One DHCP pool for office computers One pool of reserved addresses for the servers One stray reserved address in the middle of a DHCP pool left over from an accident with the backup software One (very small) pool of public IP addresses used to provide the public face for the servers One computer with a single network card and two IP addresses (don't ask)
Ummm, you plug the HDMI connector into the back of the HD-DVD player and the other end into your TV.
Plug it in where? The only connector on the back of my TV is a 15-pin D-sub connector. If you count the converter box at the other end of that cable, my TV can handle composite, component, and RF inputs, as well as more exotic things like USB, Firewire, and 40-pin ATA.
I have seen 2 models of cellular phone here in Japan without a camera built in. Both of those models are meant for "old people". It's simply a keypad with an lcd display so you can double czech the number you are calling. Keys are big for people who have a hard time pushing these tiny buttons.
Sounds great! Buttons big enough to press, no Bluetooth or other features to transmit viruses with, and no "extras" to draw down the battery. Where can I get one?
The local hikers I've talked to say that as long as it's prominently labeled "bear spray", it's usually fine. If it's labeled "mace" or "pepper spray", you're likely to have trouble.
Even better: stick the *phone* inside the box, and leave the *user* outside. You can build a smaller box that way, and you won't be bothered by callers any more!
When I did my driver's test, I had to "parallel park" in a space defined by four traffic cones, with the only requirements being that the car wound up entirely within the box, and that I didn't cross the "curb" line or hit either "car". Since it was sized for a SUV to park in, I had no trouble parking my Toyota Camery. Took me another few years to actually learn to parallel park.
It depends way too much on things like the compiler being used, the optimization level, the actual hardware (how do they compare program run-time if the two OSes in question run on very different CPUs ?), and so on, than on actual C.
If you do it right, it's entirely dependant on the actual C code (and its interaction with the OS/CPU). There's no compiler flag in the world that can turn an O(n!) program into an O(n) one.
same thing, but you guys are gonna use it anyway:) bet in 20 years all US cars have it...
unless there's still a war in iraq, and in that case u'd better learn how to walk or be ready to pay $6 a gallon for the pseudo-replacement of "petrole"
Not all automatics get horrid fuel economy, and not all manual transmissions get good economy. My Civic gets 40+ miles per gallon on the highway, which is better than a Civic Hybrid in the hands of someone who isn't good with a manual.
A cannister of bear spray is more practical. You don't need a permit to carry bear spray, and it's easier to get across the border -- it's the same stuff as regular pepper spray, in a much bigger can, but since it isn't labeled as being for defense against humans, it's not considered a weapon.
Sir, I believe you are four and a half hours early, even for the time zone you live in. Although it is indeed past midnight over in England, as you yourself said repeatedly, this is an *American* forum.
I imagine Oblivion still has cut-scenes, spans of dialogue, and empty walking periods from time to time.
I haven't played Oblivion, but Morrowind was almost nothing like that. IIRC, there was a grand total of one cut-scene in Morrowind, sort of. Once you defeated Dagoth Ur, and were leaving the area, the controls are locked for a minute or so as you watch Dagoth Ur's construct collapse, and you're informed that you've finished the main quest. That's it.
Spans of dialog? In Morrowind, almost all dialog is optional. For example, when you meet with Vivec to get the equipment you need for the final stage of the main quest, you can talk with him to find out what you'll be facing and what you need to do. Or you can skip that and read the treatises he's written. Or you can just go out and play it by ear.
But 768 cores? What would possibly use that many cores?
Think "real-time raytracing". Think computer games with real shadows from multiple lights, with curved mirrors, with glass that actually bends light.
Think about a first-person shooter where you can notice someone sneaking up behind you when you spot his reflection off the hood of the car you're using for cover.
The evaluation was that a battleship would lose everthing outside the heavy armor (bridge, radar, gun directors), but the men at the big guns would still be able to fight effectively. 18" of steel plate will stop a hell of a lot of radiation.
Around here, a five-alarm fire means that five fire stations have sent everything they've got, and there are fifteen trucks on the scene. When the new university dorm complex burned to the ground, that was only a four-alarm fire.
What I really find interesting is that, though he has the choice, he picked the 360 version instead of the PC version. I'm sure they have some sweet gaming rigs over there at Gamespot.
I can't say I'm surprised. The big advantage a console has over a regular PC is that the hardware is more predictable, so there are fewer bugs.
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If they'd called it the "Nintendo Penis", would you expect them to get the same number of Slashdot articles? Would you still call it a complete success?
Wii is supposed to be a contrast to the (hard-core sounding) XBox and the (Technical sounding) PS3 by being very feminine sounding and very inviting.
If that's what they were trying to do, they could do it better by picking a syllable that *doesn't* sound like a slang term for "urine" or "penis".
Just think about this thing for a moment... $10K for a home unit. How much power are you using to make that worthwile?
Assuming it cuts my electric bill to nothing, the $10000 home model will pay for itself in...just under 25 years.
No thanks.
For what values of fine is putting 32GB of data on a FAT32 file system a good idea?
When you've got 32GB of data you want to share between your Windows install and your Linux install. Say, your MP3 collection?
That would be the Chevy Nova. "No va" means "No Go" in spanish.
On the other hand, "nova" is a perfectly good Spanish word with roughly the same meanings as the English "nova".
You must have a nice, simple setup, then. Where I work, there are seven full-time employees and approximately 22 computers, including three servers. Between the various needs for off-site access, support for earlier mistakes, and stuff that just doesn't work like it should, we have:
One DHCP pool for VPN from Macintosh computers
One DHCP pool for VPN from Windows computers
One DHCP pool for trying to get the VPN support in the Cisco router working
One DHCP pool for office computers
One pool of reserved addresses for the servers
One stray reserved address in the middle of a DHCP pool left over from an accident with the backup software
One (very small) pool of public IP addresses used to provide the public face for the servers
One computer with a single network card and two IP addresses (don't ask)
I don't know about you, but *I* wouldn't want to be on the same road as a truck driver who's been going for 38 hours straight.
Oblivion for Xbox360 is getting its first patch soon.
Plug it in where? The only connector on the back of my TV is a 15-pin D-sub connector. If you count the converter box at the other end of that cable, my TV can handle composite, component, and RF inputs, as well as more exotic things like USB, Firewire, and 40-pin ATA.
Sounds great! Buttons big enough to press, no Bluetooth or other features to transmit viruses with, and no "extras" to draw down the battery. Where can I get one?
Actually, in terms of reaction time, women are usually faster.
The local hikers I've talked to say that as long as it's prominently labeled "bear spray", it's usually fine. If it's labeled "mace" or "pepper spray", you're likely to have trouble.
Even better: stick the *phone* inside the box, and leave the *user* outside. You can build a smaller box that way, and you won't be bothered by callers any more!
When I did my driver's test, I had to "parallel park" in a space defined by four traffic cones, with the only requirements being that the car wound up entirely within the box, and that I didn't cross the "curb" line or hit either "car". Since it was sized for a SUV to park in, I had no trouble parking my Toyota Camery. Took me another few years to actually learn to parallel park.
If you do it right, it's entirely dependant on the actual C code (and its interaction with the OS/CPU). There's no compiler flag in the world that can turn an O(n!) program into an O(n) one.
Not all automatics get horrid fuel economy, and not all manual transmissions get good economy. My Civic gets 40+ miles per gallon on the highway, which is better than a Civic Hybrid in the hands of someone who isn't good with a manual.
A cannister of bear spray is more practical. You don't need a permit to carry bear spray, and it's easier to get across the border -- it's the same stuff as regular pepper spray, in a much bigger can, but since it isn't labeled as being for defense against humans, it's not considered a weapon.
There's very active development on that: see the official modding forum: http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?show
Over in England, where they run on GMT, it's half an hour past midnight. But this is an *American* forum! It says so right in the FAQ!
Sir, I believe you are four and a half hours early, even for the time zone you live in. Although it is indeed past midnight over in England, as you yourself said repeatedly, this is an *American* forum.
I haven't played Oblivion, but Morrowind was almost nothing like that. IIRC, there was a grand total of one cut-scene in Morrowind, sort of. Once you defeated Dagoth Ur, and were leaving the area, the controls are locked for a minute or so as you watch Dagoth Ur's construct collapse, and you're informed that you've finished the main quest. That's it.
Spans of dialog? In Morrowind, almost all dialog is optional. For example, when you meet with Vivec to get the equipment you need for the final stage of the main quest, you can talk with him to find out what you'll be facing and what you need to do. Or you can skip that and read the treatises he's written. Or you can just go out and play it by ear.
Think "real-time raytracing". Think computer games with real shadows from multiple lights, with curved mirrors, with glass that actually bends light.
Think about a first-person shooter where you can notice someone sneaking up behind you when you spot his reflection off the hood of the car you're using for cover.
The evaluation was that a battleship would lose everthing outside the heavy armor (bridge, radar, gun directors), but the men at the big guns would still be able to fight effectively. 18" of steel plate will stop a hell of a lot of radiation.
Around here, a five-alarm fire means that five fire stations have sent everything they've got, and there are fifteen trucks on the scene. When the new university dorm complex burned to the ground, that was only a four-alarm fire.
I can't say I'm surprised. The big advantage a console has over a regular PC is that the hardware is more predictable, so there are fewer bugs.