Sorry, I nearly choked at this. The PS3 supports OpenGL ES, which is basically a version of OpenGL for embedded systems (hence the ES). It doesn't "closely resemble" OpenGL, it *is* OpenGL:)
Not really. The current place is basically perfect. There's three reasons why where it is now is good. The first is the fact that you're close to the equator. This helps by reducing the required escape velocity since you're ever-so-slightly further away from the centre of the earth. The second is that you're closer to the TAL landing points. This is critical if you really need to TAL, as it only takes about 20 mins from the time of a TAL call to landing. The third is quite simply that you're launching over water, and thus anything you wish to drop (be it SSRBs, ETs or the whole shuttle if you needed to do a bail out after an RTLS), you're not doing it on someone's house.
Except the "last time" was due to frozen o-ring seals around the SRBs. However, this isn't the first time hail has golf-balled the ET. STS-96 had a freak hail attack while on the pad, it was repaired and flew successfully. Freak weather != loss of the shuttle.
You never fill a water cooling loop with normal water anyway. The two main reasons why is that first it's conductive, and second, it is impure, meaning you'll get problems later down the line with scum forming on the pipes and on the insides of coolers. Instead, the suggested water to use is deionized water, which is non-conductive* and doesn't suffer as much from scum forming (although many still like to use an anti-algae solution to combat the scum that forms.
NeoThermic
(* ok, it still conducts, but it has a higher resistance, and in computers there's few items that'll make deionized water conduct if it leaks. Much safer than normal water)
Despite being totally valid XHTML 1.1, you're sending it as text/html to all browsers, reguardless of their accept header. You're breaking a rule somewhat worse than invalid (x)html.
If you want to shout out about valid pages, make sure you're doing it all right:)
(try mine if you feel like having something to do)
You can already do this with power options in the control pannel. Just set the time in which if idle the system should sleep, and then set how long the system should sleep for before it hibernates.
Normally (although some like to blur the difference), a hit is an object load. It doesn't matter if that object load is by one IP or a billion IP's, each object load is one hit. A visitor is normally tracked by the only general unique thing that can be tracked per visit, i.e their IP. Ergo if you have 10 visits and 100 hits, that can infer that each visitor made 10 object requests.
What SMART program do you use then? I've noted that three different SMART applications have given three totally diffrent assessments of my drives. For example, my main 120GB Maxtor reports this in SIGuardian 1.7: Failure: 17th September 2016
Where as SpeedFan will list this for the drive: Fitness 0% Performance 100%
Any decent editor will allow you to select the all caps line and alter it into sentence case or lowercase depending on how you've fucked up. Word has had this ability for many revisions (I used it in word 97). In word, select the mistake, then do format -> change case. Select how you want the sentence to appear (this will vary depending on how you've fucked up), and click apply.:)
XP already has a feature much like this. The Event log can log any action related to privlidge usage if you enable auditing mode (I truly can't recall exactly how to do this, google might help).
Once enabled, the secuirty log might show something like:
A new process has been created:
New Process ID: {PROCESS ID}
Image File Name: {PROCESS NAME}
Creator Process ID: {PROCESS THAT CREATED THE PROCESS}
User Name: {USERNAME}
Domain: {DOMAIN}
Logon ID: {LOGON ID}
These are quite verbose however, and if a user tries to access a restricted folder, windows gets a bit report happy and generates 109 new logs for the failure...
Your real argument is that we know that we are going to spell something incorrect and that by not realising that we have spelt words or not taking the time to put what we have said through a spell checker, we are "deliberately choosing to appear to be a fool" by "deliberately making spelling mistakes"
That is a strawman argument, and very insulting. If I write down a word, I can think it is correct. It might not be, but to me, I've spelt it correct. Should I waste my time double checking every word I type just incase I've spelt it wrong? No. Why? Because if you can correct my typo's, you evidently and clearly know what I was attempting to spell.
Words are only here to convey meaning. It does not matter exactly how they are spelt, just as long as you can convey the meaning you've set out to do, you're fine.
It does get harder as well. Most spell checkers give you a choice of words that the program things you were attempting. The annoying thing about that is, for most dyslexic people, if the word that was flagged doesn't appear to be wrong in their eyes, they will be unsure as to what word is the correct spelling. Thus more time must be taken to construct a reply, and with the fast moving speed of the internet and the pace of most discussions, that isn't an option, especially if you're able to spell with a 98% accuracy. I'm very sure you've made "stealth" typo's that end up in your online posts, and yet most people never feel the need to shove them into your face. Infact, I'm damn sure that there's at least one spelling mistake in 50% of posts longer than 10 words on slashdot. However, slashdot is not a 50% discussion, 50% discussion about the typo's in the 50% discussion, so evidently people either:
a) do not care about the odd occasional typo or b) other people do not spot them
Now, as far as I'm aware, I've not made any spelling mistakes in this post. However, if you find any, big fucking deal. Pat yourself on the back and get on with life rather than trying to insult people over the internet for spelling mistakes.
What on earth? Deliberately my ass. Are you saying that when children are learning how to spell, because there's a dictionary and a spellchecker avalable, that by not using them they are deliberately making the mistakes they are making? If that is your argument, I think you need to consider revising what you're saying.
We were friends with Rick Husband, who as you know was the captin of the ill-fated Columbia. However, I would still be willing to go into space on the shuttle. There's a risk, sure, but there's more of a risk driving to the airport and flying to Florida than there is going up on the shuttle.
It follows along the lines of the fact that if you lost someone you were firends with in a car accident, would you get into a car again? The answer is yes, as the risk is minimal enough to not worry you every time you drove.
There is a quick and simple answer to this one. Detect if the AJAX is not working (or let the user specifiy they do not wish to use AJAX), and send a document that can do the same end results as the AJAX version, but (and wait for it), without AJAX.
If you are designing programs that can be potentially used by many thousands of users, you can not afford to write programs that only cater for those who wish to play by *your* game. A good few of them will refuse and use another software.
People don't buy games unless they look realistic.
Running the Darwinia forums has turned up a fair few intresting topics relating to the graphics in Darwinia. people saying things from they are ace to they are a cop out of doing any work (which may or many not be true;) ). Then there's those who hate the game because it doesnt look like {insert high budget/really really new game here}.
While those people are welcome to their own opinion, sometimes I find it rather shallow. For example modern games these days lack a good compelling story that backs the game up. Darwinia has a powerfull story, and if you stick with it for a level or two, you'll find that it is very powerfull.
It also might do good to look at the industry from how indy games studios see it. Introversion recently did a speech at Imperial College in London about how they did it, and they also provide an insight into why they did what they did. Entitled 'How do you leave Imperial College and not become a banker', you can pick up a decent video of it here:
I agree here. I've got a Freezer 4 (the older-ish version for s478 CPU's). It's sitting on my 3GHz P4 OC'ed to 3.4GHz. Idle is ~28c, load isn't any more than 48c.
I've got friends who have the 64 Pro, and they also agree, load/idle temps are *far* lower than anything they've tried. Only water cooling gets lower.
If you are using phpBB, the first suggestion I have is to change the VC code to something else. It doesn't have to be hard to break, it just has to be diffrent.
There's also a huge topic on phpBB.com http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=1404100 which details a few things you can do to stop them. Of main suggestion is the Instan Ban mod (http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=186683 ) which will modifiy the registration page in such a way that automated attempts get banned. It is done in such a way that a normal user can't trip it either, so false positives will be very much 0.
I've also taken to logging the attempts that failed (in terms of username, password, website and e-mail). Of intrest is that out of 1339 failed attempts, 153 attempted a mail.ru e-mail address, so banning it is advisable.
I wouldn't base the cost of a movie in the UK just on Amazon. Stores such as Silverscreen, HMV, and WHSmiths all do offers quite frequently, the most common being "3 for £18/£20" (depending on the store you're in), or the aptly named "BOGOFF" (buy one get one for free). I buy DVD's quite often this way, my most recent purchase being MIB2, 40 Year Old Virgin and X-Files the movie for a nice tidy £18.
However, we get screwed in other ways. Take Lost for example. In the US you've got Season 1 boxset, which is all 24 eps. In the UK, they decided to split the series into Season 1 Part One (eps 1 - 13), and Season 1 Part Two (14 - 24). Both still retail for £20 each. The combined boxset is £39...
>phpBB[...]; none will work until they've been ported to the new PHP5 OO model, and once they've been ported they won't work on PHP4.
I'll note that phpBB 2.0.x was written for PHP3 and PHP4 (those were the only target versions of PHP about when 2.0.0 was released). The fact that 2.0.x works with PHP5 is proof that there's enough backwards compatability with PHP4. The bits that break are proof that there's not enough;)
Also, phpBB 3.0 is being wirtten for PHP4 and PHP5, of which it works fine under both right now (although its still in CVS). We did a quick test last week, a CVS build of PHP6 shows no immediate problems with phpBB 3.0 - obviously when it hits beta, this will be tested properly.
Having delt with lots of support requests, I do note that the split of PHP4 to PHP5 is about 95 to 5 percent. As far as I see it, unless PHP does something drastic like dropping all future support of PHP4, I doubt the uptake of PHP5 will get anywhere decent.
I will agree though, the PHP language needs to stay stable. The "by reference" change between PHP 5.0.x and PHP 5.1.x is a great example of something that should of been left for PHP6..
One of the memory techniques I've seen used before for learning a set of random objects was to place them in a common thing, such as going to work in the morning. This also has the advantage of being able to recall in sequence. For example, say the first four random items were an alarm clock, a banana, a mouse (squeeky type, not computer type), and a spoon, you might remember something like:
'I woke up to my Alarm Clock, which also had a banana on top, which was weird. Sitting up in my bed, I saw a mouse hanging from the end of my bed. I grabbed a spoon to try remove it...'
Obviously depending on how much you have to remember and what you have to remember the amout of extra story can be shortend to nearly the key items, but as long as you can remember the story in whole, there's little to stop you from realling out a list of items.
When I had my dyslexia test done, one of the tests there was to listen to a set of numbers, and wait 10 seconds, then repeate them. I then also had to do it again in reverse with a diffrent set of numbers; the number of digits getting longer with each try. The way I managed to do well in it was to see the numbers in front of me, as if they were neon signs, and then make them dissapear when I had said them. This also allowed me to read them off in any order. Normally the sweetspot for recall is 7, plus or minus two items. I managed to make it to 11 digits in order, 9 in reverse, which is fairly good.
I would wager that people who learn sequences of things would have techniques similar to this.
I agree. The second thing I noted is they failed to test the PSU. You might think that putting a PSU ina "high-end" system is testing it, but suffice to say, it isn't. You need to connect them up to a load generator, not a PC if you really want to test a PSU. 'Custom PC' (a UK mag for high-end computer customisation) did a review of 31 PSU's a few issues back, and they used a load generator to do it. They found that none of the silent PSU's could either output their correct voltage, and to top it off, some of the "silent" PSU's and the low-end PSU's actually exploded while being tested.
If you wish to get a proper review of PSU's, my suggestion would be to grab that issue, as it is quite intresting to read. Infact, I've just checked, and they have put the whole Labs online from that issue, so http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/labs/26/psus/intro duction.html Take a peak:)
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>PLAYSTATION 3 closely resemble OpenGL
:)
Sorry, I nearly choked at this. The PS3 supports OpenGL ES, which is basically a version of OpenGL for embedded systems (hence the ES). It doesn't "closely resemble" OpenGL, it *is* OpenGL
NeoThermic
Not really. The current place is basically perfect. There's three reasons why where it is now is good.
The first is the fact that you're close to the equator. This helps by reducing the required escape velocity since you're ever-so-slightly further away from the centre of the earth.
The second is that you're closer to the TAL landing points. This is critical if you really need to TAL, as it only takes about 20 mins from the time of a TAL call to landing.
The third is quite simply that you're launching over water, and thus anything you wish to drop (be it SSRBs, ETs or the whole shuttle if you needed to do a bail out after an RTLS), you're not doing it on someone's house.
NeoThermic
Except the "last time" was due to frozen o-ring seals around the SRBs. However, this isn't the first time hail has golf-balled the ET. STS-96 had a freak hail attack while on the pad, it was repaired and flew successfully. Freak weather != loss of the shuttle.
NeoThermic
You never fill a water cooling loop with normal water anyway. The two main reasons why is that first it's conductive, and second, it is impure, meaning you'll get problems later down the line with scum forming on the pipes and on the insides of coolers. Instead, the suggested water to use is deionized water, which is non-conductive* and doesn't suffer as much from scum forming (although many still like to use an anti-algae solution to combat the scum that forms.
NeoThermic
(* ok, it still conducts, but it has a higher resistance, and in computers there's few items that'll make deionized water conduct if it leaks. Much safer than normal water)
Despite being totally valid XHTML 1.1, you're sending it as text/html to all browsers, reguardless of their accept header. You're breaking a rule somewhat worse than invalid (x)html.
:)
If you want to shout out about valid pages, make sure you're doing it all right
(try mine if you feel like having something to do)
NeoThermic
You can already do this with power options in the control pannel. Just set the time in which if idle the system should sleep, and then set how long the system should sleep for before it hibernates.
NeoThermic
Normally (although some like to blur the difference), a hit is an object load. It doesn't matter if that object load is by one IP or a billion IP's, each object load is one hit. A visitor is normally tracked by the only general unique thing that can be tracked per visit, i.e their IP. Ergo if you have 10 visits and 100 hits, that can infer that each visitor made 10 object requests.
NeoThermic
What SMART program do you use then? I've noted that three different SMART applications have given three totally diffrent assessments of my drives. For example, my main 120GB Maxtor reports this in SIGuardian 1.7:
r tCode=743670&ReportVerification=559DC1CE
Failure: 17th September 2016
Where as SpeedFan will list this for the drive:
Fitness 0%
Performance 100%
Where as an online utility has this for my drive:
http://www.hddstatus.com/hdrepshowreport.php?Repo
So who to beleive?
NeoThermic
Any decent editor will allow you to select the all caps line and alter it into sentence case or lowercase depending on how you've fucked up. Word has had this ability for many revisions (I used it in word 97). In word, select the mistake, then do format -> change case. Select how you want the sentence to appear (this will vary depending on how you've fucked up), and click apply. :)
NeoThermic
XP already has a feature much like this. The Event log can log any action related to privlidge usage if you enable auditing mode (I truly can't recall exactly how to do this, google might help).
Once enabled, the secuirty log might show something like:
A new process has been created:
New Process ID: {PROCESS ID}
Image File Name: {PROCESS NAME}
Creator Process ID: {PROCESS THAT CREATED THE PROCESS}
User Name: {USERNAME}
Domain: {DOMAIN}
Logon ID: {LOGON ID}
These are quite verbose however, and if a user tries to access a restricted folder, windows gets a bit report happy and generates 109 new logs for the failure...
NeoThermic
Your real argument is that we know that we are going to spell something incorrect and that by not realising that we have spelt words or not taking the time to put what we have said through a spell checker, we are "deliberately choosing to appear to be a fool" by "deliberately making spelling mistakes"
That is a strawman argument, and very insulting. If I write down a word, I can think it is correct. It might not be, but to me, I've spelt it correct. Should I waste my time double checking every word I type just incase I've spelt it wrong? No. Why? Because if you can correct my typo's, you evidently and clearly know what I was attempting to spell.
Words are only here to convey meaning. It does not matter exactly how they are spelt, just as long as you can convey the meaning you've set out to do, you're fine.
It does get harder as well. Most spell checkers give you a choice of words that the program things you were attempting. The annoying thing about that is, for most dyslexic people, if the word that was flagged doesn't appear to be wrong in their eyes, they will be unsure as to what word is the correct spelling. Thus more time must be taken to construct a reply, and with the fast moving speed of the internet and the pace of most discussions, that isn't an option, especially if you're able to spell with a 98% accuracy. I'm very sure you've made "stealth" typo's that end up in your online posts, and yet most people never feel the need to shove them into your face. Infact, I'm damn sure that there's at least one spelling mistake in 50% of posts longer than 10 words on slashdot. However, slashdot is not a 50% discussion, 50% discussion about the typo's in the 50% discussion, so evidently people either:
a) do not care about the odd occasional typo
or
b) other people do not spot them
Now, as far as I'm aware, I've not made any spelling mistakes in this post. However, if you find any, big fucking deal. Pat yourself on the back and get on with life rather than trying to insult people over the internet for spelling mistakes.
NeoThermic
Did anyone else find it slightly odd that google suggested a correction to the key? Is google giving you hints as to non-used XP keys? :)
NeoThermic
What on earth? Deliberately my ass. Are you saying that when children are learning how to spell, because there's a dictionary and a spellchecker avalable, that by not using them they are deliberately making the mistakes they are making? If that is your argument, I think you need to consider revising what you're saying.
NeoThermic
We were friends with Rick Husband, who as you know was the captin of the ill-fated Columbia. However, I would still be willing to go into space on the shuttle. There's a risk, sure, but there's more of a risk driving to the airport and flying to Florida than there is going up on the shuttle.
It follows along the lines of the fact that if you lost someone you were firends with in a car accident, would you get into a car again? The answer is yes, as the risk is minimal enough to not worry you every time you drove.
NeoThermic
There is a quick and simple answer to this one. Detect if the AJAX is not working (or let the user specifiy they do not wish to use AJAX), and send a document that can do the same end results as the AJAX version, but (and wait for it), without AJAX.
If you are designing programs that can be potentially used by many thousands of users, you can not afford to write programs that only cater for those who wish to play by *your* game. A good few of them will refuse and use another software.
NeoThermic
Exactly my point, but the people who go for 'realistic' don't see that.
NeoThermic
I have to add a 'd' to that list.
;) ). Then there's those who hate the game because it doesnt look like {insert high budget/really really new game here}.
People don't buy games unless they look realistic.
Running the Darwinia forums has turned up a fair few intresting topics relating to the graphics in Darwinia. people saying things from they are ace to they are a cop out of doing any work (which may or many not be true
While those people are welcome to their own opinion, sometimes I find it rather shallow. For example modern games these days lack a good compelling story that backs the game up. Darwinia has a powerfull story, and if you stick with it for a level or two, you'll find that it is very powerfull.
It also might do good to look at the industry from how indy games studios see it. Introversion recently did a speech at Imperial College in London about how they did it, and they also provide an insight into why they did what they did. Entitled 'How do you leave Imperial College and not become a banker', you can pick up a decent video of it here:
http://oblivion-script.org/bytelink/IV.avi
NeoThermic
I agree here. I've got a Freezer 4 (the older-ish version for s478 CPU's). It's sitting on my 3GHz P4 OC'ed to 3.4GHz. Idle is ~28c, load isn't any more than 48c.
- cooling-freezer-64-pro.html and http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/labs/84132/arctic- cooling-freezer-7-pro.html to see a decent test.
I've got friends who have the 64 Pro, and they also agree, load/idle temps are *far* lower than anything they've tried. Only water cooling gets lower.
Better than that, Custom PC, a UK mag for 'peformance hardware & customisation' agrees, rating both the Arctic Cooling 64 Pro & the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro in their CPC Elite. Have a read of http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/labs/84129/arctic
NeoThermic
If you are using phpBB, the first suggestion I have is to change the VC code to something else. It doesn't have to be hard to break, it just has to be diffrent.
0 which details a few things you can do to stop them. Of main suggestion is the Instan Ban mod (http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=186683 ) which will modifiy the registration page in such a way that automated attempts get banned. It is done in such a way that a normal user can't trip it either, so false positives will be very much 0.
There's also a huge topic on phpBB.com http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=140410
I've also taken to logging the attempts that failed (in terms of username, password, website and e-mail). Of intrest is that out of 1339 failed attempts, 153 attempted a mail.ru e-mail address, so banning it is advisable.
NeoThermic
You can also fix this in IE6. Go to Tools -> Options, click the security tab, then click on 'Custom Level'
Scroll down until you find 'Navigate sub-frames across diffrent domains'; set it to prompt or disable.
The test fails if you set it to disable, and it will ask you if its allowed (to exploit you) if you set it to prompt.
NeoThermic
I wouldn't base the cost of a movie in the UK just on Amazon. Stores such as Silverscreen, HMV, and WHSmiths all do offers quite frequently, the most common being "3 for £18/£20" (depending on the store you're in), or the aptly named "BOGOFF" (buy one get one for free). I buy DVD's quite often this way, my most recent purchase being MIB2, 40 Year Old Virgin and X-Files the movie for a nice tidy £18.
However, we get screwed in other ways. Take Lost for example. In the US you've got Season 1 boxset, which is all 24 eps. In the UK, they decided to split the series into Season 1 Part One (eps 1 - 13), and Season 1 Part Two (14 - 24). Both still retail for £20 each. The combined boxset is £39...
NeoThermic
You would have to use something other than ducktape. As we all know, ducktape is sufficent to contain a nuclear explosion!
NeoThermic
>phpBB[...]; none will work until they've been ported to the new PHP5 OO model, and once they've been ported they won't work on PHP4.
;)
I'll note that phpBB 2.0.x was written for PHP3 and PHP4 (those were the only target versions of PHP about when 2.0.0 was released). The fact that 2.0.x works with PHP5 is proof that there's enough backwards compatability with PHP4. The bits that break are proof that there's not enough
Also, phpBB 3.0 is being wirtten for PHP4 and PHP5, of which it works fine under both right now (although its still in CVS). We did a quick test last week, a CVS build of PHP6 shows no immediate problems with phpBB 3.0 - obviously when it hits beta, this will be tested properly.
Having delt with lots of support requests, I do note that the split of PHP4 to PHP5 is about 95 to 5 percent. As far as I see it, unless PHP does something drastic like dropping all future support of PHP4, I doubt the uptake of PHP5 will get anywhere decent.
I will agree though, the PHP language needs to stay stable. The "by reference" change between PHP 5.0.x and PHP 5.1.x is a great example of something that should of been left for PHP6..
NeoThermic
One of the memory techniques I've seen used before for learning a set of random objects was to place them in a common thing, such as going to work in the morning. This also has the advantage of being able to recall in sequence. For example, say the first four random items were an alarm clock, a banana, a mouse (squeeky type, not computer type), and a spoon, you might remember something like:
'I woke up to my Alarm Clock, which also had a banana on top, which was weird. Sitting up in my bed, I saw a mouse hanging from the end of my bed. I grabbed a spoon to try remove it...'
Obviously depending on how much you have to remember and what you have to remember the amout of extra story can be shortend to nearly the key items, but as long as you can remember the story in whole, there's little to stop you from realling out a list of items.
When I had my dyslexia test done, one of the tests there was to listen to a set of numbers, and wait 10 seconds, then repeate them. I then also had to do it again in reverse with a diffrent set of numbers; the number of digits getting longer with each try. The way I managed to do well in it was to see the numbers in front of me, as if they were neon signs, and then make them dissapear when I had said them. This also allowed me to read them off in any order. Normally the sweetspot for recall is 7, plus or minus two items. I managed to make it to 11 digits in order, 9 in reverse, which is fairly good.
I would wager that people who learn sequences of things would have techniques similar to this.
NeoThermic
I agree. The second thing I noted is they failed to test the PSU. You might think that putting a PSU ina "high-end" system is testing it, but suffice to say, it isn't. You need to connect them up to a load generator, not a PC if you really want to test a PSU. 'Custom PC' (a UK mag for high-end computer customisation) did a review of 31 PSU's a few issues back, and they used a load generator to do it. They found that none of the silent PSU's could either output their correct voltage, and to top it off, some of the "silent" PSU's and the low-end PSU's actually exploded while being tested.
o duction.html Take a peak :)
If you wish to get a proper review of PSU's, my suggestion would be to grab that issue, as it is quite intresting to read. Infact, I've just checked, and they have put the whole Labs online from that issue, so http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/labs/26/psus/intr
NeoThermic