"Maybe"? No, you are insane.;) Unreal is absolutely beautiful at 1280x1024 (the max my monitor can display) on a Radeon 9000, if you overlook the low polygon count.
Are you sure it's not part of the firmware? There's obviously some bits and bobs that exist outside of the game (hence why WFC settings persist from game to game)...
Crysis is an older game, and thus is being priced like a full game that's been out for a year or so. Crysis Warhead is a standalone expansion, and thus is being priced as an expansion. The two just happen to work out to the same value.
Unlike the Internet, there's no transmission back to the source for TV. Buffering wouldn't do you any good, because you don't have a way to request dropped packets to be sent again.
Not the poster in question, but I (mostly) feel the same way; I occasionally bust out a text adventure when I'm in the mood. I didn't play my first one until eight-ish years ago, when I was 14 or 15—years after I'd played "modern" games like Wolf3D and Doom. So, probably not nostalgia. Not exactly "new" at this point either, though
That said, I have a rather low tolerance for games where trial by error is the only way to win, like Hitchhiker's. Maybe "modern" games have ruined me, or maybe I just have a more discerning palate.
While such devices will operate in international waters, it's likely that they'll be constructed in one patent-supporting jurisdiction or another. I assume that would be sufficient grounds for infringement in the location of construction, even if that's not where the device is currently located. But, IANAL.
I don't have proof, but when I did have it working under Linux I noticed definite performance improvements versus under XP.
Of course, under XP I also didn't have to reinstall my video card drivers every Patch Tuesday and pray that they still worked with the updated packages.
For sufficiently variable values of "works on Linux", perhaps. NWN and Defcon have native ports, while Guild Wars doesn't. I assume you're using WINE or Cedega?
They hardly colluded; it was market forces that killed VHS, not manufacturers' efforts. I half suspect the only reason they ever tried DVD in the first place were the higher profit margins.
Maybe record labels. But have you seen some of the crap that's out there? Publishing houses, while perhaps anachronistic in terms of their business method, still serve a valuable function of filtering out the utter crap that you'd otherwise have to sift through on the shelf.
Even with those caveats such a system might be more usable for those within the coverage zone than many current US broadband providers' connections are.
Well, they initially sent me a bum cable modem, which I was rather ticked about—and then their tech didn't show up to replace it. After enthusistically complaining I ended up with a chunk taken out of my next bill.
Still, not an auspicious start to our relationship. We'll see where things are at in eight months when the promo runs out
I do have a choice between 24-7 Internet with Comcast and no Internet at all. But the GP said I would have a choice among 24-7 Internet providers, which is decidedly not the case.
I did shop around. The only provider I can find that services my apartment (ignoring dial-up, as that's not a 24/7 solution, and ignoring satellite, as beyond its traditional failures I don't have anywhere to mount a dish) is Comcast.
Choice would be great, but not everybody has that option.
They wouldn't have been able to watch them anyways, because their TVs use a different standard than Canada's do (slower framerate, more lines per frame).
There's absolutely no evidence that the drive he ships out is the drive shown in the screenshot after exactly one iteration of dd and no other operations of any kind.
THe problem with that is the infrastructure. Building an assembly plant, or even a plant for some of the mechanical parts like the cases, wouldn't be too hard. But creating the infrastructure here to build all the electronic parts can't happen overnight.
Slashdot Mirror
"Maybe"? No, you are insane. ;) Unreal is absolutely beautiful at 1280x1024 (the max my monitor can display) on a Radeon 9000, if you overlook the low polygon count.
Are you sure it's not part of the firmware? There's obviously some bits and bobs that exist outside of the game (hence why WFC settings persist from game to game)...
Said Googling does indeed show that your memory is playing a trick on you; it's Prototype that you're thinking of.
Crysis is an older game, and thus is being priced like a full game that's been out for a year or so. Crysis Warhead is a standalone expansion, and thus is being priced as an expansion. The two just happen to work out to the same value.
A weaker digital signal uses less power, thus costs less money to transmit.
Unlike the Internet, there's no transmission back to the source for TV. Buffering wouldn't do you any good, because you don't have a way to request dropped packets to be sent again.
So if you buy something from a store, and then throw it away, the store is obligated to give you another item?
Interesting.
it's not like the makers of any other tool get a say in how you use it or what you do with the product you produce with it.
Tell that to anybody producing a GPL-licensed library.
Not the poster in question, but I (mostly) feel the same way; I occasionally bust out a text adventure when I'm in the mood. I didn't play my first one until eight-ish years ago, when I was 14 or 15—years after I'd played "modern" games like Wolf3D and Doom. So, probably not nostalgia. Not exactly "new" at this point either, though
That said, I have a rather low tolerance for games where trial by error is the only way to win, like Hitchhiker's. Maybe "modern" games have ruined me, or maybe I just have a more discerning palate.
While such devices will operate in international waters, it's likely that they'll be constructed in one patent-supporting jurisdiction or another. I assume that would be sufficient grounds for infringement in the location of construction, even if that's not where the device is currently located. But, IANAL.
They should come into effect. It's rare that the companies actually pay attention to them. (See also: FISA.)
It's not like the manufacturer is paying the royalties; those get charged to the consumer.
I don't have proof, but when I did have it working under Linux I noticed definite performance improvements versus under XP.
Of course, under XP I also didn't have to reinstall my video card drivers every Patch Tuesday and pray that they still worked with the updated packages.
For sufficiently variable values of "works on Linux", perhaps. NWN and Defcon have native ports, while Guild Wars doesn't. I assume you're using WINE or Cedega?
More or less, yeah. <_<
They hardly colluded; it was market forces that killed VHS, not manufacturers' efforts. I half suspect the only reason they ever tried DVD in the first place were the higher profit margins.
Maybe record labels. But have you seen some of the crap that's out there? Publishing houses, while perhaps anachronistic in terms of their business method, still serve a valuable function of filtering out the utter crap that you'd otherwise have to sift through on the shelf.
Even with those caveats such a system might be more usable for those within the coverage zone than many current US broadband providers' connections are.
Well, they initially sent me a bum cable modem, which I was rather ticked about—and then their tech didn't show up to replace it. After enthusistically complaining I ended up with a chunk taken out of my next bill.
Still, not an auspicious start to our relationship. We'll see where things are at in eight months when the promo runs out
I do have a choice between 24-7 Internet with Comcast and no Internet at all. But the GP said I would have a choice among 24-7 Internet providers, which is decidedly not the case.
I did shop around. The only provider I can find that services my apartment (ignoring dial-up, as that's not a 24/7 solution, and ignoring satellite, as beyond its traditional failures I don't have anywhere to mount a dish) is Comcast.
Choice would be great, but not everybody has that option.
Interesting, given that the reverse isn't true...
They wouldn't have been able to watch them anyways, because their TVs use a different standard than Canada's do (slower framerate, more lines per frame).
There's absolutely no evidence that the drive he ships out is the drive shown in the screenshot after exactly one iteration of dd and no other operations of any kind.
THe problem with that is the infrastructure. Building an assembly plant, or even a plant for some of the mechanical parts like the cases, wouldn't be too hard. But creating the infrastructure here to build all the electronic parts can't happen overnight.