What's the best brand of aluminum foil to make a hat from? Reynolds seems like a solid brand, but thats an awfully big company and I suspect that they might have done 'something' to their foil to make it ineffective.
So, let me get this straight - someone from the development house that produced the turd called "Area 51" is ragging on id design and game play decisions in Doom 3? Talk about a credibility gap.
Also, he is dead wrong -- Doom 3 has head shots, and per pixel hit damage. Its fair to talk about monster closets and the infamous "rear admiral" attacks, but Area 51 is also rife with woeful features such as these.
Generally Canada has lead in broadband services over our neigbours to the south. You might think its funny to think that we are more backwards than the US, but technically speaking, its the other way around. A higher percentage of Canadians than Americans have access to broadband services, and a higher percentage of us use them.
I've had experience with Sympatico and Shaw. Sympatico DSL speeds were pretty good, their service was so, so. We parted ways several years ago over a dispute they and I had about what kind of mail service they were going to offer with a higher speed package - I said no to webmail. 5/10
Since that time I've been using Shaw's cable service. DSLReports shows my download speed to be in excess of 3200 kbps down and over 780 kbps up. I'm happy with that. My IPs are not static, but they don't change as long as my systems stay connected. I run a server and am a heavy sharing user. Technical support has been 24/7 and always finds the problem, even though they may need a little coaching from me from time to time (they needed convincing that there was water in the tap box out on the line once). 9/10
My understanding about ogg is that it requires more CPU power to decode than do other formats. This is the primary reason ogg *can't* be added to an ipod. I assume other mp3 players in the retail market face similar engineering/cost/price-point constraints. Adding ogg gets you a small percentage of the market that even knows what it is, at a price disadvantage to the other players you are competing against in a crowded market place with slim margins. At least thats how I understand it. I am sure someone will correct me if I am mistaken.
People say things like this, but the fact is, you can and will get a ticket for exceeding the speed limit. I got one in Wyoming yesterday, for going 9 miles over the limit. I am a careful and courteous driver, and practice excellent lane discipline. (Translation - the left lane is ONLY for passing). But yeap, I got a ticket for doing what people routinely say is a "gimme" - cops do not have to cut you any leeway at all about the speed limit.
Since I do not live in Wyoming, I had to pay a $90 "bond" to the officer. All I had on me was $100, so I was forced to follow him back up the interstate to get change. Personally, I'd have rather he just give me a ticket for going 10 miles over the limit and take the extra $10. He stole my time instead of my money. But I digress.
Don't confuse raster lines with lines of resolution. Lines of resolution refers to how many changes of color/brightness can occur ALONG each raster line. TV was designed an analog medium, after all. The lines of resolution that you see is dependent not only on the source material, but on your viewing equipment as well.
Film has nowhere near 4000 lines of resolution - you are in the territory of grain at that point. More like 1000 - 2000, depending on the quality of the film stock and the lenses used. VHS sits at around 300 lines of resolution. DVDs potentially carry up to 780 lines of resolution (this is the maximum provided for in its digital image format) but chances are, your TV set, unless its HDTV or top of the line NTSC, is showing you 500-600 lines of resolution.
All of these mediums have exactly the same number of raster lines - 525, of which you can see approximately 480 - again depending on the overscan properties of your viewing device.
If you guys think the people who write this software are pouring over source code looking for vulnerabilities, you are dreaming. They just wait for someone (one of the good guys) to post a security warning about a potential exploit. Generally within a day or two of that information being diseminated there is worm, virus, malicious web site, or trojan written to take advantage of that "potential" because there is a window opportunity between the exploit being discovered, and and the release of a patch that fixes it. Factor in the millions of people who don't bother to keep their systems up to date...
The last few really severe worm outbreaks took advantage of vulnerabilities that HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED, for weeks.
In the end, the real fix for the situation is going to have to take place where the rubber meets the road. ISPs will have to do a better job of supervising the kinds of traffic flows that are coming out of the PCs attached to their networks. It should be part of your internet connection contract to be up to date, and have security measures in place.
The ISPs that don't do this... maybe they shouldn't be allowed to connect to the internet at all.
What kind of a crazy consumer culture have we created where people demand MORE advertising.
Personally, I always thought of Farscape as Lost In Space with Muppets, but to each their own.
These trojans and worms have deliberate backdoors that allow their masters to control these zombie computers, right? Surely there are enough examples of these malicious programs in the "right hands" that benevolent control of the zombies can be achieved - say to upload to them a program to rid them of their viruses.
I say its time to fight fire with fire. If the owners of these zombie machines don't care that organized crime are using them to spam the planet, will they care if they are hacked for good, not evil, as well? What are the moral implications of doing something along these lines?
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TechTV did a piece on rendering a planetary flyby, and they posted the URL to my own website as a source of textures to use in your very own setup. No warning, or permission from them. Just a crushing amount of traffic on my little tiny "it won't draw much traffic" personal website on my company's server. Not as bad as being slashdotted, but the next best thing.
This affects me not in the littlest way because, as a filthy Canadian, I am not allowed to download anything from the iTunes store. We'll just have to keep getting our music the old fashioned way...
The article mentions that First Person Shooters (FPS) are not popular in Japan. Neither is the XBox. Oddly enough, one of the best games in that category right now is Namco's Breakdown, on the XBox. They took a tired genre and injected new life into it. It will be interesting to see how its sales in Japan compare to sales in the US.
Forgent must be like the most generous drug dealer in the world. "The first 10 zillion are free... after that, you gotta pay!"
But honestly, how many of you geek posers suggesting PNG have actually had to build a website for a non-technical client?
Client: "Hey, that site you built for us doesn't work - all the pictures are missing!"
Geek: "Well, actually, I used PNG for the pictures. You need a compliant browser."
Client: "What the heck is ping?"
Geek: "Well, actually, its a far superior graphics format to JPEG. Its losseless, and ermmm, unencumbered by patent rights issues."
Client: "If its so good, why are none of my pictures showing up?"
Geek: "Well, actually, you need a standards complient browser. Internet Explorer didn't implement PNG properly. You really should be using Mozilla anyway -- its superior!"
Client: "So you are saying I have to tell all my customers to use this Godzilla program to see my website?"
Geek: "Well, actually, yes, it would be better for them all..."
Client: "You're fired." *CLICK*
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You seem like the right guy to ask:
What's the best brand of aluminum foil to make a hat from? Reynolds seems like a solid brand, but thats an awfully big company and I suspect that they might have done 'something' to their foil to make it ineffective.
Thoughts?
Mmmm.... Sunshine Girl.
So, let me get this straight - someone from the development house that produced the turd called "Area 51" is ragging on id design and game play decisions in Doom 3? Talk about a credibility gap.
Also, he is dead wrong -- Doom 3 has head shots, and per pixel hit damage. Its fair to talk about monster closets and the infamous "rear admiral" attacks, but Area 51 is also rife with woeful features such as these.
Pot, meet Kettle.
Generally Canada has lead in broadband services over our neigbours to the south. You might think its funny to think that we are more backwards than the US, but technically speaking, its the other way around. A higher percentage of Canadians than Americans have access to broadband services, and a higher percentage of us use them.
I've had experience with Sympatico and Shaw. Sympatico DSL speeds were pretty good, their service was so, so. We parted ways several years ago over a dispute they and I had about what kind of mail service they were going to offer with a higher speed package - I said no to webmail. 5/10
Since that time I've been using Shaw's cable service. DSLReports shows my download speed to be in excess of 3200 kbps down and over 780 kbps up. I'm happy with that. My IPs are not static, but they don't change as long as my systems stay connected. I run a server and am a heavy sharing user. Technical support has been 24/7 and always finds the problem, even though they may need a little coaching from me from time to time (they needed convincing that there was water in the tap box out on the line once). 9/10
mine's been showing the same set of stories for 2 days now...
Boy, this really puts my efforts to retrieve my old Amiga files off 10 year old 8mm Exabyte tapes in perspective. ;)
My understanding about ogg is that it requires more CPU power to decode than do other formats. This is the primary reason ogg *can't* be added to an ipod. I assume other mp3 players in the retail market face similar engineering/cost/price-point constraints. Adding ogg gets you a small percentage of the market that even knows what it is, at a price disadvantage to the other players you are competing against in a crowded market place with slim margins. At least thats how I understand it. I am sure someone will correct me if I am mistaken.
Actually, hate is the leading motivator. Hate something, change it, make something better. :)
True. Congratulations, you've just installed Cydoor. Lets hope you didn't opt for the Explorer toolbar option as well...
Enough with the acronyms. Messages like this are unreadable to people who don't know what the heck DVB or ATSC mean.
People say things like this, but the fact is, you can and will get a ticket for exceeding the speed limit. I got one in Wyoming yesterday, for going 9 miles over the limit. I am a careful and courteous driver, and practice excellent lane discipline. (Translation - the left lane is ONLY for passing). But yeap, I got a ticket for doing what people routinely say is a "gimme" - cops do not have to cut you any leeway at all about the speed limit.
Since I do not live in Wyoming, I had to pay a $90 "bond" to the officer. All I had on me was $100, so I was forced to follow him back up the interstate to get change. Personally, I'd have rather he just give me a ticket for going 10 miles over the limit and take the extra $10. He stole my time instead of my money. But I digress.
Why was this comment modded "insightful"? It was a bad joke founded on a very misinformed world view that should have died out sometime last century.
Film has nowhere near 4000 lines of resolution - you are in the territory of grain at that point. More like 1000 - 2000, depending on the quality of the film stock and the lenses used. VHS sits at around 300 lines of resolution. DVDs potentially carry up to 780 lines of resolution (this is the maximum provided for in its digital image format) but chances are, your TV set, unless its HDTV or top of the line NTSC, is showing you 500-600 lines of resolution.
All of these mediums have exactly the same number of raster lines - 525, of which you can see approximately 480 - again depending on the overscan properties of your viewing device.
The last few really severe worm outbreaks took advantage of vulnerabilities that HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED, for weeks.
In the end, the real fix for the situation is going to have to take place where the rubber meets the road. ISPs will have to do a better job of supervising the kinds of traffic flows that are coming out of the PCs attached to their networks. It should be part of your internet connection contract to be up to date, and have security measures in place.
The ISPs that don't do this... maybe they shouldn't be allowed to connect to the internet at all.
I dunno about you guys, but ever since playing Doom 3 I've had a hankering for RoboCola.
What kind of a crazy consumer culture have we created where people demand MORE advertising. Personally, I always thought of Farscape as Lost In Space with Muppets, but to each their own.
I say its time to fight fire with fire. If the owners of these zombie machines don't care that organized crime are using them to spam the planet, will they care if they are hacked for good, not evil, as well? What are the moral implications of doing something along these lines?
TechTV did a piece on rendering a planetary flyby, and they posted the URL to my own website as a source of textures to use in your very own setup. No warning, or permission from them. Just a crushing amount of traffic on my little tiny "it won't draw much traffic" personal website on my company's server. Not as bad as being slashdotted, but the next best thing.
And Santa Fe kinda looks like Mos Eisley as you are driving into it in your Land Speeder. Perfect place for a space port. :)
This affects me not in the littlest way because, as a filthy Canadian, I am not allowed to download anything from the iTunes store. We'll just have to keep getting our music the old fashioned way...
The article mentions that First Person Shooters (FPS) are not popular in Japan. Neither is the XBox. Oddly enough, one of the best games in that category right now is Namco's Breakdown, on the XBox. They took a tired genre and injected new life into it. It will be interesting to see how its sales in Japan compare to sales in the US.
Forgent must be like the most generous drug dealer in the world. "The first 10 zillion are free... after that, you gotta pay!" But honestly, how many of you geek posers suggesting PNG have actually had to build a website for a non-technical client? Client: "Hey, that site you built for us doesn't work - all the pictures are missing!" Geek: "Well, actually, I used PNG for the pictures. You need a compliant browser." Client: "What the heck is ping?" Geek: "Well, actually, its a far superior graphics format to JPEG. Its losseless, and ermmm, unencumbered by patent rights issues." Client: "If its so good, why are none of my pictures showing up?" Geek: "Well, actually, you need a standards complient browser. Internet Explorer didn't implement PNG properly. You really should be using Mozilla anyway -- its superior!" Client: "So you are saying I have to tell all my customers to use this Godzilla program to see my website?" Geek: "Well, actually, yes, it would be better for them all..." Client: "You're fired." *CLICK*