All that brand stuff takes forever to sink. Aldi's no-name chocolate is the only one I found that sinks somewhat quickly. But I suppose that's not available in your country.
It has enough name recognition you can put one into a store behind the glass and there'd always be people around pointing and laughing or making "hell froze over" jokes.
Drunk, maybe. Desperate, no way. I don't give a fuck what happens to Sony next gen but I think it's stupid to keep repeating such an obviously idiotic report as if it was the absolute truth.
Even if IBM did say the chip cost $75, that doesn't factor the cost of the entire fab process. Those costs in the billions were paid upfront by IBM, Toshiba and yes...Sony.
Sony expects to make 100 million units (whether they do that is another question but if they expect that's what they will use for calculations) solely for the PS3. That means... 230-75=155$ per unit in R&D => 15.5 billion $ in R&D spent to make the Cell (if IBM doesn't calculate that in already). I'm pretty sure the thing didn't cost that much. So that doesn't explain the cost difference between IBM's statement and the analyst report.
Given the rather massive list of bleeding-edge features the PS3 is supposed to have, I think the $900 figure is about right. You've got a hard drive, an unproven media drive, an 802.11b/Ethernet adapter, wireless controllers, a brand new chip, and more.
There is no harddrive in the PS3, at least the analysts believe there isn't. The unproven media drive is mostly made in-house at Sony and in large numbers. The WiFi and Ethernet are dirt cheap, not even worth mentioning. The brand new chip costs 75$ to make currently (according to IBM but of course IBM can't be right because the analysts say it's 230$ and the analysts are always right). The "more" that's left is pretty much a mainboard, a GPU that those analysts estimate at 80$ and a bluetooth module.
Never mind that the analyst's cost breakdown didn't even add up to 900$ and they somehow believe that you can repair die errors if they happen in memory sections.
The issue is that gamers don't see the problems a monopoly causes. Take the NES. While Nintendo did their best to keep violence on the system low (though there was still a LOT of it left) there was still no shortage of games. Less competing consoles simply mean less money to spend on hardware in order to have access to all games.
The HD situation becomes even worse with all that copy protection chaos right now. "Sorry but this TV isn't secure enough for HiDef Bluray playback, using NTSC output instead". That'd anger a lot of PS3 customers.
That depends on whether those nanostructures are even affected by an EMP. And even if, microwave bombs are cheaper and less dangerous for that purpose.
Using extreme heat (nothing withstands the temperatures of a fusion bomb) would be fairly effective at wiping out nanostructures as would certain types of radiation (though those have to be adjusted to the nanostructure) or chemicals. Not every weakness could be evolved away easily and perfect protection will probably be impossible. What UV radiation doesn't destroy maybe acid will. At such a small scale many chemicals become threats. And it's pretty likely that the nanostructures would require suspension in liquid to even move.
Who runs "the machine"? Do we, or do the machines and the machine owners run us?
I seem to recall a scene that means this much in Metropolis. The problem is old, as old as civilization. Back when there were kings, counts and whathaveyou that owned all the land and forced the peasants to pay exorbitant rents that barely left anything for the peasants themselves (these masters taking so much that the peasants starve has been a topic in books and plays for millenia now). Then came urbanization and the industrial revolution. The population of the cities had to work all day in factories for a pay that barely allowed them to survive. Coming home from wark they ate dinner and went to bed to prepare for the next exhausting workday, always afraid they might lose their jobs and have no money to survive.
This is where socialism and communism came from, the whole exploitation and live and death at the whim of the land or factory owners. That constant pressure makes people yearn for change, the big factor that holds them back is usually religion which preaches that they will get compensation after death if they remain obedient (so they are promised their change soon).
There are tons of books about that and I think you'll have encountered some of them during your school days. These days we're much better off compared to almost any point in the past, the rich have much less power today than they did during the last five millenia.
Ummm, the idea of universal eductaion is that it is, well, universal. (ie: everyone gets a BASIC education.) What you do with those basics during adulthood is entirely up to you.
It's not just that. Different people have different abilities to learn. You can teach people of differing intelligence the same things but for the smarter people you can teach it in different ways and faster. I was in a class for "gifted" (we doubt that filtering was really strict) pupils on a private school, while that has been abolished by now and replaced with special courses for people who work a lot (exactly NOT what gifted pupils do...) it did help with the problem of different rates of information absorption.
We've got three different secondary schools in Germany, while that may not be the optimal system it works fairly well to separate pupils by intelligence and give those who require it more time to understand things without subjecting those who understand faster to the same slow progress. It's not perfect, there still are differences between pupils in each school but obviously individual schooling isn't feasible yet.
What annoys me most is no spawn protection combined with spawning with the grav gun in hand, means you're a target from the moment you spawn but you can't fight back until you've either switched weapons or located and grabbed an object to throw. That can take a few seconds and when somebody is nearby while you spawn you usually won't live that long.
The government is not one mind that wishes to control, it is composed of many different factors and ultimately the people itself. If the government just wanted to control it would not have created the inalienable rights given by the constitution. While some members of the government may prefer you as dumb sheep others will demand that you can think for yourself. The former do not deserve to be part of the group that is supposed to represent the people.
Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
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All that brand stuff takes forever to sink. Aldi's no-name chocolate is the only one I found that sinks somewhat quickly. But I suppose that's not available in your country.
It has enough name recognition you can put one into a store behind the glass and there'd always be people around pointing and laughing or making "hell froze over" jokes.
Oooooh, me likey!
You sound desperate.
Drunk, maybe. Desperate, no way. I don't give a fuck what happens to Sony next gen but I think it's stupid to keep repeating such an obviously idiotic report as if it was the absolute truth.
Even if IBM did say the chip cost $75, that doesn't factor the cost of the entire fab process. Those costs in the billions were paid upfront by IBM, Toshiba and yes...Sony.
Sony expects to make 100 million units (whether they do that is another question but if they expect that's what they will use for calculations) solely for the PS3. That means... 230-75=155$ per unit in R&D => 15.5 billion $ in R&D spent to make the Cell (if IBM doesn't calculate that in already). I'm pretty sure the thing didn't cost that much. So that doesn't explain the cost difference between IBM's statement and the analyst report.
Remember the 450$ pricetag on the PSP?
Given the rather massive list of bleeding-edge features the PS3 is supposed to have, I think the $900 figure is about right. You've got a hard drive, an unproven media drive, an 802.11b/Ethernet adapter, wireless controllers, a brand new chip, and more.
There is no harddrive in the PS3, at least the analysts believe there isn't. The unproven media drive is mostly made in-house at Sony and in large numbers. The WiFi and Ethernet are dirt cheap, not even worth mentioning. The brand new chip costs 75$ to make currently (according to IBM but of course IBM can't be right because the analysts say it's 230$ and the analysts are always right). The "more" that's left is pretty much a mainboard, a GPU that those analysts estimate at 80$ and a bluetooth module.
Never mind that the analyst's cost breakdown didn't even add up to 900$ and they somehow believe that you can repair die errors if they happen in memory sections.
The issue is that gamers don't see the problems a monopoly causes. Take the NES. While Nintendo did their best to keep violence on the system low (though there was still a LOT of it left) there was still no shortage of games. Less competing consoles simply mean less money to spend on hardware in order to have access to all games.
That game for me was GunGrave. Nice game, but far, far to short to be $70 worth.
Consequently, the sequel goes for 15$. Or Euros, depending on where you live.
Baldur's Gate?
FLOPS means floating point operations per second. Seven FLOPS would be rather pathetic.
Where's the difference? You mean body parts count as human life but not as individual human life?
The HD situation becomes even worse with all that copy protection chaos right now. "Sorry but this TV isn't secure enough for HiDef Bluray playback, using NTSC output instead". That'd anger a lot of PS3 customers.
Does the controller work with Windows 2000?
Since the game sells so well they'd be rather stupid to make it exclusive and lose out on those sales.
Self-aware does not mean they have a desire to take over the world. What if they became self aware and decided they want to make pop music?
That depends on whether those nanostructures are even affected by an EMP. And even if, microwave bombs are cheaper and less dangerous for that purpose.
Using extreme heat (nothing withstands the temperatures of a fusion bomb) would be fairly effective at wiping out nanostructures as would certain types of radiation (though those have to be adjusted to the nanostructure) or chemicals. Not every weakness could be evolved away easily and perfect protection will probably be impossible. What UV radiation doesn't destroy maybe acid will. At such a small scale many chemicals become threats. And it's pretty likely that the nanostructures would require suspension in liquid to even move.
Who runs "the machine"? Do we, or do the machines and the machine owners run us?
I seem to recall a scene that means this much in Metropolis. The problem is old, as old as civilization. Back when there were kings, counts and whathaveyou that owned all the land and forced the peasants to pay exorbitant rents that barely left anything for the peasants themselves (these masters taking so much that the peasants starve has been a topic in books and plays for millenia now). Then came urbanization and the industrial revolution. The population of the cities had to work all day in factories for a pay that barely allowed them to survive. Coming home from wark they ate dinner and went to bed to prepare for the next exhausting workday, always afraid they might lose their jobs and have no money to survive.
This is where socialism and communism came from, the whole exploitation and live and death at the whim of the land or factory owners. That constant pressure makes people yearn for change, the big factor that holds them back is usually religion which preaches that they will get compensation after death if they remain obedient (so they are promised their change soon).
There are tons of books about that and I think you'll have encountered some of them during your school days. These days we're much better off compared to almost any point in the past, the rich have much less power today than they did during the last five millenia.
Well, if the robots were programmed to like serving humans and be happy when they make people happy...
Ummm, the idea of universal eductaion is that it is, well, universal. (ie: everyone gets a BASIC education.) What you do with those basics during adulthood is entirely up to you.
It's not just that. Different people have different abilities to learn. You can teach people of differing intelligence the same things but for the smarter people you can teach it in different ways and faster. I was in a class for "gifted" (we doubt that filtering was really strict) pupils on a private school, while that has been abolished by now and replaced with special courses for people who work a lot (exactly NOT what gifted pupils do...) it did help with the problem of different rates of information absorption.
We've got three different secondary schools in Germany, while that may not be the optimal system it works fairly well to separate pupils by intelligence and give those who require it more time to understand things without subjecting those who understand faster to the same slow progress. It's not perfect, there still are differences between pupils in each school but obviously individual schooling isn't feasible yet.
What annoys me most is no spawn protection combined with spawning with the grav gun in hand, means you're a target from the moment you spawn but you can't fight back until you've either switched weapons or located and grabbed an object to throw. That can take a few seconds and when somebody is nearby while you spawn you usually won't live that long.
Remember that the entire discussion is whether a fetus constitutes human life.
The government is not one mind that wishes to control, it is composed of many different factors and ultimately the people itself. If the government just wanted to control it would not have created the inalienable rights given by the constitution. While some members of the government may prefer you as dumb sheep others will demand that you can think for yourself. The former do not deserve to be part of the group that is supposed to represent the people.
Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
Well, there we've got our problem.
Valve must be banking on DeathMatch.
That'd be doomed to failure because the deathmatch is mediocre at best.
He's using discordian months, those have 72 days.
Never mind that the XBox could output in HD as well...