No need for your soul... with the weird shit going arround lately (Debian releasing new stable, Apple going x86, etc.), it wouldn't surprise me if that happens. We're living in interesting times, indeed.
Anyway, it's all good until Duke Nukem Forever goes gold. Then the world as we know it dissapears.
PS: The LG Flatron series are, IMHO, the finest CRTs manufactured these days. I've recently bought a 17" flat screen Flatron CRT and i couldn't be happier with it - it beats every other brand in quality, even Samsung. Excellent price-quality ratio aswell.
I like Cube, but it's a slower game, and more oriented to single player as far as i've tried it (never played it online; all servers i've found are outside my country and ping kills me). However, it has nice (yet basic, a bit cartoony, but quite likeable IMHO) graphics and an interesting engine which lets you do things like editing levels while playing the game.
Nexuiz is quite more fast paced; think of it being Quake 3 and Cube being Serious Sam, and you'll get a basic idea. It boils down to personal taste:) The downloadeable clips give a good idea of how Nexuiz plays, IMHO.
Or use a proper audio backend. I mean, even RealPlayer is smart enough to figure out what you're using and adapt to it. Flash, on the other hand, keeps trying to use ESD; on my system (ALSA with the dMix plugin), the Flash plugin will refuse to play sound if anything else is playing at the time - every other program manages to do it just fine.
And yes, it doesn't seem able to play a clip over 30 seconds long without losing audio/video sync.
Come on; english is my second language, but "out of the box thinking" is a common expresion for someone who attacks a problem in a completely new and unthought-before way. Relax.
I forgot to add, a lot of it is because of aMule (%11 of total ram, about 56Mb). It leaks memory like hell; i'd like to switch to a service based filesharing app but i really need good support for the eDonkey network,
I have an Athlon 1800+ with 512mb. I'm running, right now:
- XFCE 4.2 with 4 desktops
- Opera 7.54u2 with about 15 tabs
- Beep Media player
- Gaim, 4 accounts
- aMule
- Several console sessions and GVIM windows
- Assorted sevices (Samba, SSHd, Apache, etc)
- GKrellm2
The system is consistently responsive and snappy, and Gkrellm reports 305Mb free (without swap pages), with 0% of the swap partition used. I know FF is quite more memory hungry than Opera, but still, there's no need for 1Gb of memory to run a desktop comfortably.
The newest MD players actually play mp3s but they wrap them in some drm.
I know, but as i posted before in a similar discusion: too little too late. It's a shame, because it's the usual story with Sony: top notch products encumbered by retarded lock-in's.
Besides the need to reencode constantly, i really liked it. It ran for over 10hs with a single 1200mAh AA battery charge, was virtually shockproof, had a lot of options and sounded damn fine. The thing is, for the same price i sold it i got a MP3 player which:
a) holds 6 times at much music as a single MD,
b) sounds damn good aswell (i was very surprised by this - kudos to MSI),
c) has FM radio with 10 programable presets and records from it,
d) is completely solid state - AAA rechargeables last forever,
e) i can plug to my PC via USB or record from a line in, and
f) can also record from a built-in mic. 512mb worth of mid quality.wav files. I used the MD to record some classes and even there the MP3 stick player is MUCH more comfortable.
What's the status on those CPUs? IIRC, i've only seen them available on notebooks. If VIA pushed a line of desktop computers using 2GHz chips at 20w and price them below comparable offerings from AMD/Intel, they could make a killing in the entry desktop market.
Drop KDE/GNOME. They have both become too bloated for everyday use. There's a lot of excellent "lightweight" desktop enviroments and window managers: i reccomend XFCE (4.2.2). It's like Gnome after 6 months of workout and strict diet.
True. In fact, diodes are perhaps the most rugged type of semiconductors; transistors seem to go *poof* if you go a volt above the limits, but diodes can take a lot of abuse (overcurrent peaks, for example) very well.
...but the build quality is awful. Check this image: cramped cables (without need), restricted airflow, solder joints holding weight, bent circuit boards, minuscle heatsinks, panel mount parts glued with silicone... no wonder it needs two fans (and one is 120mm)!!!
Come on, i know ATX power supplies are limited in size, but i have an "el-cheapo" Chinese 300w PSU which works like a charm and it's much better designed and built. It looks cool, and it seems that it's very good at regulating the output voltages, but you can get that elsewhere without the glitz. No mention of it's price either.
To be honest, i wouldn't want that powering my PC.
Mod parent up, WAY up. When i was younger i used to borrow a friends' Nintendo Power magazine (he imported them) just to check the "Nester!" comics. There was some very funny stuff in those ones, and i never saw gaming oriented comics again until the webcomic boom some years ago.
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I admit it: i was waiting for a Star Wars story so i could finally post this link (and yes, it is obligatory). That guy's a genious.
No need for your soul... with the weird shit going arround lately (Debian releasing new stable, Apple going x86, etc.), it wouldn't surprise me if that happens. We're living in interesting times, indeed.
Anyway, it's all good until Duke Nukem Forever goes gold. Then the world as we know it dissapears.
PS: The LG Flatron series are, IMHO, the finest CRTs manufactured these days. I've recently bought a 17" flat screen Flatron CRT and i couldn't be happier with it - it beats every other brand in quality, even Samsung. Excellent price-quality ratio aswell.
Heh, guess you haven't tried software lately...
Or cellphones...
Or digital cameras...
Or minidisc players...
Or DVD players...
(...)
I know a... um... friend of mine who tried it on his partents' system and it works just peachy!
John C. Dvorak actually predicted something that happend!.
I'm scared. Hold me.
Ditto. The original Flight Simulator series come as a close second, but Win 2K is the best piece of software Microsoft ever produced.
As for products, yes: i can't stand most of Microsoft software, but their peripherals are great. Specially mices and trackballs.
I like Cube, but it's a slower game, and more oriented to single player as far as i've tried it (never played it online; all servers i've found are outside my country and ping kills me). However, it has nice (yet basic, a bit cartoony, but quite likeable IMHO) graphics and an interesting engine which lets you do things like editing levels while playing the game.
:) The downloadeable clips give a good idea of how Nexuiz plays, IMHO.
Nexuiz is quite more fast paced; think of it being Quake 3 and Cube being Serious Sam, and you'll get a basic idea. It boils down to personal taste
Oooh, you can always do more black if you put your heart into it..
:)
PS: I loved the game
Or use a proper audio backend. I mean, even RealPlayer is smart enough to figure out what you're using and adapt to it. Flash, on the other hand, keeps trying to use ESD; on my system (ALSA with the dMix plugin), the Flash plugin will refuse to play sound if anything else is playing at the time - every other program manages to do it just fine.
And yes, it doesn't seem able to play a clip over 30 seconds long without losing audio/video sync.
what about "my documents", etc?
Nnnnope! Not yours either! But thanks for playing.
Am i the only one who read that and expected porn of some sort?
Weeeeeeee! #1!
Come on; english is my second language, but "out of the box thinking" is a common expresion for someone who attacks a problem in a completely new and unthought-before way. Relax.
Seriously. First thing that crossed my mind reading the summary was "wow, that took some serious out-of-the-box thinking".
If this works, these guys deserve a world of recognition.
I forgot to add, a lot of it is because of aMule (%11 of total ram, about 56Mb). It leaks memory like hell; i'd like to switch to a service based filesharing app but i really need good support for the eDonkey network,
I have an Athlon 1800+ with 512mb. I'm running, right now:
- XFCE 4.2 with 4 desktops
- Opera 7.54u2 with about 15 tabs
- Beep Media player
- Gaim, 4 accounts
- aMule
- Several console sessions and GVIM windows
- Assorted sevices (Samba, SSHd, Apache, etc)
- GKrellm2
The system is consistently responsive and snappy, and Gkrellm reports 305Mb free (without swap pages), with 0% of the swap partition used. I know FF is quite more memory hungry than Opera, but still, there's no need for 1Gb of memory to run a desktop comfortably.
Mod this guy UP! :)
The newest MD players actually play mp3s but they wrap them in some drm.
.wav files. I used the MD to record some classes and even there the MP3 stick player is MUCH more comfortable.
I know, but as i posted before in a similar discusion: too little too late. It's a shame, because it's the usual story with Sony: top notch products encumbered by retarded lock-in's.
Besides the need to reencode constantly, i really liked it. It ran for over 10hs with a single 1200mAh AA battery charge, was virtually shockproof, had a lot of options and sounded damn fine. The thing is, for the same price i sold it i got a MP3 player which:
a) holds 6 times at much music as a single MD,
b) sounds damn good aswell (i was very surprised by this - kudos to MSI),
c) has FM radio with 10 programable presets and records from it,
d) is completely solid state - AAA rechargeables last forever,
e) i can plug to my PC via USB or record from a line in, and
f) can also record from a built-in mic. 512mb worth of mid quality
What's the status on those CPUs? IIRC, i've only seen them available on notebooks. If VIA pushed a line of desktop computers using 2GHz chips at 20w and price them below comparable offerings from AMD/Intel, they could make a killing in the entry desktop market.
I'd surely buy one.
Drop KDE/GNOME. They have both become too bloated for everyday use. There's a lot of excellent "lightweight" desktop enviroments and window managers: i reccomend XFCE (4.2.2). It's like Gnome after 6 months of workout and strict diet.
Hear, hear. The MD had a LOT of potential - as a "next gent" cassete tape/floppy/etc. Yet, Sony locked the format so hard it became a hassle to use.
I sold my MD player a while ago and bought myself a MSI 512mb MP3 player. I grew sick of having to reencode my music to shitty ATRAC3.
True. In fact, diodes are perhaps the most rugged type of semiconductors; transistors seem to go *poof* if you go a volt above the limits, but diodes can take a lot of abuse (overcurrent peaks, for example) very well.
...but the build quality is awful. Check this image: cramped cables (without need), restricted airflow, solder joints holding weight, bent circuit boards, minuscle heatsinks, panel mount parts glued with silicone... no wonder it needs two fans (and one is 120mm)!!!
Come on, i know ATX power supplies are limited in size, but i have an "el-cheapo" Chinese 300w PSU which works like a charm and it's much better designed and built. It looks cool, and it seems that it's very good at regulating the output voltages, but you can get that elsewhere without the glitz. No mention of it's price either.
To be honest, i wouldn't want that powering my PC.
Mod parent up, WAY up. When i was younger i used to borrow a friends' Nintendo Power magazine (he imported them) just to check the "Nester!" comics. There was some very funny stuff in those ones, and i never saw gaming oriented comics again until the webcomic boom some years ago.
Sorry, it was "stop taking the scriptures literally." I needed sleep when i posted :)