The difference is that Windows users DO pay for their copies of Office the same way they pay for Windows itself. System builders don't throw that lunk of crap in for free. And if you were refering to piracy of Office, then I'm not sure your poll in any way reflects reality en masse. I know that everyone in my extended family wouldn't know the first thing about pirating Office and would much rather just buy a new computer than upgrade.
I can't really give any indication of an answer, but the article mentions that they tried four different ways of doing HDR before they found one that didn't have to exclude other graphic novelties. I'm really glad to see Valve's development method is paying off in terms of quality of their product.
+5000 insightful!
You bring up a good point of which I hadn't thought about. There is a long list of such things that you could say the same about. In fact, I don't think it was a lack of hype at all that got them in that mess. Tell me again, who is going to benefit from 18 months of PC game hype?
It opens the context menu of the window you currently have open. Have you wondered this and never even pressed the key?
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The point of mods is that you can make whatever you want to. The fact that we can see some good-looking "shameless clones" on the horizon less than 9 months after the full SDK was released is a sign that a lot of things are possible. If you want to see such innovation, all these tools are openly avaiable to you and whoever shares your vision.
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter was able to be played in splitscreen. While it was fun for a bit, PC gamers stick to what we know best: 1 keyboard and mouse for each of us. I haven't heard whether SS2 will have splitscreen as well.
I have a WAY harder time developing apps that run on the same three browsers. Yes, it's a pain. Yes, I don't like my job being any harder than it should be either. So please don't whine to me about how invading my privacy is harder to do.
Amen. I almost stuck with Win2k until I had used WinXP for a while and realized the benefits (for me) were clear enough to make the switch. For me, UI changes are unwelcome, only speed and functionality changes are what is going to interest me. Stability has never been a problem for me in WinXP. At this point in time, I just can't imagine anything Vista can have that is truly an upgrade over WinXP.
I'm sure you've read the CTS strips but I'm not sure you realize the damage those things can cause. Do you think they want to be responsible when someone gets a little zealous and splits their opponent in two? Think of the carnage!
The more times goes by, the more the PA guys prove they are all about the fans. Even in their new era of internet super-stardom, they find a way to convey their gaming experiences and passion to their readership on a personal level. Every year I expect their comic to get a little less humourous, to see big banner ads for the next big EA game on their site. But every year they are back with the same earnest love for games that they had back in '99.
I must say that I admire someone who has the decency to actually present some contradicting evidence to disassemble a/. article. I have read a lot of fud claiming author A is a moron. Well that's fine, except that's generally the end of the poster's argument. Without an analysis of why the author is bullshitting his way through the article, the criticism is just as unfounded.
I won't mention that a 6800GT would run the game at 1600x1200 with Ultra quality and fairly high framerates. We'll forget about all those cards that can do exactly what you said and complain about the 2mb onboard video in my parents computer. OMG IT WON'T RUN DOOM3!!!!!
As said by another poster (and summarized here), LoD for physics means the game will play different for one user than another. If you want to make physics scalable, then you have to design the game such that using physics isn't essential to complete some part. That is, unless you want to require a physics accelerator and forget an entire demographic of gamers. To do this removes one of the coolest reasons to have physics (i.e it's not just a circus stunt).
This brings up an interesting dilemma, however. The same argument could have been made about graphics accelerators when they first came into existence. Now, however, they are pretty much required in orer to play any AAA game. On one hand, some would say there is always room for another acceleration device. But with super-powered consoles coming out at the cost of a PPU alone, I don't think there are as many PC gamers willing to drop $500 on a GPU and another $300 on a PPU. I know if it came down to me needing this additional card, I'd jump ship as fast as I could; and I haven't owned a console since SNES.
Wow, that was well put. I don't think I've ever heard anyone put it quite like you have and it's one of the most insightful statements I've heard about our dreams of future techonology. You're absolutely right and I think it's a shame most people (my self especially included) take the internet for granted. Remembering time spent before my habitual usage of the www, I can say without a doubt that my consumption of knowledge was occuring at a snails pace compared to now. Nowadays, I have the confidence that given anything I am curious about, I can find a wealth of pertinent information on the subject in minutes. If I had to guess, I would say that our next greatest achievement would come in how we organize and access our growing centralized base of human knowledge. True, it's merely an extension of the growing trend, but I think it would provide the most immediate benefit to our world.
I agree fully here. I had to learn PHP a couple weeks ago for a new web app. Coming from using PL/Sql and knowing a bit of Perl, PHP was a breeze to pick up based on sample code alone. I already knew the basics as far as how the language works, I just needed a list of syntax and built in functions relating specifically to what I was doing. To me, hyperlinking through Google searches is more efficient for someone with a programming background than skimming linearly through beginner fluff to find what you need.
I completely agree with you. I grew up and learned to teach myself with the classical tools of the trade; books, encyclopedias, guides to periodical literature, card catalogs, pretty much anything you'll find in your run-of-the-mill library.
I feel that if a computer is presented as the only avenue of information gathering, you are severely limiting how well someone will be able learn. Even if you never touch a library periodicals stack, the methods you use to find information in a library, as an example, will give you huge advantage when it comes to narrowing searches on the internet. Just like it is important to learn how to do a derivative by hand (yes, even the tricky ones) before you punch away on your TI, it is vital to teach kids to learn in a broad manner.
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The difference is that Windows users DO pay for their copies of Office the same way they pay for Windows itself. System builders don't throw that lunk of crap in for free. And if you were refering to piracy of Office, then I'm not sure your poll in any way reflects reality en masse. I know that everyone in my extended family wouldn't know the first thing about pirating Office and would much rather just buy a new computer than upgrade.
I can't really give any indication of an answer, but the article mentions that they tried four different ways of doing HDR before they found one that didn't have to exclude other graphic novelties. I'm really glad to see Valve's development method is paying off in terms of quality of their product.
It has yet to hurt Apple. I don't see the difference between the proposed schedule and what OSX has doing for years.
The day you get your wireless singal to go through multiple sheetrock walls and corporate radio signal protection is the day your skin starts to boil.
"It's the only thing you can use, no wonder it's #1"
+5000 insightful! You bring up a good point of which I hadn't thought about. There is a long list of such things that you could say the same about. In fact, I don't think it was a lack of hype at all that got them in that mess. Tell me again, who is going to benefit from 18 months of PC game hype?
It opens the context menu of the window you currently have open. Have you wondered this and never even pressed the key?
The point of mods is that you can make whatever you want to. The fact that we can see some good-looking "shameless clones" on the horizon less than 9 months after the full SDK was released is a sign that a lot of things are possible. If you want to see such innovation, all these tools are openly avaiable to you and whoever shares your vision.
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter was able to be played in splitscreen. While it was fun for a bit, PC gamers stick to what we know best: 1 keyboard and mouse for each of us. I haven't heard whether SS2 will have splitscreen as well.
I have a WAY harder time developing apps that run on the same three browsers. Yes, it's a pain. Yes, I don't like my job being any harder than it should be either. So please don't whine to me about how invading my privacy is harder to do.
Amen. I almost stuck with Win2k until I had used WinXP for a while and realized the benefits (for me) were clear enough to make the switch. For me, UI changes are unwelcome, only speed and functionality changes are what is going to interest me. Stability has never been a problem for me in WinXP. At this point in time, I just can't imagine anything Vista can have that is truly an upgrade over WinXP.
I'm sure you've read the CTS strips but I'm not sure you realize the damage those things can cause. Do you think they want to be responsible when someone gets a little zealous and splits their opponent in two? Think of the carnage!
The more times goes by, the more the PA guys prove they are all about the fans. Even in their new era of internet super-stardom, they find a way to convey their gaming experiences and passion to their readership on a personal level. Every year I expect their comic to get a little less humourous, to see big banner ads for the next big EA game on their site. But every year they are back with the same earnest love for games that they had back in '99.
He uses a Mac. So obviously he has to get his hands on everything trendy.
I must say that I admire someone who has the decency to actually present some contradicting evidence to disassemble a /. article. I have read a lot of fud claiming author A is a moron. Well that's fine, except that's generally the end of the poster's argument. Without an analysis of why the author is bullshitting his way through the article, the criticism is just as unfounded.
I won't mention that a 6800GT would run the game at 1600x1200 with Ultra quality and fairly high framerates. We'll forget about all those cards that can do exactly what you said and complain about the 2mb onboard video in my parents computer. OMG IT WON'T RUN DOOM3!!!!!
As said by another poster (and summarized here), LoD for physics means the game will play different for one user than another. If you want to make physics scalable, then you have to design the game such that using physics isn't essential to complete some part. That is, unless you want to require a physics accelerator and forget an entire demographic of gamers. To do this removes one of the coolest reasons to have physics (i.e it's not just a circus stunt). This brings up an interesting dilemma, however. The same argument could have been made about graphics accelerators when they first came into existence. Now, however, they are pretty much required in orer to play any AAA game. On one hand, some would say there is always room for another acceleration device. But with super-powered consoles coming out at the cost of a PPU alone, I don't think there are as many PC gamers willing to drop $500 on a GPU and another $300 on a PPU. I know if it came down to me needing this additional card, I'd jump ship as fast as I could; and I haven't owned a console since SNES.
Wow, that was well put. I don't think I've ever heard anyone put it quite like you have and it's one of the most insightful statements I've heard about our dreams of future techonology. You're absolutely right and I think it's a shame most people (my self especially included) take the internet for granted. Remembering time spent before my habitual usage of the www, I can say without a doubt that my consumption of knowledge was occuring at a snails pace compared to now. Nowadays, I have the confidence that given anything I am curious about, I can find a wealth of pertinent information on the subject in minutes. If I had to guess, I would say that our next greatest achievement would come in how we organize and access our growing centralized base of human knowledge. True, it's merely an extension of the growing trend, but I think it would provide the most immediate benefit to our world.
I agree fully here. I had to learn PHP a couple weeks ago for a new web app. Coming from using PL/Sql and knowing a bit of Perl, PHP was a breeze to pick up based on sample code alone. I already knew the basics as far as how the language works, I just needed a list of syntax and built in functions relating specifically to what I was doing. To me, hyperlinking through Google searches is more efficient for someone with a programming background than skimming linearly through beginner fluff to find what you need.
Here is the Anandtech article which does a OSX/Linux/Windows server comparison. Parent's comments are absolutely spot on.
Xbox360 Workstation... now thats an oxymoron if I've ever heard one.
Wow, I don't think I could take that. What line of work are you in? IT? Enterprise Software/hardware support?
Where do you work that involves routine 50-hour's working marathons? I'll avoid employment there at all costs.
I feel that if a computer is presented as the only avenue of information gathering, you are severely limiting how well someone will be able learn. Even if you never touch a library periodicals stack, the methods you use to find information in a library, as an example, will give you huge advantage when it comes to narrowing searches on the internet. Just like it is important to learn how to do a derivative by hand (yes, even the tricky ones) before you punch away on your TI, it is vital to teach kids to learn in a broad manner.