dunno about you but i still think ffx and ffx-2 ( which use the same engine i believe ) still look bloody fantastic:).
Faces are a very very hard thing to do right. the human brain is very adept at recognising features and seeing if they`re right/wrong. at least on faces.
Animals are easier to do in my view as they arent as 'familiar' to us. for instance, in the final fantasy movie, you could tell for the most part, aside from one or two fast moving parts that the characters were artificial. However the flying bird at the end i couldnt distinguish from the real thing. Machines are another area where its possible to create a very VERY realistic looking object.
compairing microsoft to a monolith scares me. i mean what if its of a ratio of 1x4x9 in dimensions?! will jupiter get turned into a sun , only for it to supernova because one of the monoliths crashed?:)
are you sure you got the exact camera back?
i would have imagined it easier for them to just replace it with a working model if they couldnt fix the problem ( or couldnt be bothered ) - updating the firmware while they`re at it seems like a bit of a useless step and a waste of time for them, unless the problem was with the firmware in the first place and not some hardware fault.
I recon it would be easier for them to just pull out what was on the camera, upload it to a new one and send the newer one ( which came with a newer firmware from the factory ) back to you
hehe indeed. Good ol firefox with adblock extention:D
hmm tho, is it just me or does the source of the article have this in it ( strange script with a stupid amount of white space which ive ever so nicely removed for you. i mean wtf is the purpose of it )
<script> function getTitle() { return 'Shant!'; } </script>
and another gem:
<!-- where is the javascript -->
these web developers are having fun now arent they lol
i did it by having one directory where pics are stored in, as a shared folder. then mapped that to a drive on the other computer and let picasa trawl through that on the other machine
with that ridge on this pic : http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image -details.cfm?imageID=1270
it REALLY has a passing resemblance to a death star.
did anyone else notice this?
I agree pretty much entirely with you.
I was doing c++ programming as a hobby really for a year or two before i changed my university course to applied computing - which teaches java as part of the course.
To begin with i was -not- looking forward to it, having heard horror stories about java being slow, clunky and inelegant - indeed i tried a java app out to see what it was like and found it horribly sluggish. Everything about it just felt slow.
Im no java expert , and my coding skills in either c++ or java are far from adept but i like java more then i liked c++.
Sure - java has its problems and things about it i dont like, but then so does c++. I for instance hate pointers with avengance in c++, like i hate not being able to compile to native code in java so people dont need to run a jvm to run my program ( yes i know about programs out there which turn java programs to.exe but every one ive seen isnt free , if you know of any which are , preferably ones which are easy to use, please tell:) )
On the other hand there are things about java i really do like, such as arraylists which i adore \o/.
no language is perfect really. Its either very fast, efficient and a nightmare to code in and debug ( assembler, etc ) or easy to understand and code in but absolutely awful performance wise ( visual basic imo but im sure theres worse:D )
i agree the end user shouldnt have to take the fall, but theres no excuse for allowing buffer overruns in the first place. Treat all data as 'bad' until proven otherwise, make sure every time you use a buffer that the data will fit in it. its not too hard to do.
in my opinion, yes. It encourages sloppy programming practise. Why bother checking for buffer overruns and fixing them when the processor can be forced to just not do anything if they occur.
i would disagree. You can have functionality too if you code security into the code, the user interface doesnt need to change dramatically so that it is unusable. a system similar to the sandbox method for java applets is an idea too ( yes i know there was an exploit with it recently )
Point is - a program should treat ALL data as malicious and/or broken, if it comes from 'outside' and then prove the data to be valid BEFORE doing something with it. Such as checking it fits into buffer sizes for example ( hello buffer overruns! ) before placing it in there.
Theres no reason good programming practise cant be used
remember the shuttle burning up? Thats a major cause to why the supplies ever got that low in the first place. nasa grounded all shuttle flights if you remember, and relied on the russians to send things up there.
cos landing on friday 13th, in the year 2029 ( where as someone pointed out = 2+0+2+9 = 13 ) , M = 13th in the alphabet counting from a to z, and n = 13 if you count from z to a.
the 4 is the number of times they squeezed 13 into it. sounds like geeky humour to me personally:)
its a machine! you cant kill it since its not alive in the first place
that aside, i dont think its really possible to de-throne the ipod now. Its becomed ingrained into the language, like google - and indeed unfortunately like windows has. ( in a computer sense anyway )
the best they can do is compete, but i severely doubt anything will defeat an ipod now - not without being incredibly impressive. Something i cant really see happening.
dont be daft:P
you`ll land on it, attempt to plant a nuke, only to find that it would be a very bad idea to detonate it - before going on to fly through the planet with the asteroid in tow with your hyperspace engines....
is there such a thing as watching too much sci fi?
uninstalling extentions in 3 easy steps
1) go to Tools -> Extentions
2) Click the extention you want to get rid of
3) Click uninstall
Lets compare that to uninstalling programs in windows shall we?
1) Go to Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs
2) Click the program you want to get rid of
3) Click uninstall
Now, if he wants to pretend that theres no obvious way in firefox to remove extentions, and thus is bad - he should concede that windows has no obvious way to uninstall programs - and is thus bad.
You know, i dont know if this is a blessing or a curse really.
On the one hand, it will more then likely spur people on to create the next generation of p2p networks, just as the closure of napster spawned kazaa.
On the other hand its a remarkable opportunity for a LEGAL film/tv service to be created to replace it - as there is quite clearly a market in it.
I for one would actually pay for a legal service which showed the latest shows, FOR A REASONABLE PRICE, and without any adverts or possibly drm to spoil it. I dont have any problems with them watermarking the files however, so if they get out they can trace it back to someone.
I wouldnt be too happy if the files expired after a while but thats probably the only way i can see it happening. A subscription based model where person pays a small amount per month. if subscription is cancelled or isnt paid for, the timer keeping the files valid stops, and the files eventually stop working.
Of course, theres the 'apocalyptic' outcome of all this - being we all submit to the will of corporations ( stop laughing, let me finish fs;) ) and shed out oodles of cash for them, sign over our souls etc... ( ok you can laugh now )
Ah well, its in the hands of geeks in one way or another i suppose. They either create the next gen of p2p services and drive *iaa into the ground, or they get hired by *iaa to make a decent, legal system.
perhaps if the beeb finish off that dirac codec, they could use that as a sort of standardised internet media format for tv shows and films? Food for thought perhaps.
Slashdot Mirror
Britain gets screwed on a lot of things. :)
Have you seen our petrol prices?
the xbox doesnt have either ffx or ffx-2 so im not interested in it ;) :D
/. crowd - "eew microsoft" etc
a bit of a FF buff, i am
and just to fit in with the
dunno about you but i still think ffx and ffx-2 ( which use the same engine i believe ) still look bloody fantastic :).
Faces are a very very hard thing to do right. the human brain is very adept at recognising features and seeing if they`re right/wrong. at least on faces.
Animals are easier to do in my view as they arent as 'familiar' to us. for instance, in the final fantasy movie, you could tell for the most part, aside from one or two fast moving parts that the characters were artificial. However the flying bird at the end i couldnt distinguish from the real thing. Machines are another area where its possible to create a very VERY realistic looking object.
compairing microsoft to a monolith scares me. i mean what if its of a ratio of 1x4x9 in dimensions?! :)
will jupiter get turned into a sun , only for it to supernova because one of the monoliths crashed?
are you sure you got the exact camera back? i would have imagined it easier for them to just replace it with a working model if they couldnt fix the problem ( or couldnt be bothered ) - updating the firmware while they`re at it seems like a bit of a useless step and a waste of time for them, unless the problem was with the firmware in the first place and not some hardware fault. I recon it would be easier for them to just pull out what was on the camera, upload it to a new one and send the newer one ( which came with a newer firmware from the factory ) back to you
hehe indeed. Good ol firefox with adblock extention :D
:
hmm tho, is it just me or does the source of the article have this in it ( strange script with a stupid amount of white space which ive ever so nicely removed for you. i mean wtf is the purpose of it )
<script>
function getTitle()
{
return 'Shant!';
}
</script>
and another gem
<!-- where is the javascript -->
these web developers are having fun now arent they lol
i did it by having one directory where pics are stored in, as a shared folder. then mapped that to a drive on the other computer and let picasa trawl through that on the other machine
with that ridge on this pic : http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image -details.cfm?imageID=1270
it REALLY has a passing resemblance to a death star.
did anyone else notice this?
I agree pretty much entirely with you. .exe but every one ive seen isnt free , if you know of any which are , preferably ones which are easy to use, please tell :) )
:D )
I was doing c++ programming as a hobby really for a year or two before i changed my university course to applied computing - which teaches java as part of the course.
To begin with i was -not- looking forward to it, having heard horror stories about java being slow, clunky and inelegant - indeed i tried a java app out to see what it was like and found it horribly sluggish. Everything about it just felt slow.
Im no java expert , and my coding skills in either c++ or java are far from adept but i like java more then i liked c++.
Sure - java has its problems and things about it i dont like, but then so does c++.
I for instance hate pointers with avengance in c++, like i hate not being able to compile to native code in java so people dont need to run a jvm to run my program
( yes i know about programs out there which turn java programs to
On the other hand there are things about java i really do like, such as arraylists which i adore \o/.
no language is perfect really. Its either very fast, efficient and a nightmare to code in and debug ( assembler, etc ) or easy to understand and code in but absolutely awful performance wise ( visual basic imo but im sure theres worse
ive seen that error a few times when trying to read slashdot stories with no new comments on them.
Still - yes its very appropriate
i agree the end user shouldnt have to take the fall, but theres no excuse for allowing buffer overruns in the first place.
Treat all data as 'bad' until proven otherwise, make sure every time you use a buffer that the data will fit in it. its not too hard to do.
in my opinion, yes. It encourages sloppy programming practise. Why bother checking for buffer overruns and fixing them when the processor can be forced to just not do anything if they occur.
Nah, but you could examine just how nice a 'splat' mark it made. :)
i would disagree. You can have functionality too if you code security into the code, the user interface doesnt need to change dramatically so that it is unusable.
a system similar to the sandbox method for java applets is an idea too ( yes i know there was an exploit with it recently )
Point is - a program should treat ALL data as malicious and/or broken, if it comes from 'outside' and then prove the data to be valid BEFORE doing something with it.
Such as checking it fits into buffer sizes for example ( hello buffer overruns! ) before placing it in there.
Theres no reason good programming practise cant be used
not really. theres an emergency escape module which is perminately docked with the ISS. if push came to shove they could use that to return to earth
remember the shuttle burning up? Thats a major cause to why the supplies ever got that low in the first place.
nasa grounded all shuttle flights if you remember, and relied on the russians to send things up there.
you missed out - "hell freezes over"
cos landing on friday 13th, in the year 2029 ( where as someone pointed out = 2+0+2+9 = 13 ) , M = 13th in the alphabet counting from a to z, and n = 13 if you count from z to a. :)
the 4 is the number of times they squeezed 13 into it. sounds like geeky humour to me personally
its a machine! you cant kill it since its not alive in the first place
that aside, i dont think its really possible to de-throne the ipod now. Its becomed ingrained into the language, like google - and indeed unfortunately like windows has. ( in a computer sense anyway )
the best they can do is compete, but i severely doubt anything will defeat an ipod now - not without being incredibly impressive. Something i cant really see happening.
dont be daft :P
you`ll land on it, attempt to plant a nuke, only to find that it would be a very bad idea to detonate it - before going on to fly through the planet with the asteroid in tow with your hyperspace engines....
is there such a thing as watching too much sci fi?
1) go to Tools -> Extentions
2) Click the extention you want to get rid of
3) Click uninstall
Lets compare that to uninstalling programs in windows shall we?
1) Go to Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs
2) Click the program you want to get rid of
3) Click uninstall
Now, if he wants to pretend that theres no obvious way in firefox to remove extentions, and thus is bad - he should concede that windows has no obvious way to uninstall programs - and is thus bad.
"I put it to you that on the morning of december 22nd you deliberately sent a ping packet, harrassing my client"
You know, i dont know if this is a blessing or a curse really. ;) ) and shed out oodles of cash for them, sign over our souls etc... ( ok you can laugh now )
On the one hand, it will more then likely spur people on to create the next generation of p2p networks, just as the closure of napster spawned kazaa.
On the other hand its a remarkable opportunity for a LEGAL film/tv service to be created to replace it - as there is quite clearly a market in it.
I for one would actually pay for a legal service which showed the latest shows, FOR A REASONABLE PRICE, and without any adverts or possibly drm to spoil it. I dont have any problems with them watermarking the files however, so if they get out they can trace it back to someone.
I wouldnt be too happy if the files expired after a while but thats probably the only way i can see it happening. A subscription based model where person pays a small amount per month. if subscription is cancelled or isnt paid for, the timer keeping the files valid stops, and the files eventually stop working.
Of course, theres the 'apocalyptic' outcome of all this - being we all submit to the will of corporations ( stop laughing, let me finish fs
Ah well, its in the hands of geeks in one way or another i suppose. They either create the next gen of p2p services and drive *iaa into the ground, or they get hired by *iaa to make a decent, legal system.
perhaps if the beeb finish off that dirac codec, they could use that as a sort of standardised internet media format for tv shows and films? Food for thought perhaps.
was more referring to the entire " for dummies " range :)
Personally i found them handy in getting to grips with something totally new
C++ for dummies ...
Java for dummies
* for dummies