I think the reporter's gotten the wrong end of the stick - if Google are hiring Adam Bosworth et al it's more likely they're looking at rolling out more web services - this seems more in-line with their current strategy.
That I would gladly buy...
(saw it again recently, it's actually not a bad film. Most people who remember it are seeing it through shit-coloured glasses)
That's a very loaded statement. Or are you trying to imply that everyone that's downloaded an unlicenced piece of data is a potential, repressed, rapist?
It should be obvious that the difference in clarity going from 576->720 is different to that going from 480->720. I realise that this is unfair as HDTV is a widescreen format, but PALplus allows PAL to approximate anamorphic broadcasts by using the hidden lines to broadcast more chroma information.
There was the stupidity that was MAC, but one of the big reason there's so little pressure for HD is that it's not so big a jump. The UK is the world leader in iTV/DTV though.
If you live in the UK, HDTV is far less impressive - the difference between PAL and HD (especially if you cheat slightly and use something like PALplus) is far less than the difference between NTSC and HD.
(I am from the UK, I live in Japan, I have worked on HD technology etc etc)
You do realise this is a post about the UK don't you. Most countries don't have the long distance / local provider thing you Americans do. I mean there are cheap calling cards, but those are a little different.
Do you have any idea just how many of the big multinational pharmaceutical companies are actually from the UK? Thought not. There's more interesting R&D done outside the US than inside. I'll give you the military point, but I'm sceptical of "saving" lives.
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You do realise that Doom 3 was originally shown on a Mac, right? And a GeForce 3 IIRC.
We're just lucky that Italy joined the Euro, else you'd also have to explain that that £ sign was GBP and not Lira...
I think the reporter's gotten the wrong end of the stick - if Google are hiring Adam Bosworth et al it's more likely they're looking at rolling out more web services - this seems more in-line with their current strategy.
Because now the "main vendors" are interested. What about Superscape's VWWW? I seem to remember that had some IM features before they shut it down.
There was a series of games like that for PC, 10 or so years ago. Designed by a real doctor IIRC.
That I would gladly buy... (saw it again recently, it's actually not a bad film. Most people who remember it are seeing it through shit-coloured glasses)
That's a very loaded statement. Or are you trying to imply that everyone that's downloaded an unlicenced piece of data is a potential, repressed, rapist?
It should be obvious that the difference in clarity going from 576->720 is different to that going from 480->720. I realise that this is unfair as HDTV is a widescreen format, but PALplus allows PAL to approximate anamorphic broadcasts by using the hidden lines to broadcast more chroma information. There was the stupidity that was MAC, but one of the big reason there's so little pressure for HD is that it's not so big a jump. The UK is the world leader in iTV/DTV though.
No, I spent a significant part of last year developing software that meant watching HD streams. You've obviously not had much exposure to PAL video.
If you live in the UK, HDTV is far less impressive - the difference between PAL and HD (especially if you cheat slightly and use something like PALplus) is far less than the difference between NTSC and HD. (I am from the UK, I live in Japan, I have worked on HD technology etc etc)
You do realise this is a post about the UK don't you. Most countries don't have the long distance / local provider thing you Americans do. I mean there are cheap calling cards, but those are a little different.
Do you have any idea just how many of the big multinational pharmaceutical companies are actually from the UK? Thought not. There's more interesting R&D done outside the US than inside. I'll give you the military point, but I'm sceptical of "saving" lives.
I see you haven't read the short story.
Mod parent up! (I made this account for one comment. So sad really)