On a tangential note, I found that the disc labeled "play disc" is in fact the second install disc, with just one huge data3.cab file on it. To actually play the game, you use the first disc, helpfully labeled "install." Snafu?
I'm in the nano\pico camp myself, what with its advanced WYTIWYG (What you type is what you get) technology. Of course, I do have an odd notion that if you open a text editor and start banging keys, letters should start appearing. Silly me. I blame it on my Machintosh upbringing.
So how does that work with shows like The West Wing? They are trying to "convey the impresion of approval" of the president, though in this case a fictional Bartlet rather then the real Bush.
No, it uses XUL, which is a whole different can of non-native portable code, with the added fun of interpeting JavaScript. Face it, theres two options for a GUI. Use a platform native that run likedy split but is a pain to port, or use a platform indepenedent package that lets your app look pretty much the same all over (and is probably skinable, too) but take a speed hit to be able to get things running everywhere.
If you are looking for a Gecko based browser that uses native windows controls, you'll be wanting K-Meleon, Firefox's leser known stepsister.
Best part about PHP is extensions, just write some C++ code(or C#/VB.NET on windows *frowns*) and make it a DLL.
Um, if you are going to be writing custom C-like code anyway, why not just write it in Java and not have to worry about linking different languages together at all? The fact that you find PHP inadequate to complete your entire project on its own doesn't speak well for it.
Not sure how much this is worth, but as we speak the top item on the Most Active Projects list over on SourceForge (insert tinfoil hat disclaimer here), Azureus is a client side Java app. For those of you keeping score at home, the #2 spot, GAIM, is in C and PHP comes in at #3 via phpMyAdmin. Keep in mind this is looking at quality (and a pretty wierd messure of quality, at that), not quantity, but still intersting.
Extra set of registers, yes, but no context switching. CPUs have a few different operational units, one or two dedicated to integer math, a seperate one for floats, one for memory I\O and mabey a unit for vector operations (SSE). A proccess isn't going to be using every resource at once. The whole thing can sit idle if it has to wait on something to get pulled from memory. Hyperthreading takes advantage of this by using a fancy scheduler that can juggle the needs of two proccesses at once. Only needs but extra silicon for a second register set and the advanced scheduling unit, but you get a performance gain similar to adding an entire extra core.
Hey, perhaps this will allow that whole internet disributed fan financed "TV" show idea that gets dug up again every time someone's favorite cult show gets axed.
How about one of these guys? (They are Radioisotope thermoelectric generators, an odd source of nuclear power that are used in, say, space probes, where you need a very reliable source of power and are willing to compromise on efficiency.) Fun stuff.
A closer parallel to your free cheese argument would be SciFi's free streaming uncut Battlestar Galactica episode, rather then whoever's torrent of the episode. ("If you enjoyed this sample, you can pick up more over in the Friday 10:00 asile.") SciFi owns the content, and distributes it as they see fit, rather then however the cheese smuggling syndicate chooses.
Yes, but they will just keep redressing the same half dozen sets and pretending its a new area.
From the DVD comentary: "And for this scene, we really only buit a 10 foot by 10 foot section of the library set and then digitaly replicated over 100 times it to get that truly expansive feel."
I think he is refering to Firefly fans, not the Independent army. In SAT terms, Browncoat:Firefly::Trekie:Star Trek, but without the 30 years of pimpely baggage. (Sorry if I missed some tags.)
Yeah, I agree with you. Made me wonder about what I heard about sequals. That event, and another similar one from earlier on seem like a waste. (/me wished slashdot had a spoiler tag so I didn't have to be so vauge and still worry about saying to much.)
Good point. What happens to Taiwan's.tw domain if the UN takes over? I'd imagine that mainland "we are the one true" China might try doing something about it, figuring a rouge province dosn't get its own top level domain, only independent countries do. And this probably isn't the only example of what could go wrong. Though, really, I am supprised that we havn't done anything to mess with Iran's.ir or North Korea's.kp domains... or have we? I don't imagine those countries being all that internet friendly to begin with, so not sure we'd notice.
Or Intel. Yes, yes, I know it will never hapen on a P4 core, but I've heard good things about the Pentium M's impending transition to the desktop. If nothing else, I expect it to have a throttling fan that will hopefully turn completly off under low loads.
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On a tangential note, I found that the disc labeled "play disc" is in fact the second install disc, with just one huge data3.cab file on it. To actually play the game, you use the first disc, helpfully labeled "install." Snafu?
I'm in the nano\pico camp myself, what with its advanced WYTIWYG (What you type is what you get) technology. Of course, I do have an odd notion that if you open a text editor and start banging keys, letters should start appearing. Silly me. I blame it on my Machintosh upbringing.
So how does that work with shows like The West Wing? They are trying to "convey the impresion of approval" of the president, though in this case a fictional Bartlet rather then the real Bush.
The Pittsburgh headling is pretty obvious, but the Bush one I could almost belive. Cry and belive.
So... does FireFox use a Java UI, too?
No, it uses XUL, which is a whole different can of non-native portable code, with the added fun of interpeting JavaScript. Face it, theres two options for a GUI. Use a platform native that run likedy split but is a pain to port, or use a platform indepenedent package that lets your app look pretty much the same all over (and is probably skinable, too) but take a speed hit to be able to get things running everywhere.
If you are looking for a Gecko based browser that uses native windows controls, you'll be wanting K-Meleon, Firefox's leser known stepsister.
Best part about PHP is extensions, just write some C++ code(or C#/VB.NET on windows *frowns*) and make it a DLL.
Um, if you are going to be writing custom C-like code anyway, why not just write it in Java and not have to worry about linking different languages together at all? The fact that you find PHP inadequate to complete your entire project on its own doesn't speak well for it.
[Java] died as a client-side language.
Not sure how much this is worth, but as we speak the top item on the Most Active Projects list over on SourceForge (insert tinfoil hat disclaimer here), Azureus is a client side Java app. For those of you keeping score at home, the #2 spot, GAIM, is in C and PHP comes in at #3 via phpMyAdmin. Keep in mind this is looking at quality (and a pretty wierd messure of quality, at that), not quantity, but still intersting.
Extra set of registers, yes, but no context switching. CPUs have a few different operational units, one or two dedicated to integer math, a seperate one for floats, one for memory I\O and mabey a unit for vector operations (SSE). A proccess isn't going to be using every resource at once. The whole thing can sit idle if it has to wait on something to get pulled from memory. Hyperthreading takes advantage of this by using a fancy scheduler that can juggle the needs of two proccesses at once. Only needs but extra silicon for a second register set and the advanced scheduling unit, but you get a performance gain similar to adding an entire extra core.
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Then how will he be introduced every time he comes up? Former Miami Attorney Jack Thompson?
I imagine it warms the heart of a lot of us old AMD fanboys.
Plus anything else in the room it sits in. Great solution to the heating oil crunch! These things ain't P4s, but 32 CPUs is 32CPUs.Well, then, happy rumors for you via The Inquirer.
Hey, perhaps this will allow that whole internet disributed fan financed "TV" show idea that gets dug up again every time someone's favorite cult show gets axed.
How about one of these guys? (They are Radioisotope thermoelectric generators, an odd source of nuclear power that are used in, say, space probes, where you need a very reliable source of power and are willing to compromise on efficiency.) Fun stuff.
What about a MechaMozilla, the open source alternative?
A closer parallel to your free cheese argument would be SciFi's free streaming uncut Battlestar Galactica episode, rather then whoever's torrent of the episode. ("If you enjoyed this sample, you can pick up more over in the Friday 10:00 asile.") SciFi owns the content, and distributes it as they see fit, rather then however the cheese smuggling syndicate chooses.
15 human years, yes, but thats over 70 dog years (no offence intended), and its probably four or six computer generations!
Went to see Serenity this weekend and they showed Doom trailer that featured nice shots of something being poked at with a chainsaw :)
I thought that creature belonged more in a Half Life movie then a Doom movie. Looks alot like a houndeye to me.
Yes, but they will just keep redressing the same half dozen sets and pretending its a new area.
From the DVD comentary:
"And for this scene, we really only buit a 10 foot by 10 foot section of the library set and then digitaly replicated over 100 times it to get that truly expansive feel."
I think he is refering to Firefly fans, not the Independent army. In SAT terms, Browncoat:Firefly::Trekie:Star Trek, but without the 30 years of pimpely baggage. (Sorry if I missed some tags.)
Now I'd love to be able to dig up THOSE torrents! (Not that I condone such things. No, officer, never.)
Yeah, I agree with you. Made me wonder about what I heard about sequals. That event, and another similar one from earlier on seem like a waste. (/me wished slashdot had a spoiler tag so I didn't have to be so vauge and still worry about saying to much.)
Good point. What happens to Taiwan's .tw domain if the UN takes over? I'd imagine that mainland "we are the one true" China might try doing something about it, figuring a rouge province dosn't get its own top level domain, only independent countries do. And this probably isn't the only example of what could go wrong. Though, really, I am supprised that we havn't done anything to mess with Iran's .ir or North Korea's .kp domains... or have we? I don't imagine those countries being all that internet friendly to begin with, so not sure we'd notice.
Or Intel. Yes, yes, I know it will never hapen on a P4 core, but I've heard good things about the Pentium M's impending transition to the desktop. If nothing else, I expect it to have a throttling fan that will hopefully turn completly off under low loads.
Mind if I throw JavaScript onto your list? Seems to be coming up alot. Konfabulator and the other widget engines spring to mind.
Related question, is the advertised modablity of Civ4 powerfull enough to create a Alpha Centeri styled game in the new engine?