Thanks for the info. After posting the question it dawned on me maybe I should google for it (d'oh) and I found lots of links on fans speculating about Starcraft 2, but nothing a little more official I could find in my quick search.
Perhaps/. could be sued for damaging negligence when, after an initial/.'ing takes down a site, the inevitable dupes the next day proceed to do it again, despite the fact that after the first instance the/.'ing was shown to be damaging.:P
Or for that matter, just skip the nuclear stuff altogether. Anti-matter bombs are the way to go... but photon torpedos will work in a pinch if you're pressed for anti-matter.
I always thought it would be cool to turn Super Dodgeball into an actual sport, similar to the way the original NES game was, with an actual court, people along the 3 sidewalls of each half of the court. I remember drawing out all the court layout, writing out all the rules I could think of for it to make it interesting, etc...
Only problem was I couldn't figure out how to make all the players have superpowers, like the lightning ball...
Maybe you shouldn't be cheeting(sic) on your taxes. Just a thought. It's a little hypocritical to tell the government how you think they should save money when you're not paying your fair share in the first place.
Physical modeling is supposed to be the next big "holy grail" of sound synthesis in reproducing all the nuances of a real instrument, but just like high-end 3D modeling, it takes a lot of processing power to do it in real-time and still isn't cost-effective to put into a marketable product. The Promega series of digital pianos are supposed to use a bit of physical modeling and are said to sound great, but for a sound as complicated as a piano tone, physical modeling is still quite a ways off.
But it doesn't include a module that puts its leg up on the monitor amp for coolness effect. How lame!
Rumors of next version include AI software that demands that it be placed at the front in the middle of the stage and wants the keyboard player to sit towards the back, left side of the stage, preferably behind the amps where he can't be seen, or ideally offstage. And it only wants the keyboardist to "make weird noises and stuff", not actually play melodic lines.
Sorry, just joining a prog metal band, I've got a few thousand bucks of gear with more processing and synthesizing power than they have in their entire house, and they want me to use it for making weird noises and pad sounds. Organ sounds "too retro" and synth leads "just don't fit, we already have a melodic instrument, we don't need another". *grumble grumble*
Can they make this thing play electric guitar? This really is nothing new, player pianos have been around since 1900, although the originals working on a vacuum system couldn't impart dynamics into the sequence. Modern digital player pianos can, as well as provide background accompaniment. QRS even has a digital player violin that actually bows a real violin back and forth. I've never personally seen one of these, so I can't vouch for its expressiveness.
You, sir, should join him, as you truly are an idiot as well. Velocity is the initial speed of pressing a key down, such as on a piano or electronic keyboard.
Geez, at least get the instrument right. How can you mix those two up?
I guess it depends on how you define "time". If you mean time as in the cause-effect relationship of the reality of our universe that we live in, then no, time did not exist before the "big bang" because our universe didn't exist, hence, there was no frame of reference for time to be measured by.
If you subscribe to M-theory or Brane theory, time can exist in the 11-dimensional hyperspace defined by the movement of branes relative to one another. The idea is that our universe came into being when two branes nudged into each other, creating our universe out of the resulting kenetic energy release, starting our "local" time (local being within our universe). Even without the existance of our local universe, time would exist in the 11-dimensional hyperspace, in which we exist as a subset. If string/m/brane theory is right, the need for a creator of our universe is null. Next, onto explaining the origin of the hyperspace!:D
Einstein is still right: it's all relative and depends on your frame of reference.;)
AD! It's AD! This must be the fifth time this week I see someone use "add" when they mean "ad". Am I missing something here? (cue the "yeah, a life if you're looking at/. enough to see add instead of ad five times a week")
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Thanks for the info. After posting the question it dawned on me maybe I should google for it (d'oh) and I found lots of links on fans speculating about Starcraft 2, but nothing a little more official I could find in my quick search.
Maybe you were joking, I dunno, but is there actually any talk of Starcraft 2?
You are now on my friends list for that brilliant display of logic that somehow so many people seem to miss.
Perhaps /. could be sued for damaging negligence when, after an initial /.'ing takes down a site, the inevitable dupes the next day proceed to do it again, despite the fact that after the first instance the /.'ing was shown to be damaging. :P
Or for that matter, just skip the nuclear stuff altogether. Anti-matter bombs are the way to go... but photon torpedos will work in a pinch if you're pressed for anti-matter.
Only problem was I couldn't figure out how to make all the players have superpowers, like the lightning ball...
Tomahawk = some special purpose computing device not designed for general purpose computing
Big engine = Linux
Then you lose. :)
And if that's the case....
Maybe you shouldn't be cheeting(sic) on your taxes. Just a thought. It's a little hypocritical to tell the government how you think they should save money when you're not paying your fair share in the first place.
Animusic.com. Great animation, fun music, and the robots ARE the band!
Physical modeling is supposed to be the next big "holy grail" of sound synthesis in reproducing all the nuances of a real instrument, but just like high-end 3D modeling, it takes a lot of processing power to do it in real-time and still isn't cost-effective to put into a marketable product. The Promega series of digital pianos are supposed to use a bit of physical modeling and are said to sound great, but for a sound as complicated as a piano tone, physical modeling is still quite a ways off.
Kurzweil K2600XS. You've never been to a live Dream Theater concert and seen Jordan doing his solo...
Rumors of next version include AI software that demands that it be placed at the front in the middle of the stage and wants the keyboard player to sit towards the back, left side of the stage, preferably behind the amps where he can't be seen, or ideally offstage. And it only wants the keyboardist to "make weird noises and stuff", not actually play melodic lines.
Sorry, just joining a prog metal band, I've got a few thousand bucks of gear with more processing and synthesizing power than they have in their entire house, and they want me to use it for making weird noises and pad sounds. Organ sounds "too retro" and synth leads "just don't fit, we already have a melodic instrument, we don't need another". *grumble grumble*
Can they make this thing play electric guitar? This really is nothing new, player pianos have been around since 1900, although the originals working on a vacuum system couldn't impart dynamics into the sequence. Modern digital player pianos can, as well as provide background accompaniment. QRS even has a digital player violin that actually bows a real violin back and forth. I've never personally seen one of these, so I can't vouch for its expressiveness.
Geez, at least get the instrument right. How can you mix those two up?
esobofh is a caveman, you insensitive clod!
If you subscribe to M-theory or Brane theory, time can exist in the 11-dimensional hyperspace defined by the movement of branes relative to one another. The idea is that our universe came into being when two branes nudged into each other, creating our universe out of the resulting kenetic energy release, starting our "local" time (local being within our universe). Even without the existance of our local universe, time would exist in the 11-dimensional hyperspace, in which we exist as a subset. If string/m/brane theory is right, the need for a creator of our universe is null. Next, onto explaining the origin of the hyperspace! :D
Einstein is still right: it's all relative and depends on your frame of reference. ;)
Amazingly enough, the sig is semi-ontopic for this particular subject matter, and your reply is funny to boot. Do not mod down!
Welcome to the 21st century, moron.
AD! It's AD! This must be the fifth time this week I see someone use "add" when they mean "ad". Am I missing something here? (cue the "yeah, a life if you're looking at /. enough to see add instead of ad five times a week")
Add disguised to what? Disguised + ??? = ????
In other words, nothing to see here...
It should be League of Extraordinary Electronic Talent.
If you amputate your feet to test your IQ, then your IQ would amount to the Brownian motion of your brain.
That's funny, because I think exactly the same thing. Except it should be me in charge.