Something that is cold is inherintly less energetic than anything hot. That doesnt mean it wont work, rather it means that even at 100% effeciency it wont be generation as much as a hot system (heat is just a measure of how fast atoms are vibrating). I am desperatley waiting for the fusion revolution in +/- 50 years tho, i drool at the thought of unlimited energy. It will happen, but our narrow-sighted leaders just dont understand the potential of it, and dont invest in it, and then it gets delayed:(
i can see it right now: in twenty years when China is the only superpower, they claim the moon for themselves, ship all their citizens to their new colony, then they nuke all there earthy enemies!
"Take wisdom from the wise". Its always good to hear from you, wait, Shut The Fuck Up. Yes i am idiot, but at least im not an anonymous idiot Ahahahaahaahaaaaahahahahahhhhhaaahhhhhhhaahhhhhaaa aH ahhh, Touche!
After all is said and done about the design,the real make-or-break will be the ease of programmability. As im sure you have heared, the ps2 was a nightmare to code for compared to the xbox. ps2 games slowly increased in graphical complexity as developers learned how to get the most out of the ps2. The xbox plateaued very early as devs learnt how to get the most out of it very quickly (due to its familiar architecture). Now hears the thing: CELL. Its the ps3's strongest asset, but potentially its greatest liability, if it proves to be a nightmare to code for. I have a strange feeling that two powerpc cores (or whatever the fuck the 360 has) will be a hell of a easier to code for than the unique eight string (?) CELL. I just hope im wrong though, because i beleive the ps3 has a lot more potential. Thats your hardware lesson for the day folks, now let your teacher drown his sorrows in his cheap imported brandy.
Due to the slashdot editors recieving a much needed sphincter bleaching, all editing duties have been relegated to the slashdot sLasH-Oh-MAtiQue Random Storie Editor v0.9. Cowboys mother apologises.
The designers were very motivated, but they lacked the tallent and high standards to make something truly visually exceptional. The design concept: "inhaling", this sounds like a high school design project. I cant knock them on the hardware front, but its just very visually uninspired (perhaps to motivate clip-on-cover sales?). The consoles exterior belies its future sigificance, which is a bit disappointing. Have a squiz at Inhabitat for a look at the future of design.
On a different note, congratulations to the xbox 360 marketing team, who pulled out all the stops: constant "leaks" heading up to the launch, the first next-gen console shown off, launched on TV, by a pop show, and by celeberities! Not to mention the whole colony buisness. Full marks Microsoft marketing team.
...desperate times, desperate measures. i dont think its unfair to say that as linux slowly becomes more popular and MS's main competitor releases a damn good OS (OSX tiger), that MS might be worried about its place in the market. Who knows maybe in ten years time Microsoft wont exist...stranger things have happened.
...that this got passed. The notion of having a national standard for ID is understandable, but the bill actually states that:
"no court shall have jurisdiction to hear any cause or claim arising from any action undertaken, or any decision made, by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or order compensatory, declaratory, injunctive, equitable, or any other relief for damage alleged to arise from any such action or decision."
This quite literaly places the Secretary of Homeland Security above the law. This MUST be unconstitutional. Once again i feel very sorry for you. If this got proposed in my country (Australia) i would fight it with a public information campaign, which would be in addition to my countries relatively effective checks and balances halting it in its tracks. (or so I would like to believe)
Looks like Bill will have to redouble his virus release efforts to exploit all of his competitors flaws. I wonder how long its been since he has coded.
Firefox has rightly earnt a strong following, but in the proud tradition of the FANBOY, some firefox nuts will probably have an adverse reaction to the news that firefox has a vulnerability, and subsequently die;)
Firefox has rightly earnt a strong following, but in the proud tradition of the FANBOY, some firefox nuts will probably have an adverse reaction to the news that firefox has a vulnerability, and subsequently die.
i heard a while ago that they can reach the nearest star (Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light years away) in just ten years! conventional rockets would take about 1000.
P.S. my maths was never any good, anyone care to clarify what there max speeds are?
you should have understood that i was changing topics with "....". in know jigdo isnt an installer. i installed woody a long time ago, get sum skills dood.
GREAT! now i can have sheer joy (read:agony) of installing/upgrading debian with that masterpiece of code called JIGDO!....no, but seriously, that shitpile of an installer (am i being too generous?) can make some of the best users swear by Windows!
it would improve write speeds and energy consuption sure, but this idea falls flat on its face when you consider that the other half of a hard drives job, that is, reading data, isnt improved at all!
...desperate times, desperate measures. i dont think its unfair to say that as linux slowly becomes more popular and MS's main competitor releases a very good OS (OSX tiger), that MS might be worried about its place in the market. Who knows maybe in ten years time Microsoft wont exist...stranger things have happened. {{I love a good Troll thought the woods. mod me down you know you want to.}}
i hate corrupt politicians. but remember, in a democracy ('demos' is greek for 'people'), if you dont like whos running the show, you can put yourself up for election (with a bit of hard work, of course)...well, before a corrupt politician changes that anyway, i smell a dictatorship;)
Slashdot Mirror
Something that is cold is inherintly less energetic than anything hot. That doesnt mean it wont work, rather it means that even at 100% effeciency it wont be generation as much as a hot system (heat is just a measure of how fast atoms are vibrating). I am desperatley waiting for the fusion revolution in +/- 50 years tho, i drool at the thought of unlimited energy. It will happen, but our narrow-sighted leaders just dont understand the potential of it, and dont invest in it, and then it gets delayed :(
i can see it right now: in twenty years when China is the only superpower, they claim the moon for themselves, ship all their citizens to their new colony, then they nuke all there earthy enemies!
The Future Is Longhorn!
"Take wisdom from the wise". Its always good to hear from you, wait, Shut The Fuck Up. Yes i am idiot, but at least im not an anonymous idiot Ahahahaahaahaaaaahahahahahhhhhaaahhhhhhhaahhhhhaaa aH ahhh, Touche!
MMMmmmmm fanboys. Its always good to hear from, wait, Shut The Fuck Up.
Its always good to hear from, wait, Shut The Fuck Up.
After all is said and done about the design,the real make-or-break will be the ease of programmability. As im sure you have heared, the ps2 was a nightmare to code for compared to the xbox. ps2 games slowly increased in graphical complexity as developers learned how to get the most out of the ps2. The xbox plateaued very early as devs learnt how to get the most out of it very quickly (due to its familiar architecture). Now hears the thing: CELL. Its the ps3's strongest asset, but potentially its greatest liability, if it proves to be a nightmare to code for. I have a strange feeling that two powerpc cores (or whatever the fuck the 360 has) will be a hell of a easier to code for than the unique eight string (?) CELL. I just hope im wrong though, because i beleive the ps3 has a lot more potential. Thats your hardware lesson for the day folks, now let your teacher drown his sorrows in his cheap imported brandy.
-- im TIRED. leave me alone
Due to the slashdot editors recieving a much needed sphincter bleaching, all editing duties have been relegated to the slashdot sLasH-Oh-MAtiQue Random Storie Editor v0.9. Cowboys mother apologises.
On a different note, congratulations to the xbox 360 marketing team, who pulled out all the stops: constant "leaks" heading up to the launch, the first next-gen console shown off, launched on TV, by a pop show, and by celeberities! Not to mention the whole colony buisness. Full marks Microsoft marketing team.
Slashdot Reports Non-Events as News?
...desperate times, desperate measures. i dont think its unfair to say that as linux slowly becomes more popular and MS's main competitor releases a damn good OS (OSX tiger), that MS might be worried about its place in the market. Who knows maybe in ten years time Microsoft wont exist...stranger things have happened.
...that this got passed. The notion of having a national standard for ID is understandable, but the bill actually states that: "no court shall have jurisdiction to hear any cause or claim arising from any action undertaken, or any decision made, by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or order compensatory, declaratory, injunctive, equitable, or any other relief for damage alleged to arise from any such action or decision." This quite literaly places the Secretary of Homeland Security above the law. This MUST be unconstitutional. Once again i feel very sorry for you. If this got proposed in my country (Australia) i would fight it with a public information campaign, which would be in addition to my countries relatively effective checks and balances halting it in its tracks. (or so I would like to believe)
Looks like Bill will have to redouble his virus release efforts to exploit all of his competitors flaws. I wonder how long its been since he has coded.
Firefox has rightly earnt a strong following, but in the proud tradition of the FANBOY, some firefox nuts will probably have an adverse reaction to the news that firefox has a vulnerability, and subsequently die ;)
Firefox has rightly earnt a strong following, but in the proud tradition of the FANBOY, some firefox nuts will probably have an adverse reaction to the news that firefox has a vulnerability, and subsequently die.
i heard a while ago that they can reach the nearest star (Proxima Centauri, 4.2 light years away) in just ten years! conventional rockets would take about 1000. P.S. my maths was never any good, anyone care to clarify what there max speeds are?
good one ;)
you should have understood that i was changing topics with "....". in know jigdo isnt an installer. i installed woody a long time ago, get sum skills dood.
GREAT! now i can have sheer joy (read:agony) of installing/upgrading debian with that masterpiece of code called JIGDO!....no, but seriously, that shitpile of an installer (am i being too generous?) can make some of the best users swear by Windows!
it would improve write speeds and energy consuption sure, but this idea falls flat on its face when you consider that the other half of a hard drives job, that is, reading data, isnt improved at all!
...desperate times, desperate measures. i dont think its unfair to say that as linux slowly becomes more popular and MS's main competitor releases a very good OS (OSX tiger), that MS might be worried about its place in the market. Who knows maybe in ten years time Microsoft wont exist...stranger things have happened. {{I love a good Troll thought the woods. mod me down you know you want to.}}
...And the behemoth woke from its positive PR slumber...
...welcome our new dupe overlords, note their dupliciousness.
i hate corrupt politicians. but remember, in a democracy ('demos' is greek for 'people'), if you dont like whos running the show, you can put yourself up for election (with a bit of hard work, of course)...well, before a corrupt politician changes that anyway, i smell a dictatorship ;)
for the rest of us who dont beat off whenever intel makes an announcement: my point still holds.