Good afternoon, gentlemen. As you are all no doubt aware, I have perfected a device capable of generating volcanoes at my whim. Even now I have raised a titanic bulge of liquid hot mag-ma under the state of Oregon. This device, which I've dubbed 'The Erupteron', has passed its field test with flying colors, I'm sure you'll agree...
You see, gentlemen, 'The Erupteron' will be used to generate bulges under one of your major cities every six hours, causing them to sink into firey hot mag-ma, utterly destroying them...that is...unless you pay me...
Hell no, it can't. The limit for 32-bit is 4 GB, and the limit for 64-bit is 128 GB.
In short, it can't even come close to recognizing that amount of physical memory. The article is complete and utter bullshit. Slashdot is dumber for having posted it as 'news', and we are all dumber for having read it.
When I read the summary, I looked for the 'It's funny. Laugh' foot icon to the right, but my search was in vain...apparently, we're supposed to take this seriously.
In the article, there is a screenshot of a supposed 'System Properties' dialog box showing the following:
AtomChip(R) Quantum(R)
processor 6,80 Ghz, 1.00 TB of RAM
Never mind the indecision between using commas (6,80 Ghz) and decimal points (1.00 TB), but according to Microsoft, the most physical memory a Windows XP Professional system can support is 4 GB (or 128 GB for 64-bit edition).
The author of this article has some valid points here...it's unfortunate that he chooses to embed those few valid points in a sticky matrix of hyperbole, hysteria, and inaccuracies.
Just a few things: From TFA:
So is it possible to design a system that's suits both beginners and professionals? (No t33n-N30, the answer isn't Pr3f3r3nc3Zz!!!!!!!! 1337-H4XX0R5!!!.)
That's funny....I was under the impression that preferences were exactly the answer to this issue.
Also from TFA
We wish to rotate an image, shrink it 50%, attach it to an e-mail and send it to a deaf musician.
A. Utilizing a modern interface: The procedure would involve several clicks, mouse drags and keystrokes, and also require expert skills in order to complete the task in less time than one minute. Moreover, in order to complete the task at all, a number of subtasks (which are actually unrelated to the task at hand) need tending to. We need for instance worry about choosing a file name and a location in the process of storing the image, and then, from the e-mail application, locating the image we just stored in order to attach it.
B. Say Tip a quarter to the right, crop by half and e-mail to Stevie Wonder.
By the way, did you know that one-knob faucets were originally designed for disabled persons?
By the way, did you know that a) Stevie Wonder is blind, not deaf, and b) 'shrink' is not synonymous with 'crop'?
The short answer: humans are fundamentally lazy creatures with short attention spans.
I'm pretty sure that one day aliens will come across the remnants of our civilization and wonder "...but they had the beginnings of space travel...why did they all just stay on this one vulnerable planet? Didn't this species ever plan ahead?"
Quite a bit of vitriol there, for an argument that simply doesn't hold water.
Sure, you play NBA Live, Madden, etc...and you also play football, basketball, etc. IRL. But tell me: do you play NBA basketball IRL? Are you an NFL player IRL? No? Well, then, I trust you see my point.
I love hockey, myself. I love to play NHL 2005, but I'd really love to skate with Yzerman and company in person. You know what? NOT GONNA HAPPEN. So I guess I'll be sticking with the game.
Another flaw in your argument: is Nintendogs actually a game? Are you competing against others? Do you pit your Nintendog against others in a bloody dog fight? (Seriously, do you? Because if this is possible, I'll be the first to buy this game.)
Since you asked, here's a few games I like:
Splinter Cell - because I'm not a black-ops badass IRL.
Half-Life - because I'm not a scientist badass IRL.
GTA - because I'm not a plain-old badass IRL.
See the pattern here? I play games to do things I couldn't do otherwise. I understand that a large percentage of Nintendog owners do so because they're unable to own a dog IRL, and I'm totally behind them. However, I also know that a large percentage of Nintendog users do so because they simply can't be bothered with the hassle of an actual pet, and I find that very sad.
Yet another demonstration of how the patent system is irretrievably broken.
Seriously, it shouldn't even be possible to patent a hierarchical menu system...prior art abounds. This reminds me of the amusing, although almost certainly apocryphal, story of the man who attempted to patent the wheelbarrow. Like the man in the story, Creative ought to be thrown out of court, preferably onto some tender portion of their collective corporate anatomy.
First...<pedant>Nintendogs Sells Quarter of a Millions Units *sigh* </pedant>
Second, from TFA:
Nintendogs Selling Outta Control
Who knew so many were too lazy to raise real pets?
My sentiments exactly.
Finally,
Expect our look at the title next week.
Warning us of dupes in advance, Zonk? That's very forward-thinking of you.
Here's a lesson I wish more would take to heart...
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Blizzard's Warcraft Booty
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From TFA:
When Blizzard published "Warcraft 3" in mid-2003, it made the conscious decision to chase the Chinese market. China has a very active gaming population, but software piracy runs rampant in the country. Legitimate copies of games sell for what works out to $15 in U.S. dollars. Pirated copies are $1 U.S.
Blizzard, despite the increased piracy it was sure to face, released the game in the country, but opted to drop its retail price to within an "arm's reach" of the pirate price.
"The idea was let's create a real market of authentic players and see if we can change the mindset," said Sams. "Let's see if we can change the mindset by showing we're willing to meet them partway."
The gamble worked. While there were still millions of pirated copies available, Blizzard sold 1 million authorized copies.
Perhaps other software companies should try to meet the users partway...
I've actually seen stories I've got rejected run a few weeks later.
I've submitted a total of 15 stories...received 15 rejections. Four of these 15 stories were subsequently run days or weeks later, under another submitter's name.
Misery loves company, I guess. Glad to see that I'm not the only one who's getting cornholed by the editors.
This is one of the dumbest articles I've read in a while...
From TFA:
Internet Explorer hides nothing from police and other investigators who examine PCs to discover which sites the user has visited.
Implying that 'alternate browsers' such as Firefox and Opera, 'hide' data? Shenanigans! These other browsers don't 'hide' anything...you just have to know where to look.
Also from TFA:
These programs use different structures, files and naming conventions for the data that investigators are after. And files are in a different location on the hard drive, which can cause trouble for examiners.
You can't be serious. If it's this easy to thwart the authorities, maybe I should tender my resume. God help these 'professionals' if a suspect's computer happens to run Linux...which brings up a disturbing thought...is the presence of a 'non-standard' browser or OS now going to be 'suspicious' to investigators, because they can't seem to penetrate its 'arcane secrets'?
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Good afternoon, gentlemen. As you are all no doubt aware, I have perfected a device capable of generating volcanoes at my whim. Even now I have raised a titanic bulge of liquid hot mag-ma under the state of Oregon. This device, which I've dubbed 'The Erupteron', has passed its field test with flying colors, I'm sure you'll agree...
You see, gentlemen, 'The Erupteron' will be used to generate bulges under one of your major cities every six hours, causing them to sink into firey hot mag-ma, utterly destroying them...that is...unless you pay me...
One hundred billion trillion fafillion dollahs!!!
(cue dramatic music)
Gentleman, you have my demands...peace out.
Please refer to this post for your response, as I cannot be bothered to type it out all over again.
In addition, next time try reading the thread before responding to it...your post wasted both my time and yours.
Yes, I was referring to the limitations of Windows XP Pro/Home and Windows XP 64-bit edition, respectively. Thanks for the clarification.
Can windows xp even recognize 1TB ram?
Hell no, it can't. The limit for 32-bit is 4 GB, and the limit for 64-bit is 128 GB.
In short, it can't even come close to recognizing that amount of physical memory. The article is complete and utter bullshit. Slashdot is dumber for having posted it as 'news', and we are all dumber for having read it.
When I read the summary, I looked for the 'It's funny. Laugh' foot icon to the right, but my search was in vain...apparently, we're supposed to take this seriously.
In the article, there is a screenshot of a supposed 'System Properties' dialog box showing the following:
Never mind the indecision between using commas (6,80 Ghz) and decimal points (1.00 TB), but according to Microsoft, the most physical memory a Windows XP Professional system can support is 4 GB (or 128 GB for 64-bit edition).
In short, I call shennigans.
Sorry, but sugar is (relatively) pure carbon.
The energy density of these pellets is 13 Mj/l (compared to gasoline's 34.6 Mj/l).
Tell me: what is the energy density of water?
There seems to be information in the summary that is not substantiated in the referenced article:
While bound in this medium no hydrogen loss occurs, enabling hydrogen to be stored cheaply for indefinite periods.
The article referenced mentions nothing regarding hydrogen loss (or lack therof).
When needed, the extraction of hydrogen is relatively simple.
Is it? Again, nothing in the article about the extraction process.
So where did the submitter get this extra data? If this data is correct, we'd appreciate a link.
If, however, this detail in the summary is unsubstantiated, we'd appreciate less speculation in the future.
Story is a dupe...original story can be found here.
The author of this article has some valid points here...it's unfortunate that he chooses to embed those few valid points in a sticky matrix of hyperbole, hysteria, and inaccuracies.
Just a few things:
From TFA:That's funny....I was under the impression that preferences were exactly the answer to this issue.
Also from TFA By the way, did you know that a) Stevie Wonder is blind, not deaf, and b) 'shrink' is not synonymous with 'crop'?
OK...why do you like music?
Looking for information on a subject? Just Bi>Baidu it!
Nope..not the same at all...
Wow. Excellent article. Thanks for the link.
People like these should be tracked down, flogged, and then prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!
They're doing better than that...national guardsmen now have orders to shoot to kill. Pity we can't do the same to the scammmers.
The short answer: humans are fundamentally lazy creatures with short attention spans.
I'm pretty sure that one day aliens will come across the remnants of our civilization and wonder "...but they had the beginnings of space travel...why did they all just stay on this one vulnerable planet? Didn't this species ever plan ahead?"
Why don't you just bite the bullit and admit you were wrong?
Well, first of all, <pedant> it's bullet </pedant>
Second, if you think he's so wrong, why don't you just bite the bullet and explain why? Refute his arguments logically (if you're able).
Quite a bit of vitriol there, for an argument that simply doesn't hold water.
Sure, you play NBA Live, Madden, etc...and you also play football, basketball, etc. IRL. But tell me: do you play NBA basketball IRL? Are you an NFL player IRL? No? Well, then, I trust you see my point.
I love hockey, myself. I love to play NHL 2005, but I'd really love to skate with Yzerman and company in person. You know what? NOT GONNA HAPPEN. So I guess I'll be sticking with the game.
Another flaw in your argument: is Nintendogs actually a game? Are you competing against others? Do you pit your Nintendog against others in a bloody dog fight? (Seriously, do you? Because if this is possible, I'll be the first to buy this game.)
Since you asked, here's a few games I like:
- Splinter Cell - because I'm not a black-ops badass IRL.
- Half-Life - because I'm not a scientist badass IRL.
- GTA - because I'm not a plain-old badass IRL.
See the pattern here? I play games to do things I couldn't do otherwise. I understand that a large percentage of Nintendog owners do so because they're unable to own a dog IRL, and I'm totally behind them. However, I also know that a large percentage of Nintendog users do so because they simply can't be bothered with the hassle of an actual pet, and I find that very sad.I hope this clarifies my position.
a number produced by the formula floor((n mod 3)/(n+1))+1.
It seems we have a problem...as you can clearly see on my patent, I have prior claim to 'n mod 3'.
My attorneys will be in touch.
Yet another demonstration of how the patent system is irretrievably broken.
Seriously, it shouldn't even be possible to patent a hierarchical menu system...prior art abounds. This reminds me of the amusing, although almost certainly apocryphal, story of the man who attempted to patent the wheelbarrow. Like the man in the story, Creative ought to be thrown out of court, preferably onto some tender portion of their collective corporate anatomy.
Just a few observations...
First...<pedant>Nintendogs Sells Quarter of a Millions Units *sigh* </pedant>
Second, from TFA: My sentiments exactly.
Finally,
Expect our look at the title next week.
Warning us of dupes in advance, Zonk? That's very forward-thinking of you.
From TFA:Perhaps other software companies should try to meet the users partway...
Microsoft, I'm looking at you.
You too, Adobe.
needs more readers + article submitters
It just got one more.
See you there.
I've actually seen stories I've got rejected run a few weeks later.
I've submitted a total of 15 stories...received 15 rejections. Four of these 15 stories were subsequently run days or weeks later, under another submitter's name.
Misery loves company, I guess. Glad to see that I'm not the only one who's getting cornholed by the editors.
Thanks for the link...that's the most psychotic thing I've read in quite a while.
Mod parent up, please.
This is one of the dumbest articles I've read in a while...
From TFA:Implying that 'alternate browsers' such as Firefox and Opera, 'hide' data? Shenanigans! These other browsers don't 'hide' anything...you just have to know where to look.
Also from TFA:You can't be serious. If it's this easy to thwart the authorities, maybe I should tender my resume.
God help these 'professionals' if a suspect's computer happens to run Linux...which brings up a disturbing thought...is the presence of a 'non-standard' browser or OS now going to be 'suspicious' to investigators, because they can't seem to penetrate its 'arcane secrets'?