I meant notionally, but that's very interesting. I didn't realize the top screen was doing 800*240 all the time regardless of whether it was in 3D mode or not. So this means the parallax barrier can be turned on/off? That's cool, do you have a link that talks about that?
Just to clarify, when you say 'twice' the resolution, you are talking the difference between 320x240 and 452x340 not the difference between 320x240 and 640x480 because that would actually require four times the computation since there would be four times the pixels. So not that this is the point but seems to me like you get more band for your buck going to 3D than going to the slightly higher 2D resolution for the same pixel fill rate.
I somewhat agree but I do believe asshattery is not against the law. In which case, the scientists are really just complaining that people looking for excitement are getting in the way of science. If this is a legitimate safety problem then the scientists should be lobbying the relevant lawmakers to make it a punishable crime to drive towards a tornado unless you have a permit for scientific purposes. Then they should apply for and get said permits and then they would have ever right in the world to complain. Media stories of them complaining may set the ground work for this I guess but it comes off as a little whiny.
The implications of this for net neutrality are important so I'm wondering how this effects the recent court ruling that stated the FCC didn't have the power to regulate them http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15160454 Does this coming out of committee start the process that will allow a new law which will make the court ruling moot? If so, then hooray!
So I've played piano for many years and what I find myself wondering is, does anyone learn to play piano in this manner, where the actual key to press is the visual cue instead of musical notes? There are many techniques/methods for learning piano and I cannot make up my mind if this is an approach that may translate into useful, valid, musical skills. Thoughts?
I don't recall ever hearing when someone 'beat' Everquest or other MMORPGs. Is there anything different about WoW, did those other stories happen years ago and I don' recall them, or is it just a SND (slow news day?
Meh. I was really hoping to enjoy Hellboy II as I was a big fan of the original. I thought it was funny, had some decent action, and some interesting characters.
Those three things are back in the sequel but unfortunately there were a few too many corners cut to make this work for me.
First there is the acting. Ron Pearlman is great, Selma Blair and Doug Jones are downright terrible. I blame this on Del Toro not speaking english natively because otherwise he would have heard how stiff and bland they delivered all their lines. Don't get me started on Seth McFamilyGuy. He was the complete wrong choice for that character.
Second, the giant plot holes are what really ruined this movie for me. I knew there were going to be problems right from the start of the tooth fairy scene where each and every bland BPRD agent is eaten up without any of the baddies even beginning to swarm on any of the main characters. I'm sorry, I'm not buying it! Then the movie got along pretty well until the Golden Army chamber. First Abe basically stabs everyone in the back for practically no reason. And after it happens it is never brought up again. Nobody asks why, nobody even seems to care! Stupid! Also, it was absolutely stupid that Hellboy and Johann take on the golden army while Liz and Abe just stand there looking bored. They wouldn't try to help? The golden army wouldn't bother to try to attack them? Why too much went wrong in this scene for me to suspend my disbelief.
The more I think about it the more things start to bug me and now I'm just depressed about the movie so I guess I'll call it quits now.
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I meant notionally, but that's very interesting. I didn't realize the top screen was doing 800*240 all the time regardless of whether it was in 3D mode or not. So this means the parallax barrier can be turned on/off? That's cool, do you have a link that talks about that?
Just to clarify, when you say 'twice' the resolution, you are talking the difference between 320x240 and 452x340 not the difference between 320x240 and 640x480 because that would actually require four times the computation since there would be four times the pixels. So not that this is the point but seems to me like you get more band for your buck going to 3D than going to the slightly higher 2D resolution for the same pixel fill rate.
I somewhat agree but I do believe asshattery is not against the law. In which case, the scientists are really just complaining that people looking for excitement are getting in the way of science. If this is a legitimate safety problem then the scientists should be lobbying the relevant lawmakers to make it a punishable crime to drive towards a tornado unless you have a permit for scientific purposes. Then they should apply for and get said permits and then they would have ever right in the world to complain. Media stories of them complaining may set the ground work for this I guess but it comes off as a little whiny.
The implications of this for net neutrality are important so I'm wondering how this effects the recent court ruling that stated the FCC didn't have the power to regulate them http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15160454 Does this coming out of committee start the process that will allow a new law which will make the court ruling moot? If so, then hooray!
So I've played piano for many years and what I find myself wondering is, does anyone learn to play piano in this manner, where the actual key to press is the visual cue instead of musical notes? There are many techniques/methods for learning piano and I cannot make up my mind if this is an approach that may translate into useful, valid, musical skills. Thoughts?
I don't recall ever hearing when someone 'beat' Everquest or other MMORPGs. Is there anything different about WoW, did those other stories happen years ago and I don' recall them, or is it just a SND (slow news day?
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Meh. I was really hoping to enjoy Hellboy II as I was a big fan of the original. I thought it was funny, had some decent action, and some interesting characters.
Those three things are back in the sequel but unfortunately there were a few too many corners cut to make this work for me.
First there is the acting. Ron Pearlman is great, Selma Blair and Doug Jones are downright terrible. I blame this on Del Toro not speaking english natively because otherwise he would have heard how stiff and bland they delivered all their lines. Don't get me started on Seth McFamilyGuy. He was the complete wrong choice for that character.
Second, the giant plot holes are what really ruined this movie for me. I knew there were going to be problems right from the start of the tooth fairy scene where each and every bland BPRD agent is eaten up without any of the baddies even beginning to swarm on any of the main characters. I'm sorry, I'm not buying it! Then the movie got along pretty well until the Golden Army chamber. First Abe basically stabs everyone in the back for practically no reason. And after it happens it is never brought up again. Nobody asks why, nobody even seems to care! Stupid! Also, it was absolutely stupid that Hellboy and Johann take on the golden army while Liz and Abe just stand there looking bored. They wouldn't try to help? The golden army wouldn't bother to try to attack them? Why too much went wrong in this scene for me to suspend my disbelief.
The more I think about it the more things start to bug me and now I'm just depressed about the movie so I guess I'll call it quits now.
And the music sucked.