But if you have 4 arms, then you'll have twice as much strength to heft the sword, so you will get tired at an equal rate as if the sword was a normal weight with only two arms. So by making you sprout those extra arms, the sword solves its own problems!
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That could ostensibly be used as a contemporary version of MAD. As a usable weapon it is a bit limited, as stealing someones resources is difficult when their system has gone supernova.
If you insist that the "brain" in you definition is a non-modified human brain then the question is quickly settled: telepathy doesn't exist. Therefore debating whether something is or is not telepathy is pointless.
Perhaps the GPs definition would be satisfied by a device (genetically engineered species, or an old fashioned piece of hardware) that sends signals to an unmodified brain? If it has to be baseline human to baseline human, then I agree that telepathy belongs in the same category as god, FSM and invisible pink unicorns.
The reason for that is that the European networks consist of many local operators. Vodafone, for example, only owns networks in roughly half of Europe, and they're a huge operator. Most operators are tiny in comparison, which is the reason they are forced to rent networks from other operators when their users are roaming. Hence, the large roaming fees that go to the operator who owns the network you are roaming in.
I do agree that it's very expensive, but I don't think regulating it will fix anything. That would only bring up the costs for the majority of mobile users who don't need roaming. I'd prefer a huge, free WLAN mesh network that covers most of (urban) Europe. Then we could get rid of the middleman and ignore the whole issue.
The problem is that it's starting to become increasingly expensive to make games that scale from DX10 all the way down to Intel's integrated graphics. Even improving their hardware to match NVIDIA's and AMD's integrated graphics would be a huge step up, and would reduce the difference in power between low-end and high-end machines. This would not noticeably affect computer prices, as motherboards with Intel's integrated graphics usually cost the same as the competitor's solutions.
Heh. And here I was thinking that CNC3 was all eye-candy with boring gameplay. Then again, I've never cared much about the singleplayer parts of RTS games and always go straight for the skirmish/multiplayer buttons.
the high price of data services cross-subsidises lower voice and SMS costs. In any properly regulated telecoms market, that sort of cross-subsidy should be banned.
Why on earth? Do you also think loss leaders should be banned?
I'm guessing the operator only takes the 10e per MB on pre-paid SIMs? At least that's the way it works in Finland, pre-paid cards have much higher prices (some don't even have data services) but if you have a "ordinary" subscription you can get unlimited data access for 10e/month.
Now I do agree that roaming charges are pretty steep, but as someone who doesn't need to roam I have nothing against that. In fact, I'm opposed to any regulation that forces me to subsidise other people's roaming costs in my phone bill.;)
If it looks like a real actor and sounds like a real actor, then how is it any worse than a real actor? Real actors might have more personality, but if you'll be able to get an actor that is 95% as good as a real one and costs 5% then most movie makers will opt for the CG ones.
Shareware (or demos as they should be called) probably isn't what the GP meant, as it's still copyright infringement to copy the full version of a shareware application.
1) While it is possible to make a pretty good audio recording in a basement with a laptop, and possible to make a studio quality recording for a few hundred bucks of rental time in a studio, it is nearly impossible to make a movie with anything less than hundreds of thousands of dollars. That's for an independent film made on a shoe-string. For a studio quality movie, you're talking a few million minimum. People don't have the money to make video "content" without the backing of large studios. This isn't going to change, these expenses aren't (mostly) going to be affected by technology. They're related to the inherent expense of getting a lot of people and equipment together in one place, feeding them, paying them, making costumes for them, etc. Even if Apple announced tomorrow that it was offering free Power Macs with Final Cut Pro to movie producers, and special effects costs dropped to zero over night, it would still cost millions to make a good movie. Studios are more than middle men, they financiers.
I agree, hiring actors, crew and other people required in modern filmmaking costs a lot. This doesn't mean that technology won't solve this problem though. After a couple of decades real actors will become as anachronistic as real special effects are today.
I suspect concentrating to switch windows would be slower than alt+tab, same for copypaste (ctrl+c, ctrl+v) and so forth. Faster than a mouse, maybe. Not sure what you meant by API though, usually that means an interface for using it in your own programs.
With the Chinese military growing it isn't such a bad idea to strengthen the Japanese military. Especially considering that the US can't afford current levels of military spending as it is, let alone in the future.
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AMD's market share must have shrunk a bit from the old days if your purchase has such an effect. Unless you meant to say that you just ordered one million AMD 4800+ processors.
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I suspect they meant equipment trials, not trial (beta, prototype) equipment.
That could ostensibly be used as a contemporary version of MAD. As a usable weapon it is a bit limited, as stealing someones resources is difficult when their system has gone supernova.
Damn, I knew I'd piss of some pastamentalists with my post. Well, at least I didn't draw an invisible pink unicorn.
That's actually not a bad thing, as every "free" application MS bundles in their OS makes Windows even more expensive compared to other alternatives.
I think the exact opposite will happen. The masses still haven't caught up to nineties tech, so I doubt they will learn about this anytime soon.
The reason for that is that the European networks consist of many local operators. Vodafone, for example, only owns networks in roughly half of Europe, and they're a huge operator. Most operators are tiny in comparison, which is the reason they are forced to rent networks from other operators when their users are roaming. Hence, the large roaming fees that go to the operator who owns the network you are roaming in.
I do agree that it's very expensive, but I don't think regulating it will fix anything. That would only bring up the costs for the majority of mobile users who don't need roaming. I'd prefer a huge, free WLAN mesh network that covers most of (urban) Europe. Then we could get rid of the middleman and ignore the whole issue.
The problem is that it's starting to become increasingly expensive to make games that scale from DX10 all the way down to Intel's integrated graphics. Even improving their hardware to match NVIDIA's and AMD's integrated graphics would be a huge step up, and would reduce the difference in power between low-end and high-end machines. This would not noticeably affect computer prices, as motherboards with Intel's integrated graphics usually cost the same as the competitor's solutions.
An enlightening example can be found at Anandtech, where the difference between AMD&NVIDIA vs Intel is the magical 10x, not to mention that the game doesn't even render correctly. With such a huge difference it just doesn't make sense to develop games with Intel's graphics in mind. If gamers wanted hollow shooters with 2005 graphics then they'd just play their old games.
Heh. And here I was thinking that CNC3 was all eye-candy with boring gameplay. Then again, I've never cared much about the singleplayer parts of RTS games and always go straight for the skirmish/multiplayer buttons.
I'm guessing the operator only takes the 10e per MB on pre-paid SIMs? At least that's the way it works in Finland, pre-paid cards have much higher prices (some don't even have data services) but if you have a "ordinary" subscription you can get unlimited data access for 10e/month.
Now I do agree that roaming charges are pretty steep, but as someone who doesn't need to roam I have nothing against that. In fact, I'm opposed to any regulation that forces me to subsidise other people's roaming costs in my phone bill.
If it looks like a real actor and sounds like a real actor, then how is it any worse than a real actor? Real actors might have more personality, but if you'll be able to get an actor that is 95% as good as a real one and costs 5% then most movie makers will opt for the CG ones.
Shareware (or demos as they should be called) probably isn't what the GP meant, as it's still copyright infringement to copy the full version of a shareware application.
I suspect concentrating to switch windows would be slower than alt+tab, same for copypaste (ctrl+c, ctrl+v) and so forth. Faster than a mouse, maybe. Not sure what you meant by API though, usually that means an interface for using it in your own programs.
With the Chinese military growing it isn't such a bad idea to strengthen the Japanese military. Especially considering that the US can't afford current levels of military spending as it is, let alone in the future.
The day we start taxing robots is the day we start paying them. Until then, enjoy the non-sentient slave labour.
That's kind of the point. The idea behind the laws is that the machine is and stays subservient.
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AMD's market share must have shrunk a bit from the old days if your purchase has such an effect. Unless you meant to say that you just ordered one million AMD 4800+ processors.
Yeah, except a decomposing brain usually means that the owner of said brain is 100% dead. Or watching American Idol.
Well if they're dead then what does it matter? Unless you have found a way to bring back the recently deceased that is.