The science may be settled in many peoples mind, but strangely even on/. we keep seeing people challenge those basic assertions in stark opposition to overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Is it wise to dismiss the authorities on the matter? It seems kind of like halting a vaccination program after achieving 95% eradication.
You do realize that even in the impossible 100% efficient system, the max thermal emission cannot exceed that which was handed to it by the sun right? The difference between the black asphalt roadway and the solar powered roadway, is that for most of the year the solar energy is powering homes. Where as the asphalt is serving as a heat island all year long.
How do you folks plan to monetize us this time? Dice seemed to pride themselves in making us feel like a jilted lover. Are we in for more of the same? Or can you offer us reason for new hope?
I have a better idea. How about instead of prioritizing Computer Science, we prioritize Civics education. Once people realize that their state/county/city are a sh*thole because of the local elect of whom they pay no mind--most crucially during polling day--a bloody lot of the rest will fall into place rather quickly. So many of the grievances people have with the federal government, the federal government have no jurisdiction over.
You sound like a very unhappy, angry sort of person. Have you considered counseling? Might help you with your apparent perspective issues. Might even help you make a friend or two.
It's nice they've found a way to boost traditional bulb efficiency, but from my armchair... based upon what I read they're simply capturing the infra-red (heat) and boosting its frequency by placing a filter/mirror device in front of the filament. I'm not sure that this technique wouldn't be applicable to LEDs as well.
It's a misogynistic industry, "geek" culture in general seems to be. For a painfully obvious example you have to look no further than the absurd passions demonstrated via the Gamersgate non-sense. While at university, our department was dominated by male student, we would have loved to see girls join ACM. One common thread ran through most of us males I found. We tended to be inspired into the computer science by video games, probably the most toxic to female sub-interests in geekdom.
How interesting. The educated folks usually hold up C and usually disdain C++. If however you're going for "power of expression" argument then, you should be holding up Assembly. Of course probably for the same reason you did not, is the same reason people use C# and Java.
Unless your IT department didn't bother doing their job you're not being cajoled into anything right now. Computers registered on a domain are not subject to the same update policies as standalone, personal PCs. As for the ${x}00K cost to upgrade your legacy software, you're going to have to eat it some time within the next four years...
If reality was as overly simplistic as you would like to believe then "not wanting freedom" would be the absurdity you make it out to be. Reality however involves a nasty thing called cause and effect. Free from restriction, a person may act in a manner that interferes with the sanctity of his neighbor. A sufficiently egregious violation just might make them wish to move. e.g. a neighbor establishes a pig farm adjacent to your backyard swimming pool. The local mechanic decides recycling motor oil is a big waste, begins disposing of it in the storm drain rendering the municipal water supply toxic.
Liberty is an illusory concept. When my liberty impinges upon another's well being redress must be made. You the have two choice, a neutral third-party, or the offended. Liberty chooses the latter choice and we have more than sufficient history to inform us as to how that turns out. In the prevention of harm, terms must be mutually negotiated and shared. Again, you have two choices, a neutral third-party establishes a framework under which to operate with the input of all concerned, or individuals must negotiate with each other and navigate across conflicting agreements with others. Once again, history provides ample demonstration of how the latter turns out.
I'm not sure the nutjob bit is generally applicable. I would assert that their belief in absolute personal freedom is a very myopic perspective. You simply cannot place a group of individuals each acting according to their own self-interest into a box of arbitrary size and expect a harmonious utopia. As fallible as they may be, regulatory frameworks exist to ensure no one individual or group of individuals can unduly burden another. Collectivism as expressed through government sponsored acts enable common good projects at a scope that's simply not possible with community benefit pot-lucks. Said another way, an interstate highway won't be built regardless of how many spaghetti are dinner held.
A PC that can play games does not means it is a gaming system. A gaming system in a PC gamer's mind usually means "able to play with reasonable frame-rate, a current, AAA title, with graphics turned to medium to high quality." Said another way, if you can buy the graphics card or CPU with the cash in your wallet, it probably isn't a one.
Shifting the numbers around to deceive parents into coughing up money for their teen's toys may work in the console world, but this isn't a console. This is a high-end PC gaming peripheral. PC gamers have money, or at least don't mind leveraging themselves into mountains of debt for their hardware. On the other side of it, they're accustomed to not spending much on games unless it's a AAA title and even then they're a fair bit cheaper than consoles.
As for VR devices in general, you've got a choice. You can go with dedicated, purpose built hardware like the Rift, or you can leverage your existing investment in a smart phone and get a Google Cardboard derivative like Gear VR--as a $99 add on.
What's with the whining? This was never meant to be a console crowd device and it sure as hell isn't a Virtual Boy. This was targeting the PC gaming world where entry level systems start around $1500. Given the hardware packed into the Rift it's pretty hard to imagine it not costing that much. Luckey had a nice goal, but he probably should have crunched the numbers before spouting off.
Can no one see it? These folks clearly have no interests in preserving marine ecosystems. Their aim is nothing more than to put fisheries out of business while driving the masses to cured pork products. This is diabolical. This is, ingenious.
If they shut this one down any hope they had of teasing me onto their pay-per-view online BS series will evaporate. JJ Trek was an insult to the fans. This lawsuit will provoke hate.
They can't make profit and they're well aware of that. Their true motive is not being shown up by a high quality, professional production that distracts from JJ Trek. Regardless of legal merit, I think the fan base needs to put some pressure on Paramount/CBS. Based upon what I've seen of the Axanar prelude short, to shut this one down would be criminal. There will be a costly backlash. I'm certain of it.
The 100% Internet availability requirement makes it a tough sell to many end-users. The PITA of developing on the platform makes it a tough sell to developers but most especially their management. Lack of reasonable access/support to client local assets removes it from consideration for a variety of purposes unless you're willing to sacrifice a clean implementation.
HTML5 can be reasonably leveraged for some--generally simple--purposes. However, even if it's possible to satisfy the technical requirements for a project with HTML5 kit it's not always the most appropriate choice. Said another way, yes, it is technically possible for master craftsmen using simple hand tools to precisely and accurately work with wood, metal, stone, etc. to produce refined, sophisticated works. Why however would anyone sign up to such a plan when a far more abundant labor pool, with significantly less training can hit a few buttons on a CNC machine to produce equivalent or better works, more consistently and in a fraction of the time? There's a reason for multiple tools in the toolbox, not everything is a nail nor should it be treated as such.
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The science may be settled in many peoples mind, but strangely even on /. we keep seeing people challenge those basic assertions in stark opposition to overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Is it wise to dismiss the authorities on the matter? It seems kind of like halting a vaccination program after achieving 95% eradication.
At 1.44GB/photo that must be one hell of a high-res TV.
You do realize that even in the impossible 100% efficient system, the max thermal emission cannot exceed that which was handed to it by the sun right? The difference between the black asphalt roadway and the solar powered roadway, is that for most of the year the solar energy is powering homes. Where as the asphalt is serving as a heat island all year long.
How do you folks plan to monetize us this time? Dice seemed to pride themselves in making us feel like a jilted lover. Are we in for more of the same? Or can you offer us reason for new hope?
I have a better idea. How about instead of prioritizing Computer Science, we prioritize Civics education. Once people realize that their state/county/city are a sh*thole because of the local elect of whom they pay no mind--most crucially during polling day--a bloody lot of the rest will fall into place rather quickly. So many of the grievances people have with the federal government, the federal government have no jurisdiction over.
You sound like a very unhappy, angry sort of person. Have you considered counseling? Might help you with your apparent perspective issues. Might even help you make a friend or two.
It's nice they've found a way to boost traditional bulb efficiency, but from my armchair... based upon what I read they're simply capturing the infra-red (heat) and boosting its frequency by placing a filter/mirror device in front of the filament. I'm not sure that this technique wouldn't be applicable to LEDs as well.
It's a misogynistic industry, "geek" culture in general seems to be. For a painfully obvious example you have to look no further than the absurd passions demonstrated via the Gamersgate non-sense. While at university, our department was dominated by male student, we would have loved to see girls join ACM. One common thread ran through most of us males I found. We tended to be inspired into the computer science by video games, probably the most toxic to female sub-interests in geekdom.
How interesting. The educated folks usually hold up C and usually disdain C++. If however you're going for "power of expression" argument then, you should be holding up Assembly. Of course probably for the same reason you did not, is the same reason people use C# and Java.
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Unless your IT department didn't bother doing their job you're not being cajoled into anything right now. Computers registered on a domain are not subject to the same update policies as standalone, personal PCs. As for the ${x}00K cost to upgrade your legacy software, you're going to have to eat it some time within the next four years...
If reality was as overly simplistic as you would like to believe then "not wanting freedom" would be the absurdity you make it out to be. Reality however involves a nasty thing called cause and effect. Free from restriction, a person may act in a manner that interferes with the sanctity of his neighbor. A sufficiently egregious violation just might make them wish to move. e.g. a neighbor establishes a pig farm adjacent to your backyard swimming pool. The local mechanic decides recycling motor oil is a big waste, begins disposing of it in the storm drain rendering the municipal water supply toxic.
Liberty is an illusory concept. When my liberty impinges upon another's well being redress must be made. You the have two choice, a neutral third-party, or the offended. Liberty chooses the latter choice and we have more than sufficient history to inform us as to how that turns out. In the prevention of harm, terms must be mutually negotiated and shared. Again, you have two choices, a neutral third-party establishes a framework under which to operate with the input of all concerned, or individuals must negotiate with each other and navigate across conflicting agreements with others. Once again, history provides ample demonstration of how the latter turns out.
I'm not sure the nutjob bit is generally applicable. I would assert that their belief in absolute personal freedom is a very myopic perspective. You simply cannot place a group of individuals each acting according to their own self-interest into a box of arbitrary size and expect a harmonious utopia. As fallible as they may be, regulatory frameworks exist to ensure no one individual or group of individuals can unduly burden another. Collectivism as expressed through government sponsored acts enable common good projects at a scope that's simply not possible with community benefit pot-lucks. Said another way, an interstate highway won't be built regardless of how many spaghetti are dinner held.
So 20,000 anti-government types move in. 1,000 find jobs, the other 19,000 go on welfare.
A PC that can play games does not means it is a gaming system. A gaming system in a PC gamer's mind usually means "able to play with reasonable frame-rate, a current, AAA title, with graphics turned to medium to high quality." Said another way, if you can buy the graphics card or CPU with the cash in your wallet, it probably isn't a one.
If you spent $700 on your PC then you quite obviously aren't the target demographic, i.e. a PC gamer. VR isn't a casual gamer's playground.
Shifting the numbers around to deceive parents into coughing up money for their teen's toys may work in the console world, but this isn't a console. This is a high-end PC gaming peripheral. PC gamers have money, or at least don't mind leveraging themselves into mountains of debt for their hardware. On the other side of it, they're accustomed to not spending much on games unless it's a AAA title and even then they're a fair bit cheaper than consoles.
As for VR devices in general, you've got a choice. You can go with dedicated, purpose built hardware like the Rift, or you can leverage your existing investment in a smart phone and get a Google Cardboard derivative like Gear VR--as a $99 add on.
What's with the whining? This was never meant to be a console crowd device and it sure as hell isn't a Virtual Boy. This was targeting the PC gaming world where entry level systems start around $1500. Given the hardware packed into the Rift it's pretty hard to imagine it not costing that much. Luckey had a nice goal, but he probably should have crunched the numbers before spouting off.
Can no one see it? These folks clearly have no interests in preserving marine ecosystems. Their aim is nothing more than to put fisheries out of business while driving the masses to cured pork products. This is diabolical. This is, ingenious.
They're not making money. This is cost-only funding, no net profits.
If they shut this one down any hope they had of teasing me onto their pay-per-view online BS series will evaporate. JJ Trek was an insult to the fans. This lawsuit will provoke hate.
They can't make profit and they're well aware of that. Their true motive is not being shown up by a high quality, professional production that distracts from JJ Trek. Regardless of legal merit, I think the fan base needs to put some pressure on Paramount/CBS. Based upon what I've seen of the Axanar prelude short, to shut this one down would be criminal. There will be a costly backlash. I'm certain of it.
The 100% Internet availability requirement makes it a tough sell to many end-users. The PITA of developing on the platform makes it a tough sell to developers but most especially their management. Lack of reasonable access/support to client local assets removes it from consideration for a variety of purposes unless you're willing to sacrifice a clean implementation.
HTML5 can be reasonably leveraged for some--generally simple--purposes. However, even if it's possible to satisfy the technical requirements for a project with HTML5 kit it's not always the most appropriate choice. Said another way, yes, it is technically possible for master craftsmen using simple hand tools to precisely and accurately work with wood, metal, stone, etc. to produce refined, sophisticated works. Why however would anyone sign up to such a plan when a far more abundant labor pool, with significantly less training can hit a few buttons on a CNC machine to produce equivalent or better works, more consistently and in a fraction of the time? There's a reason for multiple tools in the toolbox, not everything is a nail nor should it be treated as such.
I suspect the principle reason behind this has little to do with drone strikes and far more to do with the prevention of aerial surveillance.