How the hell do people keep making mistakes with their english all over the internet? Are you really too busy to re-read what you've just written? "the each"?? really? Every time I read something like this I get a hiccup in my mind and have to mentally process what it is you're actually trying to say. Granted, it's minor and easy to figure out but it's annoying none the less. A little proofreading goes a long way towards legibility.
Boy, I wish I was so smart that a little phrase like 'the each' would make me bang my fists on the keyboard.
You are giving this guy a hard time for making a decision on behalf of his young children while at the same time arguing that they don't have the ability to decide for themselves... weird.
Does anybody else see the irony in the -government- slapping the hands of businesses who -spy- on us?
No but that's probably because if I spied on somebody the Gov't is who I imagine would bust me. Now if Google slapped the hands of businesses collecting data...
Oh... I get what you mean now. Actually I think I'm the one that owes you an apology, I glossed over the bit where you talked about how many threads to actually use.
The TFA suggests that this trackpad would be good for editing images. Not having seen the device I can't say for sure, but isn't a finger a little too big and inaccurate to use as a precision targeting tool?
Being able to pan and zoom around the image you're working on is handy. That's one of my biggest time sinks in Photoshop, actually. Hmmm... pity I use Windows...
So, to answer the question directly, I would guess my friend is looking at gaining perhaps ~1hr a day in rendering time. That might be huge./quo I'd say that depends on what his work is. If he's doing sims, for example, I think he likely made the right choice. If he does a lot of texturing and test renders, for example, I think he could have done a little better with multiple cores.
Mainly what I've found is that the human-interaction-hours are far more valuable than the render times. I could save an hour in rendering, but the difference between being done at 3am and 4am is 0. (Usually...) What often happens is my computer will be busy with something intensive and while that's happening I could open up another app (maybe it's another instance of the 3d app, maybe it's Photoshop or something) and I can pick off a low-hanging fruit while it's going. In other words I often run multiple apps at the same time. Extra RAM and having a core or two available really helps there.
So I mentioned running sims earlier. If he spends his time not able to do anything at all because of that progress bar, then I think he made the right decision. That happens often if you're trying to get an app like Maya to make a window shatter or a building collapse. If he does texturing, modelling, and lighting, he might get faster response times, but he may spend more time twiddling his thumbs.
I hope I wrote that clearly. I've had trouble explaining this in the past.
Android, Playstation3, Mac OS X, iOS, Linux, Windows. They all have OpenGL support and thus anyone is now porting, if they haven't already and newcommers all use OpenGL. In fact all the CAD apps have been using OpenGL solely! All the big players and studios are using OpenGL now.
Now the real question is; What is Microsofts next move to stay in the game?
With the exception of the words 'iOS' and 'Android', this exact point has been made repeatedly over the last few years. Microsoft is already making its next move right now and humming right along.
I can't believe you're asking that. The difference is night and day and, truth be told, I doubt you're heartless or stupid enough to reallly need me to explain it.
This is similar to the idea of a hobo walking into McDonald's and saying "I want something for free" and "HELP I haven't eaten in days!!" Either way, they'll get shot down.
No, it's not. It's more like the difference between some guy in a suit coming up to McD's and saying "gimme a free burger and I'll tell everybody it's great" and "I haven't eaten in days, can I have one of those burgers you're about to throw away?" Having worked at McDonald's, I can tell you that the homeless do sometimes get free food. The managers there aren't heartless and McDonald's does care about helping out charities.
I'm also the sort of person that would get hit up for something like that and I wouldn't shoot it down, either. For one, I'm a pet owner and know what that's like. For two, good grief, putting a few words on a page isn't a big deal. I could see a little annoyance that it's beyond her capability, but offense over her asking? Uh, no.
This story would be way funnier if she was asking the guy to make a sign to sell her kittens or something. It definitely takes a hit given the nature of the request.
Because Apple users tend to be non-technical ("Computing for the rest of us" and all of that), bought the Apple iPhone for features and name-brand more than sound technical design and reliability of basic functions, and are more susceptible to slick marketing than the general population (I mean, not every CEO inspires terms like reality distortion field). That may be perceived as unflattering towards Apple's customers, and some of you may hate it for that reason, but I call it as I see it. Next question, please.
That's amazing. Did you got this data using the same scientific process I used to determine that less than 1 percent of all Anonymous Cowards have STDs?
Enough with the self-righteous anti-fanboy shit. Your generalization of "Apple users" is insulting and wrong.
But... but.. but... the headlines on all the ad-supported news sites and blogs I read say that Apple phones don't work, the factory workers kill themselves, no apps get approved, moisture sensors get tripped, there are useful features on the phone but you don't really want to jailbreak it, and that the iPad is a clone of an unsuccessful device from the 90's. Based on that, only millions of exceptionally stupid people would buy the phone!!1!
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How the hell do people keep making mistakes with their english all over the internet? Are you really too busy to re-read what you've just written? "the each"?? really? Every time I read something like this I get a hiccup in my mind and have to mentally process what it is you're actually trying to say. Granted, it's minor and easy to figure out but it's annoying none the less. A little proofreading goes a long way towards legibility.
Boy, I wish I was so smart that a little phrase like 'the each' would make me bang my fists on the keyboard.
You are giving this guy a hard time for making a decision on behalf of his young children while at the same time arguing that they don't have the ability to decide for themselves ... weird.
He's mugging for an Insightful mod.
This same technique can be used to prevent piracy. The only problem is you have to license the patent from K-Fed.
This is a dumb opinion piece from no one important. I don't see why it's here. :/
Gee, I wonder. Why would Slashdot, an ad-supported site, post a silly article containing two different topics people are opinionated about?
LARPers > Fan-fiction writers > Professional Data Sorting Competitors > Furries
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Anyway to filter out articles by KDawson without logging in?
Yes but you have to install Flash.
Does anybody else see the irony in the -government- slapping the hands of businesses who -spy- on us?
No but that's probably because if I spied on somebody the Gov't is who I imagine would bust me. Now if Google slapped the hands of businesses collecting data...
Not peer-reviewed and not published = why the fuck is this on Slashdot?!
Because ad revenue goes up while everybody discusses how it shouldn't be on Slashdot.
We don't drop old school because we want better performance, we drop it because we're lazy...
Hehe yep. Software engineers are lazy and overworked!
Oh... I get what you mean now. Actually I think I'm the one that owes you an apology, I glossed over the bit where you talked about how many threads to actually use.
The TFA suggests that this trackpad would be good for editing images. Not having seen the device I can't say for sure, but isn't a finger a little too big and inaccurate to use as a precision targeting tool?
Being able to pan and zoom around the image you're working on is handy. That's one of my biggest time sinks in Photoshop, actually. Hmmm... pity I use Windows...
Ugh. I love how I said "I hope I wrote that clearly..." and forgot to close the quote. Sorry gents.
So, to answer the question directly, I would guess my friend is looking at gaining perhaps ~1hr a day in rendering time. That might be huge./quo
I'd say that depends on what his work is. If he's doing sims, for example, I think he likely made the right choice. If he does a lot of texturing and test renders, for example, I think he could have done a little better with multiple cores.
Mainly what I've found is that the human-interaction-hours are far more valuable than the render times. I could save an hour in rendering, but the difference between being done at 3am and 4am is 0. (Usually...) What often happens is my computer will be busy with something intensive and while that's happening I could open up another app (maybe it's another instance of the 3d app, maybe it's Photoshop or something) and I can pick off a low-hanging fruit while it's going. In other words I often run multiple apps at the same time. Extra RAM and having a core or two available really helps there.
So I mentioned running sims earlier. If he spends his time not able to do anything at all because of that progress bar, then I think he made the right decision. That happens often if you're trying to get an app like Maya to make a window shatter or a building collapse. If he does texturing, modelling, and lighting, he might get faster response times, but he may spend more time twiddling his thumbs.
I hope I wrote that clearly. I've had trouble explaining this in the past.
IF and it is a mighty big one, your rendering program is written to take advantage of all those cores.
That's not a big IF at all. Nearly every 3d app has supported multi-threaded rendering since, at least, the mid 90's.
You don't have to make love to the product. If the product is useful to you, buy it. If not, do not buy it. Who cares what marketing has to say?
I'd mod you up, but I've got to finish this project in GIMP and then text my boss on my Pixi.
Android, Playstation3, Mac OS X, iOS, Linux, Windows. They all have OpenGL support and thus anyone is now porting, if they haven't already and newcommers all use OpenGL. In fact all the CAD apps have been using OpenGL solely! All the big players and studios are using OpenGL now.
Now the real question is; What is Microsofts next move to stay in the game?
With the exception of the words 'iOS' and 'Android', this exact point has been made repeatedly over the last few years. Microsoft is already making its next move right now and humming right along.
But unless they can fully simulate boob physics proper, it's all for nothing.
You're applying way higher standards to hypothetical 3d porn than you are the porn sitting on your hard drive right now.
Maybe it was actually confirmation bias from the said Apple fan, that Android was so disliked and hence he got taken in by the false report?
Why does this have to be an 'either/or' question? We all know surveys like this don't really provide an actual usable data.
The problem with this reasoning is that for some people, the barrier for really, really important is set really, really low.
It was reasonable of her to ask.
What's that difference?
I can't believe you're asking that. The difference is night and day and, truth be told, I doubt you're heartless or stupid enough to reallly need me to explain it.
This is similar to the idea of a hobo walking into McDonald's and saying "I want something for free" and "HELP I haven't eaten in days!!" Either way, they'll get shot down.
No, it's not. It's more like the difference between some guy in a suit coming up to McD's and saying "gimme a free burger and I'll tell everybody it's great" and "I haven't eaten in days, can I have one of those burgers you're about to throw away?" Having worked at McDonald's, I can tell you that the homeless do sometimes get free food. The managers there aren't heartless and McDonald's does care about helping out charities.
I'm also the sort of person that would get hit up for something like that and I wouldn't shoot it down, either. For one, I'm a pet owner and know what that's like. For two, good grief, putting a few words on a page isn't a big deal. I could see a little annoyance that it's beyond her capability, but offense over her asking? Uh, no.
This story would be way funnier if she was asking the guy to make a sign to sell her kittens or something. It definitely takes a hit given the nature of the request.
What a noxious little prick.
This should not have been modded as troll.
There's a difference between "I want something for free" and "HELP a beloved pet is missing!!"
Why do people think it's their God given right to whatever they want, whenever they want to do it?
It's a reasonable expectation to do what you want with something you've purchased.
Because Apple users tend to be non-technical ("Computing for the rest of us" and all of that), bought the Apple iPhone for features and name-brand more than sound technical design and reliability of basic functions, and are more susceptible to slick marketing than the general population (I mean, not every CEO inspires terms like reality distortion field). That may be perceived as unflattering towards Apple's customers, and some of you may hate it for that reason, but I call it as I see it. Next question, please.
That's amazing. Did you got this data using the same scientific process I used to determine that less than 1 percent of all Anonymous Cowards have STDs?
Enough with the self-righteous anti-fanboy shit. Your generalization of "Apple users" is insulting and wrong.
But... but.. but... the headlines on all the ad-supported news sites and blogs I read say that Apple phones don't work, the factory workers kill themselves, no apps get approved, moisture sensors get tripped, there are useful features on the phone but you don't really want to jailbreak it, and that the iPad is a clone of an unsuccessful device from the 90's. Based on that, only millions of exceptionally stupid people would buy the phone!!1!
Generalizations always suck.