Comment Re:Where is the fun? (Score 3, Informative) 854
Serial midi, on the Atari ST
Comment Re:What DirectX does that OpenGL/SDL don't (Score 1) 515
Images and sounds have to be played ASAP in a video game, when the real time event occurs. Draw images ASAP, play sounds ASAP, never try to synchronise (i.e. make drawing wait for sounds or make sounds wait for drawings) theim or your game will feel shitty. Images and sounds have to be synchronized only for movie playback, where lag doesn't matter.
Comment Re:dark side of the coin (Score 1) 328
No... I never said you had the freedom to force me to listen. I can walk away. If you insist on following me, I'll go to my private property (or someone else's private property that I know). If you still follow me after being asked to leave, you're trespassing.
Seems spam filters are basically putting up gates to my private property, in a very vague way.
And either way, I have every right to plug my ears and close my eyes while you try to sell me something. Freedom of speech doesn't imply you are guaranteed and audience
Submission + - Will Apple Rescue Intel's Silverthorne? (appleinsider.com)
UMEE writes: AppleInsider looks deep behind the rumors of an expanded partnership between Apple and Intel involving Silverthorne, the second generation, low power x86 processor designed to power Microsoft's UMPC. However, sales of the tablet devices have historically been bogged down by design, price, performance, and usability issues, and UMPCs have seen little marketing. Apple's use of the processor could turn things around by leveraging the company's strengths in marketing, retail, and design, but it's certainly not alone in targeting the ultra mobile space. Low priced alternatives including the Asus Eee PC and OLPC XO-1, both of which run Linux and use processors from Intel rivals TI and AMD, have already stolen the limelight among ultra mobile devices. Is the future ultra mobile? Will tablet computing fail yet again? Will Apple Rescue Intel's Silverthorne?
Submission + - Commercial Wimax deployed in Pakistan
tiemand2007 writes: Previously the planned rollout of a Wimax network in Pakistan was reported on slashdot. Now that it is a reality what are its effects? According to this blog post, the network has helped increase competition and decrease broadband prices significantly in the country. The network can provide 128kpbs-2mbps wireless connectivity.
Submission + - Armed police raid home after mistaking Lara Croft
Submission + - What Programming Languages Should You Know?
nitsudima writes: David Chisnall posits that the more programming languages you know, the better. The point is not to stuff your head with language rules. Rather, he explains how being able to read multiple languages, even if you never code in them, can help you to select the best possible tool for each coding need — and understand the limitations of the tools you're using.
Sony Further Details Home, Looks to October Launch 37
njkid1 writes "According to GameDaily, new details have been revealed about the Home service for the PlayStation 3. Not only will the advertising possibilities be 'limitless,' but the virtual community will also be able to serve as a bustling commerce hub. Transactions will eventually be able to take place within Home itself, and the company refers to the possibility of ticketing for virtual events like developer chats or game previews. At the same time, however, Sony said that advertising will be made 'palatable' so as not to drive away users. A Q&A at the official Sony site states that an October launch is planned (pdf) for the service." GameDaily also has an article looking at reactions from Microsoft and Nintendo on Sony's announcement.
PC Gaming's Future Evolution 51
Dr. Eggman writes "1up.com is reporting on the GDC panel from last week entitled PC Gaming in an Age of Connected Consoles. Unlike the usual doom and gloom about the 'death' of PC games, this panel suggested that the death is of PC games as we know them - PC gaming will evolve. They believe the future of gaming on the PC lies in strengths like persistent-world environments; not just as MMOs but anything that has elements of a persistent nature such as Battlefield 2142. They go on to describe the PC's greatest edge over consoles: user created content and the supportive game communities built around it. The article also cited the panel's views on the weaknesses inherent in consoles' closed networks and content control."
Submission + - Customers rights to non-crippled version?
An anonymous reader writes: Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3.1 cs1 and cs2 updates were possibly accidentally released without limiting the officially supported 16 I/O numbers to fully use the 32 I/Os of the new M-Audio ProFire Lightbridge interface.
Since then the updates were removed from the Pro Tools site.
Can users, who did not have a chance to get this release demand the accidentally released "full" version, instead of the official crippled one?
Since then the updates were removed from the Pro Tools site.
Can users, who did not have a chance to get this release demand the accidentally released "full" version, instead of the official crippled one?
Submission + - Sony Details Home, Microsoft Responds
fistfullast33l writes: "Via PS3Fanboy/Joystiq, Sony has released a new PDF document detailing for developers what to expect with Home. The bombshell being dropped is that not only will it appear on the PS3, but it will be available for the PSP and Mobile Devices (iPhone anyone? Probably not). Other details include more fleshing out of how the advertising will work (advertising will fund HOME, not users), and that players will be able to "auction" off user-created content for money, but it's not detailed whether it's real money or play money used for something else. Also on PS3Fanboy, Microsoft has responded to HOME's announcement with pretty much the most obvious point they could make. "I think they've definitely taken some concepts that we originated like achievements, but I think they're pushing in a different direction and we've sort of fundamentally got two different approaches going on here," says Chris Satchell, director of Microsoft's Game Developer Group. In terms of LittleBigPlanet, Satchell says "I can't see a big portfolio of games at the moment that do this. I don't think there's a whole load to catch up.""
How Open Source Projects Survive Poisonous People 241
CoolVibe writes "Two Subversion developers talk at Google about how to keep pests and malcontents out of your open source projects. From the abstract: 'Every open source project runs into people who are selfish, uncooperative, and disrespectful. These people can silently poison the atmosphere of a happy developer community. Come learn how to identify these people and peacefully de-fuse them before they derail your project. Told through a series of (often amusing) real-life anecdotes and experiences.'"
Feed Seeking the True Wiki You (wired.com)
Submission + - Gmail Storage Indicator Now Gone
Azhar writes: "It happened that today I notice the Gmail storage indicator has disappeared. No, it 's not more than just one green line from the bottom of the page disappearing, knowing Google, they're up to something."
Submission + - Cluster Computer Built from PS3's
jbcage writes: A professor at North Carolina State University has built a cluster computer using 8 PlayStation 3's running Linux. "His cluster of eight PS3 machines — the first such academic cluster in the world — packs the power of a small supercomputer, but at a total cost of about $5,000, it costs less than some desktop computers that have only a fraction of the computing power."
