Comment: Re:Please lets stop with the X times LESS nonsense (Score 1) 199
Than silicon, duh
Comment: Re:What about total installation cost? (Score 1) 199
Does that mean residential solar is doomed to expensiveness forrrevermore?
Comment: Re:Fleet Car (Score 1) 505
1) The liquidity crisis and it's impact on their planned IPO
2) very long prospects for actually paying out investors
3) They have raised 50M from daimler and is intent on reinvesting roadster/drive train profits into Model S
4) You are right Tesla is a high-risk bet
Comment: Electric Car myth #XX (Score 1) 291
Lithium is an extremely abundant resource, further more it's not consumed like oil. There's even several distinct batteries you can switch to that doesnt require lithium if neccesary. IF the lithium prices rises, the viability of mining elsewhere than bolivia rises too. In short this material is uncontrollable unlike oil.
Comment: Re:Obviously they feel pain... (Score 1) 628
I dont know anything trough the eyes of others.. But in my experience, experiencing red hot-pain, being restrained to the pain source, you panic, all your thoughts and mental faculties vanish and automatic responses takes over.
I assume such a state is closest thing we can experience with a likeness of lesser evolved species.
I am not greatly concerned with the lobster's plight, putting them in boiling water should kill them pretty fast.
Comment: Re:The Lesson Is... (Score 1) 284
If you cant beat them - join them. Own stocks.
Enabling DirectX 10 features on the XP Crysis demo
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Dr. Eggman writes "Ars Technica brings us news of a trivial mod to the Crysis Demo to enable DirectX 10 features on Windows XP. While the system does still use the DirectX 9 render path, it seems arguing that Vista gaming has features XP doesn't is a bit hollow. Actual details on modifying the config files can be found here."
Crysis "DX10" features unlocked in XP->
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tomz16 writes "Crysis has been touted by many as the first true DX10 game, offering an unmatched visual experience exclusively on DirectX 10 capable Windows Vista systems. Unfortunately, a nosy meddler recently found that you can unlock the highest "vista-exclusive" detail settings in the DX9 Crysis demo by simply editing a configuration file. The result is yet another game that runs faster and looks virtually indistinguishable on Windows XP! Let's just hope Crytek doesn't "fix" this little oversight in the full release of the game."
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Crysis to Turn PC Gaming On Its End->
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Vigile writes "Pretty much anyone that plays PC games has been hearing about the upcoming Crysis title for some time and yesterday the single player PC demo was finally released! After being just about a month late, you can grab the 1.7GB at all the popular file hosting sites and gamers can get their hands on the most anticipated title of the year. It was expected that Crysis would set a new benchmark for image quality but the initial performance preview over at PC Perspective indicates it might be even more of a system crippler than initially thought. Even the best-in-class 8800 GTX has trouble at common resolutions like 1600x1200!!"
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Official - Bungie Departing Microsoft 266
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from the holy-cats dept.
from the holy-cats dept.
jasoncart writes "Microsoft today confirmed the news that has been speculated for some days, that Halo developer Bungie is 'on the path' to becoming an independent company. Microsoft describes this as an 'evolution' of their relationship, but no concrete reason is given for this move. 'Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, said the company was "supporting Bungie's desire to return to its independent roots". However, he added, Microsoft "will continue to invest in our Halo entertainment property with Bungie and other partners, such as Peter Jackson, on a new interactive series set in the Halo universe". "We look forward to great success with Bungie as our long-term relationship continues to evolve through Halo-related titles and new IP created by Bungie," he added.'" MTV wonders out loud ... if Bungie doesn't make Halo 4 who will? The official press release from Bungie gives you the same information from the other side, as does an interview with Frankie at GameDailyBiz. Update: 10/05 21:25 GMT by Z : In the wake of the announcement Kotaku has a quickie email interview discussing the future of the company.