I happen to RTFAs, but I can't stand the image-and-a-few-sentences-per-page format. Especially when each page has to load a bunch of pictures and javascript. I can stand it when these slideshows open up a new window with only the slideshow's content, but this is too annoying.
OS not fast enough? Just upgrade your hardware components, preferably to a new, top-of-the-line system.
Oh wait... that's the Windows way of doing things.
Yeah, exactly, that's why volunteers have been hard at work to find and fix the (published, admitted) bug. Just like Win... Oh, wait.
Any newer computer is going to consume at least two or three times as much juice and be a lot louder.
I turned my Asus EEE into a [bittorrent] "Seed Box" and file server by removing and selling the:
This box then has:
Net price after parting was $100. It uses 12 watts. Bitch
I have the solution! Let's go kill a congressman!
Note to whomever has tapped this wire: that was a joke.
Except, I didn't know anything about apparent magnitude, so I had no idea to search for "comet magnitude." Smartass
Ahh OK, not being familiar with apparent magnitude I was looking for some sort of unit to search for. Now I see.
For those interested in the brightness of the comet, it will be somewhere between the Uranus (at its brightest) and the faintest stars visible to the naked eye.
I'm sorry, it could definitely be that my morning brain isn't functioning properly. But in the following sentence:
At its closest approach in February, Comet Lulin is expected to brighten to naked-eye visibility, reaching a magnitude of six."
Six... what?
Ah, thanks for clearing that up. As I mentioned in my first post, I haven't seen much of the show so I probably wasn't familiar with the subject they were discussing. Maybe I'll give it another chance.
I don't agree, but I have to admit I might not have a good opinion as I've only seen a little of the show.
Watching Big Bang makes me cringe. It seems like the nerd/blonde stereotypes would work well for a 30 second family guy joke, but I can't stand to watch it for a whole show. And, from what I saw, it seemed like they were just throwing in scientific-sounding words. The majority of the show seemed to be based on the nerd stereotype, not jokes based on science.
But, to each his own. I've never really liked sitcoms very much anyway so I'm definitely biased.
Another one:
I'm unemployed you insensitive clod!
True, and as an extreme gamer, I need the extra bandwidth for my 37 megapixel sensor blue-laser mouse. Red lasers just never felt accurate.
Yeah, I don't need a faster USB for my keyboard and mouse. Even my flash drive probably won't benefit without faster memory. eSATA seems like a better solution for the widespread use of external HDs. Plus, it doesn't have to go from USB-SATA in the external HDs controller.
While I agree that this is odd with games, I definitely see the potential for 3d animators. It takes my home computers (note the plural) hours/days to render complex scenes, depending on the length of the scene. The advantage in computing power would greatly outweigh the bandwidth cost here, especially if you could just upload the job and wait for the result (instead of sending each frame to be rendered).
But I would imagine it would not take many people to bog this down.
Yeah my 7900 GT still plays newer games (like HL2, Ep. 2 and Left 4 Dead) at nearly full settings (usually just not full AA) at native resolution. It's not the best gaming rig ever, but my temperatures stay low, my case has room (the 7900 GT is a single slot design), I get an engrossing environment, and my framerates stay far above 30 FPS. I'd most likely have to get a new power supply if I wanted a current top of the line GPU, let alone a whole new computer.
Not only is it $199 for the glasses, but you also need the following (according to NVIDIA's product page):
Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated. -- R. Drabek
