Comment Re:A good thing (Score 0) 177
True, I didn't touch on the topics of why (westernization, extinction, etc.) or the impact on the culture.
Can a culture be preserved without its language?
Comment A good thing (Score 0) 177
Great. The sooner we can all understand each other the better the world will be. I'm not commenting on the merits of any individual language but on the fact that unity is strength, but hard. The more we all get together the better we can make the world itself. There is too much division.
Comment Who kills more projects quicker? (Score 1) 50
Between Google and Amazon, I wonder who kills more projects and what their lifespans are. I remember waiting on Amazon's credit card swiper until they had a chip version. The rates were better than square and others. Jokes on me, they killed the whole program instead of making one.
Comment Re:A pattern emerges (Score 1) 163
I went from a lg optimus v (2.2) to a nexus 5x, missing everything in between. Why do you feel it is a step backwards from previous versions?
Comment Re:Poohbahs and PHBs didn't know a good thing... (Score 1) 232
and the HMS pickle!
Comment Re:Unbeatable (Score 1) 30
I can't stand Inform 7. I tried it when it first came out. Seemed like a huge breakthrough but sheer level of pointless verbosity really made it inviable for me. For example, the last thing I tried doing was adding an extension. When you include it you have to type out the full name and even "by ". One of the many wastes of time!
This was a long time ago when it first came out, I can not speak for it now. Is it any better?
Comment Re:Both sides were harassed (Score 1) 618
Sounds like SXSW saw the topic getting too hot and said 'forget this man!' They wanted to remain neutral and not get mixed up in something so partisan now. A no-win situation there as the fringes of both sides would be cranky.
Comment Both sides were harassed (Score 5, Informative) 618
From what I've seen there was 1 panel for each side.
#SavePoint by the open gaming society
Level Up panel organized by Randi Harper
Both sides were harassed. Both canceled.
OGS statement here:
http://www.theopengamingsociet...
Comment Two different markets (Score 4, Insightful) 202
Analog watches are jewelry for people who want to make a fashion statement.
Digital watches are for people who want a smartphone on their wrist.
Developer Explains Clone/Transhumanist RPG 41
destinyland writes "How much would you use technology to change yourself if humanity faced extinction? In this interview, the two creators behind Eclipse Phase explain their bizarre role-playing game, which 'expands the transhuman conversation.' All the characters can be identical clones, and when you switch bodies, it affects your core characteristics while damaging your sanity. But its spookiest concept is close to reality today: the idea of universal surveillance in which 'everything is networked and equipped with sensors and all meshed together.'"
Comment What the hell is this? (Score 1) 73
I like summaries to summarize things. That way I know if i may actually be interested in the article's subject.
This fails.
This is written like a bad Saturday Night Live skit in which the punchline is that the subject is never mentioned.
Comment Mr. Manhattan?? (Score 5, Funny) 523
He didn't spend 4 years in "giant blue dong & super powers" school to be called Mr.!
Comment The worst (Score 1) 352
Eve is the worst game in the world because it brings out the worst in people.
Comment Re:Pisses me (Score 1) 207
it was just the med-x drug. It was originally morphine.
AMD Plans 1,000-GPU Supercomputer For Games, Cloud 148
arcticstoat writes "AMD is planning to use over 1,000 Radeon HD 4870 GPUs to create a supercomputer capable of processing one petaflop, which the company says will make 'cloud' computing a reality. When it's built later this year, the Fusion Render Cloud will be available as an online powerhorse for a variety of people, from gamers to 3D animators. The company claims that it could 'deliver video games, PC applications and other graphically-intensive applications through the Internet "cloud" to virtually any type of mobile device with a web browser.' The idea is that the Fusion Render Cloud will do all the hard work, so all you need is a machine capable of playing back the results, saving battery life and the need for ever greater processing power. AMD also says that the supercomputer will 'enable remote real-time rendering of film and visual effects graphics on an unprecedented scale.' Meanwhile, game developers would be able to use the supercomputer to quickly develop games, and also 'serve up virtual world games with unlimited photo-realistic detail.' The supercomputer will be powered by OTOY software, which allows you to render 3D visuals in your browser via streaming, compressed online data."
