jimnms wrote on Feb 15, 2013, 12:34:
If you're following the meteor in Russia this morning, this site has lots of pictures and videos, and seems to be getting updates as more roll in.

http://zyalt.livejournal.com/722930.html

The tiny drone, which was displayed at the hearing and fits disassembled into a small suitcase, can fly for up to 24 minutes at a height of 400 feet and only has a maximum radius of a quarter-mile from the operator. Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahearn argued that the drones will be used primarily for search and rescue operations.

Verno wrote on Feb 15, 2013, 09:25:
9 tabs?! Haha, I have like 5 tab groups open in Firefox at any point, most with more than 9 each. News sites, forums, local web server for app development, etc.

Beamer wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 07:49:
There's a book, The Race to a New Game Machine, that is pretty interesting, going into detail about how much time and effort Sony and IBM put into designing the Cell, and then Microsoft called the same team at IBM and said "hey, we'd like that, but less weird." The Xbox chip is largely based on the Cell, only toned down to be symmetrical and more like a regular PowerPC chip. It was a smarter decision, but only possible because years were spent designing the Cell just for the PS3 (and other things that never happened.)

NegaDeath wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 12:27:

Creston wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 01:15:
Speaking of PS2 emulators, can someone recommend a good one? Been thinking about playing some of my old FF games, and my PS2 bought the bucket a year or so ago. Do those emulators allow any form of saving at all?Creston

I use PCSX2, it works well in the games I tried and supports saving. Playing FFXII at 1080p with proper AA is quite nice

Beamer wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 15:06:
Buying a Linux version doesn't give you access to the Windows version, right?

Edit - it seems that isn't true - you get access regardless of platform. That's how every site needs to do this. Microsoft, you want a 3 screen experience? Can't charge us for each screen. Or, at worst, you can only charge us a nominal fee for all 3 screens.

Bleeder wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 20:49:
For those of you taking issue with the control scheme of System Shock 1...

System Shock Portable includes a mouselook patch from Malba Tahan.

saluk wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 19:19:
Complaining about clunky SS2 controls and then praising SS1 in the next sentance? Come on Creston

1badmf wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 19:21:

Creston wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 18:39:
A far better video from Videosoft than Jeremy Clarkson being his grumpy bitchy self: Michelle Jenneke!

(smoking hot girl in bikini. up to you whether that's NSFW or not.)

Creston

/day

nothing else is needed today, i'm going back to sleep. for all her shapely features, i think her best might be her megawatt smile. but, DAMN, is she tasty lookin', and not all skin'n bones like the top VS/SI models. all curvy and meaty and athletic, now THATs a perfect body.

Beamer wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 23:26:
It's not a Windows machine. It's not even x86. It's running a custom IBM PowerPC chip based off of some of the innovations IBM put into the Cell.

Beamer wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 17:23:
Bungie is an independent. They just have a publishing deal with Activision. Activision has the right to publish, but owns no stake in Bungie or any IP Bungie creates.

1badmf wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 17:57:
is it just a eurocentrism thing? i sorta suspected it when they cut baseball and softball, citing american dominance. but they never cut basketball for the first 50 or so years it was played; they actually like bball. wrestling's never been strong in most of continental europe either. that's just a travesty though. i mean, what were the cited reasons?