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Blue skies on Saturday morning
When someone suggests I live in Santa Cruz, I'm quick to correct them. I live a little more than six miles northeast of that town; six twisty miles north of Surf City on Highway 9 in the town of Felton. At home, I get to look out one window facing a ridge that separates this valley from the Pacific, while looking out another and see a bunch of redwoods doing what they've been doing for, oh, centuries.
So on a Saturday morning filled with a blue sky that is almost painful to look at and with a couple of items worth noting — assuming I can tear myself away from staring out the window — these should be on your radar this week.
Hello, Columbus: Ohio Linux Fest 2012 is next weekend in Columbus, and for a growing show — growing in size and importance — this is one that is wrapping up the year nicely.
Of all the interesting presentations at this year's OLF, there are two that are completely, make-sure-you-get-there, no-miss talks that you should attend. The first is Todd Robinson's talk on his "31 distros in 31 days" project, which seemed to go off without a hitch in August — you'll find out more if you attend the talk.
The other not-to-be-missed talk would be Joe Brockmeier's "How to Create Your Own Cloud." The reason I bring this up is because you've heard me rail in the past about what's nebulously called "the cloud" (pun definitely intended), and how your data, important or otherwise, belongs in your physical possession always. Having your own cloud covers both these bases and puts the best of both worlds — having your data and eating it, too — at your fingertips.
So if you're within a day's travel on whatever vehicle you might choose — car, bus, rail, plane, spaceship — you should make it to Columbus this weekend.
Commodities, not users: Those who plan to use Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" when it comes out next month have a chance to go though an interesting transformation. Those who opt for the new version next month will go from merely being Ubuntu users to Ubuntu products.
Or so says Slashdot in this article here. So some Canonical sales flack armed with charts and graphs is pitching some corporate giant — do you really think this model is going to stop with Amazon? — to put their name in front of you when you fire up your computer, whether you like it or not.
To be fair — and in anticipation of an onslaught of comments from the Ubuntu Apocalypse pointing this out, among other things — there's a very simple way to remove having Amazon involuntary make its presence known on your chosen operating system, assuming it's Ubuntu, by merely using this command:
sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping
Also, to be even more fair, apparently this is a Unity thing which does not apply to the other *buntus, like Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, etc., on down the line, which you should probably be using in the first place.
But here's the 2,000-pound elephant in the middle of the room: Perhaps I missed the memo when I started with Linux and Free/Open Source Software six years ago, but I can't remember ever seeing anything anywhere about the practice of building a community around profit rather than advancing the FOSS paradigm, let alone forcing advertisers, wanted or not, on unsuspecting users. But again, I could have missed something somewhere along the line.
Have a great day.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
Playing catch-up
Until the apology earlier about not keeping up with Todd Robinson and his somewhat busy August, I realized there were a few other things that caught the old radar here in the hotter-than-average afternoon in the San Lorenzo Valley among the redwoods. So without further adeiu, here we are with a couple of items that may or may not require their own item:
GNOMEbuntu? Well, that's what some are calling it. On a GNOME mailing list, discussions are being held and options are being bandied about regarding a GNOME-based version of Ubuntu, which I assume would be a version like Xubuntu (which uses Xfce) or Kubuntu (which uses KDE), and the gist of the discussion is what to call it. This comes from discussions at UDS in Oakland back in May, and apparently for several reasons Gubuntu won't fly (too phonetically close to Goobuntu, which is Google's version of Ubuntu). While some over in the GNOME camp are perusing the respin books at Ubuntu, another possibility is GNObuntu, or insert your favorite here.
Speaking of GNOME . . .
GNOME OS? Brian Proffitt writes an insightful article about where GNOME is heading — a direction that arguably is taking it on a different tack. Brian quotes GNOME's Allan Day saying that it's not going to be a separate distro. But it's something like that, isn't it? Well, yes and no. The article brings GNOME's zeitgeist to the fore, for those who are wondering what's going on there; that is, when they're not discussing their Ubuntu spin.
And speaking of GNOME again . . .
Ubuntu's top desktop environment is . . .: Unity? Nope. KDE? No. Xfce? Unfortunately, no. It's GNOME Classic — whatever that is (and I'm assuming that it's GNOME 2.x) — which is used by a total of nearly 60 percent of Ubuntu users, according to an article on an Ubuntu Apocalypse fansite called Ubuntu Vibes. In what is either an enormous failed attempt at humor or complete incompetence in reading their own chart (or, as a third possibility, getting the data wrong in the chart and having their own self-fulfilling prophesy try unsuccessfully to match what they posted), they put up a chart of desktop environment use based on an opt-in program called Popcon. "In all total," the article states, "2,381,625 machines are submitting installed packages details to Popcon," and they came up with a chart that shows that most people are using GNOME Classic to the tune of close to six out of ten, although less than 30 percent have installed it in the past 30 days (because, maybe, they're not installing Gutsy Gibbon?).
My guess is that whomever made this chart read the Popcon data wrong and made the chart accordingly with the faulty data. One might shrug, but to those who have seen this before, it appears that this Canonical/Ubuntu-based site can't get its facts straight. It will be interesting to see whether someone with some level of responsibility at Canonical/Ubuntu — whether in corporate or on a community level — takes this person aside and say, "Um, this is more than likely wrong, so can you fix this?" But I'm not holding my breath.
Yeah, I said that. So? Rikki Endsley wrote a pretty good piece that, she says, was scooped by someone else, so she posted it on her own blog here. She does a great job, of course, and in the I say something that is not quite . . . what's the word I'm looking for? . . . evangelical. That's it: It's not evangelical. But nonetheless it's true. Here's the entire paragraph lifted from the blog item:
"Let me say that you only get one chance to make a first impression," says Larry Cafiero, a software developer and Fedora fan. "I'd stay away from distros either based on Unity or GNOME 3 because they're going to be foreign to what the Windows user is used to. That pretty much leaves Linux Mint with their GNOME 2.x-like desktops." Still, Cafiero thinks that anyone who isn't willing to put in the small amount of effort required to learn a new system might as well stick with Windows.
Fedora fan? Yes. Though I don't use Fedora as my primary distro — that honor now goes to CrunchBang Linux, a Debian derivative — I still appreciate highly Fedora's contributions to FOSS and, having a history with that distro, I like most of the people who are involved in that particular community. I said this and mean it: Anyone who doesn't want to put the effort into learning Linux or FOSS might as well stick with Windows. It's the old "leading a horse to water" paradigm — we can tell people how great Linux and FOSS are, but they have to want to try it and use it. The learning curve is now so easily negotiable that anyone with with more than two IQ points to rub together can do it, so frankly I don't have time for the ones who don't want, or are too lazy, to use it. For those who have been slamming me because of this quote, that's what I meant and I stand by it.
"There's a new sheriff in town . . . :" Speaking of CrunchBang, I've been involved in that growing and friendly community for about a year now. Since I'm such a forum denizen over that time, they've given me a badge and I'm now one of the forum moderators. I'm honored and humbled at being asked, and I know with great power comes great responsibility (I seem to remember that popping up on Debian installs). I'm working my hardest to be Captain America and not Barney Fife (though out of the proverbial starting gate, I seem to be the latter).
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
Keeping up with the Robinsons
. . . Or not keeping up with the Robinsons, as the case may be.
I know what Karlie Robinson is up to, thanks to Facebook. But poor Karlie: Todd has his nose pressed to the monitor all month, walking the walk of the talk he talked last month, when he said he was putting out a distro a day for the month of August. Like clockwork, Todd is putting out a distro each day and has done so, so far this month.
Allow me a white-flag, hands-in-the-air moment: I surrender! I give up. I can't keep up with Todd's herculean project. Rather than sample each distro every day as I had planned, I am going to go about this as if the 31 Days 31 Distros project is a buffet, taking the ones I think I would like and going back to my table to enjoy them.
[Confession: I've only tried 00 SING and 01 UNITE so far. So shoot me.]
Nevertheless, here's the menu so far, taken from Todd's page on the daily releases (also, you can download the ISOs from links on Todd's page):
00 – SING (SING is Not Gnome): This pre-event release was built to be used to create the 31 Flavors in August 2012. Although it resembles Gnome 2 in layout, it's designed to give speedy access to the functions that will be used most when creating custom operating systems.
01 – Unite! SOHO: Release #1 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Unite! SOHO. Like Unite, it's sort of Windows 7ish on the desktop. This desktop will run on as little as 256MB of memory, however 512 or more is recomended.
02 – Debina Live VTWM: Release #2 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Debian Live VTWM. There was a time when the VTWM was as exciting as a new smart phone operating system is today, perhaps even more so. It's huge feature was a desktop that could be configured to be several times the size of the of the screen (in this install 6 x screen size).
03 – Debian Full House: Release #3 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Debian Full House, a live Debian release with all four major desktops installed (Gnome-2, KDE-4, LXDE, and Xfce), along with their standard desktop apps.
04 – KDE3 Reborn: Release #4 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is KDE3 Reborn. This is a remake of the original Karlie custom release using the same visually stunning red graphics as the original. KDE3 Reborn has been re-made with the newer TDE (Trinity Desktop Environment) version.
05 – Eazel Imagined: Release #5 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Eazel Imagined. Eazel was working on a desktop surrounding the Nautilus File Manager which they created. Their business plan involved selling online storage services to be accessed by Nautilus. Yes they were ahead of the cloud computing times, but it failed when venture capital ran out. This release is what I imagine a modern file-centric clean Eazel desktop to be like.
06 – Child-Proof: Release #6 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Child-Proof. This release is for children ranging from 3 to 10 years old. It features a few learning game suits, as well as child safe browsing.
07 – Xfterstep: Release #7 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Xfterstep. This release was designed as a gui-configurable Afterstep alternative. The very first window manager I used on an open source desktop was Afterstep. It drew me into a world of alternatives and imagination that was severely lacking under Microsoft Windows and the MAC desktop. If you like the Afterstep window manager, you sould like Xfterstep.
08 – Lubuntu Google Kiosk: Release #8 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Lubuntu Google Kiosk. Per request, this is a release featuring a Google Kiosk login where the browser brings all the google services together while remaining somewhat bullet-proof. It's ideal for public situations and can run entirely from a CD, and can be optionally installed. An administrator login is also included.
09 – Spaceman: Release #9 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Spaceman. This is a Lubuntu 12.04 release with all updates applied, and SpaceFM installed as the default file manager. Anyone who appreciates a file manager that can be configured to do just about anything should love SpaceFM.
10 – Desktop Development Center: Release #10 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is the Desktop Development Center. The DDC is a full desktop operating system complete with an extensive list of office software, the Webmin Control Panel, and a fully functional web server complete with PHP5 and mysql integration. The is the release I would use if I were primarily doing web development work.
11 – Wheezy Live LXDE: Release #11 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Wheezy Live LXDE. This is a requested Live Debian Wheezy (-testing) release. Wheezy has become quite stable, and is scheduled to become the new -stable release in Feb. 2013.
12 – Enlightened Libre: Release #12 in the 31 Flavors of Fun is Enlightened Libre. This release is something truly special. A completely Libre release with the Enlightenment Desktop Environment. It's built from Trisquel as a base, and using the Trisquel repository to make sure to keep it 100% Libre. Then Enlightenment was added and Libre graphics used to create a visually stunning release.
Keep up the great work, Todd. More on this as the month continues.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
Crazy, but in a good way
Todd Robinson is crazy. But he's crazy in a good way.
According to the post on the WebPath Technologies page, Todd, "completely un-assisted, will to attempt to create, and release, a complete desktop operating system each and every day for the period of 31 days, to demonstrate the huge advantages of using open source (shared knowledge) solutions in real-world situations."
So now we have the "31 Flavors of Fun" experiment.
Thirty-one days in August.
Thirty-one new distros.
First things first: I have a history with the Robinsons. Todd and Karlie won't remember this — obviously with the ton of orders they've gotten over the years — but I bought my first distros from On-Disk about six years ago (distros plural because I didn't know what I wanted and, heck, their prices were pretty cheap — still are). Further, I have kept in touch with Karlie on Facebook while she systematically extricated herself from day-to-day FOSS participation while maintaining a life (imagine that!), and I've always found her business advice (and pointers to where to go for business help) to be very helpful.
As you see on the WebPath link above, Todd's got the reins on this project, but he's also going to need a little help. As for me, I would like to help where I can, and also I'm going to try out what he produces, writing about the 31 distros as often as possible here on this blog — save for a caveat later in the month of August where I'm going to Houston to take in the Astros-Giants series with Ken Starks (but you can be certain that between innings banter will probably be about this, among a lot of other FOSS topics).
Regular readers of this blog know that I clearly advocate the position that more distros are a better option, and let the invisible hand of the market decide which ones stay and which ones don't. Chances are that most of the 31 distros Todd comes up with won't be pressed into common use on a regular basis. It's like the laboratory-induced elements at the tail end of the periodic table that exist for an instant, and are then gone, only to exist in scientific papers.
But regardless of whether any of the 31 distros become a permanent fixture in the FOSS universe, this is an outstanding project, Todd.
Watch this space, all.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)


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Apple is looking to pile on with a Galaxy S III ban, despite that phone not being involved in the case.
South Korean analyst: Samsung "may lack in innovation, but right now, no one can beat Samsung in playing catch-up"
The crippling U.S. patent court
$1.05B USD copyright infringement verdict
against the
world's largest smartphone maker
, Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
), is far from over.
I. Ban 'Em All
Apple, Inc. (
) is pushing the San Jose, Calif.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
ban all currently on-sale products
that were found to infringe in the case
another couple products not listed in the case, which include Samsung's flagship
Galaxy S III smartphone
Apple previously tried to ban the Galaxy S III,
but failed
I predicted
it would now try to lump in such a ban on the wings of its massive victory, and indeed it did.
If Apple's request is granted, Samsung would essentially be banned from selling any smartphone other than its Focus 2 Windows Phone and its non-Android quasi-smartphones.
In Samsung's home nation of South Korea, shock is in the air. Days before the U.S. verdict a Korean court had ruled that
both companies had infringed on each others' work
. That verdict stood in stark contrast to the American jurors, who decided that Samsung stole a plethora of technologies and designs from Apple, and that Apple stole nothing from Samsung.
Questions of bias persist -- at least one of the jurors had a family member
who held a large quantity of Apple stock
, according to past reports -- but South Korean analysts fear that there may be a hint of truth in the ruling. They fear that perhaps their culture relies a bit too much on imitation when looking to conquer a new field. But many of the critics also express feelings of pride in the company. Even if Apple does "kick it out" of the U.S. market, what Samsung did -- beating Apple in an unregulated market battle -- was impressive.
Comments James Song, KDB Daewoo Securities' Samsung-centric analyst, in
an interview
The New York Times
, "The ruling makes us reconsider the brand value of Samsung because it depicts Samsung as a copycat. But a copycat or not, what Samsung has done with its smartphones was a brilliant move. Look what has happened to companies like Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry, which didn't do as Samsung did. Samsung may lack in innovation, but right now, no one can beat Samsung in playing catch-up."
Indeed -- outside of Samsung, nearly ever phonemaker that isn't named "Apple" is in bad financial trouble. Google Inc.'s (
) Motorola and Taiwan's HTC Corp. (
) are
disappointing earnings and shrinking market share. Research in Motion, Ltd. (
) is
creeping ever closer
to a breakup liquidation/fire sale. And Nokia Oyj. (
) is
requiring deep financial support
from Microsoft Corp. (
) to stay afloat.
JoongAng Ilbo
, a local newspaper, takes a more cynical bent, commenting in an editorial, "Copying and clever upgrading are no longer viable. Samsung must reinvent itself as a first-mover, despite the huge risks involved in acting as a pioneer, if it hopes to beat the competition."
II. Can Samsung Stay Ahead of Apple?
South Korean analysts acknowledge that Samsung's phones are "similar" to Apple's and that it arrived cautiously to the smartphone market, versus some other early adopters, such as RIM and Nokia, who plunged in headfirst. But they point out that for the similarities, Samsung established a unique look for its products, made them cheaper than Apple's, and endowed them with arguably superior hardware.
The company's expertise in display and chip-making gave it a key advantage, when it eventually did elect for a full-on smartphone push.
Anthony Michell, author of "Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry", tells
The NYT
, "Koreans do things quicker than almost anyone. Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry. This allows them to change models, go from design to production faster than anyone at the present time. Korean companies continually set themselves challenges, like the challenge to overtake Sony in terms of brand value in the past."
Some say its legacy of rapid adaptation will allow it to survive Apple's patent assault.
Some say despite the pending bans, Samsung may be able to stay ahead of Apple.
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Even with Apple seeking to ban all its U.S. Android smartphone sales, Samsung is racing to modify its operating system to remove features -- such as "rubber-band" graphical flourishes that the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
granted Apple exclusive rights to animate
in a mobile user interface setting.
If Samsung is able to remove the features, the ban could be reduced from months to days or weeks.
Some analysts are convinced that Apple will actually fall farther behind Samsung in U.S. sales in Q3, despite the damage to its image and potential bans. Comments Kevin Lee, an analyst at Korea Investment and Securities, "The patent ruling and Samsung's copycat image will have a negative impact on Samsung's sales of cellphones and other products. But Samsung will further widen the gap with Apple in the third quarter, though not as much as expected before the ruling."
And, of course, Samsung also
has an appeal
of Apple's court win in the U.S. federal court pipeline too -- so it potentially could undo or mar Apple's greatest legal triumph somewhere in the near future.
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"When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." -- Sony BMG attorney Jennifer Pariser
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Eminem is hoping to land another hit with Rihanna.
According to hiphop-n-more.com, the rapper and RiRi are teaming up for the track "The Monster," which is reportedly set to hit airwaves on Monday. The track will be featured on Eminem's upcoming album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which will hit store on November 5th.
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Can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on with Backtrack.
I have tried two very much different versions of BT5, and the problem is present in both of them.
- 64 bit Gnome version installed on 10GB ext3 partition on disk1.
- 32 bit KDE version installed on 10GB ext4 partition on disk2.
Here is the problem:
Short time after installation and completely normal work (configuring, scanning and some light stuff) Backtrack fills the HDD with unknown data.
Kdirstat and Baobab show only 5 GB occupied by files, but the disk is completely full. Nautilus shows that some data is unreadable but Fsck says filesystem is OK.
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On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 13:07, Brian Morton wrote:
> When I try to boot the cd created from the iso, I get the following
> error message.
> Read error: 0x01
> Could not find primary volume descriptor
> I have searched the archive and google, no avail. I have tried
> downloadin the image from two diff. mirrors. I know my cdrom works
> because I used to run debian on here from a boot CD. Any ideas? Thanks
> for your help.
Did you by chance run an MD5 checksum on the downloaded ISO images
before burning?
BTW, are you watching the UGA/UK game? It just got underway. I'm a die
hard Big Blue fan ;)
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"He died for lack of a filling in his tooth," she says, incredulous.
There was Boggle, the tooth fairy, Sesame Street, family pets, and school plays.
That rant about "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" now lives in infamy on the Internet.
This tooth is a key tooth which anchored my upper bridgework .
The internal structure of the tooth was rendered nonrestorable.
The plates are separated by a tract of dentine on each side of the tooth.
No: Hester was quite positive there was no tooth to be seen or felt last night.
Also the posterior enamel plates of m1 and m2 are remarkably long, extending around the ends of the tooth.
The tormentor has wrapped itself around the root of the tooth.
He's broken his tooth on a Brazil nut; and he wants me to look at it and to lunch with him afterwards.
Old English toð (plural teð), from Proto-Germanic *tanth, *tunth (cf. Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish, Dutch tand, Old Norse tönn, Old Frisian toth, Old High German zand, German Zahn, Gothic tunþus), from PIE *dont-/*dent- "tooth" (cf. Sanskrit danta, Greek odontos, Latin dens, Lithuanian dantis, Old Irish det, Welsh dent). Plural form teeth is an instance of i-mutation. Application to tooth-like parts of other objects (saws, combs, etc.) first recorded 1520s.
tooth (tōōth)
n. pl. teeth (tēth)
One of a set of hard, bonelike structures rooted in sockets in the jaws of vertebrates, typically composed of a core of soft pulp surrounded by a layer of hard dentin that is coated with cement or enamel at the crown and used chiefly for biting or chewing food or as a means of attack or defense.
Plural teeth (tēth)
A hard structure, embedded in the jaws of the mouth, that functions in chewing. The tooth consists of a crown, covered with hard white enamel; a root, which anchors the tooth to the jawbone; and a "neck" between the crown and the root, covered by the gum. Most of the tooth is made up of dentin, which is located directly below the enamel. The soft interior of the tooth, the pulp, contains nerves and blood vessels. Humans have molars for grinding food, incisors for cutting, and canines and bicuspids for tearing.
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Rebel Violence Drains Support of Fellow Syriansby
As the deadly attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, show, sometimes armed and violent rebels who help to oust a dictatorship can later become destabilizing forces who kill with impunity.
Although Syria is different from Libya for numerous reasons, Syrians may be thinking about this latest turn of events as they watch the violent changes in the revolt in their own country.
The rebel bombings that hit important military and security compounds in the heart of Damascus in recent weeks have served as one more immediate sign that the Syrian government is crumbling. The Free Syrian Army, which claimed responsibility, delighted in the operation's success.
But many local Damascenes looked on in horror. Even though a majority of middle-class Syrians don't like the regime of Bashar al-Assad and are appalled by its violence, they draw a line when they see the rebels' own appetite for guns and killing. After 18 months, the revolt has left many young urban families disillusioned and exhausted. "Revolt fatigue" has set in among those who have done well under Assad.
Millions of Syrians must plan their day around the electricity schedule: charging mobile phones and laptops, taking hot showers and watching television -- all have to be mapped out in advance because of outages. The checkpoints and blast barriers in the calm areas of central Damascus and Aleppo have created traffic jams where once there were none. Traveling late at night has become too dangerous. Food is much more expensive.
Aleppo's Shift
Although foreigners can be outraged that people would get upset over small inconveniences, given the suffering and atrocities caused by government forces, it is striking that a "silent majority" in Damascus and Aleppo is blaming the rebels and the uprising.
At first, "Aleppo witnessed an amazing number of civil disobedience and popular movements that included unions, lawyers, doctors, engineers and university students," said Fadi Salem, a Syrian academic based in the gulf region who visited Aleppo recently. But that support fell away when violence came with the flow of armed rebels to the city.
"The population was not ready for this," he said. "The armed rebels are mostly not from the city itself. They don't have organic popular support."
The lack of local support played an important role in the government's defeat of the rebels in parts of southern Damascus in July when insurgents promised a "Damascus volcano" that would blow the regime's authority away. Today in Aleppo, residents are fleeing the areas where rebels have taken up positions, leaving the fighters in control of empty neighborhoods and destroyed homes. For many residents, who protested against the Assad regime peacefully in their streets and alleyways for more than a year, the revolution has been hijacked. Will the fighters welcome the residents back after Assad goes?
The city's residents, like other Syrians, may have earlier dismissed the state propaganda claiming that "armed gangs" were responsible for the protests and trouble-making. Now as they listen to the sound of machine-gun fire and shells landing around their homes on the outskirts of Damascus and Aleppo, the government's claims ring true.
The Free Syrian Army and the protesters are united in their primary goal -- to overthrow the Assad regime. Where they differ is over the means of doing so. While rebels took up arms because they saw no alternative, the militarization of the revolt risks splitting resistance to the Syrian government.
Of course, this is what the Assad forces want: to divide the opposition and to make everyday life so difficult for Syrians that they yearn for life before March 2011, when all was calm. They have succeeded in convincing many minority communities and the nouveau-riche families of the major cities not to support the rebel movement and to sit tight.
Power Struggle
The growing fracture between protester and rebel is important because the inevitable fall of the Assad regime will see a grab for power that could lead to a new catastrophe.
Syria's insurgent leaders -- those who have risked their lives -- will probably seek to lead a post-Assad government. So, too, will the traditional opposition, which includes members of the Syrian National Council and other groups based inside Syria and overseas.
On the ground, the peaceful protesters and other urban residents see how the regime has succeeded in blaming extremist Muslims for the "crisis" (it has outlawed the use of the word "revolt") as an obvious attempt at driving a wedge between Syria's Sunni population and the nation's minorities. A vast majority of protesters and rebels are Sunni Muslims, but that's largely because Sunnis make up about 75 percent of the country's population. Minorities haven't generally participated in the revolt, fearing ostracism in their communities. The government, controlled by Alawites, has co-opted that group, as well as leaders from other minority religions.
The yearning for peace and calm was obvious in Beirut recently where I spoke to a family of five refugees who had just fled the fighting in Aleppo.
"We want electricity, water and bread -- we are not interested in politics," said the family's 30-year-old matriarch. "If it could happen, we would like things to go back to the way they were before the uprising. At least with Bashar we had stability."
As the violence increases, support for this view grows. The rebels, bombing targets in Damascus and attacking Assad's troops inside Aleppo's historical citadel, think they are winning. In reality, they risk losing the Syrian people, and that bodes ill for everyone.
(Stephen Starr is a freelance journalist who lived in Syria for five years until last February. He is the author of "Revolt in Syria: Eye-Witness to the Uprising." The opinions expressed are his own.)
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When Neil Armstrong died much was made of that awe-inspiring walk he took on the moon on July 20, 1969. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." It was Armstrong's last mission to space. He only made two in his lifetime. The one aboard Apollo 11 and a previous one aboard Gemini [Read More…]
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'Two of the games are scheduled for NBC, with one a flex appearance, and the other 13 are set for the NBC Sports Network. The game that definitely will be shown on NBC will be played Feb. 17 at 12:30 p.m. against Pittsburgh as part of the network's Hockey Day in America triple-header. The game against Washington on March 17 is a flex game, meaning it could be moved to the sports network.'
Archives for August 2012
NBC to show 15 Sabres games
Sabres have 15 national TV appearances in 2012-13
'The 15 national appearances rank second behind the Boston, Detroit and Pittsburgh (17 each).'
Sabres slated for 15 national TV appearances
'Four of Buffalo's games will be featured as part of NBC Sports Network's 'Game of the Week' package on Wednesday nights; Oct. 24 vs. New Jersey, Dec. 26 vs. Washington, Jan. 9 vs. Boston and Feb. 6 at Boston.'
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Lockout could affect AHL (Rochester D&C)
Sabres get the Webster Block
'"We will not be an absentee landlord," Sabres President Ted Black said. "We will do right by this city. We will do right by our fans."'
Pegula's Downtown Rink Gets City Approval
'The $123 million plan includes two amateur hockey rinks, a hotel, and retail space. The Buffalo Sabres are expected to add plaza improvements outside First Niagara Center to integrate the new development with Seymour Knox Plaza outside their arena.'
Uncertainty disrupts Regier's business plan
'"We're going to proceed that way, that camp is coming," the Sabres' general manager said. "But in the background, we're all aware there's a lot of uncertainty and no one knows where this will lead."'
For Eidsness, there are no regrets
'Then, a few weeks ago, he got the best offer yet — an opportunity to attend law school the University of Victoria in British Columbia, one of the most prestigious programs in Canada. After discussing it with his parents, his agent and some friends, the two-time all-Western Collegiate Hockey Association goaltender decided against playing professional hockey and will instead enroll in law school this fall.'
Rob Ray ready for restaurant
'"No matter how much people promote health, everybody reverts to the hot dog," Ray said. "It's just a food that everybody can't get enough of."'
Regehr hoping NHL talks settled soon
'"We (NHL Player's Association) made a proposal today (Tuesday) and that proposal is something very different from what the NHL came to us with," explained Regehr prior to stepping onto the Art Hauser Centre ice for a workout with the NorSask Hockey Development Camp. "We will have to see how it all shakes out. The players are giving concessions, but what we want is the high revenue earning teams to share with the lower revenue teams. If we can come to an agreement it will help hockey for 20 to 30 years and we won't have to go through this all again."'
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks AHL schedule released (Rochester D&C)
Rochester Americans' 2012-13 schedule released (Niagara Gazette)
Amerks announce 2012-13 regular season schedule (Amerks.com)
Rochester Americans sign Fienhage to AHL contract (Amerks.com)
Sabres enforcer training for season in TC
'"I think they need someone like me," Scott said. "The division they play in is super physical with Boston and Toronto. And Montreal kind of beefed up a little bit. That's a huge reason — what happened with Miller last year. They've looked to get bigger. They got Steve Ott this year and a couple other guys who are bigger in size. I don't think we'll get pushed around this year. Not at all."'
Makarov Buffalo bound
'Makarov was rated as the seventh-best netminder eligible for the 2012 NHL draft in Central Scouting's final rankings, but was not selected among the 211 players chosen June 22 and 23.'
Jeanneret considers Hall honor top-shelf
'"This is more an award from the community," Jeanneret said. "I've had such a great association with the fans over the years. Getting into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame is almost like being elected by the fans."'
Sabres boast 99 percent renewals
'Only 111 of the Sabres' 15,200 season tickets were not renewed for the 2012-13 season, marking the second-straight year with a 99 percent renewal rate.'


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nVidia GTX 260 SLIPosted on January 14th, 2010 No comments
nVidia has been continuously improving their products through valuable research and developments since the 6000 series of GeForce video cards in 2004. They were trying to optimize the applications and capabilities of multi-GPU processing configurations. The ultimate result is in nVidia GTX 260. This "optimized" configuration is perfect for visual feast.
nVidia GTX 260 SLI motherboard has come to the market with many advanced features making it perfectly ideal for graphic processing and reduced power consumption. This hybrid SLI was introduced after the launching of nVidia's 700 and 8000 series motherboard chipsets. nVidia GTX 260 SLI integrates augmented graphic processing power through GeForce Boost in the chipset. An onboard graphics chip together with a supported discrete video card make this nVidia with increased capabilities comparing with the traditional multi-GPU configuration.
nVidia has proved its capabilities and showed less hungry for power through its more modern, traditional multi-GPU setup, which helped the chip to enhance the system's graphical horsepower. The nVidia GTX 260 is a new chip set in the market competing with its predecessors and is relatively expensive. But comparing the visual comfort and the great features offered by GTX 260, the bit high cost is worth shouldering to get a grandeur videocard.
nVidia GTX 260 features a 576MHz, 192sp processing core with 896MB of 1000MHz GDDR3 linked through a 448bit interface. This hybrid SLI comes as a white-box, refurbished unit. External appearance of the box is not eye catching, but it contains a praise worthy important stuff, the hardware platform needed to link the two cards via nVidia's Scalable Link Interface, or SLI.
You must have already had a best performing single card and there can be a desire in you to have a card with more graphical horsepower, then the best option in front of you is nVidia GTX 260. Comparing three factors performance, efficiency and cost nVidia GTX 260 stands in the front for any user to enjoy the great features of this modern tech savvy video card. This high end card supports all of your requirements for a multi GPU resolution like SLI. This SLI card is ideal for getting the advantages of two mid range cards, and hence making it more cost effective in installation and in operation.
AS a user, you should weigh your options judiciously before deciding on which route is best. It is not advisable just to run dual 9600GT in SLI. It is better to upgrade your card to a relatively low priced nVidia GTX260. This will improve the speed and efficiency and you will feel the difference. Your gaming experience is going to change with nVidia GTX 260 SLI.
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Mac EditionPosted on December 7th, 2009 No comments
EVGA's GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition is a wonderful piece perfectly ideal for the maximum enjoyment you look in video card up gradation. Upgrading in Mac anything other than hard drives or memory has been a ridiculous job. This is because most Mac machines use mobile CPUs which are soldered firmly on to the motherboards making it impossible to swap chips. This was true for upgrading Mac video cards as well. The process of upgrading has always been an envious task.
EVGA's GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition has given Mac users an amazing and handy GPU option to buy the video card upgrades from online vendors including Apple.com. Prior to the release of EVGA's GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition, the video card upgrades were from either NVIDIA or ATI and Apple did not support the upgrade market. It is a real worth move form the Apple.
Apple has come out lately with GPU releases which are better in handling the upgrading process. The Radeon HD 4870 and the 8800 GT are build-to-order the much wanted GPU options directly from Apple. Importantly now Apple officially supports conventional PC video cards helping the user to dump the ROM from the Mac and hack the PC cards to become Mac editions.
GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition is a compact hardware just identical to what you get when you buy a PC card. The prime difference comes in the packaging and firmware. You can use these cards in the Mac Pro. Typically additional PCIe power connectors are not required in the standard video card in any Mac Pro. When you intend to upgrade to a more powerful video card, you may require one or two cables to connect the small PCIe power connectors on the Mac Pro's motherboard and also to the connectors on the video card. All these required cables are in the GTX 285 Mac Edition box.
GTX 285 Mac Edition has major change in firmware. The firmware has a few EFI hooks to make your PC Video card to work under OS X. PC specific cards do not have EFI hooks. This will enable you to do Binging or Googling and to find ROM dumps suitable for other PC cards which can enable Mac operation. GeForce GTX 285 with firmware can be used without any modifications to POST and function under OS X.
The price is fixed at $449.99. It is bit high compared to other Video upgrading cards. But comparing the price of the hardware and the price for two extra cables Mac Edition Box has a moderate price. The box comes with a lone DVI to VGA adapter, a pair of power cables and a driver CD. It has two dual-link DVI outputs and has no support for mini-DisplayPort. In brief EVGA's GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition is worthy of buying it and is perfectly ideal for all Mac owners.
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NVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card reviewPosted on November 10th, 2009 No comments
As all of know Video Card, also known as Video adapter or Video controller, is a hardware element that helps a computer monitor to display videos and pictures. This hardware has necessary circuits and memory space to generate visual graphics, photos and pictures on the computer display screen. The software required to operate this hardware is the Video card driver, which drives the video card to show the videos and visuals the way you want. Video card driver converts the common visuals and graphics into digital images adaptable for the computer screen display.
There are many varieties of video cards in the computers and video market. Providing clear pictures, graphics and visuals are the main feature of the video cards. HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card has been in the market as the leader and is capable of providing highest performance graphic solution for scientific applications, CAD and DCC. NVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card is designed and engineered with state of the art hardware, electronic and digital developments and techniques. The modern technological architecture make FX 4500 video card most suitable to address the modern world challenges in video and graphic displays in computer terminals.
HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card is one of the best 3D graphics card perfectly ideal for casual gamer and also for those who want the traditional graphics visualizations. It can support all the needs of the modern world digital developments. This video card has more processing power and can support the latest graphics standards. It can also provide the best quality smooth frame rates by enabling the special effects. HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card supports the current standard visual and digital technology DirectX9.0c, which is used in games and other advanced graphics programs.
HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card is capable of providing unparalleled power and performance capabilities through the unmatched features and capabilities for those professionals looking for high standard graphic displays. It can be used with Windows Vista as well even though all new features of Windows Vista cannot be used.
HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card has taken the application performance to new levels. This fete is achieved through a high speed graphics DRAM bus together with fully programmable pixel pipelines and through an array of parallel vertex engines. The prime feature of cross bar memory architecture used in HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card makes good results with enhanced pipeline efficiency enabling occlusion-culling. It can make perfect visuals by the depth Z-buffer without any loss of pixel images and color compression.
The eye pleasing experiences of viewing high end videos and graphics are assured on your computer screen with the use of HP nVidia Quadro FX 4500 Video Card in your computer.
Nvidia Optix Ray Tracing enginePosted on October 16th, 2009 No comments
Let's start with a quote from Nvidia's senior developer Jeff Brown:
"Thousands of applications are being created today that harness the phenomenal power of GPUs, a clear sign that GPU computing has reached a tipping point. The world of computing is shifting from host-bound processing on CPUs to balanced co-processing on GPUs and CPUs. NVIDIA application acceleration engines arm developers with the tools they need to further revolutionize both real-time graphics and advanced data analysis."
In short, with this new engine, you are invited to the new world of technology Optix Ray Tracing. It is the state of the art technique for creating an imaging by perfectly tracing the light rays passing through pixels in an image plane. Nvidia Optix Ray Tracing engine is designed and developed based on this technology which can produce a very high degree of photorealism with amazingly perfect style. Of course this perfection comes with higher computational cost. Ray tracing is ideal for all types of applications where time is not a critical factor like in still films and videos and not perfectly suited in applications where time plays a critical role like in computer games. The important advantages of the ray tracing come in optical effects. It can simulate all types of optical effects like scattering, reflection, refraction and chromatic aberration.
The NVIDIA OptiX engine, a programmable ray tracing pipeline enabling software developers, brings high levels of realism their applications by the proper programming with traditional C language. The OptiX engine makes the ray tracing faster with the tapping of the amazing potential of the amazing powers of the NVIDIA Quadro parallel processors. The Nvidia Optix Ray Tracing engine uses wide range of disciplines like optics simulation, photorealistic rendering, radiation research, automotive styling, acoustical design and volume calculations.
NVIDIA GeForce 3D VisionPosted on June 30th, 2009 No comments
As everybody knows, for all ages people have been fascinated by illusions. Like everybody we like to be surprised, amazed and impressed.
Fantastic way to fool your brain is old well known technology in a totally new way of designing. Do you remember VFX helmets, where games can be placed stereo 3D?? It was amazing but the technology was pretty prehistoric, running games like doom 2 or quake 1:) And now I got a fantastic pleasure to introduce you a fantastic new product with nVidia logo - brand new 3d glasses. And so nVidia has teamed up with Samsung and created a 3d binoculars with high quality 120 Hz LCDs, with all new 3D stereo shutter glasses technology. 120 Hz are very important - that your eyes will be no tired. NVIDIA has its finish in the driver support and go to a state where it is really good. Alongside this, it redesigned the approach to the game experience. These remarkable shutter 3D glasses are wireless and rechargeable, games that rely on new drivers automatically kicks-ass in 3D mode and next to that NVIDIA wanted to find a really cool game.
It is now 2009, a lot in the stereoscopic market segment has changed and sure, a lot hasn't. With the new GeForce 3D Stereo Vision slowly kits now available here in Europe, contained a good time to look at them. We asked NVIDIA to send the complete package, with a 120Hz Samsung LCD monitor and shutter glasses kit for. I got nothing more to say - they're amazing!
Graphic Effects: MIPmappingPosted on June 9th, 2009 No comments
What is MIPmapping?
A MIP mapping is a type of graphics effects filter that is used to create an semblance of depth in computer design environment. It makes a two-dimensional (2D) samples of a three-dimensional (3D) graphic surrounding. MIPmapping id being used with texture displaying, more of that MIP mapping features multiple visualizations of a each graphic texture map made in different resolutions to show surface textures with an illusion of distances from the user point of view. It simply creates the largest available scaled image and placing it inside the front environment and dynamically placing smaller ones that reaches the farther zones of background area to the same horizon - it depends what level of mip mapping your software/game provides. Every generated image is scaled to feel the difference between what's close and what is farther - is defined as a MIP map level - higher level means more generated images that builds 3d environment. When the level of MIP mapping is higher, your card performance will be decreased. Besides generating 3D graphics MIP mapping is useful avoiding unwanted scratched edges, these "ragged" borders is called jaggies. Generally speaking mipmapping upgrades the quality level of graphics surroundings by placing various versions of the texture that are minimized more when the 3D depth increases. This graduation of every single mipmap level is dependent on the Texture LOD (Level Of Detail).
MIPmapping and 3d environment
But 3d artificial environment takes more than just MIP mapping to get a proper result, that's because the texture's perspective is oriented closer when it gets to the horizon. Therefore the minimized textures are the farther ones from the viewer. The true is that without any graphic filtering of the texture, you can get only a very pixilated image - it is called point sampling. There is a significant rule saying that when the distance from the viewer is increasing, the pixels that are available near the horizontal ones only for representation, that is because the 3d environment runs from the lower zones of the screen to the center.
Take a look at the Mip mapping example above. The left part is done without mipmapping. You might think that it looks sharper in the screenshot here. It is, but without mipmaps all textures flicker with a large amount of noise - this looks awful when the scene is set in motion. Simplifying the Mipmaps are different versions of one and the same texture that is available in various sizes to fit it in a proper place (depth) inside 3D graphic environment. Just try to imagine that you are standing in a long highway and you are focusing on the road texture beginning from your legs to the all way to the same horizon. To secure as much realistic appearance as it possible. The middle lines on our highway which are closer to the viewer must be generated in high details, higher resolution. If you are moving your sight closer to the horizon, the textures gets smaller and smaller. There are situations where details which are closer can be lost due to scaling problem because your graphic card driver doesn't know which are the most significant details in the texture - it can be avoided by installing a newer driver or lower the level of MIP mapping.
Microsoft DirectX 10Posted on May 24th, 2009 No comments
Although DirectX 10 was released quite a while ago but still there are very few games today that really take the full advantage of its features. Hugely popular First Person Shooter titles and Role-Playing Games all barely push the sheer graphical power of the newest version. As the DirectX 10, was introduced in Windows Vista, 3D features support the same effects as 9, guaranteeing compatibility across the board. Although this may sound very good, allowing for a more standardised games development environment. But the reality is not so colorful, because Microsoft will soon be regulating the introduction of 3D features, leaving companies such as NVIDIA behind. This application programming interface (API) was officially named "DirectX 10."
DirectX 10 was available to Windows Vista users only at the time of its introduction, but unfortunatelly, you will not find DirectX 10, being released for the Windows XP operating system. DirectX 10 is deeply linked into Windows Vista OS and we currently do not know about the plans by Microsoft to allow Windows XP to officially support the new DX10. In general, DX10 gives much more generic graphic processing model with lots of flexibility and reliability. This will be very crutial going forward, but right now developers still need to make some limitations on shader length and complexity based on the performance of the hardware that exists. Another thing related with the Geometry Shader is the Stream Out functionality that provides the GPU to recycle graphics files without computing on the CPU. Not only is this a hit of performance, it will also gives completely independant of the CPU for particle systems. Take a look at the DirectX 10 performance tested on two nVidia Cards:
If you want to have a DirectX 10 on your computer you will have to go with Windows Vista as your OS, theres nop possibility to launch dx10 on MS windows XP systems. Because of this we will see an expensive upgrade path associated with the experience of DirectX 10. You will need Windows Vista, DirectX 10 hardware and of course some DirectX 10 coded games, what is totally rediculous, that's why plenty of gamers are turning into PS3 or Xbox. The question that gamer all over the world are asking is: "Will this very expensive upgrade will have positively impact on my my gaming experience enough to justify the cost?" That has yet to be seen and can only be answered with the games we have yet to play. We can however talk about some of capabilities of DirectX 10 with a unknown architecture and answer the question how it can potentially benefits to the gamers. In next reviews we'll be reviewing later versions of DirectX.
What is nVidia PhysX?Posted on May 13th, 2009 No comments
What is nVidia PhysX?
Generally speaking PhysX is a realtime middleware physics engine SDK. It refers to the card PPU (physics processing unit) which can accelerate graphic processing, where PhysX feature is enabled. It is used the most to enhance graphic environment in computer games, PhysX was designed strictly to improve the graphic performance. The physX was released some time ago, it was used then by Graphic engineers and designers to produce professional physics simulations and to make 3D environment used in games or movies. The fact was that this technology was too expensive for a regular gamers. Graphics processes supporting hardware acceleration by PhysX can be accelerated by PhysX PPU or a CUDA-enabled GeForce GPU. CUDA is a name of PhysX developed engine by nVidia. When graphic applications such as computer games using physics calculations from the CPU, allowing it to perform other objectives instead - it is potentially resulting with a smoother and faster graphic processing. Middleware physics engines gives another feature to game designers. It allows to avoid writing their own code to handle the complex physics interactions possible in modern games, because PhysX has got a ready to use physical algorithms.
A bit of PhysX history
PhysX was originally developed by Ageia as the NovodeX SDK. Ageia was a company that profiled itself into the 3D graphics market with fantastic idea to bring physics computing into computer games. Ageia engineers knew that physics calculations allow for a more extreme and real visual experience. Ageia way of thinking was a really interesting, and as a pioneer idea it had also plenty of disadvantages, unfortunately the cards were put into the market way too expensive and received way to little industry support.
The Ageia financial results was a way below the average and the company was nearly bankrupt. All management's eyes and hopes turned to nVidia who was interested in Ageia technology of graphic processing. And it happened, in February 2008, Nvidia bought Ageia for 30 million dollars and hired their leading staff to get Ageia's PhysX API. After that the PhysX engine and has begun to transform into nVidia CUDA technology. In August 2008, Nvidia released software technology that allows GeForce 8 series and higher cards to implement PhysX graphic processing.
PhysX features and performance:
PhysX graphic processing is widely used to delivering physical environments inside the game source. The main features that PhysX is capable to perform is allowing very spectacular graphic realtime effects, very detailed environment like clothes factor, tear drops and hairs. PhysX also improves dust and collateral debris during in-game explosion. More of that it can perform moving objects inside a very dense smoke & fog without lack of performance. When PhysX is on, game characters has got complex geometries for better movement and interaction. It generally increases performance of all graphic applications moving some tasks to PhysX PPU. Nowadays any CUDA ready GeForce graphics cards, GeForce series 8 and newer, can take advantage of PhysX without the need to install a dedicated PhysX card. Take a look at the graph showing the PhysX performance rates on various resolutions. The graph compares platforms with and without Physx graphic processing:
As you see the PhysX doubles the performance of graphic processing, so the technology, nVidia invested was a sure shot. Now, NVIDIA claims that the fact GPU solutions are cheaper is going to push better GPUs into more powerful machines, making more PCs abstractly available for gaming. When PhysX is disabled in software, it left the effects enabled, and they are now calculated over the CPU. It's incredible how much CPU overhead that takes. Now, normally your FPS would be much higher as physics stuff is disabled, but I figured it's a nice example of how well Physics can be done over a GPU. It's just much more efficient.
PhysX P1 (PPU) hardware specifications:
- Multi-core MIPS architecture based device with integrated physics acceleration hardware
- Interface: 32-bit PCI 3.0
- 125 million transistors
- Fabrication Process: 130 nm
- Peak Instruction Bandwidth: 20 billion per second
- Memory: 128 MB GDDR3 RAM on 128-bit interface
- 182 mm2 die size
- Sphere collision tests: 530 million per second (maximum capability)
- Peak Power Consumption: 30 W
- Convex collision tests: 530,000 per second (maximum capability)
- Price: Between $100-$250
So finishing, NVIDIA did a lots of fantastic work here. The attributes the PhysX provides are very good. PhysX solution is the great choice if you want to have the best available gaming experience, and the performance are great. PhysX is a fantastic graphic process technology. It looks good for the future I want more, yet we need to see some bigger and newer titles supporting it.
Review of Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285Posted on April 2nd, 2009 No comments
Today I want to present you the Gigabyte's graphic card, built on the newest nVidia 200-series processor designed on a completely new architecture of 55 nm technology. NVidia released GeForce GTX 285.
GeForce GTX 200 series GPU is a brand new chip made by nVidia. Inside the GTX 285 is all about breaking new graphics architecture. It was moved to the 55nm fabrication process - making that chip (GT200b) smaller, that requires less voltage, performs better and this card is more affordable. The GTX 285 offers excellent performance while not being so extremely expensive but just expensive. The graphic card I'll review here comes from Gigabyte, a one of the most titled nVidia partners. From there I'll test out the performance and you'll see how it compares to the older cards like the GTX 280 and the Ati HD 4870 X2. So let's have a quick look at the package before review of the card and its specifications. Inside the package, there isn't a plenty of elements. Inside you can find the CD with the basic driver and some applications, standard GIGABYTE cable set which includes a TV-Out breakout box, single DVI to VGA, single DVI to HDMI and two dual molex to 6-Pin PCI-E connectors and connectors.
The Largest difference in GTX 285 to the previous models is the move to the 55nm fabrication on the GPU this move is the main reason for the loss of the 8-pin PCI E connector. The smaller size also brings with it lower power absorption and it emits much less heat. Because of that, this graphic card is able to be overclocked higher than the GTX 280. GTX 285 core runs at 648MHz, GTX 280 only 602MHz. The shader clock in 295 runs at 1476MHz, GTX 280 at 1296MHz and the 1GB of GDDR3 carrying a 2480MHz clock, the GTX 280 only 2212MHz. The NVIDIA goal was to gain an extra performance power out of the card.
3DMark Vantage is the PC gaming performance benchmark created by Futuremark. The latest version was designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. New benchmark tool provides four new tests for graphic and CPU and it supports the latest hardware. 3DMark Vantage is based on a new engine which supports DirectX10.
As you see on a graph there's a nice performance bump comparing the GTX 285 to the GTX 280. It seems that the new GTX 285 have problems against only the the double 2x Radeon HD 4870. I think the GTX285 performacne are quite good inspite the price of double Radeon HD 4870.
The temperature is metered with TES 1326 Infrared Thermometer. It will give the true bare facts about temperatures at maximum clock speeds. There are two places to take the temperature value from - the back of the card directly behind the core and an exhaust point. The temperature looks higher when compared to the GTX 280, but readings on the 280 without a shroud are closer to the 70c mark. This test was made by tweaktown.com specialists.
There are other manufacturers of cards based on nVidia GTX 285 chip. Some of them do not feature overclocked editions, and whenever that happens, their graphic card wasn't pre tested and certified for higher clock frequencies. They only offer a non-overclocked GTX 285 and when you purchase their GeForce GTX 285, so watch out buying a new card - you have to watch out for used technology and it should be 55nm. Looking closer at the GIGABYTE card, there isn't much to say more about it, generally. The package is medium equipped, the cooler is standard which generates average noise of 67 dB during maximum performance. The prices are approximately from $340 to $410 - it depends of the manufacturing company, the Gigabyte version costs 399$. So if you are computer graphic enthusiast and you have enough cash to buy it, leave anything you do now and run to the nearest computer store or visit eBay and purchase it immediately. That's all folks , see you next time
Graphic effects: What Is Anisotropic Filtering?Posted on March 22nd, 2009 No comments
Anisotropic filtering (AF) is a graphic algorithm of improving the surface texture of an object. Where anti-aliasing is a method of making the edges of an object smoother, the anisotropic filtering is a method of enhancing the way how the objects looks inside, it concerns to all spaces between the edges. Every 3D objects that are used to build a game environment are textured. Texture is no more than a "coat of paint" that covers all those flat polygons to make them look like skin, wood, metal or bricks in the wall. Anisotropic filtering is a technology that became an standard effect in graphics cards in the early 90's. Now the anisotropic filtering is widely used in graphics hardware.
Types of anisotropic filtering(AF)
There are three types of anisotropic filtering (AF). We can differentiate three methods of AF - bi-linear, tri-linear and full anisotropic. The anisotropic filtering is very powerful method, but it also uses lots of GPU performance. Settings that are available for anisotropic filtering are from 2x to 16x. When the level of anisotropic filtering is higher it provides more clear and sharp texture details, but it effects with more GPU usage. Modern nVidia graphic card such as Geforce 285 or even older models like Geforce 8800 handles 16x anizotropic filtering in resolution 1280 x 900 with no problem. For Geforce 285 even 1680 x 1050 is not a challenge, that because of use higher-quality AF algorithm. You can feel the difference between Anizotropic Filtering ON and OFF. Just take a look how anizotropic filtering looks like in action. These examples are a screenshots from 3DMark06 - the graphic benchmark tool. You can open those examples in a new window or tab, switching between them you can see the true difference.
3DMark06 Anisotropic Filtering (AF) OFF:
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3DMark06 Anisotropic Filtering (AF) ON:
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In short, anisotropic filtering is used when the generated textures are away from the viewer. It gives a smoother border between High resolution textures close to the viewer and lower resolution textures which are used away from "your eyes". It is very useful for the textures in games with the far horizon. Of Course the textures resolution decreases looking further.
Anisotropic filtering vs. graphic cards performance
Anisotropic filtering can have an effect on games performance, even more when it's used together with Anti Aliasing (AA). Companies building graphic cards such as nVidia are developing this filtering method to gain the best performance. To speed up AF, Nvidia specialists have initiated a special algorithms that makes Anizotropic Filtering calculations faster. Unfortunately it effects the lower amount of AF varies depending on the angle of the surface. The newest cards from nVidia use a higher-quality AF algorithm that have no problem with it but it results in a more round pattern.
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1 mn sea heart of old town Aircon -1
Size20 m²
Floor No.0(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
Accommodation summary
|Rue Alexandre Mari, 06000 Nice, France
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Everything the waterfront, the city center, the historic center and pedestrian area have to offer is at your doorstep! Whether you are looking for a beach to walk on the beach, cultural visits, typical or modern restaurants, shopping or nightlife, everything is in walking distance!
The apartment was renovated in 2013 with materials and furniture. It is very well equipped (see list), bright, elegant, clean, has a nice bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, high ceilings and can accommodate up to 4 people with presence of Air Conditionning.
We rent several apartments in Nice and are very responsive to your requests. For longer stays, we also offer competitive rates. Do not hesitate to contact us.
Hoping that our apartment allows you to make the most of our beautiful city of Nice, soon!
Prices and options ** **
- Cleaning is a mandatory fee.
- Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
- Discounted rates by length and available on demand.
- Possibility to rent less than a week.
Departures and arrivals ** **
- We will meet you directly at the apartment.
- The time of arrival and departure must be agreed in advance.
- Arrivals are preferably after 5h pm.
- Departures are preferably before 10 pm.
- Depending on availability, you will be able to leave your luggage.
To reach the apartment ** **
The apartment is located above the 11 Rue Alexandre Mari on the 3th floor with elevator.
It is easily accessible by most forms of transport.
- By car, take the exit for Acropolis 'from the fast lane.
- By train, we are two tram stops.
- By plane, take bus 98.
Then, either by car, tram, bus or on foot, it very easy for you to go around Nice as the area is well served. Visit Nice and all its magnificent surroundings (Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Italy etc. ..) is a breeze!
House rulesDeposit 275 euros
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Reviews of this property
L'appartamento pur essendo piccolo ha tutto il necessario per rendere gradevole il soggiorno . L'ospite Salvatore è molto collaborativo, la posizione strategica ti fa godere dello splendido mare e della pittoresca vecchia Nizza. Nel contempo è vicinissimo al centro più moderno e vivace .Sicuramente ottima esperienza.
The apartment is very nice and located in a strategic point to visit all the city for both business and tourism. Salvatore was very helpful and really friendly.
Prima appartementje, heerlijk centraal gelegen: strand/boulevard, oude stad met de vele terrasjes en restaurantjes en een supermarktje om de hoek. Fijne uitvalsbasis voor enkele dagen Nice, maar ook om uitstapjes te maken naar de prachtige plaatjes in de omgeving. Prettig contact met en goede service door Salvatore en zijn collega/neef.
Excellent apartment. Central location in the center.
At night or noisy (at the weekend) through adjacent club.
Welcoming reception.
Prima appartement. Centrale ligging midden in het centrum.
's Nachts wel gehorig (in het weekend) door naastgelegen club.
Gastvrije ontvangst.
Very nice host and comprehensive information about Nice and the surrounding area. The location of the apartment is perfect, but unfortunately also very loud. Would definitely book again at Salvatore.
Sehr netter Gastgeber und umfangreiche Informationen zu Nizza und Umgebung. Die Lage der Wohnung ist optimal, aber leider auch sehr laut. Würde auf jeden Fall wieder bei Salvatore buchen.
Nice owner, very good location and clean apartment. All the best. Gladly again.
Netter Vermieter, sehr gute Lage und saubere Wohnung. Alles bestens. Gerne wieder.
Joli petit studio au cœur de toute l'activitè nocturne et des commerces. Hôte sympathique et accueillant.
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Yep.Originally Posted by Barney Rubble
Yep.Originally Posted by Barney Rubble
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"I don't think that they'll come close to us to be honest."
- Steve Smith before the Ashes
Oops. Got distracted on Saturday (by what, I wonder?) and forgot about it. Gimme a minute and I'll think one up...Originally Posted by BoyBrumby
Right, here we are:
What oddity do the 1930, 1938 and 1950 World Cups have in common?
Is it to do with the number of teams competing?
Yes.Originally Posted by BoyBrumby
(Damn! Rubbish question. )
Did they all feature countries pulling out (30: Most of Europe (travel), 38: Austria (annexed), 50: India (not able to play barefoot)
30 is a bit sketchy.
Or something.
RIP Fardin Qayyumi (AKA "cricket player"; "Bob"), 1/11/1990 - 15/4/2006
They all feature odd numbers of teams?
30: 13
38: 15
50: 13
Yep. Correct.Originally Posted by Jamee999
What was Ronaldo the first man to do since 1930?
Weigh more than the rest of his team combined?Originally Posted by Jamee999
Damn it, I thought I'd have got everyone with that...
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Video: Upgrading Your Factory Stereo, part 2
Make a full audio upgrade
Ken Nail has written about car audio for Crutchfield since 2003, after four years as Crutchfield Sales Advisor, and 10 years as a music teacher. He's an avid music listener, whose favorites are classical and film music. When not chained to a desk, Ken spends most of his time training for triathlons and marathons, and likes getting outside for backpacking, downhill skiing, and bicycle touring. He attended West Virginia University, where he received a Master's Degree in Music Performance and a Bachelor's Degree in History.
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Robert Ferency-Viars is the managing editor for the Crutchfield car A/V learning content, and has been with the company since 1999. A Virginia native from the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he loves spending time with his wonderful wife and sons, listening to music, writing, and playing games with friends. Robert's love for car audio began at 16 when he installed his first car stereo.
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Just because you can't replace your vehicle's factory stereo doesn't mean you have to live with a poor sound system. In this short video, Crutchfield experts Ken and Robert take a look at how a fellow employee dealt with this situation and created a high-performance car audio system. His system includes high-quality speakers, a 4-channel amplifier, and a powered subwoofer. He finished it off by using the JL Audio CleanSweep™ to create a pristine audio signal. The end result is a sound system worth bragging about.
The other videos in the series look at two additional ways to improve your factory sound system without changing the factory stereo. In part one, we show you one of the easiest ways to get a dramatic improvement in your car stereo's sound quality. Then in part three, we discuss ways to enhance your factory stereo by adding other features and sources of music.
Video Transcript
Robert: Now we're going to take a look at a car where the owner, who happens to be an Advisor here at Crutchfield, gave the audio system a complete upgrade while retaining the factory stereo. I was hoping Ken would be here to tell us a little about it, but we'll just go ahead and start without him.
Ken: Hey what took you so long? This is a great system, we've gotta go check it out.
Robert: I'm all ears, tell me about it.
Ken: Well, let's go around front and start taking a look.
Robert: I'll meet you up there
Ken: OK.
Robert: As we mentioned before, the factory stereo is built into the dash, all in one piece, there was really nothing Lex could do to change it, and that's why he went about designing his system the way he did. Tell us about the speaker setup.
Ken: Yeah, the first thing Lex did was to change the speakers. He put new speakers in the front door and in the rear deck. In both cases he put in JL Audio two-way speakers — great detailed sound, beautiful dynamic range, a lot better than factory speakers.
Robert: Certainly.
Ken: To power it, he used an Alpine amp in the trunk.
Robert: I caught a glimpse of that earlier.
Ken: Well, I got an up close and personal look at it. You want to check it out a little further?
Robert: I would, let's go.
Robert: Here we are at the trunk, and inside we have the subwoofer and amplifier.
Ken: That's right — to have your system sound good, you need enough power. To drive the speakers, Lex has a 40 watt x 4 amplifier here, so each speaker gets forty watts. Over on the right, you've got the subwoofer. It has its own amp, two hundred and fifty watts of power. So there's plenty of power to get good sound. But there's more than just power to this system.
Robert: Lex has a little something extra back up in the glovebox.
Ken: That's right, it's called the JL Audio CleanSweep processor, and it's a pretty nifty device.
Ken: Here's what I was talking about — the JL Audio CleanSweep.
Robert: Ah. A little magic box. How's it work? What's it do?
Ken: Yep, that's your black box, all right. The CleanSweep takes the sound that's coming from the factory stereo, and makes a flat signal. Flat doesn't really sound that good, but what we mean by that is that it takes out all the peaks and valleys that the factory radio has in there to compensate for bad speakers, and gives you a pure sound you can send back to the amplifiers.
Robert: All right, and how difficult is installation? I see it's tucked away over here.
Ken: Yeah, here it is installed. There's only a few things you really have to do. You have to get output for the factory radio — these are the speaker wire outputs, they're just hooked into here — and the output comes through out of these RCA cables and goes back to the amplifier. And power, ground, it's just tapped off the back of the factory radio.
Robert: So it's all connected to the factory stereo's outputs; it's not actually interfering with anything the factory stereo is doing, it's just taking the sound that comes out of it and cleaning that up.
Ken: Exactly. Like Lex said, he's getting aftermarket sound from a factory radio and it's not interfering with any other electronics in the car.
Robert: Great. And what about setup, was that difficult?
Ken: Setup was easy, thanks to this. JL Audio provides a disc. Once you set up — put everything together, you put the disc in, the CleanSweep analyze what it hears, sets it up, you don't have to touch a switch.
Robert: All right, sounds pretty simple.
Ken: Lex said that was the easiest part of the whole process.
Robert: That's good to hear.


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The vineyards of Ste.-Anne in Bandol, so high up the mountainside that they're best reached by Jeep.

Bandol
First, let's focus on wine: Our monthly feature takes on a scenic French appellation that I like to describe as "of my favorite wine regions that many wine enthusiasts never heard of:" Bandol in Provence.
The village called Bandol, about an hour's drive east of Marseilles, is a small but typical seacoast resort town on the Cote d'Azur, full of resorts and cafes and traffic and a marina full of yachts. The wine region is just a few kilometers inland, but a different environment entirely, high up a range of craggy, chalky peaks a thousand meters above the coast.
These south-facing vineyards nestle in a natural amphitheater that opens to the sea while providing protection from the Rhone's cold Mistral wind, an excellent microclimate for vineyards that fosters long and full ripening. It's one of the most ancient wine-producing regions in France, said to date back to the Phoenicians in 500 B.C., even before Roman times.
Bandol is best known for its fine, ageworthy reds, which may be blended from Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsaut grapes, although è dominates. The laws of the appellation strictly limit yields, forbid the use of vines less than eight years old, and requiring that the red wines spend 18 months in oak, making Bandol one of the few French wine regions that does not merely permit oak aging but demands it.
The wines are excellent, but they're not cheap. For today's tasting I passed on a couple of single-vineyard bottlings from Domaine Tempier (one of the most highly regarded Bandol producers) that were marked at a cool $48 per bottle, in favor of a still spendy 2005 Bandol Rosé from Domaine du Gros Noré, a fine, pale wine that justifies its $19 price with a complex mix of fruit, herbs and subtle earth.
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