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The next UT will feature 11 weapons. No specific details on these yet.
The game will focus on AI, specifically voice-controlled AI.
As with many UT2004 levels, the layout of maps in the next UT is being finalized before artwork is incorporated.
The game will feature a global ratings system that will allow clans to compare scores.
Gametypes include Onslaught, DM, TDM, CTF, and the all-new Conquest mode. No mention of Assault or Domination.

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The official story: " We have not released any info regarding our next generation system, so any content or images floating around the web is surely speculation and unfounded."--Sony Computer Entertainment America spokesperson.

What we heard: By far, the biggest stir this week was caused by a (uses fingers) "leaked" mockup of the Playstation 3, which surfaced on GameSpot's own forums. While next-gen mockups are nothing new, this latest one's detail earned it more attention that previous would-be PS3s. Reportedly taken from an E3 pamphlet, the black matte and chrome console looked very slick indeed, sharing a similar design to the PSP. However, the product page sported a few features that had RC's spider sense tingling. Most damning was its mention of having "PS3 / PSP UMD MediaMove" functionality, meaning the device would have a built-in UMD burner. Besides adding to the hardware cost of the unit, a built-in UMD burner would go against Sony's push to make consumers use the Memory Stick Duo for writeable media. Also suspicious is its lack of wireless-controller-activity indicators and the fact the console looks a lot like a Photoshopped version of the video projector pictured directly underneath it. And won't Sony have some kind of snazzy new logo for the device?

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ARTICLE: Mathematician untangles legendary problem

Karl Mahlburg, a young mathematician, has solved a crucial chunk of a puzzle that has haunted number theorists since the math legend Srinivasa Ramanujan scribbled his revolutionary notions into a tattered notebook.

Ramanujan


His problem -
The father of modern number theory, Ramanujan died prematurely in 1920 at the age of 32. The Indian mathematician's work is vast but he is particularly famous for noticing curious patterns in the way whole numbers can be broken down into sums of smaller numbers, or "partitions." The number 4, for example, has five partitions because it can be expressed in five ways, including 4, 3+1, 2+2, 1+1+2, and 1+1+1+1.

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VS

DVD Jon A new hope

DVD Jon and two other programmers have released software they call "PyMusique", that allows people to connect to Apple's iTunes music store and purchase songs without any copyright protection. PyMusique is allegedly being described by its developers as "the fair interface to the ITunes Music Store". This software lets users download songs from Apple iTunes without Digital Rights Management (DRM). The software prevents the DRM from being applied, allowing the user to copy, share and use the downloaded song like an MP3 file.


APPLE Strikes Back

It was always too good to last. Apple has stamped on an attempt to make it possible to purchase songs from the company's iTunes Music Store without having DRM restrictions added to the downloads. In a statement, the Mac maker announced last night that it was henceforth requiring all ITMS customers to upgrade to version 4.7 of Apple's iTunes jukebox software. iTunes 4.7 was released late last year, and is already notable for nobbling DRM-stripping utility Hymn.

Return of the DVD Jon

A group of underground programmers has posted code online they say will reopen a back door in Apple Computer's iTunes store, allowing Linux computer users to purchase music free of copy protection. The release comes just a day after Apple blocked a previous version of the program, called PyMusique, in part by requiring all iTunes customers to use the latest version of Apple's software.

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Taking a new approach to the painstaking assembly of nanometer-sized machines, a team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has successfully used single bacterial cells to make tiny bio-electronic circuits.

http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/10831.html

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http://www.BringBackTheChickens.com Presents

Moderators vs Forumites

BBTC is proud to present: the Mods vs Forumites (MvF) Tournament. This tournament will open up with a 5v5 match on VALVe's Counter-Strike: Source. The match will consist of two teams: 5 SteamPowered.com Moderators, and 5 SteamPowered.com Forumites (Forum members). The two teams are allowed to have as many on the roster as they want, but can only play 5 at a time.

Registration

Forumites:
Registration for the Forumites team is currently Closed .

Requirements:

• Microphone
• Ventrilo
• Being a well respected member of the SteamPowered.com Forums
• Being an active member (1000+ posts).

Signups for round two will take place soon after round one is over

Moderators:

You will need to pick a team captain for Team Moderators. This captain will work with me to help organize this a little better and will just help keep track of your team so I don't have to do both. If you are a Moderator and still haven't signed up, just post here that you can play (ignore schedualing issues for now).

Round 1 Results:

First Half: 12-3 Forumites
Second Half: 8-7 Forumites

Winner: Forumites

Map: de_dust2
Description: Pregame took about a half hour, as we were waiting for a 5th Moderator to connect. As a last resort, we contacted Waldo (an Admin) to play for the Mod team. He agreed, and went to go update his CS:S. Upon entering, he recieved a phone call. This occupied his time enough to force him to leave. The mods asked us to proceed 4v5. Boy was that a mistake! The Forumites murdered the Moderators during the first half. Second half the Moderators had the t-side advantage, and Blinxx had to leave half way through. The Forumites managed to hold their own as we defended our bases. We (the Forumites) ended up winning both halfs and were victorious in our intentions! Good game to all!

Screenshots:
Random Screenshot (hit by accident I think)
After first half
One round after second half

Current Rosters:

Team Moderators
Tonjohn
Smash
BetterOffDead
MATT
Scorpion_Sting
CGH

Team Forumites
Stryker
eram
Seraph
Slaughter687
Blinxx
blindluck48
Showbiz2

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jeff Muhs wrapped in optical fiber carrying sunlight. (Courtesy ORNL Review)


Scientists are developing a technology to save energy by transmitting sunlight into buildings through tubes. Their new system. called hybrid solar lighting, would reduce this energy usage with fixtures that supplement or completely replace electric light with sunlight, at times when it’s available.

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SecondaryIndex

GO INCREASE HIS PAGE HITS :)

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Go and do a search :D

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I was wondering what kind of warranty they offer ? :D

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According to sources who have so far filed accurate reports on Apple's future hardware plans, the company is feverishly working on a two-button wireless optical mouse that it intends to release.

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Spammer sues anti-spammer for $4 million

"Imagine asking a corporation to stop spamming you and instead of honoring your request, it sues you in federal court and continues to send the same unwanted, junk email you asked it to stop sending in the first place."

WTF ? Thats it, I am suing you all, whoever reads my blog :P

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20 Questions

OMG, this works, not always but has very good AI.

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Steam dorks, are you?

Official Dorks
HairyNipple!
citymadeofash
Priyajeet
[Dracosai]
EggyBoffer
Ultima Vruz
Sniper1120
unWise
argy101
Hampster
showbiz2
KONPH1C7
leadbelly
J.MoneysFather
TMPer Tantrum
PiNpRiCk
terio123
m3ta1head
Ed!
Slaughtert687
DarkCharisma
lawless
Ramzy

Maybe a Dork
Seraph
Mickie M
Ebannaw1
triplesixmafia

Not a Dork
chrillen
Toy Soldier
pukka
D@$H
Oxe

Idiots (self declared)
kr4sh
Superb
hl2fulton

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Ananova - Man with two penises loses wife

Before removing the first penis doctors said they needed to make sure the new tissue transplant was a success, and had to leave the first penis in place.

Dr Markus Kuentscher, a plastic surgeon at Berlin's Accident Hospital, said: "We left the old one attached until the new one is properly supplied with blood."

But when Gruber showed his wife his double penis, she went home, packed her bags and left.

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Wired News: The Blind Fragging the Blind

A growing library of computer games has been built specially for blind gamers, using sound instead of visuals to let players know what's going on around them.

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Oscar winning director Peter Jackson says it will be at least three years before he shoots The Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit.

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INQ Article Here

Within three months customers will be able to replace its existing copy for a brand new Windows 64 bit version.

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From the INQ -

"MICROSOFT said that famous upcoming Star Wars Episode III, Revenge of the sith was rendered on beta version in Windows 64 bit.
This means this operating system like a desirable option even in its beta stage was good enough to render a state of the art movie. The company called Jak Movies decided to go for Windows 64 bit since it was faster to render under 64 bit windows.

This version of Windows is almost ready to meet all the Athlon 64, FX, Pentium Four and Celerons which support it and this is just a start of the new marchitecture. Its interesting to know that such a massive project where actually done with Windows and its 64 bit beta version. Many of us is waiting for that movie for a long time and we will see what 64 bit windows software and tools powered with nice artists where able to make.

As the Star Wars trailer says, the saga begins in May so we will be able to see the difference at that time.

I wonder what CPUs those guys where actually using. µ"

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Do a RIGHT click and SAVE AS on the above image for a QT file. - slashdotted :(

Torrent - Very High Quality, Wide Screen, AC3 5.1

Another Torrent - Not sure about the Quality

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d889
Hampster
Piro Fyre
matthijsje_666
zaffel (hat)
Norguard
Fatbaztard
hlfulton
Snarkbait
soulpaladin
kingomar
Charlie
kathybeck(left)
DefauplPeanut
NaiX
DeNiaL751
Ed_MaN
FrankStallone
disdain
t_go86
Lion_king555
Rugikiki
Greg2k6
SnarkFish
I_are_Daxter
winnipegartist
Broadfin
m3atball
-|H3adsh0t|-
-=CmrdS=-Dmitri
damagd
Ebannaw1 (left)
-Wanted-(not the chick)
KoncreteAngel
Mezkal
load
snak3y3z1001
AK47.75
Stryker2[X>
NoShelter
DarkCharisma
Co-Proxamol Kid
DaRk CROSS
TygerTyger
Andos
Mr. Josh
Guatemalan
Gm_g13
[SP]Dunks
Andos
Leadbelly
3QL
The ickle one
unWise
EmoPsycho
Korinflames
sagelink
Phallic Moron
Shin Destructo
MADE IN CHINA
Veal Calf
jcarlson
bl4h
ianskate
Smash True story
Seraph
.HopesFall.
eram
BL1NXxz0rz- unremoved
T@T-2-MoNk3y
d|g|ta|
Michael_scally
citymadeofash Nice weather for ducks
m3ta1head
MickieM
Silent*Ninja
Stuttering
J.MoneysFather
chrillen
sUSPECT2005
USAFOSI & Thee
nba1341
Ostrich_Sac
Zander14
Priyajeet
JoshOnline

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Gizoogle - Fo all you beotches who wanna find shiznit





This is so DAMN funny. Just enter a keyword or a web url, and die laughing at the gangsta conversion.

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Epic Games' demonstration of its next-generation graphics engine causes a buzz in San Francisco.

Demo 1 - QuickTime High Quality - 37MB

Demo 2 - QuickTime High Quality - 24MB

Demo 3 - QuickTime High Quality - 24MB

Demo 4 - QuickTime High Quality - 39MB

The public first got a glimpse of Unreal Engine 3 at last year's Game Developers Conference. But back then, the technology was still in its infancy, meaning the presenters from Epic Games only showed off tightly scripted demos with very little interaction in them.

What a difference a year makes.

Epic is back at GDC this year showing the latest and newest features of the engine, along with whole new tech demos that can only be described as jaw-dropping. Epic Vice President Mark Rein told us that the next-generation of PC and console hardware dovetail very nicely with Unreal Engine 3, and that it takes full advantage of what those platforms will have to offer. If what was only display was any indication, the future of gaming looks very good indeed.

Unfortunately, Epic isn't releasing video of the demos yet. The first demo shown involved a squad of futuristic, sci-fi soldiers patrolling the ruins of a bombed-out town or village. The town is almost medieval in nature, as the buildings are made of stone and covered in ivy. Suddenly, the squad leader stops the patrol, sensing something is wrong. As if on cue, aliens open fire from the upper floors of several buildings, and the troops scatter. It's at this point those present realized with some awe they were seeing actual live gameplay, as the demonstrator was controlling one of the soldiers as he fired his rifle at the aliens.

The second demo showed off one of the newly-announced features of Unreal Engine 3--seamless level loading. Basically, the engine is capable of loading several levels simultaneously, so the game will analyze where a player is going and load the next level ahead of time. By the time you reach the new level, it will already be in memory. This means that, after the initial load to start a game, players will not experience any level loading at all. To demonstrate this, Epic showed a futuristic dune buggy driving through the streets of what looks like a gritty European city. (If anything, it looked very much like a far more detailed version of Half-Life 2's City 17.) The buggy careened through the empty streets and then cut across a park, and it did so seamlessly. This means that in addition to no level loads, the game will be capable of creating huge, Grand Theft Auto-like worlds to explore. To finish the buggy demo, the camera pulled back to reveal a glimpse of a stunning and crowded cityscape along with the glistening waters of a huge bay.

The next parts of the demonstration showed off technology from last year, but for the developers in the room it was were important. Epic is working very hard to make Unreal Engine 3 to be as developer-friendly as possible, because the company recognizes that the costs to make next-generation games will be considerable, and one way to reduce development costs is to give game makers easy-to-use and powerful tools. As such, Unreal Engine 3 comes with very developer-friendly editing tools, such as Kismet, which is a visual script editor that gives artists the ability to create intricate and complex scripted actions with relative ease. Another comparison between Unreal Engine 3 and earlier versions of the Unreal engine is that Unreal Engine 2 required programmers to write 90-pecent of the shaders used in a game, whereas Unreal Engine 3 will only require 5-percent of shader code to actually be written by programmers. The other 95-percent are already incorporated in the engine, where artists can take full advantage of it.

Physics are also going to be a huge feature of Unreal Engine 3, especially as new technologies such as multi-core CPUs and dedicated physics processors emerge on the next-generation of consoles and PCs. The sheer amount of computing power will allow for far more interaction with the environment. To demonstrate this, Epic showed an Unreal Engine 3 demo in which boulders rolled down a hill. In Unreal Tournament 2003, the engine could calculate and display about 10 boulders rolling down a hill at a time. Unreal Tournament 2004 increased that number to about 20. Both of those combined are nowhere close to the number of physical objects that Unreal Engine 3 can handle at the same time. To illustrate this, an avalanche of more than 600 boulders rolled down the hill, each reacting realistically to collisions and each casting its own shadow.

So when can we expect Unreal Engine 3 to begin appearing in games? While Rein couldn't speak for their third-party partners, he said that he expects the first Epic PC game based on the engine to ship sometime early next year.

An even more pressing question is the kind of hardware you will require to run Unreal Engine 3 games. Next-generation consoles will have no problems with Unreal Engine 3 games, but PC gamers don't need to worry, according to Rein. He said that a video card based on an Nvidia 6600GT, the kind currently available for around $250, will be able to handle games based on the engine easily. However, by the time any games based on Unreal Engine 3 ship next year, those cards will have dropped in price considerably, meaning that PC gamers won't drop big bucks on upgrades.

Epic also acknowledged that there are already several third-party projects underway using Unreal Engine 3, including at least one online role-playing game.

Read the complete story at Gamespot

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ATI has released Catalyst 5.3 for your downloading and testing pleasure.
Grab it here

What's new in this driver?

OVERDRIVE™ Version 4
The latest version of OVERDRIVE™ includes a new 3D test and extra safety checks to ensure the best over-clocking experience - allowing manual over-clocking of both engine and memory while keep the user's graphics card safe from any of the dangers usually associated with over-clocking.

eRecord
The CATALYST™ Software Suite 5.3 introduces a new feature named eRecord. This feature is the first error logging system used by the ATI multimedia software. The eRecord feature provides a mechanism for software components to output error messages. A new System Messages (Event Viewer) menu has been added to the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER System Tray. This launches the Event Viewer, providing a mechanism for users to view the error messages.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Display Control Panel Extension
The CATALYST™ Software Suite 5.3 introduces enhanced capabilities of the display panel through a Windows Media Center Edition look-alike control panel. The control panel options include:
Display devices. Provides the ability to select preferred display devices such as; TVs, LCDs, or Monitors
Display options. A user controllable option for desktop color, brightness, contrast

OpenGL Version 2.0 Support
The CATALYST™ Software Suite introduces OpenGL Version 2.0 support. This version of OpenGL will be in line with the latest GL ARB approved specifications. New to this specification are GLSL, non-power-of-two-textures, separate stencil, multiple render targets, and point sprites.

Release notes are available here
Catalyst 5.3 (Driver only) download
Catalyst 5.3 (Driver + CCC) download
Please discuss it here.
Also, vote for Catalyst 5.3 (Driver only) here and for Catalyst 5.3 (CCC only) here

DriverHeaven - Driver Cleaner Professional Edition 1.1

You can download the new version here.
You can discuss it here.

DirectX Tweaker

The DXTweaker allows Radeon-Users using up to 4xOGSSAA under Windows! Due to Radeon's hardware-limitations it's only possible up to 1024x768, but still a big improvement I think. Furthermore SSAA-Support is currently limited to applications that make use of DX8 or higher. DX7 is in development. But the tweaker is able to do many more things, Alpha-Test-AA for example.Very nice thing in my opinion. ATi doesn't include SSAA to their drivers, so nonatainment did.

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BitTorrent Home Page

All new queue-based user interface. Many options are now modifiable from the interface, including upload rate. Lots of other interface improvements. Extra stats are visible, for those who like it. Remembers what it was doing across restarts. New .torrent maker "btmaketorrentgui" replaces "btcompletedir". Better performance, as always. License has changed to the BitTorrent Open Source License . Torrent fields are correctly created and interpreted as utf8. Too many little things to list.

Get this one and compile it yourself for best optimization.
Source Code. Its in python, as I see py extensions.

Windows Client

Mac OSX Client

Linux RPM

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Posted by Steve [H]ardOCP

119 prospective students, that didn’t know they had been accepted to Harvard University, decided to follow one man’s example and hack into the ApplyYourself system to find out if they had been accepted. Harvard found out…now all 119 applicants are now rejected. Ouch.

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The End of Poverty

In a world of plenty, 1 billion people are so poor, their lives are in danger. How to change that for good.

Adopt a plan of action.
Raise the voice of the poor.
Redeem the U.S. role in the world.
Rescue the IMF and World Bank.
Strengthen the U.N.
Harness global science.
Promote sustainable development.
Make a personal commitment.

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CPU - Xenon's CPU has three 3.0 GHz PowerPC cores. Each core is capable of two instructions per cycle and has an L1 cache with 32 KB for data and 32 KB for instructions. The three cores share 1 MB of L2 cache. Alpha 2 developer kits currently have two cores instead of three.

GPU - Xenon's GPU is a generation beyond the ATI X800. Its clock speed is 500 MHz and it supports Shader 3.0. Developers are currently working with an alpha 2 GPU. Beta GPU units are expected by May and the final GPU is slated for a summer release. The final GPU will be more powerful than anything on the market today; in game terms, it would handle a game like Half-Life 2 with ease.

System Memory - Xenon will have 256 MB of system RAM. Keep in mind that this number should not be equated to typical PC RAM. The Xbox has 64 MB of system RAM and is a very capable machine.

Optical Drive - As many have speculated, Xenon will not use Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. Games will come on dual-layer DVD-9 discs. While the media is the same as that of the current Xbox, the usable space on each disc is up to 7 GB. The drive is slated to run at 12X.

Memory Units - Xenon will use 64 MB to 1,024 MB memory cards. 8 MB is reserved for system use, leaving a 56 MB to 1,016 MB for user data.

Hard Drive - As many have speculated, Xenon's hard drive is optional. 2 GB of the drive will be used as game cache. The final drive size is still being determined.

Camera - Xenon will have a USB 2.0 camera. It's capable of 1.2 megapixel still shots and VGA video. Photos can be used in-game and for gamer profiles. The camera can also be used for video chat. It's unknown if the Xenon camera will allow for EyeToy-like gameplay. Developers are currently using a simulated camera driver.

Sound Chip - Xenon does not have an audio chip in the traditional sense. Decompression is handled by hardware, while the rest of the chores are handled by software. DirectSound3D has been dropped in favor of X3DAudio. The former was deemed too inflexible.

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SSI Shredding Demonstrations

Poor Computers

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Google has added US-only weather forecasts to their web search. Type e.g. "weather palo alto, ca" (zip codes work too) and you get a small illustrated weather forecast on top of the search result. (Yahoo has been providing a similar service for quite a while.) You can also send your query as SMS to 46645 (GOOGL), as the official Google blog reports." Relatedly, Shachaf writes "Looking at my GMail account, I see that Google has added two new features: integration with Picasa and plain HTML support. Now you can 'Log in to Gmail directly from Picasa and send the photos from your Gmail account', and view your email from any web-browser.

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Rare 2003 Light Bulb auction on ebay. Video Clip. Collectors Item.

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Intricate Designs with a Dremel



In modding, if you want to do things the old fashioned way (yourself), then there are many different types of skills you must master. One of the most popular tools in the modding world is the Dremel. Dremels can be used for tons of different chores in a mod, however the most common one would be cutting a window. This guide has been written to show you the steps and techniques in dremeling a complex and detailed cutout.

***NOTE - these videos are in progress***

Video 1
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Running COSBI OpenSourceMark Version 1.0 Beta 6
While we released the source code to OSMark v1.0 beta 6 yesterday (along with code for several other tools), if you just want to run the benchmark, click on the link above to download the zipped executable. To run OSMark, just unzip the file while preserving its directory structure and then double-click on "CosbiOpenSourceMark.exe". In order to generate and overall score, you'll need to click on the "Official Run" button.

Source Code: COSBI OpenSourceMark Version 1.0 Beta 6
As promised, click on the above link to download the full source code for COSBI OSMark (~34MB). Also included is the source code for several utilities and standalone tools like BandwidthBurn, MemLatencyPlus, WhetBurn, CPUSpeed and others. Everything is released under GPL.

OSMark v1.0 beta 6 is compiled in Delphi 7, but should be easily upgradeable to Delphi 2005.

You will need to install the Graphics32 libraries in order to compile OSMark.

There are coding instructions in the OSMark subdirectory under the filename "OSMarkCodingDocumentation.html". These instructions will be posted and expanded upon in the COSBI OSMark Forums.

Speaking of the forums, Flickerdown Data Systems has agreed to host the official COSBI forums. Here you will be able to find out how to run OSMark, learn tips and tricks and post your scores.

But most importantly, you can request new tests, post your source code for new tests, participate in the COSBI development process, or examine pending source code updates.

The objective of the Comprehensive Open Source Benchmarking Initiative is to be completely inclusive. This means that no tests will be rejected unless they are redundant or clearly useless. Even in those cases, you can still post your source code and make a case for your test on the forums.

Although the GUI is written in Delphi 7, tests can be submitted in any language that does not require runtime libraries. See "OSMarkCodingDocumentation.html" for an example of how to incorporate executables written in other languages.

We'll also be introducing parallel projects in Kylix, and cross platform efforts in C++ (namely g++). We've also got a few application level benchmarks developed in Visual Test that will soon debut.

Over the following weeks, more details and updates will be posted here and at the forums.

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Macworld: News: A first look at Doom 3 Mac benchmarks




For a Power Mac G5 2.5GHz dual processor model, equipped with 2.5GB of RAM and ATI's new Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition graphics card -- the fastest ATI card you can get on the Mac, equipped with 256MB VRAM, a max 47 FPS, that too in 640*480 is the most pathetic score I have ever seen.

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CBS News | GameSpeak: Ctrl+Alt+Del

Most people can separate competitive aggression from using aggression to solve trivial problems. Some people can't, and you'll find these people in any hobby imaginable, not just video games. I'm sure that at one point or another a golfer snapped and beat someone to death with a 7-iron. Let's ban golf, shall we?

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Top 25 DUMB laws

It is illegal to bring a bomb or rocket at city council proceedings.
Location: United States, Montana, Billings

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
Location: United States, New York

One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
Location: United States, Illinois, Champaign

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Location: United States, California, Chico

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
Location: United States, Alaska

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
Location: United States, Florida

Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
Location: United States, Arizona

Idiots may not vote. Location:
United States, New Mexico

Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
Location: United Kingdom, York

Males may not dress as a female unless a special permit is obtained from the sheriff.
Location: United States, California, Walnut

It is illegal to molest butterflies.
Location: United States, California, Pacific Grove

It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.
Location: United Kingdom

It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
Location: United States, Arizona, Tombstone

Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches.
Location: United States, Utah, Trout Creek

It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago

If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.
Location: United States, Kansas

You may not ride an ugly horse.
Location: United States, Washington, Wilbur

The molestation of trash cans is banned.
Location: United States, Florida, Daytona Beach

Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago

Lap dances must be given at least six feet away from a patron.
Location: United States, Florida, Tampa

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
Location: United States, Arizona

Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".
Location: United States, New York, New York

Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday. Location: United States, Texas, Houston

Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
Location: United States, Louisiana

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Google could be an operating system

Why? Why Not?
By Nick Farrell [INQ]

RUMOURS are all abuzz that the search outfit Google is sitting down and writing its own operating system. The rumour started on http://www.scripting.com/ and is based on nothing other than the fact that the writer Dave Winer thinks it odd that Google has hired Microsoft’s operating system architect, Mark Lucovsky.

Winer reasons that they wouldn’t hire someone like that just to make the tea. Fair enough, if an OS is on the drawing board, chances are it would be based on something Vole has already done anyway, thus Lucovsky’s skills would be required.

But then what would Google want with an OS? Alternatively Lucovsky could just make very good tea, which is an asset in any organisation.

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Pilot Steve Fossett has become the first person to fly solo nonstop round-the-world. His plane, the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, touched down Thursday afternoon in Salina, Kansas, more than 66 hours after he lifted off from the same spot.

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From /.
"Blogs have recently been buzzing over the possibility of seeing a Google Calendar popping up soon. Dave bases his prediction on the fact that one of his sites has been getting a tremendous amount of hits from GoogleBot ever since he added the iCal calendar. It makes perfect sense Google would try to go after the calendar market as it is their last big missing piece of the portal puzzle."

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Talking about retards, heres another

The on going court battle between The SCO Group and IBM has taken a new twist. The SCO Group announced Monday it has been unable to reveal any of the source code it alleges IBM misappropriated, due to a nondisclosure agreement it has with itself.

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What a bunch of retards ! Next thing is that they will start suing people who got violent by playing chess.

Bill Holds Game Makers Liable for Violence
Washington state considers dramatic legislation.
by David Adams
March 2, 2005 - A bill under consideration in Washington state would hold videogame developers accountable for violent acts ostensibly inspired by a particular game.

Currently under review by the state legislature, House Bill 2178 would hold game retailers and manufacturers accountable for "injury or wrongful death" committed by a person under age 17, if the game "was a factor in creating conditions that assisted or encouraged" the perpetrator.

While the bill is still in committee stage and far from becoming law, its dramatic interpretation of criminal responsibility reflects growing concern and controversy about the effects of violent video games.

Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO quotes bill supporter Bill Hanson of the Washington Police and Sheriff's Association: "If you sit up and watch this and play these games over and over again... it seems that this is alright to walk up and hit a police officer over the head with a bat."

Needless to say, opponents of the bill point out that it simply shifts blame away from the person who actually commits a crime. Further, the connection between violent videogames and actual violence -- the controversy parallels a similar furor over violent films and television -- remains tentative at best.

Games sold in the United States carry ESRB rating codes warning parents of potentially objectionable material. Especially violent games are rated "M" for Mature, and are not intended for minors.

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Google Fight : Make a fight with googleFight

This is funny. Enter 2 keywords and make them fight on the basis of Google searches on those keywords.

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In Memory of Jef Raskin, creator of Apple's Macintosh, the Canon Cat, click-and-drag selection and other inventions.

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Microsoft creator to be knighted


Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are well known for their charitable work. The king of computer software Bill Gates is to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen for his contribution to enterprise in the UK.

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Optical Camouflage

Look at the videos on this page !!

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Engineers devise invisibility shield



Andrea Alù and Nader Engheta of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia say that a 'plasmonic cover' could render objects "nearly invisible to an observer". Their idea remains just a proposal at this stage, but it doesn't obviously violate any laws of physics.

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