agapos

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by agapos 11y ago
Reader mode was present in the Mobile version for a long time, it's port to the desktop Firefox happened recently AFAIK.
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by agapos 11y ago
Kinda makes sense, as all ads are suspicious at the bare minimum.
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by agapos 11y ago
I believe I saw more IE6 users in the last year than drivers with 50+ year old cars.
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by agapos 11y ago
"Defaulting on all Euro debts, exiting Europe, bankrupting the banks, issuing a new currency is a viable solution. Yes it's a horrible hang over to live through but it means removing the horrendous debt burden for the next 50 year
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by agapos 11y ago
"Why do game makers put up with it?" Money. See the 'Money? What Money? Oh, that money' part of this writing: http://www.tgdaily.com/games/37326-ubisoft-caught-in-a-littl...
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by agapos 11y ago
Also note the dates: Tomb Raider's TressFX happened in 2013 while Crysis 2 and the 'flat-surface tessellation' happened in 2011 (with Patch 1.8 I believe). Not something one can call a start.
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by agapos 11y ago
"Solution: AMD optimizes HairWorks." How do you optimize code you have no access to? "It's just an extension of the systemic AMD problem: they [very likely] have the best hardware but their Windows drivers are horrific a
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by agapos 11y ago
That is true, but I like to believe that if a group can solve a whole class of problems with a new language, that means they can spend more time and effort on other types of security problems.
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by agapos 11y ago
I wonder what would happen if a certain "Poachers' testicles are the best aphrodisiacs." rumour were to spread...
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by agapos 11y ago
Those must be some strong magnets, effecting people even before getting under it's effects!
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by agapos 11y ago
As I know, it went something like this: -Both wanted x86 for better usability (PS3 Cell was a hard-to-tame beast for many devs, ARM not strong enough) -Intel was not interested in manufacturing semi-custom chips -Nvidia simply did not have
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by agapos 11y ago
Well, this was not the first time they adopted something early and left most of the world behind: widespread adaptation of the ogm then the mkv containers, followed by the complete swap to h264 over XviD, and I believe the abandoning of &qu
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by agapos 11y ago
I believe most, if not all Radeon cards can do 10bit regardless of output type (OpenGL, DX, etc) with a registry hack. https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/do-10-bit-monitor...
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by agapos 11y ago
One of the few reasons why I prefer GOG.com over Steam.
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by agapos 12y ago
This sounds more like "Mantle 1.0 will have a lot in common with DX12 and glNext, but expect even more from the later 1.X versions."
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by agapos 12y ago
Methane is indeed a stronger greenhouse gas, but it also has a much shorter 'lifespan' of 8-10 years.
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by agapos 12y ago
The colder oceans are notable natural CO2 absorbents, plus we have to mention the effects of life itself: photo-synthesizing plants and unicellular creatures. Like the historical ones that fixated enough carbon to create today's wast c
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by agapos 12y ago
The currently mined gas deposits in Siberia are at least 600 meters below the ground level, normally deeper (generally at 1-2 km). The thickness of permafrost in most areas is a few ten meters, with the more cold areas reaching 300-450 mete
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by agapos 12y ago
"So is it old, buried organic (flora, fauna) matter thats causing the methane ?" Yes, I believe so, though it could be still younger than the normal gas and oil fields (personal speculation). 1.) I think it may be possible, using
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by agapos 12y ago
"Having to restart after installing an extension is another. Every time I see the request, I can't help lose a bit of respect for it." Restart-less add-ons have been around for long years, so if you see one that wants you to
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by agapos 12y ago
I am curious, is he willing to compensate me in case I am infected through ads on my PC/mobile, can he protect my online life from advertisers monitoring and tracking my movements, or any other similar direct or indirect malicious case
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by agapos 12y ago
I for one, am waiting for the Music And Film Industry Act to appear. Maybe that would finally have the same kickback as the Verizon vs Net Neutrality fight.
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by agapos 12y ago
Here is a bit of article on Foxes and Fishes: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/how-to-remove-the-su...
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by agapos 12y ago
Errr.... No. It "makes sense" for people with no common sense or basic knowledge about computers, electronics and digital data transmitting; it has nothing to do with being an audiophile or not. And since all this it was stated in
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by agapos 12y ago
Aren't you mixing forward shading and deferred shading? http://http.developer.nvidia.com/GPUGems2/gpugems2_chapter09...
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by agapos 12y ago
"There is no doubt in my mind that support for Mantle/DirectX12/xxxx will be rapid because the benefits are both obvious and easy to explain, even to non-technical people." Except that this won't only depend on the
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by agapos 12y ago
So I started reading this small article (as a piece of opinion, not sure what to call it), and suddenly Touhou. Not something I expect in a rant about a programming language. But back on topic: I believe Dart was doomed to die as a JS repla
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by agapos 12y ago
I mostly use Firefox with two profiles, it has better memory footprint, more robust add-ons, the UI is customizable, tabs load on demand, and for me the mission is important too. Also, it doesn't spreads itself like a malware. My secon
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by agapos 12y ago
F.E.A.R.'s AI is often cited as an example to follow for FPS/TPS games, so this PDF is going to be an interesting read for many players and enthusiasts. Also, I cannot but think of the A-Life of the Stalker series, as a similarly
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by agapos 12y ago
FxOS2.0 was mentioned in several articles.

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