Topic: The Cookie Box MkII - On stranger tides (Read 3393604 times)

The Ferry King · « **Reply #24275 on:** March 24, 2013, 12:44:19 »

I guess this is some fake kind of snow, it snowed for about 5 hours, none of the snow that build up among the buildings and roads lasted for about 5 minutes.

clanky · « **Reply #24276 on:** March 24, 2013, 12:57:41 »

No snow in Vietnam.

Was around 30C (86F) here today.

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #24277 on:** March 25, 2013, 03:14:48 »

I might be coming back to shipsim.....

The Ferry King · « **Reply #24278 on:** March 25, 2013, 17:05:37 »

Captain Cadet · « **Reply #24279 on:** March 25, 2013, 18:12:00 »

Cool
Wish I had that

dexter7 · « **Reply #24280 on:** March 26, 2013, 00:43:37 »

Oh Mayun that's good stuff for gaming!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #24281 on:** March 26, 2013, 01:14:31 »

Powerful stuff! And to think: ten years ago a computer that strong would have been the size of a room!

hansgutana · « **Reply #24282 on:** March 26, 2013, 02:50:53 »

:0 :0 :0 :0

Thats... no...ordinary...P.C....

I tell you guys, P.C's had to be smaller to be faster and better.Grace Hopper explained that well by handing a few wires only.
to the audience around her.Just think...more than 50 years ago the fastest computer that was invented had the size of 4 fully grown elephants.but today's average P.C's are more than 500,000 times powerful but they can fit on a desk.

Rbsanford · « **Reply #24283 on:** March 26, 2013, 21:51:14 »

Just 50 years more and computers will be 500,000 times more powerful then now and will fit into contact lenses. In a related note, a technology company is developing a contact lens that acts like Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset. A VALVe employee visited to test out the lens, and he says the results were very pleasing. I would post a link to the article, but I lost it in the Steam forums.

The Ferry King · « **Reply #24284 on:** March 27, 2013, 07:32:12 »

Quote from: Rbsanford on March 26, 2013, 21:51:14

Just 50 years more and computers will be 500,000 times more powerful then now and will fit into contact lenses. In a related note, a technology company is developing a contact lens that acts like Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset. A VALVe employee visited to test out the lens, and he says the results were very pleasing. I would post a link to the article, but I lost it in the Steam forums.

Maybe even less, considering the fact that technology is advancing at such a fast rate, computers in lenses are already being developed at concept stage.

Captain Cadet · « **Reply #24285 on:** March 27, 2013, 09:23:03 »

Quote from: The Ferry King on March 27, 2013, 07:32:12

Maybe even less, considering the fact that technology is advancing at such a fast rate, computers in lenses are already being developed at concept stage.

Hard to think my first pc 15 years ago, had only 6GB of HDD storage - yet it was an update
And today my ipad has 32GB in a lot smaller form.

clanky · « **Reply #24286 on:** March 27, 2013, 15:15:56 »

My first computer was about 32 years ago, it was a Commodore VIC20, it had 4kb of RAM IIRC, the whole thing was housed in something resembling a very thick keyboard, there was no hard drive, if you wanted to run anything not stored in the RAM then it had to be loaded from a cassette tape (ask your parents what they ~~are~~ were)

Graphics were in square blocks about the width and height of a standard cursor divided 8x8 into 64 pixels.

I thought it was amazing!

Mr Robville · « **Reply #24287 on:** March 27, 2013, 16:35:57 »

Quote from: Captain Cadet on March 27, 2013, 09:23:03

Hard to think my first pc 15 years ago, had only 6GB of HDD storage - yet it was an update
And today my ipad has 32GB in a lot smaller form.

6GB! I had to do it with 2 GB about 10 years ago on a Pentium I with 150Mhz or something

My dad had the best computer in the house. He had a 300Mhz computer!

Commodores are awesome, but before my age. I am always fascinated by these old beasts.
I do have a Matell Electronics Intellivision console from 1983 with a lovely wood texture on it like everything else was in the 70's and 80's.
Surprisingly enough it kept me and some friends entertained for hours staring at these large pixels and noisy sounds

Captain Cadet · « **Reply #24288 on:** March 27, 2013, 21:21:24 »

the joys of welsh bacc -_-

hansgutana · « **Reply #24289 on:** March 28, 2013, 14:12:58 »

hello

Captain Cadet · « **Reply #24290 on:** March 28, 2013, 16:38:38 »

I might as well learn how counciling course after today

But good news
There starting work on the marina

Rbsanford · « **Reply #24291 on:** April 08, 2013, 03:05:07 »

My first successful docking!

In mp though. It was a lonely trip.

RMS Gigantic · « **Reply #24292 on:** April 08, 2013, 15:54:18 »

Apparently Titanic II has a bulbous bow. Is it just me, or is that the least bulbous bulbous bow to ever be bestowed on any bulbously bowed boat?

Edit: Deltamarin refers to it as a vertical stem.

Ballast · « **Reply #24293 on:** April 08, 2013, 17:00:35 »

Quote from: Rbsanford on April 08, 2013, 03:05:07

My first successful docking!

In mp though. It was a lonely trip.

You are still 5 meters off the quay, you can do better RB

Rbsanford · « **Reply #24294 on:** April 08, 2013, 17:54:27 »

Well at least I was able to stop before I hit something.

Mad_Fred · « **Reply #24295 on:** April 08, 2013, 23:52:33 »

Quote from: Rbsanford on April 08, 2013, 03:05:07

My first successful docking!

So you mean in all this time you've been on here and playing ShipSim, this is the closest you've ever come to a quayside? That is.. without hitting it?

I second Ballast's remark.. It's not close enough.. hehe.. So we have to see a better picture, closer to the quay, now. Go forth and dock!!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #24296 on:** April 09, 2013, 01:22:46 »

Okay, I'll try my best!

dexter7 · « **Reply #24297 on:** April 09, 2013, 01:30:20 »

I wish I could challenge, but I always get a crash when the load screen gets to initializing...

RB, I just read your signature, lol I do agree

Rbsanford · « **Reply #24298 on:** April 09, 2013, 17:53:54 »

Just a morning scene in Duluth:

saltydog · « **Reply #24299 on:** April 13, 2013, 06:52:12 »

Have a look at China's new aircraft carrier. Currently under construction (?)

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