Friday, May 13, 2011

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  • suwandy
    Sep 15, 06:13 PM
    So, how is MacShrine perceived in the rumor community? Do they have a sufficiently good track record for us to say, "this is it - the Merom MBP is finally coming", or is this likely to be just another rehash of all the Core2Duo MBP hype/frustration going around?

    Reliable or not, I guess this is a good news for many of us waiting for the C2D MBP. If it proved reliable, I think MacRumors should pay more attention to check their updates in the future. ;)

    I was about to think of that as "another crappy site?" but then I thought, hey, everyone have their own sources that you could never imagine, like one of the posts right before Sept 12th event claiming to know the entire agenda, and he's pretty accurate, no?





    the world is flat map. A flat-out blast through the
  • A flat-out blast through the



  • Zadillo
    Aug 4, 03:56 PM
    You know, considering that Sony has been able to cram a DL drive in something as tiny as the TX series (not to mention the SZ series), I'm not sure why Apple couldn't do something similar with the 15" MBP.





    the world is flat map. A flat-out blast through the
  • A flat-out blast through the



  • iStudentUK
    Apr 11, 03:42 AM
    The answer is 288.

    Anyone with a decent education is taught B.E.D.M.A.S not PEDMAS.

    Brackets.Exponents. Division.Addition/Subtraction in that order!

    /End thread.

    I was taught BODMAS (Brackets, order ...) when I was about 10. Then you never use it again so long as people learn to write maths equations properly.





    the world is flat map. Rhiz.eu - The world is flat, a standard European map
  • Rhiz.eu - The world is flat, a standard European map



  • treblah
    Aug 3, 01:18 AM
    http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/02/first_core-2_duo_benchmarks/

    Here you go buddy.

    More noteworthy than the performance result is the way the T7600 achieved the performance gain. Despite the fact that the processor is rated at a higher thermal design power than its predecessor (34 watts and 31 watts, respectively), Merom consumed slightly less power during the benchmark run. The exact system ran nine minutes or 7% longer with the Merom chip than with the Core Duo. This result is especially impressive if we consider the fact that Merom packs twice the amount of (power consuming) L2 Cache on its die: The Core 2 Duo T 7600 comes with 4 MB, while the Core Duo T2600 uses 2 MB.

    GOOD GOD, 7%!!! Oh wait, that sounds pretty consistent to me. :rolleyes:





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  • The real North Pole Map (if



  • �algiris
    May 4, 03:56 PM
    Many countries have caps. US, Canada, Australia.

    Many is not all. Let's not assume.





    the world is flat map. world then must be a flat
  • world then must be a flat



  • yfile
    Apr 24, 04:04 AM
    Retina 27'' LCD should be 7200x4080 pixels. I think we can't expect it in near future... but i'd love to see it :)





    the world is flat map. A New View of the World map
  • A New View of the World map



  • weedy
    May 6, 03:53 AM
    This has to be one of the topics on macrumors with the highest ********-per-post ratio.

    Seriously guys, didn't you learn anything from the PPC->Intel move?

    Go learn something about ARM, the industry and Apple itself and then have an informed and imaginative opinion. ;)





    the world is flat map. The World Is Flat Notes This
  • The World Is Flat Notes This



  • HecubusPro
    Sep 15, 06:38 PM
    Some has to say it:

    If MacOSXRumors is predicting it, then it's never going to happen.

    I thought macrumors just culls rumors from other sites, rather than producing stories/rumors themselves.

    EDIT: Sorry... didn't see the huge "OSX" in between "Mac" and "Rumors." :)





    the world is flat map. World Map Flat Vector
  • World Map Flat Vector



  • Seryph
    Mar 31, 04:24 AM
    I'm wondering how many people commenting on this thread and saying that Lion is terrible/UI is ****/Apple have failed... have actually used Lion? Hell, I'm sure they'll all claim they have as there's no way to prove it, but I have to be honest it sounds like a lot of these people haven't actually had their hands on the update. I have, and while I doubted Apple a little before it's great once you try it out. Still, isn't it nice that people are allowed opinions... it would just be nice if those opinions were based on an actual personal experience rather than watching videos and reading websites.

    :)





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  • map originally created by



  • Popeye206
    Apr 25, 09:33 AM
    Nothing to see here...just the unabashed evilness of Apple shining through. I'm sure Apple will 'flash the wad' to the right people and make this issue go away...sad :( We are nothing more than chattel to Apple Consumer Electronics, where we are tracked and monitored like open range livestock. This is how they view us, as THEIR herd to do with as they please.

    Welcome to the future guys. :mad:

    Yeah the nerve of Apple and Google!

    What do you think they do with the data? Maybe Steve likes to see his herd of iPhones sparkle by the 10's of millions across the planet? I'm sure Google is also setting up the fortress of solitude so they can wield their web ads at will to all Droid's as you meander in your average life! :eek:

    The nerve of them both and I bet Microsoft is doing this too! :rolleyes:

    How freak'n ridiculous.





    the world is flat map. World map, with cities visited
  • World map, with cities visited



  • jholzner
    Aug 11, 09:48 AM
    Wait a second...if they release it in Paris, won't it no longer qualify for the free ipod?!? :(

    It still will qualify. The promo runs through the 16th of September and the Expo ends on the 16th. You'll just have to order it ASAP once it's announced.





    the world is flat map. Map of the quot;Inhabited Quarterquot;
  • Map of the quot;Inhabited Quarterquot;



  • Vulpinemac
    Apr 25, 09:25 AM
    I don't think that is the point here. Apple, arguably the greatest and most customer-centric company with the world's best smart phone, the best OS and magical appliances (at least, that is what I'm being told here over and over again) collects location data without your prior knowledge or consent. If you become a member of MacRumors it is your own, deliberate, decision. But I already can see where this is going. Cue the drone-like Apple defenders, I hear them coming ;)

    The drones, any more, are the anti-Apple Zealots, who know less about what they argue than they do about their own favorite hardware or OS.





    the world is flat map. The-World-is-Flat
  • The-World-is-Flat



  • kiljoy616
    Apr 20, 12:47 AM
    to really stay ahead of the market Apple will need to:

    add a 4" screen
    keep the same form factor
    add the dual core A5 processor
    update the GPU to something similar in the iPad 2
    while keeping the same or improving the battery life
    add a 64GB version
    (possible 8 MP backlit CMOS sensor camera along side possible 1080p recording since the iPad can now output in full 1080p through HDMI)

    Since it sounds like Apple is going to make us wait till September anything less than this rather reasonable list would be a major letdown while allowing the competition more time to get caught up.

    Please site sources of when has Apple cared about staying ahead of an artificial market. I am trying to think of a time and they never really cared. They bring out what works when it works and that is why they do so well without having to have 100 products out all the time.

    Nope Apple will take its time and do it right, as for a better camera really how big do you want to take your picture, I want sharper image and video not more gimmicky camera that don't hold their water. Faster response time on the UI would be welcome. The Snow Leopard of the phone business.

    And for those that want 4G not sure if I care or want to see my battery go dead fast. I must admit 3G just does not seem slow to me and its more about location location location.
    This article does not make me all warm inside about 4G for now.
    http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20046412-251.html





    the world is flat map. If you look at a map,
  • If you look at a map,



  • tim916
    Apr 25, 10:22 AM
    I still don't get why people are so concerned about this? Does anybody really care where other people are going? I guess if you are afraid of your wife finding it and discovering that you are hanging out at truck stops trading meth for certain favors then it could be an issue, but my wife already knows about this. In fact, she even comes along sometimes to take pictures.





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  • Don't panic
    May 3, 04:34 PM
    i took the liberty to re-write the rules AS I UNDERSTANND THEM, which incorporate all the Q&A
    there are a couple of passages that are still unclear to me, which are higlighted in red:


    RULES:

    The game begins with 1 villain and 7 heroes. The villain and each of the heroes have their own story and motivations that are PMed to them and not unveiled publicly.

    The roles will be known to all from the beginning - there will be no secret roles. The only secrets in this game are: the full map (only the Game Masters and the Villain has access) and the secret motivations/powers of the Couple, the Wizard and the Adventurers.
    The map will be slowly revealed to the Heroes as they move through the mansion.


    The Villain:

    The villain made a deal with Satan in which he takes over the mansion and it's many treasures, as well as take control of The Artifact. The Villain is the only player to have knowledge of the full map at the onset. With The Artifact, the villain is able to place monsters and traps anywhere in the mansion. The Artifact also enables the villain to self-heal (1 HP per turn). The Artifact can only be accessed in the Lair. If the villain moves away from the Lair, he will not be able to either set monsters/traps or self-heal.
    The villain starts at level 16 and cannot level up whatsoever. His stats were determined by how many heroes there are (2 HP and AP for each playing hero).

    His Goal: kill’em all.

    The Heroes:

    They all start at level 1. Their stats begin at 1 HP and 1 AP. Each time they level up, 1 HP and 1 AP will be added to their stats.

    Certain heroes have special powers known only to them, and revealed to the other heroes at their own discretion.

    The Couple: Two heroes are the parents of a child who is suffering from a loathsome disease. To save their daughter, they must obtain The Artifact and call forth it's powers.

    The Wizard: He was sent in by the King to stop the Villain. He has awesome magical powers.

    Adventurers: Here for glory and treasure.

    Heroes’ Goal: tthe endgame is slightly different for the different characters, but it requires killing the villain and retrieving The Artifact.
    Note: Some scenarios see all surviving heroes as winners, some only some of them.

    Game Mechanics:

    Each rounds consist of a double turn for the heros followed by a double turn for the villain. Each turn corresponds to one action.
    There is no time limite on any turn: the Heroes’ turn ends when the team leader communicates his decision to the GMs. The villain turns is all by PM.
    At the beginning, the Band of Heroes choses its Leader (by voting). The Leader can be changed at any time by a simple majority, and it applies from the following turn

    Heroes actions (decided by the leader in the thread, which should, but not necessarily has to, reflect the group opinion expressed through voting/discussion exclusively in the thread):
    1) Move: the group opens a passage and moves into the next room.
    2) Explore: the group explores the room they are in. they can find and disable traps, find and collect treasure.
    3) Split and move: part of the group splits into a separate sub-group, who will have a separate turn(s) from next turn on. The new group chooses a new leader, the old group retains the old leader. The first, immediate, action of the new group HAS to be to move into a separate room (or stay in a room if the other group moves. If two groups get back into the same room, the next turn they can choose to merge again. When groups merge, they choose a new common leader. The splitting per se doesn’t count as a move, but the splinter group has to immediately move/explore, so it counts as that group's action.
    4) Special actions: determined by the characters’ special powers. No one except a character knows the nature, extension or frequency of use of any of the special powers, including the villain. They are additional moves to the regular ones.

    Villain actions: communicated to the GMs by PMs, but he can post in the thread if so he wishes

    When he is in his lair, in the presence of the Artifact, the Villain can:
    1) summon and place one or more new monster to any empty room, provided he has the required aura points. Big monster cost more aura points. Once a monster is assigned to a room, it can never be moved elsewhere
    2) build one or more new trap and place it in any empty room, including already explored ones, provided he has enough aura points. Big traps cost more points.
    1 and 2 can be combined in one turn, provided enough points are available

    3) heal himself 1 HP

    from any position he can
    4) move to another room
    5) wait and earn 1 aura point. The villain can instead decide (active communication to the GM) to wait and collect points, which can then be used to summon monsters or build traps (to do this he has to go back to the Lair).
    he can wait for as many consecutive turns he wants, in which no other actions are performed by the villain
    the Villain starts with an undisclosed amount of traps and monsters which are all placed at the beginning of the game

    Monsters: Monsters lurk in their assigned room and don’t move. They will automatically attack the group entering the room in a fight to the death of one of the parties. Monsters do not attack the villain.

    Traps: any armed trap is triggered any time heroes attempts to leave the room where the trap is concealed in without exploring it.
    The amount of damage depends on the trap and is randomly distributed (or otherwise stated). The Villain is immune to all traps.


    Treasures: they are placed by the GM at the beginning of the game, both GM and the Villain know their locations.
    Level treasure: everyone in the group discovering it, levels up
    Healing treasure: : 5 HP are assigned to each of the discoverers, up to their level.

    Fights: A fight starts whenever heroes enter a room with monsters or the villain, and it is always a team battle.
    The Attack Points (AP) of each side are combined. The total AP represents the total damage inflicted to the other side. This is randomly distributed to each component of the other side (if more than one), and subtracted from their individual HP.
    When HP=0, then the monster or character is dead.
    In case of equal stats, the winner will be determined by random.org, and the loser's stats will be knocked down one point, and the consequences applied accordingly.

    example: say our team has split up, and we have three Heroes (the Couple and an Adventurer), stumble upon a Monster. Let's assume that our Heroes is level 2. That would mean they both have 2 HP and 2 AP. The unfortunate Monster has 3 HP and 3 AP. Oh no! But wait, we combine the three heroes' stats, so the Team's stats are 6 HP and 6 AP. Poor Monster, indeed. It's dead, but its 3 AP means it'll hit the Team with 3 HP - each point will be assigned randomly to the members.


    Stats: all heroes start at 1HP, 1AP and gain 1 point each per level.
    When attacking, a group is considered like one entity and their AP combine.
    When receiving damage, the damage points are randomly distributed (random.org)
    When receiving healing from treasure, the heal points are randomly distributed in a group.
    The maximum HP of a character cannot exceed its level

    Levelling: Discover treasure: gain a level. Kill a monster: gain a level. That's it.
    There is no maximum level, and levels are gained by all the participant in the group who did the killing/discovery





    the world is flat map. World Map Dry-Erase Mural
  • World Map Dry-Erase Mural



  • Tsunami911
    Apr 5, 02:26 PM
    Did anyone seriously not see this coming. Who is the idiot at the ad company and Toyota that thought this might fly?





    the world is flat map. World Map of the Flat Earth
  • World Map of the Flat Earth



  • coffey7
    Jul 21, 09:32 PM
    now if apple can build a laptop that won't give me a first degree burn we're in business :cool:

    Tell me about it!





    the world is flat map. world than the familiar
  • world than the familiar



  • ravenvii
    May 3, 11:35 AM
    Hmm, interesting. I'm not eligible since I didn't play in Intell's last game, but this looks like fun.

    No, you mis-read, I meant you must have played in at least three games. Intell's last game is counted if you played in that one. I edited the part to hopefully make it more clear. When I wrote it, Intell's game wasn't over.

    You've played in *way* more than three games, so you're in if you want.





    the world is flat map. The more we are entertained,
  • The more we are entertained,



  • GQB
    Mar 28, 10:44 AM
    If this is true, I'm getting an HTC Android phone.

    I still have the iPhone 3GS (2 year contract), so I want to upgrade THIS year, preferably this summer.

    Don't let me down Apple!

    The danger isn't from iPhone users jumping ship into the Android cesspool, but failing to capitalize on Android defections.





    Amazing Iceman
    Apr 25, 09:57 AM
    In the meantime, government agencies in a number of countries have launched investigations into the situation, seeking explanations from Apple and details on how users can protect their privacy.


    Simple:
    - Just as you would do with your wallet and personal record files, don't loose your iPhone or lend it to someone you don't trust.
    - Don't hack your iPhone and then install software that could be unsafe.
    - Not necessary, but if you are too paranoid disable Location Services.

    Protecting your Privacy involves more than just taking care of your iPhone. Someone could call you saying you won a trip to Hawaii, get your personal information, and then you are doomed.
    Or when you purchase something, swipe your Credit Card into their device and retrieve most of the private information they need to steal your identity.

    So, don't come and make a big issue about the iphone tracking personal info and people's privacy invaded, blah-blah, without a certain proof.
    All this hype is nothing more than a publicity stunt .





    shadowx
    Aug 12, 01:04 PM
    why does BLACK ANODIZED ALUMINUM sound sooooo good? Tasty, I would say!
    :D

    Wiki




    TedSlawski
    Aug 7, 02:25 PM
    Well a really fast computer at a reasonable price that you don't have to wait months for? I'm pinching myself before I make the call and order one. The idea that this could be what the original dual 2gig G5 that I (and a lot of other people) waited months for and really was kind of a ho-hum experience updating from a dual 800 quicksilver. Just playing around with a dual core iMac and being impressed says "this has got to be the one". The promise that they made for the G5 and didn't come across with. I would really like to play around with one of thses and say WOW!, not try to remember if it opened Photoshop faster than my quicksilver or not. 4 X 2.66Ghz Woodcrest�oughta do it!





    dannyallen34
    Jul 23, 09:28 AM
    [/SIZE]Merom won't be going away in 2007. So no yutz need apply for next mobile processor amticipation duty all of next year, unless of course you mean the 4 core Mobile version of Merom coming next Fall '07. :)And Santa Rosa will add to Merom's Power next Spring. That's what I'm waiting for as well. :)

    I was wondering where you heard that there is going to be a 4 core mobile version of Merom coming Fall '07. Any roadmaps i've read for intel, including that one you linked to (and the Tom's Hardware one) don't mention it. In fact, I didn't even read of a desktop 4 core processor being released until let alone 2007 in a laptop.

    I'm wondering where you heard this because I'm getting a MBP for college next summer and if there were quad core MBPs coming out in the fall I would wait.

    (Oh, and if I misinterpreted 4 cores to equal Quad core on a single processor, please clarify what you meant.)





    spazzcat
    Mar 29, 08:59 AM
    isn't dropbox the same thing?