I'm buggered on how Safari and Chrome differ, I would have thought the image processing would be part of WebKit. It actually makes sense that IE is better at scaling than Firefox - it's an edge case that requires tons of research to get correct. Seriously, who scales up an image on the web that isn't a single color? - xero
Images are less important to me than text and Safari on the Mac is the best. Chrome and IE aren't as good and Firefox isn't even close. - ·[▪_▪]·
The fonts on macs seem to be really blurry - maybe there is a way to tweak that. I've always preferred the text rendering on Linux - just seems smoother and easier on the eye. - Richard Bradshaw
i can't stop looking at all of these blurry blue dots. i am under your control. hypnotism:SUCCESS.....*drools on keyboard* - Morgan Haley
Curiously hypnotizing they are, yessssssss. ;) - Mona N.
@Richard ... You can use a font manager like Extensis Suitcase Fusion and "turn off" the system default fonts and replace them with your own. Some of the default fonts are required when the OS boots so yeah, umm, make sure you don't turn off the important ones. - Brandon
Yeah, I don't understand how Safari and Chrome differ, except I guess Apple and Google could enable different flags when they build Webkit. OS X font smoothing (which I think Safari on Windows tries to emulate?) has always been a point of contention. You either love it or you hate it. - Victor Ganata
they soon all look similar if you stare long enough - sofarsoshawn
So the reviewer used IE 8 Beta 2 and NOT Firefox 3.1 Beta 2? FAIL - Jared B. Luther
How would Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 render images differently from its current release? And how do you know which version he is using? - Mona N.
Because it is well documented that changes in Firefox 3.1 include changes to the Gecko rendering engine. I would have assumed the reviewer is using current released versions of all the browsers. The fact that IE 7 (the current release of IE) wasn't included and a beta version was, to me, shows bias. - Jared B. Luther
EDIT: I stand corrected!!! He *IS* using 3.1 b2 from his initial article: http://www.graphicrating.com/2... Just for sour grapes sake I'll say he should have made that more clear in this most recent article. :-P - Jared B. Luther
Jared - thank you for the link! :) - Mona N.
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oh ! You just convinced me to go back to IE ! xD - Rémi Fayolle
My eyes hurt after looking at the blue/green dot thing. Or school. Yeah, we'll go with school. - Zach Flauaus
sad that FF was the worst, since I've become a solid convert over the past few months. oh well, i'll just invest in glasses. - YieldBuild-Jason Menayan
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with nanotechnology, nothing is impossible - would be great for tagging don't you think? - AainaA-Ridtz A.R
I dunno what'd happen if you started nibbling on your nails though...or if you had to cut'em - Mohomed=genieyclo
Well, since ya put it *that way* I could think of much more interesting places to put that kind of nanotechnology to work. I'd be telling the Lawnmowerman to come mow my lawn, baby! Just sayin. Just sayin. - TheMacMommy
Ah, how about my forearm? I like convergence, and that means video, internet and audio. Fingernails are a bit too small for visuals. On second thought, one good kick from a sparring partner might mean, to borrow a phrase, buckets of pain. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage
20 years is a long time in computing tech, and assuming an exponential projection (ala Kurzweil) and using the functional delta between a PC in 1988 vs 2008 as a ref point, I think this would definitely be possible. Desirable is a stickier question. :) - mikepk
Quite possible if you look at it from 1988 till 2008, even more possible if you look at the increase in technology from 2000-2008, we are advancing in tech faster then we need too. - Brendon Wadey
Its possible that in 2030 you will not LISTEN to music anymore - but experience it directly thru a BI [ brain interface - SnakeDoc
Just thinking about it - the audio interface has a limited bandwidth, i.e. ears. if there is a "BI" the thruput could be "substantially higher" and you might enjoy hundreds [ or any multiplier you choose ] of tracks simultaneously.... :D - SnakeDoc
This screens is too small. Eye retina is much better. - Kuroki Kaze
It needs a vibrate alarm feature, saves that embarrassment of emptying the woman's handbag at security. - Simon Lucy
kler, j'avais testé ArmA 1er du nom, il était pas mal mais un peu buggué. Là en fait c'est le même studio donc le jeu est bien un pseudo OFP2. Par contre OFP2 est édité par les même que OFP1 mais fait par un autre studio, donc on va pouvoir comparer les deux, ca risque d'être pas mal ! - Rémi Fayolle
How good can a game - based on an IP by Warren Spector - get without his contribution? Harvey Smith and team tried and failed with Deus Ex 2. - Mustafa K. Isik
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a step in the right direction though maybe? - Zee.
i think the biggest problem with new interfaces for personal computers is the requirement of a keyboard with tactile feedback. It would be interesting if the gestures could be done as you hover your hands a cm or 2 over the keyboard but with your palms on the desk. - Aaron D'Amico
One of the big problems with these new input technologies is that they require a lot of movement: a keyboard and mouse, though not perfect, are pretty efficient in terms of minimizing hand movements. Imagine swinging your hands around all day to write code: you'd be exhausted! - Ryan Twomey
Ryan - would you really be exhausted, or would you be getting a nice, healthy amount of exercise? Depends how large the movements need to be. If they can be natural and ergonomic, it might actually alleviate carpal tunnel risk while benefiting the body (DISCLAIMER - I didn't read the article yet!). - Laura Norvig
it was cool when i saw it in the bond movie,it kinda reminded me of minority report too - Anthony Farrior
It's Johnny Mnemonic with smaller gloves. But do I have to do tai-chi in the middle of the office? How big offices will we need if you replace the mouse with it? I think it needs a few more years. But I can't help thinking: Wii. - Roland Hesz
practical applications? edit - i still dig and all... - Anthony
@Anthony I believe Doctors use this virtually to before procedures in complex situations, I've seen something like this at work at the Mayo Clinic, and I think they just use a 3D model of a heart, for example, and make sure where they'll do what and how. - Mohomed=genieyclo
