Forum: Gaming and Technology

I'm a computer science major atm, going into my 2nd year. Mostly done stuff in C++, a little C, plan on taking some Java pretty soon. Would love to hear from some people in the field atm, what the jobs are like, what's important to actually learn while in school, are there any others actually...

8 years ago (im 22 now) i had an idea of an energy source that because of the way its powered it creats more energy then it comsumes... i finnaly desided to do something about it so i did a search to see if the idea is already around... turns out 2 aussie guys come up with the idea 3 years ago (so...

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I heard a couple of days ago the Internet has almost reached a point of being stagnant. meaning pretty much all the website ideas have come and gone five times over. it can only go as fast as technology and some people don't even use computers. Is it dying? I mean the only selling points and...

For the first 10 minutes after I start my computer, it's practically worthless. I can hear it going ape**** making the noises it does when it's thinking hard, and everything takes forever to happen. Programs will barely load, it takes 2 mins to switch an internet page, ect. After the initial ten...

worst one ive played was Kingdom Hearts but ive never touched **** like Superman 64 and other games that are universally known to be pieces of ****. KH seemed like it was meant for 7 year olds or kids with down syndrome

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10623423 Cliffs -Milo is an interactive AI that will learn.

I like to think of myself as a science oriented person, I also would like to say that I am an atheist. Just wondering how other people in the scientific community perceive religion and higher beings.

The idea that memories/thoughts/learned knowledge can be passed down through genetic DNA - is a cool concept. In many ways it explains things such as deja-vu, the concept of "instinct", and mood swings. Naturally as the body is a complex tool - these things would occur. Science has also...

Wtf man this has nothing to do with the subforum name... What's wrong with putting it all in the Misc section like before? Science has nothing to do with Xbox. It's like having a religion/WWE forum.

Am I the only one who would love to live in that time period? I got addicted playing that game and it made me wonder even more about "the future" how accurate do you think the depiction of the game is? I know we cant be the only intelligent life forms in the vastness of space.

When do children become aware of themselves as differentiated and unique entity in the world? When and how do they become self-aware? Based on some recent empirical evidence, 5 levels of self-awareness are presented and discussed as they chronologically unfold from the moment of birth to...

Synesthesia is an involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied by a perception in another sense. In addition to being involuntary, this additional perception is regarded by the synesthete as real, often outside the body, instead of imagined in the mind's eye. It...

ITT we discuss why mw2 sucks complete balls and bfbc2 is superior in every way possible. discuss

Same publisher and devs, very similar looking gameplay, i never really played BC2 apart from a little bit at my friends but from what i saw i think i expected more from the trailer http://www.gametrailers.com/video/limited-edition-medal-of/701674?type=flv This game looks so good though, but...

Sign here if you want to demolish the bodybuilding aspect of this site and make it totally dedicated to Video Games (especially Modern Warfare 2).

I'm interested in the computer tech field as a career, but math is challenging for me. Should I even try? or start focusing on something else? Are there other computer fields that I can go to school for that involve not as hard math as going to school for Computer engineering?

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Looking for some nice earbuds to use while i workout that will let me navigate tracks without having to fish my iPhone out of my pocket. Have some Shure SE310s now that i like, but not sure about other brands. Seems my choices are: Etymotic HF2 Klipsch S4i Any others?

gears 1 + 2 (soon 3) is better than all the halo games /thread

Tiggemann, M., Kemps, E., & Parnell, J. (2010). The selective impact of chocolate craving on visuospatial working memory. Appetite, doi:10.1016/j.appet.2010.03.010.

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My amd peice of **** CPU fan blew out so i replced with an almost identical cpu fan except went from .7A to .3A. Temperatures are fine via Speedfan. my 9600GT is running around 70-75C with a heavy load, my core is at 52c ... is this fine or should i just invest into a completely new heatsink fan...

Post your gamertags here I normally am the medic lvl 26 at the momment

what would i have to get a degree in?