bitbydeath
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By super flu, I meant that you can get it again even after getting better just like the normal flu. What’s super about it is the death toll is a lot higher.
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By super flu, I meant that you can get it again even after getting better just like the normal flu. What’s super about it is the death toll is a lot higher.
Sinthor
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I hear you. Just be careful about the death toll. Very inconsistent. At the high side, they say about 3.4% which is definitely not good. But places like South Korea where they really made an effort to test and diagnose everyone (and it's on the decline as well) their mortality rate was about .04% or thereabouts. Now, regular flu is only about .01% so it's still worse, but that's a BIG difference in mortality numbers. I think in the end it will turn out to be far closer to the .04%. So no laughing matter, especially if millions are affected, but definitely not the big super bug that people have worried about. That's all I mean.
Hell, here's a cheery thought. The thing has already apparently mutated once and developed a strain that's much worse than the initial one was. It could always do so again and THEN be like the Spanish flu... Of course, mutations USUALLY work out to make bugs LESS effective at killing, but...
Hope everyone just limits their exposure and stays safe. Even the regular flu kills hundreds of thousands of people a year. We don't need to add to those numbers AT ALL!
TLZ
Banned
Are we sure about that?
Hawking Radiation
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Your mutations comment has me thinking of the worst bits of Prometheus.I hear you. Just be careful about the death toll. Very inconsistent. At the high side, they say about 3.4% which is definitely not good. But places like South Korea where they really made an effort to test and diagnose everyone (and it's on the decline as well) their mortality rate was about .04% or thereabouts. Now, regular flu is only about .01% so it's still worse, but that's a BIG difference in mortality numbers. I think in the end it will turn out to be far closer to the .04%. So no laughing matter, especially if millions are affected, but definitely not the big super bug that people have worried about. That's all I mean.
Hell, here's a cheery thought. The thing has already apparently mutated once and developed a strain that's much worse than the initial one was. It could always do so again and THEN be like the Spanish flu... Of course, mutations USUALLY work out to make bugs LESS effective at killing, but...
Hope everyone just limits their exposure and stays safe. Even the regular flu kills hundreds of thousands of people a year. We don't need to add to those numbers AT ALL!
Thanks for the insight though.
Im already so paranoid of touching things especially in public transport as I make my way home in the evening.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Which part?
The getting it again was said to be true but I’m not sure how verified it is.
The greater deaths part looks to be accurate as the flu kills around 0.1% of those it infects while covid-19 is said to be around 2-3%
Edit: There have also been theories that the current treatments only hide the virus as opposed to curing it, which may explain why people are prone to “getting it again.”
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Sinthor
Gold Member
No. At least not yet. There was a case in Japan that they thought initially was a re-infection but that was determined to most likely be a relapse of the initial infection. They've also discovered there are TWO strains of the virus as well and it is unclear as to whether you are safe from both if you get just one of them. So It's just a bit early yet for certainty on these things, much like it is to have a determined actual mortality rate.
chitzy
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We won't have nearly the death rate that was associated with the Spanish flu, but the economic damage that COVID-19 causes could potentially be just as bad. We live in a very different world than we did in 1918. Our financial markets are all highly interconnected and if one domino falls, generally, so do others. Not to mention that most people alive right now have never had to face any sort of situation where if they got sick or hurt, treatment could be difficult to come by.
Sinthor
Gold Member
Bingo on Prometheus! Thanks for reminding me of that! lol.
Hey everyone! Here's a cheery one for you. Go rent the movie "Contagion" with Matt Damon and Gweneth Paltrow in it. THAT's the worst case "super bug" scenario and also is a very damn realistic movie about how such a thing could happen and spread. Think of the spread of the normal flu or even this coronavirus, but something that kills like 80% of the people who get it. Cheery movie!
Seriously, it's very good, but if you might be prone to panic about Coronavirus, definitely DO NOT watch it! Also as someone else also correctly pointed out, fortunately for us, mutations tend to make viruses less deadly. Viruses that kill their hosts are shortening their own lifecycle as they cannot exist in a dead host. So mutations tend to prolong the infections and temper the aspects that lead to death. FORTUNATELY. That being said, there's no reason it couldn't happen the other way. Some scientists believe that Ebola actually mutated from another virus that was much more benign and THAT thing is the stuff of nightmares. If something like EBOLA got to be spread and was as contagious as the flu...well...we'd all be living a modern day rewind of the 'black death' in Europe that killed over half of the population. Yikes!
And on that cheery note...have a great night!
Sinthor
Gold Member
That's very true. The world economy has been near the edge for a while. This type of thing definitely could send it over the cliff. In the US I've been worried about that as well even with the strength of the economy simply from the perspective of the tremendous debt. Not good. So we'll see. Right now, with China pulling ahead of this (if we can believe them) it's likely that they will resume working in the coming weeks. So we're more likely to have a bad month or so economically. But we'll see.
Classicrockfan
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This is going to be Steven kings the stand scenario isn’t it.
trancefreak64
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01011001
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okay, who's gonna be the one playing Don't fear the Reaper while driving through the country spreading corona everywhere?
chitzy
Banned
I would peg it at 3-4 months until things are back under control. Maybe less if the virus doesn't do well in warmer weather. China had the advantage of being one of few world governments who are willing to literally board people inside their own homes. Culturally as well I think China (and Asian cultures in general) are more community oriented which helps in dealing with situations like this. I think trying to get pampered Americans to abide with quarantine guidance will be like trying to herd cats.
Matreios Raven
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To heck with any kind of herd mentality. I guess my aloofness from others might pay off.
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B_Boss
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I’m not under NDA. The thing I’m under is my wife. BOOM.
But in all seriousness, 13 etc is actually a bigger gulf than will happen, and as it stands, right now (and for the foreseeable future) SX have the TF crown, from what I’ve seen. And that’s The latest DK. However, there are many crowns, and both sides have several each.
Well O’d, tell me, how can SX have the crown if there are many crowns? Are you aware which crown, of the several, has the largest TF number lol? (No sarcasm intended mate!)
Matreios Raven
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Loner lifestyle 4 Life!
Hawking Radiation
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Lol i love your posts. You have a fan.Bingo on Prometheus! Thanks for reminding me of that! lol.
Hey everyone! Here's a cheery one for you. Go rent the movie "Contagion" with Matt Damon and Gweneth Paltrow in it. THAT's the worst case "super bug" scenario and also is a very damn realistic movie about how such a thing could happen and spread. Think of the spread of the normal flu or even this coronavirus, but something that kills like 80% of the people who get it. Cheery movie!
Also as someone else also correctly pointed out, fortunately for us, mutations tend to make viruses less deadly. Viruses that kill their hosts are shortening their own lifecycle as they cannot exist in a dead host. So mutations tend to prolong the infections and temper the aspects that lead to death. FORTUNATELY. That being said, there's no reason it couldn't happen the other way. Some scientists believe that Ebola actually mutated from another virus that was much more benign and THAT thing is the stuff of nightmares. If something like EBOLA got to be spread and was as contagious as the flu...well...we'd all be living a modern day rewind of the 'black death' in Europe that killed over half of the population. Yikes!
And on that cheery note...have a great night!
Have a great night.
TLZ
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Thanks.
How's the toilet paper pandemic where you are btw? It's ridiculous I can't find toilet paper anywhere
Deeper Underground
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TLZ
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In Australia, well here in Sydney at least, it's because of Corona panic. I think it started from a few going full on panic buying every toilet paper they could find, cleaning up the isles. Then others got worried they won't find toilet paper anymore and followed suit.
Crazy.
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RyanEvans21
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Because of the Covid-19 Virus
bitbydeath
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Kumomeme
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just use water....apparently wash using water is best way to clean your butt
Deeper Underground
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ZywyPL
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StreetsofBeige
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I read some of the panic buying is small businesses loading up in case wholesalers run out as they supply bigger companies.
But every day people assumed corona should lead to bomb sheltering yourself with supplies.
Moses85
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SleepDoctor
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Every time I take a break from this thread and comeback I see another champion meltdown lol. Talk about emotional investment in a plastic box. Its really not that farfetched considering the other warriors who liked the post.
No use in speculating anymore, its boring already. Rather just wait on official news than throw a tantrum on here attacking other users.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
The thing about message board funnies (and this goes for games, sports or stock boards), I always give people the benefit of the doubt in the back of my mind thinking even ardent posters are just trolling for fun. It's just that some seem harder to pinpoint as clever trollers, or actually serious about it.
We all know how this one ended up.
Bogroll
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To off set that though they're culturally not as hygienic as us Brits, Americans and most of the Western World. Look where it started.
Zoro7
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Lol at Brits being hygienic. I live in London, most people here are dogs mate.
Mendou
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I wonder what the future would have looked like if Sony improved the CELL engine and made it developer-friendly. The PS4 is apparently easier to develop for than the PS2 but the PS2 was immensly powerful for its time due to its custom architecture.
Bogroll
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Of course your'e going to have some dogs here and there but It's like a different planet over the other side of the world regarding hygiene.
zubairali2
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just woke up 10 mins ago to find out few people in my town have the virus.
stay safe everyone
stay safe everyone
WhispersintheWind
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The PS3 Cell Engine should be able to emulated with a decent CPU and GPU. Would have to move some Graphic Operations to the GPU Pipeline Which shouldn’t be to hard. Just time consuming. The issue is the split memory remapping and rebalancing the CPU Power Instruction set to current code.
PS2 was kinda complex to develop for, but easy. Just had to use the different dedicated chips. If my memory is correct with the PS2 Emotion Engine. Might have to ask some people I know do they remember. More powerful then most PC Cards back then, but only as third as powerful as OG XBOX.
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Shmunter
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Digitising our existence. When VR becomes advanced enough, we’ll have a feeding tube and self cleaning diaper fitted because it will be more convenient than the real world.What a way to start a new decade. I always think about how movies show a foreshadowing of technological changes from a fictional setting. Are we seeing an evolution of how things are being done now moving forward? New decade. New way of doing things
Eventually we’ll go fully digital by digitising our memories. Immortality.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Hmmmm..... I know this has zero chance, but you know how people talk about Lockhart and SeX? And SeX has a UHD drive?
I'm hoping there is a discless SeX as well.
I'm all digital for years. I was a supporter of discs, but the second discs became giant mandatory installs (unlike last gen where almost every 360 game could be run off the disc fast) like digital downloads, I might as well just go the convenience route and go digital.
So perhaps a discless SeX for $50 cheaper?
I'm hoping there is a discless SeX as well.
I'm all digital for years. I was a supporter of discs, but the second discs became giant mandatory installs (unlike last gen where almost every 360 game could be run off the disc fast) like digital downloads, I might as well just go the convenience route and go digital.
So perhaps a discless SeX for $50 cheaper?
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kareemna
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The EE was a precursor to the CELL, on a smaller scale. To emulate the CELL it usually requires multicore and multithreaded CPUs with a clock rate above 3.0 GHz. Do not forget that some games utilized the CPU for vectors (usually GPU).
WhispersintheWind
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Do Not Quote me and do not take this as fact.
Buy what I heard second rumor and whispers. The original Lockheart plans was supposed to be discless and a streaming console hybrid. Think Half Google Stadia mets Xbox One X. Even Heard Whispers it could be Google Stadia Mets Xbox One X and maybe portable also.
But these are very Old rumors and Second Hand Whispers. So I have no clue how factual they where or are.
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WhispersintheWind
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Like I said was rusty and didn’t remember all the details. I did get the basics rough draft right didn’t I?
kareemna
Member
I am just a tech savvy myself, so i guess we are both on the same page.
The PS5 could pretty much be capable of fully emulating a PS3, but capable doesn't mean it will. This will require more investment and man hour than how MS did it on Xbox One.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I've never tried PS3 emulators on PC, but are those any good? Or are they garbage?
If PC modders can make good emulators, Sony staff should be able to make it even better.
If PC modders can make good emulators, Sony staff should be able to make it even better.
Kumomeme
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we asians laughing at westerns who use tissue to wipe butt all this time
also, its not simply because of cultural differences.... lot of asian country not advance as those who at western 'world' ..there lot of development country and even there those who struggle to catch up to each others and obviously thats speak the differences of mentality and attitude also insfrastructure..its not fair to compare things like that..
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lepermessiah
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Yeah the ps2 was quite a sophisticated piece of kit for its time, despite og Xbox and Gamecube being stronger overall, didn't the ps2 still have some specific advantage in certain areas? I'm trying to recall, I remember the Sons of Liberty port on the Xbox was inferior visually compared to the ps2 version.
FeiRR
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Has this been posted yet? Hermen Hulst Q&A: Interview with Head of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios
He clearly states that publishing all Sony titles on PC isn't going to be the policy. He also confirms that Sony's going to continue their policy of focusing on SP story-driven games with a bit of experimenting, so basically the same thing they've been successful with this gen. Also cuts a lot of doom and gloom. See,
Bo_Hazem
don't worry. The future is bright! We're all going to die BUT while playing post-apo walking sims with 11 pigeon power graphics!
He clearly states that publishing all Sony titles on PC isn't going to be the policy. He also confirms that Sony's going to continue their policy of focusing on SP story-driven games with a bit of experimenting, so basically the same thing they've been successful with this gen. Also cuts a lot of doom and gloom. See,
Bo_Hazem
don't worry. The future is bright! We're all going to die BUT while playing post-apo walking sims with 11 pigeon power graphics!It was the same on PC. I played the game there first but it was a terrible port and performed badly even though I had a powerful desktop. Then I got a PS2 for God of War and I was amazed how SoL worked on it, too.
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WhispersintheWind
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It was Very Strong for its time. Also OG Xbox was Priced Very High at launch and Microsoft took a loss per console sold.
StreetsofBeige
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No people can claim cleanliness or laugh at others if their own country has people shitting into open holes in the ground where you even have to bring your own toilet paper.
kareemna
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The current emu is called rpcs3 and has a little over 50% games compatibility, which means fully playable. But the specs to run the emulator are high usually.
As previously mentioned the way EE was designed is basically a precursor to CELL. EE is a superscalar MIPS, 2 vector units (miniature CELL
) and something called Image Processing Unit (!).OmegaSpear
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What's the next big scheduled date? It seems everything is getting cancelled. First GDC, now E3.
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