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looking for real world experience with Turtle Beach XP400 headsets

Just an addage. I have the XP400's and the PX4 and they are identical except the colors. They are good head phones but the plastic is a bit on the cheap-ish side. Quality is great when playing Grand Theft Auto 5 and Dark Souls on the PS3, Mass Effect on the 360 or Warframe on the PS4. I...
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- Post #2
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Console Gaming
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Java Learning Hierarchy

If you are trying to build a web application then you probably want to understand the fundamentals of how the servlet spec works from web.xml up. You could take a lot of stuff for granted if you just read a book on Spring Web MVC and decide you know enough to start writing Java web apps using...
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- Post #6
- Dec 12, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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Need help picking a Java EE development stack/application server and operating system

I use CentOS + Tomcat + Infinispan + Spring 3.2 + PostGresql in my out of office endeavors. I don't need a full J2EE stack because that is not really a big deal now a days since J2EE isn't really what people care about. Not to stir up a holy war with purists (I think J2EE has its place) but...
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- Post #13
- Aug 23, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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Image Server for WebApp... questions about how to serve images

If they are on the same physical machine serving over a share folder adds protocol overhead that just isn't needed. For instance if a VM vendor, or a personal cloud stack, might run virtual images off of iSCSI then there is no reason you 'd want to NFS between your vm's which are already running...
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- Post #7
- Jul 23, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Holy Moly, is Eclipse the worst IDE ever?

I use Eclipse Every single day. More specifically I use Sprint Tool Suite latest built on Juno (3.8 at work and 4.2 for home stuffs). I've used VB on a project last year (was php) and other tools that use the WPF (ssms) and while they are fast I think I dislike their look and feel with a...
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- Post #89
- Jul 23, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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C# vs C++/CLI : Is there any reason not to use C# for Windows applications?

All I am saying... is that there are plenty of 'insert your own language here' compilers to javascript. So you can write in one language for code maintenance, and then run it in a javascript engine. That is all. I don't care about, nor am I ignorant of, ASM.js.
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- Post #50
- Jul 23, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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the Next Step: Making the leap from Code Monkey to Software Engineering

I would say you are being asked to be a software architect not an engineer. On top of what has been suggested I would add that you write modular code. Never make a method that doesn't need to exist but never write a method that does more than it should. Make sure you code to interfaces as much...
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- Post #7
- Jul 18, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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C# vs C++/CLI : Is there any reason not to use C# for Windows applications?

I am not talking about Asm.js I am talking about using a language and running it through a compiler to output js like gwt already does.
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- Post #47
- Jul 18, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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C# vs C++/CLI : Is there any reason not to use C# for Windows applications?

@tfinch2 I think you are being too much of a knee-jerk reactionist here. What Exdeath said was pretty valid. @brandonb Thinking VB.Net is relevant is pretty awkward of a thing to say. We still maintain VB6 apps in our Java centric work but it is like getting an STD when you are asked to go...
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- Post #44
- Jul 15, 2013
- Forum: Programming
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Thinking of getting PSP 3000/Go for retro gaming

I have the God of War PSP 3000 and couldn't be happier with it. I have about 15 PSP games that are all basically retro titles except for Third Birthday. Final Fantasy 1 and 2 Final Fantasy 4 Complete Collection Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions Persona 1 Persona 2 Y's Chronicles Y's 7...
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- Post #11
- Jun 8, 2012
- Forum: Console Gaming
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any reason to own both 360 and ps3 any more?

Power-A Controllers for the PS3 negate this, and they are dirt cheap at Walmart and Toys'R'Us here in the states. Racing games on the 360? You mean Forza 3 and 3.5errrr4.0 right? Because those are good games but they aren't close to the realism you get in Gran Tourismo 5. Oh... and how about...
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- Post #39
- Jun 8, 2012
- Forum: Console Gaming
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any reason to own both 360 and ps3 any more?

Yes I would say there is still a compelling reason to own both. The 360 has some exclusives that are just simply too good give up on. Infinite Undiscovery, Halo franchise, Gears of War, Magna Carta 2, Fable 2, better versions of older multiplatforms and rockstar games, Bastion, Shadow Complex...
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- Post #31
- May 5, 2012
- Forum: Console Gaming
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TERA

I am enjoying it so far. The combat is noteworthy and feels like a balance between God of War and the Playstation 3 exclusive Demons Souls (and therefor Dark Souls as well). The art direction is definately for otaku. The game world is almost forgettable because the questing doesn't really mesh...
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- Post #41
- May 5, 2012
- Forum: PC Games
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So who's ready for Mass Effect 3?

pretty nice!
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- Post #305
- May 5, 2012
- Forum: PC Games
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Wanna play Dark Souls on PC?

Yes, it is a 360/PS3 game that is a very good game that has mixes eastern and western rpg tropes and cranks the difficulty to 11. The biggest drawback to it is that the frame rates can drop significantly in some levels. While it doesn't stop the game from being great, being released on the PC...
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- Post #38
- Jan 13, 2012
- Forum: PC Games
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microsoft re-releases hotfix for bulldozer.. now two files

Sounds like I need to buy an FX 8120 and start digging in deep with Java 7 finally.
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- Post #21
- Jan 12, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Wanna play Dark Souls on PC?

There are other games very much like it. From Software has been developing games that this derives from for years. The biggest differences in Demon's Souls and King's Field series (PS1 and PS2) is the camera perspective. Demon's Souls 'plays' like a mixture of King's Field,Otogi and Kuon. All...
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- Post #35
- Jan 12, 2012
- Forum: PC Games
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Java Client, Oracle Server

What you want is to use a message brokering system like http://activemq.apache.org/ ActiveMQ and the oracle instant client. Clients will attatch to a message que and listen for messages to be published. You'll have a message sent to the que after a successful database transaction. This practice...
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- Post #7
- Dec 15, 2011
- Forum: Programming
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IDE and Compiler

I'm either in Netbeans or MyEclipse lately. The latter being a pay-for build of Eclipse I find much more stable. Both are good for c++ development (just get the vanilla eclipse tho for c++) however Java is probably more suitable for doing proper OOP programming. You can then use Jython to learn...
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- Post #9
- Dec 12, 2011
- Forum: Programming
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Could MIPS be a threat to ARM and x86?

Not only does MIPS Android exist, but there are actually thousands units already sold on the market. A lot of those cheap android e-readers actually have a MIPS cpu inside.
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- Post #34
- Dec 12, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Can AMD "rescue" the Bulldozer?

It really doesn't matter if you are sold on CMT. The truth of the matter is that C++ and Java developers who write industrial, financial, heuristic and scientific applications need more true threads. At best Hyper-Threading is a Surge tank. Sometimes it works absolutely wonderful. But it is...
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- Post #120
- Dec 8, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Steam: Invasive crap software

I bought a boxed copy of Fall Out New Vegas. My friend was staying over so when I was at work he installed it on my living room PC. He was signed in to his steam. Steam bound that game to his Steam account. My game is now his. Since when was a game I payed for at the brick and mortar supposed...
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- Post #200
- Dec 2, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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Help compiling/running Java in UNIX...

could it be a character formatting issue for the manifest ?
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- Post #3
- Dec 2, 2011
- Forum: Programming
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Bulldozer for Servers: Testing AMD's "Interlagos" Opteron 6200 Series

Their virtualization benchmark is pathetic. I'd call it a one trick pony benchmark. Old kernels. Old guests. No .NET apps to take care of testing enterprise use of AVX and nothing more than an Oracle Database test to test threading for java? Did we just start drinking coolaid all of a sudden...
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- Post #35
- Nov 18, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Good enough reason to do SB-E?

I could max out 32G of ram and still beg for more. If you don't mind spending the money, go for it. Though you could get 2 PCs for the price and use one for an editor and one for a render box.
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- Post #21
- Nov 16, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Bulldozer for Servers: Testing AMD's "Interlagos" Opteron 6200 Series

The benchmark was tested on a kernel (windows 2008) that cannot exact the performance from its scheduler (windows 7 kernel issues will be 2k8 issues) and ESX kernel doesn't have any BD bits back ported into it. So what this test is exactly is- is only a 'drop in replacement and forget about...
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- Post #20
- Nov 16, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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XBitlabs: Advanced Micro Devices Set to Unveil New Strategy Next Week

Marvel is in a lot of NAS raids as well as most of the pogoplug products. They may very well be on their way out as the defacto Plug SoC but they still have NAS on lock down.
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- Post #179
- Nov 14, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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CPU Integer Performance: Applied Micro ARMv8 vs AMD Bulldozer "Interlagos"

Servers? Sir this is going into game consoles.
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- Post #12
- Nov 14, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Bulldozer, Massively unoptimized

The intellectual dishonesty is so bad in here it stinks. That watt/thread chart is so stupid if you read anything into it then you are devaluing your point, not empowering it. The Intel chips cannot, ever, execute more than 1 thread per core even with HT on. It is physically impossible. It...
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- Post #119
- Nov 14, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Computer Science Masters

Well whatever you decide make sure they give you heaps of Graph Theory. That is the most useful form of mathematics in computer science these days. It is the basis of AI pathing as well as no-SQL databases such as Neo4J. It is found in things you take for granted
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- Post #16
- Nov 1, 2011
- Forum: Programming
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WoW like singleplayer game?

I'd say Final Fantasy 12 and the .HACK games on the PS2 are about as close as you get to MMO without the MM or the O. Also, White Knight Chronicles II (comes with a fixed WKC 1 for free) is also about as good as it gets for MMO-lite. It is like playing an Guild Wars only like a modern FF12...
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- Post #17
- Nov 1, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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DC Universe Online going F2P today...

I'm a paying customer still on the PS3. I guess I'll be Legendary. Hopefully they'll be able to ride this game for as long as they did Galaxies. I might pick up the PC version now for free though. City of Heroes is so boring now (I've got like ... 11 lvl 50s).
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- Post #4
- Nov 1, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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My webshop project

I have been a php dev for a while now. But I've been doing J2ee this year and I'll tell you I'm addicted to it. You should look into using Java especially if you have a brief history with it. If you use Netbeans with the Maven you can setup a web environment in minutes. Use Spring 3's webmvc...
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- Post #5
- Nov 1, 2011
- Forum: Programming
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GT5 2.0 is live!!!

If you play a racing simulator for an experience as close to the real thing as possible then Forza 3 is incapable of delivering a better experience than GT5. If you play a racing simulator to get close to the real thing but not forget that the overall presentation is still king, despite how...
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- Post #31
- Oct 28, 2011
- Forum: Console Gaming
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Why is the response to Bulldozer so overwhelmingly negative?

Trash cpu is what subjective word you and your ilk are peddling. Yet it is as good as anything out for general use and it excels in other areas and is built for the future which is coming despite what anyone says. Hell even Battlefield 3 proves it is coming for gaming. No one standing up for...
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- Post #278
- Oct 28, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why is the response to Bulldozer so overwhelmingly negative?

Because, like you, people are entitled to their opinion. And there are facts that say otherwise that this is not a trash CPU. You are looking for a reason to justify your rage. Others are trying to find the silver lining. And they have it on the workstation and server spaces despite anything you...
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- Post #245
- Oct 27, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Good article: Analyzing Bulldozer: Why AMD's chip is so disappointing

Sir, you have as much IT imagination as a rock. Right now my gaming desktop also acts as my development platform. 1 Host OS, 5 ubuntu server instances. How do you think you can simulate a load balanced web app with 1 computer. What happens when I want to add more virtuals? It is either add...
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- Post #61
- Oct 26, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Good article: Analyzing Bulldozer: Why AMD's chip is so disappointing

If you want to make broad generalizations... I'm game: So what is your point exactly? The typical workload case you are trying to portray is being savagely eroded by tablets. If market constants hold true, the PC market will clearly start to move towards specialized users such as gamers and...
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- Post #52
- Oct 25, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Can we start calling Bulldozer a 4 core CPU?

No there isn't. You cannot disable the modules. The problem lies in the fact that the OS scheduler in Windows 7 cannot at this time put 2 threads on 1 module and then there is the turbo situation where you want to maximize how turbo kicks in. The two ideologies compete for performance at low...
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- Post #65
- Oct 22, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Can we start calling Bulldozer a 4 core CPU?

So what? You cannot get 8 threads of performance out of that SB. HT only goes so far. It cannot execute 2 threads at 1 time no matter how you slice it. It can put 8 in the que, but can only execute 4 at any one time. So if I need 8 concurrent threads I pay for... 8 threads. Moreover, my...
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- Post #64
- Oct 22, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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