La última sorpresa de la noche: MAG (Massive Action Game). Se tratará de un juego de acción táctica on-line, muy al estilo de los Battlefield o Quake Wars, cuyo mayor fuerte será la gran cantidad de jugadores que podrán involucrarse en las batallas. Nada más y nada menos que hasta 256 jugadores podrán jugar simultáneamente repartidos en escuadrones de hasta ocho jugadores. Gráficamente el juego se muestra absolutamente espectacular, aunque no nos ha quedado demasiado claro si lo mostrado era in-game o CGI. No se ha especificado fecha de salida.

With that context, you can rest assured that this sign, spotted at an Internet cafe near my house, is entirely bereft of irony.

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Las distintas capacidades de reproducir audio en formatos digitales tiene confundido a los usuarios. Aquí te explicamos las diferencias en el "bitrate" y cómo buscar la mejor calidad en tus canciones.

Las bases de datos con música crecen y crecen en los discos duros, pero junto con ello aumenta el inconveniente del "bitrate". ¿A muchos no los suena esa palabra?

La repuesta es bastante sencilla: es la cantidad de kilobite por segundo (kbps) con la cual se reproduce el archivo de audio. Esta medida se puso en el tapete tecnológico, cuando iTunes de Apple comenzó a ofrecer canciones con 256 kbps, superando el estándar anterior de 128 kbps.

Mientras mayor sea el número, mejor será la capacidad del sonido cuando le damos play. Algo que para melómanos expertos puede hacer una gran diferencia.

La calidad puede hacerse aún más notoria si llevamos estos archivos a un sistema de audio más completo con distribución de canales, parlantes de surround y ecualización. En 256 kbps el audio que se logra es casi igual al de un CD convencional, según Apple.

El problema con el formato anterior era la compresión. Este proceso achicaba los datos del audio para llevarlo a un archivo más liviano. Algo que efectuó por primera vez el CD análogo a comienzos de los ochentas, al quitar varias características sonoras del disco de vinilo y transpasarlas al modo digital.

El CD primario se degradó aún más para llevar los archivos hacia formatos de pocos megas, en breves transferencias por Internet que sólo requiere algunos segundos. Nacía el MP3.

MP3 (sigla para el concepto en inglés Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III) es una tecnología que permite comprimir archivos de audio a aproximadamente una décima parte de lo que ocupan en un CD de audio.

Este pequeño tamaño hace que los datos se puedan transportar fácilmente por Internet y es posible almacenar más canciones en un sólo disco de CD ó DVD.

Las tiendas virtuales venden música legal de MP3, como iTunes, a un precio de US$ 0,99 (menos de 550 pesos chilenos) por canción. No obstante, otro público más exigente pide formatos no tan comprimidos.

Apple está dispuesto a satisfacerlos, cobrándoles un precio superior. Aunque aseguran que la adquisición de un álbum completo costaría lo mismo en formato de alta o baja calidad. Al contrario de comprar sólo una canción.

OTRAS VARIABLES

Además del "bitrate", la calidad del sonido es también afectada por su formato, definido por el software ocupado para comprimirlo (conocido técnicamente como codec).

MP3 fue el formato más compromido y por ello se popularizó rápidamente. Pero Apple escogió un nuevo tipo llamado Advanced Audio Coding (AAC). Mientras que otras tiendas en línea utilizaron Windows Media Audio (WMA), incompatible con iPods.

Expertos consideran que estos tres formatos llevan la música hacia rangos más bajos o agudos que el oído humano no puede captar, con el fin de hacerlo más "liviano".

Por ejemplo, una canción no comprimida de buena calidad debería rondar los 33MB. Cuando se "achica" puede llegar a 6MB en 256 kbps ó 3MB en 128 kbps.

En programas, como iTunes o similares, nos pregunta qué queremos hacer con la canción una vez recibida en el estado puro seleccionado. La opción por lo general es convertirla a MP3.

En la actualidad, los sitios de ventas en línea ofrecen canciones de 128 kbps. Otros prefieren sacrificar las ventas y elevar la calidad y así se encuentran piezas de 25MB.

Incluso algunas canciones llegan a tener 250MB, el mismo tamaño que archivos de vídeos, y orientados para clientes super exigentes. Obviamente son de alta calidad, con 11.000 kbps y llegan a valer US$ 20, casi lo mismo que un álbum completo en CD.

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Para resolver la interrogante si el público logra detectar las diferencias entre estos tipos de formatos, dos grandes cadenas de música online Maximun PC y Gizmondo hicieron pruebas de audición.

Los participantes de estos testeos casi no se dieron cuenta de la diferencia entre un archivo de calidad normal y otro de alta definición (128 kbps contra 252 kbps, respectivamente).
Esto se explicó porque los algoritmos utilizados para comprimir audio son casi inaudibles, ya que basan su simplificación de las frecuencias en "engañar" al oído con modelos psicoacústicos. Aunque exista una diferencia de calidad a mayor bitrate.

Un MP3 a 128 kbps sonaría casi igual que un AAC de 256 kbps, porque estos utilizan un mejor modelo psicoacústico, que les permite desechar el doble de material sonoro, logrando sonar casi igual, de acuerdo al informe.

Si un AAC se comprime a 128 kbps, sonará como un MP3 de 256 kbps, aproximadamente. Un AAC a 256 kbps sería como un MP3 a 512 kbps, es decir, una calidad suficientemente alta, con lo cual no se debería notar mucha la pérdida ocasionada por la compresión.

Pero ojo que no hay vuelta atrás cuando se "ripea" una canción de 256 a MP3, por ejemplo. El MP3 no puede volver a sonar igual que el original si queremos subir su capacidad de kbps.

Existen herramientas como DbPowerAmp que bajan el bitrate de una canción original y lo estabilizan. Además normaliza el volumen en un solo paso con varios archivos. Así, podemos crear "álbums" con un sonido parejo, que no variará de un tema a otro.

El proceso con el MP3 es al contrario a lo que sucede cuando se graba un cassette de audio: en este caso empeora la calidad, empezando por las frecuencias bajas. En los MP3 es al revés, pues deforma hacia las frecuencias altas.

Será la eterna lucha de los formatos computacionales: calidad versus capacidad. Si queremos mucho en poco espacio, habrá que bajar el bitrate; pero si deseamos mejor audio hay que aumentar los datos.

Fuente: www.terra.cl

Taipei, Taiwan, May 26, 2008 - Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has developed the world's fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface, at the fifth annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum held here today. Samsung's new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface.

With a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s, Samsung's MLC-based 2.5-inch 256GB SSD is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD. Furthermore, the new 256GB SSD is only 9.5millimeters (mm) thick, and measures 100.3x69.85 mm.

Once introduced, the Samsung's 256GB SSD will mark the largest capacity SSD from the global market leader in SSD sales, effectively eliminating density as a barrier to SSD adoption in the consumer space. (press release on Gizmodo)

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We did what most IT managers and users would do and asked some of the top vendors for their most secure USB flash drives. All but one of these products use some form of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption, either 128-bit or 256-bit (according to experts, there's not much of a difference between 128-bit and 256-bit levels of AES encryption for ordinary purposes, as neither has yet been broken).

There was some variation in the implementation of the encryption on these drives -- some use AES keys derived from a user's password, while others use encryption keys generated by a hardware-based random number generator. (link)

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 The gentleman had two singles on his ticket, yet the ticket still cost $4,320.

 The part that made me chuckle was that he claimed he needed the 2nd single to keep the ticket "affordable". Affordable huh? Ok ... My bankroll all of the sudden seems too small?

Anyways, the ticket was structured like this:  8 x 1 x 6 x 5 x 1 x 9 ...

After taxes, "D" as he wants to be identified as, took home $2,381,423. Fear not, because he also had 24 five out of six consos for another $186,878.

 Congrats to D.

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Llegit al Twitter de Toni Castillo, de l'imprescindible blog Cuarto Derecha.

Following is their comment and my response which I have decided to make into its own separate post because this is a topic that I am rather vehement on.
[quote]
"Ok, so you say you’ve been playing “Killing Games” for years (I call them first person shooter games). I truly hate them. Gun safety’s first rule, is never point a gun at anyone….not even your dog, even if you have stapled him….hey that’s not nice!

My kids have grown up just fine, but they do have the same argument as you, I just don’t buy it. Look at the level of violence in our country, and you can’t chalk it all up to hormones in beef.

Read a book, talk a walk, talk to a friend, volunteer at the food bank, there’s lots to do, than shoot your poor stapled dog."
[/quote]

"First off I would like to say thank you for taking the time to post your thoughts here, it shows a lot about you that you can disagree but still keep things civil.

I agree that there is a high level of violence in our country, it is my opinion, however, that this is due to poor parenting rather than allowing children to play fps’, or even (I am loath to admit) watching overly violent movies.
I personally have never watched the any of the Saw movies, I am rather horrified not only that someone would create a movie like that, but also that it would be so widely accepted.

At first I would be temped to think that if someone were to watch those movies, it would not cause them to do violence, but they would already be open to the idea of using violence and that is why they would not be as affected by those movies.
However, I realized that that was to broad of an idea. My best friend has watched all of the Saw movies, but you would never know that from just meeting and being around him. This guy is somewhat renowned throughout our group of gamers because of how much control of himself he has; he rarely ever loses his temper and when he does it barely shows. I am not saying that he bottles all his anger up, when something happens that will make him angry then he will just let it go and move on.

I am sure that you did not mean it as such but your comment that I should, "Read a book, talk a walk, talk to a friend, [or] volunteer at the food bank, there’s lots to do." was extremely offensive to me. By this comment you are (maybe not purposefully) implying that people who play "killing games" do not engage is extra curricular activities, never read books, go outside, or keep an active social life.

I  can almost guarantee that I read more book that you do. Almost every night before I go to sleep I enjoy reading, my own personal library is somewhat extensive. I also greatly enjoy sports and keep in close contact with my friends (both local and otherwise).

Here is an interview I had with a pro gamer about this topic.

What is your background in video games?

Hewy - "I first started playing Sega Genesis, my favourite games back then were NBA Jam and anything to do with Sonic. From there it evolved, I picked up almost every console until I came across the XBOX. There I picked up Halo 1 and Amped Snowboarding. Ever since then I've been hooked on The Halo series, but balance out my time playing halo with Guitarhero II & III, Madden 2008, and Counter Strike Source."

What are your thoughts on violence in video games and the rising violence in America?

Hewy - "The violence seems to be increasing as the  FPS genre along with adventure etc. continues to add more violence into their games because they believe it will appeal to their target audience. But violence in video games and it being the cause of violent acts in America just seems like an easy scapegoat politicians can use. Sure, it may be the cause of some instances, but that is very rare and the person who was influenced by the game most likely is somewhat mentally challenged or has some disability."

How many hours do you spend on video games weekly?

Hewy - "Probably around 15-20, it usually depends on how much school work I have and what the schedules for other activities I have look like"

How do you spend your time when you are not playing video games?

Hewy - "I play Highschool and AAA baseball for my city, as well as running cross country and I freestyle ski competing across north America"

What would you say to parents who are concerned with their kids playing “killing games”?

Hewy - "I personally don't think kids should play killing video games. Mainly because they don't really have the mental capacity to know what is reality and what isn't. I think parents should always keep track of what their kids are playing. But for teens, I think parents need to realize that most teens know it's just a game and that they wouldn’t go out killing people in real life, and plus FPS aren't always about killing, the strategies and mental aspect of the game are probably more important then killing and that’s another thing parents should look at. "

Also may I point out that this picture http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/imagerepository/LR_child_gun_250.jpg
was not taken on the streets of America.

I would also highly recommend reading this page.
http://hrewiki.pbwiki.com/Child+soldiers+-+points+for+a+talk
I read the whole thing, it should only take a couple minutes of your time.

Well, I am sorry that I dragged that so far out. I tend to talk a lot when I am defending something I am interested in.

In closing and to sum up my main points (which is a proper ending) I do not think that video games make people violent, I think that lack of proper parenting creates character defects which people like to pin on violent video games (whether fps or not). And while I do believe that violence is a present and escalating problem in America, I believe that it is a much greater problem in other countries where practically none of the people get to play any video games."

-Jason

Last blog I left off with a three man team, plane tickets, and not much else besides a stubborn resolve to make this happen even if it wrecked us.

Here is a quick tip for people thinking about going on a trip to Las Vegas, don't! Ok, well I am obviously joking but there is a lot of hassle involved.
If you are under twenty one there are only a couple hotels that you can check into, one of those being the Hilton.

Secondly you might leave with all your appendages attached but you will return missing an arm and a leg at least. Food there is so expensive you would think that America was enduring a serious famine.

Another thing that was amusing to me were the Mexicans that stand on the side walk, flicking their hooker trading cards. They are there on the pretense of handing them out as cheap advertising, but really they are just mocking you for not have trading cards with ladies on them whom are only covered by advantageously placed stars, stars that you would wish on if you were into wishing on stars.

Enough tips, back to the story.

There was only one other person that I could think of to fill out our roster, and he was already on a team. A quick wish on a hooker star later and Nick was on the phone telling us that his team couldn't go and he wanted to talk with us about getting on ours. As an added bonus he also brought a coach to the team.

Coaches for gaming teams have a rather interesting role, instead of coaching us before the game and letting us do our thing during the game, they let us do our thing during practice and coach us during the game. I will explain that a bit more later.

Somehow (again with my mom's help and quite a bit of luck) we managed to  get our hotel situation figured out. It was fairly complicated but it boiled down to someone from a different team that was over twenty one would get two rooms (one for our team one for his) and we would give him cash once we met up.

With everything set up we got down to practice like good little children. Yeah right.

A combination of conflicting schedules, lag due to living in Alaska, and ACS (Do not subscribe to ACS they are terrible) we never had much practice before we left. In fact, the most practice we had as a team was once we arrived in Vegas.

well I wrote quite a bit but said little right there. I am ADD and can never pay attention to one thing for to long, so I guess I will post this now and write more later.