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Title: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Mark Smith on December 23, 2008, 08:28 PM
I thought snowflakes were supposed to be light fluffy things with no substance to them ?  These ones drifting across my screen make the CPU in my laptop beg for mercy!

50% of a 1.7Ghz Core Duo ?!?!  Just to move 10 sprites around ? :-)

Mark

Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Blacklord on December 23, 2008, 10:00 PM
Oh ok, I'll cut ';em down :(
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on December 23, 2008, 10:15 PM
What a pity :( I thought they were nice. But maybe 50% of the CPU time is a little too much :)
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Golan Klinger on December 24, 2008, 12:55 AM
Didn't increase CPU-usage of my browser here one bit. I'd say something is a little off with your system.
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: RobertB on December 24, 2008, 03:38 AM
Quote from: Mark Smith on December 23, 2008, 08:28 PM50% of a 1.7Ghz Core Duo ?!?!  Just to move 10 sprites around ? :-)
No problem here.

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Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: airship on December 24, 2008, 04:45 AM
What snowflakes?  ???
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: airship on December 24, 2008, 06:14 AM
NOW I'm getting snow and I don't know why!!! Woo-Hoo!!  ;D
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: BigDumbDinosaur on December 24, 2008, 09:25 AM
Wait!  There shouldn't be snow falling Down Under right now!
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Blacklord on December 24, 2008, 09:26 AM
Quote from: BigDumbDinosaur on December 24, 2008, 09:25 AM
Wait!  There shouldn't be snow falling Down Under right now!

True :) unless you're in Tasmania - been there when it's snowed on Xmas day.
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Mark Smith on December 24, 2008, 03:12 PM
Quote from: Blacklord on December 24, 2008, 09:26 AM
Quote from: BigDumbDinosaur on December 24, 2008, 09:25 AM
Wait!  There shouldn't be snow falling Down Under right now!

True :) unless you're in Tasmania - been there when it's snowed on Xmas day.

Shhhhh!!!!  I thought you Ozzies were supposed to keep quiet about admitting going to Tasmania ?  ;-)

Mark

Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Blacklord on December 24, 2008, 03:25 PM
Nah - Taswegia is my favourite state. <insert favourite deity here> created Tasmania first & couldn't follow up the act with the rest of the world :) Stunningly beautiful island.
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on December 25, 2008, 11:48 AM
No snow here in southern California...  But at least I get to see some here on these forums.  ;)
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Golan Klinger on December 25, 2008, 11:51 AM
We're up to our arses in it here. I likey.
Title: Re: Snowflakes are a bit heavy!
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on December 25, 2008, 11:59 AM
It's kind of funny that even the Pacific Northwest states have been getting quite a bit of snow that has been sticking around for the past couple weeks.  I grew up in Portland, Oregon, and we NEVER had snow there that lasted for more than a couple days, so this is pretty remarkable.

If I do end up moving to Wisconsin after I retire from the military, I'll be seeing LOTS of snow EVERY year.  :)
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