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[color=#959595]I would expect you to know how to plot a course and file a flight plan[/color]
With all due respect, if ANYONE were going to fly an aircraft, regardless of whether i was on the thing or not, YES I would expect them to be able to know how to plot a course and file a flight plan. Part of why I DO NOT pilot aircraft is because I cannot do these things.
Knowledge in one area NEVER justifies ignorance in another. I may be more sensitive to this, as part of my job is going into situations and working with various mechanical, electical, and computerized systems my company manufactures, most of which I've never even SEEN much less been trained to service/install. My paycheck and continued employment depend on being able to overcome this and get the work done while exceeding the customer's expectations.
Don't get me wrong here, I'm not attempting to insult or belittle you. As an aviator, you're obviously a person of intellect, patience, and dedication. I guess I just think it's a shame that someone with those kinds of qualifications would go around saying "I don't have time to" which implies a certain laziness from someone as intelligent as you, when I suspect you mean "I have no inclination to learn this" which, under the circumstances, is a completely reasonable answer.
In any case, I'm surprised at the success this program had for you, as when I ran it, all it did was tell me to go into the game and turn all my settings to low.
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[color=#959595]As for this software by Nvidia, look, obviously most seasoned gamers know how to adjust in-game settings to meet their hardware capabilities, but this kind of software is the kind of thing that could allow entry into PC gaming without having to understand all the scary technical stuff right away. It's a way in for new people who don't necessarily want to sit around reading Wikipedia articles on FXAA and ambient occlusion for three weeks straight, which is honestly a complaint I see about PC gaming. A lot of people shy away from it with the attitude of "why game on the PC and deal with all that hassle when console games are already optimized for my exact hardware setup, out of the box?". Having a better system to automatically adjust settings, beyond what games themselves can often do with their limited information, is a great way to address this legitimate criticism. Will I personally use it? no. Do I support the idea? Absolutely.[/color]
There is a place for these people. It is called a "console". People there can continue to use their "controllers" and brag to each other about how many . . "young individuals" they have killed. The market share of the "hard of thinking" generation can stay where they're wanted, under the thumb of an industry so contemptuous of it's user base that they continue to push premium prices on 7 + year old technology, all the while stealing money [live membership to access services like netflix] or functionality [Where do I start with the PS3 on that one????]
Perhaps I'm punishing the masses for their allegiance to companies and business models I have nothing but the utmost contempt for, and perhaps I've just spent enough time listening to the. . "people" my older son plays with (and against) to have become contemptuous of the people themselves.
Sadly, no person is a saint, I suppose
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can live with a possible perfomance impact. You could google that as well, but that would be more freetime originally reserved for gaming that just gets lost.
