The future is bleak, give up.

[Syntaxvgm]

Tell mankind something  is impossible and they will do it. B)

world peace. 

Drive a hybrid without being smug about it. 

Think of a new color. 

Your move. 

[Sammael]

For this reason, NA and Europe are the greatest gaming zones in the world.  And "Straya" is a black hole of latency.  Unfortunately for them, there are probably not enough of them to field their own robust player bases.

[Albatross]

world peace. 

Drive a hybrid without being smug about it. 

Think of a new color. 

Your move. 

 

:lol:

 

All still possible for mankind, I say. Will just take some time.

[JeffreyEagan]

heres hoping we figure out how quantum entanglement works so we can possibly have literally instant communication

Laws of physics deny that.

[Tie Lightning]

Now, a forewarning, this math is really rough, mostly from the top of my head. It's not meant to be exact, just make a point

 

The circumference of the earth at its widest point (it's not perfectly round) is around 24,900 miles. 

 

The speed of light is 186,282.39 mi/s in a vacuum. 

186,282.39/24900  approx = 7.481

That means light can travel around the earth around 7 and a half times a second. 

 

1000 / 7.481 = 133.66

That means it take 133 milliseconds for light to go around the earth once. 

 

So given there were no switches, no impedance, no interference of any kind, it would take 133 milliseconds for a signal to travel back and forth between the two furthest points on the earth. (One ping)

In best case scenario, no matter how great technology may become, you will NEVER be able to try to shoot people online lag free. 

Give up. The future is bleak. 

No matter how much some things improve, some things will always be shitty. It's physics. 

This post brings me so much satisfaction..... (:

[Implodinghaze]

Two words. Portal Gun.

(i dont know what lag it would have though)

[Syntaxvgm]

Two words. Portal Gun.

(i dont know what lag it would have though)

run a crossover cable through a portal? Genius 

How gaben transfers files I assume. 

[moppop]

 

Do you really need an 8 core CPU and quad 980s? Hell no! Do you want it? Hell yah! 

 

Speak for yourself. Some of us actually use our hardware in production apps. Faster hardware=faster turnaround time=more artist iterations=better looking CG for less=more money

[Lolzious]

You will never live to see a day where you don't have to worry about latency.

Doesn't that keep you up at night? 

Nah, this forum as a whole does.

[Syntaxvgm]

Speak for yourself. Some of us actually use our hardware in production apps. Faster hardware=faster turnaround time=more artist iterations=better looking CG for less=more money

Some do.

But some watch anime on a quad gpu setup

[Sharif]

Either i am dumb or just dumb cause i didn't understand anything 

[RelentlessAF]

I'll just take a moment to say I wish games like Cs:GO would auto-kick people with a ping over 100 and not let them connect to servers in comp with that ping.

[slavano]

See above ^^^^

that was total posted as i was typing.

[jhaun]

Fibre cable through the centre of the earth. Much shorter that way.

[Syntaxvgm]

Fibre cable through the centre of the earth. Much shorter that way.

you were beat to the punch

[jhaun]

you were beat to the punch

Aww. Reading on mobile, accidentally missed it. Brb switching to bigger screen.

[GuruMeditationError]

There is a limit to this stuff. Developments described by Moore's Law for example are basically limited by the speed of light and the atomic nature of matter. There is a point at which computers cannot get any faster without new breakthroughs in physics. At time of writing it's been estimated that we'll reach that limit in about fifty years.

 

Theoretical physics is one thing but bringing that stuff into physical reality is another.

 

 

Either i am dumb or just dumb cause i didn't understand anything 

 

Err...dude? I think that's the other thread...http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/294007-how-intelligent-are-you-in-general-be-honest/ :nodding:

 

j/k ;0)

[Syntaxvgm]

There is a limit to this stuff. Developments described by Moore's Law for example are basically limited by the speed of light and the atomic nature of matter. There is a point at which computers cannot get any faster without new breakthroughs in physics. At time of writing it's been estimated that we'll reach that limit in about fifty years.

 

Theoretical physics is one thing but bringing that stuff into physical reality is another.

That's why I like murpheys law- not bound by the laws of physics. 

[GuruMeditationError]

That's why I like murpheys law- not bound by the laws of physics. 

 

Oh but you see it is...murphy's law is another interpretation of the law of diminished returns.

 

;0)

[cleanimageuk]

Just perform several china syndrome melts around the globe and run fibre though the holes. Reduce the lag to 133/π ms

[TKFT]

Just going to say we don't use vacuums to transport data. Fiber(glass) has a speed of light of 66.67% that of a vacuum and copper ranges from 40%-70%.

[Syntaxvgm]

Just going to say we don't use vacuums to transport data. Fiber(glass) has a speed of light of 66.67% that of a vacuum and copper ranges from 40%-70%.

absolute best case scenario and rough math is what this is. If we found a truly optimal way to transfer data at the true speed of light, even with no interruptions, will still have latency is the point. 

[shiftberry]

Those who executed Galileo were right hahahaha

[ionbasa]

Now, a forewarning, this math is really rough, mostly from the top of my head. It's not meant to be exact, just make a point

 

The circumference of the earth at its widest point (it's not perfectly round) is around 24,900 miles. 

 

The speed of light is 186,282.39 mi/s in a vacuum. 

186,282.39/24900  approx = 7.481

That means light can travel around the earth around 7 and a half times a second. 

 

1000 / 7.481 = 133.66

That means it take 133 milliseconds for light to go around the earth once. 

 

So given there were no switches, no impedance, no interference of any kind, it would take 133 milliseconds for a signal to travel back and forth between the two furthest points on the earth. (One ping)

In best case scenario, no matter how great technology may become, you will NEVER be able to try to shoot people online lag free. 

Give up. The future is bleak. 

No matter how much some things improve, some things will always be shitty. It's physics. 

Erm math error. That is 133ms to make a full loop around the earth's circumference from point 'A' back to point 'A' in one hop. For the two furthest points on earth you would take that number and divide by 2 for half a circumference. 

 

So your maximum latency should be ~66.5ms in one hop. 

 

Not bad. Until we find a way to send data faster than light (string theory/quantum/modern physics).

[jhaun]

Erm math error. That is 133ms to make a full loop around the earth's circumference from point 'A' back to point 'A' in one hop. For the two furthest points on earth you would take that number and divide by 2 for half a circumference. 

 

So your maximum latency should be ~66.5ms in one hop. 

 

Not bad. Until we find a way to send data faster than light (string theory/quantum/modern physics).

 

But a ping has to go there and back so circumference of the earth devided by two times two. Thats how latency is measured. Your calculation would be valid for data transmission or something, but that would have other bottlenecks.