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    Silo S2 expands its dystopian world

    Nice recap, it was one of my favorite series of 2023.”. I think “systemically killed” should be “systematically killed”?
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    The PS5 Pro’s biggest problem is that the PS5 is already very good

    From what I've seen, the PS5 Pro's visuals are significantly better than the PS5 in some of the games that have been showcased, DF have done a lot of analysis on this. As for price/performance, well I can't really tell the difference between what a 4080 and a 4090 can do, and there's a $1000...
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    “Misplaced” hopes: Why Borderlands 4 won’t be another Epic Games Store exclusive

    I think Randy and Tim should be made to read all of these comments, and maybe they could respond to them. At best the attitude of most gamers towards EGS is apathy, and at worst it's outright hostility. I love and stick with Steam because it is gamer and customer friendly. Everything from...
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    “Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

    Or... just spit balling here. the conglomerates that insist in stuffing all of our food with sugar should be forced to pay for the obesity crisis they've inflicted on the population.
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    The 2024 “Modern Manners” book now includes EV charging etiquette

    In Britain they drive on the left, pass on the right.
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    DLSS? FSR? Microsoft aims to end the PC gaming upscaling wars with “DirectSR”

    Dynamic resolutions scaling doesn't just benefit older GPUs. In fact it mostly benefits modern GPUs with either limited VRAM, limited bandwidth or limited power, so this will be great for Integrated GPUs, handheld devices or lower end cards.
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    Elon Musk told bankers they wouldn’t lose any money on Twitter purchase

    Because, in theory, if he sold the platform and it went public again, it could raise about $25 billion given its reach and number of users, potential ad revenue if cleaned up. The fact these loans were made to a person worth more than $250bn without being secured against that worth, is...
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    Review: Steam Deck OLED’s brilliant screen fixes the portable’s biggest flaw

    Nice review, but I kind of balked when you mentioned Starfield and Cities: Skyline 2 as two examples of titles that don't hit the vaunted 30fps consistently. Those two games in particular run like garbage on ANY hardware, vastly underperforming Vs expectations. If anything, I've found the Steam...
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    PlayStation sci-fi epic <em>Horizon Forbidden West</em> makes its way to PC

    I'm just finishing HZD on Steam Deck and loving it a lot, so this is great timing.
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    Chess.com, Hans Niemann have made their peace over 2022 cheating scandal

    Every time I read the anal beads reference, it reminds me of the huge fall from grace journalism has taken in the social media era - this isn't aim at the writer here, just a broader statement. The anal beads "theory" was first mentioned by GM Eric Hansen on his Chess Brah stream as an...
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    Apple plans biggest iPad Pro update since 2018

    They explicitly don't have access to my personal data - actually one thing Apple has done really well in iOS is sandbox apps and authentication within Apps. My employer can remotely wipe my device in the event it goes missing which is indiscriminate, but if I simply un-enroll Comp Portal (and...
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    Apple plans biggest iPad Pro update since 2018

    Same here, I use it mostly for work because MS Office (ironically) runs really well on it and my employer can control the content and security through Company Portal / Authenticator. It's a better work machine than a PC because of this. But my battery is pretty knackered and Apple refuses to...
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    Angry Tesla customers sue firm over “grossly” exaggerated EV range

    LOL - I think this is fhe first time I have ever been voted into "hidden" status. Do I get a prize. In all seriousness, what is wrong with what I said? I'm basically saying the car COULD show the calculated range rather than the EPA range and the marketing could advertise the spread across...
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    Angry Tesla customers sue firm over “grossly” exaggerated EV range

    The car is more than capable of estimating a realistic range, and does so whenever you navigate via superchargers. Even back in 2018, I did a road trip from NYC to Tucson, AZ in a then brand new Model 3 Performance, in winter. It pretty much always got me to the destination with the battery...
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    Amazon has 5,000+ Rivian EV delivery vans on the road

    You know what blocks traffic? Traffic.
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    Reddit API changes are imminent. Here’s what’s happening to your favorite apps

    Paint me ignorant, but why was Reddit's decision to shut down free access to their API so controversial, when such action when taken by practically every other social media site (worthy of mention) didn't cause the same stink? 3rd party apps are not allowed to monetize the data from Facebook...
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    The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones

    How well does Windows handle Pause, Standby, Resume 4 days later from mid-game on the ROG ally? That's pretty much my favorite feature of the Steam Deck and it's been as reliable as the Switch or PS4, but not something I ever experience with a Windows laptop.
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    Rivian is the next automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging plugs

    The only issues I've ever seen at Superchargers are people in ICE vehicles deliberately blocking them. Some Tesla owners are definitely a little cult-like, gawd knows I own a Tesla and it's embarrassing, but I haven't seen anything vaguely suggesting the kind of behavior you're alluding to. It's...
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    Rivian is the next automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging plugs

    Whatever anyone's thoughts are on Elon (you may have a point) NACS is a standard (IEC 62196-3) and is now open source. The bottom line is that when you're the incumbent and have 85%+ market share, you're the de-facto standard. You don't have to look far in Tech to see that in play all the time...
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    Leaked Tesla report shows Cybertruck had basic design flaws

    Surely the 101 lesson here is, to state the obvious, you design function first, resilience second, comfort 3rd and "coolness" last... with The Cybertruck it seems Tesla designed coolness first, 2nd and third, then asked the engineers to make it function.