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    New Microsoft gaming chief has “no tolerance for bad AI”

    I definitely don't like the conflation between AGI and the algorithmic AI going on in her statement about how "AI has been a part of gaming since the early days." The technology used for that assassin from Half-Life to track Gordon down across levels is not the same thing that is telling me to...
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    Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter

    Terminal Velocity was pretty awesome, too. The difference was that TV was outdoors/airborne and Descent was underground. Mazes in Descent were twisty. TV I don't remember being nearly as difficult to navigate insofar as getting lost.
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    Julian LeFay, “the father of The Elder Scrolls,” has passed away at 59

    In this case, I think it was something he truly loved and not an obligation. You do you, but he did what he did because he wanted to, not because he felt like he had to. Daggerfall was one of my first actual time sinks in terms of "spent dozens if not hundreds of hours on a single playthrough."...
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    X-Men at 25 is more relevant than ever

    Obviously a lot has happened in the industry since then and Bryan Singer's skeletons have since come to light, but this is one of two movies that I will always remember fondly--if not for the movie itself, but the context in which I saw it. This was the last movie I saw with my older brother...
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    FCC chairman Brendan Carr starts granting telecom lobby’s wish list

    Ajit Pai still has the more punchable face, but I'm willing to learn for Brendan Carr.
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    Why The Long Kiss Goodnight is a great alt-Christmas movie

    New Jersey born, raised, and where I watched the movie. The line about the entire state failing to flee earned massive laughs from the entire theater, and not without due cause.
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    Men who compromised law enforcement database admit to aggravated ID theft

    Was ViLE busted by an international crime-solving ring named ACME?
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    Instagram users outraged by app limiting political content ahead of elections

    I'm also wondering about Jameela Jamil wondering if she's been shadowbanned (regarding her support for Palestine) and how it ties to this. UItimately, something like this isn't an inherently bad feature, but more explanation (and a more public explanation on how to disable this functionality)...
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    New trailer offers first hint at Return to Monkey Island’s story

    I'm not sure why it'd be a problem for Monkey Island to be a six-minute walk from where Guybrush is, unless something happened to his lungs.
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    Reports: “Graceful exit” for Kotick helped convince CEO to sell Activision

    I have qualms about posting what I truly wish Bobby Kotick gracefully exits out of, because it isn't nice and even though he's someone I think deserves to be thrown in jail or at least have his riches taken away from him, I have trouble deciding where I draw the line on those kinds of...
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    Ajit Pai and Tom Wheeler agree: The FAA is behaving badly in battle against FCC

    I will reconcile my brief urge to high-five Ajit Pai for being correct in a broken-clock manner with my perpetual desire to punch him in the face by slapping him in the face.
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    More than 1,000 databases have been nuked by mystery Meow attack

    FIRST THEY DROPPED OUR VASES. NOW THEY'RE DROPPING OUR TABLES.
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    Eye-Oss vs Eye-Oh-Ess: Judging the fiercest tech pronunciation debates

    iOS/beOS: Spell out "O S." OS X/iPhone X: "Ten." SQL/MySQL: "Sequel." Linux: Short "i.' Qi: "Chee," because Mandarin. Huawei: "Hwah-way," because Mandarin. Gif: Soft G, like what choosy moms choose.
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    Custom build not working after flight from EU to US

    Thankfully the critical stuff is synchronized elsewhere. Most of the things I'm worried about on here are more about convenience (it was a media library first and foremost).
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    Custom build not working after flight from EU to US

    Sadly, I think it's too much hassle getting a LGA1150 mobo to replace the thing, so godspeed, WanShiTong. Guess I'll fish the hard drives out and connect it to my next build.
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    Custom build not working after flight from EU to US

    So after a weekend of things that weren’t trying to fix my computer, I did the following per the advice posted: Removed the video card - no sign of damage on card or around PCI slot - No luck, no excuse to upgrade to a newer card Reseated the memory DIMMS - No luck Removed each of the DIMMS...
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    Custom build not working after flight from EU to US

    So I've just repatriated back to the US after a long time abroad and I flew my custom build back with me. Biggest mistake was that due to baggage allowances I couldn't properly secure the system, using padding and prayer to hope the baggage handlers didn't kill the thing. Case damage aside, the...
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    Lenovo’s Legion laptops are gaming machines you won’t be embarrassed to use

    Ctrl-F "Sir Mix-A-Lot" 0 results Ctrl-F "I like big butts and I cannot lie" 0 results I am very disappointed in you all.