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    Against the Storm feels like WarCraft without the war, and it’s weirdly calming

    Great to hear it runs well on the Deck. I have mine linked up to my TV, so hopefully screen real estate won’t be a problem for me. I even have an original Steam Controller, so controls are probably good for this too. Alright, that’s enough bragging. Just really appreciate you guys reporting on...
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    Steam Deck system update greatly improves older LCD displays, too

    He was probably exaggerating with the 99%, but I for one am a desktop Linux user who’s never booted into his Deck’s desktop mode during the year I have it now. I probably couldn’t be bothered either, unless there was a really pressing need. I’m even one of the enthusiasts who self-built a Steam...
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    PlayStation sci-fi epic <em>Horizon Forbidden West</em> makes its way to PC

    I don’t know if you ever talk to humans, but “real emotion” this is not. I loved H:ZD, even if the dialog was awkward at times, but I had to put down Forbidden West after a few days because between the bugs and atrocious writing and acting there was too little left to actually enjoy. The acting...
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    Intricate tunnels of termite mounds could be key to energy-efficient buildings

    Just my nitpick as a European, but could you use the metric system for temperatures in scientific articles? Thanks!
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    A guide to (not) understanding quantum mechanics

    I agree, and to make matters worse, there have already been experiments where molecules comprised of 114 atoms have been shown to act according to the laws of quantum mechanics as well: https://www.livescience.com/19268-quantum-double-slit-experiment-largest-molecules.html If there is a...
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    Sony halves reported sales expectations for coming PSVR2 headset

    Sony has already refuted this report, and it seems the reporter responsible for it has a history of inaccurate reports: View: https://reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/10q4545/_/j6nt9qz/?context=1 Doesn’t mean it’s not true, but I would hope Ars had done a bit more verification before spreading this.
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    Apple shocks iOS developers with 27% commission on third-party payments

    No, corporations are not *supposed* to make a profit. They’re supposed to create value to society in the form of products or services and in exchange we *allow* them to make a profit to incentivise them. A corporation that only makes profit and doesn’t share is a leech to society and we need...
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    Apple shocks iOS developers with 27% commission on third-party payments

    There are quite some assumptions made here. The law wouldn’t mandate free apps to be charged, so the first paragraph is just silly. The second makes more sense, but still generalizes too much. For indies without the means to set up their own payment model there would still be a demand for...
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    Valve promises Steam Deck will run “the entire Steam library” at 30+ fps

    It would be interesting to see whether Microsoft or Valve would be interested in such a partnership. From Microsoft’s side, it could make sense because it might gain them Game Pass customers, which is exactly what they want. But there’s a catch, because it does mean they would make their games...
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    Apple terminates Epic’s App Store access following Fortnite dispute

    I'm not a number, but an anecdote, but I left iOS for two reasons, one being their walled garden (the other because they dropped the small SE models). If iOS were opened up a bit (not just the store, but also being able to sync music easily without iTunes) I might actually switch back. My switch...
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    Impending Apple ban “an existential threat to the Unreal Engine,” Epic says

    So there's a few questions I was wondering about. Why is Epic taking on Google as well, despite the fact Android allows side-loading, but not Microsoft over the Windows Store? And why are they willing to bite the hand that feeds them? My theory is that the mobile market is still pocket change...
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    Chrome’s Data Disaster: Browser update wipes out Android app data

    Agreed this is a pretty pathetic response from Google. What he's suggesting implies every developer releasing an app on their platform has to perpetually keep testing their own applications, regardless of whether they are rolling out new versions themselves or not, because every six weeks Google...
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    Intel’s Mobileye wants to dominate driverless cars—but there’s a problem

    Ehm, no, it doesn’t. Just because the article doesn’t mention it does not mean we should assume these guys don’t have common sense. They state their formal model can guarantee their system will always follow traffic rules, hence never be at fault in case of a collission (assuming the sensor data...
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    Getting medieval: A military analysis of Game of Thrones’ Westeros War

    I haven't read *all* the replies yet, but after reading the first two pages, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the possibility yet the Scorpion's arrows might have been poisoned. Given what's in a name and the fact it's Qyburn that came up with the idea for device, I wouldn't rule out the...
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    A brief history of quantum alternatives

    Of course that still doesn't prove that a consciousness is required, but it does make it a rather disputed argument what an "observation" really is. The Copenhagen interpretation explicitly avoids answering that question; it merely accepts it as it is, but quite some people (me included) do take...
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    A brief history of quantum alternatives

    It seems what you're saying conflicts with the results of the delayed-choice experiment, so I don't think that's right. From what I gathered, the two-slit experiment behaves as if there's no observation when the output of the detector is unplugged.
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    A brief history of quantum alternatives

    I think the article did a very good job of staying within the realm of physics (which is no easy feat when the Copenhagen Interpretation is discussed), but what I think makes it so interesting is that I believe it marks the boundary where science ends and philosphy begins. I know that statement...
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    Ubuntu 17.04 review: This is Unity’s true swan song

    This review briefly mentioned Ubuntu Budgie, which is a flavor I hadn't heard of before. But after a quick google, I'm glad I checked it out. Looking at it I feel confident that's going to be the next desktop I'll be trying out after Unity. The video here convinced me...
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    Nintendo hates money, discontinues the NES Classic

    You might want to try out Horizon: Zero Dawn then. From what I hear you can get through it in about 30 hours, even though you can get significantly more out of it through side quests and stuff (I'm taking the latter route). The game is single player-only, no DLC, no nonsense. Just fun. PS...
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    Dell’s new XPS 15 isn’t the best at everything, but it’s not bad at anything

    Does anyone know how to setup two external monitors with a laptop like this that only has a single HDMI port? I've once seen someone attach a screen through USB, but it was quite laggy. I'm looking for a replacement for my MacBook Pro and the double MiniDisplay ports is something that's...