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    Formula E wraps up season 11—where does the all-EV series go next?

    CART, Texas, 2001: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_Firehawk_600 At some point, you make a car that's more than humans can handle.
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    Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV

    I still really wish there was a MX5-sized EV. I know the range would suck, but I don't need a lot, as I already have an EV sedan in the household. I'd probably buy a Charger EV if they weren't hella expensive, and if I didn't think Dodge will write it off as a failed experiment within the next...
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    Trump’s DOJ seems annoyed about having to approve T-Mobile’s latest merger

    Well, yeah. Trump doesn't have a hotel for T-Mobile execs to stay at this time.
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    Texas age-verification law masks broader anti-porn agenda, lawyer warns SCOTUS

    The selective enforcement is the point. It gives GOP Attorneys General a nice new stick to brandish, while saying to social media companies, “nice business you got there, shame if something were to happen to it.”
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    Almost the entire US South is now being blocked by Pornhub

    Just topping up the inventory of sexually frustrated red-state males. BTW, anyone know what the date is this coming Monday? No reason.
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    GOG’s Preservation Program is the DRM-free store refocusing on the classics

    Redump's collection is a bit incomplete. There's stuff missing that I have known-good rips of (not even rare stuff; for example, Falcon Gold). And yeah, I know, I should submit my dump logs for stuff I have that they don't. I messed up my initial account creation and have never been able to...
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    GOG’s Preservation Program is the DRM-free store refocusing on the classics

    I'd like to see GOG take on the next big step: a containerized system that can properly run old games, on the period-correct OS, with Glide/D3D calls wrapped on the host side, so that the game is completely unaware that it's no longer 1997. This doesn't have to be a solo project; as with their...
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    The ultimate Windows 3.1 laptop? Sellers behind Book 8088 are back with Pocket 386

    Same here. It’s right on the edge of what I consider nostalgic.
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    Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS

    Yes and no. While getting fex-emu to run every single instruction adds complexity, the goal is to trap calls to libraries that exist in the host OS, and run them there in the native architecture. At that point, you're back in Proton, which Valve controls and can update for this specific...
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    Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS

    I suspect that the current state of SteamOS handhelds will be very different after 2025. That’s when AMD (and Intel) will have their ARM CPUs ready. Likewise, by that time, fex-emu should be in a lot better shape. If Valve can move Wintel gaming entirely to Linux ARM in a way that “just...
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    SOLD Steam Deck 512 GB, $300

    View: https://imgur.com/a/kzi5y5K SOLD elsewhere. Thanks, all! FS: one Steam Deck 512 GB, purchased new from Valve in Feb 2023. One owner. Only modifications are replacement thumb sticks from iFixit (as the original right stick had a scratchy feel) and Honeywell PTM 7950 (purchased from...
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    Steam Deck OLED promises better screen, longer battery life, and faster Wi-Fi

    Interesting question: does it ship with SteamOS 3.5? And if so, does that mean 3.5 ships next week? I hear that Preview is a lot closer to ready, but still a bit iffy in places.
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    Almost-unbeatable AI is now a permanent feature of Gran Turismo 7

    I haven't tried the new update yet, but the Sophy test last year was both fun and impressive. Instead of simply going faster on the ideal line, you could watch it really hanging the car over the edge of its performance envelope and driving it through the resulting instability.
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    Amid price hikes, ads, & crackdowns, Netflix finally cuts subscribers a break

    I don’t get too upset about the pricing, but Netflix is also killing their value proposition by canceling shows. Next time they want me to get emotionally invested in a new series, all I’ll be thinking about is how they pulled the rug out from under me last time.
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    Analogue’s hardware-emulated Nintendo 64 FPGA console will arrive in 2024

    Modern TVs don't play nicely with analog inputs, because fewer and fewer people every year are interested in that feature, and because as long as the video and audio arrive with roughly the same lag, it's good enough for every use case except retro gaming. You can use a device like the...
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    <em>Quake II</em> gets a remaster for PC and consoles—and it’s exactly what it needs to be

    Cool. Now do Heretic, Hexen (plus Deathkings of the Dark Citadel), and Hexen II (bonus points for the Portals of Praevus expansion). I've already got them on Steam (except for the Hexen II expansion, sadly), but I'd double dip for PS5 versions just to show support for remastering your back...
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    Nvidia proud that 83% of people with $1,200+ ray-tracing GPUS actually use RTX

    As one of those “doesn’t use Ray Tracing” people, it’s because I mostly play racing sims, which don’t usually support it. Assetto Corsa Competizione was supposed to, but it got dropped somewhere along the way. DLSS 2.x and FSR 2.x are good, though for racing (or any other competitive genre), I...