Sepharo wrote on Jan 18, 2020, 17:51:

Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 18, 2020, 17:48:
Actually, I was simply referring to the quote clip provided by Blue -- which is what my original post was predicated on. However, on that subject, here is a fuller quote from Biden:

No, I’ve never been a fan of Facebook, as you probably know. I’ve never been a big Zuckerberg fan. I think he’s a real problem. I think he knows better. And you know, from my perspective, I’ve been in the view that not only should we be worrying about the concentration of power, we should be worried about the lack of privacy and them being exempt, which you’re not exempt. [The Times] can’t write something you know to be false and be exempt from being sued. But he can. The idea that it’s a tech company is that Section 230 should be revoked, immediately should be revoked, number one. For Zuckerberg and other platforms.

Either Biden or his comment is confused, because he seems to be talking about Zuckerburg writing false statements. If section 230 is accurately portrayed as about the site not being responsible for anyone's comments on the site. Obviously those are two separate things. So, I agree Zuckerburg should be responsible for his comments. I think holding Facebook responsible for what anyone said on the site is essentially unenforceable, and hence meaningless. The consequences of attempting to do that would be a waste of time and effort. I mean, yeah. you might technically get "legitimate" sites to turn into censorship machines, but it will simply move to sites the government will have a much harder time doing anything about. I suspect if Biden sat down with someone who could explain the reality of the situation, he would probably agree.

Revoking 230 is what that entire part of the interview is about and what Blue's post is about.

RedEye9 wrote on Jan 2, 2020, 11:46:

El Pit wrote on Jan 2, 2020, 11:37:
I don't trust big companies, so which tax deal was offered to Google to change its tax evasion scheme?

They were offered a deal to pay 10% less than what they paid with the dids tax scheme. Truly a win win for the company.

Kxmode wrote on Jan 3, 2020, 20:58:

Prez wrote on Jan 3, 2020, 20:39:

Kxmode wrote on Jan 3, 2020, 17:25:
[rest snipped]

Horizon Zero Dawn is the first game I played on my new PS4 and I fucking loved it. Aloy is a fantastic protagonist - one of the best I've seen in years. The world was wondrous and a delight to explore, the story was amazing and the ending was poignant and touching. I can't think of a single thing I didn't like about the game.

EDIT: Okay, the necessity of turkey skins and fish bones to build better pouches with better capacity irked me a bit, but other than that...

I played HZD! Super awesome game.

I have a PS4 PRO right next to my 4K60 PC. Only thing I hate is swapping out the PC HMDI cable for the PS4 HDMI cable. I would rather keep it all PC-based and just pick up a PS4 controller.

I'm not too thrilled to play on a controller, as I prefer KB/M. But HZD made the transition from KB/M to the controller a breeze. I hope the controls for other PS games are as forgiving as HZD.

phinn wrote on Jan 6, 2020, 14:02:
My 9600K already hits 5GHz with an OC on all 6 cores so not sure what Intel is talking about here. Never heard of an "H-series CPU", are they talking similar to the K-series or something else.

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 9, 2019, 15:15:

El Pit wrote on Dec 9, 2019, 12:18:
This "seizure risk warning" would have been necessary especially, but not only before the movies The Phantom Menace and The Last Jedi! But I have no doubt that Darth Mouse's great finale, the movie to finish the 3 Skywalker trilogies, will be so incredibly and ridiculously bad (storywise, mostly) that many old school fans will have seizures while watching this movie.

Im not going to see it. After watching that piece of shit abortion of a movie (Ep. 8) I've not gone to see anything Star Wars related. (Not that Ep 7. was any good either) I do watch the Mandalorian though. It's pretty good so far.

BicycleRepairMan wrote on Dec 9, 2019, 05:20:
They have been working for YEARS on the reimagining of XEN , so no its not just a remake.

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Dec 6, 2019, 23:15:

Cutter wrote on Dec 6, 2019, 22:32:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Dec 6, 2019, 22:02:

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 6, 2019, 19:59:
The best -lawyers- liars money can buy.
Disgusting Applies to both links

Are you serious? The only person defamed by the comments was Musk himself so there's no damages to collect. Being an idiot and saying something dumb doesn't mean the "victim" is entitled to $200m.

So you're a pedophile and okay with people acknowledging that fact, right?

I always find it funny how Canadians think they understand how freedom of speech works in the US. Here's a tip, it's nothing like Canada.I'm a dual citizen and have lived in both countries.

The Half Elf wrote on Dec 8, 2019, 20:16:

HoSpanky wrote on Dec 8, 2019, 16:30:

afka Rossini wrote on Dec 8, 2019, 15:27:

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 8, 2019, 14:35:
Red Dead in VR
giddy up

Is that official?

No way. It barely runs at 60fps on high end machines.

Was never designed to run at 60fps on ANY machine.

007Bistromath wrote on Nov 28, 2019, 02:32:

Steele Johnson wrote on Nov 27, 2019, 14:04:
Do you remember the Steam Machine? Everyone but them knew it was a bad idea to sink money into a new console.

Making a PC build that games on the 800-lb. gorilla distribution platform can standardize around is a great idea.

The problem with Steam Machines is they didn't do that. They tried to sort of become a certification body for other companies to do it, with varying specs and price points. So there go the advantages of consoles for both seller and user; no economy of scale, and a much more complex value proposition.

In other words, great idea; execution sucked.

Luke wrote on Nov 27, 2019, 05:16:
Next : VR

MattyB wrote on Nov 25, 2019, 07:49:

HoSpanky wrote on Nov 24, 2019, 17:09:
I wil admit that getting Alyx free with any Index hardware IS probably going to push me over the edge on buying the controllers. I have a Vive, but it's part of the early batches and the controllers have issues with the thumbpads. I don't think I want the Index headset, though. A buddy has it, it's niceR, but not worth the upgrade cost, especially since the higher resolution on it will cause my 1080 to struggle more often.

Interesting. I was planning on buying the headset and keeping the controllers and basestations....

Beamer wrote on Nov 19, 2019, 16:53:
What data do you think they could harvest from this?

Beamer wrote on Nov 19, 2019, 16:53:
Because there is untold user data to be siphoned off from it. Think of all the data points they could use to help marketers target ads to you. Soon enough Google will be offering an free+ad-supported service option and you'll just have to sit through 5 minute of ads once an hour to play for free (or something similar). And if Google is first-mover -- they're not, nvidia/Sony/Xbox exist -- they stand to reap the largest rewards (again, in user data).

ForgedReality wrote on Nov 12, 2019, 08:32:

Razumen wrote on Nov 12, 2019, 06:19:
What HMD's do need to do is become even lighter and smaller, with external cameras that allow you to quickly see the outside world when you pause the game or something.

But why would they do that? You just said there's nothing to fix.

Steele Johnson wrote on Nov 11, 2019, 23:56:

saltedicecream wrote on Nov 11, 2019, 23:21:
I mean I've been really digging VR since the 2016 launch but I'm the odd one out of my friends, you've gotta build yourself up to tolerating a ton of shit to get the most out of it and even then it's pretty fatiguing. Reminds me of old school computer games and everyone thinking I'm crazy to even bother. With the exception of a couple of people, everyone else I know has either boxed up their HMD or sold it. It's always amazing at first but after a few months most just don't want to tolerate it. It's early days and the tech still has a ton of problems, not sure if this push for VR will fizzle out or if we're just in the enthusiast phase

I think most people like to have a sense of their surroundings while gaming. The simple fact that both your eyes and ears are covered is kind of a turnoff (i.e. people feel uneasy about losing all that control). I’m not sure how tech can fix that. I suppose if it really becomes mind-blowing, the tolerance will increase as well.

RedEye9 wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 22:47:

Razumen wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 22:21:
AND they didn't allow user reviews right away either,

Due to idiots review bombing, Rotten Tomatoes changed when users are allowed to post.

Beamer wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 21:57:

Razumen wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 20:09:

Beamer wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 13:45:

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 12:35:
The lack of self-awareness in this article is hysterical. If a dev or publisher deviates from the press' group-think even a little bit, they are publicly eviscerated for it. And they actually wonder why they're scared of being political.

In before the usual suspects call me alt-right for recognizing that shades of grey exist in the world.

It's always entertaining that some claim you get eviscerated for thinking differently, rather than, y'know, just being an asshole about how you go about it.

Like the idiot from Joker whining that you can't do edgy comedy anymore, while things like Big Mouth exist, are critically praised, and are far edgier than anything he'd ever done.

That "idiot" is right. You just have to look at Chappelle's latest show for proof of that.

And Big Mouth isn't any edgier than SP, and less funny to boot.

Chapelles was really eviscerated with, y'know, millions of dollars. And yes, South Park is edgy, and critically acclaimed, and massively profitable. It's rights just sold for half a billion. Clearly being edgy isn't successful!

Beamer wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 13:45:

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Oct 30, 2019, 12:35:
The lack of self-awareness in this article is hysterical. If a dev or publisher deviates from the press' group-think even a little bit, they are publicly eviscerated for it. And they actually wonder why they're scared of being political.

In before the usual suspects call me alt-right for recognizing that shades of grey exist in the world.

It's always entertaining that some claim you get eviscerated for thinking differently, rather than, y'know, just being an asshole about how you go about it.

Like the idiot from Joker whining that you can't do edgy comedy anymore, while things like Big Mouth exist, are critically praised, and are far edgier than anything he'd ever done.

Cutter wrote on Oct 17, 2019, 20:46:
Yeah, I gave a run for the past hour or two and just quit and uninstalled. It wasn't scary, just irritating. I hate all that symbolic mind crap. It's like Officer Albrect said in The Crow

Oh great! Great! Guy shows up looking like a mime from hell and you lose him, right out in the open. Well, at least he didn't do that 'walking against the wind' shit. I hate that.

Riahderymnmaddog wrote on Oct 14, 2019, 13:31:
Steam exclusives sicken me.