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Re: The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think
Oct 28, 2023, 23:00
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Re: The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think Oct 28, 2023, 23:00
Oct 28, 2023, 23:00
 
I must admit I do love my Caseta wireless switches - they are awesome. But my LG fridge and dishwasher? No way in hell are those things connecting to my network.
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Re: Unity Apologizes; Promises Changes
Sep 18, 2023, 14:25
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Re: Unity Apologizes; Promises Changes Sep 18, 2023, 14:25
Sep 18, 2023, 14:25
 
HorrorScope wrote on Sep 18, 2023, 13:44:
So many publicly traded companies are hurting for growth, they are trying to monetize anything. My company is now wanting subscriptions on some products and micro-fee's on api's which we never had. We also raise our rates every year, that up to this point was supposed to be all we needed to recoup costs. They then try to compare our model to Netfilx and they aren't the same at all, it's like telling a 1/3 of the story when they do that. But it is either find more revenue or layoffs, because Wall Street doesn't sleep.

The continual pursuit of constant economic growth is leading to so many societal problems (corporate greed, mistreatment of workers, poor mental health, layoffs, etc) and at a certain point, is unstainable. The singular pursuit of maximizing profits has definitely led to the downfall of many companies.

I used to love working with Unity but honestly, Unreal Engine is the better product as a whole. I think it's going to be hard for Unity to come back from this. I do hope they survive, if only to provide an alternative/competition to Unreal Engine, but I'm not optimistic.

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Re: Steam Turns 20
Sep 12, 2023, 22:57
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Re: Steam Turns 20 Sep 12, 2023, 22:57
Sep 12, 2023, 22:57
 
Sepharo wrote on Sep 12, 2023, 22:34:
opie wrote on Sep 12, 2023, 20:57:
FrostyRei wrote on Sep 12, 2023, 20:42:
2003, a superb year for gaming. I really miss those days of more originality such as the first CoD, Beyond Good and Evil, Star Wars KotoR etc. Most games for me now are a ‘been there done that’. Jaded for sure. Movies are the same really, a lack of originality.

a time before aim bots and hacking were everywhere....

Were you not actually there?

Yeah, I remember playing Quake 2 and Quake 2 Rocket Arena 2 and aimbots were brutal then. Ahhh that brings me back...Gamespy 3D, CS Beta 2.1 ... crap I'm getting old.
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Re: Sunday Tech Bits
Aug 7, 2022, 23:45
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Re: Sunday Tech Bits Aug 7, 2022, 23:45
Aug 7, 2022, 23:45
 
I know this might sound bad but I hope a lot of the retailers/etailers get stuck with this stock and have to take an even bigger loss to get rid of it. The amount of price gouging and fixing that's occurred over the last couple of years, even by the stores themselves, is disgusting and it's about time the average consumer gets a bit of a break. The 40* series cards will outperform the 30*s but I'm sure most people will be just fine on a 3080ti/3090ti for the next few years.
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Re: My Museum Playtest Next Week
Jul 19, 2022, 13:07
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Re: My Museum Playtest Next Week Jul 19, 2022, 13:07
Jul 19, 2022, 13:07
 
Do the exhibits come to life at night? That would be cool.
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Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic Creative Director Leaves
Jul 19, 2022, 13:06
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Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic Creative Director Leaves Jul 19, 2022, 13:06
Jul 19, 2022, 13:06
 
"It all sounds amicable, so he probably wasn't Forced out." **groan**
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Re: F1 2022 Announced
Apr 22, 2022, 10:51
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Re: F1 2022 Announced Apr 22, 2022, 10:51
Apr 22, 2022, 10:51
 
...now with 100% more porpoising!
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Re: New EA Sandbox Game Revealed?
Mar 15, 2022, 00:22
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Re: New EA Sandbox Game Revealed? Mar 15, 2022, 00:22
Mar 15, 2022, 00:22
 
What no requirement to have experience integrating blockchain or NFT technologies? So disappointed...
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Re: PC Building Simulator 2 Announced
Mar 10, 2022, 00:16
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Re: PC Building Simulator 2 Announced Mar 10, 2022, 00:16
Mar 10, 2022, 00:16
 
I'm definitely not a kiddo and I like my LEDs Now, I didn't intentionally go out and build a system with them, it just happened that the case, video card, water cooler and memory I chose had them. I think they look good - it's sort of a Zen experience when I'm coding all day for work.
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Re: ItB: Vroom
Feb 2, 2022, 01:07
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Re: ItB: Vroom Feb 2, 2022, 01:07
Feb 2, 2022, 01:07
 
Hmm I figured they'd include at least a "black" figure to put in Lewis Hamilton's F1 car.
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Re: Saturday Mobilization
Jan 30, 2022, 00:30
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Re: Saturday Mobilization Jan 30, 2022, 00:30
Jan 30, 2022, 00:30
 
Teddy wrote on Jan 29, 2022, 21:20:
Money down he pays an assistant who carries one. I don't buy for a second that he's not 'connected'. He just doesn't deal with it himself. If someone needs to get in touch with him for business reasons, guaranteed there's someone with a cell near him who will get his attention. He's just wealthy enough to afford someone to filter the non-essential interruptions for him.

This exactly. Most of us can't afford to do that (or it is impractical for the types of jobs we have). There is no way he doesn't have an assistant scheduling his life so he can "be free". Power to him, but that doesn't work for most of us. To someone else's point, moderation is the key. Modern cell phones are one of the best tools humans have invented - they save lives, enable us to have information at our finger tips, and capture memories and events of situations when it wasn't possible before - it literally puts the world at your fingertips. Yes, addictive f2p games, social apps, ads, and endless notifications can pose a real danger but you can control that. Set time limits for your gaming; turn of notifications for social apps, texts, and emails at certain times of the day, etc. There is no need to completely disconnect.
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Re: Embracer Acquires Perfect World Entertainment
Dec 25, 2021, 01:52
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Re: Embracer Acquires Perfect World Entertainment Dec 25, 2021, 01:52
Dec 25, 2021, 01:52
 
Wow, they are on a shopping spree lately. Embracer what a name … I guess Devourer sounded less friendly. 😂
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Re: Op Ed
Dec 8, 2021, 19:52
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Re: Op Ed Dec 8, 2021, 19:52
Dec 8, 2021, 19:52
 
This. All I hear at work now is that we have to integrate blockchain into our services, somehow, because … reasons. Doesn’t matter if there are much better and simpler solutions because…blockchain.
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Re: Warhammer Age of Sigmar Announced
Dec 8, 2021, 19:39
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Re: Warhammer Age of Sigmar Announced Dec 8, 2021, 19:39
Dec 8, 2021, 19:39
 
Since this mentions mobile and knowing GW, it’ll likely be pay-to-win with tons of DLC and they’ll nickel and dime you for every little thing like Ark Mobile does. Not to mention the ads…but at least you’ll be able to get rid of those if you just add an extra $5.99/mo to your $9.99 basic subscription. 🙄

With that said, Total War: Warhammer was pretty cool so maybe this could be good?
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Re: Funcom's Dune Game Goes NUKKLEAR
Dec 2, 2021, 15:48
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Re: Funcom's Dune Game Goes NUKKLEAR Dec 2, 2021, 15:48
Dec 2, 2021, 15:48
 
Dang, I need to restart my old game development company so I can try and get some juicy million dollar federal grants.

Instead of yet another pay-to-win MMO, I'd love to see a Dune RTS remake. I'm shocked something like that hasn't been announced yet.
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Re: Evening Metaverse
Mar 24, 2021, 10:15
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Re: Evening Metaverse Mar 24, 2021, 10:15
Mar 24, 2021, 10:15
 
It costs us $40-$50 CAD to go see a movie in the theatre, not to mention the issues of finding parking, standing in long lines for popcorn - only to pay $20 for food - then enjoy listening to people talking throughout the movie, etc. Yeah, there is still something fun about going to the theatre, but Disney's Premier Access pricing is totally justified and fine by me. First off, you get to watch a new movie at the same time it is released in the theatres and you don't have to buy it again on iTunes/Bluray, etc, which you would have to do if you saw it in the theatre, liked it, and wanted to watch it again 6 months down the road.
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Re: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Refused Classification in Australia
Mar 19, 2021, 13:17
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Re: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Refused Classification in Australia Mar 19, 2021, 13:17
Mar 19, 2021, 13:17
 
I think it was the tie hanging from the fan...
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Re: Unreal Engine 5 and Epic Online Services Unveiled
May 14, 2020, 00:50
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Re: Unreal Engine 5 and Epic Online Services Unveiled May 14, 2020, 00:50
May 14, 2020, 00:50
 
While the graphics are mind-blowing (in my opinion), what almost excites me more is how this engine will potentially dramatically improve the content creation pipeline. Being able to bring fully detailed ZBrush sculpts into the engine, no decimation, with very high-resolution textures, is an exciting prospect. The GI gets me all tingly too. As a programmer and someone that tinkers on and off with UE4 & ZBrush, I can't wait to see what can be done with this engine. Unity has got their work cut out for them...
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Re: Morning Tech Bits
May 11, 2020, 20:23
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Re: Morning Tech Bits May 11, 2020, 20:23
May 11, 2020, 20:23
 
It's great to see young people using their brains and designing stuff with 3D printers but...uh $14.99 for his "SafeTouch Pro"? Really? You can buy a box of 100 nitrile gloves for about the same price and then you can use your fingers as intended lol. You can even reuse them too after disinfecting them (something you'd technically have to do with PLA as well).
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Re: Second Extinction Announced
May 8, 2020, 13:53
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Re: Second Extinction Announced May 8, 2020, 13:53
May 8, 2020, 13:53
 
I'm sticking with The Isle...I'd rather be the mutant dinosaurs. The game trailer looks pretty basic but I guess time will tell.
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