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- Comment on Why do people call Michael's house from GTA 5 a mansion? 6 days ago:
Yes. This is either a bot farming account history, or someone reposting for internet attention/points.
- Comment on Nvidia CEO Says He Gets Where The DLSS 5 Outrage Is Coming From: ‘I Don’t Love AI Slop Myself’ 1 week ago:
Everyone should be saying even more provocative and violent things. More often in more places. It gets upvotes and views and increases time on the platform.
Let it rip.
- Comment on NVIDIA confirms DLSS 5 uses a 2D frame plus motion vectors as input 1 week ago:
This was intuitive and obvious to anyone paying attention to AI and who knows video game engines.
Calculating each mesh or surface in the scene instead of one big collective pass would be even more demanding. And will likely beyond their capabilities for a very long time.
- Comment on NVIDIA Launches Nemotron Coalition of Leading Global AI Labs to Advance Open Frontier Models 2 weeks ago:
It’s like green washing.
Google does it with Android too.
- Comment on Xbox just revealed Gaming Copilot is coming to "current-generation consoles" later this year 2 weeks ago:
They likely want to start collecting data. So the need to get something rushed out so that they can build up the pile of data they will need to build out and refine this feature in time for the launch of their next console.
- Comment on Games with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe 2 weeks ago:
Good
- Comment on UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts say 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on We've freed Cookie's Bustle from copyright hell | Video Game History Foundation 3 weeks ago:
Classics of Game [YT] appears to be working through the game right now. Their channel format is absurd clips from obscure games. So it’s a perfect fit.
I’m not familiar with the channel enough to know if they have been previously hit with a take down. (And I didn’t read the article link)
- Comment on Dubai's 'cringe' influencers have a new rule: Don't mention the war 3 weeks ago:
Traditional media is heavily regulated in the UAE, but these days everyone — not just journalists — has been put on notice.
After the war erupted, authorities announced that people who shared misinformation or even something that “results in inciting panic among people” could be prosecuted. Only officially verified information is safe to post.
This tough, arbitrary edict effectively means the country’s government gets to decide what is and is not true.
- Comment on Xbox’s leadership shift proves it: the gamer era is over, AI runs the show now 5 weeks ago:
I really think that part of what is changing is that the hardware people run games on is becoming less and less differentiated in both power class and capability. And the hardware that does bring a large performance gap is very expensive.
- Comment on Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, I’m glad I’m not alone in having that vibe about Phil.
- Comment on Is ironing clothes significantly less common now? 1 month ago:
It does, but not in the sense that it “repairs” them or whatever. There are plenty of natural fibers and styles of clothing that would be a wrinkled mess eventually if they were not ironed. You may be use to synthetic fabrics or blends of synthetic and cotton that don’t wrinkle in the same way. And by synthetic, I mean petroleum based fabrics.
- Comment on Anyone has videos of JD Vance getting booed? I can’t find proper booing videos, but those supposedly exist 1 month ago:
Dude just drop a fucking link.
- Comment on Growing number of adults avoid booze, says NHS survey 1 month ago:
It does if you try hard enough.
- Comment on Games that have now or will be turned 40, 30, 20 and 10 years old as of 2026 1 month ago:
This is the one I always think of.
- Comment on Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament 1 month ago:
Following the immense success of the Stop Destroying Videogames initiative
Wait, what immense results have come from it?
- Comment on 'What the f***': Modding arch-sorcerer casually invents Minecraft x Hytale crossplay, defies laws of god and man alike 2 months ago:
Translation, not emulation.
- Comment on How do you build revolutionary optimism in these dark times? 2 months ago:
Thanks.
- Comment on How do you build revolutionary optimism in these dark times? 2 months ago:
Can you be more specific about software? Because it feels like the consumer software I grew up loving is all a buggy mess of poor design decisions these days.
Am I just not able to accept the bugs anymore and they were always there? I can’t tell anymore.
- Comment on As Fortnite Enables Third-Party Microtransactions, Steal the Brainrot's Developer is Slammed By Fans For Immediately Adding $45 Premium Bundles and Gambling-Style Mechanics 2 months ago:
But you launch Fortnite to access it on every platform. There isn’t an “Epic UGC” app. So this is what Fortnite has become. An umbrella for experiences that include Battle Royal.
- Comment on As Fortnite Enables Third-Party Microtransactions, Steal the Brainrot's Developer is Slammed By Fans For Immediately Adding $45 Premium Bundles and Gambling-Style Mechanics 2 months ago:
Those in the industry know that the guy running the content in question is just using the most profitable techniques available to him.
- Comment on What happened to lem.ee? 2 months ago:
None of that makes you look at mutilated children, though.
- Comment on What happened to lem.ee? 2 months ago:
Moderation is the most difficult aspect of tuning social media platforms.
- Comment on Why do some website logins have the username and password entry on different pages? 3 months ago:
I always assumed some sites harvest what ever you enter in the first box. Especially if it’s an email address. But other people in this thread have the legitimate answer.
- Comment on ELI5 why I logically understand McDonald's food is low quality and bad for me but I crave it like crack? 3 months ago:
As someone who is trying to climb out of this hole, I can back up your sentiment.
Being acclimated to shitty food, and thinking flavor is just sharp strong sensations in your mouth is what perpetuates over consuming fast food. Your brain gets trained to crave the dopamine rush that the sensations of fast food briefly cause.
- Comment on Why do some Americans "feel ashamed" for being American even when it's not their fault? 3 months ago:
It’s a sort of in-group cringe.
- Comment on I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and alzhimers. Is there safe guards I can put it up so I don't screw or kill anyone? Like who do I contact about being denied to own a gun? 3 months ago:
I’m sorry 😔
- Comment on To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder | In a small study, pet cats greeted male owners with more vocalizations than they did female caregivers. 3 months ago:
Male owners. Female caregivers.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 4 months ago:
IIRC, it wasn’t a terrible game. It just wasn’t a unique enough game to compete in the space. Just another hero shooter. Just another live service.
- Comment on Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders 4 months ago:
I’m aware of Valve being very generous with warranty/replacements of controller hardware for the Index. Even years after the warranty is up. But I think this is because of the major durability issues and known defects that the Index Controllers have.
In any case, Valve seemingly has lost money on a certain percentage of Valve Index kits/controller hardware. Based on how many people I know, including myself, who have gotten replacement hardware from Valve. Sometimes many times for recurring issues.