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Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles in ~games
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Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles in ~games
stu2b50 (edited )Link ParentThat’s kind of a separate issue. Since the switch 2 actually loads data from cartridge, the cartridges are really expensive. The max size so far is also 64gb. It’s reported that it can cost up to...That’s kind of a separate issue. Since the switch 2 actually loads data from cartridge, the cartridges are really expensive. The max size so far is also 64gb. It’s reported that it can cost up to $20 per cartridge just for the flash memory.
So far every first party Nintendo game has really been on a cartridges. But the game card key is an escape hatch that lets third party developers that can’t or can’t reasonable fit their game on cartridge can still release their game in a way that’s not online only.
It still lets you trade or sell the “physical” game. There were many switch 1 games from third parties that just had a download code in a box. Game keycards are way better than that, since you can still sell them or give them to someone else.
Basically, on switch 1 you had two options: online only, online + physical. On switch 2 there’s three options: online only, online + game key card, online + physical. It’s an addition.
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Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles in ~games
stu2b50 LinkI assume they have the data and that physical sales are already abysmally low. Is what it is. Just happening to consoles slower than it happened on PC. I haven’t bought a physical game on PC or...I assume they have the data and that physical sales are already abysmally low. Is what it is. Just happening to consoles slower than it happened on PC. I haven’t bought a physical game on PC or PS5 in a decade so it’s pretty whatever to me.
I can see Nintendo continuing to make game cartridges for another generation or two, though.
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Comment on Reddit will require you to be logged in to use old.reddit.com in ~tech
stu2b50 LinkNot surprised. It was the most obvious loophole for scrapers to acquire data left.Not surprised. It was the most obvious loophole for scrapers to acquire data left.
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Comment on ‘Supergirl’ fall to earth with $68m worldwide opening in ~movies
stu2b50 Link ParentI don’t know, I wouldn’t call it dark. Like I would describe it as a space western. They go to a variety of colorful alien worlds. Supergirl ain’t feeling it at the start, but, it’s like the same...I don’t know, I wouldn’t call it dark. Like I would describe it as a space western. They go to a variety of colorful alien worlds. Supergirl ain’t feeling it at the start, but, it’s like the same way Indiana Jones is jaded. It’s not a dark and gritty setting even if it is edgier than your average superhero comic.
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Comment on ‘Supergirl’ fall to earth with $68m worldwide opening in ~movies
stu2b50 Link ParentI don’t think that’s a fair characterization of how the movie came about. It’s not like they made up this premise - it’s an adaptation of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic series, which was...I don’t think that’s a fair characterization of how the movie came about. It’s not like they made up this premise - it’s an adaptation of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic series, which was very well received.
Obviously the movie did not execute well, but Supergirl being jaded was not something they invented for the movie. It’s part of her character arc in one of the most critically acclaimed comics that she’s in, especially as the primary hero.
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Comment on Coffee co-fermentation, navel gazing or scandal? in ~food
stu2b50 Link ParentFor context, coffee is always fermented. It’s part of the process, no matter if it’s specialty or Starbucks. Cofermentation just means you toss in more fruit to ferment with the coffee fruit. A...For context, coffee is always fermented. It’s part of the process, no matter if it’s specialty or Starbucks.
Cofermentation just means you toss in more fruit to ferment with the coffee fruit.
A coferment should have notes of the fermented fruit. While some don’t, and are sus for that reason, most do.
I’d also note that it’s a fairly light flavor note. It’s like mango lacroix - it has the hint of mango, but it’s not mango juice. Coferments still taste predominately of coffee.
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Comment on Coffee co-fermentation, navel gazing or scandal? in ~food
stu2b50 LinkI ocassionally get co-fermented coffee from luminous (https://www.loveluminous.coffee, would recommend if you want specialty coffee, although it's a bit of PITA to order from them), and to be...I ocassionally get co-fermented coffee from luminous (https://www.loveluminous.coffee, would recommend if you want specialty coffee, although it's a bit of PITA to order from them), and to be honest I don't really care. A lot of it is posturing.
Coffee additives have a bad rap because people (and by people I mean nespresso, starbucks, your local grocery store, etc) take bad coffee, then add almond or hazelnut or whatever to mask the bad coffee.
The co-ferments are using high quality coffee, and enhancing the flavor profile. Whether they get there by actually putting rotting fruit next to the rotting coffee or not doesn't really change what I care about in the end: how the coffee taste when I brew it.
Third wave coffee is so primed to defend against the ills of what is considered the "traditional" coffee industry that it goes overboard. Blends are another case - yes, nespresso or whatever blends coffee to mask their bad coffee, but in the history of gastronomy it's very clear that you can make new and interesting flavor profiles by mixing two different flavor profiles. It's highly unlikely that this is an impossible task for coffee. Yet there is strong pushback against any blending for specialty coffee.
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Comment on Mullvad CEO gives ≈€452,000 to the Örebro Party in ~society
stu2b50 Link ParentIdk, there's a lot of Swedish political parties, it's not that hard to not give money to the one that promotes "remigration".Idk, there's a lot of Swedish political parties, it's not that hard to not give money to the one that promotes "remigration".
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Comment on Mullvad CEO gives ≈€452,000 to the Örebro Party in ~society
stu2b50 Link ParentIt’s like when voat started out with a user base exclusively of people banned from Reddit and immediately turned into a nazi bar - because, of course, if you select from the population of “people...It’s like when voat started out with a user base exclusively of people banned from Reddit and immediately turned into a nazi bar - because, of course, if you select from the population of “people permabanned from Reddit” there’s going to be a lot of people who were banned for a reason. Even if there’s also a lot of people who weren’t banned for a good reason.
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Comment on Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentPrice increases should reach their apex in about 2 years and supply should ease up in about 5 years. I would expect RAM prices to double again before 2029 and leveling out before dropping.Price increases should reach their apex in about 2 years and supply should ease up in about 5 years. I would expect RAM prices to double again before 2029 and leveling out before dropping.
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Comment on US Congress clears housing bill, cementing a rare bipartisan feat in ~society
stu2b50 Link ParentIt doesn’t actually change anything. A pocket veto only works if Congress is out of session in the next 10 days. Basically, the president has 10 days to sign or veto legislation. If 10 days passes...It doesn’t actually change anything. A pocket veto only works if Congress is out of session in the next 10 days.
Basically, the president has 10 days to sign or veto legislation. If 10 days passes and Congress is not in session, then the bill dies. If 10 days passes and Congress is in session, it automatically passes.
It’s the latter.
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Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI - Pre-orders and Edition information in ~games
stu2b50 (edited )Link ParentI’m not going to preorder GTA6, but have preordered games on digital stores before, AMA. edit: There use to be a comment that was deleted asking for reasons. I'll put in an edit here: There's a...I’m not going to preorder GTA6, but have preordered games on digital stores before, AMA.
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There use to be a comment that was deleted asking for reasons. I'll put in an edit here:
There's a couple of reasons, and it varies by game. One is that it kind of "preloads" decisions so you don't have to think about it later on. Another is being able to preload the download the day before, so on the day of release you can just start the game rather than download 200 gb.
There's also some game releases that are just events, and whether they're good or bad it's fun to be there in the moment. I preordered cyberpunk and don't regret it for a second; playing the buggy release and talking about it and having the experience with friends was more fun than most actual games.
Other ones that I'm just pretty sure I'll enjoy. A recent game I preordered was pragmata. I played the demo, was sold, preordered the game after I finished and didn't really think about it again until the game came out.
It's also just not that big of a deal. Games are cheap - they're like $60-$80. I spend more grabbing dinner with friends. Even if it's a flop, is what it is. You win some, lose some.
If I think that reviews may change whether or not I'll buy the game, I usually won't preorder, but there's also some games where it really doesn't matter what any review or media comes out about it, I'm going to buy it anyway.
But in the end I'm just not going to agonize over $60. For something like a new Zelda? If I'm going to buy it frame 1 of coming out no matter what, why not just preorder it?
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Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro
stu2b50 LinkIt’s only going to get hotter. The only short term solution compatible with life is getting AC. As a bonus, most modern units can also act as heat pumps in the winter, since the usual refrain I...It’s only going to get hotter. The only short term solution compatible with life is getting AC. As a bonus, most modern units can also act as heat pumps in the winter, since the usual refrain I hear is “why would I get an AC unit for a few months in the summer?” - it’s also more efficient heating in the winter.
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Comment on If AI is sentient then so is ‘Age of Empires II’ in ~tech
stu2b50 LinkI’m not sure how implementing a perception in AoE is supposed to indicate anything. Do they not know what a Turing machine is? You can often contrive ways for programs running on a Turing machine...I’m not sure how implementing a perception in AoE is supposed to indicate anything.
Do they not know what a Turing machine is? You can often contrive ways for programs running on a Turing machine to themselves be Turing complete. Many video games apply. So do unexpected things like CSS or the c++ preprocessor.
Unless you believe it is completely impossible for a Turing machine to represent consciousness, then it will be possible theoretically to construct said machine consciousness in Minecraft or whatever, because Minecraft is Turing complete. It do be like that.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentThe SoC affects the SSD as well. Somewhat uniquely, the SSDs on macs do not have a memory controller - instead, the M series chip acts as the memory controller for uncontrolled NAND flash.The SoC affects the SSD as well. Somewhat uniquely, the SSDs on macs do not have a memory controller - instead, the M series chip acts as the memory controller for uncontrolled NAND flash.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
stu2b50 LinkIt's not all that far off a custom built PC for the cost, especially if you consider the form factor, but you would be giving up upgradability. Either way, the comparison against the current...It's not all that far off a custom built PC for the cost, especially if you consider the form factor, but you would be giving up upgradability.
Either way, the comparison against the current consoles is a bit oof for 6 years into the cycle. This has to be one of the largest divergences between consoles this old and new PCs. When the PS4 was 6 years old you could build a PC quite close or better than it in performance at the same price - makes sense, the new PC has 6 years of technological advances.
Now? This thing is SLOWER than the base ps5, a 6 year old console. It cost twice as much.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
stu2b50 Link ParentIt actually performs worse than a base PS5 at half of the price. Digital Foundary is estimating that it’s somewhere between the Series S and base PS5 in performance based on their benchmarks.Price-wise this is competing with a ps5 pro with worse performance and a signficitanly higher price tag.
It actually performs worse than a base PS5 at half of the price. Digital Foundary is estimating that it’s somewhere between the Series S and base PS5 in performance based on their benchmarks.
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Comment on Leak exposes members of Peter Thiel’s secretive ‘dialog’ society in ~society
stu2b50 LinkThis is what Ezra Klein said about Dialog on twitter https://x.com/ezraklein/status/2068479476309151771 Which is slightly disappointing, as I had hoped he joined the illuminati. But maybe he's...- Exemplary
This is what Ezra Klein said about Dialog on twitter
Enough people have asked me about the Peter Thiel-Dialog story that I think it's worth saying what it is, or at least what I saw it to be. So:
–Dialog is a conference. I went once in 2018 and once in 2022. No one ever asked me to keep it or my presence a secret.
–My understanding was Thiel was one of its founders but no longer involved by the time I went. I never saw or talked to him in connection with Dialog.
–Nor did I see the other names I’ve heard mentioned, like Ted Cruz or Elon Musk or Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Jared Kushner. Dialog was not sold to me as a bunch of big names, which is part of why I went. I don’t need to go to a conference to hear what Ted Cruz thinks.
–You could be a Dialog member, but I wasn’t. I don’t think joining got you much except guaranteed invitations to future Dialogs. There were occasional dinners and webinars, but I never went to one. I would not have described it as a secret or a society.
–The panels were largely self-organized, so people would propose panels and hold them. I went to one on being a working parent and another on whether crypto had any real use cases and another on how to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. You’d usually have 8 or 10 people in a room. It was all very TED-talk adjacent.
–In 2018, I found it very optimistic, with an idealistic hacker-ish vibe. In 2022, I found the conversations and vibe more curdled and resentful. I didn’t enjoy it, and I didn’t go back. (That did prove a pretty good signal of where tech’s politics were going though, maybe I should’ve paid more attention.)
–That said, Dialog was a pretty ideologically diverse crowd. I met some people there who were extremely far left and far right. I met some real eccentrics and weirdos. I appreciated that about it.
– I’m a journalist, I go to lots of things in the hopes of getting to know people, hearing new ideas, finding podcast guests, etc.
–Being at something does not mean I endorse it, or everyone at it, or everyone who organized or founded it. I try to go to things where I don’t share the politics and perspectives of the crowd, for obvious reasons.
–I am surprised how credulous some people have been on this story. You have to believe some weird things about the world to believe Julián Castro and Peter Thiel are somehow engaged in a common project. Secret societies, I imagine, need a lot of trust to function, but the people being named here do not trust each other and do not have aligned agendas.
So that’s what I saw at Dialog. I’ll just end by saying it’s a weird experience to have a conference you haven’t thought about for years become the center of a new conspiracy theory.
https://x.com/ezraklein/status/2068479476309151771
Which is slightly disappointing, as I had hoped he joined the illuminati.
But maybe he's just pretending to underplay it!?
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Comment on How much of an echo chamber is Reddit/the internet, really? in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentIt’s a razor, in the end, it’s not always true. Occam’s razor can be wrong as well, like the guy who faked his own homocide with a balloon...It’s a razor, in the end, it’s not always true. Occam’s razor can be wrong as well, like the guy who faked his own homocide with a balloon https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/16/florida-man-faked-his-murder-using-gun-and-weather-balloon/787566002/
But the point is to act as a counterbalance against the human bias for the exceptional. Even with the Ukraine war, I’m sure most people at the time thought it would either result in Russia conquering Ukraine and eyeing Poland, or Ukraine valiantly pushing Russia out. But instead, it’s been 5 years of quagmire. Europe is still buying Russian oil, just less of it.
When America started bombing Iran, did a revolution occur that overthrew the regime? Nope. Did the closure of the strait cause gas in US to skyrocket? Nope. Was this the final straw that caused people to revolt against Trump? Nope.
That’s not true, you can still download Wii/3DS eShop games too this day (even the homebrew that rips games from the eShop directly still work).
What you can’t do now is buy new games on either platform. If you already own the game, as of today you can still redownload them.