A Brit in Helsinki who likes games, tech and burgers.
While I appreciate a 60fps experience as much as the next gamer, this game targets 30fps on consoles. A 60 fps guarantee for Verified status is totally unrealistic.
I agree that there needs to be some sort of performance standards, but not everything has to run at 60 fps to give an absolutely fantastic experience. 30fps (as long as it’s a solid 30 fps) can do that too.
Archive.is used to block people with Finnish IPs too, allegedly because of personal immigration issues.
I don’t get the impression it’s something anyone should ever rely on.
The development cost for building it out in the new engine would probably be an order of magnitude higher than the simple upscale.
If they thought they’d get an order of magnitude more sales from doing things that way, they’d have done it that way.
I’m with you, though. I’d love a proper remaster that also came as a native PC edition.
To what extent is the issue of using screens before sleep a question of mental overstimulation as opposed to specific frequencies of light?
Genuine question.
Sure, but there’s not much they can do about it if things are properly encrypted, for example using DKE on M365.
Sounds like your issue is a shitty workplace and shitty managers more than it is not not working from home.
This is what I was thinking. I’m very lucky to live somewhere where I can live without a car - even here in Helsinki, that’s not always possible.
It’d be the equivalent to spending an extra 2-3 hours a day working (because that’s what the total commute would be), plus money on vehicle upkeep
Maybe this is one of the reasons I actually prefer going to the office. For me, it’s only 15 minutes by metro.
No additional cost, very little wasted/lost time, and I actually enjoy being able to draw a line between work and life by putting them in different physical spaces.
Perhaps it also helps that my managers encourage people to work from wherever they feel they’re the most productive. It’s nice to know that I have the option to work from home without having to explain myself.
Amazon is shitting money. They’re not exactly a typical company.
Maybe for a small number of companies in a small number of industries, but most companies rent their office premises, even large companies.
I’ve worked at several multinational companies that sold their HQ buildings when they recognised that building management was not a core competence for them and tying up capital in real estate has a significant opportunity cost for them.
It’s no skin off their noses if commercial real estate plummets in value - if anything, it would be in their favour as their rent would decrease.
I mostly use desktop mode for messing about with things like emudeck and creating and forgetting an su password.
I’m no spring chicken myself. I started gaming on the Atari VCS, so I’m no stranger to bad graphics.
As for a third person camera, I’ve not actually played the game yet, but it is apparently possible to pay through the game in third person mode.
Ok. I’m just pointing out that it’s a “true” RPG, so if you want to play it as a Kung Fu comedy, you can.
If this works at all, every material scientist in the world will be working on similar materials and manufacturing processes for them to improve the effect and make them more manufacturable.
I believe I have read that it’s literally impossible to copy an object’s quantum state without destroying it, so in a real sense a transporter that’s indistinguishable at a quantum level would be moving you rather than creating a copy and killing the original.
I remember, pre-Wifi, setting up a network over IR between two laptops to play C&C Red Alert.
The good thing is that if you can detect an effect from a medication and determine its mechanism, there’s the possibility you may be able to synthesise something with a stronger effect and more manageable side effects.
Yes and No? Also X.
But do they really? If so, why’s there the saying “if you want to murder someone, do it in a car”?
I do think self-driving cars should be held to a higher standard than humans, but I believe the fundamental disagreement is in precisely how much higher.
While zero incidents is naturally what they should be aiming for, it’s more of a goal for continuous improvement, like it is for air travel.
What liability can/should we place on companies that provide autonomous drivers that will ultimately lead to safer travel for everyone?