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  • I always thought the brown egg yolks worked best.

  • Almost every quest in RPG Avowed can be started in multiple ways: "We want to just constantly foster that sense of exploration, wanderlust"
  • Yes I don't like enemies that spawn. Especially in a single player game I think a world where everything gets created with the game world and stays that way is very interesting. Of course it's good if events can change the sandbox, like if you don't deal with a goblin camp near the village then they raid the village later.

  • What are some unwritten rules when taking days off?
  • Don't tell any boss specifics of what you're doing. If you have to tell anyone only tell close coworkers that won't blab to others.

  • Are gaming consoles reaching final form? Former PlayStation boss says no more major hardware leaps
  • If he has no new ideas for consoles that's why he's a former boss.

  • What are you not nostalgic for?
  • I don't miss only having 3 channels to watch and having to be home at a particular time to watch something.

  • Sex!?
  • Ur mom and dad totally did it.

  • What's the best habit that improved your life?
  • Drinking primarily water instead of sodas.

  • Today's reaction
  • I don't know oil company CEOs and private prison CEOs are contenders too.

  • Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project
  • I'm doing my part. Bought the 3 acre parcel next to me and am letting it grow back wild.

  • NYPD releases unmasked photo of smiling suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
  • Positive it's Shia LaBeouf. Let's kill 2 birds with one stone.

  • “Delta Force”, a FPS with up to 64 players, has a rocket start and quickly gathers “approximately 60,000 people” on Steam
  • Free game, China, kernel level anticheat. Risky for a PC with any personal or sensitive data on it.

  • Moderators delete Reddit thread as doctors torch dead UnitedHealthcare CEO
  • He may have been nice in some ways. She probably just wasn't aware or chose not to think about the darker aspects of health insurance corporations and what it takes to make billions at the expense of people's health care.

    Also people tend to whine when their gravy train runs out of gravy.

  • Google has developed an AI tool that generates fully playable 3D worlds
  • I bet these are better than some of the Early Access titles I've tried.

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    just in case you were wondering (stolen from political memes)
  • Playing cards would be apt.

  • Sounds like grapes or some shit
  • I bet you would see others doing it if you watch for a while.

  • Paulette Thompson Says Husband Received Threats 'Over Lack Of Coverage' Leading Up To Shooting
  • If he was shooting with subsonic ammunition then the pistol may have needed cocking after every shot. It didn't really seem to slow him down much and probably made the shots quieter because there wouldn't be the loud crack of the bullets breaking the sound barrier.

  • [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - December 2024
  • My most played games continue to be Stardew Valley, Brawlhalla, Superflight, Just Cause 3, and Puyo Puyo Tetris.

  • What's the weirdest place you've slept?
  • It helped me tolerate the "itching under my skin" sensation but I'm not sure how much of that was just from being in liquid. I don't recall what the vinegar was supposed to do.

  • What smartphone do you have (if any) and what are its issues/quirks?
  • Moto G Stylus 2020. No real complaints about the phone. Battery life is about 2 days. It has headphone jack and SDcard slot. I like the chop chop motion to turn on the flashlight and the twist motion to run the camera.

  • New website shows you how much Google AI can learn from your photos
  • I tried various photos, any of my personal photos with metadata stripped, and was surprised how accurate it was.

    It seemed really oriented towards detecting people and their moods, the socioeconomic status of things, and objects and their perceived quality.

  • 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows
    kotaku.com 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows

    A report shows that while the industry is growing, its biggest competition is Fortnite, GTA, Call of Duty, and Roblox

    60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows

    This data will probably only lead to more live service games. :|

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    Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates
    www.wired.com Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates

    In what appears to be the first criminal case of its kind, two teenage boys were charged under a 2022 Florida law for allegedly creating AI-generated images depicting middle school classmates.

    Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates

    This is strange to me. Did the students create the deepfake nudes or did software create those nudes? A normal image editor program won't just create explicit material on its own, the user has to do it with a mouse/tablet/whatever. But AI algorithms will. Even if the kids were giving the instructions to AI, why isn't the software and/or the company that runs it at least somewhat liable for creating child porn?

    Suppose the students drew the nudes themselves, but they were really bad stick figure drawings with a name beside them to say who it's supposed to be? Is that illegal? What if they were really good artists and the drawing looked like a photo? At what point is the art considered good enough to be illegal?

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    Why Teslas Totaled in the US Are Mysteriously Reincarnated in Ukraine
    www.wired.com Why Teslas Totaled in the US Are Mysteriously Reincarnated in Ukraine

    Ukraine’s fearless and expert EV mechanics bring electric vehicles declared unfixable in the US and Canada back to life on the other side of the world.

    Why Teslas Totaled in the US Are Mysteriously Reincarnated in Ukraine

    The Ukranian guy in this article didn't like spending $400 a month on fuel for his Jeep. So he spent $53,000 getting a wrecked Tesla imported and fixed, so he could pay about $50 a month to charge the Tesla.

    Now he just has to drive the Tesla for 12 years to break even on fuel costs. Good move. :|

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    How do you feel about valet parking?

    Valet parking seems to be getting more common at some city locations that don't have a good parking situation.

    How do you feel about valet parking? Doesn't bother you in the least, will do it if you have to, will never do it, something else?

    Personally I don't like some random person driving my car.

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    What does cigarette smoking do for people?

    I've never smoked, but I've been around people that do. What do people feel during/after smoking? It doesn't seem to make people high or hallucinate or anything. It maybe mildly relaxes them?

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    UC Vanguard and Freestar Rangers questlines question

    I've been getting diverted on sidequests, capturing ships, and exploration too much.

    But I really don't want to do the Constellation questline yet, I've seen some spoilers and I'm not ready for that . I'm thinking of concentrating on the UC Vanguard or Freestar Collective questlines. Can I complete those without interfering with the Constellation questline?

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    Crimson Fleet Captain ship

    Just went through a Starfield experience that sort of awed me. Wanted to capture some pirate ships, I took a mission from Freestar Rangers mission terminal to destroy a "Crimson Fleet Captain." I thought it was a person, but that's the name of a ship.

    Engaged the ship, battle was fairly easy, took out their engines with EM weapons and boarded the ship. I was immediately blown away by how big and full of stuff the ship was. I've got a couple class B ships, but this one was probably 5 times the size of my Aegis. There were rooms after rooms, a few big open areas, several kitchens and sitting areas, a medical bay, storerooms, weapon rooms, armor mannequins, and a medium size trek-like bridge. The ship had at least 3 levels, and had probably 10-15 pirates to fight. Got to the captain's chair and was able to sit in it because I had leveled up my pilot skill enough. The ship was mine! I did this sort of thing last week with a smaller but impressive ship, but wasn't able to sit in the chair because my pilot skill was too low, so I had to abandon it.

    All the time I was fighting my way through the ship I was saying "oh my god" to myself as I saw how much bigger this ship was than the ones I was used to.

    For all it's shortcomings Starfield really nailed the ships, they are very unique and even compare very favorably to ships from Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous. Elite Dangerous ships might give them some design competition but you can't walk around in them IIRC.

    ETA: The ship is apparently originally a Crossbow III, it's not all that huge but compared to the starter ship it's massive: https://inara.cz/starfield/ship/1984/

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    Biden administration/NHTSA supporting Mass. right to repair law again
    www.wired.com A Controversial Right-to-Repair Car Law Makes a Surprising U-Turn

    The Biden administration has changed its mind about a Massachusetts state law giving mechanics and car owners access to more diagnostic data.

    A Controversial Right-to-Repair Car Law Makes a Surprising U-Turn

    >Car manufacturers could comply with the law “by using short-range wireless protocols, such as via Bluetooth,” to give owners or independent shops authorized by owners access to the information they need to diagnose issues with and repair vehicles, the letter says.

    Hopefully no manufacturers are allowing changes to the vehicle wirelessly. It should be read-only.

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    Scientists reconstruct Pink Floyd song by listening to people’s brainwaves
    www.theguardian.com Scientists reconstruct Pink Floyd song by listening to people’s brainwaves

    Breakthrough raises hopes that musicality of natural speech can be restored in patients with disabling neurological conditions

    Scientists reconstruct Pink Floyd song by listening to people’s brainwaves

    Sound clip is pretty creepy.

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    Our entire existence may be a sort of stable spacetime bubble that can pop at any moment.

    Like ants nesting on a river bank, some only live a few days. A colony could live for many ant generations on a riverbank but when a big flood comes their entire world is wiped out.

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