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Brokkr, to games in Disney games boss acknowledges 'a lot of demand' for Knights of the Old Republic remake, giving me my first spark of hope for the project in ages

I love Star Wars for its stories, but I don’t think a SW reskin is that interesting. There are a few places where I could see it maybe working because the SW setting could justify additional gameplay elements (city - > star system builders with a heavy automation and trade components, sekiro-like).

Instead we need SW games that tell their own stories well in a modern format. That does not mean a KOTOR remake. The bioware format had its time, but a remake in the same style is going to feel dated by the time it comes out.

Brokkr, to askscience in Why are we so concerned with oxygen production yet we never hear about nitrogen production, though we actually need 78% nitrogen vs 21% oxygen to survive?

New comment based on your edits.

When we breath, we use the oxygen, but we do not use the nitrogen. The nitrogen can actually be replaced with another inert gas and the “air” is breathable. Thinking about diving specifically, nitrox is actually an oxygen rich (nitrogen poor) mixture. More extreme mixtures use helium in place of some nitrogen (and sometime oxygen depending on the depth).

In your body, the amount of oxygen in our blood is critical for survival. Having a lot of nitrogen is actually not good. Too much is what causes the “bends”, again related to diving.

When looking at exoplanet atmospheres, we look for oxygen rich because it likely indicates water. We believe that planets with a high amount of water are more likely to support life similar to ours. It is possible that another form of life exists that doesn’t need oxygen or water, but we know for certain that oxygen and water can support life.

Brokkr, to science in New theory seeks to unite Einstein’s gravity with quantum mechanics

You’re implying that the double slit experiment is unresolved. What do you mean by that?

Edit: I’d also be interested to read the articles about entropy and time. Could you link one please?

Brokkr, to science in New theory seeks to unite Einstein’s gravity with quantum mechanics

While it’s true that a photon doesn’t see time pass, an electron does and they exhibit the same behavior in the double slit experiment. I don’t see how the particles perception of time explains the results.

Brokkr, to askscience in Why are we so concerned with oxygen production yet we never hear about nitrogen production, though we actually need 78% nitrogen vs 21% oxygen to survive?

I’m not fully aware of all the issues you reference, but my first guess is that oxygen is reactive and can be used up (apparently based on your statements, although I’m not familiar with that line of reasoning). Whereas nitrogen is not very reactive, so doesn’t get used up nearly as much.

Brokkr, to games in Skull and Bones Release Date is February 2024

I feel really bad for anyone who pre-orders this. It probably means they don’t know of its development history.

Hopefully it’s great, but this is definitely one that I want to see in action before spending anything on it.

Brokkr, to android in I'm amazed that Android doesn't have a built in way to connect to a network drive like iOS/iPadOS has

I think some phone manufacturers do offer a files app, I don’t know which ones have smb capabilities though. Regardless, it is an app, not a part of the OS. Also sounds like that’s how Apple implements it too, except they probably don’t let you use a different app.

Brokkr, to android in I'm amazed that Android doesn't have a built in way to connect to a network drive like iOS/iPadOS has

I think this is a function that should be delegated to an app, so that users can choose from a variety of options. Having it built in would restrict that choice. Kind of like keyboards.

Brokkr, to technology in Windows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that way

It might be quick to get to a windows log in screen, but it still takes a long time to get back to a usable state, not to mention the state that you actually want it in (programs and files open, etc).

Having standby or hibernation was really great for this. Being able to put a laptop into a bag for 24 hours and then getting back to exactly where you left it was a very nice feature.

Brokkr, to games in Invincible Presents: Atom Eve – Launch Trailer

Are you saying they Britta’d it?

Brokkr, to technology in The world's largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley

I think you forgot about the shareholders.

Brokkr, to technology in Scientific progress is declining due to bureaucratization of research. Scientific innovations should make ‘zero to one’ breakthroughs, instead making ‘one to many’ improvements to existing innovations

Researchers need to be able to publish negative results or failures. They need to be encouraged to do that. Funding needs to support that.

Right now it doesn’t. Mostly only “successes” are published and that’s what gets further funding.

Brokkr, to android in Google could be working on a chatbot within Google Maps

A few years ago Google got rid of a lot of their messaging apps. Now they need to make more so that they can have more.

Brokkr, (edited ) to askscience in Does Higgs exist in nature or is it merely artificially synthesized particle?

Sorry, can’t answer your question. Quick correction though, uranium is the highest atomic number that occurs nationally.

Edit: so I’m wrong about this. In school we learned that it was uranium and that’s also what it said when I checked sources, but not enough. Apologies.

Brokkr, to technology in A Jury Will Decide If Google's App Store Is an Unjust Monopoly

Surely the warning is justified though? Yes it’s a hurdle, but it seems reasonable and other platforms also warn users about apps from unverified sources, so it is common within the industry. If the play store is determined to be a monopoly, and gets broken up or off, I think a warning would still be warranted.

The default install thing used to be an issue, i.e. MS Explorer, but people seem to have stopped caring since all OS’s now have pre-installed junk.

I guess the argument could be made thst the play store should allow downloading of other app stores? I’d be in favor of that, but I don’t know if the courts can force something like that.

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