Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of...
Exactly my thought. This looks like the Biden admin taking steps against the return of Trump. The conventional wisdom unfortunately suggests Trump will return, but this is the first official thing I’ve seen that suggests perhaps official staffers think the same.
I think the return of Trump is the end of the USA as we know it, but also the Democratic establishment has been late to the party to avoid it, and the left remains far more fragmented than the right.
I have really adored Strange New Worlds. It feels far more like Star Trek than most of the later stuff, IMHO. I’m glad they kept Ethan Peck as Spock, because he was one of the few things I liked in Disco.
I felt like most of Picard wasn’t great – especially season 2. But I’m just not a fan of big season arcs, at least not the way they do them now. One great draw for me to things like TNG is the fact I can drop in whenever. Long arcs do exist, but they don’t tend to be the point of every. single. episode. Picard felt to me like it had little to offer except the same arc all the time. Most things are just put together like 8- or 13-hour movies now – but I much prefer planet-of-the-week.
In fact, I make the same argument when discussing the Orville. Sad it was canceled, because it felt even more like Trek than SNW.
I first played GTA V on the PS3 (which sounds crazy as I think about it). I later bought the PC version, so I’m totally guilty of that double dip. Usually I’d never so such a thing, but I didn’t have a gaming PC way back when it came out.
This time around, I’m fully prepared to wait until Rockstar actually brings it to PC. I’m also more likely to just wait for a sale since it will have been a while anyway.
Related: I just spent 2 weeks doing a fanedit of STV. I will die on the hill that the plot is good if you can get around most of the silly humor of Shatner (which obviously I removed), as well as most of the weird shit between Scotty and Uhura.
At the core, it is a sweeping critique of religion and charlatanism. Larry Luckenbill as Sybok is one of the great performances in all of Trekdom.
I haven’t figured out distribution yet but you can bet I’ll be sharing with the community here (even if only for discussion).
Some of my favorite edits are actually in discussions between Kirk, Spock, and Bones. In one scene Bones has weird jokes that don’t really fit the tone of Spock’s exposition. It was a challenge to get around them, but I think I did it quite successfully, and it adds some needed gravitas to those portions.
My GTX-1080 is getting a little long in the tooth, I’m thinking of going all AMD on my Linux Mint gaming rig here, but…is there anything I need to do or install or uninstall to switch to an AMD card from an Nvidia one?...
Others have said this, but just adding to the pile: I had a system running Pop and a GTX 970. I removed the 970 and installed an RX 6600 XT and had absolutely no issues (and it was the nvidia version of Pop – I simply removed the nvidia shit at a later time).
It shouldn’t be clear as mud. The answer is: it will work out of the box. Just try it.
As I said in another comment, I had a system running nvidia and Pop. AMD card worked with no issues and no additional software installed. I removed the nvidia stuff some months later. It doesn’t affect anything in the meantime.
I’m impressed with Larian’s output – this time. One of the big issues with modern gaming though is companies resting on past success and using it to seed new success that may not be warranted (e.g. getting people to preorder the next game which may or may not be good).
Tldr; the most anyone should really be about any dev at this point is cautiously optimistic and let the games speak for themselves.
by Ben Travis | Published on11 11 2023. Darren Aronofsky has always been attracted to stories of extremity – whether it’s the bodily intensity of The Wrestler and The Whale, the psychological torment of Mother! and Black Swan, the religious endurance of Noah, or the actual endurance test that is Requiem For A Dream. And for...
If this is honest, it won’t be a pro-Musk film. But I would be impressed if that’s actually the angle here. Unfortunately with the other news about A24 shifting direction, I think this is likely another biopic money grab, and for a very bad human, but I hope I’m wrong.
I disagree about Windows XP being a transformative shift, though. Many gamers ran Windows 2000 for its reduced system overhead, plus you still had the relative stability of the NT kernel. I didn’t switch to XP until several years later, and iirc it was because they cut support for something on Win2k.
Yeah, that’s kind of a major detail for anyone worried about reparability. Surprising choice. Not a deal breaker, but definitely a step in the wrong direction in terms of design (overshadowed by other good choices).
What I’m hoping is that the screen is a drop in replacement option for the original.
Out of the box, no. But I know some tinkerer is going to figure it out. Will it ever be practical? Probably not. But I’ll enjoy seeing that Frankendeck.
Disney spent $4 billion for Marvel back in 2009. They’ve made far more than that back already, and I’d argue the superhero / comic movie space is now ridiculously saturated.
Personally I hope this just leads to more varied projects instead of executives resting on a single IP until the end of time (and yes, all Marvel stuff is one big IP).
Gee, it’s almost like corporations are gouging consumers so badly that their market advantages are being lost due to greed. Inflation this quickly isnt real. It’s what happens when you come off a global pandemic with millions dead and corporations see they can freely abuse you by exploiting the public zeitgeist that prices...
If one was indistinguishable from the other: taste, scent, texture, temperature, etc. You can’t tell apart the real thing from your choice, but you know 100% what you are eating....
This. Seeing 1-2, maybe 3 major players in many industries now. “No monopolies here” may be true, but misses the point that the outcome is the same. This new conglomerate has just that much more capability to fuck over the little guy.
I think this is also what happened with AC: Mirage. Ubi originally had planned it as DLC for Valhalla.
At least they had the decency not to charge $70 for it, but still, it’s MBA businessthink in charge of AAA gaming right now. Unless people stop buying them, nothing changes.
Most people have an ever dwindling supply of money, while those at the top still believe that the only success metric is endless growth. These two experiences are incompatible.
That’s my read on this as well. Ignoring Disney parks, Knott’s was the only major park in California with a unique feel. All Six Flags stuff feels the same, and for that, there are too many of them.
I’ve been playing a ton of Cities Skylines II since its release a week ago. After building a 230k population archipelago I started playing around with the in game cinematic video tools and this is the result....
I will never, ever get the obsession with DLSS. It runs on a single manufacturer’s cards, and it only serves to increase framerates – the need for which generally points to other issues with any game.
It is kind of like “true motion” effects on TVs ten years ago. Adding frames for frames’ sake.
What killed it, well after reviewing some PS4 gameplay I noticed that it was having audio issues, like it would allow some sounds but not all. It was almost as if it was receiving a 5.1 audio output but was missing the centre channel. Even though the PS4 was set to stereo....
Norway has succeeded in getting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to make permanent and extend across Europe its ban on Meta (Facebook’s parent company) harvesting user data for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.
I’d just like to thank the EU for having the data privacy laws that I suspect most Americans want but can’t have because of the fact our country is owned by corporations
Scratching my head on this one – I actually prefer Factorio on the Deck vs the desktop. What about it makes it bad on the Deck? You know there’s a UI slider, right?
It sounds like you’re using the controller scheme that Factorio added. It’s really designed for a standalone controller.
It works alright, but if you switch (in Steam controller configurator) to standard Deck KBM layout, then R2 is click and right trackpad is mouse. Set Factorio to KBM as well and it won’t say Y anymore.
Cities: Skylines 2. Hugely problematic launch, but it runs acceptably for me on Linux (just over 40fps consistently on a Ryzen 5 7600X and a 6600 XT). I’ve got all settings on high (except Volumetric Quality set to Disabled and AA set to TAA) and it honestly looks quite good, especially with DOF set to tilt-shift.
In terms of the game itself, I’m very much enjoying it. Every mechanic seems more detailed than C:S1 and there is a lot more planning needed to make a really successful city. Not without bugs but nothing game breaking. Lacks some of the annoyances in the first game (like needing water pipes everywhere).
Idk man a ton of distros don’t even work with steam
Name one. I don’t know of any.
I don’t think a single Bethesda release works on Linux
Personally I’ve never had one not work, and that includes Starfield on launch day.
No PlayStation ports do either iirc
Elder Scrolls on Linux didn’t have the stutter it had on Windows at launch. It was literally a better experience and it continues to run great. God of War runs great on Linux. Returnal runs great on Linux.
Seriously, the number one issue for Linux gaming right now is people in comments telling other people it doesn’t work.
The instructions for getting it to run are all over Protondb (needs winetricks), and even then, it looks like a minority of hardware configs that have issues – perhaps even AMD specifically.
Edit: also it looks like it may work OOTB now if you start it using Glorious Eggroll’s Proton 7.2 or higher
I can only speak from my own experience on this one, but depending on the game, letting it complete means less stuttering the first time you see some shader effect in-game. My understanding is that it offsets processing that otherwise has to happen during runtime.
I’ve seen conflicting reports of how worth it that is, and I suppose it probably comes down to a lot of factors, in particular the game itself and the power of the hardware it’s running on.
I tend to let it complete always, but for me that’s generally less than a minute. Gives me time to get my gaming beverage ready, haha
Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO (thehill.com)
Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of...
Production Begins For ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3, ‘Section 31’ Movie Starts In January (trekmovie.com)
PlayTracker: Why isn't #GTA6 coming to PC yet? According to our data, 44% of GTA V owners have the game on multiple platforms. The "double dip" is very real. (twitter.com)
Nitter link: nitter.net/playtrackernet/…/1731985627149639774...
GTA 6 Is Already Gunning For The Throne Of BTS On YouTube (www.gamespot.com)
Columbine vibes (lemmy.ca)
USS Nauvoo (pixelfed.social)
Do I actually need to do anything to go from GeForce to Radeon?
My GTX-1080 is getting a little long in the tooth, I’m thinking of going all AMD on my Linux Mint gaming rig here, but…is there anything I need to do or install or uninstall to switch to an AMD card from an Nvidia one?...
Workers Accuses Sega Of Threatening Mass Layoffs Over Unionizing (kotaku.com)
Larian CEO is "frightened" by Baldur's Gate 3's success but it's "very motivating" for "our next big game" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Nothing Chats brings iMessage compatibility to Android - GSMArena.com news (www.gsmarena.com)
Darren Aronofsky To Adapt Elon Musk Biopic For A24 (www.empireonline.com)
by Ben Travis | Published on11 11 2023. Darren Aronofsky has always been attracted to stories of extremity – whether it’s the bodily intensity of The Wrestler and The Whale, the psychological torment of Mother! and Black Swan, the religious endurance of Noah, or the actual endurance test that is Requiem For A Dream. And for...
The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 1: 1993-2003 (www.pcgamer.com)
Games, software, hardware, and events that changed everything.
What reviews didn't say about the Steam Deck OLED (www.digitaltrends.com)
Quick summary of the article...
Teardown - Official PS5 and Xbox Series Launch Trailer (feat. Owen Wilson) (www.youtube.com)
Nothing is bringing iMessage to its Android phone - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
I'm sorry little one... (lemmy.world)
Nintendo has officially announced a live-action 'Legend of Zelda' movie. (www.nintendo.co.jp)
New The Marvels Ticket Presales Place It Lower Than Two Of DC's Biggest Box Office Bombs (screenrant.com)
Someone over at the Daystrom Institute asked if anyone wore sunglasses in star trek, well little know fact Kevin was the first. (lemmy.world)
McDonald's prices are out of control. (cdn.masto.host)
Gee, it’s almost like corporations are gouging consumers so badly that their market advantages are being lost due to greed. Inflation this quickly isnt real. It’s what happens when you come off a global pandemic with millions dead and corporations see they can freely abuse you by exploiting the public zeitgeist that prices...
What would you rather eat a poop flavored chocolate, or chocolate flavored poop?
If one was indistinguishable from the other: taste, scent, texture, temperature, etc. You can’t tell apart the real thing from your choice, but you know 100% what you are eating....
EA CEO Says Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Deal Is Great For Gaming (www.gamespot.com)
Is important to have options from a moral compass such as only EA CEO’s can be.
FOSS 'Ploopy' headphones (github.com)
Also if anyone knows how to design PCB boards github.com/ploopyco/headphones/issues/28
Modern Warfare 3 Accused of Being A $70 DLC by Fans: "It Feels Like Half a COD Game" (comicbook.com)
Mac Sales are Down (www.theverge.com)
Mac sales are down....
Target CEO says shoppers are pulling back, even on groceries (www.cnbc.com)
Target CEO Brian Cornell says shoppers are pulling back, even on groceries, as they feel stressed about their budgets....
People: Six Flags Is Merging with Company That Owns Cedar Point and Knott's Berry Farm (people.com)
Cities Skylines II is an absolutely beautiful game (vimeo.com)
I’ve been playing a ton of Cities Skylines II since its release a week ago. After building a 230k population archipelago I started playing around with the in game cinematic video tools and this is the result....
Starfield finally getting much-requested Nvidia DLSS support on PC next week (www.eurogamer.net)
Open Source Is Struggling And It’s Not Big Tech That Is To Blame (medium.com)
I am pouring one out to this little champ. Stripping HDCP and letting me... archive streaming services from 2016-2023 RIP (lemmy.world)
What killed it, well after reviewing some PS4 gameplay I noticed that it was having audio issues, like it would allow some sounds but not all. It was almost as if it was receiving a 5.1 audio output but was missing the centre channel. Even though the PS4 was set to stereo....
Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe (stackdiary.com)
Norway has succeeded in getting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to make permanent and extend across Europe its ban on Meta (Facebook’s parent company) harvesting user data for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram.
One year after being bought for $44 billion, X is worth $19 billion (arstechnica.com)
Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of October 29th
Whatcha all been playing?...
Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average (video.hardlimit.com)
From Hardlimit
Driving an AE86 apparently feels just like using wayland with NVIDIA (feddit.de)
youtube.com/…/UgkxwWmasZk7ZuYcGCqRWbr8coYSHaKGKV5…