xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club
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@binkle I honestly prefer MP3 players. I like being able to load a bunch of audio files on a portable device and just play them in my car. They are also good for listening to podcasts while driving. Doing that with CDs would be a burden.
@PurpCat FM transmitters exist.
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The only way tipping makes sense is if it's a free market, eg anyone can walk up and start being a server without prior agreement from the kitchen. Is that how this started? Jesters were middle-manning the kitchen and then got dominated?
@PurpCat I'd assume most people would just plug their phones into their cars by now, but apparently not. For shitbox cars, you have cassette adapters.
It's honestly a miracle that you can still buy "obsolete tech products" like MP3 players, CD players, pocket radios, blank CDs/DVDs, walkie-talkies, DVD players, etc at stores like Wal-Mart, Meijier, or Best Buy, even if they are cheap Chinese ones.
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Who is the son of Tom Cruise's mother? ChatGPT has no idea.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/elegant-and-powerful-new-result-that
It knows who Tom Cruise's mother was, but it doesn't know who her son is.
This is because LLMs, the thing everyone is pretending is AI right now because people want to pretend it's the future to hide the decline of White civilization, doesn't know anything except which words commonly go together.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/elegant-and-powerful-new-result-that
It knows who Tom Cruise's mother was, but it doesn't know who her son is.
This is because LLMs, the thing everyone is pretending is AI right now because people want to pretend it's the future to hide the decline of White civilization, doesn't know anything except which words commonly go together.
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@ocean
>I don't know if that will be allowed to happen because at the end of the day Nintendo/Sony/Xbox control what is or isn't allowed on their consoles
It doesn't need to be console only. Obviously the consoles being the big things kinda puts some limitations into that, but that still means subscription services for the big three and I don't know many more for PCs. I still don't see it being any beneficial for the industry in the end, we'll go back to the current video streaming situation
Netflix may have killed cable TV, which sucked, but it couldn't stay the only game in town forever because the model doesn't actually benefit non-netflix parties making content just for Netflix, it's not sustainable, hence why there's a billions of these now and they're churning out shitty content after shitty content in hope you'll jump in
None of this is sustainable in the slightest and something has to be done to fix it and the ideal result would be purchase episodes to own a la MP3, DRM free
>I don't know if that will be allowed to happen because at the end of the day Nintendo/Sony/Xbox control what is or isn't allowed on their consoles
It doesn't need to be console only. Obviously the consoles being the big things kinda puts some limitations into that, but that still means subscription services for the big three and I don't know many more for PCs. I still don't see it being any beneficial for the industry in the end, we'll go back to the current video streaming situation
Netflix may have killed cable TV, which sucked, but it couldn't stay the only game in town forever because the model doesn't actually benefit non-netflix parties making content just for Netflix, it's not sustainable, hence why there's a billions of these now and they're churning out shitty content after shitty content in hope you'll jump in
None of this is sustainable in the slightest and something has to be done to fix it and the ideal result would be purchase episodes to own a la MP3, DRM free
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Climate hysteria is about controlling the next generation.
The green road to serfdom.
Full series: https://mises.org/fueling-freer-future
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Apparently, leaked Phil Spencer e-mail. Writes in an email about how AAA games are the biggest cancer killing video games and how it's unsustainable and how making smaller games and newer IPs is the way forward for the games industry
@Mondobizarrro @che5hire @condret @coolboymew Have you looked into System76 or Framework? They provide up-gradable and repairable laptops.
@coolboymew @che5hire There might be people selling their pre-made solutions online.
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>Lmao what is this scam, just put Linux in a USB stick bruh
Similar products have been around for years. There are flash-drives with custom Linux distros solely designed to be restrictive environments for children (whitelisted websites, child-friendly games, etc). Honestly, this product wouldn't exist if people realized that Linux is not the 1337 h4x0r operating system that they were lead to believe.
>There's just like nothing fucking cool like you saw in the 90s/00s and in LGR videos, it's all streamlined garbage that will steal your data
You could try looking into more niche/indie/open-source hardware manufacturers. I'm not sure if there are many products with the same type of gimmicks found back in the 90s/00s, but they tend to respect your privacy and right-to-repair.
Most of the gimmicky stuff can be found in DIY projects. You can check out what people make with Arduino, SBCs, and stuff like that. It seems like companies decided to let people come up with gimmicks themselves instead of having them experiment with such products.
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>They probably sucked but it would be cool if there was a “game cartridge maker” equivalent in modern day or something.
There are kits you can buy that allow you to make your own reproduction carts. You no longer need to sacrifice existing game cartridges. You can easily 3D print your own shells. All you need to do is buy these custom made circuit boards.
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>Tech when I was a kid
"WOW cool, I want this"
>Tech now
"Tsk, disgusting, who needs this expensive garbage?"
"WOW cool, I want this"
>Tech now
"Tsk, disgusting, who needs this expensive garbage?"
@ooignignoktoo @coolboymew The closest thing I had to a VR headset was some weird LCD game that took the form of binoculars. You had to aim it at a light-source to even see the thing. I remember it involving shooting airplanes and defending some hot-air balloon that looked like a RE/MAX balloon. There were buttons on the binoculars itself, it wasn't motion controlled or anything like that.
I have no idea where it went though. My parents probably gave it to Goodwill long ago.
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