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'It’s very straightforward': Acer plans to raise the price of its PCs in the US by 10% in reaction to Trump's tech tariffs
  • Of course some could, but if everyone is impacted then why would they eat the cost? Also they can add a few percentages and blame it on tarrif.

    Like how the messaging from covid immediately shifted once the media started using the "i" word.

    "We understand the blocked canal, shuttered factories, and overall stagnant supply chain is a problem but we will work together in this crisis"

    To

    "Sorry inflation. Record profits? No inflation"

  • Ray tracing is quickly becoming inescapable and I think it's time we bit the bullet and embraced it
  • I feel like the haters over exaggerate. Like they say that raytracing will never happen and shouldnt. Technology will eventually improve and methods get better. Saying never and getting upset that there is an option to toggle in a game that pushes graphics is wrong. Its silly to think otherwise.

    That said I think a lot of the hesitancy and fear comes from the worry that we will be moving forwards too quickly. As it stands the hardware that isnt just adequate with upscaling but good at ray tracing is like $1000-$2000. AMD cards are at a handicap as well. I think the fear is that the industry dives in too fast and abandons the old lighting techniques leaving people with lower end hardware behind or with a low setting that looks way worse than the older methods of lighting.

    I think the fear is unfounded though since consoles will always be the primary target and A) They use amd or nvidia's mobile chip and B) they have to have a competitive price. As a result it will be a long while before we go all in on ray tracing.

  • For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered... Charting the unknown possibilities of existence.
  • Hes probably like spok. Neutral enough to be the same on both sides. Mirror Voyager has gotta be wild tho

  • Native American Restaurants
  • Even in the american mythos of the mayflower it mentions them surviving off established food caches and stores from abandoned settlements. People dont think much about that, but they werent left behind because the natives were so welcoming to the Pilgrims.

  • Can confirm its exhausting
  • Yeah and in addition to the incline it looks sandy. Walking on a sand dune is way harder than a firm surface since the sand gives way as you step requiring more energy

  • Firefox Beta 136 enables hardware accelerated video decode for AMD on Linux
  • I could have sworn they did this already a while back.

  • The Stars of Star Trek: Section 31 Know Why You're Nervous About the Movie
  • It certainly shows that the federation doesnt need a weird shadowy organization to skirt the rules and make morally ambiguous decisions.

  • The Stars of Star Trek: Section 31 Know Why You're Nervous About the Movie
  • I feel like the big issue is the difference in how it's portrayed. In DS9 and even enterprise section 31 are the bad guys. They are portrayed as a shadowy organization that thinks it's doing the right thing but when confronted gets in the way. In DS9 they even lose. Section 31 arent an example of the end justifying the means being a necessary evil, they are something from within for the idealistic federation to overcome and defeat.

    As a concept section 31 doesnt make a whole lot of sense lore wise because the federation is a paramilitary organization. Sure they are scientists, explorers, and philosophers at heart, but they are also very much a military Navy. We also see that starfleet does have a non section 31 intelligence complete with spies that go deep undercover get the trust of their enemies and sell them out. The federation knows the galaxy is a hostile place which is why they explore in heavily armed warships with a crew that follows a strict chain of command.

    I think part of the wish fulfillment and idealism of the federation lies in the implication that they are also very powerful and able and willing to defend themselves with great force. Even the cruise ship Enterprise D was able to take on multiple enemy warships at once and win.

    The major difference between section 31 and standard federation operating procedures seems to be their appetite for genocide and civilians.

    It is a thing that has made me nervous about this new project since it was announced. Section 31 appearing as a bump in the road for our idealistic federation members to deal with works and allows them to stay the badguy. Them as the protagonists of a show or movie puts us in a situation where we get told stories where the ends justifies the means. And they either do this by making the federation seem naive and incompetent(which they arent they have a prime directive where they sterilize all life on a planet) or it has them justifying some heinous crap.

  • New Cyberpunk Netflix animation confirmed as (Cyberpunk) 2077 (game) tops 30 million sales
  • Yeah if its trigger again then I'll be down but otherwise I'm out unless i hear some big buzz.

  • Tawny Newsome's Star Trek Sitcom Is Still Happening As Long as Paramount Doesn't Tell Her To "Shut Your Laptop and Throw It in the Sea"
  • The concept of a trek sitcom seems a little silly and much, but with lower decks eventually coming to an end it does leave an opening for more lighthearted comedy startrek. Still I feel animation allows for more and easier shenanigans.

  • TIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada)
  • It's crazy when you consider how many things even back in the gilded age were legislated as common sense that in the modern era are tied up in lots of trademark and copyright red tape because unlike the old thing it involves computers or an app.

    Like libraries would not have become a thing if we tried to invent them in the modern era.

  • TIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada)
  • but then the professor accidentally added another ingredient

    C H E M I C A L X

  • Link to Dan Da Dan Episode 5 Discussion
  • well their teeth collided but close enough

  • Premium rule
  • Yeah youtube can go suck on an egg. If they want to pay content creators more theyre free to do so without any help from me and honestly it's kind of shitty that they try to incentivize people to subscribe by going "well we'll pay them a nickel instead of a penny for your view".

    Ublock on firefox, revanced on mobile, and I got all I need. If I want to support creators I can give them more money by sending them a few bucks on patreon.

  • Remember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitive
  • Yeah I've definitely run into issues where case sensitivity causes problems. Especially in programs that are cross-functional between Windows and Linux. Like when I recently downloaded some bios files for a Playstation emulator and I spend time figuring out and troubleshooting why they weren't working until it finally hit me the door McFly it's cause the file name was in lowercase not uppercase. Than I cared to admit to figure out

  • Rent A Girlfriend Writer's "The Shiunji Family Children" Will Be Animated By Doga Kobo Studio
  • Theres only so many animators and anime studios producing content. It's kind of a shame this is the kind of stuff that gets picked up.

  • Oh god, that can't be good...
  • Are those gaspumps in the convenience store?

  • Reliving the war. A weekly youtube series comparing weekly episodes of Nitro vs Raw during the monday night wars.

    Anyone else watching this series? It's really well done and does a great job of going over matches as well as the two shoes during the 90s. The host has a knack for good commentary and a dash of humor mixed in for good measure.

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