I'm also in the desktop camp. But I just purchased a Framework 16. The upgradable dGPU (assuming they release new ones) might make laptops more viable for gaming.
Japan is just 100V, not 110/115/120, there are some appliances that will use 200V. Similar to how the US has 240V. The weird bit with Japan uses both 50 and 60hz.
It does work for most games. MPV player supports it as well. It's still rough around the edges, but it's definitely there.
As with anything pushing technical limits, there's always risk. But what you're describing isnt purely an issue of pushing realism in gaming, it's an issue of pushing for profits above all else. These exact practices happen in less realistic game development as well.
Anyway, as stated, I don't think all games should try to push the graphical envelope. Most games I play don't attempt this. But I'm glad games like TLOU2 exist and appreciate the devs behind it.
Pushing the limits of technology is how technology improves. Not all games need to do this, but I don't see it as a bad thing that some do.
I suggest something from level1techs. The prices are high, but they support DP 1.4 https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-kvm-switch-dual-monitor-2computer-z5erd-n6mbj
Comparing prices directly like this is almost irrelevant imo. And doesn't really dictate what the price of games should be.
Reasons old games should be pricier:
- Hardware involved (cartridges/electronics).
- Total number of customers were smaller, you have to subsidize development with less total sales.
Reasons why new games should be pricier:
- Development has inflated to hundreds of people and multiple years (instead of dozens of people and multiple months)
But at the end of the day, business just price what the market will bear. It's only indirectly related to the cost of production. The margins on some games are insanely high compared to others.
I do this for LAN parties. Easier to fly with a steam deck and portable monitor than my desktop. I'm not looking to buy a gaming laptop just for LANs.
As far as I know, it's mainly games with DRM that might trigger on multiple installs/computers. So companies will disable family sharing. Not sure how common this is.
On the Steam Deck it already "just works" for a lot of games (with an OLED or an external display). So we're not that far off for those changes propagating to Desktop.
Use Gamescope and a Vulkan layer. Here's a more detailed post: https://planet.kde.org/xavers-blog-2023-12-18-an-update-on-hdr-and-color-management-in-kwin/
If you get the latest gamescope from git. You no longer need the vulkan layer.
I bought it after waiting for the server issues to resolve.
As someone who owns an LG C1, not a single DP in sight.
I couldn't wait, I'm already using it for that HDR support.
Not surprisingly, North Korea's Red Star OS has a closed source fork of KDE.
I've used Comcast and CenturyLink. I would say CenturyLink, while not perfect, is miles better than Comcast. I pay $70 for gigabit: symmetric, no data cap, never had an outage, monthly contract. Only had to deal with support once when I was returning their router.
Comcast had shitty uploads, long contracts, data caps, outages, shitty support, would call me randomly trying to sell me TV plans. I had a Comcast tech cut random wires in the network closet for my building and gave me an outage when I was using Starry, they're beyond horrible.
https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/u-s-cities-with-the-highest-and-lowest-vehicle-ownership/
With Godot Engine moving over to being supported by the Godot Foundation directly, they've begun pushing for people to support their efforts via their new funding platform inspired by Blender.
To reduce ozone pollution in the region, air regulators have proposed rules to accelerate the shift to electric leaf blowers and lawnmowers.
I have a bunch of duplicates from various humble bundles, feel free to take one, reply when you do. Also I swapped the last two characters.
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OpenMW is a modern free and open source game engine for Morrowind, and it's really getting close to a release of version 0.48 now with another Release Candidate ready for more testing.
Oh goodie, goodbye again free time. Remember the classic Theme Hospital? CorsixTH is a free, open source and cross-platform game engine to keep it looking good on modern systems and a new release is getting close.
The NSW government will trial noise cameras in suburban Sydney in a bid to combat hoons and anti-social driving.
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/153727
> For those who hit a paywall: > > Cameras that can detect noisy vehicles will be trialled in suburban Sydney in a bid to combat “hooning” and anti-social driving. > > Independent MP Alex Greenwich has renewed his calls for the cameras that can capture an image of a vehicle as well as measure the amount of noise it produces. > > Pockets of Sydney have been plagued by dangerous drivers in vehicles which create noise pollution and safety hazards for residents. > > Greenwich said traffic noise was a problem for some inner-city residents around late night precincts, especially from vehicles deliberately modified for excessive noise. > > He raised questions last month for the second time in the NSW Parliament about noise cameras, which he said could be more effective in cracking down on hoons given the constraints on police resources. > > “While the emissions are unlawful, police must prioritise other crime and departmental testing requires setting up equipment on the side of the road,” he said. > > Data from Revenue NSW shows there were 2498 modified vehicle and excessive noise fines in the 10 months to May 2023 - up from 2360 in the 12 months to June 2022. > > There have also been 141 unnecessary noise or smoke fines that carry a $361 penalty handed out so far this financial year, up from 136 in 2021-22. > > NSW environmental regulations set a noise limit of 90 decibels for most car exhausts and 94 decibels for motorbikes. Fines for vehicles that exceed this level by 5 decibels or less are $150, for more than 5 and less than 15 decibels it’s $200 and for more than 15 decibels it’s $600. > > Noisy and illegally modified vehicles can also be reported to the NSW Environmental Protection Authority. The EPA can issue fines or deregister vehicles in more serious cases. > > Bayside Council has been trying to tackle anti-social driving for some time. It’s Say No to Hooning! interactive map shows Brighton-le-Sands, Dolls Point and Sandringham on Botany Bay are hotspots for speeding and vehicle noise offences. > > Small Business Minister Stephen Kamper said the NSW government would fulfil a pre-election promise to trial vehicle noise cameras in the Bayside local government area. > > “The Environment Protection Authority has been tasked to oversee this trial, in conjunction with the local council and the police,” he said. > > “Only a few other jurisdictions in the world currently use cameras that detect vehicle noise and the EPA is examining if this technology can work within NSW.” > > Bayside councillor Heidi Lee Douglas supports the trialling of noise cameras, which she said had been used successfully in London. > > “Reducing noise in our urban environments can help reduce anxiety and sleeplessness, so creating safer streets increases liveability and well-being,” she said. > > Residents in other parts of Sydney are also affected by hooning and anti-social driving. Douglas set up a community group to campaign against hooning after she was almost hit by dangerous drivers twice in one week in 2020. > > “I know it is still very bad in some areas, enough to make residents literally move away - that’s heartbreaking,” she said. > > North Sydney mayor Zoe Baker wants the police and NSW government to determine whether noise cameras would deter car enthusiasts from gathering in harbourside suburbs such as Kirribilli and McMahons Point. > > “Council would support any viable actions by NSW Police or the NSW Government to reduce the impact of noise on residential communities,” a North Sydney Council spokeswoman said. > > Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland research fellow Natalie Watson-Brown said research has only used noise cameras to evaluate railway vehicle rolling noise, road traffic barrier noise suppression, and truck compression brake noise. > > “No research has examined the impact of this on hooning enforcement,” she said. > > Mike Murphy and his husband knew they were moving to a noisy area when they purchased their Rushcutters Bay apartment in 2020. > > “Soon after we moved in, we became very aware that the biggest problem in our traffic corridor is the massive number of unpoliced vehicles with modified exhaust pipes,” he said. > > ‘It is not at all unusual for the decibel level to exceed 100 while sitting on our outdoor patio, which is basically our living room.’ > > Murphy said the hoon problem in the area has worsened since the couple moved and that he captures the noise levels on a decibel app on this smartphone. > > “We have also become aware that these would be the same offenders in the morning who then come back in the evening on their way to and from work,” he said. > > “It is not at all unusual for the decibel level to exceed 100 while sitting on our outdoor patio, which is basically our living room,” he said. > > The couple moved from California, which is trialling noise cameras to deal with noisy vehicles, and believe the NSW government should consider using the devices to police Sydney hoons. > > By Andrew Taylor and Nigel Gladstone > June 25, 2023 — 5.00am
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