GoldenBullet

If I am ever stupid enough to have kids and stick around they will learn the dark arts of piracy before they can walk.

I thought I was going to have a bad experience with input lag for a fast paced game like Doom but I was pleasantly surprise how nice it feels to play. Playing on controller feels like playing a console game. Playing on pc, you can feel some input lag but it is not enough to hugely affect your aim and it is very consistent compared to Geforce Now

Teaching basic computer usage… Hahaha. Here in Germany there are a lot of teachers that aren't able to use a computer properly themselves. Using a computer (=smartphone) is more or less equivalent to using WhatsApp for them.
I agree: There should be done A LOT more at school.

About programming: Getting to an advanced level, solving complex problems and developing full-blown applications or putting non-trivial algorithms into C code goes beyond what an average teenager should have to learn.
Using BASIC or similar to get a feeling for simple use of variables IF-statements and loops could be easily done though.

That's what I meant, honestly - simple programs, meant to exercise the students' creativity, like those old BASIC programs in gaming magazines used to. Here's a small sample game; copy it down into the computer, and try to tweak the SFX if you can, or change the colours, or add onto it in some way.

Usually depends whether the graphics are failing to look fancy or succeeding at being simple

@Seriel This is exactly how I feel. The game's presentation needs to look intentional. Simple graphics are better than a game failing to look realistic

I know that rereleases of movies are already a thing but I think with the advancements of upscaling technology and ai, there is an opportunity to capitalize on it. I’m talking Demon Souls Ps5 kind of remastering btw

Sadly it will probably be with all the good bits censored lest it offend someone's sensibilities, and possibly CGIed to look like it is in China so they can sell it there.

I have Airpods and Airpods Pros for reference btw

theyre usually not completely bad sound, just generic audio devices from the depths of china with a custom shell. i genuinely recommend products like these to people on incredibly tight budgets

@Seriel Definitely. Since they copy the functionality of pairing on Airpods as well, they are 100 times better than the cheap BT earbuds they sell at gas stations for the same or higher price. The only downside is quality control and the shipping times which can take months

I was able to get an order today using a glitch to skip the queue. Queue doesn't seem to work anyways, says an hour wait but never gets in

...Maybe wait until December? Actually no - Christmas rush...January, hopefully, if not February.
Which is still pretty bad. Still, if you can, waiting for this "new release" craze and scalping to die down is a good choice.

Yeah, but for the people that want one for Christmas, getting one at black Friday could be one of the last opportunities

The Switch also lacks a browser - not that console browsers are ever all that good, though.

I don't disagree. I'd hope they would though. A next gen/current hardware Switch needs to happen and needs to be fully supported.. Otherwise it'll fragment not only the user base, but the dev base.

Lol, Switch hardware being good :')

I am hoping for a TV-only Switch Pro (as a mirror to the portable-only Lite), actually, though the lack of exploitable RCM would be a drawback...

you're actually not wrong

..and?

@Memoir Just commenting how consoles are great investment for gaming when pc masterrace says otherwise. I was personally trying to upgrade my own rig and saw part prices when making this status. Need that 16 core for video editing lol

Not forever. Only since 2013.

I haven't played Boneworks or Half Life yet because I'm not really into horror or thriller types of games (you can call me a baby lol) but I've heard they are really good experiences.

well that's a great endorsement lol. Just gonna say check out boneworks and the half life and Doom mods.


All are easily cracked if you are low on funds right now. I mean surely you have bought doom by now ;)

Quake VR is amazing too!

ps: i can send you the configs and .bat files for the doom games if you want. Just PM me!

@TheCasualties I'll definitely keep your recommendations in mind will tag ya in another status if I do!