Why do so few people cycle for transport in Australia? 6 ideas on how to reap all the benefits of bikes
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    Whirlybird
    4mo ago 100%

    It doesn’t matter if it’s actually very safe to do, it’s the fact that many women have been and are attacked that way so women will always have that fear in the back of their mind. Trying to deny this is going against basic human psychology and behaviour.

    You only need to look at the current “man or bear” discussion to see how wrong you are.

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    Nintendo, Xbox, And PlayStation Have All Now Abandoned Twitter/X Integration
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    Whirlybird
    4mo ago 100%

    They already host their own, XBL and PSN. They don’t want any hassle outside of that. I doubt anyone shared anything to Twitter from consoles anyway.

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  • Ian McKellen On Reprising ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Gandalf Character In Gollum Movie: “If I’m Alive”
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    Whirlybird
    4mo ago 100%

    Why can’t they just leave it as it is? The lord of the rings movies were good but we don’t need more. The hobbit series was pretty terrible. I don’t think anyone is clamoring for more. Prequels are garbage that no one wants, and there’s nothing post trilogy anyone would care about.

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  • Why do so few people cycle for transport in Australia? 6 ideas on how to reap all the benefits of bikes
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    Whirlybird
    5mo ago 66%

    So many reasons. Not everyone lives close enough to the city. Not everyone wants to ride a bike. Not everyone has showers available at their work. Not everyone would feel safe riding a bike, especially women. Then there's the big one - the weather.

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    Helldivers 2 CEO talks DLSS and FSR: 'When you are in a prio meeting and it's more awesome content vs more tech the decision is easy…'
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    Whirlybird
    6mo ago 100%

    Cool! Irrelevant, but cool I guess!

    At arrowhead especially, since they literally tell us on their website, the people doing DLSS would not be doing content or art or music or anything other than engine features.

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    Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Would Rather Wait to Watch Movies on Streaming
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    Whirlybird
    7mo ago 100%

    More comfortable.

    Cheaper.

    Higher resolution.

    No idiots hooting and hollering and shooting up the screen.

    Pause.

    Subtitles.

    Gee, I wonder why.

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    Helldivers 2 CEO talks DLSS and FSR: 'When you are in a prio meeting and it's more awesome content vs more tech the decision is easy…'
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    Whirlybird
    7mo ago 100%

    Might want to check my updated post mate lol. They literally specify that they do not, in fact, do other things. I'm not the one guessing, you are. Do you work for Arrowhead?

    Dlss is a hardware graphics layer and is not implemented more than calling an api.

    As is almost everything in game development. DLSS is an ENGINE feature. It has to be implemented by the engine team. The people making art for the game aren't implementing DLSS or ray tracing lol.

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    Helldivers 2 CEO talks DLSS and FSR: 'When you are in a prio meeting and it's more awesome content vs more tech the decision is easy…'
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    Whirlybird
    7mo ago 50%

    Again - DLSS is a low level engine feature. It should be implemented before there is even any content. Sure in a little indie studio the person doing the content is probably doing the engine stuff too, while they're probably doing the music too, but for a game like Helldivers by a studio with about 100 people, the people doing the engine are not making content.

    In fact, lets look at what Arrowhead themselves say about their team that made Helldivers 2, hey?

    https://jobs.arrowheadgamestudios.com/departments/programming-tech

    Engine Team We work on the core technology of our game - the engine. We’re currently using the Autodesk Stingray engine, which is written in C++. Our main focus is the engine runtime - performance, streaming and core systems. We care a lot about correctness and gathering data to make sound decisions.

    See how they're not making content?

    Then there's the "Game Code Team". They collaborate with the content creators - Artists, Animators, etc.

    Game Code Team We work on the gameplay systems and features. We collaborate with Artists, Animators and all forms of Designers to create the best possible game experiences. We work with C++ and fast iteration times is a key success factor for us.

    Then there's the Tools team: again, not making content

    Tools Team We’re responsible for the tools pipeline, such as the game editor. The various content creator teams are our primary customers and improving their workflows is our main concern. We maintain and develop various tools and software, and we work with modern C# .NET and WPF.

    See how they mention "content creator teams"? See how they work on the tools for those teams to use?

    You still want to carry this on? You think you know better than the people that make the game themselves?

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    Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued
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    Whirlybird
    7mo ago 100%

    if there are no grounds for a case on intellectual property infringement, one of which is “non-profit”.

    These guys have said right from the get go that they're trying to profit off it though. Whoopsies.

    Also the fact that its the exact same code that Yuzu ran, which just settled with nintendo for millions of dollars, is going to influence any future cases.

    but at that point the courts might decide either way and litigation costs money.

    Yeah so like I said - they have to be prepared to fight nintendo or just shut it down almost immediately.

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    Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued
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    Whirlybird
    7mo ago 77%

    All that needs to be asked of them is "are you willing to pay the court costs associated with Nintendo taking you to court, and then the millions of dollars to Nintendo if you lose?". If not then they shouldn't even touch it, because Nintendo will come after them.

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    Australia man who allegedly zip tied young Indigenous children's hands charged with assault
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    8mo ago 100%

    Getting charged with assault for catching and holding kids that were trespassing in your property, what a world we live in.

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  • FINAL LEADERBOARD: Kalyn Ponga: 56 points Shaun Johnson: 55 points *Scott Drinkwater: 50 points Nicho Hynes 48 points Harry Grant: 47 points Daly Cherry-Evans 46 points Addin Fonua-Blake 44 points Dylan Edwards 42 points Nathan Cleary: 42 points Payne Haas: 42 points Isaah Yeo: 42 points *ineligible due to suspension Ponga was a worthy winner imo, though SJ was equally worthy. Personally I think Walsh was the best player all year by *far* though, and him not even pooling in the top 10 shows just how badly judged these awards are. Some other lowlights were: Harry Grant finishing 5th, only 9 points being the winner. Grant had a shocking year. He was just plain bad. He’s developed an attitude where he gets a bit aggro and goes off his game, he throws so many forward passes it’s not funny, and his attack has gone missing. How he won the best Hooker award I’ll never know. Hynes in 4th, fairdinkum? They beat one top 8 side all year, and he was nothing special. Adam Reynolds nowhere to be seen either. Where did all the points go in broncos wins? Seemingly just to the default selection of Haas. He’s good, but he’s getting these points on reputation. He is rarely our What did everyone else think? best player.

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    Once again the Panthers are the best team through the regular season. Special thanks must go to Kevin Walters’ idiotic decision to rest his whole team to hand them the minor premiership on a silver platter, costing the Broncos their first minor premiership in **23 years**. Oh and we’re also now playing our bogey team that has beaten us 14 times in a row instead of the warriors who just got belted by team 14. Congrats Panthers and panthers fans.

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    www.theguardian.com

    Really not sure how effective this protest will be, can’t say that not seeing an nrl logo on the jersey while watching an nrl game is going to affect me as a viewer like the player interviews are supposed to.

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    www.foxsports.com.au

    Somehow Manly have managed to get Matt Lodge, a first grade regular over the last 5 years who was on a $600k a year contract, on a **$1000** train and trial contract for the rest of the year. Hopefully the NRL steps in a puts a stop to this clear abuse of the salary cap.

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    https://www.thechronicle.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-admits-titans-should-have-been-awarded-potential-matchwinning-penalty/news-story/fcaabbdca6bd307a490491294b331b54

    Another week another horrible referee blunder costing a team a win. Especially harsh since the Titans were beaten the previous week from giving away a penalty in this exact same scenario.

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    Game 3 is upon us! Who do you predict will win? Where will Gutho end up playing? Will Cook get dropped as rumoured? Will Queensland achieve the rare whitewash? What other insane decisions will Freddy make in his (presumedly) last game as coach?

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