DrGiltspur

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[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think it was called The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down.

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Looking forward to the Musk/Zuck ass-to-ass scene...

 

Hope you all find this interesting, delighted I got the chance to have a play with the machine!

 

Revisiting the 1997 Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick for PC! This started off as simple FFB stick nostalgia, showing off a few Windows 95 games, annnd ended up going down rabbit holes on gameport adapters, DirectX, patent trolls, and the quiet demise/resurrection of force feedback flight sticks.

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I remember when this movie first came out, Mark Kermode (uk film critic) was reviewing it on his podcast and noted that Flatley had won "Best Actor" for this movie at the "Monaco Streaming Film Festival". Kermode pointed out, that for this to be true it must mean that it competed against at least one other movie, which somehow had acting worse that Flatley's. So Kermode went on a quest to learn more about this film festival and the other films in the competition. Each week on the podcast he gave updates on his quest. He was able to get in touch with someone from the festival who could confirm that yes, it was a real festival and that yes, there were other films in competition. When asked about these other films, the correspondent couldn't directly provide any information and would need to consult "the archives" (for a film festival that had taken place 4 months prior). The back and forth went on for weeks, but ultimately Kermode had to give up. We never found out what films had worse acting than Flatley in Blackbird...

 

Designers say the high-tech Sphere in Las Vegas will redefine the concert-going experience. Others say it’s an expensive boondoggle

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (6 children)

My "favorite" part was when he read from the (now deleted) Oceangate blog post that effectively said "we don't bother with the mechanical certification process, since very few of the failures that occur in the world are due to mechanical faults".

Really? Could that be because the mechanical certification process actually works?

 

"This is profiteering, not innovation."

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I only recently updated my android phone so I won't be jumping on this immediately. But I am very excited to see something like this arrive in the US. Will definitely be keeping an eye on it.

Between this and the Framework Laptop it seems like we can be hopeful about having more repairable devices. I hope this is a trend that catches on.

 

Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the '90s adventure a '70s makeover.

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Lemmy has so far made $0 total profit. So that makes them substantially more profitable than Reddit.

[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Oh, that's too bad. I've been using Stitcher for years and was pretty happy with it.

What other podcast apps for Android are people using that they would recommend?

I've tried using Spotify previously for podcasts, but I find it frustrating since the app is primarily designed for music. It works well for music, but the podcasts experience is awkwardly grafted on and does not work well for me.

 

Midjourney v5.2 features camera-like zoom control over framing, more realism.

 

Google says it's working on a fix, but as usual, manufacturers will need to update.

 

From PCMIDI.EU comes the Orpheus 2 – a new 16-bit ISA sound card! Could this be the best one for vintage computers right now? An argument can be made for that I think. On-board Gravis Ultrasound PnP compatibility, plus all the Orpheus 1 features like Sound Blaster Pro compatibility, Yamaha OPL3, and an intelligent mode MPU-401. As far as modern replica sound cards go, this thing is a step above the rest at the moment!

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