CaptPretentious @ CaptPretentious @lemmy.world

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Baldur's Gate 3.

Sure that's their claim but they're not asking 'why have that type of tech anyways'.

If it's supposed to just act as a motion sensor, we've had those for decades. None of which needed to register if it was a face or not. Why isn't the purchasing interface just always there, why is it an interface, and why is it not just a button that says press to start...

Why is there a computer in there that's been trained on how to recognize what a face is in order to open up a purchasing interface. What would be the point of investing that much research and development if it was just doing something that could have been accomplished in the '90s with tech that you could have bought it radio shack.

Ol' Elon at it again!

They provide a simple, out of the box ,turnkey solution with a common UI to configure and manage the whole thing. Out of the box it covers most situations someone might need for a basic home server.

Down voted to negative... No counter points given.. ok.

So he literally lives the plot to do many movies.

We need you back..

I'm retired...

But "thing" has happened...

... Son of a bitch, I'm in

God I want to hug that

Two clones, else it's going to start getting crowded here I think.

One of us works full time. One of us studies full time. The third would be entertainment (go see a movie, go to events, etc.). Every week, we rotate.

You have absolute peace and quiet. There are no chores to do, no one demanding your time. Just you and the nature. And maybe a fishing buddy, could be a lifelong friend, could be a brand new friend, could be like your an-in-law, or a child for some bonding time.

With their API changes I'm not sure.

This is what I used and was recommended during the great purge.

https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite

I've never heard of that tool, but I'll look into it.

Think of Plex as a private Netflix, but more. You can put video files on it, music, you can even use it as a DVR!

So far this has given me the best results. I found something on Reddit as well, and the suggestion that I had found could only look good if you had severe cataracts...

Voyager is DVD. Used MakeMKV to get the files, and used VLC to preview it. In the first episode that caretaker I was using the scene with the doctor due to the fog effects the lighting movements everything. The handbrake preview you could definitely tell like gradient bands, and when the doctor walks up to the camera and you can really see him I pause at the exact same moment between the raw file and the preview file and there was a lot of... I'm going to call it distortion in the details on his face, especial around the eyes. (Seen just before meet the caretaker)

Video editing isn't something I'm familiar with so I'm not really sure what terms to use. I might be able to recreate, but I'm trying some of the other suggestions so not sure if I accurately remember what settings I had.

I liked some of the ideas of the game. But found the story and gameplay loop uninspiring and dull. And the sound design, awful. Before you get to the first hub I'd already turned off the music.

Got some great designs and some great sets. Certain ideas somewhat reminds me of chrono trigger.

Except you definitely make up for it and probably pay more (depending on what hardware cost your comparing to of course) on the consoles. All three consoles have subscription-based services that are more or less required. Some of the controllers for the consoles are as much or more than a keyboard or mouse. You rarely see a price decline of any of the games (especially Nintendo), and certainly nothing as near as what you'll find on PC.

So consoles are a cheap upfront cost that's recouped overtime. I'm not saying that consoles are definitely more expensive, but the true cost of ownership is somewhat muddled.

That is beyond optimistic for consoles. Maybe three or four more generations worth.

Even that sucks. Random interference, low battery, etc.

Bluetooth audio is great when you're driving in the car, or like at the gym.

It would never happen. Because then they'll lawyer up to fight "what does reasonable mean".

And I predict that they'd say well if a whale is going to pay for it, they would imply that the assumption is that that person works 40 hours a week thus does not have time to play. Does a reasonable amount of time to play the game to earn something is then a full-time job.

Which is absolutely absurd. But the name of shareholder profits that's exactly where they'll go.

Well, it's hard to say. Player count still exists, but appears to be trending down. This is likely due to the season model they're going for. Blizzard isn't very forthcoming with numbers, so everyone's looking towards this 3rd party for numbers https://activeplayer.io/diablo-4/

I mean, I worked there. I was there when the beany baby craze was in full effect. The profit margins even back then were huge since they control the entire supply line. Never thought I'd see the day people come out to be apologists for McDonalds.

Their revenue from 2002 when they introduced the dollar menu meal was $15.40 B. Then climbed to 20 billion by 2005 and has bounced between 20 to 28 billion every year since except for 2020 where they dipped to 19 billion. They are far ahead of https://companiesmarketcap.com/mcdonald/revenue/ https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/MCD/mcdonalds/gross-profit

Why I'm getting downvoted because a video (that wasn't linked) had someone talking about a Yum! branded company (Taco Bell) whos profits tanked in 2016 (from $13B to $1.89B) mentioned McDonalds... who's not seen any sort of comparable problems as based on the links I provided... is beyond me.

I find it hard to believe McDonald's was losing money on the dollar menu items. Considering they owned the entire process from factory, shipping, to restaurant. Back in the 90's even I know the fountain drinks alone were insanely profitable.