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  1. Couldn't agree more.

  2. An aspect that this report hasn't mentioned, perhaps as it's an unfortunate and unfair issue in some games, is sadly there can also be code issues at play as well. Many modern games have still suffered from damage dealt or game physics not being frame rate independent which can directly equate to player advantages, Quake 3 for example was well known for having the fastest movement and most useful jumping speed and height on 125 FPS, the issue was fixed many years ago in some mods and subsequently Quake Live by removing the physics system's dependency on frame rate.

    A quick search on damage tied to fps brings up quite a few recent results, and I couldn't quickly find evidence that they had all been resolved -

    Quake Champions : https://www.reddit.com/r/Quake... (Damage and movement FPS dependencies were fixed early in Early Access)
    PUBG : https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fra... (Quick search found no info on fixes)
    Fortnite : https://www.eurogamer.net/arti... (Epic acknowledge the issue and state that they’re working toward a fix.)
    Destiny 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?... (Quick search found no info on fixes)
    Warframe: https://forums.warframe.com/to... (Staff posted at the time a fix was being looked into)

    Even including such bugs high FPS is not the be all and end all in a multiplayer shooting game as positioning, better weapons, collecting more health and armour are all strategic elements that usually claim the victory beyond simple aim and damage output. Higher frame rates certainly can aid locating your opponents position quickly and accurately in a high speed fire fight though and are certainly a much more pleasant visual experience, https://www.testufo.com/ can give you a quick example of that without having to leave your browser.

  3. Re:He should really get a paramotor on Flat Earther's Homemade Rocket Launcher Breaks Down in His Driveway (desertsun.com) · · Score: 2

    A weather balloon, and a camera are a hell of a lot cheaper.

    https://phys.org/news/2017-01-...

  4. They're the same thing though just used for different purposes.

  5. There is only one way this ends.. on An Underground Ice Deposit On Mars Is Bigger Than New Mexico (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1
  6. Re: Tesla Android on Android Malware Used To Hack and Steal Tesla Car (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Since Android was launched over seven years ago, all Android devices have
    shared a common security model that provides every application with a secure,
    isolated environment known as an application sandbox. Android was one of
    the first operating systems to introduce the idea of sandboxing to both protect
    applications from attacks and protect the device from applications. Sandboxing
    is used for all applications on the device, including system-level applications. "

    https://static.googleuserconte...

  7. Re:And the hits keep on coming ... on Trump Picks Top Climate Skeptic To Lead EPA Transition (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful
  8. Looks like .. on Amazon Showcases Twitch With a Massive Free Videogame (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Now it might be good who knows, but at first glance it sure looks like it's just trying to cash in on DotA / LoL and Rocket League at the same time.

  9. Just as you thought ... on Microsoft Is Redesigning the Paint App For Windows 10 (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    ... the UI couldn't get any more unusable for the occasional bits of minor work most people ever actually fire paint up for instead of getting hold of something better.

  10. That phrase isn't about someone stepping in front of a bullet for you within your lifetime, you're not thinking far back enough.
    Consider any exploration your ancestors benefited from, anyone who fought to protect your way of life in a war, or going back far enough simply working out what was food and what was poison by trail and error. Your existence has been possible from the sacrifices of others risking their lives for land, food, knowledge, freedom..

  11. Whatever happened to on Google Announces Support of the Controversial TPP (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    "Don't be evil"

    ? :(

  12. Re: Truly Epically Dumb to Destroy It on Why Don't Scientists Kill The 'Demon In The Freezer'? · · Score: 1

    Thanks, I hadn't seen those follow ups :/

  13. Re: Truly Epically Dumb to Destroy It on Why Don't Scientists Kill The 'Demon In The Freezer'? · · Score: 1
  14. Re:"very reminiscent of previous Doom titles" on NVIDIA Shows New Doom Demo On GeForce GTX 1080 (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    They've been very clear that it doesn't use regenerating health in video interviews, they don't like it, they went for pickups instead, the alphas and betas didn't use regenerating health, and the single player footage that's been on twitch and youtube just days before release has clearly shown it's not in use too.

  15. Re:"very reminiscent of previous Doom titles" on NVIDIA Shows New Doom Demo On GeForce GTX 1080 (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't use regenerating health.

  16. Actually healthier or too clean? on Lab-Grown Meat Is In Your Future, and It May Be Healthier Than the Real Stuff (smh.com.au) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Will it really be healthier? or will it's lab grown nature actually be terrible for us in the long run, I'm thinking along the lines of the bacterial diversification we are finding we need in our gut to be truly healthy, or the way we're finding growing up in overly clean environments compromises our immune systems.
    I think growing meat is a great step forward, but I'm not free of concern.

  17. Endlessly familiar on India Scans a Billion Irises In Interest of National Security (thestack.com) · · Score: 1
  18. Re: Potholes? on Plastic Roads Sound Like a Crazy Idea, Maybe Aren't · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.theoceancleanup.com... is the curent page for the project Boyan Slat started that got some coverage back arround 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...

  19. Re:What about people with legs? on Simple Geometry = More Seats In an Airline · · Score: 1

    Yes, I see that now, I hadn't looked even considering that as surely it's grossly unsafe in a crash.
    But then packing this many people in I guess they're dropping any suggestion that survival in a crash is consideration anyway :/ o_O

  20. What about people with legs? on Simple Geometry = More Seats In an Airline · · Score: 1

    Seriously, squeezing past people on flights or at the cinema is bad enough already, the pictures of this design look like they've literally not considered people who actually have legs at all getting into the two rows of seats nearest the window.

  21. Re:$10k. .... per day on Ask Slashdot: How Much Did Your Biggest Tech Mistake Cost? · · Score: 1

    I guess you're a banker..

  22. Re:I knew it was bs from the start on The Physics of Lexus's Hoverboard · · Score: 1

    I was talking generally, I didn't claim this was specifically new.

    I'd been posting this video on all of my friends Facebook shares of the Lexus board already, lol.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  23. Re:I knew it was bs from the start on The Physics of Lexus's Hoverboard · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter what first form new technology comes in as long as it comes it can later be applied to anything anyone can imagine for it.

  24. Authority on Pope Attacked By Climate Change Skeptics · · Score: 1

    "The Pope has great moral authority but he's not an authority on climate science."

    Ok, but you as the Heartland Institute purposefully ignore all the authorities on climate science to push a financial agenda over a global one, so, what's your point again?

  25. Surely it would cost less... on William Shatner Proposes $30 Billion Water Pipeline To California · · Score: 1

    ...to just buy Nestle and stop pumping the water out of the area on mass?