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  1. Mode 7 was really impressive at that time! on HD Emulation Mod Makes 'Mode 7' SNES Games Look Like New (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I was a Segamaniac on that time, but I was really impressed that Nintendo could get mode 7 and zoom using a processor with a clock a way lower than Genesis. To add those 2 features on SegaCD, Sega engineers said they required to add an additional M6800 processor. Anyway, I've wrote a (alert: very fanboy and passionate) history about SNES here: https://raelcunha.com/snes-his...

  2. Re:Still needed for REAL Work. on Gartner and IDC Agree: Global PC Shipments Fell To Exactly 58.5 Million in Q1 2019 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    They just replaced Solitaire.

  3. Re: Doesn't prove UBI provides financial security on Finland's Basic Income Experiment Shows Recipients Are Happier and More Secure (yahoo.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Soviet Union, Cuba and Venezuela?

  4. Re:Buy US gear on Huawei's Equipment Poses 'Significant' Security Risks, UK Says (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Cisco?

  5. I mean, now airplanes are like modern games with paid DLC where the content is already on disc?

  6. Re:Is this going to require a reboot? on Linux 5.0 Released (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Not if you use solutions like Oracle Ksplice Uptrack, Canonical Livepatch, Red Hat's Kpatch or SUSE Kgraft. Anyway, on libc update, yes, reboot required.

  7. The fact he is not a game journalist is exactly what make him credible for me.

  8. occam razor principle on Major Games Publishers Are Feeling The Impact Of Peaking Attention (midiaresearch.com) · · Score: 0

    EA and Blizzard are publishing mostly shitty games. Indeed, aside Nintendo, I'm basically stopped playing "AAA" games (the ones that you'll be able to pay $10 in a promotion 3 months later) since 5 ago. I prefer play retrogames: as they're better games in their roots and for most of them a 30 minutes session will be enough. Old games you play to feel the hero. In modern games, you watch a CG of the hero in action. Videogames are about gaming, not about cinematic or storytelling.

  9. Re:Wow, well I'm shocked! on Finland Basic Income Trial Left People 'Happier But Jobless' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    But the test ran on Finland, where you have every basic life service level provided by the gov.

  10. There is no free lunch. If it's free for you, someone is paying twice.

  11. Re: good, its about time on South Korea Rules Pre-Installed Phone Bloatware Must Be Deletable (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You can buy mobiles manufactured by state-owned companies.

  12. Do Debian APT and PHP Pear Patches Highlight Vulnerability In Package Management Infrastructure?

    It's a matter of benefits vs risks: keep standalone installer relying on the user to update all softwares individually or use open source package managers, that while can contain security issues (being inspected by experts and fixed few hours later), can keep all the softwares updated including security updates. Well, at least this is valid for APT, no sure for Pear as PHP has experimented with several different package managers during the years.

    Anyway, NIH is the modus operandi in PHP: never contribute or improve any existing library, always create a different one from the ground.

  13. Re:Another non-tech article on Shutdown Hits Industries Nationwide (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Stuff that matters.

  14. I hope all these studies are not tied to religions that preach fasting.

  15. Re:This is Patrick Soderlund fault on Battlefield 5's Poor Sales Numbers Have Become a Disaster For Electronic Arts (seekingalpha.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow, much more accurate now!

  16. I learned that while visiting the country. Now I teach the same to my kids.

  17. In Japan, if you cannot find a trash bin, you'll carry your trash until reach home.

  18. Re:without a single click on Remove.bg is a Website That Removes Backgrounds from Portraits in Seconds (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    If he is using Linux and had the text in the console clipboard, then yes, he can just mouse middle click.

  19. Re:The future is now on In China, Your Car Could Be Talking To the Government (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, welcome to 1984, by George Orwell.

  20. Re:In USA... on In China, Your Car Could Be Talking To the Government (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Of course, s/card/car/

  21. In USA... on In China, Your Car Could Be Talking To the Government (apnews.com) · · Score: 2

    In USA, Your Card IS Talking To the Government: https://www.forbes.com/sites/t...

  22. Re:I'm all about retrogaming... on A New Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ Has Arrived With Bluetooth 4.2 and Dual-Band Wi-Fi For $25 (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The exact RAM usage depends on the user selected theme. But with a heavier theme (cannot remember if it was Tronkyfran, with full hd and super high quality images), Retropie version was using 97MB. The light fork using the same theme was using 29MB.

  23. Few days ago I just built a light version of EmulationStation (https://github.com/raelgc/EmulationStation/), which uses at least 1/3 less then Retropie version (but well, several features were removed, no free lunch). Wondering it can work well splitting the RAM between video and CPU for most of the emulators.

  24. Re:Why would they jump? on Sony Says PlayStation 4 Successor is Coming, But Doesn't Call it PS5 Yet (cnet.com) · · Score: 1
    1. "games that work even if the Internet is down": most modern games requires huge updates, some mandatory, and multiplayer always requires an online server
    2. "games that don't glitch out if it's raining": well, if doesn't require a mandatory updates, and you're about to play offline singlerplayer, then fine
    3. "games that work even if gamecompany takes the online version down": like all modern games with multiplayer and achievements related to the no more available multiplayer?
  25. Videogame consoles are lagging behind Android devices regarding accounting. When you get a new Android device, using the same account, you can restore your settings (screen, wallpaper, previously connected networks, etc), and optionally, you can restore installed apps. Not to mention that most game saves are stored in G+ account, so they'll be restored too. Aside the problem downloaded content size (anyway, optionall to download again), I cannot see why Sony/MS/Nintendo are not implementing this, giving the previous generation (X360, PS3) hardware problems. Of course, I believe some restrictions should be applied (maybe only 1 console can use the same account at the same time, or something like that).