Barry Pierre
@jorgpierre.bsky.social
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The sub-par posting will continue until morale improves. Also probably (most likely not) BlueSky only retro Mac enthusiast.
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To be honest, I think the whole "Quake 1 deserves a sequel" talk is kinda silly because nobody talks about the expansion packs which could've been called genuine sequels if Doom 2 and Wolf3D: Spear of Destiny were anything to go by.
Doesn't Chevrolet use SS for some of their car models?
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Happy Harpers Ferry Raid Day to those who commemorate.
How to use your Time Machine for good
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When you forgot you already had it....
This shit is using Zen 2 architecture. When did Zen 2 come out you ask? Why in 2019 of course!
Someone please put Microsoft's gaming divisions out of their misery, $1000usd and it can't even compete with a Steam Deck from 5 years ago what the FUCK were they thinking
That's great but counter point:
Woe, magnets upon ye.
Eminem throwing a magnet.
I forgot about this.
It's a really neat little title.
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To anybody that wants to jump into Linux, or any other OS really, all I can say is this:

Don't jump right into it. You should back up everything important (if you haven't done that regularly already) and, ideally, you should probably test whatever OS you want to try on a spare drive, if you can.
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
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i just make video games man you can just make them you dont have to get up on stage and say dumb shit instead of making a video game
Dead Space and Call of Duty’s Glen Schofield says he’s been experimenting with generative AI for 2 years and believes it can help ‘fix’ the games industry.

“AI isn’t here to replace us, it’s here to make us better, faster, and more efficient,” he says. “It’s a tool”.
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A quarter of the average UK energy bill last year was profit for the big energy companies.

Meanwhile, almost three million households in England suffer fuel poverty.

No one should be choosing between heating and eating while energy companies rake in billions.
I'd say less SOTN and more RoB.
Oh this One whose Borg is a delightful character. I hope nothing bad happens to them.
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I always knew companies treat remakes as straight replacements of the original games but it’s still galling seeing it said this plainly. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-...
“Capcom were like, ‘we have all of those remakes. It’s already the superior experience to those games’,” recalled Paczynski, who says he was one of the GOG members who led the project.
Wait are you talking about the GameCube HD remake or the HD remake of the GameCube HD remake?
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My Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X review.

The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:

"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"

"This is not an Xbox"

"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."

Went with the middle.

www.theverge.com/games/799698...
This is not an Xbox
Microsoft’s first “Xbox” handhelds are shipping not fully baked.
www.theverge.com
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The time I tried to make the audience sponsor icons jump up and down appreciatively at the end of #RAMP2025 but I forgot which axis was vertical so they all just left in disgust
That's why Stan Winston will always be the goat.
Oscar-winning VFX legend Phil Tippett ('Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park') mastered the blending of practical and digital effects when the latter technology was still new. At View Conference this week, he shared how his studio is now bringing AI into the mix.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/phil-tip...
VFX Icon Phil Tippett On His Studio's Generative AI Use
At Italy’s VIEW Conference, Tippett Studio veterans explore how artificial intelligence could accelerate stop motion and VFX without losing the human touch.
www.cartoonbrew.com
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Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.

Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Three images showing photographers in a studio, standing around a black curtained area with a projector and a 'Windows' logo etched onto a glass pane. The lower image shows a version of the iconic blue windows background, with blue lasers outlining and passing through an angled Windows logos against a dark background.
Damn Saudi oil money is running out faster than I previously thought.
📰Film producer, Erik Feig To Lead 'Arena SNK Studios', a new film production banner.

Alongside making Live-action and animation films, TV series, Arena SNK will also produce experiential events internationally.

Around $1 billion has been secured in financing backing for the new venture by the-----
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Nature is healing, the rest of the team are working on a new branch called UZDoom