canis_majoris

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[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Number one reason right here.

I have gotten Your Phone to work maybe a half a dozen times. KDE Connect just works, full stop.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It definitely is not an optimized game. It doesn't run really well on my ROG Ally, so I can't imagine trying to do it on a Switch.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This article takes a bunch of time to really just say nothing. Like of course if you ask non-techies what brands they can think of they're going to rattle off Disney and Starbucks before Nvidia.

The average person doesn't know Nvidia the same way they don't know other hardware manufacturers down to the component, especially for datacenter scenarios. They're not going to be able to list things that are driving forces in the tech industry, because it's not anything they will be able to interact with day-to-day. The average person doesn't run the LLM themselves. PC gamer knowledge is also pretty peripheral

As the most valued company during a gold rush, does it really matter how much the average person knows your name if all the people with the money already do? It's not like my mother and my sister are going to be buying graphics cards to run LLMs any time soon. There's clearly a clientele for this and it's not the average person. The fact that they produce consumer equipment is literally not at all what's giving them their new valuation.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I bought this when it originally launched, and unfortunately never really found the time to play a campaign.

We were workshopping a TMP-era story based around a crew serving on a Miranda class vessel. Kind of a "back to basics" sort of campaign. I had really high hopes because Star Trek is absolutely my favorite universe to roleplay in.

I hope a bunch of people pick this rulebook up and have a fun time with it!

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hello, yes, I'd like to use my fingerprint sensor please.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You can check the md5 hash checksum provided by Microsoft to verify the authenticity. Massgrave gets it from Microsoft, it's a legit ISO just rehosted.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Atmosphere got ionizing radiation, bro

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, the fanservice can be a lot.

My main thing is just that it's clear how much McMahan loves the source material and it's great how he can operate within the parameters of the universe with reverence despite being jocular.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I wouldn't say mishandled but I would say both Disco and Picard's first two seasons were incredibly sloppy due to a clear lack of planning, vision, and the difficulty of transitioning to a fully serialized format.

By contrast Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds were really able to find their footing quickly because they had season-wide arcs but outside of that they were generally episodic and allowed for a lot more exploration of the core of the universe. This is just a better format for the franchise in my opinion.

I find Kurtzman is occupied with making the series more cinematic than it needs to be. Overly cinematic Star Trek results in eye bleeding lightshows like the finale of Disco S2, while grounding the shows a bit more allows for more character growth and development. You can't just always have Sacrifice of Angels all the time, you need to cut it with some Take Me Out to The Holosuite. I find that SNW and LD have found that balance for me.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I am very aware of Kurtzman's influence on the franchise. I think he's not the right guy to be in charge. It really feels like this is a Dave Filoni/Kathleen Kennedy situation but in Star Trek.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I dunno man, LD is like half fan service and half universe building, and it's my favorite thing they've produced in the last decade and a half.

Can we just get Mike McMahan in charge of everything, please?

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

The Traveler!

Shows up, warps the crew to the center of the galaxy, refuses to elaborate.

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