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hsr, 3 months ago

Lemmy users delivering Taylor Swift memes to c/lemmyshitpost:

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/826d6954-9589-4e6c-a785-1dccad6b54fb.jpeg

hsr, 3 months ago

Apple before implementing sideloading:

"We can’t let users install unverified apps. Sideloading will make our devices less secure. "

Apple after they’re forced to implement sideloading:

"We give users the freedom to install apps from outside the store. The iPhone is as secure as ever. "

hsr, 3 months ago

Isn’t this specifically about sand for construction which needs to be coarse enough? For glass packaging you melt that stuff anyway, SiO₂ is SiO₂. Also I imagine the amount of sand needed for glass bottles would be way smaller than what construction industry uses, even less so if you recycle.

hsr, 3 months ago

If you’re worried about random exes and repacs, I’ll let you know that there is a DRM-free GOG version of Disco Elysium. Of course you still need to make sure you’re downloading it from a reputable source, but it’s basically as good as it gets from safety standpoint.

hsr, 3 months ago

probably the coldest take someone can make about recent tech that I’ve seen, and it’s being presented as a hot take

That’s exactly what the “we have you surrounded” meme template conveys (at least according to my understanding): a popular opinion, but ironically presented as a fringe opinion.

So no, this isn’t really intended this as a “hot take”, there seems to be a decent amount of people who dislike TAA for example. I’m pointing out a trend in the industry, that devs are using temporal or upscaling tools to make the game run/look better, and GPU vendors support those tools to squeeze out the most fps from their cards. At this point TAA is the standard AA method and is integral to how some games are rendered, and upscaling is advertised as basically free* performance. Unfortunately, by its nature, all this temporal tech doesn’t work too well at low framerates and resolutions, a scenario where it would be very useful.

I would agree that most artifacts and the softening effects of upscaling will be less visible on higher density screens, or when you’re sitting further away from a screen. Unless your TAA/upscaling implementation is absolutely botched, in which case it will always looks garbage, but that’s not really the fault of a specific technology.

hsr, 3 months ago

Glad it works for you. Since I upgraded to a 1440p monitor (I still have the same GPU) I went from comfortable high-ultra settings to mid-high settings + FSR Quality in more demanding titles. From the games I played in both 1080p and 1440p, I’d say that less GPU-intensive titles definitely look better in high-res, but I found the overall experience quite whelming.

Simply playing on a higher res monitor won’t necessarily give you better visuals if you don’t have the GPU power to match settings, however at that point it’s not “higher res = better visuals” but “more powerful PC = better visuals” which, duh, of course it will look better.

hsr, 3 months ago

Turns out the death of MSAA was actually quite founded! Here’s a great Digital Foundry video on anti-aliasing piped link | youtube

tl;dw MSAA only affects geometry, so while it worked fine for older titles, it can’t handle textures, normal maps, shading etc.

hsr, 3 months ago

I knew the Vegas Sphere was hiding something

hsr, 3 months ago

I think I’m having a similar issue, though in my case I can’t post images on any instance, can’t change my profile picture either. File size and image resolution don’t seem to make a difference. Jerboa throws up a timeout, web version gives me a 403 error.

hsr, 3 months ago

Hands Monopoly money to the clerk at a Samsung store

“I’ll take the S24, money is a made up concept anyway”

hsr, 4 months ago

Wowee someone reposted my meme. Does this mean I’m Lemmy famous? @Sine_Fine_Belli

hsr, 4 months ago

No, that’s cyan. Cyanogenic is an open-source mobile operating system used as an alternative to Android.

hsr, 5 months ago

One of my personal pet peeves, along with people who act like “clean energy” simply means no smog or visible particulate emissions.

hsr, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

Yes, I get that literally clean energy is important and in many places it would be a significant improvement. It can also be easier to explain that we need to move away from fossil fuels based on tangible pollution, not the nebulous “greenhouse gasses” and “global warming”, especially when talking to conservative folks.

Still, I feel like public awareness of the issue is… questionable. Whenever I read about some government program to fund more renewable energy, or hear politiciants discuss it, it’s almost always the literal clean, not green clean. Invisible emissions will still mess up our climate, and more people should know that.

hsr, 5 months ago

Uhm actually the Fediverse is not a social network but an ensemble of social networks 🤓 also saying “ruled” is inaccurate due to its federated nature ☝️🤓

hsr, 5 months ago

I see nothing wrong here

leading critic Cardinal Burke

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/f1451c6a-a772-43dd-a128-918be9bddbda.png

hsr, 5 months ago

Source: George Russell EXPLAINS his Mercedes Race Seat and Steering Wheel