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    NVIDIA NDA & HardOCP - POLL

    I agree that the NDA is not out of bounds based on any other NDA I have personally signed. It does not appear to impact your ability to do creative reviews or your journalistic integrity. GN did a great video on the NDA, with a lawyer, for anyone who is concerned about it. edit: GNN changed to...
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    Was Your Name Stolen to Support Killing Net Neutrality?

    It's pretty easy if you have an entirely unique name. Also addresses are included in the filings.
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    What the Hell Happened to the Steam Hardware Survey?

    I would guess that the influx of Chinese gamers has swamped the previous large group of shitty laptops that gamers have Steam installed on. If publishers were able to segregate obviously subpar laptops in the past, and were ignoring those data, then this could still be a lowering of the lowest...
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    What the Hell Happened to the Steam Hardware Survey?

    Meet the new lowest common denominator. Everyone wants those Chinese market sales, so get prepared for a new batch of AAA Win7 games with warmed over assets from 2010. Seriously though, publishers and investors will look at these metrics and require that games hit the widest possible audience.
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    EA’s Defense of Star Wars: Battlefront II is Now Reddit’s Most Downvoted Comment

    That was the most rewarding part about the movies though! Remember when everybody really needed Han and Chewie to show up at the Battle of Yavin? They kept passing around the hat for collections until they got enough loot boxes to randomly entice Han and Chewie back. It's one of the all...
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    EA’s Defense of Star Wars: Battlefront II is Now Reddit’s Most Downvoted Comment

    Finally some one who has a memory. I believe that MMO's first started dipping their toes into the waters that the players had already tested (via Ebay), by offering name changes, server moves, and other account services for a fee. I remember how ticked off I was the first time that a name...
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    Google Ditches Autopilot Driving Feature after Users Caught Napping behind the Wheel

    No one could possibly be expected to know exactly when to take over from the computer. Even if they are being overly alert (more than a regular driver), it may be impossible for most people to even know when they need to take over vs. when they are supposed to wait while the car manages the...
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    Hey Google!

    We had a discrete DSP chipset that ran in a low power state and was always matching audio against the "launch phrase". That phrase could have been anything you wanted to teach the DSP. As soon as it got a match in the DSP, it would save the following audio in a buffer and parse it locally to...
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    Uber and Lyft Have Reduced Mass Transit Use, but Added Traffic

    That was already inherent in the word city, so it was an existing condition. Traffic is getting worse beyond that existing condition. That's a new change. At the same time as traffic is getting worse, Chicago is actually shrinking. That means fewer people and worse traffic. So your theory...
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    Uber and Lyft Have Reduced Mass Transit Use, but Added Traffic

    I walk 7+ miles/day through downtown Chicago. I've almost been hit by many rideshare vehicles (and bikes). I HAVE been hit by 1 Uber (I was in a crosswalk, at a 4 way stop). On the other hand, as a pedestrian I almost never have issues with taxis or buses. See the article [H] linked the...
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    Apple Won't Charge Extra for 4K Movies, Upgrades 1080p Flicks for Free

    The only exception should be when they make meaningful remasters or recuts. They should not be able to just do lip service to a remaster and call it "new". It's fair to pay money when work is done on a product.
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    Microsoft Invites Valve, Nintendo, and Others to Join Xbox One and PC Crossplay

    We've all heard the rumors that Sony is tough to work with as far as the PSN goes. That said, they have had cross-play with PC for a number of titles already. This could be a case where MS is grandstanding to draw a lot of attention, but playing hardball with Sony behind the scenes. MS gets...
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    Valve Announces New Game

    I suspect their plan was always to make HL3 for a new VR platform. The best way to make an impactful splash is to wow people with something they have not seen before. Unfortunately, I don't think VR gaming has matured, or developed, as expected. It will take too long for hardware and software...
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    Gearbox Reveals FPS/Card Game Hybrid 'Project 1v1'

    To me, the beauty of Ark is that it allows you to have private persistent servers. If it is just me, I can log in and do some hunting, gathering or crafting on my own. If I can wrangle a few friends, we can all hop on and do something together. I've played on a few private servers where...
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    Gearbox Reveals FPS/Card Game Hybrid 'Project 1v1'

    Would anyone else like to see a cross between Ark and Borderlands? Something "open world" that allows player building and crafting to an extent. Let the players operate as one of the wasteland gangs, build up a base and some reputation. It could be a great PvP and PvE experience if done well...
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    Gearbox Reveals FPS/Card Game Hybrid 'Project 1v1'

    Gere we go again. Maybe this is another Overwatch and Battleborn situation. Valve's new card game just announced: https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/08/09/valve_announces_new_game/
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    You Can't Stop the Internet

    I learned about this in the great documentary The Producers.
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    GameStop Will Be Open on Thanksgiving This Year

    The important question is, "Will they be open AFTER Thanksgiving?"
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    NASA Recommends Safety Tips to View the August Solar Eclipse

    I would suspect that this could be more dangerous, because your pupils might be more dilated due to the general dim lighting. When you look up at the sun, there could be comparatively more light reaching your retina.
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    Introducing AMD Radeon RX Vega

    I can't tell if it's just poorly made or intentionally deceptive. This really is more of a pictogram, or piece of clip art, than any sort of meaningful presentation of data.
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    Arrested Rebellion: Ron Howard’s Han Solo

    Did anyone seriously want the Han Solo movie at any point? From the first moment I heard about it, the most charitable thought I had for the concept was, "Please no." I'm sure Danny Glover would make a fantastic Lando. I just don't need to see any prequel movies from the main characters...
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    Former Facebook Exec Wants to Make Us Telepathic by 2025

    Provided I can get a fingernail concealed monfilament whip, I'm down. edit: And as long as my lifestyle is better than a sythabox. Seriously, I want to at least afford a real cardboard box!
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    Former Engadget and Verge Chief Trashes the New iPad Pro

    I have been saying this for years now. Most of society just needs content consumption devices. Even those who need content creation devices only need them for a short period of time. Different tools for different jobs.
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    Wall Street Cheers Replacement of Cashiers with Digital Kiosks

    I have long maintained the position that if you can't afford to pay your employees a living wage and operate your business, then you are running an illegal charity. It is not up to the employees to donate their time to subsidize your bad business plan. This pushes the costs onto the taxpayers...
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    Wall Street Cheers Replacement of Cashiers with Digital Kiosks

    All hail the job creators! Surely they will save this country. If we just give them more tax breaks, they will make even more jobs!
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    NVIDIA GeForce Prices Skyrocket as Cryptocurrency Miners Snap up Supply

    List it. If you hit $500, just order the new card the second you get paid. Sucks that no one seems to be bidding up the 980 TI's.
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    Sega Releases Classic Games Free On Mobile

    I always wonder how X-Men will work on new distribution platforms. There was a point in the game where you had to hard reset the console.
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    Developer Deletes Entire Production Database First Day on the Job

    It was between the founder's room mate and cat, but the room mate eventually won out by a hair.
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    Students Lose Harvard Acceptance for Posting "Obscene" Memes on Facebook

    This isn't exactly a "free speech" issue so much as it is an issue of prospective students signalling to admissions that they are unqualified applicants. Had these same students turned in incomprehensible written essays, they would also have been turned down. Again, that is not a "freedom of...
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    Students Lose Harvard Acceptance for Posting "Obscene" Memes on Facebook

    To add to this, I feel like many of the people complaining about free speech or that they should not be accountable for their actions outside of school would be among the first people to argue that merit should be the only deciding factor in who gets admission or hired for a new job. This is a...
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    Professional Sports Leagues Challenged as Millennials Prefer Watching eSports

    The problem with traditional sports is their insanely draconian and restrictive media distribution policies. Want to share a highlight clip, or even, "an account of the game"? Good luck. The NFL will sue you into the stone age. Anyone born after around 1990 has no concept of personal privacy...
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    World's First Working Emissive QLED Screen Unveiled

    And here I am still waiting for OLED to be good enough for reasonable consumer products. By the time that happens, will we just be in a state of waiting for QLED?
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    ASUS ROG Swift PG35VQ: Massive 35" 3440x1440 200Hz HDR

    Probably just a mid-90's CPU speed flash back. Could happen to any of us.
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    Microsoft Clarifies Xbox Scorpio Frame Rate/Fidelity Stance

    And that's the summary of how consoles have been dragging down PC gaming for the better part of a decade.
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    Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner Hacked with Camera and Contact Lens

    Am I the only one who came here to object to the term "hacked"? Isn't this more of a bypass than a hack?
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    Kaspersky Lab Under U.S. Scrutiny for Russian Government Ties

    Oh, so now the administration is concerned about ties to Russia.
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    Net Neutrality Going down in Flames

    [H] Forum never ceases to amaze me with how conservative and Luddite the frequent commentors are. Just expect the worst here and be pleasantly surprised on occasion.
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    Stanford Economist: All Fossil-Fuel Vehicles Will Vanish in 8 Years

    Easy and legal these days. Got anything else you care to be misinformed about today?
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