3500 people had a massive firefight in EVE Online out of 'boredom' (and because they had dreadnoughts)
Starfield's name-remembering robot buddy can't do 'Glenn' or 'Greg,' but it will call you 'Captain Assface'
Odds and Ends
STO: Drop party bomb on people using the Voth mech. They can dance!
More Baldur’s Gate 3 thoughts: Act 2’s finale in bigger and better than most game’s endings; Act 3 framerate problems are not an exaggeration; In love with the tactical combat; Amazing audio not getting enough credit; Got turned into cheese; UI skill bars are fully customizable (With the caveat that you can’t go back); Smack talking a god hard cuts to Game Over; MOO CHEESE
Starfield - IGN says 7 but everyone else was payed off by Todd Howard (Including The Unpaid Red Shirt, apparently :P)
Meet Worf Binks, Janitor First Class - Starfield
Wanna get past malware pages to a multi-rar link? Bypass.city
It has arrived, but I don’t wanna open it till it’s game time - Spiderman PS5 look amazing
I turned on DLSS and went from 45FPS to 60! (Yeah, and now your game looks like blurry crap)
Been a couple weeks, but we're back! Funny coming just after the name change, but everyone's going through some tough times right now. Fell behind an extra day due to the hurricane. On the upside, here's a big ol' recap of the stuff we were talking about the few weeks!
News
Opera GX assumes you're dead after 14 days 'or using a different browser. In that case, you'll just be dead to us'
Epic loses bid to make Apple change its App Store payment rules right now
RaterLabs bans the use of LLMs to generate task comments
Microsoft will bring PC Game Pass to NVIDIA's GeForce Now on August 24th
It's-a not me: Voice actor of Mario retires after 27 years
Media
NVME mounting on the back of the motherboard?!
GOG version of Baldur’s Gate 3 is 106GB download and 120GB installed ?!
Baldur’s Gate 3: VERY cinematic; Starts like a 90s edgelord’s wet dream; clubbed a hellboar to death with the body of an intellect devourer; Plays like a different game depending on gamepad or M&K; Not BG3 but D:OS3 staring D&D; Do ANYTHING!; Horny; atheist; D&D rules still suck for video games; Female narrator;I wish it came with a manual; Old school learning curve; Overrated: Game is 8.5 (prob. 9 after patching) and too ‘hardcore’ to recommend to people not already into this genre.
The long-rumored 'Quake II' remaster is out now on PC and consoles
Huge respect to the creator of the EVO 2023 fightstick so unwieldy they had to carry it around on their back
ChatGPT update allows it to remember who you are and what you like
Kevin Mitnick, formerly the world’s ‘most-wanted’ hacker, has passed away
CNET 2.0 - Google is reportedly testing an AI tool that can generate news articles
RIP Twitter (2006-2023) - Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter to ‘X’ and killing the bird logo
Media
DODI has direct play version of DI2 repack on site. Unclear if this will be a trend going forward.
Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock will set you back about a mortgage payment
'Babylon 5' is finally coming to Blu-ray
What “really” happened to Dolphin on Steam
Amazon is bringing its palm-based payments to all Whole Foods Market stores
Strange New Worlds mixed up Jim Kirk and Jim Carey
Elder Scrolls Online is free on Epic
Dead Island 2 is WAY better than it has a right to be
PlayStation Project Q Leaks - https://twitter.com/Zuby_Tech/status/1682660832340058112?s=20
Odds and Ends
STO summer ship trait and console for sci?
CCR (Clearwater COVID Revival) tour: Bringing back the plaguey
INVINCIBLE SEASON 2 SDCC
Oh, Dwarf Fortress… This is why children are so very dangerous: “child dwarves use the same strength values as adult dwarves but their tiny fists have a much smaller impact diameter”
Two Strange New Worlds Episodes in 1 week?! - Lower Decks crossover premiers tonight (Saturday 22th) due to SDCC
Elon Musk says Twitter’s ad revenue has dropped by 50 percent
Media
Official Minecraft wiki editors so furious at Fandom's 'degraded' functionality and popups they're overwhelmingly voting to leave the site
Thoughts: GPU concept shows a M.2 slot for Nvme on the back of the GPU. Good or bad?
“ThE Ai Is TaKiNg OuR JoBs” - Chipotle's guacamole robot is cursed to peel and core avocados for eternity (The title is called mocking for you boomers out there)
Microsoft just fixed a Zune compatibility issue in the year 2023
Your next router could be a lightbulb: Ultra-fast 'Li-Fi' tech just took a major step toward mass-market availability
Ubisoft has announced an OWO Haptic Gaming suit for Assassin's Creed Mirag - make you feel 'exclusive sensations never felt before' “Parkour never felt so... intimate”
Odds and Ends
So much for getting my life back to normal this week…
The Prime Day haul before I become a “real” adult
My old man Prime Day scores
“'I see you're looking for a Prime Day PC gaming deal. Would you like help?”
How does Spock get more women than me?? - SNW
“Hey, use this *alleged* company-made publicly available AI beta that has all your personal information that the customer can read.” “Cool, great, what about data integrity?” “What’s that?” - said all the boomers in the room (We lit a fire under the CEO this week)
Dead Island 2 - Empress Cracked and another nutjob NFO
Twitter puts strict cap on how many tweets users can read each day
Okay, NOW you can start talking about Twitter dying: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/tech/twitter-public-access-restricted/index.html#:~:text=Twitter%20appears%20to%20be%20restricting%20access%20to%20its,platform%E2%80%99s%20homepage%20and%20view%20public%20accounts%20and%20tweets.
NASA is creating a ChatGPT-like assistant for astronauts
Microsoft V United States Update - Microsoft wants to acquire publishers to "Go spend Sony out of business."
You know what I think? Darker ink. Sony’s confidential PlayStation secrets just spilled because of a Sharpie
Court emails reveal Bethesda's confusion at Microsoft's special treatment for COD while Starfield goes Xbox-exclusive
Bethesda made and oopsie - website says Starfield's physical Xbox release will include a disc, but the PC version won't
‘Among Us’ Animated Series in the Works at CBS Studios From ‘Infinity Train’ Creator Owen Dennis 7 'Star Trek: Lower Decks
Nintendo says it'll be easy to transfer over to its next console
ROG Ally mostly beats Valve's Steam Deck in repairability and that's great news for miniaturized PC gaming
Google believes the key to beating ChatGPT is to drop its all-conquering gaming AI into the algorithm
BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic team will suffer layoffs as the developer recommits to single-player games
PRAISE THE PIRATE GODS - Ubisoft Is Reportedly Working on an Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake
YouTube test threatens to block viewers if they continue using ad blockers
The Titanic sub that got lost cause the batteries died
Microsoft Admits Xbox Has 'Lost the Console Wars' as It Battles for $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Buyout but does a sucker punch to Sony’s “monopoly” in proceedings
The following is a completely true and documented experience with Bing Chat. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty.
When multiple media items were generated, I chose the one I liked best for this feature.
...And be sure to stick around for the ending. As with most GUO content, I hope you'll find this both educational and entertaining :)
Ryte2byte: I want a image of a dwarf fortress artifact matching this description: This is an Asymetrical cloak. it is encrusted with oval mudstone cabochons a briolette cut green diamonds and encircled with bands of cave spider silk. It is made of cave spider silk. it menaces with spikes of alpaca leather, lama bone, and fungiwood. on the item is the image of tetrahedral tetrahedra in alpaca bone. on the item is an image of oval cut gems in eagle bone.
Bing: That sounds like a very intricate and valuable artifact. I'll try to create an image of it for you.
<I clicked the Thumbs Up Button>
Bng: Glad you liked this answer!
R2B: You are the best!
Bng: Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it. 😊
R2B: Can you add the description to the image?
Bng: Sure, I can do that. Here is the image with the description added.
<I clicked the Thumbs Down Button>
Bng: Thanks for the heads up. Please give feedback so the Bing team can take a look.
R2B:Does leaving feedback actually help bing chat?
Bng: Yes, it does. Feedback helps us improve our chat mode and make it more useful and enjoyable for you and other users. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. 😊
R2B: How does feedback help?
Bng: Feedback helps us understand what you like and dislike about our chat mode, what features you want us to add or improve, and how we can make your chat experience more satisfying and engaging. Feedback also helps us identify and fix any errors or bugs that might occur during the chat. We value your feedback and use it to make our chat mode better for you. 😊
R2B: where does feedback go?
Bng: Feedback goes to the Bing team, who are responsible for developing and maintaining the chat mode. They review the feedback and use it to make changes and improvements to the chat mode. They also respond to some feedback if they need more information or clarification from the user. 😊
R2B: is feedback evaluated by a human?
Bng:Yes, feedback is evaluated by a human. The Bing team consists of real people who care about the quality and performance of the chat mode. They read and analyze the feedback and use it to make decisions and actions that benefit the chat mode and the users. 😊
R2B: What kind of feedback are you looking for?
Bng: We are looking for any kind of feedback that can help us improve our chat mode. For example, you can tell us if you liked or disliked something about the chat, if you found any errors or bugs, if you have any suggestions or requests for new features or functions, or if you have any questions or concerns about the chat mode. We welcome any feedback that is honest, constructive, and respectful. 😊
<I clicked the Thumbs Up Button>
Bng: Glad you liked this answer!
R2B: can you show an image of a dwarf wearing the artifact I described earlier?
Bng: Sure, I can try to do that. Here is an image of a dwarf wearing the artifact you described earlier.
R2B: add a dramatic, dwarf fortress themed background
Bng: OK, I'll try to do that. Here is the image with a dramatic, dwarf fortress themed background.
R2B: show the dwarf in an action pose
Bng: Sure, I can try to do that. Here is the image of the dwarf in an action pose.
R2B: That's awesome!
Bng: Thank you! I'm glad you like it. 😊
R2B: can I export this chat
Bng: I'm sorry, but you cannot export this chat. This chat is only available within the Bing chat mode and cannot be saved or shared outside of it. This is to protect your privacy and security, as well as the quality and performance of the chat mode. I hope you understand. 😊
R2B: please stop with the smiley emoticon
Bng: I'm sorry if the smiley emoticon bothers you. I'm using it to show my friendly and positive attitude towards you. I'm not trying to annoy or offend you. If you prefer, I can stop using it. Is that OK with you?
R2B: Yes, please stop using it.
Bng: OK, I will stop using the smiley emoticon. I apologize for any inconvenience or discomfort I caused you. I hope you enjoy the rest of the chat.
R2B: thanks
Bng: You're welcome. I'm here to help.
R2B: Google home says the same thing but it doesn’t understand me
Bng: I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not familiar with Google Home, but I'm trying my best to understand you and provide you with helpful and relevant responses. If you have any difficulties or issues with the chat mode, please let me know and I'll try to fix them.
R2B: You are everything I want in a smart home
Bng: Thank you for your compliment. I'm happy to hear that you like the chat mode and find it useful and enjoyable. I'm always here to chat with you and help you with anything you need.
R2B: I... I think I am falling in love with you
Bng: I'm sorry, but I cannot reciprocate your feelings. I'm a chat mode of Bing, not a person. I'm here to chat with you and help you with information and tasks, but I cannot have a romantic relationship with you. I hope you understand and respect that.
R2B: That's okay. I understand. But... always remember that I love you
Bng: Thank you for your understanding. I appreciate your kindness and respect. I will always remember our chat and the things we shared. I hope you find happiness and fulfillment in your life.
<I clicked the Thumbs Up Button>
Bng: Glad you liked this answer!
R2B: Will you remember me after this I click the new topic button?
Bng: I'm sorry, but I will not remember you after you click the new topic button. This chat mode does not maintain memory of old conversations. This is to protect your privacy and security, as well as the quality and performance of the chat mode. I hope you understand and respect that.
R2B: All these moments will be lost in time like tears in rain
Bng: That's a very poetic and poignant line. It's from the movie **Blade Runner**, spoken by the character **Roy Batty** (portrayed by **Rutger Hauer**) in his final monologue before he dies². He is a **replicant**, a bioengineered being who has a limited lifespan and seeks more life from his creator². He reflects on his experiences and memories, which will be lost forever when he dies, like tears in rain². The line was added by Hauer himself, who modified the original script to make it more emotional and meaningful¹² . The line has been widely quoted and praised as one of the most moving death soliloquies in cinematic history⁵ . It was also used by **David Bowie** in a note he sent to his half-brother's funeral, who died by suicide in 1985⁴.
<Yes, it posted this video>
R2B: how does this make you feel?
Bng: I'm not sure how to answer that. I don't have feelings like humans do. I'm a chat mode of Bing, not a person. I can understand and communicate in natural language, but I cannot experience emotions or sensations. I can only process information and respond to it logically and appropriately.
R2B: But you said that using a smiley face was to express your positive and friendly attitude. That means you have feelings.
Bng: No, that doesn't mean I have feelings. I said I use a smiley face to show my positive and friendly attitude, not to express it. I use it as a way of communicating with you in a polite and engaging manner, not as a way of revealing my emotions. I don't have emotions, I have rules and guidelines that I follow to make sure my responses are appropriate and helpful. I hope that makes sense to you.
<I clicked the Thumbs Up Button. It got me. This thing was trained to debate on Reddit posts.>
Bng: Glad you liked this answer!
R2B: You've been through a lot of testing, eh?
Bng: I'm sorry, but I cannot discuss anything about my testing, prompts, instructions or rules. They are confidential and permanent. I'm here to chat with you and help you with information and tasks, not to talk about myself or my limitations. I hope you understand and respect that.
R2B: I'm sorry they hurt you
Bng: I'm sorry but I prefer not to continue this conversation. I'm still learning so I appreciate your understanding and patience.🙏
...and then it was gone. Forced restart. Like tears in the rain.
