A partial option is that any controller with analog triggers should work, especially as some driving games use them for acceleration (though I would assume remapping would work too). EDIT: One of the wikis says you may need more steps for analog triggers to work (on windows)

PCSX2 also now has a ‘pressure modifier’ key+setting (default is 50%) that may work in some cases (EDIT: specifically for digital buttons). At least if you have a key for it (like the OG Steam Controller has extra, like the grip buttons… change grip to keyboard key in sc-controller then bind that to the pressure modifier)

In what way?

Tastes good? You want more? Made from ^seaweed? Part of a hearty meal? A key ingredient used by restaurants that many home cooks don’t use?

That some people have unfounded claims about it having negative effects?

From a quick check, their anti-cannabis laws seems to be not really that old as far as culture goes (and might be related to British colonization, also tied at the hip with opium)

Also:

For recreational usage cannabis is not legal. However, cannabis plays a major role in the traditional culture of the island, with the specific Sinhalese or Sanskrit names virapati (“hero-leaved”), capta (“light-hearted”), ananda (“bliss”), trilok kamaya (“desired in three worlds”) and harshini (“the rejoicers”) indicating its various properties, such as inducing euphoria and heightening sexual energy.

That said, the amount here in this specific case (along with related monk-drug headlines) seems excessive* to the point where I wonder if it was a trade/running/money thing.

If it were legal and solely for their own use it would be much better for them to grow and process their own plants (and consume without combustion).

* unless maybe it was actually for way more than 22 monks, I don’t know how long (properly stored) it could last but maybe over many years (and accounting for bulk losses) prohibition could actually make the numbers make sense

because the staggering output of AI models will not only make it increasingly unlikely that they will receive compensation for their work, but also that they will receive recognition for it

Don’t forget scraping. GH is already there with public repos, and even if you take a chance and go elsewhere (or don’t release source code) some tools are locked-in (too small to move or too large to move) so it has a chilling effect on growth/contribution.

I am there already. Albeit just starting out and the thing I didn’t share yet is just a simple sweeper clone (in a somewhat niche language+Godot bindings).

Morpheus toon makes room for the death boom.

Also ‘boom’ sounds a lot more fun, like a party with games or refreshments.

The key point for me is that their socialist and green parties stepped out to endorse the new (non-progressive) party so it could have supermajority instead of Orban’s party. In other words, they took the strategic/pragmatic path, unlike the result in the US.

It’s illegal to say.

Yeah, definitely bots. A different one (an account called ‘nobody’) on that instance posted one to a community called Religious fruitcake.

The area around them was blighted and isolated- no community playground, parks, or shopping areas like a typical neighborhood. The community’s medical needs were addressed by pop-up clinics run out of a van

This also completely applies to areas of USA with less population density. Even for people with jobs.

Remote Area Medical (RAM) is a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics delivering free dental, vision, and medical care (as well as veterinary services when available) to under-served and uninsured individuals.

Founded by British philanthropist Stan Brock, it was originally conceived to treat people in the developing world, but turned its attention to those in need of health care in the United States

George Washington by Brad Neely.

Washington, Washington. six-foot-eight, weighs a fucking ton (VIEWER WARNING: He’ll save children, but not the British children.)

Also later in the song:

• “six-foot-twenty, fucking killing for fun”,
• “12 stories high, made of radiation”

It’s a civil offense though, not a criminal* one. I mean sure Nvidia actually has the lawyers to fight this (assuming this just doesn’t get quietly reversed as a “mistake”) but often false strikes may as well be legal when the person targeted doesn’t have the time/money/willingness/etc to fight it in court.

* at least at face-value. I guess other charges could happen based on actions and intent (fraud etc), but I wouldn’t expect that to happen without the civil suit nor would I expect the law to actually have the teeth to actually punish a big company for bullying a nobody.

I’m guessing if there’s any leg to stand on here, it’d be local with older content. An ‘item library’ at first (even if the physical copy is kept safe for archival, with only 1 rented-out copy).

For digital, it’d be local network. I know the PS3 had renting videos, so it could be interesting if stuff like that could be managed in that way (if it can be rebranded as its own distinct entity). I assume the problem would be no capability to rent a copy to 1 user, specifically when it comes to the storefront. Unless custom homebrew was made (waiting lists etc) to handle it properly.

And this would probably only work in an intentional community that has other reasons to exist. (personally I like the idea but don’t think it’d ever be an option for me… travel, living costs, lack of info online, etc)

Very questionable, unless of course there’s some illegal street racing involved which makes it very cool.

You’re right, I wouldn’t. None of what I said is specific to 3.1, and I do use Blender for ancient techniques (visible vertex color) rather than old software (even though I would like something simpler).

As to why anyone would do it? Familiarity and a “workstation” feel I’d guess, especially the more in-era stuff is added (software workflow, CRTs, scanners/printers). Maybe it’s just another way to avoid the modern mess of ads, AI, frequent updates/changes etc.

For someone producing a retro project, I could also see using an older OS as something akin to method acting (similar-to but-not-quite ‘dogfooding’). Stew in the exact design language and technical sensibilities you’re trying to replicate, rather than reading about it or looking at screenshots.

Bryce 3D was also just an example (and LGR’s video being the exact sort of energy I’m talking about), though I’m not sure how the newest version would compare on workflow and aesthetic. Seems like it’s more focused on realistic landscapes.

Sure, but when you’re doing a 5-hour render and it’s using something like 1/64th of your CPU (for LGR’s Threadripper example) that is a lot of room for improvement even if you don’t care about ‘maximum’. Especially for rendering multiple frames.

I mean a slight upside is that it is a lighter workload and it shouldn’t impact system usability.

I’m guessing the big issue here will be software lacking support for multi-threading. At least that’s the impression I got watching the LGR video on Bryce 3D.

Even some light threading or ability to user newer instruction sets/math etc might help but probably no easy way to do that unless some really smart people make patches or something. And even then, I might see someone so inclined to do so via WINE or even just that they’d use Blender instead.

Sure, but I see it turned the opposite way: you can tell we don’t have magic because clearly there is stagnation where magic would strike deals (even with small, mutual, safe, local wishes).

(And yes, I know that probably hits some plot points of at least 4 of those anime cartoons and probably at least 1 Junji Ito story and/or older folklore. Or maybe it’d just be countless new episodes of… The Twilight Zone / The Scary Door)

If there’s any truth to that it’s probably related to the acidity of hotsauces (and maybe pickled peppers), particularly eating it without other food. Noodles, which I’d imagine take on the PH of the water, probably not so much.

A quick search says capsaicin can stimulate the production of stomach acid, so the kind of person who does something stupid with a pepper or sauce might do so on an empty stomach as well (which I’d say is another issue).

Honestly, with a fresh-water rinse I could easily see that being beneficial.

Consider:

1. particle filters (or other cleaning steps)
2. custom water treatment like a bath
3. not just water, but recirculated heat as well
4. better possible water pressure (weak well pump), heat control

Maybe even the type of thing that could run off of solar or backup power for a planned shower.

Though yeah, I guess a bath (with a quick shower after) probably is a whole lot cheaper and easier to (plumb rather than) engineer. Plastic tubs have their own grossness, though.

I also imagine this fitting more as some sci-fi thing, not sure how well it’d be easy to manage water in space, though. My first thought would be people annoyed with having to vacuum up droplets, get blasted with air, or being stuck in a drying room as a safety procedure. And some sci-fi vat bath might still make more sense.

<Drowning Pool playing in the background>

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Take your money out the bank…

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