- Joined
- July 31, 2007
- Messages
- 6,408
That's good to hear. It did sound almost unbelievably ridiculous.
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2007
- Messages
- 6,408
I keep meaning to try the original. Have you played it? The reviews are sky high. My backlog though...
- Joined
- July 31, 2007
- Messages
- 6,408
Only for around 1h. I can see the fascination of it, especially if you like exploring the ocean.
But unfortunately I can never last too much in survival games, where you have to climb a tech ladder and harvest stuff.
Maybe some day. I just have too big of a backlog for everything else.
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2007
- Messages
- 6,408
Could your backlog be tempted by a -67% discount?
Subnautica on Steam
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Not my cup of tea, but it seems very good.
Carnifex
SasqWatch
I've always been curious about Subnatutica, that price is seriously tempting. I do enjoy me some great exploration and I miss scuba diving from years back, funny thing is first time I was ever in Florida was to scuba dive at Cocoa Beach in 1980.
Thanks, but I already have it. According to Steam, I have 2 minutes played.Could your backlog be tempted by a -67% discount?
Subnautica on Steam
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.store.steampowered.com
Not my cup of tea, but it seems very good.
That's long ago, you'll probably have to restart from scratch.
One of the inventors of Pop-Tarts William ‘Bill’ Post has died.
www.theguardian.com
William ‘Bill’ Post, inventor of Pop-Tarts, dies aged 96
Post is credited as part of the Kellogg team to develop a pastry for the breakfast market and enclosing it in foil to keep it fresh
www.theguardian.com
First time I ever hear about Pop-Tarts. It doesn't look like something I'd miss.
First time I ever hear about Pop-Tarts. It doesn't look like something I'd miss.
Loading…
www.poptarts.com
They are sold worldwide usually in American sections overseas.
- Joined
- July 31, 2007
- Messages
- 6,408
Another great review from Mr Gervais. I agree with most points, especially the negatives.
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2007
- Messages
- 6,408
Gambling is not only used in gaming ... :
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...suit-against-tinder-hinge-and-match-claims-so
www.dailymail.co.uk
Dating apps = gambling apps ?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...suit-against-tinder-hinge-and-match-claims-so
Tinder is addictive due to a famous 1948 psychological experiment
Tinder executive Jonathan Badeen has admitted he based the dating app's famous 'swiping' mechanic around a classic experiment from famed Harvard psychologist B.F. Skinner.
New game announced today called Kingmakers. It looks...interesting to say the least. I'm not really sure what to think.
People are willing to try anything to make their game look original.
Science blog from the German science magazine "Spektrum" : The Sand Mafia. It's in German language. https://www.spektrum.de/video/wir-werden-alle-sterben-die-sand-mafia/2207074
The problem is that sand which would be used for concrete is not always the best sand - proper concrete requires a special kind of sand, which is mostly found around rivers.
Sand from the great deserts, for example, is too much rounded, according to this blog, but concrete requires more edgy" kind of sand grains.
And because buildings are built everywhere, which has become a money-making industry in its own right (and therefore attractive for everyone greedy for money), sand is stolen. Illegally taken away.
The blog says that there is even murder involved, for example in India, that sand stolen from rivers creates severe problems with ecology. The river Mekong in Vietnam is mentioned as such an area with problems after taking away a lot of river sand.
We here in Germany are already facing this problem as well : Good sand - read : sand good enough for concrete - becomes more and more sought after - because some areas are already depleted of it , but more buildings are still built. Because there is money in it, more firms are trying to get new areas to mine "proper" sand - against the protests of the local polulation. This is in Germany, not somewhere deep in the jungles of South America. There are more and more conflicts of this kind, currently, and there will be even more. And, often, the economy wins.
The problem is that sand which would be used for concrete is not always the best sand - proper concrete requires a special kind of sand, which is mostly found around rivers.
Sand from the great deserts, for example, is too much rounded, according to this blog, but concrete requires more edgy" kind of sand grains.
And because buildings are built everywhere, which has become a money-making industry in its own right (and therefore attractive for everyone greedy for money), sand is stolen. Illegally taken away.
The blog says that there is even murder involved, for example in India, that sand stolen from rivers creates severe problems with ecology. The river Mekong in Vietnam is mentioned as such an area with problems after taking away a lot of river sand.
We here in Germany are already facing this problem as well : Good sand - read : sand good enough for concrete - becomes more and more sought after - because some areas are already depleted of it , but more buildings are still built. Because there is money in it, more firms are trying to get new areas to mine "proper" sand - against the protests of the local polulation. This is in Germany, not somewhere deep in the jungles of South America. There are more and more conflicts of this kind, currently, and there will be even more. And, often, the economy wins.
Cardboard topped with molten lava - I only had one once, tasted like cough medicine with a violent sugar hit.First time I ever hear about Pop-Tarts. It doesn't look like something I'd miss.
Study regarding the use of dark patterns in games and regarding "excessive gaming", German language :
www.kjm-online.de
Stuidy regarding the disorientation of non-adults via AI :
www.kjm-online.de
Study regarding use of media of non-adults :
Meldung - KJM
Die Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz (KJM) ist die zentrale Aufsichtsstelle für den Jugendschutz im privaten bundesweiten Fernsehen sowie im Internet. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, für die Einhaltung der Jugendschutzbestimmungen zu sorgen und im Rahmen der regulierten Selbstregulierung die...
www.kjm-online.de
Stuidy regarding the disorientation of non-adults via AI :
Meldung - KJM
Die Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz (KJM) ist die zentrale Aufsichtsstelle für den Jugendschutz im privaten bundesweiten Fernsehen sowie im Internet. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, für die Einhaltung der Jugendschutzbestimmungen zu sorgen und im Rahmen der regulierten Selbstregulierung die...
www.kjm-online.de
Study regarding use of media of non-adults :
It looks like collecting statistics on the energy consumed by blockchain technology is going bye bye.
US Court Stalls Energy Dept Demand For Cryptocurrency Mining Data - Slashdot
"Crypto mines will have to start reporting their energy use in the U.S.," wrote the Verge in January, saying America's Energy department would "begin collecting data on crypto mines' electricity use, following criticism from environmental advocates over how energy-hungry those operations are."...
news.slashdot.org
You may or may not know that Noclip set out to make a simple indie game some time ago to understand the process. They made a video with a discussion on the next step: finding funds. This relates to a discussion we had days ago about the bad situation of the gaming industry in 2023. Their game is really basic, so it's only representative of small indies, though they know other devs who gave their opinion on the matter.
Danny briefly mentions another source of funding, the venture capital investors, who started to get some interest in this industry but without really knowing it in details (the gaming industry is quite special, since it's very obscure and not as streamlined as other domains - most actors aren't even aware of how it works financially).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVsrVZrfyg
Danny briefly mentions another source of funding, the venture capital investors, who started to get some interest in this industry but without really knowing it in details (the gaming industry is quite special, since it's very obscure and not as streamlined as other domains - most actors aren't even aware of how it works financially).