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I think post the WC we're going to see a shift in the way things go not just for us but for everyone else as well. I can't see this WC as being anything but difficult fitness-wise for players even if Qatar claims to have climate-controlled stadiums.

Bayonetta 3 is getting some really high scores. Might have to check it out. Review: Bayonetta 3 – Destructoid

This is Microsoft's golden egg. Gamepass is untouchable by anyone else. Sony has tried but it's quite poor. Having said that the better title base is on the side of Sony vs Microsoft. And with Sony now pushing titles to PC earlier that just means you don't really need a console to enjoy some of their titles anymore. I will say that my PS5 has gotten quite a lot of good use since I got it.

Let's talk shop here. If we got the Europa League vs a CL spot how bad would that be for this team?

More than just the deaths there are people who have just gone missing. It's quite tragic really considering this was the first time they've had something like this post COVID.

Microsoft launches developer-focused Mac mini-like PC with ARM processor (msn.com) Very cool. I like the idea that we're moving towards an ARM development world where the machines aren't as power hungry as they currently are. The bigger challenge of course is changing the tooling landscape to match this goal and I think Microsoft really are ahead of the game there. Now, if only someone would find a way to make hyper-virtualization a much better power standard we'd take one step closer to lower power usage.

I think he'll make changes over time but for now its going to run as-is. The idea of acquiring it was to generate more revenue which it wasn't doing such a good job of earlier.

While it is a shit show the irony that the biggest tool on the planet is going to make it crumble kind of makes me feel sorry for Twitter.

Apparently the manchild now owns the bird app. God help us all.

@Happy Blue @Dr. Gonzo this made me think of you two. The improv is ridiculous

Have to agree that it's not a good homage to the original which offers that eerie feeling and warning. This seems more like a proclamation which isn't bad on its own but as a comparison yeah, it's not the same.

curious as to why?

You should. Dr. Gonzo has done all the pre-requisite marketing.

Crazy how that market has swung indeed. I think there's room for a lot in the space considering the way AI is moving and its not just colorizing but restoration too. The amount of time a tech wastes in restoration could be cut in half with the way some of these algorithms are going.

Nah we dont need to go to them haha we'll let the real photography companies come to us.

You've got a startup idea. Now all we need is an electronics engineer and someone who can build one and we'll be millionaries haha

Cant wait for a media student to take an old B/W film, strip the frames out and use this + a workflow logic emulator to completely colorize an old film. That would be quite the sight. Or, let the AI loose and do its job I suppose.

New AI tool colorizes black-and-white photos automatically [Updated] | Ars Technica Wonders of AI and Photography Palette - Colorize Photos Give it a try with a B/W and see it for yourself.

How Vice Society got away with a global ransomware spree | Ars Technica This kind of hits close to home. The fact that so many of these hacking groups rely on systems that get very little attention because they aren't managed by folks who should be doing better is something the ITSec community can't fight on its own. The fact that someone says they are on the latest patch but then has an auxiliary system that isn't patched connecting to it can cause a whole world of problems you're not ready to face. Microsoft was just in the news for a configuration block change on storage that cause over 2TB of customer sensitive data out as well. It's a strange world we live in where if you're secure and up-to-date it doesn't mean you're truly safe anymore.

YouTube Gold I tried posting the link and unfurled stating it was age-restricted, but this bought back so many memories and it made me laugh so much even though it must have hurt like hell.

How disappointing. He was one of the few players who I think was doing a really job up front. Gutted he's not going to the WC.

“The hell with it”—Elon Musk to keep funding Ukrainian Starlink service [Updated] | Ars Technica Just a good example of how even the smartest of us is really just a cash-grabbing whore at the end of the day. I like a lot of the tech that Musk has put out but giving one person that much importance and power comes with a whole slew of other problems that no one is equipped to deal with.

Just another vicious circle of how tech ignores this kind of garbage with zero repercussions but the minute their profits get hit then all of a sudden they'll have a solution to the problem. While I abhor the concept of doxing its warranted in this case.