Nighed

2y ago

WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says

Any idea if this is a proper (shut down) bankruptcy, or a get cheaper leases bankruptcy?

2y ago

The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion

I'm waiting for the mod update, hoping they will have fixed most of the bugs/performance by then and the mods can fix the rest.

Glad that the base game seems to be sound.

2y ago

Firms going bust on track for worst year since 2009

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It's been something that I have seen mentioned occasionally throughout the last decade, because of the low interest rates it was possible for barley profitable companies to survive. Now the rates are going up it's less so.

2y ago

‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl...

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Ah, in the link to the other article it gives an example of so eone who was informed 2 days before the flight (4 after it was cancelled)

2y ago

‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl...

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...I still can't see it? I see references for being on sale for 48 hours after cancellation, and not notifying customers for 48 days.

2y ago

‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl...

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It wasn't clear in the article - how much notice did the customers get?

2y ago

[Gamers Nexus] Terrible Optimization: Cities Skylines 2 GPU Benchmarks and Graphics Optimization Guide

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Thats fair, although I think we are working on the assumption that other games are not this bad when the dynamic resolution is turned off.

It would have been nice to see that new Intel GPU/CPU frametime tool used here though

2y ago

Report: Game industry investment, deals to increase in 2024

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Would be interesting (depressing) to see the mobile/desktop/console investment split.

2y ago

Demystifying Smartphone Battery Myths NewsBreak Original

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Some of this feels inaccurate?

Overnight charging is great as your phone will charge itself slowly over the whole night, putting less strain on the battery.

On the chargers - unless they mix up wires I'm pretty sure the phone is in control of charging itself?

Powering off your phone will stop the phone using power, preserving your charge (and I guess marginally the battery)

2y ago

Highly recommended note taking apps

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Where does one note stack up against the options suggested here?

2y ago

[Gamers Nexus] Terrible Optimization: Cities Skylines 2 GPU Benchmarks and Graphics Optimization Guide

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Even the developers admit it is un-optomised, what GN did was to try and let players know what settings are effecting performance a lot so they can get more frames.

They also put some numbers to the first performance patch.

2y ago

What do you think the average square footage is of the “trophy wings” of all of Lewis Hamilton’s houses?

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The drivers rarely get the trophies, getting a smaller reconstruction if anything. I think this is why they now get the medals - they are theirs to keep.