Fuck. Let's enjoy it before it's filled with ads and they start charging for voice chat.

I don't think ghoul properly describes Miller. He has all the charm of one, but he's far more belligerent and aggressive, particularly over this issue. I think the US administration is being told to project aggression and force in their communication on this, which matches their foreign policy. http...

For me to go into arrears by the end of March with the refund I've asked for and the amount I'm paying, energy prices would have to go up by 28.2% as of today. I asked them if that's something they were planning. They declined to confirm or deny, which is somewhat concerning! Maybe they've got thei...

I think we'll see a trend of gamers shifting towards just making do with older hardware because they're being priced out of replacing it. If developers can continue implementing frame gen technology that extends the life of older GPUs, all the better, though it's worth noting that the people designi...

The future of graphics cards looks rocky at best, and integrated graphics could be a compromise, but it'll still be expensive and it'll likely be at a lower tier than we're used to. I think it's good that we've seen the move towards software solutions rather than raw horsepower over the last few ye...

I suppose I should have thought about the new generation of PC handhelds; they're obviously quite capable little machines, and I hadn't considered they were using that sort of technology. But if they're capable of challenging desktop-grade mid-range GPUs, that's obviously very promising. Something h...

I think the current trend with graphics cards could ultimately spell the end of dedicated graphics card. SOCs are only getting more powerful, Intel's latest chips for example have integrated ARC graphics into them with a promise of a 40% graphics performance improvement. With how Nvidia have behave...

This may be nonsense, but aren't resource extraction efforts heavily controlled inside the arctic circle? I wouldn't be surprised if Denmark can't, or won't do it for ecological reasons. And yes, Trump can rabbit on about defence all he wants, the only thing he gives a shit about are the minerals he...

Has there been any word yet on *how* they're integrating the X-Men into the MCU? I know Stewart reprised the role for Multiverse of Madness, but that was all alternate dimension stuff. Am I right in thinking the Mutant-X gene has been brought up in passing in one of the more recent films? Do you thi...

EDIT - Turns out I'm not done ranting. Why is it that energy companies assume you need a build up of credit to survive the winter - i.e. an assumption of poverty? Why not make it the default that you pay what you use each month, like any other fucking business, based on smart meter readings and hav...

At this point I'm almost scared to see what'll happen when the AI bubble bursts. Companies are just ploughing so much money into it, with absolutely no return on investment, and when the inevitable happens (because for all of that investment, I haven't seen a single sign that the models they're usin...

https://www.eurogamer.net/amd-and-nvidia-will-reportedly-raise-gpu-prices-significantly-in-2026 This shouldn't come as a surprise if you've been following the news over the last few months (AI companies buying out entire chip manufacturers' output), but it might be worth grabbing that new GPU asap i...

Yeah, plus I have such a negative view of tech companies these days that I assume that stuff is optional for now, and at some point when they think fewer people will notice, they'll just make it mandatory without announcing it, or the control that turns it off will mysteriously stop working.

I will happily admit that Legacy isn't a traditionally good film, the story's too simple and the characters a bit one-dimensional, but it's an aesthetic and aural masterpiece. It's a guilty pleasure film, but it's absolutely in my top 10.

Tron: Ares I didn't expect much from this, if I'm honest. It's barely even a sequel to one of my favourite films, 2010's Tron: Legacy, as it doesn't build on anything that film did - if anything it repeats some of the concepts but with none of the charm. I can't even call Jared Leto the worst thing...