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33 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

 

 

yea the etched looks good. If you watch the verge video, the etched looks horrendous. I am sure Valve wouldn’t ship the screen if they didn’t think the two are comparable. These videos are getting me so hyped 

It looked quite nice in the Linus Tech Tips video.

That matte screen they're using looks fantastic.

That's a pretty significant acquisition for a AA publisher.  Hopefully they'll continue to thrive under them.  The overall quality of games coming out of Focus has improved quite a bit over time, so there's that at least.

1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

There is no effective difference. All the studies we are seeing are from different area of the world with different demographics in different stages of the pandemic. This is why data from Canada and the UK (for Pfizer) put the efficacy at 80-90%, but Israel's showed 65%. This is something that is impossible to study in a perfectly measured and balanced way. The important thing is the trend for both, and that is that both Pfizer and Moderna provide very good protection against infection, and both provide amazing protection against severe illness.

One thing to note is our data on Moderna is vastly limited compared to Pfizer.  We've just been assuming all the way that whatever Pfizer's findings reveal will hold true for Moderna as well.  Canada, a month or two back did find Moderna to be slightly more robust in regards to protecting and these findings do align with that.  It's early, but it's encouraging to see some more hard data on a vaccine that hasn't had as widespread of adoption as Pfizer.

What if we replace ice with Brawndo?  It's got electrolytes in it.

Keep checking the heat map on the CDC's website and all the counties around me are turning orange while mine remains yellow.  Still not fucking around with this.  Found a nice two layer mask online that doesn't irritate my ears that I can comfortably wear a surgical mask under while creating a decent seal.

Who even owns the name these days?  I'd assume it's still owned by Nvidia.

2 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

 

Reactionary gen xers are the problem

 

More like generation get off my lawn.  It's amazing how so many gen x'ers went from a rebellious, care free youth to becoming intolerant, far right fucks in their mid life.

4 hours ago, CitizenVectron said:

Fury, Worry, and Walkouts: Inside Activision Blizzard's Week of Reckoning - IGN

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IGN has spoken to past and present Activision Blizzard employees, building a clearer picture not just of its deeply troubled working culture, but the immediate aftermath of that culture becoming public – and how those at the company have organised to try and...

 

 

 

 

That's equal parts infuriating as it is creepy.  Fuck Activision and Blizzard.

2 hours ago, Jason said:

You know, I got my second shot at the end of February so I'm at right about the five month mark they're using in Israel for giving people a third shot, so it's definitely been on my mind if I should just show up somewhere and say I'm getting my first shot in order to get a third shot while we're still in a period of supply far outstripping demand...

 

Seems likely we're going to wind up getting a recommendation for boosters anyhow, even just using a third dose of the existing vaccines instead of a new version targeted toward the variants.

The big issue with getting a third shot right now is you'll affect the vaccination numbers.  You can say you're one person, but tons people are talking about going into the pharmacy, and lying to get it.  I'd just hold off and wait until we get an official statement.  It's not as if you're in the danger zone, virtually nobody whose vaccinated is in the hospital at this point.  

I also think it's worth hearing from Moderna on the matter too, though, I do wonder if long term, the Moderna vaccine will remain a bit higher just due to the simple fact you got a lot more vaccine per shot than you did with Pfizer.

3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's an unfortunate situation we're living through, but it's reassuring the vaccines are so incredibly effective.

I'm so sick of anti-vaxxers, it's insane I had to order a new, more comfortable face mask because here we are dealing with a new wave because of a rotten orange. 

The reviews of this one have me very interested in giving it a spin, I always blew it off as eurojank based upon the cover, never expecting the review scores its been receiving.

*Looks up reviews on the tennis game* Ugh

I thought it was going to be a runner based upon that intro, then I played table tennis, got annoyed by the controls, and quit playing it.

3 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

 

I thought they stopped in March?

 

I bought this when it came out because I figured I'd get a Switch eventually and didn't want to miss out on playing stuff like Sunshine for the first time. 

It's out of print, but still readily available.  Nintendo has pulled the same tactics in the past and people are sitting on sealed copies of Nintendo collections that aren't worth much over their original MSRP.

I love the fact 3D All Stars is still sitting on store shelves and available on online, while tons of people bought multiple copies thinking they'd make a killing selling it.  

Psychonauts 2 seems like it would be a fun one to play in handheld mode.

1 hour ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

Those prices. Valve says they want other manufacturers to join the handheld market and use SteamOS but manufacturers are gonna struggle to match Valve’s pricing. 

I get why Valve said it, but they damn well know that nobody will be able to compete with their pricing model.  They can take the console strategy and eat the costs given they own the storefront.  The only others who could do that are Microsoft and Epic.  Companies like Dell have to turn a profit up front as they have no other way to recoup the costs.  I'm sure they're looking at the interest to consider the release of the Alienware UFO, but it'll very much be a boutique item with some flashier features to try to entice those with deeper pockets.

It's as if somebody took that 90's virtual chatroom, Worlds.com, that refuses to die and turned it into a shooter.

4 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

The quiet part out loud

 

 

He just had to one up Richard Branson again and proclaim he's the wealthiest piece of shit.

7 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

It's still real to Cliff Bleszinski, damnit.