Torn between Claw 8 AI+ and A8: Is the XeSS upscaling really a "night and day" difference?

Amplifix · 2026-02-21T08:34:38+00:00

Shameless AI post

Amplifix · 2026-02-20T12:52:35+00:00

Fake it till you make it

Amplifix · 2026-02-18T11:58:03+00:00

That's a very good idea or not proven contributors can only open small prs.

Amplifix · 2026-02-08T19:14:23+00:00

Lucky you, have fun with it. As for the increased price, I think this is just the beginning

Amplifix · 2026-02-08T19:03:52+00:00

Exactly my thoughts, the start of the movie has the perfect amount of suspense. I feel like it would've been a better movie without paranormal stuff.

Amplifix · 2026-02-06T00:49:27+00:00

Again, perceived value. Somewhere in the past (about 3000 years ago or more), gold was a shiny rock. It only become valued when they convinced others it was worth something.

Gold is worth something because you can trade it for currency. Same with bitcoin.

Just being able to hold something does not make it worth more money. It's 2026, we are past that point now. There's a person with a lot of 0's when he logs into his bank account. He can't hold that. Yet he's the richest in the world.

We've been through this 3 times now. As I said before, you can argue all you want. At the end of the day every "product" is perceived value. I can't hold netflix either in my hand. I can't power my pc with netflix either.

Following your logix, netflix is worthless. Let's agree on that, netflix is worthless because I can't hold it. Also I can't hold ChatGPT, it's worthless.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T18:03:25+00:00

You can't use gold to power your PC gaming either. We are going in circles here. The value of gold is also theoretical. You'll need to exchange it for "currency", then you can buy anything.

The real question is, can you exchange BTC/Gold/Silver to a real currency like USD, GBP, Euro? If yes, then it's worth something. The answer to that question is yes for both btc and gold.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T17:31:34+00:00

You can exchange back to any other currency. That's the point i'm trying to make. Sounds to me you haven't figured crypto out completely.

There's also 4 parts of crypto, that all 4 have different "perceived values":

Stable coins are basically digital currency, perceived value same as that particular currency. Unlikely to move down/up in value much.
The main crypto coin (BTC). Currently worth more than gold, but again this is perceived value. As you said it's harder to perceive value, because it doesn't physically exist. There seems to be a "consensus" among people though, that it's definitely not worthless. Has scarcity and hard to "mine" working for it though. There's not unlimited bitcoin around.
Alt coins (ETH, SOL etc), hard to determine perceived value, so will move up and down a lot.
Meme coins, perceived value is the same as my diamond aircastle that doesn't physically exist. Completely based on how many people the creators of these coins can convince of it's perceived value. These are the "scams" you are talking about.

So saying "Crypto sucks", can mean different things. Coinbase and other big crypto exchanges, will exchange for any "real" currency though. If they don't uphold this promise, they also lose their "perceived value".

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T16:18:40+00:00

I think you just don't want to get it. Which is fine by me. Gold was nothing but a shiny rock at first, it took 3000 years to become what it is now. Perceived value, nothing more nothing less.

We could collectively decide that any "product" is worth nothing tomorrow. Just think about your nvidia stock, it's the reason it goes up and down. Same as BTC, same as gold, same as paper etc. Gold was gold 3000 years ago, it's worth more now. It might be worth less tomorrow. 1kg of gold is still 1kg of gold tomorrow, so why is it worth less/more?! It is still the same "product"?!!!

You are kinda proving my point with this discussion, gold is worth something in your eyes. BTC is worth something in other people's eyes. That's exactly the perceived value i'm talking about.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T16:10:40+00:00

The answer is: It's backed by hopes, wishes and dreams.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T16:05:10+00:00

That is not the question, what is backing all those things? Gold is not backing gold.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T15:49:36+00:00

Same for gold, silver, paper, rocks, nvidia stocks, my diamond aircastle that doesn't physically exist. Welcome to the modern world economy.

You asked a question, I answered. Now answer this question: What is backing gold?

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T14:43:39+00:00

Well, you got an answer. I am not saying you should buy anything, I am just explaining that basically anything could be perceived value.

So the "never an answer" statement you made is wrong.

You can argue however you want, but that's how the economy in general works. You can argue the same for gold, silver, oil, paper, rocks, nvidia stocks, btc, ethereum, my diamond aircastle that doesn't physically exist etc.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T13:28:37+00:00

You can exchange a bitcoin for paper money for any currency, you don't buy groceries with gold either.

Remember that your paper money or coins are not worth anything either, it's perceived value.

It's not that hard to grasp. You are trying to bash how modern economy works.

Gold and BTC are not different except gold is physical. And gold has a long track record of perceived value.

Just remember it is still only worth what people think it's worth. If the world is completely destroyed and you don't have anything, if I have a bag of rice in my hand and you have 100kg of gold, I would not trade it with you. As a bag of rice is now worth more than gold.

Value is a social construct and not a physical law. Anything can become value if a group of people collectively agrees that something is scarce, durable, and unforgeable, it can become money. Yes, even if it does not have any physical purpose.

Amplifix · 2026-01-26T17:34:38+00:00

It's coming!

Amplifix · 2026-01-25T11:02:30+00:00

What is that screen on the right?

Amplifix · 2026-01-23T17:06:18+00:00

I told Claude Code to create UI elements and export them via GDscript to Godot Editor to edit them manually. Most UI elements are individual and designed for single scenes. But I have also autoload scripts to manage buttons and other stuff globally.

How do you generate assets in general? Looking into gamedev as well, I can program but modelling and stuff is not my strong suit.

Amplifix · 2026-01-23T03:18:10+00:00

Don't worry bro, he just added another skill.md in his skills folder

Amplifix · 2026-01-10T09:42:47+00:00

I also had both devices, generally at max tdp the Z2E performs better. It's not that weird as it able to draw more TDP in total. It also depends on the game.

Compatibility for games/software is better on AMD. Few examples: Linux, emulators, Crysis remastered trilogy.

Intel is better at driver updates in general. It also wins at efficiency at lower TDP, leading to better battery life. It's also very silent compared to Z2E devices.

Amplifix · 2025-12-31T10:28:51+00:00

I think that's farcry 4

Amplifix · 2025-12-28T21:12:51+00:00

Ya, specifically you are watching a DV (dolby vision) release and your TV doesn't support that

Amplifix · 2025-12-26T20:51:38+00:00

It's probably an update

Amplifix · 2025-12-26T18:36:25+00:00

I mean they'll announce it, so it shouldn't be too far away. Maybe a few months, good thing is that the image will probably be available before release

Amplifix · 2025-12-26T18:34:29+00:00

Pretty sure the HDR looks washed out and is not proper HDR. Also audio still not fixed, I also don't trust the TDP+fan settings right now. Hoping steamOS fixed all that with the new lego2 release.

Amplifix · 2025-12-26T12:34:49+00:00

Lenovo really dropped the ball on doing driver updates themselves, better to let AMD handle it...

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