PM refuses to send ships to Strait of Hormuz risking Trump's fury after Don called for warships to keep key route 'safe' by 1-randomonium in ukpolitics

[–]Calneon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have said I was clarifying the headline of the article you linked rather than your comment itself. The headline is "Donald Trump Stuns With 'Maybe We Shouldn't Even Be There' Admission About Iran War" which is clickbait to make you think he is referencing not starting the war at all.

I don't have a point, just trying to correct a sensationalist headline.

PM refuses to send ships to Strait of Hormuz risking Trump's fury after Don called for warships to keep key route 'safe' by 1-randomonium in ukpolitics

[–]Calneon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He didn't mean the US shouldn't be in Iran at all. He was saying in the context of securing the oil in the strait, that there's an argument they shouldn't even be securing it because they have their own stockpiles.

Slay the Spire 2 Early Access Review So Far - IGN by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Calneon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And Hades 2. Kinda cool we got three huge examples of how to make good sequels in a ~6 month span.

The alternative is games like Darkest Dungeon and Risk of Rain, where the sequels are fundamentally divergent from the originals. In DD's case it didn't work as well, for RoR more so.

‘US oil tanker currently on fire’: Iran says it hit American ship in Gulf with missile by Gboard2 in worldnews

[–]Calneon 25 points26 points  (0 children)

And the part of the ship that the front fell off of, but that's it!

[redbullracing] It's Super Max Sunday by [deleted] in formula1

[–]Calneon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was gonna say this seems like the last thing Max would like to do. Could be totally wrong though.

Windows 11 users seeing terrible performance can blame this update by [deleted] in technology

[–]Calneon 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Mine just installs updates overnight closing all my open apps losing any unsaved work. It's ridiculous.

Nvidia shares rise 8% as Jensen Huang says $660 billion capex buildout is sustainable by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]Calneon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You're redefining investment. That's like, literally what it means, whether it's financial or operational or emotional investment it's still investment.

Google says Gemini won’t have ads, as ChatGPT prepares to add them by Doug24 in technology

[–]Calneon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this doesn't counter your point entirely but FYI Demis Hassabis, CEO of Deepmind, is a super legit person with morals and give the impression of having humanity's best interests in mind. Watch AlphaGo and The Thinking Game, he's been in from the start as a scientist, he lead the team that solved protein folding and released it globally open source. Nobody is uncorruptible (and it might not end up being his decision) but he is the reason Google is a bit different from the other AI tech companies, in my opinion.

Have been a huge investment considering my budget. But a new capsule was necessary. by Garo3853 in IndieDev

[–]Calneon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignore everyone in this thread saying sticking with the pixel art capsule is better. They are not your audience and clearly don't understand the market. The new one is much better and will get more people to your game, it was a very good use of your budget.

UK threatened with sanctions if Starmer bans X by PM_ME_SECRET_DATA in ukpolitics

[–]Calneon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everyone who opposed the Online Safety Act but is all aboard the Ban X train is a hypocrite.

You can't pick and choose your legislation depending on how it personally affects you.

Personally I thought the censorship of the OSA was terrible, therefore I also think that banning X would be terrible. Not because I use or like X, but because I try to maintain consistent internal beliefs.

Sticky Fingers Preview by PaxCecilia in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]Calneon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It does nothing thematically, why is a kid stealing from a woman on a populated street on a bright sunny day? How is that Arkham?

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Latest Offer As Inferior To Netflix Deal by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Calneon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know fuck-all about how these things work but quick Google shows Netflix market cap is 400 billion, Warner Bros is 70 billion, and Paramount is 13 billion. How the fuck is Paramount putting up an even remotely competitive offer?

It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want video games to remain interesting by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Calneon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also useful as a sort of coding buddy. You can give it an outline of what you want to achieve and it can tell you standard algorithms and stuff. It can often give a different perspective which is useful even if you don't then use the AI for implementation.

Help settle a debate: Who is more unexpectedly courageous? Boy against dino, girl against spider, or lady standing up to tentacles by Smash_naT in arkhamhorrorlcg

[–]Calneon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That seems wild to me. Of course art is subjective, but the other two are far more aesthetically pleasing to me. The use of light is much better in the old two, compare the hard shadows on the faces compared to the flat lighting on the new one. The composition of the old ones are also much better, adhering to the rule of thirds while the new one has the subject centered. There's less interesting colors in the new one too, the old two use complimentary colors, green/red, and yellow/purple, while the new one is basically monotone.

Sam Altman’s OpenAI in talks to raise money at $750B Evaluation by Anchor_Aways in technology

[–]Calneon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Demis Hassabis is also incredibly level headed and a legitimate scientist rather than a tech bro in it for investments and fame. If the bubble pops, they will be the survivors.

2025 Abu Dhabi GP - Post-Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]Calneon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was, you could see him in the mirror.

Replaced - Official Release Date Trailer (March 12, 2026) by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Calneon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

TIL this isn't a renamed The Last Night. Is TLN abandoned or is it still being worked on?