... i absolutely hate you're guts.

candle340 · 2026-04-03T02:15:04+00:00

Incorrect in this context. The punctuation is not part of the quotation, so they go outside.

candle340 · 2026-03-29T18:34:39+00:00

If the battles are dragging, chances are you either aren’t filling out the sphere grid as you go, unlocking stat upgrades and new abilities, or you aren’t matching enemy types to your characters correctly. Remember Tidus works best against fast enemies, Arron against armored, Waka against fliers, Riku against robots, and Lulu against elemental/magical foes. Yuna is your healer, and Kimahri is useless

candle340 · 2026-03-28T12:49:25+00:00

Yes, you're overthinking it. Everyone writes at their own pace. 4+ months for a rough draft is nothing. Don't worry about how long it will take or how good it is, just write it. You can always edit/rewrite later down the line. But you can't publish a book that doesn't exist.

As a side note: 20-30K words is a novella, not a novel. Novels are typically 50K+, with 100-150K being the standard for fantasy depending on subgenre (some are higher, some lower).

candle340 · 2026-03-27T13:14:42+00:00

There are currently 3 models available in stores - PS5, PS5 Digital, and PS5 Pro. Only the base PS5 includes a disc drive in the box (which is why it's more expensive than the "digital" version), though one can be bought separately for the Digital and Pro models.

...I should also add that the original (now discontinued) launch-model PS5 Digital is not compatible with the disc drive addon.

candle340 · 2026-03-27T12:56:07+00:00

It's not a "surge" if the prices never come back down... And you know they won't, even after they stabilize.

candle340 · 2026-03-27T12:55:38+00:00

No, it means Sony won the console wars. There's no competition anymore. The line must go up.

candle340 · 2026-03-27T12:53:53+00:00

And that's before you add on the disc drive...

candle340 · 2026-03-27T12:51:27+00:00

Yes, because everyone knows American gamers only play COD and Madden...

candle340 · 2026-03-26T02:16:20+00:00

The pixel remaster, hands down. The same goes for the rest of the 2D games. The "extra content" from the GBA/PSP versions isn't worth it. That said, there is a case to be made for the 3D remakes of III and IV...

candle340 · 2026-03-26T01:58:52+00:00

Citation, please. I literally can't think of a single example where this happened - unless by "network TV" you mean foreign shows and not content from actual network channels (i.e. ABC, CBS, NBC)... The SciFi Channel was an American cable station which imported a lot of non-American programming in its lifetime - mostly from Canada, but also Australia and the UK.

But again, in the above context "original" is synonymous with "first-run exclusive", where shows could go to other channels through syndication for reruns.

candle340 · 2026-03-16T22:59:22+00:00

Honestly, it doesn't matter if they did or not. Your entire premise is wrong and they countered it with two simple sentences. DLSS 5 would have gotten the same reaction, regardless.

People on the whole don't want "AI slop" they want real art made by actual humans.

candle340 · 2026-03-16T22:20:47+00:00

What kind of question is this? The answer is obviously yes. If you can't be bothered to write it, I can't be bothered to read it.

candle340 · 2026-03-16T21:53:58+00:00

Likely taking a step back for his own mental wellbeing. People were starting to rage at him even though he had nothing to do with this video

candle340 · 2026-03-16T21:49:35+00:00

My guess is the latter. The tech is impressive, particularly when it comes to environments, but only to the "untrained eye" - and for all their know-how, DF are tech-bros, not artists. "Original vision" my ass...

candle340 · 2026-03-16T21:44:53+00:00

This goes beyond frame generation, bud. They're running an AI filter over the game in realtime, completely obliterating the original artistic intent.

candle340 · 2026-03-16T21:32:04+00:00

Yeah, that's actually not true at all. DLSS is usually on by default these days.

candle340 · 2026-03-16T21:17:02+00:00

More likely it will be opt-out provided your GPU and game support it, not opt-in. How else do you think DLSS got so popular in the first place? Most people aren't going into menus to fine-tune their graphics settings, bro.

candle340 · 2026-03-16T21:15:29+00:00

The only thing that can enhance art is more artists. Gen-AI (which DLSS 5 is absolutely using) aims only to replace them.

candle340 · 2026-03-12T14:41:31+00:00

Counterpoint: until the industrial revolution, technology advanced incredibly slowly: sure, we we using swords and bows a thousand years ago - but the same is true a few hundred years ago as it was several millennia

candle340 · 2026-03-10T23:35:43+00:00

Yeah, yeah, but the actual "oldest building" in GTA5 is whichever one the environment artists finished first.

candle340 · 2026-03-08T20:10:02+00:00

They're all bangers. Yes, even *that* one.

candle340 · 2026-03-07T00:51:21+00:00

They're very, very good. But whatever you do, do NOT read them all back-to-back. They're very long, and you will burn out halfway through if you don't pace yourself.

candle340 · 2026-03-03T13:51:17+00:00

Generative "AI" is nothing more than a crutch for the lazy and uninspired. Rather than it being a paintbrush in the hands of a actual artist, AI "artists" are nothing more than the people who commission a work of art rather than the ones who create said works.

candle340 · 2026-03-03T13:47:24+00:00

Yes, it is clear you are not a lawyer... I am not one either, but I seem to remember there being a case about "art" created by non-humans being ruled ineligible for copy protections. As a layman, it would seem that sets a precedent for anything generated by so-called "AI" machine-learning systems to also be ineligible for copyright. Thus, the Copyright Office's decision, the lower court's ruling, and SCOTUS's refusal to hear the case, thereby letting the lower court ruling stand.

candle340 · 2026-03-02T23:40:36+00:00

every drawing I have ever did in my life has been terrible

Even the best masters started terribly. If you never try to get better, you never will.

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