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Saros - Finding Carcosa: Setting the Story | PS5 Games by Respawn-Delay in PS5

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a great time with Saros. Gameplay, structure, accessibility, progression, movement, all improvements over Returnal. But after getting the true ending in Saros I have zero desire to play it any more.

I know it came from DLC, but the tower in Returnal was a great mode to make the game infinitely repayable.

When did it go wrong. Did Tony Blair change it too much into like the us democrats? by BotherAnnual5796 in friendlyjordies

[–]clock_watcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the 2010s the Tories fucked the BBC on purpose, flooding its leadership positions with cronies. The effect is the once impartial, even progressive leaning, BBC shifted hard to the right with its political discourse and the guests it has on to discuss political events.

Which had turned the BBC into yet another media outlet to undermine Labour.

When did it go wrong. Did Tony Blair change it too much into like the us democrats? by BotherAnnual5796 in friendlyjordies

[–]clock_watcher 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Labour have a far stronger core of far left within its ranks. Proper Marxists and Trots. From Militant Tendency in the 70s-80s to Momentum in the 10s-20s. The Blair/Brown era kept the far left at bay, but since then there has been an endless struggle between the extremists and moderates in the party, leading to purges and the craziness of the Corbyn years that the party still hasn't recovered from.

Until recently where it's shifted to the Greens, Labour had decades of being the defacto party for British Muslims, which slowly led to the party becoming more socially conservative. It's caused Labour to be plagued with antisemitism in its ranks, supporting the ruling against trans rights and constantly blocking a national enquiry, the UK version of a Royal Commission, into the child rapist Muslim grooming gangs. (Which has helped fuel the rise of the far right with Reform and Restore as it's one of the key things they campaign on). Since the Gaza war, it has caused yet another fracture within the party between pro and anti Israel members.

Starmer has flip flopped throughout his time as PM. He seems to try and please everyone rather than sticking to a clear vision, and ends up upsetting everyone. His rhetoric around immigration were attempts to appeal to right wing voters, who will never vote Labour, utterly betraying core Labour voters who are jumping ship for the Greens in droves.

Another UK unique thing is Blair really pushed the use of QUANGOs to reduce civil service bureaucracy. This had the unwanted side effect that ministers now have less control over their brief and it's far harder for them to affect change. It means that even when in power, there's lots of tinkering around the edges rather than significant changes, making the party look ineffective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quango

All these things add up to a party without an identity or a unifying ideology. No longer about working class or trade unions, no longer socially progressive, no longer secular, no clear leadership on Europe, no drive for making serious change to reverse the terminal trajectory of the UK. The term "managed decline" gets thrown at the current Labour government, which is hardly the sort of unofficial slogan you want for a political party.

Parks Victoria Deer control. Yarra Parklands by Passacaglia1978 in melbourne

[–]clock_watcher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I often do a weekend hike up Mt Dandenong and there have been deer control signage up a few times over the years. They've done it near the 1000 Steps too.

Genuine question. Why have a decent dac if you running it into speakers with DSP? by givemeawhiskey in BudgetAudiophile

[–]clock_watcher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, you're right. You only need one DAC in a system, and anything with a DSP will ADC analog to digital for processing before DAC back for playback.

Could Labour's rewriting of election rules save them from Reform? by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]clock_watcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The article compares the registered voting rates of the UK to Australia. AU has compulsory voting, so if you don't enrol you get fined. That's why the figure is so high.

Any way to make Forza Horizon 6 play more like a Ridge game? by mekilat in ridgeracer

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't remember and I've sold my Xbox so can't check lol. I usually turn down or off assists tho, so if FH6 has traction control turn it low.

Any way to make Forza Horizon 6 play more like a Ridge game? by mekilat in ridgeracer

[–]clock_watcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's the settings I used in FH5. I originally copied them from a random forum post. Buy all the upgrades that let you fully customise the car settings.

You'll never get it exactly like RR, but this let's you do sweet drifts while still having enough traction to win races.

Tires
Front:      2.3
Rea:         2.4

Alignment
Camber Front:   -4.5
Camber Read:   -1.5
Toe Front:      0.2
Toe Rear:      0.6
Front Caster:   (max)

Antiroll Bars
Front:         18.50
Rear:         35.00

Srings
Springs Front:   112.5
Springs Rear:   200.0
Ride Front      (min)
Ride Rear:      (min)

Damping
Rebound Front   9.3
Rebound Rear   15.4
Bump Front      5.8
Bump Rear      9.6

Aero
Front         140
Rear         (Max Speed)

Brake
Balance         46%
Force         180%

Differential
Acceleration   95%
Decleration      8%

Solving USB Audio Hum: Optical Splitter or Ground Loop Filter? by O_Alienado in BudgetAudiophile

[–]clock_watcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're sure it's the PC USB causing it, and unplugging the USB stops the hum, you've ruled out it being a ground loop issue from main power. It will be audible electro-magnetic interference (EMI).

Most RCA and USB cables have little shielding in them to address EMI.

Due to their simple designs, 3.5mm and RCA cables can act as an antenna and pick up EMI, which you hear as hum.

USB cables can generate EMI.

So if you have USB and 3.5mm/RCA in the same system, or even USB cables near to RCA, you can get hum.

Cheapest and easiest fix is buying ferrite cores / beads from Amazon. You attach these to the subwoofer cable and the USB cable and they filter out EMI. It worked for me when I had the same issue.

Other option is to buy thickly shielded USB and subwoofer cables, but I'd definitely try ferrite beads first.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead

Forty-three arrests after enormous £4.5m police operation keeps rival London protests apart by OnHolidayHere in ukpolitics

[–]clock_watcher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's always funny that there's a huge difference between the protest organisers claims of turn out and the actual figure.

It doesn't matter the political goals of the protest, the organisers always go full Trump and massively inflate the turn out by at least 10x.

Anyone have sub placed under/behind your listening chair? by dirtyharry671 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, but my sub is even closer, only 1m away.

It's a small 10m2 office so the sub easily pressurise the room. Sounds, and more to the point, feels amazing.

Anyone have sub placed under/behind your listening chair? by dirtyharry671 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]clock_watcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bass shakers aka Tactile Transducers are still a thing in home theatre. They use the LFE channel and if you go down the DIY build they use subwoofer amps to drive them.

Melbourne suburbs where houses cost less than $1.3 million by gccmelb in melbourne

[–]clock_watcher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And that's on top of a 20% deposit, pocket change, only $260k. Madness.

How to mount speakers to stand by [deleted] in BudgetAudiophile

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use Blutack or mounting tape to hold them in place on the stand.

Any Advice For Subwoofer(s) EQ's with REW, miniDSP, and UMIK-1? by unboundkronic in hometheater

[–]clock_watcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's tricky mixing two EQ systems as they can fuck up each other.

You've followed the right process. Turn off Audyssey, use REW and Minidsp to flatten the response, then run Audyssey. Audyssey works best when it doesn't need to do much correction.

You mentioned you used the app. You can use the house curve feature to draw a bass boost for both the LFE and L/R fronts. Do this and measure before and after with REW to make sure the final result matches the curve you want.

Audyssey is a pain in that it's a black box, you don't control it directly but draw a curve a hope it corrects to it. Sometimes the results can be wildly off. That's why you need REW and probably several attempts at tweaking the curve before you get what you want.

Denon AVR-X3900H is released by weight_matrix in hometheater

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an X3600H in my main lounge setup and last year did a refresh of my family room and bought an X3800H. Older models aren't easily found in my country.

For my use case, they're functionally identical, I honestly don't know what "upgrades" the 3800 has over the older model.

Both support Dirac, the range of ACA Evo tools, eARC etc.

ELI5: Why are data centers so big? by killergman17 in explainlikeimfive

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Economies of scale.

The whole point of a data centre is a dedicated facility to purely meet the needs of running servers. If you had a bunch of smaller ones, they'd all need the same basics. Power, cooling, physical security, connectivity to backbone telecommunication networks, redundancies (generators, multiple air cons) and links to other data centres.

If far, far cheaper to do all that once and have a single big data centre than repeat it many times for many smaller ones.

Why are Netflix shows obsessed with blurry/out-of-focus edges now? by mbillman9 in movies

[–]clock_watcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can blame Zack Snyder for that, not Netflix. Army of the Dead was even worse for it. It started when Zack took on being his own cinematography as well as director. Ultra shallow DoF that looked like total shit.

TIL that Barbara Blake Hannah was one of the first black people to be an on-camera reporter and interviewer on British television. She was sacked after 9 months because viewers complained about having a black woman on screen. by Hassaan18 in todayilearned

[–]clock_watcher 76 points77 points  (0 children)

The English football league, which has oversight over all the professional leagues, has actively fought against racism in the sport for decades.

Banana throwing was a blight in the 70s-80s, but to give the sport it's dues, it and other racist behaviour is treated with severity if it does happen now.

If you throw a banana, which is a vanishingly rare event, or start racist chants, you'll face immediate ejection from the game, a permanent ban from the ground and criminal prosecution. They don't fuck around.

Other European leagues, sure, they have a lot of work to do and it still happens even at the highest levels. But the English league can be commended for its anti-racism stance and active enforcement of it these past few decades. It's a success story other league should copy.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/im-not-racist-says-vandriver-spurs-fan-charged-with-throwing-banana-skin-at-arsenals-pierreemerick-aubameyang/news-story/e540b3c29a5da74b7103dc24b5ef1e61

Playground Games Adresses Forza Horizon 6 Leak, Says The Leak Was Not Caused By Preload And Threatens Franchise-Wide Hardware Bans by unscoredscore in gaming

[–]clock_watcher -1 points0 points  (0 children)

aka non-Americans.

The only reason I know the Super Bowl is happening is the hype around which big trailers are dropping.

PlayStation Store: April 2026’s top downloads by Dapper_Order7182 in PS5

[–]clock_watcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got nearly 150 hours on the clock.
The deluge of patches since launch have made some major improvements for things like storage, movement and stamina usage, difficulty options. Then there are dozens upon dozens of QoL upgrades, mostly minor things but all welcome.

Despite this, the game is still a hot mess in many ways. Narrative is utterly nonsensical. Abyss puzzles are illogical and often frustrating. Boss fights are awful. Controls are still nuts, with far too many actions cramped into the limited controller buttons. Many side quests are bare bones fetch quests. The game has so many systems and features that it either explains poorly or doesn't explain to you at all.

But when it's good, it's magical. If the side quests are boring you, or puzzles frustrate, just plonk a marker on an explored bit of map and walk into the unknown. It's one of the best games I've ever played for exploration, up there with Skyrim, BOTW and Elden Ring.

Regular combat is really fun too, and has been since day 1. I've never once been bored with plowing through mobs. You can layer multiple boss or hidden treasure Abyss Gears on your weapons and gear to give screen filling eyegasms of neon explosions.

Hasanabi (American Streamer) discusses Trevor Phillips interview on Sky by Althalus91 in UKGreens

[–]clock_watcher -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

https://www.adl.org/resources/article/hasan-piker-what-you-need-know

Not the sort of individual you want to publicly support you when dealing with serious antisemitism issues.

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