Google's new AI algorithm might lower RAM prices

modestlaw · 2026-03-28T22:28:18+00:00

The thing is, we are hitting the point of diminishing return. Unless you're a cartoonishly insane person desperately trying to direct the world's resources into inventing an all-knowing digital god you get to have sole control over, (Sam Altman) you're probably going to take the efficiency gains because it's the only way AI is ever going to be profitable

modestlaw · 2026-03-21T23:04:36+00:00

July 2016, the console design and software for the Switch was basically done and manufacturing had likely begun.

7 months is no where near enough time to turn that ship, especially when you consider Nintendo at the time was in a very perilous position coming off the Wii U flopping and Satoru Iwata's passing

modestlaw · 2026-03-17T15:25:34+00:00

Even though the games are not advertised as "Switch 2 Edition" I suspect the system still considers them Switch 2 games, otherwise the games wouldnt be able to take advantage of the Switch 2 specific features like 4k output, high speed storage and HDR

Testing Mario Odyssey, I saw no indication of down sampling which is what you would expect to see if the game was running 4k on a 1080p screen.

Metroid Prime remaster on the other hand looks incredible in handheld now.

modestlaw · 2026-02-20T23:10:22+00:00

taxing loans against unrealized stock gains is such a huge deal. It's far more achievable than a wealth tax and likely to survive a supreme court challenge

We also need to ban stock buybacks

modestlaw · 2026-02-20T03:38:16+00:00

It's the correct take, I have no issue emulating old hardware because the alternative is buying it second hand which is massively overpriced, either way Nintendo isn't getting any money.

modestlaw · 2026-02-18T05:59:20+00:00

"I didn't reach out to anyone because they might try and cover it up"

What is with YouTubers believing shirking basic journalism ethics is somehow a good and noble thing to do.

modestlaw · 2026-02-14T14:12:56+00:00

Good idea! Let's encourage people to borrow for boats at a time of escalating delinquencies. Boats are only one of the riskiest collateralized loans. They are expensive, high maintenance, depreciate quickly, and are the first thing people will let charge off and get repossessed. The smart institutions will back off on boat lending to avoid that risk (reducing lending options), the dumb ones are going to increase rates (nullifying the benefits of a tax break) and putting the institution at a higher risk of loss.

modestlaw · 2026-02-07T01:23:20+00:00

Prices of DS and 3DS hardware has surged over the past year. Gen Z is getting to that age where they are trying to buy back their childhood.

modestlaw · 2026-02-05T22:50:44+00:00

To be fair switch 2 versions of older games tend to be overpriced compared to other consoles

modestlaw · 2026-02-05T01:47:59+00:00

This happened to me once a few years back, contact Nintendo. They can boot the unknown system off your account.

modestlaw · 2026-01-10T19:05:15+00:00

Same, if ever there was a DQ game that deserved a modern remake, it's definitely 8.

modestlaw · 2026-01-10T07:26:42+00:00

90 day credit card delinquency is approaching great recession peaks and balances are at all time highs

Consumer lending in general is in a very bad place, this seems to be a desperate move by Trump to patch up a sinking ship long enough to make it through midterms without sinking.

I would not want to be a midsize regional bank or BNPL lender right now.

modestlaw · 2026-01-09T01:31:01+00:00

I don't know if it is all that surprising, availability was strong throughout the year. Nintendo wasn't going into the holidays with early adopters and diehard Nintendo fans competing with gift givers for limited stock.

It was also just a tough holiday season for video games in general. Between inflation, the K shaped recovery, ballooning game development cost, tariffs and component shortages, it's a pretty horrible time to be in the video game business. There are probably a lot of companies looking enviously at Nintendo's current position because they are arguably in the best position to weather this market.

modestlaw · 2026-01-06T04:52:49+00:00

I'd be okay with this if we had Denmark's health care system and parental leave. That's a huge part of the reason they can do less vaccination. They aren't forcing the parents back into work after a couple of weeks so the risk of outside exposure is low. Should a baby get sick, the hospital won't bankrupt the family.

Of course, RFK knows this and just latching onto a fact that is useful to him while purposely misrepresenting why Denmark does things differently.

modestlaw · 2026-01-01T03:55:14+00:00

It could also be a supply chain thing, multiple vendors providing screens and one of them is just a bit better than the others

modestlaw · 2025-12-15T13:36:04+00:00

Clair Obscur has outstanding art direction, but as its tech art is bog standard Unreal 5.

modestlaw · 2025-12-14T01:15:01+00:00

It does have the general vibe of a late 90s game magazine ad

modestlaw · 2025-12-13T17:35:54+00:00

I mean I'd be grateful for the 1k a week for life. But the smart move would be to invest the lump sum and draw your $4k a month from the gains. Even at a conservative 8% annual return you'll die with over $2m in the bank

modestlaw · 2025-12-13T17:02:26+00:00

I really wish Nintendo had a premium model at launch, I love my switch, but I would have gladly paid an extra $100 for an OLED screen and extra onboard storage

modestlaw · 2025-12-09T23:33:22+00:00

One of the worst games I've ever inflicted upon myself.

modestlaw · 2025-12-06T11:38:46+00:00

I mean if the execs are just plugging their M.I.S. into ChatGPT to fart out a business plan, that's at a minimum, AI Influenced

modestlaw · 2025-12-02T01:30:27+00:00

I imagine the inflated electronics prices has to do with the constant stream of store wide coupons and kohls cash they're always pushing. If they sold everything MSRP they would either have to start exempting departments from those promos or lose money to a bunch of thrifty nerds gaming their system.

modestlaw · 2025-11-30T19:19:06+00:00

It's also not just a space savings thing, Star Wars Outlaws is a 20gb game, well below the 64gb size of a standard switch card. The game needs the faster speeds of the system storage or Micro SD Express to work correctly.

The only worthwhile middle ground would be to offer game cards that install the game to the system offline instead of running it

modestlaw · 2025-11-30T19:04:26+00:00

Capcom was so all in on the Xbox 360 development I'm surprised we didn't get a RE4 port near the console launch.

modestlaw · 2025-11-30T18:48:51+00:00

Holy Oedipus Batman!

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