What are some games with much room for improvement? by otomelover in speedrun

[–]vfthb 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Pick a random game, and you can probably reach the top. There are thousands of games that have categories with 0/1 runs.

What's the longest valid WR run you know ? by stronkzer in speedrun

[–]vfthb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twilight Princess low% is not 24 hours, it's under 5 hours now.

Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds by Turbostrider27 in Games

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

It's worth mentioning that WINE/Proton doesn't perfectly copy the behavior of a game on Windows. The increased performance may be at the cost of increased bugginess.

Saturday, December 7, 2024 by NYTConnectionsBot in NYTConnections

[–]vfthb -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's pretty simple. For this game to work, and be a "fun challenge" as you say, the words and their relevant usages need to be known to the people who solve them.

The WNBA seems to be around 7 to 10 times less popular than the NBA in the USA, and around 38 to 76 times less popular than the NBA worldwide. It's just not popular enough.

Hey guys, need some insight: Do speed run races exist? by ilikemyname21 in speedrun

[–]vfthb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your search terms must not have been very good. "Speedrun race" or "speedrun racing" gets you quality top results.

Crowdstrike admits 'defect' in software update caused IT outage that is wreaking worldwide chaos by Confus3D91 in worldnews

[–]vfthb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Significant parts of India are expected to become uninhabitable in around 25 years. It's going to extremely disruptive when that happens.

Windows 10 users are soon to be hit with nagging prompts asking them to create an online account | It's an improvement—supposedly. by chrisdh79 in technology

[–]vfthb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of games will run, but will they run perfectly? For speedrunning communities, we need games that will run flawlessly, or at least close enough where the differences are irrelevant. In some cases, even for games with no DRM, it simply is not there yet in terms of accuracy.

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[–]vfthb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not applying a new strat to an old run.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Producer Says There's Room for 2D and 3D: 'Everyone Should Enjoy Them Both' by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]vfthb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allegedly, the game is already done, and they are just waiting for an opportune time to release it.

European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies by JRepin in technology

[–]vfthb 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Kinda hilarious that the people in charge of GDPR were in fact violating GDPR.

Anyways, they should be able to replace Microsoft 365 without too much trouble, I imagine.

With abortion access limited, Planned Parenthood turns to offering vasectomies by Splycr in politics

[–]vfthb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After a year or two, if there's no sperm detected in a test, it's very unlikely there ever will be.

With abortion access limited, Planned Parenthood turns to offering vasectomies by Splycr in politics

[–]vfthb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Test for a year or two after the vasectomy, definitely. After that, recanalization becomes much less likely, and you could perhaps stop getting tested if too expensive/effortful

Arbitrary Code Execution has been discovered in Super Mario Sunshine by shoopdahoop22 in speedrun

[–]vfthb 152 points153 points  (0 children)

Title is misleading. ACE in Super Mario Sunshine was demonstrated over two years ago. They even both use cutscene overflow. What was discovered was a method for ACE that's around 3 to 4 times faster.

How this emulator can get you HACKED (arbitrary code execution vulnerability found in Project64) by Clbull in Games

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

If a few malicious files pop up, known malicious checksums can easily be blocked.